Why Do You Have The Nerve To Show Off Your Face To Me After We Meet Again? Chapter 1
byDon’t know
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival falls within a week, which is also the last day of holiday. During this day of family reunion, most people have to return home.
Gu Changshi went on a business trip to the countryside for a field trip on this day. To be precise, as the prince, he was doing the final work and going through the motions.
He always thought that he was not a fake young master. The old man came back. His parents said that they would have a good reunion dinner and then take his grandpa out for a walk. However, the work schedule of the new project could not be delayed, and his sister had to manage the headquarters. He had to be promoted after being promoted through several departments. After all, a soldier was best suited for business trips.
Gu Changshi, who was assigned after lunch, comforted himself that it was just an ordinary business trip, but he would have to scold them when he got back tomorrow.
I just didn’t expect to meet that person.
Chengde Village is located in the northern part of S City. There are tributaries of the river passing through it, giving birth to large bamboo forests and willows. Not long after getting off the highway, Gu Changshi drove over a small winding mountain peak. The sun was gradually setting in the west, and it was orange-red. It always felt different from the past.
Attracted by the beautiful sunset, Gu Changshi gave up his random thoughts, pushed his sunglasses to the top of his head, lowered the window, and the speed of the car slowly slowed down. He originally thought that there would be waves of heat, but unexpectedly, he was distracted by the autumn wind, feeling relaxed and happy.
The music in the car just ended and the song was cut. It was a soothing European and American ballad. The wind passed through the palms of the hands and could not be held. In this situation, Gu Changshi knew that it was the end of summer again.
Originally, he had complained about his sister’s arrangement for a business trip, but now he accepted it happily. The country roads were not as narrow as expected, and there were few returning vehicles during the period. It was obvious how remote this place was.
Modern navigation is very accurate. We admired the sunset all the way and arrived at our destination just as the sun was about to set. Someone had been waiting for us for a long time. He was the receptionist this time, Uncle Chen. Uncle Chen had dark skin, but he could not hide his face from the spring breeze.
Uncle Chen waved his hand and greeted him forward, with a simple smile and said: “Mr. Gu, this way.” Then he motioned for the car to park in the open space next to the small shop on the fork in the road.
Gu Changshi has deep eyebrows and looks particularly serious when he is not expressing himself. After working for more than two years, he has gradually learned how to communicate with customers in a conciliatory manner.He has put away his previous out-of-the-box attitude, and his sister also teases him about how he has grown up, and his ancestral graves are filled with smoke.
But once entering Chengde Village, it seems that there is no need to put on a fake smile.Maybe it was because the wind was just right today, or maybe it was because Uncle Chen’s smile was so contagious that it reminded him of Uncle Ping, whom he hadn’t seen for a few years. He smiled kindly back at Uncle Chen and introduced himself: “Uncle Chen, right? Hello, I am Gu Changshi from the Gu Group. I have communicated with you before. I will need to trouble you further.”
Uncle Chen responded to the request and took the mooncake gift box from Gu Changshi. He enthusiastically pulled his suitcase and led Gu Changshi down the fork in the road.
Uncle Chen introduced him: “My home is right here, across the road from the land, through a patch of orange trees, and you’ll be home in a few steps. Mr. Gu, please be careful.”
Gu Changshi was not used to being cared for in this way, especially by a simple farmer. “Uncle Chen, you are welcome. You are very similar to one of my elders. Just call me Xiao Gu. We may work together for a long time in the future.”
Uncle Chen responded with a smile: “Okay, I think you are kind too. Nowadays, all the young men are polite!”
In fact, in addition to this, because Uncle Chen just called him Mr. Gu, which immediately attracted the attention of a row of chatting people sitting in the small shop, he also wanted to keep a low profile and not want to cause unnecessary trouble.
Gu Changshi noticed that Uncle Chen’s house was lively and lively, not deserted because of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. He could hear chatter and laughter in the house through the fence of the yard.
Uncle Chen said as he walked, “Xiao Gu, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I called my in-laws over to have dinner together because my daughter-in-law is pregnant, and we celebrate the double happiness together. You don’t have to be reserved for a while. Eat and drink when you should.”
Gu Changshi was polite enough to show that he would not be polite.
