between heartstrings

The boredom and sleepiness of the whole day evaporated from his body in an instant, Wei Sizhe's state at the moment was not as calm as usual, and his steps were slightly impatient.

Sometimes the more anxious you are, the more God likes to fight against you.Pushing open the store door and passing through the crowd, the crosswalk lights flashed red, Wei Sizhe kept his eyes on the front, Chu Jiahe's figure gradually magnified on the retina, but he still couldn't touch him, couldn't go to him right now.

"Go slowly." Chu Jiahe said in a clean voice from the receiver, "Be careful."

Only then did Wei Sizhe come back to his senses, he was holding his cell phone up all the time, not willing to hang up.

The green light passed, and he trotted close to Chu Jiahe. The first thing he did after putting away his phone was to take the kraft paper bag from the other party's arms. Wei Sizhe breathed evenly and asked, "Today's rest?"

"I was called home temporarily by the resident downstairs. The kitchen water pipe leaked." Chu Jiahe was carrying a plastic bag, "After finishing the work, I thought about it, anyway, I took half a day off, and it would be late at night when I went back, so I came to the supermarket by the way. Buy something and replenish some daily necessities."

Wei Sizhe lowered his eyebrows when he heard the words, and there were eight boxes of walnuts neatly packed in the kraft paper bag. Where are these daily necessities?He asked, "Do you like walnuts very much?"

Chu Jiahe raised the corners of his lips, moved to the side of the road, and prepared to call a taxi.Facing the warm twilight, he replied: "The old man likes to eat."

Wei Sizhe was slightly surprised: "Will the nursing home be responsible for reimbursement for buying snacks for the elderly?"

Chu Jiahe shook his head: "No."

"You pay yourself?" Wei Sizhe smiled, "Chu Jiahe, you are generous."

Chu Jiahe shrugged innocently: "It's not like I can't afford it."

"If you have any more expenses like this, you must tell me." Wei Sizhe took out his wallet, "I'll report it to you."

Chu Jiahe refused: "I can't ask for your money. This is my sympathy for the old man. He treats me very well, especially respecting me."

Wei Sizhe suddenly understood Chu Jiahe's intentions, and the word "respect" explained his behavior clearly.There are often conflicts between the elderly living in nursing homes and the caregivers. The two sides do not like each other. The elderly will find fault with the caregivers for not caring enough, and the caregivers will be impatient with the elderly and complain to each other. This kind of thing is too common. It is so rare to have a harmonious relationship like Wei Qiao and Chu Jiahe.

Putting away the wallet, his eyes wandered around Chu Jiahe's delicate face. At the end, Wei Sizhe smiled and said, "No money, fine, then I'll drive you home."

Chu Jiahe's eyes lit up obviously, but he said politely, "Will it be too troublesome?"

Wei Sizhe slumped one shoulder and leaned towards Chu Jiahe: "Do you want it or not?"

The tone of the ear was soft, and Chu Jiahe said without hesitation, "Yes."

Standing by the side of the road and waiting for a while, a silver-gray Porsche drove up from the end of the street. When it came to a stop, Chu Jiahe saw the driver's door open. Opening the co-pilot's door, he raised his chin in a non-obvious way: "Get in the car."

Stepping down the curb, Chu Jiahe bent sideways, protecting a hand above his head, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Wei."

The interior of the car was clean and tidy, with a faint amber rosin wafting from it, and the glass was spotless. After Wei Sizhe sat down firmly, he first put down the sun visor on the passenger seat, and Chu Jiahe stopped squinting.

Wei Sizhe started the engine, unlocked the phone and handed it to Chu Jiahe: "Locate."

Chu Jiahe entered "Poly Community" in the destination column, about eight kilometers away from their current location, and the estimated driving time was 10 minutes. Wei Sizhe was surprised: "Your home is in the urban area, why did you go so far to the suburb place to work?"

The bustling street scene in the city center flashed across the field of vision, paused for a few seconds, and Chu Jiahe said: "When I was in junior college, my grandma fell ill, and I couldn't take care of her anytime, anywhere, so I sent her to a nursing home."

Wei Sizhe blurted out, "Is it Huian?"

