Dear Chen Jiu

After greeting our uncle, we returned to Chen Jiuding's box. A male waiter came in and asked if we could serve food.

Lao Xiao looked at me in astonishment, which meant that he hadn't ordered yet.

Chen Jiu nodded, and the young waiter gave him a sly smile.

What do you mean?

"You know him?" I couldn't help but ask him.

"Worked here."

Chen Jiu said while putting the tableware in front of Lao Xiao and me.

Chen Jiuzhong and I were separated by a few seats, and Lao Xiao sat opposite the round table as if hiding from the plague.

If I had known earlier, I would have waited for Chen Jiu to sit down first. I was wondering how likely I would be to find an excuse to stand up and sit next to him and not be driven away.

In a moment, the waiter brought a bottle of wine.

Damn, I said earlier that this is still happening today, how expensive it is to buy wine here.

My heart aches for Chen Jiu's wallet.

Today's Chen Jiu is different from before, or the Chen Jiu who came back from Jiangzhou this time is different from before.

But I also know that these differences are only because Lao Xiao and I have been with grandma during this time.

As Lao Xiao once said to me, chasing people requires mastering skills, first become friends with the other party, the relationship is so strong that the other party is unwilling to lose you, and finally kidnap him morally.

Unexpectedly, when Veteran Chicken Lao Xiao also had the right idea, Chen Jiu's attitude towards me now is not to say how good it is, but it is better than the attitude of avoiding me before.

"When are you going back to Jiangzhou?" I took a sip from my glass.

Hey, it's the first time I drink baijiu, it's quite spicy.

"Wait for grandma to leave the hospital."

Lao Xiao was not ashamed of his foodie nature, he ate with his head down from beginning to end, and only politely stood up when Chen Jiu stood up to help refill the wine and said, "Small things, your grandma is my grandma, everyone They are all good brothers."

I supported my head and looked at Lao Xiao who was opposite me, pulling Chen Jiu to talk nonsense. This feeling is really good...

I got carried away and went to get the wine bottle to pour myself wine, it was too spicy, so let's get bored.

What does it mean that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers? It was me who drank baijiu for the first time.

Then my vision gradually blurred...

No, I remember that I drink very well.

I saw Chen Jiu walking up to me, holding the wine glass with his slender, fair fingers as if saying something to me.

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't hear it clearly. I stared at his red and moist lips, so beautiful, so beautiful, what would it feel like to kiss him.

So I got closer and closer, so close that my breath was full of Chen Jiu's pleasant smell...

"Gu Zong!!!"

This voice woke me up from my dizziness in time, it was Lao Xiao who was calling me.

I really almost kissed him just now, the distance between me and Chen Jiu did not exceed 10cm.

I drove a little with my right foot, stopped my body that was about to lean forward, and turned to look at Lao Xiao, but I kept staring at Chen Jiu from the corner of my eye. I saw him taking a small step back in this gap.

I seem to be drunk, but I still seem to be somewhat sober.

Chen Jiu must have guessed what I was going to do, so I can only smash the pot... I am completely drunk.

"The alcohol content is quite high."

I put my hand on his shoulder.

Chen Jiu didn't expose me, but asked the waiter for a pot of honey water.

After drinking it, I really felt much better, and Lao Xiao smoothed things over in time, "Haha, our little Gu can't drink."

After a meal, we took a taxi at the entrance of the restaurant.

"Are you taking a taxi and going straight to the hospital now? I'm going to see grandma tomorrow."

I'm trying to break up the vignette of the banquet.

Before we could answer, a black Audi stopped in front of us with the windows rolled down, "Xiao Zong, Mayor Yu asked me to take you home."

It was Uncle Shen who helped my uncle drive.

Lao Xiao opened the door very familiarly and sat directly in the front row. I don't know if Chen Jiu is willing or not.

I glanced at Chen Jiu, "Get in the car and take you to the hospital first?"

Chen Jiu didn't refuse, maybe it's really not easy to get a taxi at the moment, we sat side by side in the back.

After the car stopped at the gate of the hospital, I followed Chen Jiu to get out of the car.

When I look at Chen Jiu now, my mind is full of that kiss that almost succeeded at the dinner table.

"Go and accompany grandma, I'll go back first, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

After getting in the car, I watched Chen Jiu's back gradually disappear into the night.

"Xiao Gu, was that your classmate just now?" Uncle Shen has driven my uncle's car for many years, just like my elder.

"It's not the same class, he's starting his third year of high school."

"Well, I said, why haven't I seen it before."

……

Grandma recovered very quickly. Every time I went there, Chen Jiu was giving her a leg massage.

I will be discharged from the hospital in a few days. The day before I was discharged from the hospital, Chen Jiu and I had lunch in the hospital cafeteria.

"How long do you have to train in Jiangzhou?" Many art students usually train until before the senior high school entrance examination.

"To the beginning of school."

"What about after school starts?"

"Find a local studio."

Of course I know the reason why Chen Jiu made this decision, but he has always been reliable in his work.

"Then don't you go to school when school starts?"

"Well, not going."

……

Thinking about it now, the summer vacation of the first year of high school was the happiest and most fulfilling vacation of my entire high school career, and it was also the most unforgettable period of time in my later memories.

After the start of school, I was promoted to the second year of high school. It may be because the school's honor roll is still full of candidates' records, or it may be our upcoming "small college entrance examination". In short, a garbage class like "Wu Di" has a learning atmosphere.

I also started to focus on my studies.

On the one hand, Chen Jiu doesn’t come to school anymore, so I don’t have to think hard to find him to go to school or have dinner with; on the other hand, Chen Jiu and I occasionally contact each other by text message. Of course, I take the initiative to find him, and he will reply occasionally .

