Chapter 10 Chapter Ten The Warmth of a Winter Night

In the evening, Xie Nan took a shower, changed into a set of quilted home clothes, put a blanket on his lap, and watched TV on the sofa.When there was a light knocking sound on the glass door, she didn't even pay attention to it. The knocking sound became a little more serious. She was taken aback for a moment, and ran to open the gauze curtain to see that Yu Mucheng was standing there.She just remembered that she had a neighbor boyfriend in the morning who could come over as soon as she raised her leg. Yu Mucheng watched her face change with amused expression, so she had no choice but to open the door obediently.

Yu Mucheng walked in dressed in sportswear and jogging shoes, glanced at the floral home clothes she was wearing, and smiled: "You don't seem very happy to see me." Xie Nan sat back on the sofa, pulled the blanket to cover himself: "You allow me a little time to adapt, I've always been slow to accept new things." He sat next to her: "well, let's arrange a date for tomorrow so that you can adapt to my presence." "Tomorrow? I'm going to buy a washing machine and a heater." "I'll go with you." Xie Nan opened his mouth, swallowed the words again, Yu Mucheng smiled secretly, and continued: "Shall we go to the movies tomorrow afternoon? Find a place to eat in the evening."

Xie Nan felt flustered for no reason by arranging such a standard date so intensively, but she had no reason to refuse.Originally, her plan was to sleep late in the morning, then go out to buy a washing machine, and wait for the delivery to make soup when she came back. Thinking of making soup, she remembered that she would have to invite someone in front of her to drink with her, and all kinds of thoughts flooded her mind at the same time, making Xie Nan at a loss for what to say.She raised her head to see that Yu Mucheng was touching her chin, watching her with a funny expression, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, just follow your arrangement." "You don't object at all, which makes me feel very unfulfilled." Xie Nan concluded that this person's bad taste was more serious than he imagined: "Why should I object? It must be like this." Yu Mucheng laughed and stood up: "Okay, I'll call you tomorrow at ten o'clock. You see how good it is to choose a neighbor as your boyfriend. I'm going for a run. You close the doors and windows and go to bed early." Xie Nan sent him out, watched him close the courtyard door for her, waved his hands and ran away, the figure looked very vigorous under the night.She went back to nestling on the sofa, watching TV with a little worry.

She thought her life would probably never be the same again. The next day, Xie Nan stood in the appliance store and confirmed again that, as she expected, life was indeed different. She was studying the leaflets of washing machines that she had collected, and Yu Mucheng said leisurely: "Why is it so troublesome?" He casually pointed to the price of one that Xie Nan didn't include in the selection range, "This one is very good." The salesperson praised him for his good eyesight, and then reported a series of data, proving how powerful the washing effect of this model is, it is power-saving, energy-saving, easy-to-use and super-value.

Xie Nan has always been afraid of being sold, he would rather research everything he buys before directly appointing someone to make an order.She quietly tore off Yu Mucheng's sleeve: "Let's have a look again." Yu Mucheng cooperated with her to look at other things, but stopped in front of a washing machine before taking two steps: "This one looks good too." Xie Nan was afraid that he would recruit the salesperson again: "I have a budget, this one and the one just now are not within the range." "What's your budget?" The figure Xie Nan said was half of the price of the first washing machine he mentioned just now. Yu Mucheng thought thoughtfully: "That's not as good as this. I don't usually use the washing machine. You pay that much, and I pay the rest. Even if we bought it as a joint venture, you can’t refuse me to use this washing machine in the future. Don’t worry, I will use it within a reasonable time.”

Before Xie Nan could open his mouth to object, he had already dragged her hand and walked back to ask the salesperson to make an invoice. He took the ticket to pay, Xie Nan followed him and prepared to go together, he smiled and said: "Can you save me some face, it would be strange for two people to swipe a washing machine." Xie Nan had no choice but to stay where he was and fill out the delivery form, telling the salesperson the delivery time tomorrow.Yu Mucheng came back with the invoice: "Let's go, let's check the air conditioner." Xie Nan only thought that he wanted to buy an air conditioner, and followed him obediently. He stood in front of a row of cabinet-type air conditioners, chatted with the salesperson, and suddenly turned around and asked her: "How big is your living room?"

"I don't want the air conditioner, I don't have the budget." Xie Nan pulled him aside by his sleeve and said angrily, "Stop telling me you're coming to share with me, I don't even have half the budget. " "Aren't you afraid of the cold?" "afraid." "Then still buy a heater?" "Of course, it's within the budget." "Let's analyze it carefully. The air conditioner will be more practical, and heating and cooling can be combined. If you don't install it, your living room won't be able to sit people in summer."

