brave and coward

Xue Younian led Hua Lin to the university dormitory to put his luggage, and many people greeted him along the way.

At home, Hua Lin heard his parents, grandfathers and others sincerely praised Xue Younian. Now that he saw Xue Younian's status and popularity in this world-renowned university, he kept "wowing".

Uncle Xue is actually so powerful!Damn, rounding up to five, am I really awesome...

Some inexplicable and honorable vanity arose.

Hua Lin was dreaming about his glorious future when he suddenly heard Xue Younian ask, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Hua Lin almost choked on his saliva, shaking his head like a rattle.

"Don't be so nervous, your parents didn't ask me to be an undercover agent, so just ask casually." Xue Younian said, "And you are so old, even if you are in love, they won't say anything."

Hua Lin pursed his lips and said: "That's not true. Before I came, they told me several times that I should come to study, don't mess with puppy love." She was a little shy and arrogant and hurriedly added, "I don't want puppy love I mean! It’s just, I just think they’re quite wordy.”

Xue Younian raised his eyebrows slightly: "It's not considered puppy love."

Hua Lin said, "They both said it's fine if you don't turn eighteen."

Xue Younian said "Oh": "I forgot, the smart one just skipped a grade." He joked again, "But it's only a year away. It happens to meet people in the first year, and if you have goals in the second year, you won't It's a puppy love. If the other party is good, Uncle Xue will help you hide it."

Hua Lin didn't hear anything outside the window for more than ten years and only read the books of sages. He lacked interest in talking about love: "Let's go with fate."

Xue Younian asked curiously: "What kind of attitude is this? Do you already have someone you like?"

Hua Lin shook his head, and said calmly: "No, I just haven't thought about these things, so let's study first."

Xue Younian smiled, changed the subject, and introduced him to the surrounding environment.

After going through the formalities and putting away the luggage, Xue Younian asked, "Are you staying in the dormitory now to get familiar with your classmates, or are you going to live with me for a few days and I'll show you around? It's probably a long time since school starts. null."

Do I still need to choose?Hua Lin said decisively: "It's not too late to get acquainted with my classmates after I start school!"

Xue Younian lived in a community not far from the teaching area, where small western-style buildings were lined up in a typical old European style.The house is old, but it is well maintained. The community is very elegant. Xue Younian said that many well-known old professors live here, and he will take Hualin to visit privately when he has the opportunity.

Hua Lin's eyes widened when he heard him casually list a few names.

It's not that Hua Lin has never seen the world, but that "the fragrance is far away and the smell is near". The big cows he has traveled with his family in China are too familiar and lack a sense of mystery, so they don't feel so good to him.

The small garden outside the house is well-maintained, the flowers are big and delicate, and there are green plants and flowers everywhere in the house. Hua Lin doesn't think there is anything wrong with the white roses that Uncle Xue just gave him. Personal hobby.

The small building has three floors, and the area of ​​a single floor is not large, but it is enough for Xue Younian to live alone.

He smiled and said to Hua Lin: "With you now, it's still more than enough."

Hua Lin gritted his teeth on purpose, and proudly said: "Even if it's not enough, it's enough, anyway, you won't let me sleep on the street!"

This appearance is too bright and vivid, full of vigor, very much like the brilliant young man in memory, Xue Younian couldn't help but rubbed his hair again, and said, "Of course."

Hua Lincai was not polite to Xue Younian, he treated it like his own home when he entered the door, and looked around freely.

The furnishings in the room are half-new and not old, very tasteful, low-key and luxurious, in line with Xue Younian's style.

Xue Younian took Hualin to the guest bedroom on the second floor: "If you don't like this room, change it."

Hua Lin asked, "Where do you sleep?"

Xue Younian said, "Mine is the master bedroom, on the third floor."

Hua Lin stuck to him and said, "Is there no guest bedroom on the third floor?"

Xue Younian said: "There are two rooms on the third floor, and I converted one into a study room." He also said, "Otherwise, I will fall asleep like this for the past two days. When you start school and live in the dormitory, I will separate the study room and guest room." Lie down and change."

