Like a swallow returning to its nest

The transition between summer and autumn was hardly felt, and the temperature dropped to single digits due to the north wind overnight.

The breakfast window was covered with a hazy layer of white mist, and I stretched out my hand to brush it away. The lead cloud was very low, and the sycamore tree downstairs quietly faded its greenness in the time I didn't notice, and the yellow leaves moistened by the light rain were separated from the branches. It landed quickly, and trampled to the bare loess of the thin lawn, which had already been paved with a thick layer.

The old people put on their winter clothes early on, the children put on cotton caps, and the office workers who hadn’t adapted to the changing weather wrapped up their professional clothes and trotted. A little yellow dog limped and disappeared from sight.

The temperature of the sleep-promoting scented candles in the room lingers for a long time, and the red light of the little sun makes everything warm. Fang Jian draws the gauze curtain and opens the closet. Old mahogany, laundry detergent and mothballs combine to form a subtle and pleasant smell , she habitually took a deep breath, and raised her hand to take off a short black down jacket.

This is a Double Eleven gift from Xiao Lai. It has the same color and style but different sizes. She bought two of them.

All the clothes to be worn were turned out and thrown on the bed. The wooden door of the old house "squeaked".

Fang Jian approached her, smelled the fragrant cream on her body, and tilted her head to kiss her lips.

"Do you like black?" Fang Jian didn't even bother to wear underwear, so he put on a sweater over the thin pajamas and put on a down jacket.

Xiao Lai said: "It's okay, I don't particularly like it, and I don't particularly like it."

"Then you bought black because you want to be like me?" Fang Jian pulled the zipper straight to the top, and her chin was retracted into the high collar of the down jacket, which felt comfortable and warm. This is a style she likes very much, and she can just wear a fisherman hat Hide yourself.

Xiao Lai patted his face to let the cream be absorbed, and rolled his eyes slightly, "Because this style is only black."

Fang Jian opened the drawer under the cabinet, took out the newly bought woolen socks that Xiao Lai bought, sat on the bed, stretched her legs, folded a corner of the pajama pants, and wrapped them in stockings.

"You don't have long johns." Xiao Lai asked.

Fang Jian wrapped both trouser legs, "The long johns are uncomfortable to wear, and the pajamas are loose." She picked up the two big bulges at the knees of the cotton pajama pants, "Look, it fits my body perfectly. "

He also persuaded Xiao Lai, "Try it too, and put on sweatpants, it's very warm."

Xiao Lai followed suit, and finally took off her coat and put on her underwear again, "My breasts are bigger than yours, so I can't do without them, I'll walk bumpy."

Fang Jian: "...Oh."

Before going out, grandma stuffed them with a few boiled eggs and two boxes of milk. The dog lay under the electric oven in the living room, with only its head exposed under the thick cotton tablecloth. Grandpa squinted his eyes and lay on the sofa listening to TV. The aunt sat on the side knitting woolen trousers for the little grandson at home.

Say goodbye to grandma, close the door, and they go downstairs hand in hand.

Xiao Feng takes a job for Xiao Lai.

His father's friend opened a large second-hand car dealership in a neighboring province, and held the opening ceremony. Xiao Lai was recommended by Xiao Feng to sing, and I heard that he invited a starlet from the [-]th line. The singer held a concert, and the boss was sure that there would be a lot of people. The celebration was arranged five hours before the concert.

The plan is to arrive on Saturday morning, perform in the afternoon, invite Xiao Feng to dinner in the evening, play around the neighborhood the next morning, and buy tickets for the afternoon.

The high-speed train took more than two hours, and they took a taxi directly to the place. Xiao Feng opened a big bed room for them near the car dealership, and waited for them in the room.

There are three songs to be sung, "Good Day" at the beginning, "Better to Dance" by Kelly Chen in the middle, and "Gong Xi Fa Cai" at the end.

Xiao Lai took off his coat and hung it on the hanger at the door. Xiao Feng handed her the program plan planned by the car dealership, which contained a detailed program process.

