Between lines

The snow in this city is so stingy, it's all fine snow particles.

The snow that falls in Xu Shaohua's hometown is called heavy, and it's all heavy snow. Xu Shaohua sometimes wonders why the difference is not too far, but the snow is not the same?

It seems that in the city, you don’t need to buy too thick down jackets, and there are air conditioners everywhere.Families with slightly better conditions have also installed floor heating.

Xu Shaohua didn't have a shop, he didn't think it was necessary, it wasn't cold at all, it was a waste to use that kind of natural gas heating.

But Chen Tingbai was different. I don't know if it was because of the cold air or because he had too many things to do and he didn't have enough rest. He really fell ill.

It's not a serious illness, and I don't even need to go to the hospital.It is that his resistance is too weak, and he will be blown down when the cold air comes.At first it was just a sore throat, but the fever caused by inflammation later turned into a bad cold.

In order for Chen Tingbai to have a good rest, Hu Cong discussed with Mr. Lu, and simply hung a sign on the door of Zili to close the business ahead of time, and wait until the eighth day of the first lunar month to open again.

It wasn't until Chen Tingbai wandered around that he realized that Zili had been closed for several days.

——What about Xu Shaohua?

For the past two days, I have been sleeping groggyly, and I don't know where to throw my phone. I don't know if Xu Shaohua knows that he is sick?Don't run away.

Of course Xu Shaohua ran away and lost his temper.

Since the project was established in his hands, the overtime hours have been getting longer and longer.On the day Chen Tingbai just fell ill, he came out of the company at nine o'clock, and it was almost ten o'clock when he arrived at the writing.

When he arrived, the gate was closed tightly, and there was no dim warm light in the past. He hooked his head and looked in. Even the green plants in the garden were covered with a layer of black anti-freeze nets.

Xu Shaohua was a little angry, obviously he wouldn't close the door so early.But looking back, the recent weather was indeed a bit cold for Chen Tingbai, and it was normal to go home early.

But Xu Shaohua didn't work overtime the next day, and the door was still closed when he got to the word.He stood at the door of Zili, he didn't know whether he was cold or angry, half of his head huddled in the turtleneck sweater shook twice.

He took out his phone and called Chen Tingbai. The phone rang for a long time before answering. Before the other party could say anything, Xu Shaohua scolded: "Damn! Chen Tingbai gave you a face, didn't you! I'm off work It would be better for you to run into the text, and close the door without saying a word?"

The person on the other side paused for a while before speaking, but it was Hu Cong who spoke: "The boss is sick, and the word says that the holiday is early, you should go home quickly, it's quite cold outside."

ah?I'm sick, Chen Tingbai is really easy to get sick.

It was only a few months since Xu Shaohua knew Chen Tingbai, but Chen Tingbai had been sick several times.

He saw that Chen Tingbai was dying of illness, so he calmed down immediately, told Hu Cong to take good care of Chen Tingbai, and then hung up the phone.

After getting to know Chen Tingbai, for a long time Xu Shaohua looked down on Chen Tingbai from the bottom of his heart, thinking that he would just be reincarnated.

A big family and a big business can let him be a small boss leisurely, anyway, there is no shortage of his bowl of white rice at home, but recently, Xu Shaohua watched a little-known artwork pass by Chen Tingbai's hands, It became so sought after that even the artist was featured in magazines.

At this point, Xu Shaohua had to admit that the man in the wheelchair was much stronger than himself.

"Writing, between the lines, between the lines, it's really a good place." Xu Shaohua smoked a cigarette, looked at the plaque in the writing, muttered something in a low voice, then turned his head and walked away.

In the next few days, Xu Shaohua never went to Zili again, nor did he receive any news from Chen Tingbai.

Xu Shaohua was thinking, if there is no news, it should be good news. At least his boss didn't show a sad expression, so he should be recuperating at home.

Chen Tingbai got better, and felt his head cleared up a bit, at least it was no longer a mess, but his voice was still hoarse, and he still coughed occasionally until his face flushed.

He asked Hu Cong to find the mobile phone for him. The mobile phone was turned off, and it was turned on after charging for a while.In the social software, there is nothing but work, and when I click on the dialog box with Xu Shaohua, there is nothing

Chen Tingbai asked Hu Cong: "Hasn't Xu Shaohua called?"

People will influence each other, Chen Tingbai watched Xu Shaohua smoke every day, and he would want to smoke a cigarette even when he was bored, even though he was not addicted to cigarettes.

Very suddenly, indescribably irritated.

Fortunately, Hu Cong told the truth, he called, the night Chen Tingbai developed a high fever.

Chen Tingbai was instantly happy, and those sudden thoughts of wanting to smoke a cigarette subsided in an instant.In the next moment, the phone interface turned into a call interface, and Chen Tingbai couldn't even remember when he dialed out.

Xu Shaohua was cooking in the kitchen. When he heard the call, the pot was hot and he couldn't answer the call, so he just waited for the call to ring for a while and called back by himself.

But after cooking and clearing the cooking table, he forgot, and only remembered after eating, as if someone called him just now, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone to check, it was Chen Tingbai.

——If you can call me, it means you are all right, right?

