Fengshan

Chen Xu drove very steadily, and he didn't seem agitated when the road was blocked.

The two didn't speak, and they were a little embarrassed, but it wasn't too serious.Du Yu thought aimlessly that the two had nothing to say and no friendship when they were in high school cram school.The good time at the beginning has disappeared into the crowd, but the two of them will sit and eat together later.

The encounters in life are wonderful.

"Didn't you say you were abroad, why did you still buy a car?" Du Yu broke the silence.

Chen Xu's car is neither high-profile nor a luxury car, but for ordinary people, it is still a level that requires gritting one's teeth to win.

"It's not mine. I borrowed it from a friend. He has a lot of cars."

Du Yu suddenly felt jealous——Chen Xu had realized his life pursuit of being friends with local tyrants.

Du Yu thought about some other topics that he could talk about. He didn't want to ask about Chen Xu's major, so he probably didn't understand. But other than that, there really wasn't much to talk about. After all, there was almost no cross-circle between the two of them .

He tried hard to recall the people who went to the cram school, and found a blank space, which was completely forgotten by Du Yu long ago.I can barely remember a few outstanding classmates, but it feels weird to mention them suddenly.

People in the cram school come and go in a hurry, who cares what your last name is, and come back again after leaving a batch. There is no such thing as teacher-student relationship and classmate friendship.

"Why didn't you do it in the housekeeping department?" Chen Xu asked.

Du Yu quickly picked up the topic, "Personnel arrangements... Anyway, it's all about cleaning, and the salary difference is not much."

"The housekeeping department is paid for cleaning the rooms beyond the basic requirements, right? Is the part of the income lost when I go to the PA?"

"One room is five yuan, PA can do it if they want, the price is the same," Du Yu didn't expect Chen Xu to know this, "PA has a very powerful aunt who can go to the housekeeping department to make more than 40 rooms a month. "

Chen Xu estimated the total price in his heart, and it took time and hard work to get it would not exceed [-], not even enough to have a decent meal outside.

"You're done with this matter, when will you leave?" Du Yu asked.

There is no tacit understanding between the two, and it is all based on awkward chats. A topic is over once it comes and goes, and it can only continue to throw out new topics.

"There's something else, don't worry."

……

Du Yu gave up the awkward chat, and simply pretended to enjoy the music floating in the car.The lyrics are still in Chinese, but he can't tell whose song it is.

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The restaurant Chen Xuxuan chose was not particularly high-end, but it looked quite clean.As soon as the two of them entered the door, a beautiful young lady came up to meet her, and said to Chen Xu very familiarly, "Here you are? There's a good seat reserved for you."

Chen Xu smiled politely: "Thank you."

"Mr. Chen, who usually doesn't even reply to WeChat, called three times in a row to confirm, can I not leave it for you?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Xu immediately coughed uncomfortably, "I just didn't see it, and didn't I reply to you later?"

"Come on, Mr. Chen is very busy. I understand. It's rare to be honored. Come in and sit." The young lady stretched out her hand and made a welcome gesture, and smiled at Du Yu by the way, her eyes were a little probing.

The two entered a private room, and just after they sat down, a waiter came in with tea and handkerchiefs. The series of services were like flowing water, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Du Yu played the role of a server most of the time, and suddenly he was a bit overwhelmed by such a grand reception. He lowered his eyebrows and wiped his fingers carefully with a handkerchief.

Chen Xu didn't urge, and gave the waiter a look, signaling them to go out without waiting.The waiter was well-trained, and without making a sound, he picked up the handkerchief Chen Xu had used and left.

Du Yu belatedly realized that there was nowhere to put the handkerchief, so Chen Xu came over and picked up the handkerchief from Du Yu's hand, and threw it on the table.

The feeling of touching the fingertips still remained on the hands, crisp and itchy.

"I ordered the dishes on my own initiative, and I can add more if I don't like it later."

