Chapter 9 You Promised My Dad That You Would Take Care of Me!
Xiao Rongyu could sense that there was a subtle change in Chen Hansheng's attitude towards her.
Although Chen Hansheng hadn't been as obsequious as Gao Jialiang in the past, he had always been very gentlemanly when they were together. But now, it seemed that he didn't take her seriously at all.
"After I refused that night, are we not even going to be friends anymore?"
Xiao Rongyu thought to herself, feeling both angry and a bit sad. There were some boys who had been rejected by her more than a dozen times, yet their attitude towards her hadn't changed at all.
Xiao Rongyu turned her head to take a look. Chen Hansheng was sound asleep, and it probably didn't matter to him whether it was Wang Zibo or Xiao Rongyu sitting beside him. As the bus swayed while moving, Xiao Rongyu also felt a wave of drowsiness. After nodding off several times, she tilted her head and fell asleep.
In a daze, Chen Hansheng heard the conductor shouting at the top of his lungs.
"The bus has already arrived at Hongze Gas Station. Everyone, take your valuables and go to the restroom. Come back on time in 10 minutes."
The journey between Gangcheng and Jianye was quite long, but in 2002, very few buses had on-board toilets. So, the driver would always stop at a gas station halfway for passengers to take a break.
"I'm going to pee."
Chen Hansheng was about to get off the bus when he suddenly felt that his shoulder was a bit heavy. It turned out that Xiao Rongyu was comfortably resting her head on it and sleeping soundly.
In fact, Xiao Rongyu was really beautiful, and it was the same when she was asleep. Her face had a healthy flush, and her lips were delicate and translucent. "Hey, do you want to go to the restroom?"
After admiring her for a while, Chen Hansheng directly woke Xiao Rongyu up. There was no such thing as showing pity for a delicate woman in him.
Xiao Rongyu rubbed her eyes. After realizing that she had been woken up, she seemed a bit unhappy.
"I'm not going."
"Then move aside. I'm getting off the bus to smoke."
Chen Hansheng said unceremoniously.
"Ah, Chen Hansheng, you're not allowed to smoke!"
Xiao Rongyu quickly shouted from behind, but Chen Hansheng pretended not to hear.
After getting off the bus with the crowd, Wang Zibo was already waiting downstairs. As soon as they met, he cursed, "You son of a bitch, how does it feel to sit next to Xiao Rongyu?"
"Needless to say, it's very good. I leaned against her, and she leaned against me. I had a wonderful sleep."
Chen Hansheng said shamelessly. Wang Zibo showed an envious expression on his face. The two of them chatted nonsense for a while. When they were about to get back on the bus, Wang Zibo was a bit puzzled, "I thought you would smoke."
"I won't smoke today. I don't want to be disliked when I kiss Xiao Rongyu later."
"You're really full of crap."
Wang Zibo didn't believe this nonsense at all.
After getting back on the bus, Chen Hansheng found that Xiao Rongyu was drinking yogurt and making a phone call with her mobile phone. Judging from her tone, it seemed to be to her father.
In the middle of the call, Xiao Rongyu even glanced at Chen Hansheng. Presumably, Old Xiao was also worried that Chen Hansheng would take advantage of his daughter.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Hansheng motioned for her to hand over the phone so that he could take a look. Xiao Rongyu turned her head away and ignored him because Chen Hansheng had insisted on getting off the bus to smoke earlier.
"I didn't smoke. If you don't believe me, smell it."
Chen Hansheng brought his mouth closer. This was a blatant flirtation. Xiao Rongyu lowered her head and dodged. Chen Hansheng was persistent, and the two of them started to fool around in their seats.
Hearing the commotion, Wang Zibo turned his head to take a look. Thinking about how he was sitting at the front, enduring the sun's exposure, he felt a sudden pang of sadness. He spat and cursed, "You shameless couple!"
"Stop, stop, stop. I'll get angry if you keep going."
Xiao Rongyu couldn't resist. Her face almost got kissed several times. Their actions were really too intimate. So, she took the initiative to take out her phone and hand it to Chen Hansheng, "I thought you bought a mobile phone too."
Xiao Rongyu's mobile phone was the Nokia 7650, which was newly released in April. The selling price was more than 6,000 yuan. Chen Hansheng's family could also afford it, but he didn't mention it, and Chen Zhaojun and Liang Meijuan were happy to save money.
