warm hearts

"Yeah, it's been a long time. I went to school to look for you two years ago, but I heard that you resigned and went abroad." The boy named Yang Guang smiled as brightly as his name, and his handsome appearance With such a smile, it has added a lot of color. In the past three or four years, there have been some subtle differences between him and the shy child in Ji Xiao's memory.

"Yes, I just came back at the end of last year." Ji Xiao explained with a smile, and then turned to Gao Xu, "Are you looking for Yang Guang to help me fix the car?"

Gao Xu nodded, but when he was about to speak, Yang Guang laughed and patted him on the shoulder with one hand: "If you know it's your car, I won't come to the shop to make an axe-hey, Gao Xu, I said, do you have a score? Let me put one in." The Great God is here, and he still wants me to make a fool of myself."

Gao Xu was confused by the two of them, and he looked at Ji Xiao with a bit of aggrieved eyes, his lips pouted slightly like a child, and his lips were eye-catching.

Ji Xiao laughed when he saw this, but when he spoke again, his tone was light: "Don't bother Yang Guang, I modified this car by myself. I have the drawings and related materials. I can handle it myself." He said twice, but the movement of raising his hand was towards his head at first, and it landed behind his back after turning around halfway.

Afterwards, the three of them chatted for a long time before Gao Xu figured out that Ji Xiao was the mechanical drawing teacher of Yang Guangguang's machine repair, and he originally thought that Ji Xiao's job in the original school was not teaching art like in the Children's Palace, but the theory of machine repair. and mechanical drawing.Gao Xu was a little surprised at first, but after thinking about it, he became clear—if he wasn’t a professional, how could he see that his exhaust pipe has been modified at a glance, and he can know that the exhaust pipe he modified has gone wrong just by listening to the sound? question?

He felt a little excited for no reason, and a thought came up in his mind vaguely, but it was just a flash, but he didn't have time to grasp it, but there was one thing he had to insist on the spot: "The matter with this car is really I haven’t done it well, you can fix it yourself, but you have to leave the car with me, you can use the venue, tools and materials as you like, and you can just say what’s missing—I don’t care about it, you must agree, if you don’t agree, you won’t give it I look down on face and don't treat me as a friend!"

Ji Xiao wanted to decline at first, but Gao Xu was a little afraid of insulting Yang Guang when he spoke to such an extent and in front of Yang Guang.Suddenly he couldn't make up his mind, he sucked his lips subconsciously, looked at Gao Xu and then at Yang Guang, finally turned his eyes back to the car, and didn't speak for a long time.

The scene became a little awkward for a while, Yang Guang looked at them left and right, thought for a while, and was about to smooth things over, but Gao Xu came to Ji Xiao's side, and lowered his voice as if chanting: "Okay, okay, say Alright, say you agree." Like a persevering child.It wasn't until Ji Xiao was stunned by his reading that he finally nodded with a smile and said yes, then he grinned like a child again and said with a mouthful of white teeth: "Thank you, otherwise I would really lose face."

After speaking, he turned his head and turned his arm on Yang Guang's arm. Gao Xu glanced at him and said, "Don't leave at noon, let's have a meal together. It's been a long time since you master and apprentice have seen each other?"

"Of course I'm fine. Teacher Ji is here, please." Yang Guang nodded immediately.

"How can I do that, I'll invite you..." Ji Xiao naturally refused, but was interrupted by Gao Xu in the middle of the sentence.

"Oh, don't argue, here is my site, I invite you."

The lunch was enjoyable, because everyone had other things to do in the afternoon, and no one drank in broad daylight.Yang Guang left after lunch, while Ji Xiao returned to the car dealership with Gao Xu.

There were a lot of people who came to see the car on weekend afternoons, and Gao Xu couldn't handle it alone, so Ji Xiao helped and introduced it to others.His knowledge reserve is obviously very solid. He is proficient in everything from a century-old motorcycle to carbon fiber bearing modification parts. The most important thing is that he is used to being a teacher. Those who listen are not only willing to listen, but also easy to understand.

