blowing clouds

The new club activity was held in the library, and it was past dinner time when it ended, but the weather was not beautiful, and snow seeds were still floating in the air, so that Xu Donghai put on it tremblingly as soon as he stepped down the steps of the library. Down jacket hat.

"Every year before the winter vacation, I feel that the dormitory is so cold that people can freeze to death! Brother, come and squeeze in my bed at night?" Xu Donghai can breathe and talk at the same time while rubbing his hands.

Before Chen Xiyang left, he borrowed a few books. He patted the snow particles that fell from the books, and ignored the topic directly: "Don't you borrow some books to read? It's not enough to read Jin Yong's books."

"I haven't chewed it through yet, I'm afraid I won't be able to chew too much."

If talking is considered exercise, then Xu Donghai shouldn't be so cold. He was chattering on the way back to bed: "Brother, I found something. Although I first published an article in a magazine, your experience in this aspect It seems that you are more energetic than me. You can say that you are more utilitarian, or that you like writing more. In comparison, I am more indifferent to fame and fortune. What I really like is not writing, but literature. The former is only a part of the latter. part, so I..."

Chen Xiyang suddenly quickened his pace and threw him away, as if he had said something sexually harassing.

Xu Donghai stood in the snow with his sleeves in his hands, choking speechlessly.

After this winter, it will be the last year of this century, and many people are even excited about crossing the millennium after the four seasons, but the intuitive manifestation of this excitement in Xu Donghai is that he talks more and is noisy every night. Chen Xiyang, who couldn't sleep, was in extreme pain, and when he couldn't sleep, he had to think wildly. Under such a vicious circle, Chen Xiyang always felt that he was about to usher in the fate of a snow child this winter.

But he wouldn't really melt if he was alive. No matter how tormenting the process was, at least he lived until the end of the semester. When the snow was enough to submerge his ankles, the winter vacation that the students were looking forward to finally arrived.

Whenever he left school, Xu Donghai would always say some trash talk, but this time what he said had some truth: "Our two families are relatives, so we have to visit each other during Chinese New Year, right? We don't need to wait until the start of school to see each other!"

"I've had a bad year." Chen Xiyang snorted, shook his head and smiled again.

There is a saying that it is not cold when it is snowing, but it seems to be the warmest in winter when it is neither snowing nor melting. Chen Xiyang is wrapped up so thickly that his fingers and ears are even armed. He doesn't feel cold.It was in this calm state of mind that when he came to the familiar intersection, he did not choose the previous direction, but stepped on another fork and went straight to his father's gift shop.

The lively publicity at the opening was obviously effective, and the strategy for the young group was also excellent. In addition, the business in the store is getting better and better these days, and Chen Xiyang caught up with today when he came outside the store. During the last peak, he was too lazy to squeeze, so he came to a roadside stall with a big umbrella, and slowly drank a bottle of hot almond milk just taken out of the stove.

Chen Xiyang walked into the store when the group of customers left with large and small packages. Chen Li and Lu Yan, who had come off work early to help, were calculating today's business volume. Hearing the footsteps, he raised his head in unison. , and laughed at the same time.

"Hey, have you grown taller again?" Chen Li leaned on the chair and looked him up and down, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he was, "You looked tall and big when you entered the door."

"I don't care." Chen Xiyang looked at the shelves in the store, and many places were empty.

"It's too tall," Lu Yan looked at her son with a smile, "He came right after school? Is it cold on the road?"

Chen Xiyang shook his head: "It's not cold, I just drank almond milk."

"Okay, my son knows he won't treat me badly!" Chen Li closed the notebook in front of him, "Close the door and go home. I'm in a good mood today for no reason. Let's go to the restaurant when Ah Ji comes back."

Lu Yan joked: "Hey, the iron rooster knows how to pluck its hair today?"

"What are you talking about?" Chen Li pretended to stare at her, "I have always thought that earning money is to improve family life! Not only food and drink, I've calculated, if the business is better at the end of the year, plus the previous savings, We can all buy our own houses!"

Lu Yan opened her mouth wide, and a trace of excitement and joy flashed in her eyes, but it was replaced by hesitation immediately: "But... a house is so expensive, don't you have a way out? I think it's okay to rent a house temporarily, I'm used to it."

Chen Li fumbled for the key and was about to close the door: "I am the head of the family. Do you think it's good for me to watch you three rent a house and live under the fence all day? And I've had enough of those neighbors. I bullied you and you a lot when I was away." Xiyang, right? Seeing that I have made some money and started gossiping again, the government has let me out, so why are they still convicting me? It’s better to buy a house early and stay away from them.”

Lu Yan obviously wanted to do that too, but she was not willing to spend all her savings all at once.

After taking a look at her expression, Chen Li sighed: "Women are just careful, what are we afraid of if we have income! Come on, help me!"

