A wealthy person with a reading panel

Chapter 26 Gossiping Old Classmates (Seeking Reading and Monthly Tickets)

Zhou Qing worked until two in the morning and only went to bed after completing the second step of character analysis.

When he woke up, the sunlight was shining through the window onto the floor beside the bed. The mottled shadows made him feel dazed, as if he had returned to his childhood.

At that time, the windows in his house were not equipped with glass, but were sealed with transparent nylon cloth.

Whenever the sun comes out, beams of sunlight will shine over, illuminating the bed, the ground, and his face.

If you reach out to grab it, you will never be able to catch it.

After being in a daze for a while, I turned over and stretched comfortably. Then I checked the time on my phone and it was already half past ten in the morning.

"It was a great sleep."

Zhou Qing didn't expect that he would sleep so soundly at Teacher Bai's house.

I had a dreamless night and woke up feeling refreshed.

Teacher Bai had already gone to work at school, but she left him a message on WeChat: "There are new toothbrushes and face towels on the bathroom sink. You can do whatever you want during the day. The room key is on the shoe cabinet. When I come back in the evening, we can go grocery shopping together."

After reading it, he replied with an emoticon of (ok).

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Zhou Qing prepared to go out and find a store to have a bowl of rice noodles from his hometown.

I found the key on the cabinet at the entrance. When I bent down to change my shoes, I suddenly thought that Teacher Bai left the key to me so confidently, which showed that she trusted me very much.

After all, keys involve personal and property safety, and these things can be copied at any key-making shop on the street.

"Her trust is enough to reflect the depth of my contact with her."

Zhou Qing was looking forward to this draw more and more.

Nanhu Province is a major rice noodle-eating province. Almost every city, even every county and town, has its own special rice noodles.

Take Shao City and Zhaoyang County as examples. The most popular local rice noodles in the county are different from the rice noodles that represent Shao City outside.

After coming out of the Sunshine Garden Community, he turned right casually and walked a few steps forward. He saw a rice noodle shop, walked straight in, and ordered a bowl of stir-fried beef noodles.

The toppings are already fried, so the food comes out very quickly.

Zhou Qing asked the boss to add a fried egg and coriander, then took it to the side, found a seat and sat down, ready to eat.

"Zhou Qing!"

He was still stirring the rice noodles, trying to soak the coriander in the bright red soup, when suddenly a shout that seemed very surprised came from the side.

I turned around and saw a slightly plump girl walking in. She looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who she was for a moment.

When the other person walked up to her, she took the initiative to say, "I'm Peng Xiaomei. I used to sit in front of you in my second year of high school. I never thought I'd run into you here. It's been ages."

Zhou Qing suddenly remembered that this was indeed his classmate from three years of high school.

I haven't seen him for four years. He has become thinner than before, and she used to be fatter.

"Peng Xiaomei, you've become much thinner than before. I almost didn't recognize you." Zhou said with a chuckle.

Peng Xiaomei's mouth suddenly curled up, but she still said modestly: "No, I just lost a few pounds. I've been trying to lose weight recently."

She also ordered a bowl of rice noodles and sat opposite Zhou Qing, eating while chatting with Zhou Qing enthusiastically.

"By the way, our class has a WeChat group. Let's add each other as friends first, and then I'll invite you to join the group."

Peng Xiaomei said this, pulling out a QR code on her phone and holding it out to him. "Oh, okay." Zhou Qing scanned the code and added him, and was quickly pulled into a group chat.

Because I met an old classmate, I spent twenty minutes eating a bowl of rice noodles.

When Zhou Qing parted with the other party, he was still wondering.

When he was in high school, there were more than 50 students in his class, and he had many good friends, but most of them were boys. He and Peng Xiaomei were not familiar with each other at all. Although they had been classmates for three years, they had actually spoken no more than 20 sentences.

She was very enthusiastic today and seemed very interested in what would happen after graduation, asking a lot of questions.

Zhou Qing walked around and took a walk.

When I walked to the vegetable market, I originally wanted to buy the ingredients in advance, but then I remembered the WeChat message from Teacher Bai.

"We've already agreed to go shopping together this evening. We can't go back on our word. One more time shopping together is also a way to deepen our relationship..."

He then walked back empty-handed.

Arriving at Sunshine Garden, just as I walked through the gate, I received a WeChat message from Peng Xiaomei: "Zhou Qing, you're at Sunshine Garden again. (Raised eyebrows)"

Zhou Qing stopped and typed back, "How did you know?"

Peng Xiaomei: "I opened a supermarket across from Sunshine Garden. I saw you. Would you like to come over to my shop and sit down?"

Zhou Qing turned around and walked back. After leaving the community gate, he saw a "Xiaomei Supermarket" diagonally opposite. Peng Xiaomei was waving at him at the door.

When he walked over, Peng Xiaomei immediately smiled and said, "Actually, I saw you and the Chinese teacher yesterday. You two used to be close, and many boys in the class were jealous of you. I didn't expect that after so many years of graduation, you still kept in touch."

After saying that, he came to the cashier counter and took out two bags of Qia Qia melon seeds from the cabinet below. He handed one bag to Zhou Qing, took the other bag in his hand, tore it open, took out the melon seeds, and started cracking them.

Zhou Qing didn't answer her directly, but asked: "Why didn't you say anything when you were eating rice noodles just now?"

Peng Xiaomei: "You're much more handsome now than before. I'm not entirely sure that person yesterday was you."

Zhou Qing admitted openly, "If you mean I came back with Teacher Bai yesterday evening, then it was indeed me. You also said that Teacher Bai and I used to have a good relationship. This time I went back to my hometown for some business, and I happened to have some free time, so I stopped by to visit her."

Mr. Bai's divorce concerns personal privacy, so he changed his statement.

When Peng Xiaomei saw him admit it directly, she felt that the little gossip in her heart was instantly shattered.

She said with a bit of envy, "You two are both teachers and friends, right? That's great. I've only seen this kind of relationship on TV before."

"Of course." Zhou Qing responded, looking around and taking in her small supermarket. She couldn't help but say, "I can't believe that such a young girl like you would actually open a supermarket in the county."

Peng Xiaomei paused cracking melon seeds and curled her lips. "I didn't do as well on the exam as you did. I only got into a junior college. I worked outside for a year, but I didn't make any money and ended up losing a lot. Then I decided I might as well skip the detour for a few decades and come back early to enjoy my retirement."

As he was talking, he laughed again when he mentioned "retirement".

Zhou Qing previously thought that this old classmate had some "ulterior motives", but after chatting with her, he found that she might just be a gossipy and careless person.

"Your choice is quite unique."

"Haha, yeah! I thought that instead of working myself to death and getting exploited outside, I might as well go back to my hometown and live off my parents. Besides, it's easier to find a partner back home. With my looks, it's almost impossible to find a handsome and outstanding boyfriend in a big city, but maybe I'll have a chance if I come back!"

"Well, your idea is also very unique."

The two chatted for quite some time, and Zhou Qing finished the bag of melon seeds before leaving.

After more interactions, he found that this old classmate was quite interesting to talk to, but time waits for no one, he had to go back and write his review of "The Return of the Condor Heroes"!

(End of this chapter)