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In midsummer, the business of the cold drink shop is particularly good. Almost as soon as the door opens in the morning, a wave of students with schoolbags come in to occupy the seats.

It is impossible to do homework, and playing games in groups is almost the same.

"I'm treating you today!" More than a dozen junior high school boys clamored to occupy the largest wooden table in the store, and took out "combat equipment" from their schoolbags - mobile phones, computers, tablets, and handhelds. One of them was fat The boy boldly took out his WeChat wallet, "Please drink nectar grapefruit ice!"

"Cut!" There was a burst of disdain from around, and a thin monkey boy winked and said: "Please, brother, don't you look at what kind of shop this is, can't you see the big cafe at the door? No wonder you failed the final English!"

Everyone laughed. Although the fat boy had a fat face, his skin was thin. As soon as he was complained about, two blobs of red immediately appeared on his cheeks, comparable to the inferior rouge he wore when he was a child.

He waved his fist at the thin monkey, trying to win respect for himself, "What's wrong with the cafe! The sign of this shop is nectar grapefruit ice! Anyway, I only offer nectar grapefruit ice as a treat. If you want to drink coffee, you pay for it yourself!"

The thin monkey quit, "Who says I won't drink! I want a big cup!"

The fat boy looked at the others, "What about you?"

Most of the boys bowed their heads to the "golden master", saying that grapefruit ice is just grapefruit ice, which is cool.But there are also a few heroes who do not bend their waists for five buckets of rice. They take out their own change and slap it on the bar counter to drink latte cappuccino caramel macchiato.

The cold drink shop is small, and there is only one college student who comes to work in the morning. He collected the money with a smile, and joked: "You are young, what coffee do you drink?"

When the fat boy picked up this sentence, he howled like a loudspeaker: "Exactly! You should drink nectar and grapefruit ice at such a young age!"

Those guys who don't like coffee but insist on ordering coffee to pretend to be mature sniffed: "I drink nectar childish ice before my hair grows!"

fat Boy:"……"

As soon as the college students saw that the guests had a disagreement, they wanted to do it, so they hurried out to act as peacemakers, "Did you forget your business today? Hurry up and go to black, grapefruit ice and coffee will be ready soon, be good, I will give you a set later Huanggang dense scroll."

When the boys heard the "Huanggang Secret Scroll", they slipped away faster than mice.

The college student smiled and went back to the bar to get busy.

Soon, the store door was pushed open again, and a group of girls came back. They looked at the bar as soon as they entered the door, looking extremely expectant.

"Your male god is resting today." The college student said with a smile, "Come back tomorrow?"

The girls pouted, looking at me and looking at you. The short-haired girl in the lead snorted, "Everyone is here, I want four cups of nectar grapefruit ice!"

The boys who were playing black collectively paid attention to the girls, and after a few seconds, one of them whispered: "Heh."

Another person continued: "Woman."

The fat boy concluded: "Nympho."

Girl: "Say it again!"

Fights between boys and girls in junior high school are purely commonplace, and the college students rolled their eyes and had to rush to persuade the fight again.His boss is too popular and has too many fans, which can be called a disaster for the town.

But the boss is really handsome and has a good personality.

After the lunch break, several other shop assistants came, and the cold drink shop became more and more lively.

·

This is a coffee and bookstore in the downtown area, but in a small county town in the southwest, even the downtown area is not considered lively. Those familiar coffee chain stores and Internet celebrity milk tea shops can’t come here, and there are many drinks on the street. It is a 5 yuan pearl milk tea shop. There are several decent cold drink shops, and it seems that there is only one coffee and bookstore named "Xunmi".

However, this bookstore can’t compare with the bookstores in big cities. Bookstores in big cities have seven or eight best-selling booths, and a cup of coffee costs upwards of 40 yuan, but here they only sell teaching aids, newspapers and magazines, and coffee is the most expensive. 18, the signature nectar pomelo ice is only 15 yuan.

