Fatty

There was a brief silence in the room, so quiet that the sound of the air conditioner blowing cold air could be heard.

Thinking of something, Ji Jie frowned, tilted his head and propped his chin with his hands, half of his face was covered in the shadow, leaving only half of his face in profile, indicating that he did not want to speak any more.

The profile of the face, the arc of the mandible is smooth and deep, it looks like a sculpture placed in an exhibition hall, but at first glance, it doesn't look like a real person.

Due to the inexplicably awkward atmosphere in the room, Guan Tianren didn't want to stay any longer, and was about to leave with a plate of fish bones in his hand. Before he left, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Someone called just now, and you... haven't answered it yet."

As if in response to Guan Tianren's words, the next second, the cramped phone rang again, sending chills down the spine.

Ji Jie glanced over there indifferently, and said in a cold voice:

"Don't worry about it."

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and made no move to answer the phone.

"Can……"

Guan Tianren looked at Ji Jie, lowered his head a little helplessly, and closed the door softly.

He saw the boy lying on the sofa with an indifferent expression, as if he had covered himself with a thick shell, as if this could prevent all damage.

After Guan Tianren walked away, Ji Jie slowly walked to the phone, took a deep breath, and answered the phone.

"……Hey."

Unexpectedly, it was not parents who called, but Ji Jie's six-year-old younger brother Ji Yuan who was about to enter elementary school.The second after hearing his brother's voice, the heartbroken cry suddenly sounded.

"Brother! Brother! I want—to go with you—to Beijing—woooooooo!"

Heart-piercing words are not enough to describe Ji Jie's good brother, he slightly moved the microphone away, frowned and said: "Guoguo, don't make trouble."

"..." The child on the other end of the phone was sobbing unbearably, his voice was aggrieved and sad, and he said miserably, "Brother, woo, I miss you."

This is less than half a day.Ji Jie imagined the tearful younger brother in the distance, almost unable to speak a word.

"Okay, Guoguo, let mom say a few words to brother." Fortunately, the mother on the side came to rescue him.

"... Mom is holding me, and I want to listen to my brother."

Ji Jie moved the microphone away, not letting the other party hear the sigh in his mouth.

The mother's gentle voice came over: "Ji Jie, why didn't you answer the phone just now?"

"I'm taking a shower."

"How is it over there? Have you seen Uncle Guan's family?"

"Ah."

"School starts tomorrow, you ask Uncle Guan to pack your things for you in advance, don't forget to bring your books."

"it is good."

……

Although the two of them were talking about things that Ji Yuan couldn't understand, he sat silently on his mother's lap, his eyes widened, and he listened carefully to the voice of his elder brother in the distance.

After all, he was a six-year-old child, so he couldn't bear it for long, and soon interrupted the conversation between the two with a cry, begging: "Brother, I want—to go to Beijing with you..."

He was crying so hard that he was out of breath, and his mother had no choice but to quickly say, "Ji Jie, I'll hang up first. Your father will call you at night, you—don't forget catch."

Ji's mother knows Ji Jie so well, of course she knows that 'I'm taking a shower' just now is an excuse.To say that both Ji Jie and his father have a tough and stubborn temper, and few of them can take the initiative to compromise, so they don't get along very well. At home, except for Ji's father's unilateral reprimand, the two rarely talk to each other.

Ji's mother understood that the reason why Ji Jie didn't answer the phone was probably to avoid the opportunity to have a private conversation with Ji's father.

When Ji Jie heard what Ji's mother said, he gave an ambiguous answer: "Let's talk."

When I hung up the phone, I heard my brother's mournful cry.

Because of that cry, Ji Jie sat on the sofa alone, without moving for a long time.

At six o'clock, Guan Tianren came to invite Ji Jie to their house for dinner, but Ji Jie refused. He just wants to be alone for a while now, and he is too lazy to get to know strangers in a more unfamiliar environment.

Seeing that Ji Jie was in a bad mood, Guan Tianren didn't force him, and quietly closed the door, only turning on a night light.

But after 10 minutes, Guan Tianren came back here with a few dishes, and said while scalding the chopsticks with hot water, "Let's eat something, because we have to go to school tomorrow."

There are four dishes of two vegetarian dishes, two meat dishes, and two bowls of rice on the table. Although it is not a rare thing, it is good that the portion is not small, enough to satisfy the hunger.

Ji Jie only drank a few sips of Coke on the plane, and the four pieces of fish were not enough, so he was really hungry now, so he got dressed and sat at the dining table.

