Reverse Approach

【22】

The gift Su Beimo prepared for Liao Nanqing was the mobile phone bought with overtime wages.

Liao Nanqing refused to accept it. Although he didn't understand electronic products, he also knew that this phone was of the same brand as Xu Yanyan's, and it was a phone he couldn't afford at the moment.Besides, Su Beimo's cell phone was also broken, which happened to be something he could use himself.In order to refuse, Liao Nanqing kept boasting that his little broken mobile phone was also very useful, but it crashed as soon as he took it out.

"...Usually it's really easy to use." Liao Nanqing blushed and put the phone back into his trouser pocket.

Su Beimo almost burst out laughing, and forced the phone into Liao Nanqing's hand: "This is a gift for learning and progress, don't refuse it."

"Too expensive, really too expensive!"

"It's not expensive." Su Beimo pressed his hand and said seriously, "If you improve next time, I'll give it to you. I'll give you a better one."

But what is better?

Liao Nanqing didn't have a clear definition of gifts, but he knew clearly that he didn't want material gifts.He wanted Su Beimo to meet him, talk to him, and hug him.He is so greedy, his heart is endless like a black hole, but when Su Beimo appeared, it shrunk and disappeared, disappearing into the vast universe.

The only Su Beimo who can make him feel satisfied and secure is the only and best gift he wants.

"I think it's the best to meet you. Don't send me the rest. If you send me next time... I, I'll give you an IOU..." Liao Nanqing is a young man in Huaichun who has just begun to love. I really don't want much.

Su Beimo didn't reject him this time: "I will come back as long as I don't work overtime."

"Really!"

"Well, come back and urge you to study."

When Liao Nanqing heard this, he became numb.He thought Su Beimo was joking, but it turned out that Su Beimo really went home every week or two.Liao Nanqing became a frequent visitor to the Su family again. He was obedient and sensible, and even Grandma Su liked him very much.

Everyone in the Su family knew about the tragedy of the Liao family, but no one mentioned it.

They respected him and tolerated him. These emotions are quite rare in a cold town.

In Su's house, he can avoid those gossips and experience the warmth of home.Like the gentle gurgling spring water, submerging his memory and weaving a sweet dream for him, Liao Nanqing almost forgot his tragic past.

Every time I go to eat at Grandma Su's place, Grandma Su always cooks a big table of dishes.

Liao Nanqing especially likes to eat home-cooked food. Because of Grandma Su's enthusiasm, his cheeks are always bulging, just like a Tibetan hamster.During this semester, Liao Nanqing became much rounder, no longer as skinny as when he first met, and naturally there was a lot less obscurity in his eye sockets.

The new school is really good. Su Beimo thanked himself for his righteous heart and meddling spirit at that time.

Otherwise, how could he see such a lively Liao Nanqing.

It's like grass finally growing in the barren land, crisp and green, having survived the cold winter and hot summer.He is striding forward towards the spring, just as Su Beimo expected, making progress every day.

Time passed quickly, and it was winter vacation in a blink of an eye.

Because Liao Nanqing was in his third year of high school, he only had a holiday the day before Chinese New Year's Eve.

Su Beimo went to pick up people at the school gate, and from afar, he saw Liao Nanqing wearing a bulky thick coat and the same pair of thin canvas shoes, stepping out step by step on the snow, leaving footprints spreading into a trail.

When he saw Su Beimo, Liao Nanqing waved his hand vigorously, and ran over huffing and puffing, the white mist exhaled from his mouth slowly disappeared into the snow-colored background.

The heavy snow that just fell last night covered No.[-] High School.The pure color that connects the sky and the earth makes people relax physically and mentally.

"Is there nothing to take back?" Su Beimo asked.

Liao Nanqing shook his head: "Let's just let it go for a week."

"Is it cold?" Su Beimo took off the scarf around his neck.

Liao Nanqing looked at Su Bei Mo Dun's slippery neck, and refused to take it: "I'm not cold, my coat is warm." He lowered his head and touched the rough coat, and said embarrassedly, "It's just a little old, It's what my dad used to wear."

In addition to living expenses, Liao's mother would give Liao Nanqing some extra pocket money.

The money was basically used to pay for water and electricity, Liao Nanqing was reluctant to buy himself a better winter coat.

He always wears those few pieces of clothes over and over again, most of which are school uniforms.When the weather was cold, he would take out some of Liao's father's old clothes and wear them if they didn't fit.Although rustic, but also keep warm, Liao Nanqing is quite afraid of the cold.

Su Beimo didn't listen to his nonsense, and wrapped his scarf domineeringly: "Where have you been on New Year's Eve?"

"what."

