sleepless tonight

Chapter 28 The Secret of the Two

Tang Wan pulled a stool, sat me down, and pushed the noodles and sake in front of me.

The Jajangmyeon has been stirred.

When we were in high school, Tang Wan and I walked to the city center along the road outside the school, and went to the supermarket. If we were hungry, we would buy a bowl of Cai Linji’s noodles with soy sauce. She carried sake and pearl milk tea.

After eating, while walking, when we arrived at school, the time was just right.

Holding the chopsticks, I stared at the fried noodles in the bowl, and my thoughts went back to the time in high school. On the Binhu Bridge, there was a gust of lake wind. In order to retain some of the heat of Jajangmyeon.

The person in front of us is still the same person, but we will never be able to return to that time.

"Here." After eating the fried noodles, Logan handed me a tissue.

"Thank you." I said, "I'll take the coat, so that you won't be troubled by running back and forth."

"It's not dry yet, how do you get it?" Logan tidied up the dishes on the table.

"Just wrap it in a plastic bag. I'll take it back and dry it in the sun." I said.

Someone knocked on the door.

Logan was clearing the table, and I was by the door, walked a few steps, and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was a man in his 30s, very mature, with a breakfast in his hand. When he saw me, the man froze for a moment and shrank back, as if he wanted to see the house number.

"Are you looking for Logan?" I said.

"Yes, am I right?" The man nodded and said with a smile.

"That's right, Logan is taking out the trash." I nodded and stepped aside a little.

"Xiaowan, I brought you some breakfast. It's still hot. Eat it quickly." The man entered the room, put the breakfast on the table very familiarly, went to the kitchen to get the bowls and chopsticks, and put the disposable lunch box The millet porridge in is served in a ceramic bowl.

This kind of action made me feel like a thorn was pierced in my heart, and suddenly it hurt so badly.

Something has been profaned.

Tang Wan likes to drink millet porridge, and she has to use ceramic bowls. Tang Wan and I have eaten it many times in the alleys outside the school. A bowl costs one yuan, and it is warm and full.

Moreover, when Tang Wan is on her period, she especially likes to drink millet porridge, which has become a habit.

"Liu Chuang, why are you here?" Tang Wan glanced at the man, "I've already had breakfast."

"Xiaomi porridge, knowing that you are not feeling well, I bought it specially and brought it to you. Drink some, this is health-preserving porridge." Liu Chuang said with a smile, and then looked back at me, "There is still some porridge, you Want some?"

"No, I've already eaten." I shook my head, and then said to Tang Wan, "Go ahead and drink the porridge, you didn't eat much just now, I'll get the clothes myself."

The fragrance of millet lingered in my breath, and Liu Chuang was holding a spoon, exuding the heat of millet. Such a warm scene made me just want to escape quickly.

When I got to the balcony, I took the down jacket, and I took it and went outside.

"Wait a minute, I just washed it last night and it's not dry yet. I'll get you a plastic bag." Logan greeted me.

"No need, I'll just take it. I still have something to do at home, so I'll be leaving first." I didn't wait for Logan, and went out the door.

Logan was going to fetch the plastic bag, but after hearing what I said, she stood there without moving.

After leaving the complex, I looked around, got on a bus, and sat by the window with my wet down jacket in my arms.

My eyes are a little confused, and many things are beyond my expectations.

Wu Dong bought a car, Tang Wan bought a house, not only that, Tang Wan also talked about friends, even if she didn't talk, the relationship between her and Liu Chuang was not simple.

I originally thought that such a secret thing as menstruation was a secret between me and Logan, and it was unique to us, but at this moment, the bond seemed to be broken.

At this moment, the faint connection between me and Logan shattered from my heart and dissipated into smoke.

When I got home, an old lady was standing at my door.

Dim aisle lights, the sudden appearance of the old lady startled me.

After concentrating for a while, I suppressed the strange and chaotic thoughts in my heart.

"Auntie, please step aside, you are blocking me from opening the door." I said politely.

"Who are you calling auntie?" The old lady seemed to have a bad temper.

"Then call your grandma?" I wonder why some people like to call themselves older.

