Shanhai Inn

One second I was still thinking about Mr. Lu, but the next second the person I was thinking about was already in front of me.

Lu Zhuo shook his tail, feeling that strange feeling came back, and his heart was beating non-stop.

He pushed open the door, and two small dimples loomed: "Mr. Lu."

Lu Fengshi hummed lightly: "Why aren't you sleeping?"

"Going to sleep." Lu Zhuo said, "Why did you come back so late, did you work overtime?"

Actually not.

The reason why Lu Fengshi returned late was because he spent a whole day reading books in the cub raising tutorial area of ​​the Monster Bureau's library, and also took twelve pages of notes.

When I came back and found that the cub was still asleep, I knocked on the door and came over to have a look.

Lu Zhuo found a pair of slippers and asked Lu Fengshi to come in. The two walked into the living room. Lu Fengshi looked around and felt that Lu Zhuo's house looked the same as before, it was still so deserted.

"Where's your little rabbit?" Lu Fengshi asked.

It was about the little pink rabbit brought back from the orphanage.

"I put it in the bedroom." Lu Zhuo pointed in the direction of the bedroom.

The door over there was not closed. Lu Fengshi looked over and saw Lu Zhuo's bed at a glance. The bed sheet, pillowcase and quilt cover were a set. Various fluffy animals were printed on the beige fabric, and the pink rabbit was placed beside the pillow. , with a light blue bow tied on the left long ear.

It was the one that Lu Fengshi gave to Lu Zhuo before.

At this moment, Lu Fengshi also had some strange thoughts in his mind.

For a while, I thought about Lu Zhuo wearing beige pajamas and lying among the small animals.

For a while, I want the cub to turn into a white fluffy ball and nest on it.

No matter what kind of imagination, people's hearts are so soft that it is unbelievable. Lu Fengshi watched and gradually became fascinated.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, only the rustling sound of the leaves being blown by the night wind outside the window, which was very soft.

Until Lu Zhuo's voice sounded.

"Mr. Lu, what's the matter?"

"It's okay." Lu Fengshi came back to his senses, "It's okay... By the way, this is for you."

He took out a little rabbit made of flannel from his pocket and presented it to Lu Zhuo.

This is also a pink bunny, a small one, less than fifteen centimeters in height, and the workmanship is not exquisite. It is a gift that Lu Fengshi got when he bought a book at the Monster Bureau.

Lu Fengshi didn't want it at first, but looking at this little pink plush rabbit, he thought of Lu Zhuo's pink rabbit, and from the rabbit's dark round eyes, he thought of Lu Zhuo.

So I brought it back.

"You can put it in the arms of the big rabbit, or you can hang it on your schoolbag." Lu Fengshi said.

Lu Zhuo thought so too.

He took the little plush rabbit and nodded in response, with two fluffy white ears dangling back and forth.

Lu Fengshi's gaze stopped on it for a few seconds, and he lowered his eyes: "The ears and tail are missing...why didn't you tell me?"

Lin Xin only found out after asking him.

In the past, when the cub had something to do, he was the first thing to look for. This time, he was the first person who thought of him, but he didn't tell him the whole day.

This made Mr. Lu feel a little depressed.

Especially in the library of the Monster Bureau today, he also saw such a passage——

: When the cub encounters something but no longer tells you, you must be vigilant. This means that the cub no longer trusts you and relies on you, and has a gap with you... The alienation or even rupture of many relationships is just "not telling" It starts with these two words.

A shocking surprise was printed next to the text.

Mr. Lu's eyebrows drooped slightly, his eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, and the dim light in the room gave Lu Zhuo a feeling of sadness and loss at this moment.

And this kind of sadness and loss is obviously because of Lu Zhuo himself.

Lu Zhuo suddenly panicked: "No, Mr. Lu, I don't have one."

He wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain, because Lu Zhuo originally wanted to tell him, but after editing the news, he deleted all the text.

He felt that something was wrong with the inn, and Lu Fengshi, as the first person to mention cultivation, was naturally within the scope of this feeling.

But Lu Zhuo didn't expect that this would hurt Mr. Lu's heart.

Thinking of how Lu Fengshi took care of him after he came to the inn, Lu Zhuo felt extremely guilty.

Maybe it's not just guilt, but also some other emotions in his heart, which are very strange. Lu Zhuo doesn't know what it is, but he only knows one thing, that is, he doesn't want to make Lu Fengshi feel sad.

Under the guidance of this mood, Lu Zhuo made a serious promise: "I won't do it in the future."

Lu Fengshi still lowered his eyes: "Really?"

"real!"

