Fifty-six, Encounter by Chance (1)

  It was already past five in the afternoon when I came out of the teahouse.

  Ma Dai drove the car and went back with us to our residence.

  Lan Qi's car back home has only one shift, and the time is 8 o'clock in the morning.

  She had originally planned to find an inn to stay in and leave again the next day.

  I think this is a bit too much, so I suggested that the three of us play cards together. If we get tired, Lan Qi can go to sleep in my and Gu Xue Lin's bedroom, while Ma Dai and I will make do with the sofa in the living room for the night.

  So, the sack was left behind.

  The two of us started playing cards.

  When it was getting late, Lan Xi went to sleep.

  I moved the computer out, and my brother played on it, while I fell asleep on the sofa.

  At three o'clock, the hemp bag was also sleepy, so it leaned against the sofa and fell asleep.

  The next day when I woke up was 6 o'clock in the morning.

  We went downstairs and had some breakfast, then Mai Dai drove Lan Qi to the bus station.

  I went back to the rental house and continued sleeping.

  In this way, I slept until one o'clock in the afternoon.

  Gu Xue Lin's phone call woke me up, I got up in a daze and answered the phone.

  "I sent you five or six messages, and you didn't respond to me," Gu Xue Lin said with a hint of urgency on the other end of the phone, "What's going on?"

  "Oh, it's nothing. At 6:30 this morning, Ma Dai drove Lan Qi to the station and I came back and felt sleepy, so I continued sleeping. I didn't sleep until 2 o'clock last night," I said.

  "I received a message from Lan Qifei, she said she just arrived home, and also thanked me for the hospitality. She said that after seeing me again, she will thank me properly," Gu Xuelin said.

  "She should thank the gunny sack, both meals were treated by others, we just provided a place to stay," I said with a smile.

  "Hmm, I've never seen a burlap sack before. Let's find some time to go to his factory and take a look around," said Gǔ Xuě Lín.

  "Ma Dai went on a blind date yesterday and failed again. He found out that your sister got married and you just came back home, then he told me to keep an eye out for any suitable girls when I'm at home and introduce one to him so he can get married soon too," I said.

  "My home is so far from Xin Kou, how can I introduce him to someone? Besides, I don't even know what type of girls he likes," said Gu Xue Lin.

  "Let's talk about this later, emotional things can't be rushed. When two people are on the same wavelength, everything is easy to discuss, otherwise, it's really not easy to handle," I said, pausing for a moment, "Are you sure when you're coming back?"

  "I just sent you a text message about this, my mom said that after my sister got married, she felt like losing a daughter. My sister is married to a place three or four hundred miles away from our home, and it's not guaranteed that she can come back twice a year. She's really heartbroken," Gu Xue Lin said.

  "Alright then, you can come back when school starts again. I'll be here, and you don't need to worry about anything. I can take care of myself, so make sure to take good care of yourself at home too," I said.

  "Alright, I'll stay home and accompany my mom then. When school starts, I'll go back. I'll text you every day," said Gǔ Xuělín reluctantly.

  "Alright," I nodded.

  "Um, okay, I'm a long-distance traveler, so I won't talk to you anymore. I'll hang up the phone now. You eat and sleep on time every day, and when you receive my text message, please reply in time," said Gu Xuelin.

  "Alright, goodbye, take good care of yourself too," I said and hung up the phone.