In 2020, Metropolis. Bu Qiuzhen did not believe that she would live to this age. When she was a teenager, she thought that thirty years old was the limit of her life, and when she was in her prime, she thought that everything would be over when she reached fifty, but she passed the limit safely and kept living until 2020. Open-minded and open-minded, she is no longer willing to mention her age. Don't get me wrong, she enjoys life very much, arranges rich programs for herself every day, and does not waste every hour. She knows exactly where the time has gone, but she is sad that time passes too fast.

Thinking of this, Qiuzhen shrugged proudly, "It's better to be happy than to live like years." Her hair is already grizzled, but it is cut very short, and her skin is fair, but when she smiles, there are wrinkles around her brows and eyes, and her body is well maintained. However, she doesn't look like a little old lady, and I don't know whether it is happy or sad. In the past, After 40, one is justifiably middle-aged, and when 51 comes, it doesn’t matter if you call yourself an old man, but today, many people are approaching their sixties and still pretend to be energetic. Qiuzhen thinks this is a kind of psychological burden.

But how could she turn the tide alone?Following the trend, she also participated in health classes organized by specialists, and tried to suppress aging endocrine with the help of drugs. She has retired from the newspaper office and writes freely. Because of her small savings, she lives well. Married twice, broke up peacefully once, and was more excited once. Qiuzhen has never received rich, opposite-sex love, but she doesn't care about it. In a person's life, there are always regrets. This is just the minimum optimism. It is also her previous achievements that are sufficient to make up for all shortcomings.

She was standing on the deck of the luxury cruise ship Royal Viking when it happened. The ship is sailing to Alaska, taking the inner bay route, and enjoying the wonders of glaciers along the way. An old friend for many years. After retiring, he was afraid of the cold and looked for a place to stay. He passed by Bora Bora once, and fell in love with the place at first sight. He bought a wooden house and lived there without moving. Counting with a wave of fingers, it has been many years. Last month, Qiuzhen came back from the library and received a fax: "I want to meet you, Xiao Guo, Qiqi."

Seeking truth and joy, it is rare for him to take the initiative to find her. So she joked with him: "I choose the location." Knowing that he was afraid of the cold, "Let's go to the glacier." Mr. Xiao Guo, whom she respected, had no objection. "Okay, but the place and time are up to me." She picked the boat, picked a day in May. It's been two days and one night since I got on the boat, but Mr. Guo hasn't shown up yet, so I don't bother to urge him, just let it be. It's a form of respect. If a friend wants to hide and wants to be quiet, let him disappear for a period of time. He has his own measure. Once the retreat period is over, he will automatically appear. Don’t use friendship to force him to come out to meet people.

Only the most light-hearted and superficial people will go to the bottom of the matter, reveal the privacy of others, insist on knowing the bottom line, and pretend to care. Qiuzhen is certainly not a boring person. Xiao Guo hasn't heard from her, at least ten years, but he is still one of her most admired friends. Whenever there is news about him, she responds immediately. She knows how to respect people. So people also respect her. She leaned on the deck and watched the glacier. Under the huge thousand-year-old black ice, the big ship carrying a thousand tourists was the size of a sesame seed.

No matter how advanced modern science is, it still pales in comparison to nature. "Seek the truth." Someone called her from behind. Qiuzhen recognized the voice, and she turned her head happily. She saw a vigorous old man in a long electric felt heating coat with the brim of his hat pressed over his eyebrows. "Seek the truth." His tone was equally happy. "Mr. Xiao Guo, you are here." "To be honest, you haven't changed at all." "Hey, Mr. Xiao Guo, when you met me, I was only twenty-five years old. How can I not change?" "Really, has it been that long? At this moment, you look like a middle-aged person."

