The Pentium Era - South to North

They sat for a while. Zhang Chen looked at the time and saw that it was almost ten o'clock. Then he stood up and said goodbye. Xiao Zhao still held his hand and sent him downstairs. When they got downstairs, she found that Zhang Chen came on a motorcycle. , shouted excitedly: "Can I take a ride in your car?"

Zhang Chen said yes.

There was only one helmet. Zhang Chen put it on Xiao Zhao and got in the car. Xiao Zhao hugged Zhang Chen's waist from behind. Even through a piece of clothing, Zhang Chen could feel the softness of her hands.

"Where to go?" Zhang Chen asked.

Xiao Zhao pointed in the direction to the city: "This way."

On Shengfu Road at night, coconut trees were swaying overhead, and there were few people and cars on the road. Xiao Zhao kept urging: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

When Zhang Chen hit the gas, Xiao Zhao let out a scream. She hugged Zhang Chen's waist tightly with her hands, her body pressed against Zhang Chen's body, and her round helmet pressed against the back of Zhang Chen's head.

The cold night wind blew against his face, and pieces of Zhang Chen's hair stood up and fell backward, rustling on Xiao Zhao's helmet, and Xiao Zhao giggled.

The entire provincial road was almost at its end, and when we reached the triangle area, the surrounding area began to become lively and the lights became brighter.

Zhang Chen stopped at the intersection. Opposite was the Donghu recruitment wall that Zhang Chen was familiar with. On the right was Boai South Road and on the left was Haixiu Road. Zhang Chen asked loudly: "Left or right?"

Xiao Zhao looked at it. On the right was a group of low houses with much dimmed lights. On the left, he could see tall buildings at a glance. The lights on the tops of the buildings washed out half of the sky.

Xiao Zhao shouted: "Left, left, let's go to the left."

Zhang Chen restarted and turned onto Haixiu Road. Haixiu Road was still busy with traffic at this time of night. Zhang Chen slowed down the speed of the car. Xiao Zhao did not shout to go faster, but looked at both sides curiously. She When he saw Wanghai Mall and Wanghai International Hotel, he shouted, "Isn't Mr. Fu right here?"

Zhang Chen replied yes.

Xiao Zhao sighed: "It's so big and advanced, no wonder."

Everyone knew the meaning of "No wonder". Zhang Chen didn't ask and just kept riding forward. He planned to cross the South Bridge and then turn around, or go along Longkun North Road to Binhai Avenue and then go back.

Xiao Zhao suddenly shouted. She pointed to the road sign in front and asked: "Airport Road? Is this the airport? Should I come here to take a flight tomorrow?"

Zhang Chen answered her yes, the airport is on this road.

"Turn left, turn left, let's go see the airport. I've never been on a plane before." Xiao Zhao patted his back and shouted.

Zhang Chen turned left and turned to Airport Road. What he was embarrassed to tell her was that I have never flown on a plane. At least you can get on the plane tomorrow. I haven't even seen what a plane ticket looks like. .

When they arrived at the intersection of Daying Road and Airport Road, Xiao Zhao exclaimed like Zhang Chen when they first arrived here. Zhang Chen was also a little surprised. The whole city seemed to be almost empty of people. Why was it still so lively here? ?

They arrived at the airport. The waiting hall was on the roadside. The door was closed and there was no one inside. Only the door on the exit side was still open and the lights were still on. There must be planes that had not landed yet. There were still people standing in twos and threes at the door. with some people picking up guests.

Xiao Zhao lay on the glass and looked inside. She asked Zhang Chen, will I be waiting for the plane here tomorrow?

Zhang Chen didn't know either, but he thought that since it was a terminal, it should be the right one. He nodded.

Xiao Zhao looked at it for a while and felt a little disappointed. She said that it was not much different from the train station, but it was a little cleaner than the train station.

Zhang Chen almost laughed, but thinking about it, Haicheng Airport at that time was not as big as Guangzhou Railway Station.

"I'll treat you to hot pot." Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao said.

Xiao Zhao was so excited: "Really? Just where I passed by?"

Zhang Chen nodded.

"Go quickly, go quickly." Xiao Zhao urged.

The two found a table and sat down. The boss took the menu. Xiao Zhao suddenly started talking to the boss in Sichuan dialect. Only then did Zhang Chen know that Xiao Zhao was from Sichuan. She told Zhang Chen that she was from Da County. Yes, do you know Da County?

"I know, it's in the Daba Mountain area." Zhang Chen said.

