1

Lin Xiaowen worked overtime for two hours in the evening. After sending the last email, I stretched myself halfway and my phone flashed.

It’s Sun Wei.

"You're not coming today?"

"You're not going. You won't be going in the future."

"Don't bother me. No refunds will be given."

Lin Xiaowen said: "No need to return it."

When I got home, I threw the salt and pepper duck racks that I had packed out yesterday into the water and boiled them, cut a handful of wide noodles, and washed two sticks. Green vegetables. When it was served, the soup was white and the leaves were green. When the light shone on it, the two oil flowers floating on it became crystal clear. They looked good.

It’s nice to be alone. Look, in less than ten minutes, I feel comfortable eating, and the nutrition is barely complete: carbohydrates, protein, and vegetables are all included. But Li Lu used to call this "food and soup all in one".

Li Lu, Li Lu.

Lin Xiaowen is a little annoyed with herself, can’t she not think of him in everything?

Ever since the day when her mother happily called and asked them to go back together to "do errands" during the New Year, she had been possessed by the evil spirit. Sometimes the slippers lying on the floor enough to be swept under the sofa by the sweeper will remind me of him.

“Where are my shoes?” Mr. Li Lu looked around.

Lin Xiaowen saw how stupid he was, so she laughed and scolded, "Did you swallow me up?"

Li Lu stopped looking for shoes and stood there carelessly. He was unprepared. He rushed over, "Why should I swallow shoes? I can't even swallow enough of you."

They used to live very well.

But now people are afraid that the flowers have already passed and another spring has passed, and they still have nothing to worry about. Or there is the word "cheap" in it.

My mother is sixty years old this year. According to the custom of her hometown, she wants to have a big event.

"The two of us will come back early together."

Lin Xiaowen responded half a beat later, saying "the two of us together." The mother caught the slow hesitation and said: "The next time it will be lively will be after seventy. Who knows if I will survive until that day."

"Who can say no?" She was annoyed by her mother talking like this.

In fact, she couldn’t have replied without adding those two sentences. I didn’t go back last year. The Chinese tradition is there. It’s unjustifiable not to go back for two consecutive years.

"Then I'll feel relieved..." The mother let out a long sigh of relief.

Lin Xiaowen thought that in the worst case, she would make up an excuse, saying that Li Lu's grandmother was gone, or his grandfather was gone... Anyway, he left long ago, and no one would be hurt. People who are rushing to celebrate the New Year and their birthdays can cheat for a while just to achieve peace.

Unexpectedly, my mother called me again two days later, "Xiaowen, you are usually busy, and it is not easy to come back one thousand or two thousand kilometers away. How about taking advantage of my birthday, where relatives and friends are gathered together, and we can take care of things." Done? It's a double blessing."

Lin Xiaowen panicked, "No," she said loudly and fiercely, even though she was shocked, "I mean, it's not easy to do it this way. It’s too late.”

“You don’t have to worry about anything, I’ll prepare it.”

Lin Xiaowen felt like she was being forced into a corner with a knife, “I said no!”

My mother lamented, "Why are you so angry for no reason? Am I too old to be your master? You don't need to prepare anything. I have informed my relatives and friends..."

Lin Xiaowen was so angry that she could not speak. Why do you want to cut it off first and then tell it later?

It’s all my own fault. When he broke up with Li Lu, he said it outright at the beginning. How could such a thing happen?

They broke up before the Spring Festival last year. It was also my mother who asked if she would go back to celebrate the New Year. She opened her mouth and said she wanted to go on a trip with Li Lu - there was nothing she could do, Zhimu Mo Ruonv, if she said so, there would be no peace of mind.

In addition to asking over and over again why they broke up and who brought it up first, my mother will also sigh, regret, cry... She will definitely cry, as if what is passing away is her youth and her time.

Lin Xiaowen didn't need another person to cry with her at that time - it was already miserable enough, so she had to hide it. They were too far apart and pretended to be busy, so they covered it up.

After hanging up the phone with my mother, like an actor who was so drunk that he had forgotten his words, he was prompted by the side screen, and his mind came alive: Did Li Lu have a new person? Yes? Who else could be as stubborn as myself? Is it the one I hugged in the KTV that time?

Maybe God heard Lin Xiaowen’s doubts and generously gave her a “welfare”: the next day, I actually heard from a former *** friend that Li Lu had received the certificate.

Lin Xiaowen seemed to have received bad news, her throat was sore and sore.

The whole world is beaming with joy, some people celebrate birthdays, some people get certificates... Why is she the only one who makes herself so useless?

She was back to the time when she broke up with Li Lugang. She was confused and bored. She checked Weibo and Moments, even local websites in the same city.

