Author: Aquatic smoke
Source: Southwind Magazine, Issue 4, 2022
01
On this street, everyone knows that Chen Chen is a girl with a family foundation. In addition to her own home, she has five apartments for rent.
He Wei was one of her tenants.
He lived in Chen Chen's house for a whole year, and the conversation between the two people finally exceeded 10 sentences—12 to be precise. On the first day of each quarter, He Wei will initiate a transfer on WeChat "× quarterly rent," Chen Chen replied, "Received, have a question and I said", so he said "thank you," she replied "you're welcome." ”
Chen Chen works in the post office, although the business of the integrated counter is indeed very "comprehensive", she has not moved the idea of resigning. In the morning, she went out in a dark overalls uniform; in the evening, she went home in a dark uniform. On the surface, she neither looks like a rich person nor loves to be pretty.
However, the boy who admired Chen Chen was as many as the keys on her key ring. Of course, this does not include He Wei.
Until one day, they met on the way to the morning run. The red brick trail was washed damp and clean by the night rain, like a red carpet. As she passed by, she smiled at him and he nodded at her.
In retrospect, they had met before, but perhaps the spring breeze was not soft enough, the flower branches were not soft enough, and the humid water vapor in the air did not respond to heartbeats, banging.
Chen Chen glanced back at him again, just happened to bump into his line of sight.
The cherry blossoms by the trail were raining, the branches were sweeping over his shoulders, and the sweatshirt was wet with stars. His mind couldn't think about it for a long time, just thinking: Girl in white sportswear, she is so good-looking.
In the evening, they met again in the neighborhood. He said hello, she said it was a coincidence.
Chen Chen looked at the four feet of the two people and felt that the familiar road had become short and long, and she found a topic: "Is the water pipe at your home okay?" ”
He Wei smiled and smiled widely, "It's good. ”
Oh my God, what the hell is going on! Chen Chen's panic doubled suddenly: "Water pipe... Water leaked before. ”
"The water pipe is really not very good quality, I have changed it, and now it is no problem." He Wei stopped, he arrived home, he asked, "Do you want to come up and have a look?" ”
The landlord girl waved her hand again and again, "No! ”
"Actually, I should have greeted you earlier." He Wei opened the unit door, smiled and tilted his head slightly, "Please come in!" ”
02
That night, both the world's most polite tenant and the most attentive landlord lost sleep. Chen Chen's mobility was slightly better, and she sent out the 13th message that belonged to the two people: "How much is the water pipe change?" I'll give it back to you. ”
"You're welcome. I changed it myself, and I didn't have much money to buy a water pipe. ”
"Oh, that's awesome!"
"Nothing!"
"You're a bridge engineer, right?" It's awesome..."
It's fun to talk nonsense, but regret can't help sleep. The next morning, the two ran and met, both with dark circles.
A week later, Chen Chen's water heater leaked, and he didn't spend a dime, so He Wei fixed it.
Another week later, Chen Chen's water heater leaked again, and he didn't spend a dime, so He Wei fixed it again.
When the water heater leaked for the third time, Chen Chen opened the door, and first came a bouquet of roses, reflecting the cheeks of both people with some redness, he said: "What you need is not a plumber, but a boyfriend." ”
Since that day, Chen Chen's water heater has never leaked again.
She no longer had to secretly loosen that little silver nut to call He Wei.
Still, she would occasionally untie the little silver nut—when they got into a fight.
Sometimes He Wei is like a stuffy gourd, and he is not good at expressing. But as soon as Chen Chen opened his mouth, he would immediately compromise, when she exaggerated in the bathroom: "Leaky!" ”
He assured that a second was in place, and instructed her carefully: "Give me the little wrench!" ”
The water in the bathroom was not serious, and Chen Chen was very heavy.
She stood behind him, the little wrench already holding the temperature in her hand, and she punched him in the waist: "You can't bully me!" ”
"Who bullies whom? Obviously you hit me. He even had a smile in his eyes, and he said, "Screwing the nut is troublesome, or next time you try to screw the bottle cap?" ”
She punched him again, "I can't even unscrew the cap, what am I?" ”
He confiscated her "murder weapon" and laughed, "In my place, you can be nothing!" ”
This is really not to be heard, and it is incomparably listenable.
03
That day, on the way to work, He Wei's mood was not very good. Chen Chen talked to him, and he "um" and "ah" looked like he didn't care, which made her want to kick him. She observed his look and asked him, "What's wrong with you?" ”
He didn't look up, "Not much." ”
"Is there something annoying at work?"
