Chapter 143: It Seems to Be an Old Friend!
Wang Jie: You are familiar with the boss here!
Officer Liu: I come a lot, and I'm a regular visitor.
Me: I saw that the plaque at the door just now has a wheelchair and a cane on it, does it have any special significance?
Officer Liu: The owner of this shop is disabled!
Wang Jie: Wow, an inspirational story!
"Disability? What is the situation, maybe it's not Yu Ce, it just so happens that the owner of this shop is also surnamed Yu, and Yu Ce's mother happened to bring the child to breakfast. "I thought to myself.
A man in a wheelchair came to us, and when he was still some distance away, he began to laugh and call Officer Liu.
"Oh, Officer Liu, you haven't been here for a long time!"
Officer Liu: Boss Yu, I'm very busy during this time, so I rarely come over, and business is still very good!
The Boss Yu called by Officer Liu has a little fat on his face, and I'm not sure it's Yu Yuan; It's just kind of like.
It was what was going on, I looked at him, he was getting closer and closer, looking at him with eyes that could not be taken off; He looked at me as he stopped at our table, and I realized I might be rude and quickly withdrew my eyes.
Boss Yu: It's okay, it's okay, it's just to support your family, these two are your colleagues?
Officer Liu: Yes, this is Director Ji and Officer Wang from Jiangmen, they came on a business trip and went back in the afternoon, and they wanted to take them to taste Lishui tofu, so they came here.
Boss Yu: Thank you, Officer Liu, what do you want to eat today?
Officer Liu: Yes, Ji, Officer Wang, take a look at the menu.
As he spoke, Officer Liu withdrew the menu in front of me.
Me: We don't know which one is delicious, so Officer Liu, you come often, so you can just give us some of it.
Wang Jie: Yes, Officer Liu, you can arrange it.
Officer Liu: Okay, in that case, Boss Yu, you can arrange it, and you can recommend it to us.
Boss Yu: It's okay, I'll get you a few special features, you can drink a cup of soy milk first, and it will be good for a while.
At this time, the waiter happened to bring three bowls of soy milk, and then Yu Yuan and the waiter walked together, and he walked in a wheelchair by himself, while explaining to the waiter next to him.
I tasted the soy milk, it was fragrant and strong.
Me: This soy milk is freshly ground, huh?
Officer Liu: Yes, there is still a period of tofu to eat, his business is very hot, and he has to make hundreds of tofu a day!
Wang Jie: Wow, I drank soy milk that day! This kind of soy milk is pure! By the way, Ji Chu, do you feel that this store is a store with a story?
Me: What's the story? Don't be too big!
I drank soy milk and replied perfunctorily.
Officer Liu: No, do you think that guitar? I heard that it is the boss here, and he used to play the guitar; But I didn't ask much, I guess it's the decoration style needs, or it's just a gimmick!
Wang Jie shrugged his shoulders and expressed some disappointment.
Wang Jie patted Officer Liu is shoulder.
Wang Jie: Where's the bathroom?
Officer Liu: Let's go, I'm going too, I'll take you there.
Wang Jie: Yes.
The two of them went to the bathroom, and after a while, Boss Yu came over, followed by two waiters, and when he came over, he seemed to be looking for someone.
Me: Officer Liu, the two of them went to the bathroom, and they should be back soon.
Boss Yu: Well, I just saw it, I made you tofu trouble; There is also tofu noodles, which are delicious even if they are a little cooler.
As he spoke, he arranged for the waiter to put the tofu noodles on the table.
Boss Yu: Director Ji, I think you shouldn't be very old, it's great to be the director!
Me: Boss Yu, you've already talked about it.
Boss Yu: Director Ji, I take the liberty to say that you look a little familiar, like I've seen it somewhere, but I can't remember it.
Hearing him say this, I really wanted to ask Yu Ce's situation.
Me: Well, I see Boss Yu, and I'm familiar with it, so I'll ask you; Yu Ce, is he okay?
This Boss Yu froze, and then laughed a little embarrassed.
Boss Yu: Are you Xiao An?
I nodded.
Boss Yu: Yu Ce, he said that maybe one day he can meet you again! He is not good, he has not had a good time in the past few years, and he has always kept that guitar.
He pointed to the broken guitar on the wall, my guitar, the guitar I had dropped.
Me: Is he there?
Boss Yu: Well, in the back, make tofu, I'll call him.
As he spoke, he turned his wheelchair to go.
I slowly stood up and said with some confidence.
Me: I ...... I'll go with you!
I was a little nervous about whether I should see Yu Ce again.
His wheelchair stopped, he looked back at me, smiled and said "yes".
I followed him, walked on the right-hand side, passed through the whole quadrangle, and went out the door at the back, and I could see a small stream, and next to it was a small courtyard.
There are staff wearing long aprons coming and going from time to time, and behind the yard is a very old ginkgo tree; the tree is very large, one side of the branches and leaves cover most of the small courtyard, and the other side is covered by the stream, but the picture is very beautiful.
