It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when Xu Hongdou returned to Youfeng Xiaoyuan. Wang Gang and Xiao Hulu were still playing in the yard. Xie Xiaochun was busy with work and had not come to pick up the children yet.
After opening the door and walking to the second floor platform, Xu Hongdou could see Wang Gang and Xiao Hulu.
Wang Gang was sitting in the yard, holding a small gourd and telling stories.
Xu Hongdou couldn't help but take out the Polaroid and took a photo of them.
Wang Gang seemed to be aware of it. He looked up at Xu Hongdou and just smiled without saying anything.
Xu Hongdou felt a little guilty and couldn't help but take two steps back and returned to his room.
"Why should I secretly photograph him?" Xu Hongdou muttered to himself.
"Maybe it's because he sings so beautifully!"
Just now in the coffee shop, Wang Gang's song "Maybe" completely conquered everyone. Even Hu Youyu, who is very picky about music, had to admit that Wang Gang sang better than him.
Looking back now, Xu Hongdou still feels like there is music in her ears.
In fact, Wang Gang's singing level is not higher than Hu Youyu's, but his songs are too emotional, or the song "Maybe" is so suitable for him. As soon as he opens his mouth, people can empathize with the lyrics.
The loneliness and helplessness expressed in the song made Xu Hongdou unforgettable.
She picked up Wang Gang's photo and drew a small question mark on the photo with a pen.
"Who are you, and why do I feel sad when I see you smiling?"
Xu Hongdou posted the photo on the photo wall and placed it in the middle. Later, she felt it was inappropriate and moved it to the corner.
"Nan Xing, what would you do if it were you?"
Xu Hongdou took out her mobile phone and wanted to call up the photos of her good friends, but then she remembered that her mobile phone was broken.
She immediately decided to go to the ancient city tomorrow and get her phone repaired first.
"What's wrong, I forgot to tell my family that I was safe!" Xu Hongdou suddenly realized that he had forgotten something very important.
She originally agreed with her family before she came to travel that she would call back to report that she was safe as soon as she arrived, but as a result, her phone broke yesterday and she was so busy that she completely forgot about it.
Thinking of my mother and sister, I was probably so anxious that I almost called the police!
Xu Hongdou quickly walked out of the room and asked Wang Gang in the yard: "Brother Wang, are there any public phones nearby?"
Wang Gang hugged the small gourd, shook his head and said: "Everyone in the village has a mobile phone, and public telephones have been cancelled."
Xu Hongdou asked anxiously: "Can you lend me your mobile phone to make a call?"
"No problem!"
Xu Hongdou was overjoyed and ran downstairs. Wang Gang unlocked his phone and lent it to her.
"Hello, Mom, I'm Hongdou." Xu Hongdou said impatiently as soon as the call came through.
"You damn girl, why are you calling now? Your dad and I are almost dying. If your sister hadn't stopped us, we would have called the police." On the phone, Xu's mother roared as soon as she heard her daughter's voice.
Wang Gang could hear it.
Xu Hongdou held the phone further away to prevent her eardrums from being shattered.
"Mom, I'm sorry, my phone is broken and it hasn't been repaired yet, so I'd better borrow someone else's phone to call you." Xu Hongdou apologized.
"When did your cell phone break down? Why did you call back now? Are your dad and I worried? How come a thirty-year-old is still so out of tune?"
Xu Hongdou smiled awkwardly at Wang Gang, walked aside and whispered:
"Mom, I won't say anything anymore. The phone belongs to someone else. I will repair my phone before I can talk to you. You can inform my sister."
"Hurry up and fix your phone. From now on, you have to call home every day to report it. You are a girl outside and you have to learn to take care of yourself."
Xu's mother gave her daughter a few words on the phone and then hung up.
Xu Hongdou let out a long breath.
"Brother Wang, thank you." Xu Hongdou returned the phone to Wang Gang.
"It doesn't matter." Wang Gang said nonchalantly.
Xu Hongdou discovered that the little gourd in Wang Gang's arms was already asleep.
"Sister Xiaochun hasn't come to pick up the little gourd yet?" Xu Hongdou asked strangely.
"I called and asked, it should be here soon!"
When Cao Cao arrived, Xie Xiaochun happened to walk into the windy courtyard.
"I'm sorry, there was something wrong with the express delivery. I have only been busy now. I have troubled you to take care of the little gourd for so long. If you had known, I would have asked my mother to help take care of her." Xie Xiaochun said very apologetically.
Wang Gang carefully handed the little gourd to Xie Xiaochun and said, "It doesn't matter, I also like playing with the little gourd."
Xie Xiaochun hugged her daughter and said, "I'll treat you to dinner another day."
Wang Gang asked: "Is the problem solved?"
