I drove the car, carrying Pippi and Lin Xi, to Zuo Lan's house, because it was the rush hour after work, the road was blocked for a while, so it was okay to give Zuo Lan enough time to prepare dinner.

It was almost a quarter past seven that we arrived at the community where Zuo Lan lived, and I took the elevator up with Lin Xi, who was already asleep, in my arms.

"Zhang Yixi, has Zuo Lan changed after becoming a mother?" Lin Xi asked me.

"Do you mean personality or looks?"

"Personality will definitely change after becoming a mother, so of course it's appearance!"

"Fat." I replied succinctly.

Lin Xihu looked at me suspiciously: "I don't believe it, I remember that Zuo Lan is not fat no matter how much she eats!" ”

"If you've had a baby, you're always going to be fatter." I said patiently to Lin Xi.

"That's right." Lin Xi responded.

The elevator reached the floor we were going to in our wax-chewing conversation, and Lin Xi asked with a hint of nervousness, "This is there?" ”

"Well, you seem to be a little nervous, huh?"

"It's not nervous, I haven't seen each other for so many years, and there will always be a little curiosity and anticipation."

......

I rang the doorbell, and Zuo Lan's voice came from inside the room: "Here ....."

The door was opened, Zuo Lan appeared in front of us in home clothes, without powder, she and Lin Xi looked at each other, and their expressions were very surprised: "It's you!" ”

Lin Xi smiled and said, "Zuo Lan, we're meeting again!" ”

"Yes, I didn't expect the old man Yixi said to be you...... Don't stand, come in and sit. Zuo Lan responded to Lin Xi with a smile and said.

Lin Xi and I sat on the sofa in the living room, Zuo Lan poured us a cup of tea, and said a little apologetically: "You sit down for a while, there are still a few dishes, and you can eat immediately." ”

"I'll help you, just learn how to cook with you." Lin Xi said and walked towards the kitchen before Zuo Lan.

......

After a while, Lin Xi and Zuo Lan brought the food from the kitchen to the table in the living room, looking at the food with all the colors and flavors, my appetite immediately came up, and I couldn't wait to sit down on the table, who knew that I was despised by Pippi again, and the bad habit of not washing my hands before eating.

I took Pippi to the bathroom to wash my hands, and then sat down with peace of mind, without waiting for Lin Xi and Zuo Lan, picked up the chopsticks and ate by myself, I have never liked to be bound by cliché etiquette.

A moment later, Lin Xi and Zuo Lan also sat down, looking at the already mutilated food on the table, while showing expressions of disdain.

Without waiting for them to speak, I hurriedly stopped: "We are already so acquainted, you all know what kind of heart I have in Zhang Yixi, so calm down..... Calm. As he spoke, he turned over the sweet and sour fish and ate it.

Zuo Lan and Lin Xi had expressions of crying and laughing, but Pippi didn't give me face at all: "No shame....."

"Little thing, when you grow up, you will understand that your Uncle Zhang is really temperamental, and it is better to be a man." As I spoke, I moved the chicken wings from Pippi's side to my side.

"Zhang Yixi, you are really rough enough, there are irregular lines left in the roughness." Lin Xi gave me a blank look and said.

I automatically ignored Lin Xi's contempt, and still kept eating at a uniform pace, I knew that I was eating one less meal for Zuo Lan, this time because I was accompanied by Lin Xi, it would be difficult for me to find a reason to meet Zuo Lan next time.

.......

After a while, the topic finally turned to Lin Xi, and Zuo Lan asked Lin Xi: "Why did you come to Jinan?" ”

Lin Xi glanced at me and replied, "You should know about Seaview Coffee's investment in Lotte Mart, right?" ”

"Well, I've heard from Yixi."

"I am one of the shareholders of Seaview Coffee, and the other West has now become a shareholder, so we now have an additional layer of partnership, and this time I came to Jinan to discuss related matters." Lin Xi explained to Zuo Lan.

"That's good." Zuo Lan nodded, took a sip of wine from his glass, and then fell silent.

"What about you, how did you get to Jinan? I remember that your hometown seems to be sunshine! Lin Xi asked Zuo Lan.

I stared at Zuo Lan, in fact, I had been puzzled about this question for a long time, but I never found the right time to ask Zuo Lan, and I didn't want Lin Xi to help me ask it at this time.

Zuo Lan's face immediately showed gloom, I thought she wouldn't answer, but after being silent for a while, she said softly: "I married in Jinan, and then settled here." ”

I believe that at this time, Lin Xi and I wanted to ask about her family, but her gloomy look made me and Lin Xi choose to be silent very tacitly, and we realized that she seemed to have a past that she didn't want to look back on, she didn't want to tell us, and we didn't have the right to get to the bottom of it.

Zuo Lan seemed to deliberately want to divert the attention of me and Lin Xi, and she asked Lin Xi, "How have you been doing in the past three years?" ”

Lin Xi smiled bitterly and said, "After you left Zhang Yixi, I fell in love with him for more than a year, and then we broke up, I married a lot of money, and later divorced!" ”

I added for Lin Xi and said, "But now I'm in love again, I'm quite happy, right?" ”

"You're right." Lin Xi nodded.

Zuo Lan had an embarrassed expression, but she didn't comment on Lin Xi's emotional experience, after all, all the things that were marked as a sign of transit have no value to be discussed again.

......

After eating, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and Lin Xi and I didn't stay longer because we were going to Yantai tomorrow, and went back to the hotel directly.

After returning to the hotel, Lin Xi sat in my room for a while, and by the way, helped me pack my luggage for Yantai tomorrow.

"Zhang Yixi, I think Zuo Lan is not easy, at this time I am glad that I didn't have children." Lin Xi and I sighed.

"Zuo Lan's is not easy because she has to go to work and take care of children, and you don't have any concerns about this, you are very free!"

Lin Xi thought for a while and said, "That's right, and Pippi is very cute, I want to have a son like him, and I'm quite happy." ”

I smiled and said, "So Zuo Lan is also in pain and happy.......

Lin Xi nodded and said, "It's just that why doesn't she find a man to share with her, now that she is still young and her own conditions are very good, it should be easy to find a good man." ”

"You're idle, the key to emotional matters depends on herself."

"Okay, I didn't say it." Lin Xi said and stuffed my last piece of clothing into the suitcase, locked it, patted the box and said to me: "I'm going to sleep, you should rest early, you have to get up early to go to Yantai tomorrow." ”

"Well, good night!"

.......

After Lin Xi left, I didn't fall asleep immediately, lying on the bed and thinking about the conversation with Lin Xi just now, in fact, I was very sympathetic to Zuo Lan, but in this matter, even if I wanted to help her, I was powerless, I could only silently bless her, and find the other half of a family who could help her carry it as soon as possible.

Early the next morning, I drove Lin Xi on a journey to Yantai, this time we will stay in Yantai for two days, in addition to inspecting the market, we are also going to see the sea in our spare time, and of course, eat seafood.

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After this update, the book broke a million words. It's also my first book to break a million words, thank you again for your support. I find it incredible to be able to write millions of words, and it is you who give me the motivation to write.