The call was made, and it was connected quickly.The voice of Chen Tingbai on the opposite side was transmitted to the receiver immediately: "Shao Hua, have you eaten yet?"

But the tone is still very gentle, slowly, warmly, with a little hoarseness after recovering from illness.

Xu Shaohua was in a good mood. He got his salary slip today, and the numbers on it made him feel better physically and mentally. He even spoke to Chen Tingbai with a gentler tone: "Isn't this just cooking, so I didn't answer the phone. You are much better ?"

It was easy for Chen Tingbai to hear that Xu Shaohua was in a good mood. After not hearing the voice of the person he missed for a long time, his mood became even better.He answered him in a low voice: "It's much better, but my voice is still a little hoarse, and I don't have a fever today."

Chen Tingbai heard the sound of a lighter on the other end of the phone, and thought that Xu Shaohua must be smoking.

Xu Shaohua heard a suppressed cough on the other end of the phone, thinking that Chen Tingbai must be feeling better today, so he called himself.Chen Tingbai's own voice was still hoarse, and he was obviously more uncomfortable than anyone else, but he did not forget to tell Xu Shaohua to be careful not to catch a cold because of the cold weather recently.

This city is too big, Xu Shaohua has been working hard in this city for too long, and he has forgotten what it feels like to be remembered and cared about.

"Xiaobai, do you want to drink rock sugar pears?" Xu Shaohua thought of the pears bought at a discount from the supermarket the day before yesterday in the refrigerator, but after he finished speaking, he felt that his tongue might have its own thoughts. How could he ask such a question? Kind of mindless question.Chen Ting, how could the Bai family be short of this bowl of rock candy pears.

But Chen Tingbai said he thought about it, Chen Tingbai also thought about the time when he would be injured, Xu Shaohua's rustling red bean soup, and the sick rice cooked by Mr. Lu these two days were so weak that it almost faded out of his mouth. Here comes the bird. "But why are you here now? I heard from Hu Cong that it's snowing."

Xu Shaohua opened the curtains and looked. There were only a few snow particles floating outside, and the ground was only covered with a thin layer. It was nothing to him who rolled in the snow since he was a child.

"It's okay, it's not too big, I'll take a taxi later." Xu Shaohua smiled, and then told Chen Tingbai to rest well, and then let Hu Cong go downstairs to get it later, he didn't have to go downstairs.

Sydney is cut into small pieces and rolled up and down in the sugar water, and then the sweet aroma diffuses out.

Xu Shaohua was thinking that there was nothing wrong with being with Chen Tingbai. He always thought that if he was with Chen Tingbai, he would face embarrassment and inconvenience, but it seemed that there were no such troubles at all. Instead, Chen Tingbai helped I saved myself a lot, a bowl of ice sugar pears is nothing.

It was very late that night, and Hu Cong went downstairs secretly, and brought up a thermos, which contained a bowl of rock sugar pears at just the right temperature.Hu Cong carried Chen Tingbai into the wheelchair and pushed him to the window.Opening the curtains, Chen Tingbai saw the person he was thinking of standing downstairs.

Seeing Chen Tingbai pulling the curtains downstairs, Xu Shaohua waved his hands vigorously, raising both arms high.Chen Tingbai also raised his left hand and waved vigorously, worried that Xu Shaohua would not be able to see him through the window, so he pushed the window open again.

The cold wind outside suddenly blew on Chen Tingbai's face, making him cough.He coughed so hard that some urine even leaked out, but he didn't feel it himself.

Seeing Chen Tingbai coughing, Xu Shaohua quickly called Chen Tingbai: "Aren't you stupid, just blowing cold wind! I saw you waving your hands, and quickly close the window!"

Chen Tingbai was panting a bit, and he closed his mouth for a while before speaking: "Is it cold?"

Xu Shaohua saw Hu Cong close the window, and heard that Chen Tingbai had stopped coughing so much and his tone was not so fierce. He kicked the snow on the ground one after another: "It's not cold, the snow here is too cold." I'm too small, not as big as my hometown, you see I'm only wearing a sweater."

In the past, Chen Tingbai was not afraid of the cold, and he only wore a sweater and a coat in winter.But after being injured, I have to wear more clothes, and the weather in places where I can't feel it is really cold, and I can't tell how uncomfortable it is.

He looked at Xu Shaohua downstairs, feeling indescribably envious, but he felt as if he had already drank rock candy pears. "Go back quickly, you're still at work tomorrow. Do you want Hu Cong to see you off?"

Xu Shaohua thought for a while and replied: "Come on, let him take good care of you at home, I can go back by myself at this point."

The two people went upstairs and downstairs, across the phone, raised their arms again and waved to each other, and then said goodbye.

the next day.Teacher Lu saw a cleaned thermos in the sink and asked his son where it came from. Chen Tingbai smiled and said nothing.

However, Teacher Lu discovered that his son was actually writing the Spring Festival couplets for the New Year himself.

It's been too long since she saw her son writing these festive things at the table, and it's been too long since she saw such a warm scene in this home.I didn't know what to say for a while, and I was even afraid that I would be too excited to embarrass Chen Tingbai. After watching for a long time, I couldn't say a word, so I could only gently close the door again.