warm hearts

Gao Xu's family lives in the west of the city, about 10 minutes' drive from the Children's Palace.About 10 minutes out of these 10 minutes will be blocked on a main road in the city center, and a small road can be inserted diagonally from the middle of this main road, and then go around for about 300 meters, you can bypass the most congested road.

There is a very old motorcycle shop on that small road, which has been around for more than ten years. When he first started playing with cars in his teens, Gao Xu often hung around there to watch people repair cars.Later, motorcycles in the city gradually weakened, and this dealership started a small store for battery cars and electric bicycles, leaving only a small front on the right side to continue the motorcycle repair business.Two weeks ago, the car dealer posted a transfer notice, and Gao Xu happened to pass by and saw it, so he wanted to ask for a shop.

Of course, this is not a whim of the idea, as early as two or three years ago, he began to think about this issue.At that time, the original location of the car dealership of a friend he often went to help was demolished, and he took part in the opening of a new store.The car dealership is located in the north of the city, and the city entrance is relatively remote, but since it is an old shop for more than ten years, it doesn't have to worry about business.In the past two years, high-end locomotives and small-scale Tibetan cars have gained momentum again, and Gao Xu has the idea of ​​​​opening a branch in the west of the city.

Of course, thoughts come back to thoughts, but it is not so simple to actually put them into action.Apart from the issue of funds, how to open the car dealership, how to do business, and how to do it well are more detailed issues.Gao Xu is not the kind of person who slaps his forehead when his head is hot. The past ten years have taught him a lot. He has been learning, thinking and planning, and finally sold the store two days ago, which can be regarded as a real opening. head.

It was near the winter solstice, and the cold moisture in the air seemed to be frozen. Taking a deep breath sometimes caused headaches, and he stood alone in the storefront that had been emptied and was about to be renovated, looking around quietly with his arms folded. But the chest is hot.He has confidence in himself. Although it is not as smooth as others, and he has encountered the dilemma of being beaten back and starting again at different stages of his life, but fortunately, every time he starts again, the result is a higher level. Lou—It’s not that he hasn’t tried to aim high, but fortunately, he can look back in time and realize that climbing up the stairs in a down-to-earth manner is already a good reward for his efforts.

A round of manual sensational narcissism was going on in my mind, when the rolling door behind me slammed, a person came in.

"Is this the good place you're looking for?" The person came before he arrived, like a child who just finished his voice change period and his voice is a bit awkward, but his tone was familiar and unceremonious.

"Why are you still not satisfied?" The expression on his face was cleared in a second, Gao Xu rolled his eyes, he didn't want to look at that person directly, but his body still moved two steps back to show his attention.

"Are you a little younger?" The visitor finally walked up to him this time. He was a thin, tall, and really refreshing boy. His appearance was not mediocre, and there were tear moles in the corners of his eyes. According to Gao Xu's usual words to tease him: Woody Brother, this mole of yours looks a little girly~~Of course Woody is not her real name, the child’s surname is Bai Mingsen and her name is Invincible. She is about [-] years old, is a virgin, and is single.

"Small? I still want to build two floors, will you give me the money?" Gao Xu stretched his waist, complained first, and then became serious, "It's not small, just started, the plates can't be too big, let's Just small and fine."

Bai Sen didn't take it seriously, and when he spoke, his face was rich and powerful: "Isn't the money in the account?"

"That's for restocking." Gao Xu said, he took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath, and exhaled the smoke, "We need to get a treasure of the store, put it there, set up a booth, Xiaoguang Hit, get taller."

"Okay, okay, just look at it." Bai Sen put his hands in his pockets, walked around the store, and finally nodded as if he felt that it was really not too small, "The decoration team will enter the venue tomorrow, and you will be watching during the day." Ah, call me if you have something to do, and I’ll come at night if you don’t have anything to do.”

Gao Xu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and leaned over: "What are you doing?"

"Competition, what can I do?" Bai Sen took it for granted.

This time Gao Xu raised one eyebrow, the cigarette in his mouth was still there, and the rising smoke blurred his eyes: "What game? Thirteen provincial citizens' basketball?"

"Tsk, what are you talking about? This time it's the fifteen provinces~~"

Gao Xu's teasing of Bai Sen did not contain any meaning of contempt or ridicule, because he has also passed through Bai Sen's age, and he also had a dream that he wanted to achieve.He participated in the talent show in his teens and worked as a serious trainee. Although he had no chance to make his debut in the end, the accumulated contacts and dance skills also laid the foundation for his struggle for the next ten years.

He still yearns for the stage, so he has been taking part in some commercial performances with friends in the circle, earning money is one aspect, and the most important thing is to have fun.But time has passed, and now he is about to enter the next ten years with another dream of being with a car. This kind of joy is really indescribable.

