Xu Zhengchen looked at the man, and at that moment, the entire kitchen was so quiet that it seemed to be only the sound of the faucet running and the breathing of the two.

"Yes......" Xu Zhengchen turned off the faucet, put his hand on the corner of his clothes to rub off the water stains, and spoke cautiously.

"Alas, alas, other customers have complained about coming to the store, saying that they are very dissatisfied with the order, and they have given a one-star bad review."

"You...... Are you disappointed in me......"

"It's not disappointment, there are often such unsatisfactory little things." Zhang Yufeng's words changed, "I see that you have been working very hard recently, so let's do it, you won't have to go to work tomorrow." ”

"Huh? No, uncle, you listen to my explanation. ”

"I mean, tomorrow I'll give you a day off, and you can take this opportunity to visit her old man."

"Thank you...... Thank you, uncle. ”

"Thank you, that's it for today, you hurry up and pack up and go home, don't forget to call her to report her safety."

……

"This young man is much more sensible than I was." Zhang Yufeng smiled slightly, then looked at the counter and picked up the white photo frame placed on the table.

The delicate frame contains a beach view photograph of a man and a woman smiling and beaming with happiness.

"You said yes......" Zhang Yufeng muttered as he looked at the photo frame.

At 9 a.m. the next day, the First People's Hospital of Qianxia City.

At this point in time, the number of people moving in the corridors outside the wards increases dramatically, not only the nurses who come to make rounds, but also the family members and relatives who visit the patients.

The air above the hallway was filled with a pungent smell of disinfectant water, which was stronger than in the patient room.

"That's all for today's medical record, let's continue tomorrow, Ms. Yao, you can have a good rest."

Sincere. Sincere.

After knocking on the door and preparing to open the door of the ward, the nurse behind the door unscrewed the doorknob, and the eyes that floated to Xu Zhengchen were just in front of Xu Zhengchen, who came to visit relatives.

The nurse nodded politely, and then left alone with the medical record.

"Please come in." A warm voice slowly flowed from the room.

"Mom, I'm coming to see you."

The white walls of the room, a row of light blue curtains, and the cold atmosphere in the room that seemed to be temperatureless, the middle-aged woman was lying on the white hospital bed, and when she saw that her son could come to visit her, her wrinkled face suddenly became a little less haggard.

"Ah, it's Zhengchen here, I must be tired from coming all the way from home to the hospital, so sit down and rest."

"It's fine." Xu Zhengchen opened the door, walked to the window of the room, and skillfully opened the window for ventilation, "Mom, have you taken your medicine on time in the past few days since I was away?" ”

"Eat, eat." The middle-aged woman put her hand on the wrinkled white quilt, "By the way, Zhengchen, when will Mom be discharged from the hospital?" It makes me uncomfortable to stay here, and the nurses from the hospital come to me every day to record my condition......"

"Mom, you can recuperate in the hospital with peace of mind, so that you don't have to go home and get sick again." Xu Zhengchen walked to the table next to the hospital bed and inserted the carnation he bought into the vase, "The room is much warmer now." ”

"Did the doctor talk to you about my condition?"

"After chatting, the doctor said that your illness is nothing at present, as long as you actively cooperate with the hospital to receive treatment, and then take a few courses of medicine on time, you can recover." Xu Zhengchen has always comforted his mother.

"I don't have much savings at home, I'm afraid it will continue like this......" said the middle-aged woman with a frown.

"Mom, I can handle the money, you don't have to worry about it." Xu Zhengchen's eyes fell on the hands of the middle-aged woman, whose slightly rough calloused hands were hanging an infusion tube.

He is well aware that for his mother, every drop in the infusion tube is a heavy financial burden.

Xu Zhengchen took the opportunity to go to the bathroom and slowly walked out of the ward.

……

In the evening, Xu Zhengchen carried a boxed lunch and walked back to the apartment where he lived.

Exhausted, he slumped down, walked the stairs to the door of the second floor, took a key from the pocket of his sweatshirt, and unlocked the door in two clicks.

Click.

With the sound of a crumb, the dark view of the apartment was swept away, replaced by a living room adjacent to the kitchen, and a few inconspicuous doors and windows. Bland, white dominates the mood of most of the furniture, and the style of life is surprisingly austere.

