Tropical Highway

"Dali?" Yang Jin turned his head suspiciously, "Why do you suddenly think of going there?"

On a hot autumn day, Lonestar fully turned on the air conditioner, so there were one or two wandering guests.You Zhen sat on the high stool in front of the bar, chatting with Yang Jin with his face propped up: "It's too hot."

"... so capricious." Yang Jin was angry and funny.

You Zhen asked: "Do you want to go together? I'll take Xiaolan, and you take Tenzin with you. It's more fun together."

Yang Jin seemed to have a headache: "Closing the shop?"

You Zhen could hear the uncertainty in her tone, so it was not easy to continue speaking.

After studying in Linzhi alone, she stayed here in Chengdu, opened her own shop, had a few friends, and even started to pay part of her younger brother's tuition... Of course, Yang Jin can be called a contemporary inspirational and independent woman, but she is more than You Zhen regards this store as a career even more, and refuses to close it easily for ten days and a half months.

Just as he was thinking about changing the subject, let Jiang Fang persuade him tactfully—after all, he rarely had the opportunity to travel together after graduating from university—the door to the rest room opened, and a really unexpected person walked out of it.

He opened his eyes wide: "Teacher Li?"

Li Feimu was wearing an apron, as if he had just washed the dishes. When he saw You Zhen, his expression was slightly unnatural.But soon, he returned to normal: "Oh, oh...Brother Youzhen, are you here to play?"

"That's right." You Zhen didn't put much defense against him, and said, "I'm asking Yang Jin if he wants to play together."

Li Feimu: "Where are you going?"

"They want to go to Dali."

"Who is it?" Li Feimu asked amusedly.

Yang Jin sighed, and pointed at You Zhen: "He, Zhai Lan, seems to have made an appointment with Jiang Fang to let me go with Tenzin... But the business is just right before the end of the summer vacation, and I don't really want to close it." shop."

As if to prove her words, two girls shopping in the shop fell in love with a medieval glass ornament with a sense of age, and asked Yang Jin to help them wrap it up.One of them picked up a string of red agate bracelets while waiting for the packaging. Li Feimu happened to be standing next to her, and after a few words, he actually sold it.

After paying the money, the two girlfriends left happily. Yang Jin shrugged and spread his hands helplessly: "Look, I still have to earn Tenzin's tuition for the next semester."

When it comes to this matter she said, there is no point in encouraging You Zhen any more.

So with a sigh, You Zhen said helplessly, "Okay——"

"But I think I can go, Sister Yang Jin."

It was Li Feimu who cut off his compromise, You Zhen looked at the young man in surprise.

Li Feimu was tidying up the messy jewelry box that he showed to the guests just now, and without raising his head, he said with a smile, "You can make money sooner or later. But it's rare to have a chance to go out and relax together, and Tenzin really likes getting along with Zhai Lan." Yes. And Tenzin has been in Chengdu for so long and has never been anywhere—except to Dujiangyan once—Brother Youzhen has invited you, among other things, just to have something to write for the children’s summer composition, and think about it Bar."

Helping himself between the lines, You Zhen hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, in fact, I also want to take Xiaolan out for a walk before school starts..."

"Xiaolan?" Li Feimu turned his head away suddenly, "You take him?"

You Zhen: "..."

Forget that Li Feimu didn't know that his cousin was abducted by him.

Ever since the bad things happened at the aunt's house, Zhai Lan rarely brought up Li Feimu's family on her own initiative. When I met him once, the embarrassment was greater than the others.You Zhen wasn't sure if Li Feimu saw anything, he only knew that Zhai Lan didn't seem to want to confess to Li Feimu.

The young man on the opposite side was a few years younger than him, but You Zhen somehow felt some kind of pressure similar to meeting his parents.

He prolonged his voice "ah", tentatively: "Isn't Xiaolan, is he giving Dan Zeng supplementary lessons during the 'holiday' during this time? We often chat, and he still eats at my house. He comes and goes, and we talk about it." This matter..."

"Oh, so." Li Feimu had no doubts about him, "That's good, and I hope he can make more friends."

"Would you like to have dinner together at night?" You Zhen took advantage of the invitation, "In my shop, I just made small seafood with sauce this morning, and put it in the refrigerator. Jiang Fang will come later."

