Indissoluble bond

Early in the morning, Zhou's mother brought Zhou Yuan a different breakfast.

A heart-shaped poached egg with four petite Happy Birthday written in ketchup.A sandwich with a slender birthday candle stuck in it.A glass of three-color juice, layers of different colors.

Zhou Yuan was speechless: "Mom, don't you want to use this as my birthday? Do you want to pass the test vaguely?"

Zhou's mother rolled her eyes: "Tell the truth."

Zhou Yuan's face darkened, he was really right.

"I know it's my birthday, what's so good about it? When your dad and I were young, how could it be so good, celebrating birthdays every year?" Mother Zhou scolded.

Zhou Yuan looked at Zhou's mother resentfully: "Mom—"

Mother Zhou waved her hand: "Okay, okay, hurry up and eat, I'll feed you tonight, okay?"

Zhou Yuan was satisfied and stopped talking.

After finishing their breakfast quickly, the two packed their schoolbags and headed to school.

It just rained heavily yesterday, and the road was still damp, even the air was damp.Take a breath, the breath is clean.The rain-washed sky was cloudless.

Zhou Yuan stared at Lu Liang's back in front of him in a daze, thinking in his heart: what birthday gift will he give me?

This question has been bothering him all the time, who knows that Lu Liang didn't look back until he entered the school.He comforted himself: Maybe he will not give him the gift until evening.

Seeing Lu Liang stepping into the class without the slightest hesitation, he was still slightly disappointed for a while.

Shaking his head, he turned and entered the classroom.There were a lot of people inside, and it was already very lively.As soon as he entered, congratulations continued.

"Happy birthday."

"Zhou Yuan, happy birthday."

A few small gifts were also given.

Li Si and Zhang Sheng even spent a lot of money, one gave famous brand sneakers, and the other gave a basketball signed by a famous star.

"Boss, happy birthday!"

They said in unison.

Holding the gift, Zhou Yuan felt uncomfortable when he thought of Lu Liang's indifferent appearance.He lacked interest, waved his hand and said, "Forget it this time, don't buy such expensive things next time."

Zhang Sheng saw that he was not in the right mood, so he used his elbow to signal Li Si not to talk too much, and he said with a smile: "Understood, let's not be an example." He didn't say any more.

It wasn't until class that Zhou Yuan finally calmed down.

In class, he was quite absent-minded. This is a Chinese class, and the teacher happened to notice his distraction.

"Zhou Yuan," he called his name with a sullen face, "stand up."

Zhou Yuan stood up reflexively. After realizing it, he looked at the Chinese teacher in a daze.

"Come and read "Wei Feng·Mang" and explain what it means."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan looked down at the casually opened Chinese documents on the desk, and was speechless for a moment.Then quickly flipped the pages of the book and turned to the lesson "Wei Feng·Mang".

Clearing his throat, he read: "Chi Chi, the rascal, hugs Bu Maosi. The gangster comes to Maosi, and I will seek it out. I send my son Sheqi, as for Dunqiu. The bandit is my date..."

After Lang Lang finished reading, because there was no explanation written in his book, he glanced at the textbook at the same table.

But the writing on the table at the same table was so small that his eyes were about to cramp and he couldn't see what was written on it.

There was silence after that.

The Chinese teacher raised the corners of his mouth proudly: "Hey, that's how it is if you don't prepare well. After class, copy "Wei Feng·Mang" five times and hand it in tomorrow. Also, remember to pay attention in class."

Seeing Zhou Yuan obediently listening to the training, the Chinese teacher nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, sit down."

After receiving the pardon, Zhou Yuan hurriedly sat down.

The Chinese teacher looked around the classroom and said, "Let's focus on the text. Next, I will talk about this poem."

"This "National Wind · Wei Feng · Gangster" comes from the "Book of Songs". It is a folk song of the Wei State in the pre-Qin period. It has six chapters and ten lines in each chapter. It is a long poem about the tragedy of marriage by an abandoned woman."

"In the poem, the heroine recalls the sweetness of her love life and the pain of being abused and abandoned by her husband after marriage in a very painful tone. Then, let's talk about what each sentence means..."

The Chinese teacher was explaining the meaning of this long poem word by word. Zhou Yuan rested his chin on his hand, stared at the page, his eyes were empty, he still didn't read or listen to a single word.

Until the Chinese teacher said: "Just like Zhou Yuan just now, with a trance-like expression and resentful eyes, which are in line with the mood of the heroine at this time..."

The whole class burst into bursts of good-natured laughter.

Zhou Yuan's head was full of black lines.

I didn't see that the Chinese teacher still has such a sense of humor.But it's not funny if he is the main character in it.

But after a while, the voice of the Chinese teacher gradually faded away.He was immersed in his own thoughts again, recalling Lu Liang's every move, word and deed bit by bit.He didn't know what was wrong with him, he was obsessed, and he had to find evidence that he took his birthday to heart.

After thinking for a long time, he couldn't find it.

