I love you for the rest of my life

In the blink of an eye, this weekend is different from any other.

Zhang Ju'an and Zhou Xingzhi were waiting on the side of the gate of No. 100 Middle School, less than [-] meters away from them. A few days ago, they had a fight with others here.

Zhou Xingzhi was unhappy because he lost quite badly, and even with a two-on-one advantage, he was beaten like this.

Zhou Xingzhi sighed hopelessly, and stopped looking at the place where the incident that made him suffer such a complete defeat.

Zhang Ju'an had mixed feelings in his heart, he was thinking about how he should communicate with Xiang Xiu when he saw Xiang Xiu for a while.It's not that Xiang Xiu is ignorant, it's just that she doesn't care when she is angry.In the final analysis, it was because of his own problems, Zhang Ju'an felt that he blamed himself for not taking good care of Xiang Xiu.

With her bag on her back, Xiang Xiu felt heavier every time she took a step closer to the school gate.She clearly knew that Zhang Juan was waiting there.She wants to escape, but she wants to be good, everything will be good, and nothing will change.

When Xiang Xiu left the school and saw Zhang Juan who was already waiting there, the tip of his nose felt a little sour.

"elder brother……"

A faint smile floated on the corner of Zhang Juan's lips, he looked at Xiang Xiu, there was no complaint in his eyes, only warmth.

"Let's go home."

Xiang Xiu resisted the urge to cry, she nodded.

Great, Dzogchen, Zhou Xingzhi said happily: "Hahaha...Okay, you two don't be sensational in front of me, let's go."

Xiang Xiu was still the same as when she did something wrong when she was a child, she followed Zhang Ju'an timidly, not daring to speak.In the past, she would pull Zhang Juan's clothes or schoolbag, but not now.

The three of them got into the car and sat in the last row, with Xiang Xiu sitting in the middle and Zhang Juan sitting on her left by the window.Zhou Xingzhi was sitting on the right. He was rummaging through something in his bag and handing it to Xiang Xiu.

"Xiang Xiu, look at the preserved fruit and persimmons I left for you."

The things were not packed properly, and the white powder on the dried persimmons in the bag stained Zhou Xingzhi's hand.

Xiang Xiu took it, and she picked up a piece of dried persimmon and took a big bite, the sweetness permeated in her mouth.Xiangxiu likes spicy food, but she also likes sweets.

"Zhou Fudong, you didn't sneak away from me, did you?"

Xiang Xiu was the talkative Xiang Xiu again, and Zhou Xingzhi was quite happy, even his voice was cheerful.

"Don't dare! Even if you lend me ten leopard guts, I dare not steal your share! I swear! The conscience of heaven and earth!"

Xiang Xiu took another bite of persimmon cake: "It's better! Otherwise...huh!"

Zhou Xingzhi raised his hand in surrender, making a frightened look.

Xiang Xiu nodded in satisfaction, very good, still so obedient.

Zhou Xingzhi glanced at Zhang Juan who was sitting by the window, his gaze was always outside the window, and he didn't intend to interrupt.

"Xiang Xiu..." Zhou Xingzhi withdrew his smile and suddenly became serious.

Xiang Xiu's voice was muffled: "Huh?"

Zhou Xingzhi felt that some things were better for him. He knew that Zhang Juan was not a person who would defend himself, and most of the time he was just silent.It has been like this since childhood, so he is confusing, so there are many misunderstandings.

"Actually, there was a reason why your brother didn't go with you that day, and he wouldn't go with you either."

Xiang Xiu's heart sank to the bottom of the water again, and it was icy cold, but this time she didn't make any noise.She actually regretted saying those things that hurt Zhang Ju'an, and she was also very afraid of losing.In fact, anyone can lose, but it cannot be Zhang Juan.

Xiang Xiu put down the unfinished persimmons, she listened quietly, she didn't even dare to look at Zhang Ju'an who was sitting next to her.

Zhou Xingzhi said one by one, Xiang Xiu didn't interrupt, didn't speak, the sweet taste in his mouth faded little by little, and he felt a bit bitter, stuck in his throat, unable to rise or fall.

After Zhou Xingzhi finished speaking, a dark cloud in Zhang Juan's heart gradually became clear.

There are many kinds of encounters in a person's life. Zhou Xing stops at Zhang Ju'an, which is a kind of luck, which is called understanding.

Zhou Xingzhi's appearance often made Zhang Juan's originally quiet world lively and noisy, but he was very grateful, even moved.

After getting off the car and walking to the fork in Qingtian Township, Zhou Xingzhi waved goodbye with a sunny smile on his face.

"See you next week!"

Zhang Ju'an and Xiang Xiu walked along the street, they were going to Xiangjia Village, Xiang Xiu's grandmother's house.

It was half an hour's journey out of Qingtian Town by bus. Zhang Ju'an and Xiang Xiu got off at the intersection.

