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Zhong Heng took Zhu Shen to the north of the city to eat fish.

Nicheng is criss-crossed by waterways, and the locals use Nihu Lake as the boundary to divide the small town into the south of the city and the north of the city.The buildings in the north of the city are dilapidated and not yet fully developed, so there are not as many tourists as in the south of the city.But only the locals in Nicheng know that the commercial atmosphere in the south of the city is too strong, which is for tourists from other places, while the north of the city is the real old scenery of Nicheng.

The two of them crossed the bridge by car and drove to the opposite bank. At this time, the sun had already set, and the surrounding light gradually dissipated, leaving only dark clouds in the sky, which was very gloomy.

After getting out of the car, Zhu Shen saw the lanterns in the north of the city light up one by one.

Different from the colorful lanterns in the south of the city, every household in the north of the city hangs lanterns high, which is also a special flavor.

A gust of cool wind blew from the street to the end of the street, making the lanterns shake wildly, but there were no shortage of tourists on the street.

Even under such a dim light, many people would always look at Zhu Shen a few more times when they saw Zhu Shen.Especially the young girls, when they passed by Zhu Shen, they always pulled each other and screamed in a low voice, as if whoever could catch half of his eyes was the winner.

Zhong Heng was dressed in black, and followed Zhu Shen unhurriedly, like a silent shadow of Zhu Shen.The shadow of the lamp slanted, and Zhu Shen's own shadow was gradually elongated. Zhong Heng's polished handmade leather shoes stepped on the road paved with bluestone slabs, but he avoided Zhu Shen's shadow alone.

Later, the wind became stronger, causing pedestrians to rush around in a panic, Zhong Heng stepped forward and stood outside the path, separating Zhu Shen between him and the blue-gray wall.

After walking for a short distance, Zhong Heng brought Zhu Shen to the place he was most familiar with.Zhu Shen looked up and saw a plaque hanging between the two red lanterns on the left and right, with the words "Azhang Fish Shop" written in square characters.Zhong Heng pushed aside the curtain and walked in with Zhu Shen.

Zhu Shen had never had the opportunity to visit such an unremarkable corner shop in China before, and he looked around with curiosity.This fish shop is not big, but it is very clean.There were several square tables inside, and people sat in twos and threes.Zhu Shen looked around the menu on the wall, the handwritten font was the same as the plaque, but it was a little mottled, it seemed that it had been a few years.

Boss San was 40 years old, with dark skin. When he saw Zhong Heng coming, his eyes were crooked, showing a mouthful of white teeth, and he smiled and spoke some dialect to him.Zhu Shen didn't understand it, it sounded like a greeting that he hadn't seen for a while.

Zhong Heng politely called him "Brother Zhang".

The two sat in the innermost part of the small shop, and Zhong Heng skillfully picked up a pot of hot tea for Zhu Shen to iron the dishes.

The fragrance of green bud tea lingered between the dishes, Zhu Shen smiled and said "thank you" to Zhong Heng.Seeing that he was so familiar with this store, Zhu Shen couldn't help being puzzled: "Do you come here often?"

"My grandma's family lives nearby."

Zhu Shen nodded: "No wonder."

Zhong Heng lived with his grandmother before he was ten years old, but he didn't expect Zhu Shen to come here by accident.

So he looked at the small shop more seriously.This feeling is very strange, as if walking through the place where Zhong Heng lived before can reunite with the former Zhong Heng.

Zhong Heng in childhood...

Zhu Shen took a sip of tea, wondering if it was as cold as now, with a stern face all day long, and he didn't like to talk.

After looking around, Zhu Shen suddenly asked Zhong Heng: "Have you seen me before?"

Zhong Heng gave a pause to the hand holding the teapot to the chopsticks, and the water flowed along the chopsticks into the soup bowl. Zhong Heng slowly raised his eyes to look at Zhu Shen.

"Who hasn't seen you," he said.

The water overflowed, but fortunately Zhong Heng stopped his hand in time so as not to wet his clothes.

