a)

One day two months later, it was the weekend, and it was a rare warm sun in winter. Anne and Linglong were at home, enjoying a comfortable weekend.

Anne seemed to be in a good mood. On a winter morning, it's a weekend, and it's supposed to be a good day for girls to lie under the covers. She woke up early and made a rich and nutritious breakfast.

She cooked a pot of millet porridge, fried two more poached eggs, toasted bread in a bread machine, and made two cups of freshly ground coffee in a coffee machine. There was even a small plate of kimchi prepared.

Then she knocked on Linglong's door and shouted, "Lazy pig, get up for breakfast!" Nutritious and delicious! ”

In fact, Linglong had already been woken up by the sound of her in the kitchen, but she just didn't want to get up in bed. It took some time for Anne to make breakfast, and the tinkling sound of the kitchen sounded like a lullaby, and Linglong, who was woken up, fell asleep again.

Linglong woke up when she heard Anne knock on her door, and she knew that Anne must have made breakfast. Hearing Anne call herself, Linglong replied, "Okay." Get up now! ”

Linglong looked at the sumptuous pile of food on the table and said to Anne, "Since you came, I feel that my life has been raised to a higher level. ”

"That's what a waste of you don't need so much cooking equipment in your kitchen." Anne had a feeling of being late to move in.

"What a waste of machines! It's not an ingredient. The machine is left there, and it doesn't rot. ”

"Why won't it rot, the machine will be broken, it will rust, and when it can't be used, you will sigh 'I knew it earlier, I would have used it a few more times', so ah, I am ready to use all these good things in your house for you."

"Then I can't ask for it, I just need to enjoy your results."

"They should be maximized in their limited lives. Just like us, we should enjoy every day of life in our limited life. ”

"A person's life is so long, you should enjoy every day!"

"How long can it be," said Anne, taking a sip of her coffee, "and not a day less!" ”

"Then, you can play to your heart's content, I hope to enjoy the high quality of life that your hard work has earned every day!" Linglong said to Anne as if flattering.

"I'm not doing this to please you!" Anne said jokingly.

"Yes, yes, you know, you're here to please yourself, and I'm just touching your light by the way." Linglong turned around and picked up a slice of bread and stuffed it in her mouth, "But ah, I don't mind at all. She took another bite of the bread, "Well, it smells good." ”

The two of them had breakfast, and it was almost noon. The sun had fully shone into their balcony, and even though it was winter, there was still a pot of fiery red in the corner of the balcony.

"It's so sunny today." Anne stood on the balcony and stretched. Just after eating and drinking, at this time, it is a blessing in life to be able to bask in the sun here again.

"Know what you're going to do. Today's recliner will be given to you, not to fight with you, let you have enough. Linglong was referring to the comfortable single recliner on the balcony. Her favorite thing is to lie on it and enjoy the sun when the sun is warm, and close her eyes.

"You're not going to get sunbathing?"

"No, I'm going to watch TV." Saying that, Linglong turned on the TV, there is a variety show she likes today.

Anne went to the balcony, and she was content to lie down on the chaise longue, and soon fell asleep comfortably.

I don't know how long it took, but Anne vaguely heard Linglong calling herself.

"Hey, Annie, wake up...... Your phone ......," Linglong shouted beside Anne.

Anne opened her sleepy eyes, a hazy look, and said, "Huh? What's wrong? ”

"Your phone is vibrating, I've got it for you."

Anne saw Linglong standing in front of her, holding her mobile phone in her hand, and the phone was still vibrating with a "woo woo woo" sound. Anne remembered that her phone was still vibrating last night. She must have fallen asleep and didn't hear the vibrations, so Linglong brought it to her.

"Oh, who?" As she spoke, Anne stretched out a hand, ready to take the phone from Linglong's hand.

"It's the landlord shown." Linglong handed over the phone.

Anne was stunned for a moment, she sat up from the recliner, and as if nothing happened, she took the phone from Linglong's hand and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, hello." Anne answered her phone. She glanced up at Linglong, consciously or unconsciously, who was fiddling with the pot of moon in the corner, she took down a pot of succulents on the upper layer of the flower shelf, put this pot of moon season on it, and constantly adjusted the direction of the moon season, so that the newly bloomed flowers were facing the sun.

