singer and bar owner

Yan Xian sat by the bed, brushed his hair, and sighed softly.

On the bedside table was still the notebook that Old Xu had left for Xu Dengdeng. Yan Xian picked up the notebook and flipped through it, and saw the address on the title page.

He paused, looked at the two crooked characters below, and asked, "Have you ever been to this place?"

Hearing the sound, Xu Dengdeng glanced at him, straightened up, took a look at the book, sniffed and said, "I don't remember, this place is next to my elementary school, and I seldom go there after graduating from elementary school." , I heard that it was demolished once, but now I don’t know what it looks like.”

"Then why don't you go and have a look?"

Xu Dengdeng was stunned, stroked the piece of paper, and said: "Okay."

"I'd like to see what he asked me to do there, too."

Qingyuan East Road.

Walking through the street full of eucalyptus trees near my home, I found this street according to my memory. Just in time for the elementary school students to leave school, Wuyang Wuyang’s elementary school students filed out from the school gate. Looking at the door, waiting for their children to come out.Xu Dengdeng remembered that old Xu had waited for him like this before. What impressed me the most was when he graduated from primary school, old Xu stood waiting for him at the school gate, touched his head, made gestures on his body twice, and said, "Yo, After graduating from elementary school, how come you are still so tall, you must not grow up."

Xu Dengdeng was stuck in the memory, staring at the school gate absently, he didn't come back until Yan Xian called him, and said softly: "Let's go."

This road has changed a lot, except that the elementary school is still there, the stationery store he liked to go to when he was young, and the snack shops on both sides are all gone, as if they have been renovated together with time.

"No. 44, it's here."

Yan Xian pointed to a shop ahead, and the two stopped.

The signboard with white characters on a black background, with four big words - "Boyin Qinxing" stuck on it.

No. 44, Qingyuan East Road, has been rebuilt and now it has turned into a piano store.

Both of them froze for a moment.

A person came out of the piano store and was about to close the door, Yan Xian pulled Xu Dengdeng and walked over.

"Hello, I want to ask if you are here at No. 44 Qingyuan East Road."

It was a middle-aged man with curly hair and glasses. He looked refined.He glanced at the two of them, "Yeah, are you here to buy a piano? What a coincidence, I'm going to have a meal now, why don't you guys..."

"That..." Xu Dengdeng opened his mouth, "I'm sorry, I just asked about something, I want to ask if you know a man in his 40s, who is about the same height as me, with a tall nose and a big forehead , that's the kind..."

The man scratched his head and thought for a long time, "About 40 years old... Oh, you mean that Mr. Xu."

Xu Dengdeng suddenly opened his eyes wide, "You know him?"

The man nodded, "That's right, this Mr. Xu ordered an electric guitar from me a long time ago. At that time, I didn't have any goods here. I asked him to come and pick it up later, but he paid the money and never came. That... Are you two his relatives?"

"I ordered an electric guitar here..."

"electric guitar…"

Xu Dengdeng froze in place, Yan Xian pulled his hand, Xu Dengdeng suddenly realized, he took off his mask, forced a smile, "I am his son."

He closed his eyes, forcing himself not to let tears fall, his eyes turned red.

The owner of the piano shop looked at him, "Hey, you're not that..."

"Oh, no wonder, I still thought that this old man is quite trendy, and he still likes electric guitars at a very old age. He tortured me for several days asking this and that, ah... what kind of electric guitar is good? What's the difference? What's the difference between an electric guitar and an ordinary guitar? Barabara asked me a lot, so I bought it for you."

He was not in a hurry to eat, he opened the door to let them in, and took an electric guitar from upstairs.

"Come and see, the mahogany is made in the United States. It has a great tone and is the best one I have here. Let's see if you like it."

When Xu Dengdeng took the electric guitar, his hands were shaking.

"Hey, but why didn't that Mr. Xu come to pick it up in person? I contacted him once before, and he said he would come when he was free. Why, are you busy recently?"

Xu Dengdeng didn't answer, he raised his hand and plucked the strings. It has a very beautiful tone, and it sounds good even when it's unplugged, even better than his previous one.

He sat down on the sofa, lost his mind.

He still had the notebook in his arms, he took it out, and flipped through it. He thought there was nothing left, but when he flipped through it carefully, he saw that there was a line of writing on the back, which was also crooked, as if he was flipping a page with pain. The words written and written are not like adults', they are scribbled and messy.

