Chapter 41(1/2)
"Just seek peace of mind" is just a simple sentence, but it is not easy to truly do it.
During the long years, Liu Mao has seen many joys and sorrows of human beings. At that time, he lived in snow-capped mountains. When he was bored, he liked to observe human life. After seeing too many ugliness, it was difficult to have too much favoritism for human beings.
Chen Chang'an is a little different. He has many things that humans call "virtues". They are upright and not pedantic, and even have some small flaws that are likable. Being with such people can easily make people feel comfortable and even have some expectations for their future life.
He looked at Chen Changan in the rearview mirror. Chen Changan was burying his head and wrapped his coat tighter, and even tied a knot outside with his sleeve.
The gentleman is right, this is still a little boy.
When he arrived at Daonian's house, Chen Chang'an got off the car and smelled the tempting cumin. He sniffed his sniff. His eyes were aimed at the grill in the corner and several people sitting next to the grill.
"It smells so good." Running to the empty stool beside Dao Nian, sitting down, Chen Chang'an looked at Uncle Zhao with his eyes, "Uncle Zhao, what are you baking? It smells so good."
"This kind of meat is becoming more and more difficult to find. Today, when I went out, I accidentally met him and brought him back." Uncle Zhao took a few skewers of grilled meat from the grill and handed it to Chen Chang'an, "Try it, is it suitable for your appetite?"
Chen Chang'an took the barbecue and handed it to Dao Nian two skewers.
Daonian looked at the oily thing in his hands and looked at Chen Chang'an's coat covered in his arms with expressionless face: "Put on the clothes."
"If you don't remind me, I almost forgot." Chen Chang'an finished the barbecue in a few bites, and hissed with scorch, and took out the fried chestnuts with warmth from his coat, "I brought you the fried chestnuts."
Daonian stared at the two bags of chestnuts and said nothing.
"Okay, okay, I know you must have a pain in your hands again." After being a friend for several months, Chen Changan has seen through Dao Nian's personality of being lazy and never taking action. He gave a bag of chestnuts to others, and slowly peeled the bag for himself and Dao Nian.
He doesn't like drinking, so Uncle Zhao poured him homemade drinks. He sighed: "Beverage and barbecue, and friends, this kind of life is really a god and never change it when he comes."
Uncle Zhao was amused by his words: "You have never seen a god, so how do you know you don't want to change it?"
"Uncle Zhao, I'm praising your roasted meat for deliciousness. Why do you remove your own platform?" Chen Changan originally wanted to put on the jacket that had covered the fried chestnuts, but Dao Nian disliked this sloppy behavior and asked Liu Mao to find him a clean jacket to put on.
Putting the last peeled chestnut into Dao Nian's palm, Chen Chang'an looked at the charcoal fire under the grill and suddenly said, "The atmosphere is so good today, I'll tell you a horror story."
Hearing this sentence, everyone was stunned. Uncle Zhao took the lead in reacting and said with a smile: "Okay, let me tell you one."
Chen Changan turned his head and looked at Nian: "Are you afraid? If you are afraid, I won't say it."
"It's okay." Dao Nian seemed to have not seen the subtle eyes of everyone, "I don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I'm not afraid."
"Oh." Chen Chang'an took a sip of the drink, "Then I will tell you a story about online love."
Chen Chang'an is very eloquent, a very ordinary story, he told it ups and downs. At the end of the story, even Liu Mao couldn't help asking: "Is the male protagonist's online dating partner a ghost?"
"You guess?"
Everyone shook their heads: "Tell me quickly."
"That night, he got up very early, put on his parents' newly sent clothes, and made an appointment with the girl in the park. But just as he was about to pass the street, a big truck hit him."
"My girlfriend, who had been waiting at the entrance of the park, screamed in fear when she saw this scene. But there was no blood under the wheels, and there was no body. My girlfriend turned her head and saw him standing behind her and asked with a smile..."