The call came from Anne's previous landlord. Anne's previous rental has not expired, and now, it is still a month away. The landlord called and asked if she needed to renew the lease.

"No, when the time is up next month, you can come and collect the house directly." Anne spoke into the phone. She glanced at Linglong again, and Linglong moved another pot of flowers to the upper level of the flower shelf. Anne added into the phone, "Well, will my deposit be refunded to me then?" ”

Anne hummed into the phone a few more times, then hung up.

At this time, Linglong had already removed all the flesh on the flower shelf.

"Are you going to fiddle with all these flowers and plants?" Anne asked.

"Yes, I see that the weather is quite good today, and I am going to move all the flowers and plants in these corners to the flower shelves, so that they can also bask in the sun." Linglong said as she busied.

There is a flower shelf on several floors by the balcony, which is the best place to get the sun. In the past, Linglong always put the succulent on it, saying that the succulent should bask in the sun more, so that it can raise a beautiful color. The flowers and plants in the corner of the balcony were left out in the cold, and some of them began to be cold.

"Also, you should take care of the flowers under your feet. Otherwise, your flesh is pretty, and these flowers will have to die. Anne said and stood up, ready to help.

"yes, it's a good thing that you come back with some new flowers every now and then, so that our balcony can always be alive. Today, let them change positions and move them all to the flower shelves to dry. Linglong said, and picked up another pot on the ground.

"It was your former landlord who called?" Linglong and Anne chatted.

"yes, yes." Anne thought that now that she had seen the name, it was not something to hide.

"Haven't you returned your house yet?" Linglong thought that Anne had been moving in for two months, and she thought that her old house had long since been retired.

"Well, no, it hasn't expired, it was a one-year contract signed at the time, and it still has a month to expire." Anne said.

"Then when you moved in, didn't you tell the landlord to check out early?"

Yes, but the landlord disagreed, saying that he could only return it when it expired. Because I had already paid my rent for a year, the landlord refused to refund the money. ”

"Didn't you say you weren't living there anymore?"

"I said I wasn't going to live there, but he said it was okay to check out early, but only the deposit was refunded, not the rent. I thought about it, but it wasn't cost-effective, so I didn't mention it to him again. ”

"This landlord is really, not at all approachable!" Linglong expressed strong dissatisfaction with Anne's previous landlord.

"Hey, it's all like that, it's all about money. If you have already paid the money, people will definitely not want to return it to you. Anne said.

"Then how cost-effective you are, it's equivalent to paying two rents all the time!" Linglong couldn't help but feel sorry for Anne, "You can sublet the house over there?" ”

"I thought about it at the time, but then I thought about it, it's not a few months, and it's not easy to rent if it's a short-term rental, and it's troublesome, so I'm too lazy to bother. Isn't there a girl living in the other room, just as she is there to look after the house, anyway, I told her that when the time comes, she will move out. Anne held a pot of flowers in her hand and asked Linglong, "Where is this pot?" ”

"Well, this, put the second layer!" Linglong sighed and said, "Hey, you are unlucky to meet such a landlord." ”

"There's no way, it's only a month anyway, and when the time comes, just get the deposit back." Anne said she was unlucky.

"That's a must, the rent is not refunded, the house is due, and the deposit must be refunded after all!" Linglong seemed to be comforting Anne.

"Mom, this pot is so big, come and help me carry it, I can't move it." Linglong shouted to Anne.

Anne was sorting out the succulents she had taken off the flower shelf. Hearing Linglong's shout, she hurriedly looked back to see that Linglong was squatting in front of the largest flower pot in the far corner of the balcony. She clasped the big pot in her hands and was about to lift it. However, it was too heavy for Linglong to carry alone.

"Don't move...... Let go......" Anne saw Linglong's current appearance and hurriedly rushed over and pulled her away.

"What's wrong?" Linglong said, "I'm about to lift it!" ”

"Don't move this pot." Anne said to Linglong, "I said it was my favorite, and no one but me could touch it." ”

This is a pot of jade pendants, which belongs to the fleshy kind. The jade pendant has burst into pots, and the small green beads are connected together, which is particularly beautiful. They grow densely and intertwined, enclosing the mouth of the huge flower pot. It's just that this pot looks too big, and it's a very heavy material, which looks bulky.

