Mindful

The bus was full of people, and it lumbered to the next stop. Liang Cheng hung up the phone and asked, "Is your birthday next week?"

Qiao Yuanlin nodded: "Yes."

Liang Cheng asked again: "What day is the week?"

"Zhou...Saturday." Qiao Yuanlin said guiltily, "Brother, can you celebrate my birthday with me?"

Liang Cheng had never done such a thing before, nor was he interested in it.

"I'm afraid that if you leave Pinghai one day, you will never have another chance." Qiao Yuanlin said the truth at this moment, "You don't have to do anything with me, I'm satisfied just eating cake together."

The rain was getting heavier, Qiao Yuanlin's face was almost wet, but he looked at Liang Cheng with cold water droplets hanging on it as if he didn't feel it.

After a bumpy road so far, Liang Cheng finally couldn't stand the gaze, took out a tissue and unfolded it, covered Qiao Yuanlin's face and said, "Got it."

In the following week, Qiao Yuanlin fully experienced the feeling of "being a thief with a guilty conscience" and worried about revealing his secrets all the time.When making up the experimental class, he frequently lost his mind and looked solemn, which made Liang Cheng think that he was under too much pressure at the end of the semester.

Spending a week anxiously, on Friday night, Qiao Yuanlin said lying in bed, ordering a birthday cake of ten inches, a candle that exploded into a flower, and a filling that exploded.

He looked at the ceiling, and he became calm when things came to an end, maybe because every expectation would come to nothing, this time he only wanted to say "Happy Birthday" from Liang Cheng.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Yuanlin got up early, and urged Wang Ruizhi to go out on the grounds of "listening to health lectures and giving high-quality rice".

When Liang Cheng came down, the whole building was just the two of them, and the dining table was said to be a pot of leftover millet porridge from last night.

The two sat for half an hour, looking at each other without saying a word. Qiao Yuanlin's life was not to mention colorful, and he was afraid that Liang Cheng would not like it, so he didn't know what to do.

The atmosphere was really boring, so he said, "Why don't I review my homework."

Liang Cheng thought for a moment, got up and went to the porch to take off the car keys, and said, "Follow me."

It was very hot today, and the wind from the motorcycle was warm. Qiao Yuanlin was curious about where Liang Cheng was taking him. Half an hour later, they passed by the gate of No. [-] Middle School.

The sign of "Seventh Middle School" was shining brightly, and Qiao Yuanlin couldn't help standing up straight: "Brother, where are we going?"

Liang Cheng turned around the outer wall of the school, parked the car under the shade of a tree, turned off the car, and said, "Here we are."

This is the southwest corner of the school, few people come here.Inside the fence are bushes that grow wildly every summer. A few years ago, two of the fences were missing, and some students sneaked out to skip class, but now they have been repaired.

Liang Cheng glanced at it, grabbed the fence and climbed in two or three steps, and jumped into the school.

Qiao Yuanlin said in surprise, "How did you get in?!"

Liang Cheng hooked his hand: "Come here, it's not high."

Qiao Yuanlin struggled for a while, grabbed the fence and started to climb. He had never done such an outrageous thing before, so he was a little nervous.

Liang Cheng said, "Jump."

"Brother, I have heart disease." Qiao Yuanlin said, "I really can't."

Liang Cheng took a step closer, raised his hand to reach Qiao Yuanlin's new sneakers, and suddenly asked, "Why are you called Qiao Yuanlin?"

"Ah?" Qiao Yuanlin replied, "My father's surname is Qiao, and my mother's surname is Lin. They met on a blind date in Anyuan Park behind People's Square."

Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Liang Cheng grabbed Qiao Yuanlin's ankle and pulled it hard.

Qiao Yuanlin exclaimed, lost his balance and fell down.Liang Cheng caught him quickly with his eyes and hands, and put him on his waist and said.

As soon as he stood firmly, Liang Cheng let go of him and said, "I thought it was the strange flower of Langyuan, which means the lonely forest of fragrant pigs in the world."

At first it sounded pleasing to the ear, but Qiao Yuanlin took a few seconds to react: "Can you stop insulting the birthday star?!"

Liang Chengqing let out a "hush" and walked towards the campus through the bushes. It was deserted all the way, and there were almost no people outside the teaching building.

Qiao Yuanlin followed silently, and a few minutes later, he was brought to the basketball court.

The red plastic floor was a bit faded, and two or three basketballs were thrown around and said that they were used to occupy the space. Liang Cheng walked to the center of the court at a leisurely pace, turned around, and asked, "Is this here?"

Qiao Yuanlin nodded vigorously, he really didn't expect Liang Cheng to bring him here.

