Xu Yingjia and Xu's mother were still carrying Lu Yao's luggage. The man in a gray T-shirt took it and put it in the trunk.
Lu Chi nodded with Xu Yingjia and Xu's mother. He smiled politely and said, "I'm sorry, Auntie and Jiajia. Thank you for taking care of Yaoyao."
Xu's mother's eyes were red, and she replied with a smile: "It's okay, I didn't know Yaoyao left in such a hurry. Otherwise, I would have kept her at home for a few more days."
Lu Chi said: "Auntie. You and Jiajia come to Winter City when you have time. Yaoyao and I will entertain you."
They are about to part ways. Xu Yingjia walked up to Lu Yao and hugged her. Lu Yao still cried after all. She patted Xu Yingjia's back and said nothing.
Xu Yingjia talked a lot. There were also whispers in the middle. "So your brother is so handsome, why didn't you introduce him to me earlier?"
Lu Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She replied in a low voice: "I have seen it since I was a child. I am immune."
Xu Yingjia added: "There are also your brother's friends. They are also handsome."
Lu Yao just thought of it. She was busy greeting Lu Chi and hadn't spoken to his friend yet.
Send you a thousand miles. There must be a final farewell. Lu Yao and Xu Yingjia hugged each other for a long time, and it was Xu's mother who took the initiative and said, "Jia Jia, don't get tired of it. It's not like Yaoyao won't come back. You two have something to say on the phone. Don't waste time."
Xu Yingjia reluctantly let go of Lu Yao, her eyes full of nostalgia.
Lu Yao reached out and wiped Xu Yingjia's eyes. The voice behind the mask was a little muffled, "You and Auntie should go back quickly. Let's call."
Lu Yao hugged Xu's mother again and watched the two of them return to the community. Then she turned to look at Lu Chi and the man in the gray T-shirt behind her, and said softly: "Brother, you haven't introduced me yet, what should I be called?" ?”
Lu Chi smiled and asked instead, "Don't you know him?"
As soon as he said these words, Lu Yao couldn't help but glance at the man in the gray T-shirt. He was tall, with healthy wheat-colored skin, slightly bronze, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose. He was a typical northern man with a long face. Handsome. But she couldn't find a suitable match in her mind.
The man also looked back at Lu Yao, as if he was a little embarrassed. He looked away after a few glances and said to Lu Chi beside him: "Yao Yao must not remember me. We were in junior high school at that time and she was in elementary school." ”
Seeing Lu Yao's confused eyes, Lu Chi reminded him, "Jiang Rui, we have been classmates since elementary school and were in the same class in junior high school. At that time, he used to come to our house for dinner."
Lu Yao still couldn't remember it, because Lu Chi had many friends, and people always came to look for him at home when he was a child. She couldn't place it right for a while, but she just felt that the name Jiang Rui was a bit familiar.
"One time our dad brought back the tortillas from the restaurant. He just happened to catch up and ate seven or eight of them by himself. Do you remember?"
Following Lu Chi's words, a picture gradually emerged in Lu Yao's mind.
She raised her beautiful eyes and was very surprised, "Oh... I remembered that after eating eight corn tortillas and not being full, dad even cooked him a bowl of rice, right?"
"Yes, yes, I laughed at him. He came to our house to rob us." Lu Chi looked closer to Lu Baiquan. When he smiled, his eyes curled up like crescent moons, which was very beautiful.
Lu Yao couldn't see Lu Chi all year round, but they were siblings who grew up, so she felt at ease as long as Lu Chi was around. Putting aside the sadness of separation for the time being, Lu Yao looked at Jiang Rui, with surprise and surprise still in her eyes. She said, "But I remember that he was not like this when he was a child."
Lu Chi said: "When he was a child, he was short, fat, and dark. He couldn't even see his whole body. But now he has grown. It's normal that you don't recognize him."
Jiang Rui was a little shy, and he blushed as soon as Lu Chi said it. He said in a low and embarrassed voice: "Don't hurt me in front of Yaoyao."
Lu Yao naturally didn't recognize Jiang Rui after not seeing each other for more than ten years, but for some reason, listening to his voice, she inexplicably felt like he was a child.
Most of her face was hidden behind the mask. Lu Yao's eyes curled up and she said aloud: "Brother Rui, long time no see."
Jiang Rui looked at Lu Yao. Because her skin was not fair, she couldn't see the blush, but her eyes were shyer than hers. She smiled and replied, "Yes, I haven't seen you for so many years, you have grown into a big girl."
Lu Yao was smiling, but she couldn't see it because of her mask.
Lu Chi asked her: "Why are you still wearing a mask? Are you sick?"
Lu Yao guessed after just a moment's thought that Lu Chi and Jiang Rui must have been busy driving here, so they hadn't looked at their phones yet and didn't know about her injury.
She didn't want to worry him, so she said casually: "My mouth has been a bit inflamed recently and I'm afraid of infection."
Sure enough, Lu Chi had no doubts at all and only asked her if she had taken any medicine.
The three of them stood on the side of the road chatting for a long time. Finally, Jiang Rui said, "Let's get in the car and chat. It's very hot standing here."
Jiang Rui drove, Lu Chi sat in the passenger seat, and Lu Yao opened the rear door and got in.