"Oh, well, it just so happens that I have a difficult choice."

The cramped space in the car can easily stimulate people to talk, so the two of them can't talk about anything, let alone in the private room.

Silence, silence is Cambridge tonight...

All kinds of things were flying in Du Yu's mind, and he started to recite poems for no reason, and the recitation was incomplete, and he couldn't remember the next line.

After a while, the dishes came, three dishes and one soup, very delicate, and looked very appetizing... But why is there winter melon? !

Du Yu stared at the wax gourd without missing every detail, making sure that this cliff is not another species.

But Chen Xu ordered the dishes, so he couldn't say much, so he could only continue to remain silent.

Fortunately, the other dishes tasted very good. It was rare for Du Yu to improve the food, so he was still very happy to eat. With the idea of ​​"everything is coming", Du Yu ate fast and fiercely.The portions of these dishes were not much, and they were served in a short while, except for the whole body of winter melon.

Chen Xu added some tea for him, "The dishes are a bit greasy, drink some tea."

It was only then that Du Yu noticed that Chen Xu ate very little, and he didn't put his chopsticks down, probably out of politeness, so as not to embarrass himself.

After taking a sip of tea, the taste is really good, and the fragrance lasts through the teeth.

A cup of tea was gone in two sips, and Chen Xu added it again, "Is it good?"

"It's delicious." Du Yu said hurriedly.

Chen Xu glanced at the dining table, "The taste has changed recently, don't you eat winter melon?"

"Forgive me, I was going to throw up after eating in the cafeteria, I really don't want to see it again when I come out."

Chen Xu smiled slightly, didn't say anything, took a slice of winter melon and ate it by himself.

They ate almost, but it seemed that Chen Xu had no intention of leaving, and Du Yu was not in a hurry, drinking tea one cup after another.

Du Yu felt that he could hear the sound of water when he swayed around now, and if he drank any more, he would be the first person to die from overdose of tea.

He raised his eyes to look at Chen Xu, but the other party didn't look at him, but looked out the window.

At this moment, Du Yu felt that Chen Xu's appearance was very plain, with indifference written from head to toe, and he didn't seem to have any strong connection with this world.

He was waiting for me to speak, Du Yufu suddenly figured it out.

One of the reasons why Du Yu agreed to Chen Xu to come out for dinner today was because of the various incidents that happened some time ago, which made Du Yu think over and over whether there was any major mistake in his behavior pattern, but no one around him could give him advice. enlightenment.

So when he saw Chen Xu, Du Yu suddenly had a strong desire to chat with him, no matter what, but because of his ostrich inertia, when Chen Xu took the initiative to ask about work, he was vague.

Chen Xu knew that Du Yu had something on his mind and didn't want to press him, so he waited silently for him to speak.

Du Yu suddenly felt a little short of breath. Even close friends might not have this kind of patience... A question that Du Yu didn't want to think about deeply was put before him—what was Chen Xu's intention in getting close to him.

The other party is a successful person with a lot of background, but he is just a small housekeeper, and he has been "exiled" recently. He has no money, no power, and he has a criminal record. He is not worthy of Chen Xu's treatment.

When the words came to his lips, he couldn't ask them a few times, as if if he asked, the current harmonious situation would be broken, so he didn't dare to ask anymore—he was shamelessly greedy for this warmth.

He has been walking in the wind and snow for too long. He thought he was numb, but he was not. He couldn't help approaching a pinch of weak flames. What is it.

"Actually..." Du Yu held the teacup in his hand. The teacup made of ceramics is too small, and there is no place to put his extra fingers. "Not long ago, the manager of the guest room department wanted to propose me as a supervisor...a supervisor is probably similar to a foreman. But in the end, nothing happened, and I was transferred to PA."

It was easier to tell than imagined, he only told the truth, not his guess about Wang Du.

"Did personnel give you a reason?" Chen Xu withdrew his gaze and sat up slightly.

Du Yu then told about the inspection team.

