The world is cool

In the twinkling of an eye, it has entered winter, but it has not snowed for a long time, and the weather is cold and dry.A large number of people returning home from work or on winter vacation flocked to this city, and the business of Sichuan restaurants ushered in the peak of the year, but Master Huahua said without warning that he would return to Beijing.

"I've taught everything that needs to be taught, why, you still plan to let me stand here for you?"

The old man seemed open-minded, and what he said could choke people to death.I was still a little bit reluctant at first, but this time, it was completely boiled in a pot of boiling water.I was in a hurry to help the other party book a plane ticket, pack up their things, and act like a farewell to the god of plague, but the day of the plane ticket has not yet arrived, and the god fell down.

It was one afternoon in the last month of the old calendar year. The little lunatic and Zhou Cheng, who had been dormant for a long time and thought they were hibernating, had a whim and wanted to eat hot pot for two at home, so they opened the door of my house with the key that was never returned, and prepared to Steal the induction cooker, but don't want to find the old man whimpering on the sofa.

It's actually not a big deal, it's a fever, but if no one finds out, who knows what will happen.

Li Xiaobao ran to the hospital before us, the child who was always fooling around was really anxious at the time, and I realized that although he usually disrespected the old man, he really took it to heart.Huahua and I rushed over later. When we arrived at the hospital, Zhou Cheng was making a phone call downstairs in the ward. It sounded like a business matter, so we didn't bother him.The little lunatic was outside the ward. When he saw us coming, his first sentence was, the old man is fine, and his second sentence was, are you two getting together?

I didn't intend to hide this matter, but it doesn't mean that it won't be embarrassing to be exposed on the spot.Afterwards, I asked the little lunatic, how did you see it at that time.The little lunatic said that I didn't see it, but I just heard Li Xiaobao say that Hua Hua moved over to sleep with you.I admire that you are really sharp.The little lunatic shrugged, I'm not sure, I'm just bored and cheating.

I always thought it was a great miracle in the history of human endurance that Zhou Cheng didn't strangle the little lunatic to death.

The old man's illness was severe, and he had to hang water for a few days in the hospital before he slowly lowered his temperature, but the doctor still had to observe it for a few days to prevent recurrence.Huahua and Li Xiaobao are busy at the restaurant, so I am naturally duty-bound to take care of the patients.It's just that the relationship between me and the old man has always been dry, so the so-called care is to take care of each other without words.

On the fourth day of the old man’s hospitalization, the snowflakes finally fell profusely. The sky that had been cloudy for a long time suddenly cleared up, and the shimmering sunlight reflected the fine snowflakes, which was strange and beautiful.

I looked up and glanced out the window, and continued to lower my head to communicate seriously with the object in my hand. Finally, I peeled off the apple perfectly without any breaks.

"Here." I handed over the bare apple and uttered a simple syllable as a reminder.

The old man stretched out his hand to accept it unceremoniously, but still ignored it.

I ignored it, leaned on the chair and yawned, preparing to close my eyes and rest.

"You're free." The old man said suddenly.

I froze for two seconds before realizing that this was talking to me, is it going to rain red?

"Your apprentice is taking care of the restaurant, so I'm not staying here." After thinking about it, I added, "I'm the most sick person."

The old man rolled my eyes at me and looked down on my frankness: "It's a miracle that a hotel like yours didn't go bankrupt."

I don't want to talk back, but it's not rude to come and go.

"The chef of a certain hotel has been away for a year, and it seems that he has not closed down."

The old man blushed. If his body hadn't recovered, he would probably hit me with a hanging bottle: "Why did my stupid apprentice recognize such a thing as you!"

I was startled, and looked at the other party vigilantly, and even forgot to discuss the disharmonious title of "something".

The old man twitched the corners of his mouth, and smiled: "I eat more salt than you eat. I haven't seen anything. The first time I saw Huahua treat you like that, I knew there was something wrong here." Son!"

My brain is in sync with the world outside the window, slowly turning white.It's one thing to be nice to Huahua, but another thing to see through it. What should I say now?I'm sorry I took your only apprentice and turned him gay?No, he was the one who abducted me first...

"I don't understand what's so good about you at all. I won't talk about being a man. I don't want to be aggressive, idle, have no ambitions, and have a small belly..."

"Hey, you're almost there!" Let me play with respecting the old and caring for the young!I don't want to make progress, I don't have big ambitions, I think the small belly and chicken intestines are purely fabricated, okay!

