houmianlianggemonianli，yiranshichenghuaizhouzhidao。
tadezhidaoyijiuzhijie，tadeyanyuyijiuxili。
anlier：bainianjiudianzhanlvezhongsu
——ruhezaiwenhuayichanyushangyejiazhijianzhaodaopingheng
guanyu“kehutongdian”，tashuo：
“zheijiushinimende‘dongcha’？”
“ba‘fuwujianghua’guijiuyuyuangongnianlingda？lisikaerdunpingjunyuangongnianling51sui，nps（jingtuijianzhi）quebinimengao40%——wentizaiguanli，buzairen。”
yumideshouzhizaijianpanshangjiangzhu，chenzhaozhaodehuxidoufangqingle。
guanyuzhanlvesheji，tashuo：
“复古未来风’？”
“nimenzhidaoxiufuyijian1920niangudongjiajudechengbenma？”
“meijianfanggaizaochengben12wanxinbi，revparyaozhang30%cainenghuiben——kehuyouqian，danbushishazi。”
linmoheruanchaoyangdebeibengdebizhi。
guanyuzhixingjihua，tashuo：
“三个月？”
“wenwujushenpiliuchengjiuyao120tian。”
“nimenlian**gongguandoumeinarujihua——”
五个人鸦雀无声。
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anlisan：xinnengyuanchedianchihuishouzhanlve
——ruhegoujiankechixudebihuangongyingliantixi
guanyucaiwumoxing，tashuo：
“fanganaderoisuancuole。”
“zijiangongchangyao5nianhuiben？”
“meisuandifang**butiehezhejiudishui，shijishi3.2nian——lianexceldouyongbumingbai？”
darrendehoujiegundongleyixia，ruanchaoyangdezhijiawuyishidiqiajinzhangxin。
“fanganbde‘liyifenpei’gengkexiao——”
“rangningdeshidaizhangwo70%zhuanlifencheng？nimenshimaxwellguwen，haishiningdedexiaoshou？”
huiyishilijingdenengtingjiankongdiaodewengming。
guanyuchengshixuanzhi，tashuo：
“选武汉？”
“hubeidelikuangpinweibijiangxidi40%，wuliuchengbengao15%——”
“yichunyouyazhouzuidaliyunmukuang，dangdi**baisong50mudi——zheizhongxinxidouchabudao？”
zuihou，tazhaixiayanjing，rouleroumeixin，fangfolianshengqidouxianlangfeijingli。
“jizhu——”tadeshengyinhenqing，quexiangdaofenghuaguowuren，“maxwelldekehu，buweinimendewuzhimaidan。”
“zheixiebaogaonachuqu，doushizazhaopai。”
shipinqieduandeshunjian，wugerentongshitanzaileyizishang。
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meicigentakaiwanhui，tamendouyaoaodaolingchen。sangexiangmuxialai，yumihechenzhaozhaokantadeyanshenyijingxiangzaikanmouzhongmengshou。
jiaowanzuihouyigefangan，zhongrenxiangbeizhaganle。
“woqiuqiule，zhende——”yumitanzaishafashang，shengyinxuruo，“zenmecainengbimianfendaotashouxiaa……”
“tajiededoushiwaiqixiangmu，zhiyaoyingyuhaode。”linmorouleroutaiyangxue，“wozuotianchaletaxiangmuzudechengyuanbeijing。”
yumimengditaitou，xingzailehuodebiaoqing，“neichenzhaozhao……”
“wobuyao……wobuyao……”tawuzhuerduo，fengkuangyaotou，fangfochenghuaizhoudemingzishishenmezuzhou。
ruanchaoyangquedingzhezijimanshihongpizhudebaogao，qingshengshuo：“suiranyanli，ketazhendehenlihai……tazenmeshenmedoudonga。”
tadeshengyindixiaqu，daizhedianbugan：“youshenmebanfanengkuaisutigaoyingyuma？”
“nia？”yumihaobuliuqing，“lian‘duediligence’doufabulisuo。”
