The Flustering Sound of the Pipa from the Hallway

Chapter 5

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"It's just the wind. We all hope that the result will not be the worst. The seniors have worked hard for a lifetime, and I don't know how much they have contributed. They shouldn't be given such a hat at the end."

The two of them didn't speak again. Meng Xintang saw that Shen Shiyan had been stunned, and asked him if he was uncomfortable.

"No," Shen Shiyan shook his head, "It's just the first time I really heard such a thing, I was shocked. I always thought... at least our country is peaceful."

Meng Xintang understands that anyone who suddenly learns of this kind of thing may feel a little weird.

"It's peaceful," Meng Xintang nodded, "but there will always be some things that can't be on the table." He turned to look around, pointed to a clothes shop and asked, "This is a restaurant, you remember. ?"

Shen Shiyan leaned slightly and looked at it: "It seems to have a little impression."

"It was shut down at first because a spy was found."

Shen Shiyan opened his eyes wide and looked at him in disbelief.

Meng Xintang nodded and added: "Actually, in any country, this is a very common thing."

Shen Shiyan stared at the front for a while, and suddenly said, "I think my vision before was too narrow."

"How come, don't belittle yourself." Meng Xintang smiled and shook his head, "I admire not many young people, you are the second."

Hearing this, Shen Shiyan looked sideways: "You admire me?"

You know, not counting the contact via mobile phone, it was only the third time they met.

"Well." Meng Xintang nodded affirmatively.

"What do you admire me for?"

This time, Meng Xintang sold off and smiled mysteriously, "I'll tell you more about it later."

"Who was the first?"

"The little girl you'll see soon."

Meng Xintang told Shen Shiyan that the place he was going was a bit far, and that he could sleep first if there was enough time. Shen Shiyan said no, and asked again, "That little girl, when she is in a bad mood, suddenly sees a stranger, will she feel uncomfortable?"

"That's not true," Meng Xintang's tone was firm, "she is a little genius, she is only 20 years old this year, and she may be even younger mentally, but she will never feel uncomfortable because of these things. understood."

"Oh," Shen Shiyan hadn't seen a genius yet. She was a genius, and someone Meng Xintang admired, so he really wanted to see the little girl he called him.

The car had already driven outside the Fifth Ring Road, and gradually, the road began to undulate. Shen Shiyan, an out-and-out Beijinger, has never been here before. The car turned into a relatively wide road, and Meng Xintang slowed down, looking for people left and right while driving. Shen Shiyan looked out the window with him until he saw a girl sitting on the edge of the roadside brick, Shen Shiyan pointed in that direction: "Is that the one?"

It was a short-haired girl, thin and small, wearing a plaid top and light-colored trousers, sitting there crying with a small schoolbag in her arms, and a man squatting next to her, handing her paper constantly.

"Well, yes." Meng Xintang said and stopped the car.

"Little."

Meng Xintang shouted after getting off the car.

The two people over there heard the voice and looked up at them at the same time, and the little girl lowered her head again and cried.

Meng Xintang and Shen Shiyan walked over, and the man who was squatting on the ground stood up and gave them a helpless smile.

It was already very hot, but the man in front of him was still wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, buttoned to the top, looking very solemn. However, it is estimated that he has been outside for a while, and his shoulders and chest are already sweaty.

"Hello," Meng Xintang said first, "who are you?"

"Hello, I'm..." The man glanced at the little girl, "I came here to communicate. This girl seems to be my contact person, but she started crying as soon as I saw her."

"Ah," Meng Xintang understood and said quickly, "I'm sorry, I'm also an employee here. What time is your meeting?"

"One o'clock, it's still too late."

The little girl raised her head while crying and said intermittently: "But you... you haven't... eaten yet... "

Meng Xintang wanted to laugh a little bit, it's hard for her to remember this now, but who was it that caused people not to eat

"I'm really sorry. In this case, I will contact a colleague immediately and ask him to take you to the cafeteria inside for a meal. The meal in our cafeteria is okay and cool. The most important thing is to stop by and not waste time."

As for where to eat, the man obviously didn't care, he nodded and said politely, "Okay, trouble."

After that, he glanced at the little girl next to him.

Meng Xintang started to call, and after explaining a few words, he suddenly remembered what he had forgotten, and quickly asked, "I'm sorry, I haven't asked your name yet."