He read it carefully for a long time and made out the words on it.

"The electric guitar cost you a lot of private money, you should practice hard, don't embarrass me on TV, and..."

"If I leave...you must take good care of your mother, she loved to cry when she was young."

Xu Dengdeng couldn't bear it anymore, tears welled up in his eyes.

"Hey, why are you crying, what a beautiful Qin..."

Xu Dengdeng closed his eyes and said hoarsely, "I don't want the guitar anymore, let him come back, okay?"

"This...Mr. Xu, he..." The owner of the piano shop realized that something was wrong, opened his mouth and then closed it, looking hesitant to speak.

****

When Xu Dengdeng returned home, it was already dark, and Xu's mother had prepared a meal early and waited for them to come back.

"Where did you go, why did you come back now?"

She was a little panicked, as if she was afraid of being alone at home, holding a photo frame without letting go, and wiped it back and forth several times.

There were four sets of bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, and fried eggplants that his father liked to eat.

After Xu Dengdeng entered the door, he hugged her, and handed her the soothing pillow he bought on the way, "Here, sleep with your arms at night, and say it can calm your nerves."

He tightened his arms and said solemnly to his mother, "I will take good care of you."

Mama Xu's eye circles turned red again, "Dengdeng..."

Her son has always been joking and playful, and never said such personal words, but now he suddenly said something, and she couldn't stop crying again.

Yan Xian came back a little later. He first communicated with the hospital and adjusted the hospital's surveillance system. Then he contacted the reporter to release the complete video.

From Xu Dengdeng being blocked at the toilet door and unable to get out, to Yan Xian coming to fish him out later, the complete video.

Xu Dengdeng came to the cusp again.

"Oh, it's pretty miserable. Why are those people watching monkeys in a zoo..."

"What kind of beating and beating, there was no fight, it seems that there was just pushing and shoving."

"Oh, what happened to him and went to the hospital?"

"The one upstairs, I'm a native of Tongcheng. My cousin works in the hospital. She said that he has been in the hospital for several days to accompany his sick father. His father seems to have liver cancer."

"Ah...liver cancer, this disease is not curable..."

"Cut, what's the point of being miserable? Eighteenth-line young artists have their nostrils upturned and don't know etiquette. Is it useful to be miserable?"

"Upstairs, you must have lived a miserable life to be so hostile."

"..."

It was even more exciting than the last one. This time, there were many people arguing in the comments, sighs from unknown passers-by, concerns from fans, and verbal attacks from some people. If you look closely, a large part of them are Bunyan fans.

When the video just broke out, some fans of Bunyan got into trouble. People on the Internet like to speculate for no reason. Although the show was not broadcast, the news that Bunyan failed the rematch was not known by whom. His fans thought it must be There is a shady scene, because Xu Dengdeng has a strong relationship with the backstage, and he has colluded with the program team. In fact, the promotion list has been predetermined early. Their Bunyan is a poor guy, and it is miserable to compete with Xu Dengdeng, the chosen son.

When Yan Xian returned from his work, the food was cold, so he took two casual bites to fill his stomach. When he saw Xu Dengdeng pick up his phone, he was afraid that he would see those bad comments on the Internet, so he interrupted him quickly and asked: " Is Auntie feeling better?"

Xu Dengdeng put down his phone, "I'll make her a cup of tea to help her sleep in a while, she should sleep better."

Yan Xian hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "The program team called you, and tomorrow is recording time."

Xu Dengdeng looked up at him, "I'm not in the mood right now..."

Yan Xian interrupted him and asked: "Don't you want to try the electric guitar that uncle bought for you? Don't you want to stand on the stage and sing a song with this guitar?"

Xu Dengdeng opened his mouth soundlessly, his mood fluctuated like froth being beaten to the shore by waves.

He paused for a long time before saying, "I don't want to revive Chinese rock now."

Yan Xian was stunned, Xu Dengdeng turned his head, showing a smile that was a little strange to him, and said, "This mission is too big, I can't afford it."

Can't afford it.

He actually said that.

Yan Xian always felt that something had changed in him, as if the innocent and fearless Xu Dengdeng had disappeared in an instant, and the Xu Dengdeng in front of him suddenly matured, as if he had fallen from the sky.

"The most I can sing is myself, I don't know if it can be regarded as my father's requiem." He said a little lonely.

Yan Xian paused, then shook his hand, and let out a sigh of relief, "Then go, let this matter continue from beginning to end."