Ning Zhi sat in the car, through the window, and couldn't help but look at the city where she had lived for many years.

A flower and a grass, a tree and a tree, white walls and black tiles, carrying thousands of years of ancient buildings......

The car drove around the corner, and Ning Zhi felt more and more familiar, until he saw the school gate that was almost engraved in his memory, Ning Zhi couldn't help but lie on the window and said to Xi Lanyu, "This is my previous high school." ”

Xi Lanyu followed her direction and looked sideways.

The quaint 100-year-old school is full of the heaviness that has been baptized by the years.

The whole campus is hidden in the green shade of the downtown area, which is quite a bit quiet in the middle of the noise.

He looked at her expression, "Go down and have a look?" ”

Ning Zhi blinked, nodded and shook his head, "Actually, you don't need to go there specifically, it's still quite difficult to park here." But I remember that there was a small restaurant near here that was very delicious, and my mother used to take me there, and I wanted to go and see if it was still there. ”

When Xi Lanyu heard this, he instructed the driver, "Find a place to park." ”

After speaking, he turned sideways to meet Ning Zhi's gaze, and laughed inexplicably, "If you want to go, who did you learn from this twist." ”

……

The best food in Nancheng is not actually those Western restaurants with thousands per capita, but these big fly restaurants hidden in the city.

The people of the old Nancheng are not particular, as long as they eat happily, they will come back next time if they are not clean.

Of course, a small restaurant that can continue to do it for a long time naturally has its own two brushes, and this hygiene is basically passable.

Otherwise, everyone eats a meal, goes back to vomit and diarrhea, and then it will be okay.

Ning Zhi led Xi Lanyu around and around, walking further and further away, and finally stopped in front of a small house that resembled a farmhouse's courtyard.

Ning Zhi came once after graduation, but the boss still recognized her, and said with a smile: "Little girl, here you are again." ”

Ning Zhi smiled, "You have a really good memory. ”

The boss smiled, "You can't forget such a handsome little girl." If I hadn't seen that you weren't like a local person, I would have wanted to tell you to my son. Our family's old house has been demolished, and you will definitely have a better time when you get married! ”

Ning Zhi smiled and said, "I won't give you dozens more at the checkout because you praise me." ”

"Harm." The boss waved his hand, "I still have a few dozen yuan from you, to be honest, has the little girl talked to someone, my son has a doctorate this year, Nancheng University, and the conditions are okay." ”

As soon as they finished speaking, both of them felt that the air around them was a little colder.

Ning Zhi was actually a little overwhelmed, and the bosses of this business were all enthusiastic.

She quietly glanced at Xi Lanyu's face, took a step back, took his arm, and decided to use Xi Lanyu as a shield again, she smiled and introduced to the boss, her tone was familiar and natural, after all, she had said it countless times, "I'm married, this is my husband." ”

The boss glanced at Xi Lanyu and knew that this person's identity was not simple.

That dress, that dress, which is comparable to his son's stunned youth.

But the owner of this kind of shop, who seems to be rough, is actually quite a bit temperamental, and besides, he has never seen anyone in this area.

The boss was not stunned, waved his hand, and seemed to be really sorry, "That's it, fate can't be asked." ”

After chatting a few more words, Ning Zhi ordered a few dishes according to her preferences, and after she finished ordering, she asked Xi Lanyu in a low voice, "Do you have anything you want to eat?" ”

Sure enough, Xi Lanyu shook his head slightly and touched a cigarette, "Look at you." ”

With that, he strode out.

This small courtyard is full of simplicity, dripping faucets, some dilapidated facades, broken bricks in the corners, and wild and untamable little yellow dogs......

Ning Zhi glanced at Xi Lanyu standing in the courtyard, and somehow, he felt that just because he was there, he instantly felt a sense of brilliance.

Xi Lanyu loosened his tie, slightly pressed his palms, and the lighter grinding wheel rubbed lightly, his back arched slightly, and he took a deep breath.

The wind in Nancheng was strong, and the smoke in Xi Lanyu's mouth was spit out, and it was blown away by the wind, which was not very realistic.

At a certain moment, Ning Zhi felt that his gaze met his own for a moment.

She suddenly had a feeling that Xi Lanyu was really a little condescending at this moment, and she was willing to accompany her lover into the red dust and be contaminated with fireworks that belonged to him.

……

Ning Zhi felt that Xi Lanyu was willing to come over, which would already be regarded as giving her a lot of face, and if she let him sit at the table with an unknown amount of oil stains again, she would feel a little embarrassed.

After thinking about it, she still asked her boss to pack it for him.

The boss was very sorry, "This has to be eaten freshly to be delicious, you pack it back, it's just a bad sign for me." ”

Ning Zhi smiled and let the boss complain.

As soon as she came out with the packaged dishes, she found Xi Lanyu standing outside the door.

Xi Lanyu glanced at her, and naturally reached out to pick up the bag she was carrying.

Actually, it's quite heavy.

Ning Zhi was not polite, and handed him the one in his other hand.

Xi Lanyu could easily lift it with one hand, he didn't roll up his sleeves, Ning Zhi only saw the bulging green tendons on the back of his bony hands.

It really feels like you're stuck in the world.

She couldn't help but glance at Xi Lanyu's body, which looked at the extremely expensive suit, her eyes drooped, and she glanced at the pile of home-cooked food in his hand that added up to more than 100 yuan.

