"Go forward two hundred meters. The destination is on the right side of the road ahead..."

Chen Xu listened to the navigation information on his phone, parked the car on the side of the road, and reached out to push Yang Jinxia next to him, "We're here, wake up."

"Um?"

She rubbed her eyes, raised her head, and asked in a daze, "Are we there yet?" As she spoke, she covered her eyes with her hands and yawned.

Seeing that she was really sleepy, Chen Xu said, "I'll take you inside."

"Well, thank you for your help."

"nothing."

To be honest, Chen Xu felt that he owed her a favor. He was able to successfully spend half a year in the dreamland, thanks to her. Although she in reality didn't know what happened in the dreamland, after all, they were the same person.

So it was difficult for him to completely harden his heart towards her.

The debt of favor is always the hardest to repay.

The residential complex where Yang Jinxia lived looked quite upscale at first glance, and the security guard asked him to register before letting him in.

After parking the car, he saw that she still looked listless, so he simply walked her upstairs.

While sitting in the elevator, he couldn't help but ask, "How much did you drink?"

"I didn't drink much. It's mainly because I didn't get enough rest these days." Yang Jinxia held the wall of the elevator with one hand, looking very uncomfortable. When the elevator moved, she staggered and grabbed Chen Xu's arm with her other hand to stabilize herself.

Chen Xu subconsciously held her hand, wondering how could someone like her drink so much? After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Did something happen?"

Yang Jinxia leaned against the wall and whispered, "My grandma has fainted. The doctor said she may never wake up."

Chen Xu was silent. In the dream, the only relative he heard her mention was her grandmother. It was obvious that the relationship between the two was extraordinary.

After such a tragedy, he didn't even know how to comfort her.

"My father died before I was born. Not long after I was born, my mother remarried. It was my grandmother who raised me single-handedly."

The elevator continued to go up, and her voice echoed in the small elevator amidst the slight hum. Chen Xu looked at her calm and pale face, and for the first time he truly felt that she was a living person, and like everyone else, she had a fragile side.

He whispered, "It's going to be okay."

Yang Jinxia's grip on his shoulders tightened slightly, and she murmured, "I swore that I would make her live a long life."

Chen Xu was about to say something when, with a ding, the elevator arrived.

The two walked out of the elevator.

Chen Xu walked her to the door and said, "I'll drive the car back to you tomorrow morning."

"It's a rare holiday, I want to sleep in."

Chen Xu thought about it and it made sense. "That would have to wait until I get off work tomorrow night."

Yang Jinxia stretched out her hand and said, "Give me your phone."

Chen Xu took out his cell phone, unlocked it, and put it in her hand.

She took the phone, and after a while, she returned it to him and said, "I've saved my number and added you on WeChat. Please let me know before you come."

"Okay, I'll leave then, you go in."

…………

Chen Xu was driving on the road, and his mind kept replaying the bits and pieces of what he had experienced in the dream. Comparing her with the person just now, it was hard to believe that this was the same person.

"Which one is the real her?"

He couldn't help but have such questions in his mind.

Ding ding dong——

The phone in his pocket suddenly rang, pulling him back from his thoughts. His heart skipped a beat. Was it her? He took out his phone and saw that it was his mother.

He glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that there was no car on the right. He turned on the turn signal and parked the car on the side of the road before answering the phone. "Mom, why are you calling me at this time?"

"Don't you often work overtime at the end of the year? I'm afraid of disturbing your work. Are you off work now?" His/mother's voice came over the phone.

"It's already off work."

“When will you go home this year?”

“Why so early this year?”

"I've been transferred to a new department. This was arranged by the new leader." Chen Xu had not yet told them about his resignation, fearing that they would worry.

"So after the Chinese New Year, when will we go back to work?"

"On the seventh day, just like last year."

"That's good. After the New Year, don't rush to leave. Your second aunt and your youngest aunt have found a few girls for you. They are from the same city as you. You can meet them then."

Chen Xu felt something was wrong and asked in surprise, "Mom, are you going to arrange a blind date for me?"

"It's not a blind date, it's just a way for young people to get to know each other."

Is there any difference?

He said helplessly, "Mom, I'm only twenty-five, there's no need to be so anxious."

"Twenty-five is not young. When I was your age, I had already given birth to you."

"Times are different now. Besides, in my current situation, which girl would be interested in me?"

“…”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then my mother's depressed voice came over, "We are the ones who got you into trouble."

"Mom, don't say that. I really don't want to find a girlfriend so soon. I'm used to being free and can't stand someone controlling me."

"What kind of talk is that? When you are old enough, you should get married and have children. How can you just let yourself do whatever you want? Anyway, when the time comes, you can go and meet her. Whether it will work out depends on fate."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Chen Xu didn't want to disobey her on such a small matter, so he agreed. When the time comes, he will just treat it as meeting a client.

After hearing what his mother said, he didn't dare to mention his classmate's marriage.

A few days ago, Liu Xiaoshang, his deputy class leader in college, called him and invited him to a wedding banquet, which was scheduled for the 24th day of the lunar year.

Liu Xiaoshang and he are half-fellow villagers, from the same city but different counties.

According to him, he invited quite a few people, even some of Chen Xu's roommates from college decided to go. He thought that since he had time, it would be a good opportunity to meet up with his old classmates, so he agreed.

If my mother knew that his college classmate was getting married, there would be even more trouble.

After he hung up the phone, he started the car again.

When he arrived at the noodle shop, some people were already waiting there. When they saw him come to open the door, they all started complaining.

"Sorry, I have to work overtime today." Chen Xu explained as he opened the rolling shutter.

At this time, someone asked, "Boss, what kind of job do you do? How can your salary be higher than running a noodle shop? I think you should just quit, find a better location, and open a more formal noodle shop. Then I will definitely patronize it every day."

"Yes, yes." Someone immediately agreed.

"You run a noodle shop and only serve midnight snacks. Is that reasonable? If it weren't for our loyal customers, you would have closed down long ago."

"If you open a proper noodle shop, your business will definitely be ten times better than it is now. It's much better than working at your job."

As Chen Xu tied on his apron, he said, "Actually, opening a noodle shop is just my hobby."

"I don't believe you." The others immediately sneered.

Chen Xu turned on the fire and asked, "Who lights first?"

"I'd like a bowl of beef brisket noodles." "Seafood noodles." Customers came out one after another.

"Come one by one."

While waiting for the water to boil, Chen Xu started doing other preparations.

They were right about one thing. The income from the noodle shop was getting higher and higher every night. It was much better than working. Fortunately, there was only half a month left before I could leave.

He believes that one should have a beginning and an end in mind. After all, he has been working in this company since graduation, so he has some feelings for it.

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