mountain sleep

Chen Siyi was lucky today, she snatched two big chunks of beef tendon from the village that was late in the morning market, and also caught up with the fresh local eggs brought over for sale.She hummed "Cut a period of time to flow slowly, flowing into the moonlight and rippling slightly", riding a small electric car towards home.

"Are you back? Are you shopping for groceries?"

"Yes! You take your grandson out to play? It's so cute."

Back in the community, I ran into neighbors who were out for a walk, and smiled and exchanged greetings with each other.Chen Siyi parked the car, carrying a few big bags, in a good mood.After walking to the gate downstairs of my unit, I was about to take out the key to open the door, but then felt that something was wrong, hesitated for a while, and turned back to the intersection.

"...Yao Ge?"

The boy sitting on the stone bench with his legs outstretched heard the voice, stood up immediately, and greeted him a little cautiously: "Hello, Aunt Chen."

Yao Ge arrived at Chuan Dao last night, and first went back to his grandparents' house for a night.He only knew the neighborhood of Xu Zihang's new home, but didn't know the exact location, so he could only choose to come to the side of the road early in the morning and wait.He bought a phone card at the small supermarket in front of him, but he didn't dial out the number after waiting for more than half an hour.

Sure enough, it was him.Just now Chen Siyi felt that the person sitting on the side of the road looked familiar, but she hadn't heard Xu Zihang mention Yao Ge's coming back these two days, so she wondered, "Why are you sitting here?" She raised her head and squinted at the sun hanging above her head , hurriedly greeted him, "It's so hot here, hurry up, let's talk about it later."

"Oh." After realizing it, Yao Ge took a step forward to pick up the bag in Chen Siyi's hand, "Aunt Chen, let me carry it for you."

Chen Siyi was not polite, let him take the things in his hands, fanned the wind with his free hand, and asked him with a smile: "Haven't you been to Auntie's new house?"

"Well, no."

"Are you used to being outside?"

"I'm used to it." The two entered the elevator together, and Yao Ge blocked the elevator door to let her go in.

"It's a coincidence that you came here. I asked my uncle to make beef tendon in sauce at noon, and my aunt bought two big pieces today!"

Chen Siyi asked a few words about his daily life in the United States, Yao Ge replied shyly, and the elevator door opened after a few words.

"Here, let's go."

"Aunt Chen." Before exiting the elevator door, Yao Ge stopped Chen Siyi who was about to go out, swallowed, and asked hesitantly, "You... don't blame me?"

Along the way, Chen Siyi was no different from before, he didn't mention anything about him and Xu Zihang, and the embarrassing scene Yao Ge expected didn't happen, but the more it happened, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Hearing the uneasiness and nervousness in his words, Chen Siyi retracted the foot he stepped out, and sighed from the bottom of his heart.She turned around, with a teasing and narrow smile on her face, and asked back: "What's your fault? Auntie still doesn't trust you? Xu Zihang's temper, I just listen to you." She stretched out her hand to pull Yao Ge, and opened the door Said, "I earned it, and it's too late to be happy."

"come in."

Xu Zihang was sitting at the dining table drinking tremella and lotus seed soup. Before he took the spoon out of his mouth, he was choking so loudly. He wanted to speak, but he was out of breath and could not make a sound, his whole face was flushed red.

"Look at you, you don't pay attention to everything you eat." Chen Siyi frowned, and scolded him while setting up his slippers, "Yao Ge didn't even say in advance if he wanted to come, I'll buy more food, I really can't count on you. She turned her head to signal Yao Ge to put the dishes on the kitchen table, her tone turned 180 degrees, "Little Ge, put it here."

Yao Ge obediently replied "Yes", cast a sidelong glance at the shocked Xu Zihang, and asked sweetly, "Aunt Chen, is there anything else I can help you with?"

"No, you guys go play." Chen Siyi waved his hand, and then remembered something, "By the way, have you had breakfast? How about some white fungus soup to eat with it?"

"No, I've already eaten." Yao Ge sat down, propped his chin with both hands, and stared at Xu Zihang intently.

The two sat facing each other, neither of them spoke.Yao Ge's eyes were glued to Xu Zihang's body all the time, but Xu Zihang avoided his gaze, lowered his head and unconsciously stirred the spoon in his hand.

I could hear the sound of Chen Siyi walking back and forth in the kitchen, and the slippers and tiles were being slapped together, making my heart pimple.His toes were suddenly supported by another pair of feet, Xu Zihang immediately straightened his back, his breathing became lighter, his fingertips on the table curled up for a while, but he still couldn't help raising his eyes, looking back not to be outdone.

Yao Ge watched the opponent's eye sockets turn red little by little, and his heart also tightened little by little as if he was pinching him.Xu Zihang blinked his eyes, as if he had suffered some great grievance, he hastily lowered his head and reached out to wipe away his tears, who knew that the more he wiped away, he gasped first, and hurriedly swallowed the contents of the bowl in three or five gulps , cleared his throat vigorously, stood up and asked in a low voice, "Go to my room?"

"Yeah." Yao Ge responded lightly, got up and followed slowly behind the man who was holding his neck and not looking back.

This man's hair has not been cut since it grew long, and it was lying limply on the top of his head early in the morning, with a cluster of disobedient horns on the back of his head.

Weirdly cute.

The turbulent wave that desperately wanted to hug him tightly became gentle after seeing him, and the remaining small waves lapped the water intimately.

