Banshuharu

The address given by Ping Qinghong was near the South Railway Station, and Ping Qiu set off immediately, but encountered a traffic jam on the road.

Leaning against the window and looking at the scenery, there was a lot of traffic outside, Ping Qiu bit his fingers nervously, until the nails of the five fingers of his right hand were all bald, and then he turned around and bit the dead skin on his fingertips.Suddenly there was a sweet fishy smell in his mouth. It turned out that the clothes outside his fingertips were stripped off, revealing his flesh-red body.The blood stained the nails very quickly, and Ping Qiu was so painful that his whole hand was shaking.He leaned forward, holding the headrest of the passenger seat, and asked the driver if he had tissues.

The driver stuffed a stack of papers through the gap, glanced at him by the way, and said that he looked anxious, whether there was something urgent.

Pingqiu folded the paper towel in half with one hand, and folded it into a bulging square, then carefully wrapped up his bleeding finger.Slowly, he thought of answering: "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."

According to the road conditions, the driver speculated that he might have to wait a while longer.Really bored, he turned on the car radio, the female anchor had a low voice, the driver smiled and said how he looked like a man.

So Ping Qiu listened to the female anchor radio station with a male voice, while staring at the black car moving forward at a tortoise speed outside the window. Sac's right index finger.

He knew that he should make a call to ask Ping Qinghong's location at this time, or send a text message, after all, it has been nearly an hour since she sent a text message that she wanted to meet Ping Qiu. Qiu Er walks away, where will she go?You won't turn around and leave just because Pingqiu is angry and doesn't respond?

Pingqiu thought wildly, thinking that he felt funny, but he still didn't reply to a string of numbers.Maybe he didn't dare, or maybe he couldn't bear it, as if as long as he didn't take the initiative to ask, he could continue to imagine that there was another Ping Qinghong waiting for him at the destination of his appointment.

After another hour, Pingqiu finally squeezed into the turbulent crowd of South Station.He followed the location left by Ping Qinghong all the way to find her. Through the dense crowd, he saw her in simple and plain clothes, with an old black leather bag from more than 20 years ago on her lap, the bag was a bit torn. Skin.Pingqiu remembered that the shoulder strap of that leather bag was broken once, and Ping Qinghong used a fine needle to sew two dense layers on the inside of the leather bag at night, and after turning it over again, the leather bag can still be used again.

Ping Qinghong sat there quietly, with his back straight.Ping Qiu walked slowly to her side, she was looking at the child sitting on the snakeskin bag eating ice cream opposite.The moment she saw Ping Qiu, Ping Qinghong seemed a little surprised, then she put the leather bag on her shoulder, stood up, and said to Ping Qiu: "Let's go."

Ping Qiu didn't know where he was going, he just followed Ping Qinghong, stepping on her shadow step by step, until Ping Qinghong stopped.

She turned around and looked at Pingqiu, there was no emotion in her eyes, but it was very calm—too peaceful, which made Pingqiu feel an inexplicable panic.

Before she could speak, Ping Qiu was the first to grab the conversation.He wanted to ask her why she came so suddenly, and he was used to addressing her before speaking, but he got stuck again, and the word "Mom" rolled in his chest, but he couldn't spit it out when it reached his mouth.He was afraid that she would be bored, he couldn't stand any more cold eyes, so he said the whole preface, and then smiled at Ping Qinghong: "Didn't eat? Why don't we go to eat first... Do you want to eat?"

After a short pause, Ping Qinghong nodded: "Okay."

Instinctively unwilling to show any trace of financial embarrassment in front of Ping Qinghong, Ping Qiu did not follow her suggestion to choose a small restaurant at random.As if he was competing with someone, Ping Qiu reminded the driver to drive to a nearby shopping mall. At the same time, he strangely analyzed the deep meaning of Ping Qinghong's previous expression in his heart, guessing whether she had seen through all the details of his life in these years. Straightforward.

