The town is not big, and it only takes more than ten minutes to walk from the restaurant to the bar.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, there were not many customers in the bar, and the resident singer was not there. Soft music was playing in the room. The clerk Acheng was sitting behind the bar playing with his mobile phone boredly, and the indoor lights were dim.
Xihe walked over and knocked on the table: "Is Sister Li here?"
Acheng raised her head, her eyes paused on Shen Changan who was following her, and smiled: "Here you go, you are angry with Xiaoyun, what? Are you really resigning? Be careful that Sister Li will deduct your salary."
He was on duty today, and Xihe told him about his resignation before coming.
Xihe turned around and said, "Ci, I'll treat you to dinner another day."
Sister Li is a charming and glamorous woman, she is in her thirties and has a hot temper. As soon as Xihe walked to the office door, he heard her sharp voice: "You want to fall in love, why do you want people to make trouble?" ? You don’t want to do it anymore, do you?”
Xiaoyun muttered: "I didn't let him come..."
"You're still talking back!"
Through the door, Xihe could imagine that she must be spinning around, pointing at the little girl and trembling with her fingers.
Sister Li's original name... is unclear. I only know that she came to Lishui alone a few years ago and opened a bar. She has a fierce personality and a high level of business intelligence. The bar is very successful under her management. She is a single woman.
Sister Li is hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and is very kind to a bunch of young girls. She often advises everyone to save more money to buy a house.
"What is love? Money is the most important thing. Without money you are nothing."
The words are cool and unrestrained, but he is also a person trapped in love.
The original owner later went to Yanjing with Shen Changan, and unexpectedly met Sister Li there. She was accompanied by a middle-aged man with an elegant face. He was dressed in simple clothes and was far from the image of a charming landlady.
"Sister Li."
Xihe opened the door and went in with a smile: "Sister Li, I want to resign."
In the room, Miss Xiaoyun, who had her head lowered while being scolded, immediately raised her head and looked at her in surprise. Sister Li also put down her hands, folded her hands across her chest, looked up and down Xihe's new outfit, and raised her eyebrows: "Are you planning to become a good person?"
Xihe: "...If you say this, then aren't you a madam who forces girls into prostitution?"
Sister Li's eyebrows immediately rose: "What kind of madam? I have fair skin, beauty, and young age."
She hummed twice and saw Shen Changan outside through the gap. She glanced at Xihe and said, "Would you rather leave if you like, but you only worked ten days this month and only received a salary of five hundred."
Xihe raised his middle finger: "Profiteer."
He turned around and took Shen Changan to the front desk to pay the bill and leave the bar.
The original owner owed Sister Li a favor. According to memory, it was when the original owner returned to Lishui after leaving Shen Chang'an and was pestered by someone. Sister Li helped her deal with that person, but now they are living a good life and there is no need for her to get involved.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the breeze was blowing and the sun was scorching.
The two walked on the street for a long time. Shen Changan suggested finding a place to sit. Xihe said, "Let's go to the library and see if there are any study materials I can use."
Shen Changan naturally had nothing to say about her being so motivated.
There are not many people in the library, everyone is reading quietly, and the smell of books is in the air.
Xihe and Shen Changan walked around the store for a while and found that there were too few learning materials. Most of them were various classics or books. In the end, they each chose a book and sat on the steps to read it.
Xihe picked out an untranslated version of "Jane Eyre", moved next to Shen Changan, and winked at him.
Shen Changan looked around in embarrassment and said in a low voice, "Shall we buy it and study outside?"
Xihe nodded immediately, his eyes shining brightly.
Shen Changan wanted to touch her hair, but he suppressed it. The two bought books and finally found a coffee shop, where they read to Xihe in the summer afternoon. His voice was very clean and elegant, like gurgling water.
"November, December and the first half of January passed in a blink of an eye. In Gateshead, Christmas and New Year's Day were celebrated with great joy, gifts were exchanged, Christmas dinners and parties were held, and of course all these enjoyments It has no connection with me..."
The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and the young man was holding a book with his slender fingers and his expression was serious.
Xihe sat across from the wooden table, holding his chin at first, then lying on the table, looking at him with his eyes open, from his long eyebrows to his deep black eyes, to his tall nose. Lips... inch by inch.
Shen Changan's ears turned red little by little, and the redness spread to his face.
He put down the book, looked at Xihe, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Xihe tilted his head, with a smile on his face: "Well, what next? What happened to little Jane Eyre later?"
She had no makeup, her skin was fair, and the expression on her face was the same but slightly different from before. Her eyes were bright, and when she looked at him, she was warm and... gentle.
Let him have the illusion that he is deeply loved by the person in front of him.
Shen Changan didn't know why her attitude towards him was completely different from before.
but……
Shen Changan picked up the book and continued reading, his voice becoming gentler: "I looked around at the monastery-like garden, and then looked up at the building. This is a building, half of which seems dark and old, but the other half is very new. Classrooms and dormitories are arranged in the new half, and the mullioned lattice windows are brightly lit, giving it a church-like feel..."
Xihe's eyelids became heavier and heavier, his head tilted, and he fell asleep leaning on the table.
A smile flashed in Shen Changan's eyes. He put down the book and sat opposite the girl with his chin propped up. He looked at her without blinking. From his full forehead to his small chin, his heart became softer.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xihe woke up.
She opened her eyes and saw Shen Changan sitting opposite her, reading seriously.
Xihe raised his eyebrows: "He has been reading before?"
"How is it possible? I've been looking at you, and when I saw you were about to wake up, I hurriedly picked up the book and pretended to be pretentious." Gouzi ruthlessly exposed Shen Changan's pretense, and was very shameless of the two people's sweet tricks.
"Show affection and die quickly... Ouch! Why are you hitting me?"
Xihe said confidently: "Do I still need a reason to beat you?"
Gouzi: "..."
I swear I'll be meaner next time! Make her mad!
Shen Changan put down his book and smiled reservedly: "Are you awake? Are you hungry? Let's go eat."
Xihe said 'hmm'.
There were people coming and going in the small town, and there was a lot of food. Shen Changan was holding something, Xihe's mouth was full of stuff, and he would feed him from time to time. Shen Changan had never been like this with anyone before, and he felt particularly uncomfortable: "It's okay, you eat, no need. Leave me alone."
Xihe handed over the glutinous rice cake and looked at him.
Shen Changan: ...looked around and quickly took a bite in his mouth.
Then he pretended to be nonchalant, but the tips of his ears were bright red, and his fair neck was also stained with a thin layer of red. Xihe snickered and continued to move forward.
At night, in front of the door,
The two stood opposite each other, looking at each other.