2

After eating the "rice and soup all in one", Lin Xiaowen sat in a daze for a while. Inadvertently, the biting loneliness filled my heart again.

She couldn’t even start thinking about it, thinking in vain, torturing herself... She quickly got up, took her clothes and went into the bathroom.

After taking a shower, I saw another WeChat message from Sun Wei on my phone, "My professional ethics will not allow me to give up on you. You must come to class the day after tomorrow."

Lin Xiaowen rolled her eyes at the ceiling. .

He still has professional ethics, but he takes it seriously, and he is not a professional coach. "I can't even say it, and there is no need to refund the money."

"Come on."

Look at this decisive decision The tone! Can anyone order me around and make decisions for me without permission? My mother in the whole world?

She replied sonorously, "No - go ahead."

It was an accident that she chose to learn swimming, or it could be said that Lin Xiaowen wanted to save herself from the low ebb of her life. An effort that came out.

That day, she was wasting her time browsing the city's Internet, and suddenly she saw a message: Swimming lessons, guaranteed.

The advertisement is simple, and the class location is at the University of Science and Technology, two streets away from the community, which is very convenient. The most important thing is that the word "Baohui" is like a gleam of light that jumped into Lin Xiaowen's heart on that cold afternoon.

Lin Xiaowen has been afraid of water since she was a child. She fell into a river when she was five years old and has had a shadow ever since. She wanted to give it a try, to see if she really couldn't do anything. If such deep-rooted fear could be overcome...she would definitely be able to forget Li Lu.

The coach is Sun Wei. He teaches physical education at the University of Science and Technology, and is now on winter vacation. He has been entrusted to teach the children of several teachers. "There is a lot of time, a ready-made venue, and income generation." Sun Wei was generous.

But Lin Xiaowen discovered that she was actually the only adult who came to learn.

Sure, who would think of learning to swim in the middle of winter?

In the first two classes, Lin Xiaowen and a few children stood by the pool and learned to fetch water, hold their breath, and put away the pedals... except for being a little silly, it was okay.

It was bad when I got into the water in the third class. When she was afraid, her rhythm was messed up; when she was messed up, water got stuck in her nose, and she immediately panicked and lost control. Even though Sun Wei was dragging her hand forward, it still didn't work. A carp jumped upright, and a bone jumped out of the water. Get up, hug the person's neck and don't let go.

I was so nervous that red marks appeared on Sun Wei’s neck.

I took the class for the fourth time, but there was no improvement. I hung up my neck several times in one class. The four children who were studying together laughed at her, "Hahaha, hahaha." They called her Sister Octopus. She was ashamed and sad. She just wanted to bury herself under the water. She really couldn't do anything. She couldn't do anything.

Today was Wednesday, I was supposed to have class, but I didn’t go.

"Don't give up halfway. Haven't you already learned a lot of skills?"

This coaxing tone of the child really annoyed Lin Xiaowen.

"I really can't learn. I just wanted to try on a whim, so don't feel sorry for me."

"I'll refund your money and you can learn, okay? What?" It can be overcome. I don’t believe that anyone can learn it.”

It was like a secret button in Lin Xiaowen’s heart was suddenly pressed.

When Li Luti broke up, she also said this to him, "What do you think is wrong with me? Can I change my career? We can be the same as before. I don't believe in words that don't feel anything." Look, The sentence structure is the same.

When I think about it now, I am not embarrassed, but at that time, the pain was so humiliating that I was even willing to die. What did it mean to say such a thing?

Sun Wei probably has some problems, right? How could a person with a senior swimming instructor qualification certificate teach a 28-year-old adult with sound hands and feet?

Just because the hands and feet are healthy, it doesn’t necessarily mean that other parts of the body are healthy too!

"I'm on a business trip. We'll talk about it later." She lied.

Then he turned off his cell phone, turned off the desk lamp, and pressed his head deeply into the pillow.

3

The busy man Chacha called and asked Lin Xiaowen to go to Xinmeihua for dinner at noon. When talking about their respective plans for the Spring Festival, Lin Xiaowen naturally talked about her mother's phone call.

"I didn't have the nerve to hit you when we met just now. What do I think of you being so haggard? It's very simple. Rent a boyfriend to go back to celebrate the New Year. One-stop service, stage a wedding. That’s fine. Anyway, your mother hasn’t met Li Lu yet?”

“I’m not particularly worried about my mother. I’ll just tell you the difference anyway. I’m tired of lying anyway,” Lin Xiaowen said. Looks like her mother is still angry at her self-assertion.

"Then why are you still frowning?"