Chen Xiyang went over to help pull down the shutter door silently, seeing the wrinkles on his father's face when he exerted his strength, he suddenly felt inferior, as if it was difficult for him to become a man like his father in this life.

The joyful banquet that night marked the beginning of the winter vacation. What Chen Xiyang has to do every day is to read books, give advice to Lin Ji in his studies, and go to the store to help. The smell is getting stronger and stronger, the vegetable market is crowded every day, stalls selling firecrackers can be seen everywhere on the street, and the students who are temporarily released from the sea of ​​learning are laughing and making noises all over the street. In this peaceful atmosphere, Chen Li's gift Like most shops, the store is also temporarily closed, preparing for the New Year.

Cooking meat, frying meatballs, and making dumplings, strictly speaking, the preparations are the same as in previous years, but perhaps because the conditions at home are better and the family is more harmonious, the air is sweeter than in previous years.

The New Year's Eve is getting closer, and Lu Yan's unit has officially closed the annual vacation. Due to the good benefits, she brought back two large boxes of benefits out of breath. The jealous Chen Li kept saying that in this world, the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. Forced Lu Yan to laugh and scold him for not seeing the world.But before New Year's Eve officially arrives, the family has one more thing to prepare.

Because they were worried that the Xu family would arrange to visit their relatives after the next year, the family of four dressed up on New Year's Eve 28, and everyone carried a full gift box to visit their in-laws.

Their arrival naturally made Gu Honghong overjoyed, and she almost stuffed the drinks and candy on the table into the arms of her in-laws, but the happiest one was Chen Xiyang's god-brother, Xu Donghai smiled and pulled Xia Jun over: "Come on, this is Let's godfather and godmother, it's time to come here, so you won't have to visit alone!"

Even Chen Xiyang couldn't have imagined that he would suddenly bring his girlfriend home for the New Year, and the old couple couldn't even imagine it, but congratulations should be made after being stunned, and they are also considered talented and beautiful, which makes the elders happy to see them.

"Come here, these are melon seeds from Inner Mongolia, much more fragrant than ours!"

Before Lu Yan finished eating the fragrant pears, Gu Honghong stuffed another handful of melon seeds like bullets, and took the opponent's hand with a smile: "Honghong, your Donghai is really sensible, and he is also clever. Are you going to grow up again soon?"

Gu Honghong smiled and sighed: "Like his father, I married Lao Xu very early. I didn't expect this child to be the same. He is still a student so he brought me a daughter-in-law! But this will save us from worrying about it later. Let’s start a family and start a business, let’s start a family first and then start a business, after they graduate, they will get a certificate, and while we are young, we can give him a few more children.”

Chen Li laughed: "If the little grandson is so sensible, I'm afraid the four generations will live together soon!"

All the adults in the room laughed together, Xu Donghai followed them and said a few jokes, then winked at Chen Xiyang, and the four young people sat alone at another table, after all, they had more in common with each other.

Chen Xiyang felt that once Xu Donghai left the school, the environment would be much more pleasing to the eye, and he sincerely wished him: "I just realized how good and serious your relationship is today, congratulations."

Xu Donghai immediately tore off his pleasing face: "Wait, I will find you as the best man! But don't cry, after all, my brother can't be with you in the future."

Chen Xiyang remained expressionless: "I'll go and tell godmother that you have a crush on me."

"Don't! Brother!" Xu Donghai stopped him immediately, "Are you kidding me, are cultural people so unreasonable?"

Xia Jun smiled and patted him, this intimate scene made them more suitable.Chen Xiyang always thought that Xu Donghai's family background and personality would make him a textbook swinger, but eating the same rice gave birth to all kinds of people, Xu Donghai was willing to take Xia Jun to meet his parents, Xia Jun was willing to follow him home, his parents Willingness to accept their affections says a lot.

This kind of thing gave Chen Xiyang the feeling of four words, fascinated, even as beautiful and graceful as a myth, and then brought a bit of elusive misty.To describe it specifically, he seems to have dug up gold on a stranded island. The only thing he has to do for the rest of his life is to look at the desolate sea and wait for the ship that his reason tells him will never appear.

Xu Donghai fed Xia Jun a grape, and without accident, he turned the topic to Chen Xiyang: "What about you? When will you find someone?"

Chen Xiyang looked at the VCD behind him, and the corner of his mouth seemed to be mingled with vague bitterness: "I don't know."

Xia Jun smiled and helped him out: "Xiyang is handsome and talented. It's normal to have high vision. Don't always introduce crooked melons and cracked dates to deal with them."

"I'm just introducing him to Tianxian, what's the use if he doesn't see you?" Xu Donghai was quite aggrieved, "You are the best girl I know, and he is willing to meet this, how about I introduce you to him?"

Lin Ji who was drinking was almost choked, Xia Jun gritted his teeth and twisted his arm: "How perfect you would be if you were dumb!"

