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Chapter 69

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Wang Bing's mother knew what kind of person her son was. He was just bragging again. After giving him a lesson, she told him to go home and dig out all the remaining old loofah vines. She said sternly, "Send them all back to your Grandma Cheng!"

Mi Yang, who came in with a basket of vegetables, said: "..."

Mi Yang felt that his grandma didn't seem to need these loofah vines.

Mi Yang sent vegetables to the Wang family. Wang Bing's mother put a small watermelon in the basket and said to him, "Where is the yellow-fleshed watermelon? Take it back. You have many children in your family. Eat some fresh ones."

Mi Yang thanked her and walked out of Wang's house, followed by Wang Bing who was carrying a small bag of loofah vines.

Mi Yang turned the corner and saw Wang Bing still following him. He smiled and said, "What are you doing? Are you really going to send it to my grandma? Don't be silly. Just take it and play with it. Just don't let your mother see it again."

Wang Bing blinked and said, "Huh?"

Mi Yang was so happy that he said to him, "Only you, me and Aunt Wang know about this. She has more face than you do, so she won't tell anyone. I won't tell anyone else either. I promise you."

Wang Bing's face immediately brightened up, his eyes sparkling as he asked, "You really won't tell anyone?"

Mi Yang made a zipper-sewing gesture on his mouth and said, "Don't say a word."

Wang Bing was completely relieved, and his back straightened. He walked over to Mi Yang, put his arm around his shoulder, and said like a good brother: "I was really scared. How could you be so smart just now? Hey Mi Yang, I tell you, I will definitely protect you wherever I am in the future. If you tell me my name in Shanhai Town, no one will dare to touch you."

Mi Yang said: "Okay."

Wang Bing didn't care that he accepted it so calmly. He patted his chest with a lingering fear, "Just now I thought my life was ruined."

Mi Yang: "... Your life is too short."

Wang Bing said, "If this gets to other people's ears, I wonder if I will continue to stay in school. I tell you, a person lives by his breath and a tree lives by its skin. Reputation is very important." He scratched his face and said a little embarrassedly, "Am I just trying to show off?"

Mi Yang glanced at him and said, "Smoking is not very cool."

Wang Bing was not convinced and snorted, "Then you have never seen a handsome one!"

Mi Yang wanted to refute, but a picture flashed in his mind. It was a handsome face half-lit and half-dark in the smoke at night, and his frowning eyebrows were handsome. He opened his mouth and took back the words that were about to refute. If it was the young master, it would be pleasing to the eye.

Wang Bing was still showing off, Mi Yang couldn't stand it, and said, "Wait until later, girls don't like smoking now."

Wang Bing blushed immediately and said, "Who, who drew it in front of a woman?"

Mi Yang simply couldn't understand him any more. He pretended to be mature just to attract the class beauty. He pursued her for many years and finally the girl agreed. But they had to be in a long-distance relationship in college and they persisted for 7 years. After the girl graduated from graduate school, she married him, which was a perfect ending. At the wedding, Wang Bing cried like a loser and said that they would never be separated again.

Mi Yang went to serve as his best man and was also very touched.

But looking at the teenage Wang Bing now, Mi Yang felt that it was normal for the girl not to agree at first. This guy is silly from head to toe.

Wang Bing had no idea what Mi Yang was expressing, but that didn't stop him from including Mi Yang in his own small circle. Mi Yang saved his face, so he became Wang Bing's best friend.

Wang Bing took Mi Yang to meet a group of friends. When he heard that Mi Yang was going to his grandfather's house to learn book repair, he did not keep him to play for long. But at noon, Wang Bing and the boys brought him seven or eight bamboos, some long, some short, some thick, and some thin. Perhaps they didn't know what kind he wanted, so they didn't even dare to remove the bamboo leaves and just brought them to him in one piece. Fortunately, these silly boys were strong. After throwing the bamboos over the courtyard wall, they ran away again.

When Mi Yang heard the noise and came out, he happened to see Wang Bing looking at him across the courtyard wall. He chuckled at him, then jumped down and ran away.

Mi Hong also came out to take a look. The yard was littered with bamboos. He asked, "Did the kid you know send them here?"

Mi Yang said: "Yes, they saw me when I went to look for bamboo last time."

Mi Hong helped him sort it out, took a knife and cut a small section of bamboo and said, "They picked it pretty well. This is just right. I'll make two small tools for you today. You can learn how to draw a fence."

Mi Yang smiled and said, "Hey."

It seemed as if Wang Bing and his gang accepted Mi Yang overnight. After making their first friend, they immediately became friendly with him. Old lady Li Cheng had always been popular, and Mi Yang seemed like a good student. These guys found that as long as they said they wanted to go play with Mi Yang, the adults in their families would agree to let them go.

Mi Yang began to have more friends around him. The group led by Wang Bing began to take him to re-acquaint himself with Shanhai Town. The town overlapped with Mi Yang's memory and became more familiar.

Wang Bing took Mi Yang to a fair that day. It was similar to a temple fair but a little different. There was one every month on a street not far from here. When it was busy, three or five streets were full of people. Wang Bing rode a bicycle and took Mi Yang with him. On the way, he said excitedly: "This time it's bigger than the previous ones. There are also juggling performances in the small square. Hey, have you ever played ring tossing? I'll treat you. My mother gave me five yuan!"

When Mi Yang went out, Old Lady Cheng also gave him some pocket money. When he heard Wang Bing say that, he said, "Let's take a look. I heard Zhao Haisheng say there are some old books for sale, right?"

Wang Bing said, "Yes, what do you want those for? They are old and broken."

Mi Yang said: "I like books."

Wang Bing laughed and said, "You really like it? I think you are dealing with adults. Okay, I will take you to look for it when we get there. We have many people, so we can find it for you in a short while."

There were many people attending the fair, and all the shops along the street were open. Some people even laid out mats and set out their goods on the cobblestone streets to sell, making it very lively.

Mi Yang followed Wang Bing and the others as they walked and looked around, and felt like he was back in his childhood. Although the things looked like cheap small commodities, they no longer had that lively atmosphere outside of here.

Wang Bing looked around all the way, not paying attention to these small items. After searching several places, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Here I come!"

Mi Yang was close to him and heard it and asked, "Who's coming?"

Wang Bing had already started fiddling with his hair. He grabbed two handfuls at random and began to lean against the stone lion beside him, shaking his legs and trying his best to make an indifferent expression. If it weren't for his so bright eyes, he would probably look more like a lion.

After a while, a few girls came from the opposite direction. The two walking in front were arm in arm. They both looked to be in their teens. The one on the left had a ponytail and was very beautiful with red lips and white teeth. The one on the right was more delicate, with two pigtails and looked gentle and lovely.

Wang Bing was so excited that he bumped Mi Yang with his arm, his eyes still fixed on the girl, and whispered to Mi Yang: "See, that girl with pigtails? She's pretty, isn't she?"

Mi Yang's expression was a little stiff, and his eyes were fixed on the girl on the left for a long time. The tall girl with a ponytail, if he remembered correctly, was the school belle of their school at that time - the last time he saw her was at Bai Luochuan's "engagement" party.