Xie Xiaochun said distressedly: "Not yet, I have to go to the ancient city tomorrow."
Wang Gang nodded and said: "The transportation from the village to the ancient city is not convenient. Why don't you drive my car there tomorrow? I can just take Hongdou to get my phone repaired."
Xu Hongdou suddenly remembered Wang Gang's 28-inch big bumper bike. If she rode to the ancient city, her butt would be swollen.
Just when he was about to reject Wang Gang's kindness, Xie Xiaochun spoke first.
"Your car is too expensive and I don't dare to drive it. I'd better rent a car!"
Alas, I have been working hard for a month and now I can save some, but renting a car will cost a lot of money."
When Xu Hongdou heard this, he knew that he might have made a mistake. What Wang Gang was talking about was probably not the 28-inch big bumper car.
Wang just smiled and said: "Okay! Stop pretending, I will drive to your ancient city tomorrow, and I also need to buy some paint."
Xie Xiaochun was overjoyed and said: "Thank you for your hard work. When you get to the ancient city, I will treat you to authentic Yunnan cuisine."
Wang Gang smiled and shook his head, and said to Xu Hongdou: "Let's get together tomorrow!"
Xu Hongdou was stunned for a moment, always feeling that it was not good for her to be a light bulb, but she promised her mother to repair the phone as soon as possible.
"Let's go with Hongdou. It will be more lively if we have a companion on the road." Xie Xiaochun said with a smile.
It was hard to refuse such kindness, so Xu Hongdou had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, let's set out at eight o'clock tomorrow morning and meet in the small courtyard. Is there any problem?" Wang Gang asked.
"No problem, I'll be there on time tomorrow morning and bring you breakfast by the way." Xie Xiaochun promised.
Xu Hongdou was a little hesitant. She had planned to sleep until she woke up naturally tomorrow.
But since she was hitching a ride, she couldn't let Wang Gang and Xie Xiaochun wait for her to wake up!
"I don't have any problem, and I want to thank Brother Wang for helping me so much these past two days."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Gang said nonchalantly: "I am actually a warm-hearted person, you will know if you ask Xiaochun."
"That's right, no one in Yunmiao Village knows that Brother Wang is the most kind-hearted." Xie Xiaochun said with a thumbs up.
"Okay! Send the little gourd home quickly!"
When Xie Xiaochun took her daughter home, Wang Gang turned to Xu Hongdou and said, "You should go back and rest early! You have to get up early tomorrow."
Xu Hongdou scratched her arm. There seemed to be a lot of mosquitoes at night, and she got a few bites from them.
"Remember to close the windows when you go back. There are many mosquitoes at night. Do you have mosquito coils or toilet water?" Wang Gang glanced at Xu Hongdou's arm and asked.
"No?" Xu Hongdou shook his head.
"I don't have any, the canteen is probably closed." Wang Gang thought for a moment and said, "I'll take you to borrow some from Damai, she hasn't seen Xiaoyuan yet!"
Xu Hongdou thought of the girl he saw when he was washing up in the morning.
Wang Gang took Xu Hongdou directly to the door of a room and knocked gently.
"Barley, are you there?"
There were some noises coming from the door, and soon the door opened a crack, and a quarter of a girl's face showed through the crack in the door. Xu Hongdou barely recognized it as the girl he saw in the bathroom that morning.
"Da Mai, this is Xu Hongdou, the new tenant who came yesterday."
Across the door, Wang Gang introduced the two of them: "This is Damai, Zhou Qingtian, a famous online writer, whose pen name is Damai Cha. We all call her Damai."
Damai said softly "Hello" through the crack of the door.
Xu Hongdou thought Damai was a very shy girl, so she took the initiative.
"Hello, Damai, do you have mosquito coils or toilet water? Can you lend me some? I'll buy new ones and return them to you tomorrow."
Damai lowered his head and said two words like a mosquito humming.
"I have."
When the door was closed, Xu Hongdou thought Damai said, "I don't have any."
Just as she was about to leave, the door opened again, and a white hand stretched out, holding a small bag.
Wang Gang took the bag and said, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome." The door closed again.
Xu Hongdou couldn't help but look at Wang Gang and asked, "Does she not like me?"
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Da Mai is relatively introverted. Once you get to know her, you will know that she is a nice person."
Xu Hongdou said half-jokingly: "Are there no bad people in the courtyard?"
Wang Gang nodded and said: "You are really right. Although we are from all over the world, it is fate that we can live in the same courtyard."
"Is it fate?" Xu Hongdou said with a smile: "My fate with Brother Wang is deeper, isn't it?"
After saying this, Xu Hongdou regretted slightly, wondering if these words could easily cause ambiguity.
Fortunately, Wang Gang didn't care and asked Xu Hongdou to rest early.
