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It was almost nine o'clock after dinner that day, and they both felt tired after thinking about it, so they didn't plan to go anywhere else. Xia Xun drove Xiao Xingchen home as usual, but when they got downstairs, Xiao Xingchen asked if he wanted to Going up to the meeting, Xia Xun readily agreed, he is very interested in everything about Xiao Xingchen, and of course he is very happy to visit his house.

The moment the door opened, he was still a little surprised.Although he hadn't imagined exactly what Xiao Xingchen's house would be like, the scene in front of him was definitely not anything he would have imagined.

Minimalism, that was the first word that came to his mind.

The style of his house is probably not even the super cold Nordic style. There is a light-colored three-seater fabric sofa in the living room, plus a footrest of the same color, a coffee-colored carpet, and no TV background wall or TV cabinet, because there is no TV cabinet at all. The TV is replaced by a row of low cabinets, which are full of books, arranged in an orderly manner according to the height of the books, and if there is no TV, it usually means that the host does not welcome popular version of social activities.Moreover, the color of this house is too dull, and there is not even a single green plant. The only thing that has changed is the color of the spines of the books neatly arranged in the bookcases.His second feeling is that there is nothing superfluous here, because there are no decorations in the whole room, such as vases, hanging pictures and the like.

This style is either due to the owner's extremely low desire for character, or the owner doesn't take this place as his home at all.

Xia Xun suddenly had the urge to help Xiao Xingchen clean up the house.

"Is this a home? How do you live there? It hurts so much!"

"Do you think it's very crude?" Xiao Xingchen asked Xia Xun as he handed him a pair of plaid slippers.

"No, I just thought that if there were two plants, it might look warmer." What Xia Xun said was his true thoughts, and the simple words were completely different from this style of painting, which obviously lacked the breath of life.

"I'm too busy to take care of the plants, and I can't fiddle with them. I used to raise two pothos, which were always sick. Then I went on a business trip and found that they were all dead when I came back. So it's better not to harm the plants. Yes." Xiao Xingchen explained with a smile.

"Then grow some air plants, which require little care." Xia Xun took off his shoes and followed Xiao Xingchen to the living room, and sat down on the sofa.

Xiao Xingchen asked him, "Do you want tea or coffee?"

Xia Xun said: "Tea bar"

Xiao Xingchen added, "Only teabags."

Xia Xun said, "Do you think I'm such a picky person?"

Xiao Xingchen chuckled, hesitated to speak, but then shook his head and said, "It's not too clear yet."

Then he went into the kitchen, and Xia Xun took a look at his bookcase while he was boiling water to make tea.

Most of them are philosophy, and they are ancient Chinese philosophy. He flipped through them casually and saw many classics such as "Zhuan Xilu", "Jinsilu", "Tao Te Ching", "Nanhua Jing", etc. The others are all scholars. In addition, there are many Buddhist classics, which are not in the scope of his usual dabbling, and the variety of categories is so great that people are dumbfounded.

He suddenly remembered the vegetarian club where they ate together for the first time, and wondered if Xiao Xingchen had converted to Buddhism now? ! !

He sat back on the sofa and found that there was a book on the corner cabinet next to the sofa. The cover said "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Fundamental Vow Sutra". He flipped through it and saw a bookmark inside. He took out the bookmark and found that the whole book was "XX Hell" , XX hell, XX hell... brainless loop."

All kinds of hell, he quickly closed the book, feeling that he couldn't express his shock and shock.

However, he must not know that Dizang has a great wish:

Hell is not empty, vow not to become a Buddha, all sentient beings are exhausted to prove Bodhi.

Suddenly Xiao Xingchen brought two white porcelain cups and a teapot over, and Xia Xun put the book back where it was.

After brewing black tea with lemon, Xia Xun couldn't help but ask Xiao Xingchen how he got interested in Buddhism.

Xiao Xingchen said: "I was a little confused and couldn't find the answer. Later, I met some Buddhist believers. After talking with them, I found that Buddhism seemed to be able to solve my doubts. What's more, the words of Buddhism are very gentle. The human spirit is quite compatible, so I read the classics superficially, but there are too many sects in his religion, such as Mahayana, Hinayana, Tantra, and Zen, which are too complicated, so I only know a little bit so far."

Xia Xun was not interested in those things, and after hearing what Xiao Xingchen said, he gave up asking. Remembering that Xiao Xingchen mentioned that he was going to the orphanage to teach children during the meal break, he asked about it.

He said: "Didn't you say you're going to the orphanage on weekends? Why do you think of going there?" But he forgot that Xiao Xingchen came from there in the first place.

Xiao Xingchen talked about his life experience naturally: "Probably because I came from there, so I want to do something for them."

The other party said such a sentence very calmly. Xia Xun didn't expect him to say this suddenly, so he was stunned. Xiao Xingchen didn't wait for him to answer and continued: "I am an orphan. I was an orphan before the age of 16. In the orphanage, I came to City S after I was admitted to university, and then went to the United States to study for a master's degree, and worked as a teaching assistant for three years after graduation, and only returned to China a year ago."

Of course, Xia Xun already knew about these files after reading his files, but hearing him say it himself was still very touching. What's more, seeing the scene of his home today, he felt that he was alone, probably very lonely.

"I haven't told anyone about this, because it's not a matter of face, but I think it's easy to talk to you, and there is no pressure to tell you this kind of thing." He said this, his face still maintained A faint smile.

Xia Xun wasn't sure if it was really easy for Xiao Xingchen to tell him his secret, and he always felt that he had to say something to make this bleak experience seem blurred, so he thought of himself.

He hurriedly said: "Hey, what's the matter, there are many unsatisfactory things, look at me, don't look at me being heartless all day long, in fact, my childhood was also very miserable, I am too embarrassed to tell others, look at me Although you grew up in an orphanage, you are surrounded by unfortunate people, and you will not hurt each other, but I am much more miserable. My parents separated before I was born. My father is My mother and I have never been ridiculed for cheating in marriage. When I was in school, I was surrounded by classmates with happy families. I was so envious." As he spoke, he suddenly felt a little sad, and his voice trembled a little. It turned out that looking for someone to talk to was far more depressing than being bored in his own heart. What's more, he finally met his father who had never met in the past two days, but the other party was terminally ill and would die at any time.

"Okay, although I really want to know your story, but I think if we continue to discuss it, we can only complain about who is worse than the other, and even cry in our arms. After all, life must look forward, right?" Xiaoxing Chen felt that Xia Xun's mood had become very depressed and hurriedly stopped him from continuing to speak, and patted his back lightly with his hands to show comfort.

Encouraged, Xia Xun calmed down a bit. He couldn't help but said, "It's good to know you. You have a particularly reassuring aura, and it seems that any troubles will disappear."

Xiao Xingchen looked at him, and then said seriously: "I think it's my luck to know you."

The author has something to say:

Xiao Xingchen said that in order to remind you of me, I also tried my best, and I was tired.