Xu Shanlan

Cong Zhanyi asked Sister Tang for leave these two days and didn't go to work. First, he came to take care of Xu Shanlan, and second, he and Conglin were busy visiting his mother's grave.Cong's mother met and got married when Conglin went to the countryside. There is also an older brother in the family, and both parents are still alive.After Cong's mother passed away, Conglin sent money to his father-in-law and mother-in-law every month, and took Cong Zhanyi back to visit from time to time.Everyone in the village said Cong's mother was lucky to marry such a good husband, and she valued love and righteousness.

Cong Zhanyi's grandparents did not want their daughter who died young to be too far away from home, so they were buried on a mountain five miles away from the village.Yin Yi and Gu Haiping followed Cong's father and son to the grave. Gu Haiping helped the master weed and cultivate the grave, while Yin Yi watched from the side.

It's hard to say that they have any good feelings for this woman, Yin Yi. They only met twice, and Yin Yi was not happy both times.After all, the person who used to always be around him, suddenly one day he was full of eyes and only had another person left. At that time, Yin Yi was jealous from the bottom of his heart and hated that woman from the bottom of his heart for no reason.Later he realized that it was not "without reason", but it was too late.

A long time later, when Yin Yi sat on the rocking chair and savored the past carefully, he could only complain about "fate" after thinking about it.They were born neither too late nor too early, but it happened to be that era, the era when even the normal relationship between men and women was regarded as a scourge, the era when even marriage and even the consent of the organization were required, and the era that had no idea at all that between men and men can also have sex The age of love.

However, no matter how displeased Yin Yi is, he has to admit from the bottom of his heart that this sister-in-law is a good, quick-witted and diligent person.Jungle has a rough temper, and it is a blessing in his previous life to find such a considerate and gentle woman as his wife.

But Yin Yi is still unwilling to help the jungle. In a certain way, he is a narrow-minded person, unable to do such a generous thing.Fortunately, Conglin didn't care, he appreciated Yin Yi's presence.

After not coming for more than a year, grass has grown on Congmu's grave, which looks a bit desolate.The three of them worked together to remove the weeds, carried a few baskets of soil, and cultivated it with shovels.After a while in the jungle, it will not work, and I will be panting heavily.Gu Haiping said: "Master, take a rest."

Jungle got stubborn and refused to give up. He finally gritted his teeth and carried another basket. Halfway there, he felt a pain in his back, staggered and almost fell.Suddenly feeling being supported by someone under his ribs, Cong Zhanyi took the soil basket from his father without saying a word, bowed down and dumped it on the grave.

Jungle wiped the sweat off his face, put his hands on his hips, and watched his son gently pat the soil on the grave with a shovel, and occasionally bent down to carefully pick up a large clod of soil and threw it aside.The strong muscles on the back rise and fall with the movements, containing the strength and vitality of young people.

Jungle let out a sigh of relief, and before he knew it, his son had grown so big that he looked like a 20-year-old self.He sighed softly, feeling a little moved by the passing of years, and a little surprised at his son's maturity.The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead, and each generation is stronger than the next generation. The old saying is always true.

Cong Zhanyi and Gu Haiping placed the incense burner and offerings in front of the grave, knelt down and kowtowed three times.Conglin and Yin Yi bowed.Cong Zhanyi took out paper money one by one and put them in the burning brazier, while Jungle stood quietly aside.Yin Yi saw that the father and son still had something to say, pulled Gu Haiping, and the two returned to the car not far away together.

Green smoke curled upwards, and piles of paper money turned into ashes in a blink of an eye. I don't know whether it is to pay homage to the dead or to comfort the living.

The father and son knelt and stood one by one, silent for a long time.Conglin suddenly said, "Your mother left too early, and she didn't live in the good times she has had so far." His voice was extremely deep, very different from his usual strength, with a bit of vicissitudes.

Cong Zhanyi didn't want to talk at first, but Conglin mentioned his mother, and finally replied: "Yes."

"I met your mother when I was fighting with others in the village." Cong Cong said slowly, his eyes drifted away, as if looking at something, and there was a smile on his lips.Cong Zhanyi had never seen such a peaceful and warm expression on his father's face, and he saw the gods for a while, and only heard him say, "That was the only victory I won. Later, the commune only allowed the land to be cultivated. There's nothing more to do."

