Know what I mean

01

"Duoyi, help me pick grapes!"

Shen Duoyi heard Uncle Hu's angry roar, he put down his book and ran out.He ran down the steps and went straight to the first courtyard in the alley, ready to help with work.

There is a grape rack in the yard of Uncle Hu’s house. Every year when the grapes are ripe, Shen Duoyi is called to help pick the grapes. The work is a cover, mainly for Shen Duoyi to eat.

The bunches of grapes were already full, so Shen Duoyi picked up one and wiped it, threw it into his mouth, and took a mouthful of fresh grape juice.He picked a lot in a small basin, washed it by the sink after picking, and then ate and chatted at the small table with Uncle Hu.

"Is it sweet?"

"sweet!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter who planted it."

"I'm full."

Shen Duoyi coaxed Uncle Hu into joy, but he was really fed up.This thing has a lot of water, so you can't eat too much at one time.The sound of the clock telling the time came from the room, and he remembered that he hadn't finished reciting the book.

When he was leaving, Uncle Hu picked out the biggest bunch for him and told him to come and get it after he finished eating.Shen Duoyi walked back with the grapes, and sat on the threshold with the bunch of grapes after reciting the book.

Neighbors often give him food, and he always seems to have won some treasure.

He ate half again, and he saved the other half for tomorrow.His mouth is sweet and his belly is round. He sits on the threshold and spreads hysteria, looking at the eaves above his head, and at the morning glory under the wall.

Turning his face away, he saw Old Shen's mistress.

Shen Duoyi grabbed the handlebar and pushed the three wheels out, climbed onto the seat and found that he could not reach the pedals.He rode forward hanging in the air, the alley was not wide, and the handlebar could hit the wall with a slight twist.

Shen Duoyi stared blankly at the road, neglected to control the direction when he was exerting force on his feet, and always forgot to step on the pedals when trying to hold the handlebars.I rode unsteadily to the entrance of the alley, and there were a few broken bricks on the ground.

The tire was pinned, and the handlebar was instantly crooked. Shen Duoyi let out an exclamation and dropped his hand, and the three wheels were about to hit the wall.He closed his eyes and fell down, ready to fall on the broken bricks.

Unexpectedly, a pair of arms caught him.

Shen Duoyi stood firm, and saw that the other party was a strange boy who was a head taller than him, he had never seen him before.

"Do you live here?"

"My name is Qi Shi'an."

Shen Duoyi didn't know why the other party didn't answer the question, but he knew that he should be grateful for the help, so he said, "My name is Shen Duoyi, and I still have half a bunch of grapes, please eat."

As a result, the other party said two words after eating: "Not enough."

02

Qi Shi'an had never lived in an alley, so he came here by accident.But there are nameplates pasted at the entrance of each alley, and he found it very interesting as he watched and walked.

Thumb alley, Xiangxiang alley, auspicious alley... nothing fancy.

Until he saw "Autumn Leaf Alley", he just thought it was good, when he saw the child who was about to fall off three rounds.

Qi Shi'an picked up the other party at a critical moment. When the other party asked him if he lived nearby, he replied in a strange way that his name was "Qi Shi'an", without any beginning or end.

Obviously no one asked, but he took the initiative to answer.

It seems that I am afraid that people will not ask.

So the other party said that his name was "Shen Duoyi", and offered him half a bunch of grapes.

Qi Shi'an was taller than children of the same age and ate a lot. He finished the half bunch of grapes that Shen Duoyi gave him in a few mouthfuls, and said two words after eating: "Not enough."

"But I don't have any anymore." Shen Duoyi was embarrassed to take the initiative to ask Uncle Hu for it, and changed the subject, "I know all the neighbors in this area, why don't I seem to have seen you?"

Qi Shi'an replied: "I don't live here, but I can come over to play in the future."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Duoyi, and felt that his expression was quite obvious, and he didn't know anyone, so of course he wanted to play with Shen Duoyi.Shen Duoyi was not stupid, nodded and said, "I live in this yard, you can come to me."

After that, Qi Shi'an would come to play with Shen Duoyi every now and then, and then it would become Dabao every now and then.The two of them are different from other children. Other children are chasing and fighting in the alley.

