law of forbidden love

Xicheng District is like a corner forgotten by Yuncheng.There are neither bustling commercial streets nor quaint tourist attractions. It is curled up on the edge of the city, and its outline on the map looks like an old dog.

Low, dark old buildings are lined up in rows, leaving a street about ten meters wide in the middle, which is the so-called Heping Street.The surrounding area is squeezed into different alleys by other dilapidated buildings. Once it rains on a cloudy day, there will always be a layer of greasy things on the walls of the old buildings in disrepair. There is a musty smell in the air, which affects the appetite. of.

Heping Street is also a notorious place, known for its poor environment and a gathering place for the poor.

Shang Kai and Fu Xiaojia shuttled through one of the alleys. The narrow alleys were crowded with vendors setting up stalls, and their ears were filled with the sound of hawking.

Fu Xiaojia stopped beside an old man who was selling fruit with a small cart, picked up a round and bright orange, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it.

"Orange smells good."

This was the only bright color he saw in this dark alley.

"Young man, are the oranges fresh, for decoration?" The old man unwrapped a plastic bag from the trolley and handed it to Fu Xiaojia.

"Thank you." Fu Xiaojia took it and put the oranges in a plastic bag.

Shang Kai stood quietly behind him, watched for a while, couldn't bear it anymore, and interjected:

"Don't pick the round ones, the oval ones will be sweeter, and the reddish ones will be more ripe."

Fu Xiaojia's hand stopped, and she turned her head and glared at Shang Kai, as if tugging at him.

"I like to pick and choose, and you don't pay for it..."

Saying that, he put down the orange he was holding in his hand, and took one according to the standard Shang Kai said.

The selection was almost done, Fu Xiaojia picked it up, weighed it, handed it to the old man, and then took out the mobile phone from his trouser pocket to pay, when he looked up, he saw that Shang Kai had already taken out the mobile phone and pointed it at his second hand. QR code, after one operation, there is already a voice prompt on the old man's side.

Shang Kai watched him quietly after paying the money.

"Anything else to buy?"

"Gone."

"Yeah." Shang Kai put the phone in his pocket calmly, "Then let's go."

Fu Xiaojia turned around and left, thinking in her heart: "What does this mean? Do you want me to transfer the money to him?"

……

Walking downstairs to a building at the end of the alley, Fu Xiaojia opened the door first and walked in.

Shang Kai had no choice but to follow him, and found that the old building not only looked short on the outside, but also had low roofs in the corridors. It was too unfriendly to a person of his height, and he almost bumped his head several times.

Fu Xiaojia walked quickly, turned around and smiled gloatingly at him.

Walking to a door, Fu Xiaojia stopped and rang the doorbell.

After waiting for a while, a thin old man slowly opened the door for him.

"Grandma Gu, I'm here to see you again."

Fu Xiaojia smiled and greeted the old man with crooked eyes, she looked like a different person from when she was arguing with Shang Kai.His original personality is not friendly, but Fu Xiaojia is particularly clever in that when dealing with elders, he can more or less restrain his publicity, and he is especially good at saying witty words.

Due to the existence of Shang Kai, Fu Xiaojia was a bit reluctant to be the "most beautiful boy" in the community when he was a child, but he was well-deserved "the most popular boy among middle-aged and elderly women".

The old lady had gray hair, sunken eye sockets on her wrinkled face, and her complexion was yellow, revealing a melancholy that had been living in fright and fear all year round, and her reaction was a little slow.

When she saw Fu Xiaojia, her wary eyes softened a bit, and then she laughed.

"Xiaojia, here we come..." Grandma Gu took a few steps back to let the door open, "This kid, come and buy something, this is..."

Grandma Gu's eyes fell on Shang Kai behind Fu Xiaojia.

"Oh, I..." Fu Xiaojia hesitated between "my friend", "my brother" and "my roommate".

"This is Xiao Shang, grandma, he will come with me to see you." Fu Xiaojia pulled Shang Kai behind him into the door.

"Hello..." Xiaoshang was dragged in by Fu Xiaojia's sleeves, and he didn't understand the situation for a while, so he looked a little embarrassed.

"...Xiao Shang." Grandma Gu's eyes sluggishly sized Shang Kai up and down, "Young man is really handsome, just like the people on TV."

The old man looked at Shang Kai, pulled up the apron with his bone-like hands and wiped it repeatedly, and subconsciously stood far away from Shang Kai, accompanied by her lifelong inferiority complex relapse.Half a year ago, she felt that people like Shang Kai and Fu Xiaojia should not have anything to do with people like her family in this lifetime.

So in the beginning, when a volunteer came to the door, Grandma Gu's first reaction was to repel and reject.

But Fu Xiaojia showed with practical actions that he really didn't dislike him, which completely opened the old man's heart.

"Stop standing, come in and sit." Grandma Gu brought the two of them to a small table, but she turned around and walked into the kitchen, and came out with an enameled plate, which she placed on the table like a treasure.

