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"My 17 years old." Milk tea shop;

The attending physician said that since he was admitted to the hospital for treatment, the condition of the old man Xu is the best today.

Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang accompanied Old Man Xu for a walk in the small garden of the hospital.Not far away, on a cobbled path, a kid with a pothead was playing hopscotch.

The child jumped up and down, moving neatly.Old man Xu likes children, and regardless of the persuasion of the two, he must compete with the Jarhead Boy to jump farther.

Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang had no choice but to let him make trouble.When people are old, they are like children.

When leaving the hospital, the old man hugged Xu Ziqin again and said a lot of words, and finally took Bai Jiang's hand and put it on the back of Xu Ziqin's, and said: "Get along well! Don't fight, you are one year older than Xiaoqin, take good care of him younger brother."

When the nurse sent him to the ward to take medicine and put on an IV, the old man Xu looked back several times without looking back, and finally wiped away his tears and closed the door.

The old man's memory has been stuck in five years ago, and the specific time period is very vague.The attending doctor said that sometimes when the two brothers reconciled as before, and sometimes when the two met each other in battle, anyway, he remembered all the memories of Xu Ziqin in the Bai family clearly.

But the memories are all fragmented, it depends on how he spells them subconsciously.

Xu Ziqin watched the old man drink the medicine and lay down outside the ward, holding the wrinkled and hairy coat tightly in his hands, muttering non-stop: "Peanuts... zongzi... you eat, you eat..."

"Eat, eat." The nurse gently stroked his arm and comforted the old man to close his eyes.

After the effect of the medicine took effect, the old man stabilized.The white sheet undulates evenly, falling asleep.

After Bai Lu took the medicine, she sent a text message to Bai Jiang saying that she was going to buy some milk tea shop on Sanyuan Road, and asked them to come and visit when they had time.

Since the construction of the new school gate of the No. [-] Middle School, Sanyuan Road has transformed into an Internet celebrity snack street in the urban area, changing the previous model of food stalls relying on students to go to school to make profits.

Nowadays, the flow of people has increased sharply. Even if the students are on vacation, people on the street come to order food at various times.

In the car, Bai Jiang found the details page of the milk tea shop on the delivery software, and pushed the phone in front of Xu Ziqin.

The decoration style of the store has changed drastically, it is completely different from the yellow and green decoration style that Xu Ziqin instructed Huang Mao to make five years ago.

The photos are all gray and white in Western Europe, so you don't need to guess to know Bai Jiang's handwriting.

The name of the store is very plain and simple, it is called "My 17 Years Old" milk tea shop.

There is also a plastic big-faced doll as a mascot outside the facade, with a lotus leaf on its head, which looks like a kappa at first glance.Although it is a picture, if you look closely, you can tell that the doll's arms can move.

What a spooky sight a big-headed doll waving its arms like a maneki-neko!

"This is you, doesn't it look like you?" While waiting for the traffic light, Bai Jiang pointed at the mascot with his head sideways.

I?

Xu Ziqin felt 1 aggrieved.

"Don't you think this thing is scary?" Xu Ziqin leaned over and asked, "A big-headed doll, waving at passers-by in the middle of the night, is there such a thing?"

"Take me back to the house at night." Bai Jiang added, "I'm afraid someone will steal you away."

Xu Ziqin: ...

"The old man is not happy!" Bai Jiang smiled, "He said that you paid for the rent of this store, so that my mother can't forget the original. After all, 20 was not a small sum back then. I don't know where they can find it together. toy maker.

According to your appearance, I made a Q-version big-headed villain one-to-one, and put it at the door for offering.When I saw it at first, I also thought that the man with fluttering hands was strange and cautious, but the old man said, this is a handsome and cute cash cow, whoever moves is in a hurry, I can't say no to him. "

Xu Ziqin: ...

Because of that villain in the underworld, Xu Ziqin instantly had a psychological shadow on the milk tea shop, so he stopped going to the milk tea shop and went back home.