Hua Lin showed a coy look on purpose, and said, "Will it cause you trouble? My parents told me not to make trouble for you..."

That being said, the small expression is full of "I'm just talking casually, don't take it seriously".

Xue Younian laughed and said, "Linlin's affairs will never be troublesome. Besides, if you don't tell me, I won't tell you, how will your parents know."

Hua Lin immediately winked at him with giggles, commemorating with him those little secrets that only the two of them knew and his parents never knew.

Xue Younian said again: "Today is too late, let's go out to eat, I will cook tomorrow."

Hua Lin was surprised: "You know how to cook? When did you learn it?"

In his memory, Xue Younian didn't know how to cook, and he didn't like to invite aunts who cook, so his parents would always warmly drag him to eat with him at home.

Xue Younian jokingly said: "I can't afford to eat here, so I have to learn. Don't have too high expectations, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

Hualin worshiped blindly and said: "You said so, but it must be delicious. I told Xueba every time after the exam, 'Oh, I didn't do well this time', and when I came out, I saw the No. 2 fifty points... Uh, why do I feel like I'm talking about myself..."

Xue Younian was amused by him again, there were very faint laugh lines at the end of his eyes, but it did not show his age, which only made him look more intimate and gentle.

Xue Younian took Hualin to a nearby Chinese restaurant, saying that he was afraid that he might not be used to the local taste at first, so he could make a transition.

Hua Lin finished the meal very politely - but if he was not polite, he would not be able to eat.

He suspected that this Chinese restaurant was not run by a Chinese. It was simply too bad. He had never eaten such bad food in a middle school cafeteria in China.

But seeing that Xue Younian was eating very calmly, he had no choice but to pretend that he was also very calm. While questioning his own sense of taste, he questioned Xue Younian's sense of taste in his heart, and he didn't know who had the problem.

He prefers that Uncle Xue was abused abroad to the point where his sense of taste has deteriorated. It's too miserable and terrible. Will he do the same in the future?Is this the first major sacrifice he has made for the cause of human medicine?It's really unexpected!

After dinner, it was still early, so Xue Younian took Hualin for a stroll in the nearby urban area, and took a boat to see the night view.

Hualin has been abroad before, but he either participated in international summer camps and other learning activities, or was thrown into a tour group by his busy parents, so he was very excited at this time, as if he was going abroad for the first time. Follow Xue Younian to ask east and west.Xue Younian patiently introduced him one by one.

Finally, Hua Lin calmed down, watched the scenery on both sides of the Strait with the comfortable night breeze, and suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Hey, did my parents come here for their honeymoon?"

Xue Younian was slightly stunned: "Really?" He thought for a while, then suddenly said, "I just remembered when you said that, it seems to be true."

"I said, why do I always feel a little familiar? When they are free at home, they flip through the photo album..." Hua Lin didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly his head was showing off, and he asked, "Didn't you up?"

Xue Younian laughed, and asked, "They are on their honeymoon, why should I come?"

Hua Lin laughed stupidly at himself: "Hahaha, I'm out of my mind!" Followed the words and asked, "Then what were you doing at that time?"

Xue Younian thought about it seriously: "Well, I don't really remember, it should be in the laboratory. I was working on a project in those two years, and I was so busy that I couldn't even ask for leave to attend your parents' wedding. , I am very sorry."

"Ah, you mentioned this, my dad is still talking about it now, he really wants you to be the best man." Hua Lin said.

Xue Younian smiled, and suddenly pointed behind Hua Lin: "Look over there."

Hua Lin turned his head to look at the bustling riverside street: "What?"

"Look carefully." Xue Younian said.

Hua Lin looked at it carefully for a long time: "What?"

Xue Younian said, "A lot of people."

"...Ah?" Hua Lin looked back at him in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"I remembered the temple fairs in China before. There were many people, much more than this." Xue Younian said.

Hua Lin couldn't understand how his mind jumped, so he could only say that this was probably a genius.

But this does not affect Hua Lin's question: "Do you want to go home?"

"En." Xue Younian nodded.

Hua Lin asked again: "Then why don't you go back?"

