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The cold wave came suddenly.

The plane flew through the cold air and flew to the city where Qingshui County was located according to the scheduled route.In the first-class cabin, Xu Chenhe finished his last mouthful of lunch, and the stewardess took out the empty plate after confirming that no other services were needed.

"And then?" Zhu Huiting asked, "You agreed?"

"If you don't agree, I will have to go back on my word," Xu Chenhe held a cup of hot water to keep warm, "It's good to be separated for a while, see you later."

At that time, Gu Congran's suggestion seemed to be a big concession. Xu Chenhe was still on the verge of hesitation about his decision, so he simply accepted Gu Congran's suggestion.

"His stinky temper needs to be shown to him. I can't get used to it. He is in his 30s and still thinks he is a 13-year-old kid." Zhu Huiting turned his head to look at Xu Chenhe, "What are you looking for?"

This trip is not only to Qingshui County, Zhu Huiting has designed the route, and after flying to Qingshui County, he went straight to another city to shoot an advertisement and do an exclusive interview.

Xu Chenhe's large accompanying satchel contained a lot of things, and it took a lot of effort to find the velvet box that Gu Congran didn't take away from the bottom.

"Brother Zhu, help me take a look at this," Xu Chenhe picked out the stone inside and handed it over, "What's the approximate price?"

I have gone to many auctions, big and small, and Zhu Huiting has never seen any precious treasures, but the one I hold at my fingertips is considered ordinary.Flicking the surface with his fingertips, he felt two scratches: "Unfortunately, this moonstone has flaws, otherwise, with this clarity, it would cost more than a hundred thousand at least."

Although this figure is nothing in his salary, Xu Chenhe is used to being frugal, but he was taken aback by the "one hundred thousand" that Zhu Huiting said lightly: "It's so expensive."

"Gu Congran gave it to you?" Zhu Huiting returned the stone to the other party, "It's okay, he can open any drawer in his house and take out more than this number of things, so there is no need to feel bad."

"The scratches were made by me," Xu Chenhe felt a little guilty, "What kind of price has to be reduced to?"

"No matter what the price is, this thing is mostly used for collection, and you don't take it out to show off. It shows that it is 10,000+ or ​​[-] to [-]." Zhu Huiting said.

Xu Chenhe nodded, but didn't answer.

The plane landed safely, and the two went out through the VIP passage. Zhu Huiting immediately rented a car from a car rental company, and teased Xu Chenhe, who was on the co-pilot: "It's better to control the steering wheel by yourself. I always feel that my life is pinched in a taxi." In someone else's hands."

"Then is my little life in your hands now?" Xu Chenhe asked in fear.

Zhu Huiting took the time to look at him: "I'm driving, hope it's all right."

The navigation voice kept guiding the route, and the panic on Xu Chenhe's face became more and more obvious.Huiting Zhu probably guessed what he was afraid of, deliberately slowed down the speed of the car, and comforted him: "Don't be nervous, if you suddenly don't want to see them, we can turn around and leave now."

"No," Xu Chenhe held his hand, "you continue to drive."

Having lived in Qingshui County for 13 years, the street scene passing by the car window is not very familiar to Xu Chenhe. It is possible that he only glanced at it when he left this place.

It's ridiculous to say that he forgot the landmark buildings near his home, the specific location of the primary and junior high schools he attended, and even the address of his home was recognized on his ID card—this shows how unfamiliar he is to the place where he was born .

"Is it here?" The navigation prompts that it has arrived near the destination, and Zhu Huiting parks beside a street intersection, "Let's go in, it's not easy to turn the car inside."

Dust-laden memories unfolded slowly in front of Xu Chenhe. He may not have any impression of the roads or shops half a kilometer away from his home, but this street entrance is the place he is most familiar with in his life-when he runs out, he is free; when he steps in , is a nightmare.

Walking in, there are row upon row of single-family old residential buildings in the alley, and the walls are not new. Occasionally, one wall has been sprayed with exaggerated graffiti, which is a string of colorful letters with a very three-dimensional effect.

When passing by this wall, Xu Shenhe took a second look, the English on it made his heart feel more at ease.

"Lane 7, is this?" Zhu Huiting turned his head and urged Xu Chenhe who was behind him, "Do you have any impression?"

"Brother Zhu, wait a moment," Xu Chenhe stopped, "wait a moment..."

A look of hesitation flashed across that face that resembled Jiang Hua, Zhu Huiting retreated to the alley and asked, "How about we come back tomorrow?"

Looking up, the former home is just a few meters away, with red and black Spring Festival couplets on the left and right of the door, and the steps in front of the door are so bright that they seem to have been cleaned.Looking further up, the window on the third floor was opened a small crack, and when the cold wind blows by, the curtains inside could be faintly shaken slightly - that was his former bedroom, and the windows were nailed with blackout wooden boards at that time , I don't know when it was taken down.

"I take it easy." Xu Chenhe touched his jumping chest, as if his surroundings had darkened. He saw a 13-year-old boy open the door of his house in the dark, close it gently, and run away with a heavy bag on his back. is joy.

No one was chasing after him to call him home, no one caught him and imprisoned him in a dark room. The moment he ran out of the alley, he tasted the thrill of freedom——

"Xu Xiangkui!"

