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Zhang Wanting laughed angrily and took out another wad of money from her pocket, "Dad, how could it become extinct?

The eldest brother and the second brother both have children.

I borrowed this money from my former classmates, totaling 900 yuan, which is enough for my younger brother to get married and build a house.

I will definitely not agree to the marriage change. If you force me again, I will die to show you. Just wait until you lose both your people and your money. Mom, don’t be in a hurry to speak. You know what my temper is, and I do what I say. "

Her mother quickly took the money into her hand, counted it, glanced at old man Zhang again, and said, "Who did you borrow from, you damn girl? Who in this commune can lend you so much money, you have to explain it all!" "

Zhang Wanting said patiently, "Our family has no foundation. Do you think other families have no money? Don't worry about where I borrowed it from. I will pay back the borrowed money myself. My school subsidies will not be sent home for the time being. I want to pay them back." The money and salary will be sent to my family after graduation. I just ask you to leave me alone."

Zhang Wanting saw that the old couple were silent and knew that they were going to make plans in private, so she stopped talking and turned around to go to her house.

The old couple calculated it together in private, and Old Man Zhao said, "This is a win-win situation. Her salary will not be less every month she works in the future, and we will not lose money. That girl from the grain station is so pampered that I can't stand it. Since she has money, At worst, find another one."

Her mother also said, "That's right. Hey, this girl is getting more and more upset now, and we can't control her anymore."

Old Man Zhang dropped his cigarette pot and said, "No matter how big it is, it's still mine. You can't escape from my grasp."

Li He was also familiar with this place. He took a letter of introduction and went to the guest house to get a room. The waiter ignored him. Li He had long been used to it and paid 80 cents to get a room.

The room was in disgrace, with a spring bed in the middle, as narrow as a school bunk bed.

Looking at the floor, not even half of the cement floor is flat.

The thermos bottle on the coffee table next to the bed was still the kind covered with iron sheets. Li He had an impulse in his heart and wanted to go up and call this thermos bottle "big brother", because according to his judgment, this thermos bottle must be older than him!

In fact, this thermos guy is probably not the oldest person in the room, because he saw the wardrobe placed in the corner again. It was terrible to look at, because all kinds of man-made abuse left all kinds of unique marks.

I remember that there was a film produced in Hong Kong at that time starring Wu Ma. It tells the story of a Chinese American child who came back to Pujiang and how he couldn't adapt to life in Pujiang and finally left angrily. The film ends with Wu Ma secretly hiding in the room alone and crying: There will never be hope here, it will always be like this.

After Li He spent a restless day, he saw this impoverished town again. The streets were always yellow and gray, with rows of old houses and dilapidated guesthouses. If he hadn't been reborn, he would almost be like Wu Ma. I thought the same thing.

When he first came to this guest house after he and Zhang Wanting got married, it was so shabby. It seemed that it had been renovated later.

I locked the door, paid two cents, and took a shower in the sink. I felt quite refreshed.

Li He went downstairs and looked for the restaurant in his memory along the road. After searching around, he couldn't find a private restaurant, so he had to go to a state-owned hotel. The only disadvantage of state-owned hotels was that he needed national food stamps to travel across provinces. Everyone must go out. Carry food stamps with you. You have to pay food stamps wherever you eat.

I casually ordered a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and ate something. It was still dark.

There was no street light, so he went straight back, lay on the bed and took out a book to read for a while, then fell asleep.

Early the next morning, he was woken up by a knock on the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the guest house waiter standing in front of him. To his surprise, Zhang Wanting was standing behind him with a bag.

"Comrade, what is her relationship with you?" The waiter said with a straight face, as if someone owed him 2,500,000 to 80,000 yuan.

Li He was helpless. Without a marriage certificate, Zhang Wanting might not be able to enter the house. He entered the house and took out a pack of cigarettes, handed it to the waiter, and said with a smile, "Brother, please excuse me. This is my sister. I'll stay for a while." Let’s go, it’s convenient.”

The waiter may have thought that the person was interesting, so he didn't care anymore and said, "Okay, but you can't mess with the relationship between men and women."

Li He pulled Zhang Wanting into the house, "Why are you here? Has the problem at home been solved?"

Zhang Wanting put her bag away and walked around the house without making any fuss. She looked at Li He and swayed around in his underwear and said, "Can you please put on your clothes?"

Li He put on his clothes with a smile, "Then you wait for me and I'll wash my face."

Li He didn't even have a toothbrush when he arrived at the water room. He poked at it with his finger, smacked his mouth, and washed his face. When he entered the room, he saw Zhang Wanting holding a book by her bedside and flipping through it. She said, "I just like to read when I have nothing to do." Look, what do you usually do?"

Zhang Wanting brought the towel to Li He and said, "Wipe your hair down and don't go out to take a shower. I usually don't have time to read books. I'm too busy in class. The classmates from the Northeast in our class studied Russian in high school. We are zero Starting from the basics, I’m not as good as others, so it’s difficult to catch up.”

Li He was moved to tears by this tender detail, "The things at home are settled, your parents didn't make things difficult for you, right?"

"After giving the money, what can they say about it, but thank you for your help. Let's go back to Beijing together and book the train tickets later. I don't want to stay in this house anymore." Zhang Wanting sighed and sat down on the bed.

Li He breathed a sigh of relief. This mess was finally settled, and the damage was finally reduced to the minimum. In her last life, she really jumped into the river. If she hadn't been saved in time, she would have died.

He narrowed his eyes and put his arm around her shoulders, "What's wrong? You're unhappy."

For people like Zhang Wanting who don't know how to hide their emotions, as long as Li He doesn't want to ignore it, no change can escape his eyes.

In such a face-to-face posture, even her avoidance would be too obvious. Zhang Wanting's face was inevitably a little red. She still turned her face to the curtain, and suddenly picked up the book. Suddenly she felt relaxed both physically and mentally, and muttered, "Will you be good to me forever?"

"Yes, of course I will. I can't say anything good. I feel uncomfortable when I can't see you." Li He looked at Zhang Wanting in confusion. Although she also had one nose, two eyes and one mouth, they were arranged on her face. It's so harmonious and beautiful.

Following her face, Li He looked down unconsciously...

He remained motionless for a long time, his body stiff and tense, like a string that was already fully stretched and would break at any moment.

In fact, his mind went blank, leaving only the simplest thought.

Up or not up.

Obviously, reason and desire are seriously at odds.

In just this minute, or maybe not even a minute, a thin layer of sweat had formed on his forehead.

Zhang Wanting stood up angrily and kicked Li He, "You are looking for death. How could you do this? I hope you respect me!"

Li He lowered his head in shame, "I'm sorry."

Zhang Wanting looked at Li He and felt a little distressed. She pulled Li He up and said, "It didn't hurt because of the kick. I'm sorry."

"Hitting is kissing, scolding is loving, punching and kicking is love."

Zhang Wanting said angrily, "You are a scoundrel!"

This time Li He learned the rules, and they chatted for a while, checked out of the guest house, bought a few big buns from a roadside stall, and walked leisurely to the bus station.