He turned his head and met Cong Zhanyi's eyes: "If you can win the martial arts championship, I think your mother will be very happy."

Cong Zhanyi didn't make a sound for a long time, and the jungle didn't speak any more. He only heard the mountain wind whistling past his ears, like a human sobbing and an exhortation.

Cong Zhanyi said, "Okay."

The father and son returned to the car together, Yin Yi didn't need to ask, he knew that the matter was over as soon as he saw Jungle's face.Yin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, this is the best result, and maybe it can improve the relationship between their father and son.He said, "Let's go. Lanzi is still waiting at home."

Xu Shanlan has lived these two days in a very comfortable way. He doesn't need to practice or go to class, and he eats and drinks fat, and treats him like a little ancestor.Cong Zhanyi was afraid that he would be bored at home, so he rented a dozen movie videos.Xu Shanlan watched a movie on this side, ate snacks on the other side, and took a nap when he was tired.The fly in the ointment is that the wound on the back has scabs, and I always feel a little itchy, and I can't help but scratch it.

He was nestling on the bed and gnawing chicken feet in sauce, when the nanny downstairs called Aunt Zhang, "Lanzi, Lanzi, someone is here to see you."

Xu Shanlan thought it was Wang He, put on his coat slowly, and walked down the stairs step by step, but unexpectedly there was a woman in her 30s standing in the hall.Xu Shanlan recognized this as the senior brother's "employer"—Boss Tang, but he pretended not to know her and looked at her suspiciously.

Boss Tang specially came to visit Xu Shanlan, more precisely, he came to visit Cong Zhanyi.Cong Zhanyi asked her for a three-day leave, which was unprecedented. The substitute driver was too mean-spirited, and he seemed to be flattering her around her, which made Boss Tang feel a little headache, so he missed Cong Zhan very much. The days of Yi Zai.This young man was so silent that it made people feel at ease, giving Boss Tang a sense of security that no one else could give him.

Boss Tang endured the naughty driver for two days, and today he couldn't stand it anymore. He thought about it and bought some things. He said he came to visit Cong Zhanyi's sick brother, but in fact he wanted to ask Cong Zhanyi if he could go back tomorrow.Boss Tang found him according to the address Cong Zhanyi wrote when he applied for the job. When he saw this two-story building, he was really surprised. Could it be that Cong Zhanyi would live here?She can't even afford it.How could a person living in such a place become a driver for a small boss?Boss Tang decided to ask Cong Zhanyi for a while.

Unexpectedly, when Cong Zhanyi was not at home, what came down was a boy who could be called beautiful.

Boss Tang didn't know Xu Shanlan, and didn't know that this young man had seen her from a distance while waiting for his brother.But Boss Tang was kind to Xu Shanlan indirectly, and often asked Cong Zhanyi to bring some souvenirs that others gave her, but she didn't expect that Xu Shanlan would throw away those things.

So Boss Tang smiled warmly and said, "You are Lanzi, right? Your brother often mentions you to me. Is he...here?"

"Not here." Xu Shanlan answered slowly with lowered eyelids.His voice is very soft, with the unique softness and greenness of a teenager.The wide pajamas were put on the body, the trousers dragged to the floor, and the whole person looked like a lazy kitten.

Boss Tang was still smiling. This young man reminded her of her son in the United States, who seemed to be about the same age.She asked, "How is your health? Are you better?"

"Oh." Xu Shanlan responded emphatically, obviously perfunctory.

Due to being too deeply influenced by his parents, Xu Shanlan didn't like women of this age at all.He never hides his true thoughts, even pretending to be interested to deal with it.He just lowered his head casually, as if he could lie down and sleep at any time.

Not only now, Xu Shanlan will also be like this in the future, he doesn't need to be hypocritical and courteous to the people around him, or in other words, he will be willful to the end all his life, and Cong Zhanyi has condoned this willfulness.

Boss Tang was a little embarrassed, she should have left, but she didn't see Cong Zhanyi, and felt unwilling.The two sat opposite each other, one refused to speak, and the other had nothing to say.

Fortunately, after a while, a car horn sounded outside, and Aunt Zhang came out to open the courtyard door. Cong Zhanyi and the others finally came back.