There used to be no coffee and bookstores in the small county town, and bookstores were bookstores, and teahouses were teahouses—people who lived here for generations liked to drink tea and play mahjong, and there were very few independent coffee shops.

Therefore, the guests of "Xun Mi" have always been middle school students and college students. During winter and summer vacations, elementary school students who are afraid of hardship come to pretend to drink American style.

At first, many parents felt that this place was evil, similar to the billiard room in the game hall of an Internet cafe. Mimi came to arrest them quietly, but saw their naughty son and rebellious daughter doing homework while drinking coffee, and the students around were also reading and writing. Look, one-third of the store is lined with bookshelves, and the shelves are full of teaching aids, so I feel at ease.

The only thing I am not satisfied with is the name of the bookstore - Xun Mi.

It is said that "Xunmi" was originally "Xunmi", but the boss recognized the white characters and wrote "Xun" as "Xun".

Parents even want to raise money to get the boss to change the word "Xun" back. The reason is that their children have to take the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination.

The boss just smiled and refused to accept fundraising, so the word "Xun Mi" was naturally not changed.

It doesn't matter to the young customers, it doesn't matter what the name of the store is, boys and girls who are scumbags and scumbags have their own places, and this place has become their secret base after school and during vacations.

The coffee is delicious, the grapefruit ice quenches your thirst, and the boss is a handsome guy with a good temper.

The owner's surname is Chi, a single name, Yu, in his 30s, and it is said that he was a soldier when he was young.

The girls called him a "male god" behind his back, and the boys surrounded him as soon as they saw him, insisting on fighting him a few tricks.

He has beautiful latte art and all kinds of animals are lifelike, but every day he sends five cups of coffee with pig heads to lucky customers. The pig heads are cute, but they are too dull. Lucky customers always protest and ask him why To draw a pig, he smiled and didn't explain at first, but then he couldn't stand the children's entanglement, so he made up an impromptu reason, saying that pigs mean luck and wealth.

The children comprehended it for a long time and came to a conclusion——the boss is really stupid.

But even so, the lucky customers who got the pig's head coffee still drank it.

The coffee bookstore's business is getting better and better.

·

Supermarkets in small county towns don’t sell fresh fruits and vegetables. After Chi Yu finished his run by the river, he blew the river breeze for a while. After his sweat was almost dry, he walked slowly to the vegetable market not far away and bought rattan vegetables, Loofah, eggplant, tofu, and another cut of beef, the food for the day is considered complete.

The place where he lives is by the river. It's an old-fashioned residential building. It's a bit old, but as long as you clean it diligently, the house is still very clean and bright.The view from the balcony is also very good. In the evening, the setting sun dyes the river water into a shining golden color, like a bright strip of light, and the waves will even be reflected in the living room, soft and tumbling, wonderful and beautiful.

But there are not many opportunities to stay at home to enjoy the beauty of the sunset. Except for the half-monthly rest day, he is busy making coffee and grapefruit ice for the guests in "Xun Mi" in the evening.

He is the boss of "Xun Mi".

It has been almost two years since I came to Hu County, and it has been almost two years since I used the name "Chi Yu".Time is like the river passing through the city, flowing continuously, taking away a lot of past events, and also depositing a lot of attachments.

He has been able to calmly think of Wen Yun - the man who influenced him for half his life.

Two years ago, Liu Cun's sudden attack forced him to leave Zhongcheng. On the surface, it was an unexpected disaster, but for him, it was an opportunity for a new life.

At that time, he was already dying of contradictions and struggles, almost suffocating, but he never had the courage to break the boat.

Xun Musheng's tenderness is like a sweet poison. He knows that if he indulges in it, he will never recover, but he is reluctant to part with the warmth that is within easy reach.

Deceit and betrayal brought a deep sense of guilt, and love brought lingering affection. He stood in the midst of it, suffering every day and every night.

It should have been a long time ago to try to leave, to give each other a chance to be alone and calm down, maybe time will help to reduce those hurdles that cannot be passed, but he still can't take the first step.