Chen Xiyang leaned on the back of the sofa with a smile and said nothing, and saw Lin Ji's fair neck from the side. He quickly looked away calmly, but he couldn't hear Xu Donghai's jokes clearly.

When it was time for dinner, Gu Honghong and Lao Xu brought out all the sea cucumbers, squids and old turtles that had been saved for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and even steamed a basket of live crabs. By the time they finished their lunch, talking and laughing, it was already three or four in the afternoon After ordering, they sat down again and started chatting about business. After the chat, they talked until the lights came on. They couldn't make excuses and started to eat dinner again. The dumplings filled with three delicacies made their stomachs that had just calmed down a circle bigger.

The grown-ups have what the grown-ups say, the couple always get together and whisper, the remaining pair of brothers just sit on the sofa. Luckily, Xu Donghai’s family has a color TV, and Lin Ji sits on the sofa to watch the show quietly. , Chen Xiyang beside him didn't feel the time was hard either.

It was late at night, and before Chen Li got up to leave, Gu Honghong took out another box of mahjong to play, and Chen Li and Lu Yan had to be his companions, and it didn't last all day and night to play with this thing, so Gu Honghong touched the cards and said: "You guys It’s rare to come here, and you don’t have to visit relatives a year ago, so you can stay for a night, and you can count as long as you want to play.”

Before they could refuse, they shouted: "Donghai, go and clean up the guest room for your two younger brothers, and then clean up another room, so you can go to rest when your godfather and godmother are tired!"

Xu Donghai naturally agreed, and staying overnight was beyond Chen Xiyang's expectations, but the fact that he was still sharing the bed with Lin Ji made the accident less important. He glanced sideways at Lin Ji, but met his eyes— —For some reason, Lin Ji also looked at him.

After tidying up the house, Xu Donghai went back to the bedroom to rest early. The crisp sound of mahjong tiles colliding seemed to have a hypnotic power. It didn't take long for Lin Ji to yawn, and even tears came out of the corners of his eyes.

"Sleepy?" Chen Xiyang asked.

Lin Ji pursed his lips and nodded, like a puppy.

Over there, Chen Li and Lu Yan became interested in playing, and Gu Honghong became more and more energetic. Obviously, it was impossible to leave in a hurry, so he turned off the TV, got up and went to the guest room with Lin Ji.

After walking for several steps, Lin Ji remembered to ask, "Brother, do you know the way?"

Chen Xiyang was expressionless: "Follow me, you can't lose it."

Lin Ji looked really sleepy, but when he came to a completely unfamiliar environment, even if there was still the most familiar person lying beside him, it was difficult to fall asleep for a while.

There was a hint of sweetness in the air, and the quilt on his body was warmer than the one at home, but Lin Ji couldn't fall asleep after several breaths in a row. Chen Xiyang kept quiet, but listening to Lin Ji's yawning sound, the more he listened, the more energetic he became. .

At this moment, there was a whisper from nowhere, a female voice, the content could not be heard clearly, but the two of them subconsciously pricked up their ears, and suddenly became more awake.

The two held their breaths and waited for a while, and the vague voice sounded again. Although they still couldn't hear the content clearly, they could tell that it was coming from the next door separated by a wall, and it was self-evident who it was.

Chen Xiyang was just thinking about whether they could sleep in bed at home, and when he spoke, he became gasping, accompanied by short low shouts.

If Chen Xiyang didn't know what was going on, then he was pretending to be pure on purpose.He touched his forehead helplessly, there are guests at home today, can't Xu Donghai be more restrained?

Once this kind of thing enters the state, it will involuntarily forget the environment. The movements from Xia Jun and Xu Donghai became more and more obvious, and Chen Xiyang couldn't help being embarrassed for them.What was even more embarrassing was that when he turned over, he, who had long been used to the darkness, saw Lin Ji's staring eyes.

Lin Ji grinned silently at him, Chen Xiyang took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "Still sleeping?"

Lin Ji said helplessly, "Hey, why are you sleeping here?"

Knowing something from his tone, Chen Xiyang couldn't help saying: "You know a lot at a young age."

Lin Ji's whole body was huddled under the warm quilt, and he looked straight at him with his exposed head: "Brother, although I am in the first year of high school, I am only two or three months younger than you."

Chen Xiyang had nothing to say, so he could only nod his head: "OK."

Their side was quiet, and it would only set off the unscrupulous people on the other side of the wall. Chen Xiyang felt that in the current environment, it was inappropriate for him to even move his fingers. Lin Ji also remained silent, daring not to move like a frightened animal.

If he was alone, maybe Chen Xiyang wouldn't be so embarrassed. He didn't dare to speak or move, and even forced himself to breathe so hard. In his chaotic mood, the darkness in front of him seemed to turn into that black patch of darkness. In the sea area, Chen Xiyang did not see the boat he was waiting for, but instead saw the dorsal fin of a shark among the rolling waves.