cat alley

A friend from Australia once asked Wen Qiyue how she felt growing up in an alley, and she described it as "noisy".

Every day of every year in her memory, the alley is noisy.This noise comes from my grandfather getting up at 6:6 in the morning, practicing his voice at 7:[-], opening the door at [-]:[-] to chat with the uncle next door, and walking the birds by the way.

There is no one in the alley who does not know grandpa, and there is no one who does not know grandpa, Lao Zhang, Lao Li, Lao Liu, as long as the neighbors who are born and bred in the alley, grandpa is verbatim, and he can call names from the first name to the nickname.

The noise is a painful torture for Wen Qiyue who loves to sleep late.

However, there is a specialization in surgery. Wen Qiyue spent more than ten years overcoming her sensitivity to sound. Now she sleeps unshakably, and any sound has nothing to do with her.

Apart from being noisy, most of the neighbors in the alley are as enthusiastic as grandpa.Usually, delicious food and drink are knocked on the door, and they are keen to share, and they come and go regardless of each other.

What impressed Wen Qiyue the most was that one year, when a child fell ill, everyone contributed money to the family to see a doctor. Grandpa took out her new year's money and insisted on counting her as a share.

This caused Wen Qiyue to come home from school, and the child's parents grabbed her hands and thanked her for several minutes.

When did it start to be different?When Fu Yining's family moved to the alley, the neighbors seemed to have been broken into a paradise by boat. They were panicked and conflicted, and they, together with her grandfather and her, were alienated and excluded.

Wen Qiyue didn't like to ask the bottom line, but for the sake of her little follower Fu Yining, she took the initiative to ask her grandfather why everyone changed?

Grandpa said that the neighbors have not changed, but he has changed.The grandfather who was the first to stand up against the developer's demolition and drive the developer out of the alley with a stick accepted the people outside the alley.

No one is wrong about this.The neighbors lived in the alley from generation to generation, and the courtyard house was passed down from generation to generation. Outsiders should look down on the alley, and the alley also hates superior outsiders.

But the tradition is right in front of us, the Wen family is a big and respected family, so they take the lead in accepting outsiders? !So the neighbors were dissatisfied, and they spoke out unanimously, and some voices even suggested that grandpa should drive away the Fu family.

They don't care about the Fu family's desperation, they just treat the three members of the Fu family as hugging the Wen family's lap.

Fortunately, after years of hard work by grandfather and father Fu, most of the neighbors in the alley were gradually influenced, and the Fu family was able to continue living in Wen's house, running a small restaurant, and the business was good. Some people liked it and others didn't.

Grandpa told Wen Qiyue about these things, it's difficult for everyone to agree, so it's better to be yourself.

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Wen Qiyue bought too many things, and there were suitcases for returning home in the car, and the two of them moved back to the courtyard, so a few more trips were inevitable.

In order to facilitate Wen Qiyue's laziness, Fu Yining went to the cat alley next door to borrow a shopping cart.

They found a parking space by the river, Wen Qiyue took out the cart to pack their luggage, and Fu Yining waited by the side.

Fu Yining saw that Wen Qiyue was wasting the limited space of the trailer and put it in a mess, she stopped Wen Qiyue's action, and the two switched jobs.

The disliked Wen Qiyue stood obediently by the side, witnessing that Fu Yining was methodical, using every bit of space, moving swiftly and neatly.

She felt very sour in her heart. How many detours did Ning Ning take to open the shop by herself?How much suffering have you suffered?How many difficulties have you experienced?

In contrast, she is going smoothly in Australia, and she is happy alone... Wen Qiyue pinches her nails into her palm to relieve the pain in her heart.

"Okay, we can go." After Fu Yining packed the cart, she let out a breath and smiled.

There were some lighter shopping bags left, Fu Yining held them in her hands and handed two more to Wen Qiyue, Wen Qiyue took them, pursed her lips and put her hands on the cart, she was persistent, "Give me another bag. "

"Not heavy." Fu Yining smiled, picked it up and showed it to Wen Qiyue, "very light."

The corner of the man's mouth seemed to sink, Fu Yining hurriedly tweeted Qiyue's arm, urging: "Let's go, I'm going back to the store in the afternoon."

"Okay." Wen Qiyue compromised, she nodded, pushing the cart with one hand, and carrying the shopping bag with the other, and glanced at Fu Yining from time to time.

Fu Yining stood side by side with Wen Qiyue, seeing her worried eyes, couldn't help laughing, "Wen Qiyue, I'm not a child!" This little thing in his hand was far worse than the weight of coffee beans and cat litter.

She changed the subject, looked at the alley close at hand and asked, "How do you feel when you go home?"

"I miss Grandpa..." Wen Qiyue twitched the corners of her mouth, her eyes inevitably dimmed, "I miss you very much."

