Chapter 350: In the Name of Friends
"Oh, I see. You keep nagging me."
"I don't take this."
"Oh, I don't want to drink anymore."
“It’s so annoying.”
…
At the train station.
Xu Cheng looked at the strange boy who was annoyed by his family's nagging, and it seemed as if he saw a familiar shadow in an instant.
Time flies and it’s time to start school.
Today he will take the train with Lin Wanzhou and Yu Yu.
Their parents all came to the train station to see them off.
He Ying had her hands full of bags and was chattering to him.
"Really? I asked you to take a leave and go to Shanghai with your dad. I'd like to see you off and have some fun there, but you refused to let us go..."
Xu Cheng just smiled.
"Okay, don't worry, Mom. This isn't the first time I've gone out. Come, give me a hug."
"Ah? What?" He Ying thought she had heard it wrong.
But the next second, her big son hugged her in a bear hug.
Not only did he give her a tight hug, he also shamelessly kissed He Ying on the cheek.
"Mom, I love you."
"Really? What is this kid doing..."
He Ying seemed to have suddenly become a dozen years younger, her face flushed and she showed a shy expression like a little girl.
However, the arc at the corner of the mouth is harder to suppress than AK.
On the other side, Xu Jianghe came slowly, carrying a plastic bag of drinks he had bought.
"I've bought some water for you, little brats. Drink some on the way."
Before the old man could react, Xu Cheng hugged him in a bear hug.
After a few seconds, this little old man who was regarded as an idol by countless young people in the technology circle, stood there with empty hands, maintaining this posture as if his body was stiff.
He looked slowly around.
My face is full of doubts about my life.
For many families, the start of college is the first long farewell between parents and children.
It seems like the baby bird is really about to flap its wings and leave the nest that has sheltered it for so long.
Xu Cheng remembered that in his previous life, when he first went to school, he also disliked his family members for being annoying.
But later he understood what this separation meant to his life.
If I don't work locally in the future, it will be difficult for me to have the opportunity to spend a long time with my parents.
He could always remember that in his previous life, he worked away from home for many years. One time, he left home for the New Year and forgot something. He went back home again. The old father who always opposed him suddenly wiped his tears and said to him in a very hypocritical way, "I don't want you to leave."
Therefore, his farewell this time was more emotional than that of other freshmen, and his eyes were wet for a long time.
I picked up my suitcase, waved to my parents, and waited for a while at the security check. After talking to their families, the two girls came over with their suitcases.
Xu Cheng glanced at it.
Both of their eyes seemed to be a little moist.
Girls are different from boys in this respect. They are more sensitive and fragile psychologically.
"Want some candy?"
Xu Cheng took out a small box of mints. Yu Yu didn't react. Lin Wanzhou shook his head. Xu Cheng gave two to Yu Yu, put two in his own mouth, and then put the mints in his pocket.
But the next second, Lin Wanzhou suddenly wanted to eat candy.
People are so fickle.
This is especially true for women.
"Xu Cheng, give me two." She opened her little hands towards Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng looked at her strangely, "Don't you want it?"
"I want it now."
"Then take it yourself."
Xu Cheng was busy putting the water bought by Xu Jianghe into his schoolbag, so he turned his butt to the side and let Lin Wanzhou get it from his trouser pocket.
The girl then put her hand in.
The next second, two passengers with red faces appeared at the train station.
"You, you..." Xu Cheng was speechless.
Lin Wanzhou didn't know what to do. Who could have thought that something like this would happen? She just lowered her head in silence, her face as red as a cute little tomato.
However, the two of them did not make much noise. In such a big train station, perhaps only Yu Yu knew what had just happened.
Her face was redder than Lin Wanzhou's.
In order to pretend that he didn't notice anything, he even crushed the mint in his mouth.
The tickets for three people are hard seats, and the positions are close.
Dragging the suitcases into the car, Xu Cheng responsibly helped Lin Wanzhou and Yu Yu carry the suitcases onto the luggage rack.
At this time, Lin Wanzhou felt a sense of security and dependence.
Yu Yu felt the same way, but she started to worry because she would have to travel alone for the second half of the journey, and worry soon appeared between her brows.
Xu Cheng saw it and reminded the girl quietly.
"If you guys take the bus in the future and can't carry it up, you can put it under the table. Just make sure it doesn't block people from walking in the aisle."
When he said this, he naturally looked at Yu Yu carefully.
