Chapter Twenty-Four: A Chance Encounter on the Roadside
Sneakers, slacks, striped shirts, fresh haircuts, shaved beards. In addition to the skin that has darkened due to military training, Chen Xiaojian feels that his current appearance is only half a step away from Prince Charming.
After leaving the barbershop, Chen Xiaojian found a place to have lunch. A dish of vegetables, a bowl of soup, and half a bowl of rice are enough to fill Chen Xiaojian, who has no special pursuit of eating.
Although Chen Xiaojian also wants to find a place to pair red wine with steak and play with the so-called petty bourgeoisie, a person's petty bourgeoisie is not petty bourgeoisie, and the lonely eating appearance must be very bleak.
After eating, Chen Xiaojian walked around the urban area of the magic capital alone. Chen Xiaojian regretted that he didn't bring the camera with him.
The magic capital is a special city, although compared to ancient cities like Jinling or the imperial capital, it seems to have a lot less historical imprints. But as a cosmopolitan city, it ticks almost all the boxes for a modern metropolis.
The vehicles shuttling on the road, the pedestrians coming in and out of the high-rise buildings, there is a fast pace that Chen Xiaojian had difficult to experience before.
Even though Chen Xiaojian lived in Xicheng for many years in his previous life, the pace of life here is obviously much faster than that of Xicheng.
In the afternoon, Chen Xiaojian wandered around, walking in the streets and alleys of the magic capital. It's not the first time Chen Xiaojian has come to the magic capital, but every time he comes, he is full of it.
Whether it's a business trip in a past life, or buying a house last year, or a few months ago to play a game and decorate a house.
Every time Chen Xiaojian is full, it has been a month since he came to the magic capital this time, but he has been staying at school.
So Chen Xiaojian really didn't take a good look at this Oriental Pearl, which is known as the imperial capital, the flower capital, and the demon capital.
After shopping for a long time, the sky has gradually darkened. Chen Xiaojian walked forward with the crowd, and whenever this time, many people would move in one direction, the Bund.
Ten Mile Ocean, a name with the temperament of the Republic of China, will only appear again when night falls. Just like Chang'an after the snow, just like Lin'an after the snow.
Chen Xiaojian followed the crowd to the vicinity of the Bund, but Chen Xiaojian did not follow and went directly. It was really crowded, and there were so many people that Chen Xiaojian was not interested in receding with the tide.
Chen Xiaojian did not go directly to the Bund, but came to a coffee shop with a good location next to it. The location of the coffee shop is very good, and of course the price of the things inside is very beautiful.
After Chen Xiaojian entered, there were already many guests inside. The best few window seats were already occupied, and Chen Xiaojian retreated and sat down next to him.
After ordering a cup of coffee and a piece of pastry, Chen Xiaojian sat in his seat and waited for the waiter to deliver it. Although the location is not great, you can also see the Bund outside.
Chen Xiaojian looked at it, to be honest, for a liberal arts student like Chen Xiaojian, this ten-mile ocean field may not be as interesting as the ten-mile pearl embankment.
Soon, Chen Xiaojian's coffee and pastries were ready. Drinking coffee and looking at the scenery outside, Chen Xiaojian said to himself: "This is SH Beach, ten miles of ocean." Did Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li fight the world here back then? Oh, by the way, there is also Feng Chengcheng. ”
SH Beach, many remakes, there is blood and struggle in it. Although it is all fiction, it is also the dream of those young people who want to gain a foothold in this ten-mile foreign field.
After eating, Chen Xiaojian sat for a long time before getting up and preparing to leave. Chen Xiaojian, who is alone today, does not have the idea of staying here longer, and he will definitely come with Zhang Hao and them next time, and he can go around again when the time comes. However, next time Chen Xiaojian will definitely not forget to bring a camera.
When he walked out of the coffee shop, many people were still walking in this direction, and Chen Xiaojian was moving against the crowd.
After an afternoon of shopping, Chen Xiaojian was already hungry, but he hadn't eaten yet, so Chen Xiaojian didn't eat. I was already hungry, but after a cup of coffee, that hunger returned.
Chen Xiaojian thought about finding a place to solve the dinner problem, it was not that there was no place to eat here, but there were too many people, and Chen Xiaojian didn't like it.
After walking a long way, looking at the surrounding buildings, Chen Xiaojian didn't know where he had gone, but there were a lot fewer people on the road.
Chen Xiaojian found a shop on the side of the road with good decoration, but not too many people, and wanted to solve the dinner problem. Although many people like to eat at restaurants with many people queuing, Chen Xiaojian does not have this habit.
Chen Xiaojian sometimes doesn't quite understand why this is, and in such a store, things are often far from being as delicious as imagined.
Chen Xiaojian didn't solve it as quickly as he had lunch, but ordered several dishes and a small bottle of wine. Anyway, after eating, I went back to the dormitory to sleep.
The amount of dishes is not very large, but they are all relatively exquisite, Chen Xiaojian is drinking wine and eating side dishes. Although there is only one person, it has a different taste.
Chen Xiaojian didn't eat this dinner slowly, but he also ate for half an hour. After drinking the last small glass of wine, Chen Xiaojian went to the front desk to check out.
After paying the money, I asked how to go back to school next time. It was late, and it was a little off-track, Chen Xiaojian was afraid that it would be inconvenient to stop a taxi, so he asked about the subway line.
After going out, there were not many people on the road, although it was a summer night, but it was also a little cold.
Chen Xiaojian walked in the direction of the subway station pointed out by the clerk, looking back from time to time to see if there were any taxis. Occasionally, I saw a few cars, and they all already had passengers.
Chen Xiaojian walked along the road, and after walking for a few minutes, Chen Xiaojian saw a girl squatting on the side of the road. As they approached, they could hear the girl's whispered cries and whispered murmurs.
Chen Xiaojian didn't have the idea of going to watch, but despite this, he couldn't help but look at it twice. Originally, it was nothing, but this look shows that there is a problem.
Chen Xiaojian looked at the girl and felt a little familiar, and after thinking about it, it turned out that this girl was still Chen Xiaojian's "acquaintance". I don't know the name, but I have an acquaintance who has communicated.
That was last year, when Chen Xiaojian came to the magic capital from Jinling by car, she was one of the two placeholder girls he met on the train.
And the reason why he was able to recognize it was not because Chen Xiaojian had never forgotten anything, but the last time he was on the train, Chen Xiaojian felt that this girl was a little familiar, although Chen Xiaojian didn't remember where he had seen her.
I didn't think about it at that time, not to mention that Chen Xiaojian, who has drunk some wine now, although he is not drunk, his brain reaction is still half a beat slower than usual.
Chen Xiaojian, who had already walked by, stopped, looked at the girl, hesitated for a moment and didn't leave, just looked at the girl, and then lit a cigarette.
A crying girl, a boy smoking, if it weren't for the fact that this scene was not on the street, it is estimated that there would be a lot of bad associations.