What Chi Zheng said made Meng Shengnan giggle for most of the night. He has changed a lot over the years, but his provocative tone has not changed much. He is still busy, occasionally stealing half a day off to talk to her.
After staying in Hangzhou for a few days, it was time for Meng Shengnan to return to Jiangcheng.
Grandma took her to the market that morning, and the vegetable market was full of people.
Perhaps it was because she was hungry and full when she was in school before, and her stomach was not very good. Grandma said to drink white radish soup, get up early with a glass of warm water, and add salt to the millet porridge. Timed and quantitative, avoid spicy stimulation, avoid cold or hot. Eat less and eat more, and eat slowly when you are hungry.
A few days ago, I had another stomach problem.
In severe cases, I would feel acid reflux and swell when I drank water, and I didn't even have the energy to talk while lying on the bed.
She is a twenty-four-year-old girl, and her grandmother rubs her stomach every night. She was ticklish and giggled in pain. The old man spoke his native dialect in a friendly and gentle way, recited nice scriptures, told her Peking Opera, patted her on the back and fell asleep slowly. Sometimes it was very uncomfortable, and grandma choked up, and her eyes would turn red. She hugged the quilt and approached the old man, and said with tears in her eyes, it's all right, it will be fine in a while.
Then woke up in the morning and the cat was lying between her and grandma.
She reached out to tease the cat, and Mimi rubbed her fingers.
"It licked me." Meng Shengnan was pleasantly surprised.
Grandma laughed and touched the cat's paw, her voice was old.
"Come on, shake hands."
Once when she was playing with the cat, she walked forward, and the cat moved away from her for a long time. She walked forward again, and the cat moved forward again. She didn't leave, but went back to the kitchen and said to grandma, "Why did I run away as soon as I chased it?"
Grandma is cooking porridge, having fun.
"It must be hungry, and I want to lead you to the food box to feed it."
She went up to the second floor to catch cat food, called Mimi.
It immediately ran over and rubbed against her feet, happily eating.
Meng Shengnan whispered, "Grandma is really amazing."
When she came here, she was thinking of Chi Zheng, and now she was full of guilt when she left. The old man told funny stories about her when she was a child, which always made Xiaohang laugh out loud. Grandpa likes to watch the news, and grandma fights over the remote control to watch a movie. The two quarreled, turned around and laughed again. Later, she returned to Jiangcheng alone, and Meng Hang pretended not to leave for a later date.
The family had a meal, and she left around three or four in the afternoon.
After taking her to the door to take a taxi, the old man stuffed something into her pocket.
"What?"
She took it out and saw that it was lactobacillus tablets.
Grandma laughed, "It's okay to keep it in your mouth."
When the car had gone a long way, she turned her head again, and the old man was still standing there. Meng Shengnan slowly turned around and sat down, and suddenly wanted to call Chi Zheng. She didn't say that her stomach hurt like hell, and she wasn't really afraid that he would be annoying. It's just that the voice at that time was really not very pleasant, and in the end, I was afraid of disturbing him.
She looked at the road in the distance, why couldn't she bear it now.
When Meng Shengnan called, Chi Zheng was nestling in Jinding. He went back to the store last night to get the display screen, dropped his phone, and now typing the code completely forgot about it. Shi Jin was tired from work, and lay sprawled on the carpet.
Lu Huai envied: "How can he enjoy himself so much?"
Chi Zheng smiled.
Lu Huai also planned to take a break, got up to take instant noodles from the box, threw a box to Chi Zheng, and asked while pouring water, "What date is it today?"
Chi Zheng shook out a cigarette from the cigarette case on the table, brought it to his mouth and paused.
"18," he said.
Lu Huai counted the days, "I've been here for more than ten days."
Chi Zheng lit a cigarette.
"Almost." She had been gone for more than ten days.
After Lu Huai soaked the noodles, he lifted the plastic cover, and steaming hot air floated up, entangled with the smoke. Holding a cigarette in his mouth, Chi Zheng went to touch his phone in his trouser pocket, then frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Chi Zheng raised his eyes, "The phone may have been dropped."
Lu Huai said: "You went back to the shop last night, forget about it."
Chi Zheng made a 'tsk' sound and smoked his cigarette. Then it got busy again, and it was half dark. He leaned back on the chair and moved his head, the bones in his neck cracked. Then he twisted open the mineral water and drank half of it, then kicked the chair away and got up.