The seats were in a row, Yu Yu sat by the window, Lin Wanzhou sat next to , and Xu Cheng sat in the aisle.
The train started quickly, and the three of them looked towards the bed at the same time. The neat houses gradually disappeared into the distance, followed by dark green farmland and a slightly empty plain.
Xu Cheng saw the look that Lin Wanzhou was trying hard to capture, as if she wanted to catch a glimpse of her parents from somewhere outside the window. Naturally, she would not express this kind of thing, but would only think about it in her heart.
Yu Yu had the same look.
Compared with the separation of Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou, she was more worried that her mother-in-law would feel lonely at home.
"It's okay, Yu Yu. My parents will take good care of your mother-in-law."
Xu Cheng comforted her and then asked with some concern.
"Is it okay for you to go to Hangzhou alone?"
Yu Yu waved his hand.
"It's okay. The teacher asked my senior sister to pick me up. She is in Hangzhou and is also a teacher at the Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts."
After hearing her say this, Xu Cheng felt a little relieved.
Because the three of them would separate at Jianye Station, and Yu Yu would have to transfer to a bus to Hangzhou, the two of them talked a lot with Yu Yu on the way.
Lin Wanzhou said worriedly, "I don't know if you, Xiaoyu, will get used to Hangzhou..."
Xu Cheng said, "Don't worry, they say there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. Hangzhou is still very beautiful."
"Yes, there is West Lake."
Lin Wanzhou thought about it and suggested, "Xiaoyu, it seems that there will be a holiday during the National Day. How about we go to Hangzhou to visit you then?"
Yu Yu nodded vigorously.
"Yeah, okay, okay."
With the station announcements one by one, Jianye Station soon arrived.
Lin Wanzhou and Xu Cheng helped Yu Yu carry the luggage off the bus. Looking at the passengers coming and going, the three of them didn't know how to say goodbye for a moment.
Xu Cheng raised the drink bottle in his hand.
"I urge you to drink another cup of wine. There will be no friends west of Yangguan. How about we clink glasses of wine?"
"Like a fool."
Although Lin Wanzhou was complaining, he still raised the Coke bottle, and the three plastic bottles collided with each other.
After gulping down a few big gulps, the three of them looked at each other and smiled at each other.
"How about hugging me again?" Xu Cheng suggested.
In this environment, both girls had no objections, but Yu Yu felt a little embarrassed.
At first, she was not quite used to it and hugged Lin Wanzhou.
Then it was Xu Cheng's turn. The two looked at each other with some embarrassment on their faces, but they still hugged each other in the end.
This seemed to be the first time the two of them hugged each other openly.
In the name of a friend.
Unlike Lin Wanzhou, Xu Cheng was like a bear. When they hugged each other, Yu Yu felt that the embrace was very warm and she could bury her head in his chest.
"I wish you a safe journey, Yu Yu."
Xu Cheng's magnetic voice rang in the girl's ears.
For a moment, Yu Yu felt his eyes become blurry.
She blinked hard a few times and soon became clear again, nodding gently in Xu Cheng's arms.
Lin Wanzhou watched from the side.
The beautiful eyes blinked, as if they saw something.
She pursed her lips again and tried hard to force a smile from the corners of her mouth.
They watched Yu Yu disappear in the crowd before they got back on the train to the Magic City.
"I'm still worried about Xiaoyu." Lin Wanzhou said with a pout.
"It's okay. Guo Zining and the others also went to school alone, and Yu Yu is not a child anymore."
"But……"
"alright."
Xu Cheng rubbed Lin Wanzhou's head.
"Ms. Lin, it seems that you haven't played with Yu Yu much since you entered high school. Are you really worried or are you just saying it?"
Xu Cheng's words seemed to make Lin Wanzhou very angry.
"I'm not pretending. Why don't I play with Xiaoyu anymore? I won't talk to you anymore. It only makes you angry."
She turned her face away and hugged her chest angrily.
Xu Cheng was stunned. He teased her a few times and found that she was really angry.
Sitting in the seat somewhat helplessly, Xu Cheng gradually began to feel sleepy. After dozing off for a while, when he was half awake, he felt that Lin Wanzhou had also fallen asleep with her head resting on his shoulder.
The boy didn't say anything, but just held her hand, and soon she held his large palm in return.
Ten fingers are tightly clasped together.
"No, you are mine..." Lin Wanzhou lay softly on the boy's shoulder, muttering softly.