"That's an obvious excuse. How many supervisors are there in the housekeeping department?" Chen Xu pointed at the table, "All I can think of is that you are in the way of other people's interests, so someone kicked you as a stumbling block."

Du Yu poured himself another cup of tea, feeling a little uncomfortable in his stomach, "She is already a supervisor, and I can't figure out how it will affect her if one more supervisor is missing... The departure of the previous supervisor probably has something to do with her."

It was only after he said it that Du Yu realized how heavy his grievances were. These things took root in the invisible corners of his heart, and after a long period of time, they would eventually grow into a Leviathan that he could not control.

Chen Xu took away Du Yu's teacup, "I can't drink any more."

The tone was as gentle as ever, brushing my heart like a feather, very comfortable.

"En." Du Yu responded.

"You didn't stand in her position, and you couldn't use your own way of thinking to understand her behavior. She felt threatened and happened to have a way to deal with you, so she didn't need any special reason for you."

In other words, Du Yu's misfortune may also be due to someone else's thoughts.

Chen Xu considered his words, "So, it's not because you did anything wrong, many things happen for no reason."

"Then can I just let others knead me?" Du Yu raised his voice a little, and realized that Chen Xu was not Wang Du, so he quickly curbed his anger, bent his fingers and grabbed the edge of the tablecloth.

"What do you think, can you tell me?" Chen Xu sat next to Du Yu at some point, stretched out his hand to hold Du Yu's hand, and asked him to open his fingers.

"I……"

This question was so difficult to answer that Du Yu didn't have the energy to take care of the fact that he was held by Chen Xu.What should I say, say that I feel that I can't fit into this society?This also involves the experience of being in prison. Du Yu is not sure if Chen Xu knows about it.It was rare to have the urge to get close to Chen Xu, and Du Yu didn't want to scare Chen Xu away.

Chen Xu held Du Yu's hand and gently kneaded his knuckles, which easily made Du Yu relax.

"I had an accident in high school, you know?"

"En." Chen Xu responded, without any surprise.

Du Yu was stunned. Chen Xu was not from the No. [-] Middle School. After the cram school, everyone had no contact with him. How did he know.But after thinking about it, I can't hide this matter. It was probably promoted by the teachers of various schools as a negative teaching material.

"I stayed in prison for several years, and went to farm in the mountains after I got out. I just came back at the beginning of the year. I always felt that I was out of touch with the whole society. It's not about how much money I make, it's because I can't understand other people's words and deeds, I don’t know how to look like them.”

"I couldn't understand the meaning of what the manager said last time, and this time I don't know the meaning of Wang Du's embarrassment to me... I've been thinking recently, if I can be a little smarter and handle these messy relationships, what is the future? It can't be smoother."

Du Yu's hands were rough, but Chen Xu's were smooth. The touch of the two magnified the sense of touch infinitely.Chen Xu was still tirelessly massaging Du Yu's fingers.

"You're right." Chen Xu said it again, with a very certain tone.

For many years, Du Yu hadn't told anyone the slightest bit. The closest relatives were Shi Xiaojun's family. Du Yu would only tell them that I'm fine and I'm fine, and then put back the grievances in his heart bit by bit.

Before coming to dinner, Du Yu's definition of the relationship between the two was "accidental acquaintance", but at this time, he let go of all scruples and talked a lot, some said that the little things in the prison are the coldness in the mountains, and some were hurt when they came out to do cleaning. embarrassment.

It was past ten o'clock when Chen Xu sent Du Yu back to the dormitory. Du Yu rubbed his eyes and said embarrassedly, "It took you so long to listen to my complaint."

"I'm just a social idler, and I have plenty of time."

Du Yu smiled, "Then I would like to thank the idlers for their concern for the workers."

"Should be."

After saying goodbye, Chen Xu watched Du Yu go upstairs until he disappeared on the stairs, then looked up at the window on the third floor, then turned and left.