If you can't compete in the Mathematical Olympiad questions, then continue to read the book and remember more than anyone else.Occasionally they would run from the end of the alley to the entrance of the alley together, taking a section of wicker in summer and a ball of snow in winter.

He also often plays house with other children, but Qi Shi'an has a principle, he must be a father.

03

"Why are you the father again?"

"I only want to be a father, otherwise I won't play."

Shen Duoyi is very clever: "Then I will be a grandfather."

Qi Shi'an felt aggrieved: "Don't bully others."

04

From cold to hot, the days pass quickly.

The summer of the third year of junior high school was extremely hot, and Lin Yuzhu was worried every day that the children would suffer from heat stroke during the senior high school entrance examination.Shen Duoyi only has an old electric fan at home, and to save electricity, he only turns it on when he sleeps at night, and it is so hot that he is sweating every day.

Just good morning and cool off.Shen Duoyi is used to sitting on the threshold in the morning to study, or memorize English, or memorize formulas. When the breeze blows in the alley, the learning efficiency has improved again.

He buckled the book, murmured and recited it while looking ahead, and closed the book after reciting, and this morning's task was considered complete.Before he got up, he turned his face slightly and saw a line of small characters on the open door.

"Duo, I seem to like you."

If you stand or pass by the position directly facing his line of sight, you will not find it at all, which means that the writer knows that he sits on the threshold to read every day.

Shen Duo was like a thief with a guilty conscience, nervousness and anxiety spread from head to toe, he hurriedly reached out to wipe off the words, and wiped the dust off his palm.Looking at the layer of dust, he suddenly felt more than nervous and anxious.

And a little... ashamed.

The next day, Shen Duoyi saw that line of writing again.

On the third day, he caught the writer.

Qi Shi'an, who is already a sophomore in high school, still looks like a teenager, with sports pants, a school uniform T-shirt, a schoolbag and a soda bottle.

Shen Duoyi snatched the pencil, and wiped off the words on the door vigorously again. After wiping, he clenched his hands full of ashes and said with some confidence: "Stop playing pranks."

Qi Shi'an stood at the bottom of the two steps, looked at the other person at the same level, and said very openly: "No, I'm quite serious."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to hold Shen Duoyi's wrist, and lifted his school uniform vest with the other hand, and wiped the other side while saying, "I thought it would take half a month of writing to find out. good."

The white school uniform vest was stained, and Shen Duoyi put his fists in Qi Shi'an's waist: "What do you mean?"

Qi Shi'an said patiently: "It's literally."

He raised his head: "Duoduo, I seem to like you."

Shen Duoyi never thought that one day there would be a boy who fell in love with him.

Qi Shi'an asked: "When will your love affair start, tell me in advance, I will dress more handsomely then."

After finishing speaking, he added a sentence: "If it's not for me, tell me who it is for. I have recently practiced martial arts, and I am worried that I can't find someone to compete with."

Shen Duoyi never sat on the threshold to recite books until the senior high school entrance examination, but he couldn't help but look at the door when he came in and out.He was afraid that Qi Shi'an would write again, but when he found out that Qi Shi'an hadn't written, he didn't feel very happy.

During the summer vacation after the high school entrance examination, Fei De'an took him and Fei Yuan to Beidaihe to play, and lived in the nursing home of the Railway Bureau, and he could see the sea from the room.Someone on the beach sold fake coral bracelets, four for ten yuan, and he bought five yuan.

Fei Yuan said, "I don't wear it."

"I didn't want to wear it for you..." Shen Duoyi muttered.

Fei Yuan said again: "Don't you want to give it to some girl?"

Shen Duoyi muttered again: "Don't worry about it."

After the return trip, he didn't see him for a while. When he saw Qi Shi'an again, he found that his hair was cut very short, and his tiger's mouth was covered with calluses. Only then did he know that Qi Shi'an had been in the army for half a month.

Shen Duoyi was a little yearning, and couldn't help asking questions.Seeing how interested he was, Qi Shi'an said, "I'll take you there after the college entrance examination, and then I'll teach you how to shoot a gun."

"Okay, then I'll wait." Shen Duoyi nodded, and then took out the two bracelets from his pocket.He put one on for himself and handed the other to Qi Shi'an.

Qi Shi'an took it, smiling brighter than the sun.

05

"Is this a couple bracelet?"

