I quietly watch you play

"I, Seventh Brother, I didn't hide it from you on purpose," Zhou Wei hurriedly explained on the phone, a person's life experience is too important to him, he found such an obvious clue but didn't tell him immediately, " Are you angry with me? Wait a minute, I will fly to Bitan to explain to you face to face, can you wait to get angry?"

Jiang Xiaoqi sighed over there: "I'm not angry, don't run around, I told the group to watch you carefully. What did you just say that Ji Qing was called Ji Qing? Why is she also from Molin?"

A bunch of words were stuck in his throat, Zhou Wei didn't know where to start, and pushed his long hair back to his head: "Leave her alone, that tree, no, that about your grandpa's house, do you want it?" Discuss with your aunt first?"

"Send me the photos you took. I remember there are some with complete house numbers." Jiang Xiaoqi was also confused by the sudden side mission, and wanted to finish the matter at hand and calm down before taking action. "The things here It's not over yet, let's talk about other things later. I won't go back to Danyang, I may fly to Molin tonight, don't worry about it—”

It's no wonder Zhou Wei wasn't worried, right now a bunch of arrows are pointing to the northern town of Molin, as if that is the beginning of all the stories, the source of all the troubles, he is worried that Jiang Xiaoqi will go there alone.

I went to deliver chicken soup and a lot of delicious food to Zhanxiang at dinner on Zhou Wei, and then went home and changed into the fur-collar workwear down jacket that Jiang Xiaoqi bought for him back then, and found Jiang Xiaoqi's sports outdoor long style to hold in his arms, called Get on that group to pick up at the airport.

The group were startled when they saw him dressed like this: "Have you been infected by Xiaoxiang? Cold?" He was only wearing a terry sweater!

"Cool down at night." Zhou Wei was also sweating a little, and lowered the windows to let in the air after getting in the car. "It will be very cold when the plane arrives, so prepare first."

The group shook their heads. There is a kind of coldness. Your boyfriend thinks you are cold. He secretly checked the weather forecast and lit a wax for Mr. Jiang. This kind of dress will melt even if it is wax.

Jiang Xiaoqi asked the group to watch over Zhou Wei, but he didn't say that he was not allowed to go out, and it was reasonable to pick up his boyfriend's plane, and the stubborn group didn't think about anything else.

Then Zhou Wei invited him to drink all kinds of milk tea and yogurt throughout the whole process. As soon as the group arrived at the airport, they went to the toilet, and then came out of the toilet. Zhou Wei was gone! ! !

Those who called Boss Jiang couldn't get through, and those who called Zhou Wei got through.

Zhou Wei: "I'm going on a date, it's not convenient to take you with me, hurry home, remember to feed the cat—"

Zhou Wei took advantage of Jiang Xiaoqi's time to get on the plane to make troubles, leaving the group with nowhere to file a complaint. He bought a plane ticket in advance and slipped through the security gate, no one would find it.

The nearest airport from Bitan to Molin is two hours longer than the flight from Danyang, so when Jiang Xiaoqi landed and received the group of calls, Zhou Wei had already arrived.

With a dark face, Jiang Xiaoqi walked out of the small airport where he could see across the street, he was chilled by the unrestrained northeast wind, the thought of scolding Zhou Wei for a while had just become firm in his heart, and his back tightened.

Zhou Wei wraps Jiang Xiaoqi in the long down that has dyed his body temperature all the way, wraps his hands around, and leans out a smiling face embedded in the brim of the fur hat.

Jiang Xiaoqi's serious face instantly collapsed, and he was pulled from behind.Zhou Wei lowered his head and fixed the zipper and buttons of his down jacket bit by bit.

What's the use of killing him?Everyone is here.Not to mention, Jiang Xiaoqi still misses him quite a bit, seeing this man is as warm as wearing a down jacket in sub-zero weather.

"I only know how to wear a coat, and I don't even wear gloves!" Jiang Xiaoqi pulled his hand into his pocket, the pocket of the outdoor down jacket was very wide, just enough to put down the two clasped hands.

It was already dark, but there was still 120 kilometers away from here to Molin County.

Zhou Wei asked Jiang Xiaoqi: "Shall we go tonight? Or stay here overnight?"

"Tonight, I rented a car." Jiang Xiaoqi was extremely efficient in handling affairs, and had already planned the itinerary before departure, but now there is an extra sweet burden.

Audi A6L, Zhou Wei sat in it and felt very comfortable, and the interior of the car was also cleaned up: "Are you sure about Audi?"

"There is no need to re-acclimate to the operation." Jiang Xiaoqi handed Zhou Wei a pair of Yoshinoya's double meal, "Eat slowly, I ate it on the plane, and there is warm water in the cup."

"last year……"

Jiang Xiaoqi started the car: "Eat first, it will take two hours to drive, enough for you to talk slowly."

Zhou Wei was in a hurry to fight for leniency, so he continued after two mouthfuls: "Last summer, I didn't want to go far away because I doubted the trees, but I just wanted to be quiet. Go cool off, I don’t really expect to gain anything.”

That weekend, he was alone, with only one bag, like a down-and-out literary young man heading north. Now, the bus he was riding on the way from the airport to the county seat, the air conditioner in the car was broken, and it was stuffy like canned meat in the dog days.

Mo Lin is a completely unfamiliar area to him, with different scenery, different climates, and different styles of people speaking different accents. His only specific impression of this place is the orphanage that Lin Mu mentioned.

Zhou Wei's social barriers were much better in an unfamiliar environment. He asked passers-by for the address of the orphanage, and learned that the orphanage had changed its name a long time ago, and now it is called Molin County Children's Welfare Institute.

The orphanage is next to the former site of the dilapidated county hospital. Most of them are sick and disabled children, and few of them can come out alive and play.