During afternoon tea time, male and female students wearing school uniforms occasionally pass by in the shopping mall, and Pingqiu dully realizes that today is Saturday.If there were no accidents, Ping Qinghong should still be working as an accountant in an old light bulb factory in the county, taking a single day off every week.She is used to being punctual, and rarely absents from work or arrives late or leaves early, so it's no wonder that she suddenly came here on Saturday.

Ping Qinghong loves to eat fish, so he finally chose a grilled fish restaurant.The waiters in the store are very enthusiastic, and strongly recommend the signature live fish in the store to Pingqiu, one fish and two meals.Ping Qiu remembered that Ping Qinghong didn't eat spicy food, so he specially asked the waiter to adjust the direction of the stove when serving the dishes, he handed the bowl and chopsticks to Ping Qinghong, she took it and thanked her.

It's a pity that this grilled fish tasted too salty, Ping Qiu didn't put down his chopsticks after a few mouthfuls, and his eyes naturally slid to Ping Qinghong opposite.Ping Qinghong has always eaten elegantly, but his appetite is also very shallow.The mother and son faced each other, Pingqiu stared at her face with ecstasy, and then lowered his head the moment she looked up.

Pingqiu instinctively felt that Ping Qinghong had something to say, but there were so many people in the store, diners were clamoring, and with the yelling from the store system, he only saw Ping Qinghong's lips opening and closing, and he didn't listen attentively. He shook his head, meaning to talk about it later.

After the meal, Ping Qiu came out one step later, and saw Ping Qinghong standing on the glass railing and looking down with a leather bag in both hands.The hair tied behind her head was a little loose, and a few pieces of hair floated around her face, and the posture of bowing her head made the protruding bone on the back of her neck more obvious.

Ping Qiu stared at her back silently, suddenly thought: Ping Qinghong underestimated the temperature of this city, or she was wearing too thin clothes.If it is normal, Pingqiu should probably come forward and shake her hand. If he finds it cold, he can take off his coat and hand it to her. Ping Qinghong may laugh at him for making a fuss, or at him for coaxing his girlfriend Treat her with the same means—in fact, Ping Qiu did step forward, but he didn't shake Ping Qinghong's hands, nor did he take off his coat.Ping Qinghong didn't blame him as much as he expected.

Ping Qiu just asked her: "Do you want to watch a movie?"

Without immediately agreeing or refusing, Ping Qinghong carried the leather bag to his chest, rummaged through the interlayer for a while, and then handed a ticket to Ping Qiu."Is there enough time?" she asked.

The ticket time is ten o'clock in the night, Ping Qiu didn't know whether to laugh at her for being so whimsical, maybe there will be a theater movie that takes five or six hours to watch.But after thinking about it, Ping Qinghong is always very strange. She has no friends, no communication, and often walks alone, as if she is out of touch with the world.

When she was young, Xiao Pingqiu was also baffled by her weird living habits.Their family has no neighbors, a lonely one-story house with white walls is located in a bamboo forest, behind the house is a river, and there is a family across the river. Daughter, the two children are still in the same class in junior high school.

At that time, Pingqiu's grades were high, so she was naturally a favorite in the eyes of teachers and parents. On the other hand, the daughter of that family was proficient in everything except studying. If they can't play together, the two of them are not in the same world at all.

Once a girl is forced to come to Pingqiu's house, she feels uncomfortable, and Pingqiu also feels uncomfortable.The two sat facing each other, she was so bored that she kicked her legs, and Pingqiu played with her fingers while listening to the adults around her.In fact, he didn't pay attention at all. He pretended to be distracted, but he was actually staring at the bottom of the girl's shorts, which was shaped like flower petals. He liked it a little bit.

Unexpectedly, the flower moved, and the moment the shadow approached, Ping Qiu subconsciously shrank his neck to resist, but he didn't want it to be the girl's approaching face.Pingqiu remembered that she was very beautiful and a very clever female student. She put her hands around her mouth like a trumpet and whispered to him: Your mother is like a monster.

Ping Qiu followed her words and cast his eyes aside Ping Qinghong, he was very unconvinced, and felt uncomfortable as if he had been stabbed in the sore foot.He didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit it: Ping Qinghong was indeed cold-blooded like an emotionless monster.

