evening tide

The next day, Xiang rolled up early in the morning, tidied up the house briefly, and when he was cleaning the dining table, he remembered that he had just moved here, and a few friends were sitting here eating open fire dinner together.

At that time, Yu Zhou even brought a bag of rice.

Picking up the phone, Xiang Wan sent a message in the group: "I'm going to see the house."

No one came back and didn't get up.

She smiled.Pack your schoolbag.

She thoughtfully put on a parasol, took two bottles of mineral water, and a small half bottle of sunscreen. Thinking of Chao Xin's high-heeled shoes, she rummaged through the medicine box and found some band-aids.

Xiang Wan always carries a lot of things with her, so a backpack is more convenient for her.

Putting on a light yellow suspender dress and a small white cardigan that can protect against sun protection, she locked the door and went downstairs.

As usual, he looked at the stray cats. Seeing the hot weather, Daju had grown fat again, but Xiaobai, who was lame, hadn't seen him for a while. Xiang Wan comforted himself that he must have been picked up by a good man.

When he left the gate of the community, he saw that it was only ten past nine. Xiang Wan decided to buy breakfast for himself and Mr. Chao, but just as he looked up, he saw Chao Xin's car parked by the side of the road.

I don't know when it will arrive, but she didn't rush herself.

Xiang Wan trotted over, but there was no one in the car, and was about to look around, when he turned his head and saw Chao Xin coming out of a small shop beside him, still wearing a white shirt, gray trousers, and nude high-heeled shoes, the difference was that she made a pair today The loose fishbone braid, put on one side, looks a lot more rustic.

She still bared her forearms, holding two bottles of mineral water.

Seeing Xiang Wan, Chao Xin walked over: "So early?"

"Teacher Chao was earlier." Xiang Wan smiled cutely.

"I thought there would be a traffic jam, so I went out early. I didn't expect that every intersection would be green." Chao Xin smiled.

Then Yang raised the mineral water in his hand: "Iced, A; not iced, B."

"C."

"Ok?"

"I brought it too."

"Two bottles." Xiang Wan looked at her and said.

Chao Xindan shrugged his left shoulder, tilted his head and smiled: "Then put it in the car and drink."

She held two bottles of water in her arms, and freed one hand to take out the car keys in her pocket.

"But I didn't buy breakfast." Xiang Wan said.

Chao Xin opened the co-pilot's door, first bowed to put the mineral water in, then straightened up, and closed the door: "Don't you have the habit of making your own breakfast?"

"Sometimes an egg is boiled."

Breakfast for one person is not easy to make, too much can’t be eaten, and too little is very simple.

"Then let's go, I just saw a KFC nearby, do you want to eat?" Chao Xin asked her.

"Well, I really like KFC."

Chao Xin followed her to the right, and there was water at the bottom of the steps. Chao Xin stretched out his hand to give her a hand, and looked down at his feet: "Usually I only hear children say that they like KFC, adults must be tired of eating it."

"I'm never tired of it," Xiang Wan shook his head, "I've never eaten fried chicken like this before."

The soft and waxy voice made Chao Xin's heart move, thinking of her life experience.

So Chao Xin said in a low voice, "I haven't eaten it before."

I have never seen it.

When I first came to a big city, I saw too many advertisements. I wanted to pretend that this was not the first time I went in, but I told the KFC clerk to order a Chicken McNuggets.

Chao Xin has never said this to anyone, because she is not used to looking back, but Xiang Wan has been wandering, and she seems to be no different from her previous self.

The two of them leaned in front of the counter, squinted at the billboard, Xiang Wan was very familiar with the order, and heard Chao Xin say, "Let's order another porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat, his porridge is delicious."

"I also think it's delicious, but I never drink a few sips."

"Order, I'll drink the rest."

Xiang Wan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Chao Xin.

Chao Xin moved his eyelids and felt that it was not appropriate.

"I just..." I don't want to waste it, and when the pai pai was quite small, the two of them ate together, and sometimes they stopped eating the pai pai after taking two bites. Chao Xin felt it was a pity, so he took it and continued to eat.

She didn't control the boundaries of making friends.I'm a little annoyed.

Xiang Wan hesitated a little, and the atmosphere froze, Chao Xin said: "Forget it, don't order, I just watched it, it should be enough."

"Okay." Xiang Wan said.

Fearing that Chao Xin would be overwhelmed, she asked another question: "Shall we get in the car after eating?"

"Look at you," Chao Xin leaned against the waiting table and flipped his braids, "If you don't make time for the appointment, you can eat in the car."

"Eat it in the car, it tastes good." Xiang Wan whispered.

Chao Xin's car is quite expensive, and it looks very elegant.

Chao Xin reached out and took the paper bag: "I don't care about this, let's go, eat in the car."

The air conditioner in the car was still running comfortably, so Chao Xin opened a small slit for the co-pilot's window, fearing that the car would be stuffy and the potato cakes were too greasy, so he gave Xiang Wan some fresh air.

She is really good at taking care of people, and she looks a little different from her cold and arrogant appearance.

