Chew Slowly Chapter 76

Chapter 76 Chapter 76

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Chen Simin felt chest tightness in the middle of the night. When she went to the living room to get water, she noticed a dark shadow in the hallway.I caught a glimpse and was startled.He rested on the table for a while. On the other side, Chen Zongqian was fully dressed and holding an umbrella in his hand, as if he was about to go out.

“Where are you going if you don’t sleep so late?”

Chen Zongqian was afraid of being worried. If he knew that his brother was missing, he would not be able to live in peace for the rest of the night.He wanted to find any excuse to fool him, but Professor Chen was not someone who was easily fooled.Chen Simin glanced in the direction of the original study, which was now Xu Qiaochuan’s room. The door was closed tightly, but light shone through the cracks in the door.

“Neither you nor your brother slept?”

“Xiaoran went outside.” Afraid of arousing some suspicion, Chen Zongqian had no choice but to tell the truth, with a bitter smile on his face. He obviously didn’t expect this to happen, “I just called and asked, he went to a convenience store and it’s raining so he can’t come back.”

Chen Zongqian couldn’t figure out why he went to a convenience store so late at night. The reason Xu Qiaochuan gave was simple – to buy a pen.

Pen, don’t you have one at home?Xu Qiaochuan said that there wasn’t one in the room where he slept… Even if it wasn’t there, wouldn’t he want to come to him as soon as possible?

Xu Qiaochuan stubbornly believed that those things were not his, so he went out.

Chen Zongqian was afraid that he would get wet in the rain, and he was also afraid that he would not be able to find his way home.For a moment, fear, fear, sadness and sorrow all haunted my heart, and my sleepiness completely disappeared.

It happened to be a drop in temperature, and the rain was as cold as ice. The weather was quite unnaturally cold. Fortunately, the air conditioner was turned on in the U convenience store.The glass was foggy, blocking out the cold and desolate night.The sausage machine and oden are working tirelessly, and the whole room is bright. This atmosphere gives people the illusion of warmth.

The girl looking after the store covered her legs with a small blanket. There was another person in the store, now sitting on the table by the window.He was a customer who couldn’t go back because he didn’t have an umbrella. The girl told him that there was an umbrella in the store and he could just remember to return it tomorrow.Xu Qiaochuan said he might not remember.

You can remember it by writing it in a notebook. What reason is this?He just didn’t really want to go back to that place or stay in that room.

The girl was a little frightened when she saw his strange demeanor, but after this strange guest said a few words to her, she suddenly wasn’t afraid anymore.

“The juicy sausage is the best-selling because it is very fragrant and the meat is sweet and sizzling… but it is difficult to bake. The casing is too crispy and will split when a bamboo skewer is pierced, and the meat juice and oil will splash far away.” When Xu Qiaochuan said this, he looked down at his hands, which had been burnt by hot oil many times.

He smelled the smell of grilled sausages, with the black pepper being the most distinct, the spicy aroma of oil, and then the oden soup.It was strange that in the smell he smelled, the original flavor of the ingredients was not very clear, but the seasoning was the clearest.As a result, Xu Qiaochuan regained some memory. He once worked in the U family.

“You’re so familiar. I don’t like to eat grilled sausages anymore. I feel tired when I smell them. Not only are they hot, but I smell like grilled sausages when I get off work.” She complained in a low voice, “The tea eggs are tasteless, but they are very troublesome to make. You have to crack the eggshells one by one, and they shouldn’t be too ugly.”

Xu Qiaochuan saw her running to the pot to stir. The stove had been kept warm in the middle of the night and would be reheated at six o’clock, along with the newly boiled eggs.Tea eggs can be sold for 48 hours, and expired ones will be disposed of. Xu Qiaochuan once ate one when it was thrown away.

It tasted like eggs and brine, and he couldn’t tell the difference between it and freshly cooked ones. He had no chance to eat new ones.

After 48 hours, it is almost spoiled even if it is not broken. Customers love freshness, but the store manager is afraid of random inspections. If it continues to be left in the pot, business will be affected.

“Have you ever worked here? I haven’t seen it before… I can’t sleep at night, so I come here to work the night shift.” She put aside her grudge and chatted with Xu Qiaochuan with a smile.The night shift is very lonely, and everyone normally has a rest at this hour.

Xu Qiaochuan said after a long time: “I’m not here.”

Where am I?He thought for a long time before he remembered that there was a U family in the expressway service area outside Beiguan Town.There are travelers stopping at the service area at any time. He also works the night shift, but he has no free time.Always busy restocking supplies, clearing away leftovers from guests, mopping floors and wiping tables.

Xu Qiaochuan thought of a lot, but he didn’t know how to write in his notebook.He quickly turned forward and reached the first page, where he copied a sentence – forgetting too much is equivalent to losing a part of your life.

He didn’t understand what it meant at first, but now he vaguely understood the true meaning.Those forgotten past include his connection with this society, his interpersonal interactions and life experiences, and some of his thoughts, emotions and moods.

Forgetting is just a rough castration of the past, rather than the precise removal of unwanted impurities.So even if he had nothing, the confusion and emptiness still frightened him, which was different from what he thought.

Xu Qiaochuan felt powerless. He almost didn’t know who he was.His heart throbbed so hard that he couldn’t help but bend down, half-leaning against the table, waiting for the palpitations to disappear.Time was both fast and slow, a whole century or half a second. He was so painful that his perception was chaotic and he couldn’t tell the difference.

At this time, he heard Lu Xiaoyun ask him: “Don’t you want to be yourself? Whose cat and dog are you now?”

