two trees for forest

In the summer of 2000, the most common day in the city, the weather was still extremely hot.

In the suburbs far away from the bustling center, stands an unremarkable orphanage.The kids are still taking a nap.

Without tall buildings and sparse crowds, Xia Feng brought a little coolness.There is a big apricot tree planted in the center of the yard. When the apricots are ripe, the whole yard smells fruity.A young man in his twenties is resting on a deck chair.

A small face sticks out from a room on the west side. The palm-sized face has long since lost the baby fat that a four- or five-year-old child should have, and the obsidian-like eyes appear to be getting bigger.

After the child went to the toilet, he really couldn't stand the temptation of Xingzi, so he came quietly from there, looking for any Xingzi that fell on the ground.For the young people under the tree, he was not too afraid. This handsome uncle has been here for almost a week. Although he never smiles, he occasionally plays with them and sometimes buys sweet candies for everyone. Talk to Grandma Dean when they play in the afternoon.

Lin Jian had that nightmare again, in the empty hospital, Lin Siyi was engulfed by the darkness bit by bit, no matter how he ran, he seemed to be standing still, no matter how he shouted, he couldn't make a sound, the more anxious he was, the thicker the black mist came, In the end, only Lin Siyi was left looking at him longingly with eyes full of desire for survival.Lin Jian struggled violently and sat up abruptly.

The child was startled, stood up suddenly, and looked at the person on the chair helplessly.If I come out to pick apricots during my nap time, my aunt will definitely be punished if she finds out.

Lin Jian rubbed his swollen and sore temples, only then did he see the restless child.He stroked the child's head and said softly, "Your name is Dongdong, right?"

Dongdong nodded quickly, the handsome uncle actually remembered his name!

Lin Jian stood up, picked an apricot from the tree and handed it to Dongdong, laughing at him: "It's not good to be so greedy."

Dongdong was fascinated by Lin Jian's smile at first, and then realized what he was talking about, with a small face of embarrassment and fear.

"It's okay, you can eat! I won't tell grandma the dean."

Dongdong took it in a daze, and he broke an apricot in half, stuffed half into his mouth, and handed the other half to Lin Jian.

Lin Jian ate half of an apricot with his hand, and patted the child's buttocks: "Okay, I ate half of it too, this is our little secret, you go to sleep!"

After sleeping at noon, Dongdong ran to the yard with everyone.The fruit in the orphanage is precious, and everyone can't eat it at ordinary times. Only when the apricots are ripe, the aunt will give one to each person after taking a nap every day.

Dongdong got up a bit late, coupled with his age and short legs, he couldn't grab everyone at all, so he could only keep worrying behind, and when it was his turn, the basket was empty.

Dongdong lowered his head and was a little depressed. The children in the orphanage were short of food and clothing, and some older children took the opportunity to get an extra one. It's not once or twice.

Thinking of the one that his pretty uncle picked for him at noon, he felt nothing.

Lin Jian was talking to the dean, he noticed that it took only a few seconds for the little one to change from being depressed to satisfied, he couldn't help laughing, and beckoned him over.

Dongdong happily ran over to say hello to the beautiful uncle and the dean's grandmother.Lin Jian stuffed his apricot into Dongdong's hand and winked at him.Dongdong thanked happily, and went to play with other children.

The dean looked at them and smiled: "Siyi also likes Dongdong. She said this child is rare. He is transparent and content."

"En." Lin Jian followed Dongdong with his eyes.

The dean saw that Lin Jian didn't want to talk about Si Yi more, and knew that he hadn't recovered yet, so he changed the subject.

Before Lin Jian went home in the evening, he called Dongdong aside. "Dongdong, do you want to go to the amusement park?"

Dongdong's eyes lit up suddenly, and he nodded vigorously.

"Then uncle will take you to play tomorrow. I will come very early tomorrow morning. Don't cry when I tell you to get up." Lin Jian pinched his nose gently.

"No, I never cry when I wake up."

"Okay." Lin Jian smiled and stretched out his hand. "You can't tell other children, this is our little secret."

Dongdong wanted to ask why he couldn't bring other children with him, but he was afraid that the pretty uncle would get angry, so he didn't mention it again.As for going to an amusement park, he had never been there before.Dongdongruan's soft little finger hooked Lin Jian's slender little finger, and said seriously, "Our secret."

