forget the soul

Yu Rong has returned home.Father Lao Yu agreed to pick him up at the airport.Departing from New York, transiting through Toronto, and finally landed in Shanghai eighteen hours later, Yu Rong pushed a suitcase and walked on the pick-up aisle. His eyes on the left and right were not anxious, and he was holding a sign with Mr. so-and-so, Ms. so-and-so The person with the brand name tag poking his head is the man and woman who pressed his eyebrows and murmured: "Where are you going, where are you going, Nantong, Jiaxing, ah, let's go, let's go now."

Yu Rong was talking on the phone with Lao Yu, and was looking for Lao Yu among these strangers. While looking for him, he asked, "I came out, why didn't I see you?"

His eyes fell on the end of the pick-up aisle, and he passed by, people pushing luggage spread out there, and people who looked like friends, family members, and drivers combined in twos and threes, Get together.Yu Rong asked again: "Are you in Pudong?"

Old Yu said: "Yes, yes, I am right at that exit."

Yu Rong had already walked out of the passage. He looked around and asked Old Yu, "What's next to you? I have an information desk here, and there are many counters for calling cards."

Many people gathered in front of the information desk, most of them were talking on the phone, and most of them were looking for something. Many eyes collided in a hurry, and then hurriedly turned away from each other. Yu Rong walked to the edge of a pillar and stood still. , beside him was a group of student-like teenagers in maroon uniforms sitting on the floor, talking in low tones with strong accents.Yu Rong added: "There are a group of students from Taiwan next to me. They all wear school uniforms, so they are easy to recognize."

Old Yu said, "That's the Wuzhou South Road side, look at the street signs."

Yu Rong looked up at the nearby sign: Wuzhou South Road.Yu Rong said, "I'm on Wuzhou South Road, right by the road sign."

He continued: "What color are you wearing? I'm wearing a gray top, dark jeans today, and my suitcase is black."

Old Yu hesitated: "What color am I wearing? Me..."

Yu Rong waited, and Lao Yu said, "Hey, why can't I find it? It's just here on Wuzhou South Road. Don't worry."

"I'm not in a hurry." Yu Rong said.

Old Yu said again: "I'll walk around and have a look."

"What color are you wearing?"

"Hey, why can't I find it, it's here wow, hey, it's really strange..."

Old Yu was muttering, and suddenly, his voice rang a little in Yu Rong's ear, and there were some subtle overlaps. For a while, Yu Rong seemed to hear two old Yu talking, and Yu Rong raised his voice. Turning his head, he saw a person in the crowd with one shoulder slanted, wearing a red polo shirt, blue jeans, with short shaved hair, a deep tan, and eye bags. He spoke with a mobile phone in one hand, and walked outward. A man walking straight up following the sign on Wuzhou South Road.

The man looks older than Yu, but shorter, older, darker, and his frame is even a little smaller.

Yu Rong waved at the man. The man was very close to him, but he only glanced at him, then looked away, and kept muttering: "Don't worry."

Yu Rong hung up the phone and walked towards the man.He stopped in front of the man, and the man let out an ouch. He looked at his phone first, and then at Yu Rong. He looked confused, but his hands moved. He patted Yu Rong on the shoulder, with a smile on his face, and looked at Yu Rong. After a while, Rong said, "It's Wuzhou South Road!"

Yu Rong didn't make a sound, and the smile on the man's face became more piled up. He stretched out his hand to help Yu Rong pull the suitcase, lowered his head slightly, and said softly, "I have two pierced ears..."

Yu Rong still didn't make a sound, he let go of the hand holding the lever, and the man pushed his suitcase forward.he followed.He was sure that this man was his father who was old.

Lao Yu still lowered his head, shoulders slanted even more, pointed forward, and said again: "Let's go, let's go."

Yu Rong looked forward, and saw Mingming sister standing not far away, wearing a loose long-sleeved black skirt, carrying a backpack, with a blank expression on her face.

