gentle fairy tale

On the day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Mian went to the supermarket to buy ingredients, cook hot pot, and play games with her classmates, and returned to her apartment very late.

All the classmates drank, but she insisted on only drinking a glass of juice, and she was very sober on the way back.

The lights outside the window are bright, and it is a lonely sleepless night for countless Chinese in a foreign land.

Of course she is no exception.

It's almost a new year.

Having the experience of sleeping alone in a hotel before, she no longer cares so much about living alone.

In the past, from childhood to adulthood, even in the first two years of college, she actually relied on Pei Songxi very much.Even though she didn't dare to call her later, she still looked forward to Pei Songxi calling her at the beginning of each month, even if it was only a few minutes of chatting.

Maybe at that time she was forced to learn to be independent, so she would feel more or less uncomfortable.

But it's different now.

She herself wants to be independent, wants to grow up, and can finally gradually learn to live alone.

In the new year, she contacted her mentor and made an appointment to meet him.

Around Christmas, she began to volunteer in the community. That was the opportunity for Tao Rang to help her get in touch. What she did was very simple, that is, to help children from single-parent families with their homework after school.She made an agreement with two little girls in the third grade of junior high school that she would accompany them until they were admitted to high school, so this matter would last for a long time.

Yu Mian stood by the window for a long time, looking at the domestic time, in fact it was still a long time before twelve o'clock, she wanted to call Pei Songxi.

But she didn't know what to say.When there is nothing to say between them.

In the first two years, she went to Qingning in the first year, and she secretly lived in the hotel in the second year. At that time, she was waiting for information from Pei Songxi.

In the new year, she decided to take the initiative to send her a message saying happy new year.

She no longer waits for her to message her.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Pei Linmo insisted on pulling Pei Songxi to play mahjong.Since Pei Tiancheng was deprived of power, his mental state has become more and more depressed day by day, and his family is now deserted.Pei Zhiyuan ran back to the room, and finally pulled Ding Mei out, and the four of them got together.

Pei Songxi used to dislike being too noisy, but ever since she started living alone, she always felt that her ears were too quiet. Now that it is a little more lively, it seems to have become some kind of hidden luxury.

She doesn't know how to mahjong yet, so it's rare for Pei Linmo to suppress her: "I don't even know how to mahjong, tsk tsk. I'll teach you three games, and I won't teach you after that. Don't cry if you lose."

Pei Songxi raised his eyelids, looked at him indifferently, and listened to him talking about the rules. The first game and the second game didn't start, and the third game went straight to the bar and won: "Okay, you lose, give me the money. "

Pei Linmo wanted to cry but had no tears: "Are you still human, Pei Songxi! Someday I have to cut your brain open to see."

Pei Songxi gave a rare light smile: "There's nothing to see."

Ding Mei was holding her chin with her hands, watching them fight, she suddenly felt emotional: "Songxi is smart, just like Mianmian. She didn't learn for long, and the little girl won our money directly."

There was an instant silence in the living room.

Pei Linmo secretly glanced at Pei Songxi's suddenly froze smile, while winking at Pei Zhiyuan, Pei Zhiyuan reacted quickly, and quickly grabbed Ding Mei: "Mom, do you drink water? I'll get a glass of water."

Ding Mei was still a little confused, so she was stunned for a while before she said: "Songxi, I used to blame her because of your eldest brother, but later I found out that he killed Yu Mian's parents, so my mood changed. Already... you, don't worry too much about my feelings."

Pei Songxi frowned slightly, and remained silent, in a condensed stillness.

Ding Mei was still puzzled, and slapped off Pei Zhiyuan's claws that were holding her clothes: "Little bastard, what are you doing?"

She continued: "Songxi, I said I don't blame her anymore, I just don't blame her. Don't believe me. If you are celebrating Chinese New Year, you should call her."

Pei Songxi raised her head slightly, her thin lips stretched into a long line: "Go ahead and fight. I'm going upstairs."

After she finished speaking, she pushed away the chair and stood up, even the mahjong she had just learned was left aside.

When she left, Pei Linmo beat his chest and stamped his feet: "Oh, my good sister-in-law, is it easy for me to set up a mahjong game? I, now I have nothing to play, and I am angry. Hey, forget it, Zhiyuan, let's watch together Let's play football."

Ding Mei looked puzzled: "What are you talking about... Forget it, if she doesn't hit me, I won't hit her. Zhiyuan give her a call and see what she says."

Pei Zhiyuan couldn't bear the urging from his mother, so he hit him anyway, and just said a few words, he saw a faint shadow cast by the corner of the stairs.

He knew someone was listening, so he deliberately turned on the loudspeaker.

But in the next second, the person standing in the shadow moved his feet, and this time he really left.

Pei Songxi returned to the room, staring at the painting hanging on the wall by the window, brushing her fingertips from top to bottom, little by little, and slowly pulling the corners of her lips, a gentle smile bloomed.

She just heard Yu Mian's voice, even if it was just a few words, she could feel that she was in a good mood.

