Chapter 20: A Boy Playing a Broken Guitar

"Lin Xiaoyuan, the sun is drying your buttocks, get up quickly!" Early in the morning, Xu Xiaonian knocked on the door and shouted.

"Got it." Lin Yuan muttered. The people outside didn't hear it at all and continued to knock on the door. Lin Yuan couldn't stand it, hugged the pillow and opened the door, squinted and threw the pillow in his face, and shouted: "Xu Xiaonian, it's only 10 o'clock in the morning, what are you doing!" ”

Next to him stood a gorgeously dressed middle-aged woman, who stared blankly at the scene before her, and finally laughed softly.

Lin Yuan noticed that there were still people, and she killed Xu Xiaonian with her eyes, which meant that someone didn't say it earlier.

"Hello Auntie, when we meet for the first time, I am Lin Yuan, and I am friends with Xu Xiaonian." Lin Yuan bent down and said obediently.

She waved her hand and smiled and said, "Oh, no need to be polite, oh hehehe." Raising his eyebrows, he motioned for Xu Xiaonian to explain.

"Ouch, my own mother, go and help her change her clothes, don't gossip." Xu Xiaonian ignored her secret Qiu Bo, pushed her and Lin Yuan into the bedroom, and closed the door.

Lin Yuan looked at the white silver-veined silk kimono in her hand, and said with a smile, "Aunt Xu, I'm sorry for you." ”

She waved her hand and began to help Lin Yuan change into a complicated kimono.

"When we are young, we don't have any friends who can talk, our temperament is also a little loose, and we are still a little frivolous about the girl's family, you should be more responsible, don't worry about him." She grabbed the left and right plackets of the kimono and stretched forward, making sure her back was flat several times.

Lin Yuan didn't speak, and listened to her quietly. She knew that the beautiful lady in front of her had misunderstood her relationship with Xu Xiaonian, but she couldn't bear to poke it and hurt the heart of a mother's beloved son.

"His dad was very strict, and he was very rebellious from a young age. Once, his father tied him to the ground and beat him with bamboo strips, but he didn't say a word and lay in bed for a week. Don't be long-winded with me, since he can bring you here, it means that he cares about you. ”

She wrapped the Date knot from Lin Yuan's abdomen to the back, flattened the folds around her waist, and after a period of complicated interspersing, she finally tied a beautiful bow.

"I can see that you are a good girl, and it is also his convincing that Xiao Nian can meet you, and you should also cherish the time with Xiao Nian now."

She looked at Lin Yuan from beginning to end again, took out a comb from her handbag, coiled Lin Yuan's hair, and finally plucked the white flower-shaped hair ornament from her head and gently pinned it to Lin Yuan's head.

"Okay, let's go out and show Xiao Nian", she naturally took Lin Yuan's hand, opened the door and walked out.

Xu Xiaonian kept staring at the door, and as soon as they came out, he greeted them, and said with a smile: "Two beautiful ladies, Xiaosheng is willing to serve." ”

She put Lin Yuan's hand in Xu Xiaonian's hand and said gently: "Xiaonian, mom will leave first and take care of others." ”

Xu Xiaonian instructed the bodyguard next to him: "Send Mrs. back, don't let her go out for a stroll today, if she comes over to see the excitement, you won't come to work tomorrow." ”

"Yes, young master."

She covered her face and pretended to cry: "Xiao Nian! You're too ruthless to your mother, throw it away when you're done using it, woo woo. ”。

Xu Xiaonian patted her back helplessly, and said patiently: "Okay, Mom, don't make trouble, go back obediently." ”

Bang - the door is finally shut. Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, let go of Xu Xiaonian's hand, and said, "Auntie loves you very much." ”

Xu Xiaonian looked at Lin Yuan gently and said, "Well, I know, she is a good mother. If you were a mother to my children, you would be a good mother. ”

Lin Yuan glanced at her, looked down at his clothes and said, "Where will I go later, although this dress is beautiful, I am a little unaccustomed to it, and it is inconvenient to move." ”

Xu Xiaonian touched his nose and nodded approvingly: "Sure enough, people rely on clothes, so you should wear it for a day for my mother's sake." Well, why don't you go and see the exhibitions later, I remember you used to like to see some art exhibitions. ”

Lunch is in a restaurant that only serves Japanese home-style cuisine, and it has a history of 100 years. The windows are bright and clean, the blue and white curtains dance in the wind, and the ginger sofa is randomly arranged with small dolls of different colors, and the decoration is very homely.

"This is my first cafeteria, and I came here every day when I was a kid. My mom is good at everything, but she doesn't know anything about cooking. She used to try to cook a bowl of noodles for me, and I ate it hard, but I had gastritis for several days, and she never cooked again. ”

Xu Xiaonian looked very relaxed, put away his hanger's appearance, and his tone was very soft. Lin Yuan listened quietly, these were all memories of her mother that she had never had, and they were also the other side of Xu Xiaonian that she didn't know.

"Do you remember the first time we met?" He suddenly leaned on the table and looked up and asked.