There is a symbolic jujube tree at the entrance of the village, with loose green leaves on the branches, a thick and tall tree, and it is quite old.

Xiang Xiu had eaten the jujubes from this tree several times. In the past, because there were many children, they were very competitive, and he was impatient, the jujubes were gone before they were really ripe.So the taste in her memory will always be sour and a bit astringent.

Although it is sour, every year when the jujubes are born, Xiangxiu will come here whenever she has the opportunity. This has become her obsession, and it has been tried and tested.

It took more than ten minutes to walk to grandma's house, Xiang Xiu followed Zhang Ju'an, reflecting.

She was so wrong, so unreasonable.What Shan Tao said was right, she was already 17 years old, she was not a childish ghost who recklessly got into trouble and asked others to stand up and clean up the mess for her.

After Xiang Xiu was nervous, he stretched out his hand and tugged at his clothes, then whispered, "Brother, I was wrong."

Zhang Ju'an didn't blame Xiang Xiu, he had lingering fears, he was afraid that something would happen to Xiang Xiu, and she was afraid that something would happen to her.He would rather block all the bad things for her, not just think about it, but actually do it.

He was afraid, afraid that he would not even have that chance.

"I yelled at you that day, and I was wrong. Xiang Xiu, don't do this in the future, I will be very worried about you."

"Brother, I promise, I will never, never do such a stupid thing again."

"Ah."

"My deskmate is really nice, he is the best deskmate in the world. Brother, let me tell you the truth, he is super nice to me. It's all because I misunderstood you, so I wanted to skip class to make you angry, but I didn't dare I ran around alone, so I dragged him to mess around with me. He is innocent, although I was very angry when he did something to you, so I never spoke to him."

Zhang Juan stopped and said solemnly: "What if something happens? He also has parents and family members. Xiang Xiu, have you thought about the consequences?"

"Don't be an example! There won't be any more!"

Zhang Juan was still a little angry, and he didn't want to be angry at first.

"Remember everything you say now."

Xiang Xiu nodded: "I promise! If I do this again, I won't be able to get married!"

Zhang Juan laughed angrily: "If you can't get married, it means that I will support you for the rest of your life, right?"

Xiang Xiu nodded happily: "Yes!"

Zhang Juan reached out and touched Xiang Xiu's head: "Then you have to behave well, so that I can consider not driving you out when you get older. You can stay by my side until you are 30 or 40 years old, and then you can marry someone else." It's okay. I'll take care of you."

"Don't marry, don't marry, never marry, I want you to support me forever."

Zhang Juan smiled dotingly, there was nothing he could do with her.

"as long as you are happy."

Xiang Xiu chuckled, took a step forward and took Zhang Juan's hand, and asked flatteringly: "Brother, Zhou Fudong said that you secretly bought me a mobile phone, can I have a look?"

"Let's see when we go home."

"I wanted to watch it just now, but I kept holding back and didn't say anything. Brother, just let me take a look, just one look."

As Xiang Xiu said, he was about to pull the zipper of Zhang Juan's backpack, but Zhang Juan easily dodged and continued walking.

"No, go home and watch."

"Don't, bro, stop, can we discuss it again?"

Zhang Juan ignored Xiang Xiu's voice and strode forward, Xiang Xiu trotted behind to catch up.

As always, it feels good.

Arriving at Xiangjia Village, Zhang Juan and Xiang Xiu walked into a small courtyard, with white walls and black tiles, an ordinary house stood there.

Xiang Xiu's grandmother was sitting on a small stool, choosing vegetables from the basket in front of her.Because of her old age, her back has obviously slumped, and she looks very thin.She wears an indigo turban, and her hair is grizzled in front of her forehead.

Xiang Xiuqing yelled crisply: "Grandma, brother and I are back."

Hearing the voice, she raised her head to identify who was there, and after seeing clearly that it was Xiang Xiu and her brother, a loving smile appeared on her face.

"Come back, Ju An, come here quickly, let grandma take a good look, grandma hasn't seen you for a long time."

The old man didn't give birth to Zhang Ju'an because she wasn't her own grandson, but treated him as well as Xiang Xiu, even better than Xiang Xiu.

Seeing her, Zhang Ju'an felt very cordial, and he would feel warm. This feeling was the same as Xiang Jiufeng's feeling for him.

Zhang Juan handed the backpack to Xiang Xiu and said, "I want to see you find it yourself."

Xiang Xiu happily took it and ran into the house alone.

Zhang Juan walked over and squatted in front of the old man: "Grandma, let me help you."

The old man narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Ju An is still sensible, Xiu'er is spoiled, she is always lazy."

"It's okay, I'll tell her later."

"Ju An, how is school? Are you used to eating? Are you sleeping well?"

