imaginary rival

At that moment, Jiang Shiyu's mind went blank.

It was so sudden, he was prepared that his mother would not come back this year for the Chinese New Year, and maybe she would never see her again in the days to come, but she appeared here again, at Yan An's home, so suddenly.

Before that, Jiang Shiyu hadn't received any news that his mother was coming back.

Yan An was also stupefied, but he reacted quickly and pushed Jiang Shiyu: "Go in, why are you stunned?"

"...Oh." Jiang Shiyu nodded.

Yan's mother and Yan's father happily greeted them to come in and sit down. The mother and son hadn't seen each other for so long, so they must have something to talk about, but Jiang Shiyu forgot what he wanted to talk to his mother at that moment.

What was their conflict, what was their doubt, and what they wanted to know, all of them were forgotten at that moment.

"Let's eat first," Jiang's mother said, "Long time no see."

"Ah." Jiang Shiyu looked at her, not knowing what to say.

Yan An also fell silent. Although he was still so cheerful, it could be seen that his mood suddenly dropped, and there was even a little confusion and entanglement in his eyes. He sat on the sofa and chatted with his parents. stand up.

I still ate at home in the evening. On the 29th of the Lunar New Year, there were no restaurants outside and the doors were open. Even if they were open, it was not suitable to eat outside. Fan pursed his lips and listened to their chat.

It was only after listening to the adults chatting with them that Jiang Shiyu realized that his mother was originally scheduled to come back around 27, but something happened on the way and she was delayed, so she didn't arrive home until 29.

It turned out to be the case.

Jiang Shiyu remembered the phrase "when will you come back" that he sent to his mother before, and his mother replied "in two days", which turned out to be only two days.

"We're going back to the house," Yan An suddenly said to the adults, "I haven't finished writing today's paper."

"Hard work," Yan's mother sighed, "Go, I'll make honey water for you two later."

"Okay." Yan An said with a smile.

"Thank you." Jiang Shiyu glanced at Yan An, then smiled.

After finishing speaking, he didn't bother with the group of adults who were chatting endlessly. Yan An took Jiang Shiyu back to the room, but didn't go in directly. He waited for Jiang Shiyu to walk in, then squeezed the doorknob, closed the door carefully, finger He pinched the lower door lock and gently locked it, Jiang Shiyu heard a very soft sound.

"What are you doing locking the door?" Jiang Shiyu asked.

"Hold me." Yan An turned to look at him.

Jiang Shiyu looked at him for a while in confusion, then walked over, put his arms around Yan An, buried his face in his shoulder, and took a deep breath.

"I think it's too much," Yan An said with a frown, "Why are you the last to know that your mother is back?"

"Really." Jiang Shiyu said softly.

"Which one are you saying 'really?'?" Yan An asked.

"'That's too much'." Jiang Shiyu smiled.

"It's just too much," Yan An muttered, "If my mother goes out of town and comes back, everyone knows when she will come back but I don't know, I will definitely be angry."

"Ah." Jiang Shiyu raised his head, turned his face and kissed Yan An's earlobe.

Yan An shivered, and resisted the urge to push Jiang Shiyu, feeling quite inexplicable, looked at Jiang Shiyu: "Get angry."

"I'll try my best," Jiang Shiyu said, "Prepare for a pregnancy first."

"Fuck," Yan An glared at him, "I'm talking about losing my temper."

Jiang Shiyu smiled for a while, but said nothing.

"You know what I mean," Yan An said, "If you feel dissatisfied with this matter, you can speak up and let your mother hear your voice. In fact, I feel... that's what it is."

"Ah." Jiang Shiyu still hugged him.

Little Binghai walked back and forth beside the two of them, and finally sat down at Yan An's feet, rubbed his head against him, and let out a lazily drawn-out sound.

"You have emotions and dissatisfaction, you have to shout out," Yan An said, "otherwise no one will hear your voice."

Yan An settled down after speaking, and said proudly, "Of course, except for me."

Jiang Shiyu didn't hold back, and laughed a little.

"Smile," Yan An glared at him, "This is something you should have known in the first place!"

"You've said all of that," Jiang Shiyu said, "I know."

"I know, you have to remember," Yan An said, "Although it's your freedom to keep silent, you are the one who suffers."

"You are like my father." Jiang Shiyu laughed for a while.

"Come and give Dad a hug." Yan An said, and hugged Jiang Shiyu again.

Jiang Shiyu let him hold him, didn't move, thinking about what Yan An said to him very seriously.

This is not the first time Yan An has reminded him to shout out, doubts, puzzles, confusion, all things that make him feel uncomfortable must be investigated for the cause, and he cannot keep his mouth shut.

Otherwise, the one who is uncomfortable and aggrieved is myself.

Jiang Shiyu felt that he was actually much better than before, at least he could ask many questions, which was already an improvement, but in Yan An's opinion, it was not enough.

Yan An hoped that he would tell all his confusion and depression.

Yan An wanted to hear his voice.

"I'll go home at night," Jiang Shiyu said, "Let's talk to her."

After all, he was able to speak now, and he wanted some changes himself.

"Then come to my house to eat dumplings tomorrow?" Yan An changed the topic quickly.

