Chen Xu finished his noodles, washed the dishes, and went back to his room. If he doesn't go back to his room, mom won't go to rest either.
He still lived in that small room, and when he came back here, he really felt like a world away. In reality, his parents have also moved to a new house, and this old house has some sundries.
Counting it, he has not lived here for a long time, as if it is already a long time ago.
I don't know if the longer he lives, the easier it is to remember the past, he has this tendency now.
He looked at the family portrait on the bedside, which was taken when he was in middle school. After moving, this photo was also brought to the new home and placed on the bedside of the room reserved for him.
Vaguely, he heard conversations coming from his parents' room. Old houses are like this, and there is basically no sound insulation. It was already one o'clock in the middle of the night, and the surroundings were very quiet, and a little movement could be heard.
He knew that it was mostly his mother who was telling his father about his sweetheart.
After taking off his shoes and socks, he lay down on the bed, covered with a thick quilt, smelling the smell of the sun that had just basked in the quilt, and gradually fell asleep.
...
In the morning, Chen Xu naturally woke up. The room was still pitch black. He took his phone and checked the time. It was exactly five o'clock. After such a long time, he has already formed a strong biological clock, and he wakes up on time at this point.
Get up, put on your clothes, brush your teeth and wash your face, and go for a run.
It was still dark outside, and the street lamps on both sides illuminated the road very brightly, but the road was empty, and the cold wind blew past, making it bitingly cold.
In this small county town, on a nearby mountain, there is a nunnery, which can be regarded as a local scenic spot. After he went downstairs, he suddenly wanted to go to the top of the nunnery to watch the sunrise, so he ran in that direction.
The nunnery is several kilometers away from his home. When he was in middle school, he went there once with some classmates, and he still vaguely remembers the way. This time I ran past, but I didn't recognize it at all.
The road has been repaired and street lights have been installed. If it weren't for the signposts installed at the intersection, he might have gone in the wrong direction.
I met a lot of people on the road, most of them were elderly, carrying water bottles and buckets, they should have gone to the mountain to fetch water from the spring.
The nunnery is still the way I remember it. Before entering the gate, there is a very steep slope. After entering, there are several nunneries inside, including the one for giving birth to Guanyin, one for the God of Wealth, and one for the Monkey King...
There is a road to the top of the mountain behind the nunnery, and stone ladders are built. All the way to the top of the mountain, there are several huge rocks on it. Besides him, there are several other people, who seem to be students.
Standing here, you can see the whole city.
He stayed here for nearly an hour. After watching the sunrise, he went down the mountain. On the way, he went to have breakfast at a well-established beef brisket soup noodle shop.
When he was young, he didn’t have much pocket money and couldn’t afford beef brisket noodles. Perhaps because of this reason, every time he went back to his hometown after he came out to work, he would come here to eat, as if to make up for the shortcomings of his childhood.
After breakfast, he walked back and it was past eight o'clock.
When he was about to get home, his cell phone rang, and it was his mother calling, "Xiao Xu, where are you? You have a friend coming, come back quickly."
friend
He was a little strange, thinking it was a former classmate, and said, "I'll be there soon."
A few minutes later, Chen Xu returned to the door of the house and was about to take out the key to open the door when he heard his mother's voice from inside, "It should be him who is back."
The door opened, and he saw Yang Jinxia sitting in the living room with a smile, and thought he was dazzled for a while.
Not long ago, when they were in the capital, they broke up unhappily. After that, Yang Jinxia never came to him again. As a result, she came directly to the house.
She acted really unexpectedly, and she couldn't guess it at all.
"Why are you here?" He glanced at his mother, seeing her ruddy face and smiling face, he knew she had misunderstood, and couldn't help feeling a little headache.
"I just want to give you a surprise." Yang Jinxia smiled happily.
She is wearing a more casual outfit today, an off-white turtleneck sweater, her long hair is naturally draped over her shoulders, and her makeup is very light, giving her a little more gentle temperament than usual. No wonder my mother looked at her in the same way.
"Let's go for a walk." Chen Xu didn't want her to stay at home too much.
"OK."
At this time, my mother interjected, "Jin Xia, we will eat at home at noon. Auntie has already sent your uncle to buy groceries."
"How dare you?" When Yang Jinxia said this, he was looking at Chen Xu.
"That's it, Xiao Xu, you have to bring me back for dinner at noon, do you hear me?" Zeng Wenli said in a rare strong tone.
Chen Xu said helplessly, "Understood."
Zeng Wenli was still worried, and said, "Jinxia, you must come back at noon, Auntie still has a lot to say to you."
"Okay, auntie." Yang Jinxia said obediently.
Knowing that he was in trouble, Chen Xu turned around and walked out the door.
"Auntie, I'll go now." Behind him, Yang Jinxia was still saying goodbye to Zeng Wenli.
After going downstairs, Chen Xu turned around to look at her and asked, "Mr. Yang, what do you want to come to my house directly like this?"
Yang Jinxia looked into his eyes and asked softly, "Are you angry?"
Chen Xu asked back, "Shouldn't I be angry?"
Yang Jinxia pulled his sleeve and said, "Then I apologize to you, don't be angry, okay?"
At this time, someone passed by, heard their conversation, turned to look over, and saw Yang Jinxia's appearance, his eyes almost popped out.
Chen Xu took his hand away and sighed, "Mr. Yang, don't play tricks on me, okay?"
Yang Jinxia chuckled and said, "It seems that you are really afraid of me, and you are always on guard against me. In that parallel world, when you are with me, is it the same?"
Chen Xu didn't answer this question, but asked, "Where's your driver?"
"She didn't come. I'm here for vacation this time. I didn't drive, I didn't bring money, and I didn't bring my mobile phone." Yang Jinxia spread her hands and said, "I can only stay at your house for a few days."
"Mr. Yang, stop joking."
"I'm not kidding you. If you don't take me in, I'll just live on the streets."
Chen Xu shook his head, "Didn't you see just now, my mother has misunderstood our relationship, if you live in my house, you will not be able to clean up if you really jump into the river."
"I've been thinking about what kind of relationship we would have if there were parallel worlds." Yang Jinxia looked at his face and asked seriously, "What do you think?"
Chen Xu said, "Partners."
"Is it only a cooperative relationship?" Yang Jinxia's eyes became dark, "That is to say, if I find a boyfriend, you won't mind, right?"
Chen Xu stopped talking.
"I have an elder who arranged a blind date for me. The man is an associate professor. He is thirty-three years old. I've met him before. He's pretty good..."
"Stay here." Chen Xu interrupted her, "It's just that my home environment is simple, I hope you won't dislike it."
Yang Jinxia looked at him with a smug smile.