When Lin Jian went to call Dongdong the next morning, he had already dressed himself and was lying on the bed, with his eyes fixed on the door.Seeing Lin Jian push open the door, he got up slowly and ran towards him.

Lin Jian led him to talk to the dean, and then went out to take a car.

Dongdong was very excited along the way, seeing everything new.

When the two arrived at the playground, Dongdong's face was blushing.Lin Jian bought him a piece of bread and a box of pure milk, and then led him to line up to buy tickets.Because it was Saturday and it was summer vacation, many parents brought their children to play.The noise of children and the light reprimand of parents surround me.And Dongdong was not as good as a five-year-old child. He followed Lin Jian closely, eating bread in small bites. Seeing Lin Jian looking down at him, he hurriedly handed the bread up to Lin Jian to eat.

The father behind him looked at Lin Jian enviously, lowered his head, held his son's hand tightly and said, "Look at the little brother in front of you, even younger than you, he knows how to listen to his father and learn from him."

Dongdong froze for a moment when he heard the sound of "Dad", and looked up at Lin Jian in embarrassment. Lin Jian just bent his mouth and did not refute. Dongdong hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to be eating bread seriously, but his ears began to It slowly turned red.

When the ticket was bought, Dongdong had already finished his breakfast.Lin Jian led him to play all the games he had never played before.

When he got off the bumper car, Dongdong was already sweating profusely from playing. Lin Jian was afraid that he would suffer from heat stroke, so he raised his hand to check the time and found that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.He was going to take Dongdong to find a shady place to have a rest, and by the way, get rid of the bag of food he bought for noon.

The two chatted while walking, because of getting along in the morning, Dongdong became familiar with the handsome uncle, and was no longer afraid of him.

"Dongdong, is it fun?"

Dongdong nodded vigorously, bouncing on his feet.

"Is there anything else you want to play that you haven't played yet? Tell me. I'll take you to play when the sun is not so hot."

"I want to go to a haunted house."

"Haunted house?" Lin Jian was surprised, "Aren't you afraid?"

"When I was playing in the yard of the big family, Grandma Lin told me about the haunted house. She said she had a son and asked me to call him Uncle Lin. She said that Dongdong is a boy and should not be afraid. She also said that Uncle Lin would take me. Going to the haunted house, Uncle Lin is very courageous, I want to be like Uncle Lin!" Dongdong raised his head, and suddenly stopped talking, "Beautiful uncle, why are you crying?"

Lin Jian knelt down and held Dongdong in his arms, "Do you still remember Grandma Lin?"

"Remember." Dongdong wiped Lin Jian's tears with his hand, "Stop crying, handsome uncle."

"Then do you like Grandma Lin?" Lin Jian asked choked up, unable to stop his tears.

"I like it. Grandma Lin will bring us delicious food, clothes, brushes and fairy tale books. She said that when Dongdong is six years old, she will send Dongdong to school."

Lin Jian hugged Dongdong into his arms, "Dongdong, I am Uncle Lin."

"You are...Uncle Lin?" Dongdong held Lin Jian in a daze, "Is that the Uncle Lin Grandma Lin mentioned?"

"Yes, I am Grandma Lin's son." Lin Jian took out a piece of paper and wiped his face clean, and he stood up after he recovered for a long time, "Let's go, let's find a shady place to eat something, and Uncle Lin will take you there later haunted house."

Lin Jian sat down to eat with Dongdong, Dongdong was still a little confused, the handsome uncle turned out to be Uncle Lin!

"Uncle Lin, are you really Grandma Lin's son?"

"Yes."

"I think so too." Dongdong lowered his head to think, and then confirmed with a smile, "You are as good as Grandma Lin."

"Then Uncle Lin, what does Grandma Lin do?"

"It's the teacher who teaches the students how to learn." Lin Jian raised his hand to wipe off the food residue from the corner of Dongdong's mouth.

"Wow! Grandma Lin is as good as I thought." Dongdong cheered, "Then can I let Grandma Lin teach me when I go to school?"