Qiuzhen grinned, and shortened the life of every person, knowing that it was the oldest coaxing technique, but he was just as happy to hear it. "You too, Mr. Xiao Guo, grow stronger and stronger." "Me? I'm old, I'm dying." But his eyes are piercing, and he still has a smile on his face. Qiu really thinks that Xiao Guo is still Xiao Guo. "Let's go inside to catch up on the old days." "No hurry, beg the truth, wait a moment." "What's up?" "Take your time turning around, just talk to me, and then you can look at the man and woman on the port side without paying attention."

Qiuzhen couldn't help but burst out laughing. Unexpectedly, after living in retirement for so long, Xiao Guo still has not forgotten that he is a private detective. "What's so funny?" Xiao Guo glared at her. Qiuzhen quickly said: "I was thinking, now that you have a high status and high morals, it would be rude to still call you Xiao Guo." But Xiao Guo said: "I am willing to be Xiao Guo for the rest of my life. You don't care if I am 100 years old or 200 years old." Smiling to be honest, she knew that he was not yet a hundred years old, and Mr. Xiao Guo was about eighty years old this year.

While chatting, Qiuzhen slightly turned his head and aimed at the port side. She laughed again. There is a row of canvas chairs over there, all of which are empty, and there is no one there. Xiao Guo also turned his head away, "Ah, they went in." Qiuzhen couldn't help asking: "Mr. Xiao Guo, are you still working on the case?" "No, I've closed my business long ago, so enjoy yourself." "Then, why did you follow this couple?" "Interesting." He spread his hands. Qiuzhen hadn't been this happy for a long time, she couldn't help laughing again.

"Bu Qiuzhen, your habit of laughing has never changed." "Is it a problem to love to laugh? Mr. Guo, I don't agree." Xiao Guo resentfully said, "No wonder you can stay young forever." "Mr. Xiao Guo, our friendship has lasted half a century, and today, maybe you can tell me your name so that we can call you by name." Xiao Guo smiled cunningly, "My surname is Guo, and you know it all along." Knowing that he still doesn't want to reveal his real name, Qiuzhen said with a smile, "To put it bluntly, it's just Jiaming or Guodong, more likely Changgeng, or Jinhui." Xiao Guo knew that this was the old Chen Pi aggressive method, so he just said, "They are all good names, thank you for thinking of them." Seeking the truth and knowing that he is not Xiao Guo's opponent, he changed the subject, "Mr. Xiao Guo, where is Qi Qi?" "In the cabin." "Aren't you going to see me?" "Of course I want to see you." "You still don't take me there?" "follow me." Qiuzhen suddenly asked abruptly: "Are you two married?" Xiao Guo stopped walking and turned his head, "Bu Qiuzhen, I haven't seen you for many years. I always thought that your girl Zhang Fei would calm down a little bit. I'm disappointed again." Seeking Truth: "You haven't answered my question yet." Xiao Guo looked at Qiuzhen, "Where are you talking about, Qiqi is my best partner, we are like brothers and sisters, how could it be involved in marriage." "But you must love her." "Of course, but I love you too." Qiuzhen immediately caught his sore foot: "That won't work, we are too far apart in age, and my mother will object." Xiao Guo immediately answered: "My father may not agree." Then they looked at each other and laughed. Qiuzhen followed Xiao Guo to the thirteenth room of the first class cabin and knocked on the door. He winked at Qiuzhen: "I live in third class." Someone inside said, "Come in." The voice was light and soft, exactly the voice of Qiqi in memory. Strange to say, this pair of partners, Qiuzhen has known them for many years, but she never knew Xiao Guo's first name and Qi Qi's last name. At this time, Xiao Guo suddenly said to Qiuzhen, "You'd better be mentally prepared when you see Qiqi." Seeking truth for a moment. She is engaged in writing, superfluous is an occupational disease. The first thing she thought of was that Qiqi had suffered from an illness, her health was not as good as before, and she might be sitting in a wheelchair at this moment. Also, she may have had surgery and need a prosthetic. Beg for a break from the