paranoid dependence

Shen Nian didn't want to cause Shen Chongshan any psychological burden because of the trivial matter of sleeping, so even though he didn't sleep in the middle of the night, he came down from the roof and went back to the room the next day before dawn, and heard the sound of Shen Chongshan getting up after a while He also got up to help.

Perhaps Shen Nian was so sensible and considerate that Shen Chongshan was used to it, so he didn't say anything about him appearing in the kitchen, and asked him:

"did you sleep well last night?"

"It's pretty good." Shen Nian came over and opened the cupboard, thinking that breakfast doesn't need to be too complicated, just scrambled an egg, but just after taking it out, Shen Chongshan stopped him: "I don't eat eggs today, Xiaozhi doesn't like it .”

Shen Nian glanced at the egg in his hand and put it back, and asked, "Where are the potatoes?"

"Potatoes, let's mix some shredded potatoes. I went to the restaurant when I picked him up yesterday. I saw that he ate a lot of this dish."

Shen Nian didn't say anything, took down the paring knife hanging from the wall, squatted next to the trash can and started peeling potatoes.

Shen Chongshan seemed to realize something at this time, and spoke unnaturally:

"Xiao Zhi just came to our house, I may pay more attention to him, Xiao Nian, don't be angry with Dad, if Dad does something wrong, Xiao Nian can tell Dad directly, Dad will change."

Shen Nian didn't expect Shen Chongshan to say that, he was dazed for a few seconds before looking back at Shen Chongshan:

"There's nothing wrong with you, you're fine, and I won't rob Gu Zhi of anything. He just came home and is young, so he should have paid more attention to him."

Shen Chongshan also smiled when he heard the words:

"Yes, Xiao Nian is also an older brother now. He is not very familiar with us now, so I try to make him as comfortable as possible. He used to sleep alone at home. Wait two days, two days later I just told him to let you share a room and change to a bunk bed, so that both of you brothers can be more comfortable."

Shen Nian looked up at Shen Chongshan, and smiled faintly:

"Dad, it's really not necessary. School will start in a few days, and it won't be so hot after school starts."

"It's still half a month away." Shen Chongshan said: "I went to your room yesterday and saw Huoxiangzhengqi water on the table, isn't it uncomfortable? I'll go and tell Xiaozhi then."

Shen Chongshan has been like this for so many years, and occasionally cares about Shen Nian, but it may be that for him, he is his first child, and he is not his own. In addition, he has been away all year round and has little contact with him, so he doesn't know. How to be a father, but sometimes he will realize where he has done something wrong, and he will try his best to make up for it, and even admit his shortcomings.

From Shen Nian's point of view, he has already done a good job.

Even better than You Xiaoyue.So Shen Nian has nothing to be dissatisfied with.

People can only be happy when they are satisfied.

Shen Chongshan came over to take the potato from Shen Nian's hand after cooking the porridge: "I'll cook, you go and lie down for a while."

Shen Nian wanted to say no, but Shen Chongshan was very persistent, Shen Nian didn't say anything, and left the kitchen.

In the small courtyard, there was a child squatting on the steps at the door of the north house. He probably just woke up from sleep. His hair was messy with a few clumps of dull hair, and his eyes were staring at something without focus.

Seeing such stubbornness, it was difficult for Shen Nian to connect with the kid who frightened himself with a flashlight in the middle of the night last night, but he was sure that it was not a dream.

No matter what it is, it's just a small matter and a prank, Shen Nian didn't intend to ask, just treat it as a hallucination, anyway, he didn't have any loss.

Shen Nian walked over to greet him:

"Xiao Zhi, morning."

Gu Zhi raised his head to look at him when he heard his words, he didn't seem to wake up completely, he was a little dazed, Shen Nian thought he didn't sleep enough, just wanted to ask him to go back to sleep for a while, but he didn't say anything However, Gu Zhi slowly revealed a smile, so that Shen Nian's words got stuck in his mouth.

It was a smile that didn't feel any good intentions, but it seemed that he had discovered something interesting and held someone else's handle, so he was complacent about it. Gu Zhi looked at Shen Nian with such a smile, and said:

"Brother Nian Nian, the relationship between you and Uncle Shen is so strange."

