God said I would meet you

Lin Jinyu swears that he agreed to "go sit down" with Zhang Xinli just to see La Long, not because he was surprised that Zhang Xinli would take the initiative to propose this invitation, but he couldn't help but agree for a long time after he struggled in his heart.

"Okay." He turned his head and looked up at Zhang Xinli, without showing any emotion on his face: "Last time when he drove me to the car, he said that he had the opportunity to come to Shanghai to play, but I didn't expect this opportunity to come so soon... Oh, You don’t know this, you didn’t come because you said you were not feeling well.”

"..."

That was obviously a lie, or an excuse, and it was somewhat embarrassing for the person who lied to be brought up again in such an upright manner.Zhang Xinli said, "Actually, I..."

"It doesn't matter how you are," Lin Jinyu interrupted him, turned around, instead of going back with Lin Ye as originally planned, instead turned to the hotel that Zhang Xinli had mentioned: "Anyway, I'm here to see Lalong. "

It is still so cold, repelling people thousands of miles away.

It's just the beginning, and it's normal not to accept him.Zhang Xinli didn't seem too frustrated. He paused for a second or two and followed, saying, "Aren't you going to tell him...can you explain clearly to him?"

"What him, who is it?" Lin Jinyu asked knowingly, "Be clear."

"..." Zhang Xinli had no choice but to say, "Your boyfriend."

"I can just talk to him casually," Lin Jinyu said, "Not everyone is like you. Once you go out, you want to ask the other party to write an application report, but you never write it yourself."

When he met Ning Shengkai, Zhang Xinli repeatedly told him to tell him what he did and said, and now Lin Jinyu took it out to retaliate.

"I don't think it's too much to ask when I'm with you."

"It's up to you," Lin Jinyu said, "You won't think you're going too far anyway."

Zhang Xinli was speechless again.

Lin Ye was kept in the dark for the time being, he didn't have the consciousness of "becoming his boyfriend", so of course he wouldn't ask. Xu Zhao went to find his other cronies and went on to play the next wave. Lin Jinyu said hello and joined him Go back to Laron.

……

The more things you didn’t see when you were young, the more you will find them strange when you grow up. As the only one in their family within at least three generations who went out of the mountains to go to university, Lalong’s yearning for Shanghai is the same as that of 17-year-old Zhang Xinli.

Lin Jinyu walked with her predecessor silently all the way, and before she reached the gate of the hotel, she saw him in a sneaker store on the main road—the national temperament of Lalong was obvious, in such an urban environment, such a person very conspicuous.

At that time, he was wearing a pair of new shoes, and he was looking left and right in the mirror, and there were many shoe boxes beside him.This guy is quite good at shopping, Zhang Xinli and Lin Jinyu looked at each other, and then quickly turned their heads.He opened the door and went in, went over and patted Lalong, saying: "Why are you here, I don't want you to stay and rest, don't run around."

"Brother, Brother Jinyu, why are you here?" La Long was stunned for a moment, then smiled a little embarrassedly: "I have nothing to rest, I've slept enough in the car, it will take you a long time to go, I'll wait bored."

Young people are always restless and full of energy. Lin Jinyu thinks it is normal. He said: "It's okay, just go shopping by yourself when you're bored. It's been 20XX years, and you can find any way with an app."

Another contradictory tune, Zhang Xinli suspected that he would get used to it a few more times, and Lin Jinyu would be at a loss if he didn't contradict him in the future.

"You want it?" Zhang Xinli glanced at the dazzling array of sneakers on the ground, and said, "One pair should be hundreds of dollars bigger."

Lalong's own tuition fees are all student loans, and his father, mother, brother, and father have tried their best to make up for the monthly living expenses. It is barely enough to eat, pay for phone calls, and participate in some interpersonal activities. He can't even talk about a girlfriend. , Such a pair of shoes is obviously beyond his spending power.

He obviously wants a pair. For a person who has lived in a very scarce material environment since he was a child, everything is new and full of desire when he first goes to school in a big city, even though it may cost half a dollar. Monthly living expenses, but he really wants to buy it.

Zhang Xinli saw this at a glance. He was too familiar with this kind of mentality, and he knew it was very dangerous.He reminded: "It's not easy for your brother to send you money every month."

"Buy it if you really like it. You have to enjoy yourself to the fullest in life. It's not easy to have something you like." Lin Jinyu said the exact opposite of him: "I don't know when you don't like it, just throw it away like a shoe Oh, man, it's easy to change."

...However, these words sounded like they meant something. Zhang Xinli felt the resentment, but he didn't know what to say.He really struggled and tried his best, but in the end he had to choose a path that he thought was best for the two of them, but Lin Jinyu didn't play cards according to common sense at all.

Also, he has always been a person who doesn't do what others want.

"Brother Jinyu, you are right," Lalong really wanted, "Then I..."

"What's the matter?" Zhang Xinli said, "Look at the price yourself again. I know you just came out of school, and everything you see is new, but don't lose your mind."