Liao Nanqing thought for a while, "Let's live at home." His home refers to the cold home in the small town, and he can't even turn on the air conditioner.Liao Nanqing saw what Su Beimo wanted to ask: "I won't go to my mother's place. She gave me an extra 300 yuan this month. I can use this money to buy some delicious food."

In fact, to put it bluntly, Liao Nanqing would not buy delicious food, he would cook instant noodles and add eggs at most.

Su Beimo didn't expose him, and walked in a muffled voice.

"Actually, I don't like going to my mother's place either. My stepfather doesn't like me very much. I feel more comfortable and happy celebrating the New Year alone." Liao Nanqing saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he smoothed things over and followed Su Beimo with strides.

Su Beimo was patient, his sneakers rattling in the snow.

Liao Nanqing followed his footsteps and stepped on several snow pits.Su Beimo in front stopped, and Liao Nanqing accidentally bumped into his back, raised his head and smiled, and the sun sank into his dimples.

Su Beimo frowned, and asked uncomfortably, "Have you ever hated your mother?"

"I don't hate it, my mother is also very difficult." Liao Nanqing stood still, "The money she sent me was saved by her secretly, and my stepfather didn't know."

Besides, a child like him is undoubtedly a pressure on Liao's mother.Liao Nanqing also wanted to end his high school life quickly, get admitted to university, and be self-reliant.He also thought that when he would make money in the future, he would also send money to his mother.It is not easy for everyone, he has to understand his mother.

Although he also complained in his heart, those negative emotions will always disappear with his temper.

His nature is as good as ever.

This topic is too dull, Liao Nanqing didn't like to talk about it, so he said, "I found a part-time job, and I'm going to help wash the dishes these few days, and I'll give you [-] a day! That's a lot!"

"Go on New Year's Eve?"

"Yes, many people like to eat New Year's Eve dinner in restaurants now, but there is no need to wash the dishes." Liao Nanqing was so joyful and enthusiastic, "I can get 350 yuan if I go for seven days! If I am lucky, I will meet you like before. Those bosses who gave thirty red envelopes in those years were very lucky."

He mentioned it inadvertently, but let Su Beimo know that Liao Nanqing spent almost every thirty years in the past working part-time.His stepfather must have treated him badly, and his mother was alienated from him.As a result, Liao Nanqing didn't have much obsession with New Year's Eve, he was used to loneliness.

However, there were too many acquaintances in the town, and Liao Nanqing didn't want to meet them with the dishes, so he could only squat in the back kitchen and wash the dishes with cold water in the winter.Liao Nanqing was very happy to serve dishes forty and wash dishes for fifty.

Su Beimo silently responded and didn't say much.

Liao Nanqing followed him, walked two steps, ran two steps: "I will keep watch at twelve o'clock on the [-]th day, and I will send you a happy new year."

"It's up to you." Su Beimo said lightly, "You are busy washing dishes, do you still have time to send it to me?"

Liao Nanqing insisted, and simply smiled, two dimples showing warmly under the warm winter sun: "I will definitely post it, I don't wash dishes all the time."

On New Year's Eve, there was no snow at all, so Liao Nanqing went out at two o'clock in the afternoon.I washed the dishes all afternoon yesterday, and my little finger has a frostbite, which is hard and uncomfortable.He was wearing the thick coat his dad left behind, wrapped himself in a very awkward way.He didn't feel shivering when the cold wind hit his face, but when he thought of those daily wages, he felt warm in his heart.

The community he lives in is dilapidated, many residents have moved out, and it is getting harder and harder to meet neighbors going up and down the stairs.

Liao Nanqing thought it was good to do so, so that he would not be stared at by them all the time.

When I went downstairs today, the sun outside was dazzling, and it was very warm on my forehead.Liao Nanqing's cell phone rang, and when he saw the caller ID, he answered the call immediately.

"Nanqing, turn around."

Liao Nanqing didn't say a word, and saw Su Beimo behind him wearing a long black coat, standing refreshedly by the abandoned flower bed in the community.Behind was a car, Su Ya sat in the driver's seat, rolled down the window and waved to Liao Nanqing: "Nanqing, come here!"

"Aunt Su, Su Beimo." Liao Nanqing trotted over and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Su Ya pointed to the fruit snacks on the back seat: "We were driven out by your grandma Su to buy these."

"There are so many." Liao Nanqing glanced enviously, his house was deserted, and he didn't buy anything.He didn't even add a new box of instant noodles.Going to a restaurant to wash dishes is for food, and it also solves his food and clothing problem.One can imagine how satisfied Liao Nanqing was with this part-time job.

Su Ya blinked her eyes: "Grandma Su, you have given us a task. I have to take you back to celebrate the New Year!"

"what?"

