I have known love for many years

After six years, Bai Xuecheng returned to Nancheng, the city where he used to study in university.

It was a light snowfall in the lunar calendar at that time, and the weather this year was a bit abnormal. The cold wind penetrated into the bones and made people ache all over. In the news, there was a large-scale sandstorm in a certain city, and there was thick fog in some places, and it was impossible to see clearly. The blog is full of "spiritual" photos, street lamps and crowds are vaguely blurred in the thick fog, like stills from a horror movie.

Sitting in a taxi, Bai Xuecheng looked up. The newly repaired elevated work seemed to weave a huge net in mid-air, which was complicated and criss-crossed across the top of his head. The subway that was still under construction surrounded half of the street. There were no bicycles yet. Going fast, stop and go is very congested.

There was impetuousness and anxiety floating in the air, and Bai Xuecheng could hardly recognize the city.

When he arrived at his place of residence, Bai Xuecheng got out of the car to pick up his luggage. The car was with his old friends who had been working in Nancheng after graduating from university. They hadn't seen each other for a few years.

The old friend is already married, and the child is two years old. He came over to help Bai Xuecheng move on the weekend. He wore a sportswear with fleece, a dark gray down coat, and a knitted hat with a round top. With the face of a vicissitudes uncle, he said: "I still remember that when you graduated, your father insisted on buying you a suite here. My good guy, this is really the most wise decision. Do you know how much the housing prices in this area have increased now? doubled?"

"If it wasn't for your father's foresight, you just want to come back now, and you may not be able to come back." The man paid the car fare, and walked back to help Bai Xuecheng with his luggage. Bai Xuecheng wanted to give the money, but the man gave it with a click. Rejected, "Why are you polite? Let's go up and have a look."

Bai Xuecheng studied finance at university, and stayed in Nancheng for about a year and a half after graduation, and returned to his hometown to work for various reasons.

But he has always been thinking about coming back. Among other things, his former old friend has left many good memories here and in this city, and he has different feelings for this city.

Indeed, as my friend said, if it wasn't for my dad's wise investment decision, it wouldn't take long for the country to start speculating in real estate and the subsequent policy to restrict purchases.

Comrade Lao Bai liked to invest all his life, and he never liked to hold money in his hands. In addition to the real estate invested by Bai Xuecheng, he also had shops and small shops in other places. After retirement, the old couple lived a leisurely life.

The area of ​​this complex is small. On the basement floor, there is a star-rated swimming pool with constant temperature, a gym and a convenience store. Out of the complex, there are places to eat all over the street. The back door is a vegetable market, and there is a riverside park across the street. , the location is perfect.

At that time, the community was a hardcover house, and the unit price was less than [-], but now it is nearly [-].

The old friend chatted with Bai Xuecheng, and mentioned the class reunion a year ago, and talked about the changes in everyone.

They actually have a class WeChat group, and most of them have joined. After graduation, Bai Xuecheng kept in touch with his friends in the same dormitory, and he was no stranger to other people, so he didn’t join that group, let alone his classmates. meeting.

The old friend said: "Fei Lian also went there at that time. You said that this person is also strange. After seeing you for so long, why is he still the same as before? The dog-day-hasn't even changed his figure."

There was a little ripple in Bai Xuecheng's heart, and his face remained calm: "He went too?"

"Going to go," the old friend laughed, smoking a cigarette, "most of our female classmates have second children, and all of them are out of shape, and they are still hanging around that kid, asking him how he keeps his figure and what he usually eats .Forget about that picture."

Bai Xuecheng hooked the corner of his mouth, and said to himself, "Really."

The two chatted all the way into the community, passing through the public fitness area and fountains, a few children chasing and fighting on the road, and the old man with his second child sitting in front of the flower bed chatting, the scene was very harmonious.

The public environment in the community is not great. When I bought the house back then, everything was new. After only a few years, there was a sense of staleness everywhere. Bai Xuecheng looked around calmly, got out of the elevator and went to the door, and saw Spring Festival couplets and blessings were pasted on the anti-theft door, and he felt a little strange in his heart. At this time, he finally felt a little uneasy about starting again in a new place.

"How much was the monthly rent for your house?" asked the old friend.

Bai Xuecheng lowered his head and opened the door: "About two thousand, the rent has not been raised."

The old friend was surprised: "That is really a conscientious landlord."

When he opened the door, Bai Xuecheng was actually prepared for the mess in the room, but he didn't expect to be greeted by a clean, tidy and bright room.

Everything that needs to be moved has been moved, but the house is cleaned well, and there are still a few cans of beer and a box of yogurt in the refrigerator.

The old friend walked around the house, and it was his first time here, and he commented: "This apartment has a good layout, quite square."

"Well, it's okay, but the stall is a bit big." Bai Xuecheng put down his luggage, walked around the two bedrooms, and saw a few dolls on the sofa in the living room, including Pooh and Tigger. Mickey Mouse is so cute.

There are keys, door cards, electric cards and other things on the bedside table. The sheets and bedding are all emptied, leaving only an air-conditioning quilt, which is neatly folded and placed on the head of the bed. The air-conditioning remote control panel is placed above the quilt.

