if you are still there

When Ding Xu first came to the north, he felt the drop in temperature as soon as he got off the plane. Zhong Jie didn't bring any thick clothes in his luggage, and he didn't know whether he forgot or didn't plan to let him stay here for too long.The driver sent by Mr. Ding arrived early, holding a thick coat in his arms, holding a sign to look for someone, and quickly waved the sign when he saw Ding Xu.

Ding Xu walked over, the driver gave him the clothes he brought, took his travel bag, and said with a smile: "Ding Xu, is he still used to the weather here? Mr. Ding is afraid that you will be cold, so let me bring you Put on some clothes, put them on quickly, we’re cooling down here these two days, don’t catch a cold.”

The clothes tag hadn't been taken off yet. It was obviously the new clothes that Mr. Ding had ordered to be prepared. Ding Xu felt much warmer after putting them on, so he thanked the driver.He is still somewhat grateful to Mr. Ding. After his parents had an accident, his status was embarrassing and he had no future to speak of. He even went north to seek refuge with his relatives like a bereaved dog, but he was arrogant and arrogant. No less disadvantages.Only grandpa, who helped him a few times regardless of return, has never changed his attitude towards him.

The driver was good at chatting. On the way, he first told Ding Xu about the passing attractions. Seeing that Ding Xu lacked interest, he changed the topic to chat with Ding Xu about Mr. Ding's recent situation, "The old man lives alone now, can you He is also happy to come to accompany his old man."

Ding Xu sat up slightly and said, "Lonely?"

The driver said: "Isn't it? We persuaded the old man several times to let the old man live in a building, but no one can persuade him. He has to say that he is used to living in a courtyard, and living in a building is not comfortable. In fact, there are complete facilities nearby. , It’s just that there is no one to take care of me, so I’m really worried, but fortunately you can come, hehe.”

The driver didn't offend anyone with his words, and the fact that Ding Xu was thrown by his mother came to his mouth, and it became Ding Xu to take care of the old man and show his filial piety.

Ding Xu let out a "hmm", but his mood was not very high. His forehead was hot and he felt a little uncomfortable.

When he arrived at Lao Ding's residence, the driver helped him take down his luggage, took out some daily necessities from the trunk, and helped deliver them in. After packing up, he left.Ding Xu's mother said it too suddenly, and the family didn't have any preparations. The old man didn't want to wrong Ding Xu, so he bought a new set for him to use.

Mr. Ding called him to come to the living room to chat with him, pointed to the snacks and drinks on the table, and said with a smile: "You are hungry, eat some cushions first, and grandpa will ask the kitchen to cook something delicious for you later."

Ding Xu hasn't seen his grandfather for many years. In his memory, the old man died of a serious illness. When he saw him suddenly, his eyes were a little moist.

Ding Lao thought that Ding Xu could not accept the sudden decision to come to the north, sighed, patted his hand, and said: "Your parents are busy with work, so you come here to accompany grandpa, okay? The school here is also pretty good Yes, grandpa has completed the transfer procedures for you, do you want to rest for a day or two before going to school?"

Ding Xu nodded without retorting, "Okay."

Old Ding felt bad seeing him like this, but he couldn't say anything about his son's choice back then. After all these years, he didn't expect that when Ding Xu was so old, his son and daughter-in-law who didn't live up to expectations would quarrel.Those two people are not as sensible as the half-grown child in front of them.

Ding Xu didn't eat much at night, Mr. Ding prepared a table of dishes, and kept persuading him, he gritted his teeth and ate half a bowl of rice, feeling faintly uncomfortable after the meal.At night, my stomach was churning, I went to the bathroom to vomit twice, and came back lying on the bed groggy with a fever.

The old man was in a light sleep, and when he heard some movement from Ding Xu, he got up and looked at him, only then did he realize that he was ill, and quickly sent someone to the hospital.

Ding Xu's high fever persisted in the middle of the night, and Mr. Ding also worked hard all night, taking care of him by his side.

Mr. Ding has one son and two daughters. The son develops in the south, but the daughter stays nearby in the north.Ding Xu's two aunts also rushed over when they received the call early in the morning. Seeing that the old man took care of Ding Xu in the ward without resting all night, they felt distressed and worried, and said, "Dad, you can't do this, The child is being taken care of by a doctor, you have to pay attention to rest, don’t you have a babysitter and a nurse here, so don’t bother yourself..."

