Seagull

After Chang Ze went downstairs, Zhang Cen was putting the last dish on the table, pointing to the front seat with crucian carp, and beckoning him to come over for dinner. "Chang Ze, come and sit here. A Lan said you like to eat crucian carp. It's the first time I make it. It's steamed. Try it."

"Sister, I didn't say..."

"You didn't say that, I guess that's what you said in your heart. Our family has never bought crucian carp. I asked Chen Nan just now, and he said he doesn't like it. Then it's clear who you bought crucian carp for. Well."

Chang Ze laughed loudly after hearing this, "I love crucian carp the most, and Ah Lan still cares about me." Chang Ze sat down and took a sip, "En! It's delicious!"

"Alan ran back in a hurry in the afternoon. I thought something was wrong, but I was afraid that the fish would die. You should eat more, or my younger brother will be in vain." Zhang Cen joked.

Zhang Lan: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, I just think it's too cold outside and want to come back soon..."

Seeing Zhang Lan's embarrassing expression and dodging eyes, Chang Ze grinned even wider, "For Ah Lan's sake, I have to eat it all."

Chen Nan was speechless, gulped down a ball of rice, and swallowed it along with the dog food.Before he took a few bites, he felt someone kicking his calf under the table. He glanced at Chang Ze, blinked his eyes lightly, smiled "obscenely", and said in a dumb voice, "Cooperate with me."

Chen Nan didn't understand yet, but Chang Ze had already played it.He slowed down the speed of serving food, his expression became melancholy, and he sighed "I'll do it secretly, but you must find out".

"What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?" Zhang Cen really took the bait.

Chang Ze immediately snatched it up: "Of course not! How could it be!" Then he hesitated and said, "I just think Sister Cen, your food is so delicious, and you and A Lan accompany us to eat and chat, it's very lively, I feel so happy , I was a little afraid of going back at night. When I thought about going back at night, Chen Nan and I were the only two people in the room. I had nothing to say to him every day. I feel lost when I cook takeaway." He sighed heavily, "It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but it's easy to be extravagant and difficult to be frugal!"

"Then don't go back. You are A Lan's friends, so you should treat them well. Why don't you stay here? You can live in your own home. There is only one guest room, if you don't mind being crowded."

Chen Nan felt that the force of kicking his calf became heavier and the frequency became faster, so she had to say: "Sister Cen can invite us to live at home, of course. But... I don't sleep well. I always have to kick people and grab the quilt. In winter, I'm afraid that Chang Ze will catch a cold after not sleeping well. Chang Ze, let's go back to sleep."

"How about, Ah Lan, can I sleep with you?" Chang Ze finally expressed his wish.

Zhang Lan: "No way!"

"Alan?" Zhang Cen didn't know why his younger brother refused so excitedly, it was very different from being obedient in front of her.

Zhang Lan: "..."

Chang Ze glanced at him, "Alan, I sleep well, I promise not to disturb your sleep, can you let me sleep with you? If not, it's fine, let Chen Nan stay here, I will go back to sleep by myself " Turning to Zhang Cen again: "Sister Cen, don't embarrass Ah Lan, he is definitely not used to sleeping with multiple people next to him, I was the one who was abrupt..."

As soon as Chen Nan heard it, she knew that Chang Ze was playing tricks and retreating to advance. When she said this, she was threatening Zhang Lan to agree quickly.Sure enough, the next second, I heard Zhang Lan reluctantly nodding with a cold face.

Zhang Cen picked up a piece of beef brisket for Zhang Lan, as if to appease him, and pointed out the door: "Then it's settled, let Ah Lan drive you back to pick up your luggage after dinner."

After discussing the issue of accommodation, Zhang Cen suddenly brought up the topic of their search, "Is the matter going well? Who are you looking for? Do you need me to see? I have lived in this village for 30 years, maybe know something."

"It didn't go very well, and I didn't ask anything." As he said, Chen Nan took out the photo in his pocket and handed it to Zhang Cen, "We are looking for my sister, her name is Chen Jia, she was still in college when she disappeared, We haven't found it after searching for so many years. Sister Zhang Cen, have you seen her?"

