save the leaves

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Datong returned to his home in the east of the city, carrying a bunch of gifts he bought with money borrowed from his wife: a sweater for his mother, a new casserole, watercolor paint for Yan Mo, and new sneakers.I met an acquaintance on the way of shopping, mentioned the new thing of 'car beauty', and chatted for a long time.From the bus to the door of the house, Yan Datong has been thinking about this matter in his heart.

"Son, are you back?" Mother Yan called out happily.

"Mom, a present for you."

"What gift are you buying? It's not an outsider."

"Mom, haven't you been thinking about a new casserole, this time I'll buy it for you." Yan Datong directly ignored his mother's inconsistency and took out the presents one by one. "You try on the sweater."

"Oh, how much does this cost? Waste."

"Put it on quickly and show me. The sales lady said that brown color is popular this year, you can try it."

While complaining, Mother Yan cheerfully put on the sweater. "Spirit, it's so beautiful, Mom. When you go out tomorrow, people will definitely watch you."

"Haha, you waste it."

"By the way, how is Ye Zi recently? Last time he came, I think he seems to have lost weight."

"He went to look for you? This child is really ignorant." Yan's mother stopped touching the sweater and frowned, "Last time he said he was sick and asked me to call you and call you back. I said eat something The medicine will be fine, don’t bother you. He lost his temper on the spot and yelled at me. It’s really annoying. Tell me, my brother is married and has his own home. How can he come back to accompany his brother every day. I want him to be considerate You, but he slammed the door for me to see. You said that he will soon turn 18, why is he still acting like a child? Sooner or later, my life will be in his hands."

"Mom, don't be angry. Is he really sick or fake?"

"Of course it's fake. I practice Sanda with Police Officer Cai every day. Where did the disease come from?"

Yan Datong sighed.Yan Mo's narrow-mindedness is many, but Yan Datong understands it the most, because he uses his narrow-mindedness on himself.I feel unhappy when I feel left out, and I try to attract my attention.In Yan Mo's heart, his elder brother belongs to him alone, and no one can snatch it from him.Whoever robs is the enemy.

There was the sound of a key being turned outside the door, and the mother and son looked at each other and changed their expressions at the same time.

"The leaves are back!"

"Ah——" Yan Mo heard his brother's voice, screamed, threw away his schoolbag, rushed over, threw himself on Yan Datong, and rubbed against Yan Datong's face like a husky.

"Okay, ok, Ye Zi, you are pressing my hand, it hurts! Ouch, it really hurts." Yan Datong gently pushed Yan Mo away, covered his right wrist with his left hand, and howled pretendingly.

Yan Mo was distressed to see his injury.

"Dinner is ready!" Mother Yan called from the kitchen.

"Okay, let's eat first. Brother will show you the present later."

Yan Mo's eyes lit up, he grabbed his brother's arm, and nodded repeatedly, ummm, meaning 'Okay, that's great. '

The family dined happily.Yan's mother asked a lot of questions about the Wu family, but Yan Mo couldn't get in the way, so he could only bury his head in his mouth.Yan Datong noticed that Yan Mo still kept eating two big bowls, which meant that there was really nothing wrong with his body, so he felt relieved.

Yan Datong stopped after eating a bowl.Mother Yan advised him to eat more, but he shook his head.He doesn't grow tall anymore, so why eat so much.Yan Mo finished eating with him at the same time, quickly wiped off the oil on his mouth with his hands, took Yan Datong's arm, and dragged him into the bedroom.

"Slow down, Leaf."

Mother Yan shook her head behind her back.

After closing the bedroom door, Yan Mo took out his notebook and wrote, 【Brother, what gift did you bring me? 】After finishing writing, her beautiful big eyes gleamed and stared at him expectantly.

It was like this every time, from the age of 5 to 18, Yan Mo was still persistently waiting for him to bring out the gift.When I was a child, every day was not apples, but bread, cards, brushes and so on.If Yan Datong didn't take out a small gift when he came back in the afternoon, Xiao Yanmo would turn around sadly, walk away desolately like an abandoned stray dog.Therefore, when going out every morning, Yan Datong would put the gift prepared by his father into his schoolbag, and after wandering outside for a day, he would give it to his long-awaited younger brother.The ceremony is like a contract between brothers: a gift equals a brother's love.Validate once a day.

"Wait a minute." Yan Datong went out and brought the gift in from the living room. "How about watercolor paint and sneakers? Do you like it?"

Yan Mo clapped his hands and cheered.

"However, Ye Zi, I'm sorry, I can't accompany you to the art museum tomorrow. Your sister-in-law wants me to go shopping with her. I'm sorry."