While playing with the phone, Chen Hansheng replied, "I didn't ask for a laptop or a mobile phone. I want to earn money to buy them myself in college."
"Earn money by yourself?"
Xiao Rongyu was taken aback for a moment. She gently tucked her hair behind her ear, revealing her translucent earlobes, "What are you going to do?"
"Of course, find a beautiful and rich girlfriend. I've had a weak stomach since I was a child, and the doctor suggested that I live off a woman."
Chen Hansheng said seriously.
"Pfft."
Xiao Rongyu expressed her disdain.
With something he was interested in, Chen Hansheng spent the rest of the journey fiddling with the Nokia 7650. He even had the nerve to mooch off Xiao Rongyu's snacks on the pretext of "relieving her burden."
Xiao Rongyu wasn't stingy either. She just rolled her eyes and didn't say anything.
The Nokia 7650 was not only the first color-screen mobile phone of this brand but also the first flip phone and the first to use the Symbian system. In the mobile phone market in 2002, it had almost no rivals. It could be considered the first generation of Nokia's "king of phones" products.
Of course, from Chen Hansheng's perspective, compared with the smartphones after 2017, the functions of the Nokia 7650 were still too simple. After looking at the phone screen, he started observing its appearance. In short, he didn't miss any part of it.
Xiao Rongyu was very curious, "You look like you want to take this phone apart."
"If I had a screwdriver, I'd really give it a try."
Chen Hansheng nodded and said.
"You're crazy."
Xiao Rongyu quickly snatched the phone back. At this time, the bus was passing by the Yangtze River Bridge, and many people stood up to take a look.
This magnificent bridge was completed in 1960. Over the past few decades, it had become one of the urban scenic spots in Jianye. Especially with the armed police standing guard on it, it made the people in the bus cheer. Below the bridge, the Yangtze River was a vast expanse of white, and ten-thousand-ton ferries were moored at the pier.
"Why aren't you surprised?"
Chen Hansheng was just looking at it calmly when he suddenly heard Xiao Rongyu's voice in his ear.
Presumably, she was also looking at the river outside, so she didn't notice that they were too close when she spoke, and her breath blew on Chen Hansheng's ear.
It was itchy and very comfortable.
"Here's my chance!"
Chen Hansheng suddenly turned his head quickly and said, "You're not surprised either."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Rongyu was even faster. As soon as Chen Hansheng made a move, she quickly leaned back and then looked at him with a vigilant expression. Chen Hansheng felt a bit regretful that he didn't succeed in kissing her. While scrutinizing him, Xiao Rongyu said, "I've been to Jianye for a trip before. I've been to not only the Yangtze River Bridge but also the Presidential Palace, the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and the Confucius Temple."
Xiao Rongyu couldn't tell if Chen Hansheng did it on purpose either, so she finally let it go.
After crossing the Yangtze River Bridge, they arrived at the Jianye Bus Terminal. The three of them got off the bus. Only then did Xiao Rongyu realize that Chen Hansheng had the fewest luggage.
He only had a backpack. And because the sun was too strong, Chen Hansheng somehow took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on his face in a showy manner. At first glance, he looked like he was here for a trip to Jianye.
"Why didn't you bring bedding?"
Xiao Rongyu looked at her own big and small bags and asked.
"The school will provide all these. It's all written in the registration notice." Chen Hansheng replied.
"What about the clothes? It will be autumn in Jianye after October."
"I'll just ask my mom to send them over then."
Xiao Rongyu nodded with an "oh". It turned out that it could be done this way.
However, Chen Hansheng had even more unconventional actions. Xiao Rongyu had thought that they would go to school together. After all, the schools were opposite each other. But to her surprise, Chen Hansheng shook his head, "Later, you can take a taxi. It's just the starting price to get to the train station. Take Bus No. 137 there, and the fifth stop from the end is your school."
Xiao Rongyu was taken aback for a moment, "What about you?"
"Xiaobo and I are going to stroll around the nearby Changshou Lake Park."
Chen Hansheng didn't seem to be joking because he only had a backpack and could leave at any time.
Xiao Rongyu was a bit anxious. She was a girl with a lot of luggage, and she was supposed to carry it all by herself on such a hot day. Especially with such a complicated route, it was really a headache. "Chen Hansheng!"
Xiao Rongyu suddenly shouted loudly, and there was even a hint of a sob in her voice, "You bastard! You promised my dad that you would take good care of me!"
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