The message was quickly sent, and Zhou He put his phone back in his pocket, just looking at the bustling lights outside. There are a lot of people who keep the New Year, and the downstairs is unusually lively. The room was unusually deserted.

The phone vibrated less than two minutes after the message was sent, and Zhou He thought it was Cheng Wei who replied to the message and took out the phone. But the message was not sent by Cheng Wei, but by Xu Yuanning, asking her what she was doing.

Zhou He was slightly disappointed, but he immediately replied to Xu Yuanning's text message, saying that he didn't do anything and fell asleep after a while.

Xu Yuanning didn't reply to the message, and after less than five minutes, the phone vibrated and he called.

Zhou He looked at Aunt Qi who was sleeping on the bed, picked up the phone, and whispered.

Xu Yuanning was panting and whispered, "I'm at the door." ”

Zhou Yiyi was stunned, hung up the phone, walked over and opened the door lightly.

Xu Yuanning stood outside, with a signature sunny smile on his face. Seeing Zhou close the door, he smiled and whispered, "Happy New Year." ”

Zhou He didn't expect him to come over at this time, and he smiled back and said Happy New Year.

Xu Yuanning came in a hurry, with fine and dense sweat on his forehead, looked into the ward, and asked in a low voice, "Is Aunt Qi asleep?"

Zhou He nodded and said apologetically, "I won't invite my senior brother to sit in." ”

Xu Yuanning waved his hand, looked at the time, and said, "I'll take you to a place." ”

Although Aunt Qi is asleep, she can't leave people. Xu Yuanning obviously thought about it too, and said, "It's not far, I'll be back soon." ”

Zhou He didn't refuse again, nodded in response, went in to look at Aunt Qi again, and then walked out of the elevator with Xu Yuanning.

Zhou He originally thought that he was going to get out of the hospital, but he didn't, he took her upstairs. The elevator stopped on the top floor, and Xu Yuanning took the lead out of the elevator and walked to the top of the building with Zhou He.

There are often people on the roof of this side to ventilate, and there is no lock. Xu Yuanning opened it very easily and motioned for Zhou He to come over.

The wind on the roof of the building was strong, and as soon as I went out, my hair was blown away by the cold wind. But you can see a large night scene from above, and you can also see the crowd of people in the distance who are crowded with people for the New Year's Eve.

Xu Yuanning took out a large handful of fairy sticks as if he was playing a trick, divided half of them and handed them to Zhou He, winked at her, and said, "I can't put off fireworks, so I can only use this instead." ”

He was still a child, and even went to the roof of the building to play with this child's things.

Zhou He couldn't help but smile and took the fairy stick.

Xu Yuanning went to touch the lighter, and said with a smile: "You can make a wish." Think about your New Year's resolutions first. ”

As he spoke, he turned on the lighter. But the wind was so strong that the lighter was blown out by the wind as soon as it was lit. Xu Yuanning found a leeward place and squatted down before it was ignited. Zhou He stretched out the fairy stick in his hand, and the sparks splattered, burning into a small and beautiful arc.

Xu Yuanning also lit the fairy stick in his hand and urged Zhou He: "Hurry up and make a wish." ”

Zhou He laughed, but he really made a wish seriously.

Her face was quiet in the flickering firelight, and it took half a minute before she opened her eyes.

Xu Yuanning didn't ask her what she had wished, and the two of them finished putting a fairy stick on the top of the building before going downstairs. However, in just ten minutes, his face and hands were frozen and wooden. Zhou He walked and stomped his feet.

went downstairs, Zhou He went to see Aunt Qi in the ward, and Xu Yuanning went out to buy food and bring it up. The streets are lively on Chinese New Year's Eve, and there are all kinds of snacks.

He bought steaming noodle soup on the side of the road, and brown sweet potatoes and hot, sugar-fried chestnuts. The two of them sat down in the corridor of the hospital and began to eat.

