When Xu Lu heard that I hadn't slept since five o'clock, she frowned and said, "Then can you hold on for a while? Don't let me faint again at Teacher Gu's funeral."
When I think about that scene, I feel a little funny.
I stood up and walked toward the bathroom, and I replied aloud: "Please hold me a little longer, my legs are weak now."
I had already washed my face and brushed my teeth. While Xu Lu was cleaning up, I put on makeup. I have good skin, so sometimes I just put on lipstick when I'm in a hurry to go to work. But today, because I didn't sleep well all night, my dark circles were quite big, so I put on some foundation and put on eyelashes and eyeliner to divert my attention. .
Because we knew that Luo Xiangdong would come to pick us up on time at 7:30, Xu Lu and I packed up quickly, as if someone was chasing us.
After everything was cleaned up, it was only 7:15. Xu Lu asked me if I wanted to have some breakfast to fill my stomach. I immediately waved my hand and replied: "No, I don't dare to eat anything now." I was afraid that I would get upset again when I got to the cemetery. That's really over.
Xu Lu went to the kitchen and got a piece of bread, and then said to me: "Eat a little, or I'll make you faint in the car on an empty stomach."
When I thought about having to sit in the car for more than an hour, I frowned and muttered in a low voice: "It's really going to kill me."
Xu Lu and I went downstairs at 7:25. We stood at the street intersection and didn't wait long. To be precise, at 7:29, a black Land Rover came from the opposite direction. I have good eyesight, and I saw Luo Xiangdong sitting in the driver's seat from a long distance away. He was wearing a black medium-needle crocheted sweater today, with a white-on-black-flowered shirt collar exposed at the collar.
Without exception, Luo Xiangdong still wore a mask on his face because the injury from the fight with Ji Guanxin was not fully healed.
The car stopped in front of me and Xu Lu. Xu Lu opened the rear door. I got in first and said hello: "Mr. Luo."
Luo Xiangdong looked at me in the rearview mirror. Xu Lu also sat up, nodded politely and called, "Hello, Mr. Luo."
"Hello." Luo Xiangdong was always very polite to outsiders.
After closing the door, Luo Xiangdong stepped on the accelerator and drove forward.
I was afraid that such a combination would be a little awkward, so I took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Luo, have you had breakfast?"
Luo Xiangdong was wearing a mask, and his voice came through a layer of cloth, a bit muffled: "No."
As soon as I heard what he said, I subconsciously asked: "Are you catching a cold?"
Luo Xiangdong remained silent for two seconds before replying: "A little."
Why was I worried yesterday? He gave me his coat and wore spring clothes himself. It was so cold morning and night. It’s no wonder he didn’t catch a cold.
I instantly became very anxious, and with a lot of regret in my heart, I immediately said, "You haven't taken any medicine. I'll stop by the pharmacy to buy some cold medicine later."
Luo Xiangdong replied casually: "It's okay."
Xu Lu was very close to me, and she bumped me with her elbow without leaving any trace. I felt it, so I turned my head slightly to look at her, but I saw him looking sideways at the window, with an ambiguous curve at the corner of his lips.
I suddenly felt like someone had taken advantage of me, and even the temperature on my cheeks rose.
In hindsight, I realized that my reaction just now was a little too much.
For a while after this, none of the three of us spoke, and the car was very quiet.
The car had been driving for about twenty minutes. When the intersection ahead encountered a red light that required a 100-second stop, Luo Xiangdong slowly stopped the car, then turned his head slightly, looked in the direction of the back seat and said, "You had a rest yesterday. How’s that?”
I paused for a moment before I realized that this question was being asked of me.
He was lazily leaning on the leather cushion. Hearing this, he subconsciously straightened his back slightly and replied: "Oh, it's much better. Nothing's wrong."
Xu Lu picked up the sentence: "She secretly ate ice cream yesterday, which gave her a stomachache and kept her up all night."
I bumped her with my elbow and glared at her. There was no such unjust person.
When Luo Xiangdong heard this, he twisted his neck and turned his head to look directly at me. I suddenly had the illusion that I was being intimidated and threatened by thousands of troops.
He couldn't help but explain: "I just took a small bite, a very small bite. I didn't expect..."
Luo Xiangdong's exposed eyes were very beautiful, even the pupils were like black gems. But at this time, these beautiful eyes did not radiate warmth, but dazzling knives.
People like him, no matter whether they are happy, angry, sad or happy, can make people's hearts palpitate just by looking at them.
Like a child who had done something wrong, I lowered my head subconsciously, not daring to look at him again.
Luo Xiangdong turned his head and said after a while: "Just do it."
There was no emotion or anger in his voice, but the content was clearly teasing and displeased.
I was so nervous that I didn't know what to say, so I had to vent my anger on Xu Lu and poke her secretly.
After the red light, the car continued to move forward. I leaned on the back of the back seat. The warm air from the air conditioner in the car made me drowsy, but it would be nice if I could fall asleep. The more I watched, the more I couldn't fall asleep. I watched Xu Lu close her eyes for a long time beside me, and my temples were beating in a hurry.