Shi Jin asked, "What are you going for?"
"In the store."
Lu Huai tilted his head, "Have you missed a woman?"
Chi Zheng glanced at him and snorted.
"Are you jealous?"
Lu Huai almost sprayed, "Damn it."
Shi Jin spread his hands.
Chi Zheng smiled playfully, and lazily walked out the door with his hands in his pockets. He didn't take the stairs this time, maybe because he was too tired, he directly pressed the elevator on the first floor. When I came out of Jinding, there was a breeze. He looked up at the sky, glanced sideways at the road on both sides, lit a cigarette and walked back.
The first neon signs.
At a food stand near the train station, two women chatted. Meng Shengnan received a call from Qi Qiao on the train. This woman was depressed recently and needed comfort. She couldn't leave and was stopped by a woman who had been waiting outside the train station for half an hour.
"You are the best, Nannan."
Meng Shengnan had rare goosebumps again, "It's a good thing he signed with a record company, what are you bothering about?"
Qi Qiao drooped her head and poured the wine, her resentment seemed deep.
"He is so busy every day that he doesn't have time to spend weekends with me."
Meng Shengnan propped his chin with his left hand, "Thank you for your hard work."
Qi Qiao: "..."
"You don't even want to comfort me?" The woman frowned.
Meng Shengnan blinked.
"What you need is not my comfort. Your antidote is with Song Jiashu."
Qi Qiao let out a weak 'ah'.
Meng Shengnan smiled, "Okay, he should have time to accompany you now that he's busy. He loves you so much, why would he let you stay alone."
Qi Qiao: "Are you serious?"
"If you fake it, you will pay ten."
Qi Qiao: "..."
The woman started drinking again, but Meng Shengnan couldn't stop her. The street lights were turned on one by one, Qi Qiao's face was very red, and she was already drunk. Meng Shengnan had no choice but to call a car to help her go home. Qi Qiaolai stayed on the bed and refused to let her go, Sheng Dian called to ask when she would be back, she was worried about Qi Qiao and said the next morning.
Qi Qiao was fast asleep, she helped to change clothes and cover the quilt.
Just as he stepped onto the balcony and wanted to call Chi Zheng, there was movement on the door lock. She walked over to have a look, Song Jiashu opened the door and came in. Meng Shengnan was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the bedroom, "Qi Qiao is asleep."
Song Jiashu glanced in the direction she pointed.
"Then I'm going home, you talk to her."
Song Jiashu said softly, "I'll take you back."
"No, you take good care of her."
Meng Shengnan smiled slightly, pushed through the suitcase and took the bag out the door, walked a few steps and turned back.
"She's in a bad mood, you still have to spend more time with her."
Song Jiashu raised his eyes, "I know."
She nodded and left.
The elevator number slowly dropped to 1, and Meng Shengnan stopped the car at the door. It started to rain suddenly, she looked at the hazy night and changed her mind. At Fangshizi Street, Meng Shengnan got off the car and walked over.
The drizzle drenched her body, and her figure was thin.
Seeing that she was getting closer and closer to him, she rarely jumped for joy, her steps were brisk.
Looking at slimming men and women a few years ago, Sammi Cheng succeeded in losing weight, wearing a loose gray windbreaker and went to the bad alley to look for Andy Lau. It was also raining that day. The woman held a black umbrella and saw the man's nose and face bruised and swollen, and she still yelled, "600 yuan a minute".
At a red light, she stopped.
He looked across the road to the dilapidated alley on the opposite side, but couldn't see the light of his shop.
Yellow light, she looked ahead.
A figure in a gray shirt and black trousers appeared on the opposite side. He was biting a cigarette in his pocket, and he didn't open an umbrella. Meng Shengnan's hand holding the trolley case was cold, and his gaze fell on him quietly. The man took a puff of his cigarette, and when he looked up, he also seemed to be stunned.
When the light was green, she didn't move.
The cars on both sides stopped, the rain hit the windshield, and pedestrians came and went with umbrellas. In the crowd, the man took down his cigarette and walked over slowly.
The rain floated in her eyes.
In 2003, Liu Ruoying sang Miyuki Nakajima's song, which was included in the album "My Failure and Greatness", called: So you are here too.