…
The temperature in Shanghai is a bit hotter than in Jinghai.
As soon as he got out of the station, Xu Cheng felt the sunlight was a bit glaring, and beads of sweat appeared on his neck.
However, Lin Wanzhou seemed full of energy and excitedly pulled Xu Cheng's arm.
"Xu Cheng, Xu Cheng, take a picture for me."
"Oh, wait a minute."
Xu Cheng took out the camera from his schoolbag. Lin Wanzhou was standing on the steps in the square in front of the station, making a scissors shape with his fingers at the corner of his eyes.
Xu Cheng quickly moved closer to her, turned the camera over and made a scissors gesture on the other side.
“Crack.”
A group photo was taken like this.
"Hey, what are you doing? Who wants to take a photo with you?"
" Ahem, let's take a photo together."
Lin Wanzhou stretched out her little hand, grabbed his arm, and snatched the camera from his hand.
Xu Cheng thought she was going to delete the photo, but Lin Wanzhou was concentrating on holding it up, "Let me see how it looks..."
"Oh, you slapped my face so hard."
Xu Cheng was helpless.
"I just pressed the shutter in a hurry. I didn't have time to adjust it properly."
"No, we have to reshoot it."
The two of them stood in the square again, close to each other in the crowd, and posed for the photo again.
"Look over there, Xu Cheng."
Following the direction of Lin Wanzhou's finger, Xu Cheng saw the organizations from various schools that came to pick up the new students.
This kind of activity is held every year, mainly to provide convenience for new students who have arrived in a new city and are completely in the dark.
Of course, there are also seniors who are waiting for an opportunity and eyeing the freshmen covetously.
Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou found the shed of Jiaotong University carrying their suitcases.
The students inside were also very enthusiastic. A female senior student asked as soon as she saw Xu Cheng.
"Classmate, are you a freshman at Jiaotong University? Please take a look at your admission letter."
Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou took out the notice and handed it over.
After reading it, the female senior looked at the two of them with satisfaction, especially at Xu Cheng.
"You've arrived just in time. Our student union will have a bus to take you back to school for free. You can report directly to the school. There are still seats available."
"Oh, thank you so much, Senior."
Led by their senior schoolmate, the two walked towards the bus together and put their luggage under the bus. Xu Cheng got on the bus first. After getting on, he did not rush to sit down, but stretched out his arm to Lin Wanzhou again.
Looking at the hand Xu Cheng extended to him, Lin Wanzhou's heartbeat seemed to pause for a second.
The strange senior student was still watching from the side.
The next second, she closed her eyes, took his outstretched hand, and her face felt hot.
Looking back, I saw that the senior student had decisively turned around and walked away.
Lin Wanzhou suddenly felt very happy, as if there was an apple on the tree and everyone jumped up to pick it, and the apple fell into her hands.
The two of them picked an empty seat and sat down, and the car started quickly.
Lin Wanzhou looked at the scenery on both sides of the road outside the window.
“It feels like I haven’t been to Shanghai for just a few years. There are so many changes here.”
"Of course, these few years have been the fastest growing period for Magic City."
When we arrived at the school gate, a light wet drizzle began to fall, bringing a slightly cool feeling to the air.
After taking the luggage from the car, everyone else hurried to handle the admission procedures, and Xu Cheng took Lin Wanzhou away.
"Why rush to do that when it's raining? Let's go eat first and report to our family that we're safe."
Lin Wanzhou thought about it.
"Okay."
The two sat down in a braised chicken restaurant.
While waiting for dinner, Lin Wanzhou called home.
"Well, we're already at school."
"After completing the enrollment procedures, I should be able to stay in the dormitory at night."
"I'm having dinner with Xu Cheng now."
"Don't worry, it's safe."
After being hungry for the whole day, the two of them devoured a pot of braised chicken. Lin Wanzhou wanted to go and complete the admission procedures, but was stopped by Xu Cheng.
"Look, it's getting late. Why don't we do it tomorrow? The notice says you should be at school before tomorrow anyway."
"Um?"
Lin Wanzhou was stunned for a few seconds, "Where are we staying tonight?"
"I'll take you to find a place to live..."
The young boy was dragged to the hotel by Xu Cheng in a daze. He watched her check in a room, then he dragged her into the elevator and took her all the way to the door of the room.
She began to doubt.
I just told my family that I was safe.
But now.
Is it really safe...
