Huo Zian and You Dacheng confronted each other at the door of the kitchen, neither of them wanted to get out of the way.

You Dacheng was extremely exhausted, but Huo Zian's confrontation only added fuel to the flames; You Dacheng lost his mind and rushed towards the kitchen dragging his exhausted body.Huo Zian pressed against his shoulder, trying to take off his axe. Dacheng's physical strength was far inferior to Huo Zian's. His body instinctively knew that the ax was his only support, so instead of letting go, he waved the sharp weapon in his hand recklessly .

Feeling the threat of the axe, Huo Zian also got angry and pushed him away with all his strength.You Dacheng tripped and fell into a pile of broken boards, unable to get up for a long time.Huo Zian rushed over, trying to grab his axe, but Yu Dacheng was anxious and angry, and with great strength, he kicked Huo Zian away, sat up, and slashed at him with the axe.

The ax hit Huo Zian's arm, and instantly, blood seeped out of his shirt.

You Dacheng was stunned.But seeing Huo Zian as if he didn't know the pain, he said: "Give me the axe!" You Dacheng remained silent, Huo Zian's face was as frosty, and shouted: "Give me the axe!"

You Dacheng's body trembled, he was frightened by the blood, shocked by Huo Zian's anger, and finally woke up.With trembling hands, he handed the ax to Huo Zian.

Still angry, Huo Zian raised the ax and chopped it into the floor vigorously.There was a rattling of the floor, and a hole was formed.

He threw the ax and walked back to the kitchen door, panting.He didn't know what he was going to do, he only knew that this was the only small piece of territory he had left, no one could come in, he would fight desperately with whoever came in!

You Dacheng curled up pitifully.After waking up, fatigue and pain spread to every cell in his body.Looking at the mess around him, even he couldn't believe it, it was all caused by him.

His heart ached violently, and finally he couldn't bear to stay here any longer. With the last bit of strength, he stood up and staggered out of the restaurant.

Huo Zian didn't seem to hear the surroundings, but just guarded the kitchen door, his mind was blank.

After a long time, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground as if all his strength had been taken away.His consciousness slowly came to life, his eyes rolled around, and he looked at the ravaged restaurant.

When his eyes turned to the pothole in the ground, he suddenly laughed.

He remembered, this scene is very familiar.A year ago, when he entered the alley and looked in through the window for the first time, he saw such a ruin.Desks and chairs were on the ground, broken light bulbs, exposed wires, shards of wood and glass, and a large hole in the floor.

At that time, he was still wondering how such a big hole was made?Now he knows that it was "himself" who smashed it.

History is reincarnated over and over again. This house has suffered many catastrophes, and this catastrophe will repeat itself, and no one can stop it.It doesn't matter if it was Huo Zian or someone else, they are just tools in this reincarnation.

What absurdity!Huo Zian smiled bewilderedly.

He still clearly remembers how he tidied up the destroyed house, removed the garbage bit by bit, laid wires and repaired the walls, and reinstalled the floor.And now, in less than half an hour, everything was back to ruins.

Maybe this is what it was originally like.What I have worked so hard to build on it is nothing more than a vulnerable mirage, which will perish in the blink of an eye.Yes, this is the truth!Everyone in the alley knew that this was its destined ending. How could there be such a commotion and no one came to take a look?

Huo Zian stood up wearily, locked the door of the restaurant, and turned off all the lights.In the darkness, he walked slowly to the kitchen door and sat down leaning against the wall.

In the darkness his heart was as calm as water.Whose fault is this, he thought?It is not wrong for him to open a restaurant, and it is not wrong for him to love You Liangchen; is that Yu Dacheng's fault?You Dacheng is right, he just guards his family and yard, just like he guards the kitchen.

No one is wrong.It's just the way it must end.

Consciousness gradually faded, like paint dripping into a big lake, and gradually dispersed, no traces could be found anymore.

Aunt Kong woke up around nine o'clock.Look at the clock, I got up so late today.

Last night she played cards until one o'clock in the middle of the night. When she came back, she found that the yard was quieter than usual. From the sound, Zian and Liangchen were not in the room.Even Lao Tie didn't know where he went wild, and the cat food was piled up in the food tray untouched.In the room, You Dacheng had already fallen into a deep sleep, so she lay down to rest after a brief wash.

