why don't you laugh

On the second day after the exam, Chen Bing and Xiao Zhi bought air tickets and came back, and they were busy checking two catties in the afternoon before.

Xiao Zhi originally planned to find a place to rent for a month, but Xu Rong insisted that he stay here instead of looking for a house outside.

Xiao Zhi went to Chen Bing's bedroom every night to knock on the door for the past few days, and the next morning, while Chen Bing's parents were still awake, he had to go back to his bedroom to pretend, it was not easy.

Within a few days, the news in the mobile phone group exploded.

Brother Wei Zi: [When will it come out?When are you coming out? ]

Fu Hang: [When will it come out?When are you coming out?When are you coming out?When are you coming out? ]

"..."

Xiao Zhi usually simply replied a few words.

- The time has not come.

He wanted to maintain an image in front of Xu Rong that he didn't go out of the door and didn't go out, and circled around Chen Bing all day long, so he could only ignore these few messages until Aunt Wang called.She hadn't seen Xiao Zhi's living form in a semester, and she said excitedly: "Is it on vacation? Why don't you come to Auntie's place? Come and play for a few days!"

Xiao Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll come to say hello to Aunt Xu."

Chen Bing also longed to leave this house: "I'm with you."

Xiao Zhi stood up and took the scarf: "Run away."

"..."

Chen Bing's house is like the gate of a big house in a deep boudoir, very luxurious, but full of decadent and luxurious atmosphere.When he reached the door, Xiao Zhi grabbed his hand and ran out with big strides.

"Let's go, go out and play."

Chen Bing's hand was lightly held, and he ran out of breath, and when he stopped, fine snow fell in his eyes, and Xiao Zhi hugged him and kissed his face.

"tired?"

His throat felt hot, and Chen Bing felt a little tired after running for 2 minutes, but his whole body was hot, so he shook his head: "Not tired."

"Okay," Xiao Zhi said with a smile in his eyes, "let's go."

Fine flakes of snow floated in the sky.

After leaving the villa, smelling the fresh air, Chen Bing felt relaxed all over.After getting off the bus, Xiao Zhi tugged at his collar to shake off the cold air from his body, and looked up at the convenience store on the corner: "I don't know how the business is doing today."

Chen Bing glanced at him: "General, just make ends meet."

Xiao Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Indeed."

The two of them passed by, but there was no one in the convenience store, only a young girl with long hair and a mask sitting at the cash register, playing games with her head down, her face was covered by more than half, and only her slender fingers could be seen clicking quickly, her complexion was fair.

The game is full of "Godlike!", and the sound of fighting is endless.

Probably Aunt Wang's new recruit.

— a little disrespectful.

Xiao Zhi entered the store and searched around the shelves, but did not see Aunt Wang.

Xiao Zhi lowered his eyes and guessed: "Maybe he went shopping for vegetables."

"Then let's wait for her." Chen Bing said.

"Okay, sit down and wait a while."

Xiao Zhi stood next to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of drink from it, went to the cashier counter, and handed it to the glass counter.

"..."

The little girl in the mask is still playing games.

It's the kind of serious fight, and the hand is flying quickly on the screen.

Xiao Zhi pawed at the drink bottle with his knuckles, making the bottle cap hit the glass to make a sound, reminding him to pay the bill.

The little girl in the mask said, "It will be over soon."

"..."

Xiao Zhi stared at her with downcast eyes, wondering why Aunt Wang recruited such a lazy person, then, a certain emotion flashed in his eyes, his pupils focused, and he stared straight at the girl in front of him.

Girls play games fiercely, and Li Bai, who plays games, is very sharp in swordsmanship.

The mobile phone is the latest Apple model. The logo of luxury goods is embroidered on the neckline of the jacket. Her hair is quite thick. She impatiently grabbed a handful and pinned it behind her ear, revealing a small side face and delicate eyebrows.

He's not very old, probably just finished high school.

The girl is tired of playing games: "What idiot? Wearing prosthetics is better than you."

The voice was crisp and sweet, and the milkiness faded away.

"..."

Chen Bing was blowing air at the door, but when he heard the voice, he suddenly turned around and saw Xiao Zhizheng lowered his eyelids, staring at the girl playing the game, with no emotion on his face.