"Let's go to the movies," Ping Qiu made up his mind, "There's always one movie... okay?"

They followed the escalator to the seventh floor, and there were a few sporadic customers queuing up at the front desk of the cinema.Pingqiu asked what movies to watch recently, preferably within the last 10 minutes, and the location should not be too far away.The female employee smiled at him and asked him if he came on a date with his girlfriend.Ping Qiu paused, said no, and the elders.It seems to be preconceived that he is just a dull boyfriend who doesn't know how to do his homework in advance. When he heard that he was an elder, the female staff felt a little embarrassed. She looked down and checked the show. After removing the two romantic comedies that are currently being released, there is only one family and ethics movie that is the most suitable .

In fact, Pingqiu didn't listen carefully, he was upset at the smiling female employee, he was not satisfied with her question, he nodded casually, and bought a bucket of sweet potatoes and two big ones according to her recommendation. Cup of Coke, hands full.About to walk towards Ping Qinghong, Ping Qiu's footsteps flicked again.After waking up, he suddenly felt boundless regret.

For a long time, Ping Qiu was like a vindictive child facing Ping Qinghong. He hated that she never loved him, so he didn't intend to pay much attention and true affection for her.He tried his best to show himself that he never had any expectations of Ping Qinghong, because that would make Ping Qiu feel that he was humiliating himself.But at this time, he was standing there holding a bunch of snacks, looking at Ping Qinghong beside the glass fence, she was still in the same posture, holding the bag in both hands, standing upright, the trousers at her feet were long and wide, Covers almost the entire top of her feet.She still has no expression, standing in the crowd coming and going, like a quiet and introverted girl.Pingqiu began to regret that he listened to the female staff's advice and chose an ethical film about family affection.

The position is in the third row by the aisle, the light from the theater screen hit Pingqiu's face, he looked at the changing light and shadow, wandering outside as if he had lost his mind.He couldn't remember the faces of the actors on the screen, nor could he hear their voices clearly, but his eyes fell on Ping Qinghong's hands on his knees beside him.

Ping Qinghong has a pair of hands that can hardly be combined with her face. The knuckles are thick, the back of the hand is wrinkled, and there is a gray-brown callus on the pad of the index finger, which is caused by Ping Qinghong's perennial work habits.Then, Pingqiu's eyes moved along her hands to her knees, and then landed on her trousers from her knees.The problem of sitting posture caused her trousers to rise slightly, revealing the old pair of black leather shoes under her feet.

The light and shadow passed by, and the leather toe cap had some shiny reflections.Pingqiu stared at it, suddenly felt sore eyes.He looked up at the screen directly in front of him, and the light pierced into his eyes, causing tears to jump out as if startled.He turned his head hastily, wiped the back of his hand over his face, and then wiped the back of his hand on his knee.He thought again: I regret it, I shouldn't have watched this movie.

In the end, Pingqiu had no memory of what the movie was about.By the time the lights came on and the audience was blowing their noses with tissues, he belatedly realized that the film might be sensational.The audience lined up along the steps to leave the theater in order. Ping Qiu carefully observed the expressions of each of them, and realized that he and Ping Qinghong were the only ones who did not show any emotion in the whole theater.

The credits run out and the music fades away.Ping Qinghong put the leather bag on his shoulder, and when he got up, the seat made a clicking sound.She looked down at the top of Pingqiu's head and said, "Let's go."

After finishing speaking, she walked through Pingqiu and walked down the steps first.

For the remaining two and a half hours, Ping Qinghong didn't mention leaving, so Ping Qiu pretended not to know.They walked in the crowd one after the other, Ping Qiu silently followed behind her, looking at the hair on the back of her neck that was blown by the wind, her straight back, and the trousers legs raised by her heels when walking— —Pingqiu is occasionally confused, why he always loves to observe her feet.This problem has troubled him for many years, until one day he suddenly realized: If you are a child who is only half the height of your mother, and you can't see her eyes when you look up, you can only look down at her feet.And he learned to walk in this repetitive rigid observation, but he forgot to look up over time.