"no……"

"Much, don't be duplicity, you look stupid."

Shen Duoyi's face was as red as coral, and she thought to herself, only a fool deserves you.

06

Shen Duoyi went to high school with that layer of unpunctured window paper, and he grew taller, feeling that he grew up a lot overnight.He also started a working life without touching the ground, busy with several part-time jobs after school every day, and the chance to meet Qi Shian became less and less.

After all, Qi Shi'an was already in his third year of high school, and both of them were very busy.

After ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Shen Duoyi sat behind the counter of the convenience store to make papers, and when a customer came, he put down his pen to collect the cash.The owner of the convenience store is not bad, he even let him have supper every night.

After twelve o'clock, he could go home from get off work. In the middle of the night, there were no people everywhere, and after walking into the alley, it was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard.

The street lights have been broken for many years, and the ones that are not broken are not very bright. Shen Duoyi took his mobile phone to take a picture of the road, and suddenly received a message in his palm.

Qi Shi'an sent: "What have you been up to lately?"

Shen Duoyi replied: "I just finished working as a cashier and got off work."

Qi Shi'an seemed to take no time to type: "Do you want to be a tutor, teaching elementary school students."

The salary of tutoring is relatively high, and it is easy.Shen Duoyi was just in the first year of high school, and no one was willing to find him, so he immediately replied: "Yes, I can teach English, mathematics, nature and society!"

Early on the weekend morning, he was taken to the cadre rest center by Qi Shi'an, and met the primary school student he was going to teach, who was Qi Shi'an's younger brother Huo Xuechuan.

Huo Xuechuan was hugging the peach tree to play around, but he couldn't help letting go when he saw Shen Duoyi. Although he didn't like to study, he was very thirsty for knowledge, so he asked Shen Duoyi: "Brother, why do you both wear the same bracelet? They're all pretty girly."

Shen Duoyi held his wrist in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.Seeing this, Qi Shi'an grabbed Huo Xuechuan and his screams lingered in the family courtyard, startling the parrots on the balcony on the second floor.

During the tutoring period, Shen Duoyi and Huo Xuechuan sat at the desk to give lectures, Qi Shian sat on the sofa and listened, and kicked his brother directly when he saw his dishonesty.

It was hot at noon, Qi Shi'an went downstairs to get ice cream, Huo Xuechuan finally seized the opportunity, clutching the tip of a pencil and said: "Brother Duoyi, don't look at my brother's vigor when he beats me, when he is beaten by grandpa's army stick Not moving at all."

Shen Duoyi shook his head: "What did he do wrong?"

"He studies so well, it's really worrying." Huo Xuechuan started picking the eraser again, "Grandpa asked my brother to go to the military academy, but my brother didn't want to. He said he wanted to study abroad and study something."

When the sound of footsteps came, Huo Xuechuan quickly shut up, and Shen Duoyi continued to talk, but deserted frequently.At the end of the two hours, Huo Xuechuan ran out to play after liberation, and only Qi Shi'an and Shen Duoyi were left in the room.

Qi Shi'an asked: "What did he tell you, the last two questions were a bit long-winded."

Shen Duoyi confessed: "Xiaochuan said that grandpa beat you with a military stick?"

"Are you worried?" Qi Shi'an lifted up his T-shirt, and there were several slightly bulging red marks on his back, as well as some scratched wounds.Shen Duoyi stretched out his hand and was afraid of hurting the other person, so he could only get closer and blow.

With his chin held up, he looked up at Qi Shi'an: "What's wrong?"

Qi Shi'an said: "Bragging is useless, you have to hug."

Shen Duoyi opened his mouth and hugged Qi Shian's waist with a blank mind.He sat on a chair, buried his head between Qi Shi'an's chest and abdomen, and asked in a muffled voice, "Will you go to study abroad?"

Qi Shi'an didn't want to hide it: "It should be, I'm already eighteen, and I'm going to start working hard to realize my dream."

"Dream..." Shen Duoyi once felt that this word was extravagant, at least for someone like him who was running around for a living.But he figured it out, it is his dream to make a lot of money so that his grandfather can live a prosperous life.

Qi Shi'an knelt down, supported his knees and said, "I want to study finance and want to be a trader in the future, but this is only half of my dream."