The two people in the room breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, feeling relieved.Xu Shanlan jumped up and ran out to say hello one by one: "Master, uncle, brother, brother Haiping."

Cong Zhanyi touched his head: "How many movies have you watched? Have you taken any medicine?"

Xu Shanlan pouted in the living room, and Cong Zhanyi noticed Boss Tang, and hurried forward and said, "Sister Tang, why are you here?"

"I heard that your younger brother is ill, come and have a look." Boss Tang smiled.

"I'm so sorry, let Sister Tang come all the way here."

Seeing that the senior brother and Boss Tang were chatting very well, Xu Shanlan curled his lips and went upstairs with his master and uncle. There were only the two of them downstairs.Boss Tang said implicitly: "I see you haven't been to work for a few days, and I'm afraid that something will happen to your brother."

"It's fine." Cong Zhanyi said, "His illness is almost cured, and he can go to school tomorrow."

"Oh." Boss Tang stretched out his fingers and licked his wavy hair, "Then, then you..."

"Sister Tang, I want to tell you something." Cong Zhanyi interrupted her, "I'm afraid I can no longer be your driver."

From the moment Boss Tang walked into Cong Zhanyi's house, he knew that this person would never follow him for a long time, but he never expected it to be so soon.She asked anxiously: "What? Do you think the salary is low?"

"No, no. Sister Tang has never treated me badly, and I have always taken that to heart." Cong Zhanyi said, "I want to participate in the provincial martial arts competition. I need to train intensively from now on, and I can't do it again."

"Oh." Sister Tang was very disappointed, but at the same time felt sincerely relieved, "This is a good thing, you should practice hard and try to get a good result."

Cong Zhanyi smiled, and there was a bit of conceit hidden in this smile.Only then did Sister Tang see that Cong Zhanyi was very confident in his martial arts, and this confident smile made this young man look very attractive.

Boss Tang couldn't help but said, "I didn't drive. How about it, if you drop me off today, it will be the last day you work for me, how about it?"

Cong Zhanyi stood up holding the car keys: "Okay, Miss Tang, where do you want to go?"

In fact, Boss Tang herself didn't know where she was going. She just felt that being separated from this young man in such a hasty way made her feel suddenly lost. She wanted to stay with Cong Zhanyi for a while longer.

Cong Zhanyi accompanied her to the Zhongxing Shopping Mall on Taiyuan Street, bought some things, and drank a cup of coffee at the coffee shop.Finally Boss Tang said, "Go to my house."

In the evening, Boss Tang personally cooked the dishes. She opened a bottle of red wine and invited Cong Zhanyi to sit down: "Today is just a friend." Cong Zhanyi hesitated and sat down anyway.Boss Tang picked out an exquisite tie clip from the bags he bought: "This is a gift for you, don't hold it against you."

Cong Zhanyi hurriedly said, "Why is this so embarrassing? Sister Tang, I..."

Boss Tang shook his head and insisted on putting the tie clip into Cong Zhanyi's hand: "You will be promising in the future, and you will be able to use it at that time." Cong Zhanyi did not refuse too much, and toasted Boss Tang with a glass of red wine. It's a thank you.

Boss Tang drank a lot that night, and then he was dizzy, and there was a hazy and warm light in front of his eyes.She really wanted to speak up and let Cong Zhanyi stay, but because of the ten-year difference between them, she still didn't have the guts.She hoped that Cong Zhanyi could bring it up by herself, but the calmness and calmness in the young man's eyes was almost hateful.

Boss Tang sighed silently and closed his eyes slightly.Cong Zhanyi helped her to the sofa, gently cleaned up the dishes on the table, and went to the kitchen to clean up.Poured Boss Tang a glass of water, peeled an apple, and put the car keys on the most obvious position on the coffee table, and then politely left.

Boss Tang silently observed Cong Zhanyi's every move. She had a premonition that she would never meet such a person again, who could have both the vigor and tenacity of a young man and the gentleness and consideration of a mature man.She watched Cong Zhanyi leave, closed the door, and then spread herself flat on the large sofa, suddenly feeling that the empty room was bitingly cold.

At that time, she did not expect that her fate with Cong Zhanyi was far from over.