Zhou He was not hungry when he ate late in the evening, and he did not finish the noodle soup, but ate both roasted sweet potatoes and fried chestnuts with sugar.

Xu Yuanning has never lacked topics for the most important thing, talking about things in school and the projects that Professor Xu took him in. When it was close to one o'clock in the morning, Senior Brother Qiu also called to greet the New Year.

probably heard about Aunt Qi in the hospital, and he was not surprised to know that Zhou He was him, so he greeted him with a smile and reported tonight's mahjong results. He single-handedly slaughtered all sides.

Xu Yuanning coaxed him to have a treat. Senior Brother Qiu's family is in the northeast, so it is naturally impossible to come over for a treat. He smiled and said that he would have a treat when he returned to school. and generously promised to give Zhou He a New Year's red envelope.

After Senior Brother Qiu called, several other senior brothers in the dormitory also called Xu Yuanning. knew that Zhou Hezai had greeted her.

Several people in the dormitory were all taboo in their words, and Xu Yuanning had a headache, so he directly led the war to Senior Brother Qiu. Every time he called, he didn't forget to tell them that Senior Brother Qiu had won money playing mahjong.

This sentence is obviously very useful, and almost all of them immediately hung up the phone and went to knock on Senior Brother Qiu's bamboo pole.

Knowing that Zhou He still had to take care of Aunt Qi, Xu Yuanning left after eating. Ming'er also has a lot of things to do, so Zhou He asked him not to come over again.

Xu Yuanning came down and asked her to rest early.

Zhou He nodded and agreed, sent him to the staircase, and then went back to the ward, washed up casually, and lay on the bed lightly.

The phone is still silent, and there are no unread messages.

The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the nurse who was invited came over early and brought Zhou He steaming rice balls. Probably because of the Chinese New Year, Aunt Qi's spirit is better. After the doctor checked the room, he asked Zhou He to go out for a walk. Zhou He has been staying in the hospital during the Chinese New Year, and she is distressed.

Zhou He couldn't resist her and agreed.

She couldn't find a place to go, so she went to a nearby library and bought a few books. I'm going to read it to Aunt Qi. These days are still in the pain period, and the painkillers dare not be used more, so they can only be used until the night to sleep. You can only survive during the day. Reading a story can distract you and reduce pain.

Last night, he said that he asked Xu Yuanning not to come over again, but he came again in the evening. Zhou Hedu brought a gift for Aunt Qi to drink. Where can Zhou He's trip during the day be considered a stroll, and when she saw Xu Yuanning coming over, Aunt Qi asked Xu Yuanning to take Zhou He out to have fun.

Where could Xu Yuanning excuse himself, he responded. Aunt Qi urged Zhou He to go out, and said that there would be nothing wrong with nurses and nurses. Let her play more and come back.

Zhou He had to go out with Xu Yuanning.

It was already early on outside, and Xu Yuanning drove over and parked in the parking lot on the second floor. He has always been quite low-key, and the car he drives is not conspicuous.

Although he was allowed to go out to play, Xu Yuanning didn't know where to take Zhou He for a while. When he got into the car, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want to go to Huaihua Lane to have a look?" I heard that it will be demolished in a short time. ”

The city has changed so much that its original face has long been blurred in memory.

Zhou He was stunned, nodded and whispered a good word.

Speaking of the past, the atmosphere is solemn. Zhou He didn't know what he was thinking, he kept looking sideways at the window, and no one spoke for a while.

Because of the Chinese New Year, traffic control has been implemented in many areas, and the car went around all the way and stopped after an hour.

Xu Yuanning did not drive the car inside, but parked at the entrance of the alley. The city has long since changed beyond recognition, except for Huaihua Lane, where little has changed. It's just that this side is getting old, and many people have moved out over the years. The once lively alleys have withered.

Xu Yuanning wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and the two sat silently in the car. After a long while, he asked, "Do you want to go down for a walk?"