Xiao Ruo grabbed the phone: "Ah, I'm so bored, I'm so bored, I'm so bored, I'm so bored!"

Xiao Zhi was expressionless.

"It's so annoying! It's so annoying!" Xiao Ruo frowned, "It's so annoying!"

"..."

The atmosphere is still deadlocked.

Chen Bing froze in place, not knowing what to say for a while.

After a while, Xiao Ruo smashed the phone on the glass cabinet and looked up: "What to buy—"

The tone was a little impatient.

Xiao Zhi's voice was calm: "Finished?"

"..."

Xiao Ruo stayed where she was.

Xiao Zhi raised his eyelids, and asked lightly, "You still lost?"

"..."

Xiao Ruo seemed to have finally remembered something, and stood up abruptly.When she left, she was still a 140-year-old underdeveloped little sister, and now her height is going straight to 170.

She came out from the counter, went to Xiao Zhi's side, looked up at him slightly.

Xiao Ruo's eyebrows and eyes are clearer than before, she has lost the childishness of a little girl, and even put on makeup, her double eyelids and bridge of nose are exactly the same as her brother's, sharp, deep and aggressive, and the little milk baby has grown into Yujie's face.

Xiao Ruo frowned, and hugged Xiao Zhi's arm: "Brother..."

one sound.

Then, something seemed to tear the opening.

She reached out to hug Xiao Zhi, some backlog of emotions burst out in her throat, she sobbed slightly at first, but couldn't burst out after suffering endless grievances, and then it turned into a heart-piercing wail——

"Ah, ah, ah, brother, brother——"

Just like when she left, she screamed in the car and slapped the window, crying, watching her brother chasing the car with tears in his eyes.I missed the years of her growing up, and the changes are so amazing that only this crying is still similar.

"..."

It seems that winter is not so cold.

Chen Bing took a few steps forward, trying to minimize his presence.

Xiao Zhi stood motionless on the spot, his stern brows were gloomy, and he was still unconsciously holding the bottle of drink in his hand.From the moment Xiao Ruo started crying, his mind was in a state of confusion, and he felt like he was sleepwalking.

After a while, Xiao Zhi recovered from her wailing, and scanned the QR code to pay as if nothing had happened: "Don't cry, your ears hurt."

"..."

Xiao Ruo sucked her nose, the crying stopped suddenly, and her eyes were full of tears.

Xiao Zhi glanced at her, not knowing what he noticed, after that, he stared at her thoughtfully instead.

"..."

Xiao Ruo blinked her eyes and put away her aggrieved expression.

The emotions in Xiao Zhi's eyes became more and more complicated.

Xiao Ruo was a little apprehensive, thinking that he was worrying about the past, so he stumbled and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?"

Xiao Zhi unscrewed the bottle cap and took two gulps, his throat rolling.His face was expressionless, and his face was full of refusal to accept the reality: "How did you grow up like this?"

Xiao Ruo felt a pain in her chest: "..."

Did Xiao Ruoxin say I'm ugly?

Xiao Zhi put the drink bottle back at the cashier, thought for a while, and obviously had to endure what he could do to take care of the former brother-sister friendship: "How are you doing?"

Xiao Ruo: "It's okay."

Xiao Zhi: "Well, it should be good, you are dressed like a rich woman now."

Xiao Ruo: "..."

Xiao Zhi motioned to Chen Bing beside him, and his words were very casual: "Don't you know? Call someone."

Xiao Ruo faced Chen Bing, inexplicable tears began to well up again: "Brother Chen Bing."

Inexplicably sad.

Chen Bing said, "Long time no see."

Xiao Ruo was still standing stubbornly, bit her lower lip, and wiped her tears with her hand.

One big drop fell down, and when she let go of her hand, her face was covered with wet tears.

Seemingly a little unexpected, Xiao Zhi looked at her for a while.

"why are you crying?"

"Yes, I'm sorry brother..." Xiao Ruo's voice was choked up, and she quickly wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, "I left with my mother and didn't stay by your side, don't blame me."

Quiet for a while.

Xiao Zhi didn't know what to think of.The drink bottle in his hand knocked away one after another: "Why do you blame you? Aren't we all grown up now?"

