Chapter 818: Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse

The first feeling of Gulangyu Island is leisurely, there are many small shops with romantic style and full of literary atmosphere, and there is no hustle and bustle of cars and horses on the island, there are birds and flowers everywhere, and the rhythm will involuntarily slow down after arriving here.

Of course, with the development of tourism, more and more tourists come to the island, but fortunately it is not a holiday, so at least there is no crowd scene.

Xia Ruofei and Lin Qiao wandered aimlessly on the island, and they didn't go to those attractions with a lot of tourists, but liked to drill into the original alleys.

These alleys are very classical, and Xia Ruofei found that there are many buildings with various Chinese and foreign styles on Gulangyu Island, including traditional Chinese temples with eaves and corners, small and exquisite Japanese houses, and the original Western consulates in the European style in the 19th century.

Different cultures are intertwined here, but there is nothing inconsistent, but it has won the reputation of "World Expo".

Xia Ruofei admired these various buildings with history with great interest, and picked up the camera from time to time to shoot, the scenery of Gulangyu Island is very beautiful, and the photos taken at random are very beautiful.

Lin Qiao was accompanied by Xia Ruofei, and he was also happy from the bottom of his heart, just like a happy bird, he took Xia Ruofei to many small shops with a fresh style of literature and art, tasting the pies and milk tea here.

Walking the trails, tasting special snacks, and walking and stopping at will, everything is so simple and natural, Xia Ruofei likes this slow-paced feeling very much, because he is originally a lazy person who likes to be relaxed......

The two of them walked around for two or three hours, Lin Qiao was not tired at all, and their interest was still quite high, and they unconsciously walked to the vicinity of the hotel.

Xia Ruofei was worried that Lin Qiao was working too hard, and was about to propose to go back to the hotel to rest for a while, when Lin Qiao excitedly pointed to an inconspicuous coffee shop on the side of the road and said, "Brother Ruofei!

Xia Ruofei glanced at it and said, "We seem to have drunk coffee half an hour ago, right?"

"This house is different!" Lin Qiao grabbed Xia Ruofei's arm and shook it as he said, "Brother Ruofei, do I want to drink......

Xia Ruofei had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, let's go in if you want to drink, but you have to tell me what's different about this coffee shop?"

Lin Qiao said happily: "No problem! But let's go in first, and I'll tell you slowly!"

Xia Ruofei glanced at Lin Qiao dotingly and said, "Okay then!"

Lin Qiao pulled Xia Ruofei into this coffee shop called "Monkey Year and Horse Moon", this shop is very small, the corridor-style storefront seems a little slender, quite a bit of a winding path, very distinctive, the walls are full of various abstract oil paintings, and there are some very attentive decorations, which looks very emotional.

The two went to the attic where they were entertaining and found an empty seat to sit down.

There are a lot of books in the room, all from the nineties of the last century, and the sound of music is like nothing, and the air is filled with the strong smell of coffee.

After Lin Qiao ordered two cups of coffee, Xia Ruofei asked, "Qiao'er, let's talk about it!"

Lin Qiao pointed to the girl who had just come over to order them, and said, "That is the proprietress of this store just now, her surname is Ma." ”

Xia Ruofei rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "So the boss must be surnamed Hou?"

Lin Qiao slapped his face and said, "Awesome! Brother Ruofei, your brain is really fast!

Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "It's not difficult to guess in the Year of the Monkey!"

Lin Qiao smiled and said: "But you definitely don't know, many years ago, this was not a coffee shop, but a gallery, and the owner of the gallery is the current owner ......of the coffee shop, and the paintings on the wall on the first floor just now were painted by the boss."

At this time, the proprietress who had just ordered for them came over with two cups of coffee, the freshly ground coffee was still steaming, filled with a strong coffee aroma, she put down the coffee with a smile, and said, "Please use it slowly!"

Lin Qiaozheng was telling their story, but the main man came, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

However, the proprietress was generous, looked at Xia Ruofei and Lin Qiao with a smile, and then turned around and left.

