Bailangbian

After helping to clean up the house, Yu Dong bid farewell to Zhou Lan and Song Fengfeng, and took the train for several hours to go home.

Yu Weiying came to pick him up with impatience on his face, and he didn't say a word to Yu Dong along the way.

Before entering the house, Yu Dong wandered around the garden several times to do enough mental preparation before opening the door and entering.

There is only the aunt who cooks and cleans at home.After Yu Weiying sent him back, he left in a flash. Yu Weiying's mother was not there, and neither was Yu Qiaoshan.Yu Dong returned to his room. Everything was clean and tidy. He lay on the bed and sent a text message to Song Fengfeng: I'm back.

The journey home had drained his energy, and he still had to brace himself for the next seven days of vacation.Yu Dong changed his clothes, got into bed, and soon fell asleep.

He also dreamed of the all-night party, and of the colorful lights hanging under the trees, all of them lit up.

The program of the all-night party actually only lasted until one o'clock in the morning.Then new activities started in different areas of the school. The football field and basketball field were lit all night, and the students jumped and ran on the field.Lantern riddles were hung on the lanterns, and if you guessed correctly, you would get a gift. Some were tricky and difficult. Yu Dong saw the Chinese teacher standing under a palace lantern and thought about it for 10 minutes.

Song Fengfeng was very energetic, but he was a little sleepy.Zhang Jing poked around in the crowd, wanting to jump onto the stage and sing.Five yuan for a song will be collected by the music association as an activity fund. He felt that it was too expensive, so he cleared his throat and ran down.

Yu Dong and Song Fengfeng walked back to the teaching building.Although many people still gathered on the playground, they did not dare to openly hold hands in school.

The winter of 2007 and 2008 was extremely cold. The doors and windows in the classroom were closed, and it was much warmer than outside.

Someone sat in the back of the room holding a guitar and playing, the desks were cleared and put together, and the students who stayed in the classroom were either sitting in chairs or directly on the table, playing board games or playing cards.

Yu Dong played cards with Song Fengfeng for a while, he was not very good at it, he kept losing, his face was covered with white paper.When it was past three o'clock, he was really sleepy and fell asleep on the table.The boys and girls playing the guitar put all the textbooks and materials on the ground in a thick pile, and three or four people sat on the books, with down jackets and cotton jackets tightly wrapped around their heads, and fell asleep leaning against the corner of the wall.

Yu Dong fell asleep for a while, then woke up drowsily, and found himself wearing a coat.When I grabbed it, it was Song Fengfeng's clothes.

The card players became so excited that they forgot to lower their voices.The class teacher brought two heaters from home, one was placed behind the classroom and the other was placed in front of the classroom.The heaters are warm, and the players playing cards and board games have taken off their coats.When Yu Dong woke up again after six o'clock, he found two more clothes on his body, but he didn't know whose.

They didn't brush their teeth or wash their faces. When they left the classroom, they found that there were still people active in the school.The quick-witted students cooperated with the cafeteria, and the breakfast stall was set up after four o'clock, and the business was booming.Song Fengfeng and Yu Dong bought soy milk fritters and big meat buns, left school while eating, and went home.

Song Fengfeng didn't sleep all night, but he was still full of energy.Yu Dong yawned again and again, just wanting to go home and lie down immediately.

It was chilly outside, and the north wind brought damp water vapor into the person's body through the gaps in the clothes.He forgot to wear gloves, Song Fengfeng shared his own with him, and the two of them rode bicycles with one hand and drove home shyly.

The sea was gray, and he heard Song Fengfeng talking beside him: "I heard that this winter is very cold."

When Yu Dong was awakened by the voice, he found Yu Qiaoshan standing by the bed, talking on the phone.

His business seemed to be very busy, and his brows were still furrowed after hanging up the phone, and he didn't let go.Yu Dong glanced at him, closed it again, and turned his back to him.

"Get up and eat!" Yu Qiaoshan said, "How lazy is he?"

It wasn't until he left cursingly that Yu Dong started to slow down.Both Song Fengfeng and Zhang Jing sent him text messages, asking him about the situation at home.

lackluster.Yu Dong thought, that's it, there is nothing to say.

They ate one meal in silence, and a third and fourth.There was no need for Yu Dong or anyone else to do the housework. Yu Qiaoshan hired workers to come back and clean it up. Even the couplets and blessings on the doors and windows were pasted by his aunt.Yu Dong never said a word to Yu Weiying's mother, and when he was at home, women rarely appeared in front of him.