Three cars entered Gaoxu's store this time, and he didn't expect to be able to confirm the buyer so quickly, but he didn't expect to order two cars in one day.Although the rest of the people who made an appointment to see the car did not fancy the car in the store, they also had new intentions under Ji Xiao's introduction. Before leaving, they all made an appointment with Gao Xu to find time to chat.

Gao Xu was naturally very happy in his heart, but seeing Ji Xiao talking hard all afternoon, without even taking time to drink his saliva, he felt a little sorry.So as soon as the guests left over there, he hurried to get a bottle of mineral water, opened it and handed it over: "It's been hard work, I've talked so much, I really didn't expect it. I only made an appointment with four people. Bringing so many people here at once."

"It's okay." Ji Xiao took a small sip of the water, sipped it in his mouth for a while before swallowing, "I used to talk more in class, and this doesn't need to explain the key points, it's just chatting—— Didn't you say the same all afternoon?"

"This is my business, and you are obliged—why, this water doesn't taste good?" Gao Xu noticed the details of his drinking water, and brought a bottle of mineral water himself, opened the lid and took a sip.

"No, no, it's just that I haven't drank water for a long time. It's not good to drink too fast." Ji Xiao shook his head, looked around the store for a week, and took another sip, "Hey, your store doesn't look small, why is it just you?" Alone, not even a hand?"

Hearing what he said, Gao Xu finally felt a little more relaxed in his heart, and leaned on the counter behind him with his hands spread out: "Yes, there is, this store is opened by me and someone, but he has a competition these two days , so I didn't come."

"What game?"

"play basketball."

Ji Xiao nodded, and didn't say anything more - he didn't know much about basketball, so he couldn't talk about it.He swept his eyes around the store again, and finally settled on his Harley scattered on the ground. He sighed softly and squatted down to take a closer look.

He didn't know that Gao Xu heard his sigh, he only knew that he followed him, and when he squatted down, he also squatted down opposite him across the car.

"Where do we start?" Gao Xu stretched out his hand, took out the shattered headlight from the pile of rags, grabbed it in his hand and looked at it, then shook his head and put it aside.

Ji Xiao was very happy that he didn't say that I'm sorry, it's all my fault, and felt a lot more relaxed. Following his movement, he also stretched out his hand, and pulled out a bunch of wires from the pile: "Clean up first. Come on, see what else can be used, let me go back and look for it, and then come to find a way."

Compared with Ji Xiao's solid theoretical knowledge, Gao Xu was more surprised by his practical ability.For several weeks, Ji Xiao went to the garage every night after get off work to clean up his smashed Harley. Gao Xu followed him to help, and finally understood why Yang Guang called him a "great god".

Ji Xiao knows every link on the motorcycle like the palm of his hand, every tiny part collocation, installation and the direction of every line are as accurate as computer output under his hands.The blueprint he brought from home was only opened on the first day when he got it to the car dealership, and the wreckage of the car was carefully marked, and then it was rolled up and placed on the counter, except for the middle of Gaoxu to confirm the route passed. After opening it several times, Ji Xiao himself never read it again.He seems to have a slender frame and a gentle manner, but once he gets started, he can handle some jobs that require physical strength and technology, including sheet metal, without hesitation.Several times Gao Xu watched him roll up his sleeves and pick up the electric cutter with a small white wrist exposed, and his heart tightened unconsciously.

After all, Gao Xu has been playing with cars for more than ten years, and because he has always wanted to drive by himself, he has been in this business for many years, and he has met many masters of all kinds.Although Ji Xiao's level cannot be said to be rare, it can be counted with one hand.Then he felt very happy in his heart. Firstly, he felt that the fate between the two of them was really wonderful. He would meet a friend with similar interests and temperament when they met casually; secondly, he had a vague idea of ​​the future of the car dealership. The planning seemed to be within these few weeks, and he gradually saw some clear and feasible signs.

However, Ji Xiao’s good technology is one thing, but all Harley’s accessories need to be imported, so this car has been dragged for more than three months before it can be finished—this is also due to the fact that the original car belongs to Common classic series.The parts of the modified part were searched by Gao Xu in the circle as much as possible according to Ji Xiao's original records, but it has been too long, and many parts have been updated, so they made some adjustments together.

