blowing clouds

"You said, once you get married, don't you feel that the time is fast?"

The tightly seamed windows cut off the heat of summer, and the hard-working new air conditioner in the corner kept the room cool and pleasant. Even Mr. Tang, who had always been conscientious, put down his fan and took a nap, so it was understandable for the young man to gossip.

Chen Xiyang tapped the keyboard again and again: "Why do I suddenly feel this kind of emotion? Time has passed since I didn't enter the rivers and lakes?"

Xu Donghai said with a smile: "In the blink of an eye, Xia Jun and I have been married for one year, and my daughter will soon call her daddy. When I was in love with her a few years ago, I didn't think it was too fast. Now it's time to become a family." It’s different, it’s as if the dust of life has settled.”

Chen Xiyang turned to him with a serious expression: "Many men will have the idea of ​​you before cheating, and the next step is to go outside to find passion."

"Fuck, can you still have a good chat? I feel that the years are ruthless to you, and you say that I am going to cheat, who am I going to cheat? With you?" Xu Donghai laughed angrily, "You and your family It’s been a long time, do you feel this way?”

"No," Chen Xiyang shook his head without thinking, "We have always been in love."

Xu Donghai snapped: "I don't know how my precious brother endured you for so long."

Chen Xiyang glared at him: "That's my baby brother."

"Okay, yours, yours." Xu Donghai is still the same as in college, one of the joys in life is to make Chen Xiyang anxious.

After being ridiculous, Xu Donghai looked a little more serious, looked around at the drowsy colleagues, and lowered his voice: "Did godfather and godmother be more enthusiastic about you now?"

Chen Xiyang sighed slightly: "It's still the same, accepting fate is accepting fate, but there is always an awkwardness."

"It's a big deal..." Xu Donghai stretched his waist with emotion, "But this is already the best ending. It's very rare for godfather and godmother to acquiesce. People don't dare to be greedy and extravagantly seek perfection."

Chen Xiyang understands these truths, and even these are the original words he used to persuade himself, but every time his father looked at him and A Ji, the slight sadness in his eyes still made him feel uncomfortable.

Or how to say that people have to look forward to Shu.Chen Xiyang recalled the scene of the happy family of four in the past, and he didn't know when it would happen again in the future.

Chen Xiyang looked out the window inadvertently, even though the room was cut off from Xia Tian's fiery hug, the scorching sun still made cicadas ring in his ears.Children may like extreme seasons like summer and winter, and their moods follow the seasons, but adults are different, the outside seasons follow their moods.

Most areas in the north are very long in winter and summer, which severely shortens the docking time in spring and autumn. Chen Xiyang seems to be influenced by Xu Donghai. He feels that he has finally survived the dry summer. Before he has time to feel comfortable for a few days, the air is cold down.

In the winter of [-], a disaster was spreading across the country from south to north.

"I really hope that I can graduate quickly," Lin Ji, who had been lingering with Chen Xiyang for a weekend, was getting dressed to go to school on a Monday morning. The coolness outside the window silently urged him to speed up. The elementary school students who had just arrived at that time called me teacher, which was embarrassing."

Chen Xiyang, who had become an old fritter, didn't care at all that he was going to be late for work, and he stared straight at Lin Ji's waist exposed when he put on his clothes: "Where are the elementary school boys from? Stay away from them."

"Brother pervert, dirty thoughts." Lin Ji glanced at him.

Chen Xiyang laughed straight: "You don't give in too much, it seems that you have never resisted?"

Lin Ji ran out with a sullen head: "Don't talk, I'm leaving."

Chen Xiyang slowly dressed while reminiscing about the events of last night, and heard his mother instructing Lin Ji in the living room: "Put on more clothes, it's getting colder outside!"

When Chen Xiyang walked out of the bedroom, there was no sign of Lin Ji. During the meal, Lu Yan repeated the corresponding words to him again, and then muttered: "I always feel that the weather is not normal, as if something is going to happen... God If you are cold, you will be lazy, and your father is still asleep."

"He's working hard, it's better to sleep more."

Chen Xiyang put down his chopsticks and changed into a thicker fleece jacket under Lu Yan's watchful eyes. Thanks to his mother's supervision, he was not pushed back by the cold air when he went out.

The sky turned leaden gray again, and the people on the street were all in a hurry, Chen Xiyang could not help following them to speed up his pace, but when he came to the door of the unit, he unexpectedly found that a large group of people didn't go in, surrounded by people who didn't know what they were doing What.

When Chen Xiyang approached, Elder Tang and several heads of other departments had just finished discussing. Elder Tang cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, go home first, remember not to go out again, and at the same time ask your relatives, friends and neighbors if they have been there in the past week. If you have been to other places, you must truthfully report to the unit.”

Without knowing it, Chen Xiyang squeezed into the crowd and came to Xu Donghai's side: "What's the matter, the unit is yellow?"

Xu Donghai didn't joke, but looked serious: "You still don't know? It is said that it was first reported from Guangdong, and then the whole country was hit by atypical pneumonia overnight, and many schools and units were temporarily closed."

"Infectious disease?" Chen Xiyang didn't like to watch the news, so he obviously didn't pay attention to it. "It's just pneumonia. Why are you so scared?"