I have been hanging out with Luo Xiangdong during this period, and I am used to riding in his car. In fact, I am not as prone to motion sickness as before. But today, maybe because I didn't sleep well, I started to get motion sickness again.
I leaned on the back seat as if paralyzed, and looked out the window with squinted eyes. I was dazzled by the trees and vehicles passing behind me.
Not long after, I felt the acid water reaching my neck. I covered my mouth with my hand and tried to hold it back.
Luo Xiangdong must have noticed something strange about me, so he said aloud: "Open the car window if you feel uncomfortable."
I swallowed hard, my eyes were red, and I whispered back: "No, it's too cold."
The heating in the car was very comfortable. Luo Xiangdong had a cold and Xu Lu was still sleeping. It was very cold because I drove the window alone, so I felt very sorry.
Luo Xiangdong pressed the central control and opened the window on my side a crack. The cold air came straight in and began to surround the roof of the car. As soon as I smell the fresh air, I feel much better. But everyone who suffers from motion sickness knows that once you faint, you cannot stop halfway and you will definitely faint to the end.
The car kept moving forward, and not long after, Luo Xiangdong turned the car to the side of the road and stopped. I looked at the city outside and wondered what he was going to do.
Luo Xiangdong unbuckled his seat belt, opened the car door and got out.
When he closed the car door, Xu Lu opened her eyes slightly. When she saw the car stopped, she subconsciously stood up and asked, "Are we here?"
I said, "No, there might be something wrong with Luo Xiangdong getting off the bus."
Xu Lu said oh, then she got into position and fell asleep again. I really envy her.
I saw Luo Xiangdong enter a convenience supermarket on the roadside, and I could probably guess what he wanted to buy. A few minutes later, he came out with a shopping bag.
After getting in the car, he handed the bag to me.
I opened the bag and took a look, oh, good guy, this is a luxury snack set for women in confinement, right
Hawthorn strips, hawthorn cakes, hawthorn roll series; lemon flavor, orange flavor, apple flavor lollipop series; sour plum, bayberry, black plum and lily plum and other jujube series.
Even for drinks, he got sour plum soup.
I couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, and my teeth were sore just looking at it.
Luo Xiangdong fastened his seat belt again and said while driving: "Eat something to calm down."
A warm feeling flowed through my heart, but I deliberately slandered: "Are you afraid that I'll puke on your car?"
Luo Xiangdong replied: "You have become smarter after you became ill."
I rolled my eyes at the back of his head, then lowered my head to pick out snacks in the bag.
It takes about an hour and twenty minutes to drive from the city to Ningshan Cemetery. Luo Xiangdong found a parking space and parked the car. I reached out and patted Xu Lu beside me, and whispered: "Luzi, get up."
Xu Lu opened her eyes drowsily: "Are we here?"
I said, "Here we are, you can actually sleep."
Luo Xiangdong had already got out of the car, and Xu Lu and I got out of the back seat. After getting off the car, Xu Lu walked up to me and whispered: "Hey, something happened to a rich family today. Look, There are all luxury cars parked over there.”
I looked in the direction Xu Lu pointed, but no, I didn't even notice looking over there unless she told me. There is a whole row of supercars diagonally to the right, and you would be too embarrassed to park next to them if they don't have more than a million dollars.
Xu Lu added: "Look at the cars filling the garden. There are at least three or four funerals today."
I feel sad, now even funerals are crowded.
Luo Xiangdong stood on the left and Xu Lu stood on the right. The three of us walked inside together. Halfway through, I received a call from Kuang Yiyang: "Senior, are you here?"
I said, "I just arrived, where are you?"
Kuang Yiyang said: "We are here in Hall No. 2. After you come in, go to the right. The second room on the left is there. You will see it when you come here. They are all students from our school."
I responded and hung up the phone.
Xu Lu asked: "Where?"
I said: "Hall 2."
Xu Lu's first reaction was: "Hall 2 is a medium-sized hall. I came to attend a funeral a while ago, and it was in Hall 2."
I asked, "When did you come to a funeral again?"
Xu Lu said: "Don't mention it. The mother-in-law of a team leader in the sales department has passed away. There is nothing to do with it. The whole company has followed the rituals. I can't be that special case. I just paid five hundred yuan and had to come in early in the morning." Attending the funeral almost made me shed a few tears.”
It was originally a very sad thing, but when Xu Lu said this, it became joyful.
I burst out laughing, and Xu Lu whispered: "Be more serious, in such a solemn place."
I quickly put away my smile and walked inside.
As I was approaching Hall 2, I saw groups of people in front of me. They were all wearing black or dark-colored formal clothes, and many of them were familiar faces. They were our classmates from the Department of Foreign Languages, and some of them were in the same class. Yes, there are also students from the next class.
Someone with sharp eyes saw me and immediately raised his hand to say hello: "Hey, Zijin, this way."
Luo Xiangdong said to me: "I'm going to the bathroom."
"okay."