"This was made by a customer just now! He didn't think it was good, so he threw it here!" the old master said with a smile.

The customer pinched it?

Tao Zi's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason...

Pick up that ugly face and take a closer look. It's really ugly...

But, but...why does an indescribable sense of intimacy and familiarity arise in my heart?

Look at her pigtails and her flowered gown. How familiar does this image look? And her ugly facial features...

At some point in the past, someone had pinched such an ugly face...

Her heart seemed to be flowing with soft waves, and her voice sounded like a foreign voice, "Old man, how did you pinch it by yourself?"

"He is a thin and tall young man, so tall!" The old man gestured, and he was a head and a half taller than him. "He is very dark, darker than an old man like me, and he is quite handsome..."

Just a dirty word was enough to make Tao Zi feel confused, "Old man, sell this to me! Can you?"

The old man looked at her, understood something, and laughed.

Tao Zi thought he wouldn't agree, so he said anxiously, "Old man, is that okay? I'll pay you a little more, okay?"

"Not good!" The old master shook his head.

"Ah?" Tao Zi was extremely disappointed.

The old man smiled and said, "I'll give it to you! Let's go together!"

Tao Zi was very surprised, but he couldn't put down the old man's enthusiasm. Finally, he held the two faces in his hands and thanked him again and again and left.

Walking in the wind of the first buds of the new lotuses in the Old Summer Palace, I feel an indescribable feeling of nostalgia, nostalgic for those long-lasting stories blown away by the wind of history, and nostalgic for the entanglements of the past lives of each new lotus. Sometimes, nostalgia is a kind of satisfaction and satisfaction.

She was so filled with happy feelings that she forgot about the time while walking, until her cell phone rang, Luo Dongqin was looking for her...

"Hey." Tao Zi said lightly, feeling a little erratic.

"Tao, where have you been? Aren't you resting in the hotel?" Luo Dongqin asked anxiously on the other side.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't tell you, I went out to play." In fact, she felt that she had no need to apologize to anyone, and she didn't owe anyone any explanation.

Why didn't you call me? Luo Dongqin wanted to say this, but didn't say it. In the end, he just said, "It's time to go to the airport."

"Okay...I'll be back soon..." She put away those thoughts, put away those two little-faced people, stopped moving forward, turned around and walked back.

There was still a huge flow of tourists, and it would not be any less depressed because of the absence of anyone. The noodle stalls still had curious customers stopping by occasionally, until Ning Zhenqian came back again.

"Master!" Ning Zhenqian looked carefully in the row of people with faces and found that the two people with faces were no longer there. He was a little anxious.

"Hey! Are you back again?" the old master laughed.

His eyes continued to search, "Master, where is the two-faced man?"

"Mianren? Sold!" the master replied.

"Sold? Both of them sold?!" Ning Zhenqian was not only anxious, but also surprised. The one he pinched was so ugly, and someone bought it?

"Yes! A girl bought it! They are attracted to the one you made!" The old master looked at him with a teasing smile.

"Girl? What kind of girl?" His heart suddenly tightened, and a premonition knocked on the door of his heart.

The old master then described Tao Zi's appearance in detail according to what Ning Zhenqian had described before, and then looked at him and smiled.

I saw him frozen in place, with a stiff black face and only a pair of dark eyes shining with an ever-changing light...

"Haha, young man, go chase that girl!" No matter how slow the old master is, he can probably understand what is going on. Besides, after decades of vicissitudes, he has seen many joys and sorrows.

Ning Zhenqian reacted, his heart was beating wildly, and it was about to burst out of his heart. However, he stopped again the moment he took a step. Finally, a wry smile appeared in his eyes, and melancholy appeared in his eyes...

I wandered around the city for a long time before picking up Mo Wang.

It looked like Mo Wang had a lot of fun today. His little face was flushed and his forehead was covered with sweat. When he saw him, he also had a smile on his face and his eyes were very clear.

Ning Zhenqian hugged him, and then looked at the painting he drew: yellow sky, green sun, a silver airplane, the propeller was painted very big, and every word on the fuselage of the airplane was perfect.

He didn't understand why he would draw such a thing. Logically speaking, a child like Mo Wang should be the most abiding by the rules and would not change even a little bit. However, the pictures he drew were often unexpected.

The art teacher said, don't correct him, don't restrict his painting mode, let him develop freely. He has his own world, and that world may be very rich, but we don't understand it...

So, Ning Zhenqian just patted his head and praised him a few words.

Every night is the same life, eat, play with Mo Wang, take a bath, and then sleep...

Yes, you will know it yourself. But in fact, don't forget to go to bed very early. For him, sleeping is a painful thing.

Still victorious today.

After the unexpected encounter with Tao Zi, and after learning the final destination of the two little-faced people, it was really strange that he could still fall asleep...

