Chapter 19: Back to Basics
"You will be twenty-seven years old after the New Year, and you don't even have a shadow of a boyfriend. Luo Surong said resentfully.
Xie Feifei heard this kind of words, his ears were calloused, just when the wind was in his ears, he blew it, and immersed himself in concentrating on dealing with food.
"If you don't look for it, forget it, you still pick and choose! I have introduced so many excellent conditions, but none of them can be seen. Nanfeng, did you say she was deliberately angry with me!" Luo Surong sighed.
Nanfeng smiled, added juice to her, and didn't answer.
Xie Feifei rolled his eyes, his eyes fell on Xie Changming opposite, he drank the soup, but he didn't see his daughter's distress signal.
Luo Surong continued: "Don't talk about anything else, just the Dr. Lu I introduced to you earlier, I met him once, he came to the beauty salon to pick up his mother. He is handsome, polite, and has a good career. From the outside to the inside, there is really nothing to say. ”
Xie Feifei thought about it for a while, and then remembered that she was referring to the one who Nanfeng went on a blind date for her, and pouted: "Since you are so good, why do you have to go on a blind date." Oh, there won't be any hidden dangers, right?"
Luo Surong was about to be angry with her, and poked her head: "What nonsense! People are filial, listen to their mother's words, how can they be like you!"
Xie Feifei muttered: "It turns out that I haven't been weaned yet!" said and winked at Nanfeng, and rumored in the air: This kind of man who listens too much to his mother can't get along, but fortunately there is no follow-up.
Luo Surong was really completely speechless for her daughter.
Nanfeng didn't hold back, and laughed, I don't know what Lu Jiangchuan's expression will be when he hears this?
After the meal, Xie Feifei rang the bell to pay, but was told by the waiter that Mr. Fu had already settled the bill.
Xie Changming asked in surprise, "Which Mr. Fu?"
The waiter replied, "Mr. Fu Xijing, he is the SVIP of our restaurant." ”
Xie Feifei and Nanfeng glanced at each other.
Luo Surong was excited: "Feifei, your friend?"
Xie Feifei glanced at her: "You're going to be disappointed." I just wanted to confess Nanfeng, but when I saw her squeezing her eyebrows at her, I decided to let her go for the time being, otherwise with Luo Surong's gossip heart, she probably couldn't resist it, and the words were changed to "Me and him, it's impossible in the next life!"
The more recent the year, the weather is getting colder day by day, the cold winter in Haicheng is more difficult than in the north, cold and dry, it is rare to see the sun, the river wind blows over, and it is biting cold. It's not like the north where there is heating, and after a day in an air-conditioned room, my skin is dry, my eyes are astringent, and I feel very uncomfortable.
Nanfeng typed the last line on the computer, saved, printed, and closed the document. Looking at the time, there are still five minutes to get off work.
Tonight, she made an appointment with Lu Jiangchuan for dinner.
It was he who took the initiative to call and jokingly said that he didn't know if the last agreement was still valid.
Xie Feifei originally asked her to watch a movie, she thought about it and agreed to Lu Jiangchuan, she always remembered that she owed him a meal, and knew that he was very busy with work, so it was naturally difficult to refuse.
After tidying up the desktop, I said hello to Lin Xiaorou and got off work.
Lu Jiangchuan's car was parked in front of the company.
Pulling the car door, the hot heating came to his face, Nanfeng fastened his seat belt, and said apologetically: "Actually, you really don't have to come to pick me up, just see you at the restaurant." ”
Lu Jiangchuan smiled and said, "By the way." ”
In fact, it was very far away, and he rarely took a full day off today, and he drove from his home, one south and one west, and went around most of the city. The appointed time was six o'clock, and he arrived here at five o'clock, and he sat in the car, didn't turn on the music, didn't read magazines, didn't do anything, just waited quietly, and didn't feel bored. He leaned his head back in the seat, and the car was silent, as if he could hear the voice in his heart, which was joy and anticipation. Time passed very slowly, and the feeling of looking forward to seeing her was like many years ago, when I was in love for the first time, standing downstairs in the girls' dormitory, waiting for the girl I liked.
This feeling, too long-avoided, too wonderful, his heart trembled slightly, his eyes closed slightly, and he couldn't help laughing at himself, he really looked like a young hairy boy!
The Hunan restaurant that Nanfeng said is in a small alley, which is one of the few old streets preserved under the vigorous demolition of Haicheng, with a messy array of small shops on both sides of the street, and many food stalls on the roadside. The alley at night is full of people, chaotic and noisy, full of worldly and warm life, and it seems that the cold weather is not so cold.
Lu Jiangchuan parked the car outside the side street, and the two walked in.
The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes came from afar, Nanfeng sniffed and ran forward: "Uncle, how do you sell sweet potatoes?"
"Four dollars and five pounds, fragrant and sweet!" said the uncle who sold sweet potatoes happily.
"You can help me choose one, I want a little more sugar. She said to her uncle, turned around and asked Lu Jiangchuan, "Do you eat it, it's very fragrant." As he spoke, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, and closed his eyes in satisfaction, like a child.
