The night in the city is always so bright, and under the neon lights, the crowd walks around on the huge chessboard of the city, and everyone is running for life. Cheng Gong, a thirty-year-old middle-level manager, dressed in a crisp suit, stood in such a crowd and watched the pedestrians rushing by.
"Cheng Gong, it's time for dinner, are you done with your work?" On the other end of the phone came the voice of my colleague Zhang Wei.
"I'm still missing one last report, give me five more minutes." Cheng Gong said, and buried himself in annotating the documents.
After five minutes, the report pile finally decreased. Cheng Gong turned off the computer, put on his coat and prepared to leave. "Have a little gathering today? I heard that Brother Yang's small restaurant has good new dishes. Zhang Wei was waiting for him in the hallway.
"Okay, just time to relax." Cheng Gong agreed.
The small restaurant is unobtrusive, but warm and cozy. Cheng Gong and Zhang Wei found a corner and sat down and ordered the dishes recommended by Brother Yang. After a while, two more customers entered the door of the restaurant. A middle-aged woman with kind eyebrows and a young girl who looks rude and stubborn. The young girl is very watery, and her eyes are lively and bright.
Cheng Gong couldn't help but take a few more looks. The girl also seemed to notice Cheng Gong's gaze and glared at him unhappily.
"Don't be rude, Li Xiao, that gentleman looks very gentle." The kind middle-aged woman softly reprimanded the girl, she was Aunt Zhou.
"Mom, I see." The girl pouted, but stopped looking at Cheng Gong.
Cheng Gong and Zhang Wei's meals were served one after another, and the small restaurant was filled with bursts of fragrance.
"Cheng Gong, tell me honestly, you have a crush on that girl?" Zhang Wei teased.
"Don't talk nonsense, I just glanced politely." Cheng Gong explained with some embarrassment.
At this time, Aunt Zhou saw Cheng Gong and walked over with a smile.
"Two little brothers, are you dining here? I see that you two are very handsome, and you can come to Brother Yang's house more often when you have time. Aunt Zhou smiled.
"Hello Auntie, we really like it here." Zhang Wei said politely.
"Yes, Auntie." Cheng Gong followed Aunt Daosheng and expressed his respect for Aunt Zhou.
At this moment, Li Xiao didn't seem to be very happy, and walked over and pulled Aunt Zhou's clothes: "Mom, let's go home, don't disturb others." ”
"Hey, let's go." Aunt Zhou sighed and pulled her daughter to prepare to leave.
Cheng Gong looked at the backs of Aunt Zhou and Li Xiao and felt that it was a little meaningful. This kind of ordinary and stocky relationship between mother and daughter is not everywhere in this city, and he can't help but think about it a little more.
"What's the matter, Cheng Gong, I see you stunned." Zhang Wei asked.
"No, it's nothing, let's eat." Cheng Gong came back to his senses and picked up his chopsticks. Since that encounter in the small restaurant, Cheng Gong seems to be pulled by some kind of magic, and he will always appear unconsciously beside Li Xiao and Aunt Zhou. Whether it is a small supermarket in the neighborhood or a garden in the community, Cheng Gong can always see the busy back of the mother and daughter.
"Xiaoxiao, how about we try a new dish today?" During a chance encounter, Cheng Gong heard Aunt Zhou invite Li Xiao.
"Mom, that's... Mr. Cheng is also there, do you want to invite him along? Li Xiao hesitated, and his eyes drifted to Cheng Gong on the side.
Aunt Zhou smiled and nodded, "Cheng Gong, let's try the craft with us, just make trouble for the neighbors." ”
Cheng Gong's heart felt a warm current, and he nodded and agreed, "Thank you, Aunt Zhou, I'm honored." ”
In the warm atmosphere of Zhou Da's mother's house, Cheng Gong couldn't help but relax his guard. At the dinner table, Li Xiao picked up dishes for Cheng Gong, and Cheng Gong also lost no time in praising Aunt Zhou's cooking skills.
After the meal, Mrs. Zhou secretly poured some wine into the glass of the worker, and after pushing the cup to change the lamp, Cheng Gong was overwhelmed by the wine, and he felt a little inappropriate in his slightly drunkenness.
"Cheng Gong, you're drunk, I'll help you go to the house to rest." Aunt Zhou's tone was full of pity.
When he entered the house, Cheng Gong found that there was only Li Xiao inside. He was nervous, worried that he had drunk and lost his temper, thinking that this was not a good sign. "Li Xiao, I'm sorry, I, I seem to have drunk too much."
Li Xiao smiled, "It's okay, you can rest for a while." He turned around and went out, but then he only heard a "click", and Li Xiao seemed to be locked in the room by mistake.
"Li Xiao, is the door locked?" Cheng Gong stood up and tried to open the door.
"Looks like yes, you try it." Outside the door, Li Xiao's voice was a little anxious.
Cheng Gong shook the doorknob vigorously, but found that the door lock was suddenly broken, and Aunt Zhou outside shouted worriedly: "Cheng Gong, don't panic first, I'll go find someone." ”
In this way, in an unexpected misunderstanding and embarrassment, the two young men were locked in the same room. Outside the walls, fireworks rose in the night sky, but there was an awkward silence in the room.
With the passage of time, Li Xiao began to talk to Cheng Gong about life, from their respective families to their personal dreams, all of which were revealed in the conversation. Cheng Gong began to feel that Li Xiao was not as brutal as he seemed on the outside, but had tenacity and innocence.
