My 26-year-old female tenant: Gufan on the Island

Le Yao attributed the conflict between us to an internal conflict, which made me feel a little funny, as if we had formed an organization, and the purpose of this organization's existence was to uphold justice and eliminate violence. But in fact, we ourselves are just marginalized people wandering in this city. Although we have such justice in our hearts, we still seem a little cowardly.

At least, I racked my brains but still couldn't figure out how to disband that evil bar association.

So, I didn’t reply to Le Yao’s message, and then I began to feel sleepy…

……

Just when I was about to fall asleep, my cell phone suddenly vibrated. I thought Le Yao had some unreliable ideas again, but it was a WeChat message from Robben. He said that he wanted to have a bowl of pork liver porridge.

I refused. The pork liver porridge he wanted to eat was near Pingjiang Road, which meant I had to go around Pingjiang Road, buy it, and then deliver it to the hospital where he was. It would be a 40-kilometer round trip, which would seriously affect my sleep time.

Robben said that he felt dizzy because of insufficient Qi and blood. Pork liver is a good thing for replenishing Qi and blood, which will help him restore Qi and blood. Only when Qi and blood are sufficient can he cope with the next operation.

Thinking that he didn't have any friends around him who could take care of him, I softened my heart, but still dozed off in bed for a while before turning over and sitting up. I rummaged through my wallet again to make sure there was enough money to buy a bowl of Robben's secret pork liver porridge, and then I went out.

……

It has rained a lot in Suzhou recently, so I walked along the Pingjiang River in the drizzle and went deep into Pingjiang Road. Then I turned left and saw the old porridge shop.

This is one of the few porridge shops in Suzhou that is open all night, but because it was raining, it looked very deserted from a distance, as if there was only a woman in a white down jacket waiting...

The closer I got, the more familiar the woman's back looked to me. Just as I was about to call out her name, she seemed to sense my arrival and turned around.

"Zhaoyang!"

"Le Yao!"

We each shouted, and then froze in place, because this coincidence was too terrifying; Suzhou is so big, and we actually met in a porridge shop hidden in the city.

After a while, I spoke before Le Yao: "I'm here to buy porridge for Robben."

Le Yao's eyes widened and she replied, "I'm here to buy him some porridge too... this bastard!"

She seemed to realize something, and then looked at me again...

I suddenly realized why Robben had to ask me to come to this porridge shop. He wanted to create a chance for Le Yao and I to meet on such a rainy night.

……

This arranged encounter made me feel a little uncomfortable, so much so that we walked along the Pingjiang River for a long time without saying a word; Le Yao was also silent for a rare time. She did not walk shoulder to shoulder with me, but just followed behind me, making it seem as if we each had our own ulterior motives.

After a while, I finally stopped in front of a convenience store that was still open...

She then spoke and asked, "Do you want to buy cigarettes?"

"Ah."

"Don't buy it, I have it in my bag."

After saying that, she took out a pack of expensive soft Zhonghua cigarettes from her bag and handed it to me.

"You...are smoking now too?"

"No... Last time I was drinking at a bar, someone left a pack of cigarettes on the table, and I stuffed it into my bag."

As I looked at her, I took out a lighter from my pocket, opened the cigarette box, and took out a cigarette, but the lighter wouldn't light up, so I asked her again, "Did you find the lighter?"

"No."

"Remember to bring your lighter along next time."

Le Yao shook her head and said to me in a low voice: "I can just pass you the cigarette. As for the lighter... I can't be the woman who lights your cigarette."

Because of her words, I suddenly thought of Jian Wei again, and the way she once lit a cigarette for me, right next to the moat. It was windy by the river, and in order to help me light the cigarette, she would open her coat to block the wind for me.

Le Yao was right. There will never be another woman who lights a cigarette for me like Jian Wei did. She was like a lover, but also like a friend who had lived with me for a long time.

This gave me an illusion that we would never be separated, but she left after all, taking with her the blue lighter that she once used to light my cigarettes, just like taking away my most beautiful fantasy and happiness.

After being forced to accept it, I finally walked into the convenience store calmly, bought a windproof lighter, and then lit a cigarette.

……

"Zhaoyang, I'm hungry."

"I'm hungry too."

"Then let's eat the porridge and forget about Robben."

After that, Le Yao pulled me to the nearest eaves, and then sat down cross-legged in front of me. She opened the lunch box, and Robben and she ordered a bowl of lean meat porridge.

This further confirmed the fact that Robben wanted to create an opportunity for us to meet, so even the idea of ​​what kind of porridge to eat was just random.

I shook my head helplessly, and then sat down cross-legged next to Le Yao.

"Lean meat is for you."

Le Yao gave me all the lean meat in her bowl.

"You don't like lean meat?"

"Ah."

"Then I'll give you the liver."

After that, I also gave her the pork liver from my porridge and said, "Eat more pork liver. People say you are pale, but if you look closely, it is obviously caused by insufficient Qi and blood."

"Will you still care about people?"

“You’re actually pretty nice to me.”

"A few packs of cigarettes bought you off?"

"Yes, I am such a bribeable person... You are not much better than me. Just a few slices of pork liver, and your eyes are full of tears."

"Tsk, it's the rain that got into my eyes."

“Is it raining that hard?”

"Really, really, if you don't believe me, just look."

After saying that, Le Yao raised her head, trying to have an intimate contact with the rain with her eyes...

I was amused by her, and then I said, "I suspect you are the reincarnation of the Rain God. Whenever I am with you, it will rain... in Luoyang and here too."

"Is that rain? That is the tears I have shed because of the suffering of my fate."

After saying that, Le Yao lowered her head heavily, picked up a piece of pork liver and said to me: "I gave you the lean meat, and you gave me the pork liver, so why don't we just change to porridge?"

I was stunned for a while before I sighed and said, "Yeah, why not just drink porridge?"

Le Yao smiled again: "It's good to be a little silly. There's no need to calculate every detail of a meal."

She was no longer hesitant, and after she finished speaking, she began to eat bite by bite.

It was at this time that my phone vibrated again. I took it out and saw that it was another message from Robben. He didn't urge me, but just said, "You should have met Le Yao... I don't have to drink porridge, I just bought a bowl of instant noodles and have already eaten it... So, I hope you can understand my good intentions. There is too little positive energy around me. I really hope that there is such a relationship of mutual redemption, which can turn into a ray of light to illuminate our group of people and this dark life..."

"You've been beaten silly, haven't you?"

"If it doesn't work out this time, I will no longer interfere in your affairs... If you can't do it, I curse you to ride the bus and work in a factory for the rest of your life."