The palm of No. 8 is warm and powerful, like the palm of a living person.
Lu Xin held his hands together, facing his happy smile, faintly having an illusion.
This seems to be really just a child who grew up together in an orphanage as a child, and now goes to the north and the south because of their respective encounters.
On a business trip, I remembered my old friends who were still living in this city, so I found them with deep thoughts, and hugged the people who used to be with each other at the loneliest and weakest age, expressing that I haven’t seen each other for a long time. See the nostalgia...
… If the orphanage hadn’t said goodbye in such a tragic way.
…
"Yeah, long time no see."
Lu Xin was stunned for a while before he came to his senses. He also smiled at the other party and said, "Number 8, you have become an adult."
"I have a name now, Xu Jing."
No. 8 smiled heartily and kindly to Lu Xin, and said, "It's like you have a name now, Lu Xin."
"Let's just call us by names. When we were called by code names before, our memories were not very good!"
"… "
Hearing No. 8 mentioned "memories", Mr. Xiaolu next to him couldn't help but feel nervous.
But No. 8 didn't seem to have any special direction, just mentioned a word casually, and complained to Teacher Xiaolu: "The foundation of this group of children is not very good. I have done some Chinese, mathematics, Basic tests such as physics and philosophy, I found that except for the better language, everything else was a complete mess, what kind of teacher taught it..."
Teacher Xiaolu was stunned for a moment, and his face was slightly embarrassed. .
No. 8 seemed to react a little, then patted his forehead and said to Teacher Xiaolu, "I forgot, your grades were not that good."
Lu Xin frowned and said, "Mr. Xiaolu has taught me very well..."
He naturally knew that these children were taught by Teacher Xiaolu, and he knew that Teacher Xiaolu's educational level was actually not high.
Probably not as good as me, anyway, I am still in high school...
But having said that, Mr. Xiaolu's contribution to this orphanage was not originally here...
Listening to his justification, No. 8 frowned, looked at Lu Xin, and said, "Your test scores back then were also bad, right?"
"… "
Lu Xin was speechless for a moment.
It's not quite right to say that my exam results were bad that year...
I simply often give in blanks.
No one dared to accept his homework anyway.
But looking at No. 8's tugging appearance, I still want to sarcastically say, "Just hello..."
The words reached his lips, but he swallowed them back.
Because he remembered that at the beginning, No. 8 seemed to be the top student in the class, and he got full marks in the exam.
And he is also very obedient, always reporting to the teacher about other students fighting, stealing things, and puppy love.
Because of this, I have been beaten by others...
"You came back this time..."
Lu Xin immediately changed the subject and cast a suspicious look at No. 8.
"I'm on a business trip, stop by and see you."
Xu Jing answered naturally and looked at Lu Xin with a smile: "Didn't Xiaolu tell you yet?"
Lu Xin frowned slightly.
Eight's gaze is very frank, it doesn't seem like he's lying or hiding something.
Are you really thinking too much
…
"Oops, when does lunch start?"
Compared to Teacher Xiaolu's nervousness and Lu Xin's full of doubts, Xu Jing seemed much more relaxed.
After chatting for a while, he looked at the children in the yard who were finally liberated and playing happily, and said with a smile, "My stomach is also hungry, so I eat early, and after I finish eating, I can catch up again. As time goes by, give them half an hour of math."
"This… "
When it came to this question, Mr. Xiaolu hesitated, pushed the wheelchair and walked out: "I'll go to the kitchen to see..."
"… "
"no need… "
Seeing that No. 8 was as natural as returning to his own home, but Teacher Xiaolu looked apprehensive, Lu Xin suddenly interrupted.
"Um?"
No. 8, Teacher Xiaolu and the old security guard, turned to look at him at the same time.
One looked suspicious, one looked worried, and the other was slightly nervous.
Lu Xin met their gazes with a sudden smile on his face, and said, "You came back once so easily, how can you eat in the cafeteria?"
"Come on, let's go out to eat."
"… "
Since No. 8 returned to Qinggang to visit an old friend as a former friend, no matter how much doubts he had in his heart, he could only treat him as an old friend first, Lu Xin thought so, with a very positive attitude. nature.
As the host, please invite your former friends to another restaurant and have a good meal, shouldn't you
"In this case… "
No. 8 hesitated for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at Teacher Xiaolu, and said, "Will we go together?"
Teacher Xiaolu bowed his head slightly, then gritted his teeth without a trace, and said, "Okay, I'll go too."
Seeing that Teacher Xiaolu agreed, Lu Xin said nothing.
In my heart, maybe I also hope that No. 8 will really come back to visit like an old classmate
If this is the case, then as classmates who used to be orphanages, it is very reasonable for the three of them to go out for a meal together.
Speaking of which, it's really weird.
If I knew where Number Eight was, I would definitely find him.
