Chapter 2.1 Initial Meeting (3)
At the innermost table on the first floor of the restaurant, Gao Zhun sat with the head chef and the lobby manager, with only scraps left on the table and a full tea bowl. There are no more customers in the store, and the guys are doing the final cleaning. Gao Zhun picked up the tea bowl like a wine and said, "I'll ask the two uncles in the store from tomorrow." The two masters also picked up the tea bowl and drank it all. This small ceremony can be regarded as Gao Zhun's farewell to his original life trajectory, although the store is still his, although he will still come to the store often, but at this moment his focus has been removed from the things in the store.
The guys had already cleaned the store and turned off the sign lights, and Gao Zhun said to the guy who locked the door today, "I'll lock the door." The guy smiled innocently and handed the key to the roller shutter door to Gao Zhun. As the last guy also left the store, only Gao Zhun was left alone with the innermost light on the first floor of the store. The brightness of the lamp was just enough to illuminate the table where Gao Zhun was sitting. The table had been cleaned up, and he put the tea bowl that had just been used by the two masters into the pot in which the bowl was boiled and washed again. Drain the tea leaves from the pot and replace it with a new pot. Wash the tea with hot water, and wait for the water to brew again. He is very proficient in the number of ways to make tea, and he uses a bamboo tweezer throughout the whole process, so that his fingers can not get wet. He waited patiently in this way.
Waiting for the wind chimes under the corridor to sound, and the curling figure that followed.
Seeing this face appear behind the seat across from him, High School showed his good-looking smile from the inside out. The visitor held her hands behind her back, tilted her head, and smiled lightly and heartily, she looked at Gao Zhun. Gao Zhun stood up to greet her, and she walked into the only light. It brightened up her beauty. The beauty that belongs to Zheng Yu.
Zheng Yu's beauty made Gao Zhun feel messy, and he forgot to ask her to sit down for a while, Zheng Yu did not feel angry, but naturally sat opposite Gao Zhun. Gao Zhun's hand was a little uneasy to use, and he almost didn't hold the freshly scalded cup handed to Zheng Yu steadily. Looking at Gao Zhun's clumsiness, Zheng Yu smiled again. This laughter made Gao Zhun's face instantly red. Gao Zhun seemed to have lost his soul, and he didn't know whether he should continue to stand or sit. He saw her smile slowly retracted, his legs went limp, and he half-slumped back into his chair.
"There are guests who come to tea as wine at night, and this tea is more drunk than wine." Gao Zhun said this sentence after practicing all night.
"The tea you brewed is strong enough, drinking it will only make people insomnia and drunk, where to start." Zheng Yu picked up the tea bowl and smelled the fragrance of tea and said.
"Then I'll go change it." Saying that, Gao Zhun was about to stand up, but was stopped by Zheng Yu with a hand. She picked up the teapot in front of him and filled herself with a bowl. He took a sip, took it in his mouth, and tilted his head to look at him.
Zheng Yu's eyes were like a magic weapon that captured people's souls, and Gao Zhun watched Zheng Yu swallow the tea in his mouth as if he had lost his soul. She ran her index finger across her lower lip, brushing away the remaining water stains. Gao Zhun felt that his throat was itchy and couldn't help swallowing.
Maybe the person on the other side would react more indifferently if it was Shen Tong, but even if it was Shen Tong, there was a high probability that he would be at a loss. If Zheng Yu wanted to, it was only a matter of time before she let any man fall. At least that's what Gao Zhun thinks. And now he is almost a marionette in her hands.
"Have you decided to give up your current life?" Zheng Yu asked Gao Zhun.
"I feel it's time to change myself, people always have to do something, especially people like me who can't stand grievances, so they want to do things that interest me."
"In my opinion, you are very happy today, it doesn't look like you have been wronged."
"yes."
Zheng Yu drank the tea in the tea bowl dry, and put the tea bowl in front of Gao Zhun. Gao Zhun poured a full cup of tea and carefully put it back in front of Zheng Yu.
