sunken square

Later, Chen Yuechi and Guan Rong didn't speak again.

Chen Yuechi felt that he should tell Guan Rong about the young man, but he didn't know what to say.He didn't even feel strong enough to speak.

The momentary overreaction had hollowed him out.The head started hurting badly again.

Chen Yuechi was afraid that Guan Rong would show that he was "near" at this time, but fortunately Guan Rong maintained his usual indifference and never asked more questions, nor did he linger.This is "not close" evidence.No "nearness" can happen between two people who don't know each other like this.

They are not even friends.

Autumn is about to turn into chill, Chen Yuechi has not seen Guan Rong for a week.In fact, even if I saw him, I would have nothing to say.He doesn't discriminate against people in special industries, and naturally he doesn't discriminate against homosexuals (whether Guan Rong is or not), but he has no way to face Guan Rong.

This kind of emotion is too subtle, fortunately Guan Rong should understand his subtlety anyway, so it didn't appear where it often appears.

At this point, the tacit understanding between people seems to be more subtle.

Faced with this tacit understanding, Chen Yuechi was both grateful and guilty.Night after night, his dreams were darker than usual, and occasionally he would stay up all night if he couldn't sleep.

During the period, after receiving the second month's salary, Sister Huan still secretly gave him the part that should be seized.He thought maybe he should buy something and pay a visit, but he couldn't do such a deliberate thing for a while.

Just as he was hesitating how to repay this kindness, Sister Huan suddenly stopped him during the shift change on Friday: "Xiao Chen, do me a favor. I have something to do this afternoon and I can't leave. Can you help pick up the stars?"

"Okay." Chen Yuechi responded immediately.

Xingxing is sister Huan's daughter, she is in middle school, and it is in the kindergarten affiliated to S University in her sister's school.The child had been to the convenience store several times and knew Chen Yuechi. Sister Huan had also told the teacher about it, so the pick-up went smoothly.

He led Xing Xing to take the bus, but after a few steps, someone pulled Chen Yuechi's clothes from behind.Chen Yuechi turned his head and saw Pingzi was carrying a schoolbag on his back. He was obedient, holding the strap with one hand and the corner of his clothes with the other. He was trying to look up at him and asked anxiously, "Brother, why are you holding other children?" ah?"

Not to be outdone, Xingxing grasped Chen Yue's two fingers tightly, as if afraid that he would let go, turned back and said to the bottle: "You are the other child!"

While the two children were talking, Chen Yuechi had already seen Guan Rong.He was standing on the opposite side of the road, and when he saw Chen Yuechi looking over, he nodded briefly.Just like when we first met.

For some reason, Chen Yuechi felt a palpitation in his heart.He felt that this was the right way, and he and Guan Rong just knew each other.

"What class are you in? Why haven't I seen you?"

"Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Uncle Rong hasn't gone out, and hasn't come to pick me up for many days."

"The princess on your schoolbag is so pretty."

The bottle was muttering beside him, talking to Xingxing for a while, and talking to Chen Yuechi for a while.There were children and parents coming and going all around, and then Guan Rong on the opposite side yelled at the bottle, and when the bottle looked over, he waved his hand lazily: "Go on, I'm leaving."

After he finished speaking, he really turned around and walked towards the gate of S University by himself.Bottle hurriedly said goodbye, ran up bumpily, and stuffed his hand into Guan Rong's right hand hanging by his side.He turned his head and waved to Chen Yuechi and Xingxing.

Xingxing snorted: "Uncle Chen, let's go home!"

Chen Yue smiled: "Bottle calls me brother, you call me uncle."

"I want to call you uncle," said Xing Xing, "you are my mother's friend."

Chen Yuechi corrected patiently: "I am your mother's employee." After he finished speaking, he glanced from a distance, and Guan Rong happened to disappear around the corner with the bottle.

He suddenly remembered that Guan Rong's umbrella was still in his schoolbag.

The address was sent by Sister Huan in a text message. Chen Yuechi thought that Sister Huan still had a husband at home. He didn't know anyone, so he just came to the door and bought something.After thinking about it, I finally mentioned fruit, which can be eaten by adults and children.

When I got to the place, I went upstairs and entered the door, but there was only Sister Huan at home.Chen Yuechi asked casually, "Is Miss Huan's family not here?"

Sister Huan laughed and said, "Why are you still shopping? I have to thank you for helping me pick up the stars. Come in, what do you want to eat tonight? I made dumplings, steamed a few and stuffed my stomach first?"

She did not answer Chen Yuechi's question.Chen Yue felt that it was impolite to eat at someone else's house like this, so he had no choice but to decline: "You still have to wait for family members? Sister Huan, I have work at night, so I have to go."

Sister Huan's smile became helpless: "Okay, next time."

From this day on, sister Huan looked for him more and more frequently.Sometimes the lights in the house are out, sometimes the water pipes are broken, and sometimes there is no time to pick up the stars.

Chen Yuechi never refuses to help others, but no matter how slow he is, he still finds that something is not right.Or rather, there was a deviation from his understanding.

