Ji Xiunian and Lu Xu were busy filming in the crew, while the other was running around to recruit people

. Both of them were busy, so only Eighth Sister was left at home.

Although there was an automatic feeding machine at home, it was still not good to not see her for a few days.

Lu Xu's mobile phone rang, and he heard two cat meows when he picked up the phone.

Ji Xiunian saw that he had a doting smile on his face, and tilted his head to ask with his eyes.

Lu Xu shrugged, and then said to Ji Xiunian: "We are busy with work, and the little cat misses us." When

Lu Xu mentioned the little cat, Ji Xiunian's mind instantly emerged with Eighth Sister's plump body and her life span that was longer than his.

But a kitten is a kitten, no matter how old it is, it is his and Lu Xu's baby.

Thinking that Ji Xiunian still had to film tomorrow, Lu Xu originally planned to let him go back early to rest. But Ji Xiunian shook his head and insisted on going back with Lu Xu: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Eighth Sister for a long time. Anyway, I'm not sleepy now, why don't we go back together to accompany it."

Ji Xiunian said seriously, and Lu Xu didn't insist.

The two immediately returned to Ji Xiunian's home, but they didn't see the cat after searching for a long time.

Ji Xiunian knocked on the can in his hand, and didn't forget to call Eighth Sister's name. As a crazy foodie, Eighth Sister would rush over immediately when she heard something, even in her sleep.

But today, even though Ji Xiunian called her more than ten times, she was nowhere to be found. He couldn't help but feel strange: "Is Eighth Sister not at home?"

To be honest, Eighth Sister is not an ordinary little cat. When Lu Xu participated in the talent show, she walked a long way to find him.

Could it be that because she hadn't seen her for two days, Eighth Sister went to find her owner again?

After all, Lu Xu had lived with Eighth Sister for decades. After a little thought, he snapped his fingers: "I know where Eighth Sister went." "

Where?"

Lu Xu didn't rush to answer Ji Xiunian's question, but naturally pulled his arm: "Let's go, I'll take you there."

Dongcheng has a highly developed economy. Even in the early morning, there are cars and people coming and going, and many places are more lively than during the day.

Ji Xiunian is not from the East District, but he has been in the East District for so long, and the place he is most familiar with should be the People's Hospital.

Although each customer has a different way of death, the final destination of most customers is the hospital. That's why when Lu Xu brought him to the intersection of the People's Hospital, Ji Xiunian recognized it at a glance.

Not far away, the sign of the End of Life Service Station was still hanging on it. Because of its age and the fact that it has never been changed, the handwriting on it is not very clear. When the wind blows, it shakes and looks unstable.

"We'll find a chance to change the sign." Lu Xu said as he walked towards the store. Ji Xiunian followed closely behind him, and he had a rough guess in his mind.

Lu Xu said he was looking for Eighth Sister, and this was where they used to live. It is estimated that they ran back when no one was around.

As expected, as soon as they entered the store, they saw Bamei lying in the middle of the store, with a high-power electric fan spinning and blowing next to her. The dim environment, coupled with a big orange cat who knows how to enjoy life, inexplicably adds a sense of mystery.

Bamei turned over on her belly with her four legs facing the sky, looking like she was sleeping soundly. In front of her was a payment QR code, and she looked like she was doing business.

Hearing movement at the door, Bamei slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw that it was Lu Xu, she immediately rolled down from the small rocking chair and staggered towards Lu Xu.

"Meow~~" Bamei rubbed around Lu Xu's calves, and occasionally made a "purr" sound in her throat. Seeing Ji Xiunian behind, Lu Xu rubbed against Ji Xiunian again after rubbing against him, as if to treat them equally.

Ji Xiunian bent down and picked up Eighth Sister, shaking her in his hand, and said with some heartache: "Why do I feel that Eighth Sister seems to have lost some weight?"

Lu Xu looked at the sturdy and coquettish Eighth Sister in Ji Xiunian's arms, and he really couldn't tell where Eighth Sister had lost weight.

But Ji Xiunian said so, Lu Xu didn't question it, just followed his words and said: "Why don't you take it out for a midnight snack?"

"That's fine." Anyway, there was nothing to do now, instead of squatting in this small store, it would be better to go out for a walk together.

Ji Xiunian nodded, and the two of them and the cat walked out of the store immediately.

There are many people returning home at night in West Street, and many people come out to set up stalls.

There are several barbecue stalls or beer houses every two blocks. Many people invite friends to sit on the street in groups of three or five, drinking beer and eating skewers. This is their unique way to relax and pastime in summer.

