Xu Shanlan

Cong Zhanyi and Yin Yi walked outside together.The spring day is just right, and the peach blossoms are already in bud in the sunny place. The pink, white and red ones complement each other with the bright yellow winter jasmine flowers. It makes people feel refreshed after yesterday's depression.

Yin Yi looked back at Cong Zhanyi, this young man had been up all night, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was a little tired.But the clothes are still meticulously dressed, and the buttons of the coat are buttoned all the way to the neckline.This is the rule set by the jungle. What martial arts practitioners want is to be energetic, and there is absolutely no tolerance for sloppiness.In time, the relationship between Cong Zhanyi and his father was getting worse and worse, but the habits he had developed since childhood were already deeply ingrained, and he couldn't change them even if he wanted to.

"Why did you lose your temper so much?" Yin Yi's tone was very gentle, without any intention of asking for guilt.

Cong Zhanyi gave a wry smile as an answer.

Yin Yi raised his head and looked at Lan Zhanzhan's sky: "Hai Ping has already told me everything. I blame your father for this matter, but you are too impulsive. You beat Lan Zi like that. If I don't believe you, I don't feel sorry for you."

Cong Zhanyi rubbed his face vigorously, bowed his head and did not speak.

He has been dull since he was a child, and he doesn't express his inner thoughts easily. Yin Yi didn't care, but just sighed softly: "As long as you have something to do with Lanzi, you can't calm down. It was the same when your father asked Lanzi to study in a martial arts school. Yesterday It's the same with the same thing..." He sat leisurely on the steps behind him, tapped his fingers lightly on his knees, and said leisurely: "If you think about it carefully, you will find that there is nothing wrong with your father's accusations against you when he was angry. You have been suppressed by your father for too long, and you don't want Lanzi to be like you. But Zhan Yi, it is undeniable that martial arts itself has a certain degree of compulsion. People have inertia, and martial arts practitioners do not have the proper Requirements and norms, it is impossible to complete the proper training. What's more, you and Lanzi live together day and night, you should know his temperament very well, he is not a person who can automatically learn martial arts, and needs you to guide him Teaching, not just pampering and gentleness. Look at Lanzi now, she refuses to study hard, and she refuses to work hard in martial arts. She just knows to be lazy and sleep all day long, sleepy, and has no ambitions. Zhan Yi, He is a boy, and he will start a family in the future, he can't live under your wings all his life, what will he do when he grows up? How can he gain a foothold in this society? "

Cong Zhanyi pursed his lips tightly, looking a little stern.

Yin Yi said again: "Your father's education method is a bit old-fashioned and a bit outdated, you can't blame him for that, it's the same thing he has been taught since he was a child." He smiled a little, as if remembering things from a long, long time ago, and there was a gleam in his eyes. Rou Rou, "At that time your father was also beaten, and my father almost broke his leg several times."

Cong Zhanyi didn't expect Jungle to have such a time. In his feeling, it seems that Jungle should have a straight face at a young age, as strict and boring as he is now.

"It's unbelievable, right?" Yin Yi saw Cong Zhanyi's thoughts, and smiled slightly, "He was naughtier than me when he was young, so he was more responsive and flexible. I have never been able to match him in martial arts." He said After a pause, the topic changed, "Jade can't be crafted, and you can be a master if you suffer through hardships. You may disagree with this point of view, but you must have discovered that Lanzi's basic skills are not as solid as yours." There are many reasons for this, but strict requirements and discipline also account for a large part." He patted Cong Zhanyi's shoulder, "Lanzi is still young and underage, he doesn't understand these things, what do you do? Since the senior brother is responsible for everything about him, he must be responsible to the end. If he doesn’t study well, it may be difficult for him to achieve academically in the future. Wushu is different. As long as he can participate in national competitions and get good grades, he can pass the college entrance examination. Add a lot of points, maybe you can be admitted to a good university. Of course, being admitted to a university does not mean that you will have a good future, but since we have this ability, why don't we push him to a higher platform? Let him have a better place to start?"

Cong Zhanyi listened quietly, silent.

Yin Yiyu said earnestly: "Of course, your father is too rough and unacceptable, but you should also be stricter with Lanzi. Otherwise, you won't listen to you when you grow up, and it will be too late to regret it."

Cong Zhanyi thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "Master, I see, you are right."

Yin Yi said: "And you."

Cong Zhanyi didn't expect his uncle to turn the topic to himself, so he was a little surprised.Yin Yi smiled and said, "What do you want to do? Be a driver for the rest of your life? Or do this today and do that tomorrow to dawdle?"

Cong Zhanyi pondered for a while, and answered honestly: "I haven't thought about it yet."

"That won't work." Yin Yi said with a sigh, "You are already in your 20s, not too young, your father left the city and went to the countryside. When you were your age, you were already married."