The two words were serious and firm, Lu Fengshi heard it, and finally raised his eyes, his face was cold and calm, and he couldn't see the loss and sadness before.

Lu Zhuo: "..."

No matter how silly the cub was, he vaguely realized something at this moment.

He was not angry, but felt that such Mr. Lu was a bit cute.

Lu Yan couldn't help laughing.

Lu Fengshi looked at him: "What are you laughing at?"

"No, just happy."

"How happy are you?"

"..."

Lu Zhuo frowned, said nothing, and raised the face of the little rabbit in his hand.

An extremely bright smile instantly appeared on Tutu's face, which was very healing.

There was also a smile on Lu Fengshi's face, and he raised his hand to pinch the rabbit's cheek, paused after pinching, and looked up at Lu Zhuo.

The latter's eyes stopped on the little plush rabbit in his arms, and he didn't look at Lu Fengshi. By the time he noticed, it was too late.

The warm touch covered the face from the front, and there was a gentle pinch there.

Lu Zhuo:! ! !

He raised his head in astonishment: "Lu—"

The following words came to an abrupt end the moment their eyes touched Lu Fengshi.

He saw Lu Fengshi smiling.

It was not the restrained, clear and shallow smile of the past. He smiled sincerely, with smiles on the corners of his eyes and brows, and the dim light around him seemed to be lit up, making his eyes sparkle.

The same is true for people.

The cold feeling on his body was diluted by the warm smile, and the whole person became alive, as bright as the brightest star in the night sky outside the window.

This man is just too good looking.

It is eye-catching and does not leave any place to attract the attention of others.

Lu Zhuo subconsciously said what was in his heart, his voice was soft, and he didn't know whether to tell Lu Fengshi or himself.

Lu Fengshi looked down at him: "What did you say?"

Lu Zhuo reacted and stretched his tail sharply.

Lu Fengshi raised his eyebrows slightly, and didn't bother to question the cub, just looked at him and smiled.

Lu Zhuo looked at it, and after a while, he also smiled.

The expression is silly.

The heart was filled to the brim.

**

The rain in Longdu was exceptionally long this time, and the cloudy and rainy days lasted for almost a week before it cleared up.

I haven't seen such a bright and warm daylight for a long time. Lu Zhuo was in a good mood and went out happily. Before he got downstairs, he heard a burst of voices, which was much more lively than before.

He went downstairs and saw several people from the inn talking and laughing around the front desk, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, several people turned their heads, and the first one to speak out was Jiji: "Xiaolu is here! Come and see! Come and see! Chicha is back!"

As he spoke, he jumped to the side, and behind him was a parrot that looked similar to him.

chatter.

When I saw it in the video before, Lu Yan felt that he was very similar to Jiji, but now I see that it is indeed the case, it is simply a copy-and-pasted version carved out of the same mold.

The only difference is that Jiji has a bunch of inconspicuous white fluff on the back of his head, but Chia does not, and his left eye is a little dull, not as dynamic as Jiji.

"Hello, Xiaolu." Chacha shook his feathers, raised his wings and flew towards Lu Zhuo, "I've wanted to see you for a long time, and I finally saw you today."

He has the same aura as Chichi, and Lu Zhuo liked it very much. He smiled and stroked its feathers to express his friendliness.

At the same time, I was a little stunned.

Are parrots so spiritual?

Sometimes Lu Zhuo even felt that there was a human soul living in their bodies.

Yes.

Although Lu Zhuo trusted Xiao Yu very much, but this time, he was not persuaded by the latter, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was so, so much so that Lu Zhuo felt that everything was wrong now.

Lu Zhuo thought so in his heart, but his men didn't stop, they continued to stroke Chi Chi's feathers.

Cha Cha liked the smell of him very much, and squinted his eyes happily. Ji Chi looked beside him and felt sore in his heart, and couldn't help but also leaned over, flapping his wings in front of Lu Zhuo, obviously begging to be touched.

Naturally, Lu Zhuo would not be biased. He raised his other hand to touch Chi Chi, but before he dropped his hand, Chi Chi's wings stretched out again.

"Don't touch it." Chacha stepped on it, "Its feathers are not as bright as mine, and the feel is not as good as mine. Just touch me."

Jiji:? ? ?

Why did you live in a courtyard, and how much did your skill of stepping on a handful of ones improve?

shameless.

Let King Chichi teach you how to make a parrot.

The two parrots began to scold each other. After scolding for a while, they felt that the content of the two people's words was almost not dominant, so they each increased their voices, trying to overwhelm each other from the momentum.

Lu Wu: "..."

The king of Kunlun Mountain came over, picked up one in each hand, and sent the two ancestors to the backyard.