Li Feimu was about to say "no need" when he heard Jiang Fang's name, he immediately sounded the alarm, and changed his words: "Okay, then I will trouble you, Brother Youzhen."

You Zhen talked about trivial matters, and left first on the grounds that he had to go back and prepare some food.

Before leaving, he did not forget to give Yang Jin a wink so that she would not accidentally say something later and get a blank stare from a Tibetan woman.

The small private room in the backyard has always been the place where You Zhen and his friends have dinner together, and it is unshakable.In the evening, small strings of lights decorate the small courtyard. In the garden, jasmine and double roses bloom all summer, and the fragrance has penetrated into every trace of the air.Friends sit around, light candles, chat and drink, which is both a sense of ritual and a special petty bourgeoisie.

The weather is hot this year. In order not to spoil the expectations of his best friends for the weekly gathering, You Zhen even spent a lot of money to install a new air conditioner.

The air-conditioning is full, and as the high temperature eases after sunset, I can finally sit down and eat.Zhai Lan already knew that Li Feimu was coming, and he seemed to be still embarrassed. Although he didn't object, he was not very interested.

You Zhen persuaded him: "I hate my aunt and uncle saying otherwise, Li Feimu never offended you, right?"

"I know." Zhai Lan answered him in the afternoon, "It's just been a long time since I saw you... I feel a little embarrassed thinking about it."

But saying so at the time, now Zhai Lan has already started to rush in and out.

Li Feimu and Yang Jin appeared together, they came quite early, and had a face-to-face meeting with Zhai Lan as soon as they entered the door.You Zhen was still worried that Zhai Lan would ignore Li Feimu's answers, but he didn't want him to greet Li Feimu without any psychological barriers. When he came from the kitchen to the backyard again, the two sat together talking and laughing again.

"Don't worry." Yang Jin moved to You Zhen's side, "Li Feimu knows what to do, and won't let your Xiaolan get in the way."

You Zhen: "...I don't care about that."

It's because I don't know how to face it, whether to tell the other party about myself and Zhai Lan.

The two looked at each other, and Yang Jin patted him on the shoulder: "Okay——"

In the small courtyard, only the private rooms were lit, and the sky was slowly darkening. In the west, the orange sunset rushed towards a few clouds.

Song Yuanyuan didn't come this day, and he will be promoted to the head teacher of the graduation class starting next week. It is said that he can't escape the sloppy rolling, and he is in a depressed mood right now, and he can't even drink alcohol.As for the trip to Dali, Song Yuanyuan naturally had no time to participate, so he wished Youzhen sourly in the group "Have fun".

You Zhen held the big plate: "Hurry up if you want to take pictures!"

"I want to shoot!" Zhai Lan raised her hand.

A certain little follower who followed suit also took out the mobile phone that Yang Jingang had handed over to him: "I want it, I want it too!"

Dried flowers are inserted into thick porcelain vases, and wooden square tables. The warm colors are more like early autumn than the weather.

Xiaozhi Seafood is a sauce made by You Zhen himself. Lemon slices add a refreshing fruity aroma, and millet is added for a spicy, salty, sour and spicy taste. Finally, a little soul fish sauce is added and stirred.The side dishes include abalone, clams, mussels, squid, three meaty crabs and a pile of large Roche prawns. They are steamed, soaked in sauce and then refrigerated. The taste is delicious, especially in hot weather. down.

The side dishes are oysters baked in cream, cherry tomatoes soaked in plum sprite, mango sticky rice, grilled pork neck, salad and cheese fries for snacks, and finally a bottle of champagne.

Jiang Fang stood up holding the goblet: "Thank you, Boss You, for making us delicious food again today——"

"I also took a bite to eat." Li Feimu smiled, "Thank you Brother Youzhen."

"cheers!"

After drinking for three rounds, except for the underage Tenzin, everyone else drank more or less.Champagne has bubbles and is not as easy to get drunk as other wines.

It may be because of the alcohol, Yang Jin was in a good mood, and he didn't object as clearly as he did in the afternoon when Jiang Fang unswervingly mentioned "either go together".But in the end, the details were still not finalized. After everyone had eaten and drank enough, they dispersed, and You Zhen Zhai Lan stayed to clean up the mess.

