all the way to the stream

"Tsk..."

Due to a hangover, Chen Zicheng woke up thirsty, picked up the mineral water beside the bed and gulped down a whole bottle.

I glanced at the time, it was 5:15.

Chen Zicheng stood up and stretched, only to realize that he was only wearing a pair of underwear.

"Tsk..."

Chen Zicheng recalled the last scene last night when he kissed Xiang Xi... The warm and soft touch when he touched Xiang Xi's thin lips still remained on his lips.

Then he didn't remember anything, and Chen Zicheng only remembered vaguely what happened before.

"woke up?"

Xiangxi opened the bathroom door, with a toothbrush in his mouth.

"Hiss..." Chen Zicheng rubbed his temples, "Did I get drunk last night?"

"Drunk like mud." Xiang Xi laughed.

Xiang Xi then went to wash up, and Chen Zicheng found a new set of clothes in his bag and put them on.

"Squeeze." Chen Zicheng took apart his toiletries and stood beside Xiang Xi.

"I...didn't do anything last night, did I?" Chen Zicheng asked tentatively.

"You were drunk and crazy last night," said Xiang Xi, "you mistook me for Northwest, and ran after me all over the house."

"Haha, what else is there?" Chen Zicheng also felt that his behavior was a bit embarrassing and funny.

"And this," Xiang Xi took out his phone and showed it to Chen Zicheng, and repaired it, "Hey, hey, he's smirking."

"Damn, if you dare to show it to others, you will die."

Chen Zicheng's only impression of last night was that...the kiss, and he couldn't remember anything else clearly. He didn't expect Xiang Xi to leave evidence of his drinking madness.

"I got up very early today," Xiang Xi said with a smile, "I'll wait for you downstairs, and we'll watch the sunrise together later."

"Ah."

When the two arrived at Guangmingding after breakfast, the Guangmingding was already crowded with many people.It was not easy for the two to find a good place.

There are a few residual stars hanging in the gray sky, and the earth is covered with a gray-black veil.

Although in September, Huangshan is still very cold in the early morning.

"Ah Choo..." Chen Zicheng sniffed.

"Drink less alcohol in the future, it's not good for your health."

Xiang Xi stood on the steps behind Chen Zicheng, and hugged Chen Zicheng from behind.

"Wouldn't it be warmer this way?"

"En." Chen Zicheng responded.

Xiang Xi was very warm, whether it was body or mind, Chen Zicheng's body quickly regained consciousness.

Chen Zicheng was so warmly embraced by Xiang Xi, his heart was in a mess.Chen Zicheng's heart throbbed wave after wave, but thinking of Xiang Xi's resistance last night, Chen Zicheng forcibly kept all his doubts in his heart.

"The sun is coming out!"

I don't know who yelled, and everyone looked at the opposite mountain intently.

Guangmingding returned to silence, with occasional chirping of insects coming from the forest.

For a moment, the sun rose to the top of the mountain, covered by a few pieces of bright red morning glow, and the sun shone down from the gaps in the clouds, like countless giant dragons spewing golden waterfalls.

Later, the sun rose slowly, and with its gushing rays of light, it lifted the veil-like mist.Standing on the top of the mountain at this time, looking down, every inch of the mountain forest is bathed in golden sunlight.

"Chen Zicheng, happy birthday."

Xiang Xi's gentle blessings sounded in Chen Zicheng's ears.

"Thank you."

Chen Zicheng's nose felt a little sour.

Chen Zicheng felt that Xiang Xi's happy birthday could move him more than any blessings he had heard before.And the more precious something is, the more regretful it will be if you don't get it.

"I bought you a cake."

Xiang Xi took out a corner of the Black Forest cake from his pocket.

"Haha, don't tell me you took it all the way."

"You discovered all of this," Xiang Xi handed the cake to Chen Zicheng, "I bought it from the cake shop at the school gate."

"Then I have to try it out."

Chen Zicheng doesn't like sweets very much, but he thinks this cake tastes extraordinary.

"When is your birthday?" Chen Zicheng asked Xiang Xi.

"I...don't know." A look of disappointment flashed across Xiang Xi's face.