Yan Mo was putting his sneakers on his feet, when he heard this, he stopped, raised his head, and wrote in puzzlement, [But you promised me. 】

"Yes, Ye Zi, I'm sorry. Hey, my brother doesn't want to do this either. I talked to your sister-in-law for a long time, but she didn't agree. She insisted on me. I'll have a day off tomorrow, and I have to work the day after tomorrow. What do you think? What to do?"

[But you promised me. 】Yan Mo drew two slashes heavily under the sentence, his face became ugly.

"Yes, yes, Ye Zi. That's why my brother wants to say sorry to you. Oh, it's very difficult for my brother. In this way, after you finish the exam, can my brother take a day off to accompany you? Now you are reviewing Don't be distracted. Or study hard at home, okay?"

【not good.not good at all.I want to go out and let the wind go. 】

"Oh, I know I know, Ye Zi. You want to take a break, but your sister-in-law also wants to rest. You said—hi—brother is really hard to do. In this way, you see that she is an outsider, and we are our own. Let's take a step back and let the guests go, okay?"

【not good! ! 】

When Yan Datong saw those two exclamation marks, he started to have a headache.

【You should treat your own people better.Don't ignore outsiders! 】

Yan Datong frowned.

[If you want to go south, I will give in; if you want to get married, I will also give in.Tomorrow, never give up! ! ! ! 】

Four exclamation points!Yan Datong sighed and sat down beside the bed, holding his head in his hands.Yan Mo wrote in a hurry, and when he finished, he pushed him with his elbow.Yan Datong had to raise his head to read his notebook.

[Did you find someone to do that with you, so you don't want me? 】

"Oh, Ye Zi, what are you thinking? This has nothing to do with that. Don't think about it."

Yan Mo sneered and wrote, 【Don't think I'm naive.I checked the book.You are bisexual. 】

"Nonsense!" Like a thunderbolt exploding above his head, Yan Datong jumped up in fright and shouted.

"What are you doing?" Mother Yan's voice came from the living room.

"It's okay, Mom."

[You did that with me, and you did that with her, what is it if you're not bisexual? 】Yan Mo looked at him coldly.Yan Datong didn't know how to build up his facial muscles, he really regretted it.He clenched his fists, released them, clenched them again, and let them go again, repeating this three times.Then he whispered, "Ye Zi, it was an accident that night. My brother drank too much and was a little impulsive. Please do me a favor. This is different from what a husband and wife do. Ye Zi, if you really read the book, you will You should understand the difference."

【I see.Men and women will have children, men and men will not have children.That's the difference. 】

"It's not—only—just this difference." Yan Datong bent down, gnashing his teeth in Yan Mo's ear.

[Yes, the man and the man just touched, but didn't go in.But didn't you still shoot? 】

"Oh—this—" Yan Datong stomped his feet anxiously.

【Are you going to say you love her?Your marriage with her is obviously an alliance of interests, without feelings.Since he has no feelings, he still goes shopping with her—hypocrisy. 】The word "hypocrisy" is too harsh.Although what Yan Mo said is the truth, there are some facts that don't need to be said.

"Yezi, you are really—" Yan Datong wanted to say, 'Yezi, you are really hateful', but he forcibly suppressed his impulse.He never said a serious word to his brother.And after all, he was wrong, he hung his head in distress.

[You've worked so hard for her family for so long, it's not too much to take a day off to be with your loved ones.Afraid of what she will do? 】

"Yezi, my brother is not afraid of her. Your sister-in-law is also a family member, not an enemy. My brother not only wants to accompany his wife, but also his own children in the future. Do you also want to treat your nephew as an enemy?" Bitter.Arguing with people who don't understand the world is the opposite.Yan Datong simply gave up.He dropped the words with a straight face, climbed to the upper bunk, covered himself with the quilt and pretended to be asleep.After waiting for a long time, the lower berth was quiet.Yan Datong sighed in his heart, after all, he had grown up and would no longer cry like he did when he was a child.

After a while, Yan Mo gently pulled his clothes behind his back.Yan Datong was secretly happy, he turned around, pretended to be unhappy and said, "What's wrong?"

[Good brother, can I go shopping with you tomorrow? 】

"Oh!" Yan Datong sighed in his heart.Why bother just to walk?

(03)

On 7, 8, and 9 days, the national exam, Yan Datong, like all parents, was roasted outside the exam room for three full days. On August 8th, Yan Mo's scores came out, more than enough to go to Tsinghua University, but it's a pity that he only filled in **University.

"Very good. Director Ren said it's good to pass the exam." Yan's mother announced the good news on the phone, "Ju Ren also said that a teacher appreciation banquet will be held at the Yingchun Hotel on the 18th. He will take the lead in donating 2000 yuan. At that time, everyone in the bureau will Go and join in. The tuition fee will be settled. Hehe! You have to ask for leave in advance, anyway, it is a great happy event for our family, you are the master. Dress up and don’t forget.”