"I stay in the bedroom in summer." Xie Nan only installed one wall-mounted air conditioner in the master bedroom. Her plan is to install another one in the guest bedroom if her parents come to live. The living room is not in her consideration at all. Yu Mucheng smiled again: "You mean I can enter your bedroom in summer?" "If the two of us are still dating in summer." Xie Nan became more angry and blurted out. "Look, you don't have any confidence in us at all." Yu Mucheng said calmly. Xie Nan was dumbfounded, he didn't understand that he was very reasonable, but why he became vexatious when he said it, so he could only bite his lip and look at him.He was laid back, as if waiting for her to express his opinion.She took a deep breath and opened her mouth: "I'm sorry, I have a problem with my tone. But this is my principle. We are just trying to get along with each other to see if there is any possibility of getting along. If we both feel that we can really continue, don't worry , I won’t mind maxing out your card then.”

Yu Mucheng smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm really looking forward to that day." He grinned like that, with bright eyes and a warm expression.Xie Nan was dazzled a little, and the anger dissipated immediately. She felt that she was really overreacting a little nervously. When Mu Cheng picked out a heater and went to pay, she didn't bother to mention her principles to spoil the scenery. Anyway, she left his payment receipt, wrote down his card number, and planned to send the money directly to his card later. go up. Next, the two of them went to eat together, and then watched a movie. Xie Nan was very cooperative, but Yu Mucheng kept receiving cellphones, and the goods from Zhangjiagang were delayed. The supply department, which he had been worried about for a long time, finally had a big problem. The manager of the supply department was ambiguous in the face of his questioning, and many excuses gave him a headache. He knew that his New Year's Day holiday had ended early.For the second half of the movie, he's basically out on the phone non-stop.When he walked in again, the movie was coming to an end, Xie Nan didn't ask him anything, he only had time to say "I'm sorry", and the lights turned on.