He heard the conversation in the kitchen and was keenly aware of something.Shen Nian wanted to say something, but found that he had nothing to say, even he himself felt awkward sometimes, but being awkward was one thing, but Gu Zhi's appearance at this time was another.

The expression Gu Zhi looked at him made Shen Nian always feel that he was planning something.

But he was only 12 years old.

"Uncle Shen wants you to move into my room after a while, but I won't agree." Gu Zhi looked at him with innocent eyes: "The air conditioner was bought for me, I don't want to talk to other people. Share, I don’t even want to brag about it.”

The morning in the dog days is actually very hot and stuffy, but Shen Nian feels a little cold because of Gu Zhi at this moment. Shen Nian remembered the appearance of Gu Zhi when he first saw him yesterday, hiding behind Shen Chongshan timidly, and now The side that appeared in front of him was completely different.

Shen Nian didn't know the reason for this difference, but he knew that this new brother didn't seem to like him very much.

Although he doesn't know why.

Breakfast was eaten in the small courtyard, and Gu Zhi, who was facing Shen Chongshan at the dinner table, returned to his appearance from yesterday. Normal behavior for someone you don't know well.

Perhaps it was because of this that almost all of Shen Chongshan's eyes fell on him, always worrying that he would be too reserved and eat badly.

Such stubbornness makes Shen Nian feel dangerous, there is no reason for it, even though he is only 12 years old.

After the meal, Shen Chongshan was worried that Gu Zhi was bored, so he asked Shen Nian to take him out for a walk. Gu Zhi was stunned for a moment, glanced at Shen Nian, and said to Shen Chongshan in a cautious tone:

"Uncle Shen, I don't really want to go out."

"Then don't go out." Shen Chongshan directly rejected his proposal just now without even asking why: "The weather is also quite hot, so it's fine if you don't go out, then we will stay at home and let your elder brother Xiao Nian play with you. What do you want to play?"

Gu Zhi didn't speak, Shen Chongshan thought he was embarrassed to disturb Shen Nian, and rubbed his hair with a smile:

"Xiaozhi doesn't need to be polite to us. You can tell us directly what you want to play and do. Your brother Xiao Nian and I will be your family in the future. You don't need to be so alien to us. Your brother Xiao Nian likes you very much. .”

Gu Zhi looked at Shen Chongshan and smiled:

"I know, thank you uncle."

"Then let's go play." Shen Chongshan smiled and packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen. The smile on Gu Zhi's face faded, he tilted his head and looked at Shen Nian, with another kind of smile on his face, which made people feel What he watched was his prey.

Gu Zhi went back to the north room, and Shen Nian sat silently in his original position, without moving for a few seconds, he didn't really want to accompany him, he felt that Gu Zhi was abnormal and dangerous, it was one thing and another Shen Nian is not a sociable person either, for a person who doesn't like him, his usual way of dealing with it is not to disturb and keep a distance.

But Gu Zhi has just arrived, Shen Nian himself is an older brother, and he will live together for a long time, Shen Chongshan will also go to the sports car soon, the matter of taking care of Gu Zhi will definitely fall on him Come on, no matter which aspect is considered, Shen Nian can't let the relationship between them become too rigid.

Shen Nian went back to the north room, the door of Gu Zhi's room was not closed, he sat by the bed and looked at himself.

Shen Nian tried to speak: "I have go and chess in my room, do you want to play?"

Gu Zhi smiled and said, "Brother Nian Nian, I want to stay by myself."

At this moment, he is like an ordinary child, as if the dangers Shen Nian saw before were all illusions.

"Then I'll go back to my room first." Shen Nian didn't force it: "If you need anything, just go and find me."

"Okay." Gu Zhi replied.

When Shen Nian turned around to help him close the door, he saw Gu Zhi who had been in the same posture all the time, turned around and picked up the remote control next to the pillow to turn on the air conditioner. willing.

Shen Nian went back to his room to do the questions, but he couldn't get in. His mind was full of Gu Zhi's different sides switching back and forth seamlessly, sometimes dangerous and sometimes cute, making it hard to understand. Does Shen Chongshan know that he is like this?Or is he just doing this in front of himself?

Because he doesn't like himself?But it hasn't been 24 hours since they met.

Looking at myself from yesterday to now, Shen Nian didn't do anything to him, and even took the initiative to change the room after he didn't like it. Instead, Gu Zhi frightened himself with a flashlight in the middle of the night, making himself almost fall off the ladder. fall down.

