let him land

When Xie Chuan walked into the private room, he was stunned for several seconds.

Ordinarily, he shouldn't be here—his immediate boss's immediate boss invited a dinner for a senior executive of a large company that was building a branch factory in Gancheng.Of course, this has nothing to do with Xie Chuan, a low-level clerk. Xie Chuan came here to help a pregnant female colleague deliver the document. The document will be handed in tomorrow, and the leader has to sign it tonight.

There were about a dozen men and women sitting in the private room, but Xie Chuan confronted him as soon as he entered the door.It wasn't that Xie Chuan had sharp eyesight, but that he was sitting in the upper seat directly opposite the door, so when he pushed the door, he saw it.

Xie Chuan: "..."

Zhuo Lidong got up and raised his eyebrows: "Xie Chuan?"

Xie Chuan had no choice but to follow along with the meal, although in fact, he had already eaten it at home.

"Xiao Zhuo, you just came to Gancheng, ah, I will take you to a good place in a while! Our special feature... yes, Xiao Xie also go together!" The leader said when the meal was almost finished.

As soon as Xie Chuan heard it, he understood that they still had some follow-up arrangements.And as a soy sauce maker, he naturally knew how much he weighed: "Director Wang, I have to go and give the project letter to Xiao Cui, I'm really sorry."

Director Wang nodded with satisfaction: "Oh, yes! Okay, then go and do your work, it's really hard for you..."

Xie Chuan nodded and bent over, ready to run away: "It's not hard, it's right."

"Director Wang," Zhuo Lidong said at this time, "We just arrived today, and we are really tired. Why don't you think we can make an appointment another day? Let me invite you next time!"

Director Wang warmly embraced Zhuo Lidong: "It's good to be tired, let's go relax, Gancheng is special, let's go for a walk—"

"Director Wang," Zhuo Lidong simply stopped, "I'm really tired, hey, my body is really bad now, look at my hair? It's almost falling out! I really have a headache, I Now I can fall asleep while walking, haha..."

Xie Chuan stared at the back of Zhuo Lidong's black head and thought, this man's ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open has not changed at all.

At a quarter past ten in the evening, Xie Chuan sent the signed document to Xiao Cui's house. Xiao Cui was already asleep. Her husband thanked Xie Chuan repeatedly: "It's really hard work for you. I'm going to run this late at night. The child has a fever." Otherwise, I would definitely go."

"It's okay," Xie Chuan smiled, "Xiao Cui is in a special period now, we can help if we can."

Going downstairs, a tall figure stood at the entrance of the corridor, looking down at his mobile phone.

"Okay?" Zhuo Lidong asked.

"Well," Xie Chuan asked after a pause, "Are you all right?"

Zhuo Lidong smiled, showing his white teeth: "I'm really fine, I just don't want to mess with them—damn it's Gancheng's characteristics, treat me like a foreign guest."

When he first left the hotel, Zhuo Lidong still smelled faintly of cigarettes and alcohol, but along the way, when the evening wind in October blows, the smell is gone.Zhuo Lidong is 1.8 meters five by visual inspection, with broad shoulders and long legs. Although he has not seen him for many years, his face still has a similar outline to that of his youth.It's just that his facial features have matured a lot, and a pair of crouching silkworm eyes looked at Xie Chuan darkly, which made Xie Chuan's heartbeat a little disordered.

"However, I haven't been back for ten years," Zhuo Lidong said, "Many things have changed."

"13 years." Xie Chuan added.

"Well, yes... In 13 years, how did you take the civil service exam?"

Xie Chuan smiled, and didn't answer directly, but said: "This job is okay, although the salary is low, but it's not too tiring, and it's quite stable."

Zhuo Lidong quickly said: "Well, yes, it's very good... I just didn't expect you to do this job." He narrowed his eyes, as if recalling something far away, "I remember that you have a lively personality."

Xie Chuan smiled vaguely: "No matter how lively you are, you have to grow up..."

The two walked to Chunhe Road while they were talking. Xie Chuan stopped, looked around, and said, "Chunhe Road has become wider."

"Yes, it was a few years ago, it was widened." Xie Chuan suddenly felt very tired.

But Zhuo Lidong was very interested: "Is the No. [-] Middle School still in its original place?" The No. [-] Middle School is the junior high school they attended, located at the intersection of Chunhe Road and Guangming Street.

