At the end of the year, the company's performance was sluggish, and Wang Dafao gave his employees vacations in advance in order to save office expenses. For Xie Zhengyan, a long vacation is usually another period of hard work. When I came home late, I was so tired that I fell asleep, and I lost the strength to read and record.

When the lobster shop closed on New Year's Eve, he breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't feel the atmosphere of the New Year.In previous years, when Grandma Shangjian was unmarried, her parents would seriously buy New Year’s goods, cook a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner, and imitate family happiness at the dinner table.Xie Zhengxing got married the year before last, and since then, he and his wife went to her husband's house every year for the Spring Festival. Soon after, her grandmother fell ill and became demented. There was no one in the family who needed to be pampered and served, and Liao Shuying was also lazy.In the past two years, New Year's Eve basically made do with it. This year, because her husband was having an affair, he disappeared as soon as the store closed. Only her and her youngest son and an old lady who looked like a living dead were left at home, and she was even more heartless. , He simply called Xie Zhengyan and said that he was going to Baoshan Second Sister's house and asked him to go home and look after the door.

Xie Zhengyan came to the old house in the morning, the door of the house was locked, and grandma was buried in the cotton wool pile of the shack, dozing off.Xie Zhengyan went up and touched her hand, it was as cold and hard as pig iron, he hurriedly opened the door of the main room, carried her in and put her on the cushioned chair, went to the kitchen to burn a pot of charcoal fire, and brought her here at her feet.

The neighbors all went to reunite with their relatives. The crowded courtyard in the past was as quiet as a lost soul. The sky was dressed in earth-colored coir raincoats, and the smog was patched on it one by one, showing a desolate look, making people suspect that the heavens have run out of money. , the gods are coming in ragged clothes to beg for sacrifices from the world.

Xie Zhengyan cooked a poached egg and fed it to his grandma. He took off his coat and rolled up his cuffs for a general cleaning. The tables, chairs, coffee table, floor, window sill, and stovetop at home were all dusty and greasy. Unpretentious, but full of the fireworks of lively life.The filth of her own house reveals the indifference of life and the depravity of letting go. Xie Zhengyan understands that her mother is already desperate for her marriage that exists in name only. Despondent, she hid away whenever she had the chance, and spent the rest of her time passing, waiting for the result that she couldn't even draw a specific shape.

The dusty oleanders crawled by the wall and grabbed the long whip of the cold wind, begging for mercy, the sparrows twittered like refugees in famine, the god of time was too lazy to look after the dilapidated scene, throwing away the minutes in a daze, and it was already noon.Xie Zhengyan dried the last piece of rag, and saw the cracks on his hands were smiling at him. Those wounds were soaked in detergent when washing dishes in the store a few days ago, but today they turned into cracks after being soaked in cold water The land is yellow, thin and dry, with vertical and horizontal lines, which fits the word barren.

He hides his hands out of sight in disgust, but every scene he sees seems like his hands can only stir up sorrows. In this festival of family reunion, he swells infinitely, feeling like a person in the sea. Millet, drifting endlessly, unable to find the ends of the earth, lonely to the end of the world.

If it goes on like this, he may become depressed, and he has to find a way to make the family more popular. He called his second uncle Xie Tiande and invited him to come to his house for the New Year.Xie Tiande has been living alone all these years, and his mother has never sat at the same table with his elder brother and sister-in-law since she fell ill. It must be quite deserted during the holidays. When Xie Zhengyan called, he readily agreed and brought Ah Fen and her son. .

"Xiao Yan, I said I was embarrassed to come, but your second uncle insisted on letting me come."

When Ah Fen entered the door, her face was red, and she was holding a dried chicken in one hand and her dull son in the other. This boy named Jie Ming suffered from lupus erythematosus last year. It is a [-]% misfortune to go to hospital. In order to treat him, Ah Fen is often out of ammunition and food. Whenever he is penniless, he relies on relatives and friends to help him. Xie Tiande is the most solid support.

"Aunt Fen, don't see outsiders. It's only lively when there are many people in the New Year. It's cold outside. Come here to warm up."

Xie Zhengyan placed Jieming on the chair by the fire, and kindly gave him a handful of candies.Ah Fen refused to be a guest, so he immediately went to prepare meals for them. Xie Tiande came with some poultry eggs, fruits and vegetables, and Xie Zhengyan went to the market to buy a hoof and a fresh fish. A table of New Year's Eve dinner with all water and land is prepared, which finally completes the New Year's ceremony.

