Chapter 1519: Once a teenager, Denghua Hutong!

"Ring ring ring!"

It was September of 96, the height of summer in Beijing, and several boys and girls in school uniforms were riding bicycles.

"Brother Mingfan, your Giant is so cool, can you lend it to me to ride later?"

Qin Chuan, who has grown rapidly in height recently, now looks as thin as a stick. He rides his bicycle to the side of the protagonist Wu Mingfan.

I bared my teeth and looked flattering. I had been looking forward to this bicycle since it came out, and I begged my parents several times but they refused to buy it for me.

In an era when there were no shared bicycles and the streets were filled with local bicycles such as Phoenix and Forever, a stylish and lightweight joint venture mountain bike was simply the coolest thing.

As long as you can own one, you will definitely be the coolest guy in school!
"Okay, okay, but don't break it!" Although Wu Mingfan agreed to Qin Chuan, he still said it in advance.

The main reason is that this kid is too naughty. If you don't explain it to him in advance, I guarantee that either a foot pedal is missing or the brake is broken.

Well, his name in this life is also Wu Mingfan. He was reborn a few months ago. He was born in 82, one year older than Qin Chuan and Xie Qiao who came after him. He is in the same grade and age as He Xiaozhou, and lives in the backyard of No. 27 Denghua Hutong.

"Swish swish~"

A few people rode their bicycles into the alley, passing by Lao Wang's bicycle repair shop and Aunt Zhang's breakfast shop.

"Uncle Wang!"

"Aunt Zhang~"

"I'm back. Let's all come to my house tonight to eat noodles with soybean paste!"

"No, aunt~"

It has been many years since the reform and opening up. With the outbreak of the layoff wave, a large number of workers have lost their jobs. So they can only rely on themselves and start a small business in front of this house.

"Uncle Chen!"

"Hey, school is over. Hasn't our Hu Zi come back yet?"

"Xiaohu seems to be on duty!"

"Hey, this brat, he didn't tell me when he left today!"

Uncle Chen's barber shop on the roadside has a famous name, called "The King of Flat Head Cuts", which means that this old man only knows how to cut flat heads. Of course, the fees are very affordable, almost a quarter of the price of a normal barber shop.

But it is deeply loved by the old men in the hutong. It has become a gathering place. Usually, a lot of retired old men come here to chat, and if there is nothing to do, Uncle Chen will join them to play chess.

In the final analysis, he is not short of money, he just has nothing to do and wants to find a job. This old man used to be a seventh-level worker in a state-owned steel plant, and his monthly pension is not small.

"Chuanzi, what happened between you and Qiaoqiao?" Wu Mingfan was a little confused. The two of them hadn't spoken to each other since school was over.

"Uh..." Qin Chuan, who was riding a bicycle, looked back at Xie Qiao who was pouting, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

"No...nothing!"

He Xiaozhou at the back interrupted: "Qin Chuan stuffed the bug into the pencil case, which scared Qiao Qiao!"

"This kid~" Wu Mingfan shook his head helplessly.

These two have quarreled over 600 times, with a big quarrel every three days and a small quarrel every two days.

These young people are ignorant about feelings and express them so roughly!

The more you like a girl, the more you tease her, as if this can show how strong you are and make your presence more felt.

For example, pulling someone's braids and suddenly jumping around next to them may seem childish to adults, but they are Qin Chuan's way of expressing his love.

Little did they know that the result of doing so was that their childhood sweethearts, who had been fighting since childhood, might become close friends.

This is also why the relationship between the two in the play is so bumpy. Xie Qiao has never had this kind of string since childhood. How can he like someone who quarrels all day long? And compared to Qin Chuan, who was naughty and mischievous since childhood, He Xiaozhou, who is quiet and good at studying, is simply the prince charming in the dream.

As they were chatting, they arrived at Denghua Hutong Neighborhood Committee, and finally walked through the Xinzhi Bookstore at No. 29 and arrived at No. 27 where their home was.

"You're back!" Qin Chuan's grandmother was hanging clothes, looking kind.

"Grandma Qin~" Wu Mingfan greeted.

Compared to the high-rise buildings decades later, today's neighbors are more humane.

Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, once you enter the yard, you can only push the cart because the entire aisle is too narrow.

Originally, this three-courtyard mansion was home to dignitaries many years ago. It had beautiful scenery and elegant corridors, but now it has become a slum and there is no trace of its former glory.

Apart from the big tree in the central courtyard, I'm afraid even the original owner wouldn't be able to recognize it. There are countless illegal buildings. Over the past ten or twenty years, almost every household has built their own house until there was no room left in the yard.

Of course, if there had not been a fire eight years ago and the neighborhood committee had issued a clear ban, it would probably not have been able to stop the construction desire of the Chinese people. Who wouldn't want their home to be a little more spacious?

Wu Mingfan's home was in the backyard, so when they pushed the cart past the middle yard, they ran into Qin Qian, who was sitting cross-legged at the door of her house eating ice cream.

"Slurp~" He was so happy while eating.

Hearing the voice, he raised his head: "Why did you come back just now?"

"I don't want you, old man, to run back without attending the last physical education class!" Wu Mingfan said habitually and continued walking forward.

"Hey!" Qin Qian was startled. She stood up and rushed over in a panic, not even caring about the ice cream that fell to the ground.

What if my mother knew that I was skipping school?
With eyes wide open and fists clenched, he threatened in a low voice: "Xiao Fanzi, don't talk nonsense. If my mother hears you, I'll make you suffer!"

Although she is wearing a school uniform, she is already a beauty at the age of 15. She boasts that she looks like Celery Lily in the movie, but her personality is hard to describe. She is definitely a child spoiled by her parents.

irritable!

Irritable
People at school nicknamed her "The Supreme Emperor", mainly because the name "Qin Shi Huang" was taken by Qin Chuan. Of course, girls with this kind of personality may not be very popular in the south, but she is quite "cool" in the alleys of Beijing, and the uncles and aunts in the alleys like her very much.

But the two of them are like a pair of bickering lovers. They always quarrel whenever they meet. However, they are different from Qin Chuan and Xie Qiao.

Because Wu Mingfan is not secretly in love with Qin Qian. If he finds a wife who is so noisy, how can he live in the future?
I was hungry and didn’t want to argue with her, so I just kept pushing my bike forward.

"Sister, is there any ice cream left?" Qin Chuan locked his bicycle and looked expectant.

"No~" Qin Qian replied unhappily, and gave the ice cream that was originally reserved for her brother directly to Xie Qiao who was standing beside her.

"Qiao Qiao, give it to you~"

"Thank you, Sister Qin Qian!" Xie Qiao took the ice cream and turned around and went home. She was also a little afraid of Qin Qian, mainly because she was born in an intellectual family and was usually well-behaved at school.

Although he was somewhat envious of Qin Qian, who was already a big sister, her restless nature made him almost dare not approach her.

"Xiao Zhou, bye~" Both of them lived in the backyard.

Wu Mingfan casually put his bicycle at the door, pushed it open and walked inside to the living room. On both sides were his parents' and his own bedrooms, and there was a small kitchen at the back of the living room.

There are only a few people in the family so there are no partitions in the bedroom area, so the area is naturally large, with a total of more than 60 square meters.

A family of three living in such a big house is definitely a mansion nowadays. After all, Xie Qiao's family has almost the same area, but it is home to five people from three generations, including an unmarried uncle. If they were married, it would probably be even more crowded.

So for families like Qin Chuan and Xie Qiao where there are many people, they not only have partitions but also have suspended ceilings, and people have to live in the attic above.

To be continued...

(End of this chapter)

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