Lu Xu took a look at the street stalls and asked Ji Xiunian casually: "Brother Nian, do you want to eat this?"

Ji Xiunian shook his head, thought about it and said forget it.

It's not that he doesn't like street stalls, but he and Lu Xu are both artists, and it would be bad if they were recognized at this time.

There are a lot of people and smoke, and barbecue and beer itself carry the smell of human fireworks, which is actually quite attractive to Ji Xiunian.

When this play is over, I must eat at a street stall with Lu.

It would be even better if we could walk hand in hand on the street openly someday.

Ji Xiunian was thinking about this in his heart, and he was a little distracted.

The two walked side by side on the road, the moonlight sprinkled on them, and their shadows dragged on the ground, looking very close.

Eighth sister walked in front with small steps and her head held high, looking around from time to time, and finally stopped in front of a roadside stall, looking at the grilled squid on the iron plate with shining eyes.

Lu Xu raised his head to glance at the moon, and felt that the atmosphere seemed to be good.

Ji Xiunian lowered his eyes and said nothing, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Lu Xu's remaining eyes fell on Ji Xiunian's hand, and he felt that his hand was long and straight with distinct joints, and he didn't know what it would feel like to hold it.

Lu Xu thought so, and simply tried to hold Ji Xiunian's hand.

But the two of them shook their hands, and Lu Xu's hand pinched Ji Xiunian's wrist, but failed to hold his hand as he wished.

Ji Xiunian was a little confused by his sudden action: "What's wrong?"

After he said this, he realized what had happened. Judging from Lu Xu's action, could it be that he wanted to hold his hand? Before Lu Xu could speak,

Ji Xiunian seemed to have made up his mind and grabbed Lu Xu's hand. His face didn't show any obvious emotion, but his heart was beating very fast. If you look closely, you will find that his ears have turned red.

Feeling the strength of Ji Xiunian holding his hand, Lu Xu couldn't help but smile, and rarely felt a little shy.

For a god of death with more than 200 years of working experience, it is rare to feel moved, and being shy is even more incredible.

But even Lu Xu couldn't explain the reason. They had done more intimate things before, so why did they feel their heartbeats speed up just by holding hands?

The two of them were immersed in this novel and slightly embarrassing emotion, but the corners of their mouths couldn't help but rise together.

They looked down at their interlocked hands, and in the end they couldn't help but laugh out loud.

To be honest, both Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian are rookies in love. Although he has a handsome face and infinite charm, to be honest, this is the first time for both of them to fall in love.

Lu Xu walked forward holding Ji Xiunian's hand. Thinking of this first love that came more than 200 years later, he always felt funny and happy.

If he was not sure how much he liked Ji Xiunian before, then at this moment he could be sure that he really liked Ji Xiunian -

more than a little.

The two of them were like teenagers who had just fallen in love. They walked hand in hand for an unknown period of time. Immersed in the sweetness of love, Ji Xiunian felt that something seemed to be missing.

When he stopped, Lu Xu also stopped. Hainan turned around and asked him what was wrong.

Ji Xiunian was confused at first, and then he found the problem when he looked down: "Where is Eighth Sister?"

As the legitimate owner of Eighth Sister, Lu Xu only realized that the cat was missing when Ji Xiunian mentioned Eighth Sister: "Yes, where is Eighth Sister?"

The two of them realized that they probably only cared about holding hands just now, so they didn't even know that their cat was lost.

Neither of them had ever thought that being so absorbed in love would happen to them.

On the one hand, Ji Xiunian felt that the incident of losing the cat made him look a little useless, but on the other hand, he was inexplicably happy. He always felt that Lu Xu was perfect before, but he belonged to everyone, and now he treats himself and others differently.

Lu Xu's mood was similar to Ji Xiunian's, but he got carried away just by holding hands, and he didn't even notice that the cat was lost, which was a bit embarrassing if it got out.

But when you are with someone you like, you are happy even if you do something embarrassing.

Even though the two of them were in a hurry to go back to find the cat, they still held hands and neither of them thought of letting go.

Fortunately, Eighth Sister is a foodie. She was squatting in front of the grill, tilting her head and watching the stall owner grilling squid. She even had saliva on the corners of her mouth, and her crystal beads hung on the cat hair on her lips, looking naive and cute.

"So greedy?" Lu Xu looked at Eighth Sister and shook his head with a smile, but there was no hint of disgust in his tone.

Ji Xiunian naturally saw Eighth Sister's saliva, but he just thought it was cute and didn't even consider why he suddenly had such good eyesight. After all, he was a real pet. Seeing that Eighth Sister wanted to eat, Ji Xiunian asked Lu Xu: "Why don't we buy some squid for Eighth Sister? She looks like she really wants to eat."

