"Lao Chen, I'm back from grocery shopping, your kid came back just now, and he brought a girl."

A man's voice sounded outside the door, Ning Chaoxi pricked up his ears to listen, and found that it was the voice of Uncle Li just now.

Not long after, a man walked in outside the store, about forty years old, with slightly white temples and three-dimensional facial features on his angular face, it is not difficult to see the handsomeness of his youth, Ning Chaoxi instantly remembered Chen Xun when he saw him, and the man in front of him was five or six points similar, especially the position of the eyebrows.

The man was slightly hunched, wearing an old cotton jacket and trousers, a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, and two large bags of things in his hands.

Ning Chaoxi hurriedly got up from the chair: "Uncle, uncle......" She was a little nervous, and when she stood up, she accidentally touched her injured foot, which made her expression twitch in pain.

Father Chen smiled gently: "Are you?" ”

Ning Chaoxi bent down and said politely: "Hello uncle, I am Chen Xun's classmate, my name is Ning Chaoxi." ”

"It turned out to be Ah Xun's classmate, hello." Chen's father put the bag in his hand aside, "We've been here for so long, and it's the first time Ah Xun has brought his classmates here." ”

Ning Chaoxi smiled and touched his nose a little crampedly.

At this time, Chen Xun came down the stairs, holding a bottle of medicinal oil in his hand, and saw Chen's father say hello: "Dad." ”

Chen's father responded: "You kid, what are you doing, why don't classmates come to the house to greet others." ”

"Her foot twisted." Chen Xun explained, seeing Ning Chaoxi, who was standing awkwardly in place and didn't know where to put his hands and feet, he frowned slightly, "Sit down, don't stand." ”

"It's getting dark outside, classmate, why don't you stay and eat with us?" Father Chen spoke.

Ning Chaoxi hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no need uncle, I'll just go home and eat later." ”

Father Chen wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Xun: "Dad, her heel is broken." ”

Hearing this, Father Chen looked at the boots she had changed, he squatted down and picked up one of the boots to see where the heel was broken, Ning Chaoxi said beside him, "Uncle, can it still be repaired?" ”

Chen's father pondered for a while and said, "It can be repaired, but it will take some time." After that, he turned his head to Chen Xun and said, "You can deal with this broken place, I will go to the back kitchen to help your mother, and by the way, tell her to prepare an extra pair of dishes and chopsticks tonight." ”

"Uncle, no need, I'll ......" Before she could say anything about refusal, she heard Chen Xun ask her: "Do you want me to send you the shoes tomorrow or do you take them away tonight?" ”

"I'll take it myself." Let him make a special trip tomorrow to deliver shoes to her, Ning Chaoxi is really embarrassed.

"That's it, sit down."

Suddenly I understood what he meant, what he said was that if he asked him to bring her shoes tomorrow, she wouldn't have to stay, and if she wanted to take them tonight, she would have to stay for dinner.

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Ning Chaoxi didn't know how to refuse, so he had to agree: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry to trouble you." ”

"No, it won't." He said.

Chen Xun handed her the medicinal oil in his hand, Ning Chaoxi took it, and found that it was the bottle of bone-setting wine he gave him last time, he didn't use it up, and he still kept it.

"Do you paint it yourself or will I help you?" Chen Xun asked her.

"I'll just do it myself." Ning Chaoxi immediately said.

She twisted the cap of the bottle, the rich smell of medicinal wine came to her face, she poured it into the palm of her hand, pressed it on the sprained part and rubbed it hard, she gritted her teeth and endured the pain, but she didn't dare to say anything.

Chen Xun walked to the opposite side of her and moved a small bench to sit down, he picked up her boots, looked at the broken marks, and took out something in the toolbox behind him.

Ning Chaoxi looked at his slender white fingers fiddling with his shoes, and said curiously: "Chen Xun, you can also repair shoes?" ”

"Hmm." He didn't look up, but whispered.

"Are all the leather shoes here made by my uncle?"

"Hmm."

"Wow, Chen Xun, your father is so amazing." There was adoration in her tone, "Then will he make you shoes?" ”

"I make a pair every year for my birthday."

Chen Xun heard her exclamation, raised his eyes, and saw that her clear and bright eyes were full of light, and he heard her excited: "Then do you still keep it?" ”

"Keep it." seemed to be infected by her emotions, and Chen Xun hooked his lower lip.

"Is it here? Can I take a look? Ning Chaoxi imagined such a scene and looked at him expectantly.

Chen Xun did not live up to her expectations, nodded and said, "In my room, I will take you to see it after eating." ”

"Okay, okay." Ning Chaoxi replied repeatedly, as soon as her voice fell, the mobile phone in the schoolbag rang, she picked it up and saw that it was Ning's father's call.

She looked at the caller ID, and instantly remembered that she had forgotten to tell her family that she would not go back to dinner tonight, so she pressed the answer button and put it to her ear and said 'hey'.

Sure enough, I heard Father Ning's anxious tone: "Xiaoxi, why haven't you come home so late?" ”

Ning Chaoxi glanced at Chen Xun who was repairing shoes opposite, turned over slightly, thought about it for a while, or decided to tell the truth, and explained everything to Ning's father before she said, "Dad, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you." ”

"It's okay, are you at your classmate's house now in the shoe shop?" Father Ning's voice softened a little when he spoke again: "Wouldn't it be inconvenient for you to stay at someone's place to eat?" ”

"I thought so too, but they insisted on keeping me here, and it was hard to be gracious, Dad." As he spoke, Ning Chaoxi secretly glanced at Chen Xun, who was lowering his head and concentrating on repairing his shoes.