"Shen Xihui." The man put away the document bag in his hand and stretched out a hand.

Also surnamed Shen? Shen Shiyan, who had been listening by the side, couldn't help but glance at him more.

Meng Xintang knew the name, and immediately said: "I have long admired the name."

Soon someone came and left with Shen Xihui.

The little girl hadn't calmed down yet. Meng Xintang looked at a pocket of used up paper next to him, and sighed that Shen Xihui was really patient.

"Okay, don't cry, it's useless to cry."

Shen Shiyan was frightened by Meng Xintang's words, and his eyes swept to him. Sure enough, as soon as Meng Xintang finished speaking, the little girl cried even louder. Meng Xintang didn't know why, so he met his gaze.

It seems that Meng Xintang said just now that he can't comfort others, which is really not nonsense.

Shen Shiyan didn't have time to introduce himself, so he quickly handed her two more pieces of paper and coaxed, "Get in the car first, it's too hot outside."

Speaking of which, it was the first time Meng Xintang saw this girl cry, and she cried so fiercely when she cried. He sat in the front seat and Shen Shiyan looked at each other, and there was nothing he could do.

Shen Shiyan pressed the player a few times and picked a relaxing song that was neither sad nor overly cheerful.

After a while, perhaps tired of crying, the little girl finally calmed down. She ignored Meng Xintang and the others, just holding her schoolbag and looking out the window without saying a word.

Shen Shiyan looked at the rearview mirror, and Meng Xintang shook his head slightly at him, indicating that he didn't need to worry too much. Although this girl is young and immature in some aspects, she is one of the few people who can be described by Meng Xintang as "firm-minded". She has identified her goals, and will not want to stop no matter how big the storm is. In the future, this kind of mentality is put on Jiang Yanxiao's body, and it can also be said to be pure, a rare and precious simplicity.

Shen Shiyan was also thinking about this, and he was surprised that the little girl didn't say anything and just adjusted her emotions there.

Just thinking about it, the person behind suddenly made a sound, with a thick nasal sound, and his throat was shaking.

"Uncle, I want dessert."

Shen Shiyan almost suspected that he was hallucinating, he turned his head and looked behind him to make sure that she was not on the phone.

"Okay, which one do you want to eat?" Meng Xintang responded calmly.

"It will be all right."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Meng Xintang explained, meeting Shen Shiyan's surprised eyes, "Her grandfather and my mother are good friends, and her father is my mother's student, so strictly speaking , the two of us are a generation apart."

It was only now that Meng Xintang had the opportunity to introduce Shen Shiyan.

"Her name is Jiang Yanxiao, a very good little girl. Xiaoxiao, this is Uncle Shen Shiyan, my friend."

Jiang Yanxiao leaned forward and bowed: "Hello, Uncle Shen."

"Hello… "

Shen Shiyan still felt a little awkward, not because he had never been called uncle, but seeing such a big "junior", he suddenly suspected that he was really old. But if you think about it, he is only 30 years old.

The vicinity of the research institute was very deserted, and Meng Xintang and the others traveled all the way to find a dessert shop.

Jiang Yanxiao stood in front of the counter and ordered food, and almost read the menu over and over again. The red eyes and buzzing voice made the salesperson speak softly. Originally, Meng Xintang was still researching which might be more delicious, and it was better for Shen Shiyan to eat.

The three of them sat at a table for six before putting down the pile of desserts.

At the beginning, Shen Shiyan and Meng Xintang sat next to each other, watching Jiangyan snacks. When she ate the sixth plate, Shen Shiyan hurriedly took a plate in front of him, and moved a plate to Meng Xintang.

"eat fast."

If this girl continued to eat like this, she had to go to the hospital.

Meng Xintang glanced at the Melaleuca mango under his eyes a little embarrassedly, and whispered beside Shen Shiyan's face, "To be precise, I haven't eaten dessert since I was seven years old."

Shen Shiyan just took a big mouthful of Oreoban and put it in his mouth, and the corners of his mouth were stained with a little black fine powder. Meng Xintang glanced down, reached out and pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to him.

"Although it is not good for the body to always eat desserts, it is also bad not to eat them all the time."

Meng Xintang was taken aback and asked, "Is there such a saying?"

As a doctor, Shen Shiyan should still have authority.

He considered it for a while and said, "It's not good for some people, such as me, if you don't eat it, it will affect your mood."