Uncle Chen was a little embarrassed and continued: “Xiao Gu, I still have something to discuss with you…”
“My daughter-in-law finally got pregnant after several years of marriage, but my wife’s health is not very good. Although they don’t need to be taken care of by the younger generation, if the daughter-in-law is pregnant and she has to take care of her, she will be worried that she will not be able to do it. Today, I discussed it with my in-laws, and my in-laws also expressed their understanding and said that they would come to take care of the daughter’s pregnancy, so the guest room that was originally reserved for you was packed up and used for your in-laws, because I was afraid of neglecting her.”
Afraid that Gu Changshi would feel that he was neglecting him in turn, Uncle Chen paused and then said: “Well… don’t worry, I told our village boy Xiao Shen today. He is very considerate and kind. Although the accommodation conditions are not as good as this one, they are not too bad. He said that if you don’t mind, you can stay at his house temporarily, so I came to ask you.”
Gu Changshi listened to Uncle Chen’s detailed explanation and said in his heart that he understood. Living somewhere is not a place to live. It’s not like he has never lived in worse housing. How can it be worse in this era.
The caretaker thought for a long time before speaking. Uncle Chen continued: “Don’t worry, Xiao Shen is very nice and easy to get along with. Although he is the only one in his house, it is still a brick bungalow. Xiao Shen likes to be clean and tidy up neatly. I know that you young people are more concerned about the washing environment. Xiao Shen’s house does not have a water heater. You can wash it at our place and then go there. His house is right there.”
They were standing outside the house. Uncle Chen pointed to the hut not far away as he spoke. Warm lights shone in the house, shining on the fenced flower beds. The roses were blooming vigorously, and with the frogs croaking around them, they felt very comfortable and like a sentimental person.
A thin and tall figure appeared in the door frame. The person inside was moving sideways to move a bamboo deck chair outside. Although he couldn’t see his face clearly, Gu Changshi couldn’t help but be stunned.
Looking at it again, I feel that this person’s behavior is a bit clumsy.
Before he could take another look or make any further associations, Gu Changshi stepped into Uncle Chen’s yard. It seemed that Uncle Chen didn’t see the young man who was about to come out of the house. Gu Changshi turned back to look at Uncle Chen and replied: “It doesn’t matter to me. You can stay with him temporarily.”
Uncle Chen was very happy and pulled him towards the living room. Gu Changshi looked back to the diagonally left bungalow, and his sight was blocked by the big tree next to the house. As soon as the disappointment came to his heart, he was invaded by more annoyance.
The dinner was rich and unique. Gu Changshi spent a wonderful Mid-Autumn Festival in the harmonious atmosphere of Uncle Chen’s family. He unexpectedly drank a few more glasses of the Chen family’s home-brewed fruit wine. After the meal, he rested for a while, chatted with the Chen family about their family issues, and gained a general understanding of the situation in the village.
The village relies on mountains and rivers for food and water, and the ancestral craft is still bamboo weaving. In the past, the utensils were mostly handmade, so their skills have been passed down well. However, with the development of industrial technology, many utensils are updated quickly, and the value of their craftsmanship has become worthless.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, it accidentally gained the favor of netizens, and the sales channels for bamboo woven products increased, which also laid the foundation for this cooperation.
Aunt Chen was considerate of Gu’s busy schedule during the day and asked him to wash up and rest early today.
Gu Changshi did not wear pajamas after taking a shower. Instead, he put on a loose dark blue T-shirt and gray shorts. After washing, his half-dried hair was smoothed down. He looked several years younger. Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen also joked that he looked like a student, like a college student, or more exaggeratedly, like a high school student.
Gu Changshi smiled and didn’t reply. Uncle Chen thought he was too shy to reply, so he said he would take him to Xiao Shen’s house to sleep. Just now, his brain was not so clear due to drinking, but he suddenly sobered up and tried his best to suppress his urge to ask.
Who knows if you feel more awake or confused after taking a bath?
Before they could even measure the distance of tens of meters with their feet, the two of them arrived at the door of the courtyard. Uncle Chen shouted into the courtyard of the bungalow: “Xiao Shen, I will bring someone over here for you to sleep.”
The courtyard door was ajar, and the lights in the room were turned off. With the help of the full moon that had risen high in the sky, he could see everything clearly, including the young man who woke up on the couch in the courtyard. Gu Changshi suspected that the fruit wine from Uncle Chen’s house was too strong, which made his vision clear for a moment and then hazy and blurry. He watched blankly as the young man got up and walked over step by step.
“Hello, uh, uh, hello…hello…” The young man stuttered as if he didn’t have time to clear his throat after waking up from sleep.
Gu Changshi looked at the other person and hummed, then stretched out his hand after a few seconds and replied: “Hello.”