The old lady in front of her seemed a bit unorthodox.

"It's useless for you to call grandma!" The old lady seemed to jump up, "Your rent has been overdue for two months, is it true that if I don't look for you, you are going to continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and it will be delayed for another two months , Why don't we just go to the end of the year?"

"Are you the landlord?" I seemed to understand why the old lady stopped at my door.

"Don't pretend, I'm not the landlord. Could it be that you are really a grandma? You have to pay the rent today anyway, otherwise you won't be able to enter this door." The old lady was aggressive.

I frowned, looked at the old lady a few times, and was quite worried in my heart. If I really wanted to fight, judging by the old lady's posture, it seemed that I might not be her opponent.

"Are you wrong? My rent has already been paid, so how come I'm in arrears with you for two months' rent?" I said.

Tong Wangjun mentioned to me that she paid the rent.

Tong Wangjun should not lie about this matter.

"The rent is paid, but the items in the house are broken, so you have to accompany me?" the old lady said.

"It's all good, how could it be bad? Impossible." I said affirmatively.

"One sideboard of the cabinet is broken, the wall is cracked, two tiles in the bathroom are missing, the ceiling is scratched, the mirror is broken, a window hinge is broken, and the clothes rail on the balcony is also broken." The old lady said. He took out a notebook, handed it to me, and kept muttering, "These things were new before you moved in, but now they are all broken. I want to replace them. It must cost money, right?"

I am amazed by the old lady's memory.

Being a landlord is not easy.

"That's not going to have to pay back so much money, right?" I said.

One month's rent is [-], and two months is [-]. I think the old lady must be cheating me.

"I won't ask for more money from you." The old lady started again, "My cabinet board is a bunny's paint-free board. It costs more than 200 yuan a board, plus 100 yuan for labor costs. I want you to pay [-] yuan. That's all, not much."

"The cabinet board is only about the size of a palm. A whole piece of paint-free board can make ten cabinet boards like that. Why do you want more than 200 from me?" I immediately corrected.

This old lady is dishonest and wants to cheat me.

"You go to the store and ask for one-tenth of the board, will they give it to you?" the old lady said.

I was stunned, what the old lady said made sense.

"There is also a suspended ceiling, which needs to be configured separately. There are prints on it, and the styles are different. It may not be available in the store. You have to get it from the manufacturer. I didn't ask you for more postage. It only cost five yuan." The old lady continue.

"Can I compensate you after I check out?" I compromised.

"Tomorrow is the time to check out. I greeted you more than a month ago and reminded you that if you want to continue renting, you should quickly pay the rest of the rent. Up to now, you haven't paid it. If I don't Keep an eye on it, when you run away, who do I go to?" the old lady said.

The rent is due tomorrow!

Another bolt from the blue.

I panicked immediately: "Auntie, can you be more tolerant, I will definitely pay you back the rent."

"It's not negotiable." The old lady didn't show any sympathy, "I have already rented out this house, and someone else will move in the day after tomorrow. You can make up for me with 600 yuan before tomorrow night, or I will lose your things. Hold them all."

The old lady gave me an ultimatum and left.

I followed behind and kept saying good things, but the old lady didn't turn her head until she got on the elevator.

Lying on the bed, lighting a cigarette, I didn’t sit up, and let the ash fall on the sheets, anyway, I would be kicked out tomorrow, and I didn’t bother to worry about whether the sheets would be scalded.

Depressed emotions condensed in my heart along with the smoke.

Then go to the woman next door to borrow money?

I don't have this face. The money I borrowed last time has not been repaid. It is not easy for her to earn some money. It is hard money.

The phone rang, and it was Logan.

I glanced over and dropped my phone on the bed.

The phone kept ringing, and I was upset by the noise. I pulled the quilt to cover it, and took a few puffs of cigarettes.

After a while, the phone rang again with a message.

I lit a cigarette again, sat up, glanced at the quilt, thought for a while, lifted the quilt, took out my phone, and clicked on the message.

Message from Tang Wan: I have a job here, and I happen to be missing someone, can you help me?
(End of this chapter)