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Chapter 78 The Belated Honeymoon Trip

The quartz clock in the Zhou Mansion rang six times downstairs, and Lu Liuyun ran up the stairs to the bedroom in three steps at a time, and hurriedly took out the small suitcase from under the bed and began to pack his things.

Zhou Hengxi heard the commotion and came from the study next door, wearing a thin woolen coat, with a smile on his face, he leaned on the door frame and raised his eyebrows at him, "Why did you start packing your luggage so early? Are you all set?"

"That's not true." Lu Liuyun left him a busy back and responded without thinking.

"This time we all have free time, why don't we go abroad?" Zhou Hengxi walked to the door and watched with interest as he spread out the clothes to be brought on the bed and folded them one by one.

"Wait until it gets warmer, the weather is bad enough now, it will be a pain to stay on the boat for a long time." Lu Liuyun picked out two thick and thin turtleneck sweaters and put them in the suitcase, and put the other inner clothes back The cabinet, added without haste, "Shanghai is also very good, we can get there by taking a train."

"Okay." Zhou Hengxi slapped his ass, afraid that his daughter-in-law would not be ashamed, and Lu Liuyun would turn around and spit on him for being frivolous.

"Don't let my daughter-in-law act wild, so cruel." Zhou Hengxi took her into his arms, and sighed in a dignified manner as he pillowed on Lu Liuyun's shoulder.

"Are you really wronged or fake?" Lu Liuyun pinched his earlobe, feeling a little dumbfounded.Zhou Hengxi grabbed his hand and put it near his mouth and took a bite, "Guess."

"Mr. Zhou is doing this again, who is making fun of you?"

Zhou Hengxi turned a deaf ear, and raised his head to kiss him on the face, but Lu Liuyun raised his hand to block him, with big eyes bright, and said to him, "I have something to discuss with you."

Zhou Hengxi answered him with the word "say" concisely, and then wrapped his arms around his waist, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

"Mr. Zhou, when we get old, shall we go and settle abroad?" Lu Liuyun put his hands on his shoulders, lowered his head and asked Zhou Hengxi.

Zhou Hengxi was a little surprised when he heard this, and reached out to rub his head, "I can't even see the gray hair, so why bother."

Lu Liuyun didn't expect him to have such a reaction, he opened his mouth and let out an "ah", then turned to Zhou Hengxi and said, "Why don't you ask me why?"

Zhou Hengxi answered him with a "yes", and then asked, "Then why?"

Lu Liuyun didn't care about his unscrupulous appearance, so he stretched out his hand and pushed Zhou Hengxi's shoulder, but the other party hugged his waist tightly.Zhou Hengxi tapped lightly on the tip of his nose with his other free hand, and said helplessly, "Little Sanye, don't make trouble."

"I think this place is too big for us." Lu Liuyun sat on his lap obediently and said with his arms around Zhou Hengxi's shoulders.

Zhou Hengxi didn't understand what he meant at first, but after thinking about it carefully in his heart, he immediately understood.After thinking about it in his mind, he asked Lu Liuyun, "Where do you want to go?"

Lu Liuyun already had the answer in his heart, and told him lightly, "Let's settle on France for the time being."

"Then you have to think about it, I can't afford to lose the second "Cap"." Zhou Hengxi said with deep meaning, and teased him with his eyebrows bent.Lu Liuyun didn't want to be defeated by his words, rolled his eyes, and said maliciously, "I'll give you a ready-made one."

After finishing speaking, he reached out and rubbed Zhou Hengxi's hair into a duck mouth.

What he said and did, successfully aroused Zhou Hengxi's idea of ​​finding out about Fu Gang.Hearing a "bang dang", the luggage that had just been put into the small suitcase fell to the ground and scattered all over the place. After a while, two warm clothes that had just been peeled off from the bed flew out of the bed.Lu Liuyun's ears were red and fell into the quilt, and his waist and abdomen were hot. The huge Zhou mansion was quiet, only this room was monopolized by the excitement of spring.

On the day of departure for Shanghai, the two got up from the bed at dawn in order to catch the early morning train.Zhou Hengxi's pre-booked rickshaw was waiting at the gate, waiting for the two masters to come out before rushing to the train station.

"Have you brought all your luggage?" Zhou Hengxi took care of Lu Liuyun who was yawning beside him when he closed the door.

"It's enough to bring you." Lu Liuyun was carrying a small suitcase, rubbing his eyes with his other free hand and said casually.

