——Why is it such a coincidence every time?
Tao You looked up at the sky, a hat was placed on her face, with the familiar smell of lime. She took off her hat, and Song Yimian's voice sounded behind her ears: "Don't look directly at the sun, it's bad for your eyes."
"Sister Xiaoyou, there is a book signing event for the author ahead. Let's go get an autograph too." Song Xiaoan said excitedly when he came back after inquiring about the news.
"Do you know the author?" Song Yimian handed Tao You a tissue and held an umbrella above her head to block the sun, his movements natural and skillful.
Song Xiaoan shook his head: "I don't know him. He is probably a new author and not very famous."
"But," she changed her words, "just because she's not famous now, doesn't mean she won't be famous in the future. If she becomes popular one day, the autograph will be valuable. And there are quite a lot of people queuing up. Maybe it's just the books we read. Not much."
"Brother, the situation is enlarged and the vision is further." Song Xiaoan finally got the opportunity to talk to Song Yimian, and naturally he would not let it go.
The clerk, Brother Chen, came out at this time, wearing work clothes and a black work-specific apron around his waist. He said to the people queuing here: "Everyone, today's autograph session will end in ten minutes, and tomorrow will be the end of the event." The book signings will start at the same time, if you are not scheduled please come back tomorrow.”
"Didn't you say it's four o'clock? There are still more than two hours left. Why did it end so suddenly?"
"That's right, I didn't even bother to eat lunch and rushed over to queue up."
"We have been standing under the sun for so long, on such a hot day, it is over right now?!"
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After waiting outside for a long time, the people waiting for the autograph began to get angry and the noise became louder and louder. Brother Chen waved his hands to let them calm down and listen to his explanation, but his voice alone was not as powerful as the voice of a group of people. The people at the back slowly came forward, and the line was no longer a line.
"Let's go first." Tao You suggested.
Song Xiaoan was watching the fun with great interest, his eyes full of curiosity about the gossip: "Wait a while."
Wen Shengcong, the same boss who hadn't seen him for a long time, walked out of the bookstore: "Everyone, I am the owner of this bookstore. If you have any questions, you can tell me. Please calm down first. Many people living around here are elderly people. Don't disturb me." They took a lunch break."
Seeing that the person in charge came out, everyone slowly calmed down.
"Boss, come and judge everyone. We have been queuing here since the beginning of the autograph session. We have waited for such a long time, and now it is said that it will end in ten minutes. Isn't it too unfair? If the autograph session is signed in one day, Not that much, why does it take so long to write during pre-sale!" I thought the eldest brother stood up and said.
"I told you there is a reason..." Brother Chen spoke anxiously, but as soon as he started talking, he was stopped by his boss.
Boss Tong kept a polite smile, stopped Brother Chen, and nodded to express his understanding of everyone's mood at the moment. After thinking for a few seconds, he said gently: "At first, I thought of signing in at four o'clock, but because the author just came yesterday Wei Cheng, a little acclimatized and sick, originally today's autograph session was going to be cancelled, but the author said that today's autograph session was notified very early, and he couldn't let his readers down, so he had to carry two loads here. When I was little, I was forced to end it early because I couldn’t sit still, and I have to go to the hospital to get a hanging bottle later.”
"We can't control the illness, so please understand. In this way, as compensation, our Jianlan Xuan will provide you with free afternoon tea today. If you need it, please come in with me." Boss Tong said and made a gesture of invitation. , and told Brother Chen, "Xiao Chen, take them into the refreshment area."
Some people thought for a while and left. Most of the others followed Brother Chen into the Jianlan Pavilion. There were also a small number of people who stood outside the door and did not move, including Tao You and the other three.
The moment Song Yimian came out with his boss, he bent down, moved the umbrella downwards, tilted forward slightly, blocked Tao You's face, and led her to the back of the line.
"Xiao An, let's go.\./Hand\./Machine\./Version\./No\./Wrong\./First\./Fa~~" Seeing Xiao An standing aside, he wanted to follow everyone into Jianlanxuan , Tao You quickly stopped her.
"It's free afternoon tea, why don't you come in and try it?" Song Xiao'an was greedy and got under the umbrella and said to Tao You and Song Yimian.
Song Yimian lightly kicked Song Xiaoan: "I know how to eat, there is no free lunch in the world. Grandma Tang is not here. (The next page is more exciting!)
Dessert is being made, go back quickly. "
The boss heard the movement here and felt that the voice sounded familiar. He turned around and looked over, but he only saw these three people standing not far away. The black umbrellas could barely cover the faces of the three people, leaving the three bodies exposed. , can’t tell who it is at all.
"Boss!" Brother Chen shouted from inside, "There are not enough materials!"
"Here we come." The boss didn't have time to think too much and raised his feet to walk inside.
At the same time, Tao You and the others turned around and walked back.
Suddenly, Boss Tong thought of something, stopped and shouted to the three people who were walking away: "Xiaoyou!"
Song Xiaoan reflexively wanted to turn around, but Tao You held him back, and his pace continued to speed up.
Seeing the three people walking non-stop, my fellow boss looked at them a few more times before returning to the store.