When Linglong saw Anne's appearance, she thought that Anne might be angry, because Anne had told her that it was her favorite meaty and that she should never touch it without her permission.

Linglong tried to explain to Anne, "I didn't want to touch it. I know you said you couldn't touch it. It's not that you're here, I'm just thinking about lifting it up to bask in the sun, and I don't mean anything else. ”

Anne realizes that she may have overreacted and freaks out Linglong. She turned back to Linglong and smiled, and said, "It's okay, I'm not angry, because it's heavier, and I'm afraid that I will accidentally break it when I move it, so I said don't touch it." After all, this thing is very fragile, and when you touch it a little, the small beads on it will fall off, and it won't look good. I'll be very distressed in that way. You don't have to deliberately lift it, in fact, it can also get the sun there. ”

"I know, it's all my fault, it's good that you're not angry, I'll never touch it again. I understand how you feel about taking care of it, after all, it's your favorite thing. Linglong thought, as long as Anne wasn't angry.

"It's okay, it's just a trivial matter, you don't have to take care of this pot in the future, I'll take care of it myself." Anne said to Linglong with a smile.

"I haven't touched it before. I really just touched it, and it's because you're here that I dare to move. Linglong would like to explain more.

"It's okay, don't mind. I know. I don't blame you. Anne began to comfort Linglong.

Anne glanced at the pots of green, which seemed to be even greener than before.

(b)

Another month later, Anne received another call from the landlord. This time, the landlord asked her if she could go and collect the house.

"Go ahead," said Anne, and then she thought for a moment, and then added, "Don't forget to give me back the deposit." ”

"Don't worry, I'll go collect the house first, if there is no problem, I will refund your deposit."

Anne answered with a "yes" and hung up. Then, she went into the room. When she came out again, she had already put on a light makeup and a beautiful coat.

"Are you going out?" Linglong asked.

"yes, go out and buy something," said Anne as she put on her shoes, "I've been on a business trip all this time, and I haven't gone out to buy anything for a long time, and my family is running out of food." ”

"Who told you to be a good man! Every once in a while on a business trip, such a bitter and tiring errand, everyone is reluctant to go, you are good, every time you take the initiative to apply to go, you look at the present, as soon as there is a business trip to find you, everyone takes it for granted. ”

"Hey, it's okay, who made me a new employee, I can't help it, I can only do more of this kind of drudgery to see if I can win the favor of my boss and colleagues." Anne said helplessly.

"My colleagues are very grateful to you. You've done all the hard work. ”

"I don't care, this kind of life is fulfilling!" Anne said disapprovingly.

"It doesn't matter, if you continue like this, your boyfriend will be tricked by you, so you might as well have a snack!" Linglong was worried about Anne's life.

"It's okay, he doesn't have to worry about me, we'll be fine!" As she spoke, Anne picked up the key and put it in her bag, and said to Linglong, "I'm leaving!" ”

"It's really hard for you, you have to be busy with work, and you have to take care of whether our family is out of food." Linglong smiled evilly, "Then I'll wait for you to come back and make me a big meal!" ”

"Okay, just wait!" Anne said, stepping out the door.

Instead of running directly to the supermarket where she was shopping, Anne came to a small square next to the supermarket.

Supposedly, today is Saturday, and there should be a lot of talent in the square. However, perhaps due to the weather, there were not many people in the square. On weekdays, if the weather is good, even if it is not a weekend, the open-air teahouse next to the square is crowded, and people like to drink tea and bask in the sun here. There is a place to feed the pigeons, and when the weather is good, there will be many children playing here, and the square will be full of laughter and laughter. However, although today is the weekend, the weather is not beautiful. The sky was overcast, and there were biting cold winds blowing from time to time, blowing on the face and making people feel pain. In such weather, adults and children are reluctant to go out, after all, it is much more comfortable to stay in a warm home than to stay in this empty square and blow the cold wind. There was no one on the chairs in the square, and it seemed empty and deserted.

Anne found a corner with a large tree and a row of wooden seats under it. There was already visible dust on the seats, and it seemed that no one had sat in this place for a long time. She took a tissue from her bag, carefully wiped the dust off it, and sat down.

Anne took her phone out of her bag and looked at it, but there was no message and no missed calls. She put her phone back in. But she hesitated again, then took the phone out of her bag again.