Zhou Wei's process of inquiring about trees was a bit tortuous. After all, 40 years have passed, and the staff did not know how many times they have changed.

Zhou Wei lied that he was looking for relatives, so he managed to find the simple information registered by Lin Mu from the dilapidated and moth-eaten files. There was only one page of form, which was scribbled and simple, but the one-inch photo stuck to the upper left corner reminded Zhou Wei instantly of a deja vu of the image.

"I thought at the time, this person is very similar to the little boy in the group photo I saw at your house, the one with broken shoelaces." Zhou Wei recalled, "But I was a little confused, and I suspected that I had made a mistake. How could Dr. Lin Have you known Aunt Jiang for a long time?"

Jiang Xiaoqi turned his head to look at him: "I thought it was impossible before, but the first time they met was in front of me, or reunited, my mother's reaction was indeed a bit unusual."

Zhou Wei picked up half of the meal and put it aside: "Then the goal I set went astray. I wanted to test whether my intuition was right or wrong. I found a retired old man from a state-owned enterprise who was voluntarily helping in the orphanage. The old man said that at that time the factory was paired with the welfare institution, and he happened to be in charge of the orphanage, so he had a deep impression on Lin Mu. He said that Lin Mu was introverted and had a normal relationship with the teachers and children in the yard, but here almost There is no one who doesn’t know him, the reason is that he studies well, ranks first in the exam every year, and everyone quotes him to educate their children, so the children don’t like him, and he doesn’t fit in with others in school.”

Zhou Wei wanted to get to the point, and slowed down his speech: "The old man said that at that time there was a teacher named Lin in the school who took special care of Lin Mu, and often asked him to go to his home to eat and do homework, and play with his own children. , It’s almost like adoption. After Lin Mu was admitted to university and left Mo Lin, he never contacted here again. If there is anyone who can keep him in touch, it’s probably this Teacher Lin!”

"Ms. Lin is my grandmother?" Jiang Xiaoqi stared straight at the road with the lights shaking white, the road was not very good and the car was a little bumpy.

Zhou Wei snorted: "Ahem, no, Mr. Lin is a man. Uh... it should be your grandfather."

Jiang Xiaoqi turned his head to look at him in surprise, the wheel was crushed on the stone and the car body tilted and there was a huge earthquake, Zhou Wei hurriedly called him to watch the road.

"40 years ago, half of the people here were surnamed Lin. Let me make a long story short. Teacher Lin lived at No. 225 Linjiaxiang. There is a son and a daughter in the family, the son inherits his father's job as an elementary school teacher, and the daughter has married somewhere, and has not heard from him for many years... Brother, please drive slowly, there is not even a two-way lane on this road, so it is not suitable for running wild!"

"It's my mother, her surname is Lin..." Jiang Xiaoqi's voice was rough, "I still have an uncle?"

Zhou Wei fumbled and held his hand: "Yes, you have relatives other than Jiang's family. Your uncle has a daughter who is the same age as me, and she is your cousin."

The car was silent for a moment.Zhou Wei understood Jiang Xiaoqi's feeling at this time, like a plant with a single root system suddenly connected to another root vein. At first, there was no way to adapt to absorb nutrients through it, but it was mixed with strangeness and unknown fear and curiosity. In short It's "feeling timid near the hometown".

Jiang Xiaoqi recovered his voice: "At that time, when you went to see your biological parents, did you still have to be afraid?"

"Ah," Zhou Wei didn't expect him to ask this, and deliberately smiled, "Yes, I'm terribly afraid, so I'm so brave, Seventh Brother, you still have me by your side."

Jiang Xiaoqi held his hand tightly.

Zhou Wei comforted him: "Your grandparents are in good health, and the life of the two retired teachers is not a problem. They live in a big courtyard with your uncle's family, and they should be quite harmonious. Five good families, the entire wall of awards, It's time for your cousin to graduate from college..."

"I'm not worried about them," Jiang Xiaoqi said, "I love you."

Zhou Wei stepped on the seat and shook her foot: "Then you hurt slowly, don't use too much force, I want you to love me forever."

"What happened to Ji Qing?" Jiang Xiaoqi asked.

"Oh, even when I was looking through the forest files in the orphanage, I saw a page of the registration form that was almost blank, and there were no photos. I simply wrote the name 'Ji Qing'." Zhou Wei compared those two words , "I just glanced twice because of the similar pronunciation. I didn't fill in anything below, only wrote in the remarks column that the girl was adopted during the asylum procedure. It was probably this sentence, and I didn't pay attention at the time."

He told Jiang Xiaoqi what he heard from Zhan Xiang: "So, Zhou Lei and his mother quarreled because of that silk scarf. He chatted with Xiao Xiang after drinking, and Xiao Xiang heard about it."

"After Ji Qing got married, she brought a nanny from Ji's family, Aunt Ji. It was rumored that they were distant relatives. This Aunt Ji has a northern accent."

"I have a hunch that Ji Qing is Ji Qing. No one found out before because Ji's family or herself hid it too well. But once there are clues, it's not difficult to verify."

"This may explain why Lin Mu gave you a fake appraisal report."

"Well," Zhou Weibu was not sure, "Mo Lin is not that big, and Lin Mu is only four or five years older than Ji Qing. Maybe he once studied in the same school and almost entered the same orphanage. If they It’s not surprising that we’ve known each other for a long time.”

"But they kept pretending that they didn't know each other well." Jiang Xiaoqi explained the mystery, which is very strange.

Zhou Wei was silent for a while, staring at the unknown road ahead, and murmured to Jiang Xiaoqi: "I have always had an unexplainable dislike for Lin Mu. If I think about it carefully, it may be due to the kind of A vague hostility towards the Zhou family—"