The parrots were still unwilling to settle down being carried by Lu Wu, their wings fluttered back and forth, and they seemed to want to fight.

Lu Zhuo laughed and watched from behind. After the two parrots were completely locked in, he went back to the cubicle.

As soon as I went back and clicked into the store, I received a message notification tone.

The guests have received the previous snacks one after another, and now they are giving back.

: Ah, what kind of peerless snack is this!It's too nice!Cubs can!

: I like preserved fruit so much, I regret not buying more, five-star praise is here, Shanhai Inn rushes the duck!

: I think jerky is the best. The taste and texture are better than Tianshifu (it’s just my personal feeling, I don’t mean to step on it), and I will repurchase infinitely.

: I love meat jelly candies and marshmallows!I want to ask if there will be spicy noodles later?Looking forward to the squat!

Lu Zhuo looked over one by one, and replied thank you very seriously, and recorded the intentions of the guests.

This busy is more than two hours.

After the unread messages in the inn's news list were cleared and the orders were processed, Lu Zhuo shook his tail and clicked on the [Three Realms Chat] page of the forum.

This column was accidentally clicked by Lu Zhuo before. Looking at the name, I thought it was the irrigation chat area. After reading the content, I found out that it is the story area. There are many good-looking ghost stories in it, and Lu Zhuo likes to read it the most. s story.

He likes Wen Lang because of this.

On Weibo, there is an author whose pen name is [The Spring of His Majesty Taotie], who mainly writes short stories about ghosts and ghosts. The style of writing is humorous and interesting, and the characters are vividly portrayed.

And the spring of His Majesty Taotie is Wen Lang's vest.

Lu Yan clicked on the post, looked down slowly, and occasionally heard a beep to deal with the store news.

After more than 40 minutes, there was a ding-dong sound at the hand, and it was Lu Wu's news.

Mountain King Lu Wu: Is Xiaolu busy?

Lu Wu, King of the Mountain: The inn has to take a group photo of the staff every six months. The group photo for the first half of the year should have been taken a few days ago, because it was not there, so it was postponed. Isn’t it back now? If you are not busy Come out first, let's take pictures.

Mountain King Lu Wu: [Excited rubbing hands].jpg

Lu Yan cut to the backstage to check, there was no new news or new orders, set up an automatic reply after replying to Lu Wu, and walked out.

It was a break at noon, there were no guests in the lobby, the two rows of tables in the middle were removed, and a camera was placed there.

There were several people in the inn, chattering and chattering were still arguing, because it lasted too long, it hadn't stopped from morning until now, and the voice was a bit hoarse.

These two idiots.

"Three seconds." Lin Xin started the countdown, and when the count reached one, the two parrots who had been chirping non-stop for the last second fell silent, and looked at the front camera obediently.

Lin Xin set the timer for the camera, but he didn't come over immediately, but first picked up a dark thing that was placed beside him.

He walked back and got closer, and Lu Zhuo saw that the thing was a wooden sign, wrapped in black cloth in the middle, with only a little edge showing up and down.

This made Lu Zhuo suddenly think of Lin Xin's WeChat avatar, on which the Q version of the Taoist leader also holds such a wooden sign in his arms.

"Come, Xiaolu stands in the middle." Seeing the cub standing there stupidly without speaking, Lin Xin called him.

Lu Zhuo regained his senses, nodded and walked over. The camera over there also started to chime the time in the last few seconds. Several people adjusted their expressions and postures, looked at the camera and stretched out their scissors hands with a smile.

"Crack-"

The bright sunshine and people with bright smiles were finally frozen in the picture.

Several people seemed to have lifted their seals and relaxed. Lu Wu looked at the camera and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, the picture is very clear, and everyone's expressions are also very good."

Lu Zhuo looked over and felt that it was really good, except for him.

Although he has been in the inn for a while, he still looks a little nervous and reserved, and he doesn't fit in with the warm and bright people.

But Lu Wu and Gu Jiuzhang helped him reduce some sense of disobedience. They stood on both sides of the cub, and Scissorhands seemed to add a special effect of rabbit ears to him.

"Then this one won't be retaken?"

Lin Xin confirmed to them, especially Lu Wu.

After all, this person is very jittery, and every time he takes a photo, he needs many photos to decide.

But this time Lu Wu was unexpectedly straightforward.

"That's it, that's it. I'll wash it out at night, and then our Shanhai Inn's photo album will have another journey."

Lu Wu said happily. After talking, he thought that the cub hadn't seen the photo album yet, so he hurried to hug the album and share it with the cub: "Quick, Xiaolu will also take a look."