Sister Mingming is Lao Yu's girlfriend. Old Yu can't drive, and Sister Mingming can drive. Old Yu bought a car for Sister Mingming, a shiny yellow MG.

Sister Mingming's eyes met Yu Rong's, and she didn't speak. She walked to Lao Yu's side, but she and Lao Yu were also a little far away, wandering outside their father and son's path like a passerby.

Yu Rong looked at Sister Mingming, approached her, and said politely: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please trouble Sister Mingming. Is the hospital not going to work today? I thought Dad asked the driver from the factory to drive. I'm sorry to trouble you...then I'll take the bus back by myself."

Sister Mingming said: "It's okay, it's just that my feet feel uncomfortable after driving for a long time. It's okay, it's rare for you to come back."

There was still no expression on her face.

Old Yu said, "The driver is going to deliver the goods."

Yu Rong fell down again, and was behind Lao Yu again, and now he is still behind Sister Mingming.Sister Mingming looked at Old Yu, stretched out her hand and patted his collar, and dusted her fingers in the air.

Yu Rong said again: "I'm really sorry."

He was last.

Sister Mingming's car was parked in the outdoor parking lot. Old Yu led the way up and down, going in and out. Wherever he pointed, Yu Rong would go there. Sister Mingming got out of the elevator and stopped following them when she got outside. Walking together, Lao Yu led Yu Rong to shuttle through the traffic, and sister Mingming walked around across a lane, her figure appearing and disappearing between the high and low cars.In the parking lot, people honked their horns from time to time, and jumped out of the car to curse at Sanmen. It was very noisy, the weather was hot, there was no wind for half a day, the clouds were low, and the air was filled with the smell of fireworks.

Yu Rong wanted to smoke, so he reached into the pocket of his trousers, only touching the cigarette case.He looked at Old Yu, took out his hand, and hung it by his side.

In Lao Yu's butt pocket was a pack of spiced broad beans.Yu Rong said, "Broad beans?"

He speaks Suzhou dialect.

Old Yu said: "Hey, it's Ge (yes), Lu Lang (on the way) to buy something to eat."

Lao Yu also spoke Suzhou dialect.Yu Rong smiled and said, "Ah, you are the only one who eats this." (And you are the only one who eats this.) He couldn't speak well, and he spoke Mandarin again: "Shanghai is so hot."

"Suzhou is (also) hot, and Wosaire (sweltering heat)." After finding the car, Old Yu said, "Let's drive."

Sister Mingming also walked to the side of the car, unlocked the car, and opened the trunk. Old Yu made a gesture to lift the suitcase, but he failed to lift it at the first time. car.

"Ah, easy?" Sister Mingming got into the car, lowered the car window and asked, gusts of hot air blew out from the car window, and the air-conditioning fan made a loud exhaust sound.

Yu Rong responded loudly: "It's easy to let go, easy to let go!"

"Why can't it be easy to put it away!" Lao Yu closed the trunk, walked forward with a smile, and sat on the passenger seat.Yu Rong also got into the car and sat in the back row.He fastened his seat belt, Mingming sister set up the navigation and said: "Yesterday and your father went to your house to clean it for you, and opened the windows for ventilation."

Old Yu ate broad beans, patted his trouser legs and spoke raw Mandarin: "It took us a long time! I did it upstairs, and my auntie did it downstairs. You turned off the electricity, and I thought your air conditioner was broken!"

"It's been so hot in China recently."

"How's the weather in New York?" Old Yu asked, chewing broad beans.

"It's okay." Yu Rong said.

Lao Yu asked him, "Ah, do you want some water?" He handed over a bottle of mineral water.

Yu Rong took it, held it in his hand, and didn't open it.Old Yu asked again: "When did you buy the ticket to go back?"

"I'll take the car when I go back." Yu Rong said, "It will only take two and a half hours. The bus is quite convenient."

Sister Mingming said, "The hairy crabs just happened to be on the market recently."