Zhou He's face was pale, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but when he heard this, he shook his head lightly and whispered, "No need." ”

Although she is very familiar with this alley, she has walked countless times in and out of school. The only change in the alley from before is that the small locust tree many years ago has grown into a stout tree. In winter, it is bare, with the occasional leaf that has not yet fallen swaying in the treetops.

The car was quiet for a while, and after a while, Xu Yuanning said softly: "There is no one living here, there were still people looking at the yard a few years ago, and then I didn't come here again after I went home." ”

Zhou He nodded. Xu Yuanning hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let's go in and have a look." ”

It won't be long before this side will be demolished, and I don't know when I will be able to come over after returning to Yucheng. Come back in the future, there will be no more Huaihua Lane.

Zhou He's whole person was in a trance, and after a while, he nodded and said yes.

There are very few people living here, and there are hardly any people in the alleys. It was drizzling and the ground was wet, and the concrete floor was a little slippery.

There were many yellow leaves on both sides of the road, and no one had come to clean them.

Xu Yuanning probably didn't want the atmosphere to be so solemn, looked up at the big trees on both sides, and said: "In April and May, when the acacia flowers bloom, students from the neighborhood often come to take pictures, and there are quite a lot of people at that time. He shrugged and said, "It seems like we were only picking flowers." ”

A smile appeared on Zhou He's face. At that time, April and May were also the busiest time for this alley. The old grandmothers will beat the acacia flowers in their own yards and use them to make acacia cakes or steam them to eat.

The little kids would climb up the trees and throw locust flowers around, or pluck branches and throw them to the girls to make flower crowns. When school is over, the whole alley is noisy.

At that time, she liked to eat acacia cake the most, and every time in season, she would be coquettish and ask the old grandmother at home to make it for her. The old grandmother loves her the most, and every time she begs, she will do it for her, and she will also let her give it to the children.

The locust flowers do not bloom for a long time, and they are picked and dried from the moment they bloom. The flowers have been eaten for a long time, and there are still acacia cakes to eat.

Thinking back to the past, Zhou He's chest ached terribly. His footsteps paused, and he stood under the thick locust trees.

Tears gradually blurred her eyes, and she blinked vigorously. There were too many memories, and she didn't want to go in further, so she whispered, "Go back, senior brother." ”

She looked up and glanced at the house in the distance.

Her face was covered in a scarf and the expression on her face could not be seen. Xu Yuanning did not insist, nodded and agreed. The two returned the way they came.

When the two returned to the car, they saw a figure walking out of the alley. Xu Yuanning was originally about to start the car, but his eyes swept over the people who came over, and his movements paused.

Zhou He took off his scarf. Seeing him look outside, he followed suit.

Out of the alley came a young man, wearing a gray coat, and he didn't have an umbrella in the drizzle. Faces could not be seen clearly in the dim yellow light.

When the person got closer, Xu Yuanning said in a low voice: "That's Uncle Xiao Li." ”

The Uncle Xiao Li in his mouth is Zhou He's little uncle.

Zhou He couldn't help but be stunned, just looking at the figure that walked over slowly. Her little uncle was only seven years older than her. Many years ago, even though he was only a teenager, he was already like an adult.

After all these years, he has hardly changed. He is still thin and tall, and there is no change between his eyebrows, but he has faded from the youthfulness of his youth.

Not knowing whether he noticed their gaze or something, he looked sideways at the car. Knowing that he couldn't see clearly in the night, Zhou He subconsciously turned his face away.

Fortunately, he quickly withdrew his gaze and opened the door of the parked car on the side. Soon drove away.

It was very quiet in the car, and after chatting for a while, Xu Yuanning said softly: "Uncle Xiao Li has come back this year, and I heard that he often comes over. ”

Zhou He was silent and did not speak.

Xu Yuanning started the car, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked again: "Do you want to go to the old lady's side to have a look?"

Except for this little uncle, the rest of Zhou He's uncles have already married. Because they were busy with their work, they all moved out of the old house. Just pass by every now and then to see the old lady. Although there are servants, the old mansion is deserted now.