"Do you believe there are ghosts in the world?"
"So the real ghost is not that girlfriend, but the male protagonist of the main visual of the story?" Liu Mao suddenly realized, "This story is well written, which made everyone subconsciously ignore all the wrong things about the owner and put all their doubts on that girlfriend."
Chen Chang'an: "..."
"Don't you think this story is scary, especially the words of the hero in the end, are they scary to give people endless imagination?"
"Bababababa." Dao Nian plucked his palms three times expressionlessly, "It's scary, it's scary."
"Ah, yes!" Liu Mao applauded, "It's so scary. I'm going to sleep with the lights on tonight."
"Chang'an, you really have the talent to tell stories." Uncle Zhao put the roasted mushrooms in Chen Chang'an's hands, "Thank you for your hard work, eat more."
Chen Chang'an: "..."
Is this kind of scene that encourages four-year-old children in kindergarten really not sincere at all? He ate a piece of mushroom hatefully, which made him stick his tongue out.
A glass of drink was handed to his mouth, and he took a sip with Dao Nian's hand, then looked at Dao Nian with emotion. He usually picked up food and poured water for Dao Nian, but he could drink the drink Dao Nian hand-held. This was a big step forward in their brotherhood.
At this moment, Chen Changan felt that he was an old father who worked hard to raise his children and finally got the reward of his children. He was so excited that he roasted a few dishes for Daonian with his own hands, and then looked at Daonian with a loving look: "Although my skills are not as good as Uncle Zhao, they are still good, try it."
Looking at Chen Chang'an's "tolerance, loving, and comforting" eyes, Dao Nian was in a very complicated mood. Who was the older of them?
"Do you want to eat leeks?" Chen Chang'an said, "Although this tastes strong, it's very delicious when roasted."
"No." After a few bites, Dao Nian wiped his mouth clean, "Go to bed early at night."
Chen Changan looked at the time: "Do you want to go to bed? I'll send you up."
Dao Nian glanced at the others: "You guys keep going."
Chen Chang'an said to Uncle Zhao: "Uncle Zhao, please help me roast a few more oysters and I'll come down to eat later."
"Okay." Uncle Zhao agreed with a smile. After the gentleman left, they could eat more easily.
"It's so late, why do you think of asking me to come and have a barbecue?" Chen Changan pushed Dao Nian into the elevator, "But I'm very happy, thank you."
"I like the excitement?" Dao Nian asked.
"That's not the case." Chen Changan thought for a while, "maybe it's the feeling that he likes to be with his friends he cares about." Over the years, he has always been worried that criminals will take revenge and will affect his friends around him, so he is careful in many things.
Now that the criminal gang has been hit cleanly, and the atmosphere here is very good. He finally realized how comfortable the days of relaxing and not worrying about being implicated.
Pushing Dao Nian into the room, Chen Chang'an walked to the window and found that Dao Nian's room could clearly see all the scenery in the garden. He looked at the people playing downstairs and turned to look at Dao Nian who was quietly sitting in a wheelchair. Suddenly, he felt a little reluctant to let himself join the fun, leaving Dao Nian sitting alone in this empty little room.
Daonian noticed Chen Chang'an's gaze and turned to look at him in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Chen Changan shook his head: "Are you sleeping now?"
Dao Nian was even more confused: "What's the matter that needs my help, or is he wronged at work?"
Chen Chang'an was stunned. How did Dao Nian spread his mind to this? With his military power, who would make him wronged?
"Can't you go down?" Dao Nian drove the wheelchair and picked up a book on the head of the bed and put it on his knees. "Your oysters will be baked in a while."
"It's okay, let them eat first, I'll sit with you for a while." Chen Changan looked around the room, and there was not even a sofa in the room, so he had to stare at the bed.
"Sit." Dao Nian pointed to the bed, "Is there anything to say?"
"No, I just want to sit with you simply." Chen Changan looked at the empty cabinet, "Are you allergic to pollen?"
