journey

Three years passed in a blink of an eye, and when Luo Nianli got the same aspiration form, he also lamented how time flies.In the past three years, Chu Zheng has not been back. He only called his family to report his safety during the holidays, but he could tell from Chu Zheng's tone that he was doing well.

Luo Nianli discussed with Chu Jianguo and applied for the best university in the city. Chen Shufen hugged Luo Nianli and shed tears because of this.When Gao Wuyang saw his ambition table, he showed a little regret,

"I thought you'd go to the capital, to a better university."

Luo Nianli shook his head,

"This university is also very good. I told my parents not to go far, but to be by their side."

Gao Wuyang nodded, and Luo Nianli reached out to take his aspiration form, on which was written the First Police Academy of ** Province, Luo Nianli looked at him in surprise,

"Are you going to the police academy?"

"Well, I have good physical strength and brain, but I can't think of what I should do if I don't go to the police academy."

"cut."

Luo Nianli chuckled,

"Officer Gao, I will depend on you for the safety of civilians."

When the college entrance examination came, Chen Shufen was so nervous that she had to ask Chu Jianguo to ask for leave and drive Luo Luo to the examination room.

"No need, mom. It's not very far. I'll just take the bus."

"Then how can it be done? During the important period of a lifetime, everyone will give it away. Why don't we give it away? Let your father pick you up."

Luo Nianli smiled,

"I remember that my brother went by himself at that time."

"Your brother is muddy and can't support the wall. It doesn't matter whether he takes the exam or not. I don't have any hope. My youngest son can't do it. Maybe he will be the number one in the exam."

Chu Zheng is carrying his comrades in the mountains for 10km.

"Ah Choo! Ah Choo!!"

"Platoon Captain, are you okay?"

Chu Zheng rubbed his nose,

"It's okay, maybe it was blown by the wind. Hey! Follow up from behind."

After finishing speaking, Chu Zheng ran out at a faster speed, and complained mournfully from behind.

After finishing the last subject, Luo Nianli breathed a sigh of relief the moment he stepped out of the examination room.When I got home, I went to the sofa, and the ribs mixed with the smell of braised pork came out of the kitchen.Luo Nianli got up and walked to the kitchen, hugging the busy Chen Shufen from behind.

"Hey, my baby has worked hard. You have worked hard for a semester. Look at how skinny you are. Mom made you a pot of meat. Let's make up for it."

Luo Nianli rubbed his face against Chen Shufen's neck, hanging like a sloth, Chen Shufen pulled out her hand and patted him,

"Your brother knows that you have finished the exam today, and he will probably call back tonight."

When Luo Nianli heard that his brother was about to call, he immediately stood up straight. Chen Shufen smiled and took two ribs out of the pot.

"Try to see if the meat is done."

Luo Nianli reached out and picked up a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed, his eyes were shining brightly,

"Wow! Delicious! It's cooked."

Chen Shufen smiled and gave him two more pieces,

"Go, go to that room to watch TV. Mom will call you when the dinner is ready."

Luo Nianli obediently took the plate to the living room, sat next to the phone, and waited for it to ring anytime.

When the news broadcast rang, the phone rang too, and before it rang, Luo Nianli quickly picked it up.

"Hey?"

"Hello? Big baby."

"elder brother!"

"Hey, haha. I heard that you finished the exam today, don't ask, my baby will be fine."

Luo Nianli is smiling sweetly here, he likes to hear Chu Zheng call him big baby.

"Brother, are you done training?"

"Well, it's time for a break. How is the house?"

"Well, it's all good."

"That's good, finally liberated, let's go out and have fun during the holidays."

"Um..."

Unable to see Chu Zheng, Luo Nianli gripped the microphone so hard that his fingertips turned white.

"Brother, let me tell you, I was promoted to second lieutenant last month and appointed platoon leader. How about it, hehe."

"Really? Brother is the most powerful."

"Ha ha..."

Luo Nianli listened to Chu Zheng talking about the funny things about his training in the microphone, and suddenly a tear fell,

"elder brother..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Chu Zheng heard something strange.

"I miss you..."

Chu Zheng glanced at the microphone in his hand, and suddenly lost the energy to speak,

"Haven't you had a vacation this year?"

"..."