Ning Zhi thought for a moment and reminded him after him, "You are careful, there is a lot of oil." ”

When Xi Lanyu heard this, he frowned slightly, he couldn't resist the disgust, and he couldn't throw it away, so he was silent for a long time, took a bite of a cigarette, and moved his arm out a little.

The corners of Ning Zhi's lips couldn't help but bend, suppressing his urge to laugh.

……

The two passed around the corner, and suddenly a man caught up behind them, "...... Ning Zhi? ”

Ning Zhi subconsciously stopped and looked over, Xi Lanyu stood in place, and glanced at the man impatiently.

Ning Zhi searched around in her mind, as if she couldn't remember where she had seen him, she took a step back vigilantly and approached Xi Lanyu, "May I ask who you are?" ”

The man seemed a little hurt and lost, but after a while, he laughed again, "Oh my God, it's really you." Don't you remember me, hey, it's normal if you don't remember, I transferred early at that time, I don't know if you remember, I gave you a book before, that is, when I transferred to another school, I gave it to the whole class. He scratched his head embarrassedly, with a faint look of anticipation, "I don't know if you will remember this?" ”

Ning Zhi said "ah", it turned out that he was the boy who gave the whole class a book just to confess to her.

Ning Zhi pretended to think for a while, and shook his head hesitantly, "It seems to be a little." ”

"What about you...... Flip it over? ”

Ning Zhi smiled politely, "I'm sorry, I moved later, and I may not have had time to see it." ”

The man said, "It's okay, it's okay, then I'll introduce myself again, my name is Sun Xuan." By the way, there is a class reunion tomorrow, I organized, you can come with it then, Teacher Wang also told me before, I don't know what you are going to do after graduation, she is still very worried about you. ”

Before Ning Zhi could say anything about refusal, the man had already handed out the WeChat QR code, "Then let's add a WeChat, and I'll send you the address later?" ”

Eh, how can this person fight with that boss, this is too familiar......

Ning Zhi was entangled for a long time, not knowing whether to sweep or not, Xi Lanyu suddenly jumped over her shoulder, and swept this person's WeChat with a "drop".

Ning Zhi couldn't help but turn around and glance at him.

Xi Lanyu frowned deeply, as if his patience was exhausted, so it seemed that the aura of his body was extremely strong.

He spoke concisely and to the point, his voice was extremely cold, he only looked at Ning Zhi, and did not give the person in front of him a look.

"My wife didn't have a mobile phone, so I helped her sweep it."

Chapter 40

The alleys of the southern city are shaded by greenery, and at a glance, there seems to be no end in sight.

Ning Zhi silently followed behind Xi Lanyu.

She couldn't help but sneak a look at him, and from this angle, his figure seemed to be more erect, but his shoulders and back were relaxed.

He held a cigarette in one hand and carried the things she asked for in the other.

The shadows of the two men stretched long, long on the ground, and Ning Zhi stepped on it quietly, smelling the aroma of tobacco and cedar mixed with food brought by the wind.

It seems like...... It's the taste of life.

The house has not yet been decided whether to sell or not, so it is natural to live there at night.

Xi Lanyu didn't mention that he wanted to live alone, so Ning Zhi acquiesced that he was still in the same room.

Back home, Ning Zhi wanted to pick up the things he had carried all the way.

Xi Lanyu didn't let him, he raised one hand high, avoided her, went to the kitchen to find dishes, and poured the red oil in the packing box into it in turn.

His disgust was undisguised, his brow furrowed deeply, and after bringing the dishes to the table, he returned to the kitchen to wash his hands three times and smoke a cigarette.

Ning Zhi couldn't hold back and laughed, "Do you want to be so particular?"

Xi Lanyu looked at her, twisted his fingertips, and didn't speak.

The stove in the old-fashioned kitchen was not as long as Xi Lanyu's legs, and he pushed the window open, leaning against the window and smoking, the breeze sending the smoke out one after another.

He looked indifferent, without any emotion, as if, just in the alley, he helped her out, it was just his whim.

Ning Zhi bit her lower lip, thought about it, put down the chopsticks, she tilted her head slightly, and asked with a smile, "You really don't want to eat?" This shop is so famous that when I was a kid, I had to wait in line for a long time. ”

After speaking, Ning Zhi saw that Xi Lanyu still didn't move, she inexplicably had a sense of courage, grabbed his hand, and brought him to the dining table, "I also specially ordered a light one for you, are you reluctant to taste it?" ”

She really didn't use much force, but Xi Lanyu really pinched her cigarette and followed her.

Ning Zhi said, "Eating is an atmosphere, I eat here, and you go to that pestle, how boring." ”

In fact, she had long seen that Xi Lanyu really had no pursuit of appetite, and that he ate lackluster every day, and that the number of times he moved his chopsticks was almost pitiful.

Ning Zhi didn't know how he had survived to this day and grown so well.

After she finished speaking, she met Xi Lanyu's lowered gaze, and Ning Zhi blinked subconsciously.

It's a small action she likes to do when she's nervous.

Xi Lanyu raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, straightened his shirt, sat down lazily, served himself a bowl of appetizer soup, and drank two sips without a pair.

While Ning Zhi was eating, he secretly looked at him with his spare eyes.

How can anyone even look so good at eating.

The hand holding the spoon is distinctly jointed and moves slowly and methodically, and when the eyes are lowered, the long eyelashes are particularly noticeable.