Luting Canteen

When Tang Meng came home, Tang's mother was changing his sheets, and when she saw him enter the room, she began to scold him:

"It's been a long time since you changed the sheets. I told you to change them frequently. I don't remember. The bathing area is also messed up. I'll tidy it up for you."

Knowing his mother's worry-loving personality, Tang Meng didn't make any excuses, just smiled and went to squeeze her shoulder:

"Mom, you sit down first, I'll change."

"What are you sitting on? You've changed everything. Let me help you."

Tang Meng pulled a corner of the bed sheet and stuffed it into the hem of Sim Mengsi's edge. Tang's mother thought that he hadn't folded it first, so she asked him to stand aside, saying that it would be faster to do it by herself.While tidying up, Mother Tang smiled and asked:

"By the way, I saw two toothbrushes in the toilet, why, who is staying overnight?"

"Well, Xiaoqi sometimes comes to sleep, so I left a handful for him."

Mother Tang let out an "oh" in disappointment, touched the big bed with her hands, and pulled it again. She felt satisfied before accepting the quilt handed over by Tang Meng:

"Mom is here this time to tell you about this."

In fact, when Tang Meng saw her, he knew it in his heart, knowing that he had been sloppy, and sooner or later his father would not be able to persuade her, so he didn't make a sound at this moment, just waiting for his mother to finish speaking in one breath.

"Originally, I wanted to let you and Yan Zi develop a little bit before, but you didn't seem to have that meaning when you treated her as a little sister. Otherwise, you said, you and Yan Ting have been close since childhood, and his family's conditions are also good. Let it be him himself. Put aside such a good job and let go, but I see that he makes money by opening this restaurant and helps you all the time, this friend has nothing to say, it would be great if we became a family."

Sighing, Mother Tang folded the quilt, found a towel blanket and spread it on the bed and sat down, then asked Tang Meng to pull the chair over and sit down to listen to her.

"That's why mom told you this. You, like your dad, are in a pile of books all day long and don't care about anything. This store used to make some money, but if I didn't stare at it and call He also sells test papers and reference books, and he might have collapsed long ago. You guys are living too, too much, so how do you say it? It’s too idealistic, yes, too idealistic. People, you have to To live, right? You don’t need money to live?”

Mother Tang patted Tang Meng's knee with her hands, and continued:

"Now you are indeed stronger than your father was then, and I don't worry much about life, but look at you, you must have someone to accompany you in the future, right? Like your father, he doesn't know anything, although I sometimes I can't talk to him, but I still take good care of him. Look at your dad, who doesn't say that he enjoys my blessing? Although there are bumps and bumps, isn't life like this? Tang Meng, you will be 28 in a few days, and you will be [-] in two years. It is said that a man stands at [-]. You will not have a family or find a partner. Do you know that when someone asks, your mother will take How many words are there to make up for you? You said that my son should be tall and handsome, and he looks no worse than anyone else, and he will be chewed behind his back by those sloppy ones."

When she thought of someone saying behind her back two days ago whether her son was not good enough, Mother Tang became very angry, so she decided to come over and have a good talk with Tang Meng.Seeing his mother's angry face, Tang Meng smiled lightly, and held her hand on his knee.Mother Tang glared at Tang Meng, then turned her head and began to sigh.Tang Meng understood that he couldn't explain it clearly to her. Like most mothers who worry about their children, she only hopes that her children can go through the necessary processes in life smoothly.My father helped him with the conversation, for example, telling her that getting married is not about getting a dish of fried food when you are old, and then just mix it up and bring it to the judges for them to comment on it, and it's over. Love, being together is not easy to know how to tolerate and run in, if you don't meet someone who wants to be together like this, take your time.But the mother still only believed in the truth in her heart: people should get married when they are old, get married and have children, and it is the right way to complete these things as soon as possible.

Tang Meng actually understood who was always in his heart, and he never regarded gender as a problem, but in reality, in the eyes of his own mother, for example, this is a problem, a big problem.So he didn't say it.He admits that he is afraid of his mother making trouble, and he is also worried that his father will not understand, but he is even more afraid that the child he has protected since he was a child will be wronged and hurt by his closest relatives in the future.

"Oh, Mom is not unreasonable."

Suddenly her tone slowed down, and Mother Tang finally brought the conversation to the point.

"I know you don't like blind dates, so I won't force you. This time, you are about to give birth. I have a colleague whose friend's daughter also works here. Haven't I already told the girl that you celebrate your birthday together?" Have a meal, I want my colleagues to reserve seats for you," said Tang Meng and handed an envelope:

"This money is my mother's birthday gift to you. It's not much. Take it to dinner and take others to watch movies. Don't ask people to spend money. And you, don't treat it as a blind date, just recognize it." A friend, if you feel good, go everywhere, but be careful, see if the girl gives you a gift, what is it, let me tell you, you can tell if you will manage the house in the future, you know?"

Tang Meng felt that he was indeed nothing like his mother, so he pushed the envelope back and said softly:

"Thank you mom, you can keep it, I have it."

"You kid, take it if you tell me, and you have to go this time, do you hear me?"

Keeping her eyes fixed on Tang Meng, seeing that he finally nodded, Tang's mother stretched her brows.Tang Meng got up to pour the boiled water for her, but what he was thinking about was Ye Qi, and he didn't know if he had arrived at school, and he couldn't remember to send a text message to him no matter how many times he said it.

"——Also, if you have development in the future, don't take it to our house, go to Yan Ting's. I think his place is pretty good. Our family will talk about it after the girl is stable."