"It seems to have moved away a long time ago." Didn't Zhuo Lidong go to have dinner with the leader as soon as he got off the plane?He is not tired?

"Oh... I still want to go and have a look," Zhuo Lidong looked sideways at Xie Chuan and smiled, "Are you going home?"

Finally said this sentence.

Xie Chuan nodded: "I'm still going to work tomorrow... When will you be free? I'll treat you to dinner." I haven't seen him for 13 years, and it would be unreasonable not to invite him to dinner.

Zhuo Lidong asked, "Where do you live now?"

"...Still living in the family home."

There was a moment of surprise on Zhuo Lidong's face, Xie Chuan thought, he must think that I am a poor poor civil servant who can't afford a house - although it is true.

"That's great," Zhuo Lidong said excitedly, "I just want to go back and have a look. Are you free this Saturday? I'll go to see my uncle and aunt."

Xie Chuan was silent for two seconds, and said, "My parents... are gone."

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Xie Chuan secretly scolded himself for making the atmosphere so tense, and he excitedly said that he wanted to visit, how could you say that?But it's true—it's true that both parents are gone.

"I'm sorry, Xie Chuan, I—" Zhuo Lidong seemed eager to explain, but there was nothing to explain, not a misunderstanding, but embarrassment.After all, 13 years have passed.

"It's okay," Xie Chuan said, "I'm free on Saturday, so I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay," Zhuo Lidong took out his phone, "Add a WeChat account?"

So Xie Chuan scanned Zhuo Lidong's WeChat.Zhuo Lidong's head is a clear blue sea.

Xie Chuan took a taxi home. His home is on the west side of Chunhe Road.At this point, most of the shops are closed, and the streets are dusty.On this road Xie Chuan grew up, he could count the shops with his eyes closed: Kaifeng steamed stuffed buns, Chengxin hardware accessories, wreaths and shrouds, Hollyland cakes (a copycat of Hollyland)... There is a store at the gate of the family courtyard This small Sichuan restaurant was opened when Zhuo Lidong returned to Sichuan, and it is still open now, but the owner has already changed.

Xie Chuan felt a little hungry when he got off the car, so he endured it and didn't go to the small supermarket in the family courtyard to buy bread.He is 28 this year. At this age, he can no longer eat supper unscrupulously - his body metabolism is gradually slowing down, and it is not so easy to lose weight.

When I went upstairs, when I took out the key to open the door, the phone made a crisp "ding", which was a WeChat message.With the phone in his trouser pocket, Xie Chuan felt his thighs tremble.Zhuo Lidong, what's the matter?Can't wait to revisit the old place?

Xie Chuan took out his mobile phone, it was a WeChat message from Liu Ziyuan: Brother Chuan, I am on vacation this week, can I come to see you?

Then another emoji was sent, still the same red-mouthed frog with eyes as big as light bulbs.The frog stretched out two fingers and said "yeah".Liu Ziyuan told Xie Chuan that this frog was very popular on the Internet, and it was called the Sad Frog.

"I have something to do this weekend." Xie Chuan replied.

"Can't spare any time? I only take a vacation once a month!!"

Xie Chuan could imagine Liu Ziyuan's aggrieved expression with drooping eyebrows.

"I really have something to do this weekend. I'll take you to eat delicious food next time. Is there any living expenses left? I'll make some for you tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you Brother Chuan, give me a kiss, I'm going to wash up."

"Go."

Liu Ziyuan is a senior in high school this year, and just completed last month.Xie Chuan met him on Xiaolan, a year ago.At first they just chatted casually like ordinary netizens, but later Liu Ziyuan proposed, let's develop the relationship further.Xie Chuan was startled, and thought to himself, is this kid in love with me?No way, we've only chatted for a week.

Later, it became clear that Liu Ziyuan just wanted to find a friend.

The first time we met was in a coffee shop. Xie Chuan really wanted to seriously reject Liu Ziyuan at that time. After all, he was still underage.But after the cappuccino was delivered, Liu Ziyuan did not move his hands, tilted his head and looked at the small cup. After a few seconds, he raised his head and smiled at Xie Chuan: "This cup is so beautiful." There was a little messy stubble on his chin .

Later that day, Xie Chuan took Liu Ziyuan to open a room.

Putting down the phone, Xie Chuan let out a long breath.The warm yellow street lamps outside the window reflected into the window, leaving a light halo on the floor.He thought, no matter what, it would be good to see Zhuo Lidong again.