Lin Qiao smiled at Xia Ruofei a little embarrassed, and then continued: "At that time, the proprietress was still very young, and she came to Ludao alone to travel, wandered on Gulangyu Island, came to this gallery, chatted with the boss, and then ......"

"And then they fell in love!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

"Well, the proprietress stayed, and in order to commemorate the time when the two met, the boss changed the gallery to a coffee shop, and the name was changed to 'Year of the Monkey and Horse Moon', and the two spent time in this small coffee shop every day......" Lin Qiao's face showed a hint of yearning, and continued, "So this is the birthplace of their romantic love, and this shop is also their witness!

Xia Ruofei nodded with a smile and said, "It sounds like a beautiful story!"

"Of course!" Lin Qiao said, "Every time a few people in our dormitory come to Gulangyu, they will come here to drink a cup of coffee, hoping to meet our beautiful love!"

Speaking of this, Lin Qiao glanced at Xia Ruofei quickly, and then quickly lowered his head, stirring the coffee in front of him, and his heart was pounding.

She once imagined the scene where she brought Xia Ruofei to patronize this coffee shop, but she didn't expect it to come true so soon.

In fact, she had already passed by this store when she set off just now, but Lin Qiao didn't have the courage, and when she walked back and passed by again, she finally mustered up the courage to pull Xia Ruofei in.

"Because of Love" played on the ceiling speaker is also quite appropriate, in such a long winter afternoon, listening to the beautiful melody, smelling the rich aroma of coffee, and sitting quietly face to face with the man he likes, Lin Qiao feels that his heart seems to have melted......

Xia Ruofei casually took a book on the bookshelf and flipped through it, he seemed to have been assimilated by the slow-paced leisure on this small island, and he didn't have to think about other things, just sitting quietly in the small attic, killing time, this feeling was also good.

While drinking coffee, the two chatted with each other, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Xia Ruofei had already decided to sit for a while, after all, he had walked a lot just now, and he wouldn't feel tired, but Lin Qiao was a girl, and now she didn't feel tired just because she was more excited, and she would have a sore back and legs tomorrow.

Lin Qiao's mobile phone on the table rang a WeChat prompt, she picked it up and looked at it, and said happily: "It's Sister Jennifer!"

Last time, Xia Ruofei took Lin Qiao on a graduation trip to Australia, and met Tang Yitian and Jennifer on the way, and Lin Qiao and Jennifer became good friends who talked almost everything.

Xia Ruofei said with some surprise: "Jennifer also used > Lin Qiao replied to the message without raising her head: "Of course! And it's still the Chinese version! Her Chinese level is quite good!"

Xia Ruofei couldn't help laughing and said: "Shouldn't she be the only one> although WeChat is a dominant company in the field of instant messaging in China, its influence in the world is still not as good as instant messaging software such as msn, users in Western countries are still more accustomed to using LINE and MSN software, Jennifer's relatives and friends in Australia will definitely not use it> Lin Qiao said with a smile: "How is it possible? Isn't their company investing in Huaxia to make movies? She usually uses > for some contacts at work." When the two were chatting about this matter, Lin Qiao's mobile phone rang again, this time it was a video application.

Lin Qiao immediately accepted the application, then picked up the mobile phone and said with a smile: "Sister Jennifer!"

Xia Ruofei sat opposite Lin Qiao, and couldn't see Lin Qiao's mobile phone screen, but he could hear the voice coming from the mobile phone.

"Lin, are you drinking coffee?" said Jennifer, "Looks like a great coffee shop!"

"Yes, Sister Jennifer!The coffee in this shop is delicious!" Lin Qiao said with a grin, "And you can't guess who I'm with!"

"Oh?" asked Jennifer, with some interest, "your boyfriend......?"

"Sister Jennifer!" Jennifer was interrupted eagerly by Lin Qiao in the middle of her speech, she blushed slightly and said, "You better see for yourself!"

After speaking, Lin Qiao turned his phone to the side, and the front camera was aimed at Xia Ruofei.

Her mobile phone naturally has a rear camera, but flipping it directly in this way can allow Jennifer to see Xia Ruofei at the same time, and Xia Ruofei can also see Jennifer.

