back from trouble

"Mom, I'm going out then." Xiao Cheng said while changing his shoes.

"Hey, Xiaocheng, are you coming back for dinner tonight?" Shu Yan raised her head from the sofa, "Mom is fishing at night."

"Not necessarily," Xiaocheng thought for a while, "Obel will probably take me to dinner at night."

"Oubel," Shu Yan thought for a while, "Would you like to bring him home for dinner? I'll cook more at night."

"Okay," Xiaocheng nodded and agreed, put on his coat, opened the door, and suddenly thought of something, "Is Dad coming back at night?"

"I'll ask in the afternoon. He's been working on a key point recently, and he's very busy." Shu Yan glanced at the time as he spoke, "I'm not back yet." lab.

"Mom, tell my dad to pay more attention to rest. He works more than ten hours a day at this age, which is very bad for his health. Many people have health problems at this age."

"Oh," Shu Yan replied, frowning, "I told him all about it, but he didn't listen...I'll try to persuade him tonight."

Smiling into a smile, "Mom depends on you."

He said one last word and closed the door.The brisk face immediately dissipated a lot, and he let out a soft breath.

He still didn't mention Xiao Kang to Shu Yan.

The temperature in the north is more than a few degrees lower than that in the south, and he obviously feels cold when he comes back, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is very large.Smiling, he rubbed his hands and put them in the pocket of his down jacket. As soon as he walked out of the corridor, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed over, slipping in from the collar of his sweater, it was chilly.

If I knew it, I would wear a scarf when I came out.

Xiaokang's car was still parked downstairs, and someone from the research institute picked him up when he went out in the morning.Xiaokang is indeed not suitable for driving now, and of course he is not suitable for this kind of work, but for Xiaokang, it is more uncomfortable for him to stay at home without doing anything than to be seriously ill.

Shu Yan doesn't have a driver's license, and Xiao Cheng goes to college and doesn't stay at home often. The family only bought a car, and Xiao Cheng wanted to drive there, but it snowed outside in the morning, and a lot of it accumulated on the ground.The car is not equipped with snow chains, and it is not safe to drive in snowy weather, so forget it.

The winter in the Northland is harsh and brutal.

When Xiaocheng walked to the subway station, his hands were a little stiff from the cold.

He has paid special attention to physical exercise in this life, and his physical fitness has improved a lot, but his problem of catching cold has not changed. When it is cold, his palms are like ice bumps, and sometimes he becomes stiff and unable to hold things.

When swiping his card through the turnstile, he almost missed his subway card.

The flavor of the New Year in the north is stronger than that in the south, and the glass of the subway is pasted with bright red window grilles with auspicious wishes that are more than enough every year.Xiaocheng got off the car in the city center and turned into the shopping mall when he came out. It wasn't cold anymore.

Opel was his high school classmate, and he played very well. In his last life, he and Opel had poor grades. He was sent to the medical school of S University by his family, but Opel was not admitted to the university.

Laughing as a failure in the college entrance examination, and laughing as he took care of himself, he dared not tell others about his grades. Opel asked him a few times, but he was vague about it, and then he stopped asking.When the dust settled, he entered S University, feeling quite guilty.Ou Bao took the initiative to contact him several times, probably because Xiao Cheng was not very enthusiastic, so he never contacted him again.Afterwards, it became even weaker.

It was also many years later that Xiao Cheng learned that Opel had joined the army after the college entrance examination.

Opel's father is in the army, and he can be regarded as inheriting his father's career.

This time Xiaocheng chose to repeat the study, and Opel was still sent to the army by his family just like in his previous life.However, they kept in touch all the time, because it was inconvenient in the army, and they often left him a message on the Internet, and it took three to five days to receive a message.

However, their relationship has not weakened, but has deepened. Opel will tell him anything, and Xiaocheng can often make appropriate suggestions.

Xiaocheng found the Japanese restaurant, and glanced at the time. He arrived quite early, and was about to find a seat to sit down first, when he suddenly heard a greeting.

As soon as he looked up, men and women at the table were all looking at him. One of the boys had already stood up, raised his arms and waved to him, "Smile!"

Smiling for a moment, he laughed immediately.

Then walked over quickly.

What a coincidence, I ran into a high school classmate.