The wooden chair I was talking about hadn't been replaced, and it was cracked by the sun for years. Qiao Yuanlin sat there, watching Liang Cheng pick up a basketball and pat it, dribbling and talking about the basket.

The basketball hit the rim accurately, and Qiao Yuanlin shouted: "Bull!"

Liang Cheng said, "Come and try."

"I can't." Qiao Yuanlin said shyly, "I think you can just hit it."

Liang Cheng walked towards him with the basketball in his hand, twirled his index finger twice, threw it into his arms, and said, "It's not me who is dreaming of shooting."

Qiao Yuanlin was moved by longing. There was no one around, and he would not be laughed at even if he made a fool of himself. He hugged the ball and walked to the basketball hoop and decided to give it a try.

Boom, the basketball hit the pillar and said, missed.

Qiao Yuanlin went to pick it up, took the second shot, and missed again. He tried seven or eight times, but failed.He was discouraged, more of a helplessness.

He returned the basketball to Liang Cheng and said, "Forget it, it's not as interesting as I imagined."

Very dry, Liang Cheng pursed his dry lips, turned his back to Qiao Yuanlin, knelt down on his knees, and said, "Speak."

Qiao Yuanlin was stunned: "Brother..."

Liang Cheng said it again: "Say shoulders, will you?"

It was the first time for Qiao Yuanlin to sit on someone else's shoulders, he carefully spread his legs and said.Liang Cheng's shoulders were broad and stable, and his big hands firmly pressed his thighs, and he slowly stood up.

It was too high, Qiao Yuanlin let go after getting used to it, Liang Cheng kicked the basketball up with a hook with his toes, and handed it to him.

He aimed for the basket and threw it, but missed.Liang Cheng walked over to kick the ball for him to try a second time, getting closer to the goal, bang, it was still a little bit close.

Until the fourth time, Qiao Yuanlin threw it hard, and the basketball was thrown into the basket steadily. He said excitedly, "I hit it! I hit it!"

Liang Cheng said expressionlessly, "Sit still."

Holding Qiao Yuanlin's slender thighs, he jogged towards the rack in a dribbling route, ran to the best position, and said, "Shoot a three-pointer."

Qiao Yuanlin threw the ball into the basket: "MVP! I am the MVP of the game!"

Counting how many shots he made, Qiao Yuanlin was so excited that he was about to ascend to heaven. After the last shot, the basketball bounced off his feet. He begged, "Brother, I want to celebrate!"

Liang Cheng sighed secretly, and spun around on the spot with his shoulders on his shoulders.

Qiao Yuanlin fell to the ground in a daze, he staggered around in front of Liang Cheng, stood firm, and became clear, Liang Cheng was already drenched in sweat, even his eyelashes were wet.

The sun was hanging in the sky, and the orange light was dazzling, Qiao Yuanlin stared blankly at Liang Cheng, and grabbed Liang Cheng's forearm with his dirty hands.

It's not a dream, it's real.

Like an illusion, he looked for Liang Cheng in the corner, Liang Cheng also recognized him, and asked him to play together.Everything is so logical, but the reality has been going around for three years.

Boom, boom, the basketball stops bouncing, what is it that is jumping wildly?

Qiao Yuanlin looked down at his chest, sweat fell into his eyes, and then flowed down again, he raised his hand to wipe off the stains on his face.

Liang Cheng sneered: "Did you enjoy yourself, MVP?"

The bell for the end of get out of class echoed in the campus, they washed their faces, mixed with the students and left through the gate.

After picking up the cake in the afternoon, Qiao Yuanlin didn't dare to take it home and wanted to have dinner outside to celebrate, so Liang Cheng simply took him to Jixiang Road.

As soon as the food stall came out, I heard Ying Xiaoqiong shouting from afar.Before the motorcycle stopped, Qiao Yuanlin shouted first, "Manager, I want to book a table."

Ying Xiaoqiong reserved a good seat by the lake, and when night fell and a colorful lantern lit up, he stood between Liang Cheng and Qiao Yuanlin's chair backs, and said, "[-]% off for birthday stars, [-]% off for brothers, whoever pays the bill?" ?”

Qiao Yuanlin asked: "If the birthday star invites you to eat cake, how much discount will it be?"

"Smart ghost." Ying Xiaoqiong patted him on the back of the head, "Hurry up, the delicious seafood will be ordered soon."

Qiao Yuanlin ordered a table, and there were more and more people, and the whole night market was so noisy that it couldn't be seen.When the dishes were finished and the cake was opened, Ying Xiaoqiong and the fourth child all came.

"What's the process?" Ying Xiaoqiong asked plainly, "Blow out the candles first?"

Liang Cheng was very quiet all the time. Hearing that he put a thick candle into the cake, the fourth brother lit it with a lighter. Ying Xiaoqiong said, "Oh, blow it quickly."

