When I went to the cafeteria's canteen to buy water with Yang Wan's campus card, I suddenly remembered what Yang Lun once said to me: "Deng Fuling, you're spending your sister's money again."
That's true.
During the decades of the Ming Dynasty, his health was not very good.
When they got old, they saved a lot of money, and they gave it all to Yang Wan. But at that time, they were old, couldn't eat much, and didn't have much energy to travel. When they were young, Yang Wan ran Qingbo Pavilion and gradually became the top bookseller in Beijing. As a "scumbag" in Yang Wan's words, he "happily" lived in the family for several years.
I have been working for four or five years now. Apart from basic daily food and clothes for four seasons, I have basically no other expenses. I have saved nearly 600,000 yuan. Before coming to Chengdu, I put all this money on a card. I think far ahead, although I can't even say the word "pursuit" at the moment.
"Hey man, is your leg okay?"
"I was startled for a moment, then turned around and saw Yang Lin standing behind me.
"Almost done."
Yang Lin glanced at Yang Wan who was sitting next to him and said, "You are here to find my sister."
"no… ."
"Then why did you take her card?"
"ah?"
I didn't know whether to hide or admit it, so Yang Wan stood up and came over, "I'll buy him a drink, brother, do you want to?"
Yang Lin pointed at the freezer and said, "Then have a bottle of Coke."
After saying that, he took the card from her hand and handed it to Yang Wan. He looked at her and said, "I have already compensated him. Don't feel sorry for him. He is a man and he is in this situation. Why should you spend money and let him scan the code?"
Yang Wan pinched him and said, "This cafeteria doesn't allow people to scan the QR code. You are just causing trouble for us."
"Making trouble?"
Yang Lin was angry, "I almost missed a meeting this afternoon, so I came to pick you up and fix your computer at home, and you said..."
Yang Wan raised her hands in surrender: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a meeting. Work is more important, let's talk about that computer next week."
Yang Lin and Yang Wan were unhappy, so they also lowered their voices, "Didn't you say you were in a hurry to use the computer?"
Yang Wan took the water from her aunt and said, "Forget it. It's not good for you to drive in a hurry later. Just take it to be repaired."
He asked tentatively, "What's the problem?"
Yang Lin replied: "I don't know the details, but judging from the video, it seems that the system is broken."
"Please help her take a look."
Yang Lin took a look and said, "You can do it too."
He smiled and said, "Definitely not you."
Yang Wan turned around and asked, "Aren't you going to work this afternoon?"
"Well, I went to the hospital for a checkup today and took a day off..."
Before he finished speaking, Yang Lin suddenly grabbed his arm and said, "I'm telling you, you have to report to her in advance when you go to her sister's house. You should repair the computer well and you are not allowed to stay in her house for too long."
He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I wouldn't dare."
Yang Lin let go of her and made a phone call gesture to Yang Wan, "I'm going to a meeting. Your phone is open. Do you hear me?"
“I heard it!”
Yang Wan made a face at Yang Lin's back, turned around and handed the water to him, "Deng Ying, please don't mind it. My brother is a sister-con, very contradictory. On the one hand, he wants you to get married quickly, but on the other hand, he is hostile to every opposite sex who gets close to you. I often can't understand him."
"I know. He used to be like that."
"before?"
He hurriedly covered it up and said, "Oh, we talked about it when we were in the hospital."
Yang Wan didn't mind what he said, and took him to his seat, "Thank you for your help today, this meal was worth it."
**
Yang Wan's home is not far from C University, on the twelfth floor, suite 2.
On the way there, Yang Wan said that she had moved here from her home in her senior year, and that this house was rented. Although it was a two-bedroom house, only one bedroom was available, and the other was basically used by her to store books and materials. I asked her, "Do you have a lot of materials?"
Yang Wan rolled up her hair. "There weren't many before. Later, the materials were scattered in various universities and libraries, and some were even abroad. It was not easy to photograph or reprint them. Some of them could not be borrowed or reprinted, so I had to copy them by hand, which took a lot of time. Even if they were useless, I couldn't bear to throw them away. They kept piling up, and they kept piling up. My parents didn't really understand, but they knew that they were my most precious things."
She said as she opened her mouth.
Squat down and change into slippers.
There was only a pair of pink and white bear-ear slippers at the entrance. After she changed into them, she took out a pair of gray slippers with cat ears from the shoe cabinet and placed them in front of me. "This pair is not my brother's. You can wear them without worry. They are very soft. By the way, can you squat down? Do you want me to get you that small stool?"
"It's okay, Wan... It's not..."
Yang Wan hugged her knees and squatted beside him, "I've already screamed, just keep screaming."
"I'm not a bad person, I..."
Yang Wan smiled and said, "I know."
He dragged a small stool over and placed it behind me, "Use the shoe cabinet to hold on when you sit down. Be careful. I'm going to turn off the computer."
Sit on a stool and change your shoes.