Walking through the alley, they bypassed the noisy urban area, and the surrounding environment gradually became quiet. When Ping Qiu noticed that Ping Qinghong stopped suddenly, he stopped.He raised his head slightly, his gaze fixed on her shoulder.

Ping Qinghong was a few steps away from him, with calm eyes.She finally expressed her intentions: "I'm looking for you. It's the mother of your former classmate. She told me that I should come to you and see what you are doing."

"Oh," Ping Qiu replied dryly, "and then?"

"I don't want to come, but she said I should come. She was very angry and said that you did what you shouldn't do and asked me to teach you. I don't understand what she means, tell you, can you understand?"

"She asked you to teach me, what are you going to teach me?"

"I don't know," Ping Qinghong was honest, "I didn't teach you."

"That's right, I'm already that old," Pingqiu pretended to smile easily, and changed the subject, "How about your body, is there any discomfort? I heard that you had an operation two years ago, and have you seen a doctor since then? what did the doctor say?"

"no big deal"

"...What about work, are you still doing it now?"

"Ah."

"That's good...you take care of yourself. You can use the money I gave you. I said I owed you. You have taken care of me and raised me for more than ten years. Now I have the ability to make money by myself. It should come to compensate you."

"I'm useless, that's not my money," said Ping Qinghong, who suddenly rummaged through his purse, took out a bank card after a while, and handed it to Pingqiu two steps forward, "I didn't have the chance to see you before, This card contains your money, and the 8 yuan I gave you, all here. You take it."

As if being thrust into a piece of hot potato, Ping Qiu shook his hand and immediately backed away.He didn't understand what Ping Qinghong meant: "Why don't you use the money I gave you? And the 8 yuan, I said I didn't want it. It's not that you said I'm an adult, so I shouldn't spend it on you anymore Money, why do you want to give it to me now? I don’t want it.”

"It's all your money, and it has nothing to do with me. You go to school, and I'll pay for you until you graduate. Once the money is saved, it won't be mine. Take it well."

"I don't want it." Ping Qinghong put the bank card between them, wanting to pass it forward, and stuffed it into Ping Qiu's palm.Ping Qiu didn't dare to push back too hard, but his lips trembled because of Ping Qinghong's inexplicable stubbornness: "Take it back, I don't want it, I really don't want it - I said I don't want it!"

With a block of his arm, the bank card fell to the ground.Ping Qinghong was pushed by him by mistake, and his steps staggered a little.

His chest was heaving violently, and Ping Qiu stared at Ping Qinghong: "I said I don't want it, why do you always give it to me? You said that you don't need to support me anymore, you said that you have fulfilled your obligations to me , I have no reason to force you to spend any penny for me, these are what you said, why do you want to do this again now?"

Ping Qinghong looked at him with a calm expression and clear eyes: "They said this is what I should give you."

"Who, who said that? What did they say to you, telling you that you should bear all the expenses after me, this is your responsibility as a mother, until then, your obligation is really fulfilled, isn't it?" Ping Qiu choked up, "But don't you think you learned it too late? If everyone didn't know it at the beginning, why did you learn these things that are useless to me?"

"I don't understand."

"...Do you care about me?" Pingqiu said suddenly, "I have never understood, I came to this world and become your child, what kind of feelings do you have for me?"

Ping Qinghong was silent for a moment: "I don't know."

"Why don't you know?"

"Is this something I must know? I don't care if I love it or not, I haven't thought about it," Ping Qinghong said, "Then do you love me?"

"..."

"Look, you don't know either."

"I know," Pingqiu said, "I didn't have a father since I was a child, and I didn't dare to ask you at first, because I was afraid that you would be sad. I don't think it's a big deal if I don't have a father. I still have a mother, and she will love me. When I started studying, my brain Stupid, other people do one page of arithmetic problems, I do three pages, and get high marks every time, because I don’t want to make my mother sad. I thought it would make her care more about me, and not always be so cold. I thought that as long as I Doing enough to at least get something like that in return...but nothing. Until one day my mom told me she didn't love me at all, she didn't know why she loved me, she saw me as a mission , the mission period is 18 years, and after 18 years, everything is over."