Another younger and more fashionable sister-in-law also spoke. Compared with the elder sister, her words were much harsher, "That's right, don't take care of him well, you are tired and sick instead, Dad, how old are you now?" Oh, how can you do such a thing! Let’s talk about Ding Xu, a boy who was spoiled and raised there, and fell ill in another place. If you can take care of him once, you will take care of him every time in the future..."

Old Man Ding lowered his voice and said displeasedly, "Stop talking!"

The sister-in-law was still a little unhappy, she curled her mouth and muttered in a low voice: "Why don't you let me talk about it? Really, what are you doing causing trouble? When we are a nursery school, who has time to take care of her children..."

The relationship between her and the sister-in-law in X Province has never been very good, and after the eldest brother got married, he rarely walked around here, and Zhong Jie's sister-in-law never gave them any favors. Instead, she kept her eyes high all day long. look.The few times when he took Ding Xu back to visit relatives, he did not show off his children less.She and her eldest sister also have children at home, but they are not as good as Ding Xu in exams and competitions. After being suppressed for more than ten years, it is inevitable that they feel a little bit more unhappy with Ding Xu.Now that Mr. Ding is defending Ding Xu again, she can't stand it and naturally wants to refute a few words.

Although Ding Xu had a fever and couldn't open his eyelids, he could still hear some.His face was burning hot, and he wished he could sit up by himself now, without anyone taking care of him, and not burdening anyone, but his arm was as heavy as if it had been filled with lead, and he couldn't control it at all.

Ding Xu spent a day half asleep and half awake. In the middle of the night, he felt someone changing a cold towel for him. His palms were rough and warm. He gradually calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.

After all, he was still a young man with good health. When Mr. Ding came back the next day, Ding Xu's fever had subsided, and he ate a bowl of porridge there. When he saw Mr. Ding coming, he hurriedly got up and said, "Grandpa..."

Ding Lao was very relieved, patted his hand, told him to go back to bed, and asked: "It's good that there is nothing wrong, you scared me yesterday, is there any other discomfort?"

Ding Xu shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I'm sorry to trouble you."

The old man looked at the back of his hand, and suddenly saw that there was a bruise on it, and when he wanted to look at it again, Ding Xu rolled down his sleeve and covered it a little bit uncomfortably.He has no one to accompany him to the bed, and when the nanny went home to get food, he got an injection in the back of his hand, and it was nothing serious, except that his white skin looked bruised and purple, which was a bit scary.

Elder Ding also thought of this, sighed and said nothing, and asked again: "Do you need anything else? You tell grandpa, don't be polite."

Ding Xu thought for a while and said, "I want to make a phone call."

The old man smiled, "Alright, I told your parents yesterday that they were worried when they heard that you were sick, and you should report to your mother that you are safe."

Ding Xu agreed, and Mr. Ding asked someone to bring a wireless phone, and kept it for Ding Xu to use. He was busy with work, so he left first.

Ding Xu hit his mother first, and Zhong Jie responded enthusiastically. She seemed to have forgotten about beating her son two days ago. Her temper came and went quickly. Ding Xu also forgot the same, and told Ding Xu to take good care of the old man on the phone.

"Mom is busy with work and can't go there. You can chat with grandpa more on behalf of mother, and also talk about our family and your father." She complained, "Your father always has missions and missions like this, and is away from home all day long." , You tell your grandfather and let him take care of it."

Ding Xu felt a little impatient, but he still listened to Zhong Jie's words, but he didn't give her a definite answer like before, only said: "I see."

Zhong Jie didn't realize it, and she had never been resisted by Ding Xu. She thought that Ding Xu still listened to her, so she hung up the phone with a little complacency.

Ding Xu held the phone and thought for a while, then called Xiao Liangwen again.

The connection over there was quick, and Xiao Liangwen's voice came quickly, "Hello? Ding Xu! I've been waiting for a long time, how is everything going well?"

Ding Xu leaned back to make his posture more comfortable, and said: "Well, it went well, and I arrived yesterday. I just caught a cold, so I didn't have time to call you."

Xiao Liangwen said: "It's okay, how about now, is it better?"

Ding Xu hummed, and said again: "I called you when I was done."

Xiao Liangwen talked more than usual over there. After talking for a while, he said again: "Ding Xu, is L City not far from your side? I'm going there in a while, maybe I can drop by to see you And you."