This sleep, sleep until the sky is bright.She remembered that it was Laba today, so she was going to make Laba porridge, and pickled some Laba garlic by the way.

She still remembers that today is a big day, Michelin is going to be announced.She pondered and thought about the "ice cream" for a long time, and finally she was about to get it.That's the "Oscar" and "Nobel Prize". Good day just won the restaurant, and the restaurant won this honor again. Now it's really glorious!

Although the hutong has been uneven recently, a new round of rectification has begun, and housing prices are on the decline, but she is not too worried.With houses and land, what else is there to be afraid of here?What's more, they will soon have ice cream, and if they have real and famous names, they will be even more invincible.

She felt that her son's future was safe, and when she was happy, she planned to make another piece of braised pork.

She went to Huo Zian's kitchen, looking for a piece of ginger.Opening the door to the dining room, she saw a terrifying scene before her.

Aunt Kong's eyes widened and she shouted out of her chest!

Huo Zian was awakened with a start, his heart beating wildly.He moved his sore body, and turned to look at the panicked Aunt Kong.

"Anzi! What... what's going on!! We... We were robbed?!" Aunt Kong's voice trembled.

"Snatched?..." Huo Zian's mind was also in chaos. After he saw the damaged restaurant clearly, the memory of yesterday slowly recovered.

He didn't know how to explain to Aunt Kong.He sat on the cold floor all night, and now the joints of his bones are sour, and his nose is seriously airtight. I don't know if it's because he caught a cold, or because he inhaled the dust all night.Fortunately, the wound on his arm had already scabbed over. When Yu Dacheng accidentally injured him, he had already lost his energy, and he scratched his oily skin.

He stood up reluctantly, covered the blood with his hands, and said to Aunt Kong: "It's okay, I drank too much last night, um... I accidentally knocked down the table, just clean it up later."

Aunt Kong blinked her eyes: "Pushing down the table, can this house be smashed like this?!"

Huo Zian grinned: "It's just in time for that... Cunjin. Yes, Cunjin."

He walked away from Aunt Kong, and Aunt Kong quickly grabbed him: "Anzi, you have to explain clearly, what's going on here?"

Huo Zian broke free: "Auntie, I'm going to take a bath, let's talk about it later."

"You have to make it clear now, what about Liang Chen?"

Yes, where is Yu Liangchen?

Huo Zian was stunned.After You Liangchen left last night, he didn't come back.He was greatly stimulated, and he didn't even think about looking for Yu Liangchen, so he just fell asleep while sitting by the kitchen door.

"I don't know where Liang Chen is." Huo Zi'an said hoarsely.After finishing speaking, he didn't want to continue to entangle with Aunt Kong, so he strode to the toilet and slammed the door.

Huo Zian took a bath for over an hour.The water wrapped around his body, making him feel safe.His emotions have calmed down, and all fear, anger, and delusion have disappeared into the sewer along with the running water.

He came back to reality.

Judging from the current situation, You Dacheng would not accept the two of them.Huo Zian realized that You Dacheng and You Liangchen had similar personalities, they were not as indifferent as they usually seemed, and they were more stubborn than anyone else when encountering things that had to be persisted.To persuade You Dacheng is probably a hundred times more difficult than convincing Aunt Kong.

He and You Liangchen are definitely going to be together, so the result can only be: abandoning Youjia.No, it should be said that he was abandoned by the family.

You Dacheng's attitude is so tough, will Aunt Kong stand by her?Huo Zian was not sure.If Aunt Kong wanted to support him in this situation, maybe it would be even worse - that would mean that the You family really split.

He knew that this was Aunt Kong's bottom line. No matter what, Aunt Kong would never rent the house to him again.

The small restaurant can't keep it either.It was the price he had to pay—the worst kind.

When Huo Zian walked out of the bathroom, there was no one in the courtyard.The sun shines on the branches of the jujube tree, casting a black shadow with teeth and claws.

Huo Zian sat in the yard for a while, finally took out his cell phone and called You Liangchen.

You Liangchen didn't answer.

Opening the messages, there was only one message sent by Liang Chen, and it was after ten o'clock last night, telling Zian "I'm sleeping in the apartment".

Huo Zian was a little irritable, and called You Liangchen again, but no one answered.

He threw the phone on the table angrily.You Liangchen, that bastard, just ran away yesterday, leaving him alone, facing... facing You Dacheng's axe!