Chu Zheng hesitated for a while,

"Sorry Luo Luo, this year...I will try my best."

After hanging up the phone, Luo Nianli secretly sniffled and wiped his eyes.He didn't want to burden Chu Zheng. He knew that Chu Zheng's ambition would be very hard and tiring in the first few years, and it was certain that he would miss his family.But he missed him, and thought that if he couldn't see him, his feelings would fade away, but he didn't expect that the more he couldn't see him, the more he missed him, it was like being poisoned, and the more he couldn't extricate himself.

Chu Zheng hung up the phone, sighed, and helped his forehead.After being silent for a while, Fu picked up the phone again and dialed the familiar cell phone number.

"beep..."

"Chu Zheng?"

"Haha, how do you know it's me. What if I called the wrong person."

"No, I know it's you."

Chu Zheng pursed his lips and smiled,

"How's it going, are you still busy with schoolwork?"

"Well, since I'm smarter, I can do an internship with the professor at the end of the year."

"Haha, as expected of Zhuang Xueba."

"How about you, how are you doing recently? Is the injury from the previous training healed?"

"Well, how long has it been? Good morning. Let me tell you. I'm a second lieutenant now..."

Chu Zheng chatted with Zhuang Yi on the phone for a long time, the moment he hung up the phone, Chu Zheng took a deep breath, turned his head and ran downstairs to the playground.

Even if you go to school in this city, the school stipulates that you still have to live on campus.Chen Shufen started preparations early on, and on the day of school, Luo Nianli brought the big and small bags.

"Go home on weekends, don't mess around, mom misses you."

Luo Nianli stood in front of the car window and nodded,

"Okay, you're nagging. Luo Luo pays more attention to himself, and if he needs money, tell his family."

Chu Jianguo stretched his head from the driver's seat and exhorted.Luo Nianli continued to nod,

"I see, you drive back and be careful."

After saying goodbye to the elders, Luo Nianli turned and walked towards the dormitory.Without Chu Zheng's breath, and without the company of friends like Gao Wuyang, he knew that this would be a truly unfamiliar journey.

Luo Nianli took out the Spring Festival couplets written by his father and pasted them at the door, and the sound of firecrackers outside was one after another.It was another new year, Luo Nianli looked out the window, there was already a thick layer of snow on the ground, he couldn't help but think of his grandpa, he felt that grandpa had been gone for a long time but it seemed like he was still there yesterday.

Chen Shufen was busy with the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen, and Chu Jianguo was constantly answering the phone. This year, Chu Zheng said on the phone that he would not be coming back again. Luo Nianli lay down on the bed, feeling very sad and exhausted. He turned over and hugged her. The bed that Chu Zheng had covered with the quilt fell asleep unknowingly.

In the haze, there were hands pinching him all the time, Luo Nianli pushed him half asleep, and suddenly stood up, his eyes widened, as if the surroundings were quiet.

Chu Zheng sat by the bed, looking at him with a wicked smile.Luo Nianli stared blankly at Chu Zheng, he felt that he was dreaming again, but fortunately this time the dream didn't wake up so quickly, so he quickly reached out and put his arms around Chu Zheng's neck, holding him tightly.

"Hey, hey, you're going to strangle me."

Luo Nianli Ren Chu Zheng let go of his hand, and the whole person was dumbfounded.

"Haha, why? You thought you were dreaming."

Luo Nianli still didn't say a word, just stared straight at Chu Zheng, Chu Zheng stretched out his hand and squeezed his face,

"Little fool, brother is back."

Chu Zheng looked at Luo Nianli's dazed little face, and suddenly two crystal drops of water rolled down from his widened eyes.Chu Zheng blinked, and quickly put him in his arms,

"Hey, baby, how old are you, you can cry whatever you want."

Luo Nianli felt Chu Zheng's aura and came back to his senses. He put his arms around Chu Zheng's waist and hugged him tightly.

"Didn't you come back? How could you lie to me! Huh..."

Listening to him complaining in his arms, Chu Zheng laughed from ear to ear.

At the dinner table, Chen Shufen kept adding meat to Chu Zheng's bowl, her eyes were red,

"My son is black and thin, so hurry up and eat more."

Chu Zheng smiled heartlessly,

"I'm exposed to the wind and the sun every day. It's normal to be dark. It's called masculinity. But I'm not skinny."

