Juliet Tower

Their father and son are about the same height. Qiao Zhe is old but not too old. His body shape is not out of shape at all. He wears khaki pants and a loose white sweater. It is a coincidence that he has a shirt with his son. It was Li Huijun who bought them for them back then. discounted goods.

Their genetic tallness and handsomeness made them stand out in the crowd. Qiao Yumian struggled for 5 minutes. The left side of the balance was the boring four-hour tutoring and some kind of "betrayal" of the mother, and the right side was the long-lost father and nature. call.

Seeing that he was undecided, Qiao Zhe said more: "Son, let's play with Dad, I have something to say to you, just this time."

The scale tilted suddenly, and he finally got into his father's old Passat.

At the time of the divorce, he didn't fight for his son or real estate. Except for his personal belongings, he left everything else to his ex-wife, and he had to call Qiao Yumian on time every month for child support. It's easy to leave it to him.

Counting nine cold days, the wind is a thin blade to cut flesh, Qiao Yumian wore a gray plaid scarf for the first time: "It's so cold today, is there still a place to fish?" He put on his seat belt, glanced at the back seat of the car, fishing gear, thermos cup, folding small bench And sunglasses and visors are all available.

"Yes, there are. There are indoor and ice fishing, but today we go to the nearest reservoir. It's quiet and there are few people, but it's colder." Qiao Zhe is familiar with the surrounding fishing spots. Quarreling, now there is no need to be sneaky.

"School will start next week, right?" Qiao Zhe set up the pole and pulled his son to sit in the bitter cold wind.

"Yeah." Qiao Yumian really can't experience the fun of fishing at this age, if there is no wind, it would be good to just stare at the scenery in a daze.He rewrapped the scarf tightly, covering his mouth, nose and cheeks, only showing a pair of eyes.The water surface is like a mirror, and the clouds swim in the reflection of the sky, and there are no fish at all.

"...I'm not worried at all about your studies, I'm just worried that you will feel uncomfortable after staying in that school for a long time." This man rarely put on his father's airs, "After all, there is a saying, I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. "

Qiao Yumian shrugged his eyebrows and didn't answer. Although he didn't fail to finish, he never finished it...

"It's not about grades." Qiao Zhe revealed his age when he smiled, and there were a few radial lines at the corners of his eyes.He unscrewed the thermos cup, and there was a bitter fragrance of tea leaves in the hot air, "You know, I was against you going to the experimental high school, it's not a place for ordinary people's children to go to school. But your mother is strong, who I can't persuade you, but I just gritted my teeth and tightened my trouser belt to stuff you in... It's hard for you, but in fact, it's not hard for her."

It is quite bitter.

Getting up early and working late at night, I feel distressed when I spend an extra dollar in an expensive environment. Everyone around me is excellent, and I often feel frustrated, especially when I find that others I am looking for are at my fingertips.

"High school life is actually very precious. Everyone is young and innocent, full of ambition, carefree, no need to face the society, and no conflict of interest. But my father is very worried that you will be confused and inferior in the environment that does not belong to you, and you will not be able to meet like-minded people. Friends, even isolated. But you also know that you really can’t beat your mother. She always thinks that I don’t seek to make progress, I’m lazy and lazy, and I’m not capable.” Qiao Zhe lowered his head and smiled wryly at himself, “Maybe I’m the same in your eyes. But I I still don't care much about those fame, heights."

"Dad..." Qiao Yumian hooked the scarf covering his face with his index finger, "What's wrong with you?" He had an intuition that his father's condition was not right today, and he was abnormal, "If you have something to say, you can just say it, there is nothing to go around."

"...Yes, don't go around the corner." The middle-aged man's palm was broad and rough, and he patted him heavily on the shoulder, "Dad resigned a year ago, and he is leaving here to go to the south. I have dealt with your grandparents' work in the suburbs." Old house, your Auntie Xu also sold her house here, and she plans to buy a homestay there, where she can grow flowers, fish, climb mountains, and live a slow life... You are growing up too, just looking at it 17 years old, how time flies."

Qiao Yumian was taken aback, and finally understood why Qiao Zhe didn't hesitate to let him skip the cram school today, but also took him out for a walk in the cold winter months, and he came to say goodbye.

"Hold on, you will be free in a year and a half. When you are in the summer vacation of your third year of high school, Dad's homestay should also be set up. When you come to play for a while, Dad will take you to play in the ancient city and climb the snow-capped mountains. It's delicious over there. There are a lot of them, and outsiders don't understand that there is only rice noodles..."

