it takes a little effort

The sky outside the car window gradually darkened, covering the city with a high concentration of smog with a gray curtain. 20 meters away, people and animals could not be distinguished.

Jiang Kai leaned his head slightly against the car window, and the cool wind that squeezed in from the window blew the broken hair on his forehead.

The peddler pushing the cart by the side of the road was yelling something, which he couldn't understand.

It is about 1000 kilometers away from his home.

The street scene outside the window kept changing, and the damp and cold air and unfamiliar street scene successfully added a bit of fear and uneasiness to him.

Jiang Kai took out a very old-fashioned mechanical watch from his coat pocket. Its strap was broken, but the time was still accurate.

It was a quarter past six.

"Are you hungry?" Gu Weidong in the driver's seat saw him taking out his watch from the rearview mirror and turned around and said, "I have two chocolates in my bag. If you are hungry, you can take them yourself."

"Not hungry." Although his right shoulder was already a little numb, after Jiang Kai put away his watch, he still leaned his head against the car window, maintaining the same posture as before.

"It's almost there, I'll take you to have a good meal later." While waiting for the red light, Gu Weidong glanced at the rearview mirror again.

After saying this, Jiang Kai didn't give any response, and Gu Weidong stopped talking.

This is the first time for Jiang Kai to leave his hometown where he has lived for 17 years, the first time to enter the city, and the first time to take the high-speed rail, but these first times did not bring him any novel pleasure, only deep fear and confusion.

The man who kept looking in the rearview mirror was his dad.

Today is the first time they have met in 17 years.

Gu Weidong's car drove into a neighborhood full of high-rise buildings, turned around in a circle, and finally stopped at the bottom of a ten-storey building.

"I'm here, building 32, right?" Gu Weidong turned on the speakerphone and put the phone on his lap.

"That's right! 3 on the third floor!" Another angry voice came from the receiver, and Jiang Kai turned his head to look at Gu Weidong.

"The door downstairs is locked, I can't go up." Gu Weidong turned off the fire.

"Oh..." After a while of walking, the man said, "I'm driving, you can bring someone up directly!"

Although he has repeatedly confirmed the identity of the person in the driver's seat, Jiang Kai still feels faintly worried when he hears these words, and always feels like he is about to be sold.

Jiang Kai rubbed his numb shoulders. Gu Weidong had already walked around to the back seat and opened the car door for him. He was a little embarrassed by his attentive service.

"Get out of the car." Gu Weidong stretched out his hand to help Jiang Kai carry the bag, but Jiang Kai hurriedly threw the schoolbag on his shoulder. He couldn't adapt to Gu Weidong's sudden overtures.

"You will stay at Uncle Tao's house for the time being, and I will pick you up when the house is settled down." Gu Weidong and Jiang Kai each carried two large suitcases of luggage and entered the elevator one after the other. "I have helped you with the school. After the arrangement is made, you can go to class at any time, it is very close, and it takes a few minutes to take a taxi."

"Oh." Jiang Kai didn't know what kind of family Gu Weidong was talking about, and who was in it, but he guessed that the people in Gu Weidong's family probably didn't know his existence, otherwise there was no need to call him out. Arrange to stay at a friend's house.

"Uncle Tao usually doesn't live here, so you just stay here alone, call me if you need anything." Gu Weidong said to himself.

Jiang Kai let out a "hmm" and rested his chin on the cardboard box, not knowing what to say, but being able to live alone was something he could only wish for.

He originally planned to ask Gu Weidong if he could arrange him to live in the school, but now his biggest worry was gone, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

Gu Weidong put down the cardboard box, pressed the elevator floor, and said, "Is it heavy, put it down first."

Jiang Kai shook his head. There were some books and winter clothes in the cardboard box. It was actually quite heavy, but he didn’t want to put it down. In this small space, facing a completely unfamiliar face, the atmosphere was overwhelming. It's awkward, and he doesn't feel comfortable without something in his hand.

As soon as the elevator opened, a middle-aged man was seen standing by the door.

"Hey, here we come!" Hearing the angry voice, he knew it was the person on the phone just now.

