straight to heaven

Unexpectedly, the older you get, the worse your drinking capacity will be.After three glasses of wine, I actually broke down again.

When I woke up in the morning, I found myself sitting on a bench outside the glass wall of the bar. My back was sore, my mouth was bitter, my coat was on, and I was suffering from the cold wind all night. I woke up and sneezed three times in a row.

It happened that the door of the fried dough sticks next door was opened for breakfast, and the plastic windproof curtain was lifted. If I didn't catch a cold, I should be able to smell the oil on my face clearly.

Behind the old couple came out a skinny young man, wrapped in a brown padded jacket, and met my gaze: "Are you awake?"

It took me a long time to react before I realized that this person was the waiter who helped me order Make Me Perfect last night.Selling breakfast during the day and selling wine at night, leading a double-sided life with no contrast.

The bill was only paid when I left the bar. I didn't know if I had paid, so I asked aloud, "Excuse me, how much did I spend last night?"

"Your account has been settled, don't worry."

"..." I was stunned for a moment, and then I thought it was him who carried me out of the bar, so I put on my clothes and thanked him: "Thank you. I am the one who caused trouble."

He waved at me with sleepy eyes: "No, no, I just put on a coat for you, and it was your friend who got you out."

my friend?

Oh, I finally remembered that half-hearted college student who met once.I'm not tall, and I look pretty thin. It's really hard to carry me... Maybe I also helped pay for the wine in advance.

Good man rewarded.If we meet again next time, I will definitely have a positive attitude towards social research and highly cooperate.

"Thank you." I still said to him.

Kindness is precious, and I am not stingy in gratitude.

At four o'clock in the morning on New Year's Eve, I took the hard seat of the earliest old-fashioned train.The carriage is overcrowded, the smell of instant noodles is overwhelming, the floor is full of luggage, and there is almost no room for pins.

The sound of children crying is very loud, and the movement of middle-aged people playing short videos is even louder. I am so disturbed that I can only put on headphones to hypnotize myself.

Counting from my studies, I have been in the capital for a total of eight years, during which I only went back to Lingshi twice.Once when my mother gave birth when I was a sophomore, and when I graduated from university, Gao Kai decided to arrange a job for me.

Because they are not at the end of the year, this is the first time I have encountered Spring Festival travel.In addition to the novelty, I don't want to experience it a second time.

My mother's new home is a small duplex, the neighborhood is upscale, the traffic is very convenient, and the route given by the navigation is unimpeded.

The cold did not heal, and the 24-hour long distance made my back ache unavoidably.At seven o'clock in the evening, I pushed the [-]-inch suitcase and pressed the call button at the entrance of the corridor. The first sentence I spoke was extremely hoarse.

So much so that my mother opened her mouth and said: "Is it smooth and express delivery? Just put the package in the express cabinet."

I was silent for a while, and then I called out again: "...Mom."

"The hill?"

Thankfully, after becoming a mother again, she finally stopped calling me baby.

"Come on, please come in." After opening the door, Gao Kai took the suitcase first: "This is your first time here? Treat it as your own home."

I just wanted to put the suitcase at the door, but I didn't expect Gao Kai to push it directly into a guest bedroom.I wanted to dissuade, but my mother came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and holding a child in one hand.

"Xiaoshan is here? Hurry up and wash your hands. There are washed winter jujubes on the tea table. I remember that you liked to eat this when you were young."

I occasionally saw her post photos with friends and children in the circle of friends. After the fragmentary trajectory, there is a complete life.Doing the math, I haven't seen her in person for four years.

Still pretty.Sweet love, a beautiful family, and a smoothly developing career have nourished her so beautifully.

Very good, I am very happy.

She patted the heads of the two children with each hand: "Dabao and Erbao, it's the first time we meet, I want to call you brother."

The pair of dragon and phoenix twins were born from her womb in July six years ago. Just the day before my birthday, I had a caesarean section. My mother left a scar on her stomach, but it was safe and sound.

The boy is an older brother, the girl is a younger sister, with thicker lips, and they look more like Gao Kai.

"elder brother."

"Hello, brother!"

I curled the corners of my mouth stiffly, not wanting to frighten the child with a cold face: "Hello."

