Chapter 9 (1)
Yu Xiang felt that the face he had just picked up from the ground was lost again. He originally wanted to keep this secret for three years, but unexpectedly it was exposed on the first day. He was so scared that he didn't dare to stay long and chased after Yu Xiong and Song Shi Ping who were walking towards the dormitory. Before he could even open his mouth, Song Shi Ping turned the tables on him: "What? Didn't run fast enough, got scolded?"
Yu Xiang lied and said: "My foot is injured, tell him."
Yu Xiong smiled and took off his jacket, bunching it up in his hand, saying to Yu Xiang: "What are your plans for tonight?"
As soon as Yu Xiangyi heard "tonight", a wave of loneliness surged in his heart. "Tonight" was an unknown quantity that had been suppressed in his chest. The summer campus was beautiful, but it was still like a prison, and no matter how beautiful the prison was, it was just a prison. The Rain Fruit Hall would not be open for another half month, and even dinner was like a medieval secret treasure whose location was unknown.
After washing up, Yu Xiong wanted to go eat KFC. Song Shi Ping said that this remote place wouldn't attract Sanders, so they might as well just find a random place to solve their hunger. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the dormitory to the school gate. The late afternoon of summer is the most beautiful time. Yu Xiang was walking on that big road in front of Shi Nan San Zhong, watching the sunset and sighing at its beauty. He had wanted Song Shi Ping and Yu Xiong to come together to see it, but they were busy arguing over who was prettier, Li Ruotong or Zhao Yaqi, and after a fierce battle, there was still no conclusion. Yu Xiang didn't bother to disturb them, gazing out at the northern sky and suddenly having an idea: maybe Tsinghua Garden is under the clouds. As they walked out of the school gate of Shi Nan San Zhong, they saw a desolate road, with a few small restaurants scattered along the side of the road. Song Shi Ping was so hungry he was like a dog pouncing on food, and he quickly chose a restaurant called "Insomnia".
Yu Xiang took one look at the "Night Insomnia" sign and felt like he had seen it before, startling himself as he remembered. It was here that Liang Zijun had fallen, could this black shop be thriving again and have opened a new branch? Before he could think more, Yu Xiang was dragged inside by Song Shiping. He sat blankly in his seat reminiscing about the past - Liang Zijun really didn't even call once during the summer break. And there was no news of Susan either.
Song Shi Ping pushed Yu Xiang a few times and stared at him with a smile: "Missing your horse?"
Yu Xiang was very disgusted with this word and said: "What horse?"
Song Shipei gnashed his teeth and said: "You're really stupid! Ma Zi is your sister's husband!"
Yu Xiang didn't understand even more, and asked: "What's 'Ma Zi is just......'?"
Song Shi Ping said: "You're really stupid, how do you pronounce 'girlfriend' in English?"
"Goodbye."
Song Shi Ping waved his hand and said: "You must have gotten it wrong, change it."
"That's all I have for my girlfriend."
"Ah, right! What's 'Pei Na A Mi', it means Girlfriend!"
"Then again—"
"You don't understand again, what are the two words that make up 'girlfriend'?"
"Right, take the first letter of each word?"
“G、F。”
"Recite it once more quickly, like a brother-in-law?"
Yu Xiang's interest was piqued, and he couldn't stop laughing. Song Shi Ping continued, "Let me teach you another one. Do you know what 'Shang Shijiebei' means?"
"What's up..."
"You don't understand again, how to read 'World Cup' in English?"
"World Cup."
"Alright, each take one letter."
“W……W、C!”
"Right! Going to the World Cup is just like going to the toilet!"
Yu Xiang was laughing so hard on the table that he couldn't live or die. He didn't think that after being cut off from his head and tail, English still had so many uses.
