Chapter 29: The Agreement Between Both Sides

Soon, they arrived at a nearby audio-visual store.

At this time, the audio-visual store was still exceptionally busy.

“Do you have Zhou Chuanxiong’s tapes?” Tang Feng asked with a smile.

“Yes!” the store owner replied while fetching them.

Tang Feng checked them, confirmed they were okay, then paid.

Then, he handed the cassette tape to Su Xiaoli.

The two left the audio-visual store.

It was already evening by then, and many people had finished work, making the District lively.

Tang Feng walked Su Xiaoli home.

On his way back, he hummed a tune, feeling very happy.

He fantasized about being with Su Xiaoli every day.

It didn’t matter what they did.

He even felt as if the air was filled with the scent of love.

Unknowingly, he arrived at the entrance of his family’s supermarket.

The supermarket was crowded, and his parents were busy, so he quickly went to help.

When things settled down, Tang Long asked his son, “Why are you alone? Where’s Xiaoli?”

“I just took her home,” Tang Feng replied.

“She mentioned wanting to go to the Ocean Polar World, right? When do you plan to go?” Tang Long continued.

“If nothing goes wrong, we’ll go tomorrow.”

Hearing his son’s plan, Tang Long opened a drawer and took out three hundred-yuan bills. He was about to hand them to his son, felt it might not be enough, and took out two more.

“It’s better to carry more money when you’re out. You’re a man, so you should take the initiative to pay,” Tang Long said as he handed over the money.

“I know,” Tang Feng nodded, saying, “I’m planning to set up a stall in the night market in a few days.”

“What will you sell?” Tang Long asked with a laugh.

“That’s a secret for now. You’ll find out when I set up the stall,” Tang Feng mysteriously replied.

“Setting up a stall will require some startup capital. How much do you need?” Tang Long continued.

“It shouldn’t need much. I can involve Xiaoli in this. We’ll split the earnings,” Tang Feng replied.

“You always have ideas about involving Xiaoli. If her dad finds out, he won’t let you off easily,” his mother glared at him.

Tang Feng just chuckled without saying anything.

After the supermarket closed, the family of three returned home, chatting and laughing.

Tang Feng sat on the sofa, picking up the TV remote control.

Just then, the phone rang.

He hurried to answer it.

“May I ask who’s calling?” Tang Feng asked politely.

“It’s me,” came Su Xiaoli’s voice from the other end.

“We just parted ways, and you already miss me?” Tang Feng joked.

“Hmph! I don’t miss you at all! I just wanted to ask what time we’re leaving tomorrow?”

“Considering the travel time from Binjiang District to Daocheng District takes at least two hours by bus, let’s meet at the long-distance bus station’s entrance at 6:30 a.m.,” Tang Feng decided after some thought.

“6:30? That early?” Su Xiaoli was a bit surprised.

“Yes!” Tang Feng nodded, “If we go too late, we won’t have much time to enjoy ourselves there.”

“Besides the Ocean Polar World, do you want to visit other places?” Su Xiaoli guessed.

“You’re so smart! If we have time in the afternoon, I want to take a walk around the pier,” Tang Feng replied.

“I’ve heard there are seagulls by the pier every year. I wonder if they’re still there.”

“It’s unlikely. If you want to see seagulls, let’s go next spring when the flowers bloom. I’ll accompany you,” Tang Feng suggested.

“Okay!” Su Xiaoli happily agreed.

“Anything else?” Tang Feng asked.

“No.”

The two lingered on the line, neither hanging up.

Tang Feng could even hear the other’s breathing.

After a while, the call ended with a disconnect tone.

Tang Feng felt a sense of loss.

“Little Feng, who was that on the phone?” Tang Long asked, placing washed fruit on the coffee table.

“Su Xiaoli. We’ve arranged to meet at the long-distance bus station at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow,” Tang Feng replied.

“I’ll go to the store for a bit,” Tang Long said, then left the house.

When he returned, he was carrying a large black plastic bag.

“I just went to the store to get you some drinks and snacks. You can eat them on the road if you get hungry,” Tang Long said, handing over the bag.

“Thanks, Dad,” Tang Feng said, looking inside to find bread, chips, sausages, chocolate, and spicy peanuts.

There were also two bottles of Wahaha mineral water and a bag of Cha Cha sunflower seeds.

“Let’s wash our hands and get ready to eat,” his mother called out to them.

After coming out of the bathroom, dinner was served.

Tang Long glanced at the time and casually turned on the TV.

The evening news was on.

The family watched TV while eating and chatting.

Tang Feng felt particularly warm seeing this scene.

After dinner, he helped clean up the table, then said goodbye to his parents and returned to his bedroom.

The book Su Xiaoli had read was lying on Tang Feng’s desk.

Tang Feng picked it up, seemingly smelling a hint of Su Xiaoli on it.

He sat at the desk and began to read.

Time passed, moment by moment.

When he finished the book, he yawned.

He stood up, stretched, and then went to bed.

To ensure he woke up on time, he even set an alarm.

The night passed quickly.

Before the alarm went off, he was already awake.

Perhaps it was the excitement of going out with Su Xiaoli, but he woke up five or six times throughout the night.

He checked the time, saw it wasn’t yet 5:30 a.m., and tried to sleep a bit more.

Tossing and turning.

As it neared 5:30 a.m., he turned off the alarm.

Then he got up.

He didn’t dress immediately but went to the bathroom first.

He washed his hair and styled it carefully.

To make his hairstyle look better, he even used a lot of mousse.

He looked spirited.

Then he went back to his room to get dressed.

He put the five hundred yuan given by his father into the pocket of his underwear.

In the past, to prevent money from being stolen, many people would wear such underwear when going out. This way, even if they fell asleep on the bus, they didn’t have to worry about their money being stolen.

After everything was ready, he took the bag of drinks and snacks and left the house.

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