"It depends," Jiang Shiyu thought for a while, "After all, it's Chinese New Year's Eve... I don't know what my mother's arrangement is."

"Anyway, there are all kinds of ingredients," Yan An said, "you can come directly when you want to eat."

"Okay." Jiang Shiyu smiled.

Little Hail stopped squatting at Yan An's feet a long time ago, it had already studied the structure of Yan An's room, and now it looked like a king, squatting on the desk, watching the two stupid humans hugging each other, eyes Full of disdain.

In the evening, Yan's father made dinner, Xiao Binghai was locked in Yan'an's room and was not allowed to come out, so the two families ate around the table and chatted about messy topics.

The topic was chatting, and it was inevitable to mention study. After all, the three children in the family are all in the third year of high school, and study is the main task, and grades have become an indispensable chat item.

Yan An made great progress last year and was nominated for praise. Jiang Shiyu saw that the pride on Yan's father's face was almost overflowing, and Yan's mother was also very happy. Sorry to laugh.

"Jiang Shiyu also did well in the exam." Yan An quickly changed the subject, "Xie Lanlan is also okay, or call her and ask her to come over and be praised."

"She has to scold you," Jiang Shiyu said with a smile, "'Xiao An, you are sick!'"

"Oh, that's a good idea," Yan's mother was happy, "It's so similar."

A table of people laughed together.

Jiang Shiyu's mother came, and Jiang Shiyu naturally couldn't sleep at Yan An's house at night. He wanted to ask his mother something, so he followed him back to his home logically.

The winter vacation didn't take many days, and Jiang Shiyu spent even less time at his own home. Most of the time he was with Yan'an Xie Lanlan, and he didn't do anything shameless. He was almost writing papers And to do the questions, I didn't bother to go back at night after finishing writing, so I slept directly at Yan An's house, so this should be the second time Jiang Shiyu went back to his home since he was on vacation.

The shoe cabinet at the door was covered with a layer of dust. Jiang Shiyu rubbed his fingers lightly after seeing his mother's hand touching it, paused, changed his shoes and went in without saying anything.

Jiang Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and followed into the house.

It's been a long time since my mother came back, and Jiang Shiyu felt an indescribable and indescribable feeling when they met each other. How long have they been separated?Half a year?

"Why did you come back suddenly?" Jiang Shiyu sat on the sofa and looked at his mother.

"I said I'll be back in two days." Mom slowed down her tone, as if she was very tired. "It's not sudden, is it?"

"...Well," Jiang Shiyu corrected, "not suddenly."

"You said you had something to ask me," Mom looked at him, "what's the matter?"

Jiang Shiyu said nothing.

There are too many things to ask, and it becomes a mess when it comes to my mouth. I don't know where to start.

So Jiang Shiyu chose the most common and most frequently asked sentence: "Are you still going?"

Mother's eyelashes trembled, she pursed her lips and said nothing, Jiang Shiyu gasped, and just when he was about to continue asking, the vibration and ringtone of the mobile phone interrupted the conversation they hadn't started much.

Jiang Shiyu took out his mobile phone to have a look, paused, and looked up at his mother.

"Is it your grandma?" Mom said, "She called me today too."

"What did you say?" Jiang Shiyu asked casually.

"...Ask me why I didn't take you back to celebrate the New Year this year," my mother said, sighing, and the corners of her mouth twitched a few times but failed to pull out a smile. "You answer the phone first."

Jiang Shiyu held the phone, hesitated for a while, slid his finger under the screen, connected it, put it to his ear, and shouted: "Grandma."

"Xiaoyu?" Grandma shouted loudly on the other end of the phone, "When will you come back for the New Year? Tomorrow will be thirty!"

"...I won't go back this year." Jiang Shiyu glanced at his mother, "The winter vacation is only a few days away, and the college entrance examination is also very busy...I will visit you when I am on summer vacation."

"Aren't you coming back for Chinese New Year?" Grandma's voice sounded a little disappointed.

"Well, grandma, I'm sorry," Jiang Shiyu said softly, "Wait until I finish the college entrance examination, okay?"

Grandma complained a few more words, sounding like she was going to get angry, but she didn't say anything serious in the end, she just told Jiang Shiyu to study hard and go back to the north to study in university, not to stay in the south anymore.

Jiang Shiyu could hear what she meant, he didn't agree to all of them directly, but fooled around vaguely, finally managed to deal with grandma, advised her to go to bed early, and hung up the phone after a while.

"Where are you going in college?" Mom asked.

"It's in the south," Jiang Shiyu said. "I've already taken a good look at the school, and the majors are about the same...I'll talk to the class teacher after a while."

Mom hesitated for a while, then nodded, but still didn't ask any more questions.

Jiang Shiyu felt that it was a bit embarrassing to continue talking today, and wanted to go back to his room, but he still had something to ask.

After making a phone call, Jiang Shiyu's thoughts finally became clear. He took a deep breath, sat on the sofa, entangled his fingers, and frowned slightly.

"Jiang Shiyu." Mom suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Huh?" Jiang Shiyu subconsciously responded.

"Do you hate me?" Mom asked.

Jiang Shiyu felt that this question was a bit sudden, and he paused for a long time without saying a word.