Shen Duoyi asked: "What is the other half?"

Qi Shi'an replied: "The other half is you, will your other half be me?"

After the big bang that year, Mr. Shen suffered a sudden myocardial infarction, and Shen Duoyi now felt that he was going to have a heart attack too.Under Qi Shi'an's gaze, he had nowhere to hide, and changed the subject with a blushing face: "I don't have any dreams..."

Who would have thought that Qi Shi'an said with disgust: "You don't have dreams in life, so what's the difference between you and my brother?"

07

Time flies, and Shen Duoyi often ignores the date because he is busy, and often finds that the month is over and he can get his salary in the blink of an eye.

Qi Shi'an also received admission notices from several schools, and Zhang Yiming dragged him to a nightclub for a drink to celebrate.Before he came, he knew that Shen Duoyi was working here, but he was still a little awkward when he saw it with his own eyes.

Shen Duoyi was even more awkward, shuttled around the area in charge with a drink, always feeling that there was a line of sight monitoring him.When he was stopped by drunken guests, squatting in front of the wine table and being poured glass by glass, the sight finally approached and made a sound.

Qi Shi'an never felt so disturbed before, when Shen Duoyi, who had drunk too much, left the nightclub, he didn't have the slightest sense of accomplishment as a hero to save the beauty, but only felt chest tightness.

"Don't come here again."

The shoulder was touched by the tip of the chin, and it was Shen Duo who nodded intentionally.

Qi Shi'an originally wanted to warn him, but Shen Duoyi was so obedient, he couldn't say it anymore.He drove the other party directly to the dry rest center in an off-road vehicle, without even asking.

Shen Duoyi was placed on the bed, and his face was wiped carelessly with a hot towel.At this moment, Qi Shi'an bent down, touched the buttons on his vest, and called him in a low voice: "Duo Duo."

"Hey."

Qi Shi'an said shamelessly: "I observed for a long time today, and the young masters in nightclubs are not as good-looking as you."

Shen Duoyi immediately moved aside, he couldn't listen to the word "young master", and said in a rambling manner: "I was seen by my classmates when I came out from there, and I'm almost becoming the number one."

Qi Shi'an wanted to be a little bit happy, and when he lay down next to him, he was punched just as soon as he was happy.Shen Duoyi glared angrily, it seemed that he really couldn't tolerate this kind of joke.

"I was wrong, I apologize to you." Qi Shi'an raised his arms to embrace Shen Duoyi, "Did you feel wronged at school?"

Shen Duoyi looked at the ceiling: "It's fine for them to talk behind their backs, and I just pretend I don't know. But today, someone came to me during class and asked me what I do and how much I pay for it."

Qi Shi'an seemed to be joking: "Who is so annoying, what's your name?"

Shen Duoyi mumbled: "Qiu Luomin, what a fool."

Going to school on Monday, Qiu Luomin's seat was empty, Shen Duoyi didn't care, and An Sheng just sat in his seat to study.It was only during class that people discussed that Qiu Luomin was beaten up to the point of reciting poetry, and almost died young.

Shen Duoyi asked calmly: "Who dares to beat him?"

The classmate said: "I don't know, it seems to be from the army and drives a military car."

08

"You really beat me up?"

"It's me, that guy doesn't seem so bad, he's a little heartless."

"I heard that he still reads poetry?"

"I'm even more fond of the blood of thousands of miles in Minshan, and I will be happy after the heavy injury."

09

The nightclub was gone, and Shen Duoyi found a small dining table for the children to tutor their homework.Several part-time jobs fill up the time after school, and I have to go to the restaurant of the State Guest Hotel to serve dishes on weekends.

As far as he could remember, Qi Shi'an had come to eat five meals this month.

But today is different, Qi Shian came with several friends, they are holding a farewell party, because Qi Shian is going abroad soon.Shen Duoyi was approved by the manager to rest for half an hour, and he joined the banquet to see Qi Shian off.

The red wine was terrible, he only took a sip, Qi Shi'an handed over a glass of Coke: "If you're not used to drinking, drink it."

Shen Duoyi took it and took a sip: "It's not good either."

"What about the juice?" Qi Shi'an brought another glass.

Shen Duoyi took another sip: "It's hard to drink."

