auspicious baby

Before New Year's Day, Tianjin City was blown with a cold and evil wind all day and night. Gu Zhang came back from the camp early. The old man was lying on the ancestral chair, swaying and reading the newspaper. He was dressed casually at home. , Cotton clothes and trousers, no longer the style of the past, wearing a suit and rippling in the wind, not because I am afraid of the cold, but just embarked on a path like all married men, and the requirements for clothing continue to decline with the happiness of life.

Gu Zhe was dressed like a ball, lying on the small bed, fiddling with playing cards, counting the number of cards over and over again, eleven ten 23 ten 57... When he counted to a dozen digits, his mind was not very good I used it, and the number was chaotic, and I repeated it again and again.

The small bed was nailed together by Gu Zhang himself. It was enlarged. To prevent the two restless and mischievous little balls from rolling down, low fences were built on three sides. The bed was placed on the side hall to accommodate them. A family of four, who usually take a nap, sleep here directly.

Gu Bei fell asleep, lying on the side.

It was getting dark early, groggy, and the afterglow of winter was dark red. Gu Zhang glanced at the window sill and then at his pocket watch. It was just before six o'clock in the afternoon. He asked his son, "When did your uncle go out in the afternoon?" , are you wearing a coat?"

Gu Zhe didn't raise his head, he just focused on the difficulty of counting in mathematics, and obviously perfunctory said, "Yes."

"Stinky boy."

Baoxiang is busy.

After Zhao Peng collapsed, the case of Xiangu was retried, and the case of human trafficking was overturned. Gu Zhang used some connections to return the Hongyang Escort to the Yang family. There is always a big stone hanging in my heart, I feel sorry for Mr. Yang for not being able to keep the Yang family business, and feel sorry for Yang Jiaping, who made him lose everything.

Gu Zhang saw that when his brother Bao became sentimental, it would flow endlessly, like a brook, and he was afraid that he would overthink it, so he did it for a while.

But soon regretted it.

Baoxiang seems to have a lot of enthusiasm for his work. He is so hot that he forgets to sleep and eat.

It is useless to talk too much if one law persuades you not to listen.

After coming and going, conflicts arose. The couple hadn't spoken much for a few days, which made Gu Zhang look at the sky full of dark clouds, as if he was trying to highlight his own mood and situation.

Let's say that when Baoxiang was calculating the bills in the accountant's room, a young man ran to say that someone was looking for him and was waiting in Datang.He asked suspiciously, "Who is it?"

The boy shook his head, "He refused to say, he wants you to go and have a look."

Normally, Baoxiang doesn’t like this kind of people, but he is like a wheel axle, running continuously for the whole afternoon, his butt hurts from sitting, and when he just wants to go for a walk, he moves his legs Think to see who is who.

It was a drowsy day, and the servant hadn't turned on the light in the lobby. When Baoxiang was about to turn on the light, the moment he turned around, he saw a figure rushing towards him out of the corner of his eye. He was shocked, but he couldn't dodge it in time. , estimated that with such a body shape and such a speed, he might be knocked all over the place.

In the next second, the expected impact did not come. Instead, he was hugged into a firm embrace with such force that he almost couldn't breathe.

"I am back."

Baoxiang didn't even need to raise his head, he already guessed who he is, the time is very strange, people who come here will tell you, after a long time, you will forget it, but it obviously changed people from a little boy to a man of several feet, Pictophon's appearance has changed a lot, but he still recognizes it.

Baoxiang smiled, "Jiaping, you have grown up."

Less than a minute ago, Yang Jiaping was sitting quietly on a chair, wondering what that guy's expression would be when he saw Baoxiang for a while, he didn't tell him when he returned to China this time, all he wanted was to give him a surprise .

In the dimness, the afterglow of the sun could be reflected under the eaves. He watched a figure approaching. Behind him was a round of sunset like a salted egg yolk. Because it was against the light, his face could not be seen clearly, but he intuitively felt It was him, he rushed over and hugged him in his arms when his head was hot, and he let go of his hand after the heat wave in his brain faded away. Nian Guzhang was well fed with nutrients, accumulated a little fat, and the meat was soft and tender.

"Why are you back?!" There was a bit of shock in the question, and then, judging from the experience accumulated when leading Gu Zhe and Gu Bei to fight wits and courage, generally speaking, children's inexplicable behavior , There will be things behind it that will cause headaches for the parents, so the ominous feeling is like a cloud floating in the sky, covering Baoxiang in an instant.

