Along the way, neither of them said anything more until a row of low private houses appeared in front of them.

"Okay, that's all."

Xiaoxue turned her head and looked at Da Zhuang cautiously, "The place where I live is here!"

Seeing Da Zhuang still looking confused,

"You live here?" The big face was instantly filled with surprise.

Even though he has been in Yongzhou for about three years, he still doesn’t know that there is such a place in a corner of the city:

The dilapidated neon lights are filled with the smell of inferior quality, exuding a magical atmosphere on a snowy day, and under its sign, there is a small blackboard hanging, with scrawled words, "Accommodation, thirty."

Obviously, the business of this store is not very good.

Even through the hazy night, Da Zhuang could still see that under the three-crossed eyes, there were two numbers, forty and fifty, which were invariably marked with big crosses by red chalk.

And the weather-beaten thirty has long since faded away, seeming to silently demonstrate the shop owner's final stubbornness.

Inexplicably, Da Zhuang felt a little uncomfortable.

He pointed at the inferior signboard and asked seriously: "You are a girl, how can you live in a place like this? What should you do if you encounter something, something wrong?"

Looking at the blushing Da Zhuang, Xiaoxue felt a little guilty inexplicably.

There was some hesitation on her face, but she still explained: "I just arrived in Yongzhou yesterday. I am not familiar with the place, so I can only find a place to stay first!"

"Who knew that in Yongzhou, you can't even find a job that provides accommodation..."

Her voice became softer and softer, and her bulging face looked particularly cute under the illumination of the street lamp.

Da Zhuang looked at her and then at the dirty and messy environment around him, feeling increasingly uncomfortable in his heart, "I will never find a place like this again!"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Seeing that Da Zhuang seemed to be nagging again, Xiao Xue hurriedly stopped him, "Then he only has so little money! Besides, it's not easy for me to escape from home... It's not that easy for me to escape from home.

, I will be satisfied if I can have a place to stay!”

Looking at Da Zhuang's suspicious eyes, she patted her chest again, "Don't worry! I'm not the kind of flower in the greenhouse, it'll be fine!"

Then she started pushing Da Zhuang, as if urging him to leave.

"No, let me think about it..." Da Zhuang gently slapped her hand away, his face full of seriousness.

In his opinion, at least based on his responsibilities and his position, it was impossible for him to ignore the matter before him.

Although the waiter does not seem to be under his control, at least he is also the head chef of this restaurant!

Everything he did was purely out of...responsibility for an employee!

There is no selfishness or other intentions, well, that's it! Da Zhuang nodded secretly, as if to convince himself.

Then he changed his mind and proposed a new solution: "Otherwise, there is an express hotel next to the store. Although it may be more expensive... but at least, safety is guaranteed!"

"I can't rest assured that you live here."

In his mind, he instantly imagined countless scenarios: including her being abducted, or several robbers breaking in...

As he thought about it, the expression on his face couldn't help but become more and more serious. He wished he could drag her with him now and leave this place of right and wrong.

Xiaoxue had a strange look on her face, but her attitude was still extremely determined, "It's okay, it's only one night, not to mention it's so late, and I don't know if there are any free rooms in that store if I go back."

Seeing that Da Zhuang had no reaction, she added: "Don't worry, I will lock the doors and windows as soon as I enter the door! I swear!"

Although his tone was soft, his attitude was extremely tough.

"Are you sure you don't need to change?" Looking at her extremely insistent expression, Da Zhuang also felt a little relaxed.

"OK!" Xiaoxue looked straight at Da Zhuang and nodded vigorously.

Da Zhuang sighed and looked at the extremely stubborn girl in front of him. He knew that it was useless to say anything at this time.

At least tonight, none of this will change.

He couldn't help but feel a little sad, although this emotion was somewhat inexplicable: What's more, what position did he have to help her make a decision? To put it bluntly, the relationship between the two was just ordinary colleagues at best.

However, what he didn't know was the reason why she insisted on choosing this place:

She ran away from home secretly, and after excluding basic expenses and travel expenses, she didn't have much money left.

It was probably only enough for her to live in such a place for a month until her salary was paid next month.

…

Da Zhuang sighed helplessly, not knowing what else he could say at this time.

"Then after you go up, remember to lock the doors and windows. Once you've done that, send me a message and I'll leave..."

He could only choose to compromise.

"Send a message?" Xiaoxue was a little surprised, and her cheeks instantly turned red.

Da Zhuang took a look and knew that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't take the opportunity to ask you for your mobile phone number, just... just to give you peace of mind."

He was not a person who was good at arguing, especially when facing Xiaoxue, he felt a little timid for some reason.

Even speaking, I stumbled a bit unknowingly... To people who don't know the truth, it seems more like trying to hide something!

A smile appeared on Xiaoxue's face for no reason, "I didn't say anything... you!"