From the shop in front of the shop, guests were faintly chatting and playing music. Zhai Lan packed up the trash and was about to take it away, when You Zhen suddenly stopped him: "Hey, did you find it?"

"what?"

"Your brother seems to be interested in Yang Jin."

Zhai Lan was taken aback for a moment, but then frowned and thought for a moment, and suddenly realized: "I just said that he is weird! Before I persuaded Yang Jin to go play with us, he can stay at Lonestar to help look after the store. When I heard that Jiang Fang invited him During the annual leave, I started to hesitate and ask whether we should drive or fly..."

You Zhen smiled narrowly: "Will you let him go together?"

"Me?" Zhai Lan rubbed his nose, "I can do anything... I don't have that much malice towards him! Even if my aunt and uncle took anything before... at least the money is still in my hands now..."

"It's not about money." You Zhen said, "Go out and play together, maybe he will know about it."

Zhai Lan stopped for a while, and then continued to gather all the garbage bags together with a calm demeanor.You Zhen's tone is very relaxed, even like a joke, but he can hear that You are really nervous.

Before that, it was hard for him to imagine that You Zhen would be nervous because of ordinary parents.

Is it all for him?

Worried about his school and his family, he hasn't fully seen life for decades.

Sometimes I feel that You Zhen doesn't need to think so far, but he clearly knows that You Zhen's seemingly absurd worrying about gain and loss must be because he is always planning the future of the two of them.I want Zhai Lan to have a good life, let Zhai Lan be with him with peace of mind, and let Zhai Lan always like him.

Could it be that You Zhen is occasionally afraid that he won't make it to the end?

"What are you thinking about?" Zhai Lan still had a frown between his brows, but his eyes were filled with a bright smile, "I don't have that much pressure, Li Feimu knows it when he knows it, and no one will want us to separate."

You Zhen scratched his head: "Hey, I am..."

Zhai Lan opened his arms and suddenly hugged him from behind.

"...I just feel that I have to think more about everything I encounter now." You Zhen lowered his voice, and he patted the back of Zhai Lan's hand, "Don't think I'm long-winded."

Zhai Lan kissed his ears and nodded solemnly.

"By the way, I have something to show you!"

You Zhen suddenly remembered something, he walked into the store quickly, and when he came back, he carried a heavy-looking canvas bag.The lights in the box were still on, and the light spots were like fireflies, swaying gently with the wind at night.

Being held by You Zhen to the table, Zhai Lan asked, "Is this your collection?"

Without speaking, You Zhen silently opened the seal of the canvas bag, grabbed the bottom with both hands and shook vigorously.

A pile of red books scrambled to fall on the table, the light was not bright, Zhai Lan couldn't see the bronzing letters on it for a while.He randomly picked up a book and flipped through it, and when he looked at You Zhen again, his eyes were terrified and full of disbelief.

"You... what are you talking about!" Zhai Lan laughed out loud, "Your house book?"

"These are residences, and the ones over there are shops." You Zhen quickly sorted them out and stacked them neatly, "There are still a few shops and a suite that belong to my parents, but they will also be transferred to my name when they return to China next time." Next... that's about it, there's 'holiday', and the band's income is basically flat-"

"Why, you want to hand in your wife's book?"

Zhai Lan's tone was brisk, but he vaguely felt that what You Zhen was about to say next was not simple.

"I just want to say... Although you may not need me to help you, and I believe that Xiaolan will definitely work hard to support herself, I still hope that you can do whatever you like in the future - because I will always be by your side." You Zhen rubbed his hair, "Don't have any worries."

The night breeze carried the aftermath of summer, and the aroma of fruit and wine kept the air slightly intoxicated. In the distance, Boss You squatted on the floral floor leading to the store, looking at them with piercing eyes.

Zhai Lan said she got it, bowed her head, and silently messed up the house book that had just been sorted out.

A certain obsessive-compulsive disorder almost went crazy on the spot.

"I just folded it!—"

The silence only lasted for a few minutes, and the noise started again. Boss You grinned, yawned, and simply got down on the ground.

The author says:

Zhai Lan: Show off your wealth?