It was still a heavy snowstorm that night, and the roof walls were thick. The snow in the yard and in the alleys outside was knee-deep. It has also become difficult to get around.

The quilt was warm and peaceful, and Zhou He rarely slept a lazy night. When I went downstairs, the living room was full of life, and my aunt didn't know where she went, so she wasn't there.

Zhou He went into the kitchen to take a look, he was not in a hurry to get something to eat, and wanted to go outside to see the flowers and plants moved under the eaves. When I opened the door, I saw a large snowman piled up in the middle of the yard. The snowman is well built, and the nose and mouth are very cute. A red scarf was wrapped around his neck.

Zhou He was stunned. Before she could come to her senses, my aunt came in from outside. Seeing her standing under the eaves, he said with a smile: "This is what Mr. Cheng came to pile up in the morning, I was going to wake you up, but he didn't let her, and he went out after building the snowman." ”

It turned out that Cheng Wei came to build it, and it took a lot of time to build this snowman, and she didn't hear any movement outside. She froze again. I remembered what happened last night.

The aunt didn't notice her wandering, and walked over quickly and said, "I made rice balls in the morning, and I will cook rice balls for you to eat." ”

Zhou He came back to his senses and said, "No, I'm not hungry yet, I'll cook it myself." You're busy with yours. ”

The aunt hardly let her do anything, saying that there was nothing to do in this weather, and at the same time she went into the kitchen and got busy.

Zhou He stood outside for a while, moved all the unhardy flowers and plants to the shed on the side, and then entered the house.

Cheng Wei came back at noon, and he actually packed the side dishes at the bottom of the hot pot and came back. At that time, Zhou He was translating the manuscript, he handed the things to his aunt, walked over, and said: "This is the right time to eat hot pot, a new restaurant has opened opposite the company, and they all say it's not bad to eat." ”

He acted as if nothing had happened, and didn't talk about last night.

Zhou He nodded and didn't speak. Cheng Wei saw that she was busy, so he didn't bother her, he poured tea and drank it slowly.

Neither of them spoke, so it was not awkward to sit. When Zhou He inadvertently raised his head, he saw Cheng Wei in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

She was just about to withdraw her gaze, but he turned around, put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "Are you done?"

Zhou He said no, and lowered his head again to do what he was doing.

Cheng Wei stayed for most of the day, and he didn't know who called him in the afternoon before he left.

The snow stopped on the fourth day, and there was no water or electricity as it did that year. The aunt took a leave of absence after the snow melted, saying that her daughter had given birth and that she was going back to her hometown for a month.

Zhou Hehe responded. She can do everything by herself, and she doesn't need her aunt to take care of her anymore. It's just that Li Peiyuan is still worried about her in the end and insists on letting her aunt stay.

The aunt left on the same day, and Zhou Yiren's house was even more deserted. She is not idle, and when she is not translating manuscripts, she often goes to the library to read books. Cheng Wei's people have always stayed in the house, and she offered to send her several times, but she refused.

During the time that the aunt left, Cheng Wei would come over from time to time. Sometimes I bring a lunch box, and sometimes I bring some ingredients to cook for myself.

There were very few words between the two, and there were occasional conversations, and they were only extremely simple exchanges. Most of the time they were silent.

I don't know if it's because of the tense situation or what, Zhou He went out after New Year's Day, and Yan Xu followed her again. She didn't ask anything, just nodded and greeted her.

Zhou He spent most of his time in the library, and by the twentieth day of the lunar month, Li Peiyuan, who had been busy outside, returned to Yucheng. Zhou He was in the library when he called, and when she hung up the phone, she put down the book in her hand and left in a hurry.

When she got out of the library and was about to take a taxi back, she touched her wallet only to find that it was missing. She doesn't have a backpack and often comes out with only a purse. The pockets of the jacket are loose, so I think I fell somewhere while reading a book.

Seeing her two pockets rummaging, Yan Xu, who had been following her, took a step forward and asked, "What's wrong, Miss Zhou?"

Zhou He sighed and said, "My wallet seems to have fallen in the library." You wait here, I'll go back and find it. ”

She was a little annoyed, and went back to the library as she spoke.

Yan Xu would let her go alone, followed her, and said, "Don't worry, there are monitors in the library." I'll go to the place where you just sat and have a look. ”

As she spoke, she hurried to the library.

Zhou He went to the place where he had just put the book to see if it had fallen to the ground. But not on earth. She went to the librarian to ask if anyone had found the purse.

