defenseless

The piece is actually not that long.

After Su Youyu finished playing, he turned the hole of the harmonica down, patted the back of the piano lightly, wiped the mouth of the piano carefully with a sterilized cotton pad, and was about to put it back into the box when he heard Chen Nan calling his name outside the window.

When he opened the window, he saw Chen Nan standing on the lawn on the left side of the door, smiling at him with his head up.Light shattered hair fluttered on his smooth forehead, his face was bright and gentle, his eyes were full of the light overflowing from his room.

Chen Nan beckoned to him: "Come down, come out for a walk."

Su Youyu: "You stand aside."

Chen Nan: "?"

Su Youyu: "You are stepping on our flowers."

Chen Nan shrank her neck and waited at the door for a while before the little squid changed into a suit of casual clothes.

"Are you hungry?" Chen Nan walked side by side with him, "Let's go eat something."

Su Youyu thought for a while: "Shall we go to the barbecue from last time?"

"Okay, I haven't eaten for a long time," Chen Nan said, "I didn't even know you could play the harmonica."

"Did you hear that?" Su Youyu put his hands in his coat pockets, "My dad used to like to brag, and Su Ming would too."

"The song you played just now..." Chen Nan paused, "Miss them?"

"My dad likes this song very much. He used to play it to me from time to time, especially when he misses my grandparents." Su Youyu said in an ordinary tone, with gentle and nostalgic eyes, "Now I think And so is he, which is amazing.”

When we arrived at the barbecue stall, the boss saw Su Youyu greeted him warmly: "I haven't seen you for a few days."

Su Youyu nodded, looking obedient: "It's the same as before."

Then he turned his head and asked Chen Nan: "What do you want to eat?"

"Same as you", Chen Nan laughed, "I've been here again"

"Well, I like to drink that soup."

A simple plastic shed was set up behind the barbecue booth, and Su Youyu found a table inside and sat down.

Chen Nan pulled a few paper towels and wiped the table in front of him.

Su Youyu stared at the movements of his hands and said, "I won't go to school tomorrow, so don't wait for me."

"Where are you going?" Chen Nan looked up at him.

"Go back to City B," Su Youyu replied, "The day after tomorrow is my father's birthday, go back and visit him."

Chen Nan gave a "hmm" and asked again: "When will you be back?"

Su Youyu shook his head: "I don't know yet."

After saying this, the two of them didn't speak again.After Chen Nan wiped the area in front of the little squid, he took a paper towel to wipe the area in front of himself.

"I only boiled a pot of soup for the two of you." The boss brought over the sauerkraut garden root soup, and the enthusiastic voice seemed a bit abrupt between the two of them, "You guys have some hot ones first."

"Thank you, boss." Su Youyu finished speaking and picked up a small bowl on the table to fill a bowl of soup and handed it to Chen Nan.

"I didn't expect you to like drinking this." Chen Nan took the bowl, "Many people are not used to drinking it, they think it's too sour."

The little squid didn't answer, and filled a bowl for himself, blew on the soup with a sullen head, and sipped it in small sips.

When the dishes were ready, Chen Nan realized that the little guy's order was exactly the same as the one he ordered the first time.

"You don't know how to change the taste." Chen Nan picked up a spoon to eat fried rice, "You don't like to drink this soup, but you are just lazy."

"I'm not used to ordering." Su Youyu put the mutton on a plate and gave it to Chen Nan.

Chen Nan picked up the meat and smiled: "I know how to take care of people. The ancients said that crows feed back, and I don't deceive me."

Su Youyu couldn't understand his metaphor: "Be your crow, don't get involved with me."

"The matter of shaking your hand away in the afternoon", Chen Nan put down the spoon after eating two mouthfuls of fried rice, "Don't take it to heart, I'm just not used to holding hands with boys."

Su Youyu asked back: "Why are you not used to it? Lu Xiao and Jiang Hongyu are also holding hands."

Chen Nan didn't know how to answer his words for a while, he couldn't say that Lu Xiao and the two were lovers, and our situation was completely different from ours.

"Anyway, I'm not used to it, it's not on purpose." Chen Nan said.

After finishing speaking, he asked again: "By the way, Su Ming hasn't come back yet, why are you going back to City B tomorrow?"

"I booked a plane ticket when I went back," Su Youyu said, "I will take the airport bus at the gate of the community at noon tomorrow."

"Okay." Chen Nan nodded, "Be careful, wear thick clothes, and send me a text message when you arrive. Let me know when you come back."

