The Pentium Era - South to North

After two and a half hours of rehearsal in the afternoon, I walked out of the small theater to the south and looked out the window at the end of the hall. It was a cloudy day with no sun, but the weather was a bit sultry.

Xiangnan still did not go to the office, but went upstairs to Zhang Xiangbei's room, opened the door and went in. This time Zhang Xiangbei did not squat on the sofa, but lay there with his head facing the door.

Xiangnan thought he was asleep, but unexpectedly, Zhang Xiangbei sat up immediately when he heard the noise.

Xiang Nan said: "There is no sun today, let's go out for a walk."

Zhang Xiangbei said angrily: "I won't go."

Xiang Nan walked up to him, touched his leg with her knee, and said to him, "Go, come with me to see my dad."

Zhang Xiangbei raised his head and looked at her and asked, "Going back to Hangzhou?"

"What, I mean my dad!" Xiang Nan said.

Zhang Xiangbei understood that he was going to visit Feng Laogui's grave. Zhang Xiangbei stretched out his hand, held it to the south, and pulled back suddenly. Zhang Xiangbei was pulled up.

Although Xiang Nan has accepted Liu Ligan, she can't say the word "dad", and there is always some resistance in her heart. In her heart, Feng Laogui is the one who can call him dad smoothly.

If he wanted to talk to Liu Ligan about something, Xiang Nan would always face him and speak directly without prefixes. He would not call him "hello" or "dad", and it seemed that it was not easy to call him "uncle" or "uncle". "Old Liu", let alone "Pole".

Liu Ligan seemed to understand the connection. He didn't care. Regardless of whether you call me your dad or not, you can't change this.

Liu Ligan said to Xiang Nan solemnly: "Nan Nan, you can call me old man."

Xiang Nan blushed, feeling as if she had something on her mind that was exposed by Liu Lizhan. However, she felt that the title "Old Man" was very good. The distance and intimacy between the name and the name were neither too far nor too close. Just like their relationship, she From then on, he really called Liu Ligan "Old Man".

When Xiang Nan called, Tan Shuzhen followed suit. From then on, Liu Ligan existed as "Old Man" at home. "Gangzi" became his name outside and disappeared from home.

In fact, the same goes for Zhang Xiangbei. He accepted Xiaofang as his new mother. During those years in the United States, Zhang Xiangbei and Xiaofang lived together and had an attachment to Xiaofang, and Xiaofang was very attached to him. He is even better than his mother. If Zhang Xiangbei does something wrong, his mother will criticize or scold him mercilessly. Xiaofang will not, she will only talk to him patiently.

There is an element of caution in Xiaofang's kindness to Zhang Xiangbei, and she feels it is a kind of responsibility. But it is this kind of caution that Xiaofang may not even realize, which makes the intimacy between her and Zhang Xiangbei The relationship has become a little unnatural, not casual, not easy.

When a mother and her son are together, whether it is the son or the mother, when they are emotional, they don't need to go through the brain to lose their temper, whether they want to lose their temper or not. After they are done, they can just look at each other and smile, or say a word, and they can put an end to the past. Xiaofang and Zhang There is no such randomness between Xiangbei, whether it is Xiaofang or Zhang Xiangbei.

Zhang Xiangbei feels that Xiaofang is too careful and pays too much attention to him. This kind of attention often turns into a kind of pressure, making Zhang Xiangbei feel that he owes Xiaofang. He must be good, work hard, and cannot play tricks. Temperament, it wasn't until Zhang Xiangxi was born that Zhang Xiangbei felt that the attention was distracted, and he felt relieved.

Zhang Xiangbei also thinks that after his mother is gone, it is the best arrangement for Xiaofang to become his new mother. However, Zhang Xiangbei is still used to calling Xiaofang Auntie instead of mother. Mother is a specific word that corresponds to only one person. , this person is gone, but the word mother has not changed. It is still in my heart and has become subconscious.

For example, when Zhang Xiangbei is thinking about something, when he thinks of his mother, he must be referring to Xiao Zhao, not Xiaofang. When he thinks of what his mother said, he must be referring to Xiao Zhao, not Xiaofang. There seems to be no way to interchange these.

Fortunately, Xiaofang is really his aunt, and she has been used to it since she was a child. Xiaofang also has deep feelings for Xiao Zhao and has no intention of replacing Xiao Zhao. This makes their relationship much more natural. Zhang Xiangbei Called Aunt Xiaofang, this "aunt" is still different from the ordinary "aunt". She is very close to "mom".

Today is not a holiday. There are no people in the cemetery. The road into the mountain is empty. There are no roadblocks at the entrance of the mountain. If you drive south, you can drive all the way to the entrance of the mountain passage leading to Feng Laogui's tomb area. .

They stood in front of Feng Laogui's tomb, put the flowers in their hands in front of the tombstone to the south, took out a pack of Chinese cigarettes from the bag, opened them, took out one and lit it, and put the opened cigarettes and this one together. The cigarettes were put together next to the flowers, and Xiang Nan murmured:

"Dad, smoke, Zhang Xiangbei and I are here to see you."

"Come, Zhang Xiangbei, come with me to say goodbye to dad." Xiangnan pulled Zhang Xiangbei's hand.

The two people stood side by side, with their heads lowered, clasped their hands and bowed to Feng Laogui, closed their eyes to the south, and said silently in their hearts:

"Dad, you have to help Zhang Xiangbei."

Xiang Nan recited it silently over and over again in her heart, until she felt that her father had heard it, and she saw her father smiling at her. Then Xiang Nan opened her eyes, and her eyes were already red.