The cold noodles were served quickly, but they weren't much colder than steel water. The three of them blew air and ate at the same time. Yuxiang suddenly remembered his new English interpretation and sprayed noodles a few times. Song Shiping was very pleased with himself, humming a tune nonstop. Yu Xiong was a man of few words, focusing solely on eating his noodles. When friends gather, the happiest moment is before meals, and the most embarrassing moment is after meals when it's time to pay the bill. Each person paying separately would be too damaging to their relationship, but they often waited for someone to volunteer to pay. Just as Yuxiang was finishing up his noodles, he suddenly slowed down, and Song Shiping also started teasing him about the last few strands of noodles. Yu Xiong slapped the table and said, "I'll get it!" Song Shiping immediately became tearfully grateful, saying, "Big brother is really generous, I'm not worthy." The shop owner took advantage of the situation to charge them 6 yuan per bowl of noodles.
Three people walked together on the road at the school gate and didn't dare to turn corners for fear of getting lost.
Yu Xiang laughed and then fell silent again, the empty streets prolonged the loneliness hidden in his heart. The three of them walked together but had nothing to say, like three dried-up corpses. Song Shi Ping was moved by Yu Xiong and broke the silence, asking about Yu Xiong's life story nonstop. Yu Xiong couldn't bear being asked so many questions and revealed that his father died a few years ago, his mother remarried a rich man, it was just that simple.
Song Shi Ping asked again in detail, but couldn't get an answer, so he continued to fabricate based on the original event, saying that his stepfather abused him and chased after Yu Xiong every day, which was why Yu Xiong's speed was so fast.
Yu Xiong told Song Shi Ping to stop talking, and Song Shi Ping shut his mouth and instead inquired about Yu Xiang's background. Yu Xiang was forced to say that he was an orphan. Song Shi Ping lost interest and stopped speaking.
This road is lined with willows and bright flowers, and at the end there's a large department store. No wonder there are so few people on the street, they're all gathered here! As soon as you enter, you're hit with a blast of cool air. After finding an empty seat, Yu Xiong said he wanted to drink, scaring Yu Xiang into quickly ordering a glass of fruit juice to prove his innocence. Song Shi Ping said that drinking alone is easy to get drunk, and in order to show his care for Brother Yu, he decided to sacrifice himself and help him out by drinking with him.
Yu Xiong bought two bottles of beer, drinking while pouring out his ambitions, making Yu Xiang look like a girl. Although they couldn't toast to the bright moon, the conditions for "two people becoming three" were met, except that one of them was drinking juice instead. Yu Xiong was clearly not good at drinking, and after half a bottle, his eyes were already blurry, pulling Yu Xiang's hand to drink with him. Yu Xiang was enjoying the pleasure of being sober while others were drunk, so he pushed it away saying his stomach hurt. Yu Xiong waved his hand and said "never mind him, let's drink ours". Then he slowly poured the beer into his mouth, not daring to swallow it all at once, letting the liquid linger in his mouth to prepare his intestines, before finally closing his eyes and downing the beer.
Song Shipei drank like a kitten lapping up milk, each time only using the tip of his tongue to take a little. Seeing Yu Xiong was no longer good, he leaned in and asked: "Where is your girlfriend?"
Yu Xiong said to Song Shi Ping: "I want to pass on some experience to you, this thing can't be done with all one's heart and soul, it needs... three parts sincerity and seven parts retreat."
Song Shipei vaguely heard that this was the pessimistic words of a man who had suffered a broken heart, and he wanted to dig out the content behind it. Unexpectedly, Yu Xiong pushed him away, saying: "I won't say this, you think for yourself, damn it, I'm so tired, what time is it?"
8:10
"It's almost done, go to the south of the city to sleep." Yu Xiong rubbed his eyes and said. Song Shi Ping thought that there was still a long way to go, and it wouldn't be late to ask again tomorrow. The three of them went out the door, and a wave of heat suddenly came from all directions, forcing them back inside. Yu Xiang anxiously said: "How are we going to sleep tonight?" Song Shi Ping's gaze was shorter than that of a mouse, saying: "Tonight's affairs will be dealt with tonight! Now let's go back." The three of them took a deep breath and charged out again. Outside the door it was extremely hot, Yu Xiang felt like every single hair on his body was burning, asking: "How are we going to get back?"