Chapter 3

"You go back first, take the car with you," Sun Wenqu said to Ma Liang before getting out of the car.

"Think about it," Ma Liang waved and called the waiter, "my words."

Is Brother Sun going to get a haircut? Is it today? I can only make it over this afternoon," Xiao Ji said enthusiastically in a continuous stream, "Oh, you also have the surname Sun... You are Sister Jiayue's younger brother...

The team leader briefly reiterated the precautions that had been mentioned earlier, and everyone shouldered their bags and began to hike along the path towards the mountains.

Although none of these people have a close friend, it does not matter; for Sun Wenqu, this is merely a return to the life he is accustomed to

Fang Chichong glanced over and nodded at the members of the group as a form of greeting. These group members are acceptable; upon closer inspection, they all seem to be around forty years old. A group without young people is interesting, but it is certainly better than a group of truly older men and women. Of course, those who are genuinely older usually do not stay overnight.

An evening dinner has been arranged, and it has been several years since they last met. Sun Wenqu studied his appearance in the mirror and decided to make a phone call to invite the hairstylist recommended by Sun Jiayue to style his hair.

"Is it a chick?" When Sun Wenqu made the phone call, he felt a bit awkward, as if the other party would start clucking as soon as they opened their mouth

I just found out as well, it's not really... we're about the same age, right?" Chen Xiang probably heard the singing and laughed even more joyfully, "So you like that kind of band, huh?"

"I will return tomorrow." Fang Chi knew that Fang Ying must have been shouting at him.

Can one still waste time here

Hmm. Sun Wenqu responded again.

Sun Wenqu was already feeling quite gloomy today, and upon seeing this pile of items, he immediately felt extremely displeased. He stared at it for a long time, and in the end, he directly dismantled the shelf, throwing both the shelf and those bottles and jars into the garbage heap downstairs.

female

Do you think I want to ask? I can't be bothered with these trivial matters at home! Whether they come back or not is up to them. I am asking on behalf of Sun Yao. "Sun Jiayue frowned, saying, 'Look at that long face of yours, and paired with that hairstyle of yours... Hey, you should quickly do something about your hair. I'll introduce you to someone..."

Now that I am free, what should I do next

"There is still ... ..." he had only said half when his phone rang. He took out his phone to take a look; it was Fang Ying. "At the current speed, we will reach the entrance to the mountains in another fifteen minutes."

This is our guide for this canyon creek exploration, Fang Chi," the team leader turned and pointed to Fang Chi, "he is very familiar with this section, and he will remind everyone when we reach special terrain...

Just as I was about to throw down my phone, it rang

To come to the mountains is to come to the mountains

I will start reviewing after the New Year, not bringing..." Fang Chi had not finished speaking when an aunt behind him suddenly stood up and shouted.

After walking for almost an hour, Fang Chi came to a stop.

The only person who can remember numbers without relying on a phone book is Ma Liang

Dad is here

Sun Wenqu changed his clothes and went out, planning to have a light breakfast. However, from the moment he stepped out, his phone kept ringing, with both male and female voices, all from old friends, asking if he was back and how he was doing, then suggesting a gathering

He rarely dreams; he dreams at night only of what he thinks about during the day. Living in the mountains, he thinks of nothing each day, just looking at the mountains and gazing at the soil, leaving him with no material to accumulate for dreams

"Go ahead and open it," Sun Jiayue said with a smile, looking him up and down for a moment, "You've lost weight."

"Tomorrow..." Fang Ying pondered for a moment, "Then it will be tomorrow, tomorrow evening. However, we need to go over early, just in case he decides to go out and we get stuck in traffic."

Sister Jiayue's friend, may I ask how you are addressed? Xiao Ji immediately said, and from the tone, it seemed that she was quite familiar with Sun Jiayue

Run

The nightlife at the construction site involves playing cards, which he quite enjoys. However, he does not like to play cards with those who easily become aggressive and resort to fighting when the game gets intense. Therefore, he usually goes to bed at 10 o'clock

After taking two steps, he realized that the car had not moved, so he turned back and raised his middle finger towards the driver's seat. Ma Liang honked the horn, turned the car around, and drove away

"You are just a local." Sun Wenqu said

I know you don't, you don't like doing... pottery," Ma Liang said, "but you are not a child, you need to be a little more mature.

Crossing the street to have breakfast and making a round trip while receiving about ten calls helped to salvage his somewhat displeased mood caused by Li Bowen

"Turkey," Ma Liang slapped the steering wheel hard and said, "Dish! Do you want to eat?"

