"What's going on in the evening?"

When he was about to get off work, Xiaobao stretched lazily in his seat and turned his head to ask Chen An, who was sitting next to him.

"Nope. Chen An shook his head and said.

"Would you like to go to a bar or a KTV to relax?" Xiao Bao suggested.

"Another day, I'm going to get some rest in the evening. Chen Andao.

"Okay, I'll go to the station to pick up a few distant relatives from my dad's side later, and I won't be able to take you home after work. Xiao Bao said.

"It's okay, I'm already grateful to you for stopping by to pick me up in the morning. ”

Xiaobao said that it was a way, in fact, their family needed to go around a big circle to Chen An's house, and it would take six or seven minutes to drive, and it would be righteous for him to come to pick up Chen An in the morning, and this kind of thing was not once or twice.

"Dude, say thank you, okay, I'm in a hurry to go first. ”

Xiao Bao picked up his bag and stood up from his seat, he smiled and patted Chen An on the shoulder before walking towards the check-in area.

As soon as Xiaobao left, the girls in the office began to pack up their things and prepare to leave, and from time to time they could hear each chatting about the arrangements for the evening, and after Chen An saved some important documents on the computer, he stared blankly at the gradually dimming sky outside the glass window, and didn't know what he was thinking for a while.

"Chen An, you haven't left yet?"

After a while, Lin Hui's voice suddenly came from far to near.

Chen An turned his head and saw Lin Hui standing behind him not far away looking at him with a smile, she was carrying a fashionable dark blue shoulder bag in her hand, and her hair that was originally coiled up was put down and combed into a good-looking mid-hairstyle.

"I just want to be quiet. Chen An said softly.

"Wait a minute, do you have time to have a meal together?" Lin Hui said with a smile. "Thinking about how long it took us to have dinner together in a long time, we just happened to have a chat by the way. ”

"I thought you wouldn't pay attention to me anymore. Chen An smiled bitterly.

"Could it be that in your eyes, I'm such a cautious person?" Lin Hui covered her mouth and chuckled. "Okay, okay, after all, everyone has emotional abnormalities, so it's good to be considerate of each other, but I have to make it clear in advance, you must not get anything wrong when you invite you to dinner. ”

"Don't worry, I've already put down everything I should have put down. Chen An closed the computer and said with a relieved smile. "Since the beauties meet, how dare I, a big man, refuse, let's go. ”

......

The place where the two of them ate was in a newly opened Thai restaurant in the city, and several people in Lin Hui's group of girls were highly recommending it, with the attitude of trying it out, Lin Hui nodded and agreed as soon as Chen An said it.

"It's been a long time since I've tasted such a delicious meal. ”

During the meal, Chen An suddenly sighed after eating a few dishes.

"I think it's okay, Thai food is a bit heavy for me, it's okay to eat once or twice once in a while, but my stomach can't stand it if I eat it for a long time. Lin Hui, who drank a sip of Tom Yum Gong soup, commented.

"If you eat grains like jerky and coarse bread all year round, and then go back to modern food, I'm sure anyone will find it delicious. Chen An sighed lightly.

"Why haven't I heard that you have eaten these grains for a year?" Lin Hui quipped. "Could it be that this is your experience in that dream to bring back to reality?"

"If I say it's true, I'm afraid you won't believe it. Chen An shook his head and said. "And in the later stage of the dream, I didn't eat normal meals at all, and I relied on energy injections to maintain a normal metabolism. ”

"Tsk, I feel like your dreams are getting more and more outrageous. Lin Hui was speechless after eating a few lemon shrimps.

"So the more outrageous things are, the more no one wants to believe them. Chen Andao.

“...... Chen An, I think you have some hysteria. Lin Hui suddenly looked at Chen Andao with a serious expression.

"Perhaps. In this regard, Chen An did not say much, but diverted the topic to other places. "I heard that you've been busy with graduate school entrance exams lately. ”

"How do you know? Oh, I see, it looks like Bao inquired and told you. Lin Hui was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized.

"Bag inquiry...... When did you give Xiaobao such a nickname?" Chen An couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Whoever made him gossip more than our girls, any wind and grass in the company can't hide from his ears and eyes, I don't know who said it in the group last time, everyone recognized his nickname. Lin Hui snickered. "But don't tell him about it!"

"Don't worry, I still have this credit. "It's a pity, there is a traitor in your group, Xiaobao who should know must know, Chen An thought to himself.

This dinner quickly ended in a dull way, because Lin Hui also had online courses in the evening entrance examination, so she said hello to Chen An and took a taxi home directly.