Before Liao Nanqing could react, his body was half pushed and half pulled by Su Beimo to get into the car, squeezed together with the pile of fruit snacks.He secretly glanced again, most of them were his favorite food.Su Beimo was sitting in the co-pilot, fastening his seat belt and saying, "You pushed it away at the restaurant. It's Chinese New Year, we have to have New Year's Eve dinner together."

Su Ya responded, "That's right, restaurants that celebrate Chinese New Year should not be open."

Liao Nanqing: ...

Su Beimo: "Auntie, your statement is a bit too much."

Su Ya: "Didn't I want to persuade Nanqing to go to our house to celebrate the New Year with you? Since your grandma heard you said that Nanqing celebrated the New Year alone, she kept asking me to bring it home. I told her that Nanqing would I'm sorry, but you refused to come, and your grandma actually got into a fight with me, hey... It's really the water that was thrown out by the raised daughter, and my basin of water probably froze outside."

Su Ya was rarely so humorous, Liao Nanqing knew that she was trying to find a topic because she was afraid of embarrassment.

So without waiting for her to say anything, Liao Nanqing in the back seat blushed and said, "Aunt Su, I won't wash the dishes today. Thank you for bringing me to celebrate the New Year with you. I am very happy." Su Ya couldn't help it with his honest look. laugh out loud.I don't know how Su Beimo met this kid. He is cute and cute, and he is also pretty.

It's just that he has a submissive temperament, and he didn't suffer less before thinking about it.

Whose children were not spoiled now, but Liao Nanqing didn't grow up spoiled at first glance, he was especially good at looking at people's faces.

The Su family always spends New Years at Grandma Su's house. There are couplets pasted on both sides of the door frame, and an upside-down blessing character pasted in the middle of the door.There are red window grilles on the windows, which are cut in various ways, and each one is different.These were all cut by Grandma Su. She has been dexterous since she was young, and she does not forget to cut some every year when she is old.

Su Jing and Grandma Su had already started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner at home, and Su Ya joined the kitchen as soon as she got home.Su Beimo and Liao Nanqing were left in the living room, each with a pot, slowly peeling green beans.

Liao Nanqing peeled them very carefully, counting them one by one.The large coat made him look bloated. Su Beimo turned on the air conditioner, and asked Liao Nanqing to take off the coat after a while.Liao Nanqing was wearing a loose earth-colored sweater, the style was old and oversized, and it didn't fit at all.Su Beimo guessed right away that this was probably left by Liao's father.

The result was not. Liao Nanqing explained: "It belonged to my stepfather, who said it was too old. My mother was reluctant to throw it away, so she sorted it out and sent it to me."

Su Beimo: ...

He asked Liao Nanqing to put down the basin in his hand, and dragged him to a room in Grandma Su's house.This room has been prepared for him since he was a child, and there are many old things of Su Beimo in it.While rummaging through boxes and cabinets, Su Beimo found a sweater he wore in high school, which was knitted by Su Ya.

Although the color is a bit old, but because it is hand-woven, it looks good.

Su Beimo threw it to him: "Put it on."

Then he brought in a shopping bag from the table outside, and inside was a new coat.The style is the most popular look this year, and the size is exactly the size Liao Nanqing wears.Su Beimo helped to cut off the trademark: "My aunt went to buy it this morning, and she bought us a similar price. I wanted to give it to you after dinner, but since you're celebrating the New Year, don't wear other people's clothes. "

This 'other' refers to Liao Nanqing's stepfather.

If it was said that he was wearing Liao's father's clothes, Su Beimo thought nothing of it, but when he wore his stepfather's clothes, Su Beimo's heart shuddered.After all, Su Beimo knew that this stepfather treated Liao Nanqing badly.

Liao Nanqing didn't refute, and he also wanted to wear Su Beimo's old clothes in his heart. He changed his sweater obediently, seeing Su Beimo frowning and sulking, he walked over and pulled his fingers: "I don't like wearing them either. He doesn't want them." clothes, I won’t wear them anymore.”

"I'll buy you a new one."

"No need, this one is very good." Liao Nanqing felt warm when he put it on, "This one is just right for me. When did you wear it?"

"Grand one." Su Beimo knew what Liao Nanqing was going to say, so he took the first step, "I hadn't plucked one at that time, and I was also a little melon."

Liao Nanqing was taken aback, isn't this calling him a short melon?

After a long while, Liao Nanqing innocently blinked his eyelashes to defend himself: "I'm not short, it's because you are too tall."

The author has something to say

The next update will be on the 8th _(:з」∠)_ Thank you for your comments, I am very happy to watch.

I'm sorry, I'm sick and busy in three dimensions recently_(:з」∠)_If there are typos or sentences, please point them out.

In the next chapter, we are going to prepare candy, and one of them is going to confess his love, Xiao Nanqing or Su Beimo, guess what?

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