"Slowly I fall in love with you, slowly get closer to you, slowly talk about myself, slowly get together with you, slowly I want to cooperate with you, slowly give myself to you..."
While Huang Li was singing this song, I was humming along softly.
I like to listen to this song of hers, the light and warm tone makes people feel extremely happy.
This song also reminds me of the time when I just divorced Xiao Wei, when I was in Huang Li's bar in the dark almost every day.
This was also the song that Huang Li sang the most at that time, not only because she liked it, but also because one day I told her that I liked to hear her sing this song.
Therefore, every time I hear this song, even if it is not sung by her, I will think of that time.
Looking back now, five years have passed.
Time really flies by so fast. I had just turned thirty at that time, and now I am thirty-five.
And I may be stuck at the age of thirty-five forever!
After listening to this song, I shed tears for no reason, not because I missed the past, nor because of how touching this song was.
But because it reminds me of the few times I have, I really want to go back to the past, but we can't go back.
After Huang Li finished singing the song, she said into the microphone: "I'll take a break and let Mr. Huang sing it to you."
After Huang Li finished speaking, she handed the microphone to the mature man who just handed her the water.
The mature man looks about forty years old, has a sexy mustache, is in good shape, neither thin nor fat, and is very tastefully dressed. At first glance, he seems to be someone who pays great attention to the quality of life.
After Huang Li came off the stage, she walked over to me holding a bottle of wine.
She had a long-lost smile on her face, and she didn't seem unfamiliar with me at all. That smile was still so contagious.
"Sister Li." I called her first.
"What a coincidence! I met you here."
"I heard your singing from far away just now, but at that time I didn't know it was you, so I followed the sound and found you. I was quite surprised when I saw you."
Huang Li came to my table and sat down. After opening the wine she brought, she poured me a glass.
"Why do you look like you've lost so much weight?"
I smiled and said, "Maybe I'm too busy. I eat one meal every day but not the next."
"That won't work! What's more important, body or work? Eat more and replenish your body. You don't look as energetic as before."
I want to say that I am not losing weight and losing energy, but that I have been tortured by the disease and losing energy.
Of course I didn't tell her this, and I haven't drank for a long time, but since I met Huang Li, I made an exception and had two drinks with her today.
After clinking glasses with her and taking a sip, I asked her, "When did you return to Chongqing?"
"It's been a long time, how about you?"
"It's been a long time since I've been here, probably half a year."
Huang Li smiled and asked me again: "How are you doing lately?"
"It's great! My little son was also born."
"Hey! That's good. Now we have a son and a daughter, so we are quite happy."
We chatted like old friends, and we didn't become unfamiliar at all because we hadn't seen each other for a long time.
She is still the same as before, almost unchanged, even her personality.
As the mature man on the stage sang, Huang Li would applaud him in the audience, looking like a little fan girl.
"Who is he?" I finally asked her.
Huang Li didn't hide it and said to me directly: "My husband is also the owner of this tavern."
"Are you married?"
"Yeah, but we didn't have a wedding, so we just went to have a hot pot meal together."
I smiled and said, "It's good. In fact, An Lan and I haven't held a wedding yet."
"You should actually have a grand event!"
I shook my head and smiled bitterly: "I don't have any relatives in her family. She only has her mother as a relative. I don't have anyone here. How can we hold a wedding?"
Huang Li pursed her lips and said, "That's true. Anyway, to live life, the most important thing is for two people to be happy. I don't think any form is important."
"It's rare for you to be so sober."
"This is not called sobriety. This is because everyone has different ideas."
I nodded, then took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and take a sip with her.
Huang Li glanced at my wine glass and said, "Have you lost your ability to drink lately? I'm on my second glass, why are you still half full of your first glass?"
"It's true that I haven't drank for a long time. I'll drink slowly, you can do as you like."
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, it's just that I haven't drank for a long time and I'm a little unaccustomed to it."
She didn't ask any more questions. As her husband sang on the stage, she also followed the rhythm, hummed softly, and occasionally echoed a few words.
I can see that they love each other very much, especially the way they look at each other is full of deep love.
After I came to my senses, I asked her again: "I really want to know how you and your husband met?"
"It's a coincidence that after I left Chengdu that time, I bought a bicycle and went riding the Sichuan-Tibet Line... I met him on the road, and he, like me, also rode the Sichuan-Tibet Line
Yes, we walked together for a while, chatting and chatting together."
"That's really fate. Doesn't he look a bit older?"
"Well... you're not too old. I'm only 42 years old this year. I don't think age is a problem."
I nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, what matters is that two people like each other. I think he is quite a gentleman, gentle and elegant."
"Do you know what he used to do?"
I shook my head and said I didn't know. Huang Li looked back at him and said, "He used to be a Chinese teacher in a middle school. He and his wife were colleagues. His wife taught English... In an accident in 2008, he
His wife left him forever."
"You mean he was married before?"
Huang Li smiled and said: "Absolutely! He is already 42 years old. It would not be normal if he had never been married, right?"
"How are they doing?"
"How should I put it? Anyway, he was very kind to me. After we came back from Tibet together, he came to Chongqing with me, where we bought this house with a courtyard and renovated it into a tavern like this."
"It's very good. I really envy your wonderful little life."
"There is nothing to envy in this. I have often seen reports about you in some news recently... Just yesterday, the news said that you had cooperated with the government on a project to build a clothing city, right?"
I nodded and replied, "Well, that's what happened."
"Isn't that right? You are getting better and better now. Have all your previous ideals been realized?"
I smiled lightly and said nothing.
Because what I gain now is far less than what I am about to lose.
If possible, I hope I can be more ordinary, but just live.
Just as I was thinking about this, Huang Li's husband walked down from the stage. Huang Li waved to him and motioned for him to come to our side.
After he came over, Huang Li gently held her arm and said to her: "Dear, let me introduce to you, this is a very good friend of mine. His name is Chen Feng."
Her husband is indeed a gentleman, and his smile is contagious and makes people feel sincere.
I stood up and shook hands with him, and he introduced himself to me: "Hello, my name is Huang Qiu'an."