Gu Xi took them around, and I don't know how long it took. Xia Xingran leaned against the window, watching the surrounding rows gradually turn red and willow green, thinking that it was really difficult to find such a remote place.

When the Five Organs Temple sang the empty city plan, the appetite was also satisfied. Gu Xi finally slowed down and slowly reversed the car into the parking lot parking space.

"It's here!"

Gu Xi unbuckled his seat belt, raised his arms above his head, and stretched his waist firmly. Xia Xingran looked down at the time, and drove for more than an hour this way.

Xia Xingran opened the car door and was greeted by a brick carved gatehouse facing north and south, with a black door leaf in the middle and two iron door knockers inlaid on it. On the top of the eaves, there are double-sided brick carvings on the lintel, engraved with the four big characters of "home away", and the border is decorated with bats and peonies.

"It's a bit like the gatehouse of the Humble Administrator's Garden." Xia Xingran grew up in the Jiangnan water town and has long been deeply remembered.

Gu Xi gave her a thumbs up, walked over with a smile and said, "It's you who have knowledge." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and pushed the door open, and the heavy door made an old-fashioned babbling sound, as if a good show was slowly kicking off.

"Wow!"

When the black door leaf was completely placed on both sides, Xia Xingran couldn't help but cry out excitedly.

There was a hole in the narrow door, even though a rockery blocked most of the view. But Xia Xingran still got a glimpse of the pavilions and the murmuring of the water inside.

This place to eat is actually an imitation of a Soviet-style garden!

Xia Xingran walked in happily, she couldn't love the things in the garden, and she only hated herself for missing a pair of eyes for a while.

The entrance is a zigzag verandah, and the stones under the steps are spread into a road. The green willows hang around, several weeping gatehouses, and the verandah is copied on all sides. The roads in the park are linked, and the mountains and rocks are dotted.

The houses along the way are private rooms for eating. There are a few pear blossom trees and plantain trees planted around the house, and there are some trees that Xia Xingran can't name. It was the middle of summer, and the lush greenery around it covered the houses, which were the appearance of poetry and paintings.

There was a sound of footsteps from far and near, and Xia Xingran looked over.

Two or three girls, wearing bamboo spring green placket short stand-up collar inverted large-sleeved tops, beige lace long skirts, and a pair of leaden white low-heeled leather shoes. Long black hair tied in two strands with a flesh-orange bow tied on it.

When they walked over, Xia Xingran seemed to see the splendor of the old era.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?" The leading girl was smiling, with beads of sweat on her forehead, and her voice was clear and bright, like drinking a bowl of refreshing herbal tea.

Gu Xi shook his head and said, "Improvised. I forgot to make a reservation, do you still have a seat?"

The girl said wait a minute, took out the tablet and scratched it. After a minute or two, she held the tablet in her arms and said slightly apologetically, "Yes, yes, but the location is not good, not a good place to listen to music."

"Listen to music?" Xia Xingran asked curiously.

The other girl hummed and pointed to the verandah on the artificial lake not far away, "At two o'clock in a while, I sang 'The Peony Pavilion' on that water pavilion."

Xia Xingran was really a little surprised, and couldn't help but widen his eyes. She has an unknown secret, that is, she has been listening to dramas since she was a child. Occasionally, when no one is around, she will hum a few words.

"Even if that's the case, there's no way around it, it's good to have a seat, please take us there." Gu Xi saw the desire in Xia Xingran's eyes, but it was obviously impossible to have both at the moment. No matter what, she thought, it was better than a hero running on a white road.

Xia Xingran naturally had no opinion, so the group followed the girls and walked all the way forward.

After walking for a short time, two people walked down the stone steps, looking like a mother and son. When the young man saw the group of people going uphill, he paused, and hurriedly turned back and said, "Miss Xia?"

And then they all stopped.

Xia Xingran followed the prestige, his eyes blinked, and he shouted with some surprise, "Teacher He!"

I saw that Han Chenluo's face suddenly turned gloomy purple-black

, rolled his eyes angrily at the two. Leaning alone on the rockery not far away, holding his hands on his chest and sulking.

He Man looked Xia Xingran up and down carefully with interest, and while nodding frequently, an ambiguous smile gradually appeared on his face.

Gu Xi stood aside and observed quietly, listening to her ears and watching in her eyes. Years of professionalism have allowed her to quickly sort out the relationship between several people, and she is naturally well versed in this turbulent mood.

It turned out that He Siyuan and He Man were also eating here today, and the place where they ate was in the pavilion on the mountain, facing the verandah where the song was singing for a while, was an excellent location for listening to the music and watching the scenery. He Siyuan said that it was better to meet by chance than to invite each other, so he wanted the two parties to get together at a table to eat together.

