why don't you laugh

Xiao Zhi asked, "How about this one?"

Chen Bing looked at it for a while and said, "It's all fine."

Xiao Zhi took the spectacle frame to find the service staff, went inside to test the degree of myopia, and came out and said: "The degree is not bad."

"How deep?"

"It's fine if you don't wear it normally, but it's a bit boring to look at the blackboard in class." Xiao Zhi came out of the store with his glasses bag.

The sun shining on the street was blazing, paved with a few light golden traces.Xiao Zhi looked down at the phone and said, "I'm going to pick up Xiao Ruo from school now."

Chen Bing: "Okay."

The two of them chatted one after another, and kept playing the video, and the junior high school ended at five o'clock, and there was still more than an hour.Xiao Zhi entered the next shop and ordered a cup of milk tea, pulled out his chair, took out the assigned test paper and began to write.

The milk tea shop played soothing music, Chen Bing remembered and said: "The last multiple-choice question in mathematics is a bit difficult, take a look."

"Ah."

Xiao Zhi responded, turned over the test paper and looked at the last multiple-choice question first.

In a three-dimensional geometry, the moving point moves along the bottom straight line of the triangle, connects with the vertex, and folds to form another triangle, so that the projection of another fixed point on the plane triangle is just on the bottom straight line.The four options are all true or false questions, testing the spatial imagination and the ability to make auxiliary lines.

Chen Bing waited for Xiao Zhi to solve the problem, guessing that he might not be able to write it out, but unexpectedly Xiao Zhi drew a picture and said, "C."

Chen Bing: "Yes?"

"Yes."

"Isn't it fake?"

"Let me explain to you." Xiao Zhi pushed away the draft paper, lowered his head and said his train of thought.

Chen Bingguang listened and didn't read, but he could tell that his train of thought was okay, and said, "Then you continue to write."

At [-]:[-], Xiao Zhi packed the test papers into his schoolbag and left the milk tea shop. Just after school at the school gate, a group of junior high school boys ran wildly from the gate and ran away happily.

The junior high school student was on vacation, he was very wild, he ran around in a hurry, headless, bumped into Xiao Zhi and gave way two steps to the side, and stopped under the green shade of the school gate.

After a while, Xiao Zhi said: "She has come out."

Go forward.

But he didn't know what he saw, and he stopped suddenly.

Through the lens, Chen Bing could only see junior high school students running by the side of the road and a few cars parked at the intersection.Xiao Zhi looked ahead, his jawline was clear and bony, and his voice was very low: "I have something to do, I'll hang up first, and I'll see you later."

Chen Bing asked: "What's the matter?"

"Her mother is here."

After speaking in a hurry, the video hung up.

Chen Bing looked at the phone, a little distracted.

I don't know what exactly happened, but Xiao Zhi seems to be very busy during this time.He tilted his head and looked out the window, the driver parked the car in the garage, Chen Bing said thank you, and when he was carrying his bag and getting ready for the book door, he heard the laughter next door.

Xu Rong came over and picked up his bag: "Oh, that villa is sold again, and now it's moved in to a new owner."

Chen Bing glanced sideways a few more times.

I don't know who it is, a young couple held a party by the swimming pool with a parasol, where Chen Bing and Xiao Zhi used to squat to wash their feet and play in the water.

For Chen Bing, seeing the building next door being sold back and forth, unable to protect the memories of him and Xiao Zhi, has long been used to it.

Chen Bing went upstairs with his bag, turned on his phone and saw Wen Wei's message.They originally planned to go to the Internet cafe, but they couldn't continue playing the game, so they chatted about Xiao Zhi's matter one after another.

Wei Zi: [Brother Xiao has been very sick recently, do you feel it? ]

Chen Bing: [Huh? ]

Wei Zi: [It’s just sluggish, did something happen? ]

Chen Bing felt a little bit in his heart.Xiao Zhi was very kind to his younger sister. Ever since Yang Wanzhou said that he would take her away, he fell into anxiety, and it was not without trace that he gradually became like this.

But Xiao Zhi didn't seem to be very willing to talk, and occasionally asked him, he said I was fine, and then continued to do homework.

Having never experienced similar things, Chen Bing has a cold personality, so it is difficult to empathize with what he is thinking in his heart.

It's just that I saw Xiao Zhi doing homework many times, while writing, he suddenly turned his head to look at the clouds among the thin branches outside the window, stayed quiet for a while, clenched the pen tightly with his fingertips, and continued to lower his head to write the test paper.

I don't know what the pause is thinking at this moment.