She has a lot of new friends and things in a new city and a new environment.

This is what she wants to see.

Two years ago at Yongzhou University, when they called, Pei Songxi could feel that Yu Mian was unhappy.

It doesn't seem to be the case anymore.She saw her complaining that it was always raining on the way to class, and her shoes were wet; she saw the SpongeBob SquarePants pendant on her new schoolbag; she saw her shopping, cooking, and cooking with her classmates; Next, pretend to be Santa Claus and deliver gifts to the children in the community...

Her hair has grown up.

This is what she wants, right?

Her fingertips moved down slowly, and suddenly stopped on a dark spot at the bottom of the scroll.

She remembered that summer, at the hot and restless station, the young girl with clean eyebrows and gentle expression handed her her painting with anticipation and nervousness. Her warm feelings and... that clear and fiery heart are hidden in her eyes, shining brightly.

She thought she hid it well, but Pei Songxi saw it so clearly.

She can't have that painting.

She watched helplessly as the light in her eyes dimmed.

She watched her froze for a few seconds, grabbed the scroll, and threw it into the trash can with some stubbornness.

Even though she immediately reached out to pick it up later, she still got some dirt on it, and she couldn't wipe it off no matter what.

She just felt like going crazy.

Pei Songxi slowly put away the scroll.

She looked at the time, it was still early.

It's just a new text message on the phone.

That was sent to her by Yu Mian several hours ago.

She said that she has been very busy recently and has a lot of academic pressure. She is studying abroad and requires a very large amount of reading. In addition to that, she draws pictures in the library; she said that she recently contacted her tutor and she will go to talk to him soon Interview; she said that the work of community volunteers will continue, and it turns out that it feels so good to be needed.

She said happy new year.

Pei Songxi looked at the screen of the phone, his eyes gradually froze, and after a long, long time, he pursed his lips and smiled.

Her love has grown up, and she will not wait for news from her anymore.

That's fine.

She could see that Yu Mian gradually had her own life plan. While working tirelessly on her studies, she gradually maintained a good and positive relationship with the people around her. She complied with the warmth, sunshine and sincerity in her nature, That is a very precious quality.

Pei Songxi put down the phone, and lowered his head in a daze for a long time.Until Ming Ran's call came in, she answered: "Ming Ran, you are calling to say New Year's wishes, right?"

Ming Ran smiled on the phone: "Is the New Year's greetings strange? You are really a person. It's alright if you are cold-tempered, why don't you allow others to care about you?"

Pei Songxi's tone was lighter than usual: "I believe when others tell me New Year's blessings, but I don't really believe what you say. Tell me, what's the matter."

Ming Ran sighed: "You really guessed it. The project I was following up before, the other party gave me a reply tonight, and I won it! Mr. Pei, do you want to give me a raise?"

Pei Songxi also smiled slowly: "Okay, give Mr. Ming a salary increase. But you are not short of money, why don't you give you a vacation? If you have this time, go and have a good chat with Wei Yi."

The person on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent, and it took a while before he said, "Me. We are not on the same road. Do you know that we are... too far apart. I am different from you, I am I can’t be like you, only for the good of that person, and never ask myself if I will be forgotten. Songxi, you are more gentle and affectionate than you imagined. Not everyone can be like you, patiently raise a child Girl, but you can be ruthless and send her away."

He is extremely ruthless to himself, but extremely gentle to those he loves.

Pei Songxi smiled slightly: "No. I'm not as good as you said. Well, let's not talk about this matter, let's talk about the project you mentioned. When are you free, let's meet at the company. "

Ming Ran was helpless: "Mr. Pei, your ability to squeeze people is still so strong. I know that in the past two years, the Pei family and the Yu family have cooperated more and have related interests. But you don't need to..."

Pei Songxi interrupted her softly: "It has nothing to do with her. It's me. You know, people's time can't be empty for too long, it has to be filled with something."

Ming Ran paused for a few seconds: "Okay, you're right. See you at the company the day after tomorrow. Happy New Year."

Pei Songxi lowered his eyes: "Happy New Year."

On New Year's Day, Yu Mian sent a message to Pei Songxi, and then chose to turn off the phone.

I have to go to the community to be a volunteer the next day, and I have not completed the course tasks, so I can no longer wait for her news with my mobile phone.

The next day, the sunlight passed through the glass and danced lightly on her cheeks, and she woke up.

The first thing I do when I wake up is check my phone.

Pei Songxi replied to her when the domestic time was close to zero.

Still a simple sentence: "Happy New Year."

Yu Mian stared at the phone in a daze for a while, then got up from the bed, jumped out of bed to change into new clothes, took out bread from the refrigerator, and walked out while gnawing.

The sun outside the house was bright and bright, and the leaves were blown by the wind. She stepped on her own shadow in the sun.

When she came to the community around the school to give lectures to two little girls in the second grade of junior high school, she felt so determined and peaceful in her heart.

In the new year, she wants to meet more people, go out for a walk, and go out and see.

This is the first time she cares so much about her own growth.

She temporarily sealed that person in her heart.