"Yeah." Chu Jiahe pursed his lips slightly, and when he mentioned grandma, the thoughts suppressed in his heart surged out, "There is no elevator in our community, my house is on the fifth floor, and grandma is getting old, so it is very inconvenient to go downstairs, shopping for vegetables, taking a walk Children are always a problem, always bored at home, even a little illness is always difficult."

"I went to a nursing home, and my body and mood improved. After graduation, in order to accompany my grandmother, I went to Hui'an to apply for a job as a nurse."

Wei Sizhe said, "You do have your own ideas."

Chu Jiahe pulled his ears embarrassingly: "Hui'an Nursing Home charges high fees. Although grandma has a pension, it's still not enough. I can't afford that much money every month. Later, I consulted that the internal price can be discounted by employees. Adding my salary, this is barely enough for the two of us to eat and wear."

Wei Sizhe asked suspiciously, "Where are your parents?"

Chu Jiahe didn't intend to hide anything from Wei Sizhe, and said truthfully: "Dad went into business with someone when I was two years old, and he didn't come back for three years. Four years later, grandma went to the police station to report the case. The police gave us the answer that he was missing. .My mother left with a foreign man, she must have immigrated, I haven't seen her for 20 years."

There was no ups and downs in the tone, and the voice was calm, as if the parents' dereliction of duty had long been indifferent. During the traffic jam, Wei Sizhe turned his head and glanced at Chu Jiahe. Although the other party's facial features fell into the dark, his pupils were still bright .He seems to have never been depressed, confused, or complained about his fate, but soberly devoted all his heart to grandma and cherished everything he had.

Ignoring "losing" and focusing on "possessing", not dwelling on the unfair past, only caring about people who treat themselves well, no matter what happens, they can stick to their true nature and maintain their individuality, which is very remarkable.

After going in and out of Hui'an so many times, Chu Jiahe only concentrated on taking care of Wei Qiao. Now when he talked about grandma, his expression was calm and calm, so Wei Sizhe didn't need to ask grandma's recent situation. Obviously, the old man had passed away for a long time.

Turning around the street and lightly stepping on the gas pedal, the road ahead was unimpeded, but Wei Sizhe's heart was very blocked, and he was faintly distressed.Turn left and drive into the Poly Community, the residential buildings here are a bit dilapidated, the houses have been built for some years, and the low buildings are covered with traces of time and wind and frost.

"Have you been alone these two years?" Wei Sizhe asked seemingly unintentionally.

Chu Jiahe let out a "huh" and said, "Alone."

The Porsche was parked in the parking space in front of Building No. [-]. The front of the car was facing the door of Unit [-]. Chu Jiahe, who was holding a brown paper bag, unbuckled his seat belt and was about to push the door. Wei Sizhe said, "Keep the walnuts in the car."

Chu Jiahe didn't understand, so Wei Sizhe said softly, "I'll take you back to the nursing home later."

"No, it's too far away, it takes nearly two hours to go back and forth." Chu Jiahe didn't agree this time, "You have to go to work tomorrow."

Wei Sizhe held a trump card in his hand, making all his wishes for Chu Jiahe seem reasonable: "I'm going to see my dad."

With a light eyebrow raised, Chu Jiahe said tacitly, "Then I'm so happy, I have a ride."

There were a lot of fruits and vegetables in the plastic bag, Wei Sizhe sent him to the door of the unit, and did not follow up the steps.Chu Jiahe raised his hand and pressed the access control code. There was nothing beside him. He looked back at Wei Sizhe who had stopped, and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Wei is not planning to wait for me downstairs, is he?"

Wei Sizhe explained: "I'm not used to sitting in other people's houses with empty hands, so I'll come back next time when I'm ready."

Standing on the steps, Chu Jiahe was taller than Wei Sizhe, his eyes met, he leaned forward and asked, "How do you count as 'ready'?"

Wei Sizhe couldn't answer for a moment.

Chu Jiahe asked again: "Is my home 'other people'?"

As soon as the words came out, Wei Sizhe's heart trembled, and ripples appeared in the heart lake.With his eyes moving slightly, he revealed his heart and replied: "No."

"When I was in your car just now, I thought about our menu for tonight." Chu Jiahe said, "Boiled beef and curry shrimp, Mr. Wei, please think carefully about it, do you want to come?"

Feng Shui took turns, this time it was Wei Sizhe who said without hesitation, "Yes."

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