Chapter 28 Regrets are inevitable in life
Xu Qingshan always feels a slight sense of discomfort when he recalls the events of his previous life.
Tong Tong is like a memory that has been buried in dust for many years.
It's not that strong, not that rich, but it will make you feel a little regretful when you listen to it again.
He only knew roughly that Tong Tong's parents had actually divorced a long time ago, his mother had moved away, and his father maintained a superficial respectability but actually lived by drinking.
Tong Tong, a little girl, has been taking care of her grandma and younger brother by herself since I don't know when.
But thinking about it, all that probably hasn't happened yet, otherwise she wouldn't come to Longjiang Experimental School to study, right?
But Xu Qingshan had no idea when the Tong family incident broke out.
He wanted to recall what he knew about Tong Tong's later life, but found that it was hard to find it in his mind.
Still no greetings.
Looking back now, Xu Qingshan feels guilty again.
However, he owed too many debts in his previous life, and there were not just one or two people he could feel sorry for. His eight years in prison had changed him too much.
Now that you have the opportunity, you must pay it back slowly.
Perhaps because of the heavy study tasks and maintaining sufficient exercise every day, Xu Qingshan has slept soundly every day since his rebirth.
But he didn't sleep very comfortably that night.
Sunday, 10 am.
Xu Qingshan came out of his home empty-handed and went to the convenience store downstairs.
"Oh? Handsome guy, here you go again?"
The convenience store owner was watching TV when he saw Xu Qingshan and said hello.
"I haven't seen you come to buy for a few days. It's better to smoke less."
As the boss talked, he stood with his feet crossed and watched Hunan Zhugege, which has been popular for several years and is still popular. I don’t know which round of reruns it will be on Sunday morning.
"Hey, I'm not addicted. I smoke occasionally."
Xu Qingshan smiled.
In order to reward his amazing performance in the half-month exam, Lin Yuehua asked her grandmother to give Xu Qingshan 100 yuan as pocket money for this week, which was regarded as a material reward.
"7 yuan."
The boss had already taken out a pack of Blue Wolf from the counter and placed it on the counter.
"No more blue wolves today."
Xu Qingshan's fingers moved rhythmically on the counter, making a regular tapping sound.
"If you don't want to take Blue Wolf? How about taking Bao Zhong?"
The boss looked away and looked at Xu Qingshan with a smile.
"Get a bag of blue stars."
Xu Qingshan looked in the cabinet for a while and took out a hundred yuan from his pocket.
The boss didn't look at Erkang's big nostrils at all. He looked at Xu Qingshan in surprise and stood in front of the counter.
"This pack is worth 42. If you want to try Furong King, I recommend you to buy a pack of hard blue and try it. The one is 32, which is very cost-effective."
The boss suggested.
“I want to collect Blue Star soft boxes and filters.”
"Okay, 42."
The boss put a pack of nearly dark blue soft boxes on the counter, accepted Xu Qingshan's hundred-yuan bills, took out a small UV lamp from under the counter, and looked at the bills carefully.
"Let me ask you to give me a glass bottle of Coke."
The boss thought for a while, took a bottle of Coke in a frosted glass bottle from the refrigerator, and opened the cap for Xu Qingshan.
"Thanks."
Xu Qingshan collected the money, carried the Coke glass bottle, raised the Coke in his hand to the convenience store owner, and walked out.
"When you come back in the evening, remember to bring me that bottle."
The boss shouted after him and sat back on the recliner to look at Erkan's nostrils.
Xu Qingshan walked towards the school.
Holding the box of Lotus King's Blue Starry Sky in his hand, he was thinking.
The cigarette case is well made, thick and crisp, with fine lines, like high-end fabrics.
Xu Qingshan opened the package and pulled out a cigarette. He held the cigarette and looked at the hollow filter at the end of the cigarette in the sunlight.
It was the outline of a head.
Some said it was Comrade Ulyanov, others said it was the librarian.
I just don’t know what the person who designed this cigarette holder originally thought.
Holding a great man in your mouth?
What a black humor.
Put away this pack of treasures worth half of his net worth. He also planned to use this pack of cigarettes to prop up his appearance a little.
He couldn't compete with those old guys to see who could smoke better, he could only rely on taste and style. The unique design of Blue Star Fu is just right.
What's more, this can be regarded as one of Xu Qingshan's regrets in his previous life.
Before he was released from prison, he had met Lan Xingfu and heard the reputation and legends about this smoke. In fact, he also yearned for it, but at that time, he always felt that he had better choices, such as Tianxia, Yuxi, and Yellow Crane Tower.
But when he was released from prison, he took the money given by Lin Yuehua in a convenience store and wanted to buy something.
The boss told him.
Everything else about Furong King is complete, but there is no Blue Star Furong.
Because Blue Star has discontinued production.
It is inevitable that there will be regrets in life.
People are like this.
The same goes for cigarettes.
A wisp of green smoke rises in the daytime.
Xu Qingshan stood at the intersection and looked at the traffic lights under the scorching sun.
What a familiar pairing.
Xu Qingshan took a deep breath.
The first bite was a bit spicy.
In the second puff, the rich and mellow taste of tobacco filled the mouth. When you exhaled for a long time, the smoke formed a ball.
Empty and mellow, the smoke is abundant, clean and hearty,
Xu Qingshan only took two puffs and then stopped for a moment. The aftertaste was slightly sweet and sour, with a long aftertaste.
Although some people always say that it only looks good on appearance and has a mediocre taste.
But when Xu Qingshan tasted it carefully again, he felt that its elegant and full taste was excellent.
but.
In fact, does anyone stipulate that when buying cigarettes, you can only choose one type and buy a pack?
Not necessarily.
This time, Xu Qingshan wants them all.
After a while, one bottomed out.
Xu Qingshan felt that his mouth was dry and there was a slightly astringent and grainy feeling on the side of his tongue.
He looked at the Coke bottle in his hand and grinned.
"Old guys are old guys."
Under the scorching sun.
The boy poured coke into his mouth, took out his cell phone from his pocket, and made a call.
"Hello? Mom."
"Well, it's okay. I'm just about to go to school. Today I made an appointment with Ye Xincheng to go to the classroom to study, then run and play ball."
"Money? I have enough money. I want to ask you for a favor."
"Well, help me ask Aunt Tong Tong, what is Tong Tong's phone number. And, Mom, please help me find out if there is anything going on at Tong Tong's family."
"without."
"How is that possible? How could I think about falling in love when I'm a senior in high school? No, harming Tong Tong? Am I that kind of person? Mom, I will sue you for defamation if you do this."
"Well, we are all from the same country, and we played so well when we were young. She calls me brother, and I have to do what a brother should do."
"Well, okay, I will try to get 600 points in the next monthly exam. Don't worry! I failed!"
Hang up the phone.
The boy's pace was much faster than when he reached the intersection just now.
It seems that under the rising scorching sun, some decayed and old soul is evaporating with heavy footsteps.
Instead.
A young, energetic soul.
After a while.
In the small square outside the art building of the senior high school students in Longjiang Experimental Middle School.
Ye Xincheng's voice full of resentment echoed.
"Shit! Xu Qingshan, can you still be a human being?"
"You've made such rapid progress in studying and studying. Now you're going to start torturing me at badminton, the only game I can win at, right?"
"Why are you so energetic today? You're so fast and tricky, I can't stand it anymore!"
"No, you have to let me have 3 balls!"
(End of chapter)