let me blow it for you

During the [-]th Golden Week, with two air tickets, Mr. Lu and I flew to City Y where my mother's hometown is. City Y used to be a small town, but later it was developed as a tourist resource because of its beautiful environment, and gradually developed, but it is still a small city with pleasant, quiet and gentle scenery.It doesn't have the prosperity and modernity of big cities, but it has more charm and human touch that big cities don't have.

It was the first time in many years that I realized what it meant to be close to home. The closer I got to my destination, the more nervous I felt, and I was no longer as calm as before.On the other hand, Mr. Lu is still calm and unwavering, which is more relaxed than me who went back to my own home.

Is there such a big difference between the general manager and the employees?

Before boarding the plane, I called my mother and mentioned that I would bring a friend over to play.She agreed enthusiastically without knowing it.

I don't know what her expression will be when she knows the truth.

As if sensing my nervousness, Mr. Lu held my hand silently when we got out of the boarding gate.

I tightened the strength of my hands, and my heart sank.

No matter what, I will not give up on Mr. Lu.

I took a taxi to the street near my home. I dragged my luggage and Mr. Lu through an alley, and stopped in front of an old-fashioned residential building at the corner of the alley.

The alley still maintains the nostalgic blue brick walls and flagstone pavement, which has been polished to a soft and gentle color by the years.The neighbors in the alley are ordinary citizens, many of them are old residents for many years, the street stalls repairing shoes and bicycles in the corner of the alley, the old noodle steamed buns pushing carts in the residential area, and the old man carrying a bamboo chair at the entrance of the corridor to enjoy the shade , the parents are short of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the life is full of flavor.

"It's here, let's go up." I led Mr. Lu up a concrete staircase that was a little narrower than in the office building.

"Mom, open the door, I'm back!" The sound of the pressure cooker hissing and steaming came from the door. I was afraid that my mother couldn't hear me, so I amplified the sound of calling the door.

"Come here." There was a quick answer from the door. My mother opened the door and looked at me and Mr. Lu with a smile on her face. It was mainly Mr. Lu: "Are you tired from the journey? Come in and have a rest." , try the coconut milk I brought back from Hainan."

"Hello, Auntie." At this time, Mr. Lu's courtesy was much more considerate than that of his colleagues.

"Hey, you're Cheng Jin's friend, right? You're a pretty handsome young man. What's your name?"

"My surname is Lu, Lu Yao."

"Xiao Lu, sit down quickly, why are you holding so many things in your hand?" He glanced at me sideways and complained in a low voice, "Why don't you know how to carry the luggage by yourself and let others carry things? The coconut milk is in the glass cabinet , don’t fall fast.”

"Yes yes yes." I took the luggage and settled in the room, and resigned myself to get coconut juice.

After returning with the poured coconut juice, Mr. Lu on the sofa and my mother were already chatting. I don’t know what this boring gourd is talking about, but my mother smiled happily.

"What are you two talking about? I want to know something interesting." I was really curious.

"I won't tell you." My mother snorted and stood up, "you young people, talk and play, I have to watch the meal, and I will call you when the meal is ready."

"Let me come..." I subconsciously wanted to take over the job, but my mother flatly refused: "Just treat the guests well, what's the matter, don't you trust your mother's craftsmanship?"

I shook my head and looked at Mr. Lu: "What did you just tell my mother?"

Unexpectedly, this guy actually pursued the policy of not speaking again after a long time, with a paralyzed face, no matter what I said, he was indifferent.

I was amused and annoyed, so I simply ignored him, turned on the TV, and kept pressing the remote to change channels.I jumped up and down the station, but I couldn't find the program I wanted to watch.

Turning my head to look at Mr. Lu, this man was watching the TV with a serious face, the distance between his body and me had shortened a lot, almost touching his shoulders.

There was a muffled laugh in my heart, and the slight awkwardness disappeared immediately.I also quietly moved a little closer to this awkward guy.

Shoulders touched.