Xue Younian answered him with a smile. The general idea is that everything is for the advancement of human medicine, and he can sacrifice his ego to complete the big ego.

Hua Lin was taken aback when he heard this, thinking, oh my god, is this great and selfless God in front of me something I can really touch? !

Until he went back to Xue Younian's residence, Hua Lin was still full of excitement that he had such a close relationship with a great man who would definitely go down in history, so if he became Uncle Xue's assistant in the future, would he be able to work in various professions? When the books record Uncle Xue, they also record themselves incidentally?Light!Zong!Yao!Zu!

Hua Lin was soaking in the bathtub, his mind was running wild, and suddenly he heard Xue Younian asking through the door: "Linlin, I just remembered, I forgot to buy you pajamas, can you wear mine? There are new underwear. "

Hua Lin completely forgot about it, and replied after hearing the words: "Okay!"

After taking a bath, he went out wearing Xue Younian's bathrobe. He didn't know why, but he found it funny, and laughed for a long time: "Why is your pajamas a nightgown?"

Xue Younian looked like he couldn't understand what was so funny, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Not really, I'm not used to it." Hua Lin thought to himself: Unexpectedly, Uncle Xue is a bit boring, and the pajamas are actually silk nightgowns.

No matter how others see it, they don't know. Anyway, Hua Lin thinks that wearing a gay purple silk nightgown is boring, mainly because it doesn't fit his impression of Uncle Xue's personality.

Xue Younian got more serious, got up and said, "I'll go around to see if there are any shops open, but it's not easy to shop abroad at night..."

"It's okay, it's okay!" Hua Lin quickly stopped him, "I'm just kidding, it's just pajamas, it's okay."

Xue Younian asked with concern: "Will it affect your sleep?"

Hua Lin laughed and said, "I'm not Princess and the Pea."

Xue Younian also laughed: "Maybe it's Prince Pea?" As he said that, he looked at Hua Lin, reached out to untie the belt of his bathrobe, tied a beautiful bow again, and straightened his shoulders. Block, said with concern, "Don't catch a cold. If you have nothing else to do, go to bed early."

"Oh, okay." Hua Lin said obediently.

But Hua Lin tossed and turned for a long time on the brand new double bed in the guest bedroom on the second floor, suffering from insomnia.

Of course it's not because he thinks the gay purple silk nightgown he thinks is boring, and he can't say why, maybe it's because after the excitement of the day, he started to miss home.Just, suddenly sad.His mother also ruthlessly confiscated the four-piece suit he used to prevent this situation and his parents' old clothes, eh.

Hua Lin struggled for a long time, got off the ground, and tiptoed to the third floor, but standing at the door of the master bedroom, he hesitated again.It's so late, Uncle Xue probably slept?How bad it is to wake people up.Although it's Uncle Xue, it's not good, right?Even if it's your own parents, it's not good, right?Woo.

……

Xue Younian looked down at the wine in the glass for a long time, then closed his eyes weakly, sighed softly, and frowned slightly.

Today, I simply lost my mind, unexpectedly made such abrupt actions again and again, sending roses, inquiring about love affairs, taking Hua Lin to the place where his father visited during his honeymoon, and even just deliberately doing things for Hua Lin. Arranging bathrobes...

At that time, he felt like a dog eager to flatter him in heat, despicable, shameful, and ridiculous.

That person is not Huashicheng, but Huashicheng's son, a child who grew up calling himself "Uncle Xue".

However, it was so much like Huashicheng when he was young, just looking at that face, he couldn't help but wonder if time had turned back.

He once imagined that if he could turn back time, would he have the courage to confess his love to Huashi City.

the answer is negative.

He knew that he would still dare not, because he clearly knew that Hua Shicheng married Lin Zao not because he never confessed his love.

He clearly knew that the only reason why Huashicheng and Linzao got married was because Huashicheng loved Linzao, and it had nothing to do with him.There was never a place for him between those two.

It was a hopeless crush in which he was the only one trapped from beginning to end.

However, if there is a turning point, if it is possible, the answer will be the same?

He thought of Hua Lin's innocent face, who trusted and admired him wholeheartedly.