Chapter 28 The resurgence

Li Wenyu’s head hurt so much that it was about to split.

He beat his head twice in the darkness before finally waking up from the bizarre dream. The clothes on his body were still intact, and he was the only one on the bed. The curtains were tightly blocked from the light outside, and the room was no different from the night. The darkness kept his chaotic mind confused for a few seconds, and then he got up and looked for his phone. After searching for a long time, he only found a glass of cool water on the bedside table.

He was indeed very thirsty, so he took a sip first, then got up and walked to the door of the room.

After opening the door, Li Wenyu was first stung by the sudden light, and then he felt the coldness of his bare feet on the floor. He shuddered and scanned around but didn't see Pei Xin's figure, so he had to take three steps and then two steps to sit on the sofa.

Fortunately, he found his mobile phone in the crack of the sofa. When he looked at the time, he found that it was almost ten o'clock.

He frowned and secretly sighed that drinking was a waste of time. He had to go to the game arcade to work. So I quickly went to the bathroom, washed my face and walked towards the door. However, before I could touch the door handle, the door was opened from the outside.

Pei Xin was carrying breakfast. When he opened the door, he saw Li Wenyu putting on his shoes in a panic. He couldn't help but curled his lips in disgust: "What are you doing?"

Li Wenyu hurriedly grabbed his coat: "I have to go. You'll be late for work soon."

The displeasure on Pei Xin's face became more obvious, and his voice became darker: "I told you not to go to work."

Li Wenyu didn't bother to tell him more and put on his coat haphazardly. Stepping out the door: "I'm leaving."

Pei Xin thrust one of the breakfasts into his hand with a cold expression. Li Wenyu felt a heavy weight in his hand. When he came to his senses, he saw that Pei Xin had already walked in and was about to close the door.

He touched the tip of his nose awkwardly and uttered four words very quickly: "Yesterday, happy birthday."

Pei Xin closed the door for a moment and snorted: "You wish someone a happy birthday with just four words. "

Li Wenyu's expression was quite serious: "What kind of gift do you want..."

Pei Xin interrupted him impatiently: "Go to work first and talk about it later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he closed the door with a bang. , the door breeze swept across the tip of Li Wenyu's nose.

But this "turn back" came quickly.

Today is Li Wenyu's last day at work a year ago. Business in the arcade is good, and Uncle Qin is also helping. When people are busy, they always feel that time passes quickly. Li Wenyu received a text message from Pei Xin at 6:20. The content was very concise: Have you got off work yet?

Li Wenyu replied honestly and quickly.

Pei Xin: The alleyway coffee shop is waiting for you.

There is a very tall ginkgo tree at the entrance of the alley, and a coffee shop is opened next to the ginkgo tree, called Ginkgo Coffee.

When Li Wenyu arrived at the coffee shop at half past six, he was holding the red envelope issued by Uncle Qin in his hand, and saw Pei Xinzheng lazily looking at his mobile phone with his head down through the glass window.

He pushed the door open and walked in. The wind chimes at the door rang loudly, and the boss smiled and said hello at the front desk. The decoration style of the coffee shop is minimalist, but it also has red window grilles because of the Spring Festival. Although it doesn't match, it looks like a different kind of festive feeling.

Li Wenyu sat across from Pei Xin, who was still replying text messages with his head down, looking unhappy. After several minutes, the boss came over and asked if he wanted to order. Pei Xin finally raised his head and raised his chin to signal Li Wenyu to order casually.

Li Wenyu listened to the boss's recommendation and ordered two cups of cappuccino, and then said to Pei Xin: "I have to go home for dinner today."

Pei Xin had a self-satisfied expression on his face: "When did I say I wanted to go with you? Have you eaten?"

Li Wenyu glanced at the boss's walking away and said calmly: "I mean I'm going home after leaving the coffee shop."

Pei Xin knew that he thought his purpose was impure. He choked for a moment before saying: "I know."

Li Wenyu found the red envelope that had not yet been warmed from his pocket, took it out, put it on the glass table, and pushed it in front of Pei Xin: "Hey, it's your birthday gift."

Pei Xin glanced at it and let out a disdainful sneer: "Are you going to give this as a birthday gift?"

Li Wenyu clenched his fists. He had never seen such an impolite and disrespectful person. This was given because Pei Xin helped him take his grandma to the hospital that day. Otherwise, this kind of person would only give him a pair of scissors.

He gritted his teeth and tried to argue: "Do you know how much money is in it?"

Five hundred yuan was his year-end bonus for a year of hard work.

Pei Xin nonchalantly put his hands into his arms, his attitude clear: "I don't want this."

"Don't pull me down." Li Wenyu muttered angrily, took back the red envelope and put it into his pocket, and said angrily, "Then what do you want?"

Pei Xin said, "I want a Buddhist amulet."

Li Wenyu was startled, then frowned: "Why do you want that?"

Pei Xin said matter-of-factly: "Keep you safe."

Li Wenyu She fell silent, looking at him a little more carefully, and then drifted out of the window. After thinking for a long time, she came back to her senses and said, "Okay, I know."

Pei Xin raised his eyebrows in surprise and said doubtfully, "You're really sending me this gift." Me?"

Li Wenyu's eyes looked like an idiot: "You need to go to me or your relatives for help."