Before he could walk over, a voice came from behind him: "That young lady, please wait." ”

Zhou He turned around, and a man in a wheelchair slid over.

Zhou Ji was not sure that he was calling himself, so he hesitated a little and asked, "Are you calling me?"

The man has a handsome face, a high nose bridge, and a well-defined silhouette, somewhat like a half-breed.

"Yes. He raised his wallet and asked, "Is this yours?"

The wallet he was holding in his hand was familiar, but it wasn't Zhouhe. Although the money in it is not much, there are ID cards and bank cards, and it is troublesome to reissue them.

She breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said, "Yes, thank you." ”

The man smiled and handed her the wallet.

Zhou He took it and thanked him again. She was a little puzzled and asked, "How do you know it's mine?"

The man smiled slightly and said, "I looked at the ID card in your wallet." After a slight pause, he continued: "Open it and see if anything is missing, what I saw in that corner just now, no one should have touched it." ”

Zhou He opened his wallet, and the contents were all there.

When someone picks up her things, they have to invite someone to a meal. But Li Pei was far away from the house, and she was in a hurry to go back now, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I have something to do now......

The man seemed to know what she was going to say, but he interrupted him before he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Miss Zhou doesn't have to be polite." You're busy with your business. ”

He was frank, and Zhou He thanked him again. called Yan Xu again to tell her that the wallet had been found, and then rushed back.

Li Peiyuan had the key here, and when she hurried back, he had already taken a shower and changed his clothes. He didn't know where he had gone on this business trip, and he looked thinner.

Seeing that Zhou Heran with fine sweat on his forehead, he took out a tissue and handed it to her, looked her up and down, and said seriously: "This time her complexion is much better." ”

Zhou He went to pour water and said with a smile: "Of course it's much better, Auntie would make all kinds of tonic soup every day some time ago. ”

She stuck out her tongue as she spoke. She was afraid to drink those tonic soups, but she was afraid of her aunt's nagging, so she didn't dare not drink them.

Li Peiyuan couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Auntie is also for your good." Take the opportunity to make up for it, and when you go to work, you will be hungry and full. ”

No, when you're busy, you're hungry and full. Where is the food so exquisite now.

Li Peiyuan said what he thought of here, looked at Zhou He, and asked, "What are you going to do after the New Year?"

He knows Zhou He's character and knows that she can't be idle when she gets better.

Zhou He handed him a glass of water and said, "I haven't thought about it yet." I'm going to find a random job to do first, and then I'll talk about it. ”

Li Peiyuan nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Have you ever thought about doing something by yourself? Time is free, and there is not so much pressure." ”

Zhou He didn't think about it at all, he was stunned for a moment, touched his nose, and said, "I haven't thought about it in that direction." ”

Li Peiyuan sighed and said, "You can open a small flower shop like your Senior Brother Qiu and them, there is no flower shop far away here." I think the location at the entrance of the alley is pretty good, and it should be okay to open a flower shop. When the time comes, ask someone to do it with you, and you won't be so tired from home. ”

The flower shop is a small business, and Shu Hua also made it himself at the beginning. After just starting to hire people, where is there any surplus.

Zhou He knew that he was worried that he didn't have time to rest like before. She had no plans to open a flower shop, so she said honestly: "I plan to find an easier job first, and then I will talk about it when my body is well." ”

Li Peiyuan didn't mention the matter of opening a store now, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't go to Kyoto for the time being, do you want to rent out the house over there." The renovation is outdated, rent it out now, and when it is time to pass later, it will be redecorated again. ”

Zhou He refused to accept his help and rented out the house, which could make a lot of money. She doesn't have to be in such a hurry to make money either. Even if you want to go back occasionally, you can live in the old house. There are a lot of rooms over there.

Zhou He had wanted to mention this matter for a long time, and the house was empty and empty. She nodded, responded well, and said, "I'll find an intermediary to hang out after the New Year." ”

"No, I have friends who are intermediaries. I'll just ask him to hang it out. Li Peiyuan said.

Zhou He was not polite to him, saying that he would give him the key at the party.

The two talked for a while, and Li Peiyuan said again: "I have a friend who is managing money, I have seen it, and I think it is quite reliable." If you need me, I'll find a copy of the information he gave me and send it to you later. ”

The money in the passbook that the old lady left for Zhou He, except for Cheng Wei, she didn't touch anything else.

His proposal was naturally not unreliable, and Zhou He agreed without thinking about it.

Li Peiyuan obviously thought about these things early, smiled slightly, and talked about other topics.