A clear and clear voice unique to children came from the end of the alley, breaking Xu Chenhe's memories of the past.

Zhu Huiting and Xu Chenhe looked over at the same time, a girl with shofar braids ran over from the end of the alley, stopped in front of Xu Chenhe's former house, raised her head and shouted loudly: "Xiang Kui—Xu, Xiang , Aoi - come out and play!"

"This is?" Zhu Huiting looked at Xu Chenhe in surprise, "Is Xu Xiangkui your family?"

Xu Chenhe was about to say that he didn't know each other, when another brisk voice came from far and near in the room: "Come, come, come!"

The door opened, and a short-haired girl with a small round face rushed out, hugging her with shofar braids.

"How long can we play this time?" asked the shofar braid, holding the arm of the little round face.

Xiaoyuan pouted and complained: "Old time, I have to go back within two hours."

"Your mother is so strict." Braided shofar stroked the back of Xiaoyuan's face, "Did you watch TV yesterday? The new episode is good. The male lead confessed his love to the female lead."

The little round face still had a sad expression: "Don't mention it, my mother won't let me watch it, it's so annoying."

"Oh, Xu Xiangkui, your mother is so boring, or you can go live at my house, my mother is fine, and my mother will make you small cakes to eat." The shofar braid hugged the little round face, "I will ask my mother to bring you cakes during the holiday." How about we go play in the sunflower field and take nice photos for you?"

The two girls approached the alley while talking, the little round face looked up and found the two big men standing at the corner first, she jumped back two steps as if she was greatly frightened, and was protected by the croissant behind her .

Xu Chenhe stared at the small round face with the two eyes exposed above the mask. He seemed to have seen the terrified eyes of the other party somewhere—it was a special documentary that his father showed him when he was forced to be grounded in the room when he was a child.Those children who have been trafficked have this expression before they are taken away by traffickers.

A lot of mysteries entangled in his heart into a cage, this time Xu Chenhe didn't want to let them trap him again.He took off his mask, leaned on his knees and asked the girl who was protected by the shofar braid: "Little sister, is your mother's surname Wei?"

The little round face nodded suspiciously, and shook his head violently after a while as if realizing something.

On the contrary, the shofar braid was much bolder, pointing at Xu Chenhe's face and yelling: "Are you that Zhen Changtian in the movie?"

Zhen Changtian is the name of Jiang Hua's character in "Autumn Waters Grow Together".

Zhu Hui did not express his position in the court, but Xu Chenhe understood that he left the decision on whether to disclose his identity to himself.He straightened up and denied it with a smile: "I've seen the movie you mentioned, but I'm not him."

"That's it, I'm so disappointed." The shofar braid tugged on Xiaoyuanlian's sleeve, "Let's go, if you don't hurry up, you won't have time to play."

The two girls ran away, and before turning out of the street, Xiaoyuan turned her head and glanced in Xu Chenhe's direction.

"Children lie, and they can be seen through at a glance." Zhu Huiting said.

"She may not want to lie either." Xu Chenhe sighed.

Seeing that Xu Chenhe had no intention of taking a step forward, Zhu Huiting lit a cigarette, leaned against the wall and took a sip: "Your mother's surname is Wei?"

"Well, Wei Yutang." Xu Chenhe put his hands in his pockets, picking his nails over and over again, "The girl named Xu Xiangkui just now should be my mother's daughter... I'm not sure."

He has been away from home for more than ten years, and there are too many variables in such a long time, what will happen cannot be guessed by imagination.But the only thing that can be confirmed is that his mother's temperament does not seem to have changed.

A few minutes became extremely long, especially after Xu Chenhe made up his mind.Zhu Huiting stomped out the cigarette butt, and shoved Xu Chenhe's shoulder: "I've come here, come forward and ask."

Xu Chenhe vaguely remembered that the doorbell was broken, so even though he saw that the doorbell button on the side seemed to have been replaced, he still chose to raise his hand to knock on the door.

The knock on the door was not strong, but someone answered from far away in the house: "Xiang Kui?"

Xu Chenhe's hand paused, recognizing that it was his mother's voice.His hands froze in the air, and he turned to ask Zhu Huiting beside him, "Do you think she remembers me?"

"Have you changed much from before?" Zhu Huiting asked rhetorically.

Before he could answer, the door was opened from the inside.Standing inside the door was a woman in her sixties, with gray hair, fine lines on the corners of her eyes and face, and no brilliance in her eyes.

Xu Chenhe's chest seemed to be punched hard by someone. It was true that he was imprisoned, and hating her was true, but the blood relationship was also true. It was like standing in front of a mother who had changed a lot. He couldn't persuade himself not to feel distressed. .

Wei Yutang held the door, squinted his eyes and identified the young man in front of him for a long time. When she looked at each other silently, she suddenly grabbed Xu Chenhe's arm, and her eyes burst out with excitement: "Chen Xing, is it Chen Xing? You're back? "

Just when Xu Chenhe was stunned, she turned her head and shouted into the room: "Jin Yun, Chen Xing is back! Our son is back home!"

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The information points in this chapter are hidden a bit deep, can you understand? (???)