As he said that, while still at the dinner table, Chu Zheng grabbed his woolen sweater and took it off. The muscular muscles of his upper body were unobstructed, and his abdominal muscles were strong and straight. Luo Nianli almost spit out a mouthful of rice, and hurriedly turned his head Look at the braised pork in the bowl.

"Oh, my son is so handsome."

Chen Shufen was also full of praise when she saw her son's toned figure.Chu Jianguo knocked on the bowl impatiently,

"There's no end to it. I'm eating, so hurry up and put it on, how decent! I haven't learned anything else, but I've brought out the air of a soldier and a ruffian."

Chu Zheng pouted, put on a sweater and sat back on his seat,

"What's the fuss? Go to the army and see that everyone is like this. There's nothing unusual about it."

Chu Jianguo muttered to his wife, Chen Shufen glanced at his general belly,

"What's the matter, Commander, did you stay in the fake army back then?"

Chu Jianguo blinked and quietly put the rice into his mouth, without making a sound.

"Luo Luo, have you been drinking? Why is your face so red?"

Chen Shufen looked at her younger son, stretched out her hand to touch his face strangely, Luo Nianli hid for a moment,

"No mom, I wear too much and it's a little hot."

"Don't tell me, Luo Luo really has grown a lot taller. But he hasn't grown taller than me."

Chu Zheng smiled triumphantly,

"Yes, maybe it's because you don't drink as much milk as you do."

It was rare for Luo Nianli to say something to his brother, and the whole family burst out laughing.Such a happy year, Luo Nianli greedily hopes that it can be like this every year.

Luo Nianli was wearing a light yellow pajamas with a little duck printed on it, and fell asleep on the sofa leaning against Chu Zheng.After staying up late last night to watch the Spring Festival Gala, not seeing each other for many years, Luo Nianli clings to Chu Zheng to chat and chat, and the two of them fell asleep on the sofa in the middle of the night.In the morning, Chen Shufen didn't cry out when her two sons were sleeping soundly, so she went into the room and took out Luo Nianli's quilt, covered them both, and went to prepare breakfast.

Chu Zheng woke up when his mother covered them with quilts, but he was confused for a while when there was nothing to do. When the sound of chopping vegetables sounded in the kitchen, Chu Zheng rubbed his eyes and prepared to get up.Turning to look at Luo Nianli who was leaning on his body, who was still in a deep sleep, carefully pushed his head, found a backrest and put it under his head, and when he was lying down, stretched his waist and walked to the kitchen.

"mom."

"Hey, why are you up?"

"I can't sleep, can I help you?"

"No need, just go and do your work."

Chu Zheng turned around, went back to the room and took out his mobile phone. He saw a missed call from Zhuang Yi, and was about to dial it back when there was a knock on the door.Chu Zheng hurried to the door. Zhuang Yi was wearing a long brown down jacket, a turtleneck sweater, and light blue jeans. He was definitely a stylish and handsome little brother, standing at the door with a smile on his face.

"Morning."

After not seeing each other for a long time, Chu Zheng was startled for a while, then smiled softly and said:

"Morning, come in."

"Just wanted to call you back."

While talking, Chu Zheng and Zhuang Yi walked into the house, when they passed by the living room, Luo Nianli was sitting on the sofa, with a chicken nest on his head, staring sleepily in a daze.

"Hey, you're awake."

Seeing Luo Nianli's image, Chu Zheng said with a smile, Zhuang Yi hadn't seen him for a long time, seeing him like this now, he couldn't help laughing either.

"Luo Luo is still so cute."

As soon as Zhuang Yi made a sound, Luo Nianli finally regained consciousness. When he looked up and saw the two standing side by side in front of him, he felt a sharp pain in his eyes.Maybe he was angry because he didn't wake up, Luo Nianli got up and picked up the quilt, and went back to his room without saying a word to the two of them.

"Hey!"

Chu Zheng yelled, and looked at the closed bedroom door, this child was inexplicable.

"Hey, don't worry about him, he probably hasn't woken up, so let's just sit here."

Zhuang Yi pushed Chu Zheng, then pointed to the sofa, Chu Zheng nodded, then scratched his head again,

"Sit down for a while, I'll brush your teeth."

