Chapter 164 Qin Zhengguo Returns
Arriving at the train station, Song Yuanchao found a place to park his car, looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he went straight to the restaurant next to the station to have breakfast.
Breakfast is simple, consisting of the four common foods in Shanghai: pancakes, fried dough sticks, glutinous rice, and soy milk.
Song Yuanchao ordered two large pancakes, a fried dough stick, and a bowl of salty soy milk. He folded the fried dough stick in half, sandwiched it between the two large pancakes, took a bite, and then drank a sip of the salty soy milk. It was really comfortable.
After finishing his meal, seeing that it was almost time, Song Yuanchao went to the exit to wait. Qin Zhengguo and his train were very punctual today, arriving only twenty minutes late. Soon after the train arrived, groups of people walked out of the empty exit, and for a moment, the crowds were so numerous that Song Yuanchao was overwhelmed.
After looking for a long time, he didn't see Qin Zhengguo, Gu Jie and the others. Just as Song Yuanchao continued to search in the crowd, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder. He turned around and immediately laughed.
"Jungguk! Gujie! Where did you come from?"
Behind him, Qin Zhengguo and Gu Jie were looking at him happily. Song Yuanchao walked up to Qin Zhengguo and gave him a big hug, followed by Gu Jie.
"You guy, how come you're so mushy when you meet after not seeing each other for half a year? You're even hugging me, you're not a grown-up girl, why do you need to hug me? By the way, did you take a shower yesterday? Why do you smell like meat? Look, you've soiled my coat. Can you afford to pay for it?" Qin Zhengguo tilted his head and looked at Song Yuanchao with a look of disgust, and even showed off his coat on purpose.
It's no wonder that this guy has been in Guangzhou for more than half a year and has changed a lot compared to when he first came to Shanghai. Qin Zhengguo is now wearing a blue cloth jacket and green military pants, his head is a mess like a chicken coop, he is carrying a patched bag on his back, and holding a half-eaten baked potato in his hand. More than ten years later, he looks like a typical blind migrant.
But now Qin Zhengguo is different. He has a slicked-back hair and wears a black high-end wool coat with a neat Zhongshan suit inside. He wears trousers that match the Zhongshan suit, a pair of leather shoes that are polished to a shine, and a black leather briefcase in his hand. If someone doesn't know him, they would think he is a big leader.
"Hey, you are really capable! This coward in a skin is sitting on a plane - shaking? What? What if it gets dirty? What can you do to me?"
As he spoke, Song Yuanchao, like Qin Zhengguo, tilted his head and looked at him with an expression of extreme contempt.
"What's that look in your eyes? What are you looking at?"
"What's wrong with you?"
"Try to look again?"
“Just give it a try!”
The two of them stared at each other with their eyes wide open at the same time, their heads almost touching each other. People passing by were shocked when they saw this and quickly hid to the side. Are they going to fight?
But who would have thought that after just a few seconds of staring at each other, the two guys suddenly burst into laughter at the same time, and even put their arms around each other's shoulders and laughed so hard. Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo played this trick many times when they went to the countryside.
Looking at them laughing and playing, Gu Jie beside them was also very happy and was actually a little envious of their deep affection.
"Brother Song, Brother Zhengguo, let's talk about it when we get back." Seeing the two of them punching each other with their fists, Gu Jie looked around and quickly reminded them. After all, this was a public place, and it would be bad if the police came. Anyway, they were back in Shanghai, so it wouldn't be too late to make trouble when they got home.
Song Yuanchao helped them carry their luggage. The two guys brought a lot of luggage this time, five or six bags of different sizes, all bulging with stuff. Fortunately, Song Yuanchao drove here, otherwise it would have been difficult to carry the luggage.
When they were taken to the parking place, they saw Song Yuanchao actually driving a 212 over. Qin Zhengguo's eyes lit up again, and he looked around as if he was interested. However, Song Yuanchao would not give him the key this time. This was not a bicycle but a car. God knew whether Qin Zhengguo could drive. Besides, even if he could, Song Yuanchao would not let him drive. The New Year was coming soon. If there was a car accident on the road, would they be able to celebrate the New Year?
After putting the things in the car, he asked them to get in. Qin Zhengguo sat in the front seat and Gu Jie sat in the back. As soon as they got in, they looked around the car and muttered something like "This car is nice."
"You haven't seen a car in Guangzhou? It's just a 212. I heard there are a lot of good cars there, right?"
"There are good cars, but you have to be qualified to ride them! Forget about good cars. I've barely ridden in a car like this a few times. Where did you get this car? Find some time to practice with it for me."
"Go to hell, this is a borrowed car and you have to return it. Besides, do you know how to drive? If it flips over, it won't matter if you break an arm or a leg, but you will have to pay for the damage to the car."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, how can you talk like that? You can learn if you don't know how to drive. How can someone be born knowing how to drive? By the way, let me tell you, I can drive a motorcycle now. I bought a motorcycle some time ago, and it was an imported one brought from the south. Motorcycles and cars both have engines that burn gasoline, isn't it the same principle? Once you learn one, you can learn everything. Someone as smart as me can learn it in a few days." Qin Zhengguo said proudly. Motorcycles were also a rare commodity in this era. If a new bicycle could make one the coolest guy on the street, then riding a motorcycle and then driving a luxury sports car would make one look like the coolest guy on the street. That would be so impressive.
