Hollow wind

Millet porridge

We are strong and brave, but we are not cute anymore.Pity.

The location of Jinqiao Kindergarten is between Songwen Building and Fang Yunwan's rented house.

In Fang Yunwan's original plan, he came to the kindergarten after get off work to pick up An An, and the two of them had a simple meal near the kindergarten, and then took a bus to wander back slowly, which was just right.

Who would have expected that Jiang Xiu would appear on the way?

Based on Fang Yunwan's understanding of Jiang Xiu, when it comes to eating, he either refuses to eat, or if he is willing to eat, he absolutely does not agree to deal with it casually.

Sure enough, the driver drove such a big car through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped outside a small yard.

Fang Yunwan had been to this shop before.

He remembered that the owner of this house had some relationship with Jiang Xiu. Jiang Xiu had always had a special liking for his family's porridge, soup, and water. Sometimes when he got busy, he couldn't care about eating or Shang Yunwan.Fang Yunwan came here to ask for a bowl of porridge, and put his hot self and hot food in front of Jiang Xiu.

Following Jiang Xiu into the courtyard, the man who greeted him was a stranger to Fang Yunwan.

He looked to be about forty years old, wearing a gray double-breasted jacket, which was not buttoned all the way, and a white bottoming shirt was lined inside, with a beer belly peeping out looming.

"Mr. Jiang is here."

Jiang Xiu nodded, and introduced to the man who came out: "This is Yunwan. When I was studying in Yucheng, I used to come to your house for dinner in the early years. I haven't been in Yucheng for a few years, so I'm unfamiliar." Fang Yunwan introduced: "This is Brother Shunping, the youngest son of Uncle Ji and Aunt Ji. In recent years, he has been taking care of the store."

Yes, the owner of this small restaurant is named Ji.

Fang Yunwan still remembered those two old people who loved to laugh.

In the early years, my aunt took care of the Song family's daily life in the Song family, and Uncle Ji was the cook of the Song family.

I heard that Jiang Xiu was very difficult to raise when he was a child. He was a kitten-like child who went to the hospital for injections and medicines all day long. Out of habit, she almost treated Jiang Xiu like her own grandson.

Fang Yunwan remembered that one winter, Jiang Xiu was so busy that he didn't even have a good appetite, so he would only drink some soup and porridge made by Aunt Ji.He came here to get the porridge every day, and sometimes before the porridge came out of the pot, he would wait in the yard with the old man and the old lady in the sun, and listen to the things about Jiang Xiu when he was a child.

It was only then that he knew that Jiang Xiu, who is now calm and self-sufficient, was the same as he was when he was young. He would cry and act like a baby, he didn't like carrots or vegetables, and he would even be scared when he saw fluffy cats and dogs. Gotta cry.

He felt it was a pity more than once. When he and Jiang Xiu met, both of them had already rolled through a long muddy road, and grown into a man whose body was hardened by the mud into armor. He was strong and brave, but he was no longer cute. .

Fang Yunwan asked: "Then what are Uncle Ji and Aunt Ji busy with now?"

Ji Shunping said in a low voice: "The old man passed away two years ago, and my mother developed some dementia later on. But it's good, it's better than her secretly wiping tears all day because she misses my father."

"sorry, I do not know……"

Ji Shunping smiled: "It's okay, it all happened a few years ago."

While talking, Ji Shunping led the person inside: "Today, we prepared rice porridge with golden soup, sea cucumber and millet. I said that I brought a baby, so I prepared an extra candied sweet potato. This dish must be eaten while it is hot. I will go after you are seated." Do."

Fang Yunwan looked at An An who was looking around with wide eyes in his arms, a little embarrassed: "Don't be so troublesome, he is not picky about food, he can eat anything."

"How can I do that? It's rare for you to come here."

While speaking, a group of people had already walked through the patio into a small private room.

This private room was also used by Jiang Xiu and Fang Yunwan when he came here in the past. The room is not big, and the dining table inside is also small. It is not the big round table in a hotel, but a small square table. pulled out.

But every time, in this small private room, eating together at a small square table with Jiang Xiu, Fang Yunwan felt full and warm, like the warm soup on the table. Filling it into his heart, his heart swelled up like a balloon, and there was no dissatisfaction anymore.