"Shouldn't it?" Ping Qinghong was confused.

"How can there be a mother in the world who doesn't know whether she loves her child or not? If you don't know, why don't you learn it, even if it's just pretending to be two points for me to see. What do you want me to do, I have never been loved by you But, so I don't know how to love others, the methods I use are all wrong, why is it like this every time, every time! I don't want this, I don't want this result, but why, why every time... ...I can't, I just can't learn! No one taught me, no one ever taught me!"

Suddenly, Pingqiu opened his mouth like a child and wailed loudly, tears trickling down his cheeks, he wiped his face carelessly with the back of his hands and wrists, but wiped the tears all over his face.

He was so angry that his teeth chattered, and he even wanted to grab Ping Qinghong by the collar and ask her why she was always like this, and also wanted to tell her that being slapped in the face in public really didn't feel good at all.He really wants to be angry, wants revenge, wants to leave everything and go back to her in all the sad and painful times, he longs for her to touch his hair, ask about his sad things like all mothers who dote on their children, He is not such a stingy person, he will not hide all the pain and refuse to let her know.But it turns out that Ping Qiu was never the meanest one, but Ping Qinghong.

Probably because Ping Qiu's strange reaction was so frightened that he lost his composure, Ping Qinghong stopped talking, but in fact he had nothing to say, nothing to say.She just stood there quietly, and Pingqiu in front of her seemed to suddenly become very small, she needed to look down at him, to see him crying so pitifully like a three-year-old child who hadn't grown up, the purpose was just to think Ask her to look at him more.

It's a pity that Ping Qinghong was born without a clue, she couldn't feel any emotional ups and downs, her biological mother once thought she was born with dementia, and later called her a white-eyed wolf, endured her for 20 years, and finally talked about a marriage for her and drove her away go out.Her husband was ill-fated and died on the spot in an accident. Two months later, Ping Qinghong found out that she was pregnant with Ping Qiu.But she also couldn't feel any joy or love for this future child.On the day of delivery, the nurse took the child to her side. She took a look at him and thought he was strange.

During the more than ten years of raising Pingqiu, Ping Qinghong tried her best to imitate the behavior of the mothers of the same age around her. People often praised her for being well-behaved and sensible, and asked her if she would be proud to have such a child.Ping Qinghong never answered because she didn't know.Although Pingqiu has been together for 18 years, she sometimes looks at him and still feels that he is a stranger who suddenly broke into her life.Just like at this time, she watched him cry, but there was no wave in her heart.

This night, Ping Qiu was unprepared and cried out of breath in front of Ping Qinghong.His trachea seemed to be blocked, he coughed violently, and became dizzy, and his ears seemed to be covered with a membrane.Therefore, he couldn't hear Ping Qinghong's words clearly. He looked up at her, and Ping Qinghong's face appeared blurred and gentle under the dim light.

"If you don't like it," she said, "don't insist on it."

At four o'clock in the morning, Chu Tiwei was lying on the window of the living room at home, looking downstairs.I don't know how many times I have yawned, a figure finally came to the intersection.She squinted her eyes, then got up quickly, grabbed the key and ran outside, going down three steps and blocking Ping Qiu on the first floor.

Pingqiu's eyes were red, his face was haggard, his thin coat was in the crook of his arms, and his trousers were stained with mud. He said that he had accidentally splashed water on the ground when he passed a construction section on the way.Then, he handed the small paper bag in his hand to Chu Tiwei, which contained a box of small ice cream cakes, but the cake had melted into shapeless after walking for too long.

The two went upstairs without saying a word.After entering the door, Ping Qiu carefully lifted his trousers, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, and asked Chu Tiwei if he could take a shower first.Chu Tiwei turned on the light for him, the old shower head was a little out of water, she squatted down to adjust the water pipe, and Ping Qiu waited at the door of the bathroom with her clothes in her arms.

He probably walked all the way back, so he was covered in sweat, and the hair on his forehead was sticky in strands, and it was a little itchy to cover his eyes, so he freed his hands to push the hair back from his head.