Gu Weidong smiled and picked up the two cardboard boxes under his feet, glanced at Jiang Kai, and introduced: "My son, Jiang Kai."

"Your son is so old, and he's quite handsome." Tao Liang looked at Jiang Kai in surprise, and walked around Gu Weidong to hold the cardboard box in Jiang Kai's arms. "It's quite heavy, let it go, uncle will help you carry it."

Jiang Kai let go of his hands, and Tao Liang bowed his body obviously, then straightened his waist, "Hey, it's really heavy, what's all this?"

"Book." Jiang Kai jumped out the moment the elevator door closed.

"Hey, silly boy, what books do you bring with you after you have moved here?" Tao Liang kicked open the door of 301, "If you want anything, let your dad buy it for you, your dad has a lot of money and is worried about spending it Woolen cloth."

After talking, Gu Weidong and Tao Liang laughed together. Jiang Kai didn't know what they were laughing at, so he didn't answer.

The room was clean and spotless, and the off-white floor tiles in the living room were so bright that they reflected light. Jiang Kai glanced at the slippers on Tao Liang's feet, then walked back to the door and took off his sneakers.

Tao Liang looked back with the box in his arms, raised his chin and signaled Jiang Kai to look at the shoe cabinet, "There are slippers there, wear them casually, just treat this as your own home."

Gu Weidong suddenly froze in place, "Hey, I forgot to change my shoes too." Turning his head and glanced at the ground, he saw a row of clear yellow mud prints, so he put down the box and stepped on those footprints and returned to the door.

"You stepped in the shit hole." Tao Liang put the box next to the sofa.

"I've walked several kilometers of mountain roads. The roads in the village are so narrow that cars can't even drive in." Gu Weidong put his leather shoes outside the door and put on slippers. After so many years, I feel distressed."

After finishing speaking, Gu Weidong put his arms around Jiang Kai's shoulders, Jiang Kai put his hands in his pockets and said nothing.

Gu Weidong's evaluation of the place where he lived for 17 years made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Your son is taller than you." Tao Liang looked Jiang Kai up and down, stretched out his hand and gestured, "He must be half a head taller than me."

"You just reached his chin," Gu Weidong introduced, "you'll be staying here for a while, isn't it a problem?"

Jiang Kai nodded, indicating that there is no problem.

"Your son doesn't seem to be very talkative." Tao Liang said.

Gu Weidong smiled awkwardly, "I just came back, so I'm not familiar with it."

Jiang Kai smiled in his heart.

"Let's take a look at the room first. I tidied up the bedroom and study briefly. Tell me if there is anything missing, and then ask your dad to buy it." Tao Liang smiled and took out a bunch of keys and handed them to Jiang Kai. "The magnetic card is The one who cleans the downstairs door, this big one is for the house key, the small one is for the bedroom and study room, I can’t remember exactly which one it is, you can try it yourself later.”

"How long has it been since you lived here? You don't even know the keys to your house." Gu Weidong looked around a few times.

"Basically not coming back." Tao Liang said.

"Then this time I came here to clean up." Gu Weidong patted Tao Liang's shoulder, "It's been hard work, I invite you to dinner, Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Huaiyang, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, and France, you can choose whatever you want."

"I ate lunch at four o'clock, and I'm not hungry," Tao Liang said, "Ask your precious son what he likes to eat."

"Whatever." Jiang Kai replied without looking back.

Tao Liang's home has more than 100 square meters, three bedrooms and two living rooms, and all furniture and electrical appliances are available.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the living room is a rather large balcony, and the wrought iron flower racks are filled with flower pots, but the things planted inside have withered and died, and it is hard to see what it was before it was born.

Jiang Kai thought of the flowers and plants that his grandfather planted in the yard, and regretted not bringing them out together.

"Son, let's go and eat hot pot." Gu Weidong said.

Jiang Kai looked at the flower garden downstairs in the community, but he didn't realize it. When Gu Weidong called him for the second time, he turned his head.

Before he could get out of the gate, Gu Weidong's cell phone rang.

