I don't have ulterior motives

Shu Lin'an looked up: "Sorry, I didn't find anyone."

"No, I turned too fast." Jin Bei shook his head.He said that he didn't find anyone, which means he probably didn't hear him speaking, "Is the rehearsal over?"

"No. I'm going to the bathroom."

"Oh." Jin Bei nodded, let out the way, and watched Shu Lin'an's back go away to the end of the corridor.He looked at it for a while, then turned and went back to the classroom.

The bell after class did not stop everyone's enthusiasm, and the rehearsal continued until half an hour after class.It wasn't until someone shouted that they were hungry that everyone left one after another.Jin Bei was one of the last group of people to leave, but God seemed to have timed it right. He was halfway through packing when he heard a loud thunder.

Depend on.Jin Bei murmured in his heart, wondering if he could get home before the rainstorm.It took about 10 minutes for him to walk home, and 8 minutes should be enough for him to run back.Jin Bei picked up his schoolbag while counting, and then heard the sound that was like a drizzling gradually getting louder, and suddenly it turned into a roar like thunder.

It has become a vast expanse of whiteness outside.

Don't be so hasty!

Jin Bei walked to the door of the teaching building.The torrential rain had already swept up the steps in front of the door. He took two steps back and leaned against the door.

It was more than half an hour before school ended, and the people in the school had basically left.The sudden rainstorm should not last for too long, Jin Bei planned to wait for the rain to stop before leaving.

Outside the door, in the woodland on the left and the boulevard on the right, the leaves are shaking.On the boulevard, a car was about to drive out of the school gate, but the person in the back seat turned his head unintentionally, and saw the figure in front of the teaching building through the rain.

"parking."

The driver stopped strangely.

Shu Lin'an said to the driver: "I'm sorry. I still remember something. You should go back first."

Drivers have already developed the habit of only listening to orders without asking why. "Yes. Where are you taking?"

"No, I'll play here."

"Here? Such heavy rain..."

"It's ok."

Shu Linan picked up the umbrella and opened the car door. "Be careful..." The driver turned his head, and the people in the back seat had already walked into the rain.

When Jin Bei saw the figure walking towards the teaching building, he was still wondering who came to the school in such heavy rain. When he found out who it was, he couldn't help but took two steps and walked to the steps.

The rain brushed across his boots.

Shu Linan put away the umbrella and smiled at him.

"Why did you come back?" Jin Bei looked at the other party in surprise.Shu Linan's trousers and school uniform jacket were wet from shoulders to elbows.

"It's raining too much, it's hard to walk." Shu Lin'an looked at him, "Did you bring an umbrella?"

"Yes." Jin Bei lowered his head.

"Let's go together in a while. Wait for the rain to lighten."

Jin Bei raised his head and asked casually, "Huh? Is no one coming to pick you up?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Jin Bei felt that his IQ had plummeted recently. I don't want people to know.

The light in Shu Linan's eyes moved, and he asked, "Do you know someone will pick me up?"

"Uh, I saw it by chance."

Shu Lin'an nodded, as if he didn't care, just said: "Not today."

Jin Bei suddenly took the umbrella from his hand, and Shu Linan looked at him with wide eyes.Jin Bei put the umbrella aside: "Take off your coat. The sleeves are wet."

Shu Linan continued to look at him.

Seeing that the other party didn't move, Jin Bei added: "Otherwise it's easy to catch a cold."

"Oh..." Shu Linan nodded slowly, took off his school uniform jacket, saw the other party take off his own jacket naturally, and handed it to him: "Put on mine."

"...Otherwise, it's easy to catch a cold."

"..."

Shu Lin'an wanted to say no, but he couldn't bear to refuse the other party's kindness, so he put it on.

Ordinary laundry detergent smell.There were no scents that he was used to.But it smells surprisingly good.

"Mint flavor." Shu Lin'an whispered to himself.

"Huh?" Jin Bei tilted his head and said casually, "You too."

Shu Linan looked at him with raised eyebrows.

Jin Bei smiled: "You smelled it when you bent over to put your breakfast that day."

"Oh." Shu Linan curled the corners of her lips.

There was a moment of silence.Jin Bei couldn't help feeling very strange that two high school boys were standing here, not talking about games, studies, or art festivals, but somehow talking about mint flavor.

Jin Bei cleared his throat: "Where do you live?"

"Fengjiang all the way." Shu Linan said simply.But Jin Bei knew that it was the villa area of ​​Tianhuayuan, on the south bank of Fengjiang River, Linjiang. "What about you?" Shu Linan asked.

"Fuying Road, Jin'an Community. It's very close to the school." In this way, there is only a river between him and Shu Linan's house.

"Hmm..." Shu Linan nodded, "Are there a lot of fireflies?"

"what?"

"It's nothing." Shu Lin'an smiled, "You did a good job auditioning."

"Well, that was an accident."

"No, I think you are very suitable to play the devil king."

"..." Is it true that I am such a persona in the other party's heart?

Sure enough, the rain became lighter very quickly.About 10 minutes later, only the slender raindrops were still floating, but Jin Bei's hunger level had risen to the level of heavy rain.He was half a head taller than Shu Linan, so he naturally opened his umbrella and walked up the steps.Shu Lin'an was not polite either, and walked under the umbrella.

"Would you like to have a meal first?" Jin Bei asked.Before Shu Lin'an could answer, he heard Jin Bei say again: "Ah, is there someone waiting for you at your house?" He lived alone, so he mistakenly thought that everyone else was like this.

"...No. Let's eat together."

"Eh?" Jin Bei was a little surprised.

"My father is busy with work, and my mother passed away when I was young. There is only my aunt at home." Shu Lin'an explained in a flat tone.

When the other party said it so frankly, Jin Bei inexplicably felt that he was getting closer to him.