When he was initially thrown into the mountains by his father, his phone was forcibly confiscated. Manager Zhang gave him a small communication device, or something like a local phone, but once he left the town where the construction site was located, there was no signal, making him worse off than the workers digging in the dirt

"Can that place still make people gain weight?" Sun Wenqu said, glancing at Sun Jiayue, who was still the same as ever, beautiful and flamboyant, completely unlike her sister Sun Yao. "You just came to see if I have gained or lost weight?"

Sun Wenqu glanced at the card in his hand and remained silent

"Your phone number was given to me by Sun Jiayue..." said Sun Wenqu.

Although Sun Wenqu has spent three years in the mountain valley, his requirements for food have not diminished despite eating from the same large pot with the laborers digging in the fields every day

"Drawing such a large chili pepper," Sun Wenqu insisted on not getting out of the car, "Are there any alternative locations?"

The business card was thrown on the table and I hadn't looked at it until now. When I picked it up to make a call, I realized that the hairstylist is neither named Tony Kevin nor Andy Peter...

"Yes, may I ask who you are?" Xiao Ji is a man, with a rather masculine voice, which is quite different from Ji.

Also rescued was his previous somewhat vacant state; these familiar people, familiar voices, and familiar ways of speaking quickly helped him regain his former feelings

Sun Wenqu

"I have brought it back," Sun Wenqu said, thinking of the clothes and unused toiletries from yesterday. "Is there anything else you would like me to bring for you?"

Sun Jiayue's car needed to make a U-turn, and with a swift motion, it spun around in a large circle. Then, with another quick move, it surged onto the opposite sidewalk of m. hetushu. com, before swiftly backing up again. After that, one of its wheels mounted the sidewalk as it drove out, and only after about ten meters did it return to the road and drive away

I tell you, if I didn't often go over to take a look, Li Bowen said somewhat displeased, Ma Liang might turn your apartment into something else entirely

He took out a bottle and drank from it. The taste was quite good, but the texture was somewhat strange, as there were small bits resembling fruit pulp inside. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be aloe vera.

but it was not as desolate as it is now

"Not saying you like me, yet not sharing the same account with me," Fang Chi turned his head to look out the window, "it's just causing a commotion."

"I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it, you are in your third year of high school now," Chen Xiang exclaimed, "Ah, I suppose I have watched you grow up."

Moreover, the usage is quite careless, with the bottle caps scattered about

"Who are they?" Sun Wenqu inquired

After giving the address to Xiao Ji, he quickly hung up the phone; he found it somewhat overwhelming to deal with such overly familiar strangers.

The team leader, Fang Chi, was not familiar with the situation and had little to say. He walked silently at the front of the group, listening to the team members chatting behind him

What! Fang Ying exclaimed, "Aren't we supposed to look for him again in the next couple of days?"

There was also Li Bowen rolling around in bed with a woman of unknown origin, rolling around in his wardrobe, rolling around in his bathroom... In a fit of anger, he rushed forward and chased the two of them around the house.

Ma Liang took him to a restaurant that he was not satisfied with, because there was a chili pepper on the sign

"It is of no use," Sun Wenqu said, "If you do not take it away, I will have Liangzi open it."

"There is no difference from squatting for three years," Li Bowen said with a smile, "Are you still using this number? I told them not to call you for now, fearing that the old man might answer it."

Sun Wenqu took the business card and was about to put it in his pocket when he felt that the texture of the card was somewhat unusual. Rubbing it with his fingers, he discovered that there was another card underneath the business card.

However, he dreamed today

"Ask the canal," Ma Liang lit a cigarette, "When do you think you will finally have a proper form?"

"Not spicy, you can endure it," said Ma Liang

Run

My ex-girlfriend has arrived

The son has arrived

"Eat." Sun Wenqu nodded

Katarina took it home and threw it into the drawer

The first twenty minutes were quite lively, but after half an hour, basically no one was speaking. Although the mountain road is relatively flat, it is too steep, making it very tiring to walk.

It is early in the morning. Sun Wenqu pulled open the curtains and stood by the window

You are deceiving me. Fang Chi sat in the first row of the bus and called Chen Xiang, while more than thirty uncles and aunts were sitting behind him, chattering noisily, and some were singing loudly.

It has only been three years, yet he has already forgotten what his life was like three years ago, and how he has been passing each day.

"Oh? I thought you wouldn't be able to answer the phone at this time!" Li Bowen shouted on the phone

Then... Li Bowen seemed a bit awkward, "I will call you when I come to pick you up this afternoon."

One glance at this Beetle and he immediately knows it belongs to Sun Jiayue

Fang Chi is not a professional guide; he has merely been staying at Chen Xiang's outdoor club. He is familiar with the places he frequently visits. Initially, he was called upon to help due to a shortage of staff, but gradually, they began to seek him out directly.