Jiang Kai glanced at the caller ID on it - daughter.

Gu Weidong walked aside with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Jiang Kai didn't have much reaction, which was within his expectation.

He knew that Gu Weidong had his own family, and the reason why his mother committed suicide was precisely because he failed to fulfill his promise to marry her back home.

Gu Weidong can be regarded as a scumbag, and his mother has no lower limit for IQ. Knowing that Gu Weidong has it, she even had a sadomasochistic relationship with him in a dog blood drama at [-] o'clock.

People who fall in love are so naive, they desperately gave Gu Weidong an illegitimate child, regardless of whether the illegitimate child is willing or not.

capricious.

Jiang Kai, who is an illegitimate child, learned everything about these two people from the mouths of the people in the village, and the degree of restoration is quite high.

In fact, when listening to other people talking about these things, I didn’t feel much, maybe because I never owned it, so when the three aunts and six wives expressed their regret for the heroine’s suicide, he felt that he was simply too heartless. , It's like listening to someone else's story, it doesn't hurt or itch.

Sometimes I even suspect that when God created him, he didn't put enough reagents of emotions and desires. Except for the few days when grandpa left, he cried a little bit, and he basically didn't cry at other times.

"I have something to deal with," Gu Weidong looked at Jiang Kai with some embarrassment, "Let Uncle Tao take you out for a casual meal today, and Dad will have dinner with you another day."

"Oh." To be honest, Jiang Kai was not very happy to go out to eat with Gu Weidong, it was embarrassing and there was nothing to say, it didn't matter whether he ate or not.

Jiang Kai's tone was a bit cold, Gu Weidong probably misunderstood something, and asked again: "Are you angry with me?"

"No." Jiang Kai was a little uncomfortable by his sudden soft tone, and quickly waved his hands, "No."

"That's good," Gu Weidong opened the car door, "Old Tao, then I will trouble you."

Tao Liang folded his arms and leaned against the pillar, "I have to charge custody fees."

Jiang Kai stood aside expressionlessly, hoping that Gu Weidong would leave quickly.

"I almost forgot," Gu Weidong handed Jiang Kai a heavy document bag, "There is a new bank card in it, I will use this card for your living expenses in the future, and the school's information address is also written in it. I may not be free tomorrow, so you can take a taxi there, and you can go to school if you want to rest for a few days, there is a phone number of your head teacher, tell him in advance."

"Oh." Jiang Kai shook the file bag in his hand.

Gu Weidong looked at Jiang Kai, as if he wanted to say something, Jiang Kai waved to him, "Goodbye."

Tao Liang and Jiang Kai looked at each other after Gu Weidong's rear end disappeared from sight.

"Do you still eat hot pot?" Tao Liang said, "I'll take you there."

"No." Jiang Kai walked back with his hands in his pockets. Eating hot pot with Gu Weidong is boring, and it's even more boring alone.

"Eat something else? Noodles, dumplings, and wontons?" Tao Liang yelled after him, "Just eat a couple of bites to save face, and your father will kill me if you're hungry later."

"Don't worry about me," Jiang Kai pressed the elevator, his voice became cold, "Don't worry, he doesn't care about me that much."

Tao Liang was stunned, sighed, and followed into the elevator, "Then uncle will take you to a good place."

When the doorbell rang, Ling Chuan was lying on the sofa playing games with his PSP in his arms. He raised his right foot and kicked Zhou Yueyi's elbow.

Zhou Yueyi slapped his legs away with a "tsk".

Both of them thought that the other would get up, but neither of them moved.

A few seconds later, the doorbell rang again, and my mother opened the kitchen door, holding a spatula and shouting: "Don't listen to me, open the door!"

"You go." Ling Chuan and Zhou Yueyi said at the same time.

Then both of them raised their hands tacitly to guess fists.

Two seconds later, Ling Chuan frowned and got up and shouted to the door: "Who is it!?"

"Beggar!" someone outside shouted.

Ling Chuan opened the door, and the two men stood at the door one behind the other. After he realized it, he called out: "Uncle Tao."

The author has something to say: YO, open a hole.