"What a coincidence. Me too."

No, this kind of thing, even if it's a coincidence, I won't feel happy.

Shu Linan raised his eyes in surprise.Jin Bei said: "My parents passed away when I was in the second year of junior high school, so theoretically speaking, I should be considered an orphan... It's all in the past. What's for dinner?"

"It's all right."

The most difficult answer.

The two walked to the school gate and turned right naturally. "Are you going this way?" Shu Lin'an asked.

"Hmm. Do you want to eat Cantonese food?"

"Okay."

After getting an affirmative answer, Jin Bei excitedly explained: "I know a family is next to Fengjiang Martial Arts Hall. I used to eat there when I was young, and the boss even gave me a discount."

"Fengjiang Wuguan?"

"Yeah. My family used to have a martial arts gym. Later, my parents passed away and the martial arts gym was closed, so I seldom go to that store."

"That's it. It's amazing."

"It's just a profession." Jin Bei, who was pretending to be modest, was very happy.

Turn right from the school gate and walk for less than 10 minutes to the riverside.Turn right again and walk for 5 minutes. Fengjiang Wuguan is next to Yueyong Bridge, and Yuege is also there.

Yuege is the shop Jin Bei mentioned.The couple are Cantonese. They came to G City more than 20 years ago to open this store. At that time, it was still a suburb of the city and there were not many high-end houses around.With the name of Yueyong Bridge first, the couple took the name of the store as Yuege.

This was all pieced together by Jin Bei in countless chats with the boss.Now Fengjiang Wuguan is taken over by a golf club, and the door of Yuege is still hung with the same dark blue curtain as it was four years ago.

Jin Bei lifted the curtain and signaled Shu Lin'an to go in.There are two rows of simple brown wooden tables and chairs in the store, and stacks of steamers are stacked in the innermost glass window.

It was past meal time, and there were not many people in the shop.An old man in his 60s came out to welcome him, saw Jin Bei, and looked him over carefully, before showing a surprised expression: "Xiaobei! I haven't been here for a long time."

"Yes, Uncle Chen." Jin Bei showed a big smile, and he and Shu Lin'an sat down at the table inside, "I miss your snacks."

"Haha, brought classmates?" Uncle Chen smiled so that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and the side of his nose deepened, and brought the menu, "I want shrimp dumplings, right?"

Shu Linan smiled at the old man.

"Yeah." Jin Bei pushed the menu towards Shu Lin'an, "What do you like to eat?"

"Shaomai and ginger bump milk." Shu Lin'an glanced at the menu, looked up and said.

"Add a cage of char siew buns and beef porridge."

"Okay." Uncle Chen put away the menu and entered the back room.

The char siew buns and siew mai came up quickly.Shu Lin'an tasted it: "It's delicious."

"Really!" Jin Bei put his head on his hands and looked at the person opposite with a smile.

"What does the martial arts school teach?" Shu Linan swallowed a shumai and asked, "Is it good in actual combat?"

"Well... it depends on the needs. There are some showy fitness, but also real kung fu. My dad focuses on Xingyi boxing, and he has a little superficial knowledge." Jin Bei paused, "Practical combat, I was taught by my dad , you'll know if you try it."

"I don't dare." Shu Lin'an smiled.

Beef porridge, ginger milk and shrimp dumplings were also served one after another.Jin Bei stretched out his chopsticks: "The shrimp dumplings here are my favorite."

"Yeah." Shu Lin'an picked up one, and Jin Bei was looking at him, but after inadvertently raised his head, he stared at the door with a strange expression, and stopped the chopsticks.

Shu Lin'an also paused and looked towards the door.

A man dressed in black came in, about the same height as Jin Bei, with slightly long hair. When he got closer, he could see a sunburned face, the contours of which were sharply carved.

Shu Lin'an subconsciously looked at Jin Bei.

With his super ability to remember and distinguish faces, this person looks a little like Jin Bei.

The man in black walked past their table without staying too long, just glanced at them.

Jin Bei lowered his head, Shu Lin'an looked at him, and said in a low voice, "Your shrimp dumplings."

"Yeah." Jin Bei sullenly picked up one.

Shu Lin'an wanted to ask what was wrong, but thought it would be better to wait for that person to leave.The man returned quickly with the packed food, stopping this time as he passed them.

"Jin Bei."

"uncle."

Unknown, Shu Lin'an looked up at the man in black.He was clearly greeting Jin Bei, but the man stared at him unkindly. Shu Linan smiled politely at him, and the other party looked away.

But he and Jin Bei were not looking at each other.

So, aren't you talking to each other?

"Have you finished your homework?" the man in black asked.

"???" Jin Bei revealed an expression of disbelief, and replied casually, "It's finished." In fact, he didn't know what the homework was at all.

Shu Linan was also a little shocked.Could it be that the man in black is actually a character who cares about his nephew but is not good at words, so he has to use this weird and blunt way to express his concern?

The man in black nodded and walked out of the restaurant.

"Well, how is your relationship with your uncle?" Shu Lin'an asked tentatively.

"Fortunately."

Really.

"My uncle is nice to me. But..." Jin Bei looked troubled.

Shu Lin'an nodded: "Shrimp dumplings are really good. You are right."

"Huh? Ah, right." Jin Bei picked up one, showing a healed expression.

When paying the bill, the boss waived the bill for Jin Bei. Jin Bei said that he must come often in the future, and the boss said yes, yes, bring your classmates along.Jin Bei said yes, yes, sure.

Shu Lin'an watched them embrace and shake hands to say goodbye, and thought, the taste is really good.

The author has something to say:

Shu Lin'an: mint, pine and fir, cold and spicy, is the evening star of AnnickGoutal.

Jin Bei: ...I'm not that I don't have one.