nine year itch

Gu Ze and Fade Chen went up to the sixth floor and knocked on the door of Youqing's house. They knocked for a long time, but no one answered.Gu Ze sat down on the steps in frustration, and wiped his face wearily.

Fade Chen also leaned against the wall, and suggested: "Gu Ze, I think we should go to a nearby hotel to rest and come back later."

"Youqing might have gone out, and I'll probably be back in the evening."

Gu Ze pondered for a moment, "Hey, let's do it."

The two of them were about to leave, when suddenly there was a burst of footsteps coming up downstairs, the two looked at each other, could it be Youqing who came back.

However, to our disappointment, the person who came up was a minority woman in her 30s, with thick eyebrows and big eyes and curly hair.The person who came was Ayi Guli, a former colleague of Youqing School, Teacher Gu, who lived opposite Youqing.

Seeing the two tall men standing in front of the house, Mr. Gu felt a little curious and a little scared.But she is not a timid woman, she walked to the door of the house with a normal expression and prepared to unlock it.

Gu Li's husband works in a government unit, and now he has come home from get off work. She was delayed for some time because of a meeting at school, and arrived home a little later.

Fade Chen reacted faster, and hurriedly asked: "Hi, excuse me, I want to know if Youqing lives here."

Hearing the name Youqing, Teacher Gu stopped to enter the door, and Teacher Gu's husband also came over after hearing the sound, looking at the two tall men behind his wife with some vigilance.

Teacher Gu's husband is also a minority. He is very tall and burly, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and beard.

Teacher Gu said to Fade Chen, "You mean Teacher You Qingyou? He hasn't come back for more than a year." Teacher Gu's Mandarin is still standard, but he can also hear a little Xinjiang accent.

Gu Ze asked, "Hasn't he been back to this house recently?"

Teacher Gu thought for a while and shook his head.Teacher Gu's husband saw that the two were looking for someone, so he stopped staring at the entrance and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Teacher Gu was about to turn around and go home, but he turned around as if remembering something, "But he sent me a text message yesterday, saying that he would come back to live here in the future."

Gu Ze said in surprise, "Really, can you give me his contact information?"

Teacher Gu took out his cell phone and handed it to Gu Ze, it was the cell phone number that was no longer available.Gu Ze was a little disappointed, but the monk could not run away from the temple if he could run away. Since Youqing said that he would come back, he might as well just sit here and wait for the rabbit.

"Let's leave a contact information for each other. If he contacts you later or returns to the house here, you can call me. I have something urgent to find him." Gu Ze said eagerly.

Fade Chen also took out his wallet from his pocket and handed it to Mr. Gu, "Excuse me, please accept this little thing first."

Teacher Gu is a genuinely enthusiastic Xinjiang native, and besides, her own financial situation is not bad, so she is just doing a little favor for others, so she has the nerve to charge for it.

She waved her hand, "Oh, no need, it's just a matter of little effort."

Chen Fei insisted on giving it to her, but she didn't want it either.It would be embarrassing to continue pushing and shoving, so Gu Ze hurriedly pulled Fade Chen to let him take the money back into his wallet.

"Then I will trouble you." After exchanging contact information, Gu Ze and Fade Chen nodded politely, and Teacher Gu also went home and closed the door.

"What should I do now." Fade Chen asked as he went downstairs.

"Just wait and see when he comes back." Gu Ze said.

Gu Ze thought for a while and said, "Why don't you go back to Xi'an first, and I'll just wait here by myself."

Fade Chen replied, "Okay, I'll stay with you for one night first. I'll leave tomorrow."

The business here is really not prosperous, and the two of them searched for a long time but couldn't find a hotel.I wandered around until eleven o'clock before I found a guest house, which belonged to the military/region before.

The building of the guest house is an old building in the 90s of the last century, with only three floors.But the inside is still spacious and clean, and there are very few people living there, there are very few tenants in the whole building.

The next day, Fade Chen flew back to Xi'an early in the morning, while Gu Ze started his long wait in the guest house.

Gu Ze started a real remote office.Every day is basically a video conference in front of the computer, sitting on the frontier, controlling the Northwest Central Plains and the southeast coastal areas.

In addition to the natural scenery, Burqin is very beautiful, but there is a lack of food, drink and entertainment.Every now and then, Gu Ze would go to Mr. Gu's house with gifts, large and small, to inquire about Youqing's situation. He got acquainted with this warm-hearted minority family.Gu Ze also learned about some of Youqing's living conditions here in the past five years from Teacher Gu's mouth.

Gu Ze never dreamed that one day he would have anything to do with this remote town.But because of Youqing, he actually began to live here for a long time.

The days just went by day by day, seeing that two weeks passed quickly.

Assistant Zhang also called on Friday to remind him, "Mr. Gu, you should come back as soon as possible. It is not convenient to work remotely like this for a long time."

