The Romance of a Young Painter

Early the next morning, Shen Guangji drove to Zhou Nianjiu's community.

When the doorbell rang, Zhou Nianjiu was making breakfast in the kitchen. Fang Leye had been writing manuscripts all night. When he heard the voice, he rubbed his red eyes and opened the door. When he saw the person outside the door, he couldn't help but stand up straight, and said, "Little cousin."

Shen Guangji said: "Why, you are not welcome?"

Fang Leye hurriedly stood aside to let people in.

Shen Guangji took a general look at the situation in the house, and said, "It seems that you live here quite well."

Fang Leye smiled embarrassingly, and said: "It's okay, little cousin, you can find Zhou Xiaonian, I'll call him."

Shen Guangji sat down on the sofa, seeing the computer and a pile of snack bags on the coffee table, he couldn't help but frowned.

Zhou Nianjiu poked her head out from the kitchen door and said, "Here you are? Wait a minute."

Fang Leye came rushing over, saw Shen Guangji looking at the things on the table, quickly put away the computer, and threw other things into the trash can, and finally washed his hands and made a cup of tea for Shen Guangji.

After he finished all this, Zhou Nianjiu's side will be fine.

"Have you had breakfast yet?" Seeing Shen Guangji shaking his head, Zhou Nianjiu said, "Let's have some, we should have time before we leave."

Shen Guangji saw a few things on the table, they were not rich, but the collocation was reasonable, so he asked, "You usually make these?"

Fang Leye was about to say something, but Zhou Nianjiu answered the words naturally: "Yeah, my brother said that what he made is cleaner than the outside, and it's not complicated. He has listed all the recipes for me, and I just need to follow them. "

Fang Leye stared straight at the side, he knew Shen Guangji didn't ask this, but what Zhou Nianjiu said was the truth, he didn't help Zhou Nianjiu with housework, so he just pretended to be a quail.

Shen Guangji didn't let him go, and said, "Leye, I saw my sister-in-law yesterday, she misses you a lot, when are you going to go back?"

Fang Leye said vaguely: "Just a few days."

Shen Guangji said: "That would be the best. You have been out for so long, and if you don't go back, she will inevitably think too much."

Fang Leye knew what Shen Guangji meant, that his own mother was not the only one who wanted to get serious, maybe even Zhou Nianjiu would not be able to do anything good, so with a bitter face, he agreed to pack up and go back today.

Zhou Nianjiu didn't know why Fang Leye changed his mind just because of Shen Guangji's few words. After all, he still looked like he wanted to live here for a long time until last night, but this was also a good thing for Zhou Nianjiu. With Fang Leye here, the house was a bit too lively , It's okay for a day or two, but after a long time, he, who likes to be quiet, can't stand it, which is why he went to Shen Guangji frequently during this time.

After breakfast, Shen Guangji and Zhou Nianjiu set off.

Fang Leye was tidying up pots and pans alone in the kitchen, slandering Shen Guangji for all kinds of wrongdoings in his heart, but he had never been able to do anything about this little cousin who was used to soft knives.He couldn't help but miss Meng Meng who was always following behind Shen Guangji at that time. He hasn't talked to this cousin for a long time. It is said that she fell ill a few years ago and hasn't been out much since then. His mother Li Ying also specifically told him not to disturb other people's recuperation. In the past few years, they could only meet each other during the New Year's family dinner, and Meng Meng also liked to ignore him.Fortunately, Fang Leye University has chosen his favorite major, and deliberately faded out of the previous circle. In the past few years, he has lived like a fish in water in school, and has a natural good friend Zhou Nianjiu, a girl who had a vague affection for this girl in her youth Fang Leye also gradually lost his mind.

It's a pity that the happy and short cohabitation life is coming to an end, and Fang Leye is even more depressed when he thinks that he will go home soon and be in charge of this and that.

Zhou Nianjiu, who had no idea that his friend had fallen into depression, was sitting on the seat next to Shen Guangji. The morning sun shone from behind, illuminating the road ahead brightly.

"Do you have a driver's license?" Shen Guangji asked him.

"Yes, but they haven't been on the road," Zhou Nianjiu said.

Shen Guangji said: "It's more convenient for you to drive to the west this time around."

Zhou Nianjiu smiled and said, "My brother said the same thing, but I dare not go on the road."

Shen Guangji said: "What's the matter? With the road conditions in City B, you can't drive fast even if you want to. Just practice more."

Zhou Nianjiu shook his head and said, "I still don't want it."

Shen Guangji said, "Is there any reason?"

Zhou Nianjiu said: "It may be a bit ridiculous to say it. I had a dream a few years ago. I dreamed that I hurt my hand in a car accident. Since then, I can not touch the steering wheel without touching it."

Shen Guangji knew the meaning of hands to a painter, he said: "It seems that dream has a great influence on you."

Zhou Nianjiu had never mentioned this to anyone before, but he said it naturally in front of Shen Guangji: "Yes, that dream was very real, I still vaguely remember some scenes in the dream, to tell you the truth, in that dream I saw you and Meng Meng in my dream."

Shen Guangji was a little surprised, and asked, "Really? When did it happen?"

Zhou Nianjiu said, "Probably before the sophomore exam."

Shen Guangji said: "It's been almost six years, have we met before?"

Zhou Nianjiu said: "Yeah, we didn't know each other that well at that time, and I didn't know Meng Meng, and I didn't know how I dreamed of you. If I remember correctly, the scene when I went to see you more than a month ago Almost exactly like what happened in the dream."

