Cinderella's Gypsophila

A few days later, the weekend was sunny and sunny.

Cheng Cheng took a hammer and a nail, and said he wanted to nail the door lock.

Qi Shengbin and Meng Xinlan were basking in the sun and eating melon seeds in the living room, they both looked unhappy when they heard this.

But they all have nothing to do with Cheng Cheng.Complained a few weird words like "Oh, what's the fuss in broad daylight", "What kind of privacy does a child want", and so on, so he went.

Qi Yan followed behind Cheng Cheng meanly: "Brother, I'll help you!"

Seeing his bright face, Meng Xinlan felt even more aggrieved, and threw the melon seeds on the ground in anger: "It's really annoying to watch, clean it up for me! Clean it up!"

Qi Shengbin quickly got up and swept obediently.

On Qi Yan's side, he nailed the door lock.

Papapa, papapa, nailed it to Meng Xinlan on purpose.

Seeing his careless actions, Cheng Cheng was very worried: "Xiao Yan, be careful not to hit your hands!"

He handed him a few clothespins made of old wood, and taught him to use the long clothespins to hold nails: "Look, you won't hit your hands like this."

Qi Yan was stunned, it was really a good way.

"You... are really smart." You have a good mind when you study, and so do things.

clever?

Cheng Cheng is helpless, this is not clever, is this a well-known life skill?

Of course, it's normal for Xiao Yan not to know.

Living together for more than half a month, Cheng Cheng is often surprised that there are still people who can live as rough as Xiao Yan.

too rough.

Lost and misplaced all day long, throwing clothes and books all over the place, my memory is like a goldfish, and I can’t find anything when I turn around.

I'm lazy, so I just cut my hair so short that I don't need to comb it. When I can wear school uniforms to fool around, I never match clothes. I'm blind to such beautiful black jewel eyes, such a vigorous face, and a tall and straight face. Standing pose and long legs!

Soon, the door locks and drawer locks were nailed.

When you're done, Qi Yan is busy washing the clothes he saved this week.

The washing machine roared.

Meng Xinlan is also a strange person, she would rather take the time to pick Qi Yan's clothes out of the basket and throw them aside, rather than throw them into the washing machine together, so it's a little effort.

Their washing machine is a double cylinder!With dehydration, it is really a matter of little effort, and you don't need to do it in the whole process!

Of course, Qi Shengbin also noticed her behavior.

But helplessly, Meng Xinlan had something to say: "His clothes were dark in color and faded, and they were dyed together with other clothes. He also played ball every day and made them dirty. How can he wash them together?"

"Besides, I'm not your servant, so it would be great if I would wash your socks for you! Besides, don't you cook your meals every day? I'm almost exhausted, okay?"

She said that Qi Shengbin had nothing to do, she could only coax him, and agreed to buy this or that.

The laundry is done.

Qi Yan took the clean and fragrant clothes to dry, and the balcony was sunny.

...human nature cannot stand the test.

He lived happily for 11 years before, as if he had been living in a colorful soap bubble.

I remember that last winter, the last day before the winter vacation, was also such a warm sunny day.

He went home happily with the award.It happened to be his mother's birthday that day, so he bought a rose for his mother and a pack of colored jelly beans for his sister with the only pocket money he had on the way.

When I got home, my mother also bought a cake for herself, lit candles, and the family waited for Dad to come home for dinner.

The four of them were warm and happy at the dinner table.

That scene, now that I think about it, seems like it happened in my previous life.

People will not grow when they are in happiness.

So he has been a happy, lively, innocent and kind-hearted little prince in the ivory tower for 11 years, never thinking too much about it.All the thinking, understanding and disappointment about "human nature" have been concentrated in the past few months.

Very tormenting.

Too many "can't figure it out", countless sleepless nights.

Numerous grievances, despair, pain, breathlessness.

I don't know how many times I wet the pillow towel, cried myself to sleep and woke up crying again.

Until today, he has become numb, and has figured out a lot of things, and can even begin to understand Qi Shengbin——

Perhaps, human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, seeking laziness and happiness.

As an adult, his father didn't get ecstasy drugged by Meng Xinlan in a daze, it didn't mean he couldn't tell right from wrong, and it wasn't that he couldn't see the misery and grievance of his wife and children.

He can see it.

See clearly.

But even so, he still wanted to live with that woman.

It's just that compared with the feelings and happiness of his son and daughter, he prioritized his own happiness without hesitation.

Realistic?

It's so realistic, it's so realistic that it makes people feel chills all over.

The teachers in the school always said, "Mom and Dad's love for you is selfless and unconditional" and "No matter what Mom and Dad do, it is for your own good."

Qi Yan has always been, always been, and has always believed in this point.

but.

But ah.

……

Looking back now, Qi Yan found that there were actually many signs from a long time ago, but he didn't notice them at that time.

His father, Qi Shengbin, is a truck driver, the kind of worker who is hardworking and willing to work.

Therefore, even though he doesn't go home often, and never cares about his children's study and life, Qi Yan still thinks that his father works hard to make money, supports the family, and is the best father.

With such a firm understanding, even if Qi Shengbin was in a bad mood at that time, he would take it out on him and hit him every now and then, and he would forget about it after crying.

I only remember my father's kindness——

I just remember that every time my mother showed him the report card and certificate of merit, he would touch his head and say "my son is awesome" and "my son is the most promising".

I just remember that after he took him out to compare with his neighbors and friends, he came back and happily rewarded him, bought basketball, and bought the most expensive roller skates among children of the same age.

