I've done all the formalities to get to Taipei, and this afternoon I packed all the bags I needed for this trip. After thinking about it for a while, I packed the blue guitar that Xiao Ai had given me into my luggage and became part of my trip.

The night seemed to rush over so violently that I hurriedly turned on the only light in the yard, then found a can of beer from the refrigerator, and sat down at the stone table, listening to the chirping of the birds perched on the trees, as if singing.

I dare say that there is no place in this world more atmospheric than my little courtyard, with animals and flowers, and a man of many talents.

I'm really versatile, because I do all the paint on the walls outside the house, and I can do a little carpentry, so I also made the European-style fences that make up the flower beds, and they are painted white, and the texture is uniform, and it is very beautiful.

I have always thought that if a woman's pursuit of material things is not so strong, then marrying me Jiangqiao and living in this small courtyard with birds and flowers is also a very good life.

However, in the face of overwhelming mainstream values, what I think is beautiful is insignificant, so I don't have a girlfriend, but I am more versatile, and I have now learned to make all kinds of coffee, although it can't be compared with professionals like Feng Tang, but it is enough to pretend to be a master in front of laymen.

Tilting his head, he poured the beer from the can into his mouth, and then fell into a state of confusion, so much so that for the past 20 minutes, he only thought about how long it would be between now and tomorrow's boarding.

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The door of the courtyard was pushed open, and the person who came was Zhao Mu, who I hadn't seen for a long time, and I knew that he was very busy during this time, so I didn't bother him.

Zhao Mu put a gift bag in his hand on the stone table and said to me: "Brother Qiao, this is the red wine I brought to you last time I went to France, I haven't been available to send it over some time ago, and I will have a rare rest tomorrow, so I just came to see you." ”

I smiled and exclaimed, "I've had a lot of opportunities to go abroad lately!" ”

"Well, some foreign architectural concepts are indeed worthy of our reference and learning, especially in the use of energy, our country is too backward."

Because of the limitation of knowledge, I can't talk to Zhao Mu too much about this professional issue, but I am happy for him in my heart, because he is a technical talent cultivated by Jinding Real Estate, as long as Jinding Real Estate can recover, his future is also immeasurable!

I turned back to the room and took two cans of beer, and handed one of them to Zhao Mu, although he couldn't drink very much, a can of beer was still no problem, and wine was indeed a good thing, it would relieve some of the embarrassment caused by not being able to find a common topic for the time being.

After chatting for a while, the two fell into a short silence, so I raised the beer can and motioned Zhao Mu to drink, Zhao Mu drank more urgently this time, he drank the remaining beer in the can in a few sips, and then said to me: "Brother Qiao, Yu Xin confessed to me a few days ago, she said...... I'm the type of man she likes. ”

I wasn't surprised, because I had long known that Yu Xin had a good impression of Zhao Mu, and I was happy that Zhao Mu could talk to me about these more ** emotional problems, which shows that our relationship was not estranged because of our respective busyness.

I smiled and asked, "Well, how did you reply to her?" ”

"As you can imagine, although she is very good, even much better than the average girl, I have no affection for her...... The woman I liked was Xiao Ai, although I knew there was little hope, especially after she went to Taiwan. ”

Zhao Mu's words made me feel troubled for a while, he is a wall between me and Xiao Ai, I will face it one day, I even feel that this time to go to Taiwan is not the best time, but there is a force in my heart to drive myself, no matter what kind of obstacles I have to go once.

I don't know how to answer Zhao Mu, because whether it is persuading him to be with Yu Xin, or giving up a love with little hope, it seems that I am selfish.

When I was silent, Zhao Mu said to me again: "Brother Qiao, I think about it, I have the opportunity to go on a business trip to Taiwan in May, and I will see her again no matter what, anyway, she and I are both young, and it is too early to talk about marriage, I still have the opportunity to wait for her, what do you say?" ”

I looked at Zhao Mu, and the firmness in his eyes made me feel inexplicable. After a long time, I finally replied: "If Xiao Ai really likes you one day, I will be happy for you......"

"I don't care if she really likes me, all I want is for her to be with me, I don't need to make love too complicated, for me, she is the woman I love, for me, I am the man who loves her, and that's enough! Anyway, not every marriage in this world is based on mutual affection...... Of course, I still hope that she will fall in love with me, even if only a little. ”

This is the first time Zhao Mu expressed his view of marriage to me, although it is very different from my view of marriage, but I also do not have a strong urge to change him, because I have been married for six years, and the couples who marry for what purpose have seen too much, but there are very few based on the joy of the two loves.