I was very happy to see my old classmates. Xiaocheng greeted a table of people and was dragged to sit down. The boy told him that he was still a little uncertain just now. Xiaocheng, you have changed a lot.

The tea was steaming, and the faces of the men and women around the table were a bit blurred. They smiled and glanced away, and almost didn't remember the names of a few people.After all, for him, the time has been too long.

A table of people was reminiscing about their high school life, laughing and being vaguely recalled.The boy who called him over just now poured him a glass of beer, and was about to call for more bowls and chopsticks, but was stopped by Xiaocheng, saying that he also had an appointment with a friend, and he had to go over after a while.

Someone at the table suddenly mentioned Xiao Cheng's time in high school.

One of the girls with long hair said with a smile, "When Xiaocheng was silent, he felt cold, but he was very popular with girls. I didn't expect that he would become so fond of laughing when he went to college."

Smiling into a habitual smile on his face, he almost forgot what he was like in high school, so he just asked softly, "Really?"

In the end, the girl misunderstood that he was being modest, and said with a smile, "I don't know who could find a love letter in the desk pocket almost every day? By the way, Xiaocheng, what major do you study? No one has heard from you after graduation." , You didn't come to the class dinner last year."

"Pro...Finance." The words "Clinical Medicine" almost blurted out, and he sipped the glass in his hand with a smile before realizing that it was beer. "I reread it later. At that time... I guess I was busy reviewing."

"Oh..." There was a silence on the table for a while.

They all knew that Xiaocheng didn't do well in high school, and it seemed natural that he didn't get into college.

The table immediately became lively again. After all, everyone is in college now, and the failure of the college entrance examination is a thing of the past.The topic quickly changed to other places, and after going around and talking a lot, I returned to my current college life.Some people complain that there are too many homework and the student union is busy, and some people complain about the evening self-study system, and the pressure of preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination is huge.Suddenly someone asked where did Xiao Cheng read the book?

"S is big," Xiaocheng replied.

Then he looked down at his phone, and Opel sent a message, "I'm already sitting, a-37, hurry up."

Smiling, he turned his wrist and put the phone away, as if he didn't notice the sudden silence, he smiled and said to everyone, the friend he invited is here, and we will get together next time when we find time.

The leading boy immediately stood up and wanted to exchange contact information with him.Everyone else also took out their mobile phones, added calls, and added WeChat.Laughing and remembering one by one, when it came to the girl before, the other party asked a little mischievously, "Laughing, have you got a girlfriend yet?"

Xiaocheng glanced at her, smiled slightly, but didn't answer.

If it wasn't for his attitude, the people around would have already booed.

Xiaocheng said hello and went to the place Opel said.

As soon as he got closer, the man in the military uniform stood up suddenly and hugged him fiercely.

"Smile, you miss me to death."

It was a little awkward to laugh, but he soon felt relieved. Speaking of which, they hadn't seen each other for two or three years.

When the other party let go of their hands, they sat down, and their smiling eyes fell on the scar on the other party's forehead.

Opel mentioned before that he suffered a little injury during a mission, probably this is it.

It is seven or eight centimeters long, and passing by the corner of the eye, it cannot be said to be a minor injury on an ordinary person.

Although there is a word "bao" in Opel's name, the person himself has nothing to do with the word "bao". He is about 1.8 meters tall, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks quite wild.Compared with high school, his appearance has changed a lot. The biggest change is that his temperament has changed from the previous flamboyant to very fierce, as if he could cut people. In addition, the scar on his forehead added a bit of gangster air .

"It's late." Opel picked up the menu and called the waiter to order. At the same time, he complained to Xiaocheng, "Dude, I'm hungry, and I'll come over as soon as I get off the luggage."

Complaints revealed a different kind of familiarity.

Xiaoben originally planned to apologize, but after capturing the trace of kindness and probing in the other party's tone, he changed his mind, "I have been in the army for a few years, why can't I be hungry for a meal? Tell me you What kind of advanced and commendation did you get, you shouldn’t be bluffing me.”

The words were obviously to bury him, but the corners of Opel's mouth slightly curled up and made a "hum".

He ordered a few dishes, without asking Xiaocheng what he likes to eat, he ordered one for him, Xiaocheng didn't care about it, but when he saw what the other party ordered, most of them were his favorite.