heart, compassion. She couldn't help touching her arm, thanking God she was in perfect health. Xiao Guo gently pushed open the hatch: "Qiqi, Bu Qiuzhen is here." She saw a girl sitting in the small parlor of the cabin suite.Turn your back on them. The girl has her long hair tied up and wears an old-fashioned brocade cheongsam. She has a beautiful figure. Looking from behind, her shoulders are wide and her waist is narrow, like a V. who is this Qiuzhen coughed and raised her voice "Qiqi..." She was afraid that her ears might not be good. Who would have thought that the girl who was carrying them turned around suddenly, "To be honest, I'm here." Qiuzhen suddenly confronted her, froze, and backed away in fright. Chi Chi! Yes, she is Qiqi. In my memory, Qiqi was a few years older than Qiuzhen, but at this moment, Qiqi looked only in her twenties, with a clean and flawless face and beautiful features, exactly the way Bu Qiuzhen saw her for the first time. Qiuzhen first stared blankly at her hibiscus-like smiling face, then suddenly her nose became sore and her eyes moistened, thinking that she herself was not a beautiful girl back then, with khaki pants, white shirt, and a pair of silver earrings, she has already been praised by boys "Bu Qiuzhen is a lovely person without clothes and makeup", but the beauty is young and youthful in an instant.Qiuzhen stroked his gray temples, and couldn't help asking: "Qiqi, what did you do to yourself?" When Xiao Guo heard this, he immediately stamped his feet, "Female Zhang Fei is female Zhang Fei." "Seeking the truth," Qiqi stood up gracefully, "I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay?" "Toray, it's okay, how about you?" Qiqi smiled, "It's not as good as you, Qiuzhen, you can really age gracefully without dyeing your hair." She held Qiuzhen's hand, "I don't have the courage, I want to save time." "But you did it very well." Xiao Guo sighed and sat down beside him. Qiuzhen curiously asked: "Which big country hand performed the surgery? It's almost unreal." Qiqi smiled, "Qiuzhen's mouth looks exactly like her pen, it's so sharp that even old friends can't stand down." Xiao Guo sneered, "There is courage but no strategy, so her achievements in her life end here." Qiuzhen immediately retorted, "But my food and clothing are no worse than yours." Qiqi was surprised, "This is no different from the previous party atmosphere." Seeking the truth but answering melancholy, "There is a difference, now after the bickering, I will feel tired." Qiqi covered her mouth and bent over with a pretty smile. It was only at this time that Qiuzhen said sincerely: "Qiqi, it's good to see you." Qiqi was dressed in the 1970s, stepping back in time, glamorous and mysterious. However, irrelevant, Qiqi's wisdom and gentleness are still there, and Qiqi is still Bu Qiuzhen's good friend. Qiqi finally answered the truth-seeking question, "My doctor's surname is Yuan." Bu Qiuzhen stood up and said "ah", "So it's the famous doctor Yuan." "It's him." Qiqi smiled. "Isn't he too young?" "I didn't see him." Qiuzhen was surprised, "How come?" "I'm under general anesthesia." I see. "The person responsible for connecting me is Xiao Guo." Looking at Xiao Guo for the truth, he is really willing to do it for her. Qiqi's voice was very soft, full of emotion, "When I was about to wake up, I heard the conversation between Doctor Yuan and his assistant, and I immediately had an epiphany, but by then the orthopedic surgery had been completed, it was too late." "what did he say?" "He said: 'Look, what's the use of changing the skin if you can't change the heart.'" "what." "Look, to be honest, how funny I am at the moment, with a heart in my seventies and eighties, being idled in the body of a young woman, neither three nor four, neither old nor young, even I find it funny." The mockery and sadness in Qiqi's tone were real. Qiuzhen looked her up and down, left and right, "After that, will you still grow old?" Xiao Guo let out a "chi" laugh. "No clever surgery can match Homecoming." Qiuzhen sighed and nodded. "To be honest, your recent writing has become more refined and full of vitality." "After retirement, regardless of fame, wealth and turnover, the pressure has