sinking in his peril

Xu Zhizhi smiled, amazed by her clear eyes, and saw the thin fishtails at the corners of her eyes, and suddenly felt that she was so eye-catching that night.

"I used to like to go shopping. When I was in my early twenties, I was traveling alone in Europe-I finally liked Italy the most. At the beginning, I really liked fancy coffee, which was sweet and fragrant, but I couldn't get used to ESPREESO. I thought it was so Bitter, such a small cup—you have to drink it while it’s hot. Afterwards, I didn’t want to move, but in the end, the sweetest one is the most greasy, and it’s also greasy, but the bitter one is better.”

Her words were very light, and her memories were like a gurgling stream, soaking in this cafe.

"At that time, my boyfriend started his career, so he was probably afraid of me being around..." She smiled, and put it another way, "You know, there are always a lot of jokes—he simply stayed in Europe and learned how to make coffee."

"Then I came back and opened a coffee shop—I didn't have to worry about food and clothing, only to realize that I was underestimating a lot of things." Her eyes wandered wantonly on Xu Zhizhi's face, and her voice was low, "I really like you, Xu Zhizhi. At first sight I think we are very similar." The curve of the corner of her mouth was so elegant, Xu Zhizhi only felt that it brought out a calm and clear sky.

"But you are better than me. You understand many things that I couldn't figure out when I was young." She stood up lightly and said with a smile, "Your friend is here."

Xu Zhizhi understood what she meant very well—even though she didn’t know the story of Sister Ling, at least she wouldn’t hug her so emotionally and cry goodbye—

Just like the one in front of her, Zhong Ruoxi was holding her hand, talking about the precautions, including the frequency of contact, the maintenance of the rich husband, and in the end, Xu Zhizhi almost forgot the most important thing—— Didn't she come here specially to get the key?

After returning home with the bus ticket in the afternoon, Zhong Ruoxi said to her slowly, "Why doesn't Boss Han see you off?" with a determined look.

"Stop talking nonsense, I have legs and hands, I can walk and I can call a car."

There was no one on the bus, so Xu Zhizhi was able to sleep all the way home.I have made it clear to my parents on the phone, and the whole family supports me unanimously, so I am looking forward to this winter vacation, which can be spent unscrupulously, which is not a time of youth.

My hometown is a typical small city in the south, with mediocre economic development and decent income, living in a peaceful atmosphere, always slowing down, and never wasting my blessed days.

Xu Zhizhi gets up early every day to accompany her mother to buy groceries, and always meets a large group of aunts who have watched her grow up, holding her hands to look up and down, holding a lot of blind dates in their hands, eager to try.When I get home, I lie on the sofa and watch TV—I always like to watch dozens of radio stations in circles, thinking that the next program that jumps out will definitely be better.

After a long time, I stared out the window and felt cold on my feet, so I finally decided to go out for a walk.Mother said repeatedly: "Go out, don't stay at home all the time." She looked like she could be driven out, and it was a done deal, so Xu Zhizhi had to go to the city center for a walk.

She could only go to Xinhua Bookstore, and the college called her to inform her of her courses for the next semester. She found it new and curious, so she asked if she could take a course in tourism culture in addition to hotel services, which was more or less linked to what she had learned in the university.I tried it in school before, and the effect was not bad. Dean Xie readily agreed.

The bookstore is very small, and she didn't expect to be able to buy the books she wanted to read, but unexpectedly stopped by the new product recommendation at the conspicuous place at the door, and saw Lin Jiejun's new book at a glance. of.It turned out that thanks to the blessings of hundreds of forums, history finally started to become hot-plus, the history forum a few days ago was quite famous and influential, and a small topic was actually displayed.

Xu Zhizhi took a book to pay the bill, and flipped through it as he walked - he was always like this, and he would not care that everyone is telling history in a joking way, but probably this is the only way he insists on it.

When she came home, her father was watching the financial news at noon. She walked over to eat and glanced at it—the dignified female anchor was broadcasting the signing ceremony of Ruiming’s acquisition of another domestic mobile phone manufacturer. She couldn’t help but stop. In a black suit, he was signing the contract, only his profile was in the camera, the corners of his handsome and resolute mouth were slightly pursed, still not smiling.

For a week, life seemed to be very different. Without news of him, it even cut off the life of the urban elite in the past.Of course, she has a bit of nostalgia, but she prefers the present day.

In the end, it was the arrival of the Spring Festival that made Xu Zhizhi particularly want to devote herself to work. She used to spend the Spring Festival holiday at work, and it was too late when she returned home.This year was good, she suddenly discovered that so many people around her were married and had children, and she could only obediently give red envelopes to the angelic smiling faces.

Beginning to look forward to a normal life, with relatives who are big fish and big meat, Xu Zhizhi's face is much rounder than herself in the measuring mirror-then she is very proud, and finally she doesn't have to worry about not being able to fit a slender suit.

Her father bought her a train ticket three days in advance. Xu Zhizhi got up very early that day, and the sky was still bright and misty.Mother was still earlier than her and went out to exercise.She sat on the bed with her knees hugged for a long time, and only got up to get dressed when it was getting colder. When she was a child, her grandfather was still there, always urging herself to get up, and always singing to her over and over again:
Determined,

not afraid of sacrifice,
Against all odds,

Go for victory!
Xu Zhizhi couldn't help smiling when she recalled that time.After washing up, in a blink of an eye, my mother packed up the breakfast, sat down to finish the porridge, and Xu Zhizhi went to the flower shop on the corner to buy flowers, and took a taxi to the cemetery.

When she was in the hotel, she once accompanied an old lady from Taiwan who came to visit relatives to go to the grave. In such a big city, the cemetery has been compressed densely like a hornet's nest. It took them a long time to find the tombstone of the old lady's parents—such a vicissitudes of life. up.

She looked at the old lady and felt so many sighs—she must have been just a beautiful little princess under Cheng Huan’s knees back then, but in a blink of an eye, time has left traces on every place like that—birth, old age, sickness and death, it takes a complete life to be able to detail taste.

Xu Zhizhi put the flowers in front of his grandfather's tomb, and stood silently for a while. The small green pines planted on both sides of the tombstone grew taller now. When he saw the photo of the old man - it was taken on his 80th birthday the year before his death, and he was still peaceful Looking at her intently, Xu Zhizhi couldn't help smiling—she thought that her grandfather would not want to cry every time she thought of him, he was such a mellow and generous old man.

After a long time, she slowly left, just like she used to be at home. When she was about to go to school, half of her body was outside the house, and she turned around in a panic and remembered to say: "Goodbye, Grandpa!" Always find Grandpa With reading glasses on his eyes, he sighed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"