But No. 8 took the initiative to come to him, and he inevitably became worried...
…
…
No. 8 took his black suitcase and walked out of the elementary school with Lu Xin and Teacher Xiaolu.
On the empty street, Lu Xin pushed Mr. Xiaolu in a wheelchair and walked slowly along the street with No. 8.
The surrounding shops were all closed, and no pedestrians could see a single one.
In this city, it seemed that there were only three of them left, walking forward silently with each other.
"I didn't expect you to live in such a big house now, in a villa area."
After walking for a while, No. 8 smiled and said, "But there are also many problems. For example, it is too remote, and there is not even a restaurant."
Teacher Xiaolu bit her lower lip and looked back at Lu Xin.
Usually there are restaurants, but now the surrounding streets have been emptied, making them seem remote.
Lu Xin didn't say much, but gently supported his glasses and said softly, "The restaurant can open."
In the embedded earphone on the left side of the temple, Han Bing's voice came: "Turn left at the intersection ahead."
Lu Xin nodded, then quietly pushed the wheelchair, and came to the intersection ahead with No. 8.
After turning around, I found that there is a small shop here, which is a clean and ordinary shop.
There is a menu at the counter, which is no different from an ordinary small restaurant.
It's just that the waiter is a tall, short-haired woman wearing a brand new apron...
... Lu Xin didn't know that Chen Jing had this part-time job.
…
"What to eat?"
The chef stuck his head out from the inside, and the gecko wore a tall chef's hat on his head, which looked very professional.
It would be more professional if he didn't wear huge sunglasses on his face.
"Just fry a few dishes..."
Lu Xin smiled at the gecko. He had something in his heart, so he didn't want to order food, so he just let him play freely.
"Okay..."
The gecko smiled and said OK, and shrank his head back, and soon there was a clanging sound of pots and spoons in the kitchen.
Chen Jing also professionally brought them bowls, chopsticks, cups and saucers, and even a pot of tea.
Gift.
No. 8 seemed to look at this small shop with emotion, with smiles and praises all over his face.
Then, his eyes fell on Lu Xin's face, and he said with a smile, "I really feel that many things are different when I come back this time."
"This is probably the feeling of returning home after leaving my hometown for many years. Many things are familiar, but if you look closely, it is not what it used to be. It seems that the former beggar has become the emperor, the former emperor has become a servant, and the former beggar has become a servant. The big monster…”
His eyes fell on Lu Xin's face, but he didn't say anything.
"Yes, it has changed."
Teacher Xiaolu took over the conversation and said, "However, many things have changed for the better."
Eighth glanced at her, then just smiled.
The chef, Gecko, did a really good job, at least the food was served very quickly.
After a while, a few dishes were served by Chen Jing herself.
One plate of lobster mapo tofu, one plate of Dongxing Banliu fat sausage, one plate of fried sheep treasure with broccoli, one plate of Songhua egg mixed with salmon.
I even made a bowl of mutton soup with seaweed and egg drop, and a bowl of stinky tofu noodles as the main dish…
Lu Xin frowned as he looked at the table of rice.
This is lobster and Dongxingban again, how much does it cost...
No. 8 has a good appetite, and is not polite to Lu Xin and Mr. Xiaolu. After the food came up, he took a small bowl and ate it. Although there was no embarrassment, he did look like a person with a big appetite. wiped out more than half.
At the end, he asked for a bottle of beer, drank it with Lu Xin, and said with a smile, "I have been traveling around for many years, and I haven't had a safe meal for a long time."
Lu Xin and Mr. Xiaolu eat very little, mainly watching No. 8 eat, and at the same time have their own concerns.
After No. 8 finished eating, Lu Xin looked at No. 8 thoughtfully and said, "What kind of work are you doing now?"
"Actually, I know you are all worried now."
No. 8 didn't answer directly, but took a Lu Xin's cigarette and lit it, took a sip, and said, "After all, a lot of things happened in our orphanage, I'm still alive, and I can come back, to all of you. It might not seem normal."
"in addition… "
He slowed down a bit and smiled: "You will also worry about whether I have any other purpose when I come back this time..."
"Fairy Wood"
Glancing at Lu Xin and Mr. Xiaolu, he said slowly, "I'm back this time, I really have something to do."
"… "
Teacher Xiaolu was suddenly slightly nervous, while Lu Xin subconsciously looked up at him.
Even in the kitchen not far away, and the waiter sitting behind the counter reading the newspaper, their ears seemed to be pricked up slightly.
No. 8 looked at them, and suddenly smiled "sneeringly" and said, "But what I'm going to do has nothing to do with you."
With that said, he took out a pocket watch from his arms, glanced at it, and said, "The time is almost up."
"Tonight, I have a business around Qinggang City."
Then he looked at Lu Xin and said with a smile, "Are you interested in taking a look with me?"