cloud and sun

Joan didn't plan to stay in his hometown for a long time, so he carried a schoolbag with only a few changes of clothes and a computer in it.

It was already noon when the morning plane flew into the city.Qiao An still needs to take an express train to the nearby district, because there is no train station in the county.Then Joan needs to take the bus to the county seat in the district.However, although the above itinerary is troublesome, he has ridden with his parents before, so he knows where to take the bus.

After changing trains and waiting for the bus, it was almost night when Qiao An arrived at the county seat.

After getting out of the car, Joan couldn't find the south, east, north and south.Qiao An called Cheng Xu, and the phone was answered very quickly.

"Brother Xu, I've arrived at the station, and where can I find you?"

"Well... I can see you when you get out of the station." The voice was very clean.

"Ok."

Joan hung up the phone and followed the people in the car out of the station.

Qiao An thanked Cheng Xu for coming to pick him up as he walked, he felt that he might really get lost.

Joan came out of the station, and there were many people coming and going.Joan felt someone patting him on the shoulder.

"An'an?"

The person in front of him had a cropped cut and was very tall.Wearing a white T and a pair of dark blue denim shorts.The skin was tanned a little dark.But judging from Joan's rough aesthetics, the person in front of him is really handsome, the kind of person who can't help but take a second look when he sees it on the street.Qiao An thought that Cheng Xu must be very good at playing basketball.What Cheng Xu grew up with was the kind of look that could attract a bunch of fans every time there was a school basketball game.

Seeing Qiao An staring at him for a long time without answering, Cheng Xu thought he had made a mistake.

"Excuse me……"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Qiao An call back to him.

"Hello Brother Xu."

"Why didn't you speak just now, I thought I made a mistake."

Joan smiled sheepishly.

"Are you hungry? I'll take you to dinner first."

Qiao An felt that people like Cheng Xu must have girlfriends.Not only does Cheng Xu's name look warm, he is also a warm man himself.Joan was really hungry. He forgot his lunch and ate a small hamburger on the plane all day long.

Qiao An had to say that the county's infrastructure is still very good.

What Cheng Xu took Qiao An to was a hot pot restaurant.In fact, Qiao An had already seen Cheng Xu's hesitation in entering the door.

So when Cheng Xu asked him if he could eat spicy food, he answered no with a guilty conscience.

So Cheng Xu ordered a mushroom soup pot bottom.

Qiao An knew that the mandarin duck pot was the limit for Chongqing people, and he was really moved by Cheng Xu's ability to make some mushroom soup for him.

After a while, the waiter came over with the bottom of the pot.There was also a handsome boy who came over with him, who looked a few years older than Cheng Xu.

"Brother, why don't you introduce me?"

"Brother, this is An An, from Jober's next door."

"Hello, brother...my name is Qiao An." Although Qiao An didn't know the person in front of him, he understood the wink very well. The person in front of him must have known him when he was a child.

"An'an! I remember, it's been many years."

"Yea, haha."

After the man left, Qiao An recovered from the embarrassment.

Joan thinks the taste of this hot pot restaurant is really good.Joan had a great time anyway.

Qiao An asked Cheng Xu while eating: "Brother Xu, although it's a bit embarrassing, I still want to ask who was that person just now?"

Cheng Xu felt a little funny after hearing this, and asked Qiao An with a smile: "Do you remember who bullied you the most back then?"

Joan doesn't even remember being bullied.

When Cheng Xu saw Qiao An shaking his head, he knew that Qiao An might have forgotten all about that year.

"That was my brother Cheng Yun just now."

Joan, no wonder the boss is so handsome.Although good-looking people always like to play with good-looking people, the homes with the highest density of good-looking people are still good-looking people.

"Then brother Yun will go back later?"

"He opened a shop here and rarely went back."

"Oh."

It was already dark after the two of them had dinner.The lights of the streets are turned on one after another, without the prosperity of the big cities, the small towns are more of a kind of human fireworks.

On the way back, as the car moved away from the county a little bit, the traffic on the road became less and less.The street lights were a bit dim, and Joan felt a rare tranquility when he was sitting in the co-pilot.

Most of the roads back were mountain roads, but Cheng Xu was obviously familiar with the roads and drove very smoothly.On the other side of the road is the river, and Qiao An can see the river reflecting the lights of the roads along the river opposite.

"Is this the Yangtze River?"

"Well, it's beautiful. Is Shanghai the end of the Yangtze River?"

As soon as Joan thought it was true, he suddenly remembered that famous poem.

You live at the head of the Yangtze River, and I live at the end of the Yangtze River.I miss you every day and don't see you, and drink the water of the Yangtze River together.

"Then can I take a boat directly to Shanghai from here?"

"I don't know, it should be fine."

Qiao An found that Cheng Xu was quite quiet.

As the car drove further and further, they entered a section of winding mountain road, the river was no longer visible, and the road began to become bumpy.The feeling of the car going up and down reminded Joan of the time he hurried back after grandma left a year ago.

He still remembers his mother's inadvertent words: "Although my parents' life is not as long as we imagined, they will live happily every day."

There are basically no people living in the mountain, only the car engine is constantly making noise.Joan suddenly missed her grandparents.

Joan feels that the depth of his affection for another person depends largely on the time spent together.So although his grandparents left one after another, he was sad, but he didn't feel like many people that the world was about to collapse.But it's not just why, when he was getting closer and closer to his hometown, he had some inexplicable emotions.

"Brother Xu, do my grandparents know you very well?"