Although he is now reinstated, it is unclear what he is responsible for in his current job. When it was time to cook later, she asked, "Uncle, how long will you stay in Yucheng this time?"

It's the New Year soon, and I don't know if he can spend the New Year in peace.

Li Peiyuan smiled slightly and said, "I will take annual leave from now on, and I will be on duty from the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

That's an early vacation.

Zhou He nodded and asked, "Are you going back to Kyoto?"

Li Peiyuan took the celery and helped choose it, and said, "Don't go back." I went back once a few days ago. ”

Zhou He then said: "Then let's celebrate the New Year in advance." The twenty-ninth day of the lunar month has passed. Whatever you want to eat, I'll start preparing it early. ”

Li Peiyuan smiled and said, "Okay, wait until I draw up the list tomorrow." He was joking, and then said, "You can eat whatever you want, just as usual." ”

The two didn't stay on this topic all the time, and Li Peiyuan talked about other things.

Later, thinking of Xu Yuanning who went back, Zhou He asked, "Uncle, is it going well for Senior Brother Xu?"

He went back intact, while Shen Yue was in prison. I'm afraid the Shen family's side won't be so resigned.

Li Peiyuan's face was calm, and he said, "It's all going well." After a slight pause, he continued: "The Shen family has secretly become Wei Renyi's minions a few years ago, and Shen Yue has not really served his sentence in prison, and has already been released. ”

His tone was calm, apparently already aware of this. Zhou He fell silent, nodded and did not speak again.

Li Peiyuan said that he was on vacation, but he was not really resting. He's still on the go, and he's out from time to time.

Because he planned to celebrate the New Year in advance, Zhou He began to prepare for the New Year's goods early. Order fresh seafood in advance and go to the supermarket to buy it. Time flies by as he gets busy.

Cheng Wei doesn't know where to go these days, and recently, whether it is in the newspaper or on the Internet, I can't see any news about Wei Renyi, and Zhou He has no source at all. I don't know anything either.

It was not until the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month that he reappeared. Brought a lot of stuff with me.

Li Pei was not surprised that he was here, obviously knowing that he was back. After sending some New Year's goods, I talked to him in the study.

This conversation was in the evening, and Cheng Wei naturally stayed to finish eating. Zhou He took this opportunity to talk about the New Year in advance, and asked him and Yan Xu Li to come over for the New Year together.

Cheng Wei answered and asked if he wanted him to prepare something.

Zhou He said that she didn't need it, she was almost ready.

Although she said that she didn't need to prepare anything, on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Cheng Wei still asked Yan Xu to come over early to help, and asked her to bring a few bottles of red wine from his usual collection.

He can do anything, and the knife is very neat when he cuts vegetables. Zhou He was curious about her background, but still didn't ask anything.

This night the house was more popular than usual, and the Chinese New Year's Eve meal was very rich, and several of the dishes were cooked by Li Peiyuan.

A few people didn't talk much, and they were talking about trivial things. I drank a lot of wine, and Zhou He was also allowed to drink a small glass.

Yan Xu and Li actually sat down for a while after eating and left, leaving Cheng Wei and Li Peiyuan to drink. The two barely got down to business, and drank the whole time. It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Cheng Wei went back to the yard next door.

On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Peiyuan went to work early. The yard was empty again. Zhou He couldn't find anything to do, so he went to the library again.

Today is the last day of the library's business, and it will only be in the afternoon, and it will not start until the sixth day of the first lunar month.

Because it was the Chinese New Year, the library was deserted, and there were not as many people as usual.

Zhou He found a book and was about to sit down to read it when he went to the place where he usually sit. A voice sounded next to him: "It's a coincidence, did you come to read a book today?"

Zhou He turned around and saw the man who had picked up her purse that day sitting beside him. He was still in a wheelchair with a smile on his face.

Zhou He didn't expect to see him here on the festival, so he came back to his senses and said, "Coincidentally." Did you come and read a book?"

The man nodded, smiled and said, "I have nothing to do, so I'll come over to read a book to pass the time." ”

His tone was flat, and he didn't give up on himself or anything.

Zhou He also smiled slightly and said, "Reading books is also enriching yourself." "Staying in the library at such a festival, she is curious about men. Seeing that there were not many people and could not disturb the others, he said, "You don't seem to be a local with your accent." ”

The man nodded and said, "My hometown is in G City, and I came here to travel this year and thought it was very good, so I stayed." He knew what Zhou He wanted to ask, paused slightly, and then said: "My family is abroad, I am too lazy to run, and it is the same wherever I spend the New Year, so I didn't go back." ”

It turned out that his family was abroad. Zhou He nodded and didn't speak again.