In the center of the table is a casserole, and in the casserole is half a pot of golden millet porridge.Surrounding the casserole was a circle of side dishes, including shredded bamboo shoots and pickles, preserved egg tofu, and fried egg stew, as well as stir-fried bean curd water spinach and oyster sauce cabbage. The dishes on the table were simple, but prepared with great care.

When Fang Yunwan came back to his senses, Jiang Xiu had already made three bowls of porridge by himself, put the porridge in the cartoon bowl in front of An An, and asked uncertainly, "Can he eat by himself?"

Fang Yunwan nodded, tested the temperature of the millet porridge in the bowl with his finger, and handed the spoon to An An.

The little guy was obviously very hungry. As soon as he got the spoon, he dug a big spoon from the bowl in front of him, stuffed it into his mouth, and ate with relish.

So Jiang Xiu pushed the full one out of the two remaining porcelain bowls in front of Fang Yunwan: "Eat quickly too, it hurts your stomach if you are hungry for a long time." Finally, he put the one half full of porridge The porcelain bowl was moved in front of him, he slowly picked up the spoon and scooped up half a spoonful of porridge, and slowly put it into his mouth.

Fang Yunwan glanced at him, thinking, An An eats better than you.

What he didn't say seemed to be heard. Jiang Xiu slowly swallowed a spoonful of porridge, put down the spoon, and comforted Fang Yunwan in a warm voice: "I ate lunch late, and I'm not very hungry. I don't feel uncomfortable. Don't worry." Worry."

Fang Yunwan was stunned for a moment, and said firmly: "I just think you eat slowly, which is too time-consuming."

Jiang Xiu still held the spoon and drank the porridge slowly. After swallowing half a spoonful of millet porridge, he said slowly, "It's really late. I eat slowly. After a while, you should go first. The driver is waiting outside. Let him take you home."

"how about you?"

This is probably one of the few human words that Fang Yunwan said tonight.Jiang Xiu seemed a little happy, and even drank the porridge a little faster, as if he swallowed a spoon in a hurry just to reply to Fang Yunwan's words.

Probably drank too fast and choked for a while, Jiang Xiu turned his head to cough a few times, and covered his heart with his hand for a while, then he recovered and explained: "Leave me alone, I will ask the driver to come back to pick me up, or ask Xu Zhang to help me Call another car, I will be alone, there are many ways to go home, it is inconvenient for you to bring your children, let the driver take you."

In fact, Fang Yunwan regretted it from the moment he asked the three words "what about you".

Jiang Xiu is a person who shines brightly when given a little sunshine, and he is used to sticking his nose to his face. He just said such a word in a smooth manner. God knows what Jiang Xiu wants to be like in his mind. There is a gap, and the days to come will be entangled with begging for nothing.

Fang Yunwan really didn't want to have anything to do with Jiang Xiu.He just wants to be an ordinary person who has no brains, no brains, and a happy heart. He doesn't want to be rich and famous, and he doesn't want to be miserable. He has already planned to depend on An An for life in the future, and An An will bring up his children with peace of mind.If he is lucky, he will meet someone who shares his interests and lives with him, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't.

No matter what, he didn't want to be the meat on Jiang Xiu's chopping board anymore, let him manipulate him, helpless.

Jiang Xiu is a whale, while Fang Yunwan is an insignificant shrimp.Fang Yunwan could be sucked into the vortex by the water flow caused by Jiang Xiu flicking his tail. He couldn't resist, he just wanted to stay away from him and not be affected.

But back in Yucheng, how easy is it to avoid Jiang Xiu?

After all, An An was the only one who enjoyed this meal.

He really liked the candied sweet potato that was served later, and he couldn't care less about using it in the spoon. He grabbed a sweet potato that Fang Yunwan put into his bowl after the cold water had passed, and used his front teeth to bite into the crisp sugar coating on the fried sweet potato. It's like a little squirrel.

Fang Yunwan finished two bowls of porridge, but saw that the half bowl of porridge in front of Jiang Xiu hadn't bottomed out yet, and he also looked like he had no intention of eating seriously, and he was holding a spoon and lowering his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Staring at the lonely and pitiful wrist exposed by his cuff, Fang Yunwan wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, stood up and knocked on the table: "Thank you for the dinner, we're done eating, let's go first."