After resting for 10 minutes, I wanted to help in the kitchen.My mother kicked me out, saying that she didn't ask me to come to celebrate the New Year because she wanted to find a hard worker.

I sat on the sofa and gnawed winter jujubes. The two I touched were very big and round. The red spots were far more than the green skins, and they looked very sweet.

Dabao and Erbao watched eagerly, not knowing what their parents had entrusted, so they didn't dare to say a word.I gave out two winter jujubes, and the two first waved their hands to say no, but in the end they couldn't hold back, and took two bites of them to their mouths, making a crisp sound.

Soon, Gao Kai went into the kitchen to help. The kitchen was half open. I saw my mother tie an apron on him with a smile, and the two got together and chatted.What else is stewing in the pot, I see through the smog that a man and a woman are beautiful, and they are indeed a good match.

The third winter jujube I picked up was not good in appearance, with wrinkled skin and oval shape, and it was the only sub-healthy one in the fruit plate.

It was really bitter to bite into my mouth, but I swallowed it anyway.I asked the two children: "Is the date sweet?"

Er Bao smiled and threw away the core: "It's very sweet."

Dabao also nodded: "Sweet."

"Then eat more." I said.

Dabao shook his head: "But mom will keep it for you. Mom said, brother likes to eat this the most."

Erbao answered, "We must listen to our mother and not make her unhappy."

I pushed the fruit plate there: "I gave it to you on my own initiative, so it's not disobedient. Eat it."

With the addition of two children, the combat effectiveness increased rapidly.Before the dishes were served, a catty of winter dates had been wiped out.

The dining table is a round table with five chairs.I hesitated for a long time, and finally took a seat between Dabao and Erbao. My mother and Gao Kai were lined up on both sides in front of me.

I feel like a mispronunciation that is out of place on the music score, and it is embarrassing to insert it anywhere.

The image of the 42-inch LCD TV is clear and natural. In the opening sound of the Spring Festival Gala, the touch of a few glasses started a warm family feast that was very tormenting for me.

The two children passed their birth period and kept chattering at the dinner table.Fortunately, I am reticent and will not disturb their happy family of four.

The Spring Festival Gala is a good program to kill time.

It's just that I'm getting older, and the images are fleeting, and the images pass through the eyes, but don't enter the brain.

Ms. Gao Wenfu probably has a new opportunity, and she has not been seen in the auditorium for many years.At the beginning of the first skit, my phone suddenly vibrated wildly.

Turning it over, it was Lao Hu in the work group who was handing out red envelopes one after another, and his colleagues were all jealous.I didn't click on it, and put the phone back upside down.

"Is there still work on New Year's Eve? It's too hard." My mother noticed and asked.

I told the truth: "It is the leader who is giving out red envelopes."

Erbao suddenly grabbed the corner of my clothes and shook him: "Brother, brother, where do you work?"

"In the capital," I explained, "a law firm."

Dabao also looked at me: "Wow! Then you are the same as Dad! Both are barristers!"

I paused: "No, it's different. I'm just a paralegal, and Uncle Gao is a barrister."

Gao Kai finally found his first conversation with me tonight.He is nearly ten years younger than my mother. He is just 39 this year, and he is still handsome and elegant: "How is Brother Fengyang? It's been a long time since I talked about it."

Lao Hu is his senior brother, ten years older than him, and his name is brother.He is my mother's husband, ten years older than me, I want to call him Uncle.

Seniority is really unreasonable.

I answered very conservatively: "Fortunately, Hu Lu has been... quite busy recently."

"I've also heard about Dingrun. After Lawyer He's accident, it's not easy for Dingrun to reshuffle the cards. But I've paid attention to Li Yangming's case. Your new partner is a character, and it will be even more important in a few years. I don’t know where your Lawyer Hu dug up such a treasure.”

When Pei Yanlai was mentioned, my heart beat a few times out of order.

With honor, I replied without shame: "Pei Lu is only one year older than me."

Gao Kai was surprised: "I did hear that he is a young talent, but I didn't expect to be only 28 or [-]. It is really like the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead."

"He's really amazing." I took a sip of the freshly squeezed orange juice and couldn't help but boast.

"By the way, Xiaoshan."

Gao Kai paused, and suddenly asked me this question.

"If I remember correctly, you also worked as an assistant in Dingrun for four years. Do you have... any further plans?"