This incident sounded a bit unbelievable, but Shen Guangji knew that Zhou Nianjiu would not talk nonsense, so he asked, "Aside from these, what else do you remember? And what happened to the car accident you mentioned?"

Time has passed for a while, and some memories have become blurred, so Zhou Nianjiu insisted that he still remembered some of them.

After listening to him, Shen Guangji said, "It means that in the dream you and Meng Meng almost got married, but you don't know exactly what happened to Meng Meng?"

After Zhou Nianjiu finished speaking, it seemed as if a burden had been unloaded, and she felt a lot more relaxed, and said, "Yeah, it's just an inexplicable dream after all."

Shen Guangji suddenly asked: "Then what about you now, what do you think of Meng Meng?"

Zhou Nianjiu thought for a while and said, "Meng Meng is fine."

Seeing his serious look, Shen Guangji asked, "It's that simple?"

"It's that simple," Zhou Nianjiu added, remembering Meng Meng's liking before, "If you're asking me if I like her, then I probably like her."

should?Shen Guangji was silent for a moment, and asked, "Is it the kind of liking in love?"

Zhou Nianjiu shook his head honestly and said: "I don't know either. It stands to reason that a girl like Meng Meng should be very suitable to have a relationship with her, just like what happened in the dream, but for some reason, I always feel that something is wrong , Of course, this is my problem, it may be difficult for an emotionally insensitive person like me to understand what it feels like to fall in love with someone."

Shen Guangji said: "Don't jump to conclusions so quickly, at least you are already thinking about this issue now, aren't you?"

Zhou Nianjiu said: "That's right. Speaking of which, if I hadn't had that dream, I'm afraid I wouldn't have thought about it. No matter what, I hope that the things that happened later in the dream wouldn't really happen."

Shen Guangji said: "In the end, it's just a dream. Don't take it too seriously. Just like driving, you don't need to be too nervous. After all, you have your driver's license. It should be fine to be careful when you go on the road."

Zhou Nianjiu said: "My brother stared at me to take the test, saying it was a basic life skill."

Shen Guangji thought of Wen Juan's life experience, and said: "It seems that your brother has quite a lot of influence on you."

Zhou Nianjiu said embarrassingly: "Is it a bit too much? Fang Leye always makes fun of me for this."

Shen Guangji said: "It's a good thing to have family members who care about you. According to what I saw this morning, your ability to take care of yourself is better than Le Ye."

Zhou Nianjiu said: "Fang Leye will never admit this."

Shen Guangji smiled knowingly.

The two chatted all the way, and soon arrived at the agreed place.

Zhou Nianjiu called someone, and soon a middle-aged man came over.

"You are Mr. Wang?" Zhou Nianjiu asked.

"It's me," the middle-aged man looked around at Zhou Nianjiu and Shen Guangji, and said to Zhou Nianjiu, "You are Xiao Zhou, right? Who is this?"

Shen Guangji said: "I am his friend, I will accompany him to have a look."

When the middle-aged man saw the car behind them, he couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Now that you're here, let's go. We'll talk about the specific situation in the car."

After getting into the car, the middle-aged man pointed in the direction, and then said to Zhou Nianjiu: "My parents' old house is over there, not far from the old Zhou's house. The old Zhou's family lived with a couple and a daughter. The couple of the old Zhou family got sick more than [-] years ago, and their daughter decided to sell the yard to the old couple for treatment. The family moved to nowhere, and later the buyer sold the yard to others. Xiao Zhou Ah, now that area is preparing to be demolished, and the developer is talking with the people in the village, the situation is a bit messy, so you should be mentally prepared."

Zhou Nianjiu didn't know, so Shen Guangji knew what he meant, so he said, "We just have a look."

The middle-aged man knew that he had met a sensible person, and seeing that the two of them looked gentle, he couldn't help but said: "The demolition team is aggressive these days, if you run into each other, stay away, in case you bump into someone Not worth it."

Shen Guangji smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me."

Zhou Nianjiu also thanked him for his kindness, and then asked, "Mr. Wang, do you still remember what that daughter of the Zhou family looked like?"

The middle-aged man said: "Why don't I remember, Zhou Mengdie is the prettiest girl in that area. By the way, she has good academic performance. Back then, my parents used to teach me by example."

Zhou Nianjiu took out a photo and handed it to the front, and asked, "Is that her?"

Shen Guangji glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and it was a young woman with delicate features.

The middle-aged man took the photo, glanced at it and said, "That's right, this is Zhou Mengdie."

Zhou Nianjiu didn't expect it to be so smooth this time, it was really hard to find, and it didn't take much effort, but he also had doubts in his heart, why did his mother change her name.

I only heard the middle-aged man ask: "Xiao Zhou, what is your relationship with her? Why did you think of coming here to find the place where she lived before?"

Zhou Nianjiu said, "She is my mother."

The middle-aged man said: "So that's it. You are here to find your roots. Why didn't your mother come here? How is she doing?"

Zhou Nianjiu said: "She has passed away."

The middle-aged man rubbed his hands in embarrassment, and said, "Ah, sorry, I don't know..."

Zhou Nianjiu said, "It's okay."

The middle-aged man coughed twice, and quickly resolved the embarrassment just now by showing the way to Shen Guangji. The place is not far from Xinglin, and it takes only a few minutes to drive there. The small village is as lonely as a deserted island.