A lot of memories poured into his mind, and Zhou He's heart was full of mixed feelings, and he finally nodded after a long time.

The old mansion is not far from here, I don't know if it's already rested or what, the house looks deserted. Zhou He's little uncle's car had already driven back and was parked at the door.

Knowing that she cared about the old lady, Xu Yuanning talked about the old lady in a low voice.

The old lady suffered from Alzheimer's disease a few years ago, and several of Zhouhe's uncles took turns to take her to their respective homes. But the old lady is used to living in the old house, and often has to come back after a few days. Later, he simply refused to leave anywhere, so he has been living in the old mansion. Her uncles took turns to accompany her.

Zhou He just listened silently and didn't speak. The two sat in the car for a long time, and it wasn't until the last light in the old mansion was turned off that she whispered to go back.

It was late when I went back, but it was rush hour, and there were stops and stops along the way. Xu Yuanning was afraid that Zhou He would be hungry, so he got out of the car and bought some snacks.

On the New Year, he tried his best to liven up the atmosphere and told a lot of jokes.

Zhou He naturally knew that he wanted to liven up the atmosphere, and squeezed out a smile.

When passing through the department store square, there were even more people, and the car gambled into a long river. The heating in the car was a little stuffy after being turned on for a long time, Xu Yuanning lowered the window a little and introduced: "I heard that there is a concert here tonight, that's why there are so many people." "It's still brightly lit, and it looks like it's going to be an all-nighter tonight.

He thought for a moment, looked at Zhou He, and said, "Why don't we also find a place to park and go shopping?"

Zhou Ji didn't have anything to buy, so he shook his head and said no.

The next show was playing on the huge screen on the side, Xu Yuanning was about to say something, and when he turned his head, he saw a young woman crossing the road on the zebra crossing in front of him, holding Ren Yurong's arm.

He couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously wanted to close the car window. It's just that it's too late to make this move, and Zhou He has already looked at it.

The young woman wore long boots, a white down jacket, and a brown hat on her head. is probably coquettish with Ren Yurong, his eyes have been on Ren Yurong's face, and he is very coquettish.

Xu Yuanning quickly closed the car window, as if thinking of appropriate words, the figures of the two disappeared, and then he said, "Professor Ren...... It was a marriage that was married the year before last. The ...... It's Mrs. Ren. ”

The age difference between the two is huge, and it is inevitable to feel embarrassed when it comes to it.

Zhou He was very calm and nodded. Xu Yuanning quickly brought this topic over and talked about other things.

It was already twelve o'clock when the two returned to the hospital, and Zhou He was going upstairs alone, but Xu Yuanning insisted on stopping the car and sending her to the door of the ward, telling her to go to bed early before leaving.

Zhou He didn't fall asleep until almost dawn that night. In the morning, the doctor made rounds, she got up very early, took care of Aunt Qi early, washed up, and the doctor came over.

Aunt Qi was already able to eat some liquid food today, so Zhou He went downstairs to pack porridge and feed it slowly little by little.

Cheng Wei never appeared, and when he called someone to come over, Aunt Qi asked about him. Ask him if he is in Kyoto or if he has already returned to Yucheng.

The man didn't hide it, saying that Mr. Cheng had been here, but he had a lot of things to do in the New Year.

Zhou He originally thought that Cheng Wei had already returned to Yucheng, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard that he was still there, and he didn't even know what Aunt Qi said.

On the evening of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Senior Brother Qiu came all the way to Kyoto. He came to see Aunt Qi specially and came directly to the hospital as soon as he got off the plane.

He brought a large bag of their specialties, as well as a lot of soup, and gave them to Zhou He one by one. said that after Aunt Qi got better, she would go to the house to eat.

Aunt Qi responded with a smile. And asked Senior Brother Qiu what he likes to eat, so that he can often go to the house to play in the future. He also said that Zhou He has too few friends and has always been a loner.

