I make your medicine

After the art festival, the students had to plunge into the endless sea of ​​questions again. Tang Ren also ended his short vacation and continued to run between the store and the railings of No. 27 High School. At night, the boss who "dropped in" would still send him home.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Li Che picked up his younger brother as usual, and was going to pick up another big boy "by the way". He got out of the car and went into the store, only to see Xiao Liang and an employee in the back kitchen.

The employee was surprised: "Boss?"

Li Che nodded: "Where's Tang Ren?"

Xiao Liang heard the words and said: "He asked for leave and said he had a cold."

"Cold?" Li Che raised his eyebrows.

Xiao Liang asked, "Did you have something to do with him?"

Li Che said vaguely: "Well, it's a little personal matter." His expression darkened: "Have you asked for a day off?"

"Yes, I didn't come for a day."

Li Che returned to the car, Li Ze looked outside the car and then at his brother: "Where is he?"

"Have a cold."

Tang Ren coughed a little yesterday when he was taking him home, but he didn't expect it to be worse today. Li Che frowned and put the car in gear.

Li Ze thought about it, and suggested: "Why don't you go and have a look?"

Li Che: "Well, let's take you home first."

Well, everyone has made plans.

Li Ze tilted his head and looked out the window, sitting quietly.

Li Che remembered the phone call this morning and said to him: "Mom asked you if you want to go home to eat dumplings during the winter solstice." He stared at the road conditions and asked, "Did you block her?"

Li Ze's body froze, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "No, I don't know what to say." He replied to the WeChat message as usual, but he hung up all the calls and videos. He could hide his emotions through the text, listening to the voice, He didn't know what he could say.

It was his mother after all.

The car was silent all the way, and he asked himself, the number of times Li Che went home by himself in the past few years, and every time he went home, he couldn't help being a little irritable. At this moment, he didn't think he was qualified to enlighten his younger brother.

Before getting out of the car, Li Ze reluctantly replied: "Go back at the winter solstice." Then he closed the car door and walked into the community with his head down.

Li Che watched his figure until he disappeared from sight, then sighed slowly, and started the car again.

He bought a lot of medicine from a nearby pharmacy, bought a bag of fruit and some porridge and side dishes, piled the things on the passenger seat, and took out his mobile phone.

Between WeChat and the phone, he struggled for a moment and dialed Tang Ren's cell phone number.

The connection prompt rang for more than ten seconds, and it was connected there.

"Hello, boss?" Tang Ren's tone was a little surprised, but his voice was so hoarse that Li Che frowned instantly.

He cut to the chase: "Hi, how's your cold?"

Tang Ren: "It's much better, there's nothing wrong." With the tone, it sounds very nonsense.

"Do you have a fever?" Li Che didn't believe it at all. He looked through the medicines he bought to see if there were any medicines for reducing fever. He bought too much at one go just now and didn't remember the specific types.

"Retired, it's almost better."

"Can you hear your own voice?" Li Che's sarcasm came up again, and he suddenly said this. After he finished speaking, he paused angrily, and said softly, "Is it convenient now? I bought some medicine for you." You send it?"

There was silence over there and there was no reply, Li Che lowered his eyes: "If it's inconvenient, I'll order a takeaway to run errands for you..."

"Convenience." The hoarse voice interrupted him, and repeated it with imperceptible softness: "Convenience."

"Thank you."

Li Che was stunned for a second, then his heart softened suddenly, and he said softly, "Okay, then wait for me."

"Well, I'll wait for you."

Li Che put down his phone and looked at the windshield, feeling a little lost.

It seemed that the invisible wall between him and Tang Ren had collapsed a little.

Boss Li was rarely happy, and his heart was blooming all the way, and he stopped downstairs at Tang Ren's house smoothly.He carried a lot of things and went upstairs according to the house number he gave. The sour smell in the stairwell was hard to ignore, but he couldn't help but feel good. He walked down the height of the six floors as if he didn't smell any peculiar smell at all.