Xiao Zhi said: "For example, look at you—"

Xiao Ruo held back her tears, waiting for Xiao Zhi to praise herself.

But Xiao Zhi opened his mouth, and seemed to be cut off.

After a while, he finally found the content: "Look at you, don't you look very strong?"

Xiao Ruo: "..."

The awkward atmosphere was instantly shattered.

Xiao Ruo gritted her teeth, she didn't cry anymore, she couldn't help but pursed her mouth, and cried out again, "Brother, you are so irritating! You are so pissed off!"

She is crying here, Xiao Zhi is still crushingly half a head taller than her.It was also seen that they were brothers and sisters. Not only did they not persuade them, but the smile on their lips deepened.

Smiling, Xiao Zhi restrained his smile, and touched Xiao Ruo's forehead with his hand.Similar movements as before, but just touched the ends of the hair and tasted it.

——I hugged her once in the first day of junior high school, and I can't hug her even if I want to.

"..." Chen Bing couldn't stand it, he was speechless, "Have some morals, Xiao Zhi."

Xiao Zhi expressed introspection and talked to Xiao Ruo: "Isn't this kidding you?"

"It's not funny at all! It's not funny at all!" Xiao Zhi blurted out angrily, "Your mother is dead!"

"..."

——It can be seen that it is Ku Jie's common language habit.

There was a brief silence in the air.

Xiao Ruo took a breath and corrected: "...that sentence just now doesn't count."

Xiao Zhi didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't refute, but also responded: "Well, it doesn't count."

Seeing this, Xiao Ruo pulled his wrist and dangled it desperately: "Brother, you are bored to death, brother, you are bored to death, brother, you are bored to death!"

"..."

Exactly the same coquettish action as before.

Xiao Zhi's face was indifferent, unmoved.

For a moment, he pulled her hand away alone, and pulled his lower lip: "Still acting like a baby? Do you think you are as cute as when you were a child?"

Xiao Ruo: "..."

Xiao Zhi was not very patient, and looked at her with an inexplicable emotion in his eyes, as if he saw his younger sister's beautiful appearance in the flower season and rainy season, as if he was just deliberately teasing her: "You are not a child anymore."

You are not a child anymore.

"..."

Xiao Ruo's hand slowly dropped.

She pursed her lips, looking at Xiao Zhi as if she was about to cry.

But she breathed hard, forcing the corners of her lips upward.

There was a warm water bag on the shelf, Xiao Zhi took a brand new charger, bent down and handed it to Chen Bing: "Hold it?"

Chen Bing was looking at his phone, and when he took it, his fingers that were about to freeze were immediately covered with warmth.

Xiao Ruo pestered Xiao Zhi to take him to play games, Xiao Zhi was so annoyed, his face was expressionless: "I'm busy here, I don't have time."

Xiao Ruo went to play games by himself, and there were a few sporadic customers in the store, and Xiao Zhi was responsible for collecting the money.

After a while, two figures, one tall and one short, walked across the street. Aunt Wang was carrying vegetables, and the man next to him was in a suit and leather shoes, obviously just got off work.

Xiao Heyun stepped up the steps, Xiao Ruo slammed into Xiao Zhi with his arm.

"Brother, look." She lowered her voice.

Hints between siblings.

Xiao Zhi raised his gaze, thinking that today might be a coincidence.

Aunt Wang was full of surprise, and she came up to put down the dishes: "You and Xiaobing are both here? Why don't you send me a text message?"

Xiao Zhi said "I just came", and lowered his head to pick things on the cash register.

Xiao Heyun passed by, he didn't say a word, but Xiao Ruo shyly called: "Father."

It's not jerky, it's obvious that they have met each other long ago, and the intimacy is gradually recovering.

After she yelled this, Xiao Zhi, who was silent beside her, was very conspicuous.

But Xiao Heyun didn't seem to notice, and lightly changed the topic: "Did you see your brother today? How is it? It's worth waiting here for so many days."

Xiao Ruo looked at him eagerly: "You have been here for several days."

"Yes, it's really not easy. We've met." Xiao Heyun said with emotion, "Have you had a good chat with your brother? Tell him about the past two years abroad."

Xiao Ruo obediently: "Not yet, we'll talk about it later."

