The night is gradually deepening, the street lamps in the small alley fall on the bluestone road that has not changed for a hundred years in a hazy manner, and everything has fallen into silence again, only the faint sound of the whistle from the tulip road is still reminding us that it is still connected to the outside world, and every white-collar worker who is spending in the coffee shop comes from there, but at this moment they have faded away from impetuousness and are enjoying a cup of coffee.

I brought all the roasted meat into the coffee shop, leaving only one plate for myself and Chen Yi, and the rest was distributed to the staff and customers.

I came to Chen Yi's side, she was busy with the computer at the bar, I took a curious look, she was looking at a shopping website, I joked: "It's only been long since Double 11, you started buying things again, I really admire your purchasing power!" ”

"What!"

I took a closer look, only to find that Chen Yi had selected some equipment for making pastries, and she had already completed the payment while speaking, and then said to me: "I helped you buy a new set of equipment, and you will be more efficient in making pastries in the future, and you will save a little labor cost." ”

Mood coffee shop before because it did not focus on pastries, so there was only one oven, only to make some simple pastries, sometimes buy some from the cake shop, and then resell to customers, which is obviously not sincere enough, since the future to focus on pastries, then a set of professional equipment must not be missing.

Since I left the company, I have no income, and I was worried about the money to buy equipment, but I didn't expect Chen Yi to have been thinking about this matter, and he had already helped me solve it before I started to prepare. But I always feel sorry for her a lot, and this kind of regret has continued since I was a child, when I would borrow pencils and erasers from her, borrow homework and copy, and when I grew up, I borrowed money that makes people easily sensitive.

This complete set of equipment cost Chen Yi 60,000 yuan. I thought bitterly in my heart: This is the remuneration for her hosting a commercial event, some people don't understand, they will think that hosting is a very easy job, but because I am very close to Chen Yi, I know the hard work inside.

Chen Yi seemed to be able to see through my emotions, so he didn't mention anything about it, but very intimately picked up a skewer of roasted mutton and wanted to feed me, and this action also made the customers in the store know the identity of our couple, and their expressions were a little incredible......

Chen Yi didn't care about this, she looked around at the coffee shop and said to me: "Jiang Qiao, you said that you want to make a courtship wall in a hundred languages in the store, but the space in the store is obviously not enough!" ”

"Well, if this storefront can be connected to the courtyard of Aunt Wu's house next door, there will be a lot more space, but Aunt Wu will definitely not agree."

"The space of the coffee shop must be expanded, we can talk to Aunt Wu first, they are all old neighborhoods."

I smiled and nodded, but I didn't hope much, because many of these old neighborhoods still retain the peasant mentality of the ** tens, they value their land very seriously, sometimes money really can't impress them, and I can't take out more money than the value itself to do this, so I can only try.

This night, Chen Yi accompanied me until the café closed, and then I sent her to the alley, where her car was on her left.

Chen Yi straightened my wrinkled clothes for me before saying to me, "Go back and rest early." ”

"Well, you drive a little slower on your way." After a pause, I said to her again, "I'm so tired during this time, let's have a good rest at home tomorrow." ”

"I'll be looking for you in the store that night."

I nodded, and then looked at Chen Yi, who was still delicate without makeup, and at this moment we were standing in the same posture under the dim light, the light seemed to have a little temperature, creating a very comfortable atmosphere between us......

I took Chen Yi's hand, and gradually got closer to her, each other's snorts became rapid, and when I was about to get close to her, she bit my lip, and then hugged me tightly, I didn't make any further movements, just felt her warm softness, and the pain of being bitten became very light......

A yellowed sycamore leaf fell on Chen Yi's shoulder, I gently dusted it off for her, and the tenderness in my heart was even more overflowing, so that the whole world was warm in my senses, and I suddenly wanted to keep her on this night, but this old street no longer belonged to her......

We finally parted in a slightly cold wind, and I watched her leave until the car drove far, far away...... I lit a lonely cigarette in my hand.

……

Back at my lodgings, I cleaned the house and then cleaned the yard with dead leaves. I left Nanjing for only a few days, and there was still a trace of summer before leaving, but when I came back, there was already the chill of early winter, and the season changed in my trance.

I was tired of sweeping and sweeping, so I used a broom to support my weight, but my eyes stayed on the mottled courtyard wall, I remember that it was still the late summer season, Xiao Ai was sitting on it and swaying her legs, and there was a can of beer in her hand, at that time I didn't think this girl would have troubles at all, in fact, she had troubles that should not have been encountered at her age.