He knocked on the door, but the door was opened within a few seconds. Under the warm yellow light, Tang Ren was wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt and slacks. His short hair was neat and neat, and his cheeks were flushed unhealthily. .” He turned sideways to take the bag, but Li Che dodged it and carried it in.

The room is narrow and short, and the shelf is very low. Two tall people standing in the room seem a bit cramped.

"Is there a thermometer?" Li Che didn't talk nonsense, his good mood instantly turned to ashes when he saw the patient's haggard face and pale lips.

"..." Tang Ren's mind entangled by the virus was thinking about the strategy of not exposing the lies on the phone. Seeing the boss's serious expression, he licked his dry lips, and finally avoided his sight and confessed: " No."

Li Che snorted coldly in his heart, found the medicine bag and took out the electronic thermometer and handed it to him: "Test it."

Tang Ren took it, opened the package, clamped it obediently, and heard him ask again: "Where do you put these things?"

The house is so small that the kitchen, bedroom and living room can’t be distinguished. You can see the end at a glance as soon as you enter the door. There is a broken wooden table next to the bed with a pile of books on it. There are two chairs on the other side of the bed, which function like bedside tables. There are desk lamps and paper towels, and there is a simple stove near the door. It is clean and tidy, and it seems that it has not been used much.

Tang Ren picked up a part and put it on the small tiled table next to the stove, he couldn't help being stunned when he saw the fruit inside.

"Do you have any extra slippers?" Li Che was still standing by the door, not moving in.

Tang Ren turned around and said, "No need to change, just come in."

"What is x equal to?!"

"Ask you something! Talk!"

The voice from the next door came clearly and abruptly, the two were startled, Tang Ren explained: "The sound insulation is not good."

Li Che nodded, and the thermometer beeped. He looked over and signaled with his eyes.

Tang Ren pursed his lips, took out the thermometer, it was 37 degrees nine.

Tang Ren: "..."

Li Che looked closer, he wanted to hide, but he didn't know why his body didn't move, he just let Li Che approach him blankly, and smelled a light and familiar fragrance, the same as the smell in Li Che's car.

"It's almost better?" Boss Li asked with a smile.

The little employee said stiffly: "...Well, I feel that it's almost the same."

Li Che suppressed his smile and asked seriously, "Does your throat hurt?"

Tang Ren still wanted to be tough, but seeing that he had lost his smile, he replied honestly: "Yes." After a while, he added in vain: "A little bit."

"Cough?"

"Occasionally."

"Runny nose?"

"No."

"Loss of appetite?"

"a little."

Li Che automatically enlarged these answers by ten times, and found the medicine box according to the symptoms, "Can I wash my hands?"

"Yes, the bathroom is here." Tang Ren opened the bathroom door for him.

Li Che can see the whole small space with a casual glance. There are not many things, clean and tidy, but because it is too clean, it seems that there is no life and human flavor.He quickly washed his hands and returned to the small table to count the pills for him.

Staring at the person to take the medicine, he found the paper bag from the porridge shop: "Want to eat? Have some porridge?"

Just as Tang Ren put down his water glass, he tilted his head to look into Li Che's eyes, ignoring his lack of appetite, and nodded: "Okay, thank you."

While he was eating quietly, Boss Li washed another apple for him and put it beside him: "Eat it if you want it, don't force it."

Tang Ren raised his eyes slightly to stare into his eyes, and let out a "hmm".

The ringing of the mobile phone suddenly broke the silence, and the two of them were startled. Li Che took out the mobile phone, said "sorry", and walked to the window of the small desk to answer the call.

"mom."

On the other side, Chen Sumei's tone was cautious and apprehensive, and the sharpness that she vowed to be superior to others no longer existed.

"Hey, Li Che, what did your brother say when I asked you about this morning?"

Li Che lowered his eyes and replied, "He said go back."

Chen Sumei breathed a sigh of relief, she sounded a little happy: "That's good, that's good."

"Well, it's nothing, I'll hang up first..."

"You..." Chen Sumei interrupted him, paused for a moment, and said, "Are you by his side? Can he answer the phone?"