Finally, when the water came out, Chu Tiwei put the shower head on the sink and gave way to Ping Qiu.Before going out, she looked back at Pingqiu.

Nearly five o'clock, the sky was half bright, Pingqiu finally tidied up and lay down to rest.He was still sleeping on the sofa, while Chu Tiwei was making a bunk on the floor.He was exhausted, but his spirit was still alive.

Suddenly, Chu Tiwei lay on his back and said, "He asked me where you are."

"Who?" Ping Qiu asked.

"Your boyfriend."

"when?"

"It started at night, and I asked just now. He can't find you, and neither can I. I'm afraid something will happen to you."

"I went to see a friend and turned off the phone."

"Do you want to talk to him?" Chu Tiwei looked at Pingqiu through the faint light, but only saw his thin back, "He seems to be in a hurry."

"No. I'll tell."

In this way, Chu Tiwei stopped talking.She kept lying on her side, her eyes fixed on Pingqiu's back.After a while, she reached out and patted him on the back lightly.

After falling asleep, Pingqiu wakes up, and Chu Tiwei has already left for work.After he washed up, he watered some potted plants on the balcony for Chu Tiwei, and then received a call from the personnel of the remedial class, wanting to discuss with him about the accident that happened two days ago, to the effect that Pingqiu's private time was very important to them The reputation of the education and training institution is affected and compensation is required.

Ping Qiu didn't want to continue dealing with the other party, so he said that if they wanted to appeal, he would cooperate. After all, he was also the victim, and his reputation was also damaged, so it was not Ping Qiu's turn to pay compensation.Since it is not possible to do it privately, it can only appeal, but the time-consuming is immeasurable, it depends on whether they are willing to spend time.

Having said that, the organization is a bit embarrassed.Soon, they let go, and Pingqiu successfully resigned at the price of giving up half a month's salary, which was regarded as a step back for both parties.

Personnel affairs spread the news among the teaching and training teachers, and one stone caused a thousand waves. Someone asked this former colleague surnamed Ping if he was the one who made trouble some time ago, and a series of jokes followed.

However, Ping Qiu glanced at these news and didn't care.Because he was sitting in Xu Ruiyang's co-pilot at this time, he didn't have the time to pay attention to these sevens and eights.

He asked: "You just said very vaguely, I didn't hear clearly. You said you knew your mother was here because she came to look for you, didn't you?"

"Almost, she is currently..." Xu Ruiyang paused, as if he didn't know how to describe the place, "I rented a house in Xu Xiuyuan. I'll take you there now, but you have to be mentally prepared. I guess it won't happen this time." Easy."

"Did she go to find Xiuyuan? What did she say?"

"No. It was Xu Xiuyuan who found her."

Ping Qiu was taken aback: "What did you say?"

Xu Ruiyang said: "Xu Xiuyuan was the one who found my mother, he should have taken the initiative to show his cards."

The car was speeding, the wind blowing past Pingqiu's ears outside the window, he seemed to be pulled by his hair, he leaned back all of a sudden, the back of his head hit the headrest, and he was suddenly in a state of confusion.

After a long while, Pingqiu said: "You are really brothers, the way you catch one's surprise is so alike."

Just at the red light, Xu Ruiyang slammed on the brakes: "You mean I'm here to find you this time? It's a shock to you, not to me."

"I mean last summer."

"last summer?"

"Are you going to pretend you don't know? Then pretend I didn't say it."

"What do you mean, what happened last summer? It's about me?"

"You don't know?" Ping Qiu was suspicious, "You called and texted me out of nowhere, are you going to pretend you don't know?"

"If it's really me, why should I now? What's the use of pretending?"

"Not you?"

"I told you...and you should know that I won't bother you if I'm not prepared."

"How could it not be you?" Ping Qiu was confused, "It's your previous number, it hasn't been changed. How could it not be you?"

"I haven't used that number for a long time. It seems that I lost the card. I changed the number later," Xu Ruiyang recalled. "As for the mobile phone, Xu Xiuyuan should go to school, and I left my old mobile phone for him to use."

"Xu Xiuyuan?"

"Yes."

