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Gu Zhi lived with his grandmother for a period of time when he was very young, and his initial childhood was filled with old people from different generations.

At that time, he was just in elementary school, and unlike other children, he had siblings and parents by his side.He was alone when he left school, and grandma had heard someone say that keeping a small pet can accompany children, so it didn't take long for him to have a cat and a dog in the house.

It’s just that grandma passed away within two years of their arrival, and the dog disappeared for no reason after guarding the hospital gate for a few days, and the fat cat that only ate and slept was killed after the old man’s funeral. Gu Xiao entrusted it to the neighbor next door.

After that, Gu Zhi never saw them again.

Cats and dogs are very spiritual things. The cat and dog in childhood were brought back by the old man, so when she left, they also left.

Gu Qian once saw old photos of grandparents and grandchildren hugging cats and dogs in his suitcase.That's something he hasn't left behind no matter how many times he moves.

She once inquired about some things about Gu Zhi's childhood, it was ridiculous, she was obviously her son, but she had to learn about these things from other people.

Since then, she has mentioned to Gu Zhi many times that she wants to have a cat or a dog at home, but every time Gu Zhi refuses because of trouble.

He could accept Gu Qian's painstaking efforts, but he didn't want to accept anything she handed over to try to replace the past. The cats and dogs and the fat and short old man in the photos were the warmth of Gu Zhi's years.

And now it is also clear that he does not need to be deliberately balanced.

Gu Zhi stared at the white cat's photo in a daze for a while, then lost interest in chatting, and the person on the other end became silent after posting the photo.

But unlike Gu Zhi, Jiang Chu didn't lose interest in chatting, but quarreled with Jiang Xuyang again.

Jiang Xuyang came back very late, probably because of a bad dinner party, he was depressed after drinking.

When Jiang Chu heard Jiang Xuyang's phone call from the living room downstairs, the noise was loud like a quarrel, and he knew that he was arguing again with a girlfriend who was not two years older than him.

He dislikes Jiang Xuyang very much, and also his girlfriends. He has seen as many as one hand. He caused trouble at school before, and the school called Jiang Xuyang to come forward, and he would send others. Others are just those with whom he associates.

Later, Jiang Chu had a big fight with Jiang Xuyang because of this matter. After that, Jiang Xuyang restrained himself a lot.

But this gave Jiang Chu the idea that fists can solve many problems.

Jiang Xuyang's voice was slightly drunk, with a built-in amplification effect. The more he spoke, the louder his voice became. Jiang Chu impatiently put down his pen, opened the door and rushed downstairs and said loudly: "Can you Keep your voice down, don't check what time it is."

Probably because of anger, Jiang Xuyang's bottom line was critical, the person on the other end of the phone said something ugly, he simply slapped his phone on the table, and shouted upstairs: "Are you rebelling? At home, do whatever you want."

Jiang Chu was sure that his reaction was frustrated elsewhere, and the irritability in his heart was reduced by half, and he didn't want to talk to the angry man downstairs.With just a "snap", the door was slammed shut, causing the wind flowing in the air to tremble.

Seeing that Jiang Chu ignored him, Jiang Xuyang howled with his mobile phone for a while before he gradually calmed down.

Jiang Chu didn't sleep well that day, he was woken up several times by nightmares, and he didn't fall asleep until it was almost dawn.Then he covered himself completely under the quilt, completely unaware of what eve it was.

It wasn't until Auntie Zhang, the nanny, knocked on the door of his room that he got up with a strong breath of getting up, and rubbed his eyes to see that the alarm clock beside the bed was already eight o'clock.

Jiang Xuyang didn't know if he got up early or went out after calling last night and didn't come back all night, but according to his guess, it should be the latter. At the moment, the only living animals in the house are Aunt Zhang and him, plus the dog that is walking around upstairs and downstairs. Cat owner on patrol.

That cat is probably also a member of the Appearance Society, as long as Jiang Chu is at home, it will follow him wherever he goes.

Aunt Zhang went downstairs to unpack a package of dried fish for him, and he ran into the kitchen in a panic.Aunt Zhang is nearly 50 years old, and she has been taking care of Jiang Chu since he was brought back by Jiang Xuyang.

It is said that a child without a mother is pitiful. Not only does Jiang Chu have no mother, but his father is also in a mess.

"Xiao Chu." Aunt Zhang was wearing an apron and was heating breakfast in the kitchen. When she saw Jiang Chu coming downstairs, she greeted him and said, "Breakfast will be ready soon."

