A red sports car with the door open upwards, a beautiful woman wearing sunglasses, and a cup of mellow and attractive coffee formed a peculiar scenery in this morning rush hour.
"God!" Xiaoya stood on the street with her schoolbag on her back, looking at Lu Xiaobei not far away, and opened her mouth in astonishment.
Xiaoya walked to the side of the car and said, "Is this what you said to pick me up?"
Lu Xiaobei lifted the sunglasses up and said, "What, beauty, do you want me to open the door for you?"
Xiaoya said, "No, no." She opened the car door and sat up, fastened her seat belt, "It's my first time in a sports car."
Lu Xiaobei: "Don't be so afraid, my driving skills are still very good."
Xiaoya's hand holding the seat belt froze, and said, "No, I don't usually like to wear it because some seat belts are dirty." She hesitated, "Also, Captain, it's only been two days since your birthday. Yue, we meet every day except on weekends, have you really got your driver's license?"
"You should wear your seat belt when other people are driving." Lu Xiaobei said, "I learned the car at Fengche Guoxue at the end of last year, but it was only last weekend that I got this book in China. In order to take you on the road, I specially took the fourth test. Impressed?"
Xiaoya: "I am moved by the captain. You can drive a car."
Lu Xiaobei saw that she was holding a heavy schoolbag and said, "I have brought all the textbooks."
Xiaoya: "although I asked the teacher for leave, but I didn't dare to tell my parents. In order to avoid showing off, I had to do all the tricks."
Lu Xiaobei: "The coffee on the left is for you, with matcha tea, you should like it."
Xiaoya picked up the coffee. It was a beautiful light brown paper cup, and a cup cover was put on the outside so as not to burn her hands. She asked, "Where did you buy the coffee? I thought the captain would bring me milk tea."
Lu Xiaobei started the car, "I didn't buy it. I grinded it for you before I went out in the morning. Last night, you left a message on Facebook at two in the morning, when I didn't know?"
Xiaoya: "It's the first time I've officially dated the captain. I'm excited. When the captain saw my message, did the captain not sleep?"
Lu Xiaobei turned to look at her and said, "No, I saw it this morning." Even through the sunglasses, Xiaoya could feel Lu Xiaobei's mockery of her.
Xiaoya holds hot coffee in her hand, looks at Lu Xiaobei who is driving next to her, and feels the sofa chair under her butt. She can't believe she really did such a crazy thing. The day before Lu Xiaobei's college entrance examination, she went out on a date with Lu Xiaobei, especially in the past few days, she was uneasy for some unexplainable reason.
Lu Xiaobei: "Aren't you going to ask me where I'm taking you? Aren't you afraid I'll sell you?"
Xiaoya said half-jokingly, "I'm not afraid. If I'm with the captain, I'm not afraid of running away."
Lu Xiaobei turned the steering wheel, and the car avoided the urban area and drove towards the suburbs.
Xiaoya saw that Lu Xiaobei didn't speak, was worried about disturbing her driving, and worried that the joke she made just now would reveal her thoughts, so she didn't speak for a while.
Xiaoya drank coffee in small sips. The taste of matcha covered the bitterness of coffee, and every taste bud was enjoying the fragrance. It's just that after the sweet taste, there is only a faint bitter taste in the mouth, like her joy, it was wonderful when she first met, but it has a slight astringency when she tastes it again.
Concentric Town.
Xiaoya looked at the powerful town name on the plaque and was stunned for a moment.
Tongxin Town is only more than half an hour away from the city where they live. Although Xiaoya has never been there, she has heard its name from time to time. Small bridges and flowing water houses in the ancient town, commercial streets where all kinds of craftsmen gather, rare custom snacks, unique homestays…
Xiaoya didn't expect that Lu Xiaobei would bring her here, "Tongxin Town..."
Lu Xiaobei parked the car and walked with her into the town, "Do you like it?"
Xiaoya murmured, "I like it, I've always wanted to come."
Lu Xiaobei took her hand and led her around the ancient town.
It was still early and only a few shops were open. Every time Xiaoya finds an open store, it's like winning the lottery, but there are too few open stores, and after a while, they have walked half of the commercial street.
Lu Xiaobei stopped a small boat, and after negotiating the price with the captain, he boarded the boat with Xiaoya.
Lu Xiaobei: "When it's almost noon, the town will be very lively."
Xiaoya put her hand on her chin and said, "it's better now. I'd rather have less places to play on the street than crowded people." Xiaoya's hand crossed the clear river and said, "I haven't been on a boat for a long time. Now, the cruise ship on the central lake in the city is beautiful, but it is very expensive, and there are still many people."
The blue sky, the quaint town, the sparkling lake. Xiaoya thought, at this moment, this place is probably her paradise, the world in her dreams.
While rowing the boat, the scorpion introduced Tongxin Town to them, "The commercial street in the center of the town, called Tongxin Street, is the most interesting place in the town. The decades-old shops marked on Tongxin Street are not a pretense from the outside, but It's all serious."
Mr. Tie: "There is a tree at the end of the street, called the concentric tree. If a boy has a girl he likes, he will go to the temple to ask for a wooden sign, write the girl's name, tie a red ribbon, and hang it on the tree. Bless her with a smooth life. ."
Xiaoya said puzzled: "Shouldn't we pray for such a thing to last forever? How did it become a prayer for peace?"
The Duke smiled and said, "You are still young and don't understand."
Xiaoya: "then tell me, maybe I can understand."
Duke Tie: "It's your own business to love someone for your whole life. What does it have to do with tying a wooden sign? He loves you, and it's just his business. He can tie a wooden sign to other girls, but neither can the concentric tree. Make sure the three people love each other. Only health and safety are things that we can't decide for ourselves. We can only pray for the old concentric tree."
"The concentric tree will help you live until you are old. If you have a heart, you will naturally be able to love each other until you are old."
Xiaoya looked at Tongxin Street from afar and said, "Yes, it's all our own ideas."
The captain took Xiaoya and Lu Xiaobei to wander around the lake. When they got off the boat, Xiaoya smiled and waved goodbye to the captain. Lu Xiaobei also gave an extra tip. At first, Duke Shou thought they gave the wrong money and wanted to give it back to Lu Xiaobei. Lu Xiaobei said, "One is for the boat ride and the other is for the explanation. That's right. Thank you."
After Xiaoya got off the boat, she saw a big tree at the end of the street, she was curious and ran over. Her shoes rustled on the fallen leaves.
Lu Xiaobei quickly followed behind her, "Slow down, the shoelaces are all loose, be careful to fall."
Xiaoya slowed down and didn't bother to contact her, she just said, "I'll pay attention."
Lu Xiaobei followed Xiaoya to the bottom of the concentric tree.
This big tree needs four adults to hug each other to surround it. Xiaoya's hand touched the bark lightly and said, "It should be several hundred years old." Looking up, there are lush green leaves, and a little light shines through the gaps in the leaves. Hit the ground.
Lu Xiaobei squatted down and helped Xiaoya tie her shoelaces. Her movements were so smooth that Xiaoya didn't even have time to react.
The only thought in Xiaoya's mind was, Captain, why are you being so kind to me
This idea has been lingering in her mind these days, and she has said it now, "Lu Xiaobei, do you like me?"
Hey? ! what did she say? !