I stood under the group photo with the guitar given to me by Xiao Ai, and Liu Liu stood beside me with a cigarette in his mouth, and he pointed to Yuan Zhen in the photo and said to me: "This person is actually very bitter, he has been an orphan since he was a child, and his personality is so arrogant that he can't behave in the world, so he has suffered a lot of dark losses in the music circle in recent years." ”

"You can't do what you do without a little character flaw, just like you."

Liu Liu shook his head seriously, and replied: "I'm not a character flaw, it's just a bad character, I not only did bad things like stealing guitars at school back then, but also played with the innocent hearts of many ignorant girls, in fact, I was really notorious at school!" ”

I looked at him, and I had a feeling that he was a stupid bird that would definitely be there when the forest grew up, but it was so straightforward that people couldn't hate it, but it was a little funny.

Seeing that I didn't speak, he asked me again, "Are you a fan of Yuan Zhen?" ”

"No, we've met a few times."

"Oh, I can meet him a few times, it should be quite familiar......" Speaking of this, Liu Liu's conversation box was opened, he took a puff of cigarette and said to me again: "Actually, I have a good relationship with him, in the eyes of others, we are a bit like things, we were all expelled from school." He was for the brawl and I was for stealing. ”

I turned my head to look at Liu Liu, his eyes showed disdain for something, but this time it was definitely not himself, let alone self-deprecation. I finally asked him, "Why did you come to Shanghai again?" ”

"Isn't it because the market in Shanghai is good, I borrowed more than 100,000 yuan and made a record, but I didn't expect to sell only about 1,000 copies ****** in the end, and I lost all my belongings at once...... I thought about it, it's impossible to expect the salted fish to turn over, it's better to open a small piano shop in Anfen, and go outside to run the field to make some spare money when you have time, which is also good...... Quiet! ”

When he said the word Qingjing, I smiled, no wonder I chose to sign up for guitar learning in this piano shop after taking a look, it turned out that it was because of Qingjing. Liu Liu really made this place quiet enough, the whole piano store didn't even have a bathroom, and if you wanted to pee, you had to go to KFC opposite.

……

This morning, I studied the piano for an hour at Liu Liu's "One Lantern Piano Shop", I don't know if I have the talent in this area, or if he has a superior teaching level, I actually think that learning the guitar is a very simple thing, you don't have to take enough lessons, just logistics and practice.

When I put the guitar in the box and was about to leave, Liu Liu grabbed me on a whim and said, "There is nothing to do in the piano shop in the afternoon, I see that you are also quite idle, let's find a place to have a few drinks." ”

This time, I subconsciously replied in the Nanjing dialect: "I have to go to the hospital at noon to accompany my grandmother to dinner, next time, next time I will invite you to drink." ”

"You don't sound like you're from Shanghai, do you?"

"I'm from Nanjing, otherwise I wouldn't know Yuan Zhen."

Liu Liu nodded, and said: "Okay, then let's make an appointment in the evening, I'll take you to a place, they are all people who like to play music, and they have a drinking atmosphere." ”

I thought about it and didn't refuse, because the night was really hard for me, and I didn't know what else I could expect in the night when I couldn't see the light.

On the way back to the hospital, when I thought of Liu Liu, I couldn't help but feel a little funny, and his enthusiasm also made me feel a little surprised, and it was quite reasonable to think about it again, after all, I knew Yuan Zhen, and he and Yuan Zhen were also friends, which would produce some closeness. It's just that he doesn't know the grudge between me and Yuan Zhen yet.

It seems that the grievances are a little too much, there is no grievance between us, we are all people who are willing to respect Xiao Ai, and now this ending is all due to Xiao Ai's choice, I haven't forced her, presumably Yuan Zhen hasn't either.

……

Back at the hospital, Lao Jin and his wife and Jin Qiu were there, and at a glance, the round table was full of dishes, as well as beer and drinks, which made me almost mistakenly think that I had gone to the wrong place, because the picture in front of me really felt like home, and I was the last person to go home.

Luo Sumei smiled and said, "Hurry up and sit down to eat, I'll be waiting for you!" ”

There was a seat next to Jin Qiu, I glanced at her, and then sat down next to her, Jin Qiu poured something to drink to the people around her one by one, and then said: "Today is my mother's birthday, I am very grateful to have such an opportunity to be by my mother's side, especially me, because I have studied abroad for many years, I have never had the opportunity to spend my birthday with my mother, so I sincerely wish my mother a happy birthday and eternal youth." ”

Jin Qiu said and raised her glass to Luo Sumei, Luo Sumei was moved by these words, she looked at me, and then looked at Jin Qiu and said: "At the age of me and your father, we will gradually look down on worldly fame and fortune, our biggest hope is that our children can be happy, and my mother also hopes that you can put your career aside in the future and learn to enjoy life." ”

Jin Qiu nodded, and then drank the wine from the cup.