"This tenant is not bad, how many people were there before?" The old friend came out of the toilet and asked.

"It seems to be one...not sure, I just collect the money." Bai Xuecheng smiled and said, "I am very active in sending money every month and never default on it."

"Just kidding, the location is so good, the subway is right in front of the door, and this is a hardcover room with complete furniture. It doesn't go up for more than two thousand years a month." The old friend said, "It's me, and I will never default on the arrears. If I am kicked out , where can I find such a good house?"

Bai Xuecheng pushed open the window and stretched, looking at the ant-like flow of people and cars downstairs.He remembered that when he first bought the house, he could still see far away from here, but now it is densely packed with high-rise buildings.

Bai Xuecheng took out his mobile phone and took a photo in the distance, and posted a Moments: "I'm back, long time no see."

The next step was mainly partial renovation and purchase of furniture and soft furnishings. When tidying up the room, Bai Xuecheng took out a small glass bottle from the closet, which was filled with shells of various colors. It was quite beautiful, like a collectible.

After thinking about it, he didn't throw it away, and took it out and put it on the refrigerator as a decoration.

The old friend invited him to dinner at night, and helped him to clean up the house by the way, the two of them were chatting and tidying up, the living room door was wide open and did not close, the old lady next door looked in curiously when she went out, and said: "You have changed people? "

Bai Xuecheng raised his head, stood up and said, "Hi, I'm the landlord."

"Oh, the landlord is back!" The old lady was quite healthy, with a loud voice, carrying a bag of garbage, wrapped in a red jacket with small floral patterns, and said, "The people who lived there have moved out?"

Bai Xuecheng nodded: "Yes, I will live here from now on, it may be a bit noisy to clean up the house these few days, I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," the old lady said with a smile, easy to talk, "The young man before was pretty good, and he looked good, but..."

The old lady looked at Bai Xuecheng, then at the man beside him, and asked, "Who is this?"

"This is my friend, who came to help move." Bai Xuecheng was a little strange, the old lady's eyes looked weird.

The old lady groaned, nodded, her eyes fell on her old friend's finger, she saw a wedding ring, then looked at Bai Xuecheng's empty hand, and asked, "Is your friend married?"

Fortunately, the old friend didn't feel offended, so he smiled and said, "We've been married for a few years, what's the matter, Auntie? You want to help us find a match?"

The old lady waved her hand, walked in the door, looked left and right, and whispered: "The young man who lived before was very nice, that's right, he likes men, what a pity."

Bai Xuecheng was taken aback, this time even his old friend's expression changed.

"Auntie, do you even know this?" The old friend interrupted with a smile, "This is a private matter of other people's family, and besides, they have moved away."

"Why don't you know, I live next door." The old lady said, "I often bring men home to stay overnight. I didn't pay attention at first. What can two men do? Then my granddaughter came to play on vacation, and she noticed. , I kept an eye on it when I said it like this, and it turned out that it was not quite right."

The old aunt thought for a while, and then said: "The times are different."

The old friend couldn't laugh or cry, interrupted after a few words, asked about the parking in the community, and then sent him away.

After closing the door, the room was silent for a while, Bai Xuecheng lit a cigarette and opened the window to let in air, but he didn't put away his things, just sat on the sofa and lost his mind.The old friend said awkwardly: "Don't take it to your heart..."

"What's the matter?" Bai Xuecheng didn't care, it was just an accident, "It's a coincidence."

Seeing that he really didn't care, the old friend was relieved and joked: "Let me tell you, the house is clean and odorless, either gay or gay."

Bai Xuecheng immediately cursed with a smile, took a Winnie the Pooh from the sofa and threw it on the man's head.

The old friend followed this topic and asked: "For so many years, you have been alone? Didn't you find a suitable one?"

"No, I'm busy saving money to move back." Bai Xuecheng half-closed his eyes, tilted his head slightly, his handsome face looked very sharp under the sunlight, "Where is so much time?"

"How about talking to this person? Do you have someone's contact information?" The old friend laughed, "Maybe it's fate?"

Bai Xuecheng waved his hands, and sat on the sofa in a dainty manner, with his knees spread to the sides, holding a Tigger in his hand, and said, "Do you have Fei Lian's contact information?"

The old friend had a strange expression, and he said after a while: "Last year, I met at the classmate reunion, and it seems that he... has someone."

Bai Xuecheng slapped his hand, and then he said "oh" after a while, but he couldn't hear any emotion.

The old friend looked at his face, sighed, came over and sat down and said, "Can't you forget it?"

Bai Xuecheng didn't speak.

Can't you forget it?It doesn't seem to be the case. After so many years, he didn't think about contacting him. He just came back. After all, his heart that had been silent for many years couldn't suppress a trace of curiosity.

But this time when he came back, he did feel a kind of strangeness.

The streets and cities that are no longer familiar, the faster pace of life, including this old friend beside me, is no longer what I remember, and even the tone of speech has changed.

Maybe that person is no longer what he remembered.