been significantly reduced, and a pen has come to life." "Oh! The little Bu Qiuzhen has already retired." Qiuzhen scratched his head, "I really don't know where all the time has gone." Xiao Guo said: "Our gathering, the big topic is to discuss time." Qiuzhen was surprised, "Time?" "Or to put it more correctly, let's discuss whether time is fate." Qiuzhen poured a glass of amber wine and drank it down. She smiled and said, "You mean, if a teenager comes to pursue Qiqi, will Qiqi accept it?" Unexpectedly, the gentle Qiqi answered first this time: "I will definitely accept it." "What?" Qiuzhen was surprised. "The biggest regret in my life is that I have never loved deeply. I long to be loved, and I hope to love someone." The truth-seeking gaze naturally looked at Xiao Guo. Xiao Guo was absent-minded and stood up, "Talk slowly," Ask the truth: "Where are you going?" He winked, "I'll go see if there are any beauties on the deck." "I wish you envy." He went out. As soon as Xiao Guo left, Qiqi stopped talking about that topic. Qiuzhen said: "I guess, somewhere in our hearts, there is a part that will always grow old, never stop hoping, and never willing to admit defeat." Qiqi smiled: "To be honest, do you have any children?" Qiuzhen shook his head, "No." "Not adopted either?" "As much responsibility." "Can be placed in a nursery." "It's better not to." "Seeking the truth, you are always serious." Qiuzhen sneered, "Where, the pursuit of perfection, but not enough strength, ended up lonely." Qiqi patted the back of her hand, "Let's also go to the deck to see the scenery." Qiqi put on a black cloak, her skin was as smooth as snow, her lips were red and her teeth were white, she was embarrassed by Qiuzhen. "Come," Qiuzhen said, "take a walk with grandma." Just after going out, I met a young man, saw Qiqi, greeted him warmly, loved the house and Wu, and said to Qiuzhen by the way: "Auntie, let's go." Qiuzhen murmured, "Isn't it grandma, just auntie? I've been making money for twenty years." Qiqi can't laugh or cry. The two of them ran into Xiao Guo who was in a hurry. "I was just about to come to you, beg the truth, come here, come and see this couple." Ask truthfully, "Is that the pair you asked me to see just now?" "Yes, they came out again." Xiao Guo didn't turn his head, but turned his eyeballs to the left as a gesture. Please smile from the bottom of my heart, it's so interesting. She turned her gaze in that direction. Yes, a man and a woman. Well-dressed and understated, neatly groomed, they sat facing each other playing cards. The guy is about 30 years old. He looks very handsome. When Qiuzhen was young, he was like all girls and liked handsome men. He made his own scoring system. Like this gentleman, he can score 90 points. The woman who played poker with him has white hair like silver threads, she is an old lady, judging from her face and body shape, she must have been a beauty when she was young. They may be a mother and son. Filial sons have been rare since ancient times, and this gentleman is very rare. After so many years, Qiuzhen has also cultivated a pair of eyes. With a glance, her experienced reporter's keen sense of touch has collected the whole picture in her mind, and she doesn't feel any difference. Qiuzhen asked Xiao Guo: "Who are they?" "What do you say?" "Mother and son, good background, good relationship, know how to enjoy life, now the son is relaxing with the mother, and the daughter-in-law and grandson will join us later." "That makes sense." Qiuzhen looked at Qiqi, "Isn't that the truth?" Qiqi smiled, "Just now, no one treats you and me as a mother and daughter." Seeking truth for a moment. Of course she knew that there was a man's occupation in the city that served older women. No, she shook her head. A person's temperament is affected by the environment. This handsome man must be innocent. I saw them throw down the cards, stand up, and walk to the other side of the railing He supported her, she leaned on his shoulders, he was like a jade tree facing the wind, but she was already too old and emaciated. "To be honest, I want you to remember two names." "Please say." "The man's name is Lie Jiahui, and the woman's name is Xu Hongmei." The name is