If Xiao Zhi was a little more hysterical, maybe Chen Bing would understand.

But at this age, Xiao Zhi seems to easily choose to remain silent.

Wen Wei sent a new message.

Wei Zi; [Forget it, I'll go to Brother Xiao's house to have a look. ]

Chen Bing replied: "Okay, waiting for your news."

He tried to call Xiao Zhi twice, but he didn't know what he was doing, but he didn't answer.

Ever since Xiao Zhi said that when he saw Yang Wanzhou and Chen Bing, he felt that something was wrong, until now, this premonition has become even stronger.

He waited for Wen Wei to go to Xiao Zhi's house, and after waiting for more than half an hour, Wen Wei's message came.

Wei Zi: [Damn it, why is there a policeman in Brother Xiao's house? ]

Chen Bing: [? ]

Hold.A layer of cold sweat broke out on Chen Bing's back. To be honest, based on his understanding of Xiao Zhi, he had imagined some rather extreme behavior in his mind at this moment. Just as he opened the door to go out, Wen Wei's message was sent again.

Wei Zi: [It's to persuade a fight. ]

Wei Zi: [Brother Xiao seems to be with him...Mom?There was a quarrel.Now the police are frantically persuading the fight. ]

Chen Bing still felt something was wrong.

He grabbed the coat on the bed and was about to go out. When he reached the corner of the stairs, Xu Rong brought turtle soup to the table. He was wearing a cheongsam, but he was wearing a rather lively scarf. Seeing him walking in a hurry, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Chen Bing's throat stuck in his hair: "I want to go out."

Xu Rong looked disappointed and asked, "Is it something important?"

Chen Bing decided to tell the truth: "Xiao Zhi, he quarreled with his mother, I'll go and have a look."

"..."

Xu Rong was quiet for a while.She was also a little curious, opened her mouth and said, "Then you go there and be careful on the road."

Chen Bing ran over.

It was already very late downstairs, after nine o'clock, there were four or five figures of teenagers standing by the side of the street, puffing out smoke under the street lamps.

Wen Wei waved: "Ice God, are you here?"

"How's it going upstairs?" Chen Bing asked.

"I don't know, brother Xiao told us to leave, but we were not at ease, so we just waited below. The police and his mother haven't come out yet."

Chen Bing breathed out hot air, looked at the dark alleyway for a while, and didn't know what to say for a while.

The boys continued to chat.

"What the hell are the police here for?"

"I want custody. Before my parents fought and the neighbors called the police, and the police also came to persuade the fight. I guess Brother Xiao is in the same situation. His mother wants to take his sister away. Brother Xiao refuses, so I can only call the police."

"I can't tell, Brother Kun, do you still understand custody rights?"

"You will understand when your parents get divorced."

"..."

Quiet for a while.

"Do you have a sister?"

"I do not have."

"I do not have either."

The conversation fell silent.

Guan Kun put the half of the cigarette pestle between his fingers on the ground, leaving black and crooked marks: "Although I don't have a younger sister, it should be as important as my mother. If anyone bullies my mother, I will definitely beat him to death."

This group of indifferent boys are struggling to empathize with Xiao Zhi's thoughts.

Chen Bing raised his head and looked again at the floor where Xiao Zhi lived.

The ambient lighting was dim, and light leaked through the window panes.

That beam of orange-yellow light, small and thin, faltered in the summer evening wind.

Chen Bing said, "I'll go up and have a look."

When he reached the floor, Chen Bing was just about to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself.Several policemen in light blue uniforms walked out, turned their heads, and told Xiao Zhi earnestly: "As an adult, as the father of a child, I can tell you responsibly that children must follow their parents to have a better life. Don't be stubborn anymore, letting your sister go home is the best decision for you."

Yang Wanzhou followed behind them, looked back at Xiao Zhi: "Did you hear that?"

Xiao Zhi lowered his gaze, his eyes were covered with a layer of pitch black shadows, he stared straight at her without saying a word.

"We all understand that you have a deep relationship with your sister, but what should I say, you are almost in the third year of high school now, and you should focus on your studies. You can't even take care of yourself, how can you take care of your sister?"

"My younger sister is now in the golden stage of growth. She will have better conditions and live a better life with her mother. Why don't you agree? If you really treat her well and don't want to part with her younger sister, you should consider her future."

"..."

Among the group of people, Xiao Zhi stood alone by the door, listening to what they said without saying a word.

Those noisy voices were loud and muddy, and even made people dizzy due to tinnitus. One sentence was repeated and could not be heard clearly. All of them were like sharp blades, slashing straight at him.

