Chapter 1071 My sister is treating me
Song Yuanchao gave Song Yangming a very tight time frame as he had to take up his post next Monday. In addition, he had to settle down first, so he had to set off for Nanjing early on Sunday morning.
The train tickets have been booked, and Song Yuanchao has already gone there. He was originally planning to go with Song Yangming, but there were too many things on Si Te's side, and Sun Yaoliang was too busy to handle it alone. He called Song Yuanchao the day before yesterday to ask about his return date. After considering it, Song Yuanchao arranged to leave early.
Anyway, now that the train speed has been increased, it is much more convenient to travel from Shanghai to Nanjing. In addition, Song Yuanchao is very confident in Song Yangming, so he will leave first and meet directly at the Sit headquarters next Monday.
Song Yangming's luggage was almost ready, and his family was settled. On Saturday, when there were not many people at Shenghua Building, he went to his previous office early in the morning, took out all his personal belongings, got back to the car, and drove through the tunnel across the river. As soon as he came out of the tunnel, Song Yangming accidentally saw the road sign of Chenghuang Temple on the left, and his heart moved slightly.
After changing the route temporarily, Song Yangming drove to Chenghuang Temple in a short while and found a parking lot to park the car.
After coming out of the parking lot, Song Yangming walked towards the Chenghuang Temple Small Commodity Market. Gong Shiqi said that Wang Aiping's stall was over there. However, when he arrived near the small commodity market, Song Yangming saw the crowds of people in front of him and didn't know where to find Wang Aiping for a while.
The small commodity market here is very famous. It gradually formed a market scale as early as the mid-to-late 1980s. It was most prosperous from the 1990s to the 2000s. Compared with the famous Maiyang Road, this place is just as popular, but it is mainly small commodities, unlike Maiyang Road which is mainly clothing.
Two thousand years later, the popularity of this place began to decline, but even so, it is still very lively now. Not only do customers from Shanghai often come here to look for things, but there are also many merchants and small vendors from other places who come here to purchase goods.
The roads in the old city are relatively narrow, with temporary stalls on both sides of the road. Further inside are the fixed stalls of the small commodity market, and the daily flow of people is very large.
Song Yangming followed the crowd and walked slowly forward, looking for Wang Aiping as he walked.
To be honest, he hasn't seen Wang Aiping for many years, and when he was a student, he and Wang Aiping were just ordinary classmates. In his memory, he still remembers the tomboyish Wang Aiping who wore ill-fitting clothes and had short hair. So many years have passed, is the current Wang Aiping the same as in his memory?
There were so many people that Song Yangming walked all the way and searched for Wang Aiping for a long time but couldn't find her. After more than half an hour, Song Yangming decided to give up. There were so many people and so many stalls, and he hadn't seen her for many years. How could he possibly find her without a specific address?
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Song Yangming left the small commodity market and returned to the parking lot to get his car. Just as he got in the car and before he could start it, his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID it was his sister Song Zijun calling.
"Hello, what do you want to talk to me about?" Song Yangming answered the phone angrily and asked. He had just cleaned up Song Zijun's butt the day before yesterday. Could she be in trouble again today? Can't this girl just stop worrying about it?
"Brother, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry today?" Song Zijun asked with a laugh on the other end of the phone.
"Who else but you? You're not going to get into trouble again and ask me to clean up your mess, are you?"
"Brother, what you said is not right. What do you mean I'm in trouble again? I'm very good, okay? Besides, can you blame me for what happened before? It was obviously your sister who suffered the loss. Don't you feel sorry for your own sister? Why do you put the blame on me? It's okay if others say that, but you are my real brother. I will be sad if this happens..." The little girl whimpered a few times while talking on the phone, which made Song Yangming speechless. Moreover, the girl became more and more excited. Song Yangming decisively interrupted her nagging. It was really boring to debate with her. From childhood to adulthood, Song Yangming had already experienced Song Zijun's unreasonableness. Even if he won, he would still lose.
"Zijun, I'm in the car and I have to drive later. Can you just tell me what you want to say?" Song Yangming raised his hands in surrender and slowed down his tone.
"Hehe, are you in the car? Which direction are you in?"
“Near the City God Temple .”
"City God Temple? I haven't been there for a long time. By the way, why did you think of going to City God Temple today?" Song Zijun asked curiously.
"Why are there so many whys? You have a hundred thousand whys?" Song Yangming covered his forehead and said, "I just stopped by to do something. Tell me what you want from me. If you don't, I'll kill you."
"No, no, I'm asking you to come back." Song Zijun said quickly, "Brother, I know you're going to Jinling tomorrow, and I'm going back to the United States next month. I don't know when we'll meet again. When I think of this, I feel sad. I'll miss you so much..."
Song Zijun's words made Song Yangming feel a little warm in his heart. After all, they were siblings. Although they had been fighting since they were young, they had a good relationship. Otherwise, Song Yangming would not have rushed out to wipe the girl's butt at night.
