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Since I graduated from college in June, I have had to move out of the school dormitory.

The night before leaving the dormitory, I had a very strange dream. I dreamed that the dormitory building was on fire and I ran away desperately.

People say that dreams are the opposite, but now it seems that this is true. In fact, I don’t want to leave there at all.

I have a good friend named Lu Kai, who is local

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, my family lives in a suburb on the edge of the city.

He told me that he would go home after leaving the dormitory, and if I don’t have a place to live for the time being, I can also go to his place.

A year ago, I visited his home, which was a pretty leisurely place, and everyone seemed to live a leisurely and relaxed life.

Lu Kai’s parents are a pair of very easy-going elderly people and are very kind to me, and all this left a deep impression on me.

So although I did not agree to Lu Kai's invitation immediately, I had already made a decision in my heart that no matter what the situation was after graduation, I must go there first to live there for a while.

Lu Kai left the dormitory three days earlier than me. His thesis was the first to pass in the class, so he left school early and went home.

That morning I left school and got into a car heading to the suburbs. I called Lu Kai in the car, but for some reason, his cell phone was turned off.

But this doesn't matter at all. I believe he must be waiting for me to appear at home now.

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The car stopped near the suburbs, and I quickly found the town where Lu Kai’s family was based on my memory.

It was a very typical small village, and its biggest feature was its small.

From the entrance to the end of the village, it is only a dozen minutes' walk at most, and there are obviously not many people living there.

At first glance, there are two-story bungalows along the street. The walls washed by the rain gradually faded, like pale faces, looking weak and powerless.

For some reason, when I walked into the village and town, I suddenly felt a very strange feeling in my heart.

"Is this really the peaceful and peaceful little village I have been to?" I couldn't help but start asking myself.

The difference between this place and the scene in my memory is so big!

The weather today is actually very good, the sky is clear and blue, and there is no trace of haze in the sky.

However, there were very few people on the street, with only a few decadent and numb faces coming and going, and even the walking seemed to be stiff and lifeless. The warm and soft sunlight seemed to be unable to attract a trace of their vitality, and the entire village and town were immersed in a bleak situation.

Lu Kai’s home is the most typical village-style building.

The first floor is a large hall, but the layout of the hall is more like a mourning hall than a hall.

There are two spiritual tablets on the Eight Immortals table in the middle, and seven or eight elegiac couplets from unknown time hanging on the wall. The originally snow-white paper has gradually turned yellow and there are still some mold spots. The whole hall seems to have a gloomy breath, which makes people shudder.

The room is on the second floor, with two rooms on both sides of the aisle and one at the top. There is a small yard behind the small building, surrounded by brick walls.

There was originally a small flower bed in front of the house, but now it has been damaged and desolate, and is covered with weeds.

Here, this is the most typical residential structure, and at least nine and a half of the ten households look like this.

When I walked into the hall, I saw Lu Kai's parents sitting on the two mottled maroon chairs in front of the Eight Immortals table in the hall.

They seemed very surprised to see me, and their expressions were a little weird. I immediately walked up and said with a smile: "Hello, Aunt Tian, ​​Aunt Tian!"

Lu Kai's father is Lu Tian, ​​and her mother is Deng Shu.

Their eyes at me seemed to be softer, but they were still confused. Lu Tian said, "Xiao Zhuo, why have you come here? Have you moved out of school?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, I moved out of the school. Lu Kai said that if I don't have a place to live for the moment, I can come here for a while."

Lu Tian said "Oh" for a long time, "So that's how it is."

I looked around and there was no Lu Kai's figure, and then asked, "Where is Lu Kai? Is he not here?"

Lu Tian seemed to hesitate for a moment and said, "Xiao Kai came back two days ago, but now he has gone to the city to see his aunt. It may not be back in two days."

I said "Ye" and cursed that boy Lu Kai in my heart.

This guy invited me over, but ran out by himself. It was really not interesting.

I said to Lu Tian: "Since Lu Kai is not here, I think I'd better leave now and come here in a few days."

When I said this, I was obviously right and wrong. Although I said that, I had no intention of leaving at all. Lu Tian immediately began to try to keep me: "Xiao Zhuo, you are Xiao Kai's friend, not an outsider, just live here and wait for him."

As he said that, he said to Deng Shu beside him: "Go and clean up the room on the top of the building and let Xiao Zhuo stay."

Of course, I immediately thanked me again and followed Deng Shu to the room on the second floor.

The room was actually very clean, and I just cleaned it up symbolically and then I moved in.

Deng Shu smiled and said to me: "Our family is all older and we are very bored, and Xiaokai is often not at home. With you here, we can find someone to relieve our boredom."

I put the package on the table in the corner and said, "Of course, I like to chat with Aunt Tian the most!"

Deng Shu nodded and said, "You come over from afar. You should be tired too. Take a break first and I'll call you for lunch later."

I said "Yeah" and said, "I like to eat the dishes made by Aunt Shu the most. Today I seem to be able to enjoy the food again."

Deng Shu smiled again, turned around and was about to leave, but seemed to hesitate again, and asked me softly: "Xiao Zhuo, do you really don't know?"

I was stunned for a moment and asked, "What don't you know?"

Deng Shu seemed to have a little forced smile and immediately said, "It's nothing, I'll just ask casually. Okay, you go to bed quickly."

She said, turning around and walking out of the door.

Just as she turned and left, I heard her whisper and underestimate: "What a good kid, it's a pity..."

I didn't hear what happened next, and then I saw her slowly shook her head, sighed lightly, and walked out.

Deng Shu’s actions made me feel very strange. What does “a pity” mean in the end? Also, what did she want to ask me “know”?

Why does this time, the whole town seems to have become different? Even Lu Tian and Deng Shu have become strange.
Chapter completed!