growing up

After Ling Chao returned to City H, he first went to his grandparents in the suburbs.Now they don't see each other twice a year, and the old man hopes that his grandson can stay for a few more days.But the holiday was so long, and Ling Chao still had something to do. After staying with the two elderly people for two days, Ling Chao returned home.

In the evening, Bai Lan and Ling Zhifeng took Ling Chao out for dinner, and heard him tell a lot about what he saw and heard in Yunnan this time.

The waiter brought the last dessert, Ling Chao scooped a piece of Black Forest cake into his mouth with a small spoon, he slowly sipped it, and suddenly asked: "Dad, do you have a good friend who is a jewelry designer? "

"Jewelry design?" Ling Zhifeng nodded and said, "Yes, you saw him when you were young."

"Then do you still keep in touch?" Ling Chao asked again.

"Yes, your mother ordered a set of jewelry for a client's wife last month." Ling Zhiyuan said.

"Why did you suddenly ask this?" Bai Lan was a little curious.

"I want to make something," Ling Chao said, "for Gu Yuan."

It is still rare for boys to give jewelry and other things, and at their current age, it seems that it is not the time to give such gifts.

But Bai Lan would not object, she was more curious about what her son wanted to do, or if it was specially made for him.

Looking at his mother's probing eyes, Ling Chao touched his head a little embarrassedly: "Gu Yuan's birthday is in October, and I don't have much hands-on ability. Naturally, it's unrealistic to make a gift for him by myself. Buy it. , and I don’t know what to buy. I wanted something to represent my heart without being too ordinary, so I thought of giving him an earring. His earrings are very beautiful, and he had pierced them when he was a child, but he never wore them. I'll make a pair, and I'll wear one when the time comes, so that I have one with him. Mom, what do you think?"

"Earrings..." Bai Lan nodded slowly, "Then do you have any ideas in mind? There are too many styles of these things."

"I want to buy two rough diamonds, and then ask him to help process them. It doesn't need to be complicated, just simple and generous." Ling Chao said.

"That doesn't need to be a lot of work, it just needs to be picked," Bai Lan said as he touched Ling Zhifeng next to him, "Go and say hello to Lao Qi."

"No problem." Ling Zhifeng responded with a full mouth.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Ling Chao picked up the drink on the table and touched them.

"You, just be happy." Bai Lan said with a smile.

"That's right, as long as it's not a bad thing, Dad will support you unconditionally." Ling Zhifeng also answered.

At noon the next day, when Ling Chao was doing his homework at home, his father called and told him that he had made an agreement with Uncle Qi. Uncle Qi asked him if he had any requests, so he could tell him directly.Ling Chao decided to go there by himself, asked his father for the address, and planned to go there in the afternoon.

In early August, it is the hottest time in the south, and it takes less than 2 minutes to go out, and sweat can soak clothes.A layer of thermal air formed over the road, as if to melt everything in this world.The car passed by, bringing only a wave of heat.

Ling Chao didn't ask his father to send a car back to pick him up, but took a taxi by himself.

That is a design park, where there are various types of companies, including Uncle Qi's studio.

Entering through the gate, Ling Chao searched the map on Baidu according to the address sent by his father, and found it after searching for almost 10 minutes.

He stood at the door and called Uncle Qi to confirm whether he was in the studio. After a while, a middle-aged man who looked about 40 years old came out.

He was wearing a pure white cotton and linen gown with a pair of matching wide-leg pants underneath. He was a little shorter than Ling Chao, about 178, very thin, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, half-length His hair was tied into a little chirp at the back of his head.It looks nothing like the imagined jewelry master, but rather a Taoist who cultivates morality and morality.

"Ling Chao, right?" The man saw Ling Chao, and greeted him with a smile, but his voice was magnetic, "I'm Qi Bin, your father's friend."

"Hello, Uncle Qi." Ling Chao quickly bent over and called out politely.

"Hey, good," he patted Ling Chao's arm, "Come in, it's hot outside."

"Thank you." Ling Chao followed him inside.

The design of the studio is very beautiful. Passing through the front desk, there is an open space inside which is a display area, and there are all kinds of jewelry under glass covers.There are a few small rooms on the other side. I can't see the inside clearly, but it should be the place to receive customers.