"Beautiful thinking." Lin Jian scratched Dongdong's nose, "But when you grow up and go to high school, you will learn very well. Maybe Grandma Lin will teach you."

"I must study hard! I want to take all the No.1 exams!"

"Okay." Lin Jian was amused by Dongdong's childish words and said with a smile: "Hurry up and eat, or the chance to play the haunted house will be cancelled."

"Wow, Uncle Lin is a cheapskate, I will sue you to Grandma Lin in the future!"

When the wind blows over, some of the hot air is filtered out by the leaves, and with a hint of coolness, Lin Jian's heart seems to have been lifted by a corner, and he is no longer repulsed by others.

A gust of cold wind blew, and the white curtains were blown up. In the dark room, the person covered by the white sheet made a soft sound, as if he sat up slowly.Dongdong held Lin Jian's hand tightly, sweating layer after layer, but he couldn't hold back his trembling and asked for help.

Lin Jian was helpless, the child looked thin but stubborn as hell.He hugged Dongdong half into his arms and let him hug his waist.

"Corpse" sat up slowly, turned his head this way, the sound of "Kakaka" joint movement became more terrifying in the dark room, Dongdong grabbed Lin Jian's hand and turned and ran out.

When I went out, I met a female ghost again, her hair was all loose in front, her long nails were painted blood red, she touched Dongdong, Dongdong was frightened and froze, and the corpse behind her He also got out of bed and moved towards this side.

Dongdong didn't dare to move, and he was holding Lin Jian's hand more and more tightly, so that he felt a little pain.

If you are so afraid, you still want to persist?Lin Jian was a little puzzled, thinking that his subordinates also picked up Dongdong, sideways dodged the female ghost in front of him, and stopped in a small temporarily safe corner with him in his arms.

"If you are afraid, you can tell uncle." Lin Jian knelt down and looked at Dongdong.

Dongdong's teeth chattered involuntarily: "But... but Grandma Lin said that Dongdong is a man, so...be brave!"

Lin Jian smiled and patted his head, "Did Grandma Lin say that children don't have to be so brave when someone protects them?"

"Dongdong has no protection." Dongdong said and lowered his head.

Lin Jian's heart suddenly ached, "It's fine in front of Uncle Lin, Uncle will protect you."

"Will it last forever?" Dongdong looked up at Lin Jian expectantly, his clear eyes seemed to melt into a sea of ​​stars.

"It will always be." Lin Jian hugged Dongdong, let him put his arms around his neck, and buried his face in his neck.

Every time he heard a sound, Dongdong would unconsciously hug Lin Jian even tighter, but Lin Jian didn't point it out, and patted Dongdong's back soothingly with one hand.

Most of the couples in the haunted house in the amusement park come to play, and this kind of combination of father and son is quite rare. The "ghosts" and "corpses" smiled kindly when they saw the child nestled in Lin Jian's arms. It's not too difficult for Lin Jian.But there was a smile on a ghostly face, making it look more and more eerie.Even Lin Jian couldn't laugh or cry.

After the two pushed open the exit door and bathed in the scorching sun again, Dongdong's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and his whole body was weak even his legs, so Lin Jian had no choice but to hug him all the time.

In the afternoon, Lin Jian thought it was too hot, so he took Dongdong away, and the two went straight to the book city.

It was already 08:30 when we returned to the orphanage after playing in the evening. Lin Jian went to talk to the dean first, and then took Dongdong to the sleeping room.As soon as the door was opened, the two of them instantly became the focus of everyone.

When they got up in the morning, everyone found that Dongdong was gone, and at noon, the handsome uncle who came every day did not come.Auntie said that the beautiful uncle took Dongdong to the playground, and all the children were jealous and envious.

Playgrounds are not the luxury of children like them who can't even eat enough.

Lin Jian took Dongdong into the house and distributed a pack of Wangwang snow cakes to everyone. Dongdong also hurriedly took the small schoolbag that Lin Jian bought for him, and took out all the fairy tale books in the bag for everyone to read.

The orphanage is a Datong store, and everyone squeezes together to make room for Lin Jian to lie down.At the request of the children, Lin Jian read a bedtime story for everyone, Dongdong nestled into Lin Jian's arms, and looked at Uncle Lin adoringly like everyone else.

"a long long time ago,……"

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