Ding Xu's heart moved. City L was a small city where his grandfather lived in the second tier at the time. It was three or four hours away from the capital, and it was not very close, let alone a convenient way.But when Xiao Liangwen said this, there was a little excitement in his youthful voice, and he couldn't bear to discourage his enthusiasm. He nodded and said: "Yes, they are all in the north. Come and tell me, if... If I don't I can also come and find you during class."

Xiao Liangwen laughed over the phone.

The two chatted for a while, hung up the phone, and Ding Xu began to seriously calculate the time.

In his last life, he did not come to the north to change to other schools according to his parents' wishes. He only vaguely remembered that it was at the end of the year when his grandfather retired to the second line. Now it is late autumn, and it may not be a few months... If he wanted to leave the capital, he would definitely follow. In his previous life, he didn't stay by the old man's side to take care of him. This time he wanted to make up for it.

Moreover, before, he had never heard that Xiao Liangwen had left Province X to come to the north so early. His choice had changed, and some things had begun to change somewhere.

Xiao Liangwen's departure from X Province may be a turning point.

He sat up, took out a pen and paper and began to scribble, but after writing some career plans, he frowned and rolled up the paper and threw it on the ground.He can't even make decisions about his own family, so how can he have any qualifications to help Xiao Liangwen... He laughed at himself in his heart, but he was still somewhat unwilling. After a while, he got up to pick up the ball of paper and spread it out Yes, fold it up and put it in your pocket.

Xiao Liangwen, who is far away in Province X, is also making preparations.

When he was packing his things, Liu Zijun sat aside to persuade him, frowning and worried, "Xiao Xiao, you get mixed up with those people, can you handle what they do? Or forget it, those people People are not easy to mess with, you should get out early, and don't get involved in this mess."

"It's okay, Sister Zijun, I know it well." Xiao Liangwen smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about me."

Liu Zijun hesitated to speak, but finally sighed, and said, "Let's just get some cigarettes and wine, why bother to get jade, it's from the northwest and the northeast, how hard it is to run back and forth... "

Xiao Liangwen didn't answer her either, he took out a jade plaque from his bag, handed it to Liu Zijun and said, "This is for Tongtong, jade is safe, you keep it for her to wear."

Tongtong is Liu Zijun's daughter. When she divorced Tongtong in her arms, the child was still breastfeeding. Now she is more than two years old. She is very well-behaved, but her health is not very good and she is always sick.

Liu Zijun was a little surprised when he saw this thing, and took a look at it. Even under such a dim light, he could see that the jade plate was exquisitely crafted and the texture was delicate.There is a layer of soft light on the whole piece of jade, it looks clean and moist, it is an old object for some years.She looked at it for a while, was amazed, and returned the jade plaque to Xiao Liangwen, saying: "This is too precious, and Tongtong is ignorant, and it will be bad if it is broken. You keep it, and wait two days." When I have a girl I like, I will give it to her, this thing looks like an antique."

"It's not an antique, the people over there gave it to her." Xiao Liangwen pushed it back to her, saying: "It's for Tongtong to wear, the jade material is quite good."

Liu Zijun was stunned for a moment, and quickly came to his senses, put the jade token in his hand, looked at him and sighed, and said, "You, it's like betting your life every time, I don't know who you are like... "

Xiao Liangwen grinned, without saying a word, and checked the packed things again.He was born in a bad family, and grew up in an environment of high schools and high schools, so he was more sensitive to the slightest breath of opportunities. His instinct told him that this opportunity was very important to him.

Liu Zijun was ten years older than him, and he had been favored by Xiao Liangwen's mother back then, so he was a little worried, so he asked a few more questions: "Do you have any friends over there? You just followed me there, you don't know the place... "

Xiao Liangwen interrupted her and said, "There is a friend here."

Liu Zijun said, "Is that the one who calls you often?"

Xiao Liangwen rubbed the tip of his nose, and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, I still owe him money. This time, I will pay him back the money."

Liu Zijun sighed, and said, "You've grown up, you can make up your own mind, it's okay if you don't make any money, come back quickly, there is no shortage of food for you here, sister."

"Oh, I see."

The author has something to say:

Ten years ago.

Xiao Liangwen: Ding Xu, I don't have any money yet...

Ding Xu: It's okay, pay it back slowly, eat your stomach first.

Ten years later.

Xiao Liangwen: Ding Xu, I have no money...

Ding Xu: Get out!I do not want it!

Xiao Liangwen: May I return myself to you?

Ding Xu: No, I don't want...you...uhhh! ! !