Pandora's Box

After that, I often went out to ride my bicycle happily, and I was in the company of those old men and women in the park, and I raced with elementary school students.

Although my style is getting older, I have to say that this is the healthiest period of my life.

Time passed peacefully, and soon it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In previous years, I had no feeling about the holidays, and I was insensitive.After all, there is nothing to celebrate. Isn't the festival just an excuse for businesses to trick the masses into spending more money?I'm already spending money in all kinds of ways on weekdays, can it be any different after a festival?

And this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, I am full of anticipation like never before. The school is on holiday (in previous years, I gave myself a holiday every day anyway), and everyone gathers to eat and drink again. Thinking about it makes me very happy.

I don’t want to join in the fun when I visit lanterns. None of our group likes to be crowded, and they are all rough guys, lacking the romantic feeling of “looking back suddenly, but that person is in a dimly lit place”.

The only activity was that, in order for Cheng Yichen to rest, he made an appointment for door-to-door service from a well-known barbecue restaurant on the day of the festival.

Is there anything more real and more satisfying than this!

After the last two classes of the day before the festival, the Meizizi holiday mode will be turned on. I asked Yuan Keke: "By the way, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, do you still have to work in a restaurant?"

"I'm not going," Yuan Keke said listlessly, "I've been catching colds repeatedly recently, and the store manager was afraid of affecting the customers, so he asked me to ask for a few days off, but he didn't arrange a shift for me."

"So, how are you going to celebrate the holiday?"

"How else can I live, go to the library."

"..." Xueba's life is so plain and boring.

I said, "Don't be so tense. You catch a cold every now and then, and you don't have enough rest. Your body's resistance is too weak. Go out and relax during the holidays. Don't you have dinner in your dormitory?"

She said angrily, "What are you gathering for? You haven't made any money, so how can you still spend it?"

I touch my nose.After a while, Yuan Keke said, "I'm sorry, I'm too irritable."

"No," I comforted her, "you're always so fierce."

"..."

"What's wrong? Did someone harass you again?"

She shook her head: "No, there's nothing wrong. I'm just a little tired after having a cold for too long. I really hate the holidays."

"what?"

"I have to deal with the concerns of my family during the holidays. I have to call my family tomorrow night. They will definitely worry about me and ask me if I have a good holiday, have I played with my classmates, and have I eaten delicious food?"

"I can only eat instant noodles by myself, and tell them with a smile that my place is very good, the food is rich, and I have a lot of fun."

"It's really nothing. The old Beijing instant noodles are delicious," she said. "It's just that you have to pretend to be lively, full of emotions, lie all over your mouth, and worry about being caught by them. Well, it's a bit tiring. It's better not to Holiday."

She was silent for a while, sniffing and said, "Cold is so annoying."

From the time I knew her to the present, she seems to have never been home once.The train took too long, the air ticket was too expensive, and the city where the airport was located was far away from her hometown, and she had to go back and forth for a long time to get back to that small county.

No matter in terms of time or money, "going home" is too extravagant for her.After all, staying in T city during the holidays can still earn a bit of money.

How could it be possible for a girl like her to earn tuition fees by herself and send some money to her younger sister who is in middle school at home, how could she really miss home.

Although I also had the experience of staying in a foreign country for two years without returning to my country, I really didn't have the face to tell her about the same destiny.

My days of not worrying about spending money, playing and singing every night without thinking about Sichuan, is the same as Yuan Keke's leaving home.

I scratched my head.

"Why don't you come to our house for dinner tomorrow night? You must like it when we eat barbecue on Mid-Autumn Festival. By the way, your idol Zhuo Wenyang is also here!"

She was a little surprised: "Me?"

"That's right, come on, there are so many people, including you, there are only six people. We have made an appointment for 8-10 people."

In order to prevent Lu Feng's kind of crap, and me, who has a big stomach that can support a bed, from not being able to eat enough, and it's a big festival, it is better to prepare a lot of food.

"I don't know each other, it's not appropriate to go to eat for no reason," she said, "Also, I didn't say you, you are stupid, you can't be generous to others, you know? It's not your house, you are messy and generous What, could it be that you paid for it?"