The four of them sat at the dinner table, and Yu Weiying always talked to her mother.Yu Dong listened silently, feeling all sorts of feelings in his heart, which he couldn't understand easily.

The winter was too cold this year. From north to south, most of the roads were blocked by ice and snow, and news of disaster relief and rescue was constantly scrolling on the news.

Yu Dong bought thick quilts, down jackets and heaters for Zhou Lan on New Year's Day.

He changed the quilt for Zhou Lan before going home. He also told Zhou Lan that the down jacket must be worn frequently.Zhou Lan believed it, and Yu Dong thought for a while, and then lied again: When the heater is cold, it must be turned on every day, at least ten hours, otherwise it will break down if it gets water vapor in it, and it will never be turned on again.Song Fengfeng visited Zhou Lan's house every day, and reported faithfully to Yu Dong: Zhou's mother was also wearing a down jacket with the heater on today, and she also said that the quality of the things you bought was not good and consumed electricity.

"How could Mother Zhou believe you?" Song Fengfeng said on the phone, "It's so fake."

"Maybe grandma knows that I lied to her, but she also believes it." Wearing a thick hat and scarf, Yu Dong ran small steps on the mountain, with earphones hanging on his ears, talking on the phone with Song Fengfeng, "Tomorrow will be [-] years old. Now, when are you going back to your hometown?"

"I'll be back this afternoon." Song Fengfeng sneezed, "It's so cold, shit, Zhang Jing is on the street, let me accompany him to the beach to take pictures!"

Song Fengfeng's grandfather was a native fisherman on Xing'an Street, while his grandmother was a mountain girl from another city.She was getting old, and there happened to be two old houses left at home, so she simply went back to live in her hometown.Song Yingxiong went back more than ten days ago. I heard that there was a little snow in the mountain, and it was all on the top of the mountain, but the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain were fine.The snow line did not continue to invade the south, pressing the Tropic of Cancer, and began to retreat.

Song Fengfeng: "I haven't seen snow yet."

Yu Dong: "I've seen it before. When I was young, I went skiing in the Northeast."

Song Fengfeng: "Let's go together in the future!"

Yu Dong responded to him with a smile: "Then let's go together."

The two said some weird words again, with no content and no nutrition.After Yu Dong ran around, his whole body became hot and he panted softly.

Yu Qiaoshan stood outside the gate of the villa, staring at Yu Dong who was slowly walking back.

Yu Dong said goodbye to Song Fengfeng, and slowly put away the earphone cable.

"Why do you make so many calls all day long?" Yu Qiaoshan's expression was full of speculation and vigilance, "Who are you talking to? A female classmate?"

"Male classmate." Yu Dong sneaked into the courtyard from beside him, and jumped up the steps in a few steps.

Yu Qiaoshan seemed to be going out, but Yu Dong was about to open the door when someone opened it from the inside.

The woman who had newly permed her hair was also taken aback. She glanced at Yu Dong, quickly lowered her head, and walked out without a word.

Yu Weiying's mother is very similar to Yu Weiying, with a thin face and delicate features. It can be seen that she was a good-looking girl when she was young.She seems to always be afraid and guilty towards Yu Dong, usually she doesn't speak, and she doesn't look up when they meet each other. Yu Dong believes that he and she both want each other to be transparent, and it's better not to see each other.

Yu Dong gave way sideways, and the woman quickly walked down the steps, crossed the yard, and got into Yu Qiaoshan's car.

Yu Dong couldn't tell whether he resented her or not.Time really dilutes the resentment a little bit. He hopes that this woman is transparent and never existed, but it is not hatred either.It's something more complicated than straight-forward hate, and Yu Dong still can't figure it out.

Soon, Yu Dong ushered in the most difficult night he expected: New Year's Eve.

All the aunts invited went home, and the New Year's Eve dinner was delivered directly from the hotel.The four of them still ate in silence. During the dinner, only Yu Qiaoshan and Yu Weiying drank some wine and clinked glasses.

The silent and awkward atmosphere continued into the living room.The party shown on TV was in full swing, but except for Yu Dong, the three people in the living room didn't watch it.Yu Qiaoshan was reading several foreign language newspapers, and the four mobile phones in Yu Weiying's hands vibrated one after another. He pressed the keyboard expressionlessly to reply one by one. Yu Dong guessed that he was dealing with his four mysterious girlfriends.Yu Weiying's mother was on the sidelines calling relatives in her hometown to pay New Year's greetings, speaking in a dialect that Yu Dong couldn't understand at all.

