【Lou Cheng】 How easy is another day

Weisha's first trip to the United States was quite different from what he had imagined.To be precise, the United States is very different from what he imagined.

It is often said that your first impression of a city is likely to be your eternal impression - because there are many places in this world where you have only one side of fate with her.

His first impression of New York was huge buildings, turbulent people, and endless yellow taxis.Of course, the last item was something he didn't dare to care about at the time. After asking for leave from the head of the group, he took the address his father had given him and set off from the hotel where he was staying, preparing to take the subway to meet people.

Before going out, one of the leaders of the group bumped into him in the corridor. Seeing him in a suit and leather shoes with a restrained expression, he asked him, Xiao Ming, who are you going to meet?

He replied honestly, to see an old friend of my father.It is said that I met him when I was in Europe.

—Acting alone breaks discipline.Although you are not very old, you are still a foreigner.You should know the rules of traveling with a group.

--Know.But before going abroad, he had already consulted Minister Chen for instructions.Minister Chen specially approved me for an afternoon, and I also asked the head of the delegation for leave just now.

Because it was all the truth, he said it very frankly.But besides being calm, he was actually a little puzzled: he didn't know the person he was about to meet, and he didn't even know why he was meeting him.The only thing he knew was that after he confirmed that he would accompany him as an English and French interpreter, his father went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and told him when he came back that he wanted Weisha to meet someone when he arrived in New York.For this reason, he has already reported to Minister Chen and asked for leave for Wei Xia.

This is of course against the rules.But since his father said so, Wei Xia still agreed.After agreeing, he noticed that his father's expression was a little strange, he seemed a little sad, but also a little relieved, he was obviously looking at him, but he seemed to be looking at someone else.

He asked his father, Dad, who is this person I want to see.

Father smiled slightly, he is an old friend of our family.When you see it, remember to call Uncle.

knew.Just go see him?What should I bring?

His father watched him for a long time, and finally said, bring some Biluochun.Didn't your aunt Xiang send some over this spring? You haven't drunk it yet, so take it with you.

oh.Is there anything to say?

No need to say anything.Just go and see him.Listen to what he has to say.If he asks, just say everything is fine at home.What he asks, what you answer, and family affairs, you can talk about it.

can say?Wei Xia asked suspiciously.

Father nodded and repeated, he could say it all.

And until he left, his father never mentioned this person again.Only the night before his departure, he put the wrapped Biluochun into Weixia's hand luggage.

"Don't put it in a box, for fear of being crushed."

So, on this crisp autumn afternoon in October, Weixia took Biluochun from Dongshan and his father's advice, and got into the subway in New York to meet the old friend.

He had never taken the subway before, and it was only after a few stops that he realized that he was sitting in the wrong direction, and when he got out of the station, he made a wrong exit. I was sweating all over, and my suit was not very crisp.Fortunately, the packaging of the tea is not damaged, so it is decent to give it to the elders.

Wei Xia looked up at the tall buildings and the flags fluttering in the wind, thinking of his mission this time, he suddenly couldn't move forward.He carefully looked at the flags one after another, and any red would make him stop his eyes—he knew it was not, but he also knew that there would be a flag he was familiar with in the future, right here, so that everyone like him People can see it as long as they stop.

Wei Xia looked at it for a while, and remembered the real purpose of this trip, so he had to look back and look for the visitor's entrance.But to his surprise, the visitor entrance was harder to find than he had imagined. After asking several passers-by, not everyone could speak English, and those who could speak English pointed him in several different directions. After walking around for a long time, he was thinking that he was probably going to ask the police for help, when suddenly a voice came from behind: "Are you looking for someone?"

is mother tongue.

Wei Xia turned his head and replied subconsciously: "Yes. I want to go inside and meet someone."

It was only after he finished speaking that he saw the person who took the initiative to talk to him—it was an elderly gentleman, well-dressed, the windbreaker was particularly pressed on him, tall and thin, like a sword.

A strange metaphor flashed through Weisha's mind.

The other party smiled kindly at him: "I also happen to be going to meet people inside, if you don't mind, let me show you the way."

His tone and expression were very kind, looking at Wei Xia, it was like looking at his own children and nephews.

Wei Xia originally wanted to refuse, but for some reason, he found himself unable to refuse.

Maybe it was the way he smiled, he was very similar to his old man.

Wei Xia also smiled: "Then thank you."

After the two walked together, Wei Xia realized that the other's footsteps were very vigorous, almost out of proportion to his age.This reminded him of his father again - Wei Xia thought, this is too unreasonable, it is not the first time to go abroad, how could he be so homesick.

But when he looked at the pace of the old gentleman who met by chance, he couldn't help but think of his father who had difficulty walking every season.

Under the leadership of that gentleman, they arrived at the visitor's entrance very quickly, and the other party politely asked Wei Xia to fill in the visitor form first, but Wei Xia didn't give in as he saw that it was getting late.When filling out the form, the security inspector asked Wei Xia: "Sir, have you made an appointment with the other party?"

In fact, Wei Xia didn't know if Mr. Lou was in the office or waiting for him.But this is the only vacation he can get, so after a little hesitation, Wei Xia still nodded: "Yes."

After answering, he lowered his head to fill in the form again, first the surname, then the first name, and then the name of the elder he was about to meet. He suddenly realized that there was one word in their names that was the same, but his surname was his. name.

He smiled quickly in his heart at the coincidence.It was amazing that the strangeness that had always enveloped him just disappeared.

He signed his name and dated it, October 1971, 10.

After entering the hall, he thanked the gentleman who led the way again. When he was about to say goodbye, the other party looked at him and smiled again: "I recognized you at first sight. You are very similar to your father. "

Wei Xia was stunned, and after a while he asked tentatively, "...Uncle Lou?"

But he shook his head, smiled and said nothing.

On the one hand, Weixia's heart was full of alarm bells, and on the other hand, he was strangely unable to feel any vigilance and hostility towards the people in front of him.In front of him, he seemed to have turned into a child overnight. Together with his sister Jiahui, each holding his father's hand, he walked on the streets of Beijing, and followed his father to greet the uncles and uncles he knew.

He has never met many people, and some of them lost the news later, but he always looked forward to such a moment when he was a child, because he knew that there must be candies waiting for him and Jiahui.

Now, in front of this person, this long-lost feeling reappeared.

Wei Xia almost couldn't help laughing because of his own feeling, but under the gaze of the people in front of him, not only could he not laugh, he even straightened his back involuntarily but calmly.

But the other party still smiled, with an unusually kind expression, Wei Xia was able to confirm at this time that what he saw in his eyes before, the expression that was close to looking at his own children and nephews, was not an illusion.

Wei Xia also fell silent.He fixedly looked at the person coming, and stopped making a sound.

At this time, the man turned his head, pointed to a figure in the coffee shop in the corner of the hall, and said to him, "We have been waiting for you. Hello, Wei Xia."

END