Yang Jiaping grinned, and couldn't help pinching Baoxiang's cheek again, "I'm on winter vacation. I haven't been home for so many years, and I miss you all."

The sentence "I haven't been home for so many years" hit Baoxiang's heart quickly and accurately, and the next sentence "I missed you" was even more soft and messy.For Baoxiang, who is used to being a mother, she has no resistance to say coquettish words to the child, so much so that she even forgets to let go of the hand that has been kneading her face, and is still immersed in the child's growing up. In the joy of loving his family, he soon became sad and sad again. He thought of Master Yang and Xiangu who were not there, and thought that if they were still there, the family would be happy.

As for the subsequent changes in the Yang family, Baoxiang did not mention it to Yang Jiaping, but only said that Xiangu died of illness later.

Anyway, it's raining and the sky is clear, so why bother to pick it up.

It is Baoxiang's advantage to think openly.

Just like the physical disability problem that has been haunting him for 21 years, when he returned to Tianjin City, he did not dare or want to go out, but he was holding back and feeling very uncomfortable, so he went out for a walk accompanied by Gu Zhang, Walking and walking, I found that other people's eyes would not be on me, so in the theater, amidst the cheers of the audience, and the babbling vocals of the opera actors on the stage, I was full of laughter.

At that moment, I was truly relieved.

Don't hold back anymore.

Hearing that Yang Jiaping said he hadn't eaten dinner, Baoxiang immediately put down his work, closed the door, and happily took him to have a rich dinner. No, it was like a dinner party, so Yang Jiaping had to stop Baoxiang, who was still flipping the menu, said, "Xiaobao, I haven't seen you in a few years, and the style of arrogance and extravagance has grown."

Baoxiang corrected me, "It's either Baoxiang or Brother Xiaobao. Did you call Xiaobao whatever you wanted? It doesn't matter how big or small you are."

"Yo, it's become a special address for little grandma."

"Do you remember who washed your pants when you wet the bed?"

"..."

"I still remember who was afraid of the dark back then, and then slept with you to go to the toilet."

"..." Yang Jiaping was at a loss for words, and the Baoxiang in his memory was not this sharp-toothed. Of course, Baoxiang was throwing flowers and guns to abuse dogs in Gu Zhang's frequent bickering with the purpose of promoting feelings under the premise of not being serious. , The fighting power had to rise.

In order to avoid more embarrassing incidents, Yang Jiaping wisely changed his words to, "Brother Xiaobao."

After a meal, Baoxiang patronized Yang Jiaping to pick up vegetables, and watched him eat the whole time. He always thought that Yang Jiaping lived as a refugee in Japan, and if he didn't watch him eat more, his little heart would ache.

Facing the burning gaze of his neighbor, Yang Jiaping knew that if he didn't eat more, he might cry.

After drinking and drinking, we naturally chatted about accommodation.

Yang Jiaping almost questioned, "Why do you want to stay at Gu's house for one night?"

Because... I lived with him...

"Uh..." Baoxiang suddenly became ashamed inappropriately, "Because the Yang Mansion has not been lived in for a long time, although someone will clean it every day, but, you see, there is not much popularity there, it will be very cold."

"Then where do you usually live?" Yang Jiaping narrowed his eyes and asked vigilantly, and then he reacted in disbelief, "You live in the Gu family!?"

Baoxiang didn't expect him to have such a big reaction, he stared wide-eyed, "That...uh..."

Yang Jiaping was angry, and he refused to go to the Gu family, Baoxiang thought about it, he has a family and a house here, and it is unreasonable to stay with someone who is not related by blood, but he is not at ease. From his back, he looks tall and big, but in his heart he still feels that he is still a child, the same child who came to him to beg for sweets back then.

The night was long, and Yang Jiaping and Baoxiang lay on the same bed, chatting for most of the night like little chickens.

In the end, Baoxiang couldn't hold on any longer, and fell asleep at some point while chatting. In a daze, he felt Yang Jiaping hugging him from behind.

From top to bottom of the Yang Mansion, everything remains as before.

It’s just that when I saw a scene in the basement back then, the visual impact was too great. Baoxiang would wake up many nights with cold sweat, which was also one of the reasons why he didn’t come back to live.After the seal was unsealed, Baoxiang immediately recruited a large number of mages and monks to recite scriptures to rest the souls of the dead and wash away the sins of Xiangu.

