Xu Shanlan

Xu's father arrived in the afternoon, and Yin Yi specially sent a car to pick him up at South Railway Station.Ever since Xu Shanlan followed Cong's father and son to S city, Xu's father tried every means to take the child to him, but he never succeeded.Since Yin Yi agreed to Xu's mother, he would definitely not give Xu's father this chance.What's more, Xu's father married that graduate student and gave birth to a girl. Yin Yi thought it was unnecessary for Xu Shanlan to live with him.

But Xu's father still misses Xu Shanlan very much, and has to send money over every month, especially clothes and snacks.The number of times he could come to see his children was limited, and he couldn't fulfill his responsibilities as a father, so he had to make compensation in other ways. As long as Xu Shanlan spoke, he wished he could grab the moon from the sky.It's a pity that Xu Shanlan never took the initiative to ask for anything from his father. He lacked everything, and Cong Zhanyi fulfilled all his wishes, reasonable or unreasonable.The child is still young, and he can't see each other across thousands of mountains and rivers. No matter how good it is, it is limited. It can't compare with Cong Zhanyi's constant care, so Xu Shanlan's feelings for his parents are extremely indifferent.Gradually, Xu's father didn't care as much as he did at first, and became estranged.

Now Xu Shanlan is at the age when he is talking about whether he is old or young, and he is beginning to understand the difference between parents and masters and brothers, and why he is different from other children and does not have a warm and happy family.Thanks to Xu's mother, Xu Shanlan has a thorough understanding of the grievances between his parents, how his father betrayed his wife, and how the "stepmother" got involved by a third party.

People are naturally attracted to the weak, let alone his mother, so Xu Shanlan didn't like Xu's father, it can be said that he hated him very much, and he hated that so-called "stepmother".

But this time when Xu's father came over, he still brought Xu Shanlan's "stepmother", and they wanted to persuade Xu Shanlan to go home.Grandpa is getting older and older, and he misses this grandson drifting away more and more.Their Xu family has a great fortune. It would be a pity if it was not passed on to the eldest son and grandson. Girls will marry people with a different surname after all.

Xu Shanlan was in no hurry to run home after school, Wang He was quite puzzled: "Hey, why don't you hurry back and accept your senior brother's earnest teachings?"

Xu Shanlan glared at him, still lowered his head, listlessly kicking the stones on the ground.

Wang He didn't dare to joke anymore, and when he got serious, he touched Xu Shanlan with his elbow: "Lanzi, are you in trouble again?"

Xu Shanlan said vaguely, "My dad is here today."

"Oh——" Wang He dragged his voice, nodded in understanding, patted Xu Shanlan on the shoulder, and comforted him: "Sooner or later, we can't meet each other, and you can hide for a lifetime? Besides, there is your brother. Oh, Lan Son, that's your father, not your enemy."

Xu Shanlan turned his head and muttered, "It might as well be an enemy."

"Forget it, forget it." Wang He encouraged him boldly, "Go forward, buddy, I support you mentally."

"Cut—" Xu Shanlan tossed his schoolbag in disdain, and walked home quickly.

Xu's father hadn't arrived yet, the living room was empty, Xu Shanlan let out a long sigh of relief, and sat on the sofa to wait.He has a problem, the more nervous he gets, the more sleepy he becomes, and he almost falls asleep on the sofa in a daze.Suddenly hearing the horn of a car outside the door, Xu Shanlan's heart sank, as if a weight of lead had fallen, he stood up slowly, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and walked to the door step by step.

Xu's father and stepmother came back with Conglin Yinyi, and when they got out of the car, they gave way to each other: "Come in quickly, please come in." "Brother Cong first, brother Cong first." Xu's father has worked in government agencies for more than ten years, and his temper It was polished smooth, with a cautious and modest smile on his face, and his stomach became bigger after not seeing it for more than a year.With only a smooth face and two thick sword eyebrows, you can still vaguely distinguish a bit of the handsome and handsome youth.

Several people gave way in the yard for a long time, but it was Cong Cong and Yin Yi who walked in front before entering the house.After Xu Shanlan greeted his master and uncle in a proper manner, facing Xu's father and stepmother, he waited for Ai Ai for a long time, and called out like a mosquito: "Dad... Aunt Shan..."

"Okay, okay." Father Xu narrowed his eyes habitually, looking up and down at his only son.From the outside, Xu Shanlan looks really good, with delicate features and clean eyes.The fly in the ointment is that she is too shy, like a girl, without the heroism of a boy at all.

"How is it? How is your practice? Are your studies okay?" Xu's father asked casually, but Xu Shanlan didn't know how to answer, so he just nodded slightly.Father Xu looked at Jungle and Yin Yi with a sincere and sincere expression of gratitude: "Thanks to Brother Cong and Brother Yin for teaching, thank you so much."

Conglin laughed and said, "This kid is a good kid himself. I am about to let him participate in the provincial martial arts competition. If there is no accident, he can get a good result. In the future, he will participate in the national competition. If he wins the ranking, he can get extra points in the college entrance examination." .”

"Oh, thank you so much." Xu's father said sincerely, "Brother Cong is too much trouble with my child. Oh, by the way, I went to Xi'an on a business trip a while ago, and I came across a good thing, this time I want to give it away. Give it to Brother Cong." As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Shanlan's stepmother next to him had already opened the bag she brought with her tacitly, and took out a box that looked very expensive.