"Dinner is ready!" My mother yelled in the dining room, waking me up who was about to fall asleep while watching TV.

I found myself snuggling with Mr. Lu, my head was already half on his shoulder, and I almost put my arms around him. I was so frightened that I hurriedly pulled away.

Mr. Lu frowned.

Before the showdown, I was afraid that my mother would see something.

Seeing Mr. Lu who was not very happy, I pulled his sleeve a little apologetically, and said flatteringly, "Come and have dinner with me."

My mother made a large table of dishes, all of which I love, such as stewed pork trotters with soybeans, sweet and sour pork ribs, potato pancakes, scallops with garlic vermicelli, boiled prawns, stir-fried vegetable sprouts, cold edamame, and radish beef soup.

"Just make something casually. It's not a treat. Why are you making such trouble, Mom?" I had a sore nose after not coming home for a while.

"I'd love to do it. If I'm idle, I'm going to regress." My mother put a scallop into Mr. Lu's bowl, and greeted, "Xiao Lu is the first time back. I don't know what you like to eat, so just press it Made according to Cheng Jin's taste. I don't know if it suits your taste, so don't be embarrassed if you have any taboos, you can eat whatever you like."

Mr. Lu put the vermicelli and shellfish into his mouth with chopsticks in an extremely gentle way, chewed and swallowed, and said, "No. It's delicious."

"It smells like Zhang Chengjin's cooking."

When I heard this, my heart fluctuated a little.Is it ambiguous?

"Needless to say, don't think about who he learned to cook from? In terms of cooking, this kid is not disgraceful to his master. As long as he likes it!" My mother smiled heartily.Maybe I'm overly sensitive.

While eating, I forgot about this thrilling episode and devoted myself to the food.Eat a meal, as if returning to the days when I was hungry when I came home from school every day when I was a teenager.He ate until he sat on a chair with his stomach in his arms and hummed.

"Are you full?" My mother stood up to clean up the dishes, and gloated at me, showing no sympathy at all.

I rubbed my belly and looked mournful.

Mr. Lu, who had been silent for a long time, said, "Auntie, I'll take him downstairs for a walk to get rid of his food, otherwise he will feel uncomfortable sleeping at night."

"Hey, okay, I'm sorry to trouble you, let this kid lead you around downstairs." My mother's tone to me was not so good, "Did you hear what Xiao Lu said, take good care of you. Get out soon yo!"

"Got it, got it." I stood up helplessly, picked up my coat and walked towards the door.These two people have not yet become relatives, and they have given me orders tacitly.

"This room is small and there are no vacancies. I tidied up the room you used to live in. I'm afraid I'll have to squeeze Xiaolu and you for two days. It's also a double bed. Xiaolu doesn't mind, right? If you're not used to two people , I'll let him sleep on the sofa." My mother said to the two of us behind the scenes.

"I don't mind." Mr. Lu replied bluntly.

I touched my nose sullenly in front of me, joking, how could he mind, and it would be a ghost if we agreed to sleep in two beds.

Although it is not a place where I have lived for a long time, there is also a memory of my childhood here.The existence of hometown always has a special charm, which makes the old people who have been separated for a long time always feel unspeakable tenderness.Once back to its embrace, it is like being woven into a light and strong net, and the feeling as fine as the water mist floating on the glass envelopes the mountains and waters.

This is how I felt when I walked shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Lu in front of the alley in front of our house.The joy of being with my lover and the tenderness of returning to my hometown surround me, making every step in the quiet night precious.I think it's the joy of being able to share your life with the people you love.

"I am also very happy." Mr. Lu said.

"Huh?" I didn't know my emotions were so obvious.

"I am very happy to be able to walk the road you have walked, and to touch a part of your life that I have not yet touched."

The night was very dark.But I seem to be able to see in Mr. Lu's dark eyes, there is a sea of ​​tenderness that can drown everything.

Deep, thick, endless, endless.

"Then will you tell me the things I don't know in the future?" I murmured as if I was bewitched.

"Ah."