Song Song

Time always flies by quickly, and in a flash, it was the weekend again. Fatty Xu sent the place to eat to his mobile phone one day in advance, and Lin Xiaosong replied "OK" at that time.

It was already mid-May at this time, and the temperature difference between morning and evening was not as obvious as before. Just in case, he still carried a small bag on his back and put the child's coat and water bottle in it.

The father and daughter went there by bus, not too far, about five or six stops.He left after four o'clock, and was very lucky to avoid the rush hour, so there were quite a few vacant seats in the car.

Lele was muttering about the cartoon she watched today, but Lin Xiaosong responded with a few perfunctory words, not really interested in it, and when she said she was tired, she said nothing.

Getting off at the station, more than an hour earlier than the agreed time, Lin Xiaosong took his daughter to the children's clothing counter in the mall to browse. They were all summer new styles, and the prices would naturally not be cheap.

He gave Lele a few rounds to try and change, but he didn't quite like it. From the enthusiasm at the beginning, the shopping guide wanted to roll his eyes at one point, forgiving that Lin Xiaosong wouldn't buy it, so they didn't bother to talk.

At this age, Lele likes colorful little skirts. She fell in love with one with a bow, and begged her father to buy it for her. Lin Xiaosong just checked the prices in the fitting room.

Just an ordinary little skirt, the price tag is more than 400.

Lin Xiaosong was reluctant, and it was almost time to look at his mobile phone, so he said to the shopping guide: "I will go shopping again, if there is nothing to look at, I will come back later."

Their clothes sellers have long been tired of hearing this kind of rhetoric, it's just to save face, most customers will not come again.

One of the shopping guides said: "What's the price now, more than 400 is not expensive, and the children like it so much, it's a good deal, and I can wear it next year."

Lin Xiaosong squeezed out a smile: "It's not that it's too expensive, let's see again, I just visited your family."

"Okay." The shopping guide hung up the skirt again, tidying up the corners neatly, "I must come later."

Lele said innocently and naively: "I'm going to eat with my father, and I'll come over to buy after eating."

Lin Xiaosong didn't think there was anything wrong at first, but when he heard the child's words, his heart was filled with sourness. He gritted his teeth and pulled his daughter outside.

Maybe as soon as he left the store, those women couldn't wait to talk about him, "Don't try it if you think it's expensive. You don't buy it after trying it for a long time. You're making a fuss. You don't want to spend 400 yuan."

Lin Xiaosong pretended not to hear, and walked away quickly holding his daughter's hand.

Chu Yi and Fatty Xu had already arrived here, the man didn't act too anxious, he sipped his tea slowly, but Fatty Xu was a little too eager, and said from time to time, "Why don't I ask him where he is?"

Chu Yi raised his wrist to look at his watch. It was less than 06:30, and he said few words, "No rush."

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, as soon as Fatty Xu looked up, Lin Xiaosong came in over there.

He waved at Lin Xiaosong, then got up to meet him, and while Chu Yi was not around, he took the lead in confessing: "Don't blame Fat Brother for not telling you, I will tell you, you must not come, you don't need to be so stiff with him, If you have something to say, it’s fine.”

Lin Xiaosong gave his fat brother face, and didn't dismantle the stage on the spot, and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just a meal, should he invite you or you?"

Fatty Xu put on a good old tone: "I treat you."

Lin Xiaosong's expression was normal: "Let him invite you, anyway, he has a lot of money."

"Hey, okay, let's eat more today."

The three of them walked over, and when Lele saw Chu Yi now, he remembered Lin Xiaosong throwing her chocolate, and even couldn't like this uncle, all the good feelings he had built before dissipated.

Lele stared at Chu Yi warily, and Chu Yi looked at her amusedly.One big and one small just stared at each other like this.

Lin Xiaosong put down his backpack and shoved his daughter: "Call someone."

Lele first called Fatty Xu "Uncle", and then reluctantly turned to Chu Yi, saying "Uncle".

