The Pentium Era - South to North

After the movie ended, the five people walked out of the theater. Zhang Chen picked up his phone and looked at it. He saw that there were more than thirty missed calls, all from He Hongmei. Zhang Chen was surprised and quickly dialed back. The phone number was busy tone.

Zhang Chen was worried that He Hongmei was calling, so he quickly hung up the phone.

The five people walked down the high stairs at the entrance of the cinema and reached Qingchun Road below. Immediately, a disc seller came over to sell them. Liu Ligan asked, is there anything exciting?

"Yes, do you want "Jade Futon"?" the other party asked.

Liu Ligan wanted the other party to take it out and have a look. Tan Shuzhen glared at him, then looked at Xiang Nan and Xiang Bei, and Zhang Chen laughed.

"Are there any sci-fi people?" Zhang Chen asked, thinking that he had nothing to do at home these two days.

The other person said: "Do you want the American TV series "Lost"?"

Zhang Chen said to show me, and the other party opened the cotton-padded jacket that he was holding tightly with both hands, and took out a stack of discs from the cotton-padded jacket. Zhang Chen flipped through it and chose the American dramas "Lost" and "24".

"Uncle, do you have "Conan"?" Zhang Xiangbei asked.

The man turned his head, stretched his neck, and shouted something. A man ran over from a short distance away. He and the man said, "Conan, Conan."

The man was also wearing a cotton-padded jacket. He opened it and took out "Conan" from inside. Zhang Xiangbei became excited when he saw it and shouted: "Dad, this is the latest one. I want it. I want it."

Zhang Chen said yes.

Xiang Nan stood on the edge, wanting to say something, but looked at Tan Shuzhen, but didn't say anything. She knew that if she wanted to say something, her mother would definitely talk about the high school entrance examination again.

Zhang Chen saw it and asked, "Xiang Nan, do you want anything?"

Xiang Nan looked at Tan Shuzhen. Tan Shuzhen didn't respond. She turned her head and asked the man, "Uncle, do you have "Chibi Maruko-chan"?"

The man took out "Chibi Maruko-chan" and handed it to Xiangnan. Xiangnan looked at it, grabbed it and held it to his chest. This was also the latest one.

Zhang Chen paid the money together.

Their car was parked in the yard of Dongqing Building at the back. The five people walked over and Liu Ligan drove Tan Shuzhen home, heading south and north, following Zhang Chen back to "Splendid Home".

Before starting the car, Zhang Chen felt a little strange. More than ten minutes had passed and He Hongmei didn't call. Zhang Chen dialed He Hongmei's number again, but this time he couldn't get through. Zhang Chen shook his head and started the car to go home.

The car drove to the parking lot of "Splendid Home". As soon as the car was parked, Zhang Chen opened the car door and got out before he could get out of the car. The two of them ran home to grab a computer and watch a DVD. piece.

Zhang Chen sat there and dialed He Hongmei's number again. The phone still had a busy signal. He hung up the phone and looked at the phone screen. There were no new missed calls.

Zhang Chen got out of the car and disappeared long ago. Zhang Chen walked towards his parents' house. When he was about to reach the door, he heard the noise of Xiang Xiangbei coming from inside. He knew they were home. , Zhang Chen did not enter the door, turned around and went back to his home.

Zhang Chen sat down on the sofa in the living room, picked up his cell phone, and continued to dial He Hongmei's number. At this time, he could not get through again.

Zhang Chen thought for a while, found Wenwen's phone number from the address book, and dialed it. The phone rang twice and the call was connected. Wenwen shouted: "Why, Mr. Zhang, you missed me just after the New Year?"

"Imagine, where are you?" Zhang Chen asked.

"The ghost is at home. Can I go find you in the middle of the night?" Wenwen asked.

Zhang Chen was not in the mood to tease her and asked, "Has Hongmei contacted you? Why can't I always get through when I call her?"

Wenwen was surprised: "She's not with you?"

"I'm going back to Beijing this afternoon."

"Why are you going back to Beijing now?" Wenwen asked.

"I don't know either, she said something was wrong." Zhang Chen said.

"What the hell...did you quarrel?" Wenwen asked.

"No." Zhang Chen said, "I sent her to the airport."

"Didn't I contact you when I arrived in Beijing?"

"I got in touch. He sent me a text message after getting off the plane." Zhang Chen said.

"Then it'll be fine." Wenwen said, "Just go to Beijing. If something happens in Beijing now, it's very strict. Even a mosquito that acts like a hooligan will be caught."

Zhang Chen couldn't help laughing and said, "I think it should be fine. I was watching a movie with Zhang Xiangbei earlier, and she made more than thirty missed calls to me. I went back..."

"How many? Mr. Zhang, how many missed calls did you say?" Wenwen asked.

"More than thirty." Zhang Chen said.

"It's okay. This idiot shuts down his phone and ignores you. If it were me, I wouldn't ignore you either. There are still more than thirty people. If Hercules dares not to answer my five calls, I will kick him." Wenwen said, "That die-hard guy is like an eighteen-year-old sometimes. He's fine. He turns off his phone. He's angry with you. Take a nap and he'll be fine when he wakes up tomorrow."

Hearing what Wenwen said, Zhang Chen also felt that it made sense. He Hongmei must be angry because she didn't answer the phone.

After hanging up the phone with Wenwen, Zhang Chen called He Hongmei again. When he didn't get through, Zhang Chen sent a text message:

"Sorry, I was in the cinema earlier, watching a movie with Zhang Xiangbei. My phone was muted and I didn't hear it."

