The summer in Chongqing is very long, in fact, there are no very obvious four seasons in Chongqing, you will see young people wearing short sleeves in the winter, and you will also see young people wearing cotton jackets in the spring. Overall, though, summer is a bit longer than the other three seasons. Because in July and August, when you walk outdoors in Chongqing, you will feel like a suckling pig in the oven, and you will never hear the sound of "dripping". In the hot summer night, the roadside is always full of people who drink night beer, they talk loudly, speak the Chongqing dialect that outsiders can't understand, lift the beer bottle and pour it directly into the mouth, they drink like athletes who need to replenish water after a long run. Downstairs from Shuqing's house is a great place to have a night beer, which can be said to bring together a lot of Chongqing's delicious food. Spicy skewers, hot pot, barbecue, crayfish, etc...... So Shuqing doesn't like to go home or go out at night, because she always sees young people who are drunk and crooked. Ever since her father died of alcoholism, she has hated people who drink alcohol.

On a Friday night in August, Shuqing had to come home late because she had gone to visit Li Zhen. After a month of treatment, Li Zhen's condition has improved a lot. They could talk briefly, although she didn't understand why Li Zhen had suddenly broken down and gone berserk, and Jinpeng didn't seem to want to tell her what had happened since they came back from Longmen and what had happened in the past year. Still, she was willing to be part of the process of saving her. Although she didn't understand why she was doing it, she always did things she couldn't figure out. She would suddenly say loudly while eating breakfast or doing laundry, "Hey, there are so many whys, just do it!" One year, she introduced an old man to Aunt Zhang next door, who was her fellow countryman, and his wife had been dead for many years, so she moved down to live with her son because he was working in Chongqing. They met at the Caiyuanba Fruit Market, and then she invited the old man to sit at her house and catch up on the old days, but she didn't think that she would become a matchmaker on a whim and introduce the old man to Aunt Zhang. As a result, Aunt Zhang scolded her to death, and the old man never contacted her again.

Almost everyone who knows Shuqing will say that she is an unusual old woman, but she herself does not seem to have such awareness, she has a keen sense of observation, a pair of eyes that can read people's hearts, and a character worthy of trust. But she knows that as long as she uses her brain, wisdom will come, after all, for 35 years, her wisdom has never disappointed her, and she has solved many strange cases. She doesn't think that wisdom will disappear with the passing years, and they should grow more luxuriantly. As she walked calmly down the alley home, the barbecue stalls on the side of the road began to be bustling, the door of He Wang's skewers was full of plastic stools, some young people stood and talked, swallowing clouds, and some people sat down, or stared blankly into the distance, or lowered their heads to play with their mobile phones. Shuqing doesn't seem to be used to such a lively night, and for an old woman like her, who lives in a simple place, she is not used to the noisy scene. She looked at these people and paced slowly, thinking about today's conversation with Li Zhen.

Li Zhen is no longer tied hands and feet, she can move freely, Jinpeng said that her dependence on Anfei is slowly decreasing, and in time she can live like a normal person. When Shuqing saw Li Zhen walking out of the iron gate, she was convinced of what Jinpeng said, if she could walk out of that laboratory, it would mean that she was much better.

"Hello, Aunt Shuqing!" said Li Zhen, her tone very funny, as if she had a somewhat dramatic smile on her face, and she had seen Li Zhen grin like this for the first time. It's like a clown on the stage who tries to please the audience. It's just a clown with a sign of goodness.

Shuqing looked at her happily, a trace of doubt flashing through her cunning eyes. Young people's voices and personalities often have great contrasts, which is not important, and some people will even say that it doesn't matter at all, she sees Li Zhen's eyelids habitually shaking because of nervousness, and she will touch her nose from time to time.

"I'm glad to see you getting better," Shuqing said, "and I brought some flowers." ”

Li Zhen didn't take the flower from Shuqing's hand, but glanced at Jinpeng who was standing aside. "Can I bring a vase?" she said, "these are roses? they're beautiful! I love them, but I don't want to touch them." ”

"She is allergic to pollen. Jin Peng took the rose in Shuqing's hand and explained.

Shuqing seemed to feel that Jinpeng was dissatisfied with Li Zhen, and he frowned when he took the flower.

"Thank you for bringing the flowers, but I don't have a vase here. "If you don't mind, can I put it in that water bottle?" he said, pointing to a Coke bottle on the table.

"Yes, of course. Shuqing said, "I just cut these flowers this morning, they are so beautiful, I hope it will bring you good luck, I call them lucky flowers." ”

Jin Peng turned around and smiled at Shuqing, and then said, "In that case, then I'll go downstairs and see if I can be lucky enough to find the vase." With that, he walked out the door and entered the elevator in the blink of an eye.