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 Under the background of 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 Xiaomin's memory.

"Yes, I just came back at the end of last year." Ji Xiaomin explained with a smile, 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 ax—hey, Gao Xu, I said, do you have a score? Let me put one 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 then he looked at Ji Xiaomin with a bit of aggrieved eyes, his lips pouted slightly like a child, and his lips were eye-catching.

Ji Xiaomin laughed when he saw this, but when he spoke again, his tone was indifferent: "Don't bother Yang Guang, I modified this car myself, there are 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 him after turning around halfway.

Afterwards, the three chatted for a long time, and Gao Xu figured out that Ji Xiaomin was the mechanical drawing teacher of Yang Guangguang's machine repair, and he originally thought that Ji Xiaomin'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. mapping.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 had been modified at a glance, and he could know that there was something wrong with his modified exhaust pipe just by listening to the sound ?

He was inexplicably excited, and a thought came up vaguely in his heart, but unfortunately it just passed by, 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 serious. I haven’t done it well, you can fix it yourself, but you have to put the car here, and you can use the venue, tools and materials as you like, and you can just say what you need——I don’t care about this, you have to agree, if you don’t agree, you won’t give me face Look down on me for not treating me as a friend!"

Ji Xiaomin originally wanted to decline, but when Gao Xu spoke to such an extent, and in front of Yang Guang, he was really afraid of hurting his face.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 both left and right, thought for a while and was about to smooth things over, but Gao Xu came to Ji Xiaomin's side, and lowered his voice as if reciting scriptures: "Okay, okay, say yes , Said you agreed." Like a child who is not forgiving.It wasn't until Ji Xiaomin 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 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 Xiaomin naturally refused, but was interrupted by Gao Xu in the middle of the conversation.

"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 Xiaomin returned to the car dealership with Gao Xu.

There were a lot of people who came to see the car on the weekend afternoon, and Gao Xu couldn't take care of it alone, so Ji Xiaomin helped and introduced it to others.His knowledge reserve is obviously very good. 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. More people 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.The rest of the people who made an appointment to see the car didn't fancy the car in the store, but they also had new intentions under Ji Xiaomin's introduction. Before leaving, they all made an appointment with Gao Xu to find time to talk in detail.

Gao Xu was naturally very happy in his heart, but seeing Ji Xiaomin talking hard all afternoon, without even taking time to drink his saliva, he felt very 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 that there were only four people on an appointment. So many people came at once.”

"It's okay." Ji Xiaomin took a small sip of the water and 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—you Didn't I say the same thing all afternoon?"

"This is my business, you are obliged - why, this water is not 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 Xiaomin shook his head, looked around the store for a week, and took another sip, "Hey, your store doesn't look small, why are you alone? , not even a hand?"

Hearing what he said, Gao Xu finally felt a little more relaxed in his heart. He spread his hands and leaned against the counter behind him: "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 match?"

"play basketball."

Ji Xiaomin 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 Xiaomin was very happy that he didn't say anything like I'm sorry, it's all my fault, and felt a lot more relaxed, followed his movement and stretched out his hand, pulling out a bunch of wires from the pile of things: "Let's clean it up first, See what else can be used, let me go back and look for it, and then come up with a solution."

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

Ji Xiaomin knows every link on the motorcycle like the back of his hand, every tiny part collocation, installation and the direction of every line are as precise as computer output under his hands.The blueprints he brought from home were only opened on the first day when he got the car dealership, and the wreckage corresponding to the car was carefully marked, and then they were rolled up and placed on the counter, except for Gao Xu halfway to confirm the route passed. After opening it several times, Ji Xiaomin never looked at 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.

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 different kinds of masters.Although Ji Xiaomin's level cannot be said to be rare, it can be counted with one hand.He felt very happy in his heart. Firstly, he felt that the fate between the two of them was really wonderful. He met a friend who had the same interests and temper as soon as 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 Xiaomin's 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 is finished - this is due to the fact that the original car of this car is common The classic series.The parts for the modified part were searched by Gao Xu in the circle as much as possible according to Ji Xiaomin'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 Xiaomin finally met Bai Sen, and Wang Ke followed him to the car dealership a few times, but he didn't expect that the two actually knew each other, and Wang Ke even knew Gao Xu.Ji Xiaomin inquired a little, and found out that Wang Ke was a well-known rapper in Gao Xu's commercial acting circle, and the two of them had been together for a few occasions, two years before Ji Xiaomin and Gao Xu knew each other.

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 be disgusted by each other, probably because the environment they grew up in was really different, and the two of them didn't quite match each other from the first day they knew each other.Ji Xiaomin 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 grew up in a foreign country and couldn't speak Chinese very well, while Bai Sen's English is even worse, and sometimes it is difficult to communicate with each other.

Ji Xiaomin once felt very curious about this situation, because he knew that Gao Xu's English was also very average, so he asked Wang Ke once, "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 to him."

Then Ji Xiaomin 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: "If you listen to his nonsense, I can only speak a few words in Korean. No matter how poor his Chinese is, he is still his mother tongue. If you don't understand gestures, it's fine." Lah—are you stupid?"

Gao Xu is obviously not an acquaintance, but once he gets acquainted, he is very relaxed.Because he and Ji Xiaomin 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 Xiaomin welcomes this, and he himself doesn't like to put on airs of being an older man.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 Xiaomin's car was finally finished 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 in the evening.

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 over to see what he said.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 chatting for a few words, I found out that Xia Yu and Ji Xiaomin were in the same year, but their birthday was more than a month younger, so Ji Xiaomin continued to sit firmly in the seat of 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 car booking business is good? What about the car modification part? When will it start? I have an order in my hand, and it will start around November, and I am still 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 Xiaomin, 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 cars requires talents.”

"Isn't this a ready-made talent next to you?" Although Gao Xu's look at Ji Xiaomin 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 Xiaomin'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, so they naturally have a perfect understanding.

It was only then that Ji Xiaomin 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 Xiaomin's bowl, and at the same time leaned close to him and said something in a low voice, and then looked back at Xia Yu's face Time has diverted the topic.

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 Xiaomin and Gao Xu are one east and one west, and they should be separated from each other, but Gao Xu followed Ji Xiaomin all the way without saying a word.

Ji Xiaomin's parking space in the underground garage has been vacant for a long time, until today he finally welcomed Harley back to his place, he circled around and looked left and right, his joy was 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 contemplating, but was suddenly interrupted, his expression was still a little dazed, but with the eyes of last Ji Xiaomin, he immediately understood, but he raised his hand and scratched his head as if he didn't know how to speak.

Ji Xiaomin was a little amused by his expression and movements, but he didn't say anything - he was not very attached to people or things, and 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 to look at his watch, and yawned until he yawned: "Then I'm going up, thank you today, and 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 Xiaomin 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, "What are you doing? Are you asking for marriage?"

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

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

Gao Xu didn't seem to feel that 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 never Find someone to work with. I've been thinking about it for the past few months... I know you have a job, so I haven't figured out how to speak...but you really are the most suitable person in my mind- So what, are you interested in coming and working with me?"