Zhang Chen pressed send and sent the text message so that He Hongmei could see it immediately when she turned on the phone.

Putting down the phone, Zhang Chen picked up the two DVD sets on the coffee table, read the introduction on the cover, and decided to watch "24 Hours" first.

…

He Hongmei curled up on the sofa and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, she was woken up by the cold. Even though the heater was on in the studio, it was still cold just lying like this.

He Hongmei stood up, feeling that her nose was a little stuffed and her head hurt. She walked back to the room opposite in a daze. As soon as she walked in the door, she took off her clothes and walked towards the bed. Her clothes were thrown on the floor, and she collapsed. On the bed, I got into bed and fell asleep.

In a daze, she saw Zhang Chen walking into her room. He Hongmei wanted to sit up, but couldn't. After struggling for a long time, she heard herself saying to herself, "You are dreaming."

He Hongmei shook her head, trying to wake herself up, but she fell asleep anyway.

In a daze, she heard Zhang Chen calling the door from below, and then He Hongmei heard herself telling herself that he was here and he didn't have the key.

He Hongmei opened her eyes suddenly, and everything in front of her was pitch black. She thought she hadn't opened them, but when she opened them again, she realized that it was night, and there were no lights in the room, so it was pitch black.

At this moment, she felt extremely awake, and she listened for a while. Everything was completely silent. There was no sound of knocking on the door. He Hongmei smiled bitterly and said, "You are really confused. What time is it now? He just wants to come. Why?" Come? Come with wings?

He Hongmei felt that she had a splitting headache and her throat was on fire. She thought about it and poured herself a glass of water. It was as if her head was welded to the pillow and she couldn't lift it up.

Then he became confused again.

He Hongmei saw Zhang Chen sitting in front of her bed and looked at her with a smile. He Hongmei also smiled and stretched out her hand, but it fell empty. He Hongmei suddenly woke up and opened her eyes. The room was already bright, but Zhang Chen was nowhere to be seen. He Hongmei raised her head and saw the closed door. She Hongmei sighed.

His head still hurts, his throat is still dry, and even the skin on his lips seems to be cracked. He Hongmei looked at her watch. It was already past eleven o'clock. If he wanted to come, he could go to Beijing at this time. He Hongmei had another Sighed.

It was quiet downstairs, there was no sound at all. He Hongmei stared blankly at the ceiling above her head. An idea flashed through her mind, which shocked her. For the first time, she thought of breaking up. She felt that they We are great when we are together, but very tired when we are not together. Our whole body is always tense and there is never any time to relax.

I'm really tired, He Hongmei murmured, and tears welled up in her eyes. He Hongmei couldn't understand why they couldn't be as simple as others, even like Wenwen and Hercules, Very good too.

He Hongmei couldn't understand. She didn't know what went wrong with them.

He Hongmei struggled to get up and put on her clothes. When she struggled to go downstairs, she still held a trace of fantasy. She thought that Zhang Chen had already arrived and couldn't get in. Just like that night, he sat at the door and fell asleep.

He Hongmei walked to the door, took a deep breath, and then reached out to open the door. There was nothing outside.

The sunshine is very good, and the grass in the yard that has withered all winter has a little green color.

…

"24 Hours" is very interesting, with a tight rhythm and endless suspense. Zhang Chen was quickly attracted to it, but at the end of each episode, Zhang Chen had to call He Hongmei's number again, but the call was never answered.

Zhang Chen believed Wenwen's words more and more. He Hongmei must have been angry because she called him but didn't answer her phone. Zhang Chen remembered what Wenwen said. She said that He Hongmei sometimes seemed to be eighteen years old. What she said was really accurate. , However, don’t I just like that she acts like she is eighteen years old sometimes, without so much sophistication or fireworks?

Zhang Chen watched seven episodes in a row. It was already dark outside and the story on the screen was still going on, but he finally couldn't help it and fell asleep on the sofa.

Fortunately, the air conditioner was on in the living room. When he was half-lying here watching the movie, he took a blanket to cover himself, so it was okay to fall asleep like this.

When Zhang Chen woke up, the disc had already been placed on his head, and the TV was flashing with snowflakes and making a rustling sound.

Zhang Chen looked at his watch. It was already past ten o'clock. He dialed He Hongmei's number but still couldn't get through. Zhang Chen was thinking about whether he should just go to Beijing when his cell phone rang.

Zhang Chen quickly grabbed the phone, but it was not He Hongmei, but Liu Ligan, and Zhang Chen picked it up.

"Are you up yet?" Liu Ligan asked.

Zhang Chen looked at himself and saw that he had not taken off his clothes at all. Zhang Chen started talking.

"Then come here." Liu Ligan said, "Xiao Wu's father and his sister are here."

Zhang Chen said yes, I will come right away.

Xiaowu's father and sister come to Hangzhou from Yongcheng every year to pay them New Year greetings. Zhang Chen and Liu Ligan told them not to come, but they insisted on coming.

In previous years, Zhang Chen and the others would celebrate the New Year in other places. Xiao Wu's father and sister would have to wait until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before Zhang Chen and the others came back to Hangzhou. This year, it was known that Zhang Chen, Liu Ligan and the others would not come to Hangzhou. When I went out, Xiao Wu's father and sister came early.

Xiaowu's father told Liu Ligan that they finally celebrated a new year in the first month.

After saying that, he breathed a sigh of relief.

According to local folk customs, it is not too late to pay New Year greetings until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

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