Chapter 219 Encounter
Song Yuanchao was shocked. His first reaction was that this young man was the accomplice of the shop owner just now. Could it be that this guy had just extorted 200 yuan from him and was still greedy?
Song Yuanchao paid money to solve the problem just now not because he was afraid of them. If it was Song Yuanchao alone, he would never pay the money, let alone solve the problem in this way.
But today there are three of them, besides Song Yuanchao there are Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun. Once they have a quarrel and start fighting, the two girls will have nowhere to hide in the small shop. It doesn't matter if Song Yuanchao gets beaten, but how can he feel at ease if they hurt him?
Song Yuanchao was well aware that porcelain should not be allowed to collide with clay jars. Moreover, it would not be too late to get back at him later if he paid some money to solve the problem first.
Anyway, this store is here. Can the monk escape? Wait until Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun are safely brought back, and then see how Song Yuanchao will deal with these guys later!
But who would have thought that before they left Maiyang Road, another guy appeared and blocked their way. Song Yuanchao was immediately furious. Isn't this too much? Did he think they were really stupid? How could he push them so far? In this case, Song Yuanchao was not polite. He protected Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun behind him and prepared to fight with his fists clenched.
This is not a store. There are powerful people outside to deal with. Even if he cannot defeat Song Yuanchao, he is confident that he can protect the two girls and leave. Besides, Song Yuanchao is not a weak scholar. He did farm work for so many years in the northwest. His strength is not comparable to that of ordinary young people.
"You are... Brother Song Yuanchao, right?"
Just as Song Yuanchao was ready to fight, and at the same time scanning the surroundings to observe the terrain, ready to cover Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun as they ran north once the fight started, surprisingly, the young man who blocked their way asked a question very politely.
Song Yuanchao was stunned and looked at the young man. The young man took off his goggles with a smile. Only then did Song Yuanchao realize that the young man seemed familiar.
"I'm Song Yuanchao, and you are...?" For a moment, Song Yuanchao couldn't remember who the other person was.
"Haha, it's really Brother Song!" The young man smiled enthusiastically, "I think you look a bit like you from a distance, but I'm not sure. Brother Song, we have met before. When we were in the school-run factory, I and a few brothers rode tricycles to transport materials..."
When the young man reminded Song Yuanchao, he suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen this young man before, when Zhang Yong bought the batch of Gaokao revival materials from Song Yuanchao. This young man was a brother of Zhang Yong. At that time, he and a few others came to the school-run factory to get the second batch of materials. Li Daqi was the one who entertained them at that time. However, Song Yuanchao also came out to take a look, greeted them, and then went to smoke with Zhang Yong.
"Yes, yes, I remember now, your name is..." For a moment, Song Yuanchao was completely relieved.
"My name is Fan Baoguo, you can just call me Xiao Fan." Lin Baoguo could see that Song Yuanchao had probably forgotten his name a long time ago. Although Zhang Yong and Song Yuanchao had introduced him to each other at that time, so much time had passed and there were so many people there that he would not be able to remember it if it were him.
"Hello, Xiao Fan, why are you here?" Song Yuanchao asked as he shook hands with the other party.
"I opened a store here. Look, it's the one in front." Fan Baoguo pointed in the direction of his finger, which was not far from their location.
"It's a good idea to open a shop. How's the business?" Since he was not an outsider, Song Yuanchao asked politely with a smile.
"Business is pretty good. It's much better than buying eggs in the countryside before. Besides, the store here is not exposed to the sun or rain, and I don't have to ride a bike in the wind and rain. I make a lot more money than before." Fan Baoguo said with a smile, and then turned his gaze to the two girls behind Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao then remembered to introduce Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun to him. When he learned that Lin Yan was Song Yuanchao's girlfriend and Li Xiaoyun was Li Daqi's sister, Fan Baoguo became even more enthusiastic. He kept calling her sister-in-law and Xiaoyun's sister, and they became acquaintances in a short while.
"Oh, Brother Song, and sister-in-law and sister Xiaoyun, Brother Yong is here now. I heard that you came back a few days ago, and Brother Yong has always wanted to see you. Today is a coincidence. How about taking you to the front to sit and rest your feet and have a cup of tea?"
"Zhang Yong is here?" Song Yuanchao was stunned.
"Yes, it's not far ahead." Fan Baoguo nodded, and at the same time pointed to an old house a few steps ahead.
It was really as coincidental as Fan Baoguo said. As the saying goes, it is better to meet by chance than to make an appointment. Since this is the case, it might as well meet. Besides, Song Yuanchao's legs were already tired after walking around for so long. He turned around to look at Lin Yan, asking what Lin Yan thought with his eyes. Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
"Okay, then go sit for a while." Song Yuanchao nodded and smiled.
Fan Baoguo agreed happily, then continued walking forward with Song Yuanchao and the others. After walking about ten meters, they turned right and entered an old house on the side of the road. This old house was quite old. It was an old Western-style house that was built when Maiyang Road was first built. It was probably over a hundred years old.