Fatty Xu knew that Lin Xiaosong would bring his daughter over, so he chose this light-tasting Jiangsu-Zhejiang restaurant. The owner is probably quite superstitious, and there is a two-meter-high statue of Guan Gong at the entrance, as well as an incense stand.

When Fatty Xu came in, he made a special obeisance, wishing that everything will be smooth today, that harmony will generate wealth, and please don't make any noise.

The store's business is mediocre, and it is the busiest time for meals. The seats are not full, and there are still a few empty tables in the middle.The reason is probably that northerners are not used to eating sweet food.

Lin Xiaosong sat diagonally across from Chu Yi. As soon as he took his seat, the man poured him tea and handed him the ipad, "Look at it."

Lin Xiaosong took it, and tentatively asked Fatty Xu who was directly opposite, "Brother Fatty, why don't you order some."

"Order, let's see what the child likes to eat." Fatty Xu said bluntly.

Lin Xiaosong ordered a few random dishes, ranging from sweet to salty, and among them was a squirrel mandarin fish that children love.He felt that it was almost done, so he stretched out his hand to call for the waiter, and said to the person, "The order is ready."

The waiter took back the ipad and smiled: "Please wait a moment."

Chu Yi didn't look at Lin Xiaosong, he lowered his head and didn't know who he was sending messages to, with an unclear expression on his face.

This man often showed such an inscrutable side. When he was supposed to say a few opening remarks, he sat like a normal person, which made people elusive. It must be his team today, Fatty Xu was just pushing the boat along.

Fatty Xu chatted with Lin Xiaosong, saying that there are a lot of people getting married recently, he might be busy, and he planned to finish this work, go back and rest for ten days, and asked Lin Xiaosong, "Where do you live now?"

Chu Yi paused with his fingers and looked at him.

Lin Xiaosong had no scruples, and he didn't think about hiding it, "I live near Carrefour on the other side of Heping Road."

Fatty Xu took advantage of the situation and said, "It's pretty close to here, and it's also close to where you work."

"En." Lin Xiaosong picked up the cup and took a sip of the tea.

Fatty Xu is a real person, he can't hold back his words, and it's hard to consider other people's feelings. At this time, he has completely ignored Chu Yi's emotions, and said in a casual way: "Mr. Zhou has to eat alone today."

Lin Xiaosong lowered his head in embarrassment: "He doesn't have a date every day, and he has to work overtime occasionally."

"Are you getting married soon?"

"Where is it so fast?"

Lele's eyes rolled around, and the little ghost said: "Uncle Zhou married my father, and they can live together, fat uncle, right?"

"Yes, you're really smart." Fatty Xu's eyes narrowed into a smile.

Chu Yi knocked on the table, pushed the teacup over, looked at Lin Xiaosong with a cold expression: "Pour some water for me."

They looked at each other across the long table, Lin Xiaosong finally refilled the cup of tea and handed it to him.

Touching fingertips, warm and cold, men have always been slow people.

Lin Xiaosong panicked, and quickly withdrew his hand.Before the food was served, he excused himself to go to the bathroom and went outside to catch his breath.

When he came out, Chu Yi was standing outside the bathroom.Lin Xiaosong walked past him.

He spoke softly, his voice a little hoarse: "How long have you known him."

Lin Xiaosong stopped in his tracks and said, "More than half a year, not too short."

The man twitched the corner of his mouth: "If you are so anxious to give your child a registered permanent residence in Luobei City, it's the same for me."

The white light shone on Lin Xiaosong's face, and the unbelievable or elated expressions that were common sense were all gone, and the small mole on the tip of the nose was still there obediently.

"You don't remember again, I looked for you before." Lin Xiaosong said very lightly.

He didn't want to dwell on the past, so he walked away first.

Back at the restaurant, there was no exchange of words between the two of them, and Lin Xiaosong silently fed his daughter with vegetables.

At the end of the show, Xu Fatty wanted to rush to pay the bill, but Lin Xiaosong winked at him. In fact, the whole meal was not much money.