"Okay," Zheng Yu said, "I thought you had something you wanted to tell me." β
"I have two things to tell you beforehand. Can I start with the second one? β
"Whatever you want."
"There are not many customers today, and the proofing will be done after eleven o'clock, and the store will close before ten o'clock today. Because there is a grandfather, he is on night duty, and he came back from work at exactly eleven o'clock. He has been here since I was here, every day except on weekends, and he has been here for almost twenty years. He suddenly stopped coming half a month ago, until a few days ago, a couple of people like his children came to buy Ah Ping's boat boy and fried ghost. said that the old man would definitely come to eat every day before his death, and when he was dying, he still remembered this bowl of boats and fried ghosts. Three days ago, I saw a neighbor's practice and found out that it was Ah Gong's Dharma field. Later, I saw the man and woman who had come to buy a boat boy and a fried ghost come out of the hotel arm in arm. But I also learned later that the man was not Ah Gong's son, but his nephew, and the woman was not his daughter, but his little wife. β
"So what?" Zheng Yu didn't move the tea bowl.
"My grandfather has such a young wife but no son, but my father has such a handsome son as me. I think I've earned it, so why should I be unhappy, I'm happy. β
"Handsome is still up for discussion," Zheng Yu smiled noncommittally, in exchange for Gao Zhun's obvious loss, "But I still appreciate your self-confidence, which makes me feel that I won't feel tired with you, and I don't have to think about how to phrase you, I can rest assured that I can joke." β
"You...... Don't you really think I'm handsome? β
"Is it handsome? Count, a little bit. β
Gao Zhun smiled a little shyly, and Zheng Yu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. She looked around at the empty shop.
"First things first?" Zheng Yu asked.
"Hmm...... I want to be with you. β
"Oh."
"I'm serious."
"I know. How can I help you? β
"Help me?"
"Huh? You're obviously not with me yet, and I obviously don't want to be with you yet. If you feel like being with me is really what you want, then you're going to have to work hard. I'm sure I'm going to need my help. So, how can I help you? β
"No, I thought you could come today ......"
Zheng Yu's expression suddenly became serious and indifferent, Gao Zhun also noticed the change in Zheng Yu's expression, he was suddenly a little at a loss, and he didn't know what to say.
"Shall I see you again?" Gao Zhun's voice was almost pleading.
"I didn't say we couldn't be together, I said you need to work hard, and I'm willing to help you."
"But if you don't like me, do I try to be useful, to move you, no, I think I'm just moving myself."
"Love this kind of thing, I gave up a long, long time ago." Zheng Yu supported the side of his face with one hand, "I have a strong control, and what I hate and hate the most is uncertain things." I don't hate associating with you or even living with you, but how can I be sure that you won't hurt my trust in you, or how can you guarantee that you won't undermine our stable relationship. You say that by feelings, feelings are the most unreliable thing. Today you like me and I can be with me, and tomorrow you can be with someone else when you are tired of me. Who knows who you're going to be looking at in the next second. And I only believe in what is certain, and I only believe that when I have something that you will never and cannot give up, you are completely mine. That's when I let you live in my heart. You think about it, think about it, and then tell me what you plan to give me. I've got you covered. As for you wanting to see me, if we're together, what we have is time. β
Gao Zhun's face changed from joy to disappointment, and he used anger to hide his disappointment.
"Okay." Gao Zhun said dryly, and then he turned his face and muttered.
"You can yell at me."
"I didn't scold you...... I said, when Ah Gong comes, there are still more than a dozen yuan to earn. β
Zheng Yu got up angrily, and the table was slammed by her.
"You, say it again." She said word by word.