Qiao Yuanlin stared at the three of them, suspecting that they hadn't celebrated their birthday at all, and said, "Sing the birthday song first."

The passing waiter gave a nod and put down half a dozen beers.Many people around began to sing, and a drunk elder brother opened his voice loudly. When the singing reached a climax, the candle "popped" and exploded a flower.

Fourth child: "Fuck, high technology!"

After singing, Ying Xiaoqiong said: "Blow!"

"I haven't made a wish yet." Qiao Yuanlin clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and muttered something, and blew out the candle after making the wish, "Applause!"

Ying Xiaoqiong said: "It's really hard to eat your cake, what wish did you make?"

Liang Cheng took apart the knife and fork, and felt Qiao Yuanlin glance at him, and then Qiao Yuanlin said, "I hope Pinghai City will never be old."

Ying Xiaoqiong laughed loudly: "Stinky boy, you promised this after mumbling for a minute?"

Qiao Yuanlin ignored him, approached Liang Cheng sideways, and said seriously: "I told the god my ID number, and he will find me and help me realize it."

Liang Cheng laughed, and handed the knife to Qiao Yuanlin, and the cake was divided cleanly, in exchange for a lot of "Happy Birthday".

Ying Xiaoqiong opened a bottle of beer and said, "Come on, classmate Xiao Qiao, you are a man at the age of 17, blow a bottle to your mouth."

Qiao Yuanlin doesn't know how to drink, and his physical condition doesn't allow it, but he doesn't want people to know.At a loss, Liang Cheng said, "What kind of alcohol does he drink as a minor?"

"What's the matter with the underage?" Ying Xiaoqiong Jianghu said, "I opened it, I must drink it."

Liang Cheng didn't back down either: "He can't drink it."

Ying Xiaoqiong said with a smile: "That's how it is, classmate Xiao Qiao, you can find someone to drink for you."

There were only four people at the table, Qiao Yuanlin looked around and handed the beer to the fourth child who was eating cake.

The fourth child asked blankly, "Are we familiar?"

"Unfamiliar, you eat my cake?"

"You cut it for me yourself."

Qiao Yuanlin said with resentment: "You caught me in Linghai, and you owe me."

The fourth child couldn't say no to him: "Liang Cheng, take care of this poor boy!"

Liang Cheng pretended not to hear, the fourth child passed the wine bottle over and said, "You brought him here, you drink for him."

Qiao Yuanlin said, "He can't drink and drive."

Ying Xiaoqiong said, "I will pay for the taxi fare."

There were some watching around, Liang Cheng didn't want to be teased, so he grabbed the beer and poured it down his mouth.Qiao Yuanlin looked at his sliding Adam's apple, and at the layer of white foam left at the bottom of the bottle.

Before they knew it, it was late at night. After eating, they went to the park to take a walk along the lake. Qiao Yuanlin was tired from walking, so he stopped to enjoy the wind while leaning against the white jade railing.

The moored boat shook slightly, and Qiao Yuanlin felt that he was shaking too. He moved to the side to touch Liang Cheng's arm, and said, "You haven't told me happy birthday yet."

Liang Chengdao: "Happy birthday."

Originally, I didn't have any expectations, but once I was satisfied, I would become greedy. Qiao Yuanlin asked, "Brother, do you have any gifts?"

Liang Cheng's expression was hidden in the darkness, and he said, "No."

"Anything." Qiao Yuanlin pointed to the balloon seller, "Anything, as long as it is given by you, I want to keep it as a souvenir."

Liang Cheng still said: "No."

Qiao Yuanlin gave up, looked at the moon in frustration, and was surprised for a moment: "Look, the moon said there is a black spot."

Liang Cheng raised his head, only to see the moon was bright and clean, and he was already embraced by Qiao Yuanlin's open arms.

"Then give me a hug." Qiao Yuanlin leaned on his shoulder, "One day you leave Pinghai, I will always remember you and miss you."

Liang Cheng wanted to push away this warm body, but his hands seemed to be nailed, he said: "You've grown up."

"Let's say it's done." Qiao Yuanlin said, "You all said it's done. My wish is not that at all."

He raised his head, breathed on Liang Cheng's chin, and said softly: "Liang Cheng, it's a commitment, but I hope you don't bear too much."

Liang Cheng looked down at him: "What did you promise?"

The eyes of the 16-year-old boy were so bright that they could not be described as stars. Qiao Yuanlin said: "You gave me a dream come true, I wish your wishes come true."

Liang Chengli lost his mind by the lake.

Qiao Yuanlin let go and went to the street to take a taxi. The shadows under the neon lights were long and long, and today was so short that it was coming to an end.

This was the happiest day Liang Cheng gave him.

At the age of 16, he cheated on his birthday.