Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

The first words when meeting.

It means "you're fat."

At that moment, I admit, I really wanted to beat him to death.

Thinking about it later, I couldn't help but admire his wisdom.

Just one sentence brought me back to the days more than ten years ago.

At that time, he was still practicing boxing in the yard, and I was watching from inside the house...

After meeting him, I found that all my worries didn't seem to have much significance.

Nian Nian likes him very much.

I also like Qin Jingru.

He followed Qin Jingru around all day and called her "Queen".

To some extent, she really is a "queen".

In fact, I am more worried about whether we have any common topics.

After all, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and the social environment is different. I am really afraid that this wonderful feeling will gradually fade away in the ordinary life day after day.

I have already planned what to do if he and I really have nothing to talk about.

Then I will go back to Hong Kong after a while, deal with things there, and then come back.

Distance creates beauty.

The result was, to my surprise.

He actually wanted to open a restaurant.

Opening a restaurant is a small matter and it is not difficult for me.

The key point is that the way he opened a restaurant really opened my eyes.

This is a completely mature business system.

From logistics and management to front-end marketing, every aspect has been taken into consideration.

My attempts to demonstrate my superiority were of no use at all, and I was instead taught a lesson by him.

This seems to be both a good thing and a bad thing.

The good thing is, I don’t think I have to go to Hong Kong anymore.

The bad thing is, I'm still no match for him.

I always want to outdo him.

I know it's my self-esteem that's getting in the way.

He also understood that and always let me in some places. I knew very well that it was him who let me in. To be honest, I was a little frustrated, but also a little relieved.

It was only when I reached my age, looking back, that I realized that my character was not as soft as I thought. Before, I was suppressed and had no place to show my ability. After I came to Hong Kong, I became stronger.

My mother once said that most people, at the beginning, will not be convinced by anyone.

Only after experiencing it can you find your position. Whether you are smart or stupid, you can define yourself only when you reach the age of "knowing your destiny".

I am far beyond this age, and I think I can probably define myself like this.

I am also grateful, grateful that there is such a person who has always been holding me down and loving me...

He is just too greedy.

It makes me doubt from time to time, is it love that he feels for me, or is it desire at the beginning and becomes responsibility later? Does love really exist in his heart?

Ah.

When people get older, they always like to daydream.

A life span of just a hundred years has passed, and the answer, whether it is yes or no, seems to have lost its original color.

I think he loves,

He is love.

I don't think he loves.

He just doesn't love.

Even when I’m old, I still don’t accept it.

Lou Xiao'e, ah Lou Xiao'e, your life is really...

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"Hello." Lou Xiao'e was lying on the bed, her hair had turned completely gray.

Looking at the equally old face sitting beside the bed, except that the eyes were still beautiful. However, there was a sadness in such beautiful eyes that made her unhappy, but also a little happy.

"I want to go to Shichahai. Can you push me there? I have no strength left and can't stand up." Her voice was gentle, just like the tenderness of a young girl that day that year, ringing in her ears.

After a moment's silence, he said "OK".

He reached out and hugged her as she lay on the bed.

Those arms are still so strong.

Lou Xiao'e thought so.

Cao Wei put her down, pushed her out the door, and looked around.

"Don't look for her. I sent Jingru away. Look, she's already this old, but she still puts on makeup in front of the mirror all day. That makeup doesn't look good at all. She looks like a child. She probably thinks that as long as she doesn't look old, she won't be old. How childish. Two months ago, she was still eager to ask me to go dye my hair with her..."

Lou Xiao'e talked incessantly.

Cao Wei silently pushed her out from behind.

The two of them walked out of the yard.

Cao Nian stood behind them, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She covered her mouth tightly and said nothing.

The road from Siheyuan to Shichahai has been repaired to be large and well-maintained, and is unobstructed all the way.

After a while, they arrived in front of Shichahai.

At this time, Shichahai has become a tourist attraction and there are quite a lot of people there.

"Just go to that lake. You know where it is."

Cao Wei naturally knew this and took her to the lake.

"The fence here is higher than before, and there are no pebbles. I still remember that day, I kicked the pebble into the lake in a state of annoyance, and thought in a very artistic way that the ripples were like my heart... Hey, help me, I want to stand up."

Cao Wei reached out his hand and helped her up.

She tried to hold on to the railing with her hands, but she didn't have the strength and could only lean on Cao Wei's shoulders.

"Hey, do you regret it?"

Cao Wei was stunned for a moment and shook his head gently.

"But I do regret it. Perhaps I shouldn't have come back." Lou Xiao'e leaned on his shoulder, her voice trembling: "I'm leaving."

Cao Wei stretched out a hand and wanted to hold her hand.

She didn't know where she got the strength to stop him from touching her: "I can feel it, you can't stop me."

"I can do it."

"But I don't want to."

"Can't you stay with me longer?" Cao Wei's voice was also trembling.

"whee."

"The little piggy said 'hehe' and you forgave her. You should also forgive me. It's good as it is now."

"You said you loved me."

"I love you."

"No hesitation at all, no sincerity."

"I love you." Cao Wei repeated.

"Okay, okay, I get it." Lou Xiao'e raised her hand, stretched out her hand, and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "I said you would regret it. You have to experience separation in life and death three times, how can you bear it? Be good, don't cry, help me see the world behind, the piglet and the kitten need you, don't worry, I will wait for you, this time, I am the first, and it is my turn to be the "queen"... I tell you..."

Lou Xiao'e's voice became weaker and weaker, until finally, her body resting on him gradually softened...

A raindrop fell from the sky and landed in the lake, causing ripples.

More and more raindrops fell, and circles of waves expanded outwards continuously, without stopping for a long time.