Before I Grow Old + Yokogawa Three Moves (Continued) Big and Small Animals (11)
I slept darkly, and when I woke up, it was already dark. Xiao Song freshened up a little and drove to a nearby German restaurant. Pets are not allowed in the restaurant, Gu Hengchuan looked at Schrödinger in the car, and Xiao Song bought pork knuckle, pork knee, sausage and beer, and packed them and took them back to the B&B for dinner.
Gu Hengchuan rolled up his sleeves and made a dish of vinegared cabbage.
A place has a local food "business card", and that is a stereotyped stereotype, not necessarily the tastiest, not even the most popular in the local area, such as sashimi sushi in Japan, fish and chips in the UK, pork knuckle beer in Germany. However, this German restaurant is very particular about ingredients and cooking, Gu Hengchuan is full of praise, and he speculates that the chef has improved the dishes according to the tastes of the Chinese people, and it is not the original German cuisine. Xiao Song agrees with his statement, his tongue is addicted, and the authentic foreign dishes are moved to China as they are, and most of them will be "unadaptable".
Gu Hengchuan remembered the "family-style" dinner before the start of school, Western food was very authentic, but he felt that the taste was light and lacked some taste.
Xiao Song didn't eat much meat, so he ate a small half bowl of rice with vinegared cabbage. The beer was very strong and bitter, she couldn't get used to it, holding a cup of tea and watching Hengchuan drink wine and eat meat, chatting without a word, relaxed. With Gu Hengchuan, she felt very relaxed, even more relaxed than with her parents. There is no need to deliberately look for topics, there are no gains and losses, just like two fish, foaming at each other and forgetting each other in the rivers and lakes.
Gu Hengchuan doesn't drink well or badly, it's okay to drink some beer, the beer is a little cold in winter, and he doesn't drink much.
There is no dishwasher in the homestay, Gu Hengchuan brushes the pot and washes the dishes, and his hands and feet are so numb that Xiao Song is surprised. When everything was cleaned up, it was almost half past eight in the evening, and the two of them sat on the side of the sofa, turned on the lamp and began to read. Xiao Song reads Tales From Shakespeare, written by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb, and Gu Hengchuan reads Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness.
Light is the left hand of darkness, and darkness is the right hand of light.
There is an ancient town on the bank of Songjiang Lake, and the publicity is good, Gu Hengchuan and Xiao Song took the time to go shopping, and they were disappointed. It is said that it is an ancient town, but in fact, "it has its name but not in fact", and there are newly built dwellings in patches, which are neat and uniform, and the money rented to small merchants and hawkers for tourists is shoddy, and the copper smell is full, and there is nothing to see. The most disappointing thing is a three-inch Golden Lotus Museum, a champion museum, out of nowhere to collect some old goods, plus a bunch of fakes, displayed in the cabinet, the text is incomprehensible, full of mistakes and omissions, and it is not professional to fool people.
The trip to the ancient town discouraged their interest in playing, and they did not go to the attractions again for the rest of the time.
Gu Hengchuan and Xiao Song lived on the banks of Songjiang Lake for four days and three nights, chatting, walking, eating, reading, and sleeping. They are very peaceful, unlike men and women in love, who are so good that they mix oil in honey, and they are not like old husbands and wives, who regard each other's existence as a habit. Afterwards, Xiao Song recalled the bits and pieces of this trip, and couldn't help but smile, she felt that the reason why the two of them were so compatible was because they didn't devote themselves wholeheartedly.
Their spirits are rich, and their spirits have their own sustenance.
The day of the return trip was Sunday, the road was a little blocked, Xiao Song drove for more than two hours to send Gu Hengchuan to the vicinity of Longhu Building. She didn't get out of the car, and the two cherished each other and went back to their respective homes.
There were three days left before the Christmas holiday, Gu Hengchuan was quietly reading at home, and only asked Xiao Song to have a meal together on the last night.
Life goes on, and soon it will be the final exams, Xiao Song and Gu Hengchuan are very busy, and they resume their "weekend couple" relationship, not estranged, nor more intimate. Gu Hengchuan and Xiao Zhang continue to keep in touch, cooperating in the operation of the short video of Station B, "Sparrow Hero Schrödinger" earns more than just milk powder money, it has become the bulk of Gu Hengchuan's income, he is still very attentive, and he has pondered a lot of shooting ideas and accumulated a lot of materials after work.
Xiao Song also watched Schrödinger's videos, but she never intervened in Gu Hengchuan's "business".
Approaching the end of the year, winter vacation, and Spring Festival, Xiao Song wants to go to Chengdu to reunite with his parents and come back after the New Year. At the peak of the Spring Festival, train tickets could not be bought, so Xiao Song decided to take a plane instead. Gu Hengchuan called a taxi, took her all the way to Chunshen Airport, told the driver to wait in the parking lot, and watched Xiao Song board the plane from a distance, and then take a taxi back to Surabaya City.
In the evening, Gu Hengchuan received a message from Xiao Song that she had arrived in Chengdu, arrived at her parents' house, and was preparing to eat.
Xiao Song's parents studied water conservancy engineering, and when he was young, he ran around for 25 years before settling down in Chengdu, when Xiao Song had already gone to study abroad. To their regret, Xiao Song did not return to Chengdu to work, but went to a small city in the south to work as an IB teacher in an international school. They didn't know the difference between the international curriculum program in a public school and an international school, but their daughter had always been very assertive and had taken good care of herself over the years, and they didn't worry too much.
The only thing Xiao Song's parents care about is that their daughter has not gotten married for a long time.
They were also joined by Xiao Song's cousin Yao Dongzhi, whose parents died in a car accident five years ago, and Xiao Song's parents adopted her as their own.
Yao Dongzhi was born on the day of the winter solstice, and her appearance brought long-lost comfort to Xiao Song's parents.
Xiao Song and his cousin often send emails, and although they don't meet much, they are not strangers to each other. Yao Dongzhi studied in Chengdu University, majoring in English, and Xiao Song had a lot of common language, and she has always admired this cousin who was wandering alone.
Yao Dongzhi is a native of Chengdu, she took the initiative to be a tour guide, accompanied Xiao Song to play around, tasted the food in the streets and alleys, and chatted very speculatively. It's a pity that Xiao Song can't eat spicy, and many special snacks are put down after a bite, and drink water vigorously.
She knew that her uncle and aunt cared about Xiao Song's personal problems, so she took the time to secretly ask her cousin if she had a boyfriend. Xiao Song didn't want to say it, but when Yao Dongzhi saw her hesitate slightly, he would immediately come to his senses, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling.
Xiao Song was worried that she would leak her mouth, so she thought about it and told her that she had a compatible colleague, but it was not to the point of talking about marriage, and told her not to mention it to her uncle and aunt first.
Yao Dongzhi raised three fingers to reassure his cousin, his eyes rolled, and the ghost envoy asked, "Is it a boyfriend or a boyfriend?" ”
Xiao Song looked at her quietly for a moment, and saw that her heart was furious, and then she whispered, "It's boyfriend." ”
Yao Dongzhi was taken aback.