I don't know when it began, but a handsome teenager always came to the store alone to drink stuffy wine, day after day, rain or shine.

The shop is located at the bottom of an alley in the middle of the city, and it is usually deserted and crowded, and few people will notice that there is such a down-and-out tavern in the bustling neighborhood.

Because of this, the boss has a particularly clear memory of this teenager.

One day, the boy gently pushed the door in and said very politely, "Hello, please give me a glass of warm wine." Then he sat down on a high stool in front of the counter and bowed his head in contemplation.

The handsome face has not faded away from the childishness, the deep eyes appear extraordinarily three-dimensional, and a pair of delicate eyebrows are slightly wrinkled, as if they are annoyed by something. It goes well with an expensive outfit, but it doesn't fit in with this down-and-out shop.

Sitting there quietly, but exuding a lonely atmosphere, not the loneliness of lacking playmates, but the loneliness of being isolated from the whole world.

Outside the store, the autumn rain was dripping, and the TV in the small shop was playing the weather forecast, which said that the temperature had dropped recently, reminding the citizens to wear more clothes to prevent illness.

When the wine was warmed, the boss brought it to the young man, who got up and took it and said thank you, then looked at the wine glass and began to say nothing.

After a while, the young man slowly picked up the wine glass, but looked at the wine in his hand and was stunned. His eyes were blurred, so he must have remembered something.

The boss looked at the young man's appearance, but didn't ask much.

The boy raised his glass, drank the wine from the glass, put it down, settled the bill, and walked out.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The once depressed shop now looks even more shabby, and as soon as the boy pushes open the door and walks in, he begins to say hello.

"Uncle, have another glass of wine. ”

The boss turned around and looked at the teenager who had come in, a smile on his face.

"It turned out to be Lin Yi, I just said that you kid should be here, but you came in. Okay, you sit down first, uncle will stir-fry two more dishes today, let's take a sip. ”

When Lin Yi heard this, he glanced at the boss curiously, and said, "What's wrong with Uncle today, I've been here for so long, and it's the first time you've taken the initiative to drink with me." ”

The boss raised his head, smiled but did not speak, and continued to get busy with the work at hand.

After a while, the boss came over with two plates of side dishes and a pot of sake and put them on the table, filled the glasses of the two with wine, and only said a word when he lifted the glasses.

"Lin Yi, let's take one. With that, he took a sip of the wine in his glass.

Looking at the boss who was different from the past, Lin Yi frowned, and didn't drink it with his wine glass.

The boss saw that Lin Yi didn't drink it, and he didn't say anything, then filled his wine glass, sandwiched two bites of side dishes, and continued to drink.

"Uncle, what's wrong, what's on your mind? Lin Yi put down his wine glass and couldn't help but ask.

Listening to Lin Yi's words, the boss couldn't help but sigh, rubbing his fingers lightly on the mouth of the cup, and then said slowly: "Lin Yi, you've been in the store for a long time." ”

Listening to the boss's question, Lin Yi's brows couldn't help frowning, but he still replied.

"Yes, I've been here for more than two years, and if I don't have a drink with you every day, I won't even be able to sleep well when I go home. ”

Hearing this, the boss sighed again, took two mouthfuls of food, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice, picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

"Yes, I still remember when you first came, when you were only so old that you dared to come to drink, but in a flash, you have been here for more than two years, and this store has been open for five years, five years~!"

Speaking of this, the boss filled the wine glass again, slowly raised the wine glass, and looked at the wine in the glass in a silent daze, the light shone on the wine glass, reflected in his eyes, his eyes were hazy, with a trace of mist.

Lin Yi saw that the boss fell into contemplation again, and this time he didn't speak again, but it gradually became clear in his heart that it seemed that the boss should have encountered some difficulties.

"Lin Yi, from tomorrow, you don't want to come over again, if you like Uncle wine, Uncle will give you a recipe, you can brew some yourself." The boss spoke slowly, as if talking about a trivial matter.

Hearing the boss's words, Lin Yi was not too surprised, because after passing the boss's performance just now, Lin Yi had already guessed such an ending.

Lin Yi turned his head, his eyes slowly swept over this dilapidated shop, for two years, he would go here every day for a drink, and he already had inexplicable feelings for this familiar shop, Lin Yi, who had always felt lonely, didn't want this only place where he could feel relaxed to disappear.

"Uncle, are you in any trouble? Tell me, maybe I can help, to be honest, it's a pity that this little shop is closed. Lin Yi said with a serious face.

The boss shook his head, looked down at the wine glass and continued: "From your clothing and temperament for so many years, I can see that Lin Yi has a good family, maybe my problem is not a trouble at all in your eyes." However, this is my family affair, and no one else can help me. ”

After listening to the boss's words, Lin Yi could only sigh regretfully, since the boss was unwilling to say it, it seemed inappropriate for him to reach out, but this small shop was really a pity.

The old and the young drank wine and ate the dishes one by one, and no one spoke.

"Uncle, what are you going to do with this shop?" Lin Yi put down his wine glass and looked at the boss and asked.

The boss paused when he heard Lin Yi's words, looked up and looked around the shop, then put the dish in his mouth, swallowed it before he said, "Sell it." ”

Lin Yi's hand unconsciously shook the wine glass in his hand, and he groaned for a while before he spoke: "That... In that case, uncle, sell it to me, and I'll drive it. ”

The boss raised his head and looked at Lin Yi in surprise, "You... What are you doing here..."

Lin Yi raised his hand to interrupt the boss's words, and said: "Uncle, who are you giving it to, I have also been in this small shop for two years, and I have feelings for it, you give it to me, I can still continue this tavern, don't worry, I will pay two floors higher than the market price." If you still want to do it when you come back, uncle, you can give me the money I gave you again. ”

The boss pursed the corners of his mouth, the hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.

"Okay, then I'll give you this kid, but the normal store price is fine, and the rest of the uncles you want will be given to you." The boss squeezed his glass and said heavily.

Lin Yi listened to the boss's words, looked at the small shop, and a smile appeared on his face.