Gu Changshi felt that he was very considerate, decent and generous!
The young man paused, glanced at Gu Changshi’s hand, stretched out his hand and shook it back. Gu Changshi’s hand was already more than one size bigger than his. The two shook hands and let go, but Gu Changshi could still feel the cocoon of the young man’s palm, and he unconsciously twisted his fingers slightly when he retracted them.
The young man quickly came back to his senses when he let go, looked back at Uncle Chen, and said hello to Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen laughed happily and said, “Seeing that you are so nice, I won’t worry about it anymore. Xiao Gu, this is Xiao Shen, Shen Liangyan, who I just told you. Xiao Shen, this is the guest I told you about during the day. Gu Changshi, Mr. Gu, have come to visit the bamboo factory in the past two days to confirm the intention of cooperation. It’s already late, so I won’t disturb your sleep. I will go back first. Mr. Gu, I will come to pick you up tomorrow morning.”
Shen Liangyan hesitated to speak in what was originally a normal conversation. He wanted to correct Uncle Chen’s expression, but he was worried that the explanation would make people feel too self-conscious. He couldn’t say it, so he responded with um um oh oh.
Shen Liangyan did not expect that the Gu Group he had been communicating with was the Gu Group where Gu Changshi worked. As the leader, he had been communicating with the project manager and design director. The previous communication was almost complete, and the subsequent signing matters had to be completed by Uncle Chen, the village cadre spokesperson.
This cooperation also includes government support to revitalize the countryside and let cadres drive the villages to become prosperous together.
This is also the direction of his research report.
After seeing Uncle Chen off, he turned around and walked back into the house.
No hospitality at all!Gu Changshi stood there and shouted: “Shen Liangyan.”
No one paid any attention to him.
He shouted again: “Yuanyuan!”
The young man paused, looked back at him, and said, “Who is that? I don’t know him. There is no such person here.”
“Hahaha, okay, okay! Then why are you going to leave the guests here? Or…” Gu Changshi smiled, but he was so aggrieved that he was so angry: “I haven’t done anything to you yet, how can you show off to me!”
The young man entered the door and turned on the light, pointed to the room on the left side of the living room and said coldly: “Why don’t I turn on the light to show you the way? You sleep in the room inside, go on your own.”
Gu Changshi had already followed, standing behind Shen Liangyan on the left, a little close, and asked: “What about you?”
The young man took a step forward to the right to distance himself, and said in a businesslike manner, “The room on the right inside.”
Gu Changshi was unhappy and choked: “I didn’t ask you which room you live in, so why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
Hearing his unkind tone, the other party stared at him and turned back to the lounge chair in the courtyard.
He rested his head with one hand, closed his eyes and said in a don’t disturb me tone: “I’m admiring the moon.”
Gu Changshi laughed angrily, looking around the room, and actually moved the lounge chair and set it up one meter away from Shen Liangyan.
He had just sat down and was not in a hurry to lie down when the young man’s voice came from the side in an unhurried manner. His posture did not change and his eyes did not open. “Don’t you know how to turn off the light?”
Gu Changshi neither got up nor lay down. He glanced at the young man for a few seconds. After an unknown number of seconds, he stood up and dragged the luggage from the courtyard door into the house. Then he turned off the light with a grunting sound, then came out and continued to lie down.
The yard is surrounded by short flower beds. Bamboo tubes are built section by section to form the outer outline. The outside is a bamboo fence. There are many beautiful flowers blooming in the flower beds, and there are not many varieties. Except for the rose, Gu Changshi doesn’t recognize any of them.
There is a continuous sound of frogs chirping far and near.The moonlight shines coldly on the earth, as if it is covered with a layer of frost, but it does not feel cold, but makes people feel comfortable.
Is it because it’s late summer?Gu thought for a long time.
By the moonlight, he looked around and around, his eyes could reach the recliner next to him and he automatically looked over. He looked at the sky, the moon, the distant mountains, the earth, and listened to the frogs croaking. Gradually, Gu Changshi fell asleep faster than before.
Half asleep and half awake, he still felt the burning gaze. He couldn’t open his eyes and couldn’t see clearly the meaning contained in it.
Maybe tonight was just a dream I had after drinking too much?Otherwise, why would someone I haven’t seen for six years suddenly appear and be the same as before?
No, it’s even more hateful!
It should be a dream, otherwise with the capacity of the human brain, how could the memory from a few years ago be so clear.
Banxia novel, a lot of fun