Seeing him get up, Guan Tianren smiled: "My dad's cooking is delicious. Come and try it."

Ji Jie was taken aback, thinking why is his father cooking?

But he was in a bad mood, so he didn't ask too much. Immediately afterwards, he heard Guan Tianren rambling, "...my parents want to know you, but it's too late today, so I'm only allowed to come here alone." I will accompany you to dinner."

Guan Tianren picked up a small row of chopsticks, put them on the plate in front of Ji Jie, and said, "I'll help you pack your schoolbag later."

"..."

"I'll wake you up tomorrow morning and go to school together, huh?"

"..."

"How is it? Does the food suit your taste?"

"..."

At the huge dining table, two boys sat next to each other, and the cold and lonely villa seemed less empty.

The moment Guan Tianren got up to help Ji Jie pick up the food, Ji Jie casually looked up at the newly acquainted boy.The man's face was against the light, and the shadows of his eyelashes were lightly cast on the lower eyelids.He found that Guan Tianren actually had a delicate and gentle appearance, with a slight gentleness between his brows, and he was somewhat similar to Yang Huaijin after careful identification.But because of his abrupt figure, at first glance, other people's evaluation of him is only the word 'fat'.

And that gentle resemblance makes Ji Jie feel slightly complicated.At this time, the phone vibrated, reminding me to receive a text message from 'Eight Gun'.

Eight Guns: Not home yet? (laughs) You kid forgot about me?So heartless.

Ji Jie didn't reply and called directly.

"Hello," Baqiang answered the phone, and after a few words, asked Ji Jie if he wanted to change his phone number.After getting a negative answer, Yang Huaijin said, "But you are calling me long-distance and roaming, which is extravagant. Brother, we have money at home, so we can't spend it like this?"

"I didn't say anything, you're being too lenient." Ji Jie replied unceremoniously, which drew giggling laughter from the other side.

"How about it, are you still used to it?"

Ji Jie crunched the winter melon in his mouth, rolled his eyes, and said nothing.

Ba Qiang stopped laughing, his tone became serious, he sighed slightly, and said, "You don't know when you'll come back after leaving....Your dad is really willing."

Ji Jie sneered, paused, and changed the subject unnaturally: "Is that sissy still bothering you?"

Eight guns did not speak.

Ji Jie slapped the chopsticks on the table:

"Think I can't cure him if I'm not in the Northeast?"

"Don't worry about this matter," Ba Qiang also had a headache, "Anyway, he doesn't dare to do anything to me. It's you, take it easy in school from now on, and don't be caught by others."

"..."

The two talked about other things, but when they hung up, they were not as reluctant as Ji Yuan.

Growing up is actually a process of slowly concealing one's true emotions.For example, Yang Huaijin would not express such profound pain as Ji Yuan.

When Ji Jie made a phone call, Guan Tianren remained silent. He waited until he hung up the phone before asking, "Ji Jie, your shoes and socks are still at my house. I think I can do it tomorrow. Do you want to wear them?"

"No, change a pair."

After that, the two did not continue their conversation, and there was silence at the dinner table.

Guan Tianren always thought that Ji Jie was silent by nature, but when he heard the conversation between Ji Jie and Yang Huaijin, he found that this boy was not as repulsive as his appearance.

Such vigorous cursing and anger are better than this cold appearance.Guan Tianren looked up at Ji Jie, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

After dinner, Ji Jie walked back to his room, waiting for Ji's father's call as if he had completed an order.And that call didn't come in until Ji Jie fell asleep.

Time passed before dinner, in a small house outside the villa.

"Old Guan, my son is a bit shy, why don't we let him eat alone today."

"Hey, no problem." Dad Guan responded with a gentle voice, "My family and I won't bother Xiao Ji today, don't worry."

Father Ji was a little embarrassed and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of being annoying, it's really my son... hey!"

Hearing Ji's father sigh, Guan's father smiled: "What's the matter, I will ask Tian Ren to bring the rice to Xiao Ji in a while, it doesn't matter."

"Do you remember what I told you yesterday? Ji Jie doesn't drink milk, yogurt, or anything with a milk flavor, but he can drink soy milk. Let him eat more soy products. And he loves to eat Fish, don't forget-"

"Okay, okay, I haven't forgotten, I don't eat sweet and sour fish, I like steamed ones."

"Well, and he doesn't like sweets..."

After the shower, there was a cool breeze, and the sky was full of stars climbing over the eaves.The conversation between the two old men lasted for a long time.