The house was a three-story structure, and most of the first floor was converted into a warehouse, which was filled with cardboard boxes. From the labels on the outside of the boxes, Song Yuanchao knew that these boxes were filled with various clothes, microphones, electronic watches, calculators, and other goods.
"Rice and porridge, why are you here when you're not watching over the store? Are all the things sold out?" As soon as he entered the door, he ran into a man with bare chest who was moving goods. He looked up and saw Fan Baoguo coming, so he asked subconsciously.
With a chuckle, Li Xiaoyun, who was walking behind, heard it clearly and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Lin Yan couldn't understand Shanghai dialect, and for a moment she didn't understand what Li Xiaoyun was laughing at, until Li Xiaoyun whispered in her ear that the man's calling Fan Baoguo "rice porridge" had a homophonic meaning. After hearing that, Lin Yan almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
"Ce Na! Stop shouting! Can't you see there are guests?" Fan Baoguo's face turned red immediately after being shouted at. He has had this nickname since he was in elementary school and it has been with him until now. If nothing unexpected happens, it may follow him for the rest of his life.
But there is no way, the name given to me by my old man, who made me have this name? This name is pronounced fine in Mandarin, but it becomes "rice porridge" if pronounced vaguely in Shanghai dialect.
"Guests?" The man was stunned. He raised his head and looked back carefully, then he saw Song Yuanchao, Lin Yan and the other three. Especially the two incredibly beautiful girls who suddenly came. The man was stunned at first, and then hurriedly put on the sweatshirt that he had thrown aside. It was really embarrassing for him to be shirtless in front of the girls. There were guests, and they were female guests. Why didn't this naked guy say it earlier!
"This is Xie Zhengliang, we all call him Aliang." Fan Baoguo briefly introduced the man, and then asked Xie Zhengliang: "This is Song Yuanchao Brother Song, Brother Yong's friend, is Brother Yong up there?"
"Yes, yes, I'll take you upstairs." Xie Zhengliang wiped the sweat on his sweatshirt, grinned and greeted Song Yuanchao and the others, then led everyone to the second floor.
After reaching the second floor, Xie Zhengliang went to the door of a room on the second floor and knocked. Soon, Zhang Yong's voice came from inside saying, "Come in."
Pushing the door open, Xie Zhengliang said to Zhang Yong, who was sitting in the room reading a book, "Brother Yong, Fan Pao Zhou brought a few people here, saying they are your friends."
"Xiao Fan? My friend? Who is he?" Zhang Yong asked curiously, putting down the book in his hand. At this moment, he suddenly saw Song Yuanchao walking in with two girls behind him.
"Hey, Old Song! Hahaha, you're a rare guest. I asked Daqi to invite you several times but you were not available. Why did you find me here today?"
As he spoke, Zhang Yong threw the book aside, opened his arms and walked towards Song Yuanchao. When he got close to Song Yuanchao, he gave him a warm hug.
"I happened to be shopping nearby today, and when I heard you were here, I came over to see you." Although Song Yuanchao and Zhang Yong are not on the same page, that does not prevent them from appreciating each other. Their relationship is certainly not as good as that between Song Yuanchao and Li Daqi, but they can also be considered good friends.
"Who are these two...?" After greeting Song Yuanchao with a smile, Zhang Yong then looked towards Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun.
"This is Lin Yan, my girlfriend, my fiancée!" Taking Lin Yan's hand, Song Yuanchao introduced her to him solemnly.
"Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Zhang Yong, and I'm Lao Song's friend." Zhang Yong nodded to Lin Yan with a smile, but did not extend his hand to ask for a handshake like ordinary people. This made Lin Yan feel good about Zhang Yong. She nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, brother Yong, it's nice to meet you."
Compared with today's young people , Zhang Yong's dressing style is different. With the popularity of bell-bottom pants and floral shirts, many young people are proud of dressing like this, such as Fan Baoguo.
But Zhang Yong was different. He was dressed neatly, in a short-sleeved white shirt, black trousers, leather shoes, and his hair was neatly combed. He looked very orthodox.
In addition, although Zhang Yong did not receive much education and only graduated from junior high school, he looks gentle and elegant. If you didn't know him and met him for the first time, you would think that Zhang Yong was a college student from that university or a senior intellectual in that unit.
"This is Li Xiaoyun, Daqi's sister." After introducing Lin Yan, Song Yuanchao introduced Li Xiaoyun.
"Are you sister Xiaoyun? Your brother and I are old friends. Our two families should have lived not far from each other in the past. Maybe I have seen you when you were a child." Zhang Yong joked with a smile.
"I don't know whether I have met him before or not, but I have heard of your name, Zhang Yong, a long time ago. When my brother was in school, you were very powerful there. I heard that you were very good at fighting?" Li Xiaoyun was curious about Zhang Yong. She had indeed heard of Zhang Yong's name a long time ago and had always wanted to see this tough guy who dared to fight with people in society when he was a student. But when she saw Zhang Yong today, she was really surprised. He was not the big, strong and fat guy that Li Xiaoyun had originally imagined. Instead, he looked very similar to those classmates in college.