"Xiaojia, you're late, you missed your meal, and there's nothing delicious at home. I'm making pies today, and I left two for you."

"Thank you grandma!" Fu Xiaojia put the oranges on the table, and stretched out her hands towards the two round, fried golden pies on both sides.

"Look! You can open a shop directly with this skill."

It seems that the elderly are always disgusted by the young people at home, and the products they make are poor in sales, tasteless or whatever.But for an old man like Grandma Gu, the sadness lies in that even if she cooks delicious food, she has no picky children and grandchildren.

In the final analysis, there is still no such blessing.

When Fu Xiaojia brought the pie to his mouth, he looked at Shang Kai who was sitting on the sofa with him.

As expected, Shang Kai, a clean freak, frowned slightly, with puzzlement and disbelief in his eyes.

Fu Xiaojia felt line after line of barrage popping up behind Shang Kai.

How can you just grab it with your hands?Don't wash your hands?You will get sick if you eat it!How unhygienic!

Grandma Gu on the side looked at Fu Xiaojia with a smile.In her whole life, the old man has never been told anything about unhygienic hygiene, so she doesn't mind all this at all.

Fu Xiaojia intentionally annoyed him, took a large mouthful exaggeratedly, and chewed very vigorously.

"Really delicious!"

"This child, you will be blessed if you eat." Grandma Gu said with a cheerful smile, "... Xiaoshang should try it too, there is one more."

As Grandma Gu spoke, she stood up from the side of the table with difficulty, bowed her waist and pushed the plate in front of Shang Kai.

Shang Kai rarely panicked.

"...Sorry, I've already eaten and I can't eat."

Grandma Gu's hand rested awkwardly on the edge of the plate, still maintaining a hunched posture.

"Is that so..."

Fu Xiaojia stopped chewing.

Maybe it can be said that he got angry when he saw Shang Kai like this.

So Fu Xiaojia deliberately grabbed Shang Kai's hand with her greasy paws, and stuffed the remaining pie on the plate into his hand.

"If you tell you to eat, you will eat it. Are you a man? Why are there so many nonsense?"

"You..." Shang Kai was desperate in his heart, he looked at Fu Xiaojia, his beautiful eyebrows were furrowed together.But because of Grandma Gu's face, she didn't say anything, and looked down at the pie in her hand.

Then he took a small bite gracefully.

Seeing his suffering, Fu Xiaojia immediately felt relieved, and patted his shoulder with oily hands.

"Is it delicious?"

Shang Kai was sitting side by side with Fu Xiaojia, but he was patted and moved away a little.

"...delicious." Maybe he realized that Grandma Gu was still looking at them, so Shang Kai said.

Grandma Gu smiled shyly, and slowly sat down with her hands on the table.

"Grandma, do your legs still hurt?" Fu Xiaojia asked while chewing, "I see that you still struggle so much when you sit down."

"It's an old problem, it's fine." Grandma Gu said slowly.

She was breathing heavily, and when she spoke, she sounded like a dilapidated bellows, ready to fall apart at any moment.

"Do you want me to take you to the hospital someday?" Fu Xiaojia asked,

"No need, no need." Grandma Gu waved her hand, "You are a student, so go to school hard, you will be promising in the future, don't worry about these things."

"Oh, listen to me. I'm not busy..."

While talking, there seemed to be a woman laughing in another room.

Shang Kai turned his head and took a look. This should be the daughter Fu Xiaojia told him about, the mentally unwell daughter.

"Chunni is awake, I'll go in and have a look."

The old man had just sat down with difficulty, but now he was about to get up again.That's how she is, busy in such a small area where the sun can't be seen, from birth to death.Endless suffering for those who have no hope...

Fu Xiaojia felt sore, every time she saw Grandma Gu, she felt the same way, she wanted to do something, but there was nothing she could do.

In fact, Fu Xiaojia didn't want him to be so easy on the surface.When he got along with this old man, he was as cautious as walking a tightrope. He wanted to help, but he didn't dare to do too much.

And Grandma Gu herself has a sense of propriety, Fu Xiaojia can listen to her babbling and talk, and she can also bring two catties of oranges to the door along the way, but she will never accept too much help.

Poor to poor, but this stubborn old lady still has dignity.

Grandma Gu settled her daughter down and came out to chat with the two of them for a while.

Talking about chatting, in fact, most of the time, she is talking about things about her youth, about her brothers and sisters looking down on her, about marrying the wrong person, and about her life without hope.

Fu Xiaojia didn't interrupt much, but only occasionally responded briefly.

He would not comfort the old man, nor would he interrupt her, because real sadness cannot be healed by just saying a few reassuring words.Sometimes people say "I can understand you", but is that really understanding?

……

When they came out of Grandma Gu's house, it was already late, Shang Kai and Fu Xiaojia walked side by side in the crowded alley, surrounded by still noisy and bustling crowds, shoulders to shoulders, no one spoke.

[The author has something to say: the first three chapters have been revised and are still under review. 】