On the way to send Xu Hongdou back to the courtyard, Xie Zhiyao kept frowning.
He didn't know what happened. After Xu Hongdou read WeChat, the happy smile disappeared from his face.
As he drove the car, he looked sideways from time to time. Xu Hongdou was staring out the window. Her expression in the rearview mirror on the right was a little dull and apologetic.
In silence, the two of them were silent for a long time. It wasn't until they almost reached the parking lot of the village that Xie Zhiyao said, "What happened? Do you need me to accompany you back to the courtyard to take a look?"
Xu Hongdou shook his head and said, "No need."
Then he turned his head and looked out the car window at the rapeseed fields shrouded in moonlight...
In the bright moonlight, the standing rapeseed flowers swayed gently with the night breeze, like swaying hearts, swaying back and forth.
Not long after, the two arrived at the entrance of the village, parked their car, and then walked back to Yunmiao Village together.
The ancient theater building at the entrance of the village is still mottled, and the two figures slowly lengthen as time goes by, and then gradually disappear from the bluestone floor.
After waving goodbye and agreeing on a time to meet tomorrow, Xie Zhiyao sighed as Xu Hongdou turned around and walked into the small courtyard.
With a complicated mood, he said "good night" to the door of the courtyard, then lowered his head and returned home in silence.
Xu Hongdou walked into the small courtyard and came to the restaurant softly. Zhang Wentao supported his head with one hand and dozed off on the dining table.
Seeing this man who had been waiting here silently because of his words, Xu Hongdou's mood was very complicated. If words can be used to deceive people, the haggard look on his face will penetrate people's hearts.
Feeling apologetic, Xu Hongdou didn't think much, quietly walked to the dining table and gently patted the other party on the shoulder.
Her movements were very gentle, and she was careful not to wake the other person up by her.
When Zhang Wentao, who was just relaxing, felt someone patting his shoulder, he opened his eyes. When he saw clearly that it was Xu Hongdou who came back, he lowered his eyes and nodded to the person, then put down his arms and stretched.
Muscles and bones, voice full of fatigue: "You are back."
"Um."
"You asked me to wait for you. Did you have something to say?"
"Um."
"Okay, tell me quickly, I'm really sleepy."
Xu Hongdou said without thinking, "Why are you waiting for me?"
Zhang Wentao looked at the other person, smiled and said to Xu Hongdou: "You don't have to think too much, I just promised to wait for you."
Xu Hongdou thought about the other person's answer, and when she saw the other person's bloodshot eyes, she didn't know what she was talking about.
Touched? Guilty? Or...
Zhang Wentao didn't give her much time to express her feelings. He stood up and said, "If it's a work matter, please wait a moment while I go make a cup of coffee."
"I'll go, you take a rest first." Xu Hongdou pursed his lips, shook his head, and walked into the kitchen.
Zhang Wentao looked at the other party's back as he walked into the kitchen and didn't say much.
In fact, if he knew that the other party would not come back for such a long time, he might have gone back to bed early in the morning, or he would not have agreed from the beginning.
However, an incident that happened when I was a child has always been a grudge that cannot be resolved.
It is precisely because of the existence of this grudge that every time he agrees to do something by others, he will try his best to complete it.
Gradually, this 'habit' became his 'habit'.
The four words "keep your word" are too heavy.
Seeing the apology written on the other party's face, Zhang Wentao thought for a while and walked to the refrigerator and took out ice cubes. Then he came to the kitchen and said calmly: "You don't have to have such a big burden, really."
"I just didn't expect you to come back so late, otherwise you would have gone to bed long ago."
"I didn't expect how long you could wait." Xu Hongdou murmured.
"Well, every time I want to go up to sleep, I think you might come back later, so..." Zhang Wentao said in a low voice, but couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and changed the subject: "By the way, volunteers
Is your work going well?"
Xu Hongdou looked at Zhang Wentao with complicated eyes and shook his head.
"Then tell me what problems you encountered."
"Hmm." Xu Hongdou thought for a moment, but didn't know where to start. It wasn't until the coffee was ready that she said, "I just don't know if Caiyun and Xiuying are strictly required to do it."
Let them misunderstand me."
"They will think that I am targeting them."
"After all, when I was just helping in the store, I got along quite harmoniously with them, and I also like the two grannies very much."
Zhang Wentao nodded after listening, took a sip of coffee and said: "You can not only have punishment, but also have rewards, right. After all, punishment is not the purpose, but rewards can inspire people."
After hearing this, Xu Hongdou nodded thoughtfully.
"Is there anything else?" Zhang Wentao frowned and looked at Xu Hongdou. He didn't want the two of them to spend too long on such a question and answer.
He has a sleep disorder, but that doesn't mean he doesn't need to sleep.
On the contrary, due to long-term poor sleep, he could feel that his body's functions were declining. At least he wouldn't be as tired as he is now if he had stopped spinning before.
"Yes." The words were concise and to the point.
After Xu Hongdou finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "Wait for me, I'll get the pen and notebook."
"good."
….
In the end, I don't know what time we talked in the restaurant. Zhang Wentao only remembered that he returned to the room, didn't bother to brush his teeth and wash his face, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep dizzy.
When I woke up again, it was because of the sunshine.
Zhang Wentao woke up and was stunned for a while. After a long time, he woke up and walked to the bathroom with a sigh of relief.
Then when I came out, I wound up my watch to set the time, and realized that it was almost 8 o'clock.
Without any time to think about it, I took out a set of clean clothes from the closet, put on a peaked cap and walked out of the house. I said hello to Mr. Ma who was meditating and to Damai in the restaurant, and quickly called with my mobile phone.
Online ride-hailing started.
Someone will come for an interview today, and he wants to check it himself.
Xie Xiaochun's home.
Xiaochun braided her daughter's hair with a loving look on her face. Xie Xiaoxia had just finished washing the dishes and came out to say hello. She was about to leave when she was stopped.
"Uncle, please take me there in a moment."
Xie Xiaoxia smiled and refused: "My uncle is busy on Saturday and can't take you there. You can go and play with Guobao and the others."
"No, uncle. Tuotuo invites me, Guobao and Huzi to eat cake in the tavern."
Xie Xiaochun also said: "Wait for her for a while, I will finish it for her right away. Just watch her a little bit today, sister, I have to go to the ancient town to do something."
Xie Xiaoxia asked: "Go to the ancient town? See bow legs?"
"You can't say that about my father! You apologize!" Xiao Gourd said fiercely.
"Yeah, I'm going to a creative restaurant for A Liang's business." Xie Xiaochun was busy with his hands and didn't have time to talk.
"A Liang?" Xie Xiaoxia was a little confused.
Xie Liang is his good friend with Xie Zhiyuan. He used to take Xie Zhiyuan to work in a hot pot restaurant. Why is his sister going to a creative restaurant because of him?
Xie Xiaoxia was a little confused and didn't know what the creative restaurant her sister was talking about was.