It was a little after five in the afternoon. Although the sun was not as strong as at noon, it was still dazzling.
The smell outside the alley was not very pleasant either, so Chen Junwen didn't let Sang Zhi stand there with him. He looked around and simply took her to a small stall nearby and bought two bunches of candied strawberries.
The two found a shady place, and each of them held a string and bit into it.
Fearing that Sang Chi would feel embarrassed, Chen Junwen took the initiative to chat with her, "It's a bit chaotic around here, don't come here if you have nothing to do in the future."
Sang Zhi said obediently, "I understand."
"Qian Fei was supposed to come over as well." Chen Junwen said, "You remember, the fat brother. But he had something to do today, so he didn't come."
Sang Chi didn't like the candy wrapper, so she tore it off bit by bit. "I remember. During the summer vacation, my brother took me to have dinner with him."
Chen Junwen: “Ah, maybe I had already gone home by then, so I didn’t go.”
Sang Zhi nodded, "Brother Jia Xu also went."
"Ah, Lao Xu," Chen Junwen suddenly remembered something, "Oh, yes. He doesn't go home during the holidays."
Sang Chi paused and asked hesitantly, "Why?"
Chen Junwen was not sure either. He scratched his head and said, "Maybe he is too lazy to go back. Plus, there is not much time left for the holidays due to the early semester."
"oh."
"But he still goes back occasionally." Chen Junwen thought for a moment, "He usually goes back during short vacations. For example, last semester, he seemed to have gone back during the Qingming Festival. I haven't seen him go home during the long vacations."
Sang Chi asked quietly, "Aren't you coming back for the New Year?"
"Yes." Chen Junwen said, "But this is quite normal. Many people in our school don't go home for the New Year, and the school will prepare a New Year's Eve dinner. Those who stay in school for the New Year will also receive red envelopes."
Sang Chi bit through the outer layer of rock sugar, wondering what she was thinking. After a while, she stopped asking and changed the subject, "Brother, what will my brother and the others do in there?"
"ah"
“Will there be a fight?”
"If it's a boy, maybe." Chen Junwen touched his chin, "But if you just said those people were girls, then maybe it would be reasonable."
At this moment, in the alley.
Because the road is narrow and there are protruding windows on the upper floors, most of the sunlight is blocked. The light is obviously much darker than outside, as if entering another world.
Hearing Duan Jiaxu's words, Sang Yan's eyelids moved and he looked over.
The red-haired girl immediately realized that something was wrong. She took two steps back cautiously and started to act dumb. "What? I don't know you guys."
After saying this, she winked at the two girls next to her.
"It's okay, I just recognize you." Sang Yan raised his eyebrows and sneered, "You took twenty yuan from my sister yesterday, right? And you burned her with a cigarette butt?"
"What do you mean by perming her?" the red-haired girl raised her voice, "I only took twenty yuan from her. I didn't do anything else. Don't accuse me of it. It's just twenty yuan. If you want it, I'll give it back to you."
"It's just twenty dollars." Sang Yan said without a smile, "Classmate, don't even mention twenty dollars. Even if you only robbed my sister of two dollars, I will still settle the account with you."
The red-haired girl was obviously getting angry, but she didn't resist. She pursed her lips, took out the money from her pocket, and handed it to Sang Yan in silence.
Sang Yan didn't move.