"Ah, it's not my family, it's similar to my family." I said boldly, "Uncle Chen doesn't treat me as an outsider, why should I treat myself as an outsider?"

Yuan Keke was stunned by my cheekiness.

"If you don't believe me, I'll call Uncle Chen right now."

Cheng Yichen quickly answered, "What's the matter, Xiao Jing?"

I put my voice out: "Uncle Chen, can I take a classmate back to have dinner with me tomorrow night? It's that Yuan Keke, she doesn't have much activity by herself during the holidays, I want to have fun together. If it's inconvenient, don't do it, don't force it .”

"Hey? Is that your friend?" Cheng Yichen spoke clearly over there, "Of course, it's okay, there's no inconvenience. Tell me what she likes to eat, and I'll add it to the menu later." Remember to tell me if you have taboos."

I hung up the phone, Yuan Keke was speechless.

"Don't worry? Zhuo Wenyang knows you, and Uncle Chen also heard me mention you. Isn't it normal for a classmate to come to have a meal at home, no one has such a small nose and small eyes, who cares about the little meat you rubbed against," I said , "The only problem is that they are all men, as long as you don't mind."

I patted my chest: "But don't worry, although you are all old men, no one will have any wrong thoughts about you!"

"..." Yuan Keke seemed to want to hit someone.

"By the way, don't bring anything to your door just to be polite. You are so poor, what else do you bring?"

"..." Yuan Keke picked up the textbook and beat me violently.

This evening we barbecued on the big terrace on the top floor, and two clerks from the barbecue shop, a man and a woman, came early with equipment.

The terrace is very open, a comfortable shed has been set up, tables and chairs have been arranged, and the barbecue grills have also been properly placed.The lights are bright and transparent.This time has gone to the last trace of dryness and heat, but it will not feel cold. It is the most comfortable temperature. The bright moon is in the sky, the night wind is cool, and the air is full of happiness.

The charcoal fire is burning, and the warm and inviting aroma gradually permeates amidst the busyness of the shop assistants.

Lu Feng is accompanying Cheng Yichen to follow a costume drama he likes to watch recently on the computer, Zhuo Wenyang is recording a video again, Ke Luo is studiously discussing meat quality and barbecue techniques with the clerk, and I brought my new favorite bicycle, showing off to and fro My driving skills improved by leaps and bounds.

Don't ask why we can do whatever we want here, without fear of affecting the residents downstairs.

Because Lu Feng had already bought the entire top floor and didn't live there anymore, just so that Cheng Yichen could go up to the top of the building to see the scenery and take a walk at any time without any psychological pressure.You say you are angry or not.

Yuan Keke dawdled, but finally sent a message to tell me that she was coming.When I went down to pick her up, she was obviously a bit shy. Fortunately, this place is not a mansion, otherwise I should have persuaded her to leave at the door.

I brought her up to the terrace, Cheng Yichen saw her with a surprised look.

"Yeah, that's it, your friend?"

"Yes," I introduced them to each other generously, "This is Uncle Chen, and this is Yuan Keke. I have half of Zhuo Wenyang's credit for failing to fail the subject, and half of her."

Cheng Yichen looked at her carefully, and smiled: "Then I have to thank her."

Everyone greeted her, and even Lu Feng nodded silently—this was simply his highest courtesy to strangers.

To tell the truth, as long as Cheng Yichen is standing beside him, Lu Feng will be very emotionally stable and harmless to humans and animals.Who would have guessed that he even had a civilized and polite side.

Yuan Keke was a little cautious at the beginning, but she gradually relaxed when she started eating. After all, the barbecue I brought for her was too delicious.Just the right thick-cut beef tongue, melt-in-your-mouth A5 Wagyu rib eye, juicy Wagyu diaphragm, and boneless beef short ribs, rib eye cover...

Most of the time she was "delicious!" "It's so delicious!"

"My God, you can eat too much! It's like a meat grinder!" I was amazed, and I couldn't help myself, "You were not like this last time in front of Zhuo Wenyang!"

Yuan Keke took the initiative to fill a plate of meat again, and said detachedly, "It's different now."

"What's the difference?" I pondered, "The main reason is that the restaurant is too aggressive, which limits your ability. Our home atmosphere is relatively relaxed, so you can give full play to it, right?"

