Although Feng Yu had been hiding it, his sister Feng Danying still found out about his relationship with Li Na.
Feng Danying directly confiscated Feng Yu's car keys and strictly ordered Li Shiqiang not to pick up or drop off Feng Yu for school. How dare he fall in love early when he should be focusing on his studies! Anyway, it's only a ten-minute walk to school, so he might as well walk.
For Feng Yu, who had been used to driving for the past two months, a ten-minute walk was almost a death sentence. Wen Dongjun, however, had a solution, and the two of them bought two Forever brand bicycles.
Someone once said that once you learn to ride a bicycle, it's like a natural instinct. Even if you haven't ridden for ten years, you can still find your balance the moment you get on.
Now, the most common mode of transportation on the streets was still the bicycle, and the most famous and popular brand was Forever. Even the people from Taihua Company were proud to ride Forever brand bicycles.
Feng Yu wore a backpack, a pair of Huili shoes, jeans, and a T-shirt. He wore a baseball cap, which could only be bought at large department stores, and a Shanghai brand watch on his left wrist. He hummed "Sweet Honey" as he rode his bicycle to school.
Many people around him, whether going to work or school, were riding bicycles. A quick ring of the bell when they met was a way of greeting. Feng Yu also felt that riding a bicycle in this weather was quite interesting.
It was such a beautiful scene, but the appearance of someone instantly ruined it, like a large, thick, black, and smelly ink drop on a beautiful painting.
"Are you daydreaming? You'll be late. Do you want this bun or not? If you don't, I'll eat it all." Wen Dongjun, with a meat bun in his mouth, pedaled hard to catch up and patted Feng Yu's back.
"You always use my clothes to wipe your hands after eating buns!"
Wen Dongjun pedaled hard, overtaking Feng Yu. Feng Yu pedaled furiously to catch up, and the two of them left a trail of laughter along the way.
In the bicycle shed, many classmates were pointing at the two of them. Wen Dongjun was very proud of this, like a big star from the future, and even waved to the other students.
Feng Yu shook his head and dragged Wen Dongjun to the classroom. Not living on campus had one big advantage: no morning study sessions, which meant an extra hour of sleep every day.
When they entered the classroom, many students were listless, some even yawning. But when the teacher came in, they all sat up straight, at least appearing to be studying diligently.
After class, Feng Yu walked to Li Na's side and plopped down in the seat next to her. "It's the weekend tomorrow. Don't go to the cafeteria after school. Let's go out for some barbecue and watch a movie at the Cultural Palace."
"There's still evening study sessions."
"Who checks the evening study sessions? Missing one day won't matter. It's settled."
When Feng Yu returned to his seat, Li Na's desk mate, a chubby girl, leaned over and whispered, "He invited you to watch a movie tonight. I'm so jealous. Why doesn't anyone invite me out?"
"Really? It's settled. I'll come tonight." The chubby girl happily agreed.
Li Na was stunned. She had only said it out of politeness, not expecting the chubby girl to take it seriously.
At lunch in the cafeteria, Li Na told Feng Yu about the chubby girl coming along. Feng Yu turned to look at Wen Dongjun, a mischievous smile on his face.
"What? You want me to ride with that chubby girl? The tires will burst!"
Feng Yu hugged Wen Dongjun's neck and tried to persuade him, "We're brothers, right? I can't carry two people on one bicycle, can I? You have nothing to do tonight, right? Didn't the class beauty from the next class ignore you when you asked her out?"
"Even so, I can't ride with her. If other students see, how can I pursue the class beauty from the next class?"
The chubby girl had a good personality, was a good student, wasn't short, and had fair skin, but her features... were hard to see, as they were all bunched up.
"I'll teach you a few tricks later, and I guarantee you can ask her out next time!"
Feng Yu, looking offended, raised his voice, "When have I ever lied to you?"
The chubby girl got on the back of Wen Dongjun's bicycle, and Wen Dongjun felt he couldn't pedal at all. Feng Yu had to push from behind to help him get going.
Li Na sat on the back, and Feng Yu, with one foot on the ground and the other on the pedal, easily got on and rode steadily behind Wen Dongjun.
Li Na, wearing a skirt, sat sideways on the back, her hands on Feng Yu's waist, her head down, a faint smile on her face.
When the four of them arrived at the entrance of the Workers' Cultural Palace, they saw a poster for the Hong Kong movie "The Young Master," starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Hung Kam-bo.
The Cultural Palace was more reliable than the city cinema, which would probably show boring domestic films.
With only ten minutes left before the next showing, Feng Yu and the others decided to watch the movie first and then go for some skewers.
The movie was a classic Hong Kong comedy-action style, and the four of them thoroughly enjoyed it. After the movie, they went to a nearby street stall.
For one yuan, you could get ten large meat skewers. Feng Yu unhesitantly ordered fifty skewers and a few other varieties. With the chubby girl and Wen Dongjun's appetites, Feng Yu was afraid he wouldn't get any if he ordered too little.
The variety of skewers was limited, far from the diversity of the future, with no seafood or even grilled vegetables. The cold dishes were limited to potato strips, boiled peanuts, and soybeans, but even these, Feng Yu and the others enjoyed.
A few young men at a nearby table kept looking over. Li Na, in a long dress and with her youthful appearance, caught their attention.
One of the young men, holding a beer, walked over, "Girl, have a drink with me. I'll take you to a better place later. Have you heard of billiards? I have a billiard hall with two tables behind here."
Feng Yu and Wen Dongjun stood up simultaneously, blocking the young man.
"Just eat your food. If you're not eating, leave. Don't cause a scene here!"
"Hey, what's the matter, you two little brats want to fight? Get lost, or I'll beat you up!"
With that, the remaining three young men from the next table stood up and walked over, pushing Feng Yu.
"Don't fight, don't fight!" Li Na was almost in tears, knowing these four were not to be trifled with.
Feng Yu turned and shielded Li Na behind him, looking at the young men with disdain, "Some people are not to be messed with by you little hooligans. Get lost, and I'll pretend this never happened. My brother-in-law is with Guai Ye!"
Using his brother-in-law's name, Feng Yu's attitude and demeanor instantly intimidated the four young men!
PS1: At that time, bicycles were the main mode of transportation, and China was known as the "Kingdom of Bicycles." Huili shoes and Shanghai watches were popular accessories! Movies were mainly shown at the Cultural Palace, and even some schools without auditoriums held events there.
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