After being silent for a long time, the door was unlocked, and Aunt Zhou wiped her forehead, "I'm really sorry, I didn't expect to accidentally lock the two of you in the house." ”
Cheng Gong looked at Aunt Zhou's eyes, from which he saw the hardships and helplessness that he was not aware of in the past, and the dizziness caused by alcohol was no longer the dizziness in his heart, but the respect for this kind mother.
And Li Xiao, the first time he officially chatted with a boy in this way, his heart was full of freshness and small joy. Cheng Gong is no longer the supporting role at the wine table, but a life with flesh and blood and a story.
Fate always likes to joke, and it uses unexpected ways to bring two hearts closer. The misunderstanding and awkward night may be the beginning of the transformation of the relationship between the two. After being mistakenly locked in the room overnight, the relationship between Cheng Gong and Li Xiao has changed subtly. Cheng Gong can often see Li Xiao in the small shop of Zhou Da Niang's house, she is always busy with her head down, as if she is blind to Cheng Gong's appearance.
"It's all a misunderstanding, I shouldn't have drunk so much that night." Cheng Gong couldn't help but explain to Li Xiao that he wanted to break the indifferent atmosphere.
"Hmph, what's the explanation, you're just a customer." Li Xiao responded lightly, but the hardness in his eyes seemed to slowly soften.
One night, Cheng Gong happened to meet Mrs. Zhou outside the store, who was about to close.
"Aunt Zhou, good evening, it's been a hard day." Cheng Gong greeted.
"Hey, Cheng Gong, you came just in time, I have something to talk to you about." There was a hint of tiredness in Aunt Zhou's voice.
In the courtyard behind the store, under the moonlight, Mrs. Zhou confided in Cheng Gong: "Cheng Gong, in fact, what happened that night, I was also out of helplessness, I..."
Cheng Gong interrupted her, "Aunt Zhou, you don't have to explain, I can understand, I can see that you are not easy." ”
Aunt Zhou looked at Cheng Gong's eyes, and tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, "It's good that you can say that." I just hope Xiaoxiao can live a little better. ”
At this time, Li Xiao quietly walked to the door and heard all this. It turned out that everything was for her, and in order to give her a better life, her mother Zhou Damiang was willing to endure misunderstandings and criticism.
"Mom, I'm here." Li Xiao walked out, with tears in his eyes.
Cheng Gong looked at Aunt Zhou and then at Li Xiao, and his heart was full of emotion. "Aunt Zhou, Li Xiao, I... I am willing to help you, as long as it can solve your difficulties. ”
Aunt Zhou and Li Xiao glanced at each other, and both of them couldn't help laughing. "Cheng Gong, in fact, you don't need to say it, we also know that you are a good person." Li Xiao finally showed a sincere smile.
Under the moonlight, the shadows of the three people were intertwined, although the road ahead was unknown, but at this moment, they felt strength, maybe this is the strength of their family, warm and firm.
A few days later, Cheng Gong helped Zhou Damiang and Li Xiao re-examine the business strategy of the small store and put forward some innovative ideas. Soon, the store's business really improved.
"Dad said we should thank you so much, if it weren't for you, we might still be standing still." Li Xiao is no longer as indifferent as before, and her attitude makes Cheng Gong feel an inexplicable happiness.
In this way, with their joint efforts, a misunderstanding became the starting point of a deep friendship between the three. Cheng Gong has changed from an outsider to a special friend among the customers of Zhou Da Niang's family, and he has become the one in Li Xiao's heart. Since Cheng Gong participated in the small shop business of Zhou Da's mother's family, every day of life seems to have a new meaning. The business of the small shop gradually improved, and the smiles of Aunt Zhou and Li Xiao also increased.
One night, after the store was busy, Aunt Zhou beckoned Cheng Gong and Li Xiao to sit together.
"Cheng Gong, I didn't expect your idea to be so effective, there has been an endless stream of guests these days." Aunt Zhou smiled from ear to ear.
"It's all the result of everyone's hard work, Aunt Zhou." Cheng Gong smiled modestly.
Li Xiao brought three cups of tea, "This is the jasmine tea I brewed myself, and we will pay tribute to Cheng Gong." As he spoke, he raised his glass.
Aunt Zhou nodded with satisfaction, "You kid, you've finally opened your mind." ”
The three of them raised their glasses, Cheng Gong looked at the mother and daughter in front of him, and said with emotion: "Sometimes there are some misunderstandings in life, and it's okay to say it." Haven't we become good friends like us? ”
"yes, who would have thought?" Li Xiao gave Cheng Gong a sincere smile.
Suddenly, Aunt Zhou's eyes became moist, "Cheng Gong, thank you very much for your help to our mother and daughter during this time, if it weren't for you, we would still be struggling in the shadow of that misunderstanding." ”
Cheng Gong hurriedly waved his hand, "Aunt Zhou, this is what I should do." I'm glad I can help you. ”
The elegant fragrance of tea lingers in the air, the moonlight sprinkles on everyone's body, and three originally strange lives come together, although they have their own pasts, but now they are closely connected by mutual understanding and understanding.
"Cheng Gong, you say, what is more important in this world than family?" Li Xiao suddenly said in a deep voice.
"It's true, family is the most important thing." Cheng Gong nodded in agreement.
Aunt Zhou stood up and looked at Cheng Gong and Li Xiao, "You two young people are good children, and I can see that you get along so well, and I am much more relieved to be a mother." ”
The figures of the three people slowly stretched out in the small shop, leaving a warm afterglow. Day after day, Cheng Gong became Mrs. Zhou's title that was not often spoken but vividly expressed - family.
Late at night, a faint jasmine fragrance came from the breeze, and Cheng Gong threw a question into the late night sky, "Family, isn't it the one who gives you warmth and courage when you need it?" ”