Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 17 The Unfinished Punishment
After a while, everyone arrived, and Wu Bo and Zhan Ping started singing folk songs. Zhan Ping, like Ni Manhua, had studied vocal music since childhood, and Mai almost exploded from her shouting.

As for Ni Manhua, who was on her menstrual period these days, her head was buzzing because of all the noise from them.

After Lu Guanhai came in, he sat two people away to the left of Ni Manhua. Ni Manhua closed his eyes and didn't pay attention to his surroundings. He didn't know when he sat next to her.

Lu Guanhai patted Ni Manhua's arm. Ni Manhua opened her eyes and subconsciously fell back when she saw his face. Those red, blue, and colorful lights hit his face, making her dizzy. Even more powerful.

Lu Guanhai didn't pay attention to her resisting gesture, but handed over the water glass in his hand: "Seeing that you are not feeling well, I just asked the waiter for hot water."

In such weather, the streets are almost smoky due to the scorching sun. When you walk indoors wearing short-sleeves, the cold air seems to freeze you.

I don't know if it was to create a romantic atmosphere, but Jiang Lan ordered twenty bottles of low-alcohol cocktails as soon as she came over. There were big drops of water hanging on the bottles. Ni Manhua shivered when he reached for it, and then took his hand back. .

Taking the hot water from Lu Guanhai, as if holding a savior, Ni Manhua thanked him gratefully, and then turned his eyes to the screen in front of him again.

Zhan Ping started singing. What was playing now was a lyrical song with a gentle melody. She was rarely quiet, holding the microphone in both hands while singing. Jiang Lan sat next to her, also facing away from them.

After a glass of hot water, Ni Manhua sobered up a lot. She turned on her phone and wanted to ask Lai Hongtu if he had time to pick her up tonight.Her parents went to visit her grandma in the countryside, and she didn't want to stay at home alone.

Lai Hongtu's message came back quickly: "Have you forgotten what day it is today? I'm going to fly to Beijing to receive the award. If you're afraid of bringing a handsome boy back with you, don't worry."

Ni Manhua never pays attention to the changes of time. She always plans her life for the next day in conversations with relatives and friends.

After being reminded by Lai Hongtu, Ni Manhua exited the software and took a look at the time on the desktop of his phone.

7月20日，2011年的7月20日。

In my memory, Lai Hongtu won a very important personal award on this day. Ni Manhua was happy for a long time when he saw it on TV.

But the next day, his parents came back from the countryside to celebrate him. Ni Manhua went out to buy wine and groceries. When he passed the braised tofu stall, he didn't see the familiar aunt.I heard from a nearby vendor that her son couldn't repay the loan he borrowed at high interest rates. The debt collectors came to her door the day before and smashed up her stall, which also sent her to the hospital.

It is now 04:30 in the afternoon, and the winning time for the afternoon session is [-]:[-]. As long as you come back before [-]:[-], Jiang Lan's confession can be guaranteed to go smoothly.

Ni Manhua put his phone in his pocket and told everyone that he would be back soon if he had something to do.Jiang Lan turned around and looked at her, nodded, and made a small expression at her to signal her not to forget what they had agreed to do.

Ni Manhua exhaled forcefully after walking out of the "sound tide". Jiang Lan's expression kept reappearing in her mind. She could only speed up her pace and try to get back earlier to accept the final punishment.

Yes, punishment.She personally facilitated the confession, and Lu Guanhai passively walked into the trap. This will be the first punishment she has received since her rebirth.

Walking to the old street full of thoughts, the aroma of various roadside stalls mixed with the smell of vegetable oil came over. Ni Manhua walked quickly through the crowd without looking either way.

Ni Manhua doesn't like these food stalls, and rarely stops at other stalls. He only has a special liking for braised tofu.

At 25:[-], Ni Manhua walked to the tofu stall. After seeing her busy, her aunt took out a long piece of toilet paper from the bag hanging beside the trolley: "This sweat is dripping like water, wipe it off quickly." .”

Ni Manhua took the toilet paper and held it tightly in his hands: "Auntie, there is no business in this hot day. Let's close the stall today."

