Waking up early in the morning, after six o'clock, Ji Manli washes up and changes clothes.

The weather in the south is hot, not much different from summer. Ji Manli wore a short-sleeved flannel shirt with an English-style checkered collar, a pair of khaki sports cropped pants, and a side backpack with a thin coat inside. .

Her parents had to go to pilgrimage early in the morning, so she made an appointment with Bai Sheng at eight o'clock.

She estimated the time, and she could reach the city at about 07:30. She first went to the bicycle station to rent a bicycle with a credit card, and then rode to Uncle Marco.The two cousins ​​seemed to be planning to follow, Ji Manli couldn't refuse after all, and it wasn't a big deal to have breakfast together, it's just...

It's just that Bo Sheng is also coming.

Ji Manli narrowed her eyes, and combed her long straight black hair in front of the mirror again. Because she didn't sleep well in the past few days, her fair face became dull under her eye sockets.The long eyelashes fluttered, staring at his own reflection in the dark brown eyes, and unconsciously began to be in a daze.

It wasn't until the second cousin broke in and asked if she was ready, that she regained her senses and regained her soul that was almost out of her body.The time spent in a daze passed quickly, and in retrospect... it seems that nothing was left.It can be regarded as leaving a space for some chaotic thoughts to breathe.

Ji Manli walked out of the door slowly, walked through the noisy yard, smelled the smell of chemical fertilizer and biomass fertilizer, and got into the car.Ji's father and Ji's mother sat in the front, and the three cousins ​​squeezed together in the back seat, but the middle of the three was a little thinner, so even three adults did not seem crowded.

Along the way, the five of them chatted about trivial matters in life, and it was inevitable that Ji Manli's parents also asked if the two cousins ​​were dating.The dry laughs interspersed with cross-examinations made even Ji Manli feel a little embarrassed.

Why didn't she know that her parents were the same as those relatives?

There was a bicycle rental station near the temple. The three sisters borrowed a bicycle each with their own credit cards. The orange body was eye-catching. Ji Manli led the way to the breakfast shop hidden in the alley.

On both sides of the breakfast shop, there are two small-leaf Terminalia trees that have been around for many years. They just lost a batch of leaves in winter, but the hot weather made them all new.There are also many flowers and plants planted outside the shop, including a red-pink frangipani tree. Ji Manli parked her bicycle in the bicycle grid deliberately drawn by the shop owner, and led her two cousins ​​into the restaurant.A clock hung on the wall, showing that it was twenty past seven.Ji Manli and her cousin each found a table for two to sit in the wooden restaurant. The two cousins ​​did not feel the pressure of waiting, so they picked up the menu and compared the order to the pictures and started ordering.

"Hey, the price in this store is not cheap." The second cousin flipped through the price list.

"Looking at Xiaoman's posture, it seems that she has been here several times since high school," the lobby sister chuckled: "I have been a child who knows how to enjoy since I was a child."

In contrast to the two happily choosing meals, Ji Manli flipped through the magazines provided in the store to relieve boredom.There are not many customers in the store, I wonder if it is because it is Chinese New Year that everyone sleeps late.At about 07:30, Ji Manli received a call from Bai Sheng.

"Good morning, Ji Manli."

"Good morning, Bo Sheng." Hearing Bo Sheng's deep and soft voice, Ji Manli's mood improved inexplicably.

"I'm outside Uncle Marco now, shall I go in and wait for you first?"

"I'm here." For some reason, Ji Manli felt a little like a child who had dug up a treasure, a little proud: "Come in."

"it is good."

Seeing Ji Manli talking on the phone, the two sisters asked, "Is your friend here?"

Ji Manli didn't have time to answer them, because at the moment she was busy waving to Bai Sheng who was coming towards her.

"..." The second cousin opened her mouth, and finally said quietly: "I don't have such high school classmates..."

"..." The hall sister stared at Bai Sheng for a long time, and finally frowned and said: "I think there is something wrong with this child."

"Ah?" The second cousin was puzzled: "Why is something wrong again? You didn't see the expression she looked at Xiaoman. I almost drowned in her eyes, so beautiful."

"That's it..." The hall sister took the fresh milk tea that was just delivered, and took the straw to stir the fresh cream sprinkled with nuts: "This is not a friend, I don't know why Xiaoman didn't notice it."

"..." The second cousin looked straight at the big lady, and finally came to a conclusion: "Let's wait and see what happens."

As soon as Bo Sheng saw Ji Manli, the lines of his face that had looked a bit cold and rigid became much softer, and the corners of his mouth were raised by 15 degrees.She is wearing a black leather jacket and a gray knitted bottoming shirt today, dark blue leggings on the lower body, a leather belt with a large silver buckle on her waist, and brown thick-heeled riding boots on her feet, which makes the whole person look Even taller.

She raised her brown hair up, revealing her perfectly curved neck and ears, and her fair skin looked a little rosy at the moment.

She came to Ji Manli, pulled out the chair, and sat in the seat by herself.Ji Manli hurriedly handed her the menu and asked, "How did you get here?"

"There is also a pedal station near my old home, so I borrowed one from there."

"Wouldn't it be hot if you wear so much?" Ji Manli looked at Bai Sheng's leather jacket: "Wouldn't it be boring to wear a leather jacket?"