"Okay."

Lu Xu was also straightforward. Anyway, Eighth Sister's stomach was as strong as her body size. Not to mention barbecue, she could also digest bones.

Maybe it was because of the average location, there were not many people in front of the barbecue stall.

She looked to be in her fifties, standing alone in front of the barbecue stall, busy, yawning from time to time, with a tired look on her face.

"Boss, please give me ten skewers of squid."

The sudden increase in business made the boss stand up from his stool, smile and greet warmly: "Okay, okay, grill it now."

The stall is not big and the location is not good, but the ingredients used by the boss are very fresh.

Even though it is an old food cart, she cleaned it up very well, and it is easy to be fond of it.

The squid on the iron plate sizzled, and the boss first poured oil on it, and then brushed it with the chili sauce she made.

Her eyes were a little cloudy, and her aura was not good, but it can be seen that she is a simple and kind woman.

"Boss, are you working part-time?"

"Ah, yes." The female boss obviously didn't expect Lu Xu to suddenly ask her this question, and she came to her senses and answered honestly. She doesn't watch variety shows and doesn't know many celebrities, so even though Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian were standing in front of her, she just thought that the two men were handsome and didn't think about anything else.

She herself didn't like to talk about family matters, but Lu Xu and the others looked friendly, which made people unconsciously relax their guard and want to say something.

"I don't have much education. I work as a cleaner in the office building in front during the day, and I go out to set up a stall at night to earn as much as I can..."

Ji Xiunian could see the fatigue on this person, and didn't understand why he had to work so hard. He subconsciously asked: "Is there anything that needs money?"

The woman nodded: "The child is sick and needs surgery, and my husband and I worked together to make money."

Although she didn't say what the illness was, it must not be a simple surgery to force a woman to work so hard.

Family misfortunes and hard life.

Many people who have experienced this kind of thing are resentful and complain about the unfairness of fate, and very few can accept it calmly.

However, this stall owner spoke of his family affairs in a very peaceful tone. Although her life was so hard that her face was full of traces of time, her eyes were still shining with infinite expectations for the future life: "But we are almost through it. I won't go out to the stall after the child's surgery. Then I will be much more relaxed..."

Ji Xiunian was dazzled by the brilliance in her eyes and couldn't help asking: "Don't you feel tired working during the day and setting up the stall at night?"

"It's hard, but isn't life hard?" The woman wore a mask and continued to brush the materials while flipping the squid. Then she smiled at them, "Comfort is reserved for the dead. I am super happy that I can be alive and work hard for my children..."

Lu Xu nodded unconsciously after listening to her words. He didn't expect that this person was so insightful.

When they were paying, the two wanted to give more, but the boss refused to give them any, saying, "You get what you pay for. We sell at clearly marked prices. I don't have the nerve to take advantage of you..."

Ji Xiunian couldn't get over it, so Lu Xu finally gave the boss the change.

Lu Xu took the change and looked at the sky, smiled at the woman, and kindly reminded her, "It's going to rain soon, so pack up and go back early today."

The woman nodded and said she knew, and she didn't forget to urge them to go home quickly so they wouldn't get wet.

Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian naturally didn't care about this, and just took Eighth Sister to find a park to sit down.

Eighth Sister happily ate the grilled squid she had been craving for, and didn't care what Lu Xu said to Ji Xiunian.

"It's actually fine if she does this. Since she doesn't want money, we can find opportunities to support the business in the future." Lu Xu saw that Ji Xiunian was still thinking about this, and was very considerate to find a solution.

"Yeah, you're right, it's fine this way."

When the eighth sister finished eating the squid, the clock had already pointed to the middle of the night.

There were really few shops open at this time. Lu Xu thought for a moment and said to Ji Xiunian, "Let's go, brother Nian, I'll take you to eat Haidilao."

The only shops open at this time were barbecue restaurants and Haidilao.

Ji Xiunian finally understood that Lu Xu was afraid that he would be hungry, so he brought the eighth sister with him and kept asking him if he was hungry.

"But, if we go this way, will we be recognized..."

"Don't worry, Brother Nian, the owner of the restaurant I'm taking you to is a sea turtle. Although they are not the same species, at least the two departments have some overlap, and they will keep it a secret for us."

The owner of Haidilao is a sea turtle? !

It was the first time that Ji Xiunian heard of this setting, and he was a little dumbfounded for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he found it quite funny: "Okay, then let's go to Haidilao today."

The two people and the cat booked a destination and set off again.

At the same time, dark clouds in the sky gradually gathered together, and it seemed that a storm was brewing.