When Yu Rong saw it, there was a cardboard box in the back, with a few crabs showing their teeth and claws printed on it, and six golden characters on the side: Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.Yu Rong blinked and said, "I don't know how to do it at home... I'd better leave it with you, and I'll eat it when I go to eat another day."

Old Yu raised his voice: "Hey, can Aiger Nangfu know how to do it? (Why can't he do this?) The plug is tied up with a rope, Aman is clean, Afu uses washing (washing), and he can use a wok , put some water, drop the crab, cut a few slices of old ginger, wait for 13 minutes, turn off the fire, wait for another 2 minutes and stuff it delicious, do you hate (dislike) the trouble of cutting ginger? ) In the supermarket, I have to buy crab and kudzu vinegar, so why don’t you go and buy something to stuff it. You, you have been abroad for so long, and you don’t cook at home yourself?”

Yu Rong coughed twice, and turned the mineral water bottle over in his hand, without making a sound.

Old Yu said again: "Is the natural gas still working?"

"It works, that's..."

"Ah?" Old Yu looked back at Yu Rong, and sister Mingming also looked at Yu Rong through the rearview mirror.

Yu Rong looked out the car window, touched the bridge of his nose, and said, "I guess it won't work tonight, I have an appointment with a friend."

"Huh? Go out to play white (play)? Huh, take a break and go out white? Go to the bar?"

Yu Rong frowned, turned his gaze back to the car, looked towards the direction where Lao Yu was sitting, and said, "It's not Bai Xiang, talk to some friends about filming."

Old Yu had already turned back, turned his back to Yu Rong, spoke Mandarin, and said, "You guys are looking for you to invest in a partnership again? You, don't reveal your money, you know, your money, you... "

Yu Rong threw away the mineral water bottle, pointed at the back of Lao Yu's head, and said, "I've booked a hotel."

The car is quiet.

Yu Rong said: "I don't live at home, I live in a hotel. It's on Zhuhui Road, Zhuhui Hotel. It's also close to home. If I want to get something, I can just walk over there. You can take me there, and I will meet with you in the evening." My friend made an appointment to talk about my own filming."

Old Yu was silent. Sister Mingming turned up the air conditioner. Old Yu coughed dryly. Sister Mingming handed him a box of chewing gum. He didn't want it. posture, lowered some car windows, and lit a cigarette.The wind howled outside the window.

Yu Rong grabbed his trouser legs and looked outside again.After a while, Old Yu said, "Someone asked you to make a movie?"

"Ah."

Lao Yu was silent again, and after a while, when the cigarette was finished, he rolled up the car window, asked Yu Rong again, in a soft voice, and said, "What is the time difference between New York and China? Is it morning or evening?"

Yu Rong took out a thin coat from his backpack and put it on, folded his arms and closed his eyes.

No one spoke.

On the way, Yu Rong woke up once and saw the Huaqiao toll booth, Lao Yu started to eat the bag of spiced broad beans again, sister Ming Ming drank tea, Yu Rong wanted to sleep for a while, but couldn't, so he pretended to fight for a while Nao also arrived in Suzhou and entered the urban area.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the city. The roads in the city center are still very narrow, there are still many cars, the trees are very close to people, and the home fair advertisements that have expired for a year are hung on the gray wire poles. The two red lanterns at the entrance of the hotpot restaurant on Fenghuang Street were shaking.They were blocked near Shiquan Street, and the sugar porridge shop under Daicheng Bridge turned on its neon lights, and a group of children with school bags on their backs stood together at the entrance of Holiland to eat hot egg rolls.Yu Rong wiped the car window, the sky was completely dark, and the holly bushes by the roadside were covered with dust.

Old Yu said, "Take the crab."

Yu Rong said, "I'm staying in a hotel."

"Can't the hotel kitchen help with processing? Take it down."