Lin Xiaowen used chopsticks to stir the oil in the bowl of boiled beef in front of her, but hesitated several times.

"Say." Chacha said in a long tone.

"Li Lu is getting married."

"So soon? Have you sent an invitation?"

"No. I heard that I have received the certificate." Lin Xiaowen returned Stirring the bowl of oil.

"There is no harm." Chacha said fiercely, and then realized, "Isn't it? Lin Xiaowen! Is this really the root of your illness?"

"I just can't seem to forget it. "He." Lin Xiaowen spit out the words quickly like a fish blowing bubbles.

"I can't forget it. You're not alive again!" She had seen Lin Xiaowen's miserable life before and after they broke up. "I'm telling you, you're so stupid, Find someone for me to do it quickly."

Lin Xiaowen almost went up to cover Chacha's mouth. Even though this woman was dressed elegantly and looked like an urban beauty, she could not spit out ivory when she opened her mouth.

"Isn't there anyone in your big company who can look after you? Didn't you say that you signed up to learn swimming? Is the coach a man? Can't you develop?"

Thank God, finally No more "engage".

Lin Xiaowen glanced around, leaned back in her chair and said lazily, "I don't want to develop with anyone. I'm afraid."

Chacha was in a hurry to catch up on the afternoon work, and she hated that iron can't make steel, and said, "Just wait!"

Before going to bed at night, Chacha came as expected.

"It's not that you really can't forget Li Lu. You must recognize this. It's just that your mother arranged for you to go home to hold a ceremony. It happened that the bastard received the certificate, and you fell in love with the scene. , Feeling sorry for yourself, it’s cold today, right? You’re in trouble...it will pass soon.”

Lin Xiaowen listened “humbly”.

"Also, don't act like you have sailed through a thousand sails and will never eat fireworks in the world again. Oh, is it Li Lu who is the fireworks in the sky? Bah, you scumbag. You don't want to develop with anyone, you deserve it." Your body? Hurry up and find one, life is short!"

"Okay..." Lin Xiaowen was afraid of Chacha's mouth, "I'm not that hungry, okay?"

Unexpectedly, I got slapped in the face at night. For the first time, he had an erotic dream, and after the joyful experience of fish and water reached its climax, he was horrified to find that the face was that of Sun Wei, who taught swimming. Lin Xiaowen's ears were beating hotly under the quilt. It felt so real that she even doubted whether she had screamed...

Damn it!

4

The closer to the end of the year, the more things pile up.

Lin Xiaowen made an appointment to go to a hotel in Taihu for the annual meeting to see the venue at two o'clock in the afternoon. After arriving at the company, I remembered that I forgot to fill in the car application form yesterday. Master Xiao Xia from the small car department called and said that there was only one Jinbei left, and he wanted to share it with the one from the finance department, and asked if that would work. Lin Xiaowen quickly said it didn't matter.

After finishing her work, it was still early, so Lin Xiaowen simply ordered a cup of black tea and a piece of cake in the lobby bar and waited patiently.

As soon as I sat down, I saw Li Lu - the world is really small when it becomes small.

Since the breakup, they have not seen each other again. Lin Xiaowen wanted to turn around, but Li Lu had already seen her, "Xiaowen? Why are you here?"

Lin Xiaowen couldn't hide, so she tried to be as elegant as possible, "Let's talk about the company's annual meeting menu and on-site decoration. . What about you?"

"I... will hold a wedding here on the 31st, and I will finalize the details today."

Lin Xiaowen was stunned when she heard about getting the certificate. Yes, this is a wedding? Will you be pregnant and have a baby soon? Step by step, he and others realized what she had dreamed of before.

"Xiaowen?"

"Oh, congratulations." Lin Xiaowen reacted from the daze and said mechanically.

"Thank you. Xiaowen, I still want to say sorry to you..."

"It doesn't matter."

Lin Xiaowen wanted to bite her tongue, but she was Did someone accidentally step on their foot? It doesn't matter? How could those tears and those sleepless nights tossing and turning be okay? !

Li Lu looked relieved, "That's good. Originally, I was hesitant to give you an invitation... In fact, I really hope that we can still be friends, and I also hope to get your blessing... ..."

Lin Xiaowen smiled and said, "We will definitely go."

"Thank you, thank you for the honor."

Us? you?

...Lin Xiaowen felt that she was crazy.

Before the cake and tea came, she arrived in a company car, left a one hundred note, and walked out in a hurry.

Having nowhere to go, I simply crossed the road and walked along Taihu Lake.

The wind was very strong, making people rustle, and the temperature was at least two or three degrees lower than in the city. Lin Xiaowen looped her scarf more tightly. If she hadn't been worried about the cars that kept driving by, she would have wanted to burst into tears.

