In the solitude of splendor

Faded advertising banners hung on the faint moss-strewn stone walls, and a row of birds parked on intertwined power lines flew away as a large truck drove by. The sunlight passed through the branches, forming speckled light and shadows, which were reflected on the old people sitting and chatting under the trees.

Blue eucalyptus lowered her cap and walked briskly past where there were people. Go up the stairs to a room door, stop at the door, pick up the key and open the door.

I walked into the kitchen, washed the fruit in my hand, dried it, put it on two plates, and brought it out. Discard the bad ones and put them in front of a few faded photos. She lit the incense, took off her hat and bowed deeply to the photo in front of her.

Enter the kitchen and open the window doors to let in the sunlight outside. Carefully scrub the wok, chopsticks, cutting board, etc., take out a tomato from the bag, wash it, and cut it into small pieces on the cutting board.

Boil the tomatoes, add water, boil them, put the noodles, beat in two eggs, and put a few slices of greens. Habitually reaching for it, picking up the empty bottle, she put it down again, forgetting to buy oil and spices.

She took the noodles out and ate the unsalted and slightly sour bowl of noodles alone at the round dining table.

The evening breeze blew the windows and door frames, and the flame-like sunset reflected the sky, and the sound of adults calling for children to come home for dinner floated above the sky.

Closing the window, she learns about her old days, and finally can't go back.

Natsuki looked at the hot soup in the pot and put a pinch of beef into the pot. He raised his head again and looked at the thin and pale face in the hot air, and a sense of powerlessness restrained him again.

"Is it pretty?" Lan Yu drank a glass of white wine, and saw that he was still looking at himself, his eyes were full of pity.

"Beautiful." He picked up the meat and put it in her bowl, he withdrew his gaze and continued to pour the vegetables into the pot.

"It's not easy for you to have the power to find out about my father." The blue eucalyptus didn't twist it, and ate it with sauce.

"They have been checking on you, starting from the time you made false data, and several branches of the group have been terminated." Natsuki didn't eat it and kept delivering vegetables to the blue eucalyptus bowl.

"Just check, I'm only here for money, not to be an informant." She took another sip of white wine and ate hot pot without hesitation.

Natsuki took the half bottle of liquor and put it aside. "Don't drink so much, it's strong."

In this chess game, the power is intertwined, and there is even a blend of black and white. He knows what is important, so he is willing to take risks.

In recent years, this large group has gradually been disintegrated, but it has also paid a lot of price, and the price is sacrifice.

From the time he carried out the mission in secret, he knew that the victory he longed for would not be so easy.

"I'll have a drink with you, I drink a lot, I'll call the substitute driver." Natsuki poured wine into his own cup, and then into the blue eucalyptus cup.

Lan Yu clinked glasses with him, and drank another glass. "Sometimes it feels like it's too late for anything to pass, don't you think?"

"Live meaningfully, let the past pass, the deceased is like a husband, reluctant to give up day and night." Natsuki was a little surprised at how good her drink was, and he looked at the empty glass.

Lan Yu beckoned, asked the waiter for a bottle of liquor, twisted open the cap of the bottle and drank it.

Natsuki felt a little frightened and touched his throat, which was scorched by the spirits. Seeing that there was no drunkenness on her face, he did not persuade her again.

He drank the boiled water next to him, looked at the blue eucalyptus who was drinking and eating vegetables, and smiled.