But the joy is the joy, and the job must be done first-the largest children's art training school in the west of the city, his classes are usually from 05:30 to [-]:[-] in the afternoon, and he usually arrives at the classroom around [-]:[-].Nowadays, children have a lot of homework. Except for Wednesdays, Fridays and rest days, very few students will arrive early, and most of them will be a few minutes late.Gao Xu was happy to spend the half-hour free time playing music and dancing in front of the mirror until the alarm went off, and then clicked on WeChat to make a video call—today, the other party was connected after only dialing once, Gao Xu raised his eyebrows , still thinking about how to make fun of it, I saw Ji Xiao pursing his lips and laughing "hum hum" on the screen. After laughing for a long time, he said, "Did you forget something?"

"Huh?" Forgot what?Gao Xu was stunned, and then suddenly he laughed too, "Ah, yes, you're back!" While speaking, he raised his hand and made a motion to support his forehead, but looked at the screen from between his fingers, I found that Ji Xiao seemed to be lying on the bed, so I quickly asked: "Are you jet lagged? Did I wake you up?"

"It's okay, it's time to get up." Ji Xiao didn't deny it, but he didn't mind, his voice was a little lazy after waking up, but his eyes were very clear, as dark as Gao Xu saw him at any time , but it seems to be shining, just like the black grapes with dew in the elementary school textbooks.

Gao Xu still felt a little embarrassed, thought for a while and said, "Haven't eaten yet? Let me order you a takeaway. What do you want to eat? Let me wake you up and apologize."

"Okay, send it first." Ji Xiao stretched his waist, but he didn't refuse, "But let's forget about it today, my friend is cooking for me."

Except for the wrong time, the video call between Gao Xu and Ji Xiao was almost the same as when they were in the United States. They hung up after chatting for a few sentences, Gao Xu went to class, and Ji Xiao lifted the quilt to get up.Sitting by the bed, Ji Xiao was in a daze for a moment. He glanced out the window subconsciously, and finally confirmed that he had really returned to his motherland. He suddenly settled down and let out a long sigh of relief.

Human voices could be vaguely heard outside, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the door for a while, then got up and walked out.In the kitchen, the range hood was turned on, and a boy with light-colored hair was shaking his body in front of the stove, humming a song while cooking, very busy.

That was his youngest brother, surnamed Wang Mingke, who was sent abroad when he was a child. After returning, he insisted on working hard and refused to go back to his hometown. He happened to be in the same city as Ji Xiao, and the two of them took care of each other all the time.

Wang is a child with strong living ability. Although he sometimes gives people a clumsy feeling, he is actually very careful, and he is more caring than his older brother Ji Xiao.Before Ji Xiao went abroad, the two stayed together in this city for five or six years, and sometimes the relationship was closer than Ji Xiao and his childhood; so when Ji Xiao went abroad, Ji Xiao kept the house and the cars in the garage. It was entrusted to him to take care of it, and it turned out that Wang Ke not only took care of the house very carefully, but also helped him consider all the needs that he might have when he just returned to China.

"Ke Ke, take a break." Ji Xiao stood at the door of the kitchen and called out. The child immediately turned around. He was dressed in Korean attire and his hair was dyed platinum. It didn't seem to match the black eyebrows. Chu is pretty big.

"Eh? Brother, are you awake?" The child's expression was also very rich, and his eyebrows were raised as if he had some idea. Ji Xiao waited for his next words, but heard him continue: "Can we change our name from Cocoa?" Huh? You’re so big, you’re calling like a girl—call me by my English name~”

Ji Xiao smiled for a while, noncommittal, just wandered into the kitchen and took a look at the pot, and then changed the subject: "I'm a little hungry, what shall we eat today?"

"Bacon and chicken soup." Wang Ke didn't realize that there was something wrong. He answered him and walked back to the stove, "My brother said that you must have had no chicken soup for more than a year, and the bacon was sent by grandma." Here we are, each of us has a share, and I will rub you here today~"

"You are so clever, why, you are not going back to celebrate the New Year this year?" Ji Xiao was really hungry, he searched around the kitchen for a long time but failed, then went to the refrigerator to look, and finally found a cucumber, washed it clean first Take a bite.

But Wang Ke suddenly seemed to be stepped on some painful foot, and said loudly: "I'm busy!"

Ji Xiao looked at him, smiled and said nothing.Of course he knew what Wang Ke's sore feet were. In the past few years, he had been constantly nagged by his family: his job was unstable, and he didn't have a serious job at such an age...it was all commonplace.

