The nights in early January are very cold, especially in the north after heavy snowfall.
After 9 pm, the whole city seems to have fallen into a deep sleep, even the iconic Bar Street in the east of the city.
Under the cold moonlight, besides his hasty footsteps, the only thing left to accompany the night returner is the quiet air and dim lights.
Lin Zheng didn't go home after evening self-study. She was wandering on the road with her schoolbag on her back. When it was 10 o'clock, her feet were so cold that she couldn't feel it, but she still didn't want to go home.
Other people's homes are full of laughter and laughter, but hers is empty.
Tired from walking, Lin Zheng stopped at the side of the street, jumped off the curb, stomped her feet in small steps, and then childishly took one step at a time, leaving her own footprints on the little clean snow left.
"Hey." The boy's clear laughter woke up the sleeping Moonlight. It seemed that only when she was free to play could she truly feel the warmth of life.
Suddenly, there was a woman's cry in the creak of feet stepping on the snow.
Lin Zheng paused for a moment, looked left and right, then trotted a few steps, 'hid' behind a light pole that was no more than a palm wide, and tilted his head to look at the source of the sound.
In the deep alley, two figures were lingering with each other.
Perhaps the deep affection melted the desolation of the night, and the voice was full of charming colors, like the spring scenery meeting the raging fire, which ignites instantly.
Lin Zheng looked forward, her bright eyes never flickering.
How do women and women show love? She was a little curious.
It seems to be a long kiss, a gentle touch, a close entanglement, and an ambiguous whisper.
Well, it's much warmer than a boy's overbearing.
Deep in love, the long-haired woman's hand penetrated into the other's front.
Lin Zheng's staring gaze flickered, and he raised his red hands and cupped them to his lips, and let out a breath of steam.
Just stretch your hand in like this, isn't it cold?
"Hmm!" The large down jacket hat behind her was suddenly buttoned down, and someone held her head and said in a low voice, "Little friend, do not look at evil." The gentle female voice was full of laughter, which sounded very comfortable.
Lin Zheng blinked her eyes covered by the hat, and only then felt her cheeks burn.
It doesn't seem very good to watch other people make out, but the voice in my ear is really nice.
Ok? Her focus seems to be wrong?
Who is this person talking to her? No impression!
Lin Zheng looked down, a pair of black Martin boots could be vaguely seen in the narrow vision, and a little above was the woman's slender calf, which was as eye-catching as her voice.
"Sister, who are you?" Lin Zheng asked in a low voice.
The woman's hand that was still on Lin Zheng's head sank, and she leaned closer to her ear and said, "Guess." The warm breath came in from the edge of the hat, and Lin Zheng's childish face was red.
Lin Zheng moved her numb feet and shook her head, "I don't know."
"Heh." The woman laughed softly, but didn't answer.
The silence was soon overwhelmed by ambiguous voices not far away, worse than the whispers just now.
Lin Zheng tried hard to convince herself to be obedient and not to see anything wrong, but her two little ears still pricked up uncontrollably.
"Hey, take it easy, you've ripped off the buttons." The woman who was pressed against the wall blamed.
The long-haired woman laughed, put her lips on the side of her neck, and said softly: "Why didn't you think of restraining yourself when you tried to provoke me? Let me take it easy now, it's too late."
"You...!" Lin Zheng wanted to continue listening, but the woman walked behind her and covered her ears with her hands.
Vaguely, Lin Zheng heard her say: "Turn left and go straight."
Lin Zheng was stunned for a moment, then followed her instructions in a daze.
After walking a distance of about 100 meters, the woman let go.
Lin Zheng saw her come around to him from under the hat, pulled the brim of the hat down hard, completely blocking her view, and then said again, "Kid, it's time for you to go home and sleep."
After finishing speaking, the woman left straight away, with a gust of wind blowing with her sassy steps.
Lin Zheng stood still, put her hands on her ears, and rubbed them carefully.
The place covered by the woman just now is still warm.
Her hands must be very warm, but who is she?
Lin Zheng reacted, and hurriedly pulled the hat back, and looked in the direction the woman left.
Not far away, a woman in a beige overcoat entered a low door, and on the wooden plaque hanging on the lintel was written the word "Guiyi".
Lin Zheng has never been to 'Gui Yi', but from the general business scope of this area, it is not difficult to judge that 'Gui Yi' is a bar.
The textbooks always say 'drinking your sorrows with wine', she is also full of worries now, it is not too much to go in and 'get drunk'.
Lin Zheng grabbed the schoolbag belt with both hands, took a deep breath, and walked towards the 'Guiyi' with her head held high.
The moment the door was opened, warm air wrapped in the aroma of sweet wine rushed towards the face, and the excessive temperature difference made Lin Zheng tremble uncontrollably.
Lin Zheng stood at the door rubbing his hands, quietly looking at the situation inside.
This bar is very different from Lin Zheng's imagination. There are people drinking around the fire, some playing and singing with their guitars in their arms, and some just sitting quietly in a dark corner to pass the time.
This corner of the small world is very 'quiet', far away from the tranquility of troubles.
Lin Zheng didn't pay much attention to other people's emotions, she just found an excuse to 'get drunk' and came in to find someone. Unfortunately, curious eyes scanned the inside again and again, but still didn't find the woman in the beige coat just now.
Maybe she took off her coat and sat among these people, but she didn't see her face and didn't recognize her.
Disappointment came suddenly, and before Lin Zheng found out, he was interrupted by the waiter, "Little girl, this is a bar, you can't enter if you are under the age of 18."