I miss the happiest years when I was a child and I can’t go back.

Grandpa Wen... Fu Yining felt a pain in her heart, and squeezed the shopping bag tightly with her fingers. She said softly, "On the day when Cat Lane opened, I sat by the opposite river and talked to Grandpa a lot. I told him that I am back and grew up. gone."

She is no longer a crying little girl, she wants to be a good boss who is respected by customers and loved by employees.

In the past two years, Fu Yining occasionally sat by the river in the direction of Wen's courtyard. She told Grandpa Wen about her distress and pressure. Even if she didn't get a response, she felt much better.

In the days to come, I cannot avoid thinking of my grandpa.Although Wen Qiyue was uncomfortable, she tried her best to let go, otherwise the sadness would surround her and Ningning.

She said sincerely: "Ning Ning, grandpa will definitely see your efforts." She stopped pushing the cart, freed one hand to wipe off the fine sweat from Fu Yining's forehead, and said seriously: "You are his pride. "

Wen Qiyue has never been jealous of her grandfather's love for Ningning.Fu Yining deserves it.

A girl from a poor family has not relied on anyone to get to where she is today, just

To this point, Ning Ning has a radiance on his body, and Wen Qiyue will be devout and humble to be conquered by the radiance.

Ning Ning did what she might not be able to do.

Fu Yining returned a sweet smile, "Qiyue, you are grandpa's pride, and you are also my pride."

Maliciousness...Misunderstanding....Waiting for Wen Qiyue is no longer an environment where neighbors love each other, people in the alley do not welcome them.

But Wen Qiyue's footsteps could not find the slightest fear and retreat. She made preparations and brought Fu Yining back to the place that Fu Yining had intentionally avoided for two years.

Qiyue also did what Fu Yining couldn't.

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There were not many people in the alley at noon, and Fu Yining and Wen Qiyue could smell the smoke from cooking from house to house from a distance.

Fu Yining was inexplicably relieved, subconsciously lowered his head and quickened his pace.

Wen Qiyue noticed something was wrong with Fu Yining, she frowned, "Ningning?"

What is Ning Ning afraid of?

"Huh? I'm fine." Fu Yining quickly regained consciousness, looked up and smiled far-fetchedly.

The Wen Family Courtyard had to pass through the door of Aunt Zhu's house. Fu Yining's palms were all sweaty, trying to hide the rejection in her heart as much as possible, and she prayed that she would not meet acquaintances.

But she ignored the harsh sound of the cart rubbing against the ground, which may attract neighbors to watch at any time.

Ning Ning had something on her mind, Wen Qiyue said: "I'm tired, take a break." She stood impartially at the door of Aunt Zhu's house, Fu Yining's heart suddenly hung in her throat, she dodged her eyes, and said anxiously: "Qiyue, we let's go."

"I'm not going unless you..."

Before Wen Qiyue finished speaking, the door next to her was pushed open from the inside, and Aunt Zhu, who was wearing an apron, collided with the two of them.

Aunt Zhu looked at Fu Yining first, and said in surprise: "Ning Ning, why are you here again?" After that, she shifted her gaze to the short-haired Wen Qiyue, widened her eyes and said loudly, "Wen Qiyue?!"

Her reaction was like seeing an alien, and Wen Qiyue greeted her in a lukewarm manner, "Aunt Zhu, long time no see."

What are you afraid of... Fu Yining's mind went blank, and his eyes were blank.

"Are you really back?" Aunt Zhu looked strangely at Wen Qiyue from the beginning, and said contemptuously, "Aren't you going to sell the house?"

The news in the alley is really well-informed, Wen Qiyue sneered, "Who told you?" She just made a phone call to inquire about the price, but she didn't mention whether it was for sale or not.

Wen Qiyue didn't use honorifics when dealing with elders. Aunt Zhu put her hips on her hips and said with disgust: "Why don't you sell the house and come back? You are not welcome in the alley! You are not a filial daughter!"

"Aunt Zhu!" Fu Yining stood in front of Wen Qiyue, and said politely, "Qiyue and I will come back for a while, please take care of us."

Aunt Zhu saw that Fu Yining was trying to smooth things over, she and Fu Yining were disgusted together, "Ning Ning, are you free? Have you got the rent?"

Her nagging stick was thorny, and she swept her fingers over Ning Yue and the two of them, pointing out: "Auntie advises you to stay away from Wen Qiyue! Did people miss you when they were abroad? You have a hot face and a cold butt, no Are you ashamed?"

Wen Qiyue's face was gloomy. The neighbors can say that she is not filial, but they can't mock Ningning.

Fu Yining is her unshakable bottom line.

Wen Qiyue threw away the bag in her hand, and she put her hand in front of Fu Yining, looked directly at Aunt Zhu with disgust, and said calmly, "Aunt Zhu, I haven't seen you for a few years, but your voice is still so loud."