"And yelling at the old man."

"..."

I surrender, surrender to shamelessness.

The sun outside the window brightened at some point, and the world under a thin layer of snow was shining with silver.

"I'm just such an apprentice..." A faint sigh came from the hospital bed suddenly.

That sigh is like a handful of clear water in winter, washing away my depression, leaving bits and pieces of heat behind.

"Why don't you start a family?" I heard Huahua say that the old man is single, "At such an age, it's always good to have a companion."

"I've been married three times."

alright, you win.

"The first one I met when I was cooking big pot rice in the canteen of the commune." The old man's eyes gradually drifted away, as if he had returned to that simple era. "At that time, there was no such thing as free love, and neither men nor women could speak clearly Yes, but she fell in love with me, and she wanted to study Chairman Mao’s quotations with me every day. Later, we got married and had a child, but she got sick before the child was born. When the illness came out, I just watched her lose weight day by day..."

The old man's voice was very low, but still calm, as if the past had been dusted by time and could no longer stir up ripples.

But I still couldn't bear to listen further, so I interrupted and asked, "What about the second one?"

"The second one is interesting. I went to sea in the early days of reform and opening up and opened a restaurant in Shenzhen. She is from Hong Kong and originally from Sichuan. She came to the mainland to visit relatives. After eating in my restaurant, she insisted on seeing the chef. Don't be afraid of anything, see you when you see her, who knows that it will develop into a romantic relationship later, I even went to Hong Kong to get married with her..."

It turns out that if you want to grab a woman's heart, you must first grab her stomach.

"Then..." I didn't dare to ask too clearly, fearing that it might be another accident or some other non-voluntary factors.

"Hong Kong returned in [-], she insisted on immigrating to Canada, saying that she had no confidence in China, and I was reluctant to have a Chinese hukou, so we parted ways."

Well you win again!

"At that time, I was well-known in the industry, and people introduced me one after another. I didn't want to get married at first, but I didn't know that I would meet a good woman. Unfortunately, maybe I really have a hard life. Just now After three years of marriage, she had a car accident."

The old man looked at me again with a calm expression: "Now you know why I am not married?"

What can i say?This is just like a lone star!

Perhaps he seldom talked about this to others. For the next time, the old man kept looking out the window in a daze.I dare not disturb, I can only accompany quietly.until--

"Maybe I'm a childless man, and I finally took in an apprentice and let you abduct me!"

Very good, the combat power has recovered.

"Obviously I knew Huahua first, do you dare to be reasonable?"

"What reason can you talk to your elders? You can only listen to what the elders say!"

"..." This great god was definitely a fucking bandit in his previous life!No, bandit leader!

Suddenly, the phone rang briefly, which was the special text message tone I set for Huahua.

[How is Master? 】

I raised my eyelids and glanced at the person on the bed, and answered truthfully.

[Give him a broom and he will be able to recover Japan. 】

Huahua responded quickly.

[Hehe, are you two choking again? 】

[How can we, we can have fun as a family. 】

【…】

With the development of this era, even Huahua would be speechless.But six o'clock is ten cents, isn't it too wasteful?

【Master's character is like a child, don't really quarrel with him, just give way, okay? 】

Still "okay"?With this tone, do you really think I will bully an old man?

【Your master is my master, don't worry. 】

It took a long time for Huahua to reply this time.

[Actually, when I was in Beijing, I thought, if you really don't want me, I'll treat him like a father for the rest of my life.He is so nice to me. 】

Damn, then I was lying to you? !

When I thought about Huahua ever having the idea of ​​never coming back, I felt uneasy, even though the time had passed, so the tone of the text messages was not much better.

[Then what are you doing back here!How good it is to be a filial son! 】

This time Hua Hua returned more slowly, but it was definitely a nirvana——

[The son can't help his mother. 】

"What is that look in your eyes?" The old man frowned.

I turned my head silently, it's better that you don't know.

Three days later, the old man was discharged from the hospital smoothly, and his complexion was very good. If he didn't tell him, no one would know that he was the master who had just come out of the hospital.Huahua and I wanted to book a table for him in a five-star restaurant to celebrate, but he insisted on doing it in a small restaurant, saying that the fat and water would not flow to outsiders.As a result, none of us helped us get started that night. He single-handedly finished a table of dishes. The speed and high quality really opened my eyes.We didn't know that we were not informed until halfway through the meal. This meal is not only a celebration, but also a practice.The old man was going back to Beijing for the New Year, and he said that the hotel's New Year's Eve dinner was fully booked. This was the most critical moment of the year, and he couldn't hold it without him.