"Everything is fine. I am used to eating and sleeping well. Grandma, how are you doing recently?"

"Okay, everything is fine."

It was very pleasant for the old and the young to chat in such a leisurely and comfortable manner.

Xiangxiu's grandmother lives alone in the old house, her husband left five years ago, and her three sons have built new houses, which are not far from here and can take care of the elderly.

This old house is single storey with three rooms, just big enough to sleep in.In the past, when Xiang Jiufeng brought Zhang Ju'an and Xiang Xiu back, Xiang Xiu and Xiang Jiufeng slept in the same room.

Xiangxiu opened the phone box and carefully picked up the phone in the box. This was her first phone.

Xiang Xiu felt like eating honey in her heart, so sweet that she wanted to scream and run out to kiss Zhang Ju'an.

Xiang Xiu lay down on the sofa excitedly holding her mobile phone. The first person she wanted to tell was Shan Tao.

But Shantao...Xiangxiu put down her phone a little discouraged. Not only did she make her brother angry, she also made Shantao angry.

Shantao would call her "Xiangxiu" instead of "Axiu" when she was angry.

After the second day of skipping class, Shan Tao never paid attention to her again, and Xiang Xiu didn't look for her in anger.That's how it was, it was deadlocked.

Thinking of Shantao, Xiang Xiu felt pain in her heart and regretted it.

The three of them had dinner together, and Zhang Juan cleaned up the dishes and boiled hot water in the kitchen alone.

Xiangxiu's grandmother took off the apron behind the door and walked towards Zhang Ju'an. It was sewn by the old man himself, and it was already a bit old, and it turned white after washing too many times.The apron is made of her favorite indigo base material, and the corners of the skirt are embroidered with exquisite and beautiful rapeseed flowers.

"Ju'an, come and put on your apron, be careful that your clothes get dirty, it's not easy to wash if it's stained with oil."

Zhang Juan's hands were already wet, and there were still some oil stains.He squatted down, Xiang Xiu's grandmother put the apron on the back of his neck, Zhang Juan straightened up again.

Xiang Xiu's grandmother walked around behind Zhang Ju'an to tie his apron belt, and her movements were a little slow.I don't know if it's because the sky is getting dark or the light in the kitchen is not so good, she took three times to tie it.

The old man walked aside with a smile, pulled a low stool and sat down, leaning against the door in the kitchen. She sat there and looked at Zhang Juan. The child was already so tall, but he was still very thin and not long at all. Meat.

In the past, we didn't see each other very often, and during the summer vacation, Xiang Jiufeng would occasionally bring his two children back to live for a few days.

At that time, Zhang Juan was thin and small, and he would stand aside and listen to the adults talking, and he didn't like to talk.At the age when children of the same age were still climbing trees, picking fruits and picking out bird eggs, he was already like a little adult.

At that time Xiangxiu was naughty, like a wild girl who was not easy to discipline, she would do what others didn't let her do.Zhang Ju'an always followed Xiang Xiu closely, obviously he was already frowning so deeply even though he was only such a small child.

Xiang Xiu, don't climb the tree, come down...

Xiang Xiu, you can't jump, you can't jump over that ditch...

Xiangxiu, you can't...

After Xiang Xiu got tired of playing and stopped tossing around and fell asleep in the room, Zhang Ju'an would run to her again.

Grandma, let me help you choose dishes...

Grandma, let me pour water for you...

Grandma, let me help you...

His voice was neither loud nor small, soft.This is a sensible and loving child.

When Xiang Xiu's grandmother looked at Zhang Ju'an, her eyes were full of smiles.Whenever there is something delicious and fun, the first person she wants to give is Zhang Ju'an, even though she has many grandchildren.

Xiang Xiu asked for her mother's phone number from her uncle's house, and then ran to her grandmother's house without stopping.It was getting dark gradually, Xiang Xiu ran so fast that he almost fell down.

"Brother! Brother! I got the number! Brother!" Xiang Xiu shouted excitedly.

Zhang Juan came out of the kitchen, washed his hands, took off his apron and hung it back in place.

Xiang Xiu was panting, feeling a little hot, but really feeling super excited.She hadn't heard her mother's voice for a long, long time.

The evening breeze is cool, not as hot as the day.Zhang Juan took out his mobile phone and typed the string of numbers one by one, very carefully.

Xiang Xiu was standing beside her, with nothing but anticipation in her eyes.

Zhang Juan saved the number in his contacts, noted his mother, and then he dialed that number.

"Hello."

"Mom, I'm Ju'an."

After hearing the other party's voice, there was a very short silence, and the corners of the eyes of the people on both sides of the phone were slightly moist.

Xiang Xiu only felt the wind blowing over her, and with a blink of an eye, tears rolled down from her eyes.

The wind made her eyes very cold, very cold.

#####Because there are countless such and such separations in life, every goodbye is very rare.