Song Fengfeng sent him several MMS messages, a photo, and dense words.There is nothing fun in the winter in the mountains, so everyone gathers around the fire.He hasn't been back for a long time, and his relatives also speak dialects, and Song Fengfeng can no longer understand some words.He told Yu Dong about the summer vacation when he was in elementary school. He followed his cousins ​​and went out on quiet summer nights to catch snakes, frogs, and rabbits.The bamboos are tall and handsome, swaying in the night wind, and the huge full moon hangs in the sky, illuminating the children in the mountains.

Yu Dong smiled while watching, causing Yu Qiaoshan to look sideways frequently, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

After staying up for several hours, under Yu Dong's strong ability to enjoy himself, he finally waited until twelve o'clock in the morning and the singing of "Unforgettable Tonight".

The moment Yu Qiaoshan got up, everyone was obviously relieved.

Yu Dong was still bowing his head to reply to the blessing text messages from the students who arrived on time. After replying, he looked up and found that he was the only one left in the living room, and the list of sponsors for the Spring Festival Gala began to be broadcast on TV.

Song Fengfeng called.Yu Dong ran to the balcony to pick it up. At this time, the city, which had not yet banned firecrackers and fireworks, was bustling with joy. All kinds of fireworks rose from every corner of the city, and the sound of firecrackers continued one after another.Because the villa area is located on the mountain, fireworks are strictly prohibited, and it has become a deserted and quiet part of the city.

"Happy New Year!" Song Fengfeng yelled amid the sound of firecrackers at the other end, "Happy Birthday!"

"Happy New Year!" Yu Dong replied loudly.

But the voice over there was too noisy, Song Fengfeng couldn't hear his voice at all, so he just kept talking on his own: "The signal in the mountains is not good, I will call you on time, but I can't dial and send text messages. I’m also going to light the cannon tonight, shit, [-] rings! Did you hear that! It’s so noisy, hahahaha! My dad even told people about you, saying you’re so nice! I don’t know what blessings I accumulated in my previous life to meet you You and Zhang Jing, Zhang Jing borrowed my homework to copy in elementary school, and you borrowed my homework to copy in middle school!"

Yu Dong: "Of course I'm really nice!"

"Of course it's not because of copying homework, that's what he said, I corrected it!" Song Fengfeng stammered, "It's because... because... haha!"

He smirked.

Yu Dong felt that going home was boring, and Yu Qiaoshan also felt that his youngest son's return home made him upset.

Fortunately, Yu Dong had no intention of staying at home at all, and Yu Qiaoshan had to go out to visit relatives and friends, so there were not many opportunities for the two to meet each other.He didn't dare to take Yu Dong with him, he was very sure that as long as Yu Dong didn't like it, even those who were older than the Chinese New Year would dare to lose face.

Yu Dong was waiting for Yu Qiaoshan to propose to take him out to celebrate the New Year.He hadn't seen Yu Qiaoshan's relatives for a few years, and because Yu Qiaoshan solved his household registration problem in the college entrance examination, he decided to let Yu Qiaoshan live a peaceful year, although not happy enough.

Neither father nor son apparently knew what the other was thinking.

On the third day of junior high school, Yu Dong woke up and found that there was no one at home.A note was left on the table, Yu Qiaoshan took two other people who were also unhappy to see Yu Dong to visit the New Year.

After eating breakfast, Yu Dong played computer games in the room for a while, and felt that sitting still was a waste of time, so he picked up the skateboard at home and went out.

The road in the villa area is very flat. Yu Dong hasn't skateboarded on the road without any potholes for a long time, and he was so happy that he made a big bend before coming to the main road.The main road is also basically flat. He listened to music with headphones plugged in all the way, and walked slowly.

It's just the third day of the Lunar New Year, only the stalls selling New Year's goods are open, and the road is still deserted.Yu Dong strolled for a long time, but couldn't find any place to play.

Hastily ate a set meal at KFC for lunch, and was about to transfer to the park or square when his phone rang.

Yu Dong stepped on the skateboard and stopped, and pressed the control button on the headset to answer the call: "Hello?"

"In such a good mood?" Song Fengfeng's grinning voice came from the phone, "Is it convenient to pick me up now?"

Yu Dong was taken aback: "What?"

Song Fengfeng: "I'm in the square in front of the train station."