He felt that Lin Jinyu was angry with him, and he kept silent when he was silent about other minor quarrels. You can't be angry with this kind of thing. La Long is only in his teens and has just seen the colorful world. At this critical period, wrong words may affect his whole life.

People don't like to listen to good advice, because it's not good to hear. La Long just got Lin Jinyu's support, and now he is pouring cold water on him, and he doesn't seem very happy.

"I said, buy it if you really like it," Lin Jinyu said, "These shoes are indeed not cheap, but..."

"Don't get angry with me about this kind of thing, okay?" This time he was interrupted by Zhang Xinli before he finished speaking: "He is acting on his will, and you are also acting on his will. Educating children is more important than brains."

The smooth mirror reflected the figures of the three of them. La Long surpassed his own brother and was as tall as Zhang Xinli. Lin Jinyu was slightly shorter than the two of them. He had handsome features, but he was not as old-fashioned as the two of them.At this moment, Zhang Xinli was frowning at him in the mirror, a bit like a brother educating a younger brother or a husband educating a wife with "long hair but short knowledge"—of course, Lin Jinyu is not his wife.

"...Do you know that I'm just out of my mind?" Lin Jinyu didn't stare at him angrily like before, he didn't even look at Zhang Xinli, just looked away lightly, and said in a very calm tone: "You think I'm like this, just don't worry about it." Right now, I don’t know the sufferings of the world, I do my own way, I am idealistic, I don’t understand your hard work...and it will always be like this.”

As for the matter of a shoe, why did he suddenly speak so seriously? Zhang Xinli felt as if he was talking about the matter in front of him, but he didn't seem to.

No one said anything, Lin Jinyu said: "I know you think so even if you don't say anything, why don't you come and ask me what I think?"

La Long froze in wearing new shoes, Lin Jinyu didn't seem to care about their reaction, but just said: "'If you really like it, buy it, these are really not cheap, but...'There is a 'but' you know ?”

Lin Jinyu completed what Zhang Xinli had interrupted before, before she had time to say: "'But you have to remember that you pay for the shoes yourself, and you can't ask your family for more money because of this. You are already 18, and you are an adult. People, it is your own business that you have to save money after buying these shoes. If you can find a way to earn back, it is your ability. If you think you can bear it, you will buy it next time you meet someone you like. Remember to think before you act'."

Sometimes it's useless to blindly block. Seventeen or eighteen-year-olds are already impulsive and have just seen new things, so a few words can completely dispel his eagerness to move, and sometimes it makes people unhappy.

It's better to let him stagger once, he will know the pain when he falls, and it's his ability to stand firm.

Zhang Xinli and Lin Jinyu, whose method is better is obvious.

La Long said: "Okay, I see, I... still decided to buy it."

Zhang Xinli did not speak this time.

Lin Jinyu gestured to the counter, and when Lalong went to check out, he said pointedly: "I don't know who can't educate children."

"..." Zhang Xinli said, "You are right."

He had something to say: "Actually, I..."

However, before he could say anything, Lin Jinyu said, "'Being angry', no matter how old you are, you will always feel that you are the only one who is mature and is thinking far and wide."

"I actually..."

"Please respect others and don't be so arrogant." Lin Jinyu's voice was an octave higher than his, covering up Zhang Xinli's "I was actually at the time": "This is the nth time I have warned you, Put away your machismo."

The mentality of always weakening your partner, thinking that the other party is naive and immature, and not qualified to participate in major decision-making with you is indeed machismo. Even if the person who holds this idea is from the perspective of a protector, this essence cannot be concealed. Zhang Xinli said: "I don't disrespect you in my heart, it's just..."

"This 'just' is well added. Our Chinese teacher should have told you that no matter what you say, as long as you add 'just' at the end, it will be bullshit." Lin Jinyu said coldly: "Don't say it. "

"..." Zhang Xinli felt that the person standing in front of him was not a person, but a petrol bomb that would explode at any time.But he didn't know if it was his illusion, he always felt that Lin Jinyu's strong smell of gunpowder seemed to be mixed with a trace of resentment, like a widow resentful after her husband died... This metaphor seems inappropriate.

He didn't have time to say "Actually me" again, because Laron had already paid the bill and returned.Lin Jinyu's complexion immediately returned to normal, and she said kindly, "Buy it? Remember what I just said, don't ask for more money from the family."

"I know," Lalong said, "Brother, don't worry, I still think that the family will not pay the bride price in the future, I will save it myself."

The betrothal gifts in Liangshan are very high, and no one in the village who is in their 20s can make it all by themselves. Lin Jinyu smiled and said, "I have ambition."

"Hey, of course," La Long said, "My brother is getting married soon, and I'm looking for a part-time job in a big city to save some money for the gift... Hey, I'm already a big boy in a blink of an eye, brother, you should be soon too ?”

The "brother" in the back is called Zhang Xinli, and La Long said, "Isn't there already a goal? How did you see the girl my Seventh Aunt introduced to you last time? I heard she looks pretty."

Lin Jinyu suddenly stopped laughing.