Lin Zheng looked back at her, with dancing flames reflected in her clear eyes.
"Is milk sold here?" Lin Zheng asked.
Don't get drunk, she can always be drunk.
The waiter seemed to think that Lin Zheng's question was funny, but he still maintained a high degree of professionalism. Instead of laughing in person, he replied respectfully and politely, "This place only sells alcohol."
"Oh, then I'll look elsewhere." Lin Zheng's searching eyes kept drifting in, trying to catch the last hope of luck.
It turned out to be nothing.
The waiter didn't say much, but kindly added, "This street is full of bars, you have to go out first."
"Okay, thank you." Lin Zheng bowed.
The wide hat was buttoned down with the bowing movement, covering most of her sight.
In a daze, she returned to the moment when someone held her head and spoke.
Lin Zheng pursed her dry lips, and moved her gaze forward quietly.
This sister's legs are not thin enough, and her shoes are not good-looking... Psychological hints are indeed deceiving.
The corners of Lin Zheng's raised mouth drooped, he turned his head left and right, put on his hat, turned and walked out.
The cold wind outside the door poured in desperately, Lin Zheng held his breath, and plunged into the night.
"Wait a minute!" The waiter suddenly shouted behind him.
Lin Zheng turned around suspiciously, "Is there anything else?"
The waiter stood at the door, avoided the wind and explained, "I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with the business. I just remembered that there is milk."
"Really?" Lin Zheng beamed with joy, and the boy's unique clean eyebrows and clear voice made his heart soften.
The waiter withdrew his hand from the headset and said with a smile, "Really, come in quickly."
Lin Zheng, "Thank you!"
Lin Zheng was arranged in a corner by the waiter, waiting for her to deliver the milk while continuing to look for the woman just now.
Soon, the waiter brought the milk, heated by boiling water, and poured it into a round glass. There was also a spoon with a little monkey's head on the saucer, which was really cute.
Lin Zheng picked up the spoon and looked at it for a while before putting it down reluctantly, holding the cup and taking a sip of the milk.
The heat went all the way down, burning her hidden thoughts.
In the monthly exam a few days ago, she only passed the second grade.
Parents didn't say much about this grade. To be precise, they were almost not at home this semester, and they didn't care about her life and study.
She goes home after school, goes to the hospital when she is sick, finds a way to eat when she is hungry, and finds a way to sleep when she wakes up in the middle of the night. She lives alone in an "organized" way.
But obviously, the whole family went to Dali for a trip during the summer vacation. At that time, she was still a little princess who was so spoiled that she stretched out her clothes to eat and opened her mouth. Why did she suddenly become a wild child no one cares about when she came back?
Sad things kept popping up, Lin Zheng sniffed, gulped down the milk, quickly picked up her schoolbag and ran out before the tears fell.
When the waiter saw it, he rushed over and asked, "Are you leaving?"
Lin Zheng thought that the waiter was chasing her to ask her to pay. She wiped her eyes carelessly, took out the money and stuffed it into the waiter's hand, regardless of whether the money was enough or not.
The waiter couldn't react, and watched Lin Zheng open the door to 'run away' before he followed out slowly, wanting to return the money to her.
Milk is not something in the store, so there is no need to pay for it.
I didn't want Lin Zheng to run too fast. When the waiter chased him out, Lin Zheng had already crossed the road and ran for a long time.
The waiter still had customers, so he couldn't leave, so he could only watch Lin Zheng run away.
"Forget it, the same goes for giving the money to Sister Nanzhi." The server thought to himself, turned around, and ran into the woman who came out of it.
The beige coat the woman was wearing was the one Lin Zheng was looking for.
"Sister Nanzhi, why did you come out?" the waiter asked, the tone of the two people was very familiar.
Gu Nanzhi glanced at the hurried figure faintly visible in front of his eyes, and said casually, "Let's go."
"Let's go?" The waiter was surprised, "Aren't you going to sing on stage later?"
Gu Nanzhi has been singing here for more than two years, coming once a week, singing for two hours, from ten o'clock to twelve o'clock, and it hasn't started yet today.
Gu Nanzhi touched the hot milk box with his right hand in his coat pocket, and said slowly: "The other box of milk is also ready."
The waiter was at a loss, "What is the connection between the hot milk and not singing?"
Gu Nanzhi didn't answer, looked down at her tightly clenched hands and said, "Did she give you money?"
"Yes!" The waiter hurriedly handed the money to Gu Nanzhi and said, "I ran away before I could refuse her. You can keep the money. Anyway, you bought the milk and you heated it. I'm only responsible for serving it to you." she."
"Yes." Gu Nanzhi took the money and left without looking back.
The waiter looked at her thin back, shook his head and entered the bar.
Although 'Guiyi' is unique, it is indeed a bar after all. Where does the milk come from? If Gu Nanzhi hadn't asked her to help keep Lin Zheng in the ear, she wouldn't have been so big-hearted that she invited a minor in. If someone was watching, there would be more troubles later.
However, Gu Nanzhi, who can "keep his ears out of the window", keeps people and cooks milk himself. This little girl should still be the first, no... the second...
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This is the first time Lin Zheng and Gu Nanzhi met, and they had never seen each other in person.
This year, Lin Zheng was 13 years old and Gu Nanzhi was 23 years old.
When we meet again a year and a half later, Lin Zheng is a freshman in high school, and Gu Nanzhi is her homeroom teacher. Although she doesn't recognize Gu Nanzhi, she still likes this homeroom teacher very much.
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Teacher-student sweet essay, half-developed, please collect and comment, okay!