Xiangnan doesn't like going to temples, let alone praying to gods and Buddhas. She finds it funny when she sees so many people praying to Bodhisattva for this and that every day. You also think that Bodhisattva is too easy to dismiss. They kneel down and worship. If you stick incense, the Bodhisattva will bless you with promotion and wealth, promotion in school, and even children. This calculation is too precise.

Bodhisattva just wants to help you, and you ask so much from him every day. Can he be busy enough?

If there really is another world, Xiang Nan feels that only his father will protect him and try every means to help him. Asking Bodhisattva is really not as good as asking his father. Who are you? Does Bodhisattva know you?

The funniest thing is those people who get up in the middle of the night to grab the first incense during the New Year or the birthday of a Bodhisattva. So what if they grab the first incense? If the Bodhisattva is so snobbish, is he still a Bodhisattva? At most, you are like the person holding the sign under the stage at the concert. Yes, the Bodhisattva is looking at you, but all he sees is the sign in your hand.

Who knows you? Ask the person on the stage if he knows the name of the fan who was holding the sign and bursting into tears.

Xiangnan squatted down with her back to the row of tombstones and facing the valley in front of her. She looked up at Zhang Xiangbei and said with a smile, "You can practice your squatting skills now."

Zhang Xiangbei laughed, squatted down, and turned his head back to Xiangnan, as if Feng Laogui was standing behind them, and said to Xiangnan:

"Did you see that this person is very stupid?"

Zhang Xiangbei also turned his head and said, "Uncle Feng, don't listen to her nonsense."

The two squatted there and talked until the cigarette was almost burned out, then Xiang Nan reached out and put out the cigarette butt.

The two people stood up and bowed to Feng Laogui again before going down the mountain.

The cemetery is in the south of the bridge. When they return to the center of Yongcheng, they have to pass through the Baisha Bridge and the newly built hotel at the head of the bridge. It’s already time for dinner, so they ask Xiangnan:

"Would you like some spicy duck feet?"

Zhang Xiangbei said yes and drove south to the high slope in front of the newly built hotel.

After ordering the food, Xiangnan asked Zhang Xiangbei: "Do you want liquor or beer?"

"No, Coke." Zhang Xiangbei shook his head and said.

He stood up, ran to the refrigerator where the beer and drinks were stored, opened the door, took out two cans of Coke and a can of coconut juice, raised them towards the counter and said:

"Boss, two cans of Coke and one can of coconut juice."

Zhang Xiangbei walked back and put coconut juice in front of Xiangnan and Coke in front of himself.

"What are you doing? You have nothing to do tonight. You can drink." Xiang Nan said.

Zhang Xiangbei looked at Xiangnan and said, "I want to go back to Hangzhou in the evening, and I need to prepare some materials. There will be a meeting tomorrow, and Xiaohu and the others are still waiting."

"Leaving at night?" Xiang Nan was surprised and asked.

Zhang Xiangbei is right.

"Then I'll take you there." Xiang Nan said.

Zhang Xiangbei quickly said no, no.

"You must. How can you drive when you have something on your mind? It's not safe." Xiang Nan said.

Zhang Xiangbei still resisted: "But don't you have to go to work tomorrow?"

"Send you there and I'll be back."

"No." Zhang Xiangbei shook his head, "That way I won't be at ease when you come back."

Xiang Nan tilted her head, bit her lip, thought for a while, and said:

"In that case, let Ding Yousong go with us. You can rest assured. He can drive it when he comes back."

Xiang Nan had already made up her mind as she spoke. She picked up her phone and called Ding Yousong. She hung up the phone and said to Zhang Xiangbei:

"As agreed, Siyan is also eating. After eating, he will go to Yongcheng Center to wait for us."

Xiang Nan turned his head and called towards the counter:

"Boss, help me replace these two cans of Coke with beer."

Xiangnan and Zhang Xiangbei said, "After drinking, you can take a nap on the road. You don't have to drive anyway."

With the matter settled like this, Zhang Xiangbei picked up the phone and called Wu Huan, telling her to inform shareholders of a meeting at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

"Any ideas?" Wu Huan asked.

Zhang Xiangbei said yes, I know what we should do.

"Great!" Wu Huan shouted on the phone, "Can you talk to me?"

"It's better not to. I'll think about it tonight. You can listen together tomorrow. If what I say is wrong, you should refute it immediately. I need your first reaction." Zhang Xiangbei said, Wu Huan said yes, I understand.

Zhang Xiangbei then called Ma Lin and Wu Yue and told them to have a hard time at night. I will rush back to Hangzhou from Yongcheng in about three hours. You guys go to the company and wait for me. I need some data.

Both people said yes on the other end of the phone.

Xiangnan kept watching Zhang Xiangbei call. When he finished, Xiangnan asked, "Has everything been arranged?"

Zhang Xiangbei nodded and agreed.

"When you're done, eat well. You haven't eaten well in the past two days."

Xiangnan said, picking up a piece of spicy duck feet and putting it on the plate in front of Zhang Xiangbei. Zhang Xiangbei laughed.

Xiangnan didn't ask Zhang Xiangbei what solution he had thought of. She knew that this solution was still in Zhang Xiangbei's mind and needed to be polished. Many times, once an idea is spoken, it will be fixed and will never be seen again. It's better to grow, change, and become rigid than to stay in the mind. This is probably why Zhang Xiangbei and Wu Huan told him not to talk about it earlier.

Anyway, Xiangnan believes that Zhang Xiangbei is always right when he thinks about something and does it.

Xiang Nan felt that all he had to do was believe in this.

After the two of them finished eating, they returned to the Yongcheng Central Hotel and saw Ding Yousong already waiting for them, and Yin Tao followed.

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