Jigsaw puzzle

Han Yicheng thought Li Ran was joking with him at first, until he heard sobbing faintly from Qi Xin's room, he let Li Ran go over there, after walking a few steps, he looked back at Li Ran with concern.

"That, you..."

"Hey," Li Ran waved his hand in embarrassment, the living room didn't turn on the lights, only the shadow of his movements could be seen, "It's nothing, you go, I'll just take it easy."

Han Yicheng lay at the door of Qi Xin's house and listened for a while. Qi Xin was indeed crying inside, and the movement was not small. He had been crying for a while after hearing this, and he was a little out of breath.

Han Yicheng knocked on the door and said in a low voice, "I'm coming in?"

The crying in the room stopped for a few seconds, but broke out suddenly after Han Yicheng opened the door. Han Yicheng saw a big human-shaped bag protruding from Qi Xin's bed and trembling slightly. Qi Xin's intensive crying came from this bag. Passed out.

Han Yicheng sat on the head of Qi Xin's bed, patted Qi Xin gently through the quilt, and asked her in a low voice: "What's the matter? Come out and say, okay?"

Qi Xin didn't answer, but cried even more fiercely, and after a while she muttered: "No, I won't go out! None of you like me, you don't want me!"

"This is your room," Han Yicheng gave Qi Xin comfort through the quilt, and asked her in a good voice, "You are in your room, lying on your bed, how can you say that I don't want you?"

"That's because of my mother!" Qi Xin got out of the quilt with a "swipe", her face was smeared with snot and tears, her hair was messy, and there were several red marks on her forehead, "You don't like me. , you have to support me because of my mother!"

Han Yicheng was taken aback, suddenly didn't know how to answer, Qi Xin saw his reaction and thought that he had acquiesced, broke down and continued to cry, "You only care about me because you feel sorry for my mother! My dad also took me because of my mother. Look at me! In fact, none of you like me, right!"

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old rebellious girl loves to shoot indiscriminately when she gets into trouble. Just at this time, Li Ran just wanted to come in to see what was going on, but she was shot innocently. Because he likes my uncle, he reluctantly stays with me!"

"I—" Li Ran was about to explain, but was interrupted by Qi Xin's crying.

"None of you really like me! It's all because of others that you have to take me with you. After all, Sister Chen Xian really likes me. Now it's all over, she doesn't either!!!"

Han Yicheng took a box of tissues from Qi Xin's desk next to him, and tried to wipe Qi Xin's tears clumsily, but unfortunately, the more he wiped, the more messy it became. It was just the snot under his nose that was wiped all over Qi Xin by Han Yicheng. on the eyes.

Qi Xin probably cried for too long, and in the end she couldn't keep up with her physical strength, so she crawled on the bed unable to speak.After this period of emotions passed, Qi Xin felt guilty again, and she was afraid that Han Yicheng would dislike her even more because of her reckless shooting, but the grievance in her heart did not diminish at all. Thinking of this, she wanted to cry again, but the tears could not keep up , and finally lay on the bedside and retched twice, curled up sadly on the bed.

Li Ran took some warm water from outside and handed it to her. When it was brought in, the "ugly son" also jumped onto Qi Xin's bed, and obediently lay down next to the bed to accompany her.

Qi Xin drank two sips of water, and asked Han Yicheng sadly, "Do you hate me even more now?"

"I won't hate you," Han Yicheng patiently helped her tie her hair back and touched Qi Xin's head, "You are my most important family."

Holding the water glass, Qi Xin asked Han Yicheng: "Do you take care of me all the time because you feel guilty for my mother, but you don't like me at all?"

"No," Han Yicheng took Qi Xin's water glass, looked into Qi Xin's eyes without any dodging, and asked her, "Did your father tell you about the past?"

"Yeah." Qi Xin nodded, Han Yicheng's denial just now was too frank and straightforward, which made Qi Xin feel a little guilty at the moment, her hands twisted the bed sheet nervously, Li Ran found that Qi Xin's action was exactly the same as when Han Yicheng was nervous.

"I also lost my temper with him today and forced my dad to tell me about my mother. It's my fault, but I—"

"This matter is our fault. I haven't told you about your mother for so many years. I'm sorry." Qi Xin didn't expect Han Yicheng to apologize to her like this, she was stunned for a while, not knowing what to answer, she could only red-eyed Red stared at the sheets.

"I'm not sad about my mother..."

"I admit that at the beginning I took the initiative to help your father take you because you were ashamed of your mother. However, I think family relationships in this world start like this. Because I like someone, love and responsibility arise. You ask Brother Aran, is that so?"

Standing aside, Li Ran was suddenly mentioned, and nodded hurriedly: "That's right, my dad was annoyed by children before he had me. It's because my mother likes children that he loves the house."

"Besides, the family relationship between me and your mother is just the beginning. I don't know if you will bother me in the past few years, but you have indeed accompanied me through many things that I can't do. The relationship between us is true. , right?" Han Yicheng said, stretching out his fist in front of Qi Xin, "McDonald's, friend making competition, morning glory, poster, puppy?"

"...Yes." Qi Xin sobbed for the last time, stretched out her small fist and touched Han Yicheng.

"I'm sorry," Qi Xin said, "I shouldn't have done this."

"It's your first time as a child, and it's my first time as an adult. We both have to be considerate of each other, huh?"

Qi Xin nodded.

Han Yicheng asked her: "You were very smart before, why can't you figure it out all of a sudden today?"

"I..." Qi Xin lowered her head, "I just want to know what kind of person my mother is."

"Wipe first," Han Yicheng took out a few more pieces of paper and handed them to Qi Xin. After watching her clean her face, Han Yicheng asked Qi Xin, "Then let's go see her together tomorrow?"