For the opening ceremony, it is understandable to sing "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and "Good Day". After the lottery session, there was even a violin solo "Poona Dance in D Major" and "Song of the Matador", followed by Northeast Errenzhuan and Allegro .

"The boss is really good, both tastes and tastes are appreciated." Fang Jian couldn't complain.

Xiao Lai has always been very professional and never complained, "As long as the money is in place, I can go on stage and learn how to bark like a dog."

Xiao Feng: "...That's not possible."

The total singing time does not exceed fifteen minutes, just spend a little more time waiting for the process, and get four or eight, this trip is quite worth it.

Xiao Lai had already finished memorizing the lyrics, so Xiao Feng took out his mobile phone to play the accompaniment for her, asked her to practice again, dug out the performance costume from the box, and thoughtfully prepared the bare-leg artifact.

Three or ten minutes before the performance started, Xiao Lai put on her make-up and went out in a down jacket dressed like a New Year's doll.Xiao Feng also had to go, this time they each earned their own money, and he had to be in charge of the entire sound adjustment.

Fang Jian also brought out the hot water bottle from home, and boiled a pot of boiling water to pour it in at the hotel, covering her clothes in fear of getting cold.

The stage is set in the commercial plaza at the entrance of the car dealership. There is a concert in the nearby gymnasium at night, and there are quite a lot of people. The host just came on stage for a while, and the crowd gathered.

Xiao Lai was the first to appear on the stage. The performance costume was a sleeveless jacket with navy blue cheongsam collar, four long streamers at the hem, red pumpkin pants with long sleeves, boots, hair rolled into two balls, and a painted face. Be like a little actress.

The red one is festive and lovely.

Fang Jian took a photo of her and posted it in the group chat with her sisters. Over there, Chun Xin sent a star-eyed emoji, saying it was so cute, and she wanted to print it out and hang it on the door during the Chinese New Year. The old sister-in-law said no, don’t It's embarrassing to print black and white...

Fang Jian showed her the phone screen, and she raised her neck and laughed.

After the host finished the curtain call, Xiao Lai quickly took off his coat and threw it to Fang Jian to run away. Fang Jian stuffed a hot water bottle into her clothes to keep her warm.

The two duo actors were chatting next to each other in blankets, and the Allegro actor in a long coat squatted on the ground eating instant noodles. Fang Jian looked around, got up and went to a convenience store not far away to buy a box of chocolates, and took a box of chocolates in a thermos cup by the way. Big bottle of hot water.

When I was going out to pay, I was hit by someone, and the cup fell to the ground. The other party apologized hurriedly, picked up the thermos cup to check whether it was broken, and patted the ashes back to her, "I'm sorry, look at me, I don't have eyesight when I walk."

Half of her face was hidden under the fisherman's hat. Fang Jian shook her head and said nothing. The other party asked, "Are you all right?"

The young woman's voice, the white and slender fingers holding the thermos cup, and the accent with a three-point smile made it hard for people to feel disgusted, but Fang Jian took a step back suddenly as if facing an enemy, and quickly opened the distance to run Walk.

Hurrying back to the backstage, less than half a minute after sitting down, Xiao Lai ran back with her shoulders in her arms. Fang Jian quickly unfolded her clothes to wrap her around her, and hugged her into her arms.

"It's freezing!" Fang Jian pressed the back of her hand to her face.

Her clothes were scalded by the hot water bottle, she shrank her neck and shook her head, "It's so windy and cold!"

Fang Jian felt distressed, "I have to wait for the next song, eat some chocolate first, and I'll bring you hot water."

Xiao Lai nodded obediently, sat on her lap, hid her hands in her clothes, just opened her mouth, "Feed me."

The Erren Zhuan actor next to them looked at them and smiled, and greeted them with a Northeast accent, "You are a couple."

Fang Jian pursed her lips and tore the chocolate packaging bag, Xiao Lai said, "Yes."

The eldest sister with the sky braid poked the arm of the person next to her, "We are also a couple."

Xiao Lai asked them where they were from, and the eldest sister gave the name of the place, and the two sides chatted without saying a word.