In such a cool autumn breeze, he was so moved that he broke out in a sweat

Uncle and aunt are in good physical condition, as they usually enjoy cycling and hiking. It will be easy for you to keep up with them, " Chen Xiang said, " Next time, I will introduce you to a younger group.

However, Ma Liang did not know what trick to use to get his confiscated phone back. He did not ask Ma Liang to send him the contacts inside. At that time, his enthusiasm for competing with his father was ignited by the remote and impoverished countryside

Oh dear, Fang Chi was so startled that he almost bumped his forehead against the car window. He turned his head to take a look and found that the aunt was calling another aunt from the back seat to come sit in the front. He sighed and lowered his voice, "You scared me to death"

During these three years in the mountains, although I spent my days aimlessly wandering between the engineering department and the construction site, eating when hungry, sleeping when tired, and occasionally taking a stroll up the mountain, I would find a mound of earth to sit on and gaze at the trees for several hours.

"Don't tell me you still plan to go and waste time at Li Bowen's place," Ma Liang said with a frown.

Ah! Sun Wenqu was taken aback, "Do you have any sense of numbers at all!"

I cannot return to the city today, as I have taken someone into the mountains said Fang Chi

Just as he was about to speak, Sun Jiayue had already gotten into the car and started the engine, swiftly reversing the car right next to his leg

"Why not come to my place?" Ma Liang said

It is estimated that it was all notified by Li Bowen

He has been in the mountains for as long as these people have had no contact

Previously, in a hurry to go out for a meal with Ma Liang, he did not pay much attention in the bathroom. This time, upon entering, he noticed that besides the newly purchased shampoo and shower gel from Ma Liang on the shelf next to the sink, the bottom shelf surprisingly held a pile of half-used products.

Sun Wenqu yawned; he was already feeling sleepy before ten o'clock

"Why don't you come with me to find Sun Wenqu tonight?" Fang Ying said on the phone, "He had dinner with someone today, I estimate..."

"What do you want to give me?" Li Bowen was taken aback for a moment, paused for two seconds, and then laughed, "No need, just throw it away."

Sun Jiayue got out of the car, crossed her arms, and leaned against the car door: "Oh dear, does my brother not appreciate the car I gave him?"

In fact, the meals at the construction site are not bad, with a daily combination of meat and vegetables, as well as fruit. However, the large pot of stir-fried dishes is prepared in bulk, and the taste is not something one should dwell on; if one thinks too deeply about it, it leads to a sense of hopelessness in life

He took out his phone and looked at the contacts in his address book, each one being a friend of his. However, none of them sparked his desire to make a call and have a conversation.

However, this job is not easy, it is tiring and not enjoyable

"Not much, just asking you..." Sun Jiayue paused and softened her voice, "Are you going home for the New Year?"

Sun Yao prioritizes the bigger picture most of the time and stands by her father, not proactively giving him a card; it is likely her mother's idea to give the card.

Sun Wenqu stood by the roadside, watching Sun Jiayue's breathtaking U-turn journey. He felt deeply moved that Sun Jiayue, whose driving skills were utterly terrible, could drive into the community's passage at night to deliver a card to him

"Let's talk about it later," Sun Wenqu leaned back in the chair, "I need to enjoy life for a few days first"

After buying clothes, Ma Liang drove him back to the community. When they arrived downstairs, Sun Wenqu saw Sun Jiayue's red Mini.

"Then it's settled." Li Bowen hung up the phone

If you do not contact friends, then do not contact them

"When you come back, what plans do you have?" Ma Liang asked him while eating.

When I wake up, I often have the illusion that I was digging in the soil the day before, but the content of the dream is not very clear. I only remember the last scene where he opened the refrigerator door, and Fang Chi Tuan smiled at him disdainfully from inside the fridge: "Dad"

Oh dear! Ma Liang helplessly restarted the vehicle, "The sound is really loud, thud, thud, thud..."

"I do not eat spicy food," said Sun Wenqu.

"Are you annoying?" Sun Wenqu felt a sudden tightness in his chest, and his tone became tinged with irritation

"This is from your sister. You can decide for yourself whether to take it or not. Don't come to me; it's so annoying!" Sun Jiayue shouted as she rolled down the car window

Oh. Sun Wenqu did not say anything else

Li Bowen's phone number

After finishing the yogurt, he walked around the house in his pajamas a few times, then turned on the television, and finally stood by the window

"How could I have deceived you?" Chen Xiang said with a smile

"You startled me," Chen Xiang laughed for a long time over there, "Hey, did you just say you were going to review?"