“nizhishibushuxishuyu。”linmotuiletuiyanjing，paipaitadejianbang，“duokanjibiananlijiuhaole。”
ruanchaoyangwojinquantou：“hao！”
“zhongyuaoguosanguanle——”darrenshenlegelanyao，turanxingfenqilai，“womenquqingzhuba？changge！hejiu！”
“jiudianneige‘xinjiaposiling’wohaimeiheguoni！”ruanchaoyangjushou。
“woxiangyouyong……”yumiaiyuandichelechenianzaishenshangdechenshan，“tiantianaoye，jiudianyongchiyicidoumeiyongguo。”
“neiwomenxianquchidunhaode，ranhouquchangge，wanshangquhejiu！”darrenxingfenditiyi。
ruanchaoyangxiaozhekantamennao，yuguangquepiexiangneifenbeichenghuaizhoupidemianmuquanfeidebaogao。
——tatou**xialetajidemeiyixingpizhu。
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peixundezuihouliangtianshiactivityday，suoyourendousonglekouqi。
ruanchaoyangyixingrengangcongjiudianyongchichulai，toufahaishiluludidizheshui。
“ruanchaoyang，nineibujiaoyouyong，nineijiaogoubao。”yumihaobuliuqingditucao，shunshouningleningzijidezhangfa。
“goubaoyeshiyouyonga！”ruanchaoyangbufuqidishuaileshuainaodai，shuizhujianleyumiyilian，“zhiyaowomeichenxiaqu。”
linmozhanzaiyipang，zuijiaoweiweishangyang，xianranzaibiexiao。
ruanchaoyangmiqiyan，yiquanchuizaitashoubeishang：“linmo，nixiaoshenme？”
“niganggangpiaozaishuimianshangdeshihou……”taqingkeyisheng，“wozhendeyiweinishiyijufushi。”
“wodasini！”ruanchaoyangpuguoqujiazhuangyaoqiatabozi，“woyouyonghaozheni！”
linmoxiaozhejushoutoujiang，bayujingaizaitatoushang，“wocuolewocuole，niyouyongzuilihai。”
——jiuzaizheishi，tamenyingmianzhuangshangletuozhexinglixiangdechenghuaizhouhejason。
mingtianshibiyeqingzhuhui，zuoweishanghaifenbudehehuoren，chenghuaizhouziranshilaibanjiangzhicide。
tachuanzheyijianxiuxiankuandeheisechenshan，xiukouwanqi，luchushouwanshangneikuaididiaodebaidafeili。tademuguangsaoguoruanchaoyangshiluludeyongyi，meitouzhoudegengshenle。
“hi,nathan.hi,jason.”ruanchaoyangxiayishizhanzhileshenti。
qitarenyefenfendazhaohu。
chenghuaizhoulengdandi“ng”leyisheng，yanshenxiangbingdaoyiyangguaguotamen。
“yi？”jasondaoshixiaodecanlan，“xiaopengyoumenwandekaixinma？zhongyuyaobiyele！”
“kaixin！xiexielaobanxinkuzhidao。”ruanchaoyangzhongqishizudi。
“wokemeizhidaonimen。”jasonkanyiyanchenghuaizhou，xiaozheshuo。
“jason，shenmeshihouyoujihuigennixuexia？”yumirenbuzhuwen，yanjingxiemanqidai。
“xiazhoujiuyoujihuile。”jasonzhalezhayan，yiyousuozhi。
jiandanhanxuanhou，lianggetingbadeshenyingxiangdiantizouqu。
“tamenshibushiyige0yige1a？”yumituranyadishengyin，xiaodezeixixide。
“wojuedeyoudian。”chenzhaozhaoxiaoshengfuhe。
“neijasonkendingshi0。”yumizhandingjietie，shuowanhahadaxiao。
阮朝阳没说话。
——她知道不是。
taxiangqineiwanzaichenghuaizhoudeshufang，tabatakunzaiqiangshang，taneili……mingming……
“ruanchaoyang！”yumituranchuolechuotadelian，“nihaishuonibupata？niyaobuyaokankanziji，zhengzhangliandouhehongle！”
ruanchaoyangmengdihuishen，paikaitadeshou：“wozheishirede！”
