Night walk

After that, Mo Zhao didn't show up again for nearly a week. It was the end of the year and he was really busy.

This made Qiao Yixiao feel that this annoying house was temporarily pleasing to the eye.

This day when he finished class and was about to go out, a girl in the class called him: "Hey Qiao Yixiao, Christmas Eve tonight!"

"Ah?" Qiao Yixiao looked at them hesitantly.

"Let's eat together! Or—" the girl smiled slyly, "Or, do you want to accompany your girlfriend?!"

Qiao Yixiao was at a loss for words.He didn't know what Christmas Eve was or not, so he wanted to go back early to play with the cat and take more pictures of the cat.After eating, read a book for a while.Now that he has learned to have fun while suffering, he feels that such a life is actually pretty good.

"Oh my God, don't you really have a girlfriend?!" The girl said disappointedly seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time.

Qiao Yixiao shook his head, and said again: "I want to go home."

"Can't we have dinner together?" A few girls walked up and asked him together.

"Last time because of drinking, my family didn't let me eat out." Qiao Yixiao didn't know how many times he opened his eyes and told nonsense.

"..." The girls all fell silent in guilt.

"Happy Christmas Eve to you all." Qiao Yixiao finished speaking and walked out of the classroom.

While going down the stairs, someone stopped him again.

He turned around and saw that it was Qiao Lu, so he stopped and asked, "Squad leader, what's the matter?"

"Tonight is Christmas Eve. Our club is going out to feed the small animals. Are you going?" Since the last incident, when Qiao Lu talked to him again, he was no longer as generous as before.

Qiao Yixiao wanted to refuse.

"All the seniors are going! The whole club is going." Qiao Lu said again.

Qiao Yixiao didn't speak.

"In winter, the stray animals are really pitiful."

Qiao Yixiao thought of the fat and beautiful Kui Kui at home. Kui Kui is a cat with a good life and a good reincarnation.Ever since he was bitten by a dog, not only Mo Zhao was unwilling, but Qiao Yixiao himself never participated in club activities.Hearing what Qiao Lu said now, he also thought of the stray cats and dogs he occasionally encountered on his way to school in the morning.

In winter, it is indeed pitiful.

He nodded and said, "Then I'll go."

"Shall we have dinner together?" Qiao Lu asked again.

"I'll go home and have dinner, and come back." After speaking, Qiao Yixiao turned and went downstairs.

Qiao Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and looked downstairs, watching Qiao Yixiao go further and further away.

Qiao Yixiao doesn't like festivals, and used to be at home.Before my mother died, I didn't feel that way.After his mother died, he lived alone, let alone loved her.

On the other hand, Qiao Dongyang, when it comes to a festival, no matter how young he is, he wants to have a carnival.

Sitting in the car going back, Qiao Yixiao lowered his head and thought, wondering what happened to Qiao Dongyang.

He sighed, thinking that tomorrow would be the weekend, and he planned to visit Qiao Dongyang.

Xiao Zhe heard him sigh, and asked him with a smile: "What?"

"I feel a little pitiful when I see wild cats on the side of the road."

Xiao Zhe said jokingly: "It's a bad life, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Yes." Qiao Yixiao murmured.Life is bad, there is no way.What about himself?Is this fate good or bad?But he still remembers what his mother said to him before she died: life is long, don't give up easily, don't get depressed easily.Keep working hard, and you will always be able to bloom your own dazzling light.

He is only 19 years old, what is he afraid of.

About going out to feed stray animals at night, Xiao Zhe specifically asked Mo Zhao for instructions.

Although it was a holiday, Mo Zhao was still working overtime.He was silent for a while, but still agreed, telling Xiao Zhe to follow, and then asked Qiao Yixiao to answer the phone.

Having not spoken for a week, Qiao Yixiao felt a little awkward, so he answered the phone slowly and said "Hello".

"It's okay to go out to feed small animals, but you must stay away. You can just watch others feed them."

"I see."

"Xiao Zhe must follow you, otherwise he is not allowed to go out."

This was what Qiao Yixiao had thought of earlier, and he could accept it, so he said "hmm".

"Wear more."

"it is good."

"Let's play." After speaking, Mo Zhao hung up the phone.

Qiao Yixiao blinked. In fact, he wanted to say that even if he worked overtime, he still had to remember to eat.

But since it's hung up, forget it.

Near the school, there are many street lights, so you can see clearly under the lights.There are even more small animals at night than during the day.

Ever since he was bitten by a dog last time, Lin Lang blamed himself very much, and was always embarrassed to invite Qiao Yixiao to participate in club activities.Very happy to see him here today.But he didn't dare to let him feed it himself. Qiao Yixiao followed behind the team, and Xiao Zhe stood beside him, watching a group of little girls laughing and noisily feeding cats and dogs.

Not only Qiao Yixiao, but also Xiao Zhe felt that this kind of Christmas Eve was also interesting.

Near the school, in such a festival, there are inevitably flower sellers and apple sellers.Just because today is Christmas Eve, they packed the apples one by one in beautiful bags, and tied them with bows, calling them "Ping An Fruits".

Not expensive, ten yuan each, but there are many people who buy it.

The members of the club are bent over looking for small animals, but no one cares about it.Qiao Yixiao saw it, touched her body, and forgot if she didn't bring a wallet.

