I'm back in 1990

Chapter 45: Leaving Behind Images of the City

When Qin Yu arrived at her best friend Ren Yangyang's house, her irritable mood was written all over her face, which Ren Yangyang noticed immediately.

"What's wrong? What's bothering you this time?"

Qin Yu tried to act nonchalant: "It's nothing, I'm just feeling a bit restless and wanted to talk to you."

Ren Yangyang, looking furtive, leaned close to Qin Yu and asked, "Is it because you're having bad luck?"

In the 1980s and 90s, girls generally referred to menstruation as bad luck in a euphemistic way, unlike later girls who called it "Auntie" or "family member".

Qin Yu's face flushed red with embarrassment, and she pushed Ren Yangyang away, saying, "No! Don't talk nonsense."

Ren Yangyang was confused and asked疑惑地问道：“Then tell me why?”

Qin Yu rested her chin on her hands and lay on Ren Yangyang's desk without saying a word, which almost made the impatient Ren Yangyang lose his temper.

"Oh dear, my lady! You came to my house with such a gloomy face, and when I ask you why, you won't tell me. Are you here to torment me?"

Qin Yu then spoke up: "Yangyang, why do universities all have different start dates? Wouldn't it be better if they all started at the same time?"

Ren Yangyang roughly guessed what was troubling her best friend, so she asked, "When do Huang Xiaochuan and the others register for school?"

Qin Yu replied, "The 25th and 26th, two days."

Now it all makes sense, it must be for this reason. Ren Yangyang couldn't help but feel furious.

"Qin Yu, can't you have some self-respect? It's obvious Huang Xiaochuan is trying to avoid you, why are you still trying to get close to him? Can't you just give him the cold shoulder?"

Qin Yu couldn't help but defend Huang Xiaochuan, saying, "It's not his fault. He can't decide when school starts. I was just a little annoyed and came to talk to you."

"I'm really fed up with you. Okay, okay, stop bothering me. Are you stupid? When you get to Shanghai, your schools are just across the street from each other. It'll be easy to meet up. You can go see him every day and assert your dominance so that all the girls at his school will give up on you. Then you'll have a chance!" Ren Yangyang, being a good friend after all, immediately gave Qin Yu an idea.

And sure enough, this was a solution, which immediately improved Qin Yu's mood.

"Yangyang, do you think he'll find me annoying if I keep going to see him?" Qin Yu still had some lingering worries.

"I mean, have you been using all your intelligence on studying? The books say that it's like climbing a mountain for a man to pursue a woman, but like piercing a thin veil for a woman to pursue a man. You've already taken the initiative, are you still afraid of not being able to win him over? Let me tell you, boys are all pretty lustful, why don't you try seducing him?" Ren Yangyang comforted her best friend while giving her a terrible idea.

Qin Yu's face instantly turned bright red. She angrily punched Ren Yangyang a few times: "What are you doing? I've noticed you're acting like a female hooligan now."

Ren Yangyang feigned a wronged expression and said, "You actually called me a female hooligan? And you even hit me? Don't you even think about who I was doing this for? Our friendship is over, let's call it quits."

"Okay, okay, I know you wanted to give me advice. I misunderstood you. How about I treat you to something to eat? Consider it an apology." Qin Yu realized she had gone too far and quickly tried to persuade her with kind words, then offered her some food to soothe Ren Yangyang's wounded heart.

Sure enough, food was extremely tempting to Ren Yangyang, and she immediately asked, "What are you treating me to?"

Qin Yu smiled and said, "It's up to you, you can eat whatever you want."

Ren Yangyang immediately made a choice: "I want to eat the chocolate cake from your aunt's shop."

The cakes and pastries at the Revisited Cafe are very famous in Qingjiang, but they are not sold individually; only customers who drink coffee in the cafe can buy them. Ren Yangyang went there once with Qin Yu and has been thinking about it ever since.

The coffee shop's success was largely due to the pastry chef Qin Yu's aunt, Dong Qin, who had hired at great expense; Qin Yu herself also enjoyed the pastries. She had originally planned to invite Huang Xiaochuan to eat there as well, but hadn't found the opportunity. Although they had visited the coffee shop after their graduation party, they had just eaten lunch that day and were too full to order anything.

Qin Yu immediately agreed: "Then we'll go this afternoon. I'll wait for you at home this afternoon, and we'll go together when you arrive."

"Why don't you have lunch at my place? It'll save you the trouble of running around. We can chat after lunch, and then we can go to your aunt's shop in the afternoon," Ren Yangyang invited Qin Yu to stay.