"Dad..." Qiao Yumian saw that he was getting more and more uncomfortable as he talked, so he simply interrupted him, "Is that the life you want?"

Qiao Zhe stared at him blankly, moved his lips but didn't make a sound, as if he wasn't ready for a response.

"If that's the life you want, don't worry about me. I'm fine now." He's telling the truth, he's fine, and the children of rich families are not as arrogant as they imagined, and they are well-informed Instead, let them open their minds and understand the truth.Although it was a bit late, he made friends smoothly and was not excluded at all. He even started to enjoy his high school life. The holiday has only been less than a month. He is actually looking forward to the start of school every day, "Really, say To be honest, my mother puts a lot of pressure on me, but as you said, there is only one and a half years left, and I have persisted for so many years. It is not bad. Everyone will be relieved after entering the university. My mother, I ,you."

In fact, what he really wanted to say was that since you paid such a high price and even broke up your family, then please get what you want.

"Yes. The big city is not suitable for me. You also know Dad, a free and undisciplined person..." Qiao Zhe finally moved his fishing rod, "Although I'm already in my 40s, it's never too late to make a decision. Right!"

As he spoke, he pressed his elbow and lifted the lever, and a shiny silver crucian carp was lifted out of the water, which lasted for 10 minutes.

Qiao Zhe is indeed an experienced fisherman. The distance between father and son is only one meter. For more than an hour, one fishing rod was completely silent, while the other was lifted frequently, and the bottom of the small fish box was quickly covered. A palm-sized crucian carp lay inside.

"Come back, don't freeze."

It was evening when we returned home, and the street lamps were turned on one after another. Looking at the dark blue sky in the distance, weaved with the tail lights to form a series of shining rivers.

Qiao Yumian was drowsy in the passenger seat with headphones on, but when she opened her eyes, she found that the car was parked in an unfamiliar place.

"Go to Dad's place and have a bowl of fish soup. Your Aunt Xu is very good at cooking." Qiao Zhe showed him the time, "It's still early, so I'll just sit for half an hour. If it's too late, it will only take ten minutes to send you back."

★Yellow★Peach★

Five o'clock, half an hour after class, 10 minutes of subway time, 10 minutes to walk home.The time calculation is very accurate, as expected of the man who has been fighting wits and courage with Li Huijun for many years.

Qiao Yumian, who was once on the same side with him in the past, couldn't help laughing, and then sighed: "I don't want to drink soup anymore, just go up and sit for a quarter of an hour before leaving. You park farther away and put me down, I'll walk back."

He knew that Qiao Zhe wanted him to meet with Aunt Xu, and he meant that his son didn't hold grudges against them. After all, he hadn't expressed anything since the two got married.

As a result, the fish soup was served on the table when it arrived home.

"Come back! Is it cold outside?" The woman took off her apron with a smile.The winter sweater outlines her graceful lines. Qiao Yumian only saw her in old photos of her father in the past. At that time, she was a girl, and she stood out in a circle of boys, but now, the years are kind to her .

This is Qiao Zhe's first love, two years younger than Qiao Zhe, the two are childhood sweetheart neighbors.However, her parents who were transferred with work in high school moved to another city, separated from each other, and never heard from each other again. Like thousands of ignorant first loves, they became precious youthful memories.

According to his father, Xu Manman is not a third party involved in his family. In Qiao Zhe's heart, he and Li Huijun ended as early as Christmas Eve in Qiao Yumian's sixth grade. I got my divorce certificate.

In the first two years, Li Huijun refused to sign the divorce agreement on the grounds that "the divorce of the parents would affect the son", until Qiao Zhe met Xu Manman unexpectedly and insisted on divorce.

Two middle-aged men and women who were also frustrated in their marriages reunited after a long absence, cherished each other and then fought fiercely. It didn't take long for the "first love" to continue, and it was you who went round and round. Others sound beautiful, but in the eyes of the party Li Huijun, it is "husband cheating" , unforgivable.

Regarding this matter, Qiao Yumian rationally sided with her mother, after all, the marriage was not divorced yet.

But emotionally, although he couldn't support his father, he gave him understanding. After all, his parents had long since ceased to love each other. After going out for a while, he secretly rejoiced that the world was finally at peace, and he no longer had to be caught between his parents and be angered for no reason.

But at this moment, seeing this beautiful woman with his own eyes, he still instinctively developed a trace of hostility.