Glancing at the complacent Qin Zhengguo, this guy had five words written all over his face: "pretend" on his left cheek, "fuck" on his right cheek, and three big words "nouveau riche" on his forehead. Song Yuanchao almost burst out laughing.
Qin Zhengguo is good at everything except showing off. He was like this in his previous life. Song Yuanchao still remembers the scene when he went to Liaodong. Qin Zhengguo wore a mink coat, a gold chain as thick as a thumb around his neck, and he went in and out of Mercedes-Benz and BMW with a mobile phone in his hand. Such a profound memory made Song Yuanchao unforgettable forever.
"It's no problem if you want to learn how to drive. I'll arrange it some other day and find a place for you to learn. We'll talk about it after you've learned well and got your driver's license. Now, don't even think about touching the steering wheel. Driving is no joke. It's no small matter if you hit someone." Song Yuanchao rolled his eyes and said.
"Okay, then you can help arrange it." Qin Zhengguo leaned back, took off his shoes and put his feet on the glove rack, looking leisurely.
Fortunately, this guy doesn't have smelly feet, otherwise the smell in the car would be even worse than the salted fish sold in the vegetable market. Song Yuanchao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and threw a cigarette to him and Gu Jie behind him. Qin Zhengguo took it and lit it, but didn't smoke it himself. Instead, he stuffed it directly into Song Yuanchao's mouth, then took out the cigarette box from Song Yuanchao's pocket and lit it directly, and finally stuffed most of the cigarette box into his own pocket.
"You kid, why are you becoming more and more stingy after making money? You even want to take advantage ?" Song Yuanchao couldn't help but scold.
"Don't tell me, I'm not stingy with others, but I don't know why I like to be stingy when I see you. Gu Jie, tell me, am I sick? Should I go to the hospital for a check-up?"
"Yes! He is ill, and it's serious." Without waiting for Gu Jie to answer, Song Yuanchao interrupted the topic and said seriously: "I suggest you go to room 600, which specializes in treating this disease."
"No. 600? Which place?" Although Qin Zhengguo had stayed in Shanghai for some time, to be honest, he was not familiar with many places in Shanghai, so he asked in confusion.
At this time, Gu Jie, who was sitting in the back, was already laughing so hard. Song Yuanchao was really mean. Who in Shanghai didn't know No. 600? The famous Shanghai Mental Health Center was right over there. As the name suggests, this place was for treating mental illnesses. Song Yuanchao's words were clearly a mockery of Qin Zhengguo.
After figuring out the plot, Qin Zhengguo screamed in anger and rolled up his sleeves to fight Song Yuanchao. How dare you call him a mental patient? How could he bear this? He had to let Song Yuanchao experience his fist.
After laughing and joking in the car for a while, Song Yuanchao said to Qin Zhengguo while smoking and driving: "By the way, I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter? Are you trying to trick me into some weird place again?" Qin Zhengguo asked unhappily.
Song Yuanchao ignored this and said directly: "This time when you come back, you and I will live in my room downstairs."
"Why?" Qin Zhengguo was stunned.
"No reason. Someone is temporarily living upstairs now, so you can stay at my place for the next few days when you come back."
"Someone lives there? I said Yuan Chao, when you left, didn't you agree to keep the room for me? How come you rented it out in the blink of an eye? This is not a fair thing to do!" Qin Zhengguo said unhappily.
"What do you know? Ying Caixia is living in the third floor pavilion now. Are you living in the same room with her?"
"Ying Caixia? Why is she here? When did she come? Aid Korea, what's going on?" Upon hearing this, Qin Zhengguo quickly put down his feet, sat up straight and asked.
Song Yuanchao gave a general account of Ying Caixia's situation. Of course, Song Yuanchao did not mention anything about Director Xu. He only said that her mother had passed away and that she was not having a good life in Jinling.
Song Yuanchao told Qin Zhengguo that when he returned to Shanghai, he went to Jinling to see Ying Caixia and suggested that she leave Jinling and go to other places to develop. For this reason, Song Yuanchao gave Ying Caixia three choices, but Ying Caixia chose to go to Yangcheng, that is, to Qin Zhengguo.
Just like that, Song Yuanchao brought Ying Caixia back to Shanghai. Since they had brought her back, they had to settle her down. The three-story pavilion was the most suitable place, so they gave it to Ying Caixia to stay temporarily. On the contrary, Qin Zhengguo would only stay in Shanghai for about ten days this time. After the Spring Festival, they would return to Guangzhou and take Ying Caixia with them.
After listening to Song Yuanchao's story, Qin Zhengguo sighed and complained: "This Ying Caixia is really something. She used to be stubborn and she is still like this now. I should have gone to Nanjing to see her earlier. It's a pity that you went there this time, otherwise this girl might still be stubborn on her own."
Song Yuanchao deeply agrees with Qin Zhengguo's comments on Ying Caixia. Ying Caixia is indeed such a character, and it is for this reason that they lost contact in their previous life. If Song Yuanchao had not gone to Jinling and happened to rescue her this time, it would be hard to say what Ying Caixia would encounter later.