Xiao Heyun smiled: "Okay, you guys play, I'll go in and cook."

He walked away, Xiao Ruo sat down with a sigh of relief, and patted Xiao Zhi's arm: "I met my father a few days ago, and my father looks much older than before, it's so uncomfortable to see."

She maintained her innocence and liveliness, and she didn't remember at all that because of Xiao Heyun's negligence and Yang Wanzhou's viciousness, she was once homeless and had no place to stand.

Up to now, he still feels uncomfortable for Xiao Heyun.

"Really." Xiao Zhi's voice was emotionless.

He tidied up the things on the counter to avoid being soaked by water, his eyes were calm and he didn't know what he was thinking.Fingertips stroked the accounting book on the table over and over again, as if they were liquidating. After a moment, he said in a cold voice with unknown meaning: "You really don't record anything at all."

Xiao Ruo blinked Xing'er's eyes, her face full of confusion: "Remember the beating? Remember what beating?"

"..."

Forget it.

let's have dinner tonight.

A big table was placed in Aunt Xu's living room, with a total of seven or eight people, the seats were full.

Before Xiao Ruo started to talk about how she had been in the past two years, she opened the video directly, facing a group of foreigners with different skin colors, who were about the same age as her, and Xiao Ruo was full of pride: "Did you see it? I said it earlier, I You don't have a brother!"

"..." Xiao Zhi was busy arranging a seat for Chen Bing, and couldn't help turning his head. In the video, it happened to be his own sharp face and slightly world-weary eyebrows. Xiao Ruo's voice swelled in his ears, "Look at my brother! Isn't it? !Super! Handsome! Isn’t it! I look a lot like me!”

"Just ask if you are! Answer yes to all of them!"

The other side nodded wildly.

"..."

To be honest, Xiao Zhi has been worried that Xiao Ruo would not have friends abroad, social fear, autism, and would be very lonely in the past two years, but he did not expect the opposite.

This little girl had a very happy life.

Sitting down, Xiao Zhi couldn't hold back and said, "Your life is quite colorful?"

Xiao Ruo sat down next to him, a little shy, and smiled white teeth: "It wasn't very good at first, and I got to know them slowly."

Xiao Zhi handed Chen Bing a pair of chopsticks, and pulled his lower lip: "Really."

Chen Bing took it and listened to the two of them talking.

"Yes." Xiao Ruo's personality is more lively and cheerful than before. When she said this, she raised her head slightly, her eyes brightened, "When I first went there, I always cried when I thought of you every night."

"..."

Xiao Zhi stopped his movements and sat up straight with his back leaning against the back of the chair.

At that time, Xiao Ruo was just a stunted child, with light yellow hair and poor English, so it was very difficult to live in an unfamiliar place.

Xiao Ruo turned to Xiao Zhi and said, "Brother, do you know what motivates me?"

Xiao Zhi's voice was low: "Huh?"

"I always think of you chasing me outside the car when I was carried into the car that summer vacation."

The street was dark, Xiao Zhi had just finished fighting with the bodyguards, the young man's straight nose was stained with blood scabs, he followed outside the car window and stretched out his arms to Xiao Ruo, even though he ran towards her with all his might, the distance was cruelly surpassed. As they got farther and farther away, the despair in her brother's eyes at that time...was stronger and hotter than the night.

Xiao Ruo's eyes were filled with moisture, he gritted his teeth, and his jaw line was stubborn: "I thought, if I live a bad life, you must be very sad!"

"..."

Xiao Zhi drooped his eyes, his brows and eyes filled with a cold gleam.

"so--"

Xiao Ruo emphasized: "So! I force myself to live a good life, and I can't make you worry!"

"As long as..." Xiao Ruo clenched her lower lip, "There is still a family member in the world, and you are here, so I can live a good life just to see you again!"

I have never been dependent on my family, so I may not understand this feeling.

At the beginning, Xiao Zhi also lived a good life in order to take Xiao Ruo with him.

Xiao Ruo choked up every word now, with blood and tears in his eyes, but finally smiled proudly and looked at Xiao Zhi: "Brother, am I really good?"

Xiao Zhi looked at her for a while.

