journey

It was dark before Chu Zheng came back.Dad went to visit the veterans, mom was sitting in front of the sofa, wearing a sweater, and Luo Nianli was sitting beside him watching TV with a blank face.Chu Zheng changed his shoes and entered the room, took off his coat, walked up to Luo Nianli and sat down next to him, bringing in a chill.His black face was also flushed from the cold, he rubbed his hands and his face, turned his head to look at Luo Nianli who was sitting quietly.

"Well, are you feeling better?"

Chen Shufen looked at the two brothers nervously, but when she heard Chu Zheng's words, she stabbed them with a sweater needle.

"What are you talking about, you are sick."

"Hey, why are you stabbing me?"

Chu Zheng complained to his mother, got up with his clothes and went back to the house.Luo Nianli kept staring at him, seeing him getting up and going back to the room, she also stood up slowly, Chen Shufen tugged at his hand,

"Tell brother well, brother won't be really angry with you."

Luo Nianli nodded and followed into the house.

As soon as Chu Zheng entered the room, he put his clothes on the back of the chair, and he lay on Luo Nianli's bed recklessly. Luo Nianli went in and closed the door, and sat down on the chair next to him leisurely.

"It's the first time I've seen you lose your temper since I was a child. Don't say it, it's quite scary."

Chu Zheng looked at the board of the upper bunk and said, Luo Nianli lowered his head and rubbed his hands,

"I'm sorry bro, I didn't mean to."

Chu Zheng was quiet for a while, sat up, put his elbows on his knees, rubbed his hands, looked up at him,

"I don't mind if you lose your temper with me in a bad mood. But I want to know the reason."

After hearing this, Luo Nianli looked up at him, and saw Chu Zheng staring at him seriously. Luo Nianli was a little nervous, and he felt guilty that Chu Zheng would spy on something.

"I..."

Luo Nianli's palms were sweating, but Chu Zheng remained motionless and waited for him to say,

"I... just... I just miss grandpa a little bit."

After Luo Nianli finished speaking, Chu Zheng was silent for a while,

"is it?"

Chu Zheng asked, Luo Nianli nodded quickly.Chu Zheng nodded, sighed, got up and patted Luo Nianli's head, then turned and went out to the bathroom. Luo Nianli only let out a breath when he saw him go out.

sorry grandpa...

Chu Zheng stayed at home for a total of five days, and then hurried back to the army.This time, Chu Zheng never came back until Luo Nian graduated from university.Chen Shufen watched Luo Nianli slowly transform from a child into a mature boy. Although his facial features were mature, there was a sense of beauty. Chen Shufen felt that the youngest son was really delicate.But the more he grows up, the more preoccupied this child seems to be, he is very cute but he doesn't like to talk.Chu Zheng also seems to be very busy in the army. He called during the holidays and said everything was fine, and asked his parents and Luo Nianli how he was doing.But after the Chinese New Year, the two brothers seemed to be separated by a layer. Luo Nianli no longer anxiously looked forward to answering Chu Zheng's call, but every time Chu Zheng called, Luo Nianli sat by the side without moving, which could be seen He was listening carefully to Chu Zheng's voice coming out of the microphone.

"Hey, beauty."

Luo Nianli was patted on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw Gao Wuyang smiling brightly.Gao Wuyang has worked very hard in the police academy these years, and the two have not seen each other for many years.Gao Wuyang is much taller, Luo Nianli thinks he is about the same height as Chu Zheng, with darker skin and a strong figure revealing the wildness of a man.As soon as I stood beside him, I looked white, tender and petite.

Luo Nianli smiled and elbowed him,

"It's really rare for you to rest."

"Well, you have graduated from the police academy. How about you, how are you doing in college?"

"Well, not bad. Where to go."

The two walked together, Gao Wuyang looked around, then grinned evilly,

"Let's go, take our Xueba to relax."

This street is a well-known noisy street in the city. Only at night is it brightly lit and demons dance wildly.Luo Nianli's college classmates also come here often. Although he knows this place, he has studied quietly for so many years, but he has never set foot in this busy area.It’s not completely dark yet. Looking along the street, you can see the neon signs of various bars and discos flashing on the walls. There are many young people riding high-powered motorcycles in the middle of the road, which looks very crazy.

"How is it? It's your first time."

Luo Nianli looked at Gao Wuyang strangely after hearing this,

"Didn't you go to the police academy? Why do you still go to such a place?"

Gao Wuyang scratched his head with a smile,

"Nothing, I just went there twice with my classmates once in a while, isn't this one who has never been to our city, I'll show you to see it."