Tossing and turning in the dark night, my head starts to buzz and hurt. This happens every time I still can't sleep after three o'clock in the morning. Sometimes, I finally enter a semi-drowsy state, but once I'm confused, my heart seems to have stopped beating.

It feels uncomfortable, and my whole body feels like being pressed down by a heavy mountain, unable to move...

After a period of intense heart palpitations, he would wake up completely while sweating profusely. At that time, his heartbeat would be almost 120 per hour.

But today, he couldn't even enter the dazed state.

Thinking about last night, he had the deepest sleep in a long time. That was because he was drunk...

liquor……

A longing suddenly arose in his heart, longing for the same liquid as last night, which paralyzed his nerves...

Once this desire grows, it will control his mind and make him think about it again and again. Finally, unable to hold it back, he jumps out of bed and goes to the restaurant to get a bottle of wine.

Sitting by the window, he poured a full glass and wanted to drink it, but he caught a glimpse of their wedding photos on the wall. Her forehead was pressed against his, as obedient as a cute baby, as if he could see her fingers gently arranging it again.

Holding the buttons of his clothes, his soft voice sounded like a dream: Promise me one thing, live a good life...

There was a loud "clang" sound as he threw the wine glass out, hitting the window glass with a huge noise and shattering...

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s city. dusk.

It's been a month since I returned from Beijing. It's Friday again, Tao Zi has a rest, and Jiang Feng is on the show. She doesn't plan to cook alone, so she just goes out to eat.

Xiaohe just told her that her monthly book sales last month were quite good and had already entered the top three.

Tao Zi was overjoyed and sent a series of "thank you" to Xiao He. Maybe she was not a thousand-mile horse, but Xiao He was definitely her best friend. Today, when short stories are in the doldrums, Xiao He could appreciate and recommend her to publish them. She felt that she

Very lucky.

Finally, Xiaohe sent another message: Did you know? I had an order and bought 1,000 copies at once. Who is your fan?

…

She just gave Xiaohe a series of clicks in return, and then excused herself to go offline because she was hungry.

1,000 copies…

She looked out the window at the blazing sunset. The weather seemed to be getting hotter and hotter, so hot that she felt stuffy...

The ringing of her mobile phone interrupted her thoughts. She looked down and saw Xiaohai...

Thinking of that child-like enthusiastic and innocent Xiao Bing, a smile couldn't help but bloom on his lips, "Hey, Xiao Hai!"

"Sister! Why are you in city S?" This was the first time he called Tao Zi's new number. At this moment, he discovered that Tao Zi's usual number was not from Beijing.

Tao Zi didn't know why he talked to Xiao Hai on the phone, hesitantly said "Yeah" and asked Xiao Hai, "Xiao Hai, you have retired from the army, right? Are you in S city?"

"Yes! Sister, I partnered with my friends to open a car repair shop in City S! Sister, are you free now? Come out for a meal! I'll treat you!"

"Okay! Sister's dinner just happened to be missing! The little guy has become the boss, so I won't be polite!" She teased Xiao Hai.

Xiaohai chuckled, "Sister, please stop laughing at me! It's a small business, so I can only make ends meet! Sister, when are you free? I'll pick you up!"

"No, just tell me the location! I can do it myself!"

"Okay!" Xiaohai told the location. Then, after hanging up the phone, he called Ning Zhenqian suspiciously...

The place Xiao Hai mentioned was a seafood food stall, and all kinds of seafood were quite fresh.

"Sister! You're here! I was afraid you couldn't find me!" Xiaohai said, standing on tiptoes and looking towards the road. When he saw no one coming, he frowned slightly.

"Who are you waiting for?" Tao Zi asked with a smile.

"No! I'm not waiting for anyone!" Xiao Hai chuckled and led her to order food.

Looking at the seafood with high price tags, Tao Zi felt that Xiao Hai's business had just started and he should be frugal, so he ordered some cheap shellfish.

Xiaohai was dissatisfied at first sight, "Sister, you are deliberately trying to save me money!" So he started to order by himself, and he was bold and aggressive, just like ordering soldiers on the battlefield...

Tao Zi became anxious when he saw it, "Xiao Hai! There's so much! Where can we eat so much?" Even though he knew that Xiao Hai was from the army and could eat, this was already too much!

Xiao Hai smiled and said, "Don't worry! I can finish it! I will definitely finish it!"

"Are there any friends coming?" Tao Zi remembered that he was driving together with his friends, and presumably his friends would also come to eat.

Xiaohai smiled mysteriously, but did not deny it this time. He answered vaguely, "Well... yes... yes..."

Tao Zi became silent and sat down with Xiao Hai.

When I'm with Xiaohai, I always feel like he's just a little kid who hasn't grown up yet. I treat him like a younger brother. His mood is always very relaxed, and his words are somewhat mature. Wen Dong
To be continued...