After finishing speaking, he ran to the bathroom without looking at Zhuang Yi.

An hour later, Chen Shufen yelled that it was time to eat, and Luo Nianli came out of the bedroom again. When he walked into the living room, he saw Chu Zheng and Zhuang Yi nestled on the sofa, chatting and laughing together, and the little volcano in his heart was overwhelmed. Uncontrollable sparks radiated, he turned a corner and walked directly to the door,

"Hey, why are you going? It's time to eat."

Chen Shufen grabbed him and asked with a strange expression.

"Oh, I want to drink Coke, go buy a bottle."

Luo Nianli looked listless and impatient,

"What kind of coke to drink early in the morning, eat first, and let your brother and your brother Zhuang Yi go out with you after eating."

Luo Nianli couldn't hear this the most, feeling bored for a while, he shook off Chen Shufen's hand, opened the door with an irritable expression, and went out.Chen Shufen stood there staring at the door, this child has always been very well-behaved, what's wrong.

Seeing something was wrong, Chu Zheng walked over with Zhuang Yi,

"What's the matter, mom, why did he go?"

Only then did Chen Shufen regain her strength, and pushed Chu Zheng out the door.

"Zheng'er, go and have a look, this kid doesn't know what he's doing, he insists on buying a Coke, and he's not wearing a coat, it's so cold outside."

When Chu Zheng heard this, he opened the door and walked out without saying a word.

"Hey, I'm with you."

Zhuang Yi followed behind and said,

"You wait at home. I don't know what medicine the kid took wrongly. I'll go and have a look."

"Then you put on your coat and give it to him too."

Zhuang Yi ran back to the living room, there were only his and Chu Zheng's coats on the sofa, he picked them up, walked to the door and handed them over,

"You can wear mine first, I don't know where his clothes are."

"Ah."

Chu Zheng took the clothes and walked out, wearing Zhuang Yi's brown down jacket and holding his short black down jacket in his hand.

Luo Nianli ran out with a sense of resentment, shivering from the cold as soon as he went out, his mind was full of not wanting to see the two of them again, he put his hands in his pockets, and walked tremblingly towards the supermarket. Xue, after walking a few steps, her nose turned red from the cold, and when she sniffed her nose, it became sore, and her eye sockets turned red.Luo Nianli blinked, but his vision became more and more hazy.Suddenly, a black coat was draped over his body, and Luo Nianli was startled. When he turned around, his brother was looking at him seriously, with both hands pressing the black coat on his shoulders.

"Why are you crazy, you go out without clothes."

Luo Nianli didn't let go of his resentment in his heart, so he noticed that his brother's clothes seemed to be the same as Zhuang Yi's in the morning. He couldn't help but frowned. He didn't want to talk to him, so he took the coat and put it on, and continued walking to the supermarket. .Seeing that he ignored him, Chu Zheng was also a little angry, what kind of disease is this.He didn't say a word, just followed Luo Nianli to the supermarket to see what kind of demon he was going to be.

Luo Nianli entered the supermarket, went straight to the drink area without seeing anyone else, took a bottle of Coke and walked directly to the cashier, Chu Zheng followed him without saying a word.

"welcome."

The cashier lady took the Coke and coded it.

"Three dollars and five."

Luo Nianli reached into his trousers pocket to find out that it was broken, and he was in a hurry to leave, so he didn't take his wallet.He frowned, wondering in embarrassment whether to put the Coke back or what to do.Chu Zheng stood beside him and raised his eyebrows to look at him, without making a sound.

"Sorry, I don't want it anymore."

Just as Luo Nianli was about to take the Coke and put it back, Chu Zheng held down the Coke bottle. Luo Nianli looked up at him, and saw Chu Zheng staring at him with an unhappy face, and then reached for the jacket he was wearing. From the pocket of the black coat, he took out a black wallet, lowered his head, took out ten yuan from it, and handed it to the cashier.He didn't say a word the whole time, just stared at Luo Nianli's face, and there was a cold breath all over his body.

After paying the bill, Luo Nianli walked in front with Coke in his hands, his pace slowed down, and Chu Zheng still followed behind him.When he was about to go downstairs, Chu Zheng asked from behind:

"Are you cured?"

Luo Nianli stopped, and Chu Zheng walked up to him,

"What's wrong with you. Did someone mess with you?"

