Xiaoman

People, it's easy to get ahead, climb up the pole, and go to the sky with a little face.

Liu Xiaoman was not like this in other things, but he couldn't bear it with Xia Liang.

Usually, he would stay in the classroom for a while after school in the evening self-study, and now there are many people who stay after school at night, and many who live in the school can stay until the lights are turned off. If there is any problem, they will discuss it together, or get together to block the teacher at the podium on the question.

But today he didn't sit still, Xia Liang waited for the most turbulent school tide in the corridor to pass, and then began to pack his schoolbags, Liu Xiaoman followed suit, Xia Liang swung his schoolbags on his back and walked out, and he immediately followed .

He didn't know what to do next, nor did he think about it.

Maybe he wanted to know if Xia Liang would be able to go back to his grandfather's house if he transferred back. Anyway, it was always easy to find a reason, so he wanted to follow, and thinking about it was the smile that Xia Liang curled up in the corner of his mouth at noon.

He didn't follow too closely, and he still didn't dare to walk next to each other, so he kept a distance of two or three meters.Xia Liang didn't walk fast, he seemed to be walking, staring at Xia Liang's back.

At this time, the shops on the street are basically closed, and the only students on the road whizzing by on the road.There are stalls selling snacks on both sides of the road from the school gate. Recently, the weather is getting warmer, and many new stalls have come. Passing the newly opened candied haws stall, he stopped for a while and bought one.

When I got to the intersection, it happened to be a green light, Xia Liang passed by and went to the right, Liu Xiaoman was sure that he was back, and he was relieved.

Looking at the direction of his own house ahead, he hesitated for a moment, seeing that Xia Liang was about to turn into the alley and out of sight, he hurriedly continued to follow behind Xia Liang's butt.

Anyway, he can walk through the alley when he enters the alley. Every time he missed Xia Liang before, he would turn back here after school. Today is Xia Liang’s birthday. If Xia Liang didn’t come back, he would have to go this way too. .

As a result, when he turned around, before the corner turned into a right angle, he let out a frightened "ah" and stepped back suddenly while clutching the strap of his schoolbag.

Xia Liang didn't go in after entering the alley, he stuck his hands in his pockets and was leaning against the wall and looking at him lazily.

Using "look" is not accurate.

Liu Xiaoman corrected himself in his heart very self-aware.

"wait" should be used.

Or the "shou" of waiting for a rabbit.

Although Liu Xiaoman didn't expect to follow him seamlessly, and even wanted to let Xia Liang know that he was behind him, but Xia Liang didn't look back the whole time. He thought he was keeping a good distance. He was really taken aback by the sudden bump like a grab bag.

Several opening sentences flashed through my mind in an instant, none of which were appropriate.

Are you going home too?

what are you doing here

Haha what a coincidence I was passing by.

……

They are all fake.

Xia Liang didn't speak or leave, just looked at him.

Liu Xiaoman held back for a long time, but couldn't hold back, originally the corner was backlit, and Xia Liang happened to be in the shadow of the triangle, Liu Xiaoman couldn't understand his expression and eyes, it seemed that he had no emotion at all, just looking at him , he simply pushed the candied haws forward: "Do you want to eat it?"

If the heartbeat just now was still frightened, and I opened my mouth with this sentence, I ran in another direction.

He raised his hand violently, more excited, the candied haws almost hit Xia Liang's nose through the paper bag, Xia Liang leaned back to see clearly what was poking over.

"Follow me for a long time to give me this?" After seeing clearly, he tilted his head and continued to look at Liu Xiaoman.

"No." Liu Xiaoman retorted subconsciously, a little embarrassed, "I can go home from here."

"Oh." Xia Liang nodded, turned around and left.

Liu Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly followed.

As soon as Xia Liang stopped, he stopped again.

"And you said you didn't follow me?" Xia Liang turned around and stood still.

His tone was not harsh, and he didn't mean to question him. Thinking about Xia Liang's smile at noon, Liu Xiaoman couldn't be sure what Xia Liang's attitude towards him was now, anyway, it wouldn't be impatience.

"I just want to..." He cleared his throat and opened his mouth tentatively, looking into Xia Liang's eyes, "Say happy birthday to you."

Xia Liang didn't speak, just stood there looking at him for a long time.

"No more?" He asked Liu Xiaoman.

"Ah?" Liu Xiaoman blinked, then looked at the candied haws in his hand, and hurriedly lifted it up again, "And this."

"I don't want to eat this." Xia Liang sighed lightly, he didn't know whether he was helpless or speechless, "Eat it yourself."

After speaking, he turned and walked up again.

Walking back, as soon as he turned around, Xia Liang couldn't help lowering his head and laughing, and kept eavesdropping on Liu Xiaoman's reaction as he clutched the candied haws.

If Liu Xiaoman can take the initiative to call himself to hand over the candied haws again, then he will take it.

Xia Liang had plans and preparations for a protracted war. After all, with Liu Xiaoman's character, it was a great courage to follow along like this. You have to wait for a long time with a pole for fishing, so why should it take him a while to catch Liu Xiaoman? Don't point to achieving it overnight, you have to follow him slowly...

"Crack."

After walking a few steps, he heard a small crisp sound behind him, which was the movement of the syrup wrapped around the candied haws being crushed.

Xia Liang's footsteps paused, and he turned his head to see that Liu Xiaoman, with puffy cheeks, followed him while chewing candied haws, and when he turned his head, he was still pursing his lips and trying to spit out the seeds.

Really fucking eat it!

"...is it delicious?" Xia Liang couldn't describe his current mood, he almost wanted to laugh.

