Jiang Zhinan brought Jiang Yichu to a very distinctive restaurant in Fengcheng, called Gathering in the rivers and lakes.

The decoration is antique, and the details all reflect the heroic atmosphere, almost restoring the appearance of the restaurant in the martial arts TV series.

They were sitting by the window, and Jiang Yichu looked at the environment with interest, "Brother, it's so interesting here, it's just a martial arts world." ”

Seeing that he had never seen the world, the corners of Jiang Zhinan's mouth rose slightly, and he pushed the recipe to his cousin: "Look at what you want to eat." ”

For him, this kind of restaurant is a place where people who love to pretend to be petty bourgeoisie come to come, expensive and awkward, if it weren't for the sake of not losing face in front of his cousin, he wouldn't come.

However, Jiang Yichu smiled, and carefully placed the recipe in front of the other party: "I'm not familiar with Chinese food, let's order it my brother, oh, I can't eat spicy." ”

Jiang Zhinan opened the recipe and said with a chuckle: "Spicy is a specialty here, it's a pity not to eat spicy." Are you working?"

"Oh, I'm still reading and studying film. Brother, what about you?"

Jiang Zhinan paused, his hand flipping through the recipe couldn't help stopping, and said faintly: "Grandpa has trained you very well." ”

"Brother, why don't you come to the United States and live with me and grandpa. But ......" Jiang Yichu's eyes blinked, and he was playing with a monk doll playing kung fu in his hand, and seemed to be attracted.

"But what?"

"But in three years' time, we're going to be back home. Grandpa always said that fallen leaves return to their roots, and foreign countries are not home after all. When he said this, Jiang Yichu's tone was as usual, and he was not a little unhappy, but still had some expectations.

Jiang Zhinan raised his eyes and glanced at him: "You are willing to return to China." His hand flipping through the recipe stopped again, and he looked at Jiang Yichu, "Don't mention me to grandpa yet." ”

Jiang Yichu was puzzled, he looked at his cousin sitting opposite, his clear eyes were full of confusion. And the person on the other side had a calm and breezy face.

"Why?"

"Well, I can't see it at the moment, but it makes grandpa worry about it, so let's not mention it yet. ”

Jiang Yichu let out an "oh" as if he didn't understand, and then lowered his head and fiddled with the doll in a muffled voice. He took out his mobile phone, repeatedly selected angles to take pictures, and finally came up with a satisfactory work.

He handed the phone to Jiang Zhinan, "Brother, how do you see me shooting?"

Jiang Zhinan only glanced at it, the background of the picture was dark, and the little monk was concentrating on a posture, as if he was the only one left in the world, and he still felt it.

Jiang Zhinan is a person who rarely talks, he doesn't show much interest in the younger brother in front of him and his grandfather who is far away, and the conversation between the brothers is intermittent.

Jiang Yichu guessed that maybe it was because they had been separated for too long that the family relationship between the cousin and them would be so indifferent. He tried hard to open up the topic about family members, but Jiang Zhinan responded coldly.

After a few times, Jiang Yichu also became a little excited.

Unfamiliar dishes came up one after another, the awkward chat finally stopped, and the two ate quietly. After a while, Jiang Zhinan suddenly called a high-concentration liquor.

Jiang Yichu is simple, he has never experienced the thing of being persuaded to drink at the domestic dinner table, Jiang Zhinan said a few words, and he was poured two glasses of high-strength liquor.

The strength of the wine came up quickly, Jiang Yichu only felt that his heart was pounding wildly, every new pulse was heavy, his head began to heat up, and the whole person was very uncomfortable.

Jiang Zhinan put down the wine glass leisurely, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Your alcohol consumption is very poor, I heard that the second uncle's alcohol consumption is particularly good, why haven't you inherited it?"

Jiang Yichu waved his hand, buried half of his head in his elbow, and said vaguely: "Grandpa doesn't let me drink, saying that drinking is easy to make mistakes." ”

Jiang Zhinan raised his head and poured another glass, his eyes were slightly cold: "It's really easy to make mistakes when drinking." What are you doing when you come back this time?"

"I'm here to see a friend. ”

"Girlfriend?"

"Hmm...... It's a girl, but it's not a girlfriend yet. ”

"Is it pretty?"

Jiang Yichu raised his head suddenly, grinned, and his eyes were bent into two crescents. This handsome facial features are not inconsistent with the already flushed face, and it is even a little cute.

He ate and laughed and said, "Beautiful, and very cute." Her name is Xia Xiaoyi, and she is as cute as her name. She is like a small sun, emitting light and heat, especially brilliant and warm. ”

Jiang Zhinan heard Xia Xiaoyi's name from his cousin's mouth, his face turned black in an instant, and his mind instantly recalled the scene when he saw Xia Xiaoyi and Jiang Yichu waving goodbye and going their separate ways on the river embankment the day before yesterday.

His face was gloomy, his lips were tight, and Jiang Yichu, who had entered a drunken state, could no longer distinguish the changes in the other party's mood.

Jiang Zhinan asked coldly, "Have you met her?"

"Not yet...... Uh......" Jiang Yichu burped, still with a smirk on his face, "We made an appointment to meet in the ancient city of Yuchi the day after tomorrow." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yichu "snapped", his head hit the dining table, and he fell asleep. Jiang Zhinan, who was sitting opposite, looked at him coldly, and his hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but tighten.

His breathing was a little heavy, and although he looked very handsome, his gloomy eyes and pursed lips exuded a sense of anger that no one should approach.

The restaurant was full of noisy drinking and chatting, only Jiang Yichu's table was extremely quiet, and his drunkenness seemed out of place with his surroundings.

Jiang Yichu only had a little impression of how he returned to the hotel. He remembered that it was Jiang Zhinan who asked about the hotel where he stayed for a long time, and then took him back half-carrying and half-mopping.

Falling on the bed in the hotel feels much more comfortable than lying on the dinner table. He didn't know how long he had been asleep, or how deep he had slept heavily, but occasionally he could feel a person walking around in the dark room, squirming and slight.

When I woke up the next day, the headache was gone, but the whole head was very heavy. He dragged his tall body and took a cold shower, finally feeling more comfortable.

——

Xia Xiaoyi and An Jingjing walked side by side, the two little girls were carrying shopping bags in their hands, and after a while, they had gained a lot.

Xia Xiaoyi, who was well-fed, was in a beautiful mood, and was ready to buy some gadgets that girls like with An Jingjing.

Just when the waiter was checking out, she used her mobile phone to log in to the scarf, and received a private message from Ah Jiu:

I can't make it to the appointment tomorrow, sorry.

Xia Xiaoyi's brows furrowed slightly, and his heart also chuckled: What's the situation?

"Xia Xia, let's go!" An Jingjing waved at her, she had already packed her things and stood up.

"Oh. Xia Xiaoyi's reaction was a little slow, she lowered her head and held the phone, her brain was a little messy, and her fingers were stiff.

At An Jingjing's urging, she pondered for a while, and finally typed the word "um" to reply.

"What are you looking at, in a trance. An Jingjing leaned over and glanced at her good friend's mobile phone, Xia Xiaoyi hurriedly pressed the mobile phone and smiled slightly.

"Mysterious mystery!"

Xia Xiaoyi smiled and didn't say anything, just walked quietly, she was silent all the way, and she was also absent-minded. An Jingjing couldn't ask a reason from her mouth, and she was also interested, and finally both of them went home early.

***