Zhou Hengxi thought about it for the same reason, so he didn't ask any more questions, and quickly picked up the luggage at his feet.The two stepped on their leather shoes and went out the door together.

The street was quite clean in the morning, the coachman shuttled through the spacious road pulling people very hard, and it didn't take long to send the two guests to the ground.After Zhou Hengxi paid the bus fare, he temporarily went to a nearby tea shop to buy a paper bag of fried rice. The two of them squatted at the waiting point while waiting for the bus to feed their hunger. The hot food in the restaurant, the relaxed posture is no different from the porter on the roadside.

Seeing his appearance, Zhou Hengxi couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't overeat, the train will take a long time in a while, carefully, your stomach is shaking."

As soon as the words fell to the ground, Lu Liuyun raised the oil paper bag in Zhou Hengxi's hand, it was empty, and he had already eaten all the fried rice.He is in a good mood today and has a strong appetite, so he doesn't care about thinking so much.

After eating the fried rice here, the car came over there.The whistle blew, and gray mist rose from the chimney on the roof. Zhou Hengxi and Lu Liuyun carried a suitcase in each hand, and stepped on the steps before the passengers swarmed over.

If Zhou Hengxi could look back more at this time, he would find that not far from them, a young man in a suit and leather shoes came out from behind the pillar, and was following them in a low-key manner with a briefcase in his arms. Crowded onto the train behind.

The aisle of this train was crowded, but the carriage was rather spacious. After Lu Liuyun sat on the seat with his buttocks, he took off the scarf around his neck with relief, looking around very excitedly.It was not the first time for him to take the train, and the main reason for this trip was to catch Zhou Hengxi, which made him feel more gratified besides joy, so he couldn't help but feel a little restless.

The dining car passed by, and Zhou Hengxi asked the waiter for two cups of hot coffee, which were hot to the touch.Lu Liuyun took it and covered it, and asked casually, "When you went to France that year, did you take the boat directly?"

Zhou Hengxi lowered his head and took a sip of his coffee, frowning from being burned.So, he put down the cup in his hand and replied, "The ferry tickets were tight that year, so I took the train one day in advance to spend the night at the port hotel in Beiping."

"Oh, that's no wonder." Hearing this, Lu Liuyun suddenly realized and nodded.At that time, he was studying in a boarding school, and his father sent someone to pick him up every long vacation. He was the last person around who learned that Zhou Hengxi was going to study in France.

The day before Zhou Hengxi's scheduled departure, Lu Liuyun, who had already left ahead of schedule, ran back from school, and by accident, he failed to say goodbye.He ran to the tavern and got very drunk, and was finally driven into the school dormitory by Marshal Lu's adjutant. After waking up, he was depressed for half a year.

"At first, I thought you would go on this road all the time, but who knew that you would suddenly abandon martial arts and follow literature." Lu Liuyun recalled the embarrassment when he was young, chuckled lightly, and said to him.

"At first, I thought my path was settled like this." Zhou Hengxi paused, and continued to add later, "The commander hoped that I could have a stable life in the future, and he said that this was my father's wish before he passed away. "

What he said was neither sad nor happy, but Lu Liuyun's eyelashes trembled when he heard it, the fine snow outside danced on the car window and quickly melted, quietly dripping down a stream of crystal water droplets, blurring the car reflected on it Inner figure.

Lu Liuyun reached out and threw a cube of sugar into the porcelain cup, picked up the small spoon on the napkin and stirred it, the snow-white crystals submerged in the brown hot drink and disappeared quickly, the smooth surface of the stainless steel touched the wall of the cup while the handle of the spoon was rotating There was a crisp "ding" sound.

Zhou Hengxi looked up and saw that Lu Liuyun was wearing the cufflinks he gave him on the part of the shirt that exposed his wrist, and said helplessly, "You wore a few shirts to go out today, and when you are so cold, you actually pulled the shirt on your body .”

"Wear it next to your body, it's okay." Lu Liuyun grabbed his hand and leaned towards her disapprovingly, "You touch my hand, it's warm."

Zhou Hengxi greeted him softly on the back of his hand, and said angrily, "Little San Ye, you can just be stubborn with me."

Lu Liuyun smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and suddenly remembered something, cleared his throat and said to Zhou Hengxi seriously, "By the way, Mr. Zhou, during the years you went to France, I never seem to have received your letter. "

"What?" Zhou Hengxi didn't seem to understand, raised his eyebrows and asked him in doubt, "You said I didn't write back?"