"I forgot that you don't like sour food." Liu Xiaoman swallowed the candied haws in his mouth, still embarrassed.

Xia Liang let out an "oh", wondering for a moment whether Liu Xiaoman did it on purpose.

After all, the two have known each other for a year and a half since the first meeting. Regardless of their temperament, their way of speaking and doing things, not to mention the same as knowing themselves, they also feel similar to each other.

If he wants Liu Xiaoman to take the initiative a little bit, Liu Xiaoman must also try his attitude a little bit.

But Liu Xiaoman followed up and said cautiously: "This root is not sour, it's quite sweet."

Xia Liang looked at him for a long time before turning around and continuing to walk: "Then you eat."

Grandpa Xia Liang's house was near the middle of the alley. He walked very slowly, and Liu Xiaoman followed behind to eat, and after a while he whispered "poof".

He bought Xia Liang a candied haws, but Xia Liang didn't want it, so he ate it all by himself.

Arriving under the street lamp at the gate of the courtyard, Xia Liang stopped to bite a cigarette, and Liu Xiaoman only had a stick left in his hand.

"You will come back to live in the future?" Liu Xiaoman asked him in a low voice.

"En." Xia Liang responded.

"Oh." Liu Xiaoman nodded, there was still a section to go up the small intersection, he saw that Xia Liang had nothing to say, so he slowly walked up in front of him.

After walking two meters, he turned around and walked slowly backwards, and asked Xia Liang, "Aren't you going in?"

Xia Liang bit his cigarette and said nothing, the smoke was clearly floating up under the street lamp, probably a bit suffocating, he squinted slightly and looked at Liu Xiaoman.

"Then you smoke." Liu Xiaoman said a few more words, looking for something to say, he is not afraid of looking for something to say now, if Xia Liang is really annoying and doesn't want to listen, he will definitely not go outside and not go in.

But he knew he really had to go.

Normally, these hours are enough for him to go home and then go back to school for a run back and forth.

"That's right." Liu Xiaoman stopped and looked at Xia Liang when he was about to leave the circle of streetlights in front of Xia Liang's house.

The last sentence.

"Shall I bring you breakfast tomorrow?" He nervously rubbed the sticks on his hands, watching Xia Liang's eyes brighten in the darkness.

Just as Xia Liang was about to open his mouth to speak, he quickly answered, "That's it," before turning around and striding towards the path.

The step of turning in was quite happy and jumped up and down.

The figure disappeared at the intersection for two seconds, and suddenly poked his head out again: "Happy birthday."

This time I really left.

Xia Liang finished smoking a cigarette at the door, smiled, crushed the cigarette butt and turned to enter the house.

Liu Xiaoman bounced up the stairs, and when he picked out the keys at the door of the house, he felt that the rhythm of the keychain "jingling" was very cheerful, although there were only three keys added together, and one was wrapped in plastic.

"Are you back?" Aunt Mei opened the door directly from the room again, and laughed "Yo" when she saw Liu Xiaoman's face, "You picked up the money? So beautiful?"

Picked up the baby.

Liu Xiaoman bent his eyes at her, changed his slippers and entered the room.

Cancan ran down from the sofa and stopped him: "How much did you pick up!"

"Oh, you go to the other side, I'm kidding, I don't have money, I'm not stupid." Aunt Mei brought a bowl of wontons from the kitchen and put them on the table, "Xiao Man, come and eat something!"

"Thank you, aunt." Liu Xiaoman smiled at Cancan, "I'll go and see my grandfather first."

"By the way, Auntie," he said back before entering Grandpa's room, "I will bring an extra meal every morning from now on."

"One serving is not enough, right? Blame me, you are about to take the college entrance examination." Aunt Mei nodded repeatedly.

Liu Xiaoman smiled and didn't explain much.

"How's your blood pressure today? Have you taken your medicine?" Grandpa was already leaning against the head of the bed, ready to fall asleep. Liu Xiaoman leaned over and squeezed his arm.

"Okay." Grandpa pinched him too, "Have you taken the exam?"

"Huh? No." Liu Xiaoman shook his head, "The second model seems to have to wait until this weekend."

"Seeing you are so... happy, I thought you had passed the exam." Grandpa said with a smile.

"I'm very happy today." Liu Xiaoman couldn't stop the nerve to laugh, he lowered his head and rubbed his face, "My... good friend returned from another school."

Liu Xiaoman kept the matter between Xia Liang and him buried by himself, no matter whether he was happy or sad, he never told anyone.

But today he couldn't bear it a little bit. Although he couldn't say much, he still wanted someone to share his happiness.

He felt that he was a hydrogen balloon full of joy at the moment. If he didn't let it out a little, he would be able to spin up in the air as soon as the window was opened.

Grandpa said "Oh": "Yangyang is back?"

"Hey, it's not Brother Yangyang." Liu Xiaoman smiled and stuffed his grandfather's arm back under the quilt, "Xia Liang, you have been to our house."

"I don't know." Grandpa said.

"You know him, and you like him quite a bit." Liu Xiaoman helped his grandfather recall, "The one with the fracture, the arm, tied with a white bandage."

Grandpa smiled and stopped talking, just looked at him.

Liu Xiaoman knew that he couldn't remember it. This was the sequelae of his grandfather's stroke. Most of his memories were recovered fairly well, but more memories that had nothing to do with his family were scattered, so he had to find them slowly.

"It's okay, you will have an impression when we meet in the future." Liu Xiaoman stood up.

"Good friend, just play well with him." Grandpa said.

"That's right, I think so too." Liu Xiaoman smiled, and tucked the blanket in for Grandpa again.