"Of course, you were a runaway singer who swore to support yourself by selling your show. Every day I pass under the bridge after class, you are there, playing a broken guitar that I picked up out of nowhere, singing a song that is completely out of tune, and wearing clothes that are in season in France. At that time, I thought, is this a little master who is here to experience life? ”

As she spoke, Lin Yuan laughed softly, very happy, she didn't even notice it. Her eyes were shining as if she had fallen into the stars, and Xu Xiaonian was fascinated.

"I see that your hat is always empty, and you put 100 yuan in every day when you pass by, but you never talk to me, just play and sing by yourself. It rained on the tenth day, and you stopped me..."

"I stopped you and asked you, do you want to support me by giving me so much money every day? In that case, pick me up and take me home. Xu Xiaonian took over and said softly.

"I was very surprised, but my grandmother had just passed away, and I thought it would be nice to have someone with me, so I said yes."

He kept looking at Lin Yuan like this, and then said: "You carried a blue umbrella, divided half of me, and picked me up." For the first time in my life, apart from my mother, someone was willing to cook for me. We stick together every day, like best friends who have been together for a long time, and like family members who have been together since birth. I want my life to go on like this, leaning on your back every day, reading books and playing guitar, watching movies together in the evening, and discussing what to eat for lunch. ”

"yes, what a good time it was. But on the eighth day I will knock at your door, and you will be gone. I thought you would never come back, but half a year later, you came back with an injury. ”

Xu Xiaonian suddenly covered his face and protested: "Don't talk like a stray cat!" ”

Lin Yuan laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, those secret memories that only belonged to the two of them, I thought it was the tragic past of teenagers and girls passing each other's loneliness, but now it is so funny.

Xu Xiaonian put down his hand, held his head and smiled, his fingers on the tear mole little by little. There were two rich ladies next door, and they frequently peeked at him sideways, and they also discussed in a whisper.

"No, why didn't I meet a man with this style, I must give him the best of everything."

"Yingzi, let's go to the shrine together later, and ask the gods to send down a marriage."

"Okay, that girl is so lucky, so envious."

The lady of the restaurant personally brought the food to her, looking 60 years old and full of silver hair. Seats must be reserved well in advance, and only 10 guests are served per day, and the owner takes care of each guest.

"Mr. Xu, I haven't seen you here for a long time, is this your fiancΓ©e, what an elegant and beautiful woman." She knelt at the table and spoke in a loving voice, like a mother who had finally waited for her son to come home.

"Mrs. Yamashita, it's been a while, and I'm sorry for you today." Xu Xiaonian faced her, with a lot more respect, kneeling and bowing his head and bending over.

Mrs. Shangshan turned sideways to avoid Xu Xiaonian's etiquette, took a bowl of small dishes from the clerk's hand, and placed them in a regular manner. These colorful little tableware, placed on the wooden dining table, are like sparkling gems, delicate and warm.

After serving the food, she looked at Lin Yuan with a smile and said, "Miss came here for the first time, and the hospitality was not good, please forgive me." When I was young, I had a white magnolia fan with lacquer gold, which is suitable for your dress today, so I will make it my own way to add humor to you, and please don't mind, Miss. ”

Lin Yuan looked at Xu Xiaonian, Xu Xiaonian nodded, and she said with a straight face: "Then thank you, Mrs. Yamashita, I will treasure it." ”

Mrs. Yamashita personally went to the inner room and took out a red sandalwood box, opened it and put it on the table, it was indeed an elegant fan, very funny to Japanese women. Lin Yuan took it out on the spot, held it in his hand and observed it carefully, Xu Xiaonian called her several times to let her eat well, but Lin Yuan ignored it. In the end, Xu Xiaonian became angry, took the fan and put it in the box, and put the box next to his lap, and waited for Lin Yuan to finish eating before taking it out for her.

After lunch, Xu Xiaonian took her to see an exhibition of Vincent van Gogh's paintings. Lin Yuan saw the "Iris" again, and remembered Lu Yang's white cloak.

"Do you know what irises represent?" Xu Xiaonian asked.

Lin Yuan took the fan and fanned the wind gently, thought for a while and said: "Everyone says that it represents hope, after all, its survivability is very tenacious, I think there is some truth." ”

Xu Xiaonian shook his head, his hand was depicted in the air, and his eyes were scattered: "Irises of all colors are not pure, and their stamens have frightened lines, just like the face of "The Scream". The delicate iris is a true portrayal of human beings, hypocritical and lustful, and human beings are just demons wandering in the human world. ”

Lin Yuan got under his raised arm, put his arms around him head-on, and gave him a big hug, without any lust or pity, just a pure hug. She thought Xu Xiaonian would understand, they had always been the ones who knew each other best.

Xu Xiaonian was stunned for a few seconds, then came back to his senses, raised his hand and gently hugged her back. Yes, we are the ones who know each other best in the world, and we are the ones who cheat on each other.

There are countless lies between us, and once they are punctured, they are out of control.