"Starting today, you and I celebrate my birthday together. Just today, it's also your birthday!"

Chen Zicheng handed over the last bite of cake, "Come on, take a bite! Happy birthday to you!"

Xiang Xi smiled and stuffed the cake fed by Chen Zicheng into his mouth, "Thank you."

After watching the sunrise, Guan Feng gave everyone a whole morning to commemorate or buy special products around Huangshan Mountain.

Chen Zicheng was naturally not interested in these things, so he went back to the hotel to catch up on sleep.Chen Zicheng didn't even eat lunch, and was only woken up by Xiang Xi when he was about to return in the afternoon.

It was already past 5 pm when we returned to N City, and Guan Fengbao's bus stopped at the gate of the school with a high profile.

"Oh! Back!"

"It's so cool!"

All the students passing by cast envious eyes.

The two took Xibei back to the dormitory from the dormitory manager, and put down their luggage.

According to the bet, Chen Zicheng wanted to go to a place with Xiang Xi, but Xiang Xi kept secret about where he was going.

"Can you take Northwest with you?" Chen Zicheng patted Northwest's head and asked.

"of course can."

So, Xiangxi took a person and a dog, drove the Tibetan antelope, and did not know how long it took before arriving at the destination.

This ghostly place where Xiangxi brought Chen Zicheng was surrounded by desolation.In front of him was a building covered in black marks on the walls.

Chen Zicheng hugged Xibei tightly in his arms, and took a deep breath.

"You won't sell me out..."

"No," Xiangxi pushed open the somewhat rusty door, not forgetting to mend it, "You're worthless."

"..."

Outside the door is extremely desolate, but inside the door is another scene.From the outside, it looks like a factory that has been abandoned for an unknown period of time, but the inside has been remodeled into a different look, which doesn't look like a factory anymore.

As soon as the door is opened, there is a large yard, with all kinds of vegetables and fruits planted on both sides, and there is only one path leading directly to it.

A figure flashed over the grape trellis, and after a while, an old woman walked over from the vegetable field.

"Xiangxi is here."

The old lady took out reading glasses from her pocket and put them on, smiling kindly.

"Grandma Bai, the friend I mentioned to you before, Chen Zicheng."

"Chen Zicheng, this is Grandma Bai."

"Grandma Bai is good."

Northwest also barked twice.

"Old Guo, Xiangxi brought friends here, is dinner ready?"

Grandma Bai yelled into the back room.

"Okay!"

Grandpa Guo's voice is louder than Grandma Bai's.

"Come on, don't stand here, go to eat, today your grandpa Guo made crucian carp tofu soup."

Grandma Bai's smiling eyes were narrowed, and her face was brimming with happiness.

Chen Zicheng followed Xiang Xi and Grandma Bai to the back room, which was a small room less than 50 square meters.

"Come on, come on!" Grandpa Guo is a familiar person.

"Grandpa, my name is Chen Zicheng."

"I know, I know, Xiang Xi told Grandpa," Grandpa Guo served Chen Zicheng a bowl of soup, "Xiao Chen, drink a bowl of soup to warm up first."

Seeing Grandpa Guo staring at him expectantly, Chen Zicheng took two sips and immediately praised, "Grandpa Guo's craftsmanship is really good."

"Hahahahahaha," Grandpa Guo laughed resonantly, "Just as long as you like it, don't be restrained, eat and drink well."

"The dishes are here!"

Grandma Bai served eight dishes one after another.

Chen Zicheng looked at Xiangxi and didn't respond, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Grandma Bai, you don't need to cook so many dishes."

"Hey, how can this work?" Grandma Bai put down the last dish and sat down, "Our rule is that when guests come, eight dishes must be prepared."

"Thank you, Grandma Bai." Xiang Xi smiled.

woof!woof!

Northwest was spun around in a hurry, how could he leave him alone and ignore him!

"Look, the dog is in a hurry."

Grandpa Guo threw a piece of meat to Northwest, and Northwest wagged its tail in satisfaction.

"Look at this dog, does it look like the one you raised when you were young?"