It is shameful to be unloved. Li Lu used to hate meeting his parents and talking about marriage, but now he's also dealing with those things that bother him the most? Thinking of the day Chacha said that she looked haggard and felt like a miserable loser, she touched her face with her hands and burst into tears...

I would have known that I would not have shared a car with the Finance Department today! Not only is it embarrassing, but it is also causing trouble for "us and you"! What a vain woman!

When I got home from get off work, my whole body felt limp and my head felt a little heavy. Lin Xiaowen knew that it was windy at the lake in the afternoon.

As expected, people carry everything when they carry it.

As soon as he settled down on the sofa, Sun Wei’s WeChat message came to remind him, “Are you back from your business trip? Can you come and make up for your classes in the evening? I’m here.”

Lin Xiaowen ignored it, and Sun Wei came up with another message, "I'm not joking when I say I'll refund your money. But the condition is that you have to come to class."

Just when Lin Xiaowen was about to throw the phone at her feet, an idea flashed and she didn't know why. Wei saw an opportunity in his stubbornness and said, "Accompany me to a wedding and study." After he finished speaking, he hid his head in the quilt.

Lin Xiaowen did not expect that Sun Wei would agree. So much so that after I woke up from a nap on the sofa and saw the brief "Okay" on my phone, I didn't even realize what "Okay" was.

When I came to my senses, I was already putting on my shoes and picking up my bag. Is pie falling from the sky? No, soft persimmon. Why is it so easy to pinch? It’s more reliable than renting one temporarily, right? He's a good-looking person, a university teacher... that's enough.

The four children were already able to splash half the length of the pond. When they saw her, they all rushed to shout, "Sister Octopus is here."

"

Sun Wei walked over from the other end of the swimming pool, tilting his head as he walked, patting the water in his ear canal, "Go change clothes. ”

It’s strange that in the previous four classes, she was just nervous and never noticed his figure. Now that she was looking at him face to face, she unexpectedly thought of the dream that night, and Lin Xiaowen immediately turned her eyes. Amitabha , don’t look at anything inappropriate.

“Cold. I'm just here..."

Before she finished speaking, Sun Wei's hand with water drops already touched her forehead, "It seems like she really has a fever. "

Lin Xiaowen subconsciously stepped back, "I'm here to make sure you really mean it when you say 'ok'? "

"Of course I take it seriously. ”

“You don’t have a girlfriend, do you? It won't cause any misunderstanding, right? "

Sun Wei shook his wet head, smiled evilly, and said he was looking for it.

Lin Xiaowen was embarrassed by that smile, "I..." but she didn't know What do you mean by "me"?

Suddenly, Sun Wei's heart skipped a beat... It was her, that's right.

It was the first time I saw her. It felt like this. She was wearing a white down jacket that day, no makeup, her eyes were soft, and her shiny black hair fell loosely on her shoulders. Sun Wei thought of the gardenias in Aunt Xu's yard that were full of fragrance in early summer. Hua, and Xiaomi, mainly Xiaomi.

After he finished teaching the most basic movements, he threw her and the children into a pile to practice. , he thought he needed time to confirm - what to confirm, he couldn't explain, but his eyes couldn't help it, and his heart couldn't help it.

In the third class, she flailed with her hands and feet, staring in horror. When her eyes jumped up, Sun Wei just wanted to lend her his neck and shoulders.

In the fourth class, her depression and absent-mindedness were obvious, and she didn't even flutter back and forth before saying she wanted to leave. . Sun Wei was inexplicably worried and waited outside the door of the women's locker room for a long time. She almost wanted to rush in to see if everything was okay, but her eyes were as red and swollen as peaches... That sadness was definitely not what a few naughty children called her. "Octopus" was sad.

His heart tightened, and he felt sad for her, even though he didn't even know why she was sad.

He couldn't tell whether it was love. But the idea of ??making her happy was so strong that he started to think about her, and he was afraid that she would never come back to learn to swim.

Unexpectedly, a "guest" man fell from the sky. You must say "yes" to the opportunity of being a friend!

5

As expected, Lin Xiaowen received the invitation from Li Lu very quickly, but it was still difficult to get it. Ping, when he entered the house, he realized that the red and hard-shell invitation had been distorted by himself.

When he opened it, he saw two people in the photo, one wearing a suit and the other wearing a white gauze, looking at each other affectionately. Looking at each other, the bride was not the person who frequently appeared in their quarrels two years ago... Lin Xiaowen threw the invitation into the trash can like a hot potato - it turns out that as long as it is not herself, it can be sent.