In the early morning of the next day, out of etiquette, Yang Jiaping went to Gu's mansion to visit Gu Zhang symbolically.

As soon as I entered the front yard, I saw two children sitting on the ground in ice and snow playing with building blocks. As soon as the little ones saw Baoxiang coming back, they rushed towards Baoxiang, put their arms around their thighs, and said "I miss you." So jubilant.

Yang Jiaping suddenly saw a picture of a loving father and son, the visual impact was quite large, and he asked cautiously, "Adopted two little guys?"

"Can't it be my child?"

"Impossible." Flatly denied.

Seeing that Baoxiang suddenly became embarrassed, Yang Jiaping rubbed his nose, looking for something to say, "I don't look like you at all. Hahaha."

He leaned down and took a closer look at the two little guys. The kids were afraid of strangers, and just now they rushed over with joy, but they didn't notice that there was another person beside them, and now they hid behind Baoxiang nervously.

"Boys are a bit like that one, but girls can't see it."

"They are all Gu Zhang's children, twins."

The corners of Yang Jiaping's mouth twitched, covered with psychological shadows, and secretly complained, "Where there is a cub, there is a mother, what a messy relationship you have.

"Where's your father? It's early in the morning, and I didn't care about you," Baoxiang reached out to touch their clothes, "Why didn't you put on the sweater, what should you do if you have a cold?"

"Daddy is in the study." Gu Bei circled his hands into two small circles and placed them over his eyes, "How big are Daddy's dark circles?"

"He still hit me," Gu Zhe complained pitifully, "It hurts, it hurts, he slapped my ass."

"It's not because you wet the bed."

"I don't know, I can't control it." Gu Zhe said confidently.

Baoxiang took Gu Zhe and Gu Bei's hand, "Jiaping, sit down first, I'll put on more clothes for them."

After looking at the back and leaving, Yang Jiaping stepped into the living room. It was the first time he went back to the Gu family. He picked up the cards on the table. There were red and green paintings of various small animals. The dolls circled a small corner, and there were a few more graffiti on the white and flawless wall. Next to the graffiti, big characters were written vigorously and then the graffiti was a puppy. I saw several different values ​​engraved on the side hall door. Gu Zhe is engraved on one line, and Gu Bei is engraved on the other line. After each number, the date is marked.

In a nutshell, the smell of life is very heavy, and the smell of home-cooked food, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea blows over us.

Not long after, Baoxiang came out, smiling embarrassedly, that smile suddenly hurt Yang Jiaping, feeling that during the four or five years of absence, everything seemed to be the same, but in fact nothing had changed.

He also smiled, with the astringency of bitter tea in his smile.

"Why didn't I see a few servants?"

"Gu Zhang said that there are fewer people in the family and it is better to be clean. Sister Zhang is here to cook and help look after the children when she is free." In fact, the original words are that there are too many people to send it anytime and anywhere, and Baoxiang's ears are automatically blocked. , the language is reorganized into a human language that conforms to social harmony.

Sure enough, Gu Zhang was in a bad state. He appeared amidst the loud cries of the two dolls, with two dark circles painted on the eye sockets like ink, and the air pressure in his body was slightly low.

Baoxiang frowned, "Why did you make me cry again?"

"Where did you go last night?" After Gu Zhang sent someone to the Hongyang Escort, he was told that he had left long ago. After he didn't know where he went, he suffered from insomnia and smoked a cigarette dryly. The original worry sublimated to the anger of "Brother Bao's wings are stiff".

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. By the way, look who is back?"

Gu Zhang held back his patience, endured the temperament of carrying people in and then telling someone what happened to him when he didn't return home at night, and smiled like a gentleman, "This is this?"

"Jiaping is back."

Gu Zhang looked at him. He was a good-looking, energetic young man. He really couldn't get in touch with the little chubby man before, but he still smiled like a spring breeze. "I heard from Baoxiang that he was studying in Japan, didn't he?"

"I'll be back for the winter vacation." Yang Jiaping said.

"Oh, how was life in Japan?"

"good."

There is nothing to talk about, the air is a bit cold.

Yang Jiaping put his hands on Baoxiang's shoulders, and tilted his head casually, "Brother Xiaobao, what time do you go to work?" He urged him to leave in disguise.