There were few people on the street, and the "Good Friends Photo Studio" was empty and quiet.
Xue Ling parked the jeep and walked straight to the store.
I saw Liu Dafu cleaning in the corner, Tong Zi sleeping on the couch, and a large Phoenix camera not far away.
Liu Dafu saw Xue Ling and greeted him with a smile.
"Xiao Xue, why are you here? Is there something wrong? Are you looking for Tong Zi?"
Xue Ling greeted the old man with a smile and asked, "Uncle, is Liu Xing here?"
Liu Dafu replied: "Today is Saturday, and he works at the newspaper office. It's already three o'clock now, and he should probably get off work. The newspaper office will get off work early on weekend afternoons. Do you have anything to ask him? If it's urgent, just go ahead.
Take a walk. If you're not in a hurry, just wait here. He'll be here as soon as he gets off work."
Xue Ling was not in a hurry anymore and asked: "Uncle, does Liu Xing sleep here lately?"
"Occasionally." Liu Dafu replied: "I come to open the store around seven or eight in the morning, and occasionally I see him brushing his teeth inside. He said he is too lazy to run back and forth and it is convenient for work."
Seeing the old man's smiling face, Xue Ling smiled bitterly to himself.
It seems that the elderly in the family still don't know about their son's recent situation.
The newlyweds have only been married for half a year, and they sleep separately - if you think about it carefully, you will know that something is wrong!
The conversation between the two woke up Tongzi who was taking a nap. He climbed up and sat up. After seeing Xue Ling in confusion, he stood up in a hurry, pulled up the white shirt on his body, and whispered awkwardly: "Boss Xue, you are here!
"
Xue Ling stopped and said: "You continue to sleep, it's me who disturbed you. I came to see Liu Xing, but he's not here."
Tongzi raised his eyebrows in surprise, pointed to the small sofa beside him and said, "You sit down first, and I'll pour you a cup of tea."
After Xue Ling had eaten, she was busy reviewing the manuscript. She hadn't even taken a sip of water. She had just gone out in a hurry. At this moment, when he said this, she realized that her mouth and tongue were very dry.
"Thank you! I happen to be thirsty."
Tongzi asked politely: "Uncle Fu, would you like to have a drink too?"
Liu Dafu smiled and said: "I'm old, and I won't be able to sleep at night as long as I drink tea. Just drink it. I'll go to the kitchen behind to boil more water, and you guys can chat!"
Tongzi quickly made two cups of green tea and handed one to Xue Ling.
"My colleague brought this back from a trip to the south and told me that I had a small bag. It tastes very fragrant. Please try it."
Xue Ling smiled and said: "It's too hot. I'm not used to drinking hot things. But it smells very fragrant and attractive. It must be delicious."
Tongzi sat next to her and tidied up the sofa a few times.
"The weather is hot, and except for business in the evening, it is very deserted at other times. In the past six months, this month's business has been the worst."
Xue Ling was very calm and explained: "Business always has off-season and peak season. When the off-season comes, we recharge our batteries and take a good rest. When the peak season comes, we work overtime to make money. There are ups and downs, this is the normal state of life.
"
Tongzi was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Xue Meiren, you look younger than me, but what you say is more philosophical than an old man in his seventies or eighties!"
Xue Ling chuckled and said, "I guess it's because I've experienced a lot."
She picked up the tea cup, blew it a few times, and took a sip.
The tea is fragrant, and after a sip, it is sweet and mellow, leaving a different taste in your mouth. It seems that you are not so thirsty all of a sudden.
Tong Zi's eyes moved slightly and asked: "Xue Meiren, do you have anything to do with Liu Xing? Do you want to settle the accounts for the past six months?"
"No." Xue Ling explained: "I went out a while ago and didn't come back for more than two months. I thought I hadn't seen my old colleagues for a long time, so I made an appointment with Wang Qing for dinner tonight. Liu Xing doesn't know if he has
Kong, I want to invite him to go with me. I went to his house last night and found that Wang Qing was the only one there. I felt weird."
Tongzi snorted softly on the tip of his nose and whispered: "Can you not blame me..."
Xue Ling's ears twitched slightly and asked: "What's wrong?"
Tongzi hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing... I just mumbled casually."
Xue Ling smiled and said warmly: "Tong Zi, I speak very straightforwardly and don't know how to beat around the bush. To be honest, I came here today about Wang Qing and Liu Xing. I talked to Wang last night
Qing chatted for a long time and she was in a bad mood."
Tongzi curled his lips and sighed softly.
"Liu Xing seems to have become a different person recently! If I hadn't believed in the scientific theory of materialism, I might have suspected that he was possessed by some evil spirit!"
Xue Ling: "..." He is indeed a man of culture. This way of describing him is so fashionable!
"What happened to their young couple?" she asked: "Do you know the inside story? They are both my good friends. When they got married, I even received a red envelope from a matchmaker. Whether they are good friends or a matchmaker, I
We all hope that they will love each other and have a harmonious family."
Tongzi frowned and explained: "Xue Meiren, it's not that I can't tell - I can't tell. This senior brother Liu Xing was originally very cheerful and easy to talk to, and he was a very good person. But I don't know why...it seems to be spring.
At some point, things started to change.”
"How?" Xue Ling asked.
Tongzi replied: "He has become less talkative, and his complexion is also very bad. He is just thin, and his face is tense every day, as if he has encountered something very unhappy. I have asked him about it, and I am also concerned about him, but who knows
He just said coldly - mind your own business and do your own thing!"
He gave up innocently and his tone was very unhappy.
"If we don't have a good relationship with each other, why should I care about so many things! We have known each other for many years and are now colleagues. Is it wrong for me to care about him? Who wants to deal with a sullen person all day long?
If I were Sister Wang Qing, I wouldn’t want it either!”
Xue Ling lowered his eyes and asked, "He didn't say anything? Then what's wrong with him?"
Tongzi thought for a while and replied: "He became quiet and sullen every day. His attitude towards Sister Wang Qing was very cold, and he even scolded her loudly in private. I heard it several times! I thought it was him at first.
The young couple were having an argument, and they just wanted to try to persuade him, but he still scolded me and he had ulterior motives! What could I have had? They were quarreling, and I tried to stop them, so what could I have had?"
"Is there anything else?" Xue Ling asked, "What...guess the reason?"
Tong Zi's eyes moved slightly and explained: "I suspect that Sister Wang Qing... did something to feel sorry for him, which caused his temperament to change drastically, and his attitude towards her changed from sweet at the beginning to cold."
"Have you never been in contact with Wang Qing?" Xue Ling asked funnyly: "You can't tell what kind of person she is, right? She's just a little girl as innocent as a blank slate."
Tongzi sighed and smiled bitterly: "So I have always denied this guess. But apart from this, I really can't think of anything else. Sister Wang Qing hasn't come to the photo studio much these days. She used to cook all our dinners, and now she still does
Uncle Dafu is working on it."
Xue Ling whispered: "Just now he had a big quarrel with Wang Qing in front of his colleagues, and even smashed things and walked away."
"What?!" Tongzi rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Is he crazy? Is there such a big fuss? There is something that the young couple cannot talk about in private!"
Xue Ling picked up the tea cup and drank more than half of it.
"I'll drink this and then look for him. Do you know where he will go?"
Tongzi thought for a moment and nodded quickly: "It should be there! I'll take you there!"