"Then what do you want to drink?" Qi Shi'an brought the menu, "Coffee, milk tea, do you want pure milk?"

The friends around were chatting and laughing, and some took group photos as souvenirs. Qi Shian looked down at the menu, still wondering which drink would be sweeter.Shen Duoyi moved closer and whispered, "Don't forget me."

Qi Shi'an finally knew why it didn't taste good anymore.

He held Shen Duoyi's hand under the table, and whispered back: "Then you have to wait for me."

10

On the day Qi Shian left, he came to Qiuye Hutong. When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he heard Shen Duoyi reciting English in the room, so he sat on the threshold and waited, with his suitcase at his feet.

Shen Duoyi was stuck on time, and had to go to the restaurant to work after reciting, and as soon as he came out of the room, he saw Qi Shi'an's back sitting on the threshold.He walked lightly to the other side's back, and then covered his eyes with his hands.

Qi Shi'an said helplessly, "You're too rustic, aren't you?"

Shen Duoyi let go of his hand: "Isn't this popular now?"

"My parents weren't popular at that time." Qi Shi'an stood up, glanced at his watch, "Let's go out together, I'll take you to the state guest, and then go directly to the airport."

The two of them walked towards the entrance of the alley side by side, with a suitcase in between.Near noon, there were no people on the street, and every family was eating lunch. The big tree at the entrance of the alley cast a shadow, which just blocked the sun for the two of them.

Qi Shi'an began to be sensational: "I've been away for several years."

Shen Duoyi said, "Aren't you coming back for the holidays?"

"No way." Qi Shi'an stared at the ground, acting very seriously, "Flying around is quite troublesome, it's better to use the holidays to do research with classmates or something, don't you think so?"

Shen Duoyi nodded, thinking, it's a fart.

The orderly drove and waited at the intersection. They walked over and sat in the back row. Shen Duoyi leaned against the car door, hoping that the driver would drive more slowly.But no matter how slow you drive, there will always be a moment of arrival. After a while, the car turns off and stops, and it has already arrived at the entrance of the Ambassador Hotel.

Qi Shi'an said, "Xiao Zhao, go to the supermarket opposite and buy me a bottle of water."

There were only the two of them left in the car, Shen Duoyi knew that it was time for him to get out of the car, but he held on to the car door and did not open it for a long time.Turning to look at Qi Shi'an, he asked, "Do you have anything else to tell me?"

"No more." Qi Shi'an replied simply.

Shen Duoyi couldn't hide her disappointment: "Then I wish you all the way—"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Qi Shi'an leaning forward, covering him half-enveloped, his breath entangled, and Qi Shi'an's lips pressed against his.The lips rubbed together, and Qi Shi'an hugged him tightly again, giving birth to another warmth in the scorching summer,

The orderly came running with a bottle of water. Shen Duoyi grabbed Qi Shi'an's shoulder in a panic, but instead of pushing it away, he hugged him tighter and tighter.Qi Shi'an laughed, and then shouted outside: "Don't drink room temperature, change to ice."

The orderly ran off again.

"Did you stick out your tongue just now? Why did you let it go so easily?" After Qi Shi'an finished speaking, he lowered his head to tease Shen Duoyi, and put his forehead against the other party, with a particularly disgusting expression.

Shen Duoyi blushed, and retorted: "You stretched it, so I licked you."

Qi Shi'an was so sad, why did he have to wait until he was leaving before playing hooligans?Shen Duoyi quickly glanced out of the window, and saw the orderly turn back again, knowing that he really had to say goodbye.

"Suspicious, it's very hard in a foreign country, you have to think about me more." Qi Shi'an's voice was very low, with strong reluctance and a hint of coquettishness.

Shen Duoyi replied: "Okay, if you are working hard, just think about me every two days."

The arms became empty, the door opened and closed, the driver started the car, Qi Shi'an lowered the window and said "goodbye" to Shen Duoyi.Shen Duoyi stood in the rearview mirror, completely invisible after the car turned a corner.

Because the farewell was delayed for a few minutes, Shen Duoyi was late, and had to leave a message in the suggestion box after get off work.Hundreds of slips of paper were mixed together, he finished the notes and handed them to the manager, and it was almost dark when he got off work.

Walking in from the entrance of the alley alone, I couldn't help but wonder where Qi Shian had gone.

