Pei Zhi took Xu Xingran back to the house he had lived in since childhood.
This is the house that Xu Xingran has lived in with her parents since she can remember.
Later, both parents fell seriously ill, and the family house was sold.
Pei Zhi opened the door. "We've tried our best to restore the furnishings, but there might still be some discrepancies."
Xu Xingran sold the house, and the buyer will naturally renovate it.
After Pei Zhi bought it, she had it recreated one-to-one with the background of Xu Xingran's childhood photos.
However, the photos only show a limited amount of information, and not everything can be changed back to its original state.
"It's already very good, extremely good."
Xu Xingran walked in, looked around, and saw the altar on the side. Xu Xingran immediately burst into tears.
“Back then, after my parents passed away, I didn’t even have a place to set up an altar for them. I hated myself for it.”
At that time, Xu Xingran was still a student and even had trouble finding a place to live.
After Xu Xingran graduated, they continued to rent apartments.
If you want to set up an altar in a rented house, the landlord will naturally kick you out.
Xu Xingran was moved to tears. He hadn't expected that Pei Zhi would buy him a house.
I'll also remember setting up an altar in the house; you wouldn't think of that without careful consideration.
Pei Zhi took out three incense sticks from the box. "I heard you say before that you wanted to go back to your hometown to pay respects to your parents."
"Set up an altar in the house where you first lived, so that you can worship them whenever you want."
Pei Zhi handed the lit incense to Xu Xingran, "Light incense for Mom and Dad."
Xu Xingran was deeply moved; this feeling spread through her heart like a warm current.
He didn't ask for much; he was already very satisfied that Pei Zhi could treat him with such care occasionally.
After Xu Xingran composed herself, Pei Zhi took her out to eat.
Xu Xingran hasn't been back for many years since she went to university in another city.
There's no one in my hometown, and nowhere to stay.
Xu Xingran usually works part-time to support herself while studying, so she stays away from home most of the time.
Xu Xingran enthusiastically took Pei Zhi to a family-run shop that she remembered.
As it turned out, the shop had already been taken over by someone else.
The restaurant that used to sell stir-fries has now turned into a pancake stand.
Xu Xingran was somewhat disappointed.
Pei Zhi saw this, went up to her, bought two pancakes, and handed one to Xu Xingran.
Pei Zhi took a bite of the pancake and said, "The pancake is quite delicious."
Xu Xingran also took a bite, but it wasn't particularly delicious.
"Xingran, it's not easy to do business in the real economy now. Everyone's living standards have declined across the board. People don't have money to eat out anymore, so it's normal for restaurants to close down."
Seeing Xu Xingran smile, Pei Zhi continued, "My friend is planning to open a restaurant this year, which is unprecedented for him, and he insists that I go and support him."
“I was busy with work, and about two months later, I remembered her and called my friend to ask her where the restaurant was so I could go there for a meal.”
"As a result, he told me that business was bad and the company had gone out of business."
Xu Xingran immediately burst into laughter, "Then wouldn't your friend be at a huge loss?"
"It's no wonder she went bankrupt. She opened a sushi restaurant in China, and it was even located on Liberation Army Road."
Xu Xingran was amused by Pei Zhi and said, "Come on, my junior high school is just ahead. Let me show you."
The middle school Xu Xingran attended was quite close to his home.
“In the past, after school, I would ride my bicycle home to eat by myself, which only took a few minutes.”
The two people held pancakes and ate them as they walked.
It's the weekend, and there are no students at school.
There was an old woman guarding the gate. Xu Xingran tried to get close to her, hoping to get inside and take a look.
"No, no, if we go in and something is missing, it will be troublesome."
Pei Zhi stepped forward, took out a cigarette case from her pocket, and handed one to the old woman.
"Here, ma'am, have a smoke."
The old woman took the cigarette, and Pei Zhi bent down to light it for her.
"Auntie, please do me a favor. He's pregnant and just wants to go back to school to visit."
After Pei Zhi finished speaking, she opened her wallet, took out two hundred yuan, and handed it to the old lady.
"Here's the money, ma'am. Go buy two packs of good cigarettes."
Pei Zhi knew how to handle things; the old woman took the money and rubbed it between her fingers.
He then glanced at Pei Zhi and Xu Xingran, still smoking, and didn't think they were shifty-eyed people.
"Okay, please register here."
Pei Zhi took the pen and wrote her name and phone number on it.
The old lady got up, took the key, and opened the front door.
Pei Zhi put her arm around Xu Xingran and went inside, thanking the old lady on her face.
Xu Xingran stood by, stunned. He had seen Pei Zhi's arrogant demeanor before.
When Pei Zhi holds meetings, she sits in the main seat, and as soon as she puts on a certain expression, everyone is trembling with fear.
This was the first time Xu Xingran had ever seen Pei Zhi trying to get close to someone like this.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Xu Xingran shook her head, "I was just so engrossed in watching you chatting so well with that old lady."
"Has this school changed a lot since you were here?"
Xu Xingran stood on the playground and walked around for a while, then shook her head. "Not much has changed."
"That's the teaching building over there, and that's the cafeteria over there."
Xu Xingran pointed to the largest teaching building and the cafeteria, which was separated by a long running track.
"That's the honor roll."
Xu Xingran led Pei Zhi over, saying, "Our school's outstanding students will all be on the list."
"I remember you graduated from Tsinghua or Peking University, so you should be on the list, right?"
Xu Xingran shook her head blankly: "I don't know, I haven't been back."
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