We walked into the restaurant. Xu Xiaorou sat down across from me. I ordered her a bottle of Wangzi milk, and then asked the proprietress to add a small river fish.

"Won't Dr. Zheng go back at noon?" Xu Xiaorou blinked her big eyes.

"Me, it's the same if I don't go back or not, anyway, there's no one at home."

"Is Dr. Zheng alone?"

I nodded.

"Isn't Dr. Zheng married?"

"It's over, but it's gone." I say.

"Gone?" Xu Xiaorou's eyes widened.

"I left the day before yesterday."

"Ah, I'm sorry. Makes you sad. ”

"It's better to leave, now it's light."

"This? Divorce is not good for children. ”

"I don't have children."

"Oh." Xu Xiaorou was silent.

The landlady brought the other two dishes. Xu Xiaorou stood up and took my bowl to serve the rice.

Xu Xiaorou ate very deliciously, and my appetite was almost raised.

After eating a small bowl, I put the dishes and chopsticks down.

"Don't you want it?" Xu Xiaorou was chewing rice. Two cheeks bulging.

"I'm full." I say.

"You don't eat as much as I do."

"You're a young man. Eat all the dishes and don't waste them. I said.

"Isn't it hard to be a doctor?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

"What do you think?"

"I feel very hard."

"Is it hard to study?"

"Reading is also hard, but the nature is different. I'm full. Xu Xiaorou pulled a piece of tissue paper to wipe her mouth.

"Eat more."

"I'm already full."

"Aren't you going to miss another day of class today?" I asked.

"There's no way, it's okay to spend more time with your mother." Xu Xiaorou's expression was gloomy.

"Don't be too upset. Let's go, I'll accompany you to buy clear soup. ”

While waiting for the clear soup to be cooked with Xu Xiaorou, I suddenly remembered that Xu Mo would put 50,000 yuan on my account today, so I said goodbye to Xu Xiaorou. I flagged up a tricycle and went to CCB.

Xu Mo really put 50,000 yuan on my account. I decided to use the money to put forward the BYD sedan with more than 60,000 yuan that I had been looking at. Since you have lost everything, you can't treat yourself badly.

……

It's been a month in the blink of an eye.

The car has already arrived. I picked up the car from Hua'an City. Commuting to and from work by car every day was still fashionable at the time. The car made me feel a lot more comfortable.

During the month, I went to the square almost every night. Settle the problem of food and clothing in a small shop on the edge of the square, and then stand under a newly transplanted camphor tree in the square, watching the tricycles and pedestrians coming and going.

I have a superstition. Since that familiar voice has appeared once along the way, I have no reason to believe that it will appear again. I'm just worried that after so many years, even if Hao Junqi appears in front of me, I won't recognize it for a while. Because I couldn't recognize it for a while, I missed it. If so, that's bad.

As time passed, I always took advantage of the excitement and returned disappointed, hoping as much as I was disappointed. I feel like I'm behaving like "waiting for the rabbit".

On this day, I stayed in the square until dark, and as usual, I walked towards Nanjing Road. Nanjing Street is brightly lit, and people are in and out of the storefronts on both sides. The sidewalks were crowded with people walking around.

I walked slowly, keeping an eye out for the crowds coming and going. In front of an underwear* store, I accidentally bumped into a middle-aged man who was squatting on the ground selling birds.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I laughed along.

The seller looked at me angrily, but didn't say anything. His two cages were on the ground, and there were several emerald green birds in the cages. There was a little girl squatting in front of the cage. The little girl looked very focused, and she was touched by the cuteness of the bird.

"Buy one and raise it." The middle-aged man agitated the little girl.

"I'm ......," the little girl looked up.

It turned out to be Xu Xiaorou.

"Dr. Zheng!" Xu Xiaorou saw that it was me who stood up, "Why are you here?" ”

"Passing by." I said, "What?" Want to buy birds? Which one do you like? ”

"I ...... Just take a look. Xu Xiaorou touched her hair.

"How much is one?" I asked the middle-aged man.

"Ten bucks."

"Here's one."

"Okay."

The middle-aged man quickly grabbed a small bird from the cage and put it into a smaller cage made of wire. The bird makes a call.

The middle-aged man is gone.

"Does Dr. Cheng like birds, too?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

"I bought it for you. To you. "I handed the cage over.

"No, no, I'm embarrassed to ......"

"What's this? And it doesn't cost much? If you like it, take it. I said.

"I just looked, and I didn't mean to buy it. Those little birds are so cute. Besides, I don't have a place to keep it. ”

"Aren't birds allowed in school dormitories? Hehe, you can't raise it even if you think about it. "I suddenly felt like I was being too reckless.

"I ...... I don't read anymore. Xu Xiaorou said.

"What? You don't read anymore? I looked at Xu Xiaorou.

"I'm here to shop."

"Your Mother ......"

"She's dead. She died within a few days of returning from the hospital. The little girl's eyes were filled with tears.

“…… I know you're helpless to make this choice, but don't you feel sorry? You're in class zero. I said.

"I ...... Do I have any other options? Xu Xiaorou said helplessly.

"But your future has changed completely."

"Perhaps...... It's called fate. ”

"Haven't you thought about ......"

"Xiao Xu!" Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the underwear* store.

"I'm sorry, I'm going in, the boss lady called me."

"You go in."

Xu Xiaorou walked into the store in a panic.

"What are you doing out there? Did you come to this place? "It's still the woman's voice.

"I'm sorry, I ran into an acquaintance." Xu Xiaorou said timidly.