Zhu Shen was taken aback for a moment, and just about to ask again, he saw that Ah Zhang had already served the fish soup.

The milky white soup contains half a fish head, a few corners of tofu are exposed beside it, and a few chopped green onions are floating on it.The hot air envelops the aroma of the fish soup and penetrates directly into people's noses.

Ah Zhang brought the soup, but he still hadn't left. He looked at Zhu Shen curiously and said something in Nicheng dialect.

Zhong Heng nodded, Ah Zhang muttered and didn't know what to say, but his eyes became more and more bent, and his eyes wandered between the two of them ambiguously.

Zhong Heng said a word of Nicheng dialect to him again, Ah Zhang laughed out loud, then put away his gossiping eyes, and went to the front table to collect the leftovers.

After Ah Zhang left, Zhu Shen hurriedly asked, "What did he tell you?"

He vaguely felt that the two had mentioned him.

Zhong Heng was scooping up soup for Zhu Shen. He held the bowl in one hand, and gently skimmed off the chopped green onions floating in the soup with the spoon in the other. He scooped out the milky white fish soup and poured it into the bowl. Said: "Nothing."

Zhu Shen hated Zhong Heng's bored gourd that kept everything hidden in his heart, so he didn't even bother to pick up the bowl of soup. He raised his chin and said, "What's so great. Let me tell you, I will know sooner or later."

It's been a long time since he looked like a bully.

Zhong Heng put the bowl in front of him, hooked his mouth, and really smiled.

Will he know sooner or later?

Zhong Heng didn't believe it.

If he didn't say it, then even if the two separated in the future, he still has the ability to bring those secrets that have been hidden for a whole youth into the loess, so as not to embarrass Zhu Shen.

Sooner or later, he didn't know whether it was too late or too early.

Seeing Zhong Heng laughing, Zhu Shen was slightly annoyed, and pushed the bowl away, as if refusing to cooperate.

I don't know why, Zhu Shen obviously didn't care so much about foreign things in recent years, but when he saw Zhong Heng, he always broke his merits inadvertently.

He doesn't like Zhong Heng's calmness, nor does he like Zhong Heng's taciturnity.

But this time, Zhong Heng said: "Drink it."

It means this bowl of soup.

Zhu Shen tilted his head and became angry: "I don't drink."

"drink."

"Don't drink."

The two stalemate for a long time like wrestling, but Zhong Heng asked softly: "Are you losing your temper?"

Zhu Shen smiled angrily, and put down his chopsticks: "Why am I having a temper? I just don't like fish soup."

It was against my will to say this, Zhu Shen used to love fish very much.When eating in the middle school cafeteria, the most frequented is the fish window.

"Xiaoshi." Zhong Heng called him like this, and there seemed to be inexplicable waves surging in his deep eyes. Zhu Shen looked at him in confusion, thinking it was Yancheng.

It's agreed, only in Yancheng, you can call this name when you are acting.

"Screaming." Zhu Shen glanced at him, but didn't stop.

"Xiao Shi." Zhong Heng did not change his words, and slowly pushed the bowl in front of him: "Taste it."

Occasionally, Zhu Shen lowered his head and took a sip from the bowl.

The fish soup is delicious, the meat is fresh and tender, and it is really delicious.

Zhong Heng took advantage of the opportunity to add half a spoonful of rice to him: "Finish."

"..."

Young Master Zhu hadn't been forced to eat in recent years, and when he was about to resist, when he met Zhong Heng's heavy gaze, he felt guilty for no reason, but he couldn't explain the reason.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat soup and rice.

Well, it tastes good.But Zhu Shen's appetite was really bad, so he could only swallow small mouthfuls.

It wasn't until eight o'clock after eating, and Ah Zhang was about to close early.He opened the door curtain, and the strong wind rushed in immediately, and the rain outside poured down.

Zhong Heng looked up at the sky, asked Ah Zhang to borrow an umbrella, and the phone rang.

