four o'clock

At ten o'clock, Li Song's mother called from the United States.

At that time, Wen Yuji had just baked a batch of crispy sesame cakes in the oven. Black sesame seeds and brown sugar were sprinkled on the top. It was crispy and sweet. It was a snack that my grandmother often made when I was a child. You can eat it while you are free.

Li Song took a bite, and before he could swallow it, a fucking call came. The phone rang for a long time, but Wen Yuji didn't see him answer it, so he asked strangely, "Who is it?"

Li Song: "My mother."

Wen Yu sent: "...Oh."

The phone hung up automatically, and then rang again. Wen Yu sent it to the kitchen and put the flower rolls made of sesame, salt, barbecue ingredients and other seasonings into the oven. When the phone rang for the third time, it finally emerged from the kitchen. He nodded and said, "Brother, you can take it."

Li Song was staring at the phone in a daze, and shook his head slowly when he heard the words.

Wen Yuji didn't say anything more, and retreated into the kitchen again.

Li Song felt upset, he didn't want to talk to her, especially now.

He didn't tell her about his transfer, and she usually wouldn't ask about it. The two of them talked on the phone at most three or four times a year, and they all called by themselves.

She is a standard strong woman, and she always speaks in an orderly manner, without a smile on her face. When she talks to herself, she always holds time, and she refuses to say more for a second.

Why are you calling this time?Obviously she voluntarily gave up her custody.

The phone rings and hangs up again, Li Song's eyes dim, the kitchen door is open, Wen Yuji is cleaning up the big grass carp, the boy's back brings a moment of peace to his restless heart, Li Song He picked up the phone, looked down for two seconds, and picked up the phone.

There was a slightly angry voice on the other side of the phone, and a woman's sarcastic voice came through the receiver: "Do you know how long it took me to call you?"

Li Song moved the microphone slightly away, and when he turned his eyes, he saw Wen Yuji, who was cutting fish fillets, and he guessed that he might have boiled fish for lunch.

Seeing that he didn't answer, the woman on the phone said coldly, "Didn't your father teach you what manners are?"

Li Song was impatient to deal with her. He used to cherish the time talking to her, so he didn't care whether it was indifference or ridicule. Now he doesn't care anymore, so he found that those things can't do him any harm. He said: " What's the matter with you?"

The woman paused, as if she hadn't expected his reaction. He wouldn't be like this before. He always spoke to her calmly, even gently. This time...

The woman restrained her mind and said, "Your father has already taken the mother and daughter home. If you are not guarding at home, where have you been?"

Li Song thought it was funny, did she regard herself as a watchdog?

After a moment of silence, he said sincerely, "You have nothing to do with me or him anymore. What do you mean by this call?"

The woman asked in disbelief, "Who are you talking to?"

Li Song was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't contact me in the future."

His calmness in speaking was exactly the same as hers, without any superfluous emotions, she was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that some things had been out of her control.

Without waiting for her to speak, Li Song said one last sentence, he said: "I will be an adult soon, and you will have a new family soon, it will not be convenient to contact you in the future..."

Finally he said: "I wish you happiness."

He hung up the phone.

The assistant saw her complexion, and called tentatively: "Director Tao, I'm late for the meeting."

Tao Ying frowned tightly, and for a moment her eyes were even a little dazed. She never thought that there would be a day when it would be inconvenient for her to contact her own son... No, she used to tell him that it was inconvenient. It was the first time she heard him say it.

But soon, she restrained her mind and returned to the appearance of that strong woman in the workplace. She stood up and said, "Let's go."

The snow outside the window stopped, and the sky was overcast. Looking from the living room, a layer of hoarfrost hung on the apricot tree, and the vines on the grape trellis were also white. The whole world was too white.

Wen Yuji came out of the kitchen, ran to his side to look outside with him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Song evoked a forced smile and said, "It's nothing, it's a bit too white."

Wen Yuji stared out the window for a while, looked at him with beautiful eyes, and said, "Let's eat first."

The two of them had breakfast in the morning, fragrant and soft flower rolls, large fish meat, and cold shredded chicken legs as cold dishes.

Li Song's bad mood was healed almost instantly by food, the fresh fish, the salty aroma of flower rolls, the spicy shredded chicken legs, accompanied by the aroma of coriander and green onions, Li Songduo fed Wen Yu, who had a small appetite, a few A big chaos, the rest was eaten by himself.

At noon, Wen Yuji put several buckets of cold water and carried them to the yard. When Li Song came out after feeding Ali in the house, Wen Yuji was squatting at the door of the kitchen, choosing vegetables and watching TV.

Li Song: "I think we raised a lazy cat."

Wen Yu sent: "En?"

Li Song: "It can already move, and it loves to sleep in the basket."

Wen Yu sent a smile and said, "It may be afraid and dare not come out."

Li Song didn't answer, sat on the sofa, held his chin to read Wen Yuji, and said softly, "Honey, stay with me for a while."

Wen Yuji paused for a moment, then bent his eyes and said, "Okay."

He went to wash his hands, sat next to Li Song, grabbed a little yellow duck and hugged him, and looked at him in front of him: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Li Song shook his head, he was a little lazy after eating, leaned on the sofa, curled up his slender legs together on the sofa, and said, "Read a book with me."

Wen Yu sent: "Look at what?"

Li Song: "It's fine."

The snow outside the window stopped for a short while, and then began to fall again.

Wen Yu sent it to the bookshelf and selected a novel by Keigo Higashino, and put it on the lap where she and Li Song were leaning against each other. The two shared a pair of earphones, and slowly flipped through the novel with their heads together.

The music was soothing, Li Song leaned on Wen Yuji's shoulder, listening to the lyrics carefully, after a while, he said: "I like this song."

Wen Yuji flipped through the pages of the book and said softly, "You are an April day in the world."

He turned his head, rubbed his face against his hair, and hummed softly along with the melody——

In an ungentle world, you are my luck.

I'm all good about you because I love you.

May I watch the sunset with you when I am 60 years old,

May the corners of my mouth rise slightly when I think of you.

May I wear clothes for you in the winter in the north...

May your winter never lack warm sunshine...

May your tomorrow no longer experience rain and wind and frost...

……

His voice was clear and unbelievably gentle.

The pages of the book were spread out naturally, and the boy fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Wen Yuji lightly pulled the blanket over him, and made the little yellow duck a pillow for him.

Li Song is very gentle when he is asleep, and Wen Yuji likes to watch him very much.

He also likes this song.