Yuan Keke gave me a blank look: "You know a fart."

I suddenly realized: "No wonder I understand you so well!"

"..."

I laughed and avoided Yuan Keke's violent beating, but when I turned around, I saw Cheng Yichen staring blankly at our fight.The usual smile disappeared from his face, and his brows were slightly frowned, as if in thought.

While Yuan Keke walked away to answer the phone, I quietly asked Zhuo Wenyang: "What's wrong? Doesn't Uncle Chen like Yuan Keke?"

"Of course not," Zhuo Wenyang said, "Probably, it reminds my father of my mother."

"What?"

I have seen photos of Zhuo Wenyang's mother, and she is indeed bright and kind, with big and lively eyes.But she looks so gentle and graceful, elegant and restrained, she is not quite the same person as Yuan Keke.

"Is there any similarity between a tigress like Yuan Keke and a fairy like your mother?"

Zhuo Wenyang smiled as if remembering something, "How do you know that my mother is not a tigress?"

I almost spouted my tea.

I didn't expect him to tease his dead mother so much.

Surprisingly, I feel a little envious.This is a joke that can only be said with deep feelings and full of love.

Many people born in broken families seem to have difficulty reconciling with their parents throughout their lives, but Zhuo Wenyang seems to have achieved his transparency early on, leaving only purified love and attachment for them.

But if you think about it carefully, if you can snatch Cheng Yichen from the mouth of a beast like Lu Feng, no matter how weak and fairy-like Aunt Zhuo's appearance is, she definitely has a personality that is not easy to mess with. The level of a "tiger" might be too low.

After all, apart from her, no woman in the world would dare to confront Lu Feng head-on like this, right?

Thinking of this, I can't help but be in awe.

Aunt Zhuo, heroine of the girls!

Yuan Keke was busy making video calls with his family on the sidelines, laughing and chatting with high spirits, and ran over to show our barbecue grill and dining table excitedly to the camera.

"Didn't lie to you! I really ate a lot of meat and vegetables. Look at this salad...it's all delicious! When you come to T city to play, I will also take you to eat barbecue!"

When the video conference ended, Yuan Keke also fell silent, standing alone in the corner, with his back to the crowd, in a daze.

I went over and patted her on the shoulder: "Why, is the battery running out?"

She turned around silently, and the tears on her face startled me.

"Are you crying? What's wrong? Didn't eat enough? Or did your mother scold you?"

She shook her head: "No. It's just that I finally reassured my parents today. They really believe that I have a good life tonight and won't worry about me. "

"..."

Yuan Keke wiped his face with his sleeve and said, "Hey, thank you for inviting me."

I felt a little distressed, so I stretched out my hand, hung it for a long time, and finally patted her head lightly.

At the end of the barbecue, everyone also baked cakes for several months, cut them up and ate them together, as the end of a rather successful Mid-Autumn Festival.

After seeing off the clerk and Yuan Keke, we consciously tidied up the remaining things and cleaned up the venue before going downstairs to go home.

When I got home, Cheng Yichen suddenly said to me: "Xiao Jing, I have something to talk to you about."

"Ok?"

I ate grapefruit and followed him to the balcony step by step.

Cheng Yichen looked at me: "You don't like girls, do you?"

I almost sprayed the grapefruit in my mouth all over his face.

"Uh……"

"Is it right?"

"Uh……"

I have always been careless about this, and I don't think there is any need to hide or deny it.But in the face of Cheng Yichen, any irregularities in myself will make me very guilty.

Cheng Yichen said gently: "Don't be nervous, I'm just confirming with you. It doesn't matter, you like anyone, as long as you are happy. I only want to remind you, that is, you must not delay others girl."

"Girl? Who?" I was stunned, "You mean Yuan Keke?"

"Yes. She likes you, doesn't she?"

I was so scared that I immediately waved my hands: "That's not the case! How can she be interested in me, her idol is Wen Yang!"

"is it?"

"She almost despises me to death, how can she think of me, a scumbag who copies her homework every day."

Cheng Yichen seemed to sigh: "That's good, that's good. Just don't delay others like me. You and her are both good children."

"..."

He touched my head and said softly, "Go to bed early."

For some reason, I think he looks a little indescribably sad again.