He slept too late last night, and he was still in a half-dream and half-awake state at the moment. When he heard Aunt Zhang's voice, he came back to his senses, and responded with a soft "oh".

When he came out of the bathroom, the breakfast on the table had already been placed.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the slippers that had been replaced by the door, thinking about going out later.

There was movement from behind, and Aunt Zhang poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Mr. Zhang went out very early in the morning. I don't think you have to go to school today, so I didn't call you too early."

Aunt Zhang explained to him verbally, but in fact she knew that the father and son were basically in a state of "well water does not interfere with river water".It doesn't matter if you wake up early or go to bed late.

Jiang Chu picked up the steamed stuffed bun on the plate and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing a few bites, he thought of something, and said, "Aunt Zhang, I'm sorry to disturb you last night?"

Aunt Zhang waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Where is there?" Then she picked up the cat food in the corner of the kitchen to prepare breakfast for another ancestor. After finishing, she reckoned that Jiang Chu should have had a good meal before returning to the living room.

She took out a receipt from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Chu, saying, "Your father told me to make the order yesterday. He knows that you are going to see your mother today."

Jiang Chu felt a little uncomfortable hearing her talk, so he knew that Jiang Xuyang probably had nothing to do with it. His mother had been dead for more than ten years, and Jiang Xuyang probably didn't even know where her grave was. He would remember to order a bunch of Lu Songs on Qingming Festival. Your favorite sunflower?

So the moment Jiang Chu got the receipt, he knew that she bought it with her own money in order to ease their relationship.Jiang Chu didn't expose her, but gave her a rare smile in her favor.

A white lie always makes people unable to bear to expose the truth behind it.

Aunt Zhang suddenly let go of the breath hanging in her heart, and said with an unnatural smile: "Boss Jiang ordered it."

She only saw what Jiang Chu's mother looked like in the photos, and she put it on the table when cleaning up Jiang Chu's room, probably because he took it out and forgot to put it back.

Jiang Chu's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to hers, with a cold and indifferent expression. When the photo was taken, the person in the photo was probably in his 20s. His long black curly hair was casually draped over his shoulders, and he hugged him in his arms. Wearing a bunch of sunflowers in full bloom, her skin is delicate and fair against the goose yellow dress.

She must have been a stunning beauty in the past, this point can also be seen by looking at Jiang Chu.She also has a beautiful name like a Hong Kong star, Lu Song.

Not long after Aunt Zhang took care of Jiang Chu, she knew that Lu Song had passed away more than ten years ago.Judging from Jiang Xuyang's living conditions, she was probably terminally ill or something incurable.

She is just a nanny who takes care of the children, and she doesn't talk too much about her employer's family affairs, but after staying together for a long time, she will gradually know something about it. In the beginning, it was Jiang Xuyang who took Jiang Chu back for half a year, and she cleaned up the house. From time to time, she frequently found that the appraisal certificates of various institutions were not paternity appraisals. What she had accidentally seen were spiritual appraisals, although each appraisal certificate was marked with whether or not.But during that time, this kind of Dingxi would appear in the study at home every once in a while.

Probably it was enough trouble, it took half a year for these certificates to be completely cleared, and in Jiang Chu's grandmother's frequent phone calls at the beginning, she could probably guess that Jiang Chu's mother was not sick, but because of an accident, she had a lot of problems. Serious mental problems developed into her own tragedy in the end.

There is a deep scar on Jiang Chu's arm, which can be seen in short sleeves in summer.I heard from his grandmother that he was accidentally scratched when he was grabbing a fruit knife with Lu Song.

Aunt Zhang stood at the door and said, "Slow down on the road and come back early for lunch."

In the eyes of others, Aunt Zhang looks like an old mother who has her heart broken.Trying to use the warmth of life to make him live less restrained, but after all, she is someone else, a nanny who takes money to work, and there are many things she can't say.

Jiang Chu gave an "um" as usual, and his low tone could not tell whether his emotions were good or bad.Aunt Zhang did not receive the message from the flower shop until he picked up the flowers at the flower shop according to the agreed time:

[Thank you for choosing xx flower art, your flowers have been taken away, welcome to order again].

Followed by another text message:

【支付宝账户189xxxxxxxx于04月05日10：31向您尾号2233账户完成交易人民币500元，余额...】

You don't need to think about it to know that Jiang Chu didn't even believe a single punctuation mark in the morning. This child draws everything clearly and never accepts anyone's helping hand.