During this period, Ji Xiao finally met Bai Sen, and Wang Ke followed him to the car dealership a few times, but he didn't expect that the two knew each other, and Wang Ke even knew Gao Xu.After Ji Xiao inquired a little, he found out that Wang Ke was a well-known rapper in Gao Xu's commercial acting circle. The two of them had been together for a few occasions, and they knew each other two years earlier than Ji Xiao and Gao Xu.

The situation of Bai Sen and Wang Ke is not different. Once Bai Sen played a guest role as a keyboard player in a band in a venue, and accompanied Wang Ke once, and Gao Xu happened to be present, so the two knew each other.However, for some reason, the two of them seemed to hate each other, probably because the environment they grew up in was really different, and they hadn't been quite at odds since the first day they met.Ji Xiao observed carefully a few times, and felt that the brain circuits of the two people always existed in two different dimensions, so they often talked with each other when they encountered problems, especially when Wang Ke was a child in a foreign country, and he didn't speak Chinese very well. Bai Sen's English is even worse, and sometimes it is difficult to communicate when we get together.

Ji Xiao was very curious about this situation for a while, because he knew that Gao Xu's English was also very average, so he once asked Wang Ke specifically: "How can you and him communicate seamlessly?"

Wang Ke really didn't think it was any difficulty, so he replied without thinking, "I can speak Korean with him."

Then Ji Xiao suddenly realized—he knew that Gao Xu had participated in the draft and was a serious trainee. Maybe Korean was a compulsory subject at that time?Unexpectedly, within two days, this seemingly established logic was broken by Gao Xu's words: "You listen to his nonsense, and I can only speak a few words in Korean. No matter how poor his Chinese is, he is still his mother tongue. Just don't understand gestures." Lah—are you stupid?"

Gao Xu is obviously not an acquaintance, but once he gets acquainted, he is very relaxed.Because he and Ji Xiao didn't meet much before, there was a sense of distance to some extent, but after working together for a few months, this sense of distance has disappeared, and talking and joking are more casual than before.

Of course, Ji Xiao welcomes this, and he himself doesn't like to put on airs of being older.Being able to meet and play together is a rare fate, and as we grow older, the age gap in the proportion of life will become smaller and smaller, and gradually approach zero.

June [-]st, Children's Day.On a whim, Gao Xu decided to take a vacation for himself.Ji Xiao's car was finally completed the day before, so he planned to save time and go to the hills in the northern suburbs of the city to test the car, take a break together, eat casually at noon, and have a farmhouse to eat crayfish at night.

Bai Sen and Wang Ke walked together naturally, and Yang Guang heard that Mr. Ji's car had been repaired, so he wanted to come and have a look.In addition, there is also Xia Yu, the owner of the car dealership in the north of the city where Gao Xu has a shareholding. They are all car lovers. When they hear that there are good cars to see, they will naturally not miss them.

Xia Yu's car is an old pure blue SPADA. Although it has been well maintained and some parts of the Suzuki Hayabus have been modified and replaced, everyone can tell that this is an old classic car.After talking for a few words, I realized that Xia Yu and Ji Xiao were in the same year, but their birthday was more than a month younger, so Ji Xiao continued to sit firmly as the big brother.

Six people and three motorcycles, together with Master Bai Sen's small supercar, added a bit of excitement to the newly repaired winding road on this mountain this afternoon.The noise and exhaust of the engine tear apart the tranquility of the beautiful mountains and rivers, but because they are always passing away, everything is more peaceful and escapes from the hustle and bustle, but it does not have the slightest smoke and fire that only exists in the city.

Having fun, a group of people get acquainted quickly together, and when they eat crayfish together at the farmhouse at night, there is no barrier at all.Because they had to drive, they couldn't drink alcohol, so they only ordered a few bottles of kvass to make do with it.