Until the panicked Li Xiao brought news of Liu Cun and Kuang Changfu's attempt to revenge.

In fact, he was not very afraid.Even if he has retired for many years, it is impossible for Kuang Changfu and his like to hurt him.But Li Xiao was so anxious, and begged him to avoid him with red eyes, and gave him cash, bank card, mobile phone, and car, saying that his parents in his hometown would help him take care of him.

He was suddenly moved.

It's not for avoiding danger, just for this sudden concern.

Before leaving Zhongcheng, he took out 2 yuan from his frequently used card, and after resting in Li Xiao's hometown, he kept [-] of it as a thank you, and then completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

Liu Cun, Kuang Changfu, and Li Xiao helped him take the step he couldn't take.

He hitchhiked all the way to the city where the squadron leader, Team Chu, was currently stationed.When the brothers meet, there is a lot of regret.

Renaming is not an easy task. There are many terms and conditions, complicated procedures, running back and forth from various places, and endless certificates.Knowing that changing the name involves many things, he didn't immediately change the name back when he was in Zhongcheng.

Now with the help of the old captain, some special methods were used, and the name was finally changed.

It's "Chi Yu", not "Chi Yu".

Team Chu was a little surprised, "'Yu' is pretty good."

He chuckled, but there was a bit of pain on the corner of his mouth, "It's very good, but it's not bad to change another word."

Team Chu didn't think so carefully, and asked him what his plans were for the future.He thought about it, and said that he would go back to the team to see Wen Yun first, and then find a small city to live in.

"Where's the money?" Team Chu asked.

He took out a booklet, "Enough to make a living."

That was the voucher given by the team when he retired that year. Even if Xun Musheng wanted to lock his position through the bank account, he couldn't find the voucher.

"All right." Team Chu said, "Just tell me if you have any difficulties in the future."

"Just don't mention me to Professor Zhou for now."

Team Chu sighed, "Take care of yourself."

After bidding farewell to Team Chu, he went back to his old team.In the memorial hall, Wen Yun in the photo is still in his early twenties, smiling happily, without a trace of haze between his brows.

He stood there for a long time, then turned and left in silence.

When he left the brigade many years ago, he took Wen Yun's name away.

When he returned here many years later, he returned the name of the place to the original owner without saying a word.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but when he came out of the memorial hall, he felt indescribably relaxed.

He arrived in Hu County and settled there.There is nothing special about this place. If I have to say it, it is remote enough, quiet enough, and hard to find.

After living in the county for a while, he bought a shop and opened "Xun Mi".

Thanks to his experience as a clerk in the Shengxi Plaza Bookstore, he knows how to make coffee, and he also knows that setting aside an area to sell books can attract more customers.

But obviously it is a coffee bookstore, but the signboard in the store is nectar pomelo.

It sells nectar pomelo tea in autumn and winter, and nectar pomelo ice in spring and summer. It is refreshing and delicious, and very popular.

There are always small customers who ask noisyly: "Boss, why do you like nectar grapefruit so much?"

He couldn't answer, so he could only curl the corners of his lips and answer with a smile.

Everyone booed, their brains were wide open, and it didn't take long for rumors to spread that the boss's beloved girl liked nectar grapefruit.

He was a little surprised and wanted to deny it, but he didn't know how to deny it.

What can be denied is probably only the word "girl".

That is not a girl, but a gentle man.

·

On a rare rest day, Chi Yu had lunch and slept on the sofa, and when he woke up, it was already sunset.

The sparkling light reflected in the house, as if the world suddenly changed.

He sat up and pressed his temples lightly.

This sleep was too long, but he wished he could sleep longer.

Because I dreamed about Xun Musheng, but I couldn't remember the content of the dream clearly.

After one or two years of separation, he gradually let go of the past, and those obsessions and guilt gradually dissipated.

But there are always misses and regrets in his life. He spent two years to see his heart clearly, but he didn't know whether the people in his heart were willing to forgive his willfulness and his leaving without saying goodbye.

Is it still waiting for him.