It was the hotel's personal butler who asked where they were and if they needed to send a car to pick them up.But Nicheng is no different than other places. The urban area here is narrow and densely packed with waterways, and there are many places where cars cannot enter.And once it rains, the urban traffic will be paralyzed for a while, and both water and land roads will be unspeakably blocked.

"No need, I have a place to go for now." Zhong Heng glanced at Zhu Shen, and said to the phone: "Come pick it up tomorrow morning, the address has been sent to you."

After repeatedly apologizing over there, Zhong Heng looked at Zhu Shen and said softly, "It's okay."

Looking at Zhong Heng's eyes, Zhu Shen always felt that he should have said these two words to himself.

Are you trying to appease him?

Zhong Heng's consolation is so cold, no wonder everyone in the Zhong family is afraid of him.Zhu Shen couldn't help smiling.

Ah Zhang's umbrella was very big, but Zhong Heng held Zhu Shen's shoulders tightly and brought him to him.Half of his shoulders were wet from the rain, and the heavy rain hit the black coat, making it difficult to see at night.

Zhu Shen raised his head slightly, always feeling that this scene seemed familiar.

——It was the same when it snowed at the previous auction, Zhong Heng hugged himself tightly, blocking all the wind and rain behind him.

"Zhong Heng," Zhu Shen held his hand and tilted the umbrella to his side: "You're all wet."

"It's okay." Zhong Heng exerted a little force, and the umbrella turned to Zhu Shen's side again.

Zhu Shen's limp strength was no match for Zhong Heng, but seeing the big raindrops falling on Zhong Heng's body, his heart felt densely sour.

With another effort, Zhong Heng broke free from Zhu Shenbao's hand that was holding him, "Eat more next time."

Zhu Shen: "..."

Is this provocation?

Is now the time to say this?

Zhu Shen grabbed the handle of the umbrella with both hands, and turned the umbrella towards Zhong Heng: "Where are we going?"

"It's here." Zhong Heng sent Zhu Shen to the place where the rain was small, and handed the umbrella to Zhu Shen, "wait for me here."

Before Zhu Shen could answer, Zhong Heng plunged into the rain curtain.

Zhu Shen called Zhong Heng loudly, but Zhong Heng entered a small house.Zhu Shen shifted the umbrella to see that this is a dilapidated residential building.

The trees in the front row were swayed from side to side with the invasion of the wind, and the leaves fell densely all over the ground.The raindrops rolled down like beans falling from a bamboo tube, and hit the umbrella and the ground with a crackling sound. Zhu Shen frowned and walked towards the small house.

When I got closer, I realized that this was the duty room of the security guard.Zhong Heng pushed open the door with the key, but saw Zhu Shen waiting for him at the door.

Zhong Heng was startled, and his hands stopped. The rusty bell on the key made a dull clanging sound, but it was submerged in the pouring rain.

Seeing Zhong Heng not moving, Zhu Shen stretched out his hand to him: "What are you thinking, come here quickly."

Zhong Heng's Adam's apple rolled, but in the end he didn't say anything. He held Zhu Shen's hand and took the umbrella from Zhu Shen's hand, but he didn't hold Zhu Shen in the original position.

—He was soaked all over.

But Zhu Shen stretched out an arm, wrapped around Zhong Heng's shoulders, and blocked the wind and rain behind him.

Zhu's dark white sleeves were soon wet by the heavy rain, but he tightened his arms tightly, and the clothes next to him were rubbed and wrinkled.

Zhong Heng was taller than Zhu Shen, he slanted over the umbrella, and finally stretched out his hand to wrap around Zhu Shen's waistline.Both of them are tall and have long legs. In this heavy rain, they seem to be irresistible, but also seem to be affectionate.

Zhong Heng said, "Xiaoshi, I should have blocked you."

Zhu Shen said harshly, "Stop talking nonsense."

Zhong Heng sighed silently, he was still the same little overlord.