Xu Donghai sighed: "You really don't want to watch anything except your brother! The news said that the SARS virus that caused pneumonia is very dangerous, and the whole country has paid attention to it. Hey, godmother, godfather, they haven't been anywhere recently, have they? "

Chen Xiyang then became serious, and thought carefully for a moment: "No, every day I run between the store and the house, occasionally buying goods, and not even going out of the city."

"That's good." Xu Donghai looked at the closed door of the unit with a sad face, "This happened so suddenly, there was no sign at all... In short, we must pay attention to it, let's go back first, and don't crowd here."

On the way home, people spontaneously kept a distance from each other. This cautiousness had to make Chen Xiyang feel a little panicked. To him, there was a deadly infectious disease raging in the world overnight. In a hurry, he was confused and at a loss as to what to do. After walking a long way, he suddenly realized the most important problem.

What about Lin Ji?Can he still go to the most densely populated school?Is it important to go?

The epidemic was extremely rapid when it first broke out, and most people were dazed and panicked. Fortunately, based on this shrinkage and trust in the government, people will accept the overall dispatch in an orderly manner, obey the arrangement, and participate in all aspects wholeheartedly. There was no widespread tragedy.

It is undeniable that people at the beginning of the epidemic were basically as frightened and panicked as little chickens, and their minds were full of the safety of themselves and their loved ones.

Chen Xiyang took out his cell phone in a panic, and just about to call Lin Ji, the other party called.

"How are you over there?"

"Brother, are you okay?"

The two of them spoke almost at the same time. The voice of their lover gave Chen Xiyang confidence, and he forced a smile: "It seems that you have encountered a similar situation, and our unit will not let you go for the time being."

"I received a call from the counselor on the way, saying that the school is temporarily closed, and I'm heading home," Lin Ji said, "He also said that we should prepare masks and vinegar."

"I'll go buy it," Chen Xiyang replied, "Don't go to a messy place, just go home."

"This is not an epidemic area, don't be like this..."

"Be obedient, I've already arrived at the pharmacy." Chen Xiyang emphasized his tone.

After a few more words of advice, Chen Xiyang was temporarily relieved. In fact, he had never been to the pharmacy at all, and he was even far away, but he didn't want Lin Ji to take risks in crowded places again.

However, when he arrived at the pharmacy by detour, the door that no one cared about in the past had been blocked, and people could still maintain their superficial demeanor with great difficulty, but Chen Xiyang understood the earnest and hasty expressions and irresistible gestures. , He came one step late, it's over.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xiyang decided that he was waiting here for nothing, so he could only run to the store, searched for many stores, and finally bought a dozen packs of rice vinegar in a small store in an alley.

Chen Xiyang couldn't figure out why he was so jealous. At this moment, he didn't know what it was for.

When they returned to the gate of the family courtyard, the sky was gloomy as if they had an ulcer. Chen Xiyang saw Lin Ji standing there looking around anxiously, obviously he was anxious because he couldn't wait for a long time.

He hurried over, and the two looked at each other without saying a word, and hugged each other at the same time.

The coolness in the air seemed to be stronger, Chen Xiyang tidied up Lin Ji's somewhat messy hair: "There are too many people, I didn't buy a mask, but I have vinegar, let's go home first."

Lin Ji nodded quickly. On the way home, he couldn't help holding his brother's hand, and smiled following Chen Xiyang's gaze: "I was panicked when I first got the news, but when I saw your first At one glance, I have a bottom line in my heart."

Lin Ji's smile was like the blue sun in winter, Chen Xiyang smiled and said: "Why don't we say that we are connected in heart."

Back home, Lu Yan was watching the news on TV worriedly. Chen Li was sitting on the sofa with his clothes on, his face seemed a little ugly.After the two children came back, Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "Really, what do you call this? Why is there a sudden outbreak of an infectious disease? The neighborhood committee just sent us a notice to suspend business. It seems that this time the incident is really serious."

"Life is the biggest, so let's close the business before the epidemic eases." Chen Xiyang looked at the shocking numbers on the screen, which may not be considered particularly large, but when they represent human life, they are extremely heavy, "It just so happens that you and Dad are also resting. "

Lu Yan nodded slowly worryingly, and Chen Li relaxed his sitting posture, but his face was still gloomy.

"By the way," Chen Xiyang looked at Lin Ji, "Why did your teacher ask you to buy vinegar?"

Lin Ji replied: "Smoke vinegar to sterilize bacteria, take an unnecessary pot or dustpan, burn it red, pour vinegar on it to smoke."

Chen Xiyang frowned: "That smells so bad."

"Safety comes first." Lin Ji smiled, stretching his brows and eyes. I don't know if the jealousy gave him a sense of security, or it was because he and his brother could spend more time together behind closed doors.

On the one hand, Chen Xiyang was worried about pneumonia, and on the other hand, he didn't want to accept the smell of smoked vinegar, so he didn't laugh with Lin Ji. At this time, he didn't know that for a long time to come, that pungent smell would linger in the air. At home, in the workplace, in public places, and even everywhere he passed.

In this silence, Chen Li suddenly looked like a person who had been up all day and all night, his eyelids trembled uncontrollably, then he lowered his head, and fell limply on the sofa.

"His father? His father!" Lu Yan was the first to realize something was wrong, and immediately flew over.

Chen Xiyang followed closely behind, but when he helped Chen Li who was in a coma, he trembled like an electric shock.

He trembled, not because of his father's body that had become emaciated at some point, but because of his hot forehead.

Even if he has no common sense, he knows that pneumonia is often accompanied by high fever.