Encounter at the subway station

"What's wrong?" Seeing Xiao Xingkan staring at the headphone cable in a daze, Yu Chen asked casually.

Xiao Xingkan's mind was confused for a moment, he raised his head mechanically and drank the brown sugar water, and then choked himself.

"Cough, cough, cough..." He coughed violently, out of breath, Yu Chen hurriedly pulled the paper to him, and patted his back.

"Slow down, slow down, no one will fight with you."

Yu Chen wondered, "It's just a headphone cable, what's the excitement?"

Xiao Xingkan glanced at the table again, and suddenly felt that the earphone cable was a bit hot: "...it's nothing, maybe I took it wrong in the library, ask next time I go."

Gao Qi sent him a message back, and the takeaway arrived by the way.Xiao Xingkan turned on the phone to play Gao Qi's voice while going downstairs.

The voice was turned up accidentally, and the man's laughter suddenly came out of the phone: "Hahahahahaha, if I knew it earlier, I should have stayed and had dinner with me, maybe I wouldn't have encountered such a thing."

Xiao Xingkan: "..."

The students passing by looked at him strangely.

Gao Qi sent another message, this time without voice: "If you want to take a rest, then we can start next week, if you can come, come, I will not despise you!"

Xiao Xingkan hesitated, and replied: "Okay. Then I'll come over tomorrow."

·

After everyone came back, no one was playing games in the dormitory. After eating, Xiao Xingkan felt a little dizzy after being punched in the head, so he cleaned up and washed up, climbed into bed early and lay down.

Everyone is doing their own thing, and no one is talking.In a somewhat quiet atmosphere, Xiao Xingkan closed his eyes and thought about the man and the earphones for a while, and decided to bring the earphones with him next time, maybe when he will meet again...

What should I do if I encounter it?Give it back to him, or ask first?

Can we still meet?

This question made Xiao Xingkan sober all of a sudden. When he opened his eyes, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. There seemed to be a shadow in front of him.

Looking again, Yu Chen poked his head and looked at him.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Xingkan asked.

Yu Chen shook his mobile phone: "Just now I saw the local Weibo, and it seems that the incident of you catching the thief this afternoon was photographed and posted on it."

Oh, was someone photographed posting on Weibo?It's not a big deal... Xiao Xingkan raised his hand to block the dazzling light on his head: "Let me take a look in the hair group."

"Okay, go to sleep, I'll turn off the light here."

Yu Chen said, got up and turned off the lights and walked away, Gou Mengxi stretched out his hand to grab him: "Hey, my son is really on Weibo, check this... oh, there are photos."

"Keep down, someone else is asleep." Yu Chen sat with two roommates, each holding a mobile phone to read the same Weibo.

It was probably a photo taken by a passenger next to him, and the accompanying text was "Heartwarming! The handsome little brother joined hands to subdue the sneak photographers in the subway. One of them was beaten and injured, and left quietly without leaving his name [like][like] "And so on, the following comments are divided into two categories, one is support and encouragement, and they express praise and praise, and the other is that the two people are so handsome.

In that photo, Xiao Xingkan was sitting on the ground after being beaten. Opposite him was a man in a slightly messy suit who reached out for a tissue to stop his nosebleed.Both of them can only see the profile, but even if it's only the profile, the two of them together are pleasing enough.

Yu Chen swiped the comment to the bottom, and a new comment was accompanied by a picture. The netizen said: "Is this the only way to open this picture?"

The accompanying picture is the original Weibo picture that has been slightly altered. In the photo, the man's slightly torn shirt collar is circled with a red line pointing out an arrow, and the text is "Does it look good, why is your nosebleed?".

This comment quickly received a lot of likes, and many sand sculpture netizens responded below.

"Look, look, look, brother, this action is too gentle!"

"But brother [dog head], get out of the way, let me come, I can not only spray nosebleeds."

"Upstairs chicken coop warning [dog head]"

"All the chicken coops on this floor are obviously a couple."

Yu Chen was about to die of laughter when he saw this comment. The angle of the photo was captured well. I changed it a bit to say that there is nothing inappropriate for Xiao Xingkan to stare at someone's chest muscle and have a nosebleed. .

He asked two other people who were still scrolling through Weibo to read this comment.

Yu Chen said: "I'm dying of laughter, because this photo looks a bit strange, not to mention, it really looks like my brother staring at someone else with a nosebleed, nothing wrong with it at all, this brother is really gentle, he wipes the nose for others himself Nosebleed... Huh, this brother...?"

He suddenly felt that this person looked familiar.

Gou Mengxi sighed: "You gay guys are so flirtatious."

Li Xunguang said: "Straight men like us can only talk and look superficial."

Yu Chen suddenly patted his thigh: "Fuck me, isn't this person the one my brother posted in the group yesterday?"

Gou Mengxi and Li Xunguang: "???"