Compared with Wang Ke, Ji Xiao has always been thankful that he can get the support of his family for any decision, including resigning from his original stable job without saying a word when he is over [-] years old.But the more this happened, the greater the pressure in his heart, so as early as half a year ago, he had already started looking for a job again to prepare for returning to China.

At present, everything seems to be going well, at least he has received an offer before returning to China.It's just that this offer is mixed with a favor that he doesn't really want to accept, but it seems that he can't shirk it, so he has been hesitating in his heart.

[The wind and rain in the world, the laws of the heavens, the lights of thousands of houses, the years are like songs.People use countless rhetoric to describe time, its all-encompassing, and its ever-changing.It is like a complex and irregular matrix, some people step forward, some people stop and go, and some people fall into the abyss at a certain high point in one stroke; but in fact, it is sliding forward at a constant speed , so even if you stand still for a period of time, you will still be sent to a specific location at a specific time, a specific event will occur, and from then on, your next new life node will start .

——Ji Xiao]

After experiencing repeated entanglements and final compromises, as well as a series of preparations and procedures, Ji Xiao started a new job after the Lunar New Year.This job is much more leisurely than before, but the salary is high, and because it was recommended by an acquaintance, the adaptation and running-in period was smoother than he imagined.

This is a very pleasing thing in the first place. If it is changed to Ji Xiao before going abroad, I will probably feel very comfortable; but the reason why people are human, and the reason why the world is human, is often because people's hearts are changeable.

One day in early March, Ji Xiao wandered home after another leisurely working day, facing the blank wall in the living room, dazed.

He felt that he was bored. He used to at least have to correct homework and prepare lessons, but now he has nothing to do at home.Of course, he also has an interest in reading and surfing the Internet, but he has read it for a long time at work during the day, and he really doesn't want to read a word more when he gets home.He suddenly felt resentful: I spent more than a year studying abroad, is it just to come back and sit in the office and read books and web pages?

Suddenly, a negative emotion swelled up in his heart, slowly permeating his whole body like ink soaking through paper, but it was diluted a little by his natural good temper, and transformed into an unspeakable sense of powerlessness.He lowered his face, walked into the kitchen silently and poured himself a glass of water, and took it to the balcony to watch the sky while drinking slowly.

It has been a long time since he had such a feeling of confusion. If he insisted on going back, it would probably be almost ten years. And Li Zhinian, but why do you still have the same state of mind at that time?

Ji Xiao couldn't explain clearly, but the memory still gave him some inspiration.When the water in the glass was finished, his emotions seemed to have been calmed down. He slowly returned to the house and found a bunch of keys from the drawer of the desk, then took out a thick leather coat and put it on, and walked out of the house again. .

In a sense, Fast and Furious is indeed the best way for people to vent their emotions.When Ji Xiao drove his Harley into the traffic in the twilight for a long time, the pleasure of rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head immediately wiped out the depression in his heart.The helmet on his head was heavy, and the surrounding light was blurred, but at that moment, his heart felt relieved as if it had been emptied.

However, the city has changed a lot over the years. Some of the roads that he was very familiar with in the early years have undergone several reconstructions and planning. There are speed restrictions everywhere, and it is difficult to escape the eyes of the sky even at night.If the speed cannot be increased, it will be difficult to vent emotions freely. Ji Xiao's mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly he remembered a place.

It is a famous scenic spot in the east of the city, and the road was well repaired more than ten years ago.There was a lot of people during the day, but there were few people at night, not only because the municipal planning had all the residents removed from the scenic area, but more importantly, it was the most famous spiritual holy place in the city.

In ancient times, the bones of kings were buried deep in the mountains, and later the blood of compatriots was sprinkled on them. It is said that taxi drivers in the city will turn off their lights and slow down when they accidentally enter this place at night.But Ji Xiao knows that the so-called place where the lights are turned off is already a very secluded place in the depths of the scenic spot, and on the outskirts of the scenic spot, there is a ring road that is not wide enough and not connected to any hub arterial road, so it almost becomes a place at night. Semi-closed state, and most people don't know that this road is actually open at night.

Feeling excited in an instant, Ji Xiao turned decisively at an intersection, rejoined the traffic, and drove towards the east of the city.It was only 10 minutes on the way, when the audio and video of the surrounding environment was suddenly cut off and disappeared, but Ji Xiao felt his heart suddenly brightened.

His dark pupils shone like stars, with a smile from the bottom of his heart, and the corners of his eyes were bent together with the long and thick eyelashes.With a twist in his hand, the speed of the car immediately increased, and on the dark and secluded road, only a meteor of light from the headlight pulled out a beautiful and smooth thread, sharp but inexplicably lingering.