Huahua and I were very reluctant, but the old man had made up his mind to go, and it wasn't enough to go back by ourselves, so Li Xiaobao was involved.The second monk Li Xiaobao couldn't figure it out, so he immediately said that he couldn't leave, that he wanted to hang out with Huahua, but he was scolded a lot, and finally he understood a sentence: I finally wanted to accept you, so you returned it to me!

You must know that the old man is more selective in accepting apprentices than in marrying a wife. After so many years, he has only accepted one flower, so Li Xiaobao was so happy that he seemed to have won 500 million yuan. The name change was also smooth, and as for returning to Beijing, there was no such thing as a bad word.

The old man is a man of action, and no one paid attention to when he booked the train ticket. We were not told to see him off until the same day.

In the waiting hall of the railway station, the old man and Hua Hua talked for a long time. Li Xiaobao and I were not allowed to listen in, so we could only watch from a distance.There was a crowd of people during the ticket check, Li Xiaobao carried his luggage to clear the way, and the old man walked slowly at the end of the crowd.Suddenly my heart moved, and I shouted at him loudly: "Come back when you can't do it anymore, Huahua and I will take care of you—"

The old man turned his head and looked at me quietly for a while. Even though so many people were separated, I could feel the deep emotion in those eyes.

On the way home from the train station, I got a text message.

[Forget about retirement, it’s almost the same when you die, remember that cremation is not allowed, I want Jinsinan’s coffin. 】

Huahua asked me who sent it and why she was gnashing her teeth.

I deleted the text message and told him that he was selling fake invoices.

Another new year, the four of us reunited.Zhou Cheng, who hadn't seen him for a long time, had his hair cut short, and his whole person was less bookish, and a bit more shrewd as a business white-collar worker. When asked about the fact that he hasn't seen anyone lately, he replied to expand his business.Then the topic turned to me and Huahua, with a clear theme-exploring the secrets of love affairs.At first, I was very generous and answered every question, but then I felt something was wrong. Huahua and I didn’t seem to know how the questioners got involved, so the one-way interview turned into a two-way question and answer. There were surprises and surprises. The black line, there is happiness, there is complaints, and a New Year's Eve dinner is full of warmth.

In mid-March, Yu Qingzhou's wedding invitation arrived, and the wedding was scheduled for April [-]st. I don't know what he was thinking.But counting the time, the child should have landed, after all, no girl would like to get married with her stomach upright.

Even Zhou Cheng, who has always been low-key, gave face to the guard's wedding. At ten o'clock in the morning, the four of us dressed up and rushed to the hotel.As soon as I got out of the car, I saw the bride and groom welcoming the ceremony at the door from a distance. Behind it was a huge inflatable arch with a few large characters on it: Congratulations to Mr. Wang Jiaming and Ms. Xu Hong for their wedding.

"Happy newlyweds, happy marriage for a hundred years!" I stuffed the red envelope into the hand of the bastard in a suit, then leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "When did you change your name?"

The bastard's face darkened, and he pointed to the rear right angrily: "There!"

I looked intently, okay, dare to return a pink arch that is two circles smaller and swaying in the wind: Congratulations to Mr. Yu Qingzhou and Miss He Xue for their wedding.

"How many weddings are held in this hotel this morning?" I asked casually.

The bastard stretched out four fingers.

I can't help but want to sing, today is a good day.

The weather in April is still very cold, and I can't bear to see the bride shivering in the cold wind wearing a beautiful wedding dress, but there are still many people waiting to shake hands with the new couple and hand over red envelopes, so I can't always take it The pit position.So we chatted briefly and entered the lobby.

The four of us were arranged in the male friend table, but there were strangers on the left and right, and it was easy to see someone at the next table, and I didn't dare to call.

Liu Di.

After half a year, this guy is still the same, talking and laughing with high spirits and a chic demeanor.

The ceremony began quickly. After going through all kinds of sensational, funny and warm moments, the bride and groom kissed each other. The guests who had been waiting for a long time were already hungry, so they just started to eat.About half an hour later, the bride and groom made a toast to this table.Seeing that the bastard's face was about to smile hard, I didn't say any polite words, and just went straight up and did it, but the bastard quietly leaned over and said, Liu Di is over there.