"I can't today. My aunt came to my house and will probably have lunch here. I have to go back, otherwise my mom will scold me." Qin Yu politely declined Ren Yangyang's offer.

"Alright then! I won't keep you any longer. I'll come to your house this afternoon."

......

Huang Xiaochuan was in a great mood after stepping on Yu Wei's feet a few times. He strolled away under Yu Wei's murderous glare, not because he was scared away, but simply because it was almost lunchtime.

Just as Huang Xiaochuan finished cooking the four dishes and soup and put them on the table, Yu Wei arrived right on time, entering the room one after the other with Huang.

Upon seeing Lao Huang, Huang Xiaochuan greeted him warmly, "Dad, you're back! Come and eat!"

"I'm going to wash my hands." Old Huang put down his briefcase and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan looked at Yu Wei and teased, "What's wrong? Got scolded by Aunt Zheng?"

Because Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan were both there, Yu Wei couldn't swear, so he muttered under his breath to Huang Xiaochuan, "You're just targeting me, aren't you?"

Huang Xiaochuan pretended not to hear and instead called out, "Eat, eat! You need to learn to channel your grief into your appetite. You'll feel better once you've eaten. What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help serve the rice."

After saying that, he winked at Yu Wei. Yu Wei glared at Huang Xiaochuan resentfully, but in the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of the food and obediently went into the kitchen to get rice.

After the meal, Huang Xiaochuan wanted to order Yu Wei around and make him wash the dishes, but the kid was too clever and slipped away.

My days at home are numbered; I'll be heading to Shanghai the day after tomorrow. I've already packed all my luggage and everything that needs to be packed is ready.

With nothing much to do in the afternoon, Huang Xiaochuan decided to go for a stroll after his lunch break. The weather outside was nice today; due to the typhoon, it was cloudy with a gale force of 8. The typhoon had blown away the summer heat of the past few days, and the outdoor temperature today reached a high of 26 degrees Celsius, making it extremely comfortable.

With his departure from Qingjiang imminent, Huang Xiaochuan decided to stroll through the city's streets and alleys that afternoon, hoping to take some photos. Time may change the face of a city, but photographs will preserve its past.

This might be a knot in the heart of someone who has been reborn!

Huang Xiaochuan remembered that his father, Lao Huang, seemed to have a 135 camera, so he went to Lao Huang and asked, "Dad, where did you put your camera?"

"It's in the dresser, do you need it?" Old Huang was about to go to work when he heard his son needed the camera, so he went to the dresser and found it.

"You'll have to buy the batteries and film yourself. This camera hasn't been used in a long time, so we don't know if there's anything wrong with it. You can take it!"

"It should be fine, I'll take it and use it."

After closing the door, Huang Xiaochuan went back to his room to check the camera, but unfortunately it was out of power and film. He quickly turned around and went upstairs to recruit men.

"Yu Wei, what are you sleeping for in broad daylight! Are you having a wet dream? Get up right now!" Huang Xiaochuan barged into Yu Wei's room and pulled the still-sleeping Yu Wei out of bed.

The temperature was comfortable today, and the room was much cooler after the window was opened. Yu Wei thought he should take a nap. He had stayed up all night reading a martial arts novel, and by noon he was feeling a bit sleepy.

But Huang Xiaochuan messed things up for her, and she immediately became grumpy when she woke up.

"Huang Xiaochuan, are you fucking crazy? What's wrong with you in the middle of the day?"

"Stop yelling! Wake up, I'm taking you out this afternoon, I've even brought my camera."

Upon hearing that they were going out to play, Yu Wei was wide awake and stopped complaining. He grabbed his clothes and started putting them on.

Since Sunday, I've been confined to my home every day except when I go to the market with Huang Xiaochuan and go to the store with my mother Zheng Aiying to buy daily necessities.

The main reason for this was that the parents made this last-minute request before the trip out of concern for safety.

After Yu Wei finished dressing, Huang Xiaochuan said, "Do you have any batteries here? The camera is out of power, and we don't know if it's still working. We'll have to try a few batteries."

"Battery? Wait here, I'll go find it for you." With that, he got up and went to look for the battery.

Yu Wei remembered that his second sister, Yu Min, seemed to have some batteries, so he ran into Yu Min's room to see if she had any.

Yu Min went to a friend's house and didn't come back for lunch, so she's not home right now.

After searching for a while without finding the battery, Yu Wei spotted Yu Min's radio and simply removed the battery from it.

After getting the battery, Yu Wei returned to his room.

"Give"

After taking the battery, Huang Xiaochuan casually put it into the camera and tested it. The camera worked, so he prepared to set off.