Lu Yan was also a little curious, and moved his tail to look at it. When he saw the first photo, he was taken aback, and the tail dangling behind him also froze there.

In the photo are a few people from the inn now, but their appearance is not the same as now.

Lin Xin was pale and gloomy, holding the wooden sign in his arms, his eyes were heavy and unwavering, Lu Wu, Yang Jian and Gu Jiuzhang had torn clothes, scars all over their bodies, Jiji's feathers were dim, and their wings seemed to be injured, unnaturally. Hanging there, Chacha's left eye was hollow, and his feathers were clotted with blood.

No one is laughing.

Although it is a color photo, it seems to have a black and white sense of silence.

With a heavy heart, Lu Zhuo raised his head to look at Lu Wu, and Lin Xin and others beside him came over at some point and looked at the photo with him.

The five people and one bird watched quietly. After a long while, Lin Xin spoke out first, sighing a little: "It turns out that we were like this back then. It looks too bad, and I have forgotten it."

But that's okay, as bad as it is, it's a thing of the past.

Lu Wu raised his hand, gently stroked his gloomy face in the photo with his fingertips, smiled, and turned to the next page.

In the second photo, everyone looked much better than before. Lin Xin's expression gradually eased. The scars on Lu Wu, Yang Jian and Gu Jiuzhang's bodies faded a lot, and there was warmth in their eyes. Jiji's wings were wrapped in gauze, and he raised his head slightly. After thinking about it, although Chacha's eyes were still empty, there was a slight light in the other originally dull eye.

That is the expectation and hope for the future.

After that, it will get better and better.

The people in the photos are getting warmer and more lively, and their smiles are getting brighter, especially the last one.

It was a photo they took on the first day of the new year. The background was endless snow, but there was no sense of coldness in the photo. Lin Xin and Yang Jian were making a snowman, Gu Jiuzhang and Lu Wu were having a snowball fight, and Jiji’s wings were flying high. Playing chasing snowballs with Chacha, Chacha's empty eye was fitted with a prosthetic eye, shining brightly in the sun.

——After coming out of the haze of the past, they all became better and warmer people.

Lu Zhuo looked at it, and his heart was suddenly full. It was a feeling he had never had before. He couldn't say what it was, let alone describe it, but Lu Zhuo liked it very much.

This feeling lasted for a long time, and he was silent for a long time, until Lin Xin's voice sounded beside him again.

"Xiaolu, what's wrong?"

Lu Zhuo regained his senses and looked at Lin Xin, and bumped into a pair of warm and smiling eyes.

He pursed his lips, thinking that he shouldn't ask, but in the end, he still couldn't help asking the question he wanted to ask: "What happened to you before?"

"Those things... In fact, we can't remember clearly, and there is no need to remember." Lin Xin smiled at him, "What do you remember those things for? We only need to remember one thing, that is, after we came here, we have Home, become who you want to be, and Xiaolu will do the same for you.”

Lin Xin lowered his eyes, looking at the cub with a very gentle look.

"You're bound to get better, and you're bound to become whoever you want to be."

"What do you think?"

This is his expectation and blessing for the cub.

Lin Xin, or everyone in the inn, noticed the cub's excessive introversion and low self-esteem hidden in his heart. It was even more distressing to know his story when he eavesdropped on Lu Zhuo and Yang Jian's exchange of thoughts before, although there was nothing Said, but will help the cub out as much as possible.

So the group photo this time is not like what Lu Wu said, it is a process that the inn has set up a long time ago, but a temporary decision made by them.

These people who have gone through hardships and come out of the hideous past don't mind tearing off their scars, let Lu Zhuo see their life that was not bright before, and tell him something with their own experience.

You see, all darkness will pass.

So you don't have to be timid, low self-esteem, let alone be afraid.

You are worthy of being loved and being loved.

You will have a bright and joyful life and become whoever you want to be.

These are what Lin Xin and the others wanted to tell Lu Zhuo, and Lu Zhuo understood.

His heart was hot, as if wrapped in a handful of hot water, gentle and hot, this was the feeling Lu Zhuo felt, and it was also his mood.

His heart, even his soul, was burning hot at this moment.

After Lin Xin's words fell, everyone's eyes turned to look at this cub they love warmly.

Time passed by every second.

After an unknown period of time, I finally heard Lu Zhuo's voice resounding in the surrounding silence.

——just hummed lightly.

With a little cub-specific softness, you can't even hear it if you don't listen carefully.

But he was very firm. After answering this, he smiled at the few people in front of him.

The eyebrows and eyes are curved, and the dimples seem to be soaked in honey.

It's like the warm sunshine coming in from outside at this time.