Cheng Xu felt that Qiao An's question was a little strange: "Yeah. They watched me grow up, so they are very familiar with each other. They are one of the few I have met who can live their lives very..."

"very romantic?"

"Well... that's pretty much what it means."

"Actually, I came back this time because of the stories of my grandparents. I want to write down their stories."

"After Grandpa Joe passed away, Grandma Qiao told me many stories about them."

"Remember to tell me after that."

Cheng Xu smiled and said, "Okay."

"Brother Xu, have you been at your hometown all the time?"

"Right now. See you later."

"Then, has your family opened a B&B?"

"Basically, there are homestays in that area, as a side job, and people usually come in summer. Don't you know? I remember you have come back several times in the past few years."

"You know I've been back?" Qiao An basically stayed at home when he returned to his hometown. He thought that no one else knew that he had been back.

"Well, I've seen it before. But seeing that you don't like to meet people, you didn't say hello."

"Oh, that's it. Actually, I quite like when a handsome guy like you greets me."

Qiao An also didn't know why his words that could relieve his embarrassment and praise Cheng Xu made Cheng Xu silent.

After a while, the road became darker and darker, and only a faint street light was on after a long distance.

"There is no sun today, and the street lights are not very bright."

"Solar?"

"Street lights are like this now. Looking at the weather, it's quite bright when the weather is good. Grandma Qiao said you are studying engineering, so you should be familiar with these."

"I'm actually studying computers... I write codes and run programs every day, and I really don't understand these things."

"Run the program..."

Qiao An didn't think there was anything at first, but after Cheng Xu repeated it, Qiao An realized that his name was really special.

"Your name is really good."

Cheng Xu smiled awkwardly: "I should have learned computer in the first place."

After this interruption, the direct embarrassment between the two seemed to disappear unconsciously.

"So what did you study in college?"

"Study design at the Academy of Fine Arts."

"Then why do you think of going back to your hometown to be a homestay?"

"At first it was because of some personal reasons, but later I fell in love with life in my hometown. You didn't go out when you went back to your hometown before. This time I can take you to play around. It's quite interesting."

"Okay, okay. My dad always said that it's fun in my hometown, and when the time comes, I will take pictures of him and envy him."

Probably because Qiao An was in a good mood, Cheng Xu's mood also improved accordingly.

Cheng Xu drove for about two and a half hours before they arrived at the town where their hometown is.Unlike the desolation along the way, the village is quite lively.At this time, the lights in the courtyards of many people were on, and the courtyard doors were opened for ventilation.There are still many people on the side of the road who seem to be returning from a walk after eating.

"It's quite lively here."

"It's more lively in summer, and many people come here to escape the heat."

"Are they all from the county?"

"Basically. People here speak dialect. By the way, do you speak Chongqing dialect?"

"Yes, but it may not be very standard. Maybe just stay here for a few days."

"I thought you wouldn't."

"I stayed here for several years when I was a child, and the first thing I could speak was Chongqing dialect."

"Do you remember that you have been here for several years?"

Qiao An felt that Cheng Xu might think that he was too heartless, and he didn't come back much after he left.

"Actually, my dad said he was going to let me study here in elementary school, but my grandparents said they were going to live their own lives, so they asked my parents to take me back."

Cheng Xu said he knew.

"We're here, come down."

As soon as Joan got out of the car, he felt a cool breeze blowing against his face.

"It's quite cold on the mountain."

"Is it cold? I have a coat in the car, do you want to wear it?"

Qiao An suddenly remembered that the group of old men and women who passed by just now were wearing short-sleeved shorts. If he wore a jacket, he would look very empty, so he refused.

Just as Joan was about to enter the house, he suddenly remembered that when he left, his mother specifically told him not to forget the key of his hometown, so he hung the key on the keychain very carefully.It's just that he seems to have forgotten the bunch of keys.

Cheng Xu was about to park the car when he heard Qiao An chasing him from behind the car.

He stopped the car, and Joan was panting with a schoolbag on his back.

"Do you have the keys to my house?"

"...Why don't you just stand there and wait, I'm just going to stop the car."

"I... am a little unfamiliar with this place."

"Go to my house and find my mother to get the keys! I'll come over after parking the car."

There is a special parking lot in the village, because the yard of each family is used to repair the rest pavilion, so there is no place to park.The parking lot is in the village, very close, so it is very convenient.

"I... I'll wait for you here... Let's go together."

Cheng Xu looked at Qiao An's cramped look and felt a little cute, and suddenly remembered that Qiao An was like this when he was a child, and he always went with him wherever he went.It hasn't changed after all these years.

"Okay, just stand here and don't run around, I'll be right back."

Most of the mountains are mosquitoes and frogs.Joan stood by the side of the road for a while, and two or three small red spots appeared on his hands.The frogs also croaked loudly, but they still couldn't cover up the chanting of the mosquitoes.

Joan took a photo and sent it to his dad. His dad obviously didn't care if Joan was bitten by mosquitoes, but just reminded him to remember to be polite when he met people.

When Cheng Xu came back after parking the car, Qiao An had several small bumps on his arms and face.Joan was already white, so the mosquito bumps were very obvious.

"Mosquito bites on your face?"

Joan nodded.

"I should have let you go in the car just now, there are many mosquitoes in the mountains."

"It's okay, it will disappear in a while."

"Let's go, I'll get you a mosquito repellent bracelet later, it's more or less useful."

Cheng Xu was not walking very fast in front, and Qiao An followed behind, constantly looking for words.Qiao An felt that thanks to Cheng Xu, it was much smoother for him to go home.