Qi Yan once thought that those things proved that his father loved him.

But maybe, he has always only loved himself, and this little tool that saves him face and makes him feel superior in front of others is very useful, so he will reward him when he is in a good mood, and kick him when he is in a bad mood.

That's it.

Qi Yan shook his head.

Just stop thinking about it.

When she came back from drying the clothes and passed by the living room, Meng Xinlan's expression was neither cloudy nor positive, and Qi Yan ignored her.

Back in the room, Cheng Sheng was quietly arranging the books next to the bookshelf.

The sun hit the side of his face.

The bridge of the nose is high, the facial features are correct and clear, and it is very good-looking, just like a touch of fresh green in the snow in the middle of winter.

……

At that moment, he thought, luckily there is Cheng Cheng.

Really, if there is no brother, he is alone, and there are two grown-ups living next door, hovering over his clouded life like vultures.

No matter how deserted the room is, no one cares about him and no one can see him, what kind of despair would it be to be so isolated and helpless.

And at least now, there are people by his side, which makes him feel hopeful.

Cheng Cheng collected the things seriously.

When picking up the windmill knickknack on the bookshelf, he poked the Yuhua stone keychain hung on the windmill leaves by Qi Yan.

The small stone was dangling, and he watched intently.

Qi Yan: "You seem to like this keychain very much."

Several times, he saw Cheng Sheng poking that small stone several times.

The little stone was brought back by Uncle Qi Yan when he went to play in Nanjing many years ago, and he and his sister each got one.

Like quail eggs, it feels smooth and smooth, but although it looks good, it is very tasteless-the keychain made of stone is too heavy to be practical, so it has been thrown in the bookcase.

I didn't expect my brother to like it so much.

"I really like it? Otherwise, I'll give it to you."

Cheng Cheng was stunned, and a surprise flashed in his eyes: "Really? Really gave it to me?"

Qi Yan looked at the little stone, not understanding why he liked it so much.

But Cheng Sheng just likes it.

Satisfied, he tied the key with the Yuhua stone, it was very heavy, but he didn't care.

Carried it with me every day after that.

……

Cleaning up the bookcases for the last time before the winter vacation, Cheng Cheng found more than a dozen brand new homework books from the waste paper.

Qi Yan: "Ah, it seems to be a prize given out during the school final exam. I forgot."

Cheng Cheng: "The school still distributes these?"

Qi Yan: "Of course it will be given out. Didn't your school give out prizes before?"

Cheng Cheng shook his head, he didn't know whether to award or not.

Although he also went to school before, he was hospitalized at every turn.I haven't taken the final exam a few times, so how can I get any prizes.

Qi Yan: "Our school will give out prizes for doing well in the final exam."

"The usual tests are also handed out. They are all notebooks, pens, and various stationery. But because it is very troublesome to hand out every time, the teacher remembers it and hand it out together at the end of the semester."

"I remember one year ago, I took a total of 110 notebooks home at the end of the semester, which was very heavy!"

Cheng Cheng: "Doesn't that mean you won't need to buy notebooks next semester?"

Qi Yan: "It's not just the next semester, I haven't bought it for the next two years."

Cheng Cheng was silent for a moment.

Looking at Qi Yan with a very weird and awkward expression.

"Xiaoyan..."

After listening to the whispered words he leaned over to whisper, Qi Yan smiled.

I couldn't help but look at my brother again.

In front of him, Cheng Sheng still had a very upright, serious face, a typical "top student" face.

But that's who he is!He actually suggested that the two of them hide the exam reward notebooks, and then ask their parents for more money under the pretext of buying the notebooks, so that they can buy food to fill their stomachs in the future!

"Haha, hahaha, I thought that my brother was the kind of good student who would never tell lies."

"I didn't expect that~~"

Cheng Cheng's face turned red all of a sudden.

Embarrassed and helpless.He doesn't want to do this either, it's not fair at all, but...

Qi Yan: "Why are you shy? This is a good idea."

Cheng Cheng's voice was very low: "Stop talking."

Qi Yan: "You really have a good mind."

"Stop talking..."

Qi Yan: "I'll say it, I'll say it!"

It's really interesting to tease Cheng Sheng, it's so easy to get flustered.

……

On the last day of winter vacation, the final grades came out.

Sure enough, Qi Yan got the first place in the class again, and Cheng Cheng got the third place in the class.The two successfully won a large number of pens and notebook prizes.

Qi Yan called his good friends Ji Nanqi and Xia Lili.

Ji Nanqi: "Huh?"

Charlie: "What?"

The two looked at each other.

The large amount of stationery that Cheng Sheng and Qi Yan got together was stored separately in Ji's Bank and Xia's Bank.

Ji Nanqi is the son of a certain deputy chief, and his father's driver came to pick him up.

Xia Lili was her new mother who came to pick her up. Her mother held her little hand: "What is that stuffy stuff in your schoolbag?"

Xia Lili: "It's a secret!"

Mom: "Hahaha, my little baby has a little secret too?"

Qi Yan and Cheng Cheng went home and operated together.

I asked for "book fees for the next semester", and then "secretly met" with Ji Nanqi the next day, took a pen and a notebook and went home.

For so many years, Qi Shengbin has never really cared about his son's life, and Meng Xinlan has never seen the "prize", thinking that they really bought it, so he managed to hide it.

That night, the two of them hid under the covers and secretly celebrated their small victory.