。 There are three steps to go down to the yard, and there is a special path for wheelchairs to go down, I still follow the wheelchair, and when I arrived at the yard, a woman who was busy working, very simple, asked Yu Yuan.
"How did you get to the back?"
Yu Yuan: I brought a friend to find Yu Ce.
"Oh, Xiao Ce is inside!"
Yu Yuan: Okay.
He looked back at me.
Yu Yuan: Xiao An, this is my wife, Xie Lingling!
I nodded and smiled at the woman.
Yu Yuan continued to say to his wife.
Yu Yuan: Wife, this is Yu Ce's ...... Friend, Ann.
I was a little embarrassed when he looked at me when he said he was a friend.
Xie Lingling: Oh, Xiao Ce's friend, hello!
Me: Hello, Ling.
Xie Lingling: Xiao Ce is inside, I'll call you out.
Yu Yuan: No, I'll take her in.
Xie Lingling: Okay
I greeted this smile like Xie Lingling again.
When I entered the small courtyard, there was steam everywhere, and I couldn't see people clearly.
Yu Yuan stopped in front of a person with his back to us, and by looking at the back, he could really tell that it was Yu Ce, and I was standing at a distance of about one meter and two.
After Yu Yuan told him, he looked back, he was surprised, I was shocked, I thought I was wrong.
The man in front of me has not changed much in height and shape, the only face is more stubble, there is an extra long scar, from the position of the upper lip on the right to the position of the ear, a big scar, the face is almost deformed, he looks at me, I look at him, I can't speak for a long time.
Yu Yuan: You talk, I'll get busy first.
Neither of us answered his words, and he walked out, as if the air had frozen.
After about a few minutes, he picked up the cane that was placed next to him, and limped up to me with the cane, his eyes were still gentle, the first time I saw him, the same tenderness when I picked me up at the station.
Yu Ce: Xiao An, long time no see!
His voice hasn't changed.
"Long time no see!" These four words choked in my throat and couldn't say it, I lowered my head, and my steam-poured eyes moistened a little.
Yu Ce: Sit together?
After saying that, he walked out on his own, he said a few words to Xie Lingling, and then stood there.
When I had gone, he went on again, and we sat down in the little pavilion by the brook, which was more like the corridor of the courtyard that extended to the brook and to the ginkgo tree.
This place is great for recuperation, the water is clear, the air is fresh, and it has become a paradise in the noisy city.
Yu Ce: Xiao An, please take a seat.
I never imagined that he would talk to me so politely when we met again years later, and I remember that we had a hard time.
I sat down across from him, I didn't have any expression, I didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
He saw me sit down, and then he sat down slowly, and his left leg could not be bent, and when he sat down, his left leg was straight.
His cane was placed next to the table, and when he sat down, he unnaturally pulled the corner of his coat and wiped his hand on his apron.
We were silent for a long time, looking at each other from time to time, not knowing what to say, not knowing where to start, or if he broke the silence first.
Yu Ce: You haven't eaten yet, I'll get you something to eat.
I quickly stood up and said, "I'm not hungry!".
Yu Ce: You can't skip breakfast, skipping breakfast is not good for your health, you sit here and wait for me for a while, it will be fine soon.
I watched him limp away, and I felt all kinds of feelings in my heart...... Creation makes people!
He limped back again, bringing a tray, a retro tray, a retro bowl of butterflies, filled with soy milk, and tofu noodles.
Yu Ce: I made it, you can try it, red dates and soy milk, fish and tofu noodles, very delicious, I remember you like to eat fish.
I looked at the fine food on the tray and couldn't forget one of the reasons for the breakup, I didn't have a late-night drink with him.
And now he advises me to drink the morning soy milk, which is a bit ridiculous, but we have been separated for too long.
Me: I haven't eaten fish since we separated!
He was flustered, and perhaps he remembered that I had knocked over the pot with the fish in it, and the fish was still bloody......
That was when my body was at its most vulnerable.
Yu Ce: You drink soy milk, can you eat red dates?
He asked cautiously.
I nodded.
Yu Ce: I'll make you a bowl of noodles again, or anything else you want to eat, you tell me, I can make it.
Me: I don't do it, I don't want to eat it, so it's good to drink soy milk.
He smiled a little lost, then sat down across from me again.
I took a sip of soy milk and looked around.
Yu Ce: How have you been doing all these years?
He finally spoke first.
Me: Okay, what about you? How did you get that?
Yu Ce: It's a long story, have you been in Shenzhen for the past few years? I remember you went to Shenzhen after the separation.
Me: No!
We both chatted with some reservations.
It wasn't until my phone rang and Wang Jie called, he asked if I could go, and said something else, and I replied to him, "Come right away."
Hung up the phone.
Me: This time I came on a business trip, and my colleague was still waiting for me, so I left first!
I didn't look him in the eye, I didn't dare to look.