Oh shit.

Huo Zian thought indignantly: Although You Liangchen definitely did not expect his father to do such a violent thing, and at that time his mood was unstable, it was understandable for him to go out and calm down, but now it has been more than ten hours, what? You've finished digesting your emotions, why don't you come back?

Huo Zian felt anxious every time he couldn't contact You Liangchen.This is not the first time, because Qin Ai quarreled with Aunt Kong before, he also left like this.Huo Zian was extremely depressed - didn't they agree to handle everything together?Doesn't Yu Liangchen believe that the two of them can face all this side by side?

Distraught, he put his phone in his pocket and walked out of the yard.The alley was no different from usual, with occasional people and bicycles passing by, it was indeed a bit deserted than usual, but it was still normal.Perhaps the square is under construction, so everyone should take another route.

Before reaching the entrance of the alley, Huo Zian heard the sound of the machine starting.On the square, two excavators pried open the asphalt pavement. After half a day, they turned over a third of the pavement, exposing the pitted concrete inside.The other side was even more lively. In front of the Japanese-style bar, a lot of workers were surrounded by a crane and a forklift, discussing something.

Huo Zian walked over slowly, the more he walked, the more disturbed he became.

That unexplained sense of crisis crept into my heart again, and it was very strong.

The author has something to say:

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I just saw someone talking about the "Bishan Project" on the Internet. I thought of the issue of foreigners and locals I mentioned in this article, so I wanted to extend some ideas here.It's very long-winded, don't read this if you just want to read the story.

From the setting point of view, this is a story about an outsider settling down in an alley. Because of Zi'an's background, there will be some implications of international vision vs. local values.But I can't handle such a big proposition. For me, what I want to write is how a person seeks to be accepted in an unfamiliar environment.Well, this is actually a bigger proposition, but I can't get around it. It has something to do with my own experience background, so I won't say more.

Speaking of this story, Huo Zian went down to the alley out of the psychological desire to "find his father". What he wanted was an emotional sense of belonging.Therefore, his attitude is actually humble. He didn't think about replacing Baozipu and conquering the residents of Hutong with his complicated and foreign skills. This is very important.The first time he cooked for his neighbors was because Huo Zian always felt that food was his tentacles, and he could only use these tentacles to strike up a conversation with people. Think about the fingers stretched out by E.T... This time it failed, failed Instead, he relaxed, knowing that it would be useless to use one "value" to collide with another "value".When people go to a strange place, they will realize their own uniqueness, and sometimes they will magnify their own uniqueness, and use this to attract attention, but in fact, other people are not interested in these things at all, which is probably the situation .

Later, he was able to relax, living like an ordinary resident in a hutong, and gradually felt comfortable.His target customers are not hutong residents, he knew it from the beginning, so he rented a house in the hutong to do business like a small Internet company or a securities company, and he lived in peace.The food, lifestyle, plants, and interactions between people in the hutong have gradually infiltrated into his cooking philosophy. It is also important that he does not deliberately sell the elements of the hutong.So far, the relationship between the two parties has been peaceful and friendly, and both have been nourished by each other to some extent.

Until, the restaurant succeeded.After success, capital enters, and the desire to become bigger and stronger rises.Huo Zian still took down Baozipu, and it wasn't a replacement, but an outright obliteration.No one can eat a French restaurant like buying a bun in the morning. Of course they can go to the fast food outside the street to eat buns and fritters, but after all, a certain life is transformed.

It's not that Huo Zian did anything wrong. Maintaining stability is a human instinct, and it's also a human instinct to become stronger. The contradiction between the two instincts is something we often experience.This could have been compromised in a softer way, but in our current environment, there is no room for such softness.Rough and eager for quick success.

This is the clue to everything.You Dacheng is in a weak position, so the handling method will be more drastic.

What I want to say is that the conflict between Huo Zian and You Dacheng is not due to differences in values, international or local, cultural closure and agreement.There is a more powerful force at work behind it, the greed of capital, the unlimited power, and there is no system to reasonably solve these.

So I'm really going to say this, not an old man gone mad.Zian and Liangchen's gun is just the last igniter.

There seems to be no way to solve this, but writing online articles is just creating a dream. The great shift of the universe can shift the contradiction, and let everyone find some comfort in the dream.

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