Lao Jin followed Luo Sumei's words and said to Jin Qiu: "I have been discussing with your mother for the past two days, and when the old lady's condition is controlled, our family will go to Sanya to live for a while, where the scenery is good and the climate is good, which is suitable for the old lady to recuperate." ”

Jin Qiu agreed with this proposal very much, and immediately replied: "Okay, why don't you buy a sea-view house in Sanya directly, and it's also a good choice to go there for vacation when you have time in the future." ”

As she spoke, there was a look of longing on her face, so she smiled and said, "At sunset, the family can sit on the balcony, eat seafood, drink beer, blow the sea breeze, and listen to the sound of the sea, think about nothing better than this." ”

At this time, I didn't pay attention to the expressions of others, but looked at my grandmother, who seemed to be immersed in the picture described by Jin Qiu, and then smiled. And I was also tempted for a moment, because my world was pouring all the time, and I needed the sun to dispel the dampness and yin.

I finally stood up, then raised my glass and said "Happy Birthday" to Russell Mei and thanked her and Lao Jin for all the contributions they have made to my family.

……

After eating, the nurse and Luo Sumei who had been invited to clean up the table, I called Jin Qiu to the outside of the ward, and then said to her: "Please help me contact Yang Jin, just say that I want to see her." ”

Jin Qiu looked at me in surprise......

"Can you not look at me with this expression, I came to her purely to know the news of Jiang Jiyou...... After she left, Jiang Jiyou followed her, if there is anyone in this world who can know Jiang Jiyou's whereabouts, it must be her......"

Jin Qiu dispelled her doubts and replied to me: "Okay, I'll help you contact her, she has returned to Shenzhen, she should come back in two days, if you are in a hurry, you can also go to Shenzhen to find her first." ”

"Don't worry, how anxious can I be, these 20 years are almost over, and there are still one or two days left!"

Jin Qiu nodded, then fell into silence, and after a while, she took out a key from her bag and handed it to me, saying, "Auntie booked a suite for you in the hotel, but I heard that you haven't stayed in the hotel once...... I understand your feelings, so I also persuaded my aunt to quit the suite...... This is the key to the house I bought myself, only occasionally to Shanghai on a business trip, will go to live for a few days, there are household appliances inside, it is a small set of one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom, I think you should like it, at least it is cleaner and more convenient than living in a small hotel outside. ”

I was reluctant to stretch out my hand, so Jin Qiu directly stuffed the key into my hand, and then said: "Jiang Qiao, I know that you hate me in your heart because of Auntie's affairs, but in my opinion, there should be no hatred between us, we can't be unified in values at most, but we are not people of low character." After this period of time, I feel like we're still friends...... Moreover, you should also think about your future, even if you are not willing to accept the shares of the hotel, but at least there has to be something, or career development, you can't be so idle all the time, right? ”

I looked at Jin Qiu, and I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, whether I am high or lowly, but as long as I live, I must have a means of making a living, I should think about what I want to do, instead of being like this all the time.

I finally took the key from Jin Qiu's hand and said "thank you".

I told myself in my heart that I shouldn't be carried away by anger, I should go to see Jin Qiu and the old Jin couple in two. Otherwise, always speaking coldly to them, it will really seem that I am a person who is unkind, because their dedication to the Jiang family and to me personally can be said to be a grace of recreation, even if there is, it has already been offset by the merits!

……

This afternoon, I stayed with my grandmother in the hospital, chatting with her about her thoughts and the past, and I didn't leave until dusk. Because I had an appointment with Liu Liu, the owner of the piano shop, he said that he would take me to an interesting place for a drink.

I don't know why, but I was inexplicably fascinated by this interesting place, and I always felt that something would happen there, or even meet someone.

Of course, this is just my feeling, because my encounter with Liu Liu was quite unexpected in itself, he turned out to be an alumnus of Yuan Zhen and Xiao Ai, and he was also a good friend.

When he came to Liu Liu's piano shop, it was completely dark, so he sat on a pedal motorcycle and waited for me, and when he saw me, he said with a smile: "Hurry up and get in the car, all the people I have made an appointment have arrived, and we are just the two of us...... There are also many friends in Nanjing, and you Nanjing people are really good at creating an atmosphere, and you must feel close to them when you see them. ”

My own circle of friends was already exhausting me, so I wanted to meet these new friends and expect that we would be like-minded

。 We can drink together and play music together. Although I am still a layman, I am determined to make music my lifelong hobby to learn and operate. Just like the woman I once loved dearly.

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