“Beep.” A beep sound startled Hao Yunyang, his mouth agape. Could phone technology these days be so advanced that dialing your own number would connect?!
An indirect insult that Hao Yunyang is crazy! The middle-aged man paused before saying: “If I didn’t see that you’re also nostalgic, using this old-fashioned phone to call like me, I would directly report to the police and accuse you of harassment, at least sentencing you to half a year in prison!”
“Moon Emergency Center? Old-fashioned? Half a year in prison!” Hao Yunyang’s mind was filled with confusion. He looked at his phone, which was brand new, and asked: “So why did you answer when I dialed my own number?”
“How would I know…” The middle-aged man had just spoken half a sentence when he suddenly stopped, then asked with a stunned tone: “What did you say? Dialing your own number?”
“That’s right. 13634209194, my newly bought number!” Hao Yunyang answered decisively. The middle-aged man on the other end of the phone went silent, making Hao Yunyang wait for more than half a minute before asking with a slightly suspicious tone: “What’s your name?”
“And you?” Hao Yunyang, who generally doesn’t do things without benefit, wouldn’t start a fight without reason.
“I, I’m Hao Zhenhua,” the middle-aged man answered hesitantly.
“Oh, you’re also surnamed Hao! Relatives! Uncle, I’m Hao Yunyang. We’re both Hao, what a fate!” Hao Yunyang was delighted.
“Crash, bang, boom…” After Hao Yunyang spoke, a series of loud noises came from the other end of the phone, very ear-splitting.
After another full half minute, Hao Zhenhua’s weak voice came through: “How could you be Hao Yunyang!”
“Hey, you don’t believe me even when I’m telling the truth,” Hao Yunyang chuckled: “So tell me, what would make you believe?”
“Where do you live?” Hao Zhenhua seemed to ask with difficulty.
“I live in Guanli Village, Qiaoba Township, Chengdu, Sichuan,” Hao Yunyang, who had been staying in the dormitory and was frugal to the point of being harsh, answered cheerfully: “Now I’m in Liushi Town, Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Know Liushi? The nationally famous electronics hub. Been there?”
“Crash, bang…” Another series of smashing sounds came from the other end of the phone.
A long time passed.