He saw a black silhouette gradually emerging from behind the foggy glass. It was not him, but Chen Zongqian.

“Welcome.” The girl greeted someone quickly when she saw someone coming in.

Chen Zongqian smiled politely. He was not here to buy anything or take shelter from the rain. He was just here to pick up Xu Qiaochuan.The book was spread flat on the table and the pen was placed aside casually. Xu Qiaochuan straightened up and looked at him, but had no intention of getting up.

So Chen Zongqian sat across from him. He could see Xu Qiaochuan from a distance through the glass. There was no mistaking it.But his heart didn’t settle down quickly. He didn’t let out a sigh of relief until he walked in and was within arm’s reach of the person.

Xu Qiaochuan’s breath was suffocated, and his eyes suddenly became sore.He has always been keen on the people and affairs he cares about, and he sees all Chen Zongqian’s anxiety.This person not only wanted to distance himself from him, but also forced him to not escape. Xu Qiaochuan was unable to relax at all.

He will also take himself to that strange house, meet strange family members, and sleep in a strange bed.Xu Qiaochuan never felt that he was really in that place, and the only connection he had with it was Chen Zongqian.

If he only has Chen Zongqian, then he still cannot be considered himself.

“I used to work in a convenience store, and also went to an electronics factory. I went to old streets with others to collect old electrical appliances, repaired them, and sold them.” Xu Qiaochuan rarely talks about his own affairs, but tonight he was driven by a certain thought that made him uncomfortable.Only when you say it means you have experienced it, only when someone listens can you witness it.

When he got stuck, he flipped through the notebook, trying to remind himself through clues, “After graduation, I signed a contract at Xin’an and worked as a general machine operator. Installing knives, loading and unloading workpieces, adding cutting fluid and slide oil, and shoveling away waste residue. I am in charge of two machines, and I complete the production capacity requirements for one day, and do the basics in eight hours.”

It was all unskilled work. The machines and programs were all set by others, and the knives were sharpened by masters.He is the dirtiest and most tired person in this program, and the only valuable thing he does is press the green button.

Fortunately, he has a good relationship with the old masters in the factory, and there are people who are willing to teach him how to adjust the machine, and are willing to see him point the way at a young age – to learn programming and drawing.

“But I’m sick and out of work.”

He had just been thinking about what he could do.He had forgotten what he had learned about programming and drawing, and how to adjust a machine. What else could he do in the factory?He forgot what to put on each shelf, what kind of sausages to have, and how to make oden.He forgot to take out the last-minute food, forgot to check out and pay the bill, and he couldn’t stay in the convenience store.

Xu Qiaochuan could only think of this, and that was all.He put the notebook and pen away in his pocket, then touched another thing. After seeing what it was, he threw it into the trash can.

It was still raining outside, and the heat instantly dissipated into the night.Chen Zongqian held the umbrella and kept thinking about the meaning of those words.Dad said why he didn’t look at what his younger brother wanted. He had obviously thought about it a lot, but he was always self-righteous.

Xu Qiaochuan never told him.Is it Xu Qiaochuan who doesn’t want to?No, it’s not.Xiaoqiao is sick, and even he doesn’t know what he wants.

The wind was too cold, and Chen Zongqian’s hands had no feeling.But he was really scared. Xu Qiaochuan always gave people the feeling that he would leave at any time.

He returned to the silent state, and he should be awake, but does being awake mean that he no longer needs himself, does it mean that he is leaving again?Chen Zongqian couldn’t think clearly and became even more uneasy. At this moment, he was eager to know more about him.So he took the initiative to find a topic: “What did you just throw away?”

“Condom.” Xu Qiaochuan said softly, he was not shy.Why throw it away because it is no longer needed.

He couldn’t sleep in that room, that empty room that had nothing to do with him.Xu Qiaochuan has no connection with everything around him, and strange things make him fearful.The only connection between him and there was Chen Zongqian, but it had become so weak.Xu Qiaochuan tried to consolidate that connection through some drastic behavior so that he would not really have nothing.

But Chen Zongqian would refuse, so he felt that the thread was breaking a little bit.He can no longer rely on this person. He has to find his connection with the world.

“Don’t you need me anymore?” He was just one step away from reaching the downstairs.Chen Zongqian was unaware of his sadness. He was overwhelmed by panic and lost all reason.

Xu Qiaochuan watched him put the umbrella into his hand and raised his head in confusion.Chen Zongqian leaned over and touched Xu Qiaochuan’s face with his hand, which was so cold that people flinched.

This also made Xu Qiaochuan more awake and fully aware of the kiss.He thought he had forgotten even the kiss, but his muscles still had memory – he subconsciously opened his mouth, opened his lips and tongue, and let it slide into his mouth.

That tongue hooked on her, trying her best to arouse love.Their breaths blended together, indistinguishable from each other.Xu Qiaochuan’s head turned white, and he was forced to retreat by the kiss.The handle of the umbrella was draped over my shoulders, almost blowing away in the wind.He felt uneasy and held the umbrella back tightly.

The wind flowed around him, and the rain hitting the umbrella had a majestic momentum. The heaven and earth made a sound, and even his heart and heart resonated with it.When he realized that he should be afraid, the rain was blocked by an umbrella, and Chen Zongqian restrained all his strength, sucking his lips until they were itchy.

The sky and the earth are vast and vast, and no one or anything is secret, but there is an umbrella that can hide people.That kiss exposed his insides, and Xu Qiaochuan couldn’t hide his tongue. Fortunately, his heart was big enough to hide all his greed.

It was obviously taboo, but he still liked Chen Zongqian.