yongchideshuizhuhaizaitasuogushangshanzheguang，erdiantimenguanshangdeshunjian，chenghuaizhoudemuguangzuihouyicisaoleguoqu——
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“womenjiuquchineijiamoxigecantingba？yumibushiyizhixiangchima？”ruanchaoyangzaiqunlitiyi。
“nibushixianguima？”yumilikefanwen。
“zuihouliangtianle，shechiyiba！”
yixingrenhaohaodangdangquleshangcidiaoyandemoxigecanting。gangdianwandan，ruanchaoyangyitaitou，jiukanjianbuyuanchukaochuangdeweizhizuozhechenghuaizhou、jasonhepatty——chuanshuozhongde“sanjianke”。
pattyjintianmeidejingren。yishenjianyuedewuxiuxizhuangqun，sirongbande**langpisanxialai（wangchangtazongshipanfa），chendebojingxiuzhang，suogufenming。zuozailianggeyingjundenanrenzhongjian，tabujinmeibeibixiaqu，faneryouzhonglinglidemeigan。
“womenshibushiyinggaiguoqudazhaohua？”ruanchaoyangyadishengyin。
“nengbunengzhuangzuomeikanjiana？”yumilikeyongcaidandangzhulian，“woxianzaikanjiannathanjiuweiteng。”
“woyeshi。”chenzhaozhaodishengshuo。
“huibuhuibulimao？”ruanchaoyangyouyu。
“yaobu……nimenzuoweidaibiaoqu？”yumifengkuangzhayananshi。
“neiwohechaoyangguoquba。”linmoshuo。
liangrenyingzhetoupi，duanzheshuibeizouguoqu。
“hinathan,hipatty,hijason，haoqiaoa。womenjiuzaihoumianneizhuo，xiangzheguolaidagezhaohu。”linmolimaodishuo。
linmojubei：“xiexiejasonmianshishijiwojihui。”
ruanchaoyangganjingenshang：“xiexiepattymianshishijiwojihui。”dunledun，youbuleyiju，“yexiexienathanzhidaowomenzuoxiangmu。”
“xiwanghenkuaiyoujihuigensanweiqianbeixuexi。”linmoweixiao。
“womenkanhaonimen。”pattyhongchunweiyang，jasonzexiaodeyangguangcanlan。
chenghuaizhouquanchengmeishuohua，zhishilengdandidianlediantou。
liangrengangzhuanshenmeiduojiu，jiutingdaoshenhoupattydaixiaodeshengyin：“tamenshiqinglvma？”
“gangcaitamenyiqiduanzhebeizizouguolai……”jasondexiaoshengchuanlai，“wohaiyiweishixinhunfufulaijingjiu。”
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“tamenshenmeshihouzoua？”yihuidaozuowei，yumijiukusangzhelian，“wojuedewoyaoxiaohuabuliangle。”
“woyeshi……”chenzhaozhaowuzhuwei，“woxianzaikanjiannathanjiuptsd，shoudou。”
bujiuhou，neizhuosanrenqishenlikai。tamenzhongyusongleyikouqi，kaixindipengbei、shuohua，qifenzhongxinhuoyueqilai。
“linmo，nixianfuqian，daihuierqunliqunshoukuanba。”
fuwuyuanqueweixiaozheshuo：“yourbillha**eentakencareofbythegentlemanatthenexttable."（nimendedan，gangganggebizhuodexianshengyijingmaiguole。）
所有人瞬间安静。
“blackshirtorwhiteshirt？（heisechenshandexiansheng，haishibaisechenshandexiansheng？）”ruanchaoyangjiejiebabadiwen。
“Black.”
yixingrenzhenjingdezhangdazuiba，mianmianxiangqu。
“woyiweishijason！”
“我也以为！”
ruanchaoyanglenglejimiao，turantaochushouji，feikuaididazi：
「xiexiechengzongjianqingwomenchifan！」
piankehou，chenghuaizhouhuifu：
「嗯。」
——jiuyigezi，lianbiaodianfuhaodoutouzhelengdan。