Chapter 1054 Arriving at the Provincial Capital
After dinner, Ye Tianming called Xia Tian to the lake behind the villa.
"Xia Tian, what does your family do?" Ye Tianming asked straight to the point.
"My parents are both factory workers." Xia Tian answered truthfully.
"Your family background isn't that good, right?" Ye Tianming continued to ask.
Xia Tian nodded without hiding anything: "Yes, my family is not very well off, but I have been working hard, hoping to give Yun Fei a good future."
Ye Tianming was very satisfied with Xia Tian's honesty and asked some more questions about his study and work.
From Ye Yunfei, he already knew that Xia Tian had excellent grades and a decent character. He had always been an outstanding student in the grade. He was admired by everyone in the school, and the teachers liked him very much too.
Although Xia Tian's family is poor, he works part-time to earn money and support his family. He is very sensible and filial.
After chatting like this, it turned out to be just as Yun Fei said.
He was secretly satisfied and couldn't help but reach out and pat Xia Tian on the shoulder.
"Yun Fei is a good girl. I hope you can treat her well."
"Brother, don't worry, I will take good care of Yunfei, protect her, and never let her suffer any grievances." Xia Tian nodded sincerely.
The wind from the lake was slightly cool, ruffling Ye Tianming's hair.
He looked at Xia Tian's serious eyes, and the last trace of worry in his heart disappeared.
The two chatted for a while about future plans and some trivial matters, until Ye Yunfei came running over, took Xia Tian's arm, and said coquettishly: "Xia Tian, let's go back and watch a movie, the new one!"
Xia Tian rubbed her hair lovingly: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Then he turned to Ye Tianming and said, "Brother, let's go back first."
Ye Tianming nodded: "Go ahead, be careful on the road."
Looking at the two people's backs as they left, Ye Tianming felt filled with emotion.
His sister finally found her own happiness, and he finally put his mind at ease.
In the next few days, Ye Tianming stayed at home with his parents, enjoying the rare quiet time.
As the day of departure drew closer, his heart grew heavier.
He knew that he didn't know when he would be able to come back.
Before leaving, he brought gifts to the Tang family and the Bai family and met Tang Ruoxue and Bai Yuruo respectively.
After all, it is thanks to their help in taking care of our adoptive parents, so we have to express our gratitude.
When the two girls learned that he was leaving, they were reluctant to let him go, but they knew that Ye Tianming was a dragon and was destined to leave this small town.
Although they were extremely reluctant in their hearts, they could only silently wish Ye Tianming well.
In the evening, Ye Tianming boarded a flight to the provincial capital.
The plane took off and he felt mixed emotions as he watched the city gradually shrink.
It was late at night when we arrived at the provincial capital.
He called Jiang Muwan in advance, but no one answered.
In desperation, he had to take a taxi to the city center and found a noodle restaurant to fill his stomach.
The noodle shop is not big and the decoration is simple, but it is clean and tidy.
Ye Tianming found a seat by the window and ordered a bowl of beef noodles.
While waiting, he looked around boredly.
Suddenly, his eyes froze. The busy figure in the kitchen looked familiar.
The woman had a plump figure and was wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, but that couldn't hide her mature charm.
She flipped the wok and stir-fried the food skillfully with smooth movements, and it was obvious that she was a skilled cook.
Ye Tianming narrowed his eyes and tried hard to recall.
This woman... I seem to have seen her somewhere before?
When the woman walked to the next table with two dishes, the familiar profile
He finally remembered.
Xue Jiawei! His high school classmate!
Memories of high school came flooding back.
At that time, Xue Jiawei always wore a high ponytail, revealing her smooth forehead, and her eyes were curved like crescent moons when she smiled.
She is a good student and a warm-hearted person. She will take the initiative to help anyone in the class who has difficulties.
Ye Tianming clearly remembered that once he was slandered by the owner of a convenience store for stealing money. Xue Jiawei protected him without saying a word and argued with the store owner to prove his innocence.
At that time, Xue Jiawei was like a ray of sunshine, illuminating his dark teenage years.
But later, after graduation, we went our separate ways and gradually lost contact.
I didn't expect that we would meet again in such a shabby little noodle shop.
The noodle shop is very small, with only about ten tables. The tables and chairs are greasy and mottled, and the paint in the corners has peeled off, revealing the mottled wall.
The air was filled with the smell of oil smoke, mixed with some indescribable stale smell.
The dim light shining into the room made everything here look old and dilapidated.
Xue Jiawei was wearing a washed-out white T-shirt, frayed jeans, and a pair of simple canvas shoes.
Although the years have left traces on her face and there are fine lines at the corners of her eyes, one can still vaguely see the shadow of the bright girl she was back then.
However, her originally fair skin became a little rough, and there were more calluses on her hands.
Seeing her current appearance, Ye Tianming felt very uncomfortable.
He knew that Xue Jiawei's family background was also ordinary, but he didn't expect it to be like this...
An inexplicable feeling of sadness welled up in my heart.
He really wanted to walk over to her immediately, say hello, and ask her how she had been doing over the years.
But when he saw her busy figure shuttling back and forth among the guests, he hesitated again.
Maybe she didn't want to be disturbed?
Maybe she no longer remembers him?
After all, so many years have passed.
Ye Tianming decided to observe first.
He silently watched Xue Jiawei, watching her skillfully cook, scoop out the noodles, and add ingredients, with her movements being clean and smooth, and completed in one go.
Soon, Xue Jiawei placed a bowl of steaming beef noodles in front of him with a professional smile on her face.
“Your beef noodles.”
The crisp sound interrupted Ye Tianming's thoughts.
Ye Tianming glanced at her.
The strands of hair on her forehead were soaked with sweat and stuck to her forehead, making her features look even more delicate.
Although she has been hardened by life, she still exudes a pure beauty that makes people's heart beat.
"Thank you."
Ye Tianming took it and smiled at her.
Xue Jiawei just nodded politely and turned to greet other guests.
Obviously, she didn't recognize him.
For some reason, Ye Tianming suddenly lost his appetite when he looked at the delicious beef noodles in the bowl.
He picked the noodles absentmindedly, his mind racing.
Should I take the initiative to recognize her?
Just as he was daydreaming, there was a noise coming from the next table.
"Madam boss, why are there flies in your noodles!" A burly man with a fat face slammed the table and yelled.
Xue Jiawei hurried over, with an apologetic look on her face: "Sir, I'm so sorry, I'll change a bowl for you right away."
"Change a bowl? Just change a bowl and that's it? I'm in a bad mood today, you have to give me an explanation!" The sturdy man obviously didn't intend to let it go. He grabbed Xue Jiawei's wrist and said fiercely: "If you don't drink a cup with me today, this matter will not be over!"