" Invitation? You didn't hit him in the face? "Chacha was filled with indignation.

"Sent. Lin Xiaowen recounted the incident in the hotel from the beginning, "Otherwise, how could I catch a cold?" Blow cold air for one hour. But I found a temporary boyfriend, the one who teaches swimming..."

Chacha became excited, "Give the red envelope to the young man, and use it to buy the coach some important attire. By the way, how many points can the coach give? ”

“I don’t know. Different types. "

"I told you not to keep comparing yourself with him. Don't like to hear it. Do you have a girlfriend? "

"Said he was looking for it. ”

“Holy shit, a naked hint. ”

“Listen to the wind and it will rain.” He just doesn't believe that there are people who can't learn to swim, so he used me as an experiment. ”

“Are you stupid? Another old lady wouldn't be able to learn it, you see if she makes a mistake! Who has enough to eat and nothing to do? ”

Lin Xiaowen really didn’t think about it. She had no such intention at all.

After breaking up with Li Lu, she became discouraged. She was really discouraged - there was How many women will fail in love one after another?

If it is reasonable for his ex to break up because of long distance, then how could he just say "I don't feel anything anymore" after being with Li Lu for more than two years? She couldn't understand that her passion was transferred to others silently. She had no idea.

Chacha said that if a man wants to break up with you, he will step on shit that day. Reason: Isn’t it enough to be blind?

You can’t live a transparent life. People are different. Some people just can’t be transparent. "Snake bites, ten years of fear of well ropes", such as Lin Xiaowen.

Chacha guessed her thoughts, "Cheer up and seize the opportunity." Maybe during the Chinese New Year, you can actually take it back and toast two rounds of wine in front of your parents and fellow villagers! Kill two birds with one stone, one person can do two things. "

Lin Xiaowen held her forehead, but she didn't dare to tell Chacha what happened in her dream with Sun Wei that night...

Missing Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

Lin Xiaowen thought that the real estate agent was knocking on her door, but it was Sun Wei standing at the door. "I want to see if you have recovered from the cold. Your phone line has been busy." He shook the two bulging packing boxes in his hand, " The signature mushroom and shredded chicken casserole porridge at Cuizhuyuan in our school. "

Lin Xiaowen thought of what Chacha said on the phone just now, right?

"It's very cold today.

"Sun Wei saw that Lin Xiaowen had no intention of letting him in, so he raised a gloved hand on his mouth to breathe.

This was not the first time that Lin Xiaowen saw that this guy could act. He went to the swimming pool to confirm the guest appearance. That night, he wanted to take her home, but Lin Xiaowen said it was okay, just a short walk.

“You think you can pretend to be your boyfriend just by pulling someone off the street? You can tell at a glance that the appearance is the same as the appearance. Be friends first and develop some tacit understanding? ”

Lin Xiaowen felt that what he said was reasonable, and she was asking for something from others...

Who knew that after seeing him off that time, this person had accepted the door, and now he is asking for it without asking. He came, carrying two boxes of food in his hands, so you couldn't help but accept it.

Let him in and explain, "I just had a phone call with a friend. Don't you have to teach the children today? ”

“Basically got it. Just waiting for you. "

Lin Xiaowen blushed, "Did I... delay you? "She was talking about accompanying her to the wedding on the 31st.

"No. "Sun Wei hummed a song, lowered his head and took out some side dishes, including salt-baked chicken feet, shredded kelp mixed with vinegar, dried beans in brine...

A cold is not a disease, but it goes away slowly. The fever is gone. My appetite has not recovered for a long time, and I didn’t eat well yesterday, and it’s the same today. Now I see a row of refreshing side dishes and smell the aroma of mushroom and shredded chicken porridge.

“Do you want to eat onions? What about coriander? "Sun Wei took out two small round boxes filled with chopped green onions and coriander.

Lin Xiaowen was stunned for a moment. Li Lu didn't like onions, ginger, garlic and coriander, and he had to pick out even one. Later, Lin Xiaowen I didn’t put these things in when cooking, but in the end, I ended up with a dish without spices - Li Lu said he didn’t feel it anymore.

“Eat it all. "She really likes it.

"That's just right. Bring bowls to share the porridge. I'm also hungry. Bring chopsticks. "Sun Wei is familiar with it.

Lin Xiaowen ran to the kitchen. How long had it been since she had used two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks? She turned around and looked at Sun Wei, who was lowering his head to mix the porridge. A feeling of warmth came to him, and the incandescent lamp The light is all warmed together.

Don’t think too much. (Novel title: "The old will not go, the new will not come", author: Peach Blossom Red River Water Fat.

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