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"Sister Xiaoyou, what did you do to pull me just now? The boss called you, right? Do you know him?" Back at Grandma Tang's house, Song Xiaoan just fell on the sofa and couldn't wait to ask questions, even Song Yimian asked I didn't even bother to take a sip of the water that came my way.
Tao You replied perfunctorily: "You heard it wrong.\./hand\./machine\./version\./no\./wrong\./first\./发~~"
"Go to the kitchen and see if the dessert is almost ready. Did you still want to have afternoon tea just now?" Tao You changed the subject and pushed Song Xiaoan towards the kitchen.
Song Xiaoan stayed still on the sofa, a little confused: "But I clearly heard your name."
"Little brat, why are you talking so much? Go and help in the kitchen." Song Yimian urged Song Xiaoan.
Song Xiaoan pointed at himself and replied unconvinced: "Aren't you also a little brat? Why are you pretending to be here with me? I know as much as you do."
"Sister Xiaoyou, the boss seems to be a nice person. He also compensated for free afternoon tea. With so many people, we will probably lose a lot today." Song Xiaoan did a rough calculation.
Song Yimian sneered coldly, not even looking at Song Xiaoan, and said with a smile: "You know people, you know faces, but you don't know hearts. Just give him afternoon tea and you'll be fine. It's childish."
"Who is so naive? It's not good to give them afternoon tea!" Song Xiaoan shouted in Tao You's ear with her loud voice.
Tao You put down the water glass, rubbed his sore ears, stood up and walked away from the "battlefield" that was getting ready: "I'll go to the kitchen to have a look, you continue."
After Song Xiaoan made way for Tao You, he walked straight to Song Yimian, pointed at him and shouted: "You must speak clearly to me today!"
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In the evening, the sun had not yet set, but it was blocked by thick dark clouds in the sky. Lightning, thunder, and strong winds came one after another.
Tao You returned home with two bags of things, and Tao's father also happened to be back.
"Hey, where did you get so many fresh crabs?" Tao's father opened the bag and exclaimed, "Crabs are so expensive now. Where did you get so much money? Did your school give you a reward?"
Tao You smiled, gnawed on the apple and said, "Dad, you are just out of your mind. How could the school send us crabs? At most, they only send us boxes of milk and some snacks. This is what Grandma Tang gave us. And that dessert, you can try it, Grandma Tang just made it in the afternoon."
Dad Tao put down the big tied crab, washed his hands, opened the lunch box, picked up a small and exquisite pastry, and praised: "Traditional pastries, so exquisite, the old lady still has this hobby now."
"Well, it tastes good. It's suitable for summer. Leave a few for your mother to try." Before Tao's father could swallow the one in his mouth, he put another one into his mouth, put the rest in the refrigerator, and packed it up. Afterwards, he returned to the living room and raised his chin at the cat and dog in the corner: "Your mother will be back tomorrow, what are your plans for them?"
Tao You didn't pay much attention. He glanced at the cat and dog enjoying themselves, looked at Erlang's legs, and checked his phone: "Hong Xiqi will come to pick her up tomorrow. Her flight is today."
"The typhoon is coming, don't delay." Tao's father reminded him seemingly unintentionally, got up and went to the kitchen, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Only then did Tao You think of the typhoon and hurriedly called Hong Xiqi.
"Hong Xiqi, when will you come back? The flight has not been delayed, right?" Tao You put down the apple in his hand and asked quickly.
News from the airport came from the other end of the phone, and Hong Xiqi said helplessly: "The delay is not bad. (The next page is more exciting!)
It would be okay if I canceled it directly. "
"Cancel?!" Tao You Liyu got up from the sofa and walked back and forth uneasily in the living room, "Then, when will you come back? My mother will be back tomorrow night."
Hong Xiqi was quiet for a while before replying: "I booked the earliest flight tomorrow morning, but I don't know if it will be canceled again. It is said that the typhoon has seriously affected many flights today."
"Okay." Tao You pursed his lips and hung up the phone. He called Tao's mother again, but was hung up on.
She added food to the cat and the dog, then went back to the sofa to find the unfinished game video and continued to watch it, but she was thinking too much. Until the video ended and the next one automatically started to play, Tao You was still in a daze. As for She didn't remember anything in the video.
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"Xiaoyou, what time is it? Why are you still not sleeping? Isn't there a game today?" In the early morning, Tao's father heard something moving outside. He got up and saw that the light in Tao You's room was still on, and she was curled up on the bed looking at her phone.
Tao You turned his head, his face was pale, and he held his stomach tightly with his hands: "Dad, I have a bad stomach and the pain is so painful that I can't sleep. No\./Wrong\./Updated\./New`.w`.a`.p `.`.c`.o`.m" she said weakly.
Tao's father hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why didn't you call me? I ate the same thing as you last night, so why did we eat it bad?" A word "Sichuan" appeared between his eyebrows, and he said anxiously, "Stomach." Does your side hurt? Maybe you have a cold in your stomach. Your old habit has returned. Change your clothes and dad will take you to the hospital."