Da Zhuang was stunned for a moment... In the sky full of snow, her smile seemed particularly captivating.

However, she didn't say anything more. She just took out her mobile phone and added Da Zhuang as friends on WeChat.

Her WeChat avatar is the same as that of Da Zhuang, both are cartoon avatars.

The little girl in the avatar is raising her hands high, facing the snowflakes in the sky... Well, she is exactly the same as when she first saw the heavy snow.

"Then...I'm going up?" Xiaoxue waved her cell phone and said goodbye to Da Zhuang.

Da Zhuang could only nod helplessly and watched her walk into the hotel until she disappeared.

He felt a sense of loss, and his thoughts were inexplicably strange. Even he himself didn't know the reason.

It's definitely not because of loss, but my heart feels empty for no reason...

After an unknown amount of time, a violent vibration of his cell phone woke him up from his dazed state.

Wan Hongzhuang shook his head. Until now, he still feels that he is in a dream, everything is so unreal... Also, what are the memories that are gradually awakening and the bits and pieces that he has long forgotten?

"I have returned to the room safely, and the doors and windows are locked. See you tomorrow!"

It's a message from Xiaoxue.

"Rest early, good night."

Da Zhuang quickly replied a message, staring at the falling snow, and dived into the endless snow curtain.

…

The snow fell harder and harder, and in an instant, the whole world was blurred.

With the endless wind and snow on his body, Wan Hongzhuang could only rely on his memory and slowly walked towards his rental house... Suddenly, his cell phone began to vibrate violently again.

His body stagnated, but his heart suddenly lifted up. Somehow, he always felt a little uneasy along the way.

He quickly found a row of bungalows on the side of the road to avoid the flying snowflakes, and then hurriedly took out his cell phone... and then his face suddenly turned strange.

"Big, strong and awesome!"

"Big, strong and awesome!"

Somehow, the group started picking up again.

When such a situation occurs, there are usually only two situations.

One is when a strong person is talking in the group, and then there is a cheater who takes the lead, and the subsequent style of painting will instantly form a tacit unity; and the other is when someone finds himself in the cold after speaking, and usually follows closely

Just say "big, strong and awesome", and immediately, the group will become lively again.

This has almost become a tradition among the French fries community.

Since he was very busy today, Da Zhuang didn't show up much all day. After thinking about it, he didn't leave immediately and looked through all the chat records in the group.

"God of Cooking? Are you talking about me? Why did you pick up the dragon? God of Cooking is awesome..."

"Today's topic is, Chinese New Year..."

When he saw this topic, he felt a little lost for a moment... Probably, he didn't go back to his hometown for two years!

In the first year, because the boss said that the store was not busy enough and the enthusiasm was still there in the early days of starting a business, I gave up the opportunity to go home. I thought I would have time to go back later, but it has been delayed until now.

…

The next year, due to a sudden epidemic, he had to spend an extremely lonely year alone in a rented house.

"This year... I can probably go back." Da Zhuang thought secretly in his heart.

However, the older he gets, the less interesting it is to celebrate the New Year. Sometimes he also feels that there is no point in just going back to celebrate the New Year... The most important thing is that subconsciously, he always has a slight resistance to returning to his hometown.

because……

Da Zhuang quickly shook his head to dispel the complicated thoughts. Then he took out his mobile phone, took a photo in front of the falling snowflakes, and uploaded it to the group.

"Hey, the strong god is here!" Sister Yi was the first to react and immediately made fun of her.

"It's snowing here too." Brother Yi, who hasn't appeared for a long time, also posted a photo as if to show his presence.

From the look of him... he seems to be in a cowshed in the mountains?

A relaxed smile appeared inexplicably on Da Zhuang's face. Chatting with these bad friends in the group, even just a few sporadic words, made him feel extremely comfortable.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but become naughty again.

I walked to a large open space in front of me and measured an irregular heart with my feet.

Take a photo and upload it.

"Writing blessings for five yuan a piece."

But everyone disappeared as if in tacit agreement, and only Da Zhuang was left holding his mobile phone, smiling like a fool.

Smiling, his eyes could not help but fill with tears... Next to the love, there were two small words, one was "small", and the other was extremely blurry and could not be seen clearly.

The falling snowflakes quickly covered up the love and the indiscernible handwriting.

It's like... it never existed.

Looking blankly at the vast land in front of him, Da Zhuang sighed and murmured: "Three years..."

In an instant, he seemed to have been drained of all his strength and embarked on the road back in despair.

But in an instant, he thought of something again, and his whole body froze in place.

His expression was a little uncertain, and finally he seemed to have made up his mind and ran in the opposite direction again.

Although the weather was cold, the intense running still made his whole body radiate surging heat, just like his heart at the moment, which was extremely hot.

He ducked into a foyer... the same small hotel that Xiaoxue entered earlier.

"Lady boss, get a room!"
Chapter completed!