The weather is so bad that it's so cold and windy, it's no wonder people don't want to go out in this weather. Soon, Anne felt that the cold wind had penetrated into her trouser leg, and she lifted one leg and cocked Erlang's leg, as if in this way, she could feel less cold. She held her phone in her palm and slipped her hand into the pocket of her down jacket. Although the cold made her grit her teeth a little, she forced herself to stay in such an environment, so that she would be calmer and more awake.

After a while, the phone in my hand rang. Anne took her hand out of her coat pocket and looked at her phone, which was the same as the previous landlord.

She picked up the phone unhurriedly: "Hey, hello! ”

There was a complaining voice on the other end of the phone: "Hey, little sister, I'm the landlord!" I came to collect the room today, but there seems to be a room where there are still people! ”

"Really? No, she should have moved away! Anne said in a surprised tone, and she asked, "Is there anyone in the room?" ”

"No one. The door was open, but there was no one in the room, no one in the house, but everything was there. It seems that the people who live here haven't moved away. The landlord's tone sounded puzzled, "What's going on?" Didn't I rent my house to you? ”

"Yes, I sublet that room to another girl. I've moved out, I told her before I moved when the house was due, I said she had to move out before it expired, and she promised me. But hasn't she moved yet? ”

"Look at it like this, she must not have moved yet! Hurry up and let her move her things, the house expired yesterday, I want to take it in a hurry, and I will continue to rent it out after I clean it up! "The landlord seems to be starting to get impatient.

"But I can't get in touch with her," said Anne helplessly, "she only gave me a phone number before, and I called, but it was an empty number." ”

"You live together, don't you know where she is? Why hasn't she moved out yet? ”

"I really don't know. I don't know her well. And I moved out three months ago. After that, she lived there alone, so, I really don't know. ”

"Moved out three months ago?" The landlord was angry, "Why didn't you tell me when you moved out?" My house is rented to you! ”

"Have you forgotten?" Anne also seemed to be angry, "I told you at the time, I said I wanted to check out early, but you refused to refund the money." If you don't return my money, I won't have the money to return it to her, and that family will naturally continue to live there. ”

"At that time, your house was not due, the contract was clearly written, and it was only natural that I would not return the money. Could it be that I did things according to the contract, and I was wrong? The landlord's tone sounded aggressive.

"I didn't say you were wrong in following the contract...... Forget it, I don't want to argue with you about that," Anne sounded irritated.

"Then what now, you can't keep occupying my house!"

"It's not us, I've moved away." Anne's tone was strong.

"Then I don't care, my house is rented to you, I only recognize you." The landlord seems to have conceded death.

"I can't find her either!" Anne said with certainty, and she thought again, "Otherwise, you can pack up her things and pile them up in the corner of the living room for the time being." I told her about the check-out time before, and she didn't check out, so you can't blame me. If she comes back and sees things put away, she should know what's going on, too. ”

"It's really troublesome for you to do this." The landlord said, "Otherwise, I'll wait another day, and I'll come back tomorrow." You can find a way to contact her and get her to move her things as soon as possible. If she hasn't moved by tomorrow, then I'll have to put her away as you said. I'll do that, so I can do it! "The landlord acted as if he had made a big concession.

"Alright then, I'll try." Anne finished and hung up the phone. Alone, she shivered in the cold wind.

(c)

Linglong, who was watching TV in the living room, heard a quick knock on the door. Who could it be, she thought?

Instead of responding, she went to the door and looked out through the cat's eye. As a girl, Linglong's safety awareness is still okay. Through the cat's eye, she saw Anne holding a large bag of things, panting outside the door.

She opened the door and took the large bag from Anne's hand, which was indeed heavy.

"Why don't you use a key? I thought it was! Linglong said.

"Look at my big bag, can I still have my hands free to pick up the key?" Anne quickly put the heavy bag in her hand on the table.

"Yes, but, when you knock on the door, do you say something, just knock on the door, don't speak, you want to be scary?"

"That's what scared you, huh?" Anne looked at Linglong as if she had been really frightened just now.