"Got it, Mom." Yan Datong put down the phone happily, and turned to announce the good news to his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"congratulations!"

"Okay, Yan Mo is promising."

"Lulu, my younger brother has been admitted to ** University." Yan Datong walked to the door of the bathroom and called inside.

"Okay." Wu Lulu opened the door and was applying a cucumber mask to her face with her hands.While applying it, she stepped out and lay down on the easy chair, waiting for the nutrition of the mask to slowly penetrate into the skin.

Yan Datong happily followed and sat down on the nearby mat, "Lulu, that——Ju Ren said that a teacher appreciation banquet will be held at the Yingchun Hotel on the 18th. He took the lead in donating 2000 yuan. At that time, everyone in the bureau will join in. You Let's see how much we can get together?"

"Why do we need to collect money? Isn't it over after collecting money?"

"Hey, that's not what it means. You see, getting into college is a big deal. The tuition fee is 5000 yuan a year. After four years of study, people come to help give gifts. Shouldn't we give some to my brother!"

"Oh—this one, then go and get 500."

"500? Lulu, the Ren Bureau gives 2000, this 500—too little." Yan Datong raised his voice.

"500 is not enough? Master Wang's salary for a month. Your friend, 300 is too little for him. May I ask if you have found a new job now? Don't think that I came to ask you for money the day before yesterday. I didn't see it."

"It's just a pack of cigarettes, don't make me lose face in front of outsiders!"

"Didn't I pretend I didn't see it?" Wu Lulu smiled, but a muscle movement shattered the half-dried mask. That smile was uglier than crying.

"No, Lulu. Let's discuss it carefully. Everyone outside will get 2000, and we can't have fewer people. Is 3000 okay?"

"3000!" Wu Lulu straightened up from the chair, and shouted in a voice as sharp as chalk scraping across the blackboard, "You're killing me! Your brother's reading is your mother's job anyway. As a brother, you have to work hard For my own home, it’s fine to make a fuss, but 3000 more? It’s unreasonable!”

Yan Datong stood up, surrounded Wu Lulu like an iron tower, and shouted, "My mother doesn't have a job, and you still want her money, is there any reason for you?"

"Your father died of illness on duty, isn't there any pension?"

"Yes. But it hasn't been fully paid yet. Even if it is paid, it's still my mother's pension, and it's not enough." From the corner of Yan Datong's eyes, he noticed that the two elders who had been listening stood up quietly and hid in their room went.

"So what? Who told her to give birth to two!"

Hearing this accusation, Yan Datong was like a discouraged ball. He returned to the small maza and said, "My brother is not his own, but Uncle Ye's son. After Uncle Ye sacrificed, he was put in foster care by my family. Before the age of 18, eat It was a pension, and now there is no more."

"Aren't you brothers? My God, you didn't tell me about such a big thing. No wonder you don't look alike at all!"

"Yes, my wife, you see that Ye Zi is in trouble now, you are pitiful. I will work hard in this car beauty shop in the future, and earn a lot of money to repay you."

Wu Lulu snorted, and said displeasedly, "You proposed to open this beauty shop, and you asked me to convince my dad for you. It just opened, do you know how much money you invested? Where is the extra money? Let's talk about me My younger brother also wants to study and pay tuition fees, but no one will donate money."

Yan Datong sighed. "Let's put it this way, wife, I earn 500 a month, and after working for 11 months, 5500, 3000 is not much!"

"You actually have the nerve to calculate salary with me? Then let me ask you, how much do you pay for food and lodging here? And who will pay for the milk powder after your son comes out?"

Yan Datong stared at Wu Lulu for a while without saying a word. He really wanted to say who got Sun Jie's business, who would do the car beauty in the future, etc., but he hesitated again and again. He gritted his teeth and said, "Is that a loan? Your family has worked in vain for ten years, can you borrow some money for my brother to go to school first?"

Seeing Yan Datong's eyes getting darker and deeper, Wu Lulu felt a little vigilant, took a step back and said, "You can borrow it. But I can only give you 1500. The family even took out the fixed deposit for this new store. The business is not good this month, so there is really no extra money." money."

"Okay. 1500 is 1500, here you go." Yan Datong stretched out his big hand towards Wu Lulu.Wu Lulu reluctantly got up to get the money, and muttered, "You said that's the case with your brother, why don't you go to a technical school and learn a craft? What's so good about going to college? Still studying architecture? Do you still expect Does he work as an architect? What firm would want a mute?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Bring the money." Yan Datong raised his foot and kicked hard at the easy chair.

"Here, I really found a friend." Wu Lulu threw a wad of money on the counter and fled into her parents' room in a hurry.