When the two came out of the cinema, Yu Mucheng said apologetically, "I'm sorry, something happened to the company. I have to go to Shanghai on a business trip. The secretary has already booked a plane ticket for me. I can't have dinner with you today." "It's okay. I can just go back by car." "I'll see you off, and I have to go back and pack my luggage." He put Xie Nan down at the gate of Tulip Garden. Xie Nan got off the car, hesitated, turned around and knocked on the window glass: "Otherwise, I'll drive you to the airport." Yu Mucheng smiled and shook his head: "No, I'll drive there by myself, and the car will be left at the airport." Xie Nan returned home.She had to admit to herself that she was somewhat relieved.She hasn't been so tired of being with a man for a long time in many years, and she is a little uncomfortable. She walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass door and opened the curtains. The sky outside was gloomy.She wondered if the weather was suitable for the plane to take off and land, and then realized that she was actually worried about Yu Mucheng, so she quickly turned on the TV and sat on the sofa. She didn't know if Gao Rubing had changed after marriage. She brought the habit of living together to her new home. The first thing she did when she came back was usually to turn on the TV, then do whatever she wanted to do, and didn't turn it off until she went to bed. .It doesn't matter what the show is, as long as it's not singing.It seemed that there was an irrelevant voice echoing in the room, and it seemed that it would not be deserted and boring. She didn't feel anything about what was playing on TV. She remembered the tall man who sat with her on the sofa yesterday, sitting in such a leisurely manner, suppressing a smile like that, as if he only wanted to make her anxious on purpose.She asked herself again: what does he like about me?What do I like about him?Have I really reached the point where I have no demands but instinctively grasp at every straw that floats by in front of me?But this straw looks so uncertain, and so... can't let go. She couldn't sit still anymore, and went back to the glass door to look outside.After a while, Yu Mucheng walked to the car with a suitcase and a notebook bag, opened the trunk and put the suitcase in, then opened the front door, as if thinking of something, he suddenly stopped and asked her Look over here at the house. Through the twilight, Xie Nan couldn't see his expression clearly, she opened the door without thinking, and ran out without a coat. "Be careful on the road and call me when you arrive." Yu Mucheng threw the notebook bag onto the driver's seat, and grabbed her hand: "Go in quickly, be careful of catching a cold." Although he said this, he didn't let go of her hand, and looked at her carefully, his voice became more gentle, "I'll be back as soon as possible." Xie Nan went back to the house and continued to watch TV, but he still had no idea what he was watching.She hugged the cushion and curled up on the sofa, a little scared, but there was clearly a little strange emotion mixed with her fear, which made her feel uneasy. Yu Mucheng was on a five-day business trip, and he didn't get off the plane until almost eleven o'clock in the middle of the night on Thursday.After leaving the airport, he found that there were sporadic light rain and snow, and the local area finally ushered in the first snow this winter. He drove into the community, drove into the parking space, and looked at Xie Nan's home. Her white Fukang was parked in front of the yard, and there seemed to be some light in the bedroom.He was a little strange, Xie Nan had a very fixed schedule, as long as he didn't work overtime, he would wash up and go to bed at ten o'clock.On the second day after he arrived in Shanghai, it was almost eleven o'clock when he returned to the hotel after the entertainment. He dialed her number with his mobile phone and found that she had turned off the phone. He was still a little worried. The next morning, Xie Nan took the initiative to call him.He didn't understand how someone could go to bed so early, Xie Nan said quite naturally: "I have been going to bed at this time for more than six years, except for very few special circumstances." Before he got on the plane today, he sent a text message to Xie Nan to report his whereabouts. Now he was moved, he closed the trunk that he had just opened, walked over, reached in and pulled the latch of the courtyard door, and walked into her courtyard, the light in the living room suddenly turned on. Xie Nan wore a long down jacket over her pajamas and opened the glass door, Yu Mucheng hurried in and hugged her. "Is it cold?" Xie Nan was indeed afraid of the cold, but she was a little uncomfortable with his hug.She quickly broke away from his hand: "Wait a minute." She ran to the kitchen, unplugged the purple casserole that had been kept warm, took out a bowl of stewed soup after get off work, and put it on the dining table, "Yam pork rib soup, It’s relatively light, drink it while it’s hot.” "Go to bed quickly, and be careful not to catch a cold." Xie Nan quickly ran into the bedroom, took off the down jacket and put it at the end of the bed, and got under the quilt.Yu Mucheng sat at the dining table, slowly finished the soup, took the bowl into the kitchen, washed it and put it in the cabinet.He stood against the kitchen door for a while, trying to calm down. He traveled back and forth between Shanghai and Zhangjiagang several times in the past few days, and finally solved the trouble caused by the manager of the supply department, but he was already exhausted.The flight was late, and he had an expensive and tasteless dinner at the airport. After getting on the plane, he was so tired that he closed his eyes and fell asleep without eating the plane meal.Now this bowl of steaming hot soup exuding a tempting aroma is very popular with his stomach and makes him feel warmer. This wasn't the first time a girl had cooked for him, but it seemed to be the one that moved him the most. He walked into Xie Nan's bedroom.This bedroom is as simple as the whole house, with a large white wardrobe, a white wrought iron bed, and a simple table lamp on the rattan bedside table.Xie Nan huddled under the pink-green floral quilt and read a book, seeing that he was obviously a little nervous. He secretly laughed, and walked over to sit beside her: "The soup is delicious, thank you." Xie Nan looked at him uncomfortably, and wanted to say directly, "It's getting late, please go home and rest early."But looking at his bearded chin and tired face, he was a little speechless. "Miss me, these days?" Xie Nan said helplessly: "It's impossible not to