After dinner, A Fen rushed to clean up the dishes without allowing their uncles and nephews to intervene. Xie Zhengyan and his second uncle sat around the stove, peeling the orange peels to recall the past and the present.When the child becomes an adult, the elders are most concerned about his personal problems, and Xie Tiande asked without chatting a few words:

"Xiao Yan, do you have a date?"

Seeing that Xie Zhengyan shook his head, and asked him if he had a favorite girl, Xie Zhengyan shook his head again, and said with a smile: "I'm not ready to think about this yet, I don't have the time, and I don't have the energy."

Xie Tiande sighed, nodded his head and said, "You are still young, so don't worry, Second Uncle doesn't worry about you, you are kind-hearted and considerate, you will definitely find a good partner in the future, unlike me..."

"Second Uncle, Second Uncle is really kind-hearted, gentle and considerate. Many people say that I am like you."

"Haha, but the second uncle is worthless. You must not be like me in this regard. You are a good boy and should live a good life."

"Second uncle is also a good person, good people will be rewarded."

"Hey, Second Uncle doesn't expect anything in this life, and I would rather leave all the good rewards to you. Your grandma's appearance is enough to make people worry. If you don't have a decent life in the future, Second Uncle may die with regret."

The air around the stove was dry, but Xie Zhengyan's eyes were a little wet. The second uncle's words softened his strength like sweet and sour orange juice. The closeness of blood is just biological data, and the depth of family affection is human nature. In terms of portrayal, from this point of view, the second uncle is his only relative in this world.

He hastily sniffed and smiled: "Second Uncle, don't talk about the Chinese New Year. When will you and Aunt Fen get married? I'm still waiting to drink your wedding wine."

He noticed that Jieming's eyelids trembled, and asked him half-jokingly: "Jieming, do you want Uncle Xie to be your father?"

Jie Ming got up without saying a word and went out, abducted to the kitchen to find his mother.

Xie Tiande smiled wryly: "Don't tell him these things, he will be upset."

Xie Zhengyan was puzzled: "I think this kid usually likes Second Uncle, so why would he object to you dating Aunt Fen?"

"A child, he is afraid that his mother will be robbed, and he is sick again, so his sense of dependence on his mother will become stronger."

Xie Zhengyan took the initiative to get a piece of worry from his second uncle, and asked Jie Ming if his condition had improved. The answer was that it was still repeated. Living with his own calculations, he wished he could eat the wind and dew by himself, and save all the expenses for his son's medical treatment.

Xie Zhengyan secretly stuffed 1200 yuan to Xie Tiande, which was the private money he had saved for several months, not only to pity A Fen's mother and son, but also to help his second uncle share his worries.Afterwards, he went out to go to the public toilet in the alley for convenience. In the dark night without the escort of the moon, a few old street lamps painted the surroundings with a damp gleam, and at first glance he looked like his eyes were hazy with tears.He stopped under the lamp and sighed how it is possible to not see any scene that can represent the joy in this moment of universal celebration.

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At around 9 o'clock, when everyone was watching the lackluster CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Xie Zhengyan accidentally received a call from Yu Shengyan.

"Hey, Xiaodi, I'm Yushengyan, do you have time now? Come out and play with me."

Yu Shengyan's voice was like clouds floating here and there, so sticky that no outline could be discerned, it was alcohol at work.

Xie Zhengyan was surprised, holding his phone in his hands and concerned: "Yu Shengyan, are you drunk? I, I'm in Shanghai now."

Yu Shengyan giggled, "I know you are in Shanghai, so I am too."

"Have you come to Shanghai?"

"Yes, I'm here to visit relatives, and I just have time to see you right now, come out quickly."

Hearing that the idol had come from afar, Xie Zhengyan was overjoyed and hurriedly asked for instructions on where to meet. Yu Shengyan told him to wait for him directly at the hotel where he was staying, saying that he would finish the dinner in front of him and rush back in half an hour.

Yu Shengyan lives in the Peninsula Hotel next to the Huangpu River. This is one of the most luxurious five-star business hotels in Shanghai and the only new building on the Bund in the past 60 years.Xie Zhengyan would pass by here sometimes, but never had the opportunity to visit inside. Today, sitting in this gorgeous lobby that has become empty and quiet due to New Year's Eve, seeing the men and women in brocade clothes coming in and out, he couldn't help but feel nervous and cramped.

When it was 11 o'clock, more than an hour had passed since the appointed time, Yu Shengyan still hadn't shown up, he walked out of the hotel anxiously, looking up against the cold wind covered with nails, and after a while, a speeding black Cadillac like The gliding seagull stopped on the other side of the street, and a swaying thin figure emerged from the car door. It was a young man with a flamboyant fur coat and fashionable brown curly hair permed.Xie Zhengyan stared to identify it, and he was sure it was Yu Shengyan. He was about to greet him happily, but he saw a short and fat middle-aged man in his 50s in a suit and leather shoes following him.

