The story of a cook

Chapter 7 Yingzi Gone
One day at the beginning of December, large flakes of snow floated in the sky and fell profusely. Not long after, the entire provincial capital was covered by the snowflakes all over the sky, and it was all white.

There is still half an hour before the train from the provincial capital to Binhai will leave. The passengers waiting for the train can't wait to stand up from the long chairs, carry the bags on their shoulders, pull the trolley suitcases in their hands, and carry the children's handles. The children were picked up, and the older children followed closely behind the adults. Some adults were worried and pulled the children in front of them, and slowly rushed towards the ticket gate with the crowd.It’s not time for ticket inspection yet, but people can’t restrain their anxiety and worry—what if they are really late and can’t get on the bus?
Pulling a trolley case full of luggage, Yingzi stood next to a public phone and dialed the number that he had been wanting to make but failed to make.She wanted to call her brother Tan at the last moment of leaving the provincial capital.

Li Yanhua trotted to the kitchen, and shouted to me who was chopping vegetables, "Brother Tan, the phone—"

"Telephone?" A little unresponsive.

"You're on the phone, the bar is there, hurry up." Seeing my dazed look, Li Yanhua said it again.

After confirming that this call is for me, I quickly put down the kitchen knife in my hand, wiped my hands, and walked to the front desk, thinking while walking, who is calling?Few people know the hotel phone number, is it at home?Thinking of the family, I couldn't help but get nervous, and told myself that my mother was sick, right?After thinking about it, it was impossible, because there was no phone at home, so I had to call Murakami or the post office if I wanted to.

It might be Sister Wang, or Yingzi.

Suspiciously came to the bar, picked up the phone and said into the microphone: "Hello——"

"Brother Tan?" Yingzi asked.

He was very pleasantly surprised when he heard Yingzi's voice, and said, "It's me, Yingzi."

"Brother, I'll take the car and leave right away."

I asked in surprise: "Go by car? Where are you going? Go home?"

"Go to the seaside."

"What are you going to do? Don't work in the restaurant anymore?"

"Give it up. My classmate works in a factory in Binhai. It's pretty good. I'll go to her place."

"Are you sure?" I asked with some concern.

"She's been working there for a year, sure."

"Oh—" I felt a little bit reluctant, feeling that it was too sudden, and I wasn't mentally prepared at all. I didn't know what to say, so I thought for a while and said, "Take care of yourself, and call me when you arrive."

"Well, I'll call you when I get there."

Then there was a brief silence, and when I was about to ask her if she knew about going to Binhai Wangjie, she said, "Brother, let me tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

"I didn't want you to go that day, I wanted to give myself to you - I was actually impure long ago."

After speaking, the phone was hung up.

At this time, Yingzi was already full of tears, and her vision was blurred——
Brother, I'm leaving, I will remember you with all my heart, this whole life——

This beautiful, stubborn and individual girl gently wiped away the tears that flowed down her cheeks, pulled up her luggage, and walked resolutely to the crowd who began to check tickets not far away.

I held the microphone in my hand and didn't put it down for a long time.

The whole heart fell into sudden sadness and pain, it hurt so much, Yingzi's face was in front of her eyes, and her last words were in her ears.I feel that I have done the biggest mistake and failed a girl's true feelings.

Pain, discomfort, anxiety, loss of soul.

Putting down the microphone, he rushed out of the hotel like a madman to the street, stood in the middle of the road and stretched out his hand. There was only one thought in his mind, to take a taxi to the train station immediately.

The sky is full of snowflakes, and there are fewer taxis in this snowy day. Standing in the middle of the road, you can vaguely see that there is no one on the entire road. Not only are there no taxis, but there are very few other cars. , from time to time, a van in the factory drove over, and it was very slow——
Yingzi, don't get in the car yet, wait for brother, brother will go right away.

Shouting in my heart, looking anxiously at both sides of the road, I only hoped that a taxi would appear, stop it, and quickly pull me to the train station. There was a taxi parked in front of my eyes. I got off the car, ran into the waiting room, shouted Yingzi loudly in the whole waiting room, and looked anxiously—even saw Yingzi standing there, smiling and waving to me, brother, I’m here——

Tears flowed out involuntarily, and the anxiety in my heart intensified rapidly. It seemed that I saw Yingzi pass the ticket gate, and reluctantly turned around to look——
In front of my eyes, there was nothing but snowflakes that were getting bigger and bigger.

10 minutes passed, there was no taxi, a trace of despair gradually rose from the heightened anxiety, and there was anger and cursing, cursing God, cursing this damn snow.