If it weren't for the tragic atmosphere at the table, Meng Xintang might have laughed.

At this moment, he felt that Shen Shiyan was a self-contradictory person, and he was a little cute.

He watched helplessly as Jiang Yanxiao and Shen Shiyan quickly cleaned the table full of things in front of him, and Shen Shiyan asked Jiang Yanxiao, "Are you full?"

Jiang Yan shook his head: "I still want to drink."

Shen Shiyan didn't say a word, and got up to give her some order. Meng Xintang quickly stood up, thinking that he had to pay for it himself. As a result, Shen Shiyan directly pressed him down and said, "You don't know what to order."

During the whole process, Jiang Yanxiao didn't mention the teacher again, but suddenly looked up at Meng Xintang when the battle was about to end.

"I'll be going to another place for a while tomorrow, and the boss has arranged a new task for me."

Meng Xintang paused, and frowned in disapproval. Before he could speak, Jiang Yanxiao continued: "Uncle, don't worry, I'm fine, and you know, I can't rest. The teacher's business... I understand that we can't change anything, but at least everyone believes in it. teacher's."

She took the tissue from Shen Shiyan and wiped her hands.

"No matter what, what they want to do, I will help them do it."

There was no resentment or determination in her eyes, just firmness and light.

In fact, in the short meeting time, Shen Shiyan has already admitted that Jiang Yanxiao is excellent, even aside from her IQ, she is excellent. But it wasn't until hearing this sentence and seeing her expression at this time that Shen Shiyan really understood how admirable this child was - these words were not rhetoric she made after being stimulated, but just an ordinary expression of hers. .

On the way to send Jiang Yanxiao back, Shen Shiyan also felt that this too tired dessert was worth eating.

Jiang Yanxiao answered a phone call from Shen Xihui. Meng Xintang heard her apology and responded with a few other words. When she hung up the phone, Meng Xintang said a few words to her, telling her not to ignore others and leave others there next time.

Unexpectedly, Shen Shiyan fell asleep. Meng Xintang sent Jiang Yanxiao to the door of the house, and watched her enter the unit door before turning around and leaving the community. Shen Shiyan hadn't woken up, so he drove around in Beijing.

After wandering around for a while and then looking at the watch, I found that it was already 3:30 in the afternoon. When passing a restaurant, his empty stomach screamed twice, and Meng Xintang suddenly remembered that they didn't have lunch at all.

It was a mistake Meng Xintang had never made after dragging people around for a day, but he didn't manage to eat. He moved his gaze to Shen Shiyan's face, and shook his head with a wry smile.

After another quarter of an hour, Shen Shiyan slowly opened his eyes. He seemed to react for a while, then cleared his throat, said "sorry", and then asked Jiang Yanxiao's whereabouts.

Meng Xintang had already stopped the car, he looked at Shen Shiyan with a smile, and said sarcastically, "I'm really bad, I'm so sorry for you, I forgot I haven't brought you to dinner yet."

Shen Shiyan also smiled, he rubbed his face and sat up straight.

"It's alright, I forgot. But I ate dessert, but I'm not hungry, how about you?" Shen Shiyan teased, "You haven't eaten almost anything, aren't you hungry?"

"I really don't feel hungry." Meng Xintang recalled the way he accompanied Jiang Yanxiao to a plate of desserts just now, and couldn't help laughing, "Would you feel uncomfortable eating so much?"

Shen Shiyan touched his stomach and answered honestly, "It's a little greasy, but I actually felt sick by the time I ate the third plate."

Meng Xintang held onto the steering wheel and smiled: "Then you still eat."

"I can't really let her eat it all, and the little girl is in a bad mood and wants to vent, and it will be more effective if someone eats with her."

Meng Xintang thought about it for a while, but that's the truth, but he hadn't considered this kind of issue before. He thought that Shen Shiyan should be a person who understood the minds of others, of course, including girls.

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, Shen Shiyan asked.

"I was thinking...you're going to find a good girl to spend your life with."

A personable and considerate man who should be the object of admiration for many girls.

Shen Shiyan just took off his glasses and wiped it with a piece of paper. Hearing this, he just looked up at Meng Xintang and smiled.

When he put on his glasses again, Meng Xintang had already started the car again, and he said casually, "I don't think I can find it."

"Huh?" Meng Xintang didn't understand.

Shen Shiyan turned his head and looked into his eyes without moving.

"I like men."