Chapter 6: The wind-like man He Nanxi picked up He Dayong from the police station. Both his grandfather and grandson were dejected and had no energy at all. Especially He Dayong, whose wrinkled face was even more sad.
After receiving a notice from the police, the "Lao He Record Store" must be closed for rectification due to its involvement in the sale of pirated CDs. It is necessary to wait for notification from the police when it will open.
This order is like a reminder. The record store's business was already bleak. Now it's better. It won't work unless it closes down. With this closed-door rectification, there may not even be a chance to open.
"It's such an injustice. That box of pirated CDs didn't belong to our store at all. It must have been done by Zhang Laosan. Once we go bankrupt, all the business will be his." He Dayong blamed himself, "Oh, yesterday he
If you come to visit for no reason, I should give you a heads up."
Nan Xi sighed, peers compete, the winner survives.
"Grandpa, why don't we close the record store and save rent, water and electricity."
"No, that's the only thing your dad left behind."
He Nanxi closed her eyes and lowered her head in silence. Yes, this is the only thing left by her father. Grandpa missed his son, and she also missed her father and mother.
The setting sun gradually disappears, and the afterglow shines warmly on the earth. The withered yellow leaves fall with the wind. When you step on them, they make a crisp "click" sound. It can no longer stay in the high place. Its life has burned out.
All.
There were bursts of sadness in the air. Nan Xi supported her stumbling grandfather and walked slowly towards home. She turned to look at her grandfather. Grandpa was already seventy years old this year. The wrinkles on his cheeks were like those carved by a knife.
Deeper than one, each one carries the hardships of life and infinite longing. The old man misses his son.
Nanxi didn't know how to comfort this old man, "Grandpa, I went to Universal Jewelry Group for an interview today. If I pass, I will be a jewelry designer in the future."
Grandpa patted the back of her hand happily, "Good boy, I knew my little Nanxi was great." His old hands, which were as old as the bark of an old tree trunk, gave his granddaughter a thumbs up, "You look like your mother, her hands
I can do anything and look good in whatever I do..."
"Haha, grandpa, I don't know if I can pass, because all the interviewers are very good, but I have tried my best. Didn't you say that as long as I try my best, there will be no regrets even if I fail."
"Yes, as long as you try your best, there will be no regrets even if you fail." The old man thought thoughtfully.
At this time, a pleasant voice came from not far away, "Nanxi, grandpa, I finally found you."
Nan Xi followed the sound, and the afterglow was so golden that she couldn't keep her eyes open. She squinted her eyes and saw at the end of the sunset, a man in a white shirt was riding his two-wheeled car, rushing towards her.
It's Wang Yarui.
Under the setting sun, Wang Yarui's shirt hem was fluttering, and his handsome and clean face became clearer and clearer.
He rode a bicycle and rushed to them. His forehead was sweating profusely, and he gasped and said, "I finally found you. I heard that the record store was closed down, so I looked for you everywhere. Nanxi, where is your mobile phone?"
Nan Xi rummaged through her bag and said, "Ah, the battery is out."
"Haihai and I have been looking for you for a long time, but we are so worried...Grandpa, are you okay?"
He Dayong sighed in frustration, "I'm fine."
"Yari, my grandpa is fine. It's just that our record store may not be able to open. The police said it was going to be closed for rectification." Nan Xi looked at her grandpa, who finally softened his eyebrows and frowned again. She quickly dropped the subject.
, "Stop talking about this, where are the Haihai people?"
"We searched separately. I will notify her that I have found you."
"Well... Ya Rui, I'll go home with my grandpa to rest first. I'll see you at the same place in the evening."
Wang Yarui nodded, "Okay, grandpa, don't think too much and take care of yourself."
He Dayong couldn't cheer up now, so he hummed and sighed again and again.
——The so-called old place is a leisure restaurant called "Bluesky", and Wang Yarui is the resident singer here.
On the center stage, Wang Yarui sang affectionately with his guitar in his arms. His singing voice was like a cup of iced coffee with a little sugar, bitter and sweet, and cold and slightly warm.
Nanxi below was completely immersed in his singing. For many years, whenever she felt lost and sad, she would listen to Wang Yarui singing like she does now.
"Hey, Nancy Ho!"
Ning Haihai didn't know when he had arrived. As soon as he arrived, he gave her a complete fright. She was really frightened. She covered her chest with her hands and glared at Ning Haihai, "You are sick. Scared."
What am I doing?!”
"Hey, who is scaring whom? Your record store was closed down and you couldn't find anyone. I thought you committed suicide by jumping into the sea." Ning Haihai sat down opposite her, picked up a beer bottle and drank.
"I'm dying of thirst. You know where I went to find you. I went to the beach. I really thought you would jump into the sea."
The record store is not only He Dayong's life, but also Ho Nanxi's life. She values this record store even more than He Dayong.
Nan Xi sighed and picked up the beer bottle to drink. She was glad that she still had Wang Yarui and Ning Haihai, two friends who depended on each other for life and death.
I still remember that on her eighteenth birthday, the three of them went to the beach together. Nanxi’s birthday wish was to open the record store. When she was in the record store, but when the record store was not there, she would jump into the sea.
"When the record store is around, I'm there. When the record store isn't around, I'll jump into the sea."
At that time, she shouted these words loudly toward the sea, the blue sky, and the distance.
After taking a sip of cold beer, it was cold from the tip of her tongue to the soles of her feet. With a "pop" sound, she placed the beer bottle heavily on the glass table, "Haihai, if the record store closes, my grandfather and I will lose our faith."
, maybe I will really jump into the sea."
"..." Ning Haihai saw her serious affection and didn't dare to joke anymore, "Haha, it's not that serious."
"You don't understand!"
Yes, Haihai doesn’t understand, Wang Yarui doesn’t understand, everyone doesn’t understand, they don’t understand what Nan Xi is doing guarding a record store with no future. She works so many jobs just to subsidize the record store that is losing money.
, no one can understand.
Suddenly, the phone on the table vibrated, "Eh? I have an order. The driving website that Ya Rui helped me build is really good. Someone has placed an order again." Nan Xi clicked on the text message and read it.
"No, I've just arrived and you're leaving?"
At this time, the soothing accompaniment in the leisure room had come to an end, and Wang Yarui ended with a heavenly and perfect falsetto. Suddenly, there was thunderous applause.
Wang Yarui bowed to thank everyone, took his guitar and walked off the stage.
"Yari, what kind of crappy website did you make for her, and she's leaving again." Ning Haihai complained, "She's drunk, she's going to drive drunk."
Nan Xi picked up the mineral water next to her and took a few sips. "It's just a sip of beer. You're considered a drunk driver... Ya Rui, you sang so well, I'm leaving first."
Wang Yarui's eyes followed her back, and he said lightly, "Oh, okay, pay attention to safety."
Ning Haihai made a "tsk" sound, shook his head and said, "Don't look, everyone is gone. Wang Yarui, I think in this world, only He Nanxi, the person involved, doesn't know that you like her."
I think in this world, only the person involved, Nan Xi, doesn't know that you like her.
Yes, if he had the courage to confess, perhaps many disputes in the future would not happen. If he were bolder, just a little bit, Ho Nanxi would become his only Ho Nanxi.