Xiao Zhe said: "Want to buy Ping An fruit?"

"Forgot to bring money, forget it."

"I brought money." Xiao Zhe smiled and went forward to buy a dozen or so apples and distributed them to everyone.

Qiao Yixiao curled up the corners of her mouth, thinking that it's good to celebrate the festival occasionally.

When Xiao Zhe drove him back, it was only after nine o'clock in the evening, and the school gate was the busiest time.

Many students are coming out of school together, planning to go out for the holiday.

Qiao Yixiao looked out the window, until the car left the school, he looked back again.

After arriving at the house, the lights in the yard were all on, which was actually quite beautiful.

But in short, because of the small number of people, it showed a bit of loneliness.

After Xiao Zhe sent him in, he said, "Happy Christmas Eve."

"Thanks, you too."

"Then I'm going home."

Aunt Dong said, "Don't you leave without something to eat?"

"It's too late, Mr. Joe is going to rest. Let's eat next time."

"Alright." Aunt Dong smiled and sent him outside the door.

Qiao Yixiao stood alone at the porch, looking at the house, and suddenly felt that the house was so empty.

Fortunately, Kui Kui ran over, grabbed his pants and tried to jump on him.

Qiao Yixiao still had an apple in his hand. He picked up the cat, put his face on the sunflower, rubbed it again, and then went upstairs.

When Aunt Dong came back after seeing Xiao Zhe off, she happened to see his back going upstairs.

She thought to herself, she didn't know if Mr. Mo would come tonight, it was a festival anyway.Nowadays, no matter Chinese festivals or foreign festivals, everyone loves them.When life is stressful, it can be regarded as finding more reasons for yourself to relax.Although Aunt Dong is old, she also understands that young people love festivals.

Looking at Qiao Yixiao's back now, she can't describe it well, but she always feels a little lonely in it.

But Mr. Mo has been very busy recently, and she can't always call to disturb him.

She went to the kitchen and continued to eat.Because it was Christmas Eve, Aunt Dong specially baked apple pie and cooked a pot of apple porridge.It can also be regarded as a combination of Chinese and Western, and Aunt Dong doesn't care what the pie must be paired with.She just does whatever Qiao Yixiao likes to eat.

In the middle of the night, Mo Zhao finished his overtime work, walked out of the office building with his colleagues, and then walked to the parking lot.

Director Liu said: "I didn't spend the holiday with my little princess tonight, so I'm going to hug me and cry when I wake up tomorrow morning. Ouch, when she cries, I'm so panicked."

Yang Qing said with a "haha" smile: "You can be ashamed, when your baby girl was born, I made you happy. Hurry up and go home to coax you! No matter how bad it is, there will be New Year's Eve in a few days, so take good care of her child."

"No, I've been too busy recently. There are meetings one after another. Fortunately, I prepared a gift for my son a few days ago, and I will put it in the socks for him when I go back at night." Director Wang said with a smile.

Yang Qing said: "Wang Chu, you are the best!" She then asked the youngest Xiao Cheng: "Xiao Cheng, how about you, isn't your girlfriend angry?"

"Hey, I ordered flowers online a long time ago, and when I received them in the evening, I called and praised me!"

Yang Qing laughed more happily, and several other people also made fun of Xiao Cheng.

Director Mo walked last, did not speak, but was thoughtful.

Mo Zhao's car was parked closest, and before getting into the car, Yang Qing smiled and said, "Mo Chu, the leader of the unit, but you are the only one who is single. In the coming year, work harder!" Although Yang Qing is only a department-level , but has worked in the unit for more than ten years, and has some background at home.What's more, he is also a jokester, very popular, that's why he dared to say Mo Zhao half-jokingly.Besides, she only said that once.

"Don't worry." Mo Zhao said with a smile.

"We are in a hurry, we are in a hurry to eat your wedding candy!"

Don't pretend to be helpless.

Director Wang, the oldest, smiled and said, "Okay, let Director Mo go home quickly! Maybe there is someone waiting at home!"

"It can't be true!" Yang Qing said deliberately.

Mo Zhao laughed even more helplessly.

Everyone else knew that Director Mo was the most upright, and they couldn't bear to make fun of him with a smile and let him go.

Yang Qing said again: "I don't know which girl will be cheaper in the future, Director Mo is really good."

After the really nice director Mo drove the car out of the unit, when he was about to change lanes and turn, he drove back to the straight road and drove straight ahead.He remembered that direction, and there seemed to be many shops that were still open at night.

When Mo Zhao returned to the small villa in the suburbs, he looked from a distance, except for the lights in the yard and the living room on the first floor, all the other lights were off.

Everyone slept.

It was already one o'clock in the morning, no one thought that Mo Zhao would come here again.

Aunt Dong waited until after twelve o'clock to make sure that Mo Zhao would not come, so she also fell asleep.

His car was parked a few hundred meters away from the yard, and he walked all the way.He had his own key, opened the courtyard door quietly all the way, opened the gate, and then walked into the room.The moment he opened the door, he smelled the warm sweet aroma of apples.

He casually put down his coat and briefcase, put other things on the table, and washed his hands.

After washing his hands, he picked up the things on the table and walked upstairs.

The author has something to say: let's spend Christmas Eve before the midnight snack.