Chapter 838
IF0110
"Here, put on the helmet first." Li Zhuangsheng handed the helmet to Hu Mengdie.
"Aren't you going to use it?" Hu Mengdie asked.
"I'm fine, you can take it, it's safer." Li Zhuangsheng got on the electric scooter.
Li Xiuyu refused to pick them up or drop them off, so they had no choice but to ride an electric scooter. Although both Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie could drive, Hu Mengdie didn't want to drive for a while due to her previous car accident. And Li Zhuangsheng didn't want to drive in the first place either.
The spring night was slightly cool, the sky half-hidden by thin clouds, with a few stars peeking through. Lights twinkled in the windows of the apartment buildings, adding to the tranquility of spring. The streets on both sides were clean and tidy, with only the sound of tire tracks from passing vehicles.
The electric scooter carried the two people through the residential area. Under the streetlights, the newly sprouted willow branches swayed gently, and the faint fragrance of magnolia blossoms drifted in the wind.
"This is my first time riding an electric scooter," Hu Mengdie said, clutching Li Zhuangsheng's clothes.
"So how did you go to school before?" Li Zhuangsheng asked casually, but before he finished speaking, he remembered that Hu Mengdie actually took a bus to and from school every day.
"I'll ride in my dad's car."
“Your parents are so good to you. Li Xiuyu and I have hardly ever ridden in our family’s car since junior high school.”
"Actually, sometimes I don't want to take the bus either. Sometimes I envy those who ride electric bikes."
"What's there to envy? It's freezing cold when it's cold."
Hu Mengdie squinted her eyes: "How wonderful it is to be free and at ease, to enjoy the evening breeze and the fragrance of flowers like this."
Li Zhuangsheng curled his lip: "That's because you haven't tried it in winter. The cold wind sneaks into your clothes through your collar, and your face feels like it's being scalded with a knife!"
"Can you please stop arguing with me all the time!" Hu Mengdie said, a little annoyed, and lightly hit Li Zhuangsheng.
"Oh, oh," Li Zhuangsheng changed his tune, "But it's really quite pleasant now that the weather's warm... Ugh, the sewer smells awful!"
Hu Mengdie remained silent, only giving Li Zhuangsheng a slight glare. What a bookworm, utterly lacking in romance! Although he wasn't a writer yet, she could already see his potential!
Suddenly, a motorcycle darted out from the side of the road and sped away. Li Zhuangsheng glanced at it and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, that's incredibly fast! That's speeding, how dangerous!"
“Some people at school like to buy these little motorcycles to ride, but they’re dangerous and noisy,” Hu Mengdie said.
"That's called a small plane, and it's really dangerous. Several people have died. I remember a couple of years ago... oh, a couple of years ago back then, someone in Duliang crashed a small plane and died."
"That's really dangerous... Sigh, why would they drive something so dangerous?"
"Because they think it's cool, even though I think it's pretty silly. Those people do like the sound of cars blasting through the streets."
"I also think it's foolish not to cherish one's own body. If something happens, one will either be injured or disabled."
Li Zhuangsheng nodded and said nothing more, then suddenly braked.
"Ouch..." Hu Mengdie bumped her whole body into Li Zhuangsheng's back.
"I'm so sorry, I was so busy talking to you that I almost missed the red light," Li Zhuangsheng said apologetically.
"It's nothing..." Hu Mengdie said softly.
She pouted slightly, thinking to herself, "Could Li Zhuangsheng have done something bad on purpose? Humph, whether it's true or not, he touched my private parts just now!"
However, what she didn't know was that Li Zhuangsheng was thinking, "She's clearly the older sister, but judging from the feel, she seems to be smaller than Mengke... Hmm, stop thinking nonsense!"
Damn it, does your lust increase just because Mengke has been gone for a few days?
For the next short distance, the two remained awkwardly silent. Fortunately, they arrived quickly, and Li Zhuangsheng called Li Minghua to come downstairs and open the garage door for them. "Hey, you two, what brings you here?" Li Minghua looked them up and down.
“She wants to learn to ride a bicycle, and Li Xiuyu and I still have our bikes at home, right?” Li Zhuangsheng said. “Let her practice on them.”
Li Minghua nodded, opened the garage door and drove the car out, and Li Zhuangsheng went in and took out the bicycle that Li Xiuyu had ridden back then.
"See that? Phoenix brand!" Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile. "Have you ever seen it before?"
"Thank you... Uncle." Hu Mengdie stood behind Li Zhuangsheng and smiled shyly at Li Minghua.
"It's nothing, just a cough... don't be so polite!" Li Minghua waved his hand with a smile. "So, what will you do with these bikes after you're done riding them?"
"Just leave it with me after you're done riding." Li Zhuangsheng squeezed the tire; it was flat.
Li Minghua suggested, "There are electric scooters at the entrance; you can borrow an air pump from there."
"Okay, then..." Li Zhuangsheng nodded and waved his hand. "We'll be going now!"
Li Minghua watched the two leave, his expression unreadable.
Didn't Li Xiuyu say that Li Zhuangsheng was going to divorce Hu Mengdie? How come they seem to be getting along quite well now?
I wonder if this kid has been attracted to a pretty girl again. But this time I need to keep a close eye on him.
Ultimately, whether Hu Mengdie and her ex-boyfriend still have lingering feelings for each other remains to be seen.
Li Zhuangsheng rode slowly on his electric scooter, while Hu Mengdie pushed her bicycle. The two quickly reached the outside of the residential area, where they found that the electric scooter repair shop was still open. Li Zhuangsheng borrowed a tire pump from the shop.
Hu Mengdie watched as Li Zhuangsheng pumped up the tires on his bicycle, a process he performed with practiced ease. She couldn't help but smile.
"Hey, it's so late, what are you two up to?" the shop owner joked with a laugh while fixing his electric scooter. "What kind of fun are you planning?"
Li Zhuangsheng frowned slightly, but Hu Mengdie smiled and asked, "Do you know us?"
"How could I forget? You guys got your bicycles repaired here last year or the year before! You even came back to get a tire patched, saying your tire blew out while you were riding across the Huaihai Bridge!"
Hu Mengdie nodded, only smiling slightly.
"Okay, thank you, boss!" Li Zhuangsheng pressed the tire and returned the air pump.
"You're welcome. It feels like it's been ages since I've seen you. Don't you live here anymore?"
"Yes, we moved..." Li Zhuangsheng said vaguely.
"Oh, you got married, right? Moved into a new house?" The boss had an "I know" look on his face.
Li Zhuangsheng grew increasingly impatient, nodded, and turned to leave.
"Thank you, boss," Hu Mengdie said with a smile.
"No thanks, no thanks!"
The two pushed the cart slowly. Li Zhuangsheng remembered there was an open space nearby, but he didn't know if it had been encroached upon.
After all, there used to be a large open space in front of the residential area, but now it's full of cars. The country has really developed; there are cars everywhere in this small county town, mostly BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes, and even quite a few Porsches.
"There's no one here." Li Zhuangsheng stopped his electric scooter. "Let's study here!" (End of Chapter)