Years are warm

Xie Zhiyao remembered that the first time she talked with Xie Yuanhong about the past after returning to China was a sunny afternoon in the autumn of Shenning.

Autumn in Shenning is always dry, and the curtains of the studio are drawn, so the sunlight splashes all over the floor through the cleaned floor-to-ceiling windows.

"What do you want to drink?" Xie Zhiyao stood in front of the water dispenser, turned his head and asked his father sitting on the sofa, "Water, tea or coffee are available."

The assistant was dismissed by her with an excuse, and now there are only father and daughter in the studio.

It is said to be a studio, but in fact the place where they are now is also a small living room.The small studio that Xu Huai'an prepared for her at home is usually used for drawing things she likes, such as daily character sketches, and the ring design for the marriage proposal later.And the studio outside is more for daily work.

Xie Yuanhong looked at the layout calmly, paused for a while before saying: "Water is fine."

The father and daughter are no longer talking about everything as they were when they were teenagers. Xie Zhiyao took two cups of warm water and put them on the coffee table.

In fact, there is nothing to say about those things. What happened a long time ago is irreversible, and there is no need for compensation for a long time. It is just a cliché to talk about it now.

Xie Yuanhong pushed a small box he brought to her.

"You should... remember this."

Xie Zhiyao lowered his eyes, groping for the cup with his fingertips.

Of course she remembered this thing.

It was what grandpa said he would leave it to her before he passed away, but she didn't come back at that time, and she also confiscated the box when it was handed over by Xie Yuanhong.

But she opened it and looked at it, and there was a key inside.

"Your grandfather said... this kind of thing can only be given to you. He... wants to say sorry to you, and please admit his mistake on his behalf."

As soon as these words came out, Xie Zhiyao couldn't guess who it was about.

People are always doing various multiple-choice questions in their lives. No one knows whether they are right or wrong at the moment of making a choice. Is it wrong?How many people can bow their heads and admit their mistakes in the first place?

It's probably more about constantly making excuses and trying to convince myself that it's not my fault.

But there is always an end to the constant self-paralysis. If you make a mistake, you will be wrong. No matter how long you avoid it, you will have to face the mistakes of the past one day.Facing these mistakes is not reconciliation with oneself.

The old man has been stubborn and paranoid for most of his life. Even though he said he didn't see him, he still bowed his head in the end.

In all fairness, Xie Zhiyao's feelings for him are not very deep, and he was even resentful for a time because he meddled in his own affairs without permission.

This is the last side, but when she saw the key left behind, she couldn't help but sigh.

Why bother?

Whether it is apology or remorse, everything that is late is meaningless.

She didn't say much to her father, she just replied vaguely that she would go and have a look when she had time, then turned around and gave the key to Gu Xinci who was returning home, and then didn't ask any more questions.

At the end of May next year, Xu Huai'an put aside the work at hand and asked Xie Zhiyao if he wanted to go out for a vacation, which could also be regarded as collecting folk songs.At that time, Xie Zhiyao had just finished leading a group of students, and he was still bored in the studio struggling to figure out the manuscript to be handed over to Wen Sen at the end of the year. Hearing what she said, he agreed.

Although it can be regarded as the off-season of the industry, Xie Zhiyao still couldn't help asking when booking the ticket: "Xiao An, are you just throwing the company to Si Nian?"

The year before last, Ye Sinian was transferred from Linjiang to take charge of Shenning's business with Xu Huai'an. Since Xu Huai'an left, wouldn't the matter just be left to her?

Xu Huaian threw the towel to wipe his hair aside, and stretched out his hand to lift up the kitten who was wandering around on the coffee table, letting it lie on his lap in a peaceful manner, and said: "She used to use the excuse of appointments and various anniversaries. There are many times when things are returned to me, and this time it is considered a courtesy."

She had just taken a shower, her long hair was loose and still a little wet, the kitten grabbed her hand with its four paws, meowing aggrievedly.The corner of Xu Huaian's mouth hooked, and he let go of it and ran away.

The cat ran away, but she was pressed on the sofa by Xie Zhiyao.

"You should have blown your hair, or you might catch a cold."

Xu Huai'an was pressed down by her and lowered his head, obediently closing his eyes.

The first stop was chosen by Xie Zhiyao himself, and he went back to Huaichuan.

It's not a long holiday. There are not many people at the high-speed rail station. After leaving the station, there are even few taxi drivers soliciting customers.

Holding the suitcase in one hand, Xu Huaian lowered his head and replied a message, but when he turned around, he found that Xie Zhiyao hadn't followed.

"Ayao?"

"Huh?" Xie Zhiyao came back to his senses, smiled at her and raised his hand to make a square, "Xiao An, look, is it the same as when we came here in high school? It feels like this place has not changed for so many years."

Xu Huai'an followed her gaze and saw that the sky was reddened by the setting sun, but under the layers of hanging clouds, it was smudged with a little bit of pink.