Before the two got out of the car, Xu Ziqin's cell phone kept ringing.When he took it out, something in his pocket "popped" to the ground.He bent down to pick it up, put his hands in the air, and stared at it for a long time.

Two brown sugar plums.

He is no longer in the habit of eating candy. It should be that the old man hugged him and stuffed it into his pocket when he left.

Bai Jiang also found it strange, since the old man was admitted to the hospital, Bai Lu went to look after him and talk to him almost every day.

Bai Lu had never heard of the old man hiding candies.The point is that Bai Jiang has never seen him take it out, so it's hidden too deep, right?

The brown sugar plum is locally produced, Xu Ziqin's favorite one back then, and the shelf life is half a year.But the production date on the plastic wrapper was exactly at the beginning of last month.

In other words, since the old man was hospitalized, he would secretly buy a new batch of brown sugar plums every six months and hide them.He was waiting for Xu Ziqin to appear, and stuffed the candy into his pocket with his own hands.

Although the old man pretended that Bai Jiang was Xu Ziqin, he was not stupid, and subconsciously knew very well that Bai Jiang was not Xu Ziqin, and he had only been hiding for a whole year.

"I never told my mother and old man that you like to eat these." Bai Jiang covered Xu Ziqin's hand and rubbed it.

That's strange, there are regular people in the hospital to take care of him, and it is absolutely impossible for the old man to escape from the hospital to buy sugar privately.Someone must have helped him into the hospital regularly.

Who is this guy?

As autumn and winter come, the city ushers in the first snow.This year's first snow was more intense than in previous years, and it turned into cotton balls, and the urban area turned gray overnight.

Mannings’ project came to an end a week ago, and Mannings’ stock price fell to the limit at one point, and shareholders sold their stocks at the lowest price within a week.

ONER and Jinqin Finance took the opportunity to buy at a low price. After acquiring Mannings in one fell swoop, the two companies issued a joint development statement on the smart chip project.

Just yesterday, the three-month chip research and development came to an end. Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang appeared as the two heavyweight guests of the new product launch conference, which caused quite a stir in the industry. The acting CEO of Xu Ziqin directly put Xu Ziqin's life experience on the top of Weibo's hot search.

As soon as the enthusiasm for the new product launch event subsided, a new round of hot searches for the mystery of Xu Ziqin's life experience, the acting CEO of Jinqin Finance, began to sweep over again. The media speculated that the current CEO of Jinqin Finance had derailed in his early years and was an illegitimate child.

But the rumors were quickly dispelled. Fu Annan is still unmarried, how can there be any talk of cheating in marriage?

The heat remained high, and Xu Ziqin, as the person involved, was not in a hurry.He wrapped himself into a ball on the beanbag sofa by the floor-to-ceiling windows, his eyes wandering on the phone, as if expecting a turnaround.

Finally, under the indiscriminate bombardment of calls from countless media and reporters, Qin Yang's call came in, trying to survive in the cracks.

Qin Yang was making a difficult decision, but he had to gnash his teeth. On the Mid-Autumn Festival a few months ago, Kevin gave Qin Yang an in-depth analysis of the pros and cons, but it was second only to the analysis, and the following will cut it in half.

Qin Yang didn't have any more than friend feelings for Fu Annan.The two are still the same as usual, when they meet unexpectedly in the coffee shop, they will say hello awkwardly.

Facing Fu Annan's courteous yet courteous approach, Qin Yang turned a deaf ear to it, and would even avoid it on purpose.

Bai Jiang teased Xu Ziqin more than once: "As expected of Aunt Qin's birth, it's exactly the same as when I was chasing Xu Ziqin back then."

Of course, Bai Jiang only dared to say this in front of Uncle Fu.

Qin Yang pursed her lips: "Xiao Qin, I married Uncle Fu, there should be less negative news about you on the Internet."

Although he was already overjoyed, Xu Ziqin still adhered to his usual calm style of doing things. Looking at Bai Jiang who was grinding coffee for himself, he deliberately paused and switched on the speakerphone: "I'm fine, don't force yourself, I can Bearable."