"But let me remind you, talking too much will ruin your mouth, so be careful." Wen Qiyue smiled softly, "Oh, by the way, is your daughter married?"

Aunt Zhu's daughter went astray in junior high school and didn't learn well. Later, when she was 18 years old, she found a factory to dawdle. Moreover, Aunt Zhu's daughter was meaner than Aunt Zhu. She spoke dirty words all the time. No man could accept such a woman.

"You!" Aunt Zhu blushed with anger.

I hate people who look dirty even if they take a second look. Wen Qiyue withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "I met a friend who did plastic surgery abroad. If you sold the house, I'll help you find out."

Aunt Zhu's chest rose and fell violently, and she called out her name, "Wen Qiyue!"

The reason why she talked about Aunt Zhu's daughter was that Wen Qiyue wanted to annoy Aunt Zhu, so she directly pulled Ning Ning's wrist and warned: "You don't need to worry about Ning Ning's affairs, you should put more effort into your daughter. Bar."

After her grandfather died, Aunt Zhu was the first to scold her for being unfilial.At that time, Wen Qiyue, who was overly sad, went home drunk and ran into Aunt Zhu's daughter. The mother and daughter did not say a word of condolence. They clearly saw her collapsed in the alley and let her lie in the rain.

The next day, the high fever persisted, and Fu's father and mother never left. Aunt Zhu passed by her door and deliberately loudly let her hear it, saying that she was guilty and pretended to be sick.

Fu Yining was grabbed by Wen Qiyue.The man pulled her, pushed the cart, and walked home without looking back, leaving Aunt Zhu yelling at her behind her back.

In the same narrow alleys, Fu Yining was finally able to straighten his back and let out a long sigh of relief.

Last year, when she was looking for Wang Man to discuss the rent, she happened to meet a neighbor. Those seemingly caring words actually persuaded her to close the shop and leave Changhe Street in different ways.

This is also true this year.

Family affairs, praying for the moon, just a few words, were inserted into Fu Yining's back with precision like an arrow.

Yes, she didn't have the courage to refute, so she could only choose to ignore it.Because she knew nothing about Wen Qiyue, her Maoxiang couldn't earn rent, and she didn't forget that her family was rescued by Grandpa Wen for many years, and finally moved out of the alley in disgrace.

At the corner, Aunt Zhu's gradually cursing could be heard, Wen Qiyue didn't let go of Fu Yining, but tilted her head in concern: "Ningning, are you okay?"

The corners of Fu Yining's eyes turned red, she closed her eyes slightly to cover her fragile emotions, and said, "Qiyue, I've been here twice in two years, and I'm afraid of meeting them."

"I don't have the courage to tell others that I'm not doing well, or rather, I don't admit that I'm not doing well."

Some classmates in elementary school laughed at Fu Yining for carrying a schoolbag for three years, and for a pen to be used until it ran out of oil before he would change it. Fu Yining studied hard and covered his classmates' mouths with grades.

She knows that the family saves money on food and clothing, even if life is hard, there will be a trace of sweetness in the bitterness.

It was also from elementary school that she used to lie to herself that she would get better. She didn't want to admit to anyone that her family was poor and her life was terrible.

But now she is 27 years old, and she still has old problems.Fu Yining shook her head with a bitter smile.

If Wen Qiyue hadn't been by her side, she would have run away again when she saw Aunt Zhu, pretending to be indifferent on the surface, but secretly caring afterwards.

Wen Qiyue threw the bag onto the cart.

The things in the bag were scattered all over the floor, she lifted Fu Yining's chin with her fingers, forced Fu Yining to look up at herself, and said with deep distress: "Ning Ning, next time you see them, you promise me, raise your head!"

Being too lazy to care about it doesn't mean giving up thinking about it. Wen Qiyue also ignored it, but in exchange for the other party to intensify.

She stroked Fu Yining's frowning brows with her fingertips, and said softly, "Let me be your courage."

She didn't want to put too much pressure on Ningning, and added in a joking tone, "I'll scold them for you!"

Fu Yining chuckled as she wished, Qiyue is her little sun... With a soft expression, she grabbed Wen Qiyue's hand, patted the back of her hand, and pretended to be serious: "Wen Qiyue! I am more beautiful than you Great! How can a younger sister take care of an older sister?"

"It's only two months old." Wen Qiyue muttered.

She chose to ignore the two-month age difference.

The two left the snacks all over the place, bickering and fighting childishly.

Falling, getting up, falling again, Fu Yining did not admit defeat, it was Wen Qiyue's return that reminded her that she was Wen Qiyue's sister.

She has to learn to take care of Wen Qiyue and be Wen Qiyue's umbrella.

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