"What did you post yesterday?" Gou Mengxi opened the penguin group to look through the chat records while talking, and it didn't take long to find the photo of the man Xiao Xingkan sent in yesterday's chat records.

Li Xunguang came over to watch it with him, and after watching for a while, they both said, "Damn!"

"Really?" Gou Mengxi was shocked, "No, who is this person? Here is the date. My son took a photo of this person yesterday. Today they are on the subway together again?"

"The senior who introduced Xiao Xingkan to work?" Li Xunguang asked.

"Silly son, haven't you seen that senior?" Gou Mengxi looked at him with pity, "Last time you came to share with us the postgraduate entrance examination and work experience."

Li Xunguang became angry and said, "I don't care what he looks like!"

"Besides, this person seems to be the kind of person who works in a company, and he can't be the boss of my brother's milk tea shop." Yu Chen rolled his eyes and said, "It shouldn't be a bad person, maybe someone my brother knows, right? Then ask him."

"Go to sleep." Li Xunguang stretched his head and glanced over there, then replied to himself, "Sleep, please keep your voice down."

·

On the weekend of the next day, Xiao Xingkan had to get up early to go out, and the other three roommates were still asleep.After he got up, he was brushing his teeth in front of the mirror. By the way, he looked at the injuries on his face. It seemed that they were not as serious as yesterday.

He looked at the text of the Weibo link forwarded by Yu Chen in the group, but didn't scroll down, and just missed the comment with the most likes.

The weekend subway is indeed not crowded, and it is still early when we arrive at the milk tea shop, but Gao Qi is already there playing with his mobile phone.

After Xiao Xingkan left, Gao Qi first asked him about the injuries on his face, and by the way told him to protect himself next time, not laughing as loudly as he did yesterday.

"I'll teach you how to recognize the shop today, and then... well," Gao Qi took the apron and tied it on Xiao Xingkan, "I'll teach you how to make things in the afternoon, and I'll learn and sell them tomorrow, and I'm almost done. It won't take long, it's pretty simple."

This milk tea shop is on the first floor of a commercial building. It is about 30 square meters. There are not many places in the shop, so it looks a little empty, especially when there are no customers at this moment, it is even more deserted.

Gentle music flows in the store, the layout is quite simple, and the style is also cold and simple. There are decorative paintings on one wall, and many note papers on the opposite wall.

Xiao Xingkan remembered that when he went out to play with them, he passed Gao Qi's milk tea shop in the bustling downtown area. The decoration of that shop was completely different from this one, and the storefront was much larger.

Gao Qi first took him to look around the outside, then took him into the back, first introduced the menu at the order counter and the cash register, and then took him to the kitchen after talking here, and explained the placement of utensils in detail .

Xiao Xingkan listened carefully and wrote down as much as he could. Gao Qi smiled at his concentration and said, "I'm just giving you a brief explanation, and I'll tell you later when I teach you. If you don't know anything, just ask me."

"Okay," Xiao Xingkan nodded with a smile, "I will definitely, thank you Brother Gao Qi."

"Haha, thank you," Gao Qi was amused by him, "I really want to thank me, then you learn it early, so that I can leave it to you with confidence, and then I can go out with my husband on weekends!"

Accompany...husband...

Xiao Xingkan looked at Gao Qi in surprise. Although there was a gay friend in the dormitory, this was the first time he had really come into contact with homosexuality.

"Aha, I'm coming out to you?" Gao Qi scratched her head and said, "Are you against homosexuals?"

Xiao Xingkan shook his head without hesitation at all: "No... It's just that I haven't really encountered it before, but I don't think it's strange or difficult to understand. I just think it's someone else's choice and preference, whether they like the same sex or the opposite sex, if Two people who truly love each other should be blessed."

"That's really good," Gao Qi sighed for some reason, "It's rare to see someone like you who accepts homosexuality very well. Although our generation is much better than the previous generation, and what ...Banmei culture is prevalent, but in fact there are still many people who cannot accept homosexuality in reality.”

His eyes suddenly dimmed, but his tone was a little indifferent: "When people talk about homosexuality, when two men are together, most of them think of messing around or other bad things. But my husband and I have been together for ten years. , I liked him since I was in high school."

"When we are together, it may not be as simple as a lover's relationship." Gao Qi wiped the colorful bottles and jars with a handkerchief while talking, "We all love each other, and at the same time, we know that love It transcends the love between lovers. For example, it is like two plants that grow together, and after a long time, they become entangled, and there is no way to separate from each other."

Both need each other, and each other gives each other a sense of security.

Xiao Xingkan nodded: "Actually, it's good for you to live your own lives. The rest of your life is so long, it's too difficult to live in the opinions and opinions of others."

"That's right, life is just like this for decades, and maybe one day something will fall from the sky, a plane will crash, or you may die by accident. It's better to let yourself live more freely." Gao Qi nodded in agreement. , "Fortunately, we have our own assets and have been living in the center of this big city."

It's nice to have money.