Zhang Cen looked at the photo carefully for a while. The little girl in the photo was wearing a long white dress, holding a book in her hand, and was looking at the camera with a smile.She shook her head: "I'm sorry, I haven't seen it before, I'm afraid I can't help you." She then passed the photo to Zhang Lan who was sitting next to her. Zhang Lan took the photo and looked at it seriously. As if dissatisfied, he stroked it carefully with his hand, as if he wanted to imprint the person in the photo into his mind.

When Chang Ze heard Zhang Cen's words, even though he was mentally prepared, he was still a little disappointed. He didn't know whether he was comforting Zhang Cen or himself: "It's okay, we are used to it. I came here to find someone just to try my luck. .”

"It turns out that many villagers living in our village have moved to the town. You can go to the town and ask, maybe there may be some clues." He sighed again: "A 20-year-old girl was forced to leave her relatives. She must be scared and helpless in the hometown she is familiar with. You must find her quickly!" She seemed to have experienced it herself, with grief and hope in her eyes.There seemed to be something to spurt out of her throat, but after some struggle, she swallowed it back helplessly.

Chang Ze and Chen Nan didn't pay attention to the changes in the siblings.Chen Nan smiled gratefully: "Thank you, we will. Tomorrow we will go to the town to see." He took the photo that Zhang Lan handed back to him and put it back in his pocket.

It's just that after this incident, the four people at the dining table had their own ideas, and they lost the mind to talk, so they had to devote themselves to the big business of eating.

After dinner, Chang Ze took the initiative to take over the task of washing dishes. When he returned to the front room, the heavy atmosphere had been swept away. The three of them were sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and Zhang Lan was begging his sister: "Sister, Can I not go tomorrow? I don’t know each other well, it’s so embarrassing to meet.”

Chang Ze: "Where are you going? Who are you going to see?"

Chen Nan looked at Chang Ze with a smirk: "Alan is going on a blind date tomorrow."

Zhang Cen corrected and said: "It's not a blind date, just ask him to meet that girl. The girl also went to university in H City, studied literature, is tall, and looks good. Her mother is still my colleague. Our I am an old teacher who knows everything."

"Sister Cen, Ah Lan is only in her junior year, she skipped two grades, she's still young, don't worry..." Chang Ze persuaded.

"I'm still young now, and I'll grow up when I'm single. With Ah Lan's personality, I haven't had a good female classmate until now, and I'm always with Gao Ran. I'm not planning for a rainy day, let him get in touch with him more. Girl, it will be easier to find a partner in the future, the stupid bird will fly first." Zhang Cen took a sip of tea, and then said: "I don't have to ask Alan to go, it's really my colleague who is thinking about Alan and thinks Alan is good, so he mentioned it several times. Let him come out to meet him, I really can't refuse."

Chang Ze flipped over eagerly, and agreed: "That sister has a good eye. Don't worry too much, Sister Cen. You can see that she is in such a hurry that she must be afraid that Alan will be robbed by others. Isn't that true?" It shows that Alan is still very handsome, so many people like it, and then you and Alan will have to pick a wife."

"I don't have any requirements, as long as Ah Lan likes it and treats Ah Lan well."

Chang Ze: "Sister, what do you think of me..."

"Chang Ze, don't talk nonsense, you're not good!" Zhang Lan was so shocked that he didn't care about his sister's presence, and wished he could go up and cover his mouth with his hands.After thinking about it, I couldn't understand the hatred, and I had the last impulse: "Sister, I'm going to meet that girl tomorrow, please tell me the number."

Chang Ze felt that he was playing off, so he quickly remedied: "I mean being friends, didn't I mean that Alan only has Gao Ran as a friend, I just want to ask my sister if it's okay for me to be Alan's friend..."

Chen Nan thought that this reason was really far-fetched, and based on the principle of being a brother to help, he rescued the scene and said: "...it's not too early, it will be darker after a while, and it will be even more unsafe to drive, Ah Lan hurry up." Send us to pick up our luggage. Everyone has been busy all day, so let's go to bed early today."

"Yes, yes, it makes sense, it's right!" Chang Ze pushed Zhang Lan out of the house, Chen Nan nodded to Zhang Cen, and followed out the door.