The aunt smiled and said: "Wait a minute, there will be many students coming after the cram school over there at 04:30."

Ni Manhua didn't know how to convey the plot that a person from the future knew in advance in a natural and convincing way. She hesitated for a while and saw that her aunt was also sweating. Little by little.

"Auntie, close the stall. I saw a lot of gangsters when I came here just now..." Ni Manhua picked up his phone and checked the time, but decided to just say it like this: "Tin Yue owes money outside, and they will come here to cause trouble. of."

Tan Yue is the aunt's son. According to the timeline of the story, Ni Manhua only met him a month later when his aunt was discharged from the hospital and set up a stall again. At this time, he should not know his name.But Ni Manhua couldn't think of a better way. Only in this way could he convince his aunt.

Under Ni Manhua's calm gaze, the aunt was stunned for a long time.For her, although Ni Manhua was a regular customer, their relationship was not that close, and she couldn't trust her easily.

Just when the aunt was hesitating, several men wearing flip-flops and large pants came over from the direction Ni Manhua had just come from. Some had cigarettes in their mouths, and some had the same type of cattail leaf fan as the old man in the alley. , his expression looked arrogant and uncomfortable.

They were coming this way, and their contemptuous eyes were directed at them. Ni Manhua gently pushed her aunt's arm: "Let's go quickly."

"Tofu seller, give me twenty bowls." The aunt then turned around, and someone took out the cigarette from his mouth and threw it on the street, and walked over with his hands in his pockets.

More sweat appeared on Auntie's forehead. She turned around and said cautiously: "Not so much anymore."

They were just looking for a reason to cause trouble. When they heard this, they overturned the boiler and spilled the hot brine on the ground. A few drops splashed on Ni Manhua's calf. The pain was not particularly intense under the scorching sun. .

Ni Manhua took two steps back. Before he could reprimand him, the other party took the box containing change on the trolley and weighed it in his hand: "Your son Qin Yue owes us 10 yuan. If he can't pay it now, you What should I do?"

The man's other dirty hand was about to pull the aunt's sleeve, but Ni Manhua opened it: "No matter how much money Tan Yue owes you, you should pay compensation for smashing the stall."

"Should I pay? Damn!" He pointed at himself exaggeratedly, then looked at Ni Manhua: "Where did you come from, little girl? Could you be the girlfriend of that guy Tan Yue? ?”

He grabbed Ni Manhua's arm, and Ni Manhua tried to break free. He was not strong enough and could only dig at his arm that was covered with sweat and dirt with her nails.He soon sensed something was wrong. He looked down and saw a bloodstain on his arm, and roughly shook Ni Manhua away.

Ni Manhua's lower back hit the trolley, and she felt a sharp pain stimulating her nerves.Ni Manhua grabbed the handlebar, his hands trembling, and his aunt shouted over there: "You damn things, you even bully little girls."

"What's wrong with bullying her?" The person who just took action pulled Auntie away and walked up to Ni Manhua to start again: "This little sister is pretty pretty. If I don't have money to pay back, I will take her back first and wait. Come and redeem your son when he has money."

Ni Manhua's hand touched his lower back just now. When he reached for his hand again, he found blood between his fingers.She endured the pain and struggled: "You are breaking the law. With so many people watching, the police will be here soon."

"Then I'll take you away quickly, otherwise the police won't be able to find you."

The group laughed, seemingly unfazed.Ni Manhua was dragged, his ankle was twisted while being dragged, and his knees began to weaken.Until Lu Guanhai came from the way she came, punched the man on the shoulder, then turned around and held Ni Manhua's body, looking at them with anger.

The person who was beaten gasped and cursed: "You brat wants to be a hero and save the beauty, but he doesn't even look at how much he weighs."

After saying that, they all rushed forward together. Ni Manhua was protected by Lu Guanhai behind him, but there were many of them, and two of them held Lu Guanhai back, leaving the others free to attack Ni Manhua and his aunt.

Ni Manhua was dragged and pushed by them, and his brain became dizzy uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)