bookbashuk Chapter 386 Reunion after 4 years
Chapter 386 Reunion after 4 years
After Zhou Ling finished speaking, she laughed first: "It feels like I haven't mentioned Mian Mian for a long time."
"Isn't that perfect? It means we should really meet."
After Jiang Baige hung up the phone, she went to seek Lin Xingran's opinion - their dormitory has always been democratic.
When Lin Xingran heard that there was a chance for the four of them to get together, she immediately agreed and even offered to talk to Wen Mian.
But Jiang Baige was still a little worried: "You live in Lincheng, and Lingling and I have important business to attend to...Now we are all working people, and we just came here specially to gather the four of us. I'm afraid she won't be willing."
"I'm not forcing her to come. What's wrong with asking?"
Lin Xingran didn't think too much about it and turned the topic back to Jiang Baige, asking her to remember to send him the train schedule so that he could pick her up.
Jiang Baige originally said no, but Lin Xingran said that since he was an unemployed vagrant anyway, it would be okay for him to pick her up.
It was hard to refute this statement, so Jiang Baige had no choice but to agree.
Perhaps it was because of this kind of persistence that Lin Xingran replied the next day, saying that Wen Mian also agreed to go.
The four of them already had a small group, and because of this incident, it suddenly became active again.
Jiang Baige first sent the time when she would go to Lincheng, and Lin Xingran said that as long as everyone didn't mind, they could all stay at her place.
Zhou Ling said that she was already working, so she shouldn't make it so difficult. She was on a business trip, and the prices in Lincheng were not outrageous, a standard room cost just over 100 yuan, which was within her standards.
Wen Mian said that she would go and live with Zhou Ling, and the two of them could share the accommodation expenses.
Zhou Ling laughed at her, saying that she was still the same wealthy as before, worthy of being a person with a "family business".
The four of them chatted back and forth and joked with each other, as if they had already returned to their college days before they even met.
Finally we decided to meet at noon on the 21st, which was a Sunday.
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Jiang Baige arrived in Lincheng the day before the dinner.
She remembered that when she came to college for the first year, she bought a train ticket because her parents were going to see her off.
And because train tickets were so hard to buy, I ended up buying three soft sleeper tickets.
After wandering for a day and a night, we finally arrived in Lincheng.
She had a lot of luggage, and the heaviest box was a whole box of books.
The senior student who came to pick up the new students saw that she was struggling to push the box, so he offered to help her carry it, but he almost dislocated his arm, so he had to call another person. When asked what was in the box, she smiled and said: books.
When I graduated, I sent more books home.
So later she learned her lesson and made use of the library when studying in Anjing and did not buy paper books unless necessary.
After moving out, I mainly read e-books.
But she still likes to read paper books secretly. Maybe after she buys a house, she can buy it with peace of mind. But she can't say for sure.
Just like when we came to Lincheng at that time, we took the green train. Three of us carried six or seven bags of luggage, from books to bedding, everything was complete.
This time when I came to Lincheng, I only had a 26-inch suitcase and took a high-speed train that arrived on the same day.
The train arrived on time, and when she got out of the station, Lin Xingran was waiting for her.
The two of them lined up to wait for a taxi. Jiang Baige thought it was a little funny: "You come to pick me up and take a taxi together, isn't that redundant?"
"No." Lin Xingran took her suitcase, "I can help you carry the suitcase."
Jiang Baige was speechless and thought, can't I lift it myself?
But he still let her "show her courtesy".
The house that Lin Xingran rented was neither too far nor too close to the station, only about a 20 to 30 minute drive away.
Getting into the taxi with the air conditioner on, Jiang Baige unzipped her down jacket and asked, "What do you think of the job Han Li mentioned?"
"I'm a little interested, but I don't know if I can do it well. After all, you know me, I haven't read many online articles."
"Yes, it is still a new thing after all. Although it is developing very fast, it is just a subculture in the end."
Lin Xingran hummed: "But you know, I'm still quite interested in new things."
Jiang Baige found time to send a message to Han Li: [I'm in Lincheng now. We'll have a dinner tomorrow and I'll take you to meet Xingran the day after tomorrow. Are you free? ]
Han Li responded quickly: [Okay, you guys pick a place. Let's have lunch together? The company will treat.]
Jiang Baige handed the phone to Lin Xingran. Lin Xingran glanced at it and smiled evilly: "Okay, then choose a restaurant that you usually don't want to eat at."
"Heroes think alike."
The two smiled at each other in tacit understanding. Soon, they arrived.
The house that Lin Xingran rented had an elevator and an accessible ramp downstairs, so it was not difficult at all to carry the luggage upstairs.
After opening the door, I saw a one-bedroom apartment with a quite large living room. There was a sofa placed horizontally across from the door, which could be spread out to serve as a bed.
"You can sleep here or with me."
"Then I'll sleep with you." Jiang Baige turned around and went to the kitchen to wash her hands. "I've slept in that little house you had in Gangcheng, now let's enjoy this big one."
"That's right." Lin Xingran put the luggage in a corner of the living room and went to wash his hands. "There is a standard 1.8-meter double bed in there. If you put this bed in, there will be no room for anything else."
Jiang Baige walked into the bedroom and took a look. It was true. The big bed pushed the desk into the aisle, and to go to the balcony, she had to push the chair in.
The wardrobe on the other side of the bed also has a sliding door. If it were a traditional sliding door, once the door was opened, people would probably not be able to get out.
"No wonder you have a table and bookshelves in your living room."
Jiang Baige returned to the living room and felt a little hungry: "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll treat you!"
"It seems like your film and television industry is really profitable. You and Xiao Li are both more generous than each other."
"That circle has nothing to do with me." Jiang Baige rubbed his temple, "It's a place of trouble, it's better to stay away from it."
Lin Xingran knew what Jiang Baige was thinking about, and also knew that the memory was not a good one, so he stopped poking her sore spot and instead brought up the matter of signing the book.
"Have you made an appointment with Teacher Dugu?"
"Here's what I think... We have an appointment with Xiao Li the day after tomorrow. Let's have lunch together and reminisce about the past. But you two should discuss the details. I won't get involved. This will give me some time to sign books."
There was nothing wrong with Jiang Baige's arrangement, and Lin Xingran had no objection.
On the other side, Zhou Ling and Wen Mian also met successfully.
The place to eat was chosen between the two residences, and there was a KTV nearby. After dinner, we could go there to sing and digest the food.
Jiang Baige would meet the other people from time to time, but Wen Mian was the only one she hadn't seen since graduation.
However, when they saw her again after four years, she was still the same as they remembered her, with no changes.
But once he opened his mouth, it was different from the past.
"I really envy you."
While waiting for the food, everyone raised their glasses, drank and put them down, and Wen Mian spoke first.
The other three looked at each other, and Wen Mian said, "You seem free and rich, but I seem to be trapped by something."