Yu Dong held the skateboard under his arm and strode forward.The bus stop is a few hundred meters away, a bit of a distance.

"Are you here?"

"Just arrived." Song Fengfeng's voice entered Yu Dong's ears through the earphones, and it was very clear, "I came to find you."

Song Fengfeng returned to Xing'an Street in the afternoon of the second day of junior high school because the door of his house was pried open.

The strange situation was discovered by the person from the canteen next door. He recognized that the person wandering in front of Song's house was neither Song Yingxiong nor Song Fengfeng, so he hurriedly stopped.The man turned and ran away, leaving behind the iron and wooden doors that had just been pried open.The neighbors hurriedly called the police and informed Song Yingxiong, but Song Yingxiong was still at home participating in the preparations for the ancestor worship, so there was no way to escape, so Song Fengfeng was asked to come back.

After Song Fengfeng returned, he found that there was nothing missing at home, and it was all thanks to the neighbors who found it in time.

There was a locksmith on Xing'an Street, who came to help Song Fengfeng reinstall the anti-theft lock, and Song Fengfeng had nothing to do.

Yu Dong was not at home, and friends like Zhang Jing were going out to pay New Year's greetings, so it was rare to get together.Song Fengfeng slept all night, and after waking up, he rushed to the train station with his wallet and mobile phone, bought the earliest ticket and came to look for Yu Dong.

When he found Song Fengfeng, he was enjoying watching some old men play chess in the square in front of the station.

This year's Spring Festival was also very cold. He was wearing a down jacket and a gray woolen cap on his head. Except for the sneakers on his feet, he didn't look bright.But Yu Dong recognized him at a glance, ran over and grabbed his shoulder and punched him first.

The old man who played chess folded up the chessboard and went to the station to catch the car.Song Fengfeng was pulled to the side of the road by Yu Dong, with a silly smile on his face: "Are you really here?"

"Nonsense!" Yu Dong didn't know what to say to him, "If you come here like this, what if I'm not here? What if I can't come to pick you up? What will you do?"

"Play for an afternoon and go home at night." Song Fengfeng took out a pink ticket from his wallet, "I'm fully prepared, and I've already bought the return ticket."

Yu Dong dragged him to the station again: "What's so interesting here? You change the ticket, I'll buy the ticket, and I'll walk with you tomorrow."

"Didn't you go back on the eighth day?"

"I won't stay anymore, I'll find an excuse to come back early." Yu Dong showed an expression as if he had a toothache, "I stayed at that house, and everyone suffered a lot."

He could actually imagine that when he was not around, Yu Qiaoshan, Yu Weiying, and Yu Weiying's mother should still be able to chat and talk.I am like an outsider who broke into this peaceful family, a stranger in this family, there is his room in the house, the room is still the same, it is still neat and clean, but there is no suitable space for him to stand on.

After listening to him, Song Fengfeng pressed his head and quickly embraced him.Yu Dong quickly broke free and looked at him in horror.

Song Fengfeng pursed his lips and smiled at him.

Yu Dong confirmed that this person had just kissed his hair.

In the evening, when Yu Qiaoshan returned home after paying New Year's greetings, he found that Yu Dong was not at home.He lost his temper a little, and then found that when Yu Dong was not at home, the atmosphere at home seemed to be a little more normal.

After Yu Weiying finished making tea, she pretended to be casual and asked, "Does Yu Dong not need to make up lessons? He is already a sophomore in high school."

Yu Qiaoshan glanced at him: "I'm only a sophomore in high school, so I need to make up lessons? It's winter vacation now."

"Mr. Zhao's child is also a sophomore this year, and the holidays will be until the eighth day of the eighth day. The time is very tight." Yu Weiying took a sip of tea, "The second year of high school is not far from the third year of high school. Yu Dong has no homework?"

His mother kicked him under the table.

Yu Weiying shut up, Yu Qiaoshan untied his tie and remained silent.He knew the meaning of Yu Weiying's words.

Yu Dong pushed the door open and came in, feeling cold all over, with a skateboard under his arm.

"You're not at home all day long, so you just come back to eat, right?" Yu Qiaoshan scolded.

Yu Dong looked at him inexplicably: "You asked me to come back for the New Year, didn't you ask me to help you look after the house? Can't you go out to play?"

Yu Qiaoshan's eyebrows twitched, as if he was about to curse.

