I want to have a home

When New Year's Day was approaching, he called Liu Mingliang and said he was going to see him in Guangzhou.The phone is a mobile phone number. Mobile phones are not fully popular these days, and they are a bit of a luxury. Liu Mingliang is a migrant worker, and he is not willing to spend money on a mobile phone. The number he left belongs to his contractor, but you can find it by a dozen. up.

Liu Mingliang's voice on the other end of the phone was very loud, accompanied by the sound of drills drilling into the ground, which was very harsh. He was very happy to hear that Lin Jiale was coming, and told him which bus to take and which platform to wait for him after arriving in G City.It was only then that Lin Jiale remembered that it was not very convenient to go to see them, at least after he arrived in Guangzhou, he might not be able to find them by phone.Liu Mingliang told him that he would wait for him at the station.Lin Jiale said that if this is the case, then he should go there early and try to arrive before noon.

Although he was hurrying, he still miscalculated the road conditions during the holiday. When he arrived at the bus stop designated by Liu Mingliang, he was already a little closer.Lin Jiale immediately saw Liu Mingliang who was holding Niu Niu sitting by the flower bed behind the bus stop sign. Niu Niu had already fallen asleep. Although the winter in Guangdong is not too cold, it is still a bit cold during New Year’s Day, and the temperature sometimes drops to 10° Around, the father and son waited in the cold wind for at least two or three hours.

"Brother Liu!" Lin Jiale couldn't help but have a sore nose when Lin Jiale made a sound. If he knew it was such a trouble, he wouldn't bother them.

"Jia Le, you're finally here." Liu Mingliang was obviously pleasantly surprised, "I forgot to tell you, there are often traffic jams during holidays, have you been in the car for a long time? Are you tired?"

Lin Jiale was about to cry: "Brother Liu, I'm sorry, I didn't expect such a traffic jam to cause you to wait for so long, and it's still so cold, it must have froze."

Liu Mingliang smiled, his white and neat teeth stood out particularly on his dark face, his smile made people feel extraordinarily simple and kind, making Lin Jiale feel like seeing a relative. "It's nothing, the clothes are thick enough. I don't have a mobile phone, so it's not convenient to contact. I'll buy a mobile phone next year, so that you can come here anytime. Let's go, it's almost time, I must be hungry, your sister-in-law has already done it." Dinner is ready, let's go back to eat."

Lin Jiale said: "Brother, let me hug Niu Niu for you."

"No, it doesn't weigh too much. He has been playing around and fell asleep not long ago." Liu Mingliang said with a smile.

Liu Mingliang's home is in the farmer's house behind the platform. He rented a two-bedroom house, which was very old, so the price was very cheap.While knocking on the door, Liu Mingliang said to Lin Jiale: "Don't meet outsiders when you come to my brother's house. Your sister-in-law and my mother-in-law are very kind people. You can be more casual."

Lin Jiale nodded, still feeling a little nervous.A slightly fat old lady came and opened the door, speaking in Cantonese: "Are you here?" It seems that Liu Mingliang's daughter-in-law is from Cantonese.

Liu Mingliang spoke Mandarin to the old lady: "Mom, this is the little fellow who gave up his seat to us on the train last time, Jiale."

Lin Jiale said in Cantonese: "Grandma is good, I am a fellow of Brother Liu, and my name is Lin Jiale."

The old lady laughed, her eyes narrowed: "You can speak Cantonese, yes, better than your Brother Liu. Come in." The old lady brought him a pair of cotton slippers.

Liu Mingliang carried Niu Niu into the bedroom.

Lin Jiale changed into his slippers and entered the house.Although the house is very old, it is very clean and feels very warm. A woman in her 20s came out with an apron and said in Mandarin: "Come here, sit wherever you want, the dishes are all ready, I will serve them." Come out and eat."

Lin Jiale reckoned that this was Liu Mingliang's wife Yu Lan, Lin Jiale greeted with a smile: "Hi sister-in-law."

"Hi, sit down wherever you want, don't look outside." Yu Lan nodded and said with a smile.

Liu Mingliang put Niu Niu in the bedroom to lie down, and then came out.Lin Jiale was already drinking the boiled water poured by the old lady. Liu Mingliang rubbed his hands: "The house is very simple, don't look outside, it's like this when you work outside."

Lin Jiale nodded: "I don't see anyone outside. When I arrive at Brother Liu's house, I feel as warm and comfortable as I am at my own home."

Liu Mingliang obviously enjoyed it very much, laughing until there were lines around his eyes.He asked about Lin Jiale's current situation, nodded and said, "Yes, since the boss thinks highly of you and asks you to do procurement, you should do it well. You will definitely have a good future in the future."

Lin Jiale nodded: "Well, I know." He remembered the things he brought, opened the backpack, took out the box of chocolates, and two bottles of olive oil distributed on New Year's Day, "Brother, these are all distributed in our factory. Yes, this sugar is for Niu Niu, and I don’t know what to do with the olive oil, so I brought it to you. I didn’t take anything else.”

At this time, Yu Lan just came out with the dishes, and looked at the things on the table: "Oh, you came here when you came, why did you bring so many things. It's too strange!"

Lin Jiale smiled shyly: "It's all from the factory, and it didn't cost much. Sister-in-law, see if the olive oil is useful."

Yu Lan's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile: "It's useful, useful, these things are so expensive, and there are two big bottles, Jia Le, you are so kind."

Liu Mingliang put the things on the table aside: "The food is ready, let's eat."