He actually admires himself quite a bit, facing his father's tyranny with bravery and resilience... He has eaten chili peppers for three years

"Am I not quite upright now?" Sun Wenqu glanced at him and said, "In good health and appearance, without children."

"Yes," Sun Wenqu interrupted him, "then come over in the afternoon."

Fang Chi turned around to take a look. Although they were no longer chatting, these uncles and aunts could still be seen to be regular exercisers, as they all walked with great vigor.

Sun Wenqu frowned and answered the phone

Suddenly feeling a bit restless due to boredom

"Shut up and eat your food, no need to settle the bill." Sun Wenqu finally spoke a sentence

Run

However, in the end, he chose his friend over the conflict with his master. In a fit of rage, his father "expelled him from the apprenticeship." Now, he has set up his own studio and is doing quite well.

"I will be taking the college entrance examination next year, just half a year left," Fang Chi said. "When I asked for leave today, the homeroom teacher looked at me with the expression of someone who is destined to fail."

"What you just said might make someone who doesn't know think that I've been squatting for three years," Sun Wenqu clicked his tongue.

"Here, take this business card," Sun Jiayue said as she pulled a card from her bag. "I have been getting my hair done at his place. Just give him a call to come over and fix you up. I really can't stand the way you look like a fool from the village."

Oh. Sun Wenqu replied.

"Defeat, prodigal playthings." Ma Liang said this while he was swiping his card; this card was the one he had thrown to Ma Liang before leaving, and he could not remember how much money was left in it.

After finishing the meal, Sun Wenqu asked Ma Liang to accompany him to the mall, where they bought several outfits both inside and outside.

In any case, the chaos of the night caused everyone to flee.

Ma Liang is two years older than him and is a formal apprentice of his father. He started learning pottery with his father at around ten years old. His aptitude is average, but he is honest and sensible, which makes his father quite fond of him

Sun Wenqu said nothing and continued to eat the vegetables

"Then I have also witnessed you entering old age," Fang Chi glanced back once more, "Alright, I won't say more to you, we will soon arrive at our destination"

Xiaolin ah

No," Sun Wenqu replied succinctly

"Hurry home," Sun Wenqu sighed helplessly, patting her shoulder, "so that your husband won't be crying and lamenting about your absence later."

"We will set off from here shortly," the vehicle stopped at a flat area covered with crushed earth by the cliff after entering the mountains. The team leader shouted to the members, "First, we will walk along the winding mountain road for a while, then we will enter the mountains. Make sure you have everything packed, check your shoes again, the path is difficult to walk, be careful not to twist your ankle..."

I am telling you, to speak seriously, "Ma Liang leaned closer to him, 'You have talent..."

"I will pick you up in the evening," Li Bowen said, "I have already reserved the table."

Three years is just three years

If it were not for the fact that the chef is from Hunan, and that every meal for the past three years has been filled with chili peppers, Sun Wenqu would not have felt compelled to rise up in resistance upon seeing the chili peppers on the signboard

However, before going to bed, he still fought off his drowsiness and entered the bedroom, took out all the old clothes from the wardrobe, stuffed them into a bag, and then went into the bathroom

Perhaps it is because there is a glimmer of hope? Hoping that after three years, freedom will be attained

Who else could it be, just that group of people, they have been waiting for you to come out for a long time, originally they were supposed to come here, but still feel that it should not be too casual, must give you a proper welcome..." Li Bowen said

Call it Xiaoji

Fortunately, there were only a few bottles of yogurt that Ma Liang had bought for him inside

The hope of waking up naturally has been dashed

Fang Chi stood by the roadside under a tree, listening half-heartedly, with his bag placed at his feet. Compared to the team members, his equipment was much more professional, and several ladies gathered around to observe for quite a while

After a long day of tossing and turning, by the time he lay down on the bed, he didn't even have the chance to take another look at the time; as soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep

Sun Wenqu remained silent

Although there are no sounds of footsteps rising early, no voices greeting and chatting, no chickens crowing with a smile, and no one coming to knock on his door... Sun Wenqu lay on the bed staring at the ceiling in a daze for a while, then got up and went into the kitchen, pulling open the refrigerator door

The Turkish restaurant that Ma Liang took him to was one he had never visited before; the food was quite good, and the environment was rather comfortable, while Sun Wenqu was engrossed in eating.

Oh. Fang Chi's mind flashed with the image of Sun Wenqu's face, which bore an expression of impatience and disdain, leaving him feeling somewhat displeased

"You say it is a bunch of scoundrels, but this is clearly a group of uncles and aunts," Fang Chi said