It was also a holiday in the library, but the man was not curious about her. The two of them each looked at the book in their hands. When it was noon, the man put down the book in his hand and said, "It's noon, I don't know if I have the honor to invite Miss Zhou to have a meal with me?"

There was a mischievous flavor in his tone, and it was not offensive.

Zhou He put away the book in his hand and said, "The last time you picked up my wallet, I haven't returned it to you, so I should treat you to dinner." ”

As she spoke, she took the book in her hand and the man's book back into place, this time noticing that he was reading a psychology book.

She didn't care, and after putting the book away, she went back and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

She was about to push the wheelchair, but before she could touch the wheelchair, the man said, "I'll do it myself." ”

With a smile on his face, he slid his wheelchair out of the room. While saying, "I know a good soup and rice, do you want to try it?"

Sounds like he's familiar with this side. Zhou He nodded and said yes.

The two of them slowly walked all the way outside, and the floor in the library was smooth, and the man slid his wheelchair effortlessly. When there are many people outside, the ground is not so smooth, and it becomes difficult for him to slide up. Zhou He stepped forward to help, but the man did not refuse again and thanked her.

The two didn't speak all the way, and when they arrived at the soup restaurant that the man said, there was a stone staircase in front of them, and Zhou He couldn't get the wheelchair up by himself. While she was thinking of a solution, the man beckoned to the waiter at the door and asked him to help carry the wheelchair. He himself pulled out two folding crutches from the back of his wheelchair, stood up, and jumped up the stone stairs.

Only then did Zhou He notice that he had one leg amputated.

Although he went up the stone stairs by himself, it was not convenient for him to move. After just a few steps of stone stairs, a fine sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhou He wanted to come forward to help, but he was afraid of hurting his self-esteem. It's just that when he finished going up the stone stairs, he put the wheelchair in front of him for the first time, folded the crutches and put them back behind the wheelchair.

Although there was dense sweat on his forehead, the man did not look embarrassed. thanked Zhou He, and when he arrived at the table, he took out a tissue and elegantly wiped the fine sweat on his forehead.

Zhou He poured him a cup of tea and wanted to hand him the menu, but he said no. said the old rules to the waiter on the side, looked at Zhou He with a smile, and said, "You can order their signature rice, it tastes very good." ”

Zhou He didn't order it anymore, and asked the waiter to serve a signature meal. Then I asked for some side dishes.

When the waiter left, seeing that the man did not move the tea in the cup, Zhou He said again: "Do you want to change it to boiled water for you?"

The man didn't refuse, but said thank you. Then he said: "My name is Qin Yang, just call me by my name." ”

Zhou He responded with a good word. went to the waiter, asked for a new glass of boiled water and put it in front of Qin Yang, and then he took a sip.

He looks pampered, and it's not convenient to come out alone, and I don't know why no one follows him. Zhou He didn't ask either.

This soup meal sounds simple, but it's not simple. The waiter brought the food over, and Zhou He realized that Qin Yang's tableware was different. Apparently prepared separately.

She pretended not to notice and buried her head in eating.

Qin Yang ate very slowly, slowly and methodically. Seeing that Zhou He had eaten a few bites, he asked, "How is it?"

Zhou He nodded and said, "It's quite delicious." The side dishes are also well done. When she said this, she raised her head, looked at Qin Yang, and said, "It doesn't look very remarkable here, how did you find it?"

Qin Yang's tone was a little proud, he slowly took a sip of soup and said, "In the whole Yucheng, I know a lot of delicious places. ”

Zhou He was surprised and asked, "Have you been here for a long time?"

Qin Yang shook his head and said, "No, it's only been half a year." He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe I have a keen sense of smell, so I can easily find a good place to eat." If you don't know what to eat in the future, you can ask me and I will recommend it to you. ”

He said without modesty, Zhou He smiled and said, "I am half a local. ”

Qin Yang raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "So what? Many locals are familiar with it, but they are all shops around. There should be very few people like me who go to most of the city to eat. ”

That's true, at least there are no such people around her. She sighed and nodded.

Qin Yang eats equally elegantly, barely making a sound. Whatever he needed, he would politely call the waiter over, and he was extremely gentlemanly and gave a lot of tips.

Zhou He was a little curious about his identity, but he didn't ask anything. just silently ate the soup and rice in front of him.