"Are we…together?"

Qi Xin looked at Han Yicheng in surprise. Before that, Qi Dongqing told her that Han Yicheng didn't want to see Han Yanan, and every time she went to see her mother in the cemetery, she was with Qi Dongqing.

"Well, are you willing?" Han Yicheng asked Qi Xin.

Qi Xin nodded again, and after a while, she asked Han Yicheng, "Is Brother Aran with us?"

Li Ran saw that the little girl shot at him indiscriminately just now, and now he was a little embarrassed, so he took the initiative to pretend to be angry: "Why are you asking him, why don't you just ask me?"

"Then... can you go with us?" Qi Xin asked Li Ran.

"You apologize to me first, how can you say that I am close to you because of him?" Li Ran squeezed Han Yicheng's ears in disgust, and seriously pretended to be hurt, "When I accompany you to the parent meeting, You still don't know him well, do you?"

"Yes," Qi Xin lost her temper completely now, obediently lowered her head, only her eyes were still swollen, showing the violent wind and rain here more than ten minutes ago, "I'm sorry."

"Okay, I forgive you, I'll go with you tomorrow." Li Ran also stroked Qi Xin's messy hair, "Otherwise, you two will be left without taking the subway."

The next day was a hot and cloudy day, Qi Xin carried her small schoolbag and followed Han Yicheng all the way.Li Ran found that although she didn't speak much the whole time, she seemed in a good mood.Last night, Li Ran and Han Yicheng discussed in whispers all night about Qi Xin's feelings for Han Yanan.

Qi Xin has never met Han Yanan, but the interpersonal relationship and living conditions around her are inextricably linked with this deceased mother.Qi Xin has a strong thirst for knowledge about everything about Han Yanan. She wants to know why Qi Dongqing sometimes laughs and cries at night while she is asleep, but keeps alienating Chen Xian who came to him on his own initiative.She also wanted to know why Han Yicheng seldom came to Han Yanan's tomb to see her, but kept things related to Han Yanan in the most secret place in the house as treasures.

Sometimes Qi Xin would even blame Han Yanan. She felt that her mother, whom she had never met, was more like a ghost, controlling and affecting her life all the time, but when she really reached out to ask for real time, no one was willing to talk to her. Tell me, what is Han Yanan like?

The three of them left the subway station. On the way to the cemetery, there were a few small vendors selling flowers. Qi Xin stopped and squatted to watch for a while, then turned to look at Han Yicheng.

"Choose a bunch." Han Yicheng told her, taking out his wallet from his pocket to pay for it.

"My mother...what flowers do you like?" Qi Xin asked Han Yicheng.

"Her," Han Yicheng seemed to be lost in memory, the corners of his mouth were raised slightly, very tenderly, "She likes sunflowers."

"Sunflower..." Qi Xin's eyes lit up, as if she was happy to learn more about Han Yanan, but she looked down and didn't see any sunflowers at the booth, and became depressed again, "There is no such thing here. Sunflower."

"Sunflowers? Do you have them?" The flower seller suddenly interjected, "It's just in the house and I didn't take them out. You wait for me to get them for you."

After saying that, the peddler ran back into the house and twitched for a while, then took out a handful of sunflowers and handed them to Qi Xin: "No one buys these flowers in this place, and it's strange to say that today, a woman just passed by looking for sunflowers everywhere, It just so happens that there are so many stalls here, and I have them here."

"How much?" Han Yicheng asked him.

"Thirty, it's the last one. I can't bargain with you for this business. The girl just bargained for a long time, and I didn't lose a cent."

Han Yicheng handed over the money and asked Qi Xin to hold the flowers. The three of them walked forward for a while. Han Yicheng suddenly asked Li Ran, "Do you think thirty is too expensive?"

"Ah?" Li Ran rubbed his chin, looked at the bunch of sunflowers that looked a little wilted, "It's a bit expensive, but didn't he say that he only has sunflowers here, so there's no way to bargain."

Han Yicheng nodded, glanced at Qi Xin who was walking beside, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "My sister, she is very bad at bargaining, so she took me to the stall to buy snacks, and the bill was only fifty cents short, she I couldn't open my mouth to let the stall owner take advantage of it, and finally ran home to get a bunch of money."

"Huh? I didn't expect that. I heard your description and thought she was... very aggressive." Li Ran said.

"It depends on the situation. Most of the time, she has a good temper, but there are some things that are particularly bad, and no one can persuade her."

Although Qi Xin didn't interrupt, she wanted to prick up her ears and refused to miss a word. She even deliberately slowed down her pace, wanting to learn more about her mother so that she could learn more about her when she went to see her again. Kind of cordial.

"When she was in college, she was very popular. Many of her classmates liked to joke with her. She never got angry, and just laughed along with her. Sometimes the other party stopped laughing. She thought it was funny, and she would tell others everywhere."

Han Yicheng thought for a while, and then added: "Actually, as long as I don't meet her stubborn side, my sister is very... gentle, and treats everyone."

The three of them walked to the entrance of the cemetery while chatting like this. Li Ran hesitated to wait outside like last time, but finally ran a few steps and followed in. At this time, it was drizzling and wet. Green grass all over the place.

Li Ran followed Han Yicheng and Qi Xin and walked through rows of tombstones. A calm and quiet atmosphere enveloped him. Li Ran had never experienced a farewell in his life, and this was the first time he had come to such a place.When he reached the line where Han Yanan's tombstone was placed, Li Ran found that there was already a person standing there, and there was also a bunch of sunflowers exactly like Qi Xin's in front of the tombstone.

Han Yicheng and Qi Xin who were on the side were stunned when they saw this person, and it was Qi Xin who asked first, "Sister Chen Xian? Why are you here?"