Twenty minutes passed, and still no taxi came. Anxiety began to turn into despair. Desperation and pain ruthlessly tore at the aching heart and body.I started yelling, taxis, taxis, where did they all go?

A 21-year-old boy stood in the middle of the road, amidst the snowflakes flying all over the sky, screaming in despair and pain, his voice spread far away, and then disappeared into the white misty sky——
Half an hour passed, and the boy was completely overwhelmed by despair and pain. There were no tears in his red eyes, which were a little hollow, full of sadness and sadness.

At this time, by the side of the road, a beautiful girl was standing quietly, holding a coat in her hand, obviously this coat belonged to a man.The girl looked at the sad boy standing in the middle of the road.She didn't know what happened to this boy, why he ran out like crazy to take a taxi after answering the phone.

She thought maybe something happened to his family?He wants to take a taxi to the station to go home.Seeing how anxious he is, it must be something big, extremely urgent, otherwise he wouldn't be like this.However, this damn snow, what day is bad, but today, let alone taxis on the road, there are no other cars, it has been half a day, and the bus has not come, if it is usually half an hour There is a bus.

She wanted to send the boy's cotton coat, but seeing the expression on the boy's face, she didn't dare to go forward.It's too scary, it's black, its eyes are about to breathe fire, and a fool can see that it's extremely angry. At this time, he is like a powder keg, which will explode as soon as someone touches it, and it will be extremely violent and destructive. Power is amazing.

However, he had been standing in the snow for half an hour, and he was wearing work clothes. He was so cold that he must have caught a cold.The girl thought, distressed, and hesitated to go forward and put the cotton coat in her hand on the boy.

The snow was still falling, and it was very heavy. The footprints just stepped on were covered by falling snowflakes in a short while.

This is a heavy snow.

The coolness on my face brought me back to reality in despair, and I slowly became sober.Looking up at the snowflakes flying all over the sky, he sighed silently.My heart hurts like it's gripping, something is stuck in my throat, I feel like I'm struggling to breathe, and my chest feels stuffy.

I knew I couldn't get a taxi, and even if I got a taxi, it would be too late.Now Yingzi has boarded the train, and the train has already left.

Turning around and preparing to go back to the store, I suddenly saw Li Yanhua, a fellow villager, standing by the side of the road, and the clothes she was holding in her hand.Her head and body were covered with snowflakes.

Walking up to Li Yanhua, she handed me the padded coat, took it and didn't put it on right away, brushed off the snow from her head and shoulders, and squeezed out a bitter but bitter smile on her face flushed with cold. An uncomfortable smile.

"Go back."

After speaking, she put on the cotton coat and walked into the store, she followed behind without saying a word in a sensible way.

The Siberian cold current swept across the entire Northeast, and the strong cold air caused large areas of snowfall in most of the three Northeast provinces, including the eastern part of NMG.The snowfall lasted until midnight, a full twenty centimeters.

Due to the snow, there was only one table of guests at night, and I got off work early.

Master Chen, me, Li Jianhan, and Chef Tie came out when the four of us came out. He was standing across the road from the hotel, and he threw a big snowball and hit Li Jianhan directly. Rushing forward, the two of them bumped into each other fiercely, fell down on the snow ground and rolled a few times, laughing.

"These two ghosts!" Master Chen cursed with a smile.

Xiao Wu and Li Jianhan got up from the snow and patted the snow on their bodies.

Xiao Wu said: "Come to see you, go to my place for a drink."

Master Chen said: "Let's go, we have to drink when it's snowing, otherwise it's boring." After speaking, he glanced at me who had been gloomy all day, and said, "Tanzi, go drink."

I want to drink, but I want to drink alone.Said to Master Chen: "You guys go, I won't go."

"You're not having a good day. I don't say anything to you when I ask you. It's really sad. No way, brother will drink with you alone." Master Chen said.

Glancing at him gratefully, he said, "I'm fine, you go, it's just that I feel a little uncomfortable, and I'll be fine in two days."

Master Chen looked at me, Xiao Wu opened his mouth to ask something, but Master Chen stopped him and said, "You should stay at home by yourself, let's go drink."

A few of them walked away talking and laughing.

Walking alone in the snow, tormented by pain, Yingzi's face appeared in front of her eyes.

She should have arrived at Binhai. I wonder if it snows in Binhai?

I'm so stupid, I can't even tell that a girl likes me.

After returning from Yingzi, he had a plan to date her.That kiss touched the strings of love in my heart, causing my love to sprout a tender bud. I woke up from the initial surprise and knew that it was a girl's liking and love for a boy.When I think that Yingzi loves herself, my heart jumps wildly, joyfully, and apprehensively.