He lay down on the table in disappointment, but luckily the class was over, otherwise the Chinese teacher would be nagging again.

He wanted to ask Lu Liang for clarification, but he felt that he was losing face, so he stubbornly stayed in the classroom without moving a step.Thinking about whether he would take the initiative to come to him, he looked at the door of the classroom from time to time.

Waiting and waiting, but only disappointed again and again.

After four classes, Zhang Sheng couldn't stand it anymore.

"Boss, what's the matter with you? Today is your birthday, and it's April Fool's Day. It's a day that should be happy. Why are you frowning? That's not okay."

Zhou Yuan rolled his eyes at him: "What do you know!"

Still listening in his heart, he took a deep breath and revived his spirit.

What he said is not bad, nothing will change if this continues, so I should be happy today.

Isn't that Lu Liang?

Why should he hang his head down for him?

Thinking of it this way, my depressed mood also improved.

Only then did he realize that the books on his desk had been Chinese books since the first class and hadn't been changed. It's rare that other teachers didn't notice.

Hmm... still found out?

He put away his textbooks and walked briskly into the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is full of people, and there are long queues at the window for ordering food.He frowned and thought about it, and decided to eat noodles outside the school at noon.

He exited the cafeteria, and Lu Liang walked towards him.

He paused and stopped.

"Lu Liang..." He called out, but didn't know what to say next.

Should I remind him not to forget my birthday?

Lu Liang stopped and turned to look at him: "Why are you standing at the door of the cafeteria? Why not go in?"

"...There are too many people inside, I want to go to the noodle shop outside the school to eat noodles."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then said decisively: "Then you lead the way, let's go together."

Zhou Yuan looked at Lu Liang flattered: "This... this... okay!"

This is not what he invited!Sure enough, I should remind you!

As soon as you leave the school gate, there are many small restaurants on both sides of the gate and on the opposite side of the road. There are breakfast shops, small fry shops, and noodle restaurants, and there are many choices.

Zhou Yuan crossed the road familiarly, and brought Lu Liang to a noodle restaurant at the corner of the street.

The noodle shop is full of diners, the environment is clean and quiet, without noisy sounds.Just as a table of guests was leaving, a waiter cleared the table, Zhou Yuan immediately pulled Lu Liang to sit there.

As soon as he sat down, he said to Lu Liang like a few treasures: "The noodles in this store are all handmade, soft and chewy, and the noodle soup is very delicious, and the accessories are also rich."

"Chicken leg noodles, pork ribs noodles, barbecued pork noodles, three fresh noodles, egg noodles, sauerkraut noodles, beef noodles, duck noodles, tomato fish noodles, and vegetable noodles. I like chicken leg noodles. Which one do you want?"

Lu Liang looked at the menu posted on the wall and said, "Tomato fish noodles."

After writing down the noodles he ordered, Zhou Yuan walked to the counter and ordered chicken drumstick noodles and tomato fish noodles, paid the money, and then went back to his seat.

Seeing him paying, Lu Liang tapped his fingers on the table, pursed his lips and remained silent.

Zhou Yuan didn't pay attention to his small movements, but complained to Lu Liang: "Unfortunately, there is no chicken breast noodles here..."

Lu Liangyu's eyelashes trembled, and he lowered his eyes and said, "How can we let ourselves be outside, as long as there are chicken legs, isn't it all chicken?"

Zhou Yuan curled his lips: "That's the only way, that's why I ordered chicken drumsticks!"

Soon, the noodles were on the table.

Zhou Yuan ate quickly, and finished eating in just a few mouthfuls of 'huhu'.Lu Liang ate very slowly, chewed slowly, and behaved elegantly, exuding nobility in every gesture.

His father started from scratch, but he was rich in knowledge, and his mother was a lady of a scholarly family, and her every move could be painted.

Grandpa has only one daughter, mother, and grandma passed away early, holding her in her hand like jewels and treasures. If it weren't for his father's wealth, he would never have been able to marry his mother.

The two had been close for a few years, but after their grandfather passed away, they were not as loving as they were before.After his birth, his father was often absent, and he was brought up by his mother with excellent manners.

Until now, he still maintains some of his previous etiquette habits.

Zhou Yuan watched his movements and said with a smile: "Don't be so cautious when you eat in this kind of small restaurant."

"No," Lu Liang shook his head slightly, "It's a habit." A habit ingrained in his bones.

Obviously, his habit was not developed in the Zhou family, but earlier.Zhou Yuan took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and couldn't help but soften his movements.When watching him move, I felt a bit sad.

He was so dumb that he couldn't make a sound.

Seeing this, Lu Liang chuckled lightly: "Why don't you talk?"

When he saw the empathetic sentimentality in his eyes, he was taken aback.

He squeezed the chopsticks tightly, and after a while, he said, "What are you thinking about? The past is just the past, and I don't care about it anymore."

Zhou Yuan turned his head away from looking at him: "Why are you pretending to be relaxed? It made me want to cry now when I didn't want to."