Looking at the taxi that gradually disappeared from sight, Chen An knew that perhaps, this might be the last time the two of them had dinner.

Being in the bustling street market, Chen An, who didn't want to go home for a while, simply wandered aimlessly, feeling the modern urban life that he had not seen for a long time. In the ears, the shops along the street have been playing the sound of the loudspeakers to welcome the guests, and in the eyes, the pedestrians and couples are filled with a warm and harmonious atmosphere, under the hazy and bright neon lights at night, Chen An has a kind of loneliness and loneliness in a foreign land, obviously this is the world he belongs to, this is his real hometown.

Inadvertently, he saw an upright easel on the side of the street, and a beautiful young girl was sitting on a low chair and playing with her mobile phone boredly.

He stepped forward and asked specifically.

"How much does a sketch cost?"

"If it's a simple sketch, it's only 30 yuan. Seeing that business was coming, the girl hurriedly stood up and greeted. "I have some of my own sketches here, so if you're not sure, you can see how good my sketching skills are. ”

As she spoke, the girl took out a sketchbook from the drawing bag on the side of the chair and handed it to Chen An.

Chen An took the sketchbook and looked through it, although his appreciation level was limited, he could roughly judge that the girl's sketch level was good, at least each sketch portrait seemed lifelike.

"The sketch is good, but the sketch I want you to draw has some special requirements, because the sketch I want you to draw is not me, but a friend of mine, but I don't have a picture of that friend, so I can only let you draw according to my own description, what do you think? Of course, the price is negotiable. ”

Chen An returned the painting book to the girl who was looking at him, and after hearing Chen An's words, the girl obviously showed a distressed look.

"This ...... Sir, your requirements seem to be a bit too high, I don't know if I can draw according to your description at my level, or you can first draw a rough picture of what he looks like on the drawing paper, and I am slowly revising according to your description?"

"Good!"

Chen An nodded in agreement, and the girl immediately took out the pen case from the drawing bag, jumped out of it with a pencil, and handed the sketchbook to Chen An by the way.

"Sir, you can draw the person you want to draw on the blank page at the back of the book. ”

Fortunately, Chen An's painting level does not belong to the category of soul painters, and he can still simply depict a person's appearance, but unfortunately, in the eyes of the girl, Chen An's painting level is really not as good as that of a beginner.

After a while, the girl began to make repeated revisions according to Chen An's original drawings and opinions, perhaps it was the first time to experience this strange sketch, the girl drew with great effort, and I don't know how long it took, the girl finally completed the sketch painting requested by Chen An with a sweat.

"Your friend is a foreigner? ”

As a painter, the girl was naturally the first to appreciate the paintings, and she couldn't help but wonder when she looked at the characters formed on the paintings.

"She's a foreigner, but she's a girl who looks like a boy. ”

Chen An received the freshly baked sketch from the girl, which vividly depicted Alex's appearance.

"Ah...... I'm so sorry. After hearing this, the girl quickly apologized.

"I'm very satisfied with your sketch, how much does it cost?" Chen An shook his head, his mind immersed in the portrait in his hand.

"This ......" the girl said with some embarrassment, looking at the time on her phone. "Because of your special request, I have spent a long time and energy on this sketch, so I intend to charge you two hundred yuan...... What do you think?"

"Two hundred? Okay. ”

Chen An took out his wallet and paid directly, and did not forget to thank the girl before leaving.

"Whew-I met a big customer, although I was tired, but tonight was worth it, call it a day!"

The girl breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at Chen An's departing back, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

After all, learning to draw is quite expensive, especially for people who are not from very good families, and girls will usually rely on sketching and painting in the market to subsidize this expenses, so as to reduce the burden on the family.

......

Back at home, his parents were watching TV intently on the sofa in the living room, but as soon as he saw Chen An, his mother immediately nagged him regardless of the TV plot, and his father was already used to it, so he just nodded to Chen An and continued to devote himself to the TV series.

If you eat out in the future, remember to tell your family in advance, so as not to waste more food. ”

"I see. Chen An smiled at his parents, and he went back to the bedroom to put away the sketch portrait of Alex, and at the same time turned on the computer, ready to buy a suitable photo frame online to hang in the bedroom when the time came.

After finishing his own affairs, Chen An returned to the living room to sit with his parents and watched TV, discussing the plot of the TV series with his parents from time to time.

Before taking a shower and going to sleep, Chen An lay on the pillow and stared quietly at the ceiling above his head, recalling the bits and pieces of today's events.

Zhuang Zhou Dream Butterfly, Dream Butterfly Zhuang Zhou.

Am I living in a dream or reality?

And after tonight.

Will I ever go back to my dreams again?