"Then you have to thank them when you go back."

"yes, I know."

"Don't stay too late after eating, go home early, you know?"

"Okay, I got it."

Chen Xun's family ate in a small room in the backyard, and before eating, Chen Xun closed the iron gate of the store, and then took Ning Chaoxi to the backyard.

The backyard is behind the shoe shop, not spacious, but it forms an independent courtyard with the surroundings, Ning Chaoxi saw that there were wells and low trees, as well as rattan trellises and clotheslines full of dead vines, and a few clothes hanging on them were swaggering in the wind, she said enviously: "Chen Xun, your home is good, there is a small yard." ”

"Ever since I was a child, I've always envied people who can live in a house with a yard, and I think it's great," she said. ”

Chen Xun smiled.

"Since I was a child, I have been determined to wait for me to make a lot of money in the future, I must buy a house with an independent courtyard, ha, I also want to put that kind of rattan chair in the yard, you know, it is the kind that can be shaken, you can lie on it at night and watch the stars, and sleep when you are tired." Thinking of such a comfortable and comfortable situation, Ning Chaoxi couldn't help grinning.

Chen Xun seemed to be able to think of such a picture through her description, and also smiled: "It will be realized." ”

Ning Chaoxi looked at him, bent his eyes and smiled: "Chen Xun, you are the first to say this, I mentioned it to others before, they all said that I was whimsical, those people are bad, I have to expose others, it's not okay to daydream, anyway, I don't want money." ”

Chen Xun stared at her eyes that were shining in the light, and suddenly wanted to reach out and touch them, but he quickly restrained his impulse.

"Let's go, don't keep your uncle and aunt waiting." Ning Chaoxi's words brought him back to his senses, and Chen Xun retracted his gaze and led her into the small room.

At the dinner table, Ning Chaoxi saw Chen Xun's mother, a very gentle and beautiful woman, although she is old, she still has charm, she is also very enthusiastic, and she vigorously put vegetables into Ning Chaoxi's bowl: "Come, classmate, eat more, you're welcome." ”

"Thank you, Auntie, enough is enough, you don't have to clip so much." Ning Chaoxi looked at his bowl full of vegetables and said flatteredly.

Chen's father peeled the shrimp and dipped it in soy sauce and put it in his wife's bowl: "Greet others as much as you want, and you can eat more yourself." ”

From the dinner table, you can see the degree of affection of a husband and wife, Ning Chaoxi looked at the actions of Chen Xun's parents and remembered his parents, which was a world of difference.

Just as she was in a trance, Ning Chaoxi's bowl suddenly had more shrimp, she was stunned, looked up, and just saw Chen Xun's withdrawn hand.

Ning Chaoxi's eyes bent slightly: "Thank you." ”

Chen Xun looked at the smile on her face, his ears were slightly hot, and he said lightly: "You're welcome." ”

Chen's father and Chen's mother were from the past, and they took all this in their eyes, looked at each other tacitly, but did not say anything.

The first time he came to someone's house for dinner, Ning Chaoxi was really embarrassed, he helped clean up the dishes and chopsticks after the meal, and he wanted to wash the dishes, but he was stopped by the two elders.

"You kid is too polite, I don't need you here, let Ah Xun take you to play." Chen's mother said.

Ning Chaoxi was kicked out of the kitchen, touched the tip of his nose, and said to Chen Xun: "Your parents are so good." ”

Chen Xun raised his lips and didn't say anything, but said, "Aren't you looking at shoes?" ”

At the mention of this incident, Ning Chaoxi's excitement was immediately mobilized, and she blinked her eyes and nodded: "Mmmm! Will you take me now? ”

"Hmm."

Chen Xun took her to the room on the second floor, he pushed open one of the doors, the room was not big, but it was very neat, a bed, wardrobe and desk were simply arranged, the most conspicuous thing was the dozen or so shoeboxes placed against the wall and his drawing board and painting tools, in addition to these, Ning Chaoxi also noticed that there was a cardboard box next to the desk, which was full of painting tubes.

As soon as she entered the door, she smelled a crisp and clean smell, refreshing and refreshing, similar to the smell on Chen Xun's body.

Chen Xun took down the shoeboxes piled up on the wall, each box was marked with age, Ning Chaoxi was most curious about his leather shoes when he was a child, she took a box marked with 'Chen Xun is one year old', opened it and saw that the shoes were only half the size of her palm, a pair of small leather shoes that were very delicate and small, and she only felt that her heart was about to melt.

"Chen Xun, Chen Xun, this is super cute, haha." Her eyes lit up, and she turned back to him and asked, "Have you worn it?" ”

"I don't remember." So long ago, Chen Xun really didn't have much of an impression.

Ning Chaoxi curiously opened one box after another, Chen's father is really attentive, and he loves his son very much, each pair of shoes has put a lot of thought into it, the style and shoe style are different, with his age and height rising, the shoe size is also different, but they are all equally exquisite and perfect, each pair is unique in the world.

Ning Chaoxi finally opened the shoebox marked 'Chen Xun is seventeen years old', and suddenly asked him: "Chen Xun, you are almost eighteen years old, does your father also prepare shoes for you?" ”

"I'm rushing to work every night." I don't know what I thought, Chen Xun's eyes were full of warmth.

"Your dad really loves you."

Ning Chaoxi also thought of her father, and a smile appeared between her eyebrows, it's good, like Chen Xun, she has a father who loves her the most in the world.