According to normal logic, when children who come halfway reintegrate into a new family, they will be more or less pleasing and uncomfortable, and want them to accept themselves quickly.

But Gu Zhi didn't seem to have such a process, he cowered in front of Shen Chongshan, but in front of himself, it seemed that he was the master here, and he was the new one.

If Shen Nian couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it and forced himself to focus on the physical paper in front of him.

This time he didn't get distracted, but a few minutes later he heard Shen Chongshan knock on the door of Gu Zhi's room next door, and vaguely heard him ask, "Where's your brother Xiao Nian?" ', but how Gu Zhi answered, Shen Nian didn't know, anyway Shen Chongshan didn't come to find him.

When laughter came from the next room, Shen Nian lost his mind again, staring at something in front of him for a long time without reacting, not because he was jealous, but because he seemed to be unable to remember the last time there was such a thing in this small courtyard. When did the laughter happen? There seems to be no such scene in memory.

He had never heard Shen Chongshan laugh like this before.

Near noon, Shen Chongshan and Gu Zhi were still playing, it seemed that they would not get tired anyway, Shen Nian stood at Gu Zhi's door in silence for a while, then walked to the kitchen to cook.

In summer, there are no ingredients in the house, and they are all eaten and bought. Shen Nian took the money and went to the grocery store on the street to buy vegetables. When the bill was paid, the ceiling fan above his head stopped slowly. The boss took the money from Shen Nian. He looked up at the ceiling fan and couldn't help cursing:

"Another fucking blackout."

After saying this, I realized that there was Shen Nian in front of me, and smiled apologetically: "Don't learn from me, swearing is not a good student."

Shen Nian smiled and took the change. On the way back, he passed the cold drink hall that he and Liang Qiu went to yesterday, and stopped involuntarily.

The electricity was cut off, and the air conditioner didn't work. It was very hot at noon, so maybe Gu Zhi wanted to drink a cup of fruit tea.

Even though he didn't know what he did wrong, but since he wanted to live together, Shen Nian was willing to be more harmonious and more at ease. If the kindness he released could make Gu Zhi change his opinion of him, then it would be fine for him to take a step back.

After returning home and putting the dishes in the kitchen, Shen Nian went to the north room with fruit tea, knocked on the door and went in. The cool breeze from the air conditioner made the room still cool, making Shen Nian who had just come back from the sun a little Not feeling well, Shen Chongshan was fanning Gu Zhi with a banana fan, while Gu Zhi was lying on the bed reading comic books, when he saw Shen Nian coming in, he looked up.

Shen Nian walked over and handed the fruit tea to Gu Zhi:

"It's too hot, I'll buy you a cup of fruit tea, I don't know if you like it or not."

Shen Chongshan was much happier than Gu Zhi, when Gu Zhi just looked at Shen Nian without saying a word, Shen Chongshan had already taken the fruit tea from Shen Nian's hand:

"Xiao Zhi, your brother Xiao Nian bought it for you specially, thank you brother."

Gu Zhi's expression was a little surprised, but Shen Nian was sure that it wasn't because he got a cup of fruit tea, but because he was pleasantly surprised by the act of buying fruit tea for him. He didn't expect Shen Nian to do this, and Shen Nian's approach seemed to make him Got interested.

It's like finding some fun toy.

Under such sight, Shen Nian suddenly felt that he had done something wrong, but unfortunately there was no turning back.

Gu Zhi sat up, took the fruit tea Shen Chongshan handed to him, smiled at Shen Nian, and said sweetly:

"Thank you, Brother Nian."

"You're welcome."

Shen Nian wanted to go back to the kitchen to cook, but Shen Chongshan stopped him and asked him to play with Gu Zhi and do it by himself, before Shen Nian refused, Shen Chongshan had already walked away, as if he wanted them to cultivate their relationship more.

Shen Nian knew that he didn't like him, so he didn't accept Shen Chongshan's kindness, turned around and went back to his room, after a few minutes, Shen Nian wanted to help in the kitchen, but suddenly stopped when he walked out of the north room.

He saw Gu Zhi standing in the yard, holding the cup of fruit tea he just bought, pouring it into the phalaenopsis planted by Shen Nian.