I drank the beer in my hand and then changed the subject, and Zhao Mu left my residence after drinking another can of beer.

I looked at the empty wine jar on the table, and smiled helplessly, love is really not something that can be judged in a few words, just like Yu Xin likes Zhao Mu, this kind of like is actually very rare, because Yu Xin is a beautiful and versatile, and good at dealing with interpersonal relationships, if she and Zhao Mu are a couple, it will definitely become Zhao Mu's good helper in life and career, but Zhao Mu likes Xiao Ai, and then let himself be full of troubles that he can't get, and the onlookers will regret his choice, but he himself feels that it is a kind of enjoyment.

I'm not like this, even more confused than Zhao Mu, so it's not appropriate to think about emotional things, just let it develop with your mind It's best, anyway, there will always be some people who will be hurt in love, and some people will reap happiness, this is an iron law that will never change.

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I took a flight to Taipei at 2:30 p.m., and there was still plenty of time, so at noon, I took my luggage to the "Mood Coffee Shop", and then found a magazine about Taiwan travel from the dusty bookshelf, and sat down by the window to read it.

This should be the last time I will sit here, because when I leave this alley, I will return the key to the landlord, Aunt Wu, and the coffee shop has been basically cleaned up, leaving only a bookcase and a table and chair by the window. Aunt Wu said that in the future, she would convert the coffee shop into a small suite for her son to live in, so these were given to her.

Today is the weekend, Edamame, the kid doesn't go to school, and starts to make waves in the alley again, he stands outside the glass window with an imitation pistol and gesturs at me, and calls me "Second Yangtze River Bridge" in a big way, you know, although I am a few years younger than his father, but I am also a generation.

Just when I was about to go out to get him, he ran away, I thought he was frightened by me, I didn't want his dad to walk by the door of the coffee shop the next moment, it turned out that he was not afraid of me, but his old man.

I shook my head and smiled, and then I thought of Xiao Ai as a woman, and remembered the bits and pieces of her celebrating the New Year with me, especially the picture of me holding a bomber and edamame and hanging lanterns in the yard.

That day, I fried the edamame and shouted, "I'm ready," and she was standing under the door with colorful lights and laughing happily, she was always a woman who could play with me.

Sometimes, I wonder if she is still so happy in these days in Taipei. Anyway, I never experienced it again in Nanjing, so I looked forward to the moment when I met her in Taipei, asked her to invite me to eat Taipei's food, and then took me to see the beautiful scenery of the treasure island.

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At 12 o'clock, I locked the door of the coffee shop with a heavy heart, and then returned the key to Aunt Wu, who was making pancakes outside the alley, and when Aunt Wu was about to take the key from me, my hand subconsciously clenched, and hurriedly released, and when my hand was empty, my heart seemed to be emptied in an instant, so that the direct sun at noon shone on me, but I felt a heavy rain, drenching me from head to toe......

I was in a trance, and I couldn't even remember how I took over the coffee shop and how I lost it.

"Jiang Qiao, you carried such a big suitcase, are you going to play somewhere?"

Only then did I come back to my senses and look at Aunt Wu, and then replied, "I'm going to go to Taiwan, and it's not fun." ”

Aunt Wu encouraged me: "The coffee shop can't be opened, it's nothing, anyway, you are still young, and you will have the opportunity to do a lot of things in the future!" ”

"Hmm."

Aunt Wu said with emotion: "You kid, you are much more reliable than your father...... Alas! I don't know where he has gone for so many years, I pity your grandparents and grandchildren, and your mother, there is no news at all, no matter what, it is all his own flesh and blood, I really can't figure out what they think! ”

Although Aunt Wu was complaining about me, I still had a feeling that I couldn't raise my head, and I couldn't figure out what they thought more than Aunt Wu. Actually, when I was not having a good time, I didn't expect my parents to help me solve a problem, but I really wanted to have a loved one around me who was shushing and warm, instead of all the pain and helplessness like now, I could only chew it hard and swallow it into my stomach.

In the end, I didn't put my complaints on my lips, just smiled and said goodbye to Aunt Wu, and walked to the bus stop.

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At half past one, I arrived at the airport, then got my boarding pass, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the terminal, and looked at the planes taking off one after another, I seemed to feel that the dusk in Taipei was right in front of my eyes, and could I see Xiao Ai on the first night after arriving in Taipei?

This is what I am looking forward to the most now!