White dove

Tongtong felt unreal when she was picked up from the border city at Lukou Airport.

He has departed and returned from this airport countless times, never thinking that one day he would wait here for the person he has in his heart.

Biancheng came a day earlier to catch the earliest flight, which landed at ten in the morning. After Tongtong knew the flight information, he deliberately returned to his home in Nanjing from Shanghai a day earlier than Biancheng. The concert he was in charge of was basically completed. , the rest is Shen Shen's final sprint as the chief director and art director. The singers, protagonists and artists have also arrived. Before leaving, Tong Tong watched the first rehearsal. The effect is very good, and the rest is fine-tuning.

Biancheng came to Nanjing, and he said in WeChat that he wanted to see the city where Tong Tong lived.

Standing in the pick-up hall facing the direction of the crowd exit, Tong Tong suddenly thought, I don’t know how Biancheng was waiting for him at the airport in Wuhan at the time of the snow disaster, how did he feel?

Will it be the same as him at this time, nervous and looking forward to it.

At that time, they hadn't seen each other for so many years, how many entanglements did Biancheng have in his heart before he decided to pick him up?Tong Tong thought, she must ask the border town later.

Standing in the same position, he suddenly felt the mood of the border town at that time.

Seeing that the man was simply wearing a dark blue backpack, a light blue long-sleeved shirt over a white T-shirt as a coat, and a pair of dark blue overalls like a bag, he walked out of the arrival hall in a refreshing manner Before the person arrived, the corners of Tong Tong's mouth had unconsciously curled up.

He waved his hand, Bian Cheng saw him in the crowd, and strode over.

After not seeing each other for another half a year, Tong Tong hugged Bian Cheng lightly, as if until now, he was in a rush at Yijiang Airport like rushing for time, and he made up for the regret that he didn't have time to hug and bid farewell to Bian Cheng.

Tong Tong's hair grew a bit, and he really didn't have time to take care of it. Bian Cheng rubbed his neck-length soft hair and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

"Well, go home." Tong Tong smiled into a crescent moon, unable to fall down.

After walking for a while, Tong Tong remembered: "Where's Su Lei? Didn't you say he wants to come together?"

Bian Cheng smiled: "He went directly to Shanghai and was very anxious."

"Oh..." Tong Tong understood, and was suddenly curious about the reunion between Su Lei and Cheng Shanshan after a long absence.

Seeing Tongtong's car in the parking lot, seeing the familiar logo and the model that was so familiar, Biancheng was stunned, as if he hadn't recovered for a long time, and was still a little dazed until he got in the car.

Tong Tong knew what he was thinking, and said frankly: "I was looking for a second-hand car. I wanted to buy this model at the time, but it is no longer produced."

The car drove out of the airport and got on the expressway back to the city. After a while, the border town said, "It's so stupid."

"Huh?" Tong Tong didn't react, but then did, blushing a little: "Hey, I'm just used to it. When I buy a car, this is the first thing that pops into my mind. I can't think of anything else."

The carriage was eerily quiet, and after a while in Biancheng, he said: "Later, when I earned money to buy a car, I also went to see this one, but I regretted it when I signed the contract."

"Why?" Tong Tong asked.

"Seeing it reminds me of too many things." Bian Cheng said flatly.

Tong Tong's heart was not at peace, Bian Cheng only said half of this, but Tong Tong understood instantly.

One bought it because he couldn't forget it, and the other avoided it because he couldn't forget it.

The atmosphere was a bit dignified, Bian Cheng cleared his throat, and broke the deadlock by joking: "This car is of such good quality, it won't rattle after years of driving, and there is no reason for people to change it."

Tong Tong smiled, thinking of the super cool F150: "In terms of roughness, it has to be a Raptor, which is not of the same level."

Bian Cheng nodded again and again: "At first I wanted to drive the car directly this time and leave it here for you, but there is something urgent about work, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time to drive here, so I won't be there until midnight. Next time, I'll get it for you next time." come over."

"No, no." Tong Tong shook his head again and again: "The nature of my job now is that I spend most of my time outside. I often leave my car at home for several months. When I come back, the battery is exhausted and I can't even start it. I'd better leave it to your well-maintained car." It’s better, so I can still drive when I go back, how nice.”

Bian Cheng thought for a while: "Okay, you can do whatever you say."

Only now did Tong Tong suddenly realize that Bian Cheng just said "next time", and he said next time!Tong Tong was delighted.

Along the way, Biancheng didn’t talk much, and only occasionally asked where it was and where it was. When we arrived at Shuixi Gate and entered the community where Tongtong lived, Biancheng looked carefully. Many people on the first floor were growing flowers and plants outside, looking up. All kinds of clothes to be dried fluttered like ten thousand national flags, Tong Tong smiled: "It's nothing compared to your neighborhood, this is an old house."

"I quite like it, it's very similar to where you would live." Bian Cheng said.

"Where will I live?" Tong Tong parked the car downstairs, and the two walked to the corridor of the unit.

"It's like this, very life."

The house is old, and the elevator is also very old. The entire corridor is pasted with colorful leaflets and stamps. The border town looks fresh. Yijiang does not have such a developed small advertising business. Even the old community is refreshing , but he finds it particularly interesting here.

Tong Tong said: "At the beginning, I thought the location was good, and it was convenient to go anywhere. The city center, Hexi, and Wutai Mountain's studio are not too far away. After getting used to living here, I don't even want to move."

Take the elevator to the ninth floor, go out and turn right, the innermost room, Tong Tong opened the door: "I'm home."

The layout of the house can be seen at a glance, a simple one bedroom and one living room, with extremely few household items, as if only the necessities of life are left.