As usual, he might tap the back of her hand with his fingertips and say "let's eat" as if nothing had happened, but at this time.Xiao Zhi's eyes were dark, and the corners of his lips curved upwards.

"Extremely powerful," Xiao Zhi said, "As expected of my sister."

"..."

There are many similarities between them.

As long as there is a beam of light shining on it, you can find your way and move forward with bumps and bumps. No matter how hard you suffer and how tired you are, you will always have a smile on your face.

but……

Chen Bing took the chopsticks and put them down inexplicably.

As for the previous life, why did Xiao Zhi take that path?

Is it because all the lights are dimmed, and he is the only one in the world, looking up and looking around, there is no emotion that can stay for him?

Is it true that everyone discarded him.

He kept walking and walking, but he never saw the lights, and felt so tired.

At last he stopped, unable to walk any longer.

Chen Bing's chest was congested, and inexplicable emotions gushed out, causing a burning pain in his throat.

fortunately……

Fortunately, it's time to do it again.

Fortunately, I was able to stand beside him.

Fortunately...he could feel his love.

After eating and drinking, the lights dimmed a few layers.

Aunt Wang cleaned up the dishes and greeted Xiao Zhi's place: "The apartment you lived in before has been vacant, and it has just been cleaned these few days. Tonight, you and Xiaobing can live there."

Xiao Zhi took the key she handed over: "Didn't you rent it out?"

"..." Aunt Wang laughed, "Who rents a house here? They are all locals."

"..."

Xiao Zhi grasped the key tightly, lowered his head, and pressed the cold metal surface tightly with his fingertips: "Okay, I will go there with Chen Bing in a while."

Xiao Heyun stood up: "Then I'll go back first, and I have to go to work tomorrow."

Xiao Ruo called Chen Bing softly: "Brother Chen Bing, I have a gift for you."

"...Really?" Chen Bing was startled, glanced at Xiao Zhi, and followed behind the shelves.

Aunt Wang came out to see off Xiao Heyun, greeted a few words at the door, and then went back.A Volkswagen was parked on the side of the street, the style was ordinary, Xiao Heyun took the car keys from the bag.

Xiao Zhi glanced at him, and turned to the other side.

Xiao Heyun touched it, and after a while, he took out something: "Catch it."

"..."

Xiao Zhi turned his head, a black thing flew towards him, he took it and saw it was a bunch of BMW car keys.

Xiao Heyun said: "The car that will be delivered to you is at your school. You can pick it up when school starts."

"?" Xiao Zhi looked straight at him, his dark eyes were like glass beads, he shook the key, "I don't need it. You have this spare money, why don't you think about how to deal with your ex-wife."

"Sooner or later, she and I have a bill to settle. Ten years is not too late." Xiao Heyun opened the car door, with his wrist resting on the window glass, "This car is for you, you take it. Xiao Zhi, I know what you are doing in college. The matter. Dad is not very rich now, so he can only give you a car of this level, you can drive it with improvisation, and change it to a better one in the future."

After finishing speaking, he smiled and got into the car: "Come on, son."

Car starts.

Xiao Zhi looked at the exquisite keychain in his hand again.

Accompanied by the sound, the two tattered people disappeared at the end of the street.

Chen Bing came out from the door with a bag in his hand.

He pursed his lips, his brows and eyes were in a very bad mood, and he handed it to Xiao Zhi: "Health care products from Xiao Ruo."

Xiao Zhi: "..."

Xiao Zhi straddled the shop with his long legs, his face full of revenge: "Wait, I'll scold her."

"..." Chen Bing was quite gloomy at first, so he let out a laugh, "Forget it."

Xiao Zhi was brought back by him.

Chen Bing noticed what was in his hand: "What?"

Xiao Zhi handed it to him: "The car key, he gave it to you."

Chen Bing was a little surprised: "He gave you a car?"

Xiao Zhi responded, looked down at the keychain again, and said, "Series 7, one or two million is down."

He paused, thinking of something, "Have you not paid back the 5000 million he owes your family?"

"..."

"You're so poor and still pretending to be aggressive," Xiao Zhi gritted his teeth, he didn't know what he was thinking gloomyly, and for a moment, he spoke mockingly, "Is this planning to sell your house to your son?"

"..."

Chen Bing couldn't hold back, and the corners of his lips curved slightly.

