haphazard

Chapter 3

Xu Yu was taken aback, turned his head quickly, and looked at the person who came, it was Tong Lianwei.

[It scares me. ] Xu Yu gestured.

Tong Lianwei rubbed his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I didn't agree to call you, I thought you were leaving. But when I turned around and saw you standing here in a daze at the intersection, just... what happened?" He Looking curiously at the road over there, there was nothing but a few people passing by sporadically.

Xu Yu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered something from the past." ]

"So..." Tong Lianwei nodded his head and said, "I just saw that you didn't eat much at my house. Maybe the food didn't suit your appetite. I bought some more food. You Take it back and eat."

[No need. ] Xu Yu was a little helpless, [I eat that much is enough. ]

Tong Lianwei sighed, "Okay, as long as you are full."

Xu Yu didn't return, turned and left.Tong Lianwei didn't answer any more, and followed behind him silently.

[Okay, just send it here. ] Xu Yu turned around and signaled that he didn't need to send any more.

Tong Lianwei glanced at the street, it was two streets away from Xu Yu's house.He said, "It's still some distance from your home, and you know it's not safe here at night, so it's fine if I give you a little more."

Xu Yu looked at him and sighed, [Tong Lianwei... I am a grown man, not a little girl.Moreover, I have lived here for more than twenty years, and I know what the old Qiushui District is like, and I know what to do.Also, I'm not what I was when I was a kid, it's okay. ]

"That's not what I meant..." Tong Lianwei nodded and understood, his tone was a little embarrassed, "Then if you need help, you must find me."

Xu Yu waved his hands impatiently, turned around and left.Recently, I feel more and more that Tong Lianwei is mother-in-law, and when facing him, he always falters and doesn't speak out.

But he wouldn't ask, unless Tong Lianwei wanted to tell him.

Xu Yu slowly returned to the shop, opened the door, tidied up, and ordered himself a bowl of plain noodles.

The meals at Tong Lianwei's house were really not to my liking, too much salt, too salty.

In the middle of the night, two or three guests came to open the room, with their female companions, and made noises impatiently before the door was closed tightly.Xu Yu felt annoyed, so he took a bench and sat by the door, looking at the sky in the distance.

In the distance of the low-rise buildings is the colorful and beautiful Xinqiushui District, which illuminates half of the night sky and even the stars are eclipsed.

Xu Yu closed his eyes.

The pictures that still have impressions in memory are covered with a layer of frosted glass, and only vague figures can be glimpsed fighting together, accompanied by broken porcelain, women's cries, and the night scene of Xinqiushui District that I can't forget until now .

Xu Yu felt that he wouldn't be able to sleep again tonight, so he picked up the noodles in the bowl that he hadn't finished eating, and brought them into the kitchen without any appetite.

It doesn't matter what's going on tonight, anyway, the rainy season is coming soon, and at this time of the year, I often suffer from pain in the middle of the night and can't sleep, I'm already used to it.

The rainy season was just around the corner, and Xu Yu wiped the counter with a rag, looking at the pattering rain outside, feeling inexplicably irritable.It has been down for a week, and according to the weather forecast, it will continue for about half a month.

After he took care of the hygiene, he looked at the time, it was still early, it was four o'clock in the afternoon, why not go out and do some shopping.After thinking about it, he took a black umbrella, closed the store and went.

When passing by the canteen of Tong Lianwei's house, I saw a familiar man wearing a black suit and looking very straight.Compared with the downcast and sickly look when we first met, his expression is much sharper now.He was also wearing a watch, which he didn't recognize, but it looked expensive.

It is a good watch.

The man was standing at the entrance of the canteen, and a bodyguard beside him was holding an umbrella for him.No matter how you look at it, it feels out of place here.

Xu Yu frowned and was about to take a detour, but suddenly found that the man turned his head and saw him.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "What a coincidence, Boss Xu, are you out shopping?"

Xu Yu could only smile and nodded.

At this time Tong Lianwei happened to come out of the store and gave Xie Cheng, "Mr. Xie, we only have so much cigarettes left. I don't know why the goods I bought last time have sold out so fast recently. There are only two boxes left in stock." As he spoke, Xu Yu suddenly caught sight of Xu Yu from the corner of his eye, and changed the subject, "Hey, Xu Yu, are you going shopping?"

Xu Yu couldn't leave at all now, he sighed in his heart, but without showing any emotion on his face, he nodded again.

"You know each other?" Xie Cheng looked back and forth between the two.

"Hey, after all, we are in the same district and went to the same school, so we almost grew up together." Tong Lianwei answered subconsciously, and then realized it, a little surprised, "Mr. Xie knows Xu Yu?"

Xie Cheng smiled, looked at Xu Yu and looked away, "I'm not very familiar with him. Once I was delayed by some things, so I stayed in his hotel for one night. The environment is not bad, so I will remember it. Besides. ....." He paused, and there was some thoughtfulness in his tone, "Boss Xu is a good man."

"So that's how it is." Tong Lianwei smiled, "Don't look at him like this, he has a meticulous heart. He does all the care there by himself. Mr. Xie really picked the right place."

"Really?" Xie Cheng said with intriguing meaning, "It is indeed fate."

Xu Yu could tell there was something in the words at once. He hurried forward and said to Tong Lianwei in sign language, interrupting what he was about to say, for fear of revealing more.

Tong Lianwei immediately understood, "Wait for me to go to the store to get it right away." Then he turned his head and smiled apologetically at Xie Cheng, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xie, just wait for me."

Xie Cheng didn't answer, he seemed to turn his head to look at Xu Yu, but his eyes fell on the alley behind him, and he said to himself with deep meaning, "The weather will change as soon as it changes."

Xu Yu subconsciously followed his gaze and turned to look, but there was nothing.The rain seems to be falling harder, and the pattering sound can be heard when it hits the dilapidated streets and alleys.

"Boss Tong, I want all these cigarettes. I still have some things to do. Let's go first. My assistant will discuss the specific matters with you." Xie Cheng walked into the store, stood there and greeted him without waiting for anyone. He replied, took the umbrella and left alone, and smiled at Xu Yu before leaving.

Xu Yu watched him leave, feeling a little baffled in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was so strange.

Suddenly, a bad thought came to his mind, and he quickly suppressed that thought.But he couldn't help looking at the place in Xinqiushui District in a daze, and he didn't come back to his senses until Tong Lianwei stretched out his hand and patted him.

"What's wrong with you? I called you several times but didn't answer me." Tong Lianwei looked at him worriedly, with a nervous expression on his face, "Is it because I'm too tired recently, or it's raining and I have a headache and can't sleep. Do you want me to go there again?" I found that old man in the alley to prescribe tranquilizing medicine, and his medicine is quite effective, I remember."

What Tong Lianwei was talking about was Mingzhu Lane, the dirtiest alley in the old Qiushui District.It is ironic to say that this name was obtained, it is obviously the most beautiful place in the old Qiushui District, but it is called Mingzhu.But there is an old man inside who is very powerful, his medical skills are very good, although the room is full of unknown flowers and plants, but with his collocation, it is very easy to use and can cure all diseases.But one thing is that the old man has a bad temper, so it is better for him to go to the clinic run by the street in the old Qiushui district to get treatment, so as to avoid his harsh words.

[No need. ] Xu Yu shook his head and refused, [I haven't had a bad headache recently, and I can sleep well at night, so give me something. ]

"Okay." Tong Lianwei handed him the things, "If you feel uncomfortable, come to me at any time, don't carry it hard."

Xu Yu didn't reply after taking it. He held up his umbrella and rushed back. When he was about to get home, he glanced at the Xinqiushui District in the distance.