Lu Liuyun nodded and followed him wondering, "I'm asking this, did something go wrong?"

Zhou Hengxi sat on the opposite side, groaning silently. After a while, he said with a calm face, "The embassy must have blocked my correspondence with China because of my identity before going abroad."

"Then what about the things that Dad mailed to you?" After hearing this, Lu Liuyun hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

Zhou Hengxi shook his head at him, and let out a wry smile helplessly, "If you remember the old things so clearly, it can be seen that you were really heartbroken by these misunderstandings in those years."

Lu Liuyun rested his head on his hands, let out a long "ah", and put on a look of not being embarrassed, "Miss, miss, I really should be distressed when I think about it."

What he said was true, at that time Zhou Hengxi left in a hurry without saying a word, Lu Liuyun was always afraid that this person would not want to come back once he left.At that time, studying abroad was a popular and good way out for young people, and even Zhou Hengxi's old subordinates felt that everyone had retired and had no responsibilities to bear, so they had to have fun enough before talking about it.

At the annual meeting organized by the Lu family that year, everyone was present, except Zhou Hengxi.The lamps and shadows were swaying at the banquet, and the old men were toasting and teasing French women for being romantic and affectionate. Maybe Mr. Zhou would bring a foreign daughter-in-law back to recognize the handsome man as his godfather.

This word reached Lu Liuyun's ears, he looked careless, but in fact he felt so awkward that he wanted to put wings on his back and fly from the map to France to escort Zhou Hengxi back.

"At that time, I was thinking, if you don't come back, I have only two ways to go." Lu Liuyun shook his head, broke away from the past, lowered his head and took a sip of coffee, and added later, "I will die With this heart, I have to pack my bags and chase you. Of course, if you refuse after chasing to the door, then there is nothing I can do. "

Lu Liuyun held the coffee cup with both hands, lowered his slender eyelashes, and cast a small shadow on his face. He was embarrassed to tell Zhou Hengxi that he was really heartbroken at that time.

The journey to Shanghai is not too far away, the two of them had a light meal of fried rice with shrimps in the box at noon, and after half full, they each leaned on their seats and squinted for a while, and when they woke up, they heard The train conductor began to ring the bell to urge the passengers.

Lu Liuyun got out of the car after Zhou Hengxi, and the two of them got in the car and went straight to the landing place.Zhou Hengxi booked the hotel on the phone in advance before leaving, paid the deposit after arriving, and the foreman immediately took them to the suite.

When there were only the two of them left in the room, Lu Liuyun put the suitcase on the ground, threw himself on the bed comfortably, lay down, twisted his body and sighed, "So soft."

Zhou Hengxi loosened his collar, turned around and slapped him on the buttocks, saying meaningfully, "Soft and good, not harsh."

Lu Liuyun hugged the pillow and rolled on the bed, too lazy to be serious with him.

It was not the first time for the two of them to come to Shanghai. In the past, they often walked around for public and private purposes.But when it comes to the bustling metropolis, I can't find a more suitable choice at the moment, so I am happy to revisit the old place.

After Lu Liuyun and Zhou Hengxi had a short rest in the hotel, they straightened their clothes and walked out. The weather in Shanghai is warmer than that in Tianjin, and the snow that should have fallen has already finished.On the wide street, the tram creaked and creaked as it passed the railroad tracks in the middle of the road, and the swarming crowd quickly squeezed the iron shell of the tram into a can of sardines.

Lu Liuyun looked at it, and immediately rejected the idea of ​​taking a tram to the street in his heart. He put his hands in his pockets and suggested that Zhou Hengxi move around and go to the nearby commercial circles with him.

The two walked there laughing and talking all the way, and Lu Liuyun stopped in front of a small cafe. Through the glass window, you could see the flowers on the small round table.He dragged Zhou Hengxi inside, and when he pushed open the wooden latticed door, he rang the wind chime nailed under the eaves to welcome guests.

"Little Sanye, is this a place for business? Why is it deserted and deserted?" Zhou Hengxi looked at the empty cafe and was about to pull Lu Liuyun out when he suddenly heard a "meow" from nearby, but saw a A big white cat stood condescendingly on the counter and licked its paws at him.

After a while, he heard footsteps coming from the room, and a half-grown child came out from behind the bar slowly, wearing a small peaked cap on his head, and said softly to them, "The guests are here Wait here for a moment, people will be here soon."