Daonian shook his head silently.
"I see that the flowers downstairs are blooming beautifully. I will find a vase tomorrow morning and cut a few for you and put them in the room." Chen Changan looked around the room, "Do you have any annoying flowers?"
"No."
"Then I will leave it to me to decide what kind of flowers I cut."
Dao Nian nodded optionally.
"What other people did you meet tonight?" Dao Nian turned a page of the book and suddenly asked.
"What?" Chen Changan was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Dao Nian seemed not very interested in the answer to this question, he said, "I had dinner at Mr. Zhang's house downstairs in the evening. After receiving a call from Brother Liu, I rushed over. On the way, I met an old lady with mobility difficulties and carried her across the road."
"Old lady?" Daonian raised his eyebrows and turned another page of the book, "You go down, I don't need you to accompany me here."
He had long been accustomed to the loneliness of endless years, and such nights were just ordinary for him.
"Then will I go down?" Chen Changan saw that Dao Nian really didn't need to accompany him, so he stood up and said, "If you have something to do, I'll come up immediately."
Daonian glanced at the curtains covered, blinked, and signaled that he understood.
Listening to the footsteps of Chen Chang'an happily going downstairs, Dao Nian continued to look down and the room finally became quiet. But after reading less than five seconds, he put down the book, drove the wheelchair to the edge of the bed, reached out to touch the edge of the curtain, and took it back.
When Chen Chang'an ran downstairs, he saw a white-haired animal about to stretch out his claws to catch the parrot on the bird stand, and quickly stepped forward to grab the soft flesh behind his neck: "This cannot be eaten."
The white-haired four-legged animal was in Shen Chang'an's hands, struggling desperately with its legs shaking, but it could not escape the devil's claws.
"What is this?" Chen Chang'an turned on the light next to him and saw the white-haired animal more clearly.
Fox, fox?
He quickly carried the fox in one hand and took out his cell phone in the other to check the fox's relevant information.
"Strange, the white-haired fox seems to be an Arctic fox. Why did he come here?" Finding out that the fox might be a national second-class protected animal, Chen Chang'an quickly ran to the yard outside and said to everyone who was eating and drinking, "I picked up an Arctic fox, what should I do?"
Everyone stopped the movements in their hands, and the lively atmosphere was strangely quiet for a second. They all turned their heads and looked at the white-haired fox, who was held in Chen Chang'an's hand and full of "I can't live forever".
"This... may have accidentally ran into the community, why don't you release the animals?" Liu Mao glanced at everyone, and they all retracted their gaze, and the atmosphere returned to normal.
"We are not the main living area of Arctic foxes, right?" Chen Changan looked at the fluffy fox, "Just release it like this. What if it is hit by a car and caught by a bad person? Let's call the police."
The unloving white-haired Hu:?!
Everyone: "..."
"Mr. Chen makes sense." Liu Mao nodded, "I'll arrange for someone to send it to the police station. The police are busy with work, so we must try our best to reduce the workload of police officers."
"That's right." Chen Chang'an handed the fox to Liu Mao, "Then I'll trouble Brother Liu."
After thinking about it, he glanced down at a part of the fox's abdomen, reached out and touched the hair on its head: "It turns out that he is still a boy, don't run around in the future."
Hu Ming: Chen Chang'an, have you heard of this bastard? You are a bastard.
"He screamed so hard, are you scared?" Chen Changan saw the fox suddenly screaming and his four legs were still kicking around, "Are you hungry?"
"I think it may be because it eats too much, otherwise why would it run around and scream." Liu Mao looked down at the white fox with a gentle tone, "Be quiet."
Hu Ming: "…"
After someone drove the white-haired fox away, Chen Chang'an washed his hands and continued to sit next to the grill, eating the oysters roasted by Uncle Zhao. While eating, he also discussed with everyone how the white fox came here.
To be continued...