It was past noon when Jiang Chu came out of the cemetery, and the rain that had been raining for several days finally stopped in the middle of the night yesterday. , splashed a piece of turbidity, and the pedestrians waiting for the car screamed and jumped up.While scolding the broken bus, they squeezed onto the bus.

Jiang Chu was sitting at the station waiting for the next bus, watching them, he thought this kind of behavior was funny, but the sharp voice made people feel annoyed.He silently plugged in the headphones again.

There was no movement in the dressing group of the class, but Li Mao's small group was full of joy. He clicked on it and looked, and it was basically the ones who talked a lot, led by Xu Jing and Li Mao.There were hundreds of discussions on whether the workload of the second shift during the holiday was appropriate.

Of course, this kind of unofficial debating competition has become commonplace in their class. It may be that this topic is also very boring. It happened that Jiang Chu’s car also came. He found an empty seat and sat down before looking at his phone. The topic has been brushed down.

The latest round of discussion in the group is a super-class math problem.

Even Li Mao said he couldn't do it.

Li Zhuangzhuang asked: [Have you never asked Gu Zhi and Jiang Chu, these two great gods must have written it, whoever Aite them]

Then Aite, who was all in the group, called Gu Zhi, and called him [thigh] in a unified formation.

Within two seconds, Xu Jing jumped out and said: 【Don't count on it, it's useless,】

Li Mao: [? 】

Then the six or seven people below copied Li Mao's question mark.

Xu Jing: [I just called Gu Zhi, but he didn't do anything. 】

After a moment of silence, Li Mao imitated Li Zhuangzhuang, and also edited and sent it out; [The only hope now is Jiang Chu, whoever hits him. 】

However, unlike before, no one responded to this sentence in the past 5 minutes.

The others didn't dare, and Gu Zhi didn't notice the news.He was biting the tip of the pen, scratching his ear and scratching his cheek, thinking, the cap of the pen was about to be bitten off, and he didn't think about it.

I have to admire the teacher who produced the papers. He dared to print the knowledge points of the second year of high school. He called it a reminder with a small font size above the questions, and added competition questions.

When Gu Zhi was in the third year of junior high school, he won the second prize in the Rongcheng City Math Competition, but when he came here, he frequently overturned in mathematics.In desperation, I had to find someone to help.

He took a photo and sent it to Jiang Chu in a private message.

Then he passed the time and went to the living room to drink a glass of water, then stretched his head to see what Gu Qian was doing in the kitchen, went around like a patrol, and went back to the room.

Jiang Chu made a very long voice.

Gu Zhi was afraid of making noise outside, so he plugged in his earphones. Jiang Chu's voice was not very loud, and there were still noisy noises around him, but when he talked about the important parts, he could hear that he deliberately raised the volume.

According to Jiang Chu's prompt, he did the calculation twice on the draft paper. After calculating the answer, he felt like "I conquered the world".

In order to show that I understood it after listening to it once, I even stinkingly took pictures of the whole process of solving the problem, and sent it to Jiang Chu to ask for credit: [Your teaching method, look at the second class, you can find the second one besides me. got it? 】

When he boasted, he still didn't forget the first sentence of "Crossing the River and Demolition".

As a result, Jiang Chu didn't care at all, and gave him a reply: [teach students according to their aptitude] to encourage him.

Gu Zhi's nose went up to the sky, and with a flick of his hand, he threw the answer into the group to feed the bunch of hungry wolves waiting to be fed.

Xu Jing: "??? Who opened up your second line of Ren and Du, and that's it?"

Gu Zhi rolled his eyes through the screen, thinking that of course he is the master.

As the answer to this question came out, the quiet group suddenly became lively again.

Gu Zhi quit the group, and then typed to Jiang Chu: 【Are you outside? 】

After sending it out, I felt a little regretful and felt like I was a little nosy.

But Jiang Chu didn't care: [I went to see my mother. 】

Gu Zhi remembered He Wen's words.

"Jiang Chu's situation is a bit special, similar to yours."

Gu Zhi didn't know which one was similar, it was automatically classified as parents' divorce, plus today was a holiday, it was normal for him to take the rest time to see his mother, but he completely forgot about the Qingming Festival.

He replied: [Oh, then say hello to Auntie. 】

Jiang Chu: "..."

It took a long time before Jiang Chu replied: "No need."

Gu Zhi felt that Jiang Chu was a little baffled, his words obviously meant to be polite, you can even reply nicely, it's not really that you have to ask.

At that time, Gu Zhi didn't know that Jiang Chu was going to the cemetery, and his casual politeness was the first time Jiang Chu had received someone say "Say hello" to him.