The program was interspersed between the lottery draws. After a while, the two duo actors heard the announcement and came on stage. Fang Jian found out the program list of the photos on his mobile phone, and the next one was the violin solo.

The backstage is simple, just a few tables and benches, and a few big black boxes with audio equipment piled up. Fang Jian heard that voice again, talking on the phone with someone, with a slightly sullen tone, showing a bit of boredom. The open-mindedness at the entrance of the convenience store.

Fang Jian was sitting on the chair with her back to the person, and Xiao Lai put his arms around her neck and whispered, "Here comes the violin player. It seems to be the little star that Xiao Feng mentioned, and he looks familiar."

Fang Jian nodded slightly, and hugged her even more tightly. Xiao Lai tilted her head to see that the angrily hung up the phone, holding the phone in her hands and pressing it randomly, and her long fingernails knocked on the screen with a "da da" sound.

"I seem to have seen her somewhere. It's like a micro-movie. I can't remember the name... I don't feel like a celebrity. If you say I'll ask for an autograph, will she agree? While she's not popular."

After breaking off the chocolate and feeding it into her mouth, Fang Jian rarely said in an unfriendly tone, "It won't be hot."

The man focused on the phone and didn't pay attention to their whispers. Xiao Lai pushed her lightly and said vaguely, "Why do you say that?"

"You don't care about others." Fang Jian was a little impatient, Xiao Lai pinched her, "How dare you attack me!" He smiled and pressed her forehead to her, "She is a beautiful woman, are you jealous?" She whispered, " Don't worry, my favorite is our sister Jianjian!"

The woman hung up the phone and carefully placed the piano case on the table, as if keenly grasping a certain familiar syllable, glanced at it suspiciously, Xiao Lai tilted her head and smiled at her, she nodded, and quickly pulled her lips.

From the moment she came to the stage, the phone kept ringing until the host announced the curtain. She hung up the phone, took off her coat, and walked up the steps slowly with the piano. Fang Jian finally raised her head and looked at her wearing a dark red velvet dress. slim back.

Xiao Lai tilted her head in doubt, and frowned, "Do you think her skirt looks familiar?"

The skirt was the same style as the one Fang Jian wore last time when she took a photo by the river. Xiao Feng said that his sister had eliminated it, so she clashed with someone.

"Ah, maybe Xiao Feng's sister lost her skirt because of a collision with her? Xiao Feng knew the owner of the car dealership. Maybe the player who played the violin was invited by the boss? Let me tell you, she is still a starlet, how could it be possible? Running to start a business for someone, not to mention how much money you earn, would be too demeaning, right? It turned out to be acquaintance..."

She muttered non-stop, Fang Jian straightened her round face, and wiped off a little black chocolate stain from the corner of her mouth with a tissue, "Okay, be good."

She pouted unhappily, "What's wrong with me?"

Fang Jian said perfunctorily, "Yeah, you are the most obedient", bent down and touched her knees, wearing a bare-legged artifact, it was okay, not very cold.

Xiao Lai quickly came to the stage. Fang Jian carried her jacket and moved to the corner with her back to the crowd. The woman came back and started talking on the phone again. He simply closed his eyes, bent over and buried his face in his clothes.

She closed her vision, but her ears could hear more clearly. Fang Jian heard her scolding the assistant on the other end of the phone loudly, listing all the crimes of the other party, probably complaining that the assistant asked for leave, and she was not properly taken care of, and felt dissatisfied.

Finally, the music stopped, she hung up the phone, and the two turned to the elder sister to greet her, "Are you that one, Wan Menglian, that star, I seem to have seen your TV show."

She immediately changed her tone, polite and distant: "I'm sorry, you made a mistake, I'm not."

The eldest sister said "Oh" twice: "It's quite similar, they are very beautiful."

"Thank you, but I'm not. Many people say we look alike."

"You can also become a star! You are very good at playing the violin! The current stars can't do anything, but you are also talented, and you will definitely be popular."

She echoed a few words casually, dragged a chair and sat down, and the lighter clicked.