Opel returned the menu and asked Xiao Cheng how he came from the restaurant.Xiao Chengcheng explained that he met a classmate, and asked Opel if he wanted to go over and say hello.

Who ever wanted to hear him hand this, the other party actually sneered, "Don't."

After it was over, I couldn't hold back, and said to Xiaocheng, "I just came in and looked at it, and I went around it."

The heating was turned on in the dining room, Xiao Cheng took off his down jacket and put it aside, Opel also took off his military jacket, inside was only a gray-green shirt, and he unbuttoned two more buttons.

Added, "I really annoy them."

Thinking of the demeanor and content of the people at the table just now, I understood a little with a smile.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for several years, and they talked a lot, laughing like they went to the bathroom, and settled the bill when they were done.Originally, I was going to pick up that table of high school classmates - it's all a habit developed in the business field, but considering Opel's disapproving attitude, it's okay.

They went out for a walk after dinner, and the two talked about a few embarrassing things in high school, such as being late and being blocked by the dean at the door to sing the school song, climbing over the wall and falling into a garbage truck... They were all very happy.

When we first met, the fierce banditry on Opel's body disappeared without a trace, and turned into a rascal instead.

But he couldn't laugh it off.

He couldn't stand it if he laughed into a few sentences.

The main reason is that there were too many dark histories back then, so I don't even need to think about it.

In the evening, he brought Opel home, and Shu Yan was cooking, so he laughed and asked Opel to sit and watch TV, and went in to help.

Xiaocheng was about to pick out the pickled cabbage in the pool, but Shu Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Don't move, it hasn't been soaked enough, there are pesticide residues."

Xiaocheng wanted to do something else, so Shu Yan waved him out, telling him not to cause trouble.

Cheng smiled and asked, "Mom, where is my dad?"

"Where's the study?"

Smiling and nodding, "Then I'll go find him and come down to prepare dinner."

Shu Yan made a "hmm" sound, and the movement of cutting vegetables stopped, "Xiaocheng, do you have something to hide from me?"

Laughing in surprise, "No."

Shu Yan looked at him, "Why did you suddenly stop messing with your dad? I thought you weren't going to go home for the past two years, but you suddenly said you would come back two days ago, and you've been talking about your dad all day long."

Xiao Cheng went over and squeezed Shu Yan's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Aren't I sensible now?"

Shu Yan laughed, but didn't ask any more questions, and kicked him out.

Xiao Cheng went upstairs to find Xiao Kang.

When he opened the door and entered, Xiaokang was looking at the information, saw Xiaocheng and said, "Is the meal ready?"

Instead of laughing, he closed the door, "Dad, let me tell you something first."

Xiao Kang paused, "Say it."

"I'm going to take a year off from school..."

Before he finished his plan, Xiao Kang interrupted him rudely, "Nonsense!"

Xiaocheng thought about it carefully, the suspension of school would not have much effect on him, at most he would be able to postpone his graduation for one year, and he could still continue his own business here, at most it would be more troublesome to run back and forth.

But Xiaokang didn't want to hear him say these things at all, "No, you were crying and shouting that you wanted to learn finance, so just read it to me and don't make any fools. My current problem doesn't affect my normal life at all. You What's the use of staying at home?"

After finishing speaking, he stood up, "Okay, let's go down to eat."

Laughing, he had no choice but to swallow what he wanted to say.

Opel was dressed in a military uniform, and he looked extremely handsome. During the meal, Shu Yan kept praising him, and regretted that he hadn't joined the army.Opel is also a dog leg. He keeps praising Shu Yan for being gentle and delicious.

In the evening, I laughed and stayed at home overnight with Opel.

Their house is a small duplex, with four bedrooms and two living rooms. There is no bed in the big study. The small study was originally used as a guest room, but Xiaokang often reads materials in it, so it is inconvenient to keep guests.

Xiao Cheng let Opel sleep with him, and after taking a shower, he somehow thought of sleeping with Wei Shaoge at that time.

He wiped his hair, picked up his phone and looked at it, there were actually two missed calls on it.

One is from Mo Shan, a girl in their class, who called a few minutes ago.

And the other one is Wei Shaoge.