He sat down on the threshold and relaxed his tired body, the draft made him extremely cool, but he crazily missed the sweat that broke out when he hugged Qi Shi'an.

"Suspicious, remember to lock the door when you come in."

Lin Yuzhu yelled in the room, and Shen Duoyi responded, "Got it."

He looked up at the gate, and saw another line of small characters under the dim light. Was it written by Qi Shi'an when he was sitting here waiting for him today?

But the initial uncertainty has become a certainty.

"Dodo, I like you very much."

11

Shen Duoyi had a sore nose, but didn't wipe it off this time.

12

"Brother, are you free tonight?"

"Go to the library, free."

Meng Liang saw the sky following Shen Duoyi's ass to ask for advice, even though Shen Duoyi had already started an internship, he still ran to Shen Duoyi's dormitory unshakably.

"Brother, are you tired from work?"

"It's okay, Mr. Meng is easy-going, so I don't feel tired." Shen Duoyi put away his work card, and then found the basic textbooks from the small bookcase, "Let's go, you review, I will prepare for the exam, and supervise each other."

Shen Duoyi, who is doing an internship, is also preparing for the actuary exam. He rushes to the library to study after get off work every day, and returns to the dormitory to take a shower and sleep until the library is closed.

Tired every day, lying in bed is the happiest moment of the day.

At that time, he would wonder if Qi Shi'an is coming back soon.

They lived far apart for several years, Qi Shi'an was approaching his dream, Shen Duoyi went through the college entrance examination and college life, and he suppressed a strong miss in the few words of contact, counting down every day, waiting for the reunion.

Shen Duoyi was sleepy, and edited the message at the last moment when his eyes were about to close: "You said you taught me how to shoot a gun after the college entrance examination, why do you talk like farting?"

Qi Shi'an froze for a moment after seeing the message, and then turned off the phone.

Then the fuselage tilted and the plane back home took off.

13

It was summer when I left, and after several springs and autumns, I came back in the depths of winter.

When the plane landed, Qi Shi'an closed the book in his hand. There were many people picking up the plane, and the driver stood in the conspicuous first row waiting for him.Putting the luggage on the car, he looked at the time and said, "You go back first, I still have something to do."

He took a taxi alone to an old street in the urban area. The street was not too wide, and there were many small shops beside it, including seven or eight bookstores, and many restaurants.Behind the gate is the dormitory for faculty and staff, and the nearby residents randomly pick out one who looks like an intellectual.

The most famous university in the country stays here. In addition to the students of the school, tourists usually come to visit.It was too cold in the deep winter, and there were fewer people waiting around. Qi Shi'an entered through the main entrance and walked skillfully towards the library.

When I was in high school, I came here to participate in a math competition. I didn't expect that after so many years, the buildings are still the same.

Above the steps, Library No. [-] opens its doors to welcome students from all walks of life.After Qi Shi'an entered, he walked lightly, his eyes wandering among rows of tall bookcases.

In the dormitory, Shen Duoyi finally finished writing a week's work summary, Meng Liang went on a date with his girlfriend, and there was no one for company today.The books were stored in a cabinet in the library, and he easily locked the door and left.

Library No. [-] is full of professional books, and the students who come here basically have homework to complete or are preparing for exams.Shen Duoyi took the book to find a seat, and only after sitting down did he realize that he had forgotten to turn the volume down.

Turning on the phone, I found that Qi Shi'an never replied to the message.

"Student, excuse me, I would like to ask in which district did you find this "Research on Liabilities Quantification"?"

Shen Duoyi glanced at the serial number, then pointed to the innermost row on the left, and replied, "The actuarial account of life insurance, but when I took it, there were not many books left."

He looked down at the other party's exercise paper, and said, "Why don't you read my book, anyway, I've basically finished it."

After the other party thanked him, he took the book away, and Shen Duoyi finished the notes for that section, and then prepared for the next section.He walked towards the bookcase area, and went straight to the back rows to find the materials he needed.

Thick theoretical books are neatly placed on the bookshelves, and it takes a lot of time to sift through them one by one.Shen Duoyi squatted down to check the lower layers, and ran his fingertips across the spine of the book, but still couldn't find it.

"Brother, which book are you looking for?"

