Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets-Chapter 1188: Heart-to-Heart (Fifteenth Update)
"Mom, I said I don’t want to get married right now." Zhang Qiang felt really awkward; here he was, an adult man, still being dragged by the ear by his mother on the street.
"No way."
Liu Cuixong tightened her grip, but Zhang Qiang took advantage of a moment when she wasn’t paying attention and ran off, quickly darting into an alley. Once he finally shook off Liu Cuixong, he let out a sigh of relief.
"Zhang Qiang."
Liu Cuixong called out his full name, but Zhang Qiang was intent on hiding, and she couldn’t catch up. She could only stand there, fuming, glaring at the bustling crowd.
Zhang Qiang wandered around by the roadside, when suddenly, he remembered who the girl selling zongzi was. Wasn’t she the same girl he met in Huayue Park who helped the elderly lady yesterday?
The girl with the bright smile.
So she was selling zongzi there.
Zhang Qiang thought about how she was just a young girl, yet was working hard selling zongzi all alone.
Zhang Qiang roamed around aimlessly, watching as the day grew darker, realizing he had to head back.
He planned to catch the last bus back, hoping he wouldn’t run into Liu Cuixong.
Zhang Qiang’s plan was a good one. As he wandered around, he suddenly heard people shout ’catch the thief’.
Zhang Qiang rushed forward immediately to catch the thief who had stolen a bag. He was fast, and although the thief had a head start, Zhang Qiang quickly caught up, not only retrieving the bag but also apprehending the thief.
"Thank you."
A panting girl spoke, looking at the bag in Zhang Qiang’s hand and said, "Thank you for getting my bag back."
"You’re welcome." Zhang Qiang returned the bag, and upon closer inspection, realized this was the same girl with the bright smile, the one selling zongzi.
"What happened to your hand?"
Zhang Qiang noticed the girl; she looked quite disheveled, with blood on her hands and knees, bleeding profusely, a truly sorry sight.
"It’s nothing."
The girl glared at the thief angrily and said, "How dare you? This is the money I saved to buy medicine for my mom, and you stole it. Aren’t you afraid of karma?"
The girl scolded fiercely and hugged the money, giving it a hard kiss.
She had been saving for so long, and today after selling zongzi, she finally had enough money!
"Thank you, really thank you so much." The girl bowed repeatedly to Zhang Qiang, expressing her gratitude, and was about to leave with her bag.
"Wait a moment." Zhang Qiang tied up the thief, and when the police arrived, they took him away directly.
Zhang Qiang stopped the girl.
The girl, eyes brimming with tears, said, "I know you helped me, but I’m really short on money."
She tightly hugged her bag and said, "My name is Yan Wei, I live at No. 10, xx Alley. If you don’t mind, I’d like to treat you to a meal."
Zhang Qiang found it both funny and frustrating; he didn’t stop her to ask for thanks or money, he said, "I just wanted you to apply some ointment. Your knees and hand are injured, and with the weather getting hotter, if it gets infected, that wouldn’t be good."
"It’s not a big deal," Yan Wei said dismissively, these wounds she had long gotten used to.
"It’s not okay."
Zhang Qiang directly pulled Yan Wei and went back to his uncle’s place.
"Wait for me a moment."
Zhang Qiang said this, then immediately ran to his uncle’s house, grabbed some bandages and returned, but when he came back, Yan Wei was nowhere to be found.
Back in high school, he always stayed here with Tang Jun and the others, quite familiar with the place, and the room often stocked with these disinfectant supplies.
This girl, how stubborn she is.
Zhang Qiang thought this to himself.
"Qiangzi, what are you doing here?" Zhang Hualian and Tang Zhengde had just returned from town, saw Zhang Qiang standing at the door, and immediately invited him in, saying, "Qiangzi, when are you going to Sea City?"
"Aunt, we should go sooner, and besides, you’re Lian Qingyang’s mother, it’s only fair to help with his wedding, right?" Zhang Qiang also didn’t want to stay here, otherwise, he’d go crazy being pushed into blind dates by Liu Cuixong every day.
"Yes, I’ll go to Sea City first, then to Jing City." Zhang Hualian wanted to settle Elder Mrs. Zhang before heading back to Jing City.
"Speaking of which, have you gotten in touch with Tang Yue?" Zhang Hualian suddenly asked; they hadn’t been able to reach Tang Yue for the past few days.
"Maybe she has something going on?" Zhang Qiang said uncertainly; he hadn’t gotten in touch with Tang Yue either.
"Maybe."
Zhang Hualian said this, feeling like something was up. She wanted to make a trip back to Jing City.
*
Changshui Village.
It had been isolated from the world for two days.
Tang Yue was busy treating Tang Jun’s eye injury and with Hope Primary School’s affairs. The village knew a teacher had come and intended to stay long-term, so everyone spontaneously built two rooms, one for Gu Hang to stay in, the other as a classroom, so the children could attend school in this new building.
Everyone working together, in no time at all, the building would be completed.
Now, the village children all followed behind Gu Hang. Even though formal classes hadn’t started, they already called him ’Teacher Gu’ at every turn.
Gu Hang had previously taught in the village, knowing these children loved listening to stories, loved learning, any kind of knowledge. Therefore, although Gu Hang hadn’t officially started teaching, he was already imparting knowledge as a teacher.
Nowadays, the most common scene in the village is a group of children surrounding Gu Hang, listening to him tell all sorts of stories they had never heard before.
"Yuan Yu."
Tang Yue and Yuan Yu were walking together, sitting by the field, looking at the freshly sown farmland, gazing at the distant mountains. Tang Yue asked, "You should be going back to the company tomorrow, right?"
"Hmm."
As soon as Yuan Yu mentioned going back to the company, her mood dropped significantly; she didn’t want to leave Tang Jun at this time.
"Yuan Yu, if you could call me Sister Xiao Yue, I have something to ask you too." Tang Yue hesitated for a long time, finally deciding to speak openly.
"Sister Xiao Yue, please feel free to ask." Yuan Yu glanced sideways, her expression becoming serious, listening intently.
"After returning to the company, just focus on being a doctor; if you encounter..." Tang Yue paused, but before she could continue, Yuan Yu interrupted, "Sister Xiao Yue, aren’t you supporting me too? Why do you suddenly want me to be with someone else?"
"I don’t, I won’t give up." Yuan Yu stubbornly looked at Tang Yue and said, "Sister Xiao Yue, his eyes can be cured."
"I also believe his eyes can be cured, but you know Tang Jun’s attitude." Tang Yue felt at a loss with her silly brother; no matter what, Tang Jun wouldn’t listen.
Tang Jun was still actively treating his eyes, but was keeping his distance from Yuan Yu.
"I’m worried Tang Jun will delay you."
Though Tang Yue was certain that by doing so, Tang Jun would surely regret it.
"No, I’m not afraid." Yuan Yu said, standing up stubbornly, and suddenly ran off.