"Don't you think you're very nice to me?" the little squid asked, staring into his eyes.

Chen Nan met his pure and charming brown eyes, and for some reason avoided it with a guilty conscience.

"Really?" Chen Nan picked up the fried rice in front of him, and said in a brisk tone, "Respecting the old and loving the young, traditional virtues, caring for the young, everyone is responsible."

Su Youyu fed herself a big mouthful of fried rice, which made her cheeks bulge a lot.

When I went to the classroom in the morning, Lu Xiao was already in his seat.Seeing Chen Nan was a little surprised: "It's so early?"

"Habits are amazing and scary." Chen Nan clicked his tongue twice, "You said I didn't lie in your bed for a few days, but when I went back, I would lie on the bed that I spent so many lonely days with. No more."

Lu Xiao smiled: "In the pocket of the breakfast table."

Chen Nan did come quite early, the first time he saw a few people in the classroom.Just bent down to take out the eggs, then straightened up and asked, "What happened last night, I dare not call."

"That's it, Lao Lu is very open-minded." Lu Xiao turned the pen in his hand, "But Lao Lu doesn't know about Jiang Hongyu yet. When we get together in the future, you can just do what you did before."

"Well," Chen Nan took a piece of paper to peel the eggs on the table, "You two should also pay attention, the little squid saw you two holding hands."

Lu Xiao: "Did he ask you?"

"No, we chatted by accident. I just mentioned it casually." Chen Nan didn't know why he didn't want to talk to Lu Xiao about the incident on the road.

Jiang Hongyu was quite lackluster when he came, and after greeting Lu Xiao and Chen Nan, he dozed off all morning with his hands on his forehead.At noon, I also said that I had something to do, so I took the bus and left at the school gate.

There were two less people in the team of four, so Chen Nan and Lu Xiao had a casual meal outside before heading to school.

Chen Nan: "Huh?"

Lu Xiao watched him staring at the two girls in front of him and asked, "What's the matter? We know each other?"

"That's right." Chen Nan smiled, "Did you see that curly hair? She likes little squids. The last time I was beaten was because of her."

"Really?" Lu Xiao took another look, "It's pretty nice."

"Don't you like men?" Chen Nan was a little annoyed, "Be careful and I'll tell Hong Yu."

"This is the basic aesthetics of a normal person." Lu Xiao was afraid of him, "Don't tell him, or the smell of jealousy will last for a week."

"He's really jealous." Chen Nan looked in front of him again and said, "From my aesthetic point of view, it doesn't match our little squid."

"Your family?" Lu Xiao laughed at him, "Do you really think of yourself as his parent? Then who do you think is good enough for him?"

"What kind of puppy love at a young age, give me serious study in class," Chen Nan said with a serious face, "You have to watch him closely."

Lu Xiao glanced at him: "Are you looking at your son or your wife?"

Chen Nan didn't respond: "What?"

Lu Xiao smiled: "Nothing."

"Hey, tell me," Chen Nan asked curiously, "Why is it normal for little girls to hold hands, but it's weird for little boys to hold hands with little boys."

Lu Xiao: "Do you think it's strange that Jiang Hongyu and I hold hands?"

"No, no," Chen Nan explained, "It's not like you and him, like me and the little squid."

"It's not surprising that you two want to hold hands," Lu Xiao smiled, "You were just about to tie him up."

"Hey, can you be more serious?" Chen Nan was helpless, "But no one told me, I really miss him a little bit."

After speaking, he took out his mobile phone and lowered his hair to send a text message,

"Can you stop the meeting?" Lu Xiao couldn't stand it anymore, "How many text messages have I sent to people this morning, Aunt Chen, can you give the child some space."

"What kind of private space does a child need?" Chen Nan put the mobile phone back into his pocket after sending it out, "I think it's better to ask for a leave of absence to give him away, it's too worrying."

After Su Youyu got off the plane and turned it on, Chen Nan's text message popped up.He quickly responded with "already arrived".Su Ming was waiting at the entrance of the passage, and he rushed over with his bag.

"It seems to have grown a bit taller." Su Ming touched his head, "Are you tired?"

"Not tired." He took Su Ming's arm, "You have lost a lot of weight."

"I'm not used to the food over there." Su Ming smiled, and immediately restrained his expression, "By the way, Lin Yun said she wanted to see you."

"You agreed? Do you think it's okay?" Su Youyu looked up to observe his expression.

"You want to see?" Su Ming asked without answering, the obvious disgust on his face was not there before.

"My dad said she was a very nice person before." Su Youyu lowered her eyes.