His outspokenness made Lu Liang dumbfounded, and washed away the sadness in his heart.

Ren Zhouyuan had tears in his eyes, and he finished eating the noodles comfortably.

During this lunch, Zhou Yuan didn't think of reminding him of his birthday gift, and he didn't think about it until he returned to the classroom.Immediately annoyed.

After school in the afternoon, Lu Liang didn't go back to Zhou's house, so he didn't know where he went.Zhou Yuan originally thought that he was going to buy him a gift, but after eating, he went out to study at night, but he was nowhere to be seen.

After this period of time, it's time for Lu Liang to work in a coffee shop, so... what about his gift?

Maybe I will see it when I go back to study at night.

He kept reassuring himself.

After the evening self-study get out of class, he couldn't wait to go home.When the door was opened, the room was pitch black, as if no one was there.

'Snapped'.

When the light came on, there were two bangs and bangs, and the fireworks fell all over the head, and Zhou Ma sprayed it with a snow spray can again.

Zhou Yuan hurriedly moved back, but still couldn't dodge completely, a lot of white foam fell on his head and right shoulder.

Father Zhou was smiling and watching them play with a finished firework tube.

Only Lu Liang was missing.

He was still happy at first, but he didn't see Lu Liang, so he asked, "Where is Mr. Lu Liang?"

Zhou's father shrugged, Zhou's mother spread her hands and replied, "Liangliang's shop is crowded today, and they are working overtime."

Zhou Yuan's face turned blue with anger, he will work overtime for his birthday?What about cheating ghosts?Not willing to give just a birthday present?Even if you say happy birthday!

Yep, he hasn't even said happy birthday yet!

He was so angry that a mouthful of old blood was choked in his chest.

Seeing that he was angry, Zhou's father winked at Zhou's mother, and then said solemnly: "Okay, isn't it just a birthday? Xiaoliang has never given it to you before, so hurry up and eat cake."

Mother Zhou stuffed an egg-shaped vent ball into his hand.

Zhou Yuan squeezed the vent ball fiercely and gritted his teeth.

With ribbons hanging on his body and 'white snow' falling, he strode to sit in front of the table, picked up the cake knife and cut out several pieces at once.

Because there are not many people eating, the cake is not big. After being evenly divided into four pieces, the weight is just one piece for each person.but!Lu Liang is not here!

He couldn't be calm.

He stared at the cake, thinking that he would not leave it to Lu Liang, he wanted two pieces for himself.

Well, that's it!

I thought so, but after he finished eating one piece, he felt a little full, so he took the remaining piece down.

He went back to the room with a feeling of displeasure, finished his homework irritably, but Lu Liang still hadn't come back.Scratch your hair and go take a shower first.

***

When Lu Liang returned to Zhou's house, he turned off the light in the living room, but he walked in in the dark without turning on the light.When they came to Zhou Yuan's door, there was light from the crack in the bottom door, and the sound of splashing water came from the bathroom.

Guessing that Zhou Yuan was taking a shower, he turned the doorknob and opened the door before waiting for him to come out.

He went directly to the desk, took out a notebook on the desk, wrote a few words casually, and tore it off.Then he took out a beautifully packaged box from his schoolbag and put it on the desk.

After doing this, he went back to his room.

When Zhou Yuan finished washing, he went back to his room.

The box on the desk suddenly attracted his attention, his heart was pounding, and he walked over to pick it up nervously, holding his breath.

As soon as the box was removed, the note pressed underneath was exposed.

He picked it up and took a look.

She had the brightest smile of the day on her face.

--Happy birthday.

Sign below, Lu Liang.

There are no punctuation marks, just such a simple six words, but it makes his mood cloudy and sunny.

He unwrapped the package with great anticipation, and what was in the box was Kodak (Kodak) - AZ501 digital camera.

He was dumbfounded, surprised and delighted.

He remembered that this was not cheap, it cost more than 2000.

At this time, he felt that the digital camera in his hand was much heavier.

When he went out, he met Lu Liang taking a bath in his pajamas.

He immediately stopped him: "Lu Liang!"

Lu Liang smiled slightly: "Do you like it?"

After a while, he realized that he was referring to a digital camera, so he nodded: "I like it."

"That's good." Lu Liang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

He couldn't ask the previous question anymore, so he could only say, "There is a piece of cake left for you in the refrigerator."

He finally realized that he wanted to eat two pieces in a fit of anger before, but in the end there was still one piece left. After all, it was his subconscious that wanted to leave one piece for him.

He suddenly relaxed his heartstrings and smiled: "Don't forget to eat."

"Ah."

Suddenly it began to rain outside the house, crackling and hitting the window glass, and a gust of cool wind blew in through the open window, which blew the edge of the curtains and fluttered into the air.

It was raining heavily outside and the wind was blowing, but the house was as warm as spring and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Lu Liang walked past him with his pajamas in his arms, and walked into the bathroom.

And Zhou Yuan, at the moment when he didn't realize it, his heart moved.