In the middle of the city at night, under the flickering neon lights and warm yellow street lamps, a tall girl in a purple knitted sweater, a purple gauze skirt, and a toddler man in a white shirt and torn black trousers walked in the direction of the subway station while laughing, and the distance between the two was half a person's width.

"Would you like to go eat something together?" Xiao Wu asked.

Yan Xi silently covered his cooing stomach and shook his head: "No need, you go back to rest early." ”

"You've taken me to the hospital, and it's not good for you to go back hungry. Xiao Wu looked down at his torn trousers indifferently: "Or do you think I'm untidy and can't take you to a Michelin dinner?"

"Why, it's just that today you're also tired and injured again. Yan Xi explained.

"Then you have to eat well. Xiao Wu said undoubtedly: "Let's go, it just so happens that there is a particularly delicious fly restaurant near here, and you can't find it if you're not a gourmet, I'll take you there." ”

"What is the Fly Restaurant?" asked Yan Xi, leading the way.

"It's those small restaurants that don't need to be advertised or promoted, but they taste very good. Xiao Wu talked eloquently: "It is generally hidden in small streets and alleys. ”

"However, if there are flies, isn't it quite unhygienic?" Yan Xi was a little puzzled.

"Flies just describe it as small, don't underestimate these shops, although the façade is small, the hygiene is not the best, but the taste is ......" Xiao Wu said, giving a thumbs up: "I don't know how many Michelin masters, they all rushed to eat." ”

Yanxi was said to be happy.

"This way. Walking to the mouth of a small alley, Xiao Wu reminded Yanxi and took her into a deep alley filled with the fragrance of gardenias.

"It smells so good. ”

Yan Xi couldn't help but look up at a row of stout gardenia trees along the wall, each tree was green and white, green were young leaves, and white were gardenia petals.

Under the warm yellow street lamp, there is a faint golden light floating around each white petal, and the breeze sends out layers of fragrance.

"I have had these gardenia trees since I was a child. Xiao Wu noticed the tree on the side of the road and took the initiative to introduce it.

"You've been to this shop since you were a child?" Yan Xi asked curiously.

Xiao Wu nodded, and pointed out three fingers to Yan Xi sideways: "Thirty-year-old shop, Tong Su is not bullied! haha!"

With his laughter, the two lifted the curtain and entered the store.

A humble store that doesn't even have a sign.

Walking into the store, there is a walkway, the corridor is connected to the cubicles, each cubicle sits several tables of customers, each table is covered with red plastic tablecloths, and the chairs are also quite old pink plastic backrests.

Because it was past the most lively meal, Xiao Wu quickly found an empty seat and sat down with Yanxi.

"Boss! Two rice cake ribs!" Xiao Wu skillfully picked up the glass and two pairs of chopsticks, picked up the small thermos pot on the table, poured hot water into the glass along the chopsticks, and cleaned it.

"Okay! wait a minute!" a hearty reply came from the other end of the room.

"Why do you want to wash it?" Yan Xi followed his example, took the thermos pot from in front of him, poured hot water into the glass, and shook it a few times.

"Pour it in. Xiao Wu took a trash can from the side of the table and motioned for Yan Xi to pour the scalded water into it.

"Generally, the tableware in a small restaurant is best scalded, although it is sterilized, but I don't know how long it has been placed. After Xiao Wu finished explaining, he looked up at her: "You really haven't been to this kind of restaurant?"

Yan Xi nodded: "Elle prefers to go to the mall, so if we go out to eat, we will go to the mall to eat." Besides, Elle is not a native of Pingcheng, so she shouldn't know about this kind of small shop. ”

"What about you, where are you from?" Xiao Wu handed her the scalding chopsticks and poured boiling water over the two glasses.

"I'm ......" Yan Xi paused and said, "Half a local." ”

"Why half?" Xiao Wu asked.

"My family is from Pingcheng, but I didn't stay in Pingcheng for long. Yan Xi explained.

Xiao nodded.

"Is the specialty here the rice cake and pork ribs you just ordered?" Yan Xi said.

"Yes, the pork ribs and rice cakes here are very generous, put some sweet and spicy sauce, mixed with strong and soft rice cakes and crispy fried pork ribs, the taste is amazing!" Xiao Wu finished speaking, and swallowed silently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud voice came from far and near: "Excuse me! Serve a dish to the two of you, rice cake and pork ribs, two servings!"

Immediately, the waiter placed two servings of hot, meaty rice cake pork ribs in front of the two of them.

Yan Xi smelled the aroma of fried meat in the air mixed with the fragrance of gardenias, and his index finger moved.

The two didn't talk for a while, raised their chopsticks, blew off the heat in the bowl, and ate by themselves.

Nearly halfway through eating, Yan Xi stopped his chopsticks, and there was a sense of happiness that his stomach was filled with delicious food.

Seeing her stop, Xiao Wu said strangely: "Why don't you eat it?"

Yan Xi picked up a soft and glutinous rice cake with chopsticks and put it in his mouth: "It's delicious, I'll eat it slowly, I'm about to choke." ”

Xiao Wu laughed: "Hungry, aren't you? It's almost nine o'clock." Would you like some soup?"

