meet by chance

"A sour soup pot bottom," Xu Zhou rolled his eyes on the menu, "a baby dish, a fat beef, a pork belly, and bean sprouts."

Xu Zhou handed the menu to Zhou Linye, "Let's see what you want?"

Zhou Linye flipped through the menu excitedly, "One serving of sashimi, one serving of potatoes, and one serving of pig brains..." After a pause, he raised his head and asked Xu Zhou, "Do you eat pig brains?"

Xu Zhou smiled and said, "Eat it, why don't you eat it!"

Zhou Linye breathed a sigh of relief, "That's enough for a pig's brain flower and a beef ball. Let's order these first. If you don't have enough, ask for more."

"The sour soup here is very famous, and many people come here for it." Xu Zhou dutifully played the role of a tour guide.

"Really, I'll try it for a while." Zhou Linye sighed, "Let me tell you, the people around me have very light tastes, and things like pig's brain flowers are basically not served on the table."

"It's hard for you." Xu Zhou echoed.

"It's because it's so rare that I'm desperate for it." Zhou Linye sighed.

The sour soup pot bottom was served quickly, and Xu Zhou asked while ordering the dishes, "Are you here for a graduation trip?"

Zhou Linye thought for a while, "Yes, I just arrived here from Lhasa a few days ago."

Xu Zhou's hands froze, and then he asked without changing his face, "Is your family from Tibet?"

Zhou Linye shook his head, "No." Zhou Linye didn't like this topic very much, so Xu Zhou didn't continue to ask.

"Want a drink?" Xu Zhou stood up.

"Peach flavor is fine, thank you!"

Xu Zhou nodded, and turned on his phone to search while walking:

It turns out that from Lhasa to here, it costs more than 1000 air tickets or train tickets.

Turn off the phone, take out two bottles of peach-flavored drinks from the freezer, and sit back in place without changing expression.

"When are you going to pick up grandma?"

"When school is over." Xu Zhou took a sip of his drink.

"Have you always picked up your grandma like this?" Zhou Linye asked casually.

"Well," Xu Zhou glanced at Zhou Linye, "Yes and no."

There was not too much explanation and expansion, Zhou Linye had reservations, and Xu Zhou would not treat each other calmly.

"Well, I actually ran out secretly. Up to now, my family members think I am at a friend's house."

"Really? My grandma only started tie-dyeing this year, and she sells vegetables more often."

Xu Zhou fiddled with the beef balls in the bowl, but he was also not interested in this topic.

"Okay, let's talk about something else!" Zhou Linye waved his hand.

"When are you leaving?"

Zhou Linye swallowed a mouthful of cold beef balls, chewed them, and said, "Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Xu Zhou said "Oh" indifferently.

Zhou Linye continued, "But I really like it here."

"Huh? Why?"

"The pace of life here is slow, and I like the slow pace."

"If you have lived in this place since you were a child, you may be thinking about escaping."

Zhou Linye twitched his cheeks, thinking seriously about this hypothesis, "Maybe, but it's a pity that reincarnation is a science, and I wasn't born here."

Xu Zhou pursed his lips and laughed, but didn't speak any more.

"What about you?" Zhou Linye asked.

"Huh? What?" Xu Zhou was confused.

"Do you want to leave here in college and go to a first-tier city?"

Xu Zhou clenched his chopsticks subconsciously, "Don't go, I can't go."

After all, they met by chance, and Zhou Linye didn't know Xu Zhou's specific results, so he didn't ask any more questions.

After chatting for a while, the plates on the table were soon empty, and the bottom of the pot was empty, and there was nothing to eat.

Zhou Linye paid the full amount first, and when he went out, Xu Zhou immediately transferred half of the meal money.

"Are you going to pick up grandma?"

Xu Zhou glanced at the phone and nodded.

"Then... let's say goodbye?"

"Again...bye." Xu Zhou waved his hand.

Unexpectedly, the meal just now turned out to be a breakup meal, but we only knew each other for two days, so there is nothing to regret.

Xu Zhou started the motorcycle, and Zhou Linye was watching from the side, waiting for him to start, then watching his back leave.

A burst of noise passed by my ears, and the motorcycle rang for a while, but it didn't drive away.

"Is it broken?" Zhou Linye asked with concern, but there was some indescribable expectation.

Xu Zhou couldn't help but buckle the armrest of the motorcycle with his fingers, "Why don't you come with me to pick up grandma?"

Zhou Linye hesitated, "Can you fit in this car?"

"Okay, grandma will sit in the middle for a while."

Zhou Linye kicked his feet and got on the motorcycle.

The motorcycle runs smoothly on the road.

Zhou Linye felt that he was running fast in a direction that his family expected, which ran counter to their plan.

The motorcycle stopped in front of grandma's stall, Zhou Linye got out of the car, and helped grandma clean up the stall with Xu Zhou.

"Azhou, is this your classmate?" Grandma smiled kindly and looked at Zhou Linye.