During the dinner, I don't know who suddenly started to chat about business. Everyone started talking in a few words, and finally closed on Xia Yu's question to Gao Xu: "How is your place? I heard that the business of ordering cars is good. What about the car modification part? When will it start? I have a list in my hand, and it will start in November, and I am waiting for you to help me share the burden."

Gao Xu was peeling shrimp. Hearing this, he paused for a moment, subconsciously glanced at Ji Xiao, then lowered his eyelids and said, "It's hard to say, I don't have anyone at hand. If it's the car booking side, it's easy to recruit a salesman." , The technical work of changing a car requires talents."

"Isn't this a ready-made talent next to you?" Although Gao Xu's look at Ji Xiao seemed casual and quick, but Xia Yu had been in business for many years, so he naturally understood it.While talking, he gave Yang Guang a wink, and at the same time reached out to pick up the bottle of Kvass and filled Ji Xiao's half-drinked glass.

"That's right, there is such a god-level figure as Mr. Ji here, and you actually say that there is no talent?" It is said that Xia Yu also has a share in the 4S store where Yang Guang works. The two have worked together for many years, and naturally they have a perfect understanding.

It was only then that Ji Xiao realized that he had suddenly become the focus of the topic, but he seemed a little dazed because he hadn't listened to it before. He glanced left and right at Xia Yu and Yang Guang, and finally turned his gaze to Gao Xu.

"It's okay, I'll tell you when I go back." Gao Xu didn't continue the topic, but put the shrimp that had been peeled for a long time in Ji Xiao's bowl, and at the same time leaned close to him and whispered something, and then looked back at Xia Yu The topic has already been diverted.

Xia Yu was naturally sensible, but before he shut up and ate, he raised his eyebrows and exchanged glances with Yang Guang, and then the two tacitly showed a playful smile together.

With enough water and food, the group returned home happily. Xia Yu followed Yang Guang along the way, while Wang Ke got into Bai Sen's car and wanted to go back with him to see his new sneakers.

The residences of Ji Xiao and Gao Xu are one east and one west, which should have been separated, but Gao Xu followed Ji Xiao all the way without saying a word.

Ji Xiao's parking space in the underground garage has been vacant for a long time, and today he finally welcomes Harley back to his place. He circles around and looks left and right, his joy is beyond words.After a while, he carefully put on the dust cover, walked back to Gao Xu with a smile, raised his chin slightly and said, "Let's talk."

"Huh?" Gao Xu had been meditating, but was suddenly interrupted, his expression was still a little dazed, but his eyes, who were smiling last season, immediately understood, but he raised his hand and scratched as if he didn't know how to speak. Scratch your head.

Ji Xiao was a little amused by his expression and movements, but he didn't say anything - he was not very attached to people or things. Seeing that Gao Xu seemed to have forgotten what he said during the meal, he didn't intend to ask.

He took a step back, raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, and yawned until he could not utter a yawn: "Then I'm going up, thank you today, this car is also thanks to you, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he retreated, Gao Xu immediately stretched out his hand to grab his arm, and as he retreated, his arm slipped through Gao Xu's hand all the way, leaving his entire palm tightly held by him.The posture of the two of them suddenly reminded him of the plots in the idol dramas that Wang Ke usually likes to watch. Ji Xiao thought it was funny, and he was having a good time all day today, and suddenly he became playful on a whim.

So he turned his head slightly, looked directly at Gao Xu with both eyes, and squeezed his hand tightly with a bit of playfulness, and said half-truthfully, "Why are you asking for marriage?"

Unexpectedly, Gao Xu nodded seriously after pondering for a moment, and looked directly at him without the slightest hint of a joke: "Well... probably about the same."

"Ah?" Ji Xiao was stunned for a moment, his ears turned red unconsciously, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Gao Xu didn't seem to think there was anything wrong, and continued to talk along his own train of thought: "Just... my car dealership, half of it is empty now, is for machine repair and modification business, but I have been I haven't found anyone to work with. I've been thinking about it for the past few months... I know you have your own job, so I haven't figured out how to speak...but you are really the most suitable person in my mind ——So what, are you interested in coming and working with me?"