In one corner of the living room was a black electric piano, covered with miscellaneous books and papers, almost covered with a thick layer of dust. If you look closely, there are also a few spider silk webs woven in the corner.

This piano was put at home fifteen years ago, and it was a birthday gift from Xu Zhengchen's father, and even now that his parents are divorced and separated, it still stays here.

The price of the piano is not expensive, but Xu Zhengchen regards it as his treasure, but he has rarely touched this electric piano in recent years, and the maintenance work has naturally been neglected.

Xu Zhengchen put down the lunch box, raised his hand, and slowly patted the dust that fell on the edge of the piano cover.

……

The sound of rain showers from the bathroom lasted for five or six minutes, and then Xu Zhengchen, who was wearing a towel, got dressed and walked back to his room.

The furniture in the room was unobstructed, or rather, there was no room for it, except for a bed that spanned half the room, a yellowed wardrobe, and only a small wooden table facing the window.

"Alas......" Xu Zhengchen let out a long sigh, hung the towel he was holding around his neck, and then sorted out the scattered books on the table.

After a hard time, he sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at the calendar on the wall to the right of the wooden table, with four dates circled in marker pen and a few words next to it.

"Really...... Is it time for the hospital to pay again......" Xu Zhengchen picked up the marker on the table and, as usual, circled the completed date on the calendar.

"And this month's rent......"

He slept in bed, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling above him, the glow of fluorescent tubes filling the small room.

"Annoying personal ......" he tossed and turned on the bed, his eyes noticing the paper at the head of the bed, ten large and small part-time flyers stacked on top of each other, neither thick nor too thin.

It's almost time to make a decision.

Xu Zhengchen muttered a series of words, then picked up the leaflet on the bed and quickly took turns to browse.

On the morning of June 6, 2023, the south gate of the public Chuanhua University.

The June sky swept away the gloom, revealing a rare clearness. The silt beside the verdant trees slowly dries in the wind, the puddles left over after the rain evaporate, and the refreshing orange summer breeze blows inside and outside the campus. Correspondingly, youthful college students are walking between the roads, and there is an endless stream.

"Hello classmates, the new tourist attractions in Qianxia City have opened, are you interested in learning about them?"

"Classmates, excuse me, the casual dress opens with a big reward, the minimum is only ......"

"Hello this student, you can enjoy half price discount if you sign up for the new sign language class, if you are interested......"

"Hello classmate......"

Xu Zhengchen walked up to these students, and before they could finish speaking, they rejected the leaflet on the grounds that they were not interested.

"Huh? Xu Zhengchen? As soon as a boy walked out of the university gate, his eyes bit Xu Zhengchen from afar.

Standing in the sun for hours on end handing out leaflets was a tiring task, although not too high.

The sweat on his forehead was dripping down, penetrating the clean and dust-free white shirt, and there was a faint hot breath all over his body, and the wet and sticky stuffiness left by the residual heat tortured Xu Zhengchen extremely uncomfortable, and he didn't bring a tissue on his body when he wanted to wipe his sweat.

"Annoying ......"

"Yo! Nerds. The boy slowly approached him from behind and slapped him on the shoulder before he was noticing.

"Wow, that scared me." Xu Zhengchen turned his head sideways, and the corner of his eye suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure, "It turned out to be your guy, Jiang Yizhe ......"

The boy named Jiang Yizhe has a delicate face, he is wearing a pure white shirt and black trousers, and the good clothes make the boys sunny and handsome in every move. The slightly thicker oblique bangs on the forehead are just right, and the faint soapy fragrance from the clothes is equally comfortable.

Xu Zhengchen and he have known each other since they were in high school, and the relationship between the two is like a dead friend.

Jiang Yizhe shrugged the heavy suitcase in his hand, and after standing it firmly on the road, he lifted the straddle bag on his left shoulder slightly.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yizhe's eyes fell on the flyer in his hand, "I've been doing it for a long time, I was handing out flyers, I'm tired, right?" ”

"It's just a little sweaty, it's fine." Xu Zhengchen wiped his sweat and asked, "By the way, why are you here?" ”

"Why am I here, it's summer vacation in college, I'm busy going home to rest, and I'm going out to travel with my classmates."

Jiang Yizhe patted Xu Zhengchen on the shoulder, and then said:

"The two of us haven't seen each other for a long time, why don't we go to the newly opened McDonald's next door for a big meal to replenish our strength?"

"Huh?"