Ping Qiu stared out of the window blankly for a long time, then said to himself: "Really?"

Going upstairs from the garage and standing at the door of the house, Ping Qiu suddenly hesitated.Standing behind him, Xu Ruiyang didn't urge him to hurry up, but just stayed silent with him.

Hearing the faint sound coming from behind the door, Xu Ruiyang said slowly: "You still have time to think about it, if you don't want to go in, I can take you away."

"This matter has nothing to do with you," Ping Qiu looked back at him, "You don't have to squeeze yourself in."

After speaking, he opened the door.

In the room, Xu Xiangnan's face was as heavy as water, and he was sitting on the sofa, with a panting Xu Jianting standing beside him.And Xu Xiuyuan was standing on the other side with his back to the door of the house. Hearing the sound, he turned his head. The corner of his mouth still had the bruise from last time, and the wound on his forehead was turning blue.

Having not seen each other for nearly two days, Pingqiu's nose felt a little sore the moment he saw Xu Xiuyuan.And Xu Xiuyuan looked at him, stretched out his hand suddenly, Pingqiu subconsciously wanted to step forward, but rationality pulled his steps, forcing him to stay in place.

Seeing Xu Ruiyang and Pingqiu enter the door together, Xu Xiangnan got up from the sofa.Xu Jianting wanted to help her, but she threw her hard. Xu Jianting backed away in embarrassment, and followed behind her with lowered eyebrows.

"You brought him here, that's fine, the three of you take this opportunity to clarify the matter," Xu Xiangnan raised his chin slightly, "Pingqiu, what I said last time, you plan to..."

"Mom." Xu Xiangnan didn't finish speaking, but was interrupted by Xu Xiuyuan.He had a smile on his face, but his tone was calm: "You don't need to ask any more questions. If you come to my home in Pingqiu, you've figured everything out. I admit, I told you before There's nothing wrong with being a person like Xu Ruiyang, you think I'm joking, but it's actually true, I didn't lie to you, I can be gay like Xu Ruiyang, can't I?"

Xu Xiangnan's teeth clenched, and she stared at Xu Xiuyuan sharply: "Don't say something that you will regret later, what do you know, want to be fresh and happy, and live a lifetime in the future? You think that life is too short and too simple."

"How long can a lifetime be? Either lose a little business like my uncle and distribute some money to women outside, or like Xu Ruiyang, trick you into getting married and give birth to a child with green eyes..."

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, Xu Xiuyuan turned his head to one side.

As if being choked for breath in an instant, Pingqiu's heart stopped beating, and he instinctively wanted to step forward to protect Xu Xiuyuan.But he was grabbed by Xu Ruiyang's wrist, the two looked at each other, but each other's hands were struggling with each other, one wanted to struggle, the other refused to let go, finally Xu Ruiyang ruthlessly pulled Ping Qiu back, Ping Qiu stood behind him, only Showing a pair of eyes, he jumped over Xu Ruiyang's shoulder and looked at Xu Xiuyuan.

"What did I say wrong? Which sentence is wrong?" Xu Xiuyuan looked directly into Xu Xiangnan's eyes without any dodge, "Mom, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. No matter how tough you are, they just don't say it in front of you. Behind your back, do you know what they will say about Xu Ruiyang, Cao Yanhua and you?"

"That's not your business." Xu Xiangnan said in a deep voice.

"Why can't I take care of it? Am I not a member of the family? Don't you value me? Oh, that's because Xu Ruiyang has no prospects and can't study, but he has a man at home, and I ended up with him."

"Xiuyuan, don't talk nonsense," Xu Jianting on the side scolded, "Don't make your mother angry, your mother..."

"It's very simple," Xu Xiuyuan took the conversation away, "Don't you just want me to be a normal person? Yes, kill Xu Ruiyang, and I will listen to you. Anyway, I have been picking up his leftovers since I was a child. I have had it before. Is it completely mine? No, none of it. When Xu Ruiyang was young, he felt that I took away all the things that should belong to him, so every time he tried to kill me, I would repay it. Mom , you don’t want me to break up with Pingqiu and be your good son, then kill Xu Ruiyang first, if you kill him, I will obey you, how about it, isn’t it a good deal?”