After dinner, Liu Mingliang accompanied Lin Jiale around the neighborhood. He asked Jiale if there was any place he wanted to go. Lin Jiale was not familiar with G City, so he shook his head.The two were looking at the stop sign at the bus stop. Lin Jiale found that University B and University C appeared repeatedly on various bus lines, so he asked Liu Mingliang, "Brother Liu, is it not far from University B and University C?"

Liu Mingliang said, "Yes, the two schools are next to each other just a few stops away. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Lin Jiale hesitated for a moment: "Is it possible? Their school allows outsiders to enter?"

Liu Mingliang said, "Why aren't you allowed in? Let's go, brother, I'll take you to have a look. Let's also get educated by intellectuals."

Lin Jiale excitedly and anxiously followed Liu Mingliang on a bus to visit the ivory tower in his heart.For university, Lin Jiale is both yearning and sad, it is his dream for many years, and he stopped after one step away, this incident became a thorn in his heart.After he came out, he thought about whether he should contact Mr. Zhou and ask himself if he passed the exam, but he thought that he might not pass the exam, because he only filled in one school in University A, which was the top ten in the country. The score is very high, and most of my grades will not be able to pass.He was also afraid that if he passed the exam and had no money to study, wouldn't it be even more sad, so he didn't ask any questions at all.

He remembered one thing: "Brother Liu, is University A far from here?"

Liu Mingliang said, "It's not far. Take the subway from here and you'll be there in no time. Do you want to go?"

Lin Jiale smiled: "I want to see it tomorrow."

Liu Mingliang said, "Brother has to go to work tomorrow, can you go by yourself?" They are decoration workers, and their hours are all according to the construction period. They are very flexible, and there are no holidays to speak of. Today, because Jiale is coming, I took a day off. .

"Okay, Brother Liu, go and do your work. I'll arrange it myself." Lin Jiale said.

The two of them took a stroll around University B, then visited University C, and finally sat and rested in a gazebo.Lin Jiale looked at those energetic and proud sons of heaven, and even Liu Mingliang could see the envy in his eyes.

"Knorr."

"Ok?"

"You envy them so much, why don't you go to study, you didn't pass the exam this year, why not take another year!" Liu Mingliang could see that he really wanted to study.Although it is New Year's Day, in the hearts of Chinese people, if there is no Spring Festival, then the old year is not over.

Lin Jiale's tears came down in a flash. Since his grandma passed away, he hadn't shed any tears. He lowered his head and choked up and said, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't read anymore. To be honest, I I still don’t know if I passed the exam.”

Liu Mingliang was taken aback: "What's wrong with you, Jiale? Why didn't you wait for the results to come out before coming out?"

Lin Jiale wiped her tears and shook her head: "My parents have been divorced since I was a child, and I don't know where they are. I live with my grandma, who passed away this spring, and no one cares about me anymore. The college entrance examination registration fee is still helped by the school. I handed it in, and I came out after the exam, anyway, I have no money to study after passing the exam.”

Liu Mingliang looked at such a sad Lin Jiale, and felt very distressed. Such a young boy, who is not at the age of rebellion and mischief, but Jiale has to carry all his life.Liu Mingliang fumbled for a long time, and took out a crumpled roll of paper from his body, which was used to wipe Niu Niu's nose: "Come on, Jia Le, wipe away your tears. Brother, I really don't know that your situation is like this, Why don't you go back and repeat your studies for half a year, and brother will lend you money to go to school?"

Lin Jiale took the paper, wiped away his tears, blew his nose, and said with red eyes: "No need, brother, I'm earning my own tuition now, I will go to class for two years, and then I will go back to take the college entrance examination. Don't worry, my homework I haven’t lost it yet, and I’m still insisting on self-study.”

Liu Mingliang looked at this frail young man, and there was a tenacity hidden in his body, which could not be ignored. He smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Good brother, you are so good, brother supports you! In the future, as long as you meet If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to brother, if you can help, brother will definitely help you, even if you can't help, you will always have a hot meal."

Lin Jiale looked at Liu Mingliang gratefully: "Thank you brother!"

At night, Lin Jiale made a bed on Liu Mingliang's old sofa. Yu Lan insisted that he and Liu Mingliang share the same bed, and she slept with her mother and Niu Niu, but Lin Jiale insisted not to bother them too much, so she slept on the sofa superior.Yu Lan felt a little embarrassed: "Come to my house as a guest, why do I let you sleep on the sofa!"

Lin Jiale knew that this woman was as warm and kind as Brother Liu, so he really respected her as his sister-in-law.

Yu Lan and Yu's mother heard about Lin Jiale's life experience from Liu Mingliang, and they loved this sensible and poor child even more.They bought the best bones, did not hesitate to waste gas, turned down the fire, and boiled the bones from morning to night, and then from night to morning, just to give him two meals of the most nutritious old Guangdong soup.Lin Jiale drank the hot soup, swallowed all his gratitude and kept it in his heart, and waited for one day to slowly repay this group of kind relatives.

Lin Jiale visited University A with a feeling of pilgrimage. It is a famous school with a long history. The campus is old and quiet, exuding a strong scholarly fragrance. I was breathing too much, which alarmed the heroic spirit sitting on this campus.

During the holidays, the campus is very quiet, and the north-south avenue that runs through the entire campus is very empty, with occasional pedestrians and vehicles passing by.Lin Jiale walked along this shady school road, from south to north, and from north to south, twice.He thought to himself, maybe after a long time, he could really become a part of this place, and like those proud sons of heaven with backpacks slung over one shoulder and books in their hands, he hurried away from all the people who resembled him today. Visitors walk by, bringing only a tumult in the air.