"You know my work schedule. It's impossible for me not to go to Sit if my dad wants me to. As for you, you're going back this time to prepare for your graduation defense, right? You can come back after graduation, which will only take half a year at most. Wouldn't it be easy to meet then? The trains between Shanghai and Jinling are very convenient now. It only takes more than three hours to get there. Besides, I come back once a week, and your sister-in-law is pregnant. Besides, you can also come to Jinling to play. There are many fun places in Jinling. When you come, call me and I'll take you to have fun."
"Hehe, I knew that you loved me the most, big brother." Song Zijun said happily on the other end of the phone, and then said: "By the way, big brother, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble this time."
"Don't say that. It's just causing trouble. Don't forget that I'm your elder brother!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I am being polite when I say these things, but big brother, you are leaving tomorrow, and I really don't want to let you go. How about I come to Chenghuang Temple to find you? I haven't eaten the food in the old restaurant for a long time. Do you still remember when mom and dad took us there to eat when we were little? I didn't miss it if you didn't mention it, but I get greedy when you mention it. How about I treat you to a meal today, at the old restaurant? It can be regarded as my sister's practice for you."
"this……"
“Brother…!”
"Okay, okay, then come over directly. It's almost time for lunch. I'll go to the old restaurant to see if there's any seats available. Call me when you get here."
"OK! I'll be there right away, wait for me!" Song Zijun agreed immediately and hung up the phone without waiting for Song Yangming to say anything else.
Song Yangming looked at the hung up phone and shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Then he got out of the car again, locked the door and walked towards the old restaurant not far away. When he got there and asked, he found out that the ordinary seats were taken and only the private rooms upstairs were available. Song Yangming was not short of money, so he asked for a private room directly. When he arrived in the room, he ordered a pot of tea first, then sent a text message to Song Zijun on his mobile phone, and then looked at the street view outside the window, drank tea and waited for Song Zijun's arrival.
In less than half an hour, the sound of footsteps was heard on the stairs outside, and in the blink of an eye, Song Zijun arrived.
"Hey, why are you alone? Where's Wenchang?"
Song Yangming glanced behind Song Zijun but didn't see Qin Wenchang. Aren't these two always together?
"Him? He's not free today. Besides, why would I call him to come and meet you?" Song Zijun sat down next to Song Yangming, unceremoniously picked up the tea that Song Yangming had just poured but not drunk, and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking the tea, she smacked her lips and said, "What's so good about this tea? It's tasteless and it's better to drink a beverage." Then she looked at the empty table and asked Song Yangming why he didn't order any food. She thought she could sit down and eat as soon as she arrived.
"Aren't we going to order after you come?" Song Yangming said with a smile, and immediately shouted outside. When the waiter came in, Song Yangming directly ordered several special dishes here. These dishes were all Song Zijun's favorites. After ordering, he asked for a bottle of drink. Song Zijun even interjected that he wanted it iced.
The drinks were served first, and the food would have to wait a while.
Song Yangming poured a drink for his sister. Song Zijun said thank you and drank it happily.
Watching her drinking the drink, Song Yangming felt a slight movement in his heart, and asked Song Zijun what she thought of Qin Wenchang.
"Him? That's it, buddy!" Song Zijun answered without hesitation.
"Just buddies? Nothing else?" Song Yangming asked.
Song Zijun rolled her eyes at him and said, "Brother, what are you thinking about? Do you think we are the same as you and your sister-in-law? Please, don't mess around with matchmaking, okay? To tell you the truth, if Wenchang and I had that intention, we would have gotten together a long time ago. Do we need you to remind us?"
"Bah! What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? Get out of here! I'll beat you up and make you roll on the ground."
"Hehe, it's just an analogy." Song Zijun knew he had said something wrong, so he quickly explained with his head down, and then said seriously: "But what I said is the truth. Don't you think about the fact that he and I have been friends for so many years? Isn't it obvious? Besides, I think it's good this way. We are happy to be good friends, which is better than being a couple. By the way, if it really happened, I would feel uncomfortable, and Wenchang would probably feel the same."
"How do you know? What if..."
"What's the 'what if'? If you don't believe me, go back and ask your sister-in-law. Do you think she never asked Wenchang privately? He told me everything." Song Zijun said to Song Yangming with a smile.
Song Yangming was stunned and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that he had really thought wrong. Although Song Zijun and Qin Wenchang were childhood sweethearts and had a good relationship, neither of them had this intention. It was really a pity.
In fact, Song Yangming really hopes that Song Zijun and Qin Wenchang can be together. Not to mention the relationship between the two families, what is more important is that Song Yangming thinks Qin Wenchang has good character, and he knows best that his sister is willful and capricious, so only Qin Wenchang can tolerate it. How could another man be so accommodating to Song Zijun?
Unfortunately, neither of them has such an idea, which is very helpless and we can only sigh with regret.
The dishes came up quickly, and Song Zijun picked up the chopsticks and started eating what he liked. He made some comments while eating, saying that the eel shreds were a little different from what he ate when he was a child, and the taste was not as fragrant as it was back then. He also said that the eel was also different, and it was probably farmed instead of wild.
But no matter what she said or ate, she was smiling happily while eating.