Xu's father put the box on the table and pushed it in front of Cong Cong: "A small gift is not a respect, I hope Brother Cong likes it."

"Oh, you are so polite." Jungle opened the box, and inside was a very delicate and simple short knife, which was very precious at first glance. "Oh." Jungle was really surprised this time, "This...how embarrassing."

"Thank you, Brother Cong, for cultivating Shanlan. This is what it should be." Xu's father smiled very decently, "Brother Cong's hard work on my son is much more valuable than this. Oh, Brother Yin, this is for Yours—" He took another box from his wife and put it in front of Yin Yi.In fact, he is older than Yin Yi, but regarding Xu Shanlan's matter, it can be seen that Yin Yi has a high status in S City, so he talked about Brother Yin one by one, and never changed his mouth.

Yin Yi smiled and put it away, and when he opened it, it was a very ordinary cloth bag inside, but Yin Yi knew the goods, and he knew it was a very high-quality Dahongpao just by smelling it, which could not be easily bought in the market.He didn't put it down like Jungle did to the dagger, he just said indifferently: "I'm letting you worry about it."

Only then did Father Xu turn his head and talk to Xu Shanlan: "Compete well, do you need anything? Going to another place?"

"No." It was Yin Yi who answered him, Xu Shanlan kept his head down, "It's in City S, it's very convenient this time."

"That would be the best. Brother Cong Yin, if you need anything from me, just ask."

Yin Yi nodded, turned to Conglin and said, "Let's go to the school first, and let Lanzi talk to Dad." Congcong then came to his senses, got up quickly and said, "Yes, yes, I still have something to do over there. Let Lanzi accompany you, haha, let's have a good talk tonight."

"Okay." Father Xu and his wife stood up, watching Cong Cong and Yin Yi go out by car.

As soon as the master and uncle left, Xu Shanlan felt even more uncomfortable. He huddled in the sofa uncomfortably, thinking: Why hasn't my brother come back?

Father Xu came over and sat beside Xu Shanlan, not knowing what to say for a moment.The three of them sat quietly for a while, and Aunt Shan couldn't help touching Father Xu's leg.When Father Xu raised his eyes, Aunt Shan pouted and winked at Xu Shanlan.

Father Xu understood, cleared his throat uncomfortably, and said, "Shan Lan, Dad is very happy that you are going to participate in the competition, and I hope you will get good grades." These words were extremely rusty, not like the communication between father and son, And like a leader guiding subordinates.

Xu Shanlan said in a low voice, "Oh." He refused to say another word.

Xu's father looked embarrassed, and found that talking to his son was even more difficult than giving a speech in public to compete for the director.He thought for a while and decided to get straight to the point: "That's it, Shan Lan. Your grandfather misses you and wants you to go back to see you. Of course, we must not disturb your competition. We will leave after the competition. If we can get Trophy, your grandpa will be very happy too."

This time Xu Shanlan didn't even say a word, but suddenly pursed his lips.Father Xu asked, "Is that all right?"

Xu Shanlan didn't speak, and bent over on the sofa, showing the child's thin and lonely silhouette.Xu's father frowned, and asked again: "Is it okay?"

Xu Shanlan seemed to have made up his mind not to speak again, and remained stubbornly silent.

Xu's father became a little impatient, he straightened up and wanted to say something more, but was stopped by his wife beside him.Aunt Shan cast a resentful glance at her husband, and said in a soft voice, "Shan Lan, we are all one family, so if you have anything to say, just say it, what's the matter with being so silent?"

Xu Shanlan suddenly spoke, and said slowly: "You and I are not in the same family." His voice was very soft, but very clear.

Both Father Xu and Aunt Shan were stunned, and Aunt Shan's expression became ugly.Embarrassed and angry, Xu's father slapped the table: "What are you talking about?!"

Xu Shanlan raised his head slowly, and repeated word by word: "I said, I am not a family with her." He looked directly at the angry father, and there was a quiet resentment in his bright and clear eyes.Xu Shanlan has a meek temper and has never expressed very intense and extreme emotions, but his words and actions are like blunt knives, stabbing your heart one by one, slow but deep, and difficult to heal.

Xu's father stood up with a "huh", looking like he really wanted to slap Xu Shanlan hard on the face, he yelled: "Do you know that Aunt Shan didn't even take care of your sick sister in order to come to see you, and went directly to I'm here? Do you know that she specially prepared things for you for the whole day yesterday, just in case you would not be able to eat and dress here? Do you know that she stayed up for several days and nights to knit sweaters for you? Do you know that she ..."

"Father." Xu Shanlan interrupted his father's roar, and asked innocently, almost hatefully, "When my mother was pregnant with me, were you with this woman?"

Xu's father was like a duck being strangled by someone, his face was flushed red, his lips moved for a long time, and he said, "That's the business of adults, what do you children know?"

Aunt Shan forced a smile, but her gaze was very cold, and she said softly, "Shan Lan, your mother told you this."

"By the way, your mother!" Xu's father was reminded and said loudly, "It's all your mother's nonsense, there is nothing wrong with it, I have to call one day to ask, why are you talking to the child about everything!"

At this time, there was the sound of Didi's car humming outside the door, and the three people in the living room looked out together, and saw two taxis parked in front of the courtyard.When Cong Zhanyi got out of one of them, Xu Shanlan let out a long breath, like meeting a relative in distress, feeling at ease in his heart.But he only exhaled half of his breath, and saw another taxi get off a person, and it was his mother.