Xiao Zhi clenched the doorknob with his fingers, was pulled by his wrist, and walked slowly down the stairs.

Chen Bing looked at him from a distance, the tall figure was hanging down, crumbling, and the tall and straight figure only looked pale and broken.

Will minors feel oppressed and uneasy when confronted with the hesitation and persuasion of adults and the suppression of social power?And Xiao Zhi was alone in the room, and was persuaded to give up the most important person by the obvious interests, and the adults argued hard.He has no confidence and can only bear all the denials and accusations.

What mood is he in?

Could it be, powerlessness, sadness, self-doubt?

Do you feel abandoned, denied, and an enemy of the world?

Whenever Chen Bing thought about it for a second, his heart began to tingle.

That kind of loneliness is what he has been feeling since Xiao Zhi left him.

The uncle downstairs turned around and advised Xiao Zhi painstakingly: "Think about it, give you some time, we will come again."

The crowd dispersed one after another.

The evening wind blows on the arms, making them chill.

Obviously everyone finally saw Xiao Zhi, but the atmosphere was quieter than before.

Everyone silently extinguished the cigarettes in their hands, and accompanied the tall and thin boy standing in the shadows.

Xiao Zhi was wearing a white T-shirt, with a thin waist and a slightly bent spine, standing in the night without knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, he turned around: "Are you all there?"

"Ah, let's just stop by and have a look." Wen Wei approached and patted him on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "It's okay, then we'll go."

"Let's go, Brother Xiao."

"Let's go, let's go."

Although the boys squatted downstairs for several hours, they all pretended nothing happened, turned around and left.

Rather than stand here and witness his weakness, it is better to go as far as possible, and it is more considerate than useless comfort.

Chen Bing stood for a few seconds and said, "Then I'm leaving too."

Xiao Zhi laughed, his voice almost melting into the night: "Why are you leaving?"

He raised his hand and hooked his phalanx toward Chen Bing: "Come here."

Chen Bing approached.

Xiao Zhi looked at him: "It's so far away, you're back again?"

His voice is very soft and gentle.

Chen Bing turned his head to look elsewhere, and said after a while, "Not far away."

"Then you go home now, or come to my house?"

Chen Bing: "What do you think?"

Xiao Zhi scanned around: "Is the driver still there?"

"exist."

Xiao Zhi took his hand, held it tightly, and said in a deep voice, "I'm in a bad mood tonight, maybe I don't have the energy to take care of you, and I will lose control and lose my temper with you. I don't want to do this."

Chen Bing understood what he meant: "Then you stay by yourself and be quiet for a while."

"I'm sorry." Xiao Zhi said.

Chen Bing was a little stunned, looking at him.

Xiao Zhi said, "I can't handle these things well."

When he said this, there was a tremor in his throat.

Chen Bing held his hand very hard, as if to pass his own strength to him: "You still have me."

He took Xiao Zhi's hand and said forcefully, "I'm here."

Chen Bing returned to the driver's car.

Xiao Zhi stood outside the car door looking at him, with his hand hanging by his side, he lifted it up and waved at him.Sitting in the car, Chen Bing passed a long distance and couldn't help looking back.

The lights and shadows were dim, and the shadows of the street trees were dense, Xiao Zhi turned around and went to the store where the lights were bright, not knowing what to buy.

Discussed this matter with Wen Wei's chat box at the speed of a few minutes, but there was no result.Because everyone knows that no one can help with this kind of thing.

Chen Bing stared at the phone, edited, edited, deleted, and deleted, and in Xiao Zhi's chat box, first compiled a long paragraph of comforting words for him.But knowing that he sent a message, Xiao Zhi will definitely reply, and if he mobilizes the people, Xiao Zhi will also mobilize the people.He is in a bad mood now, and it is really unreasonable to spare energy to deal with himself.

Chen Bing deleted the long paragraph.

If he didn't send a message, would Xiao Zhi think that he didn't think about him at all, that he was too worried, and fell asleep as if nothing happened?

Chen Bing thought about it, looked at the phone, and finally typed a few words.

It doesn't make any sense, it won't give him any burden, it can be said to be a piece of nonsense.

Click Send.

-[I love you. ]

Chen Bing looked at the phone, not expecting a reply.

As long as Xiao Zhi feels a little warm in his heart the moment he sees the message, his goal will be achieved.

But even though he didn't expect Xiao Zhi to reply, Chen Bing waited for him to calm down and tell himself the whole story.So he kept looking at the messages on his phone until his eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but fell asleep holding the phone.