The car drove at a constant speed, and Xiang Wan carefully opened the package to avoid soiling the car, then put the placemat on it, and ate in small bites.

It's really embarrassing to eat alone, although Chao Xin said that she had eaten before going out.

But Xiang Wan still asked politely: "Mr. Chao, would you like to eat some? Or, drink some? I've had iced soy milk before. It's very sweet, and I haven't opened this glass yet."

Chao Xin glanced at her, holding the steering wheel with both hands: "No hands."

Did not say no to drink, said no hands.

Xiang Wan thought about it, put down the pancake in his hand, removed a straw, inserted it into the soy milk, and handed it to her mouth.

Chao Xin opened his mouth, held it in his mouth, and took a small breath.

His throat moved, he swallowed, and said, "It's delicious, thank you."

Her words were as slender as the neck she moved, and they still had the cool milky fragrance of soy milk.

Xiang Wan suddenly felt a little ambiguous.

After all, I am Lala.

She was holding the soy milk, and she didn't know what to do. Chao Xin only took a sip, and the remaining half of the glass was in his hand, so he drank it by himself, which was not very good.

She was very embarrassed, so she glanced at Chao Xin, and passed the soy milk.

Chao Xin's cold eyes were stunned by the straight straw, then he bowed his head politely and took another sip.

"Thank you."

Still this sentence.

When handing it over for the third time, she first swallowed her throat, then looked at Wan, opened her mouth in her gaze, took a big breath, and finally nodded.

Waiting for the traffic light, he caught a glimpse of Xiang Wan raising his hand again from the corner of his eye, and Chao Xin smiled: "Wan Wan."

The cry was a little helpless.

"what?"

"No more." Chao Xin whispered, shaking his head.

Xiang Wan had never fed before, so he couldn't master this technique well, so he frowned in embarrassment, thought about it, and asked, "Then I'll carry it?"

A little wronged, she hasn't finished eating the pancake yet.

"Oh," Chao Xin laughed, "You can put it here." He stretched out his hand and pressed the button on the central armrest area, and the area where the unfinished drink can be placed was revealed.

Xiang Wan put it down, felt comfortable, and continued to hold the pancake.

After eating in a leisurely manner, I tidied up my makeup and arrived at the community. This community is about 15 minutes away from Jiangda University. It was recommended by the intermediary according to Xiang Wan's budget. From the time I drove into this road, Chao Xin felt Not so good, the road is very narrow and poorly planned, there are many small vendors on both sides, some set up their stalls from the door of the store, and even encroach on a little bit of the roadway.

The bicycles and electric vehicles on both sides were parked in a mess, and the more you walked in, the more the sharp whistle sounded.

Chao Xin has lived in various places, and at a glance, he can tell that the law and order in this area is not good.

Even in broad daylight, she could have guessed that the streetlights on both sides of the gate of the community were broken, and she had to cross a small path to get to the community.This kind of trail is inconspicuous, and usually the city appearance is not taken care of, and the developer of the community is not rich enough to manage the public area.

When she was in her 20s, she was only as old as Xiang Wan. She was robbed of her bag on a similar trail, and her earrings were pulled off her ears. There are still inconspicuous scars. Got pierced ears.

But she didn't say anything, and looked at Xiang Wan as if she could accept it.

The car stopped at the intersection, and the two of them wanted to walk over. Chao Xin habitually opened the trunk and wanted to change into the high-heeled shoes that she took off before driving. Moreover, she felt that the nude-colored ones did not match well, so she wanted to change into a pair of champagne-colored ones. .

But Xiang Wan said from the side: "Today we have to walk a lot, why don't we wear flat shoes."

She looked down and said, "Your shoes are also beautiful."

Chao Xin hesitated.

Then Xiang Wan said with a playful smile: "Teacher Chao doesn't like to be inferior to others, but if he accidentally falls, he will not only be inferior."

Chao Xin glanced at her, then put the high heels back.

The two of them walked towards the gate of the community along the path with potholes and water, Xiang Wan suddenly asked: "Does Teacher Chao like shirts?"

I thought she was only dressed so professionally at work, but I didn't expect to come out to look at the house in private, too.

I remember that in winter she was also wearing a long down jacket with a shirt and jeans hidden inside.

"No," Chao Xin closed his eyes calmly, "It's just me, Tu."

"Tu?" Xiang Wan had to suspect that his modern Chinese was not good enough. The word "tu" had nothing to do with Mr. Chao.

"I'm not very good at dressing up."

Someone praised her for looking good in a shirt, and this was her safe zone.

She is indeed able to wear the shirt in abstinence and style, and her gestures are full of femininity, which is indeed very suitable.

but……

Xiang Wan pursed his lips and smiled.

"how?"

"Teacher Chao looks great in a shirt." Xiang Wan said, "But today..."

She raised her eyes and cast her gaze on the real estate agent who was waiting at the gate of the community.

Except for the tag on her chest, she is no different from Chao Xin. She is staring at Chao Xin warily at the moment, and probably recognizes her as a fellow prying client.