"Acquaintances? Every time you meet an acquaintance, you stay for so long, can I still do business? Do you think I paid you to come for dry food? ”

"I won't next time."

"Next time? Do you dare to have a next time? If there is a next time, you will leave me directly! ”

"Yes, yes."

I walked into the store. The woman's scolding forced me into the store. The shop is bright. The shelves are lined with a wide variety of underwear and bras. The milky white floor looks very clean.

However, there was not a single customer in the store.

The female boss, that is, the woman, was very large, with prominent cheekbones and bright red lips.

"I said boss, you can't speak very well, is Xu Xiaorou your servant, you scold her like this?" I said to the hostess.

"Who are you?" The proprietress looked me up and down, looking arrogant.

"I'm her relative. I just met her and said a few words, and you reprimanded her like this? "I stared at the hostess.

"Since you are her relative, you should know that I spent money to invite her to do things, not to invite her to ......"

"Dr. Zheng." Xu Xiaorou shouted.

"How much do you give Xiaorou? You can tell her that? "I'm a bit of a fire.

"You don't want me to tell you to take her away." The proprietress provoked.

"I'll take Xiaorou away today with your attitude," my anger rose, "Go, Xu Xiaorou." ”

"Dr. Zheng?" Xu Xiaorou looked at me suspiciously.

I reached out and grabbed one of her hands, "Go, where is this place for people?" ”

"Let's go!" The proprietress said.

"You believe me, since I have decided to take you away, I will definitely find you a better job." I looked at Xu Xiaorou.

"It's not that I don't believe you, but ...... Just go, I ......" Xu Xiaorou didn't know what to say.

"Believe me, I'll come with me."

"Okay then." Xu Xiaorou timidly glanced at the proprietress of the underwear store.

Xu Xiaorou followed me out of the store. The sidewalks are still full of people. The middle-aged man who sold birds was gone. I took Xu Xiaorou's hand and walked in the direction of the square.

Yangjiang front road is dark.

I pressed the remote control in my hand, and my BYD, which was parked on the side of the road, responded, and the road was lit up with a flash of light when the siren was disarmed.

We walked over to the car. I opened the passenger door.

"Oh, Dr. Zheng, I forgot one thing." Xu Xiaorou said suddenly.

"What's the matter?"

"I forgot to bring the bird."

"Birds?"

"It's the bird you bought."

"Forget it, don't want it." I say.

"That's not going to work, I'll have to go back and get it. You bought it for me. ”

"You...... That lady is so ......."

"It doesn't matter. I'll be right back. ”

Xu Xiaorou ran back with a gust of wind. A few minutes later, she returned to me with a bird cage in her hand. She was panting for breath because she was running fast.

"Get in the car." I say.

"Where are we going?"

"I didn't think about it either. Where do you live? Or I'll send you back. I said.

"I ...... I'm temporarily living in my classmate's house, and I haven't rented a house yet. Xu Xiaorou said.

"Oh. Otherwise, let's sit in the car and talk about your work. ”

"Are you really looking for a job for me?"

"Of course, I caused you to lose your job, of course I want to find you a job."

We got into the car.

"Is this your own car?" Xu Xiaorou sat in her seat and scanned my car.

"I bought it some time ago. What do you think? Is it pretty? ”

"It's so beautiful. I love the color. Xu Xiaorou carried the small cage. The bird makes a call.

"I deliberately picked this color. Crystal violet. ”

"It must be expensive."

"General. It is the most economical of the car. I said.

"What's it called?"

"BYD, have you heard of it?"

"BYD? I haven't heard of it, I haven't paid attention to the car. Xu Xiaorou smiled shyly.

“Build Your Dream。”

"Build your dreams."

"Yes."

"Such a poetic name."

"I love the name."

After chatting about the car, there was a brief silence. Xu Xiaorou looked down at the bird in the small cage. From time to time, the birds chirped, lonely, lonely.

There is a constant flow of traffic on Nanjing Road. There was a lot of hustle and bustle at the night food stalls.

"This ...... Xu Xiaorou, I think you should go to study. "I took the initiative to get to the point.

"Didn't you say get me a job?" Xu Xiaorou raised her head.

"I guess you chose to live in your classmate's house because you haven't completely given up on studying. Surely you're still learning, aren't you? I said.

"How do you know?"

"Because you were forced."

"But I'm really not qualified to study. If I insisted on studying, I would be too inconsiderate of my father. Xu Xiaorou was gloomy.

"You can work and learn at the same time." I had an idea.

"Work and study at the same time?"

"Yes. During normal study hours, you study in school, work outside of your studies to earn money, earn money to pay tuition, and support yourself. That way, you won't feel guilty. I said.

"Where can I find this kind of job?"

"How much is your monthly salary at the station?" I asked.

"Four hundred."

"I suddenly have an idea that you can refer to." I said, "You may not know, I live alone in a house in Yangjiang, and I specially hired an aunt to clean up for 120 yuan a month, but it is still very annoying." ”

"What's wrong?"

"It can't solve the problem of eating. When you serve your mother, you should be able to see that I have a lot of work, one operation after another, and I don't have time to buy groceries and cook, so I can only eat fast food every day. ”

"Didn't you eat in the restaurant last time?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

"That's a rarity. Which salaryman can eat a restaurant every day? If you eat too much fast food, it is neither nutritious nor hygienic, and you will get tired of eating. It makes you want to vomit when you smell fast food. So I would love to ask someone to help with the cooking, but I haven't been able to find the right one. ”