But Yu Dong quickly remembered that he had to get permission from Yu Qiaoshan to go home early, so he quickly softened his tone: "Grandma said she misses me, so I'll go back tomorrow, is that okay?"

Yu Qiaoshan stared at Yu Dong and remained silent for a while.

He felt the little excitement of Yu Weiying's two people, and the little anticipation after Yu Dong asked the question.

"...You go back." Yu Qiaoshan whispered, "I'll take you to buy some supplements for your grandma tomorrow."

"She never wanted it, she lost it." Yu Dong jumped up the stairs in two or three steps, "I'll go and pack things."

He looked so excited that Yu Weiying and his mother looked greatly relieved.Yu Qiaoshan was relieved but also a little sad.His Yu Dong is no longer withdrawn and has become lively, but he will never get close to him again.

After dinner, Yu Dong, who was in a good mood, and Yu Weiying, who was in a good mood, even played a game of chess.

Both of them were happy for the same thing, and Yu Qiaoshan's mood became even worse.

At around nine o'clock, Yu Dong received a text message.He went upstairs to take a shower and change clothes, picked up his skateboard and went downstairs, apparently he was going to go out.Yu Qiaoshan was startled: "It's so late, what are you going out for!"

Yu Dong quickly replied: "My former junior high school reunion."

Yu Qiaoshan nodded: "Let my brother see you off, and I'll pick you up after playing."

Yu Dong glanced at Yu Weiying: "No need, I may come back later, and my classmates can just send me off. Do you remember Chen Min, who was my deskmate before? His elder brother bought a caravan and will take us up the mountain tonight."

At this point, the lie becomes very real.Yu Weiying was grateful in her heart to this unimpressed Chen Min, her elder brother and the caravan for saving herself from running around for a stinky boy in the cold winter night, and Yu Qiaoshan finally nodded and allowed Yu Dong to go out.

Song Fengfeng was huddled in the hotel room watching TV, and it was raining lightly outside, so he decided to send a message to Yu Dong not to come over.

In the afternoon, Yu Dong took him to the video game city to play for a long time. The two of them played all the games, but Yu Dong refused to take pictures with him. Song Fengfeng felt extremely regretful.

Yu Dong said that he would come to see him again at night, and Song Fengfeng really wanted to ask him if he slept with him, but he didn't have the nerve to say it out of his mouth.

He has a family here.Song Fengfeng said to himself, how could it be possible for a Chinese New Year to stay overnight in a hotel.

Song Yingxiong asked him how his family was doing. He lied and said that everything was normal, and he was watching TV at Zhou Lan's house.Song Yingxiong was relieved and let him go.Song Fengfeng rolled around on the bed twice. Although he and Yu Dong had only been separated for two or three hours, he had already started to miss him.After tossing and turning for a while, he finally took out his phone.

A message was only half edited when there was a knock on the door, and Yu Dong's voice came from outside: "It's me."

With a skateboard in his hand and a family bucket in his arms, his head and face were drenched by the drizzle, but he still smiled: "In time?"

While eating, the two turned on the TV and watched movies on the movie channel.Yu Dong sneezed several times in a row, Song Fengfeng brought a towel and asked him to dry his head, but Yu Dong was too lazy to move, and finally Song Fengfeng wiped it for him.

"Today is the happiest day I've had since Chinese New Year this year." Yu Dong wiped his hands on a wet towel and threw them aside, "It's so hard, I don't want to stay at home for a second."

Halfway through the film, a lengthy commercial began.

Yu Dong leaned on the head of the bed, pillowing his arms: "But I never thought my dad would agree so quickly. I guess he doesn't want to see me either."

This topic makes people unhappy.Song Fengfeng leaned over and rubbed his face, trying to cheer him up. "Zhang Jing said that his relatives gave them a lot of hand-made fish balls, which are very firm and fragrant. He said he would save some for us to have hot pot together when we go back."

"Seafood hot pot?" Yu Dong asked immediately, "Is there any squid?"

"You must have it if you want it." Song Fengfeng smelled a completely different aroma of shower gel from his neck, "Have you taken a bath yet?"

Yu Dong didn't want to go home late at night and wash it again, but it felt weird to be told by Song Fengfeng.

"...What are you thinking?" Yu Dong asked nervously.

Song Fengfeng got very close, and saw a small self in Yu Dong's eyes.

"I want to kiss you, so just for a while?" Song Fengfeng kissed him, lifted the quilt to wrap the two of them together, hugged Yu Dong and laughed lowly.