"How do you know?" Xiao Zhao asked in surprise, "You also know about Daba Mountain? Have you been there?"

Zhang Chen shook his head. Zhang Chen knew Daxian because the prototype of Luo Zhongli's "Father" was from Daxian. Luo Zhongli worked in a team there and had deep feelings for it. In his memoirs, he mentioned it many times. He visited Daxian and Daba Mountain, and later he painted a series of paintings of Daba Mountain.

Not only him, but also Zhu Yiyong, Zhou Chunya, He Duoling, etc. from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, all painted paintings related to that area. It can be said that all the painters at that time, especially those who painted oil paintings, knew about Daxian and Dabashan. of.

Zhang Chen wanted to tell Xiao Zhao this, but of course he couldn't explain clearly. He could only say that he had heard people talk about it.

Zhang Chen looked at Xiao Zhao and suddenly felt that she was very similar to the girl in He Duoling's "The Spring Breeze Has Awakened". The girl who sat with a cow and a dog on the dry grass and stared into the distance had grown up and now Arrived far away?

From the painting to the person, Zhang Chen felt a sense of affection and couldn't help but shake Xiao Zhao's hand.

Xiao Zhao looked at him and then at his own hands. Remembering what Zhang Chen said, Xiao Zhao smiled softly: "Take it."

This night, Xiao Zhao ate a lot and talked a lot. She told Zhang Chen that she had never eaten hot pot since arriving in Hainan. She only had seafood every day. Although seafood was delicious, it was not as satisfying as hot pot.

"You rarely come out at night?" Zhang Chen asked.

Xiao Zhao shook her head. She said that she almost never went out, so Mr. Fu asked them to stay in that house.

Zhang Chen was curious about how they got to Hainan, and Xiao Zhao told him that Wanghai Restaurant hired them there to recruit workers. They were originally supposed to be waiters, but when they got here, Mr. Fu took a fancy to them and arranged to go there.

When they finished eating, it was almost twelve o'clock. Zhang Chen gave the helmet to Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao shook his head and refused, but Zhang Chen didn't wear it. Xiao Zhao got in the car and no longer urged Zhang Chen to hurry up, but hugged him. His waist and face were pressed against Zhang Chen's back, so motionless that Zhang Chen thought she was asleep.

"Xiao Zhao." Zhang Chen called out.

"Yeah," Xiao Zhao responded.

Zhang Chen stopped talking and continued riding silently.

They arrived at the hotel and got out of the car. Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao said, "You go up, I'm going back too."

Xiao Zhao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't you going up?"

Before Zhang Chen finished speaking, she said "Oh" again, her eyes dimmed, and she nodded quickly.

Xiao Zhao walked to the stairs and looked back. Zhang Chen was still standing there. Xiao Zhao suddenly ran back, kissed Zhang Chen on the cheek, then turned around and ran upstairs.

Zhang Chen wiped the area where Xiao Zhao had just kissed with his sleeve, then got in the car and went back.

Zhang Chen returned to the Financial Garden and knocked on the door. After a while, the door opened. The moment the door opened, the music in the door came out and almost knocked Zhang Chen down. Liu Ligan and Jin Lily was singing karaoke with the sound turned up loudly. Fortunately, the soundproofing of the house was very good. When Zhang Chen was outside, he could only hear faint sounds.

Jin Lili sniffed and asked, "What's the smell?"

Zhang Chen suddenly became nervous. He thought Jin Lili smelled Xiao Zhao's cool aroma on him. Jin Lili came closer to Zhang Chen and smelled it, then asked, "Are you going to eat hot pot?"

Zhang Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Bringing a girl?"

Zhang Chen nodded honestly and asked strangely: "How do you know?"

"Hmph, it would be weird if Hainan men didn't bring girls with them. If they don't drink flower wine, they won't know how to drink!" Jin Lili said disdainfully.

Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief again. It turned out that Jin Lili believed that he had been with Mr. Fu all night. It was so fucking ups and downs.

When Liu Ligan saw that Zhang Chen was back, he held the microphone with one hand and waved to Zhang Chen with the other. What he was singing was "Volga Trackers". Jin Lili scolded: "This bastard, he sang a few songs I have been laughing and joking since I was little, even pulling the boat from Volgara to Yongcheng."

Zhang Chen laughed, and Jin Lili slapped him on the back: "Go and take a shower quickly, it smells so bad. Come here after you take a shower, and let this Volgara boatman see how many ups and downs you have gone through. If you don't come back, My head will explode from his shouting."