Chu Yi went to the cashier to finish the payment, then turned around and asked Lin Xiaosong, "It's still early, do you want to go shopping?"

Lele was still thinking about her little skirt, tugged at her father's pants, and reminded Lin Xiaosong: "I haven't bought the skirt yet."

Lin Xiaosong looked down at her daughter, feeling the helplessness of life one after another, "When I go back, my father will buy it for you online. There are exactly the same ones online."

"Oh." Lele said depressed.

The little girl is a little more sensible than before, and she no longer cries for it.

Fatty Xu said, "Let's go." His father lived with him recently, and now he is alone at home. The elderly are always uneasy.

Chu Yi asked directly: "Which company's small skirt, I will buy it for the child."

Lin Xiaosong said no, "It's too expensive, it's not worth the money."

"It's rare for her to like it."

"It's really unnecessary, don't spoil her all the time."

Chu Yi bent over to pick up Lele, and touched the top of the little girl's head, "Which one is it? Uncle will buy it for you." Looking at Lin Xiaosong again, "I never bought you anything when we were in love. , let's go, let's go shopping."

Seeing this, Fatty Xu said goodbye to them and went back first.

Lele talked more than anyone else, and she was curious to add a few words to everything she heard, so she put her arms around Chu Yi's neck and turned to ask her father, "Dad, what is 'falling in love'?"

She speaks clearly now, only a few words are unclear, but most of the meaning can be expressed.

Lin Xiaosong was stunned for a few tenths of a second, almost insignificant, he explained to the child in this way: "Dating is to play together."

Lele asked Chu Yi half-understood: "Uncle, what do you mean by 'falling in love'?"

Chu Yi looked at Lin Xiaosong and lowered his voice, "We are getting ready to get married."

Walking back to the children's clothing store again, the shopping guide still remembered Lin Xiaosong, and took out the little skirt with a bow tie again, and said in a strange way: "Do you want to try it a few more times?"

Lin Xiaosong was so ashamed that he pulled the skirt from the woman and said, "I told you I'll come back and buy it, don't try it."

Another person was receiving Chu Yi with a very respectful attitude, "Sir, how old is your family, do you want to make a recommendation for you?"

Chu Yi passed her, went straight to sit on the sofa, raised his chin slightly, and pointed at Lele, "It's just that big."

The shopping guide reacted with hindsight, and said with a smiling face, "You are together."

"What else did the child try just now, let's pack it up."

"She has tried a lot." The shopping guide ran over in small steps, picking out clothes from the hangers one by one, "This one, this one, and this one, she tried them all."

Chu Yi pulled Lele to him, and asked patiently, "Do you like it?"

Lele pouted first, then lowered her head and smiled: "I like it."

Lin Xiaosong was not used to such extravagance, so he hurried over to pull his daughter away, and scolded, "It's just that little dress."

Lele pointed at Chu Yi, "He asked me if I liked it."

"If you like it, you can't buy it all. You will grow up next year and think you will be too small."

The shopping guide added fuel and vinegar to the side: "These sizes are very loose. Children can't grow so fast, and they can wear them in the next year."

"We'll just buy this one, and don't want the other ones." Lin Xiaosong took the bowknot skirt in his hand and put it on the cashier counter, took out his mobile phone and planned to scan the QR code to pay for it.

Chu Yi appeared from behind and stopped him, "I'll do it."

The man handed over a black card, "All those things are also covered."

Lin Xiaosong sighed, forgetting for a moment the bluntness he deliberately maintained: "Oh, the little girl can't be so used to it, it's easy to suffer from princess disease."

"How to get used to it, you teach me." Chu Yi smiled teasingly, while waiting for packing, his eyes fell on Lin Xiaosong's face, "I'll go to another house later."

"No, I should go back."

"I send you."

The two of them resumed their previous peaceful coexistence, and Lin Xiaosong knew the reason why the grievances were too deep and he was the one who got tired in the end.

When Lin Xiaosong walked out of the shopping mall with big bags and small bags, he kept reassuring himself in his heart that he was buying it for Pingping.