Senior Brother Qiu probably wanted to make Aunt Qi happy, and said a lot of dishes cracklingly. and hand and foot dance performances. The ward was bustling with activity.

He came over as soon as he got off the plane, and Aunt Qi urged them to go out to eat later. He came all the way to come here, so he naturally had to accompany him.

Senior Brother Qiu had obviously done a strategy before he came over, and he flipped through a small notebook and read the food he was going to eat this time. And said with a smile that it was the first time he came over, and Xu Yuanning had to do it this time.

Xu Yuanning responded very simply.

Senior Brother Qiu's small notebook was originally written as some local snacks, and when he heard that Xu Yuanning deserved to be happy, he immediately knocked on the bamboo pole. Saying that they have all come here, it is natural to go to the most luxurious hotel in Kyoto. Even if you just look at it twice.

He specially said it pitifully, Xu Yuanning couldn't cry or laugh, saying that he had to invite him to eat if he smashed the pot and sold iron.

Senior Brother Qiu immediately smiled, patted Xu Yuanning's shoulder heavily, and called out to him, buddy.

Senior Brother Qiu had a lot of words, and he kept talking all the way. Blowing about his great achievements in killing all sides in the past few days and all kinds of trivial things about this trip.

Xu Yuanning was very generous, and really took Senior Brother Qiu to the largest hotel in the imperial capital. Senior Brother Qiu has never been distressed when he slaughtered him, and he grinned so much that his teeth came out.

When the car stopped, the three of them walked to the hotel. Senior Brother Qiu asked about Xu Yuanning's project, and Zhou He couldn't interject, just listened to it.

It was still so far from the door of the hotel, and when Zhou He raised his head, he saw Cheng Wei walking out of the hotel. It's just that he is not alone, and a beautiful and elegant young lady next to him is holding his arm.

The two didn't know what to say, and Cheng Wei's face showed a gentle and doting smile.

The one said he was busy, and he was really busy.

Zhou He was slightly stunned, and his footsteps slowed down.

He walked over from the front, and Xu Yuanning also saw him. He subconsciously turned back to look at Zhou He. Zhou He was a little behind, but the look on his face was calm.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw that Cheng Wei had come over, he greeted politely and detachedly: "Mr. Cheng." ”

Cheng Wei was careless, nodded, swept his gaze over Zhou He, and said, "Come over for dinner?"

Xu Yuanning replied yes.

The young girl snuggled up to Cheng Wei's shoulder and said delicately, "Are you friends?"

Cheng Wei retracted his gaze, nodded at Xu Yuanning and continued to walk forward, saying lightly: "People I know." ”

And don't admit to being friends.

The girl didn't ask any more questions, and the two walked away while talking.

Zhou He never mentioned the relationship between her and Cheng Wei, but Cheng Wei paid for Aunt Qi to have surgery for no reason, and Xu Yuanning was a little worried. couldn't help but look at Zhou He worriedly.

Zhou He's face was calm, as if nothing had happened. She was aware of Xu Yuanning's gaze, raised her head and smiled at him.

Xu Yuanning also smiled and led the two of them upstairs.

With Senior Brother Qiu's living treasure, this meal is naturally lively. Zhou He was completely the same wax, but he cheered up and kept smiling. At the end of the laugh, even the cheeks were sore.

It was already past nine o'clock when she returned to the hospital after eating, and Xu Yuanning was originally going to send her back. She asked Senior Brother Qiu to accompany Senior Brother Qiu to go shopping again on the grounds that he was not familiar with the place here, but refused.

Xu Yuanning didn't insist, and asked her to go to the hospital and call to say something. Zhou He smiled and agreed, and asked Senior Brother Qiu to have a good rest before getting into the taxi.

The smile on her face fell as the car drove away, and the scene at the door of the hotel came to mind, and she looked out the window blankly. There was pain that spread slowly.