Dear Chen Jiu

The moment I saw Chen Jiu was more unexpected than pleasant, because his appearance in the hospital meant that he knew about grandma.

I haven't dared to chat with him these past few days, because I was afraid that if I said too much, there would be mistakes, but why did he still appear here.

We stand at both ends of the hospital corridor.

I saw Chen Jiu bent down slightly, greeted Wang Jin with fists fisted like friends, and handed him the things he was carrying, then Wang Jin looked back at me, waved and left.

It's great to be a child, like and longing can be shown openly on any occasion.

But I can't.

Then Chen Jiu walked towards me step by step, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, I looked at him nervously.

"I……"

I stuttered a little nervously, on the one hand I was afraid that he would blame me for not telling him about grandma in time.

On the other hand, he suddenly appeared in front of me like this, the picture is actually very impactful.

There was even some dried paint on his clothes, and he was a little tired from the journey.

I really want to drag him regardless and find a place for him to rest for a while.

"Thank you."

Chen Jiu looked at me and said this sentence suddenly, I belatedly realized that the person lying in the hospital bed was his grandma, not mine.

Over the past month, I have enjoyed and cared for Grandma Chen Jiu.

The appearance of Chen Jiu reminded me that I did all this at the beginning just for this person in front of me.

But before I knew it, I had already regarded her as my grandma.

I was relieved, it turned out that Chen Jiu didn't want to blame me.

"Don't talk about this between us, have you visited grandma in the ward?"

"She fell asleep, let's talk about it in another place."

We were standing in the middle of the hospital aisle. It was noon, and most of the patients and family members in the hospital were resting.

I originally came out to help fetch hot water while grandma and aunt Wu were asleep.

So I followed Chen Jiu to the end of the corridor tacitly. He opened the window, and the cool summer wind came in.

I can finally breathe some fresh air in a dreary place like a hospital, maybe because of the wind or the person next to me.

I took the initiative to break the silence, "You... came back from leave?"

"Ah."

"I thought you couldn't ask for leave in a closed way, so how did you know grandma was hospitalized?" I was really curious.

Chen Jiu turned his head and glanced at me, and motioned for me to put down the thermos bottle first.

It was only then that I realized that I was still holding something in my hand, and it was really insane, as soon as I met this person, I lost my mind very much.

But Chen Jiu didn't answer my question, but said, "I want to invite you and your friends to dinner tonight, do you have time?"

This is very sincere, not polite at all.

I don't know if Chen Jiu will leave after coming back for a few days, of course I readily agree.

When I learn to reject Chen Jiu, I will be promising.

This sentence was said by Lao Xiao on the phone. After I told him that Chen Jiu would invite us to dinner, Xiao Wenxi felt that he was going to be a light bulb again.

It would be great if it was a light bulb, so would Chen Jiu and I, but the current situation is still a few mountains away from Lao Xiao becoming a real light bulb.

Chen Jiu is here, so naturally my 'fake grandson' should go too.

Before leaving, I went to the ward to take a look at grandma, and the old lady was sleeping soundly.

Grandma is actually quite optimistic most of the time, she was playing cards with me yesterday, and the loser had to stick stickers on his forehead. Later, grandma laughed when she saw the paper all over my head and all the wrinkles stretched out.

After I got home, I received a text message from Chen Jiu, asking me what time I would be free.

I say it's all right.

Not long after, he sent me the restaurant's name, box number and time.

******

When I got home, I saw my uncle and my dad, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time, in the living room.

Yes, long time no see dad.

Although my dad and I live under the same roof, my dad is really busy. I heard from my mom some time ago that he and my uncle made some new investment together.

My uncle went to the province a few years ago because of a job transfer.

When I was young, my uncle loved my nephew very much, hugged and squeezed my face and said that I was his own son.

In short, my uncle has been very kind to me since I was a child, and he is responsive to my requests.

Although I lost contact later because of work, people would give me red envelopes every year and holidays, and often ask the secretary to send me some gifts.

"Hello, uncle!"

"Dad, I'm back."