In fact, it may not have changed, the sky is still the same sky, and the person is still the same person, so even if the things around us are different, some things remain the same forever.

The two elders of Xu's family are getting old, and sometimes their memory is not very good, but when they see the two of them back, they can still explain the past clearly in their spare time.

They also took time to go to Grandma Lin's place.

Xiaocheng's dialect was as soft and glutinous as he remembered, Xie Zhiyao pursed his lips slightly, but when he came back to his senses, he found that the two of them looked at him together at some point.

There was a look of surprise in the old man's cloudy eyes, and she raised her head slightly, as if carefully looking at the pretty young woman in front of her.

Xie Zhiyao's throat moved, feeling a little nervous for no reason.She looked at Xu Huai'an, and slowly took two steps forward.

Then she saw the old man smiling at her.

Although she still spoke in a local accent that she couldn't quite understand, she saw the same kindness as before in those cloudy eyes.

Xie Zhiyao suddenly let go of her heart, her eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved, and she lowered her head consciously.The old man stroked the top of her hair with his rough fingertips, then took the two of their hands, overlapping them and patted them lightly.

This is probably the best answer.

At the end of the holiday, Li Siyuan just sent them a message, saying that there was a class reunion this weekend afternoon, and asked them if they would come. It happened that they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Xie Zhiyao looked at the news, turned his head and asked Xu Huaian if he had time.

In the end, she took a month's leave. Although it was the off-season of the industry, it was estimated that if she would not go back, Ye Sinian might come to arrest her.

Xu Huaian pushed the suitcase into the room, thought for a while and said, "Maybe I have to go to the company to have a look first, you go first, I'll be there later."

Xie Zhiyao said hello.

Many people haven't seen each other for several years, and it's inevitable that they will be unfamiliar when they see each other again, but fortunately, there are some people who are enlivening the atmosphere, so it's not embarrassing.Li Siyuan, the squad leader, could only sit on the side because she was waiting for a certain family member to come late, but she didn't care much about it, so she found a spare time

Ask Xie Zhiyao.

"Hey, where's Huai'an? Didn't you both come?"

"She's gone to the company, come here later." Xie Zhiyao said so, and poured himself a glass of juice.

Someone came over to say hello on the way, and she looked up, vaguely feeling that the man in front of her looked familiar.Later, when he heard him bring the topic to this side several times, Xie Zhiyao suddenly remembered who this person was.

That anonymous confession letter.

Xie Zhiyao glanced at him, and silently raised his hand and put it on the table before he spoke again.

The ring finger of the left hand shines brightly under the light.

The man became dumb for a moment, he opened his mouth, and finally he could only scratch his head in embarrassment and said, "You, are you married?"

These words were like thunder on the ground, many people were stunned for a moment, and then started chattering again.

Li Siyuan, who was at the edge of the crowd, suffocated her cheeks from laughing, and couldn't help patting Zhao Mingzhe's thigh several times.

The corner of Zhao Mingzhe's mouth twitched, he grabbed her hand and threw it back.

"Pat your own!"

It really doesn't hurt!

There were many gossipers in the crowd, chasing Xie Zhiyao to ask when they got married and who the other party was.

Xie Zhiyao smiled and said, "It happened last year."

As for people...

Before anyone could complain about her being too appetizing, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Xie Zhiyao glanced back, and couldn't help laughing out loud.She stood up in the eyes of all the people, walked slowly to the man, pretended to be angry and said: "Why are you so slow?" As she spoke, she reached out and tugged at the corner of her clothes.

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

Countless eyes wandered back and forth on the faces of the two of them.

Xu Huaian was taken aback for a moment, she lowered her eyes, glanced at the ring on Xie Zhiyao's knuckles, and looked at the reactions of the group of people, vaguely guessing something.

She took out the hand that was in her pocket and held the other's hand.

"My God..." You saw the ring on her right hand with sharp eyes, and exclaimed subconsciously.

"Hmm... Although I think you should be familiar with her, I'd like to introduce you." Xie Zhiyao narrowed his eyes, raised the hands they held, and said with a smile, "My love, Xu Huai'an."

Everyone was quiet for a moment, and whoever blurted out the first thing, and then the whole private room exploded.

After all, who would have thought of such a thing?

"I knew it would not be so straightforward." Xie Zhiyao curled his lips when he left, and muttered something in a low voice.

He was interrogated until the end.

Xu Huai'an just laughed, and let her grab his hand and shake it around.

There were already students going back to school in twos and threes on the road, and the street lights on the side were on, and the warm yellow light fell on the pedestrians on the road.

The trance seems to be still yesterday.

Xie Zhiyao quietly turned his face to look at Xu Huai'an next to him, and then looked at the young smiling faces walking in the lights, bending his eyes and slowly tightening the hands of the two interlocking fingers.

No matter when you look back on the long years, fortunately, one or two good things in life are all due to you.

that's enough.