Does she really love herself?I have always regarded her as my younger sister, but a sudden kiss from her stunned me. I, who had never been in love before, was panicked and even embarrassed by the sudden love.

After calming down and thinking about it, I was sure of Yingzi's love in my heart, but I still couldn't believe that the beautiful she would fall in love with me.Because I was too poor, I never thought that a beautiful girl would fall in love with me, as if those were all stories in novels and had nothing to do with me.

The joy in my heart is accompanied by the uneasiness that I am not sure about. I am planning to ask her if she wants to be with him next time when I go to see her, and give myself an affirmative answer, if she really is with me. , then my own love begins.

But before we could go, this beautiful girl left the provincial capital.

Walking forward in a daze, there were several small restaurants still open in front, so I went straight into one of them.The boss was about to close the shop. Seeing that there was business coming, he accepted it with a smile on his face.

I ordered a dish, a bottle of white wine, and drank it alone.

It was so uncomfortable in my heart, I felt the pain deeply, and realized that the love that had just revealed its tender buds just disappeared like this.

The 21-year-old young man longs for love, and hopes that a girl will love him and let him taste the sweetness like honey.However, I ruined my love, which I have to say is a joke.

The door of the small restaurant was pushed open, and a girl floated into the room with a gust of air-conditioning. The girl quickly closed the door, stomped her feet, shook the snow from the down jacket and hat, and then walked to sit in front of her with a smile on her face.

"Why are you here?" I asked.

Li Yanhua's face was flushed with cold, rubbing her hands together and said, "I see Master Chen and the others left you behind and followed you—"

This silly girl.

"Are you afraid that something will happen to me?" I asked.

"Hmm - I'm a little worried, I've never seen you like this before."

"It's okay, it's just a little uncomfortable."

Li Yanhua looked at me cautiously, and asked softly, "Brother Tan, is something wrong? I think you are feeling too uncomfortable."

He glanced at her, shook his head, and took a sip from his glass.

"Brother Tan, seeing you suffer so much makes me feel bad too. What's going on? Tell me, don't hold back."

"Yingzi is gone."

"She left? Where did she go?"

"Binhai."

"Why did you go to Binhai? Didn't you work in the provincial capital?"

"Well, she has a classmate in Binhai."

"Oh--"

In front of Li Yanhua's eyes was the boy standing in the middle of the road taking a taxi under the snowy sky, and the boy's heart-piercing screams echoed in his ears.Looking at Brother Tan in front of him, he said in his heart that he loves that Yingzi so much.The same is true for that Yingzi, why did she leave? Don't you know that Brother Tan loves her?
It hurts to see him so uncomfortable.So he said, "Brother Tan, you don't have to feel bad, Yingzi can call you when he gets to Binhai."

"Well, she said call me." I said, not sure that Yingzi would call me.

"Then why are you feeling uncomfortable? When I called you, I asked where she was in Binhai, and if I really thought about it, I went to see her."

"I'm afraid she won't call me."

"No, I promise I can call you, don't worry. Come, I'll drink with you."

Li Yanhua poured herself half a glass of white wine and picked it up with a smile.He picked up the wine glass and touched her, took a big sip, it was hot.

Li Yanhua took a small sip and put down the wine glass. She had never drank baijiu before, and the strong spicy taste of alcohol almost made her spit it out. The esophagus was burning like it was on fire, so I quickly grabbed a mouthful of vegetables and pressed it down, fearing that I couldn't help but spit it out.

"Don't be brave if you can't drink it, it's just uncomfortable, I'm really fine." Seeing how uncomfortable she was, she couldn't help but say.

"Hehe, this is the first time I drink baijiu, it's really spicy."

"Stop drinking."

I asked the boss for a bottle of drink for her, and then said to her: "Thank you for being with me. I'm really fine. I just couldn't bear it at the time. It will be fine in two days. I want to drink some wine today, but I don't drink much. Can control myself."

"I know you can control yourself. In this way, starting tomorrow, I will stare at the bar and call you when I have your call," she said.

"it is good."

Now we can only pin our hopes on the phone.

The next day, there was no call from Yingzi.I called Sister Wang, who said she knew that Yingzi had gone to Binhai, but she didn't receive a call from Yingzi.Tell her that if Yingzi calls, she must tell me, and she agrees.

On the third day, there was still no call from Yingzi, and the last ray of hope in my heart was on the verge of shattering.

On the fourth day, the fifth day --- for a week, there was no call from Yingzi, and hope was shattered.

This girl who came into my life just disappeared from my life.

This beautiful girl left a tear in the depths of my heart.

(End of this chapter)