Luo Nianli smiled, looked at the rows of bars again, researched for a while, and settled on a shop that looked quite quiet and had a small literary style. He asked Gao Wuyang with his eyes, do you want this?Gao Wuyang glanced at the store, turned around and said with a smile:

"Do you know what this is?"

"What? I look pretty quiet."

Gao Wuyang smiled,

"Then let's go in and have a look."

Luo Nianli frowned,

"If it's not good, don't go in..."

"It's okay, I'm here, let's go."

As he spoke, he pulled Luo Nianli's arm and pushed the door open.

There is no such crazy and harsh music in the bar. There is a somewhat melancholy little brother sitting on the central table, singing soft love songs while playing the guitar in his hand. When the two entered, the little brother looked up took a look.

Luo Nianli glanced around, it should be early and there are not many people in the shop.Gao Wuyang found a booth against the wall. After the two of them sat down, the waiter came over. He was not tall, but quite delicate.Gao Wuyang casually ordered two glasses of wine, then looked at Luo Nianli with his chin in his hand,

"How? How do you feel?"

Luo Nianli looked around again,

"I imagined that the bar is very noisy, but it feels good here."

Gao Wuyang let out a "chi" laugh,

"This kind is relatively quiet, and there is also that kind of chaos. No, I didn't ask you about this feeling. Didn't you feel anything?"

Luo Nianli shook his head in doubt,

"Oh... look here, is there any girl here?"

Luo Nianli was stunned, and looked around again. It was true that there were no women in the customers or service staff.

"It's gay, it's quieter and more elegant, and the consumption is relatively higher."

Just as Luo Nianli was about to say I invite you, Gao Wuyang immediately raised his hand to block it.

"Hey, hey, don't make money, brother, I can assign it, and I will officially join the team next month."

Luo Nianli's eyes widened.

"Really? Where did you go?"

"Hey, I joined the Criminal Investigation Brigade of ** City."

Luo Nianli frowned upon hearing this,

"That's not in the south, it's quite far away."

As he said that, the waiter brought two glasses of wine. The little waiter looked at Gao Wuyang and smiled sweetly, making Gao Wuyang a little uncomfortable.

"If you need anything else, call me anytime."

"OK, all right."

Gao Wuyang nodded, turned his head to look at Luo Nianli in embarrassment, Luo Nianli glanced at him, then at the waiter, the waiter saw Luo Nianli looking at him, nodded and hurriedly left.

Gao Wuyang smiled smugly, Luo Nianli was a little puzzled,

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, so I brought you here, the safer person is me."

Luo Nianli frowned, and just about to complain, Gao Wuyang quickly cut him off,

"Hey, everything is assigned, and I can't decide where to go."

Luo Nianli became serious when he heard him turn the topic back to work.

"What about you, what are your plans after graduation?"

Luo Nianli took a sip of the wine, it was a bit strong,

"My foreign language is ok. In my junior year, I cooperated with a senior with me and opened a small company outside to do some import and export business."

"Damn, I didn't take you Luo Nianli away. You've been the boss since junior year and made money?!"

Seeing his serious surprise, Luo Nianli pouted,

"No way. The legal person of the company, the project manager, etc. are all my seniors. I was in charge of talking to customers from the beginning. After my senior graduated, I invested more and the company was bigger. He wanted to expand. It just so happened that I graduated, and I took over the management of the company here."

"Wow. Mr. Luo. I have admired you for a long time."

Gao Wuyang cupped his fists and gestured, Luo Nianli rolled his eyes at him.The two chatted about the years without each other. Luo Nianli was talking to him about interesting things in college, when he saw Gao Wuyang staring at the one diagonally in front of him, not listening to himself, Luo Nianli Following his gaze, he saw two young boys, one hugging the other's neck, licking and kissing tenderly in the booth.Luo Nianli felt that his face became hot when he roared, so he hurriedly turned his head. Seeing his look, Gao Wuyang stared at his lips with an evil smile, Luo Nianli frowned, and knocked on his glass, Gao Wuyang His gaze shifted from his lips to his eyes, seeing Luo Nianli's uncomfortable expression, he laughed even more outrageously.

"Is Boss Luo so tender? Hahaha."

Luo Nianli rolled his eyes at him, took a sip of wine, his eyes were red from the heat.

"Hey, how are you and your brother?"

Gao Wuyang restrained his smile and asked seriously.Luo Nianli didn't answer right away, staring at the brown liquid in his hand,

"What else, he is my brother."