Waking up the next morning, the battery of the phone was extremely low, and Chen Bing looked for the charging cable to plug in the book, only to see a reply from Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi: [mua~]

"..."

In fact, Chen Bing felt a little perfunctory.

But he might be busy with other things.

Chen Bing comforted himself that he was successful, and planned to wait for Xiao Zhi to call him today, but the news still did not come from morning to afternoon.

It wasn't until almost five o'clock that Xiao Zhi called.

"Chen Bing."

His voice was hoarse and deep, and his words were not clear.

Chen Bing asked: "You just woke up?"

"Well," Xiao Zhi paused for a second, "Took a nap."

"Sleeping until five o'clock, it seems that the quality of sleep is good."

Hearing his faint sarcasm, Xiao Zhi laughed instead.

His mood is more stable than before, and he seems to have returned to his previous appearance.

Just as Chen Bing wanted to ask about yesterday, Xiao Zhi changed the subject: "What's for dinner?"

"My mother cooks, I don't know now."

"Well, I'm going to go shopping too." There was a sound of taking shoes from the cabinet.

Chen Bing said: "You switch the voice to video."

Xiao Zhi: "Huh?"

"Hang up and call again."

Chen Bing called back, and after the screen flickered, he saw Xiao Zhi standing half bent over in the entrance.

Chen Bing looked at him for a while: "Your hair is messed up."

"Really?" Xiao Zhi took the phone and pointed it at the camera.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Chen Bing feels that Xiao Zhi's spirit is not very good, there is a thin layer of cloud in his eyes, his condition is not good, it's almost like staying in an Internet cafe all night.

"where are you going?"

Xiao Zhi: "Supermarket, buy something and come back to cook."

Chen Bing responded.

After a while, Chen Bing remembered what happened last night, and said, "Xiao Ruo, how is it?"

Xiao Zhi paused: "She's okay, she cried for a few hours last night. Playing with her for a long time didn't stop crying."

Chen Bing didn't know what to say.

He thought for a while and urged: "Go out quickly."

Just when Xu Rong came over to call for dinner, Chen Bing hung up the video and sent it to him after taking pictures.

Xiao Zhi: [Hungry for me? ]

Chen Bing: [Yes, I'm jealous of you. ]

Xiao Zhi: [Hey, thank you, Aunt Xu, for giving birth to such a lovely baby, and then taking advantage of me. ]

Chen Bing: [Go away. ]

Xiao Zhi: [Chen Bing, you said that if I come to propose marriage in the future, how much dowry should I prepare for someone like you? ]

Chen Bing: [Sell you. ]

Xiao Zhi: [How much can I sell it for? ]

Chen Bing: [You can't sell it to others, you can sell it to me, it can be more expensive. ]

While eating, Chen Bing looked at his phone and typed back messages.

Xu Rong didn't have much fun eating, the main reason was to see Chen Bing eating happily, so she was happy.But now Chen Bing kept looking at his mobile phone, and the corners of his lips pursed from time to time. Xu Rong suddenly became alert: "Xiaobing, who is it so fun to chat with?"

Chen Bing raised his head: "Huh?"

"Are you in a relationship?"

"..."

In the past, Chen Bing might have felt that this was completely nonsense, and dealt with it indifferently after listening to a funny question.But now for some reason, my heart shook.

He looked at Xu Rong for a few seconds, but he still didn't speak. Xu Rong's expression changed from "this is not good" to a little surprised, but overall it was quite complicated: "Are you really in love?"

Chen Bing's throat rolled, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

After a long time, he asked softly, "Is it not possible?"

"..." Xu Rong's expression was quite shocked.

She fell into a dazed state, completely unable to believe that her son, who usually talks less, has almost no friends, has few hobbies except for studies, and has almost no interest in human beings despite his appearance, can fall in love.She was actually very happy, but immediately frowned: "...It's not impossible."

Chen Bing ate with his head down.

"Falling in love may affect your studies." Xu Rong realized that she hadn't got the idea, and asked the previous question, "Did you really fall in love?"

Chen Bing: "We talked about it."

Xu Rong's figure was stiff and her eyelids were raised slightly. On the one hand, she felt that this was really not good, but in her heart she felt quite complicated feelings like "my son is promising".

She was at a loss for words, "Let them break up", "But breaking up Xiaobing may not be happy, he finally found someone he likes", "But won't breaking up really affect learning?" "Should we break up?" Huh?" "Speaking of which, this kid didn't do anything out of the ordinary, right?" "What kind of person is the other party?" and other questions.