The man grabbed Yu Shengyan who was about to rush into the traffic without thinking, stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, and seemed to open his mouth to yell.Based on this movement, Xie Zhengyan deduced that this person was probably Yu Shengyan's elder relative, and saw that Yu Shengyan climbed onto his shoulders, like a coquettish cat entangled him in circles, but he was one height taller than the middle-aged man. The intimacy between the two looks ridiculous due to the height difference.Perhaps the man also felt that this was inappropriate, so he quickly pushed him away and got back into the car, and after talking to him through the car window, the Cadillac drove away slowly.

Yu Shengyan waved vigorously at the rear of the car, and staggered towards the hotel. Xie Zhengyan hurried up and helped him onto the sidewalk before carefully saying hello: "Yu Shengyan is big, I am Silent Flute, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

After he finished speaking, he accidentally sneezed, the cold air numbs his sense of smell, and suddenly he smelled a strong perfume, his whole nasal cavity was itchy.

Yusheng's eyes were drunk and blurred, as if his vision was blurred, and suddenly bumped into his eyes, and the tip of his nose almost brushed his face.Xie Zhengyan took a step back in fright, fearing that he would fall, and at the same time stretched out his hands to support him, his situation suddenly became embarrassing.

"You are Xiaodi, hahaha, do you have anything to do with me?"

Yu Shengyan was more confused than he was on the phone, his steps were bumping back and forth, and he was on the verge of falling at any time.Xie Zhengyan guessed that he had forgotten the phone call just now, and reminded embarrassingly: "You invited me to meet here."

"Oh, yes, I remembered, that's right, I asked you out first."

Yu Shengyan patted him on the shoulder and laughed freely, his body shaking more and more violently, Xie Zhengyan felt that he was like a bright mandala flower, so beautiful that it was daunting.

"Come on, let's talk in the room."

The two got involved and came to the super luxurious river view suite on the 9th floor. This is the most luxurious residence Xie Zhengyan has ever been to. He did not expect that someone would live in a house of more than 100 square meters when traveling. He was bored just now when he was waiting for someone in the lobby Looking through the hotel brochure, I learned that the one-night occupancy fee for this suite is 12000 yuan, which is equivalent to his salary of more than two months.

Yu Shengyan didn't turn off the power when he left earlier, and when he entered the door, it was brightly lit and warm as spring. He took off his fur coat and threw it on the ground, and greeted Xie Zhengyan boldly: "There is food and drink in the refrigerator in the kitchen, you can take whatever you want."

Xie Zhengyan didn't finish thanking him, seeing him rolling on the carpet with his left foot kicking his right foot, he hurried up to help him.

"Hahaha, Xiaodi, pull me up quickly."

Yu Shengyan was lying on his back, and the shameless poodle raised its paws, Xie Zhengyan had to hurriedly grab those white and tender hands with three or four rings on them and pull hard, dragging the drunk off the ground like a carrot.

"Xiaodi, what did you get on your hands? Why are they so rough?"

Yu Shengyan frowned, and without waiting for Xie Zhengyan to dodge, he pulled his right hand to his eyes. The reddish-brown wounds were like earthworms of different thicknesses wrapped around the thin back of the hand and fingers. Only heavy labor can shape such a hand.Yu Shengyan's scattered eyes converged instantly because of this ugly and terrifying close-up, and then flashed a reflexive disgust, and shook off the hand, and it took a few seconds for the smile to reappear.

"What do you do, Xiaodi? My relative who is farming, her hands are not as ugly as yours."

It's human nature to slip up after drinking, so Xie Zhengyan naturally didn't care about it, but he didn't dare to face him in embarrassment, bowed his head and smiled apologetically: "I often wash dishes in restaurants..."

"Dishwashing? Are you a dishwasher? Hahahahaha!"

Yu Shengyan laughed bitterly to himself, and at this time he turned into a red rose again, opening his teeth and claws wildly, not caring that his thorns would hurt others.

"Forget it, a dishwasher is a dishwasher. Is it too hot for you to wear so many clothes? Come on, take off your coat and cool down."

After laughing enough, he staggered forward and grabbed Xie Zhengyan's down jacket, unzipped the zipper and pulled it down forcefully. Now Xie Zhengyan was completely panic-stricken, and he stood back and said, "It's okay, Yusheng smokes a lot, I'm not hot."

"Haha, it's no wonder it's not hot. It looks like your forehead is sweating. Take it off. The air conditioner is so powerful that you won't catch a cold."

"Yu Shengyan is big!"