My dad nodded, picked up the cup on the coffee table and took a sip of tea.

In contrast, my enthusiastic uncle is more like my father.

"Zongzong is back, are you free tonight? Uncle invites you to dinner."

"Uncle, I have an appointment with a classmate tonight."

"Oh, that's fine, you have fun with your classmates first, I'm going to stay in Qingjiang for a few days, I'll treat you to a meal before I leave."

"Okay, thank you uncle."

I always feel that my uncle has changed in the past few years. I don't know if it's because he has become more and more official. Anyway, his smile has become more and more formulaic.

Maybe people sometimes don't know how to take off the mask after wearing it for a long time.

******

It was 07:30 in the evening that Chen Jiu decided, and it happened that Lao Xiao came to my house directly after finishing his lessons, and we went together by car.

I looked at the pile of clothes in the cloakroom and worried.

Old God Xiao is sitting on the sofa in the room and flipping through a pornographic magazine on the coffee table. I don’t know when I bought it, but he seems to like a European and American model in it very much.

I stood in front of him holding two short sleeves and asked his opinion, and found that he was staring at the European and American model on the magazine page. The model had a mole at the end of his eye, which seemed familiar.

"Which one do you think I should wear?" I asked him seriously.

"Are you telling the truth?" Lao Xiao finally put down the magazine in his hand and looked up at me.

I nodded.

"I just invited us to eat this meal today to express my gratitude, there is no other meaning.

Besides, you have known each other for a year, do you still expect to be able to seduce him or something?Although I admit that you are indeed handsome, but Chen Jiu is not interested in men. "

This is wrong, who knows whether Chen Jiu is straight or crooked, "Didn't you say that there are a high proportion of homosexuals among those who engage in art?"

"Then our school still said that the art class is the home of poor students. Do you think people like Chen Jiu are also included?"

All right, you can pour cold water on it.

But Lao Xiao was right. Chen Jiuxi doesn't like me, so it has nothing to do with what clothes I wear.

We went to a well-known local Chinese restaurant in advance. The price is moderate but the taste is very good, and it is quite difficult to make a reservation.

After I reported the box number Chen Jiu sent me, the waiter took us up to the second floor.

"This is quite formal, Xiao Gu."

"Shut up you."

I quickly thought about how much it would cost Chen Jiu to have a meal here, and then beat Lao Xiao in advance, "Be more reserved for a while, order less food, eat less food, and treat you to supper when I go back."

"All right, all right, I would have come here if I had eaten enough at your house."

"Old Xiao, you seem to have gained weight recently."

"Damn, is it true?"

……

After joking around for a while, I checked my phone and it was already [-]:[-], and I was going to go downstairs to wait for Chen Jiu.

"Xiao Gu, let me ask you, can you be a little more reserved, if someone invites you to dinner, it's fine if you come early and go downstairs to pick him up..."

Pooh, reserve is nothing.

I stood at the door of the restaurant and waited for a while, then I saw Chen Jiu get off a taxi.

The clothes have been changed, it seems that I will go home in the afternoon, maybe I will rest for a while, so I can rest assured.

I waved and greeted him from afar, "Chen Jiu."

He also saw me, and walked towards me with a bag on his back.

"Are you going to the hospital to accompany grandma after dinner?"

"Ah."

When he reached the stairs, Chen Jiu added, "Aunt Wu will go home and rest instead."

"Hey, Yuichi--" I looked up and saw a bald middle-aged man with a beer belly standing on the stairs greeting me behind me, he stopped talking in the middle of the sentence, so I turned around and glanced, "Uncle ?”

"Xiao Zong!?"

Uncle probably invited someone to come here for dinner temporarily, and he was also surprised when he saw me, "Come here for dinner with friends? Which box? The bill will be on --."

"no, I'm fine."

I quickly interrupted what my uncle was about to say, not wanting to embarrass Chen Jiu.

Uncle also saw Chen Jiu next to him at this time, "Your friend?"

"Well, my friend."

"A school?"

"Yes."

Chen Jiu also said hello, "Hello, Uncle."

"Hello."