Gu Xi and He Man laughed at the same time. It's better to meet by chance, but the drunkard's intention is not to drink.

When Han Chenluo heard it, he naturally didn't agree. I hurriedly walked back from the rockery. Gu Xi was playful and wanted to see this realistic version of the triangle play, so he deliberately agreed first.

Everyone who is the owner said so, Xia Xingran is not easy to refuse, and Han Chenluo has no room to speak. In this way, the two parties sat a full table in the pavilion at the top of the mountain.

He Man deliberately made a long face for his son, so he was really a little too generous. Xia Xingran sat between He Siyuan and Han Chenluo, looking at the hundreds of dishes on the red lacquered wooden table, and for a moment felt that the chopsticks in his hand weighed a thousand pounds and could not be lifted.

"Xiao Xia, Auntie doesn't know what you like to eat. I only knew that you were from City A, so I ordered them all. Come, you're welcome, whatever you like to eat, Auntie will clip it for you."

He Man said that he really took the chopsticks and began to pile up the dishes in Xia Xingran's bowl like a block. The bluffed Xia Xingran hurriedly stood up, saying that he didn't dare to dare, and hurriedly sandwiched a green cheese lotus cake into the bowl.

"The cooks here are all from Sioux City, you like to eat as much as you like." Gu Xi broke the awkward silence with a voice. Then he began to chat with He Man to divert her attention from Xia Xingran.

Xia Xingran glanced at her gratefully, lowered his head, and ate a dazzling array of pastries in small bites.

When I was a little full, the sound of music came through the sound of water. Xia Xingran put down her chopsticks, folded her hands under her chin, supported her head, and watched Du Liniang, who was dressed in a pink costume, walk into sight with interest.

"It turns out that the purple and red are blooming all over the place, and they are all paid to the broken wells and decaying like this......

The familiar tune sounded, Xia Xingran beat with his feet, and reveled heavily in the charming world of "The Peony Pavilion".

He Man's sharp eyes could see Xia Xingran's liking for Kunqu Opera, and naturally he could also see Han Chenluo's intimacy with her. When the soapy robe was about to end, she picked up the bowl and took a sip of tea, and then smiled and invited Xia Xingran.

"Xiao Xia, it looks like it's going to be summer vacation. Auntie holds several banquets every summer, so this year you might as well bring Xiao Han with you. Auntie also has a garden at home, and she knows a lot of famous characters, so when the time comes, let's sit together and listen to a few plays quietly, wouldn't it be good?"

Gu Xi heard that there was something in He Man's words, lowered his head and chuckled, but he didn't say anything, just took care of himself and added tea, but his eyes couldn't stop glancing at Xia Xingran's face.

Xia Xingran was really a little embarrassed. He Man is an elder, and He Siyuan is Han Chenluo's teacher, not to mention helping himself. It seems too rude to refuse rashly, but she has always hated the useless socialization in the flashy Vanity Fair.

"Most of the people my mother invited to the banquet were the same as me. It's a bit of a small job fair. Han Chenluo is also a sophomore after the summer vacation, so it doesn't hurt to walk around and get to know people."

He Siyuan knew Xia Xingran's temperament and concerns, and these words could be said to be on Xia Xingran's heart.

"yes, yes. At that time, Xiao Han will let Siyuan lead it, and you will follow me. Don't worry, I'll make the proper arrangements."

He Man was very satisfied with He Siyuan's upper path, as soon as He Siyuan's tail fell, she immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue, and the mother and son cooperated tacitly, but they really couldn't see that there was a deep estrangement.

Han Chenluo's good cultivation was gradually consumed by the mother and son who sang and harmonized. Xia Xingran noticed Han

Chen Luo shook his head slightly, took his hand from under the table, and smiled faintly at him to show comfort.

"Thank you Auntie Ho for your kindness. But as you know, I'm busy at work, and it's still early, so I'm not sure if I'm free. It would be rude if something happened at the last minute."

Xia Xingran bowed his head slightly and said, "I think, it's better to wait until the day is approaching. If I'm free, I'll take Xiao Luo over to bother."

Her words were earnest and comprehensive. Although he didn't agree with his heart, He Man couldn't help but have a deeper affection for her in his heart.

She was a very smart person, so she casually said, "It's ruthless, it's because we didn't think it through." Then he diverted the topic and didn't mention it again.

In the midst of warmth and peace, Xia Xingran's mobile phone suddenly vibrated rapidly, writhing violently in her pocket, as if something big had happened.

Xia Xingran glanced at the caller ID, got up and bowed shallowly, and then walked down the pavilion to answer the phone.

Before he could say hello, he heard Chang Huan shouting eagerly: "Xiao Xia, you guessed right, the person who left your parents downstairs back then is really not dead!"