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Chapter 8 One Hit into the Soul

The next morning, before Xie Chuan went to work, Zhuo Lidong grabbed his arm and gave him a long kiss.After the kiss, Zhuo Lidong tied the scarf tighter for Xie Chuan, then patted the top of his head: "Slow down on the road."

"Yeah." Xie Chuan's heart was softened by his series of actions, and he actually felt familiar. That's right, his mother would tell him like this when his father went to work, slow down on the road.

By the end of the year, the department was extremely busy, and ghosts and wolves were howling everywhere.However, Xie Chuan's footsteps were light, and he even made himself a cup of black tea during the endless intervals of writing reports.This black tea was bought by Zhuo Lidong, a British brand, Xie Chuan drank it for the first time.The taste of black tea is sweet. In the bleak winter of Gancheng, sipping a cup slowly will warm you up from your mouth to your lower abdomen.

Xie Chuan was in a good mood and worked efficiently. After finishing the work at four o'clock in the afternoon, he couldn't help but took out his mobile phone and browsed various restaurants in Gancheng.The dream last night was fake, but what my mother said in the dream was true. December No. 11, that is, today, is Xie Chuan's birthday.

When Xie Chuan was hesitating between Baker Western Restaurant and Xiaolongkan Hot Pot, a WeChat message was sent, and it was Zhuo Lidong who said: "There is another leader's treat tonight, I am broken, I don't want to go...

Immediately afterwards, another emoji was sent, a salted fish was lying upright on the sofa, with two lines of lasagna tears streaming down its eyes, how aggrieved and aggrieved it really was.

Xie Chuan felt a little disappointed. He didn't celebrate his own birthday after graduating from university—it was really not exciting to be alone.Now that Zhuo Lidong is by his side, he can't help but think of when he was in elementary school and junior high school. Every birthday, his parents would take Xie Chuan and a few other friends out for dinner. Old Yongchuan, KFC, Pizza Hut... Now that Zhuo Lidong is back, Regarding the birthday, Xie Chuan finally felt a little familiar again, and looked forward to something that even he himself was too embarrassed to admit.

Xie Chuan replied: Shall I pick you up?The law and order at the end of the year is not very good. I am worried that you will take a taxi back when you are drunk.

Zhuo Lidong: It's okay, my colleague drove me off.

His words made Xie Chuan nervous - he had been staying in the hotel in the east development zone before, but now he suddenly moved to the old family courtyard in the west of the city, how should he explain to the colleague who sent him back?You can't say that you bought a house on a whim.

But Xie Chuan thought about it again, if a smart person like Zhuo Lidong wanted to find a reason, he would always be able to find it.

Zhuo Lidong wanted to socialize, so Xie Chuan's birthday couldn't be celebrated, so he simply started working on tomorrow's work. He could get off work at 05:30, but he insisted on staying in the office until [-]:[-], and then wandered out slowly. Take the bus home.

On the bus, Xie Chuan ordered a takeaway, black pepper beef rice bowl with extra cumin, and a salad.This is a combination he is all too familiar with. He has lost count of how many times he has ordered a takeaway on the bus home like this. When the bus arrives, his takeaway also arrives. He can just carry it go home.Xie Chuan raised his eyes, looking at the familiar street scene outside the car window, and then turned to the people in the car, office workers, and students in blue school uniforms. He was too familiar with this scene.

What about Zhuo Lidong?Zhuo Lidong is like a person who strayed into Xie Chuan's life—even though they have known each other since they were young—but they haven't seen each other for 13 years.Xie Chuan didn't know when he would leave and return to where he should be.

I still couldn't stop the brakes last night, Xie Chuan thought, there are some things that don't need to be said.

However, when Xie Chuan walked downstairs to his home with the takeaway, he still couldn't help but look up at the windows of his home. The three windows were all dark.if not?Xie Chuan frowned, feeling a little disdain for himself in his heart, could he be expected to be there all the time?

Xie Chuan pursed his lips and said to himself, in fact, you have always known that he will leave after the transfer is over.What is your relationship with him?Two men cannot marry, even fall in love - and there is no proof at all.Yes, like bats, they can only live in the shadowy darkness.Homosexuality should be so.

Going upstairs, the corridor is quiet, it was not like this when Xie Chuan was in high school.At that time, Grandma Deng always liked to sit downstairs to enjoy the shade, listen to storytelling with a radio in her hand, or set up dragon gate formations with other old people in the adjacent corridor; The unmarried sister upstairs in Xie Chuan's house always likes to sing loudly, and the singing echoes faintly in the corridor.Her mother took abortion pills when she was pregnant with her, but she was born with brain damage.She is very thin, tall like a boy, and her eyes are always looking straight at people, but they are surprisingly bright.

Grandma Deng passed away, Fatty's family moved out, and the older sister who liked to sing finally got married.

Xie Chuan heard his footsteps going upstairs, and the voice-activated lights gradually turned on.Get home, take out the key, open the door.

Xie Chuan sniffled, didn't bother to pull out the key to close the door, and stood at the door stunned.

He smelled a familiar smell, it was... it was...

This is……

Xie Chuan seemed to be hit by a meteorite. For a moment, his mind was full of thoughts but he couldn't believe it. This is...

Crack, the light in the living room was turned on.

Zhuo Lidong stood in front of the dining table, looking at Xie Chuan with a smile on his face.His beige coat had become dusty, and there were even a few black marks on his chest.From the kitchen came the sound of "hooing" when the range hood was running. Accompanied by this sound was the smell that Xie Chuan had smelled for 22 years, which made him nostalgic and made him cry.

Pickle, use cooking wine, Chinese prickly ash, chili noodles... smoke, use cypress branches, peanut peels, orange peels... boil, gradually ripen from the inside to the outside, exuding a spicy bacon taste.

This is, the taste of boiled sausage.

Xie Chuan closed the door, took a deep breath almost greedily, and asked slowly, "Where did you get the sausage?"

Zhuo Lidong: "I made it. I poured it in the hotel a few days ago, and I took it back today and smoked it." He said with a smile, "If you are hiding in Tibet, you are afraid that the environmental protection will find it."

No wonder, the coat was also dirty when smoking sausages.

Xie Chuan stood where he was, and in an instant, he overturned the conclusion he had just drawn: Zhuo Lidong was not an intruder, he was, and he was here to restrain him.

Rice Krispies, smoked sausage, he can always hit the soul with one hit.A family child always knows best what another family child thinks.A bat, of course, knows what kind of spectacle another bat has seen in the same cave, and what kind of delicacy it has smelled.

Zhuo Lidong stepped forward, hugged Xie Chuan tightly, and whispered in his ear, "Happy birthday, Chuan Chuan."

Xie Chuan lost his strength and collapsed in his arms.At this moment, Xie Chuan understood that he had finally surrendered.