Gao Zhun also stood up, he walked to Zheng Yu's side, ready to be slapped, although he didn't dare to look at Zheng Yu's anger, he still said: "I'll wait for Ah Gong to earn more than a dozen yuan." Gao Zhun secretly looked at Zheng Yu's serious anger, and added with a weak heart: "What! β
Zheng Yu stared straight at Gao Zhun, this young man who was much younger than himself, she raised her hand suddenly, startling Gao Zhun, he unconsciously leaned back, but found that the back of his neck was clasped by her, he closed his eyes and recognized it with a punch or a slap, and the next moment he only felt her moist breath and her moister lips. The scent of tea in her mouth melted on the tip of his tongue, and he opened his eyes, unable to believe that he was seeing her closed eyes. Zheng Yu gave Gao Zhun a kiss firmly.
Gao Zhun felt as if heaven and earth were choosing, and his heart was about to jump out of his throat. When he came back to his senses, Zheng Yu was already standing at the door of the store.
"A dozen?" Zheng Yu smiled and disappeared randomly at the door of the store.
Gao Zhun felt guilty for what he had just said, so much so that Zheng Yu walked out for a while before he remembered to chase him out. Zheng Yu has long been absent from the store. He was stunned for a moment, looking around blankly, but soon returned to the store dancing like a child.
I closed the shop and went home. Gao Zhun lay on the bed, completely insomnia. Maybe he drank too much tea, he thought, he was really glad that he could know Zheng Yu. The acquaintance of the two is like a dream that has been going on for half a lifetime.
There was a girl who would come to the store at three o'clock in the afternoon and sit in the seat closest to the counter. Order a sugar-free frozen lemon tea. Drink halfway, sit until four o'clock, and then quietly leave the store, leaving a cherry-like lip print on the glass. The girl would sometimes hold her chin in a daze, sometimes she would play with her mobile phone boredly, and sometimes she would use the Wang Baolong Dickens pen to write and draw in a beautifully printed notebook. This is usually the time when the clerks are also on lunch break, and the store is at its most deserted. And this girl and her astonishing beauty punctuate this calm. She appeared without waves, and left quietly. Gao Zhun remembered this girl from the first time she appeared, and it was the first time in his seventeen years of life that he had a special affection for a certain person of the opposite sex. It's also the most beautiful picture he's ever seen.
One day, she ordered a cup of sugar-free frozen lemon tea as usual, but didn't drink a sip. Instead, he lay on the table and cried bitterly, crying very much. Gao Zhun wanted to hand her a tissue, but in his hand, his feet seemed to be tied and he couldn't move a single step. After that day, the girl disappeared. This disappearance is seven years.
In such a long time, Gao Zhun has transformed a greasy and dirty small tea restaurant into an Internet celebrity restaurant where diners do not hesitate to drive two hours to check in. Gao Zhun thought that this girl would never appear again, and three o'clock in the afternoon would no longer be the most deserted time in the store. There is a constant stream of diners, and the restaurant is busy from morning to night. The faΓ§ade of the first floor has also been transformed into a two-story Cantonese tea house. On an uneventful afternoon, she quietly appeared again. Still in that seat, she ordered a sugar-free frozen lemon tea. From the moment she entered the door, the hustle and bustle disappeared from Gao Zhun's vision, and he only had her in his eyes. The years have not reflected anything unusual in her, she is still the same as seven years ago in Gao Zhun's eyes, or even younger. He had dreamed of the person in front of him countless times, but in reality she looked even more beautiful than in his dreams. Her long, curly hair hung naturally down her chest.
Gao Zhun didn't hesitate at all, he took the man's dinner, brought the frozen lemon tea to her, and then sat opposite her without hesitation. And she recognized Gao Zhun at a glance and smiled.
"Young boss?"
"I am, I remember you. You cried fiercely that day, what happened to you that day? No, no, no, can I know your name? β
"Zheng Yu." The woman said.
"My name is Gao Zhun, and I've been waiting for you."
Gao Zhun touched his lips, where Zheng Yu had kissed. The night is still very long, and I have to report to Tongrui tomorrow. But he still couldn't sleep, and he persuaded himself to believe that it was because he had drunk too much tea tonight, not because he was afraid that he would wake up tomorrow morning and find that it was all a dream.
If it's a dream, let yourself dream longer.