"Mom, I've made up my mind! Get married!" Qin Yang answered decisively, and hung up the phone.

Afterwards, a piece of Weibo blockbuster-level news reached the top again and went out of the circle smoothly.

[Xu Ziqin's biological mother seems to be responding to rumors of an illegitimate child, and will soon marry Fu Annan, CEO of Jinqin Finance. 】

As soon as Qin Yang agreed on the phone, the next second the hot search was exposed.This speed, as expected, the speed of hot searches is completely in the hands of the gold master's father.

Bai Jiang handed the coffee to Xu Ziqin, and rubbed it sticky on Xu Ziqin's beanbag sofa, intending to hug and kiss him.

But the beanbag sofa is not big, and it can only accommodate one person. As soon as Bai Jiang pushed it up, the sofa was overloaded and couldn't bear it. When he turned it back, the two of them rolled up and down on the carpet.

The plush carpet was warm, and the two leaned against each other for a long time before stretching their arms comfortably.

"Isn't it good for us to play tricks on my mother?" Xu Ziqin lightly sat on his lap, wrapping his hands around his neck.

Bai Jiang kissed the corner of his mouth, and didn't let him down, and got up straight away.Xu Ziqin was so frightened that he hugged his hands even tighter, his legs were like hooks, and his whole body hung directly on him.

Bai Jiang walked to the coffee table and took a sip of black coffee.

Xu Ziqin was stunned: "Didn't you drink Flat White? Changed it?"

"No." Bai Jiang rubbed, "With you, we can drink whatever we want."

"Hey, you haven't answered me yet." Xu Ziqin whispered in his ear.

Bai Jiang fell down on the sofa, with his arms around his waist, just in time for Xu Ziqin to lie on his body like a kitten.

Snow flutters outside the window, wrapped in plain silver.The aroma of coffee in the room was overflowing, and the warm breath was roasted on the top of the head, and the heart was beating extremely fast.

Bai Jiang hooked his chin, and kissed him upside down: "Sweet one."

Xu Ziqin's body became hot from the kiss, and the heat of the earth baked it. The two of them rolled on the sofa several times, and they were sweating. Their faces and necks were red, extremely attractive.

"It's all right." Bai Jiang took off the young master's coat and carried him to roll the sheets, "Let Uncle Fu and Aunt Qin handle this matter, so don't worry about it. You should take good care of our affairs Bar!"

It was snowy, and the streets were covered with a thick layer of snow.

Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang, one black and one white, crushed the street.The difference from back then was that the boy who liked to wear white wore a suit of black, replaced by his cold and decisive protective color.

The financial studios of Wang Zijie and Shen Tiandong are also on the right track. After they paired up, their business ability is outstanding, and orders come one after another.

Although they are currently taking orders from some small and medium-sized companies, they can develop the studio so well within three months. My father is still two newcomers who are less than 25 in a row, and he is already a leader in the industry.

With the howling wind, Bai Jiang pulled off his coat and wrapped Xu Ziqin in his coat.The two stepped on the snow, jumping and jumping, few people walked on the road, and no one paid attention to them.

Bai Jiang and Xu Ziqin bit their ears: "The tickets have already been bought. I have discussed with my uncle. After the new year, the four of us will go to Beijing first, then to the United States, and finally fly to the United Kingdom. Make up for the five years!"

"Change your name." Xu Ziqin said, "Uncle, uncle, it feels like a middle-aged man has been inserted into our group."

Entering the hospital, Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang took off their coats and put them on their wrists.A familiar figure and old man Xu sat side by side by the window, eating oranges and watching the snow, talking and laughing.

The old man smiled so much that his face shrunk together, while the old lady beside him looked rich.The earlobe is very long, and he smiles amiably, like a Maitreya Buddha.

Mrs. Kim?

"Aren't you going in?" the nurse who made the ward rounds passed by and asked.

Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang put their index fingers on their mouths at the same time, signaling her to keep silent.