"I'm not as bold as you." Linglong also put the bag she had taken from Anne on the table, and continued, "Besides, I didn't do anything bad, there was nothing to be afraid of. ”

Anne stared at Linglong, looked at her with a suspicious look, and said, "Then, those who have done something bad must be afraid?" ”

"That's not good. However, those who dare to do bad things should not be small. If you dare to do it, you are naturally not afraid. Linglong said as she took out the contents of her shopping bag and sorted them out.

"You're right!" Anne hesitated. She helped Linglong take out the contents of the shopping bag and sort them out.

That night, Anne cooked a sumptuous dinner as usual. According to her, make the most of the resources you have in your kitchen and enjoy every day.

The next day was Sunday. The weather is getting colder and colder, and it is very difficult to get people out of the warm bed every morning, and people are more and more in bed in winter. Anne knew that Linglong was the same, not to mention that it was a weekend, and she wouldn't get up if she didn't sleep until noon.

Still, as usual, after breakfast had been made, she knocked on Linglong's door and told her to get up for breakfast.

Linglong still seemed to be coming out of the bed, saying, "I won't get up, I won't eat, you don't have to worry about me." ”

Anne was expected. In the past, she made breakfast in the morning, and Linglong would get up to eat a little. Since the weather has been getting colder and colder, Linglong has become more and more reluctant to get up. She hadn't gotten up for breakfast for the past few weeks. But Anne still called her every time. Although she knew, the result was all the same.

Anne had her own breakfast. Before Linglong could get up, Anne came to her door again and asked her, "Do you want to get up, let's go out for a walk." ”

Anne knew how Linglong would answer. Sure enough, it sounded the same as the voice in the bed: "I'm not going, you go!" ”

Anne said, "Well, I'll go myself." ”

"Hmm." Linglong replied, and there was no sound again.

Anne also wore a light makeup. She looked in the mirror before going out, and her face in the mirror looked like a delicate piece of work. Anne smiled at herself in the mirror, seemingly pleased with the piece.

She came to the same place she had been yesterday and sat down on the same bench. Although there is no warm sun today, the sky is still clear, there is no biting cold wind like yesterday, and there is occasionally a little bit of sunshine.

Anne leaned back on the bench and before she knew it, she was asleep.

Anne slept deeply, and she thought it might be because she hadn't slept well last night. Last night, she tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep all night. And just now, she fell asleep quickly, and this time, she slept very peacefully. Anne felt her sleeping self float up and high in the sky. Her body was light, there was not a trace of burden on her, and she was looking down on the world as if she were looking down on the city in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window.

Anne was immersed in this most beautiful and relaxing dream, but she was suddenly awakened by a rapid ringing of the telephone. When she woke up, she felt like a big rock in her heart, causing her to fall from high up in the sky.

It was the landlord who called, and she picked up the phone: "Hey......"

"Haven't you reached her yet? Things haven't been moved yet! The landlord said loudly.

"No, I can't find her." Anne said calmly.

"Then what should I do, as you said yesterday, put her things away and put them in the living room?" The landlord seems to have decided to do this.

"Just do it." Anne said calmly.

"If someone else comes back and says something like that, then I'm not responsible! I recognize you and no one else. The landlord said first, he was afraid of getting into trouble.

"Okay, I told you to do that." Anne said, "I didn't think so, I told her when the house was due, and she promised me to move out before then, so it's no wonder we did." ”

"Okay, but that thing can't be kept here forever, I'm going to rent it out after I clean this house."

Anne understood what he meant, and said, "Well, when you rent out the house again, if she hasn't come back to pick it up by that time, then I'll come and take it for her." ”

"Can't you come and pick it up now?" The landlord seemed anxious.

"Not now, what if someone comes back and comes back and finds that something is missing, that's not good. If she comes back, let her take it herself, and if she doesn't come back, I'll pick it up again. Anne seemed to have a point.

"But......" The landlord was about to say more, but Anne interrupted.

"No, I said, if you rent out the house, I'll help her take it away. Before that, if you put it there, it won't affect you, so you should make it convenient with someone! ”

Anne said so, and the landlord couldn't say anything more.

"By the way," Anne seemed to remember something, "that, the deposit, you see?" ”

"Don't worry, I'll check the house, if there is no problem, I'll return it to you tomorrow."

Anne hung up. She seemed to be nervous inside. She wanted to get another good night's sleep, preferably like she had done before - another good dream. However, she couldn't sleep. She looked distraught and sat alone on this bench for a day.