"No, I have to stay here." Gu Ze said firmly.

"Mr. Gu, why don't you come back? You also need to go to Shenzhen for a business trip. You can come back for a few days first, and then go back later. Do you think it's okay?" Assistant Zhang suggested cautiously.

Assistant Zhang really felt helpless at Gu Ze's bewildering behavior, but he was too angry to speak out.Although he is only an assistant, the survival of the company is also closely related to his own destiny.

Just because of that boy, the boss insisted on going to that extremely remote corner to stay, not sure if he would come back.As the boss, Gu Ze doesn't sit in the company. If things go on like this, wouldn't it mean that there will be no leader among the dragons and the hearts of the people will be scattered.

Assistant Zhang has been with Gu Ze for more than three years. Although Gu Ze, the boss, is very strong and ruthless against the employees under him.But he himself is serious and responsible for his work. It can be said that the pressure he bears is no less than that of anyone in the company.Moreover, he does not hesitate to spend a lot of money to recruit those who are capable, and he also gives himself a generous salary.Although this kind of boss is difficult to deal with, he did not treat himself materially badly.

Gu Ze himself knows that staying here for a long time is not the solution, but what other better solution is there?

China is so big, Xinjiang is so big, it is really difficult to find someone.Finally, there is a glimmer of hope, so I can only hold on to this hope tightly and not let go.

"Okay, I got it, I will find time to go back this weekend." Gu Ze hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

Gu Ze thought about it, and decided to go to Teacher Gu's house again, and explained to her that he would be away for a while.

On Friday night, Mr. Gu's family was sitting in the living room eating tomato soup and rice.

"Hey, Xiao Gu, you are here, come in and have a meal together." Teacher Gu warmly invited Gu Ze to have dinner with his family.

"Uh, okay." Gu Ze was no longer polite.

Mr. Gu's house is covered with thick floral carpets, carpets of various patterns are hung on the walls, and white cloth with hollow patterns is covered on the sofa.The decoration of the whole room is full of exotic style.

Mr. Gu’s family has a son and a daughter. The son is seven or eight years old, and the daughter is three or four years old. Both of them have curly black hair and black eyelashes. They look like two dolls.The two children must have finished their meal. They were sitting on the carpet playing with toys, and chatting in the minority language from time to time.

Gu Ze took his seat, and Teacher Gu served him a bowl of soup and rice, tomato noodle soup, a home-cooked pasta with Xinjiang characteristics.

"Sister Gu Li, I may leave Burqin for a while, but I will come back later." Gu Ze said while eating noodle soup.

"Well, okay, Xiao Gu, if Mr. You comes back, I'll call you right away."

Teacher Gu guessed that the two of them should have some kind of close kinship relationship, which is why this little Gu is so persistent in finding Youqing.

After eating, the two chatted about Youqing's affairs at school, and Gu Ze was about to leave Teacher Gu's house.

Just when Gu Ze was about to go out, Gu Li suddenly had a heartbeat, "Xiao Gu, why don't you go and see Teacher You's house?"

"How do you get in?" Gu Ze turned around in surprise.

"I have a spare key from Teacher You's house." Teacher Gu said.Because Youqing lived alone, and occasionally forgot the key and couldn’t enter the house, so I put a spare key in the teacher Gu’s house across the door.

Gu Ze said with some excitement: "Okay."

Teacher Gu found the key after searching for a long time in the drawers at home.After that, Bian led Gu Ze to the opposite door and opened the room.

Because no one lived in it for a long time, a stuffy gray smell came over the room, and Teacher Gu coughed a few times, "Xiao Gu, you can go and see it alone, just lock the door after you finish. "

After speaking, Mr. Gu returned to his home with the key, and closed the door of his room.Although she felt that the two must be related, she had to be on guard.

Gu Ze walked into the dusty little house, as if he had come to Youqing's heart.During the nine years of their separation, all the secrets and the past seemed to be contained in this small room.

The house is not big, with two bedrooms and one living room, and the furnishings are also very simple, looking unpretentious.There is a small white sofa and glass coffee table in the living room, and a small old-fashioned TV is placed on the TV cabinet.The balcony is very narrow and there are some withered plants.

A bedroom with a few clutter, a few cupboards and a battered bike.The other bedroom has a bed, table, chairs and benches, it should be the room where Youqing lives.

Gu Ze walked into the small room, sat on the wooden bed with thin quilts, and looked around.In addition to the bed, the room also has a single wardrobe, a desk, and a chair.There is a tin bookshelf on the desk with a thick stack of books.

There seemed to be a photo on the wall next to the bed, but the curtains of the room were drawn, and the light was very dim, so it was hard to see what it was.Gu Ze turned on the light in the room, and stared at the photo in a daze.