Luo Nianli's words seemed to be for himself.Yes, no matter how much I like him, there is nothing I can do.Gao Wuyang raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, then beckoned the waiter to serve two more glasses,

"How long has it been since your brother came back?"

"Three years, the last time was when I was just in college."

"Long time no see, you're still so infatuated."

Luo Nianli glanced at Gao Wuyang,

"I really want to find another love, but unfortunately I can't help myself."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Luo Nianli became quiet again, Gao Wuyang shook the cup in his hand.

"I don't know, I can't..."

Gao Wuyang looked at him, Luo Nianli babbled like talking to himself,

"My parents love me so much all these years, I can't let them down."

Gao Wuyang felt sore when he heard this, he reached out to touch Luo Nianli's cup,

"Luo Nianli, I will always stand behind you. If you are tired and can't take it anymore, just come to me. Don't hold yourself back."

Luo Nianli looked at him, smiled bitterly and nodded,

"Hey...don't let yourself bear so much. No one owes anyone in this world. The pursuit of happiness is everyone's right."

"..."

"It's not owed, it's just that I don't want to live with guilt."

Swallowing the wine in one sip, how did the wine change from spicy to bitter?

After resting for two or three months, he learned how to drive and took Chen Shufen out for fun. After returning, Luo Nianli officially joined the company and started his life as an office worker.

"Mr. Luo, Director Wang said he came over to have lunch with you at noon."

The lady secretary knocked on the door and came in to inform Luo Nianli. He nodded and continued to go through the accounts and project contract with his head down.Wang Dong is Luo Nianli's senior Wang Zhe. Thanks to him, Luo Nianli has a clue and plan for his life these years.

"Xiao Luo, how do you feel after working for a week? Have you lost weight? Don't make yourself too tired."

Luo Nianli cut the steak under his hand, smiled and nodded,

"There is no brother Zhe, it should be, you have worked hard all these years, and now I should share some of it."

"Being with you is the greatest help to me. Don't make yourself too tired. If you are exhausted, what can I do?"

Wang Zhe has the aura of a domineering president. When he was in school, he was a mature and handsome image. When he became a director, he was even more charming.It's just that Luo Nianli has always felt like a warm big brother to Luo Nianli, and he has given Luo Nianli a lot of help. In some respects, Luo Nianli also has a strong trust and dependence on him.

"Okay, are you still going to the company this afternoon?"

"No, I'm just here to see you. I think you'll be fine. My evening flight is going abroad and I'll be back next Monday."

Luo Nianli nodded,

"Safe travels."

In order to get familiar with the company's operation and projects as soon as possible, Luo Nianli has been working overtime this week. He is afraid that his mother will wait for him, so he tries to go home before twelve o'clock. watch TV.Today is Friday, Luo Nianli called his mother to let her go to bed early, so he didn't care about the time.Looking up from the file, it's already two o'clock.

Driving home, the road is extremely empty, the autumn is crisp and the stars are bright in the sky.Luo Nianli sat in the car, feeling lonely after busy work, he missed Chu Zheng so much, wanted to see what he was doing, wanted to hear his voice.The car stopped in the yard, and when I looked up, the lights in the house were still on.Luo Nianli went upstairs quickly, and opened the door cautiously. The room was warm, the lights and TV were on, and Chen Shufen was lying on the sofa under a blanket and fell asleep.Luo Nianli stood in the middle of the living room and stared at her blankly. Over the years, Chen Shufen was getting old, and no matter how much she dyed her gray hair, it would come back overnight.Luo Nian was sore in his heart, he walked over quietly, intending to carry her back to the house, but as soon as his hand touched her, Chen Shufen woke up.

"Huh? Luo Luo. You're back."

"It's me, Mom. Didn't I tell you to go to bed early? Why are you still waiting for me here?"

"Oh, I just fell asleep watching TV. Are you hungry? Your dad bought some beef in the afternoon and I stewed it. It's all in the pot. I'll serve it for you."

As she said that, she was about to get up and go to the kitchen, Luo Nianli quickly grabbed her.

"Mom, what time is it? I've eaten. Go to bed quickly, don't stay up late with me."

As he spoke, he pushed Chen Shufen to her bedroom,

"You child, why is this job getting later and later. You can't stay like this."

Chen Shufen babbled all the way, opened the door, Chu Jianguo's snoring came out, Luo Nianli quickly made a small gesture, patted her fucking shoulder to let her go to sleep.I just dragged my exhausted body back to the house, lying on the bed, looking at the board of the upper bunk, for some reason, a tear trickled down my ear, Luo Nianli turned around and buried herself in the quilt.