Grandma Bai touched Grandpa Guo's arm and smiled shyly.

"It's really like it." Grandpa Guo threw another piece of meat to Xixi, "Let me tell you, I can fall in love with your grandma Bai, it's all thanks to my dog."

"Stop talking." Grandma Bai smiled even more shyly.

"At the beginning," Grandpa Guo opened up, "..."

The wind is blowing outside, and the wind blows the leaves and makes a sparse sound.In the dark surroundings, there was only one small room with lights on. In this warm small room, Chen Zicheng and Xiang Xi listened to Grandpa Guo telling old stories, while Grandma Bai smiled like a big girl beside her from time to time.

"I'm so happy." After eating, Chen Zicheng sighed sincerely.

"Let's go pick out a birthday present for you."

Xiang Xi hugged Xibei, and Xibei reluctantly put down the bone in his mouth.

"Xiangxi, it's fun to take Xiao Chen for a walk." Grandpa Guo put a coat on Grandma Bai, "We old couple are going out for a walk, remember to lock the door when you leave."

Xiang Xi and Chen Zicheng said goodbye to the two old men.

Xiang Xi opened the back door of the house and led Chen Zicheng and Xibei in.

"Wow! I rely on me!" Chen Zicheng saw an incredible scene.

I saw that Nuo Da's workshop was neatly organized, filled with iron shelves like a supermarket, and an unknown thing was placed on each shelf.

"how did you do that?"

"The two old people often come back from shopping for some gadgets. Over time, this place is like a shop. This is Time Shop."

"It's amazing," Chen Zicheng picked up an iron ring for unknown purpose, "but how can it be sold without a price..."

"Take it directly."

"Huh? Just take it?"

"But only one thing."

"Isn't it a loss..."

"Get your stuff and pay for your time."

"Huh?" Chen Zicheng was at a loss, paying... time?

Xiang Xi smiled, "There are only two people who know about Time Shop, oh no, there are three people today."

"There's also a dog." Chen Zicheng pointed to Northwest who was held in Xiang Xi's arms.

"Yes, and you." Xiang Xi scratched Xibei's little ear.

"Isn't this the kind of candy you eat? Why is there only one pack?"

Chen Zicheng saw the same candy as Xiang Xi's before on a certain shelf.

"There is only one thing on each shelf, and there is only one thing, which means that time is only once." Xiang Xi explained, "There was a fire here once, and the two elderly people are one of the survivors of that fire. The factory was destroyed It has been abandoned for a long time, and at first people would come to pay their respects, but then everyone gradually forgot about it, and only two old people still stick to it.”

"Do you like this?"

Xiang Xi picked up a keychain and asked Chen Zicheng.

"I like it, I happen to be missing a keychain."

Chen Zicheng held the delicate keychain in his palm and observed it for a long time. There was a miniature and exquisite Russian doll pinned to the keychain.

"Okay," Xiang Xi put the northwest on the ground, picked up the pen and paper on the shelf, "just pay now."

Chen Zicheng looked curiously at how Xiang Xi "paid".

Xiangxi's handwriting is like a person's, and his delicate pen is easy to write on the letter paper, and he quickly wrote down his time.

Happy birthday to Chen Zicheng. ——Xiangxi's Time, X Year X Month X Day

"Thank you."

Chen Zicheng hugged Xibei, and Xibei stretched out his small tongue to lick Xiangxi's face.

"Northwest, don't make trouble with him." Xiang Xi wiped his face.

"Let's go." Xiang Xi folded the letter and threw it into the small wooden box at the door when he left.

"Do you like the gift?"

"Nonsense, of course I like it."

Chen Zicheng carefully put the keychain into his pocket.

When going back, it was Chen Zicheng who was driving the car, so naturally he was racing all the way.However, Chen Zicheng's drag racing this time is not to enjoy the pleasure of ecstasy, but to express his overflowing happiness.

The sunrise, the cake that Xiangxi brought all the way, the small shop that needs to pay for time, the little lights in the small house, the love story between Grandma Bai and Grandpa Guo, the little keychain...all left an indelible impression on Chen Zicheng .