"You bastard!" Xu Xiangnan looked at the strange expression on his youngest son's face when he spoke in astonishment. He was obviously talking about harming siblings, but his face was full of smiles, even excited, his lips were trembling, and his eyes were full of joy.

Almost frozen by the coldness in his heart, Xu Xiangnan didn't have time to think, so he raised his hand and slapped him again.Xu Xiuyuan was caught off guard, and was slapped so hard that he fell back, and his shoulder hit the sharp edge of the wall.

On one side, Ping Qiu was tightly guarded by Xu Ruiyang, his wrists were rubbed red when he struggled.He was stunned by the two slaps that Xu Xiuyuan received, and seeing him showing pain after bumping into the corner of the wall, it was more like someone had severely gouged out a piece of his heart.He struggled hard again, but Xu Ruiyang hugged him, trying to block Ping Qiu's sight.

Therefore, Pingqiu could only hear Xu Xiangnan's panting, Xu Jianting's comforting voice, and Xu Xiuyuan's intermittent voice.

"I always feel that our family is very pitiful," Xu Xiuyuan said, "Do you know why? Mom, do you know?"

"Okay, Xiuyuan, stop talking! You just want to make your mother unhappy? She is your mother, not your enemy!"

"Don't touch me."

"Let me see your face."

"I said don't touch me!" Xu Xiuyuan lowered his tone.

Ping Qiu was afraid that he would make some impulsive actions that would be difficult to end, so he hurriedly pushed Xu Ruiyang back, asking him to go away.But Xu Ruiyang shook his hand, it was a gesture without any affection, he pinched Pingqiu very painfully: "Listen, don't move around."

"Xiuyuan will do something wrong!" Pingqiu shouted, "Go and help him, he is talking nonsense, you should be his brother and help him."

"Is there enough time? He has said everything. If you don't want to hear it, my mother wants to hear it too."

"But he's too impulsive!"

"Is it impulsive? You have to listen to him finish his speech." Xu Ruiyang said.

Xu Jianting couldn't hold back Xu Xiuyuan, but was ridiculed by him with a few words, making him feel ashamed.At this time, Xu Xiangnan ordered Xu Jianting to go away: "Let him say, I want to see what other outrageous things he can say today. Xu Xiuyuan, I don't even know that you think of me and your brother like this behind your back." .We're a joke in your eyes, aren't we?"

"Of course you are not. You are so strong and powerful, who in the family will not accept you? Uncle wants to open a factory, so he came to borrow money from you at three o'clock in the middle of the night; my father is a waste, and he has nothing on hand, so he can only look carefully at you." , I'm afraid that one day you will be in a bad mood and divorce him directly, and he will get nothing; as for Xu Ruiyang and I, at least we haven't had such a miserable life, but we are just ready to be arranged by you at any time."

"According to what you say, am I still sorry for you? I have provided you with food and clothing for more than 20 years. What did I do wrong? Who am I sorry for?"

"Of course you are right, how could you be wrong? You are the patriarch of our family, and everyone cooperates with you," Xu Xiuyuan said, "You are so possessive, and you only want to be the commander when you do things. The result is that our family You don't grow up, you useless husband, useless brothers and sisters, and two sons who want to wipe your ass all the time... But have you ever thought about whether everyone needs you? Maybe You thought about it, when Xu Ruiyang was out of your control, you felt something was wrong, so you have to catch him again, just like you want to catch me again now..."

"Shut up!" Xu Xiangnan was furious and waved his arms unconsciously.She slapped with all her strength, her palms were numb, her wrists were throbbing with pain, and she couldn't stand still, so Xu Jianting supported her arms behind her.

Xu Xiangnan seemed to suddenly not recognize Xu Xiuyuan, it was obviously the same face, half an hour ago, he was sitting silently on the side, but now he suddenly had a face that she hated so much that she wanted to tear it to pieces, so I don't know Anyway, with such a wolf-hearted heart, she almost looked up to the sky and laughed, asking herself these things