Shen Duoyi turned around: "I'm looking for financial derivatives—"

He was stunned, and the unfinished sentence was broken in his mouth. The tall and straight man in front of him was looking down at him with a slight smile.He stood up slowly and pinched the other person's face in disbelief.

Qi Shi'an cried out in pain: "I suffered domestic violence as soon as I returned to China. I am so wronged."

Shen Duoyi was still stunned: "It's really you."

"It's me." Qi Shi'an took half a step closer and handed over the book in his hand, "I also know a little about the pricing of financial derivatives, can I discuss a few issues with you?"

Shen Duoyi finally believed that this was not a dream. He reached out to pick up the heavy book, and couldn't help but grab Qi Shian's palm under the book.He stared at the book cover and said in a very low voice, "I miss you every day."

There was no corner and everything was quiet, Qi Shi'an's low voice was exceptionally clear: "Then I'm here this time, and I'll never leave again."

14

The farewell party when leaving was held at the State Guest Hotel, and after returning home, Qi Shian still chose the State Guest Hotel.This place has a special meaning to him. At that time, Shen Duoyi was working part-time. In order to meet more often, he came here to eat too many times, and regarded this place as their dating sanctuary.

Family members and friends have all arrived, and Shen Duoyi is a little nervous in this atmosphere, feeling like sneaking under the noses of others.Qi Shi'an poured him a glass of champagne and said, "Red wine is not good, so try this."

Shen Duoyi took a sip: "This is delicious."

Qi Shian said: "General weddings like to use champagne."

Shen Duoyi raised his glass and took another sip, when Qi Shi'an approached: "In the future, we will also use champagne when we get married."

The wine didn't flow into his stomach smoothly, Shen Duoyi choked and coughed, Qi Shi'an patted him on the back to breathe, he lowered his head and coughed and his face turned red.

"As for that, I just talked about getting married." Qi Shi'an couldn't stop the car when he broke down. Taking advantage of everyone's excitement, he came closer and said, "I still haven't said anything about premarital sex."

Shen Duoyi's face was on fire, and he cut a large piece of chicken thigh and put it on Qi Shi'an's plate: "Eat it quickly, I see that you have lost weight."

Qi Shi'an accepts as soon as he sees a good deal, anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to torture the other party in the future.He picked up a knife and fork to eat, and later talked about the idea of ​​starting a company to his elders.

After drinking and eating, everyone put down the tableware and chatted. Shen Duoyi listened to Qi Shi'an's interesting stories about studying abroad in the past few years, and also told Qi Shi'an about his fulfilling college life.

"Brother Duoyi, what's on that wall?" Huo Xuechuan came over with a big cup of ice cream, "It's the exit."

Shen Duoyi looked up and replied: "It seems to be a message. There has always been a suggestion box here to collect opinions from customers. Now it should be improved to a public message."

After Huo Xuechuan finished eating, he went to the waiter and asked for a post-it note, threatening to praise the cup of ice cream.Qi Shi'an and Shen Duoyi continued to chat, from their respective lives to their vision for future work.

The welcome party had come to an end, everyone was about to leave, Huo Xin and Qi Jingtang supported Mr. Huo and walked in the front, Qi Shian's friends followed behind in twos and threes.

Shen Duoyi was the last one, and said, "I saw the manager, but I didn't expect him to be still there. I'll go and say hello to him."

Qi Shi'an nodded: "Then I'll wait for you over there."

He walked to the message wall and saw many colorful sticky notes.From left to right, there are all kinds of opinions, even the two years since the restaurant opened.

"I took my first salary and brought my parents to eat. They had a great time eating, but the mutton was a bit salty."

"The chair is like a sofa. Although it is beautiful, it is too heavy."

"Ice cream is fucking delicious! The most handsome man eats the most delicious ice cream!"

……

Qi Shi'an watched and had fun, the world is so big, a restaurant can attract countless different types of people.He took another step forward and saw a line of words with familiar handwriting.

Signature: Shen Duoyi.

The time is the day he left several years ago.

Qi Shi'an held his breath, and couldn't help but raised his hand to touch the glass wall.Turning his head away, Shen Duoyi had finished chatting and walked towards him, with a smile and bright eyes.

He probably knew that this was his destiny.

15

It said on the paper: Qi Shi'an, I like you too.