Xu Zihang lowered his head and stood by the door sideways to let Yao Ge in.His hand holding the doorknob was very tense, and when he closed the door, he accidentally knocked too hard and made a loud noise.

The scene of meeting him again has been envisioned countless times in his mind. He thought about standing in front of him with his report card, fantasized about him suddenly appearing outside the examination room, and rehearsed his first sentence after flying to the United States to see him, that is, no. It was expected that Yao Ge would show up at his house when he was unprepared.

I thought I would have a lot to say, but I didn't expect the first feeling to be so wronged.

Xu Zihang turned his back to the room, and secretly turned his head to listen to the movement behind his ears, scratching his ears to know what Yao Ge would say first, but he didn't hear a sound after waiting for a long time.He was impatient to continue waiting, and was planning to strike first, but Yao Ge ignored him at all, and was standing at the table flipping through his error book with relish.

"Don't look!"

The notebook in Xu Zihang's hand was snatched away, but Yao Ge didn't try to snatch it. The corners of his mouth rose slightly after he glanced at the other's red ears, and turned to look at the basketball model on the table with great interest: "New?"

His nonchalant look fell into Xu Zihang's eyes, making him want to say but couldn't express the grievance in his heart.

"Hey, your house has a small yard?"

Yao Ge leaned in front of the window and pointed at the balcony above, and couldn't help laughing when he turned his head.

He knew that he was being unreasonable like a child, but he just couldn't control it. He was distressed and proud of Xu Zihang's emotional ups and downs, and he wanted to see him being teased to make him even more anxious.

Sure enough, Xu Zihang's gaze became angry, imprisoning him in front of the window sill, the two of them were close to each other, their red eyes fixed on him, as if they were cornered in a dead silence. Trapped beast.

Yao Ge leaned against the window sill, lazily with a touch of charm: "What are you doing?"

"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Xu Zihang retracted his arm on the window sill, but it was just right not to touch Yao Ge.

"Yes, I have."

His tone softened, and he dragged his voice for a very long time, as if scratching Xu Zihang's ear stickily.

He said, "Missing you."

He already knew the answers to those questions when he came here, why he confessed to his parents, why he chose to drop out of school, and why he kept it from him, he knew everything, so there was no need to ask.

Xu Zihang's already red eyes began to see waves pouring in, he had already gotten used to himself being always vulnerable because of this person.But he was finally able to cry happily, even if his face was covered with tears and snot, even if he said it would make people laugh.

"Xiao Ge is here?" Near the meal time, Xu Xingqiang greeted the two children who came out of the house one after the other. Seeing their equally red and swollen eyes, he didn't ask anything, "First, put two chicken wings and eat. Right away."

"Thank you uncle."

The bowl is Coke Chicken Wings specially prepared for Yao Ge. Knowing that he doesn't like spicy food, he will cook dishes that suit his taste every time he comes.

"The beef tendon is ready," Chen Siyi, who came out of the kitchen with a disc, proudly showed off her results in the vegetable market. "You don't know how hard it is to buy beef tendon. I went there a few times and it was sold out."

"Shall I open a bottle of beer? Wife, let's take a sip together?"

"Okay, you two drink Coca-Cola, we're going to welcome Yao Ge today."

Yao Ge sat in the middle of the long table, and all the good dishes were piled up in front of him.

"Come on, cheers!"

The four of them toasted together, the glass colliding was crisp and pleasant, and the carbonated bubbles filled and jumped in the mouth.Yao Ge was holding the cup, and the cola was like an alcoholic beverage, which made him dizzy, and he hadn't had this feeling of "going home" for a long time.

This is the second place in Kawashima City that he can call home besides his grandparents' house.

After the meal, Xu Xingqiang set out the tea set and wanted to have a long talk with the two children.He skillfully held the small cup in the first hot tea soup and turned it back and forth. Seeing the two people sitting opposite him as if they were facing a big enemy, he joked with a smile: "Don't be nervous, just chatting about your college plans."

"Uncle, I'll be here for the university application." Yao Ge took the cup of tea handed to him with both hands, "Xu Zihang will be preparing for the exam in the past six months, I will prepare the application materials and papers first, and then make a list to tell you what needs to be done Procedures, such as going to his school to issue transcripts, and having to do certified translations. I will understand these clearly.”

"The major depends on what Xu Zihang likes. Even if you don't like it later, you can still transfer. Don't worry. As for the schools, first apply to six schools at the same time, and see which ones are finally accepted, and then choose. I can do a school comparison in these two days Form, let you take a look at how to filter."

Xu Xingqiang did not expect Yao Ge to answer in an orderly manner, considering all aspects, from the length of time to the application process and introducing it to him, it can be seen that he has carefully prepared.Looking at the silly boy next to him who can only nod, he guesses that he doesn't know anything except that he is preoccupied with the exam.

"Private schools are better, but...the tuition fees will be more expensive." Yao Ge was a little apprehensive when talking about this issue, "But it doesn't matter, there are also good public universities."

"Don't worry about this." Xu Xingqiang waved his hand indifferently. Although his family is not rich and powerful, as a university professor, he has the financial strength to send his children to study abroad. "Study is the best investment. You just need to take care of it." It's easy to apply. The only thing I'm worried about is," he glanced at Xu Zihang and asked, "Can you apply to the same school as Yao Ge?"

"I..." The legs placed under the table were arched, and Xu Zihang, who was originally frightened, immediately boasted enthusiastically, "Yes! I can!"