Xu Zhou asked Zhou Linye for his opinion. Seeing that Zhou Linye had no objection, he said to his grandma, "Yes, he may come to our house for a few days."

When grandma heard this, she was so happy that she couldn't speak, and looked at Xu Zhou excitedly, "Is that right? Oh, Xu Zhou doesn't like to talk, so I'm afraid that no classmates will play with him."

"Grandma, Xu Zhou is easy to get along with, so don't worry about it."

Grandma nodded tremblingly, tears were about to come out.

Grandma got into the car, and Zhou Linye got on it too. Fortunately, the motorcycle was big enough. Even if Zhou Linye sat last, there was still a lot of space behind his buttocks. The overload, he has not experienced yet.

Xu Zhou's home is not far away, in an old residential building in the center of the city, without an elevator.

When you open the door, you will feel the atmosphere of home.

The house is small, and the white walls are a little black, but it is neat and clean, and there is no bad smell in the air.

"Sit down first, I'll pour you a glass of water."

"it is good."

Grandma put the rest of the cloth in the room, and Zhou Linye sat on the sofa, inevitably seeing the ash-covered awards and two posthumous photos on the shrine.

Zhou Linye looked away calmly.

"No." Xu Zhou put the glass bottle on the coffee table.

"Thank you."

Xu Zhou glanced at the posthumous photos on the niche, and said plainly: "My parents died in a car accident a few years ago, and my grandma and I depended on each other for life."

Zhou Linye didn't intend to poke someone's pain, Xu Zhou took the initiative to mention it, but Zhou Linye didn't know how to reply. Fortunately, Xu Zhou didn't want to hear any comfort.

"Hey, Azhou, what's your classmate's name?"

Grandma came out of the room. Her rickety back made her even shorter. She didn't feel much when she was sitting, but it was especially obvious when she stood up.

"Grandma, my name is Zhou Linye, you can just call me Xiaoye."

I wanted to add "that's what my family calls me", but after thinking about it, I decided to forget it.

Grandma pulled Zhou Linye to sit on the sofa, "Hey, you are so handsome."

Zhou Linye rubbed his nose in embarrassment, "Xu Zhou is also good-looking, with a great body and muscles. Don't miss me. He's skinny and has little flesh."

Grandma laughed from ear to ear when she heard the words of praise for her grandson.

"Azhou, go and see what else is in the refrigerator, and entertain others well."

"Hey, grandma, I'm not picky eaters, I'll eat anything."

"Hey——this is grandma's wish."

Grandma patted the back of Zhou Linye's hand, the old bark-like skin was full of ravines when she smiled.

"Grandma, there is no food in the refrigerator. Xiaoye and I will go buy some. You cook and watch TV after we come back."

"Okay, okay, go quickly."

Zhou Linye stood up, "Let's go."

The residential building in the vegetable market is not far away, and it is just around the bend.

"What to eat?"

"Forget it, haven't we just eaten, just make something grandma likes to eat."

Xu Zhou thought of the turmoil at that table, "It's okay, but my grandma has a small appetite."

"Old people are like this."

Finally, I bought some ribs and corn and went home.

When we got home, grandma was sitting on the sofa, staring at the front without moving. Xu Zhou reluctantly turned on the TV and asked grandma to watch it for a while. Grandma didn't know how to use the remote control, so she could watch whichever one she turned on.

"Grandma, you can change the TV channel by pressing this button."

Zhou Linye patiently taught grandma how to use the remote control.

Grandma anxiously followed Zhou Linye's instructions, and pressed it, but there was no response. Grandma looked at Zhou Linye anxiously, "Oh, don't change it, don't change it, I think this one looks good."

"Grandma, try harder and try again."

"Ok."

Grandma tried again, and pressed it again clumsily. As expected, the channel changed, and said happily, "Oh, that's it, we'll see it."

Zhou Linye was worried that grandma would not be able to remember the functions of so many keys, so he only taught her how to change channels.

Xu Zhou was cooking in the kitchen, and Zhou Linye came to the kitchen after chatting with grandma.

Xu Zhou wore an apron on his chest and a sleeveless T-shirt. His bare arms showed off his young muscles.

"The macho is cooking."

Zhou Linye leaned against the door and teased.

Xu Zhou smiled lowly, "Come here."

Zhou Linye actually walked to Xu Zhou's side.

"You used to be like this too?" Xu Zhou asked.

"Huh? I said, can you be more specific?"

"I said, have you ever gone to a stranger's house like this before?"

"Hmm...then you used to do the same, taking strangers home?" Zhou Linye asked back.

"Of course not, I..." Xu Zhou wanted to add something, but was interrupted by Zhou Linye.

"That's it!"

Xu Zhou looked directly into Zhou Linye's eyes, "Don't go to a stranger's house next time, I'm afraid you will be cheated."

Zhou Linye blinked, but did not speak.