He nodded and shook his head again, "Don't ask. ”
She tried to follow the temptation: "Talk about it! ”
His brow furrowed even tighter: "You don't understand!" ”
The sky was just like that. When he arrived downstairs, Chen Chen walked forward without stopping, and he called out to her, "Didn't you say come to my house?" ”
His face was full of confusion and confusion, making her angry: "What is your home, my home, is my home!" Where do I want to go! ”
He Wei sighed, the same look of grievance, "Well, it's all your house, you are free." ”
What is this called? Chen Chen glanced at him, walked out alone for more than a dozen steps, and when he turned back, he was still standing there, and the anger in her heart suddenly disappeared for the most part, and she asked: "Do you eat brine noodles or fried sauce noodles?" ”
He Wei pulled open the door and waved to her, and he said, "You don't even have any rice over there, where is the noodle..."
While he was cooking the noodles, she was peeling the onions, and she asked, "If you have something on your mind, can you tell me about it?" ”
He Wei turned his head, his eyes were dazed, and he dropped the line again: "What? ”
How weak a person is in front of someone he likes. She was wronged, she was obviously standing by his side, but he seemed to not see her, not to hear her. Her tears were about to fall, but she didn't look away from him.
They didn't speak at dinner. Until He Wei answered the call from his colleague, he said: "Don't mention it, I'm angry to death today." ”
Chen Chen only then figured out the reason for his bad mood, which had nothing to do with her! But after hanging up the phone, he still had that stinky face that didn't say a word.
Later, Chen Chen was leaving, she was wearing a coat at the door, he followed her, fished her hair out of her coat, he said: "I will not send you, there is still work to be done." There are many things today, and the mood is not good. ”
Chen Chen raised his hand and pulled his ear, and his voice softened: "I know! See you tomorrow. ”
04
On this street, everyone knows that Chen Chen is a little rich woman, which has brought trouble to her emotional life.
Before He Wei appeared, there were several young men chasing her--some people liked her people, some people liked her money, and some people even liked people with money, but Chen Chen didn't like them, so any number multiplied by zero equals zero.
In front of He Wei, Chen Chen felt that he could be any number. She liked him, she liked the kind of liking that she liked, and she was sure that feeling would only happen once in a lifetime, and she was so lucky.
The next day, He Wei's mood improved, and he seemed to change back to the same person as before. On the way to work, he swung her hand back and forth and asked her, "Were you angry yesterday?" They don't care about me anymore. ”
She lied an understanding little lie: "No! ”
He looked at her, and she lied: "You're in a bad mood, I have to give you space!" Don't you like that? ”
"Loved it!" He Wei took her hand and took a big step closer, "If you are willing to hug me, maybe I like it more!" ”
Chen Chen looked at him and said sincerely, "In the future, if you are in a bad mood, you can tell me directly." It doesn't matter if you don't want to say the details, you just have to tell me you're not happy, let me not have to think about it, and accompany you well. ”
He Wei was a little moved, he looked into the distance, but he put his arm around her shoulder, and the distance between the two people was close again.
There are many reasons why a person's mood can be bad, but each person does not necessarily behave in the same way. Chen Chen likes to express, but He Wei is more willing to digest himself. What she needs is companionship and listening, but he needs silence and quietness. Two people get along, how can it be enough to just have love?
As the boyfriend of a well-known little rich woman on this street, He Wei was praised by several people for his "good luck", and he smiled at them all. Turning his head, he aimed at Chen Chen's ear: "That's true." But I hope that one day, you will say to me that you feel lucky with me as well. ”
Her smile is intimate and lung-like, full of sweetness and warmth: "I dare to say now that meeting you is the luck of my life." ”
To be with people who are rich in inner energy, they are willing to give, and they can accept and give back love.
They held hands and walked forward, and he suddenly asked, "Have you ever played the game of plumber?" ”
Very simple mini-game, turn on the water pipe, you can move on to the next level. Of course, the difficulty increases with the level.
Doesn't this look like life?
Speaking of plumbers, Chen Chen remembered the 12 messages, and she sniffed: "For a whole year, your eyes can't see me!" ”
Sometimes, the mouthless gourd is full of sugar. He said, "All my life, in my eyes and heart, there is only you." ”
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Author: Aquatic smoke. The original article was published in The South Wind Magazine, No. 4, 2022.
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