Xu Rong was filled with these questions, and the words stuck in her throat, she swallowed them several times, and finally asked a question: "How long have you been talking?"

Chen Bing felt that there was no need to hide her, and said, "More than half a year."

Xu Rong: "..."

Xu Rong was extremely shocked: "Oh my God." Her son has only turned 17 and a few months old, and he has been in a relationship for more than half a year!

She stared at Chen Bing and frowned: "Hey, do you like that person very much?"

Chen Bing was quiet for a few seconds, and said, "Yes."

"..."

Xu Rong's heart was in a mess.She rationally thinks that it is wrong to fall in love at this age, but she is also very curious about Chen Bing's feelings.She is a mother who respects her children very much, but it seems that she is really not good at dating.

Xu Rong was tortured by this mentality, and after a while, she said, "Don't let your father know."

Chen Bing paused with his chopsticks: "Yes."

Xu Rong couldn't hold back, she pulled out a chair beside him, and sat down: "You have to promise mom that falling in love won't affect your studies."

...Back when he parted ways with Xiao Zhi, it didn't affect his studies, and now that he's in love, it doesn't affect him at all.

What's more... Chen Bing has studied knowledge in high school for four years, where can it affect it?

Chen Bing said, "I promise."

Xu Rong looked at him worriedly, and based on her understanding of Chen Bing, after confirming the weight of this answer, she gave up resistance: "Well, how is the other party studying?"

"is acceptable."

"Does it look good?"

"..."

The most confusing thing about Xiao Zhi is that face.

Chen Bing squeezed the spoon and said reluctantly: "It looks good."

Xu Rong looked at him, couldn't hold back, and began to smile.

Then, the two of them whispered, and she asked in a low voice, "How is your personality?"

Chen Bing stared down at the table, hiding his gaze under the bottom of his eyelashes, and said, "Very lively, good at acting like a baby, that's about it."

A lackluster review.

Xu Rong urged: "Describe more."

Chen Bing couldn't describe it: "That's it."

"..."

Xu Rong couldn't help but patted the back of his neck lightly: "You still don't understand anything."

Touching and touching, Xu Rong sighed.Just listening to a few words today, I began to think of Chen Bing getting married, starting a family, and leaving himself.In such complicated emotions, she couldn't help but ask: "How is your family?"

Chen Bing looked up at her.

Xu Rong immediately understood: "A normal family? Mom thinks it doesn't matter. However, your father—"

Chen Bing was originally in a good mood, and when he mentioned him many times, his heart was on fire.

After a while, Chen Bing said slowly: "Mom, let me tell you a secret."

To her mother, Chen Bing always felt that she had nothing to hide.And sometimes, he doesn't want to regard Xiao Zhi as a secret in his heart.Furthermore, Chen Bing has always held the mentality of living every day, and wants to leave as much as possible for his mother.

Chen Bing looked at Xu Rong and said, "I want to share with you one thing in my life that makes me very happy."

The air is a little quiet.

Xu Rong seemed to realize something, approached, there were some fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and looked at Chen Bing very tenderly.

Only under the wrapping of her love can Chen Bing say these words without any qualms.

Chen Bing looked straight at her: "Xiao Zhi, he's my boyfriend."

Quiet.

Deathly quiet.

This is just an ordinary evening, an ordinary evening waiting for the child to take his monthly leave to prepare delicious food for him.Xu Rong suffered so many psychological shocks one after another.She began to suspect that she was dreaming, she frowned and furrowed, moved her lips, and looked at Chen Bing in front of her.

There is nothing strange about it, just like when children come home from kindergarten, every time they share happy things with her, their faces are expressionless and calm, and it is the same now.

"..."

Xu Rong didn't know how to react for a while, she slowly recalled the past in her mind, her childhood sweetheart, her elder brother took her younger brother to school, ran around the world together, and after separation, Chen Bing lost his soul and became indifferent and unloving Talking, began to obsessively want to find him, gradually became happy, but didn't like to go home...

All the memories gradually became clear, and she unexpectedly discovered that these trajectories eventually reached a complete closed loop.

Xu Rong's mentality changed from "how can this work?" at the very beginning, to gradually reflect on whether she doted on Chen Bing too much.

Her current thought is not "how can this be done?", but turned into, in fact, Xiao Zhi is not bad.

He is good to his children.

Xu Rong's face turned from shock to calm, sighed, picked up chopsticks to pick up vegetables in his bowl: "...So that's how it is."

After a pause, she added, "Then he is in a bad mood recently, you should comfort him well."