Su Ming smiled: "Then let's have dinner together tonight."

The phone in his pocket heard an alert tone, and Su Youyu opened it to see that it was still a text message from Chen Nan: Is someone coming to pick you up?If no one picks up, remember to take a regular taxi. If you can’t find it, ask the airport ground staff.

Su Youyu's fingers twitched on the phone: Su Ming came to pick me up.

Su Ming could see their messages when he lowered his head, and said lightly, "You're not so active in replying to my text messages."

"Huh?" Su Youyu hurriedly put the phone back after returning, her earlobe was a little red, "He keeps asking me, it's annoying."

After putting the things in the hotel, Su Ming drove Su Youyu back to Su's house.

"Do you want to eat at home?" He looked at the scenery passing by with some curiosity, "My dad used to go home this way?"

"Well, she cooks, she is very good at cooking, you can try it tonight." Su Ming replied.

Su Youyu turned around and asked him, "Why did you suddenly..."

"Don't reject her all of a sudden?" Su Ming smiled, "Maybe he suddenly figured it out, and I can have more people to take care of you in the future."

When standing in front of Su's house, Su Youyu stood outside and watched for a long time: "It's quite similar to our current home."

Su Ming didn't answer, but just rang the doorbell.

After a while Lin Yun came out wearing slippers and an apron.It couldn't be connected with the image of Su Youyu looking at her any time.

Although the former Lin Yun had talked to him gently, she always dressed neatly and meticulously. Whenever she met Su Ming, she would be fully armed and covered in spikes. Very afraid.

"Where are the rest of the family?" Seeing her coming to open the door, Su Ming asked with a frown.

"I'm afraid that there are other people, Xiaoyu is uncomfortable." Lin Yun still had no expression on her face, but her tone softened a lot. She looked at Su Youyu next to her, and she finally missed a smile, "Come in."

Su Youyu said softly, "Thank you."

"Thank you." Lin Yun's expression flashed helpless, "This is your home too."

Strangely, Su Ming did not refute.

When seeing the decoration of the living room, Su Youyu couldn't help but glance at Su Ming again. Everywhere he lived in these years, he could see the shadow of this "home" more or less.

Lin Yun made a pot of fruit tea for the two of them, but she didn't know what to say, so she went back to the kitchen to get busy.

There are several large plates of snacks on the mahogany coffee table, which are extremely inconsistent with the surrounding style.

"It's prepared for you, try it." Su Ming picked up the tea and handed it to Su Youyu, "I didn't see these things at home before."

"Why?" Su Youyu took a sip of the fruit tea, which was sour and sweet, and he really liked it.

"She never liked me eating snacks since she was a child." Su Ming smiled, "Would you like to go outside and have a look?"

"Ah."

"The garage is on the left, and the small garden is on the right." Su Ming said as he walked, "Your father used to like to sit under the small garden and play the violin."

"Look at that window?" Su Ming smiled all the way, "That's my room. At that time, I really hated Su Lin. I could listen to him practicing piano here every day after taking a nap. It's okay to go. Going to the window to look at the wind, you can also see his figure, and his ghost is still there."

Su Youyu also laughed: "He said it before, but he didn't say it was you."

"What did he say?" Su Ming sat on the iron chair in the small garden.

The curvature of Su Youyu's eyes curved: "He said that he liked a person before, but that person always ignored him, and didn't even look at him. He would go to that person's window to play the violin every day to attract his attention."

"He still told you these things." Su Ming leaned on the chair relaxedly, "You didn't mean to make me happy, did you?"

"Really," Su Youyu also sat down, "I liked a little girl in kindergarten before, and I didn't dare to talk to her. He told me when he encouraged me."

"You never told me about this." Su Ming smiled.

"I will hate her from now on," Su Youyu said, "because she always pulls my hair."

Su Ming looked at him: "Doesn't Chen Nan also like to touch your head?"

Su Youyu remained silent.

Su Ming rubbed the top of his hair: "You can tell me anything you want."

Su Youyu thought for a while and asked, "I always thought you were chasing my dad, but today I found out that he already liked you."

"Your father is quite a thief. I didn't have a good look at him at that time, and I said a lot of bad things, but he is like a sponge. He can absorb no matter how much cold water you pour on him."

"He just occupies the position in your heart with a calm expression, crowds others without any space, and doesn't break it. It makes me lose my temper. If I can't help it, I will speak out first."

Su Youyu couldn't help laughing: "My dad is really amazing."

Su Ming said meaningfully: "You learn from him, but don't learn from me."