Xia Ruofei saw Jennifer on the screen wearing cool short-sleeved shorts, with a beautiful beach and a clear blue sea in the background - Australia and China are located in two hemispheres, the seasons are just opposite, and Australia is still summer at this time.

Xia Ruofei smiled and beckoned to the camera, saying, "Hey, Jennifer, long time no see!"

Jennifer's eyes widened in surprise, she reached out to cover her mouth, and said after a while: "Xia! I didn't expect you to be with Lin!

"Not yet, but I just happened to travel to Egret Island, so I'll take a look at Qiao'er by the way!" Xia Ruofei said, and then he asked, "Jennifer, everything is okay at your house?"

"Very good! He's working what you've taught him!" said Jennifer, "but he's not with me, otherwise he could have spoken to you! ”

"That's a pity!" Xia Ruofei shrugged his shoulders and said, "You can add my WeChat in a while, and when you and Haoran are together, let's also make a video!"

"Okay, okay!" said Jennifer happily, "he misses you too!"

"Well, I may come to Australia again in two months!" Xia Ruofei said, "You tell Haoran to practice hard! I will check his progress then!"

Jennifer smiled and said, "Okay!

Xia Ruofei couldn't help laughing, it seems that Jennifer's habit of using idioms has not changed.

Lin Qiaojiao said angrily: "Brother Ruofei, I have chatted with Sister Jennifer instead!

Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "Okay, good! Jennifer, then we'll see you in Australia then!"

"Looking forward to seeing you again!" said Jennifer.

Lin Qiao turned his phone and said intimately: "Sister Jennifer, the scenery over there is so good! It's a pity that the next time Brother Ruofei comes to Australia, my school has already opened, and I really want to go again!"

Jennifer smiled and said, "Then you can come on summer vacation! I'm always welcome here!By the way, Lin, is this the coffee shop you told me last time about a romantic love story?"

Lin Qiao's face flushed slightly, nodded lightly and said, "Hmm......"

"Looks like you've got your wish!" Jennifer said with a smile, "Congratulations, Rin!"

Lin Qiao hurriedly said, "I just happened to pass by here with Brother Ruofei today, so let's come in and sit for a while...... Sister Jennifer, wait a minute!"

After speaking, Lin Qiao glanced at Xia Ruofei quickly, and said with some embarrassment: "Brother Ruofei, are you ...... Why don't you go down and take a walk?"

Xia Ruofei was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Qiao said a little coquettishly: "I'm going to talk to Sister Jennifer about girls......!

Xia Ruofei said with a smile: "Yes, you pulled me in, and now you think I'm in the way......"

"No, no!" Lin Qiao said coquettishly, "Brother Ruofei, can you help......

"Okay, I'm afraid of you!" Xia Ruofei got up with a wry smile and said, "Then you guys talk slowly, I'll go downstairs and have a look!"

"Well, Brother Ruofei is the best!" Lin Qiao immediately said with a smile.

Xia Ruofei came downstairs, paid for two cups of coffee first, and then simply walked out of the coffee shop and walked around the neighborhood - his hearing is much more sensitive than ordinary people, if he stays in the store, even if he is downstairs, I am afraid he can hear Lin Qiao and Jennifer's chat.

Since Lin Qiao didn't want to let himself listen, he would simply go farther.

After Xia Ruofei went downstairs, Lin Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Jennifer: "Sister Jennifer, I haven't confessed to Brother Ruofei yet......! You almost said you missed your mouth......"

Speaking of this, Lin Qiao's face also had a look of loss.

Jennifer showed a look of puzzlement and said, "My mouth is not hurt, why is it leaking?"

Lin Qiao said with a smile: "What do you mean by leaking your mouth...... I almost leaked my secret, and I was heard by Brother Ruofei......"

"Oh!" Jennifer suddenly realized, and then said with a grin, "Isn't that just right? You don't dare to confess to Xia, so I'll help you! By the way, I can tell him about it on WeChat......

Lin Qiao was startled, and hurriedly said, "Don't! Sister Jennifer, don't!"