think about it." She was telling the truth. "That's good, because I miss you too." Such a quiet winter night, such a soft talk, the ordinary words also carry a little bit of meaning.Xie Nan blushed, hugged the quilt silently, Yu Mucheng took the book in her hand and put it on the bedside table: "Go to sleep, I will go out through the main entrance, you don't need to get up and close the door." Xie Nan lay down obediently, and Yu Mucheng pulled the quilt back for her, brushed the hair on her forehead, leaned over to kiss her lightly, and whispered in her ear, "Have a good dream." His voice was low Dumb and gentle, he turned off the bedside lamp and went out. Xie Nan lay motionless on the bed, only listening to him close the floor-to-ceiling glass door of the living room, draw the curtains, then turn off all the lights, open the anti-theft door, go out and close the door again.She let out a breath and relaxed her body, but the kiss on her forehead was like a slightly hot brand, and the heat of his breath still seemed to remain in her ears. She has never slept well, especially in the second half of the night, she is prone to wake up, so she had no choice but to choose to go to bed early.At this time, after the usual work and rest time, coupled with the agitation of the mind, it is even more difficult to fall asleep.She buried her head in the pillow and tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep in a daze. I don't know how long I slept, Xie Nan woke up suddenly, and found that the light coming in through the curtains was already a bit bright, so he couldn't help being anxious, grabbed the watch on the bedside table and looked, it was only four o'clock.She couldn't believe it, fearing that she might miss the working time, she got out of bed and opened the curtains to look out. The yard was covered with a layer of white snow, and the fine and small snowflakes were still flying and fluttering. It was half dark and silent. Hovering silently, like a dream.She didn't dare to look at it for a long time, shivering, she went back to the bed and got into the quilt. She didn't feel sleepy anymore, but she was greedy for the warmth of the quilt, and lay quietly. "It's so quiet, you can even hear the sound of Xueluo." "Nonsense, do snowflakes make a sound when they fall so lightly?" "Yes, listen." "I only heard your heartbeat, don't push me." ... The past has always loved to disturb her mind in the early morning when she wakes up for no reason.Xie Nan doesn't like memories. If possible, she would like to selectively lose her memory, but she has no choice.She wiped her face wearily, determined to give up hesitation this time, and keep falling in love regardless of the outcome. Maybe this is my only chance to get over the past, she thought. In the morning, Xie Nan was afraid of traffic jams in snowy weather, so he went out 20 minutes earlier than usual.The snow had stopped at some point, and her yard was still covered with an incomplete shallow layer of snow.But the snow on the ground outside was stamped out by the early risers, and after being rolled over by the car, there were not many traces left. Her parking space is next to the yard. When she opened the car door, she found some words on the snow on the front windshield. Curiously, she went around to look at the front of the car, but it was dryly written: "Drive carefully." She couldn't help laughing. After making a sound, he stretched out his hand to erase the handwriting, and looked back at the usual parking space of Yu Mucheng, which was already empty. In the next few days, Yu Mucheng was very busy. For the sake of his brother-in-law, he had already asked the former manager of the supply department to resign on his own initiative, and at the same time entrusted a professional headhunting company to help find another suitable candidate.Before he was in place, he could only manage the supply department by himself.Many orders were delivered before the Lunar New Year, so he had to ask the production manager to arrange overtime work, and he worked hard with him. However, Yu Mucheng insisted on working overtime every day until nine o'clock at most.On the one hand, the workers are also very hard, on the other hand, he does not want to miss the little time spent with Xie Nan.He usually arrives home at 9:30, and after parking the car, he will knock on the door and go in to sit for a while, while looking at Xie Nan eagerly.Xie Nan had no choice but to prepare soup every day. Sometimes he would serve the soup directly, and sometimes he would add some vegetables to the soup and cook some noodles.His taste is bland, so in order to accommodate him, she had no choice but to not make the mutton soup she likes to drink.Fortunately, he was very appreciative and full of praise. She felt that her little sacrifice was worth it. At ten o'clock, Xie Nan would start yawning shamelessly, and Yu Mucheng wondered how it was possible to fall asleep so early: "You probably just want to drive me away." Xie Nan suppressed another yawn: "You can really imagine. I wake up too early every day, so I can only go to bed early at night, otherwise I don't have enough sleep time, and I will lose energy after going to work all day." "What time do you usually wake up?" "Five o'clock, sometimes four o'clock." "Have you tried going to bed later and adjusting your biological clock?" "Tried it all. It didn't work. You think I like to stare at the ceiling while everyone is enjoying their sleep." Yu Mucheng was surprised, he felt that Xie Nan shouldn't be the kind of person who suffers from insomnia: "Then try running with me at night, it might help you sleep." "Let's talk about it when it's warmer, this kind of weather." Xie Nan flinched, "I don't want it." "Is it cold? Well, go to sleep quickly. I beg you, can we buy another air conditioner, I really need to share it with you." Not to mention Xie Nan, Yu Mucheng also felt that the living room was terribly cold , He is used to the heating in winter, like Xie Nan, he has to hide in the bedroom or carry it hard, he can't bear it. "If you don't buy it, go back to your own home if you think it's cold." Xie Nan got annoyed at the mention of co-buying.The newly bought washing machine is indeed worth the money and works well, but the person who claims to buy it with her has never used it once.She didn't really expect him to run over with a pile of dirty clothes in a big way, but she had a faint feeling that she had been tricked by him. Yu Mucheng knew what she was awkward about, but he didn't care.When he received the credit card statement, and saw that the credit card was neatly filled with zeroes and half of the money for a washing machine and a heater, he still felt annoyed and funny.