so common that it is hardly easy to remember. Xiao Guo added, "They are a couple." Qiuzhen immediately said: "Impossible." Xiao Guo glared at her, "Anything is possible, never say it's impossible, and the scientific spirit will be eliminated by saying it's impossible." Qiuzhen swallows her anger, although everyone is old, but she always regards him as an elder, Qiuzhen has an advantage, she respects elders. "Besides, Bu Qiuzhen, you don't need your brains. You have seen this couple before, but you have long since forgotten them." Seeking the truth, "Aha", "Mr. Xiao Guo, I won't be so helpless. If I met that handsome man, in what year, place, occasion, and what he said, I promise to remember." Xiao Guo looked at Qiuzhen with a half-smile, "I see you have forgotten." Qiuzhen asked Qiqi to make a rescue, "Qiqi, take care of him." Qiqi said, "I won't help you this time." "what?" "I was there when you saw them." Qiuzhen cried out with a "wow", "What year is that, the year of Xianfeng?" Qiqi smiled, "No, not that far, about thirty-five years ago, to be honest, search in my mind." Qiuzhen let out a "bah", "Thirty-five years ago, that Mr. Lie Jiahui was a three or two-year-old baby. All children look the same. Isn't this a test of my homework and making me happy?" "He's no ordinary baby, you'll remember him." Qiuzhen sighed, "So you asked me to play a guessing game." Qiqi smiled. She is still on the same front as Xiao Guo, so it can be seen that it is not important to get married or not. Be really happy for them. She said at the same time: "I have already retired, I don't like to rack my brains, I abstain." Xiao Guo said: "No prospect!" After a while, Qiuzhen asked, "Are you not going to tell me the story?" Xiao Guo scolded, "I fully thought that a person's wisdom would increase with age, and now I am willing to admit my mistakes publicly." "You actually blamed me for such a trivial matter!" Xiao Guo smiled, "Yes! What a joy." "Knowingly committing a crime." "It's not easy to find someone to scold now." Qiqi continued, "It would be disrespectful to scold him who doesn't deserve to be scolded." They are still a couple. Qiuzhen said: "I don't know how you pass the time, but I have the habit of taking a nap." Time has never spared anyone. Xiao Guo sighed, "Okay! See you at dinner." Qiuzhen purposely stumbled like a little old lady and walked back to the cabin to stimulate Mr. Guo who was older than her. She turned on the tape recorder, lay on the bed with all her clothes on, and listened to a soft female voice telling a story: "...it is said that Sister Feng was really bored after Jia Lian sent Daiyu to Yangzhou. So I fell asleep indiscriminately. That night, Zheng Heping was tired of embroidering with the stove under the lamp, and ordered the embroidered quilt to be smoked early. I walked in and said that my aunt is sleeping well, I will go back today, and you will not give me a ride..." Bu Qiuzhen's soul gradually floated out of his body following the old story that he had heard thousands of times. I can only hear the soul asking the body, "Where are you wandering today?" Qiuzhen blurted out his answer: "Let's go to a better and younger age." The soul chuckled, "Why are you so reluctant to let go of that time?" Qiuzhen replied: "I don't know why. In fact, I had nothing at that time, and I was relatively dull. I didn't know when I was bullied and kicked. I was not happy at all when I was young." "So, to go, or not to go?" "Go, go, there is nowhere to go if you don't go." Randomly wandered around in adolescence and got nothing. Qiuzhen felt bored and asked, "Do you remember a man named Lie Jiahui?" "Give me a little more hint." "He is a handsome and tall man. Try to go back twenty-five years ago. He was just a baby at that time, but he looked very handsome." what. Bu Qiuzhen was dreaming. Swipe the calendar back and forth. It's still a thing of the last century. Summer of 1985. Bu Qiuzhen had just graduated from university and worked as a reporter for "Universe Daily". It was the heyday when she washed her face with clean water in khaki pants and white shirt, and then went to the street without even putting on lipstick. One evening, like all the evenings when Qiuzhen has no