As soon as he got in the car, Lu Chi turned around and said to Lu Yao behind him: "I asked mom to come over. She knew you were leaving and was not in a good mood. She couldn't talk anymore."
Lu Yao was silent for two seconds, only saying "Oh" and no other unnecessary words.
Jiang Rui looked at Lu Yao in the rearview mirror, but did not see her face. He asked aloud: "We are not in a hurry anyway, we can go back and see Auntie."
Lu Chi signaled Lu Yao's intention. Lu Yao lowered her gaze slightly and replied softly: "No, let's go directly."
Jiang Rui looked at Lu Chi again, but Lu Chi didn't say anything and just nodded.
Leaving a city where you have lived for ten years, no matter whether or when you come back, is always uncomfortable. What's more, Lu Chi knew that Lu Yao's relationship was not going well recently, and she must have been frustrated by staying in Night City, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to take her back.
Not wanting to talk about something that would make her sad, Lu Chi tried to find some interesting topics to talk about. And the funniest person in the car is probably Jiang Rui.
Lu Chi sat in the passenger seat, turned sideways to look at Lu Yao, and said with a smile: "Yao Yao, do you still remember that when I was in the second grade of junior high school, the teacher came to my parents and said that I was fighting in school, so I almost couldn't get home. I didn’t let my dad beat me to death with a shovel.”
Lu Yao looked up at Lu Chi and replied with a smile: "Why don't you remember? Dad was really angry at that time. I heard that you destroyed the classroom and hospitalized several classmates from the next class. When I come back to talk to you, if you are still stubborn with him, who will he hit if he doesn't hit you? "
Lu Chi raised his eyes slightly and said aggrievedly: "You don't know, I was also blamed by others at that time." As he said that, he glanced at Jiang Rui who was driving next to him, and continued: "He was obviously the one holding the plate. They were beaten, and the boys were also fooled by us. When the teacher arrived and asked who did it, they all pointed at me. "
"When I got home, my dad asked me why I hit him so hard. When I said I didn't hit him, my dad would hit me with a shovel and say I was a tough talker."
Lu Yao chuckled softly, "You good brothers are loyal. Who told you not to tell the truth?"
It was Jiang Rui who answered Lu Yao. He smiled helplessly, "He also said he would take the blame for me. He knocked out his front teeth. I didn't help him carry it? My dad went home and hung me up and took the belt. Smoked.”
Lu Yao said: "That's still uncle ruthlessness."
Lu Chi and Jiang Rui recounted interesting childhood stories. The little girl who chased Lu Chi gave her love letter to Jiang Rui and wanted Jiang Rui to forward it to her. However, Jiang Rui mistakenly thought it was for him. After opening it, he was excited for a long time. , and went to explain to the other party why he didn’t want to fall in love prematurely. It wasn’t that she was bad, it was just that he was not good enough. He was so angry that the little girl turned against him on the spot and said that he was deliberately messing up the situation. When the two of them were caught cheating in the exam, everything was perfect. The reason was that the teacher saw Jiang Rui suddenly blushing and ran over to search his pocket, and sure enough he found a small note in his pocket.
Lu Chi said: "He is good at everything, but he can't lie or do bad things. I was wondering at the time how such secretive cheating could be discovered by the teacher. It turned out that it was his blushing that caused the trouble. I just said his face , I caught up with the red light on the police car. If it turns red, something will happen. "
Lu Yao imagined that scene, it was really funny.
She was amused by Lu Chi, and Jiang Rui laughed too without saying anything.
Lu Yao had laughed enough and said something for Jiang Rui: "Brother, you can't always bully honest people. See how many embarrassing things you did to Brother Rui after you got in the car?"
Lu Chi replied: "Do you think he doesn't want to refute? He is pretending to be a good person in front of you and deliberately holding back."
Jiang Rui said quickly: "Don't listen to his nonsense, I don't care about talking to him."
Lu Chi leaned on the large passenger seat and suddenly sighed: "Hey... the girl who sent me the love letter at that time, if she knew about the boy's 18th change, and you look like this now, do you think she would regret it to the point of crying and fainting?"
Jiang Rui smiled lightly and replied nonchalantly: "Don't think that others are so superficial."
Lu Chi said: "Originally, you were short and poor when you were young, but now you are tall, rich and handsome. Our classmates in elementary school and junior high school didn't know that you came back from Myanmar. If they knew, wouldn't they drag you to reminisce about the past all day long? Right? Yes, Sun Jiaojiao heard somewhere that you were doing jade business in Myanmar. I saw her on the road a while ago, and she insisted on asking me for your phone number. I said I didn’t bring my phone, and she almost wanted to search me. You You have to be careful when you go back and meet her this time, I see she is interested in you."
Jiang Rui whispered: "Don't talk nonsense, we are all old classmates for so many years."
Lu Chi turned to Lu Yao and smiled: "Did you see that? He is such an old antique."
Lu Yao was looking out the window in a daze. She had been distracted just now. When Lu Chi turned around, she quickly looked away and responded casually.
Lu Chi looked at her slightly distracted gaze, his smile faded, and he only said softly: "What's wrong? I have to leave. Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Lu Yao's heart seemed to be exposed. No matter how happy she was smiling one second, she would still feel empty the next second.
She tried her best to smile and replied softly: "No, I want to go home too."