Luo Nianli knew that he was abnormal today, but when Chu Zheng talked about himself in such a tone, and then thought about the reason for his abnormality, he felt ashamed and angry, and the small volcano erupted more and more. He raised his head and looked at Chu Zheng with a stubborn face. ,

"Don't train me with your tone of training soldiers, I'm just sick, does it have anything to do with you!"

Chu Zheng stared straight, he never thought that Luo Nianli, who has always been well-behaved, would talk to him like this, even a little unreasonable.Luo Nianli took a few breaths, turned around and ran upstairs.

Back home, when I passed by Chen Shufen, I said:

"Mom, I'm not hungry and I won't eat anymore."

Before entering the bedroom, he took off the black coat and threw it on the sofa, without even looking at Zhuang Yi standing beside the sofa, he went back to the room and closed the door.

After a while, Chu Zheng also went upstairs, and when he entered the door, he asked his mother with a sullen face:

"Where is Luo Nianli?"

This was the first time that Chu Zheng called Luo Luo by his mother's name directly. Seeing this, Chen Shufen was taken aback for a moment, and said cautiously:

"Luo Luo went back to the house..."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Zheng went to the bedroom door in two steps and knocked on the door.

"Luo Nianli, come out! What's wrong with you, come out and tell me!"

The knock on the door became louder and louder, Chu Zheng was really angry, Zhuang Yi hurried over to drag him,

"What are you doing?"

Chu Zheng stared at Zhuang Yi,

"He loses his temper inexplicably, and he is used to it."

"Boom, boom, come out, Luo Nianli!"

Chen Shufen didn't know what was wrong, she pulled Chu Zheng back,

"What are you doing, you scare him again."

Chu Zheng looked back at his mother with an unhappy face,

"I scare him? I think he just makes you get used to it."

Zhuang Yi frowned, how could it be like this after buying a Coke, he dragged Chu Zheng to the living room, and sat down on the sofa.

"What's the matter with you, you lost your temper when you came back."

"This kid doesn't know what's going on. He lost his temper at me for no reason and said that I can't control him."

After hearing this, Zhuang Yi turned his head and glanced at the bedroom door, and comforted him again:

"He may have something on his mind and he's in a bad mood. You haven't come back for so long, and you've become angry in the army. Don't attack him as soon as you come back."

Chu Zheng glanced at Zhuang Yi, sighed, and calmed himself down.Chen Shufen knocked on the door carefully again, but Luo Nianli didn't respond, so she walked up to Chu Zheng,

"Why are you getting so angry, you're playing with your temper when you come back."

Chu Zheng looked at his mother inexplicably with a face of grievance, and before he could speak, Chu Jianguo came out of the room,

"What are you guys doing, those who celebrate Chinese New Year, why are you arguing so early in the morning?"

Chu Jianguo glanced at the three of them, Chen Shufen wiped her hands with her apron,

"Eat and eat."

Luo Nianli did not come out, and the four of them ate a few mouthfuls quietly.After eating, Chu Zheng was about to go out for a walk with Zhuang Yi. Before going out, Chen Shufen dragged him and whispered:

"Today is the day when his grandfather is gone, please be considerate and considerate of him."

Chu Zheng suddenly realized that he had forgotten that the day of the family's celebration was also the saddest day for Luo Nianli.

Luo Luo ran back to the house and closed the door, lying on the bed and covering his head under the quilt, no matter how much Chu Zheng howled outside, he could only feel sad.Lying under the quilt and sobbing for a while, he slowly calmed down. Chu Zheng can only come back once in many years, what is he doing.After calming down, Luo Nianli regretted it immensely. He went out slowly. Chen Shufen and Chu Jianguo were sitting on the sofa talking. When he came out, his eyes were still red. Chen Shufen's heart melted immediately. She hurried over to meet him.

"Baby, are you hungry? Mom left some food for you, and I'll warm it up for you."

"It's okay Mom, I'm not hungry. I'm sorry I made you worry just now."

"Oh, what are you talking about. Mom understands you."

Chen Shufen touched her son's head,

"Your brother and brother Zhuang Yi went out for a walk to relax. When you come back, you and your brother can have a good talk, okay?"

"Ah."

Luo Nianli nodded wearily.