I would go to see my grandma when I have time on weekends, but I never met Chen Jiu.

Grandma said that he basically stayed in the studio, and would prepare the whole day's meals in the morning, and would come back very late at night.

In such a busy day, the day of the unified examination for senior high school art students is coming.

Chen Jiu's examination room was at a normal university in the city next door.

The day before the UEC, I sent a text message to Chen Jiu.

"Good luck with your exam!"

Chen Jiu replied, "You too."

I studied desperately because of this text message, and even took a screenshot to make it my mobile phone wallpaper.

One day in January, while I was reading at home, I received a text message from Lao Xiao, announcing the results of the unified examination for art students in the third year of high school.

Damn, why so fast!

I hurriedly called Chen Jiu, and felt that my phone was about to drop to the ground due to my shaking.

The phone was finally connected, and I cleared my throat before speaking.

"Hi, I'm Gu Zong."

"Ah."

"Have you passed the unified examination?"

"Ah."

"So have you reached the line?"

"Ah."

Chen Jiu's tone was very calm, as if answering a question that had nothing to do with him.

"Ah!!!" I yelled excitedly on the phone.

At this time, it is necessary to push an inch, "Then why don't you invite me to your house for dinner?"

Warmly celebrate that Chen Jiu is one step closer to his dream.

"it is good."

Chen Jiu readily agreed, so I made an appointment to go to his house early in the morning.

"Long time no see, Xiao Zong."

It's already winter, and the weather is very cold. Grandma sits in front of the TV in the room, warming up the heater and watching idol dramas.

"Grandma, I have been studying so hard recently, my mind is empty."

I was wrapped in a thick down jacket and brought a stool into the house.

There was a very boring idol drama on TV, but grandma was fascinated by it.

Not long after, Chen Jiu came in with a basin of oranges, took them out one by one and lined them up on the small bench in front of the heater to roast.

I stuffed another hand warmer in grandma's hand, and then went to the kitchen to cook.

I couldn't sit still anymore, so I immediately stood up and wanted to help.

What beats the cold and makes people out of the comfort zone in the cold winter is love! !

"Hey, Xiao Zong."

As soon as I was about to leave the room, grandma called me mysteriously.

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

"Are you preparing for that little college entrance examination recently? You asked us Xiaojiu to teach you. He did well in the exam last year. Ask him for a note or something."

I rely on.

Grandma's words were like enlightenment, why didn't I expect it at all!

"Then I'm going to do a favor right now, and ask him by the way."

"go Go."

I wrapped up my clothes and put on a hat and came to the kitchen. Chen Jiu was washing vegetables by the sink wearing an apron.

"I... let me help you."

It's so cold that I'm trembling when I speak.

Chen Jiu was not polite to me, and directly gave up a seat to the side.

I pulled up my sleeves, and as soon as I stretched my hands into the water, I immediately retracted them, "Hustle, hurry, hurry!!!!"

In winter, Chen Jiu used cold water to wash the vegetables without changing his face. The water froze me so much that the sky was soaring.

What kind of spirit is this, or is there a difference between immortals.

I'm sure, Chen Jiu is a fairy descending to earth.

He is not afraid of the cold at all, only wearing a black sweater.

This made me look bad, I turned my head to look at him, and found that there was a very shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, although it was fleeting, I still caught it.

"If not, you'd better go inside and wait to eat."

Chen Jiu's tone was indifferent.

How can a man say that he can't do it? Not only can I do it, but I can't do it.

"I can do it, let me do the washing."

Chen Jiu dried his hands, "Call me after washing."

Then he stood by the window, opened the window, and another gust of cold wind blew in.

"Chen Jiu, do you really not feel the cold?" My teeth started to chatter.

"Not too cold."

I understand, this is deliberate trickery.

I have known for a long time that Chen Jiu has this naive side in his temperament, but what can he do with the person he likes, he can only get used to it.

Later, when Chen Jiu was cooking, I would pass something by the side, and it was quite warm standing by the pot.

The main reason is that I haven't seen Chen Jiu for a long time, why don't I take this opportunity to get in touch more.

"Chen Jiu, can you lend me your notes for the college entrance examination?"

The pot was crackling and the dishes were clattering, I said loudly.

Chen Jiu ignored me and continued to turn the pot.

Uh, he must have not heard, I rubbed the back of my head in embarrassment.

Soon a few dishes were fried, and I went into the room to set up the small table.

Grandma is fascinated by watching TV, and my eye sockets are a little wet just looking at it.

"Grandma, it's time to eat."

"Oh.

Hey, it's too miserable, why we separated after being together for so many years, what can't be said properly. "

The ending song has already been played on TV, but grandma is still indulging in sadness.

"personality clashes."

Chen Jiu concluded, and handed the packaged rice to grandma.

"You follow this drama too."

This surprised me. It is hard to imagine Chen Jiu sitting in front of the TV watching idol dramas.

"No, routine."

"Hey, why is there a disagreement in personality? It's just a misunderstanding between the two of you who are childhood sweethearts."

"That's the end of fate."

"Tsk, I won't tell you, what do children know, eat and eat."

Grandma didn't find anyone to share her grief with, so she didn't want to continue this topic.

I just sat by and giggled all the time, it was so fun to watch them getting along.

Grandma took a sip of the soup, then turned to me and asked, "Xiao Zong, what do you think?"

"Good horses don't eat grass."

I said it casually.

……

After eating, I packed all the dishes and chopsticks into the sink and was ready to leave. School had to make up lessons on Sunday afternoon.

When I walked to the gate of the courtyard, I heard Chen Jiu calling me.

When I turned around, I saw him leaning against the door with a thick notebook in his hand.