Cong Zhanyi glanced at Yin Yi subconsciously, but saw that his uncle's expression was calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him, so he continued: "A person should have a goal in life, not just muddle along. Take one step at a time, especially men, should make a difference. Zhan Yi, to be honest, I really hope that you can achieve success in martial arts. In fact, you are very talented. I never thought that you could leave your father and go out on your own. "

Yin Yi's persuasion is much more convincing than Jungle's ability to beat and scold. Cong Zhanyi said: "I just don't want to be controlled by Master for the rest of my life."

"I can understand this feeling." Yin Yi nodded, "I don't think it's a bad thing for you to go out and see the world. But you have been in the society for five or six years, and you have experienced a lot and grown a lot. It is time to come back Yes. Zhan Yi, I think you should be more realistic now, instead of being so idealistic when you first came out of society, right? Without background, technology and culture, can you make a career out of it? Yes, but it is very difficult and bitter .There is a development path that is very suitable for you in front of you now, why not take it?"

"What?" Cong Zhanyi looked at Yin Yi with burning eyes.

"Participate in the martial arts competition and get the best ranking, so as to promote the development of the martial arts school, and come back to take your father's class."

It turned out that the master uncle talked about it for this. Cong Zhanyi smiled, a little bit of understanding and a little bit of sarcasm, and he said: "Is this what the master meant?"

Yin Yi waved his hand: "You still don't understand, Zhan Yi, what I want to tell you is not that, what I want to tell you is—" He paused, and said word by word, "You have to learn to control yourself, no matter what Don’t let anger and prejudice go to your head at all times. What you have to do is to keep calm, analyze the current situation comprehensively and objectively, find the direction that is most beneficial to you, and go on unswervingly until you succeed.”

Cong Zhanyi kept Yin Yi's words in his heart for a long time, even when he returned to the ward, he was still thinking about it carefully.Seeing that he was out of his mind, Conglin stepped forward to speak, but was grabbed by Yin Yi.Yin Yi shook his head slightly towards the jungle, then turned to Xu Shanlan and said, "Let's go first, you should have a good rest, and then go home with Zhan Yi."

"Yes." Xu Shanlan nodded obediently.Yin Yi smiled and stroked his hair, and left with Jungle.

Duan Haiping came to see Xu Shanlan at noon, and specially bought a bag of Huanggu cream ice cream, which was covered with sesame seeds and raisins.Xu Shanlan cheered, stretched out his hand to grab, dragged the wound, and yelled again.

Gu Haiping stuffed the ice cream into Xu Shanlan's hands with hatred: "What are you in a hurry for? You know how to eat and sleep, no wonder you were beaten." Xu Shanlan stuck out his tongue and licked the cold ice cream, smiling with crooked eyes .

Gu Haiping looked around, and said in a drawn out voice, "It's okay, it's almost done, it's time to leave the hospital, it's nothing serious, staying for a long time is a waste of money."

Xu Shanlan had known for a long time that the second senior brother was not forgiving, but he had a good heart, so he didn't take his sarcasm to heart at all, and said to Cong Zhanyi: "Brother, I'm fine, let's go home."

Seeing that Xu Shanlan's spirit has improved a lot, Cong Zhanyi got up and said, "Okay, I'll go through the formalities."

The southern doctor gave Cong Zhanyi a wordy warning for 10 to [-] minutes, and then let the three of them go, saying, "Don't grow up anymore, you can't beat me like this... ..." While staring at Brother Cong Zhanyi with warning eyes, as if he would call the police if they dared to do something.

Cong Zhanyi drove Gu Haiping to the school gate, then drove home again, and carried Xu Shanlan upstairs to the bedroom.Jungle and Yin Yi are not there, and they don't know where they went.Sister Zhang, the nanny, went out to buy vegetables, and the house was quiet, only Cong Zhanyi and Xu Shanlan were left.

Cong Zhanyi carefully helped Xu Shanlan lie down on the bed.Xu Shanlan said: "Brother, you are tired too, lie down and sleep for a while."

"I'm okay." Cong Zhanyi lay down beside Xu Shanlan with a crooked body, watching the brilliant noon sun reflected through the light blue curtains, shining on the soft chestnut hair of the young man.He stretched out his hand involuntarily, and slowly stroked Xu Shanlan's hair, as if sorting out his chaotic thoughts, his mood gradually became peaceful.

Cong Zhanyi lowered his head and whispered in Xu Shanlan's ear, "Lanzi, my brother hurt you, I'm sorry..."

Xu Shanlan suddenly raised his eyes, and looked at Cong Zhanyi in disbelief.The elder brother's face flushed slightly, as if he felt a little ashamed that he could say such a thing, his eyes were mixed with guilt, regret, and remorse, but more, it was a sincere apology.

Xu Shanlan laughed suddenly, he endured the pain and stretched out his arms, hugged Cong Zhanyi tightly, and called out in a low voice: "Brother—brother—"

Xu Shanlan will never forget this scene for the rest of his life.At that time, his head had just reached the chest of the senior brother; at that time, Cong Zhanyi had not experienced the cruelest baptism of society; at that time they had the purest happiness; spring afternoon.He could feel something wonderful silently flowing in the air—it was not just simple love.

Indeed, there has never been a simple love between them.