Obviously, the bastard thought I didn't see Liu Di, but even if I didn't see it, it doesn't necessarily need to be reminded, unless...he knows the mess between me and Liu Di.

The newcomer left, and I sat on the chair worrying. Although I thought about finding a chance to toast and clear things up, whether to go or not to go is a question.

How could I have imagined that when I was hesitating, Young Master Liu came over in a big way.

"Don't pretend, I know you saw me." What is a detour?This man doesn't understand at all.

I hurriedly stood up and pulled him aside so as not to attract crowds of onlookers.

Huahua frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, and let me leave.

After finally finding an unobtrusive corner, I bumped the glass in Liu Di's hand with my wine glass, and said sincerely, "This glass of wine will be regarded as my apology to you. What I did was not honest."

"You know it too," Liu Di's old grievances subsided, and he began to complain, "How long have you two been, huh? I don't move and you don't move, and if I move, you two hit a home run! I am After the magpie is specially used to build bridges for the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl still stepped on my back mercilessly!"

"..."

"Okay, done!" After complaining, Liu Di was very happy.

I quickly followed suit, and then felt that the matter was over, and felt relieved.

"Next time I see me taking a detour, I'll be angry with you two."

"How about you wear opaque sunglasses?"

"..."

Huahua was extremely enthusiastic that night, and in the end I even yelled for mercy, which was extremely embarrassing.Afterwards, Huahua asked me what I had said to Liu Di during the day, and I realized what mistake I had made, so I quickly confessed.Huahua was not very satisfied, and bit my shoulder.I understood it, and quickly assured the organization that if such a thing happened again, I would take the initiative to speak up.

Huahua was finally happy, and then gave me a dark kiss.

I like the feeling of kissing Huahua, like two people are going to melt together.

On the day of Lixia, the hotel moved to a new location, the area was three times that of the previous one, and the decoration was not the same.As the largest shareholder, Zhou Cheng is very pleased, and said that in the future, he will devote more experience to participate in the operation, and strive to expand the branch in three years, establish the brand in five years, and successfully go public in eight years.I don't have any idea about whether it will be listed or not, but I am happy to have more than one person to worry about the restaurant.

At noon the day before the opening, we ate hot pot in the brand new lobby to wish the opening tomorrow. Halfway through the meal, Huahua suddenly turned on the TV, and then I saw the guy who wanted Jinsinan's coffin was having a cooking competition on an authoritative channel Be a judge on the show.I knew the old man was someone, but I didn't expect such a big one.

Regret coming back?I asked Huahua, because if he continues to follow the old man, his future is immeasurable, and now, even if he prints his business card, he can only look up as the chef of Feng's private kitchen.

Huahua shook her head, said she was lucky to be back, then hugged me tightly.

The little lunatic rolled his eyes, you two are too tired.

Zhou Cheng poured him a full glass of Sprite, eat yours.

After eating the hot pot, Zhou Cheng and the little lunatic organized the waiters to prepare for tomorrow's various matters, such as ribbons, red envelopes, firecrackers, and so on.I couldn't get my hands in, so I took Huahua to the roof to breathe.

The new store is a single-family three-story building with a clean and spacious roof. When renting a house, Zhou Cheng said that this place is good, and in the future he can set up a greenhouse to grow flowers and grass.The little lunatic didn't want to do it, but wanted to barbecue in the open air.I don't think it needs to be so complicated. It's great to enjoy the cool air in summer.Huahua didn't comment, but there were four more reclining chairs here the next day.

It was already a bit hot in early summer, and as soon as I left the air-conditioned room, a thin layer of sweat broke out on my forehead.

I picked a chair at random and lay down, letting the breeze blow. After a while, the sweat disappeared, leaving only comfort.

Huahua lay beside her, quietly looking at the sky.

I also follow his example and look up.

There are always such lines in TV and novels: Look, does this cloud look like a cow?Look, does that cloud look like a sheep?In fact, the clouds are clouds, the sky is the sky, pure white, pure blue, vast and boundless.

A gust of wind blew by, and I closed my eyes gently, feeling relaxed all over, as if I was about to turn into a gust of wind.

In the past, there were many things I wanted to pursue, such as money, fame, and beautiful women... But after a long circle, I realized that the most beautiful scene in the world is the faint breeze in summer.

That is, at this moment.

The author has something to say: this is the end of the text, thank you friends for your unwavering support in the past nine months, heck, you have really worked hard >_

Next, I will update some episodes from time to time, let's start well and end well~ (escape!)~~