"It's okay," Bai Sheng blinked: "Hurry up and order, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"It's okay," Ji Manli said with a smile, "I'll mark out what you want to eat."

"You can write one for me," Bai Sheng interlocked his fingers and put his hands on the wooden dining table: "I'm not familiar with this store."

"Then help me order a soft slice platter?" Ji Manli flipped through the menu with pictures: "It is spread with mixed liver pate, mentaiko sauce, and smoked salmon spread, and it also includes mashed potatoes, lettuce, and fruit. It looks like it’s cut into pieces, and the drink is within one hundred and one.”

"Well, let's do this." Bai Sheng looked around at the customers in the store: "It seems that most people order fresh milk tea, so I'll also order fresh milk tea."

"Okay." After Ji Manli finished ordering, she stood up and walked to the counter.

But at this time, the two cousins ​​were taking advantage of the favorable location unscrupulously, scanning Bai Sheng with their eyes, as if they wanted to sweep a hot and smoking hole in her body.

"It's not simple, it's not simple, it's not simple!" The second cousin took a hard bite of her thick fried pork cutlet, and served it with shredded lettuce with a little black vinegar.

"I'll just say," the eldest sister who has always destroyed her dignified image (?) in front of her younger sister gave the second sister a smug look: "I'll tell you, it's so obvious that only Ji Manli can't see it, you didn't look at that person Is there a smile on the corner of her mouth? If she didn't have a crush on Ji Manli, I'll help you pay for the air ticket to Europe."

"Damn it, if you bet like this, it's a sure bet!"

He took another bite of the pork chop angrily, feeling the gravy gushing out of his mouth, and the tangled expression on the second cousin's face was both enjoyment and injustice.

Ji Manli came back soon, and as soon as he saw her, Bai Sheng took out his wallet and asked, "How much is my money?"

Ji Manli waved her hand and said, "No need...I'm embarrassed to go to your store often."

Bai Sheng smiled slightly: "Alright then."

She understood that Ji Manli was reluctant to come.

"Why do you suddenly want to go back to the south?" After ordering, chatting while waiting is the best way to kill time.Ji Manli looked at Bai Sheng, and Bo Sheng also stared at her. Originally, she thought it was more polite to look into each other's eyes when talking, but Ji Manli felt a little embarrassed.Even when Bo Sheng looked at her, he was always smiling, gentle, and made her unconsciously relaxed.

"I don't know what to do when I stay in the north." Bai Sheng took the sugar bowl at the side and looked at the granulated sugar inside: "Come back here, at least you will accompany me."

What she said made Ji Manli a little stunned, as if the time and space around her had gone backwards, allowing her to return to the days when she and Bai Sheng went in and out of school together in the first year of high school eight years ago.Wearing a white sports top, black sports pants, pink sneakers.With a bag of swimsuits, I went to the gymnasium for swimming lessons; with a book and pencil case, I went to the art building for music lessons; I took some refrigerated materials, and went to the cooking class to have a go.

In her memory, at least during high school, Bo Sheng was never absent from almost every activity in her life.Perhaps it can also be said that it was Ji Manli who accompanied Bai Sheng all the time.From the original hostility and tolerance, to the sincere friendship and the spirit of adversity in the future, they watched each other grow up.It wasn't until Ji Manli met Ye Yazhu in her second year of high school that she began to focus on her ex-girlfriend.

She suddenly thought of another incident from the past.

At that time, Bo Sheng seemed to ask her, who was the bag of biscuits she brought for.Ji Manli remembered that she smiled sweetly at that time, and said that she would give it to her senior.At that time, did Bo Sheng feel lonely?Ji Manli never walked out of the gate with her after school anymore, because she always went towards her seniors; Ji Manli occasionally made some bad-looking snacks, but they were not friends; Ji Manli tried her best to wear a scarf, Buying high-grade pure wool yarn, spent all of Ji Manli's pocket money; Ji Manli's grades began to decline, and it was not until the third year of high school that she rushed back.

Ji Manli gave up for Ye Yazhu and gave too much.And Bo Sheng... Bo Sheng is just a good friend to her. Obviously, to the adolescent Ji Manli, why is it that a friend is more important than a lover?

Ji Manli unconsciously showed a wry smile, but unfortunately all these efforts in the end were just a fiasco.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that she didn't answer his words, Bo Sheng's eyes seemed lost instead, he stretched out his slender hand and waved it in front of him, trying to catch Ji Manli's attention.

Ji Manli looked up at Bai Sheng in a daze, then shook her head, and changed the subject, "Didn't you say you made a new cake last time, what type is it?"

"I tried the baumkuchen, and put a pickled honey apple in it," Bai Sheng replied, "There is a famous store making this, have you tried it?"

"Yeah," Ji Manli nodded, "I know that, but..." She pursed her lips, showing a smile, halfway through her words, it seemed that she wanted to stimulate Bai Sheng's appetite.

"But what?" Bai Sheng followed her intention and asked.

"But of course you made it delicious."

Ji Manli's tone was sincere, and what he said was so unquestionable that Bai Sheng unconsciously clenched his hands and controlled his mind.

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