The elder sister of Errenzhuan said, "You still smoke."

This time she refuses to answer, maybe laughs, maybe doesn't.

Fang Jian raised her face from the down jacket, reopened the program list in the photo album, and swipe two fingers to zoom in—violin solo: "Song of the Matador"; Wan Menglian.

It was only the last song "Gong Xi Fa Cai". Xiao Lai stepped down from the stage and ran towards her happily. Fang Jian put away her phone and shook off her coat to welcome her, but Xiao Lai was blocked halfway.

The slightly fat middle-aged man walked up to her, and took out a red envelope from his wallet under his arm, "There is one more song, thank you for your hard work in such a cold day."

"You are Boss Liu." The girl's voice was as crisp and tender as bamboo shoots, and she took the red envelope with both hands beaming, "Thank you, Boss!"

The middle-aged man took the opportunity to hold her hands, and rubbed his fingertips on the back of her delicate hands. With his eyes bent, he leaned forward and approached her. The rotten breath from his body enveloped her like a poisonous miasma.

Xiao Lai frowned slightly, and leaned back to avoid it. Fang Jianteng stood up, and the eldest sister of Errenzhuan had already rushed up to squeeze Xiao Lai away, "Oh, Boss Liu, good business, good business!"

Boss Liu was coping, his eyes still lingering on the girl's bare shoulders, Fang Jian quickly wrapped her in his clothes, hugged her and walked away.

The two duo actors gathered around to play haha, as if this incident had never happened, Boss Liu prepared red envelopes for each performer.

Fang Jian stuffed Xiao Lai into the corner between the black box and the stage, frowned, took out a wet towel from the cross-body bag and wiped her hands, lowered her head and said, "Stop singing."

"But there is one more song." Xiao Lai muttered, tearing off the outer skin of the red envelope, roughly counting it, more than 2000 yuan, rolled into a lump and stuffed into the depths of Fang Jian's satchel, "There is no reason to return the money."

Fang Jian bowed her head and said nothing. If it was only because of money, the problem would be much easier. She has money, so she can give all the money to Xiao Lai.But she doesn't just sing for money, she likes to sing.

After the incident of Roman Holiday, she seldom went to bars to sing since school started. This kind of performance is a rare opportunity. eat delicious food……

Fang Jian wiped every one of her fingers carefully, threw the white wet towel behind her back, and landed lightly, which was very conspicuous on the gray floor tiles.

Silent disdain and disgust.

It's not that Boss Liu didn't see their small actions, but a person like him is shameless, so he wouldn't feel half guilty.If you still have half a sense of shame, you can't do this kind of thing in public.

Eye movements, the bestiality is still there, it is disgusting to look at him more than once.

Xiao Lai put his arms around her waist, bent his lips and showed a smile, "Don't be afraid, I know martial arts, and besides, there are so many people here, he dare not do anything. Just treat it like being bitten by a dog, and we will leave after singing the last song." .” After finishing speaking, he added, “It’s not a dog, it’s a maggot, and I was kicked by a maggot!”

Fang Jian embraced her, sighed helplessly, smiled bitterly because of her clumsy comfort, and suddenly burst into tears.

While the eyelashes were fluttering, Xiao Lai, who was leaning up against her arms, saw the two crystals quickly slipping down her face, dripping on her face, icy cold.

His heart tightened suddenly, and Xiao Lai immediately changed his words, "Stop singing, stop singing, you are unhappy, I won't sing, let's go right away!"

She didn't want the final payment, and she didn't sing the song anymore. As soon as Fang Jian cried, Xiao Lai couldn't care about anything, and took her hand and was about to leave.

Just at this moment, a name hit her eardrum unexpectedly.

"Zhao Lian, you are still so shameless."

Fang Jian held her breath, her heart was in her throat for an instant, Xiao Lai froze, she raised her head and stared at her suspiciously for two seconds, she was so nervous that she forgot to pretend to cry, she squeezed her mouth tightly, and stayed like a stone statue.

The person in her arms exerted a little force, and Fang Jian resigned to her fate and stood aside to make way for her.

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