Yang Wan said that the rabbit fur slippers were very soft, and the cat ears on the top would move up and down with the steps of the person. Yang Wan came over with her computer in her arms, and seeing him staring at her feet, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Aren't they cute? The pair on your feet and the pair on mine were bought together. I like the bear ears one, but it can't be bought alone, so I brought the cat ears one back as well."
As she spoke, she placed the computer on the coffee table, on which was an opened bag of Daily Nuts.
Yang Wan poured a handful of noodles and ate them with her hands, then picked up an unopened bag and ordered some.
"Deng Ying."
"ah?"
"Take it and eat it."
reached out and took it, "Are you used to eating this?"
"Yes, it nourishes the brain and prevents hair loss. I really envy the amount of hair you have."
She lifted her bangs and said, "Look, you look very anxious."
I shook my head and wanted to say to her, "Wanwan is beautiful no matter what." However, I was still afraid that she would think I was a hooligan.
"Deng Ying, the camera is on. You watch it first. I'm going to the supermarket to buy some things and will be back soon."
This sentence was a foreshadowing of a dramatic event, but I didn't know it at the time.
He concentrated on helping Yang Wan restore the system, and by the time the repair was completed, it was exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.
She stood up and wanted to wash her hands. When she passed the kitchen, she saw a pot that was so burnt that you couldn't even see its original color, and a bowl of noodles that she probably couldn't bear to look at, so she left it there.
I walked into the kitchen, took off the apron she hung on the wall and put it on myself, bent down to pour out the bowl of noodles, soaked the bowl in water, rolled up my sleeves, fetched a steel wool from the sink, and scrubbed the pot bit by bit. At this time, the sound of the door rang, I thought it was Wanwan, raised my hand and went in, but as soon as I got to the kitchen door, I was stunned.
The people who came in were a couple, and they looked very similar to Wanwan.
When my daughter came in wearing an apron, they were at the entrance changing shoes. Auntie looked up at my daughter and was so scared that she exclaimed, "Who are you? Why are you here, Xiao Wanwan?"
"… "
Before I could say anything, my uncle had already looked at me and said, "You hired a housekeeper. Yeah, you are so particular about your manners."
I would not lie, but for a moment, I nodded as if possessed by some unknown force.
The aunt was a little unconvinced, and after looking around, she said to the uncle, "There are male housekeepers now?"
My uncle came into the room carrying a big bag of vegetables. "Why can't I say that? It can't be her boyfriend. You know she doesn't have friends. No one wants her."
After hearing this, the aunt patted the uncle and said, "What are you talking about? There are plenty of suitors for you girls."
The uncle took the vegetables out of the belt and said, "Chase her? You can poke her with an awl, but she won't even jump. There's no hope for her. Just ignore her."
I was amused by this conversation, but I didn't dare to laugh. I stood at the kitchen door with my hand raised, not knowing what to say.
The uncle took me by the apron and led me to the kitchen. "You are here to do the housework."
He replied with a “Yeah.”
The uncle pointed to the small stool at the entrance and said, "Move the stool over here and sit on it to pick vegetables with me."
"Okay, let's move it."
Auntie looked at the pot in the sink and asked, "Did Wanwan cook this pot, or did you?"
"It's burning..."
I wanted to take the blame for Wan Wan, but the uncle looked up and continued, "Do you think it was someone else who burned it? Only your daughter is so fierce that she could burn through a stainless steel pot."
Auntie held the pot and laughed, "That's right."
Then he said to her, "You are still good. You can polish it even though it is burnt like this."
My uncle echoed, "Nowadays, boys are very good at housework. Besides, they are professionals. You guys are professionals."
nodded while picking vegetables.
Auntie said, "We are here to see our daughter today and want to get her something to eat. Can you help us get it later?"
"Okay, Auntie, whatever you ask me to do, I will help you do it."
The aunt looked at him and smiled: "What a good kid. It's better to bring a boy than a girl."
Yang Wan came back at this time.
As soon as she entered the house, before she had time to figure out the situation, her uncle came into the kitchen and asked her, "Xiao Wan, how much does your housekeeping cost per month?"
Yang Wan was a little panicked, "What housekeeping? Where can I find housekeeping?"
Then he ran into the kitchen.
He sat on a stool, picking vegetables with his head down, without saying a word.
"Mom, Dad, what did you ask him to do!"
"Help me pick some vegetables."
Yang Wan held up the straps of her apron and said, "Deng Ying, get up quickly."
Yang Wan was picked up and stood at the door.
Auntie asked, "What's wrong? You hired a housekeeper, but you can't even ask someone to help you out."
"He's not a housekeeper..."
"Who is that?"
"My friend is here today to help you fix your computer."
"Wearing an apron to fix the computer."
"this… "
Yang Wan glanced at him and said, "Why are you wearing an apron?"
“I want to help you… wash the pot.”
"brush… "
Yang Wan was both angry and amused, but her aunt seemed to understand something and asked out of the blue, "Young man, are you married?"