Meng Shengnan just watched him approach, Chi Zheng's eyes were gentle.
He curled his fingers and flicked her forehead.
"Silly?"
Meng Shengnan didn't dodge, and looked at him while covering his forehead.
Chi Zheng smiled helplessly, and slightly bent over to pick up the box in her right hand. He put the cigarette in his mouth and vacated to hold her hand. With wet palms, Meng Shengnan followed him across the road. She looked sideways at him and suddenly smiled. Chi Zheng caught it straight from the corner of his eye, and he raised his eyebrows to look at her.
"Still awake?"
She tilted her head, and Chi Zheng smiled deeply.
He took her hand and walked across the alley. Chi Zheng opened the shop door and closed it again. The room smelled of him, Meng Shengnan stood quietly. Chi Zheng put down the suitcase and looked back at her.
"Stupid?"
He smiled sideways.
Meng Shengnan's clothes were wet, and his heart was very warm. Chi Zheng looked at her amusedly, and was about to reach out to rub her hair. Meng Shengnan suddenly leaned over and hugged him slowly, Chi Zheng froze for a moment. He then smiled and stroked her hair.
After a while, Chi Zheng spoke in a low voice.
"Miss me."
His tone was non-questioning, Meng Shengnan blushed slightly, and did not dare to lift his head buried in his chest. The light rain was getting heavier outside, and the sound of needles falling inside the house. Later, afraid that she would catch a cold, Chi Zheng pulled out his clothes for her to change, and the two of them stood in the narrow place beside the bed. Meng Shengnan held his shirt, moved his mouth, and said softly, "Turn around first."
Chi Zheng smiled.
"It's not like I haven't seen it before, so you really don't want me to see it?"
Meng Shengnan shook his head like a rattle.
Chi Zheng licked his lower lip, then turned around slowly and leaned against the sideboard of the bed. He moved his gaze down, and saw the slender figure of the woman on the ground, and at first glance, he could still see her proud chest. Chi Zheng rolled his Adam's apple, coughed a few times and looked away. After a while, he tilted his head and asked, "Have you changed?"
"Um."
Meng Shengnan watched him turn around calmly, and asked, "Aren't you going to change?"
Chi Zheng picked up the collar of his shirt and smelled it, then raised his eyes.
"I still smell like cigarettes, so I won't change it."
"What if you have a cold?"
Chi Zheng: "Take me as you, just like Lin Daiyu."
She pursed her lips and smiled, and Chi Zheng asked, "Have you eaten?"
Meng Shengnan rubbed her stomach. She basically listened to women complaining when she was with Qi Qiao, and she didn't move her chopsticks a few times.
"A little hungry."
Chi Zheng raised his eyebrows, "I'll buy whatever you want to eat."
"Anything is fine."
Chi Zheng smiled, "You don't even pick."
She scratches her cheek.
Chi Zheng raised his eyebrows, "I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you still embarrassed?"
Meng Shengnan curled her lips, "I don't."
"Just be stubborn."
Meng Shengnan: "..."
The light hit her face, Chi Zheng opened the drawer and took an umbrella, walked a few steps closer and rubbed her hair.
"Wait."
Then he walked out the door sideways, and Meng Shengnan looked back, but he was long gone. She sat down by the bed, waited for a while and didn't see him coming back, so she turned on the computer to play. He was also afraid of accidentally damaging the things in his computer, so he didn't dare to mess around.
The sound of rain was mixed with the sound of footsteps, and Chi Zheng pushed the door in with porridge and side dishes.
Meng Shengnan was sitting on a chair with bent legs and staring at the computer, while Chi Zheng placed the food and brought it to the table. She looked down at the amount for one person, then raised her head and asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"
Chi Zheng leaned against the glass cabinet, "I'm not hungry."
"oh."
She picked up the rice and fed it bit by bit, while Chi Zheng looked down.
Meng Shengnan felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, she pointed to the computer, "I'm not very good at using you, I can't even connect to the Internet."
"What do you want to see?" he asked.
Meng Shengnan thought about it seriously, "Dou E is wronged."
Chi Zheng: "..."
He laughed aloud, in a low voice. Under those gazes, Meng Shengnan felt a little hot. He arched his cheeks and just looked at her like that. In the room, a man and a woman had a charming atmosphere.