Walking through the display area, there is a spiral staircase leading upstairs.Qi Bin took Ling Chao directly to the second floor, where he should work.

On the sofa, Qi Bin brought Ling Chao a bottle of drink and sat opposite him.

"Young man is getting more and more handsome. I haven't seen you in ten years." Qi Bin looked at Ling Chao and couldn't help sighing.

Ling Chao smiled. Ling Chao had no impression of this uncle. He only knew that his parents had a friend who was a jewelry designer. As for who it was, he didn't quite remember.At this time, it is a little embarrassing to be said like this.

Qi Bin is also a transparent person. He saw Ling Chao's unease, and brought the topic back to business: "I heard your father tell me about your thoughts. Earrings are not difficult, but now there are One problem is, I have a problem with a batch of raw materials, and I have to wait."

"Is that so?" Ling Chao thought for a while, Gu Yuan's birthday is still more than two months away, "How long will it take?"

"About a month," Qi Bin said, "the clarity and color of that batch of diamonds are superior, better than the ones I have now. If you want better ones, you can only wait for that batch. If it doesn't matter Bad, I also have ready-made ones now. Of course, the ones I have are not bad, and they are also of high quality in the market."

"I'll wait for a month," Ling Chao said, "How long will it take for post-processing? I'll use it in mid-October."

"It's in a hurry," Qi Bin thought for a while, "Do you have any personal requirements for the style and the size of the diamond?"

"You can help with the design. Simple and generous ones. Boys wear them. I don't know the size. It doesn't need to be too big or too small. You can do it according to your own needs." Ling Chao didn't understand this aspect, and he believed that Uncle Qi was professional. Quality.

"That's fine," Qi Bin agreed, he took out his phone, and opened WeChat, "Well, you can add me on WeChat, and when the time comes, I'll take pictures for you, and I'll show you the design before making a decision. "

Ling Chao scanned his phone and added: "By the way, do I need to pay a deposit first?"

"No need," Qi Bin waved his hand, "When the time comes, just settle the settlement with your father."

"No," Ling Chao said, "Although they gave me my current money, I want to pay for this matter with my own money."

Qi Bin smiled, and nodded helplessly: "Okay, but you don't need to pay for it now, and you won't know the price until you've picked it out."

"That's it, then Uncle Qi has troubled you." Ling Chao said.

"Small things," Qi Bin said, "I will definitely pick two beautiful diamonds for you to do."

"Thank you," Ling Chao stood up, "Then I won't bother you."

Qi Bin took Ling Chao downstairs and insisted on asking his assistant to drive Ling Chao home. Ling Chao couldn't delay, so he could only accept his kindness.

He actually had nothing to say when he came here, but he took this matter very seriously in his heart, and felt that it was a ceremonial event, and he had to meet the designer in person to be considered respectful.

Now that the talk is over, let's forget about a big matter in my heart.

There are only the last few days of the holiday, and Ling Chao spends most of his time at home catching up on homework, and occasionally goes out to eat and chat with friends here.

Gu Yuan also went back to City D, and he and Qing Qing went back to the countryside when they were video chatting with Ling Chao.

We haven't seen each other for a few days, Ling Chao misses him very much in his heart, and the two of them feel much closer than before after going out for a walk together this time.

Ling Chao made a photo album and pasted the photos he took in City D last semester and when he was playing in Yunnan this time.He flipped through the video to Gu Yuan, and every photo in it recorded every detail of the two of them together.

The day after tomorrow, he will return to City D, and the short summer vacation of the second year of high school is coming to an end.They have to go back to school early to make up lessons and work hard to officially become senior high school students.

Bai Lan spared a day to take Ling Chao to go shopping and bought him a lot of clothes and supplies.At noon, the mother and son found a restaurant in the mall for dinner.

"Oh, it's been a long time since I went shopping like this." Bai Lan sat down and took a sip of water to quench her thirst.

Ling Chao carried a lot of bags and bags in his hand, and his mother's combat effectiveness was still very strong.

"Think about it, is there anything missing?" After taking a breath, Bai Lan began to worry again.