After Biancheng changed his slippers, he could clean the living room, kitchen, and bathroom at a glance, and the bedroom door was closed. He asked, "How many years have you lived here?"

"More than four years? Five years? I can't remember, it feels like a long time." Tong Tong said.

"Is it a rented house?"

"I rented it at the beginning, but the landlord needed money to sell it, so I bought it. At that time, there was only so much money, which was just enough to pay off."

He took Bian Cheng to the kitchen, where there was another door, Tong Tong unscrewed it and pushed it out: "Look, this is my private terrace."

The border town was stunned. A small apartment of less than 50 square meters actually has a large terrace of 30 square meters!

Tong Tong smiled smugly: "This is the renovation I did after I bought the house. Look at this building. My unit is on the 9th floor, and the other units are on the 8th floor. It is just right from my kitchen. The roof on the 8th floor is so amazing, it’s like my private garden. The landlord who sold my house didn’t know about it. If they knew, the price would definitely increase.”

A large field of flowers is planted on the terrace, there are dozens of pots, and there is also a rocking chair and a small round coffee table.

You can imagine how happy Tongtong is here when the weather is good. During the day, he reads books, listens to songs and code words, and eats and drinks beer at night. When friends come, he will want to stay here.

He sighed: "It's great, it's much bigger and more open than the terrace at that time."

That terrace... Of course Tongtong knew what he was talking about, he turned his head silently, and said, "It's a pity that the floor is a bit shorter, if it's the same as that," he pointed to the super high-rise buildings with more than 30 floors behind him: " You can see Mochou Lake from the terrace, which is so beautiful.”

"Enough is enough, such a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle." Bian Cheng sat on the rocking chair, and the iron-pipe wooden rocking chair swayed gently, and the clouds in the sky moved slowly.

He opened a folding chair next to him and beckoned Tong Tong to sit down too.

Tong Tong took two cans of Coke: "I have to go out later, and have a drink at night."

The two seemed to be sitting in a small botanical garden, and Bian Cheng asked, "What do you grow here?"

Tong Tong shook his head: "I can't say it. I threw in the seeds I bought randomly on the Internet. I don't care about them. Anyway, they are placed on the balcony where there is sun and rain. Generally, they can't die. Later, they went out to shoot a lot. I also ask my friends to come and water them every few days.”

"Have you ever heard a saying?" Bian Cheng asked, with an inexplicably playful look in his eyes.

"what?"

"Things are like their masters, which means that the temperament of a person's things is exactly the same as its owner." Bian Cheng said with a smile.

"Oh, do you mean that these miscellaneous flowers and weeds are like me, with unknown origins and vulgar varieties?" Tong Tong deliberately pretended to be unhappy.

Bian Cheng laughed loudly, but was very gentle: "Fool, he said that he is as wild as you, so he is easy to support."

Tong Tong blushed slightly: "Am I that easy to support?"

Bian Cheng tilted his head and thought for a while: "I'm wrong, but it's hard to raise. He eats little and is picky. He doesn't like this or that. He ran away after taking good care of him. If he didn't say anything, he ran away. No, I finally found it, and I'm still playing cold with you, it's too difficult, it's not easy to raise."

He obviously spoke so softly, but Tong Tong felt something hitting his heart hard. He lowered his head and lowered his eyes: "I was wrong."

Bian Cheng stretched out his hand and brushed his chin with his fingertips: "It doesn't matter if you run, I will find it again."

Tong Tong grabbed that hand and held it close to his face. He looked down at the border city and kissed his finger lightly with his lips.

I don't know what kind of food is being cooked in the opposite building. There is a prickling sound of stir-frying, and there is a burst of fragrance that penetrates into the nostrils. Tongtong still holds Biancheng's hand and says, "Are you hungry? Let's Why don't you go eat? I've been busy in Shanghai recently, so I don't have anything to eat at home."

"Okay, I'll follow you when we get here." Bian Cheng said.

Tongtong didn’t sleep well last night, and he kept thinking about where to take him when he came to Biancheng. He had already planned it out. It’s rare to come to Biancheng, but he had to go to the most famous scenic spots in Nanjing. During the day, Zhongshan Mausoleum and Xuanwu Lake, at night go shopping at the Confucius Temple for supper.

He took Biancheng to the Shiziqiao Dapai stall: "This is a very distinctive local snack in Nanjing. It has everything in it, and there are people singing."

There was a small stage in the hall, and there was indeed a female singer playing the piano and singing on the stage. She couldn't understand what she was singing, so she asked Tongtong, "Do you understand?"

Tong Tong shook her head: "It's not Nanjing dialect, maybe Suzhou dialect? I don't understand it either. Every time I come, I just listen to the excitement."

Passing by a waiting room covered with towels, he turned his head when he heard the two talking, "This is Suzhou Pingtan, and today we are singing "Du Shiniang". Du Shiniang knows, right? The one who sank the treasure chest."

"I know! Thank you!" Tong Tong cupped his fists at him.

Biancheng teased him: "I'm still an educated person. I don't know anything about singing, and I don't know much about it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Today's Tong Tong doesn't have a single thorn, no matter how damaged the border town is, he recognizes it: "I'm all weeds, and I'm sure I understand vulgar things if you ask me. gone."

Biancheng glanced at him, Tong Tong was drawing the menu with a pen to order, he moved slightly closer to him, and whispered something in Tong Tong's ear.

In an instant, Tong Tong's ear bones seemed to be scorched by fire, and a string of burning clouds flew up. He almost jumped up, but he seemed unable to say anything, and stared at the border city with a vicious expression on his face.

Bian Cheng shrunk his shoulders and smiled sullenly, Tong Tong suddenly realized that the old cadre had become "bad"!