Li Che lowered his eyes, disappearing the impatience that seemed to be there: "Not here, I'm outside."

"Oh, then, then you are busy."

"Ah."

He hung up the phone, stared at the phone in a daze for half a second, turned back to Tang Ren, and paused slightly as he passed the desk.

The two stacks of exercise books on the desktop were neatly stacked, and a few sheets of calculation paper were scattered beside them, but this was not the point. Three leaflets for renting a house that were spread out attracted his attention.

"Are you going to change rooms?"

Tang Ren swallowed the side dish and raised his head: "Well, it's due at the end of the month, and this landlord won't rent anymore."

Just like what Li Che said, this small building that has been "wearing sackcloth and filial piety" recently trying to attract the attention of developers has become more and more chaotic. When An Sheng can't be seen for a whole day, the heads of the households are ready to move, and the demolition is still gone. However, they can't wait to complete the bidding documents for the developers.

"Anyone you fancy?" Li Che wondered if he should help him find a cheaper neighborhood with a better environment near the store.

"I plan to rent a house in another district, but they are quite expensive. Now I want to try to find a roommate, which will be cheaper."

Li Che was taken aback.

Shared rent.

Tang Ren said again: "Last weekend, I went to see a family that was okay, but the shared rent is a couple, and I'm still looking for it."

Boss Li suddenly felt a clear light in his head, as if a lamp was suddenly lit.

If it succeeds, the relationship will deepen, and if it fails, it will return to the factory for remodeling.

Li Che thought about his words, licked his lips, very nervous.

"How about you share the rent with me?"

Tang Ren looked up in surprise, and swallowed a mouthful of porridge so quickly that it burned his throat. He frowned and touched his neck. Li Che handed him a water glass and explained, "My current house is also rented. Since you share the rent, why don't you share it with me?" Let’s rent together? It’s closer to the store.”

That is to say, when you are old, you don't blush when you tell a lie, and you can't see any flaws for a while.

"You rent a house?" The young man obviously didn't believe it, and the old liar immediately organized the script: "Well, the money I saved over the years bought a house for my mother and my brother. It's near No. 27 Middle School. You know the school district house. After buying it, there are no leftovers." what."

Mixed truth and falsehood, Boss Li said it naturally.

Tang Ren looked at Li Che and didn't speak for a long time.

Li Che was calm and calm, and added the plot: "I'm renting an old housing area, the area is not big and not expensive, the landlord is an old acquaintance, and now the whole family is abroad, and the price hasn't increased much in the past few years."

He continued to fool around: "Two rooms and one living room are suitable for sharing."

Well-founded and well-founded.

Tang Ren always felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't find any obvious loopholes. Looking at the boss's sincere eyebrows, he couldn't find a way to refuse. He opened his mouth and said something that he didn't think of: "Then, how much is it? "

Tang Ren:?

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that he was crazy, and the hand holding the water glass unconsciously exerted force, and the handle of the glass was broken off by him.

Tang Ren: "..." He looked at the ceramic handle in his hand, put it aside, and said, "The quality is not very good."

Li Che has no time to care about the quality of the water cup and life and death. He is brainstorming crazily at the moment. He has no idea of ​​the current market price if he has not rented an apartment for many years. If it is too low, he may be too fake, if it is too high, he may not be able to keep people. Boss Li racked his brains. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration reminded me of the three renting leaflets, and I counted them cautiously.

Tang Ren: "So cheap?" Li Che is a boss, and the rented house can't be too bad. The price is really reasonable, and he can't believe it.

Li Che's heart trembled, thinking that he was going to overturn the car, and said rigorously: "The utility bills and internet bills are not included."

Tang Ren nodded and said nothing.

Boss Li looked at his thoughtful profile, gritted his teeth, and asked, "Do you want to rent together?"

He raised his head, looked straight into Li Che's eyes, and had an intuition in his heart that he couldn't find the source, telling him that if he answered no, he might regret it.

Facing this person, he didn't want to regret it.

Tang Ren: "Okay."