Jiang Xiu gave a soft "hmm", but didn't look up.

It wasn't until Fang Yunwan carried An An to the door that Jiang Xiu whispered again: "The driver is waiting at the door, take the car and go, don't bother the child."

An An yawned a little in Fang Yunwan's arms.

It was indeed late. The roads in the old town where Ji's yard is located are narrow, and many drivers were reluctant to enter.This time, Fang Yunwan finally did not reject Jiang Xiu: "Okay, thank you."

After saying goodbye to Ji Shunping, Fang Yunwan walked out of the yard with the child in his arms, only to find a white car parked in front of Jiang Xiu's black car. He thought to himself that the Ji family's business is getting better and better. Some people drive here to eat!

Fang Yunwan put An An into the car first, and then got in himself.

When closing the car door, he happened to see the door of the white car being pushed open, and a man with glasses in a beige windbreaker got out from inside. The man's footsteps were a little hurried, and he drifted past like a gust of wind.

The figure only flashed by, but Fang Yunwan recognized him.

Isn't this person the one who accompanied Jiang Xiu to the hospital that night?

Fang Yunwan secretly smiled, just now he was worried that the driver would make him wait too long after sending him and An An off first, and then turning back to pick up Jiang Xiu.It turned out that Mr. Jiang had his own companions. He was an old friend from the old days and knew nothing about Jiang Xiu today. Those ridiculous worries were nothing but groundless worries.

"Mr. Fang, can we go?"

Fang Yunwan looked away from the car window, and pinched An An's tender face casually: "Let's go, master."

For the next half month, Jiang Xiu seemed to disappear out of nowhere in Fang Yunwan's life.Fang Yunwan, who had been unemployed for several months, gradually adapted to the nine-to-five life. An An observed for three days in a row, and made sure that although Fang Yunwan was late, he would still come to pick him up. After not planning to leave him, she began to learn not to cry. Not playing around with toys and waiting for Fang Yunwan.

The first job that Fang Yunwan officially participated in was the shooting project of Songwen Group's new corporate promotional video.

The project is led by the deputy general manager of the brand department, and everyone in the brand department will participate in it.Fang Yunwan and Lu Chenxi are newcomers, they don't have a project in hand, and the supplier connection in the early stage was also handed over to them.

The three suppliers in the first round of contact met with the brand director for interviews.

The interview with the last supplier on Friday afternoon was already a bit long. After the interviews with the three suppliers were over, the department held an impromptu meeting to discuss the initial feelings of the interview.

Fang Yunwan finished editing the interview minutes sent by Lu Chenxi, and sent them to colleagues in the department via email. It was nearly seven o'clock after the day's work was over.

Fang Yunwan rubbed his eyes, opened the taxi app, and all the cars on the interface were lined up in a long line.He packed his things and rushed downstairs only to find that it had started raining at some point.

Teacher Chen from the kindergarten has already made two phone calls.

After joining the Songwen Group, I was always too late to pick up An'an. Teacher Chen had already helped a lot, and Fang Yunwan felt very sorry for dragging her to work overtime on Friday night.

Looking at the line of five or sixty people ahead on the phone screen, Fang Yunwan decided to change the means of transportation.He gritted his teeth and braved the rain and rushed to the bus stop, where he waited anxiously for another 60 minutes, but the bus he wanted to take departed.

In a hurry, Fang Yunwan simply went to the side of the road to sweep a shared bicycle, and then rushed into the rain.

It doesn't rain very much in winter, but every drop of rainwater hits my body like ice skates, it's a painful cold pain.

Fang Yunwan was trembling while riding his bicycle. He had just walked a short distance along the sidewalk when a series of urgent horns sounded in his ears, and the window of the car slowly following him was lowered, revealing Jiang Xiu's frowning face: " What are you crazy about? Get in the car right away."

The author says:

年底活动太多，有点不舒服，下一更周二或者周三-熬过这两周，是不是可以安安静静等着过年了，叹气气感谢在2022-01-0623：18：48-2022-01-0919：29：02期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦——

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!