Yan Xi shook his head: "Enough is enough, I won't be able to eat it if I order it again." ”

Xiao Wu raised his hand and greeted the waiter: "A bowl of tomato and beef brisket soup, and give me a small bowl." ”

After a while, the waiter brought over the hot tomato brisket soup with a sweet and sour aroma, and brought a small bowl.

Xiao Wu scooped a small bowl of soup with a spoon and pushed it in front of Yan Xi: "Take a bite." ”

Yan Xi took a bite and felt a little warmer in his stomach.

Xiao Wu took a sip of soup from the bowl and ate another bite of pork ribs.

The two of them ate quietly and did not speak.

Yan Xi felt that this atmosphere was very relaxed, although he and Xiao Wu had not known each other for a long time, but the two of them sat down to eat together like this, and they didn't need to forcibly find a topic, but they didn't feel embarrassed.

Half an hour later, Xiao Wuxin put down his chopsticks with satisfaction, raised his head and looked at Yan Xi in front of him.

Yan Xi finished eating before him, supporting his chin with one hand, holding a chopstick in the other, dipping the water in the glass, and drawing something on the table.

"What are you drawing?" Xiao Wu leaned over to look at curiously.

"Whatever you want. Yan Xi responded, and hurriedly erased the watermark with his fingers.

"It's a flower, right?" Xiao Wu's eyes were sharp, but he had actually seen Yan Xi's painting clearly: "What kind of flower?"

“...... Gardenias. Yan Xi bowed his head and replied.

"By the way, you used to be a model, why would you want to change careers to open a flower shop just because you like flowers?" Xiao Wu asked with interest.

"Well, I like to spend time with flowers. Yan Xi nodded in response.

Xiao Wu raised his eyebrows, stood up and went to pay.

Yan Xi followed him and walked out of the small shop.

"I've always not understood girls as creatures. Xiao Wu put his hands in his pockets and said lazily: "It's like my sister, who quarrels with my brother-in-law all day long, but as long as my brother-in-law sends her flowers, she won't be angry, haha." ”

After Xiao Wu finished speaking, he became happy: "You say, why do women like flowers so much?"

"Because flowers are elves. The corners of Yan Xi's mouth curled slightly, and his eyes crooked and said: "Plants appeared on this planet earlier than animals, and the ancient elves have their natural mystery and charm. And women are more sensitive and can feel it. ”

Xiao Wuyan looked at her with a somewhat shocked smile: "It's the first time I've heard such a statement. ”

"Then what did you hear before?" Yan Xi blinked curiously and looked at him.

Xiao Wuhaha laughed: "Haha, I suddenly think it should be interesting to be your friend." ”

Yan Xi smiled slightly and did not answer.

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the subway station.

"Why don't I take a taxi, I'll drop you off first, and I'll go back." Xiao Wu said at the entrance of the subway station.

"No, the flower shop is in front of the subway station, I'll take the subway, it's very convenient. Yan Xi refused.

"Well, you stay safe. Xiao Wu nodded: "My subway over there is not going by, I'll take a taxi." ”

Yan Xi nodded with a smile and waved his hand at Xiao Wu: "Goodbye, Mr. Xiao." ”

Xiao Wu lazily pulled a hand out of his pocket, raised two fingers and flicked them in the air, and then turned to leave.

Yan Xi took the escalator into the subway station, thought about it, sat on the ground from the rising escalator again, and walked out of the subway station to the fly restaurant where Xiao Wu had taken her to eat just now.

After walking for about five minutes, we reached the entrance of the secluded alley.

Yan Xi walked slowly to the row of gardenia trees, stood there quietly, and looked up slightly at the white flowers blooming from those gardenia trees.

She stood motionless, save for the evening breeze blowing lightly through the hem of her purple gauze skirt.

After a moment, she muttered, "Three hundred years." ”

After saying that, she looked left and right to confirm that there should be no cameras at this angle.

She raised her right hand, her index and middle fingers sealed, and a small circular spell lit up in the air, and then hundreds of starlight surged from the gardenia tree, slowly fluttering towards her. Starlight disappeared as soon as she disappeared into her figure.

"Mom, look, it's a firefly!"

The little girl's immature voice sounded at the mouth of the alley, and she took her mother's hand beside her.

The woman leading the little girl forward looked away from the screen of her mobile phone and raised her head, the alley in front of her was as dim and flat as this time of day.

"You're mistaken. The woman said lightly, lowered her head and continued to swipe her phone as she walked forward.

At the door of the rice cake and pork rib shop, a woman in purple walked in

"Boss, a rice cake and pork ribs to pack. Yan Xi said to the waiter.

"Eh!" The waiter responded, looked up at her, and laughed, "Aren't you the guest who just left?"

Yanxi smiled and nodded: "I think it's delicious, bring one back to a friend." ”

"Okay, wait a minute!" said the waiter, turning and going into the kitchen.

A moment later, the waiter came out and handed her a somewhat hot takeout box.

Yanxi paid the money and left with the takeaway.