After being called to help again, Sister Huan insisted on keeping Chen Yuechi for dinner, saying that she knew that he was not working at the cake shop today.Chen Yuechi was stunned, and there was no chance to export the excuses that came to his lips.Sister Huan has already pulled away the chair by the dining table: "Come and sit down." Then she said: "Sister asked you to help so much, is it my fault for letting you have a meal? You don't even give this face?"

At this point, Chen Yuezhi couldn't refuse any more.

Xingxing dragged Chen Yuechi over to pile up the building blocks, and Sister Huan looked at it for a while and went into the kitchen.It didn't take long for the kitchen range hood and the sound of cooking to sound, and the irreplaceable aroma of home-cooked food wafted straight to the living room.

Chen Yuechi absent-mindedly accompanied Xingxing to build the castle. During this period, he found an opportunity and whispered that sentence: "Xingxing, where is your father?"

Xing Xing replied innocently: "I don't have a father!"

She played alone for a while, then suddenly said: "Uncle Chen, you can be my father!"

The sound of cooking in the kitchen just stopped, and Chen Yuechi's heart tightened, secretly praying that Sister Huan didn't hear this sentence.The voice sounded again, he looked at Xing Xing and said in a low voice: "Xing Xing has his own father."

The child's attention turned quickly, but he was actually not waiting for the answer to this question.What Chen Yuezhi said seemed to be speaking to himself.

Suppressing his emotions, he finished a meal with Sister Huan, mother and daughter.The food should be delicious, but he can't taste it.Only Chen Yuechi knows how much he cherishes every job.But he had a premonition at this moment that he was going to lose his job in the convenience store.

After the meal, Chen Yuechi wanted to leave, but Xingxing grabbed him and refused to let him go. When he was tired from playing, he asked him to tell a bedtime story.Sister Huan asked her mother if she couldn't talk, and she said she wanted to hear Uncle Chen talk.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Sister Huan smiled at him apologetically.

Chen Yuechi had no choice but to sit beside Xingxing's bed and open the storybook.

It was easy to put the child to sleep, but it was raining outside.Chen Yuechi looked at Xing Xing in a daze for a while, then turned around and found that Sister Huan was leaning against the door, looking at him.

He was startled.Sister Huan came back to her senses and said, "It's raining, and our guest room is empty, why don't we just sleep here."

Chen Yuechi stood up, tidied up the books beside the bed lightly, and walked up to him before saying, "Sister Huan, I have to go."

In response to his words, a thunderstorm rolled outside, and Sister Huan took a step closer to him: "Xiao Chen, I..."

Chen Yue took a step back calmly, and a hurt look flashed across Sister Huan's face.She said: "Don't worry, I have been divorced from my ex-husband for a long time, and everything has been cut, and he will not come to harass us. I know that I am divorced and have children and I am not worthy of you, but it has been so long, you should Understand what I mean."

"No, no," Chen Yue said sincerely, "It's not your problem, Sister Huan, I don't think it's okay to be divorced and have children..."

"Then what do you mean?" Sister Huan stopped him, and raised her hand on her chest, as if protecting herself, and at the same time as a test.The forearm touched Chen Yuechi's chest.

Chen Yuechi took another step back and carefully considered his words: "Sister Huan, I can't accept other people's kindness. I'm sorry, I'm not good enough for you."

Sister Huan was stunned, then laughed and said: "You follow me in everything, I thought you understood what I meant, but it's just hindering my family... Since there is no such meaning, we are all adults, so it doesn't matter to say it directly, Why do you block me with words that are worthy or not?"

Chen Yue remained silent for a while, and asked earnestly: "Sister Huan said just now that she is not good enough for me, is it true or just words?"

Sister Huan was surprised and didn't speak.

Chen Yue smiled gently and didn't care about the answer.He shook his head: "No matter whether Sister Huan is telling the truth or talking, what I say is true. I am very grateful to Sister Huan. The convenience store job is my first job here. I will remember you Kindly."

"Sorry. I'm leaving Sister Huan first." He bowed to Sister Huan and closed the door gently when he went out.

In any case, it was Sister Huan who let him know the kindness of people in society.

Chen Yuechi came here by bicycle today.The umbrella that Guan Rong lent him was always in his bag, but he didn't hold it up.It will still get wet anyway.

When he arrived at the bicycle shed in the community, his whole body was already drenched, and Chen Yue took it hard to push the bicycle.He bent down to check and found that the front and rear wheels had been punctured.

Pushing the broken car out of the gate of this community, someone behind him shouted: "Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen! Take an umbrella!"

"No need, Sister Huan! You go home!" He responded loudly, and saw a thin figure in the distance, struggling to stand in the wind and rain holding an umbrella.The light enveloped her body in a circle, blurred by the rain curtain.

It's like Zhou Dian.

Chen Yuechi felt his nose sore slowly.He also finally realized that he wasn't really insensitive to this level, he was just paralyzing himself.

Because he saw Zhou Dian in this woman.He broke into other people's world self-righteously, but pretended to be a passive coward who didn't understand, and selfishly stole a little warmth from his elder sister before everything was exposed.

It's a bit far from Sister Huan's house to Sunken Square, and Chen Yuechi walked for nearly an hour in the rain.He locked the car at the corner of the back street and went in along that road.He is going to find Guan Rong.

He had to go to Guan Rong.