The weather was so hot that it felt like someone was being roasted in a steam oven. Li Manjun came home from work in the evening. Before she got home, she received a call from Aunt Guo on behalf of her daughter.
On the phone, Nian Nian said coquettishly: "Mom, can I have ice cream? It's so hot, so hot, it's so hot that I can't stand it!"
Aunt Guo's gentle laughter came from the side, and Nian Nian shushed her, asking her to be quiet, for fear that her mother wouldn't hear her request.
Li Manjun responded: "Okay, mom will bring you milk bricks back later, but you can only eat a little bit today."
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"Yeah." After her request was met, Nian Nian was so well-behaved that she put down the phone and stood expectantly at the door waiting for her mother to come back.
Li Manjun first parked the car in the parking lot, took the stairs to the community garden on the first floor, and went to the canteen at the entrance of the community to buy ice cream for her daughter.
The weather was so hot, and she wanted to eat one to relieve the heat.
It was a dark night in summer, and Li Manjun got off work relatively early today. The sky was still bright at six o'clock. The orange-red sun hung slanting in the sky, setting slowly, and the sunset glow reflected the entire sky.
There are no high-rise buildings near the community. You can see the mountains at the end of the city at a glance. The view is wide and beautiful.
Li Manjun breathed a sigh of relief and greeted the street vendor owner while admiring the sunset on the mountainside.
The boss is also a resident of the community. Li Manjun and his family have lived here for so long, so they are already familiar with him.
"Get whatever you want." The boss was busy playing cards with his friends. Seeing that he was an acquaintance, he greeted him and went back to collect cards.
Li Manjun smiled, took two boxes of milk bricks, and got an old popsicle for herself. She couldn't wait to tear open the wrapping paper and stuff it into her mouth. Her teeth were so good that she took one bite and chewed the sweet crushed ice.
The cool air rushes straight up to Tianling Gai, making me feel refreshed.
"One dollar and ten cents, I'll put it on the table for you." Li Manjun shouted, put down the money, found a small plastic bag on the wall to put the things in, and walked home leisurely.
Maybe he was in such a beautiful mood that he didn't notice the people walking by him. Someone was walking quickly behind him. Li Manjun was bumped by him and almost sprained his foot.
But before she could greet the other party, an apology sounded first.
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice..."
Li Manjun looked up and saw in front of him a bespectacled man with sloppy hair and unshaven beard. He was wearing a wrinkled white T-shirt. He smelled of sweat in the summer, and a sour smell floated over, making him frown.
He was carrying a heavy computer bag. After bumping into her, his first reaction was to protect the bag with his hands. At this moment, he didn't care about her being the one who was hit. Instead, he first checked whether the computer in his bag had been damaged.
Li Manjun originally heard his apology and thought it would be fine, but now he saw that the other party didn't even look at her, and the apology was too careless, so she said to him impatiently:,
"It's such a wide road, please keep an eye on it. My feet almost sprained."
"I'm sorry, I haven't had a good rest in a few days. I may have had a heat stroke today, and my eyes are a bit blurry and I didn't see you..."
While apologizing, he checked the computer again to make sure it was fine, then raised his head and looked at her.
"Manager Li!" The man with eyes called out to her in surprise.
Li Manjun looked at the person in front of him, and why he looked more and more familiar. It turned out that he knew him.
"Director Xiang?" She pointed at his beard as wild as a weed, "How did you end up like this?"
When we met him at the Chamber of Commerce gathering after the year, he was still a refreshing young man. It had only been a few months. Did any major changes happen?
Xiang Lian covered his forehead tiredly, wiped the hot sweat from his face, and said a little embarrassed: "It's okay, I just worked overtime for several days and didn't get a good rest."
"Are you okay? How is your foot?" Xiang Lian asked sheepishly.
Li Manjun shook his head. She looked at his bloodshot eyes and looked more like he was in trouble.
"You may have heat stroke. Go back quickly and drink more water." Li Manjun urged him with concern.
Xiang Lian looked at the half-eaten popsicle in her hand, swallowed secretly, nodded, smiled apologetically, and turned around to walk home.
When he walked downstairs, he turned back and asked Li Manjun if he was really okay.
"I'm really fine." Out of concern for her neighbors, Li Manjun said more: "If you encounter any difficulties, don't hold on alone. Your health is important and take care of yourself."
I don't know if it was because of the setting sun, but I always felt that water was shining in Xiang Lian's eyes.
"Okay, thank you." He smiled at her, his voice sounded a little difficult.
Li Manjun waved her hand and told him to leave quickly. If he collapsed downstairs due to heatstroke, she wouldn't be able to lift him.
After watching Xiang Lian enter the elevator, Li Manjun walked towards his building.
When I got home, as soon as I unlocked the door, Niannian, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, immediately came up to me with big eyes open in anticipation. Maybe I had waited too long, and complained a little aggrievedly: "It's been a long, long time."
Li Manjun touched her daughter's little head and handed the ice cream in her hand, "Dangdang, milk bricks, do you like them best every year?"
The little girl didn't have any complaints. She immediately took the bag and ran to the kitchen to ask Aunt Guo to get a spoon.
The little one squatted in front of the coffee table in the living room, opened the package, looked at the milky-white bricks, and took a deep breath of the sweet and refreshing milk flavor. Before he even tasted it, he was already dancing with joy.
Li Manjun put away her shoes and bags, stuck her head out and warned, "You can only eat half of it. If you eat too much, your stomach will hurt."
Nian Nian agreed and scooped up a spoonful of it and put it in his mouth. It was delicious and cold, and he couldn't stop breathing.
"Eat small pieces and it won't freeze, you idiot." Li Manjun came over funny and taught her daughter to only dig a little bit at a time.
She stayed downstairs for a long time, and the milk bricks had softened and could be dug out easily.
Every year she would only watch her mother demonstrate it once, and she would say she had learned it, grab the spoon, and eat it herself, as if Li Manjun had never given her snacks before.
"Aunt Guo, why didn't I realize before that we are snackers every year~" Li Manjun teased.
By the way, I would like to remind Aunt Guo that another milk brick was bought for her, so don’t forget to eat it because it needs to melt.
Aunt Guo brought out the hot clear soup and put it away, happily picked up the milk bricks, and smiled shyly at Li Manjun, "Children grow fast only if they love to eat. They are not picky about food every year, and they all grow taller than the children of the same age in our community.
It’s high.”
Li Manjun tapped her daughter's small nose, "This can be considered an advantage, right."
Seeing that the little girl was concentrating on eating milk, Li Manjun walked to the TV and switched the channel to CCTV, preparing to watch the news for a while.
Every year he raised his head and said, "Cartoons!"
Li Manjun did not change the channel, "I just watched it every year, now it's my mother's turn to watch it."
Every year I am unhappy, "Mom, change."
Li Manjun lay down directly on the sofa, pointed at the ice cream in front of her and said, "You can't eat ice cream while watching cartoons."
"No, I want ice cream." Niannian kept the ice cream in her arms, fearing that her mother would take it away.
Li Manjun then watched TV with peace of mind, saying, "I can't cure you."
Nian Nian snorted aggrievedly and whispered: "Adults know how to bully children."