"It's okay, don't worry, we'll just sit here and wait." After Lu Liuyun finished speaking, he called Zhou Hengxi to sit down with him on the chair next to him.The child responded with a "yes", and walked in slowly with the wooden tray in his hand. Zhou Hengxi passed by him, and found that the child was pretty and handsome, but he didn't look at people, and always lowered his eyes slightly when he walked. , I don't know why.

Before he could come to a conclusion, the little boy opened the door curtain and called "Abba" into the room, and a little British old man with a high nose and deep eyes came out of the room. Down to earth.

The little British old man was overjoyed when he saw Lu Liuyun, and greeted him in half-baked Chinese, "Oh, Mr. Lu, it's too unfortunate for you to come today. The roof of the attic leaked, and I'm closing down for rectification." Listen That tone obviously knew Lu Liuyun.

Lu Liuyun squinted his eyes and nodded, smiled and said nothing. The little British old man is familiar with himself. Seeing Zhou Hengxi sitting next to him, he took the initiative to go up and say, "This gentleman must be Mr. Lu's friend. I am this man." The owner of a coffee shop, you can just call me Hall."

Zhou Hengxi replied "Okay" with a smile, and shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Hall."

Mr. Hall stood on the spot and rubbed his hands, with a happy smile on his face, turned around and went to make coffee for the two of them.Lu Yunliu secretly whispered to Zhou Hengxi while he was gone, "This talkative, once you open your mouth, it will go on and on, I don't even dare to strike up a conversation with him."

Not long after, the little boy came over with two steaming coffee books on a wooden tray. Zhou Hengxi reached out to take the cup, and accidentally looked up to find that the little boy's eyes were gray and lifeless, completely hollow and dull.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand and shook it in front of the other party. The little boy was indifferent, and there was still no light in his eyes.Sitting opposite Lu Liuyun saw Zhou Hengxi's surprise, pointed to his eyes and shook his head slightly at him.

"Ah Chun, you don't need to be busy here, go and play next to him." Mr. Hall came over with two plates of muffins, saw the little boy bring coffee to the table for him, and ordered cheerfully.

"I've memorized the positions of the tables and chairs at home. They can help Dad with things." Ah Chun bent his dull eyes into a pair of crescent moons. , is shining brightly.Mr. Hall smiled dotingly upon hearing this, and walked over to straighten the peaked cap on his head for him, feeling very relieved.

At this time, the big white cat, which had been napping on the counter, jumped to Zhou Hengxi's feet with a huff and rubbed his trouser legs flatteringly. The itchy Lu Liuyun took the opportunity to rub his head and said cheerfully, "This little cat When I saw it last time, it was only the size of a palm, like a small ball of wool, but now it is made smooth by Ah Chun, and it is more coquettish than other people."

The big white cat was impatient with his touch, and it gritted its teeth and let out a "meow", and raised its front paws to greet the back of Lu Liuyun's hand, but Mr. Hall gently shoved it with the cotton slippers on his feet. He scolded softly, "Sanhua, don't be naughty."

After being reprimanded by its owner, the big white cat with the name "Sanhua" moved its two fluffy ears, let out a "goo" in its throat, drooped its head like a doormat, retracted its paws, and came to rescue Ai. Ah Chun, who was petted, squatted down and groped for it with both hands, and carried it away.

Lu Liuyun had no reason to be angry with the cat, so he just smiled and sat with Zhou Hengxi in Mr. Hall's small coffee shop after afternoon tea, bid farewell to the young man and the two, and wandered into the street again.

"The cup of coffee just now tasted sweet, but the dessert tasted a bit bitter." Zhou Hengxi smacked the taste in his mouth and said to Lu Liuyun with a smile.

"The old boy is quite distracted, and he has been scolded by customers for being careless." Lu Liuyun laughed, and stuffed his hands into his coat pockets to keep warm, "The second year after you left, I came to Shanghai to sketch. Crashed into his small coffee shop, Ah Chun accidentally spilled hot tea on me, and this became a chance to get to know Hall. Before leaving, he told me that I must bring my sweetheart to his small coffee shop in the future Come for a coffee."

"Little Third Master's wishes come true today, so I can also get my wish." Zhou Hengxi stretched out his hand to gently wrap around his waist, and intimately blew warm air into Lu Liuyun's ear, teasing him until his heart itch.