Xiao Zhi raised his eyebrows: "What are you laughing at?"

"Actually," Chen Bing paused for two seconds, then said, "I don't mind selling it to me."

Xiao Zhi couldn't help raising his hand, and gently stroked his hair: "You really are, the stupid son of the landlord's family."

Chen Bing: "..."

Since he said so, Chen Bing directly refused: "Thank you, I don't want it. I don't want to pay for it."

Xiao Zhi, the conditions are good, but it's a pity that he has a mouth.

Xiao Zhi's smile deepened, he leaned closer, and gently kissed his ear: "Let's go, go back to the place where we lived before. The holy place of our love."

Chen Bing: "..."

I am used to living near the school, and the environment around No. [-] Middle School is dilapidated to the naked eye.But these familiar streets, the dust on the curbs, and the cracked tiles trampled by countless people, the memories that come to my mind when I step on it, are real fireworks in the world.

From a small gentle slope on the street, enter the laneway, and after walking inside, there are dark stairs.

There is a small convenience store downstairs, with colorful lights on, and it is open.

When Xiao Zhi approached, the other party called softly: "Xiao Xiao?"

She is an aunt with curly hair.

Who doesn't know upstairs and downstairs, the handsome guy who used to live in this building, the killer aunt, is back now.

Xiao Zhi approached and recognized it: "Aunt Zhou."

Auntie was surprised and really happy: "Have you gone to college? Come back and have a look?"

"Yes."

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a long time. It's been a long time." The aunt looked him up and down, feeling quite emotional, "Our Xiao Xiao is like an adult."

Xiao Zhi smiled: "Really?"

He came here all the time, so he didn't want to buy anything, so he picked up a few candies from the aunt's store: "Aunt Zhou, I'll buy some candies."

"I don't want your money, you can eat it!"

"That won't work. If you don't charge money, I won't come back in the future."

"..." Auntie was stunned for a few seconds, "Here is three yuan. I'll grab another one for you."

The plate in front of her was full of colorful candies, and she grabbed a handful and stuffed them into Xiao Zhi's hands: "Take it well, and come back later?"

More or less, some polite words.

But this handful of candy is real.

Xiao Zhi couldn't refuse anymore, and scanned the QR code to pay ten yuan, fearing that his aunt would return the money back, he dragged Chen Bing into the dark corridor and ran wildly: "Goodbye, Aunt Zhou!"

An accusation sounded from behind: "Hey, you child!"

The streets were dark and silent.

The more I ran, the heat rose up along the neckline, and I was a little out of breath.

"Stop running?" Chen Bing breathed.

"Okay." Xiao Zhi stopped walking.

The corridors are dark, the voice-activated lights don’t turn on no matter how you stomp your feet, the walls are peeling off the powder of the years, and you can faintly smell the oily smoke from the residents’ homes and the smell of delicious food around.

Xiao Zhi stuffed the candy into Chen Bing's hand, and dropped a few, Chen Bing bent down to pick it up.

He peeled off the candy wrapper, took out the pink candy in the middle, and put it on the tip of his tongue.

"..."

Walking here, Xiao Zhi remembered that one weekend in the third year of high school, he pushed Chen Bing against the wall, stretched his long legs under his Qingjun school uniform, and kissed his lips insatiably.

At that time, the sun was so long and the years were mottled. Chen Bing lay in his arms, and his whole body smelled like the summer breeze.

This sense of taste will never dissipate in his life.

Chen Bing held the sugar in his lips, and gently licked it wet.

Xiao Zhi tilted his head, hugged him, and pressed his lips against his lips many times as before.The sugar passed and circulated on the tip of the tongue, and fell between Xiao Zhi's warm teeth.

The sweet taste is scattered, and the sweetness is dry.

Chen Bing kissed the corner of his lips lightly, recalling the words at the dinner table, her voice trembled: "We won't suffer any more in the future."

Xiao Zhi's voice was low: "I won't suffer any more."

Chen Bing touched the side of his ear and said word by word: "Only eat sweets."

"Well," Xiao Zhi responded, "Only eat sweet ones."

【End of text】

The author has something to say: Brother Xiao and Bingbing, mom has accompanied you all this way, and we will work harder in the future.