Lu Jiangchuan smiled and shook his head: "No." But," he said, looking at the sweet potatoes on the stove, they were quite large, "will you be able to eat later?"
Nanfeng said, "No problem at all! ”
Lu Jiangchuan couldn't help laughing, he remembered the first time they met, she said that every time the company party eats Western food buffet, and never has a full meal.
She is really an alternative, the girls he knows, all of them are shouting about dieting, and when they accidentally indulge themselves to eat a little more, they shout that they want to go on a hunger strike to reduce it. But she's really too thin, she should eat more.
Nanfeng bit the sweet potato and said vaguely: "I love this street the most, there is everything, full of life." On top of that, there's a lot of good food. ”
He was born and raised in Haicheng, but it was the first time he came to this street, one was far from home, and he didn't like too lively places, maybe it was because of the relationship between studying medicine, he had a slight habit of cleanliness, never ate roadside stalls, and did not go to this crowded and messy small street. But at this moment, accompanying her slowly shuttling through the crowd, he didn't feel abrupt at all, and his arm subconsciously stretched out to protect her behind her, separating her from the people passing by and the bicycle that Jingle Clang rode over.
The restaurant is at the end of the street, there is not even a signboard, and the store is not big, and it is full of people at the moment. Nanfeng said hello to the proprietress behind the cash register, very familiar, and then led Lu Jiangchuan towards the attic, she booked a place in advance, otherwise she would have to wait for a seat at this time.
It is a dish ordered by the south wind, Lu Jiangchuan said that he is not a picky eater, and he likes Hunan cuisine even more. She ordered a few signature dishes, the secret fish hot pot every time she and Xie Feifei came to eat, she must order it, eat hot pot in the cold winter, beautiful!
The dishes were very fast, the color and flavor were complete, Lu Jiangchuan's index finger moved, and every dish was full of praise, and the two of them ate it.
Walking out of the restaurant, the wind was blowing, and the south wind looked at the night sky and said, "It seems to be snowing." ”
The weather forecast says there will be snow on both days. In the winter of Haicheng, it is rare to get a snowfall, and the south wind is extremely looking forward to it.
It was still early, and when he walked to the side of the car, Lu Jiangchuan suddenly proposed: "Etiquette is still exchanged, you invite me to dinner, I invite you to tea." I know of a very special teahouse. ”
Nanfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The heart he was carrying fell steadily.
He wasn't sure whether she was invited, he could feel it, and after getting along, she was always light, not cold, but also not enthusiastic, and inviting him to this meal was purely a thank you. Politely chatting with him on a painless topic, he tried to get a little closer, and she seemed to automatically and spontaneously set up a barrier inside of her to bounce his intrusion back.
The teahouse is really unique, and it needs to be reached by boat on Jiangxin Island.
It's a very quaint awning boat, with no motor and all by manpower. When they arrived, there were no other guests on the dock, so they could only charter a boat, negotiate the price, and the two of them got on the boat, and the boatman shouted "Let's go", and the boat swayed to the middle of the river.
Far from the pier, the lights faded, there were no stars and no moon in the night sky, only a faint sky light came down, reflecting the cold water, a lantern hung at the hatch of the ship, the light was soft, the oars paddled softly across the water, the night, very quiet.
Nanfeng and Lu Jiangchuan did not speak, reluctant to break the silence.
She leaned sideways on the side of the boat, closed her eyes slightly, and listened to the sound of the water passing by her ears, she had never swam across the river at night, but felt that at this moment, her heart was light and peaceful, and all the tiredness disappeared.
Lu Jiangchuan stared at her deeply, wishing that this waterway would be a little farther, a little farther.
But in just ten minutes, Jiangxin Island arrived.
This island is very small, it was originally a desert island, and then it was bought and opened a teahouse, the owner was originally for feelings, but he didn't expect it to be famous, and the business was excellent. It is indeed a good atmosphere, the red lanterns go all the way from the ferry to the main entrance, the antique three-story wooden building, and the furniture is all some years of good old furniture, stained with the traces of time. All electronic equipment here is insulated, candles are used for lighting, and charcoal is used to make tea, which is like living in ancient times, a real return to the basics.
Nanfeng's eyes widened, as if she had arrived in a paradise, the sound of silk and bamboo in her ears was in her ears, and the lights and shadows were longing, she followed behind Lu Jiangchuan, led by a waiter wearing a moon-white cheongsam.
"This place, it's amazing!" she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Lu Jiangchuan poured tea for her, the best green tea, the color is attractive, and the aroma is tangy.
"When I first came, I was just as surprised as you were. ”
"How do you know here?"
He poured the corners of his mouth: "Blind date." I didn't get along, but I knew a good place. ”
Nanfeng sneered: "Do you often go on blind dates?"
He smiled helplessly: "My mother is too bored to be at home, and arranging a blind date for me is the only pleasure." ”
"Just like my best friend's mom. ”
"Is that Miss Xie?"