I don't know how she spent this night that made her sad, and Yuan Zhen won't have a good time at the police station. I thought: personality brings a shining light to this couple, but also brings endless troubles and troubles, and if you endure this matter, you will not make the situation as bad as it is now.

Listening to the wind blowing the osmanthus trees in the courtyard in my ears, I took out my mobile phone from my pocket as if I had woken up from a dream, and I wanted to call Xiao Ai to show my concern, even if it was a text message, but after all, I gave up because I didn't think of the opening remarks after contact.

I don't want to help, I call her at this time, it seems a little hypocritical, I don't want to be such a person, it is better to abide by the agreement, so that the memory between us will always stay in this rainy morning in Yangzhou.

……

The next day, I woke up at five o'clock, and after that, I didn't fall asleep again, so I simply went to the coffee shop, made some pastries that I learned in Ji Xiaowei's coffee shop, and then put the price in the store's refrigerator, and the time came to noon.

I took the boiled chicken soup and came to the hospital again to visit Eryao who was injured by Yuan Zhen, the ward was very quiet, and Eryao was sitting on the hospital bed in a daze, his daze was different from others, it was a real daze, and he wouldn't think much about anything. Sometimes, I really envy his uprightness and simplicity, even a boring novel, a tree without characteristics, can make him stare for a long time, and then pass the endless time, and this must be because he does not ask much of the world, at least I have never heard him say that finding a girlfriend is an adult must do.

I put the chicken soup on the table, and he came back to look at me and said, "Brother, you've come to see me again!" ”

"Well, I boiled some chicken soup for you, do you still have a headache?"

"It's a little, but it's much better than yesterday."

I nodded, then took the chicken broth out of the thermos and handed it to him, he took it from my hand, and said to me as he drank it, "Brother, I just went to the police station for identification." ”

I didn't think much of it and replied, "I know." ”

"But the person who didn't hit me didn't say that he beat me, and in the end I couldn't figure out who hit me, there were too many people at that time, maybe I really saw it wrong."

My mind immediately became alert and asked, "You mean, the person who beat you is not Yuan Zhen?" Is it the one he brought over? ”

"I saw that the person who beat me was wearing a black jacket, and Yuan Zhen was not wearing a jacket, but he said that he hit me, not the person in the black jacket. At that time, there were a lot of people and chaos, and the scene was a blind spot for surveillance, and I was not photographed, so I was not sure who hit me. ”

Although Eryao's expression was a bit messy, I still understood that it was probably Yuan Zhen's friend who started beating people, and Yuan Zhen's original intention might just be to ask Xiao Ai's mother for an explanation, but he didn't think of bringing the wrong friend, so he took it all on his shoulders afterwards. This person is a typical hot-blooded young man, who values feelings and is unwilling to involve friends who help him, but at this time, he is already unable to protect himself.

I thought about it for a while, and then asked Eryao, "Didn't Yuan Zhen's friend who beat you admit that he beat you?" ”

"I didn't admit it, so I suspect I was wrong."

"Eryao, listen to me, it's unlikely that you are wrong, it was Yuan Zhen who carried this matter on himself, his friend is probably also a coward, and he began to shirk his responsibilities when he got to the scene, if the police station looks for you to identify again, you still say according to your inner thoughts, who is the one who sees who did it to you, do you hear?"

"Got it, brother."

……

After leaving the hospital, I called Qin Miao, and after waiting for a while, Qin Miao connected, and she asked me with surprise: "Jiangqiao, is the earth turning upside down today?" You actually called me. ”

"There's something you can help me with."

"You say."

"I have a friend who was arrested at the police station for a brawl and may not be allowed to visit now, can you have an acquaintance over there who can help accommodate you?"

Qin Miao asked cautiously, "Wouldn't it be Qiao Ye who is causing trouble again?" ”

"Qiao Ye is a smart person, it is impossible to plant twice in the same thing, you can rest assured."

Qin Miao breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "What's your name, which police station?" ”

I told her Yuan Zhen's name and the address of the police station, and she told me to wait for news and then hung up the phone, and called me again five minutes later, asking me to go to a director surnamed Zhang, and told me not to take too long, because the unconvicted prisoners were not allowed to visit.

I know in my heart, otherwise I wouldn't ask Qin Miao for help, even if he said that he wouldn't make any extraneous branches. I just want to talk to Yuan Zhen, if it wasn't for him, things should have taken a turn for the better, and Yuan Zhen himself should not have wanted to make things into the current situation subjectively, just brought his friend Taisan Jiaojiu!