Pei Xin was stunned for a moment: "Where to go?

" Stupid!" Li Wenyu looked at the boss who was walking slowly behind him with coffee, and rolled his eyes at Pei Xin. "Of course we are going to the Buddhist temple."

He thought while stirring the hot coffee: "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You can't go out. I'll take you there on New Year's Day."

Pei Xin didn't know that there were so many things to do about buying a Buddhist amulet, but he heard that he had already arranged it and reluctantly nodded: "Okay."

Li Wenyu. After taking a sip of coffee, he remembered something and asked carefully: "By the way, do you have anything else to do during the New Year? If it's inconvenient, you can postpone it for a few days."

Pei Xin lowered his head and continued to look at his phone, his eyes covered by eyelashes: "No "

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On the way back, Li Wenyu met the little stray dog ​​again. It seemed to be a lot cleaner. I don't know if a kind person gave it a bath or it went to roll in the puddle. In short, it was clean. His hair is a lot whiter.

Li Wenyu thought that he would feed it a little more during the Chinese New Year, so he bought a few more ham sausages to feed it. He was a little tired today, so he found a step to sit on. The puppy followed him, wagging its tail, and nuzzled his trouser legs impatiently.

Li Wenyu comforted him slowly while unpacking the package: "Don't worry, it will be ready soon."

The steps were facing the wind. I wonder if it was to prepare for tomorrow's heavy snow. The wind was mixed with cold and damp breath, which blew Li Wenyu away. Yu couldn't open her eyes. He fed the ham sausage to the little white dog and quickly got up and walked home.

The puppy stayed where it was and ate, but did not follow.

The closer to New Year's Eve, the more sumptuous the meals at home. Li Wenyu usually doesn't like to eat meat, and his stomach has already started to feel greasy even before New Year's Eve.

The next day finally arrived, New Year's Eve. When Li Wenyu got up in the morning, he saw Li Teng and his grandma making dumplings in the kitchen. He was going to help, but grandma said that there wouldn't be many dumplings this year and that the two of them would be enough, so she sent Li Wenyu away. Went to watch TV while waiting for breakfast.

The dumplings were stuffed with corn and shrimp. After everyone had breakfast, grandma packed another box in a lunch box and asked Li Wenyu to deliver it to Grandma Wang in the alley.

Grandma Wang is over sixty years old and has always lived alone, at least since Li Wenyu can remember. In his memory, there was a very tall orange tree in the yard of Grandma Wang's house. In late autumn, it would bear a bunch of yellow fruits. The branches were pressed down and hung outside the courtyard wall. Many children would pick them. Grandma Wang wouldn't stop her, she just pretended she didn't see it.

Li Wenyu doesn't like oranges, so he has never picked them. Only once when passing by after school, Grandma Wang picked a basket of oranges and asked Li Wenyu with a smile if she wanted to eat.

Li Wenyu remembered that his mother loved oranges, so he nodded. But he had no pockets, so Grandma Wang asked him to pull up the hem of his clothes and carry a bunch of oranges back with his clothes.

Later, his mother peeled one for him to eat. It was indeed very sweet.

Li Wenyu walked outside the yard and saw that the orange tree was still full of fruits, but now it was no longer an era of scarcity. Few children came to pick these oranges anymore, and Grandma Wang was getting older and did not have the strength to pick them. reason. The branches are lush and leafy, and gradually become the decoration of a quiet small courtyard.

The wooden door to the yard was open, and the sound of the TV came out. Li Wenyu walked in and called "Grandma Wang." The old man was sitting on the old sofa. His eyes were not working well, but he still had a kind smile when he looked over.

Li Wenyu politely explained to her that he was Li Teng's nephew, and handed the lunch box to her: "Grandma asked me to bring you the dumplings. She said you like them."

Grandma Wang said very slowly. He shouted: "I remember you, you often pass by here."

Li Wenyu nodded, remembering that Grandma Wang really liked to carry a small wooden chair and sit at the entrance of the courtyard.

"It's me." He helped Grandma Wang sit back on the sofa. The TV was turned on very loudly, playing a martial arts drama from many years ago. The picture was very old and noisy, but it finally seemed that the house was not so empty and quiet. .

Li Wenyu blinked slowly and said, "Grandma Wang, what are you looking at?"

Grandma Wang held the lunch box in her hand, as if she was a little happy about the visit, but also a little at a loss. He showed a childish smile: "This is what my old man used to like to see. I couldn't understand it, so I just listened to the sound."

Li Wenyu was stunned, and his eyes suddenly felt a little sore. Next to the old sofa was a wooden table, unpainted and dusty, but with a pair of bright red Spring Festival couplets placed on it.

Li Wenyu slowly put his hand on it: "Grandma Wang, let me help you put the Spring Festival couplets on it."

On the way back, Li Wenyu was carrying a box of snacks in his hand, which Grandma Wang stuffed into his arms. Li Wenyu didn't want to accept it at first, but when he saw the old man's bright eyes looking at the Spring Festival couplets posted on the door, he seemed to be choked and couldn't say any words of rejection.

The weather forecast was accurate, and snow particles began to float in the gray-blue sky. Li Wenyu still walked slowly. Somehow he suddenly thought, did Pei Xin also spend New Year's Eve alone?