"That's enough," Ling Chao looked at the huge pile of spoils next to him, "I'm a boy, I only need a few sets of clothes. Besides, I can buy anything I need."

"Your school has classes from morning to night, and only half a day off on weekends. How can there be time for you to go shopping?" Bai Lan said distressedly. Bitter. You are good, but you still have to stay and finish your studies, and if you can’t get into the private school, you have to find a public school.”

"I think it's very interesting," Ling Chao said with a smile. "Although the exam-oriented education is quite grueling, it's also very training."

"Okay, it's up to you," Bai Lan said helplessly, "But you have to take care of yourself, and I've also talked to Aunt Chen, asking her to pay more attention to your nutrition."

"I'm fine," Ling Chao said, "Really, I'm in great health, and Aunt Chen is also very good at cooking."

Bai Lan looked at Ling Chao. Indeed, Ling Chao had the habit of doing morning exercises. In the past year, except for one cold, I never heard of him getting sick again.It's just that in every mother's heart, a son is still a son after all, a baby that she will never grow up.

"And Gu Yuan, you need to take care of him more, he is too thin, and the pressure of the third year of high school is so great, you have to persuade him to take on those outside jobs."

Ling Chao listened carefully: "I know, he knows it well."

"Okay, you are already an adult, there are many things that you don't need to talk about with your mother, you have to be careful. You are older than Gu Yuan, so you have to protect him." Bai Lan couldn't help but reminded him again.

"Well, I will." Ling Chao said.

In the south in summer, the sky is still clear one second, and the next second may be stormy.

In the afternoon, Bai Lan finally felt that she had bought everything she wanted to buy, so she took Ling Chao home happily.

It's just that not long after the car left the mall, the sky suddenly became overcast, and after a while, heavy rain fell from the sky.

Until the evening, the rain did not stop.

After taking a shower, Ling Chao sent Gu Yuan a wechat message in his room as usual, telling him when he was going back. He didn't know if he was busy, but Gu Yuan didn't reply to his message in time.

It happened that Ling Zhifeng called him, but Ling Chao didn't care, put down his phone and went downstairs.

The family is chatting in the living room. Dad has something to do and can't come back too early tomorrow. He wants to spend more time with his son before he leaves.

When Ling Chao returned to his room, it was past eleven o'clock, and apart from a few group messages on his phone, there was no reply from Gu Yuan.

Ling Chao felt a little strange. Gu Yuan occasionally missed the message when he was busy, but it was the first time he didn't reply for a few hours.It's just that it's too late now, Ling Chao didn't want to disturb him anymore, so he went to bed first.

Yesterday's rain stopped in the middle of the night, and it started to rain again early in the morning. The humid air looks particularly sticky in summer, and the entire H city is shrouded in a stuffy atmosphere.

After waking up in the morning, Ling Chao sent another message to Gu Yuan, but he didn't reply until the end of breakfast.He called directly, but the phone was turned off.

For some reason, Ling Chao's heart was gripped by a bad premonition. He frowned, staring at Gu Yuan's number on the phone in a daze.

He flew over to look for him in the morning, but he was a little absent-minded.Zeng Fei asked him, but he couldn't say anything.

Until noon, the phone was still disconnected, and the feeling in the morning became more and more intense.

He called Gu Qingqing, but it turned out to be the same result.

Ling Chao couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in. He was nervous, urgent but flustered and helpless.

Except for the last time Gu Yuan was injured, he had never felt this kind of feeling again, and even his hands were trembling unconsciously.

Things were too weird, it was the first time that Gu Yuan didn't reply to the message, and it was also the first time that the phone was turned off for so long.And Gu Qingqing turned off the phone at the same time as him, which made Ling Chao feel more and more wrong.

Ling Chao remembered that he still had Gu Yuan's mother's phone number.

But this time, the phone was connected, but no one answered.

The author has something to say:

Finally, finally, I am going to write here, and the writing becomes more and more difficult as I get to the back.I want to express these settings as well as possible, but I am always at a loss for words.

Why did the author, who was about to cry violently, use such an expectant tone...

Still have to say, looking forward to the following plot