Seeing that Tang Meng didn't reply, Mother Tang raised her voice a little dissatisfied:

"Don't you don't like to listen, what mom said is for your own good, you are an honest child, you don't know how to play tricks, but how do you know if others will? Also, if you take it to Yan Ting's for dinner in the future, Don't let the girl see Ye Qi, you look at that pink hair, how can you look like a good student? Maybe you thought you were playing with those little bastards, besides, his situation was really, alas, really That family was ruined by the adults, this kid was quite pitiful, if he was adopted by a normal person, he wouldn’t be like this—”

"mom!"

Putting the teacup in his hand on the table heavily, the hot water just poured in suddenly splashed a lot on his hand, Tang Meng frowned slightly, and Tang's mother hurried over when she saw it:

"Oh, what are you doing, kid! It's all red, hurry up, go rush! Put some soy sauce on it, go!"

"Xiao Qi, he has always been a good boy, and Uncle Chi and the others are also good people."

Tang's mother didn't expect Tang Meng to say this to herself suddenly. Just as she was about to speak again, she saw her son showing a rare displeasure expression, and she was worried about his hands, so she had to vaguely agree, "Okay, he is a good man, a good man." ” and pushed Tang Meng to the kitchen in the cubicle.

Here Ye Qi didn't go back to school, nor did he want to go back to Luting.As for his home, he smiled.If that could be called home, he wouldn't live in school all the time because his home was so close to the school.I do often go to Tang Meng's house to sleep, but it is impossible to sleep there every day.The school has a double room, which costs [-] yuan a year, which is a few hundred more expensive than the four-person and six-person rooms, but it is cheaper than renting a house outside, and the room for two people is often absent. It won't cause too much trouble, so I have been living in a double room, and I am very familiar with the dormitory auntie. Sometimes it is really late to go back because of something, just call in advance and ask the auntie to stay later.

It's clear that it's not time for access control today, but Ye Qi doesn't want to go back to the dormitory.The one in the same room as me is a student who works hard at studying, he is very nice, he usually reads in the dormitory when he has nothing to do, and Ye Qi is unwilling to bring his current bad mood back to the dormitory to affect him, and he has to hold back and pretend that nothing is wrong It was also uncomfortable, so I found a 24-hour convenience store, bought two skewers of chicken bone balls and hot coffee, and sat at the bar by the window looking at the bustling street outside the window in a daze.

Ye Qi didn't want to think about the reason why Tang Meng's mother came this time.It's not so much unwillingness, it's better to say that I avoided it from the beginning.

When I was young, I never thought about it.When I get older, I begin to understand: Tang Meng will get married in the future.Getting married and having children, which is perfectly normal, is like a thorn in Ye Qi's place, and it doesn't hurt when you don't think about it.After thinking about it, this thorn will be pressed into the heart a little more sullenly.

Ye Qi has been afraid of pain since he was a child, and he can run home from the hospital with a sullen face after drawing blood, so he always chooses to ignore it—anyway, Tang Meng has never dated women, anyway, he always has sex with himself , and Yan Ting together.Ye Qi didn't know what Tang Meng told his parents, so he thought that nothing would happen in the future.Sometimes he couldn't understand Tang Meng's eyes, such as the eyes between Song Song and Yang Shubai, which obviously contained love.Yan Ting's eyes on Li Hui are so gentle that he looks tired, and he looks at other couples, boys and girls, there will always be a moment when their eyes meet, it seems that they have already said a hundred words in their hearts.

But what about Tang Meng?

When he looked at himself, he was calm, a little too calm.It's not that there is no joy or other emotions in those eyes, it's just that Tang Meng always seems to be restraining something, especially in the past two years.So I couldn't bear it anymore, and occasionally used actions and words to test his reaction, but he always kept looking over with that look while retreating.

Even Yan Ting could see through his own thoughts, but Tang Meng didn't feel it, so Ye Qi didn't dare to speak.He likes that Tang Meng is only following his feelings now, but he also understands that he probably can't go on like this anymore - if Tang Meng's mother has come, maybe such a peaceful day without waves and changes will not last long.

Ye Qi felt bored, so he looked away at the chicken bone balls wrapped in a paper bag.One side of the bag containing them is a transparent film, and now it is covered with a layer of white heat and water droplets.The amber sauce dripping over the meatballs also stained the wooden handle at the end.Ye Qi grabbed half a piece of paper and wrapped it on the top, biting off a ball. The crispy bones were mixed in the minced meat soaked in thick juice, and it was very chewy.Ye Qi liked eating it very much before, but now he prefers Li Hui's meatballs.Thinking of this, Ye Qi hesitated for a moment, then wiped his hands and took the phone on the table, and sent a sentence to the group:

"It's school, everyone, have a drink!"

After a while, I received an ok expression from Yan Ting and the others.Yan Ting probably hasn't returned yet, so Li Hui sent a short voice over:

"Ye, Ye Qi, good night—"

The word "an" disappeared before he finished speaking, Ye Qi smiled and thought that he would teach him to play better tomorrow, and deliberately did not think about why Tang Meng hadn't replied yet.

After eating a bunch of meatballs, the screen of the phone lights up:

"It's good to be here, go to bed early."

Ye Qi smiled, but didn't open it to look, and let it stay on until the screen went black.He really wanted Tang Meng to make a phone call, so that when they were talking, he could hear that he was actually outside.Then he will ask where are you?Then he ran over to find himself without saying anything.When they found it, the two of them walked around casually until dawn.

Thinking of this, Ye Qi couldn't help laughing, and picked up the second string of meatballs.The laughter didn't stop for a while, Ye Qi lowered his head and shook his shoulders, causing the people next to him to move silently.

"What the hell are you thinking about?"

After laughing, he switched his mobile phone to airplane mode, Ye Qi held a wooden stick with meatballs in his mouth, held his face with his left hand, and looked out the window.