When Cheng Ran didn't know that he had become a big trouble in the eyes of others, in mid-August when school was about to start, Jiang Hongshao was about to return to Chengdu and talked to Cheng Ran on the phone. During the call, Cheng Ran asked about her grandfather's condition. Jiang Hongshao said that it had stabilized a lot. In fact, the old man had been able to get out of bed for some time and often took walks.
Jiang Hongshao told me about her grandfather's situation. The old man has always kept up with the times, reading books and newspapers every day to learn about current affairs, and even knows about young people's popular culture and gaming trends. It is even said that Jiang Hongshao can play strategy games. The old man also asked if it was the StarCraft that those boys often talked about. He did not forget to remind that leisure is necessary, and when playing in online groups with friends, you should pay attention to moderation. Of course, I firmly believe in you on this point.
To a certain extent, the grandfather described by Jiang Hongshao was nothing like the big shot that Cheng Ran imagined. He was more like an old naughty boy who loved children.
Jiang Hongshao also revealed some of his grandfather's evaluations and views on the current situation. Some of his analysis of the previous situation could only be known by Cheng Ran, who had experienced two lifetimes, and many of them could almost be said to be direct predictions of the future.
At times like this, he is indeed extraordinary. Cheng Ran's vision comes from another experience, so he knows what the world will look like in the future if it continues on its current trajectory. And now there are people who see the same scenery as him. This must be because the other person stands high enough, has a big enough vision, and knows enough.
At this time, the kind old man mentioned by Jiang Hongshao revealed the outline of a big shot.
It’s almost time for school to start, so she has to come back to prepare in advance. The old lady’s health is getting better, and although she loves her granddaughter, she knows not to disturb her life too much because of herself.
She said she would bring gifts for her friends and asked him if he wanted any.
Cheng Ran thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I don't have anything special I want. I just suddenly thought of the ox tongue pastry from the bakery outside Shanhai No. 1 Middle School. I kind of want to try it. Don't you have Daoxiangcun over there? It should taste very authentic. I'll just take some of that."
Jiang Hongshao asked, "Is this all you want?"
Cheng Ran said, "Just this."
"good."
After ending the call, she put down her phone. At this time, she was standing on the overpass. In the distance, there was the light of the setting sun on the city horizon. Her crimson eyes happened to see the store that Cheng Ran mentioned at the intersection of the opposite street. So she walked forward, walked down the spiral staircase of the overpass, and arrived at the store. The waitress asked enthusiastically, "Hello, what do you want to weigh?" Jiang Hongshao just pointed a finger at the pile of beef tongue cakes and asked, "Can I buy one?"
The other party smiled and said, "Of course you can." Jiang Hongshao took the piece of beef tongue crisp from the food bag, put it into her mouth and took a bite. After chewing for a while, she frowned slightly and shook her head.
After leaving the store, Jiang Hongshao raised her head and thought for a while. She made up her mind and nodded slightly. Then she walked along the sidewalk two blocks away. Dozens of minutes later, she repeated the same process in another store... But in the end, she still walked out.
Then she walked along many streets and went in and out of many such bakeries, but the taste always seemed different from the one in Shanhai.
Until the last one, a very ordinary bakery with a red wall, the girl walked out. This time, in addition to the shopping bag she had been holding since the beginning, she also held a pocket in the other hand that contained a wrapped red gift box.
Sitting on a chair at the bus stop, she realized that she could get first or second place in the women's endurance race in the school sports meet and could play badminton for a whole afternoon, but she felt a pain in her calves.
She bent down and rubbed it with her hand. A bus squeaked to a stop in front of her. In the distance, the city was dim and brightly lit.
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When Jiang Hongshao returned to Chengdu, Luo Wei, Su Hongdou and others held a welcome party for her in the ancient private room of Luo Ji's restaurant. When Luo Wei received the gift from Jiang Hongshao and opened it to find that it was the fashionable Casio electronic watch he always talked about, he could not hide his excitement. Shu Jiexi received a set of P-51 model fighter planes from World War II that needed to be assembled by himself. He carefully examined the beautiful cover of the model box and kept saying how cool and handsome it was.
Su Hongdou was very excited when she got the signed album of paintings by a famous artist that she had always dreamed of, while Marco screamed when he saw the new collection of essays signed by the writer he loved.
Everyone stared at the last red gift box in Jiang Hongshao's hand.
A group of people started to make a noise, "Why did you give this box away last?"
"Luo Wei, are you stupid? Why are you asking such a question? Didn't you see that Hong Shao didn't take out the gift box when they were dividing the things just now? Where's your eyesight?"
Luo Wei slapped his head and said, "It's my fault. Usually the most unique and the most outstanding ones are at the end!"
Shu Jiexi looked at Jiang Hongshao who was looking at him coldly and shook his head, "I'm not greedy! I'm satisfied if I can receive the model of my favorite fighter plane..." But then he ignored Jiang Hongshao's gaze and smiled shamelessly, "But I still want to know what that is!?"
Cheng Ran took the gift box from Jiang Hongshao, and after he opened the package while everyone was eagerly waiting, the group of people were stunned again.
"What is that... It's just beef tongue pastry..."
"Ah, cookies... I thought they were something good..."
Jiang Hongshao smiled, "Cheng Ran wants this."
Luo Wei said to Cheng Ran, "Cheng Ran, you are so scheming. You knew she would give us expensive things, so you specifically asked for cheap ones to stand out from the crowd!"
Since the discovery was nothing special, everyone stopped worrying about it. They gathered around Jiang Hongshao and asked her about her situation in the capital. Everyone shared information about their own situations.
Lao Jiang noticed that Lao Jiang was chatting and laughing with them, but those eyes seemed to be looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
Cheng Ran looked at the packaging of the beef tongue crisps in his hand, turned it over to look at the manufacturer, and there was just a very ordinary name printed on the oil paper. It was not the famous manufacturer he mentioned, but more like a product from a roadside shop.
He thought about it, reached out to take out a piece, put it to his mouth and took a bite.
The fragrant and crispy taste melts in your mouth.
This is a taste as unique as the mountains and sea.
It was like the time when I didn’t have time to eat, so I hurriedly bought some bread from that bakery for breakfast.
Cheng Ran was stunned, looking down at the beef tongue pastry. When he raised his head, he saw Jiang Hongshao's autumn eyes looking at him with a little panic.
Cheng Ran raised the cake in his hand and said to her, "Thank you."
The girl smiled slightly unnaturally and turned away.
The rosy glow on her face at that moment was so eye-catching.