Dong'an City, Taibai South Road, Bianjia Village.

The plane trees on both sides of the road are tall and lush, and if it weren't for the traffic telling you that this is a main road, you would think that this is a boulevard in a park.

In this area, there are several well-known Chinese universities, one of which is Gu Ren's former school.

Three hundred meters back at the intersection of Taibai South Road and Fenghui Road, there is a small alley. This small alley is very lively, there are Internet cafes, restaurants, small hotels, and all kinds of vendors, selling snacks and fruits, setting up stalls to sell clothes and mobile phone cards.

In Dong'an City, there is one or several streets near almost every university.

A taxi pulled up at the intersection and a man got out of the car. This person is Gu Ren.

Gu Ren stood at the mouth of the alley, looking at the crowded alley, and suddenly had the illusion of returning to his student days.

He stayed at the university next to this alley for four years.

This alley left him with too deep a memory.

At this time, at noon, many students get out of class, eat in the alley, hang out or find Internet cafes to surf the Internet.

Gu Ren walked to the front of a restaurant inside, and the sign of this restaurant read: Fat man is profitable.

I remember that when he first came here, this restaurant opened, and now after so many years, the restaurant is still open.

It's just not as prosperous as it was back then.

Even though it was a meal, there were still only a few scattered students coming in and out of it.

"Oh, it's Xiao Gu, it's been a long time. ”

A woman about forty years old walked out of the door, holding a wallet in her hand, she should have gone out to buy something, and saw Gu Ren asked enthusiastically.

This woman is the proprietress of this restaurant, whose surname is Zhang, and the owner is a fat man surnamed Wang.

"Sister Zhang, it's been a long time. How's business going?"

Gu Ren smiled slightly.

"It's just about to make do. ”

The proprietress also smiled slightly, and she didn't care so much about the quality of the restaurant's business. Over the years, they have already earned enough money, and they have also bought a house and a car in Dong'an City, even if they open a big restaurant in the downtown area. It's just that it's still here, it's a habit, it's a feeling. Just like people, they will miss the old.

"You're looking for Qianqian, she's inside. She also chatted with me for a long time, saying that she missed the days when she used to go to school here. I haven't been here to eat in years, and sometimes I dream about it. After you two graduated, do you have to go back to your hometown? Are you married now?"

The hostess asked.

"Nope. ”

Gu Ren hesitated and said this word.

"Oh, let's get inside. I'm still going to get out and talk to you later. ”

"Good. ”

The proprietress left in a hurry, and Gu Ren entered the restaurant.

The restaurant was empty, with only three or four tables of people eating.

Near the southernmost window, at a dining table, sat a woman, motionless and looking out of the window.

A ray of sunlight fell on half of her body, turning her face pale, and time seemed to freeze in this instant.

This woman is Fan Qianqian.

She was the one who would call him at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Gu Ren walked straight over and sat on the opposite side.

"Oh, you're here. ”

Fan Qianqian turned her head sideways and looked at Gu Ren, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing two shallow dimples.

"Well, just say something. I'm still busy. ”

Gu Ren lowered his head and no longer looked at her.

"It's nothing, I just want to ask you out for a meal at the old place. Brother Wang, Ah Ren is here and serves us food. ”

Fan Qianqian shouted in the direction of the kitchen.

"Okay. ”

The voice of the restaurateur could be heard inside.

Fan Qianqian turned her head with a smile, glanced at Gu Ren, picked up the hot water kettle on the table, and poured a glass of water into the cup in front of Gu Ren.

"Drink a cup of hot water first to warm up your stomach. Otherwise, you will be in a hurry to eat and uncomfortable. ”

Fan Qianqian handed the water cup to Gu Ren.

"Thank you. ”

Gu Ren took the water cup and took a sip of boiling water.

Put down the water glass and look at Fan Qianqian again.

"Sister Zhang also chatted with me for a long time, saying that at that time, the two of us came here every day to go to the restaurant, but every time it was either hot and sour shredded potatoes or home-cooked tofu. ”

Fan Qianqian held her chin in one hand and looked at Gu Ren's eyes, with a smile on her face.

"Hmm. ”

Gu Ren nodded. At that time, spicy and sour shredded potatoes and homemade tofu were two of the cheapest dishes here.

"At that time, every time you ate, you only ate half a bowl of rice, and the remaining half was for me. Say that you have a bad stomach and can't digest it if you eat too much rice. Actually, you're just lying to me. I know. Because if you want an extra bowl of rice, you need an extra dollar. And I need a bowl and a half of rice to get my fill. Actually, it was good back then, and it would be nice if I could always be like that. ”

Two tears flashed in Fan Qianqian's eyes, she hurriedly lowered her head, picked up her water cup, and took a sip.

Then he put down the water glass and looked at Gu Ren with a smile.

"Here's the food. ”

The restaurant owner personally brought the dishes, a plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes, a plate of farmhouse tofu, and two bowls of rice.

Fan Qianqian picked up a bowl of rice and put it in front of Gu Ren, and put a bowl in front of herself. Then he took out two pairs of chopsticks from the tube, put one pair for himself, and handed the other pair to Gu Ren.

Gu Ren took the chopsticks and put them on the rice.

"Let's eat, let's eat and talk. ”

Fan Qianqian stretched out her hand to signal.

Gu Ren nodded and picked up the rice.

"I remember, in my junior year, I wanted to go to Qinshan Safari Park, and two tickets cost 80 yuan, plus the cable car, a total of 16. You went out in the winter to help people distribute leaflets, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., twenty a day, a total of eight days. He wore that black ragged suit, and his hands were frozen like pig's trotters. I said no, I'll buy you a down jacket for this one hundred and six, you won't live or die. ”

Fan Qianqian swallowed the shredded potatoes in her mouth and choked a few times. A few tears welled up from his eyes and ran down his cheeks.

Hurriedly wipe it off with your hands.

"Brother Wang, this shredded potatoes have a lot of spicy today. It choked me with tears. ”

Gu Ren took out a tissue and handed it to Fan Qianqian.

Fan Qianqian didn't answer, and Gu Ren put the tissue on the table.

"Oh, when I saw your arm, I remembered it again. The first time we opened a room in a small hotel, you looked at the red-dyed sheets, and carved my name on my arm with a knife, and the blood was bleeding, and it took a full ten dollars of band-aids to stop, which was worth two of my aunt's towels. Hahaha...... Hahaha......"

Fan Qianqian seemed to have told a very funny joke, laughing presumptuously, and her face was full of tears.

Several students eating in the restaurant looked at this side curiously.

Gu Ren put the rice on it, turned his head sideways, looked out the window, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Why put the bowl down, turn around, and eat well. ”

Fan Qianqian picked up the tissue that Gu Ren handed her just now, wiped it on her face, wiped away her tears, and her eyes were red.

PS: Thanks to the 100 starting coins rewarded by "Codename Rising".