Yu Rong looked outside, the sound stopped, and Lao Yu stopped talking. The car moved forward slowly, and after passing the traffic light on Shiquan Street, Sister Mingming said: "Let's take it home, how can the hotel help you process it, you Figured it out too, real guy (really)."

Yu Rong pulled the corner of his mouth, glanced at the rearview mirror, and met Mingming sister looking at him from the mirror, Yu Rong was embarrassed, and kept saying: "I'm sorry, Mingming sister, I'm staying in a hotel I also want to make it more convenient, I live alone at home, and I don't have many days, and then I have to tidy up inside and out..."

Sister Mingming smiled and said nothing.When they arrived at Zhuhui, the three of them got out of the car. Old Yu went to get the luggage, but he still had to help Yu Rong with the suitcase. , Yu Rong raised his head and looked around, but there were no osmanthus trees left and right, and suddenly, the scent of osmanthus disappeared.It may have come with the wind, and now it has gone with the wind.

Yu Rong muttered: "It smells so good."

Lao Yu had already walked to the gate of the hotel with a dull head, and said, "What kind of perfume is it? It smells so bad, it's so fragrant. What kind of hotel..."

Yu Rong didn't make a sound, and turned back to look for Sister Mingming. She was standing by the car, with a backpack on her shoulders, with a serious expression, exactly the same as when she was waiting for them at the airport and looking at them.She didn't seem to want to follow in. Seeing this, Yu Rong waved his hand with Sister Mingming, bowed his body, and then entered the hotel.He went straight to the front desk, where Lao Yu was talking to a young girl with curly hair, and he complained: "Why is there an additional service charge? Isn't it just for Sheraton and Shangri-La? You guys Zhuhui also needs to add a service fee? Is your Xiaotian there? It's the manager Tian over the banquet, you can call her."

Old Yu tapped his fingers on the table, and the girl with curly hair smiled and said, "Okay, I'll ask my colleague to contact you."

She pushed a short-haired girl sitting next to her, and the short-haired girl pretended to make a phone call, but the phone seemed to have been disconnected. The girl held the receiver and stared at Old Yu and Yu Rong.

Old Yu was tongue-tied and rushed forward before he wanted to say anything. Yu Rong took out his ID card, took out his credit card, and said, "Check in and authorize the use of this card."

Lao Yu stopped talking, touched his pockets, licked the skin of his lips, turned sideways, and stood against the front desk.

The girl with the dish hair took Yu Rong's ID card, tapped the keyboard, and said in a gentle voice: "Hello, Mr. Yu, sir, I see that you have booked a hotel for three days. Do you want to know more about the hairy crab gift box? They are all Suzhou specialties, seasonal things, and it’s good to take them home as gifts for friends.”

Old Yu still didn't speak, and looked up and down the lobby.Yu Rong shook his head and said, "No, thank you."

"Okay, then I will give you an authorization and a deposit, please wait a moment."

Lao Yu spoke Suzhou dialect, and said to Yu Rong: "Ming Dynasty, come over for supper, come early."

"Ah."

"It looks like three o'clock."

Yu Rong said, "I'll call you before leaving."

The girl handing over the package returned the ID card and credit card to Yu Rong, and gave him two room cards: "411 on the fourth floor, help you carry your luggage up."

She motioned for the doorman to come and help.

Old Yu was still holding onto the handle of Yu Rong's suitcase, looked at Yu Rong and said, "Is there any arrangement for the Ming Dynasty? Help the children meet? Old classmate?"

Yu Rong said: "Calling in the Ming Dynasty will be punished." (I will call you tomorrow.)

The doorman came over, but Lao Yu didn't look at him or Yu Rong, he pushed the suitcase open, the suitcase slid forward, the doorman and Yu Rong hurriedly chased after him, the doorman grabbed the lever first, Smiling at Yu Rong, Yu Rong turned to look at Lao Yu, who had already turned his back.He goes out.Yu Rong didn't make a sound, and followed the doorman to the elevator.The father and son separated in the hotel lobby.

forget the soul