date, she went to Xiaoguo Detective Agency to kill time. Drinking a cup of fragrant coffee made by Qiqi and eating delicious pastries made by Qiqi is definitely a great enjoyment. The business of Xiao Guo Detective Agency has always been poor, and Xiao Guo has always been leisurely. Waiting for friends like Qiuzhen to come up to drink tea, play chess, chat and raise arguments. On that day, the two had a great fight again. The question is whether good people are rewarded. Qiuzhen remembers what she said: "Everyone looks at himself as a good person, the highest and purest, and the softest heart, so they all wait for good rewards to come. Alas, in the eyes of others, the scale is different, and you may be the most scheming , harming others and benefiting oneself." Xiao Guo said: "There are always recognized good people." "I'm also innocent, and I obey the law. Am I a good person?" "Too much talk." "There, is a good man pretending to be deaf and dumb and not caring?" "You have no logic, and it's no fun arguing with you." "Duh!" At this time, Xiao Guo signaled Qiuzhen to keep quiet. Qiuzhen raised her head, she heard voices in the reception room. "... Excuse me, Mr. Guo is here." Qiqi replied: "He is here, may I ask your surname, do you have an appointment?" The female voice said, "My surname is Xu. I don't have an appointment, but I have an introducer." Qiuzhen remembers that Ms. Xu's voice is very pleasant, and there is a lingering meaning in her tone. Even a few words as simple as the name on the newspaper seem to be hesitating, very tactful. Qiqi said, "I'll go and see if he can spare the time." Ah, some guests came to the door, Xiao Guo felt melancholy, he wished that they would not come, so that he could just lazily enjoy his leisure. push them away?It seems unreasonable, receiving them has to be in a hurry, alas, the world is always difficult. Xiao Guo coughed. At this time, they suddenly heard the sound of the child babbling. Be honest, kid?Few people bring their children to the detective agency. Detective agency is an ominous place, just think about it, a person has to hate another person so much that he wants to show his hole card and use it as a blackmail to come to the detective agency, this place is full of hatred, not suitable for children. No child has ever been here before, Xiao Guo was curious and went to open the door. He didn't signal Qiuzhen to leave, how could Qiuzhen walk away on his own initiative, don't forget, she is a reporter, and she will not let go of any novelty. A young woman was standing outside the door, holding a young child in her arms. Seeking truth shines through. That young woman is quite old, probably past thirty years, and she is still called a young woman because of the undiminished beauty on her face, and there is a playfulness in her smile. She was wearing a peach red thin woolen coat, holding the baby in one hand, and holding out the other hand to hold Xiao Guo, and introduced herself: "Xu Hongmei." Xiao Guo was a little dazed, and quickly asked Ms. Xu to sit down. Instead, it is truth-seeking, so that they can look at their mother and child objectively and calmly. It is definitely mother and child, and she loves this child very much. Why?Based on observation, first, the boy who is about two years old weighs at least twelve kilograms, but the young woman only needs one arm to hold him firmly in her arms. Get used to it. Second, wearing such an elegant and beautiful light-colored overcoat without avoiding the trampling of children's small leather shoes shows that putting children first, and not being a mother, it is difficult to make a complete sacrifice. The child turned his head and grinned when he saw the truth, "Mum, mom, mom." Seeing a ray of golden light protruding from the dark clouds, Qiuzhenru could not help but move forward, "Ah, baby, how are you?" Ms. Xu smiled and said, "He likes pretty sisters." The child's face was like a little angel. At this time, Xiao Guo raised his head, "To be honest, I have a business, we will talk about it later." Ah, finally chased away. Qiuzhen reluctantly leaves Xiaoguo's office. That toddler once made Qiuzhen regret not having a child early. Bu Qiuzhen opened his eyes. I remembered.