Xie Zhengyan didn't mean to be coy, and the reason why he refused desperately was that there was a hole the size of a jujube in the front of the sweater under his down jacket. A mouse got into the summer cabinet and bitten several clothes. He was reluctant to throw away the T-shirt as pajamas. Wear it, and keep this sweater because it is worn inside.The south is not like the north where there is heating at all times, and you also wear thick clothes indoors, and you have a coat to hide it from outsiders.

But at this time, this shabby secret was suddenly exposed under Yu Shengyan's excessive enthusiasm. The moment the hole was exposed, Xie Zhengyan's heart felt like a hole was pulled out. He would rather die than let his idol see this embarrassing scene.

Drunk, Yu Shengyan stared at the hole for a long time, wondering: "Why is there a hole in your sweater? Whose design is it, so different."

Xie Zhengyan just wanted to turn into a piece of paper so that he could slip out through the window, and he blushed frankly that it was a masterpiece of mice.

"The ones bitten by mice should be thrown away. Why are you still wearing them? Really."

"I'm sorry……"

"Oh, what a disappointment, disappointment!"

Yu Shengyan yelled with his head in his arms. It seemed that he was about to enter the second stage of drunkenness - dizziness. At this stage, people's patience obviously deteriorated, and his mood would fluctuate greatly. He had long lost his usual dignified demeanor. Sometimes he became hopelessly manic and drunk, pointing at the door and yelling.

"Let's go, I want to sleep quietly for a while."

"Okay, then it doesn't matter if you are alone..."

"Didn't you hear me telling you to go out? Let's go!"

When he roared for the second time, Xie Zhengyan fled in a panic like a rabbit hearing howling wolves, and ran far away in a panic from the hotel, and didn't stop until his lungs ran out of breath, bending over and supporting his knees, gasping for air.Beads of sweat chased each other and slid across the head, face and back. When the wind came, the temperature dropped sharply, and he fell directly into the shiver. He couldn't help hugging his arms, remembering that the down jacket was still left in Yushengyan's guest room.

He didn't even dare to go back to get it, so he returned to the rented room in such desolation. When he got home, he boiled a pot of ginger soup as quickly as possible to drive away the cold. After taking a shower, he sealed his body in the quilt to prevent him from catching a cold.For the Chinese New Year, the pharmacy is closed, and there is not much living expenses left, so he really can't afford to be sick.

The gods are pitiful, he sleeps in fear, and at dawn he finds that his whole body is safe. After being rejoiced, he misses the down jacket that he lost. It was one of the only two thick winter clothes he had. He has no money to buy new clothes at the moment. If you lose it, you won't have to change it.For this reason, he fights every day, and after hesitating again and again, he tries his best to restrain his old habit of pretending to be ashamed, and calls Yu Shengyan to complain.

Yu Shengyan had already regained consciousness, and his tone was elegant again, but it was much colder than before.

"You said that coat, ouch, I'm sorry, I was too drunk last night, and the cleaner came to clean it in the morning. I didn't pay attention, and told her to take it away as garbage."

"Ah~"

"Don't worry, I'll pay you for the new clothes."

"No, no need..."

"...1500 is enough, you should be able to buy a coat with a good price-performance ratio in a department store."

"No! Too, too many, those clothes are not so expensive!"

"You just listen to me, go buy a decent dress, men will be looked down upon if they dress too poorly."

After Yu Shengyan finished speaking, he hung up. One minute later, Xie Zhengyan received a red envelope from his mobile phone. The 1 yuan was like 1500 bullets that shot through his self-esteem one by one.It's not that he can't accept alms and pity, it's that he can't accept being seen by someone he cares about. Yu Shengyan is such an elegant and gorgeous idol, and the difference between him and him is like a difference between a nobleman and a pariah. It was undoubtedly a great honor for this fan, but it turned out to be messed up by his shabby habits.

Why are you wearing that damn torn sweater?He obviously has time to go home and change a good one, how stupid he is!A lowly bastard who can't get on the stage deserves to be despised!

While crying, he beat his head hard, feeling that he had become a bedbug, and he was so ashamed that he never dared to fly into the opponent's territory again.

Two days later, Despair took off the heavy shackles from his neck with his noble hands. Although the ankles were still covered with the iron shackles issued by the slave owner, at least his reason was on the line, and he remembered that he should thank Yusheng Yan, but at this moment, He found that he had been blocked by idols across the board, and the reason was self-evident—he was rejected.

Faced with this painful blow, Xie Zhengyan couldn't cry anymore, so he clicked on the trumpet where he chatted with Yu Shengyan, looked through those happy records from the beginning, and then logged out permanently.

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