Bai Jiang looked up into the room and asked the nurse what was going on.The nurse glanced at the room and let go of her grudge: "Hey! It's okay! The old people like to chat together and join in the fun. I heard that Mrs. Jin has a big mansion in the city center, but I'm going through the handover procedures these days. sold."

"Sold?" Xu Ziqin asked.

Nurse: "I heard that she is going back to Shanghai. She has a son who is engaged in real estate development in Pudong, so he can spend his old age there peacefully. What do you want to stay here alone and helpless? Although the old saying is good, old people It’s great to return the fallen leaves to their roots. But even in my hometown, without family members, it’s still duckweed.”

After leaving Bishuiwan, Xu Ziqin never saw Mrs. Jin again.After returning to China, he went to the nearby community to look for her several times, but the property security said that the old lady had moved out a few years ago, and she didn't live there anymore, and the house was rented to a family of migrant workers.

The security guard didn't know where to move.The security guard said: "Such a big house, living alone! How can I get used to it!"

Bai Jiang wanted to push the door, but was stopped by Xu Ziqin, he didn't want to break the atmosphere.

The nurse went to the next door to check the room, and saw that the two were still watching outside, and chatted with them again: "The two were patients before, and the old man Xu and the old lady Jin often chatted together when they were just hospitalized. What, we chatted all afternoon, talking and laughing.

When old man Xu was chatting, he couldn't tell that he had dementia at all.Later, Mrs. Jin was discharged from the hospital, and the relationship between the two of them was still very good. Mrs. Jin brought some fruit every now and then to visit him for tonic.I don't know, I thought they were a couple. "

The nurse sighed: "It's a pity that Mrs. Jin has gone to Shanghai, and Mr. Xu is alone."

The secret of Grandpa Bai knowing that Xu Ziqin likes to eat brown sugar plums is because he met Mrs. Jin!

It was Mrs. Jin who brought brown sugar plums to Grandpa Bai every now and then. When the answer was revealed, Xu Ziqin choked up for a while.

Xu Ziqin had walked the dog for Mrs. Jin before. In the past, Mrs. Jin often said that with Xu Ziqin to accompany her to chat occasionally, she lived in a humane way in the community.

But then Xu Ziqin went abroad quietly, and Mrs. Jin moved out without any ties.

The old lady Jin is noble and elegant, and behaves like a rich wife from a rich family. She has always dismissed the sloppy old man.

He can chat with the old man Xu who has no culture and only knows how to buy soy milk and fried dough sticks, probably because he has a common topic.

Mrs. Jin knew about Xu Ziqin's life in the Qin family.

Old man Xu knew about Xu Ziqin's life in the Bai family.

Once the information of the two people was connected, Xu Ziqin's entire 17-year-old life was pieced together.

He was in a trance at that moment, remembering the name of the milk tea shop: my 17 years old.

When I was 17 years old, I met those people. Perhaps they are fleeting in my memory, but I have always been the most precious memory that cannot be erased in their memory.

The fine snow was flying, Xu Ziqin was on the aisle of the windowsill of the inpatient department, looking out of the small window, an adult man led a Shiba Inu into the car, and the old lady Jin staggered behind, and a second before she stepped into the car, she trembled Turning his head precariously, he waved to the old man upstairs, with a bright smile, and declared his last farewell.

Mrs. Jin: "Goodbye by fate!"

The farewell between the elderly is even more precious, because the next time they see each other, maybe they will never see each other again.

Xu Ziqin didn't go to see Mrs. Jin off, but just watched her get into the car from a distance.The car slowly went away, turning into a little black in the white world.The wheels pressed through the snow marks, leaving a mark that was neither deep nor shallow.

The snow drifts silently, and will eventually drown the past.

"Don't you want to say goodbye?" Bai Jiang held a snowflake in his hand and watched it melt in his palm.

Xu Ziqin smiled: "Will we see each other again after we say goodbye? It's good to keep 17-year-old Xu Ziqin in her memory."