Xiao Xingkan could not help but sigh deeply in his heart when he thought of Gao Qi running a milk tea shop for fun.

"My husband's company is in this building," Gao Qi said, pointing his head upwards. "This milk tea shop was also negotiated when he went to rent an office, so we can go home together after get off work."

Xiao Xingkan smiled: "It's good. In this big city, not many people think it's strange that you are together."

"Yeah, big cities are good. Everyone's thinking is becoming more and more open, and they all have their own unique way of life, and they are quite receptive to new things. Some people like the same sex, some people like cosplay, and they wear novelty clothes. Some people like to stay up all night, and the absurd life in the eyes of the older generation can be accepted and recognized here.”

Although it is inevitable that he will still be pointed out, he has also received a lot of blessings.

Speaking of this, Gao Qi suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask Xiao Xingkan: "Do you plan to stay here after graduation?"

"It depends," Xiao Xingkan thought for a while, and said, "Maybe he will find a job here and settle down. I also like this place very much and want to stay here."

Gao Qi nodded: "It's good to stay here. You should go out and have a look when you are young. Although there are many unknowns outside, it is also full of unseen crises and challenges, but it can improve your pattern and vision. promote."

"Well," Xiao Xingkan nodded obediently, "Thank you Brother Gao Qi."

·

It was almost noon after talking, and some customers came to the store one after another, most of them were female customers, and many of them seemed to be quite familiar with Gao Qi.

After thinking about it, Xiao Xingkan understood that Gao Qi was handsome and good-looking, and he was quite good at talking, and he would smile when he was not talking. Everyone was very close to him.

Some customers noticed the newcomer Xiao Xingkan, asked Gao Qi, and did not avoid Xiao Xingkan too low-key, so Gao Qi directly pulled over Xiao Xingkan whose ears were a little red, and introduced to everyone with a smile: " This is the new little brother in the store, he may be the person you will see often on weekends, ladies and sisters, don't bully him."

A young girl smiled and said, "Wow, I'll be motivated to work overtime on weekends from now on!"

Everyone laughed, Xiao Xingkan also smiled with them, and the shop was full of excitement.

When Gao Qi was making milk tea, Xiao Xingkan followed him to watch him make it, helping to carry and pass things along the way.When the number of people gradually decreased, Gao Qi took Xiao Xingkan to play with the order machine, and then asked him to take the order outside.

There were even fewer people in the afternoon, and the two ordered takeaway. Gao Qi said while washing things: "Next time, you can eat earlier and stagger their rest time. I was too busy talking to you today and I forgot."

After eating, Xiao Xingkan began to learn how to make milk tea with Gao Qi.Because there are not many sold, the prepared materials don't need too many, just enough of each kind, but there are a little bit more variety.

Gao Qi taught from the simple ones on the menu, and kept saying: "I usually make milk tea by myself when I have nothing to do. There are also books in the store. You can read them when you have time. It's okay to do whatever you want. If you really can Launch it, and I will pay you for the cost of research and development."

Xiao Xingkan smiled and asked, "Really?"

"Don't underestimate the research and development fee, it's quite a lot." Gao Qi said, "The materials originally equipped in the store will be delivered every morning. If you have any materials you need, you can tell me and I will arrange to buy them."

"Okay, remember." Xiao Xingkan nodded.

·

The same high-rise commercial office building

This entire floor belongs to a company, and three departments are arranged respectively: the company operation department, the marketing department and the sales department.In the office over there in the marketing department, few people worked overtime on weekends, and the few people who stayed in the office chatted.

The girl who was drinking milk tea said: "The milk tea shop downstairs has a new guy today, don't you bother to check it out, he looks pretty good, but his face is hurt a bit, wait a minute." I must go see him again!"

"Really?" Someone next to him asked, "That milk tea shop is delicious, but it doesn't deliver takeout, and I don't want to go downstairs to eat at all. Ordering takeout is already annoying enough."

"That milk tea shop is really self-willed. It doesn't matter if it doesn't deliver food. You may not believe it if you tell it. Others still go from nine to five on time and get off work at that time. It doesn't matter if anyone wants to buy it. It's much better than us hardworking social animals. , work overtime on weekdays, and continue on weekends.”

There was booing all around, and someone said: "Say it in front of the boss if you have the ability."

"Don't dare dare... I love to work overtime, and spending time with my boss on weekends is really a great joy in life."

While talking, the boss of the marketing department came in with a wave of water: "What are you talking about?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and someone came out with an embarrassed smile to ease the atmosphere: "Haha, just now Yuanmei was saying that a new little brother came to the milk tea shop downstairs. He is very good-looking, but his face was bruised."

"Yes, it looks quite small. It should be a student, but it's really super beautiful. It's the kind of beauty that can't hide its beauty even if it's hurt!"

The head of the marketing department was thoughtful: "Student? Has your face hurt?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, wondering which sentence touched the boss.

He came back to his senses, with a rare smile on his face: "Who wants to buy milk tea later? I want to follow."