Juliet Tower

"I didn't steal it! I just forgot to pay! Let go!" Li Huijun's struggle was exaggerated, which made it look like a scuffle between two middle-aged shrews from a distance, and the scene was unsightly.

Qiao Yumian froze for a long time, her legs seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move.

This is... Li Huijun?Is it the woman who puts dignity first, for fear of being looked down upon by anyone?Is it his mother who caused her more pain than losing her life?

Whether it was going out of public places with disheveled clothes, or quarreling and shoving in public, these behaviors had nothing to do with the mother he knew. At this moment, the sloppy figure who was accused of stealing seemed to be a stranger to him.

But in front of him was undoubtedly his mother who had been a real fake. She wanted to run away but couldn't get rid of her. Her long and thinning hair was grabbed by someone, and the silvery white hair in her temples could not be covered in broad daylight. She was extremely embarrassed and dignified. sweep the floor.

Right now, as a son, he seemed to have no choice but to break through the shackles of shame with all his strength, rushing up in three steps in two steps, parting the increasingly lively crowd, breaking the stall owner's fingers, and blocking in front of his mother.

Li Huijun only gave him a weird look, and then, taking advantage of his control of the stall owner's hands, he ran away in full view of the crowd. The crowd made a way, and the embarrassed figure rushed towards their building not far away. Run in a hurry.

Qiao Yumian stood there dumbfounded, and the stall owner pointed at him in anger and cursed: "Your mother stole from our house! Will you pay me!"

Originally, he thought that everyone would calm down and get an explanation that satisfied all parties, but Li Huijun's running away turned out to be a real crime.

"She didn't steal... How much will I give..." Qiao Yumian frowned and lowered her head to take out her phone.

"Last week, a melon melon was 39 yuan and 9 yuan, a box of half a catty cherries was 48 yuan and 8 yuan the day before yesterday, and two Australian mangoes were 19 yuan and 9 yuan today." Putting it into a plastic bag, seeing that he didn't intend to refute, his tone softened, and he took the calculator from the stall and reset it to zero, "108 8, I'll give you a 91% discount after wiping off the change, 8 [-]."

The excitement was gone, and the crowd naturally dispersed.An inexplicable farce ended, and Qiao Yumian, who was forced to go on stage, stared blankly at the window of his living room not far away. He really couldn't figure out why Li Huijun would do this.

She has a stable job with a good income, and Qiao Zhe also shares the mortgage.Now that I am in my third year of high school, the last expensive tuition fee has been paid three months ago, and my grandparents have nothing to do with them, and they don't seem to have any urgent need for money.

Taking a step back, even if the family is really short of money, Li Huijun will definitely not use this method to solve it.

"Son, has something happened to your mother recently? I always feel that she is not normal." The stall owner's aunt is not bad, but she has a quick temper, and now she has restored the friendly appearance of the neighbors in the past, "But it's normal, It takes a while for a person to suddenly retire. But it has been several months, why is it not good at all, you have to be sensible, take good care of your mother, and don't make him angry. "

……

retire?How many months?

Qiao Yumian was startled, turned her head slowly, opened her mouth, and only managed to say two words after a while: "Thank you."

Lee Hye-jun is out of work?Why?She is 50 years old this year, and it is true that she has reached the age to retire, but she probably has no such intention, and she has never mentioned it. How could it be so sudden?And retirement is nothing to be ashamed of, why didn't she tell herself... Was it because she was afraid of affecting his study status?It doesn't make sense...

Filled with doubts, he returned home with the two half-broken Omans.

Li Huijun stood in the kitchen, staring at the dishes piled up in the sink in a daze, his eyes were empty, without any light.

Qiao Yumian looked at her skinny profile, and vaguely saw a flower that was blooming, which made people's nose sore.He only felt that his mother had aged rapidly before he knew it.

So, he swallowed a stomach full of questions.

Whether it was due to the impact of menopause or the sudden loss of her job, she must not have done it intentionally, so why should she ask her again to embarrass her in front of her son?Since she doesn't want to talk, don't ask.

He took off his schoolbag, took the newly issued report card and walked to the door of the kitchen: "Mom, the results have been issued... Fifteen."

Li Huijun didn't answer, just glanced sideways at the paper, obviously lacking in interest, and said lightly: "Well, not bad. Physics 88, there is progress."

"Actually, it's not..." Qiao Yumian was taken aback, "A score of 110 in Physics... is equivalent to 80 percent." He said it with a guilty conscience, but he still made up his mind not to take Li Huijun's words to heart today no matter how ugly they are go.As long as it makes her more comfortable venting.

"Oh." The expected attack did not appear, the other party just took out the ribs from the refrigerator, "Shall we have rib noodles tonight?"

This is the fourth time they have spare rib noodles this week.

Li Huijun, who always pays attention to meals, seems to have suddenly lost interest in cooking. Spare rib noodles are convenient, and a pot of braised soup can eat two meals in a row.

"Okay..." Qiao Yumian is not picky, but Li Huijun's laziness made him feel relieved. People get tired. He has long felt that his mother doesn't need to be so comprehensive and demanding perfection.

The soup this time was a bit too sweet, Li Huijun ate it very quickly, Qiao Yumian looked up and saw her cheeks bulging slightly, she was gobbling it up, and she was so cute.

Since the night when he skipped class and went to Haixi to play half a month ago, Li Huijun seemed to be a different person.

She no longer stared anxiously at her son's study. After dinner, she washed the dishes and went back to her room in silence. Sometimes she closed the door without washing the dishes. Qiao Yumian tentatively shared some housework for her without being blamed.She no longer prepares fancy breakfasts, and occasionally even sleeps until Qiao Yumian leaves.

"Mom, my meal card is out of money..."

"Oh. Turn yourself, use your phone." Li Huijun threw the phone in front of him, "Password..." She blinked with astonishment, "Your birthday...is..."

Qiao Yumian quickly dialed 0301 and unlocked the phone.The same goes for payment passwords...

"Mom, it's not very safe for you to set it up like this..." He frowned, "Don't set all the passwords the same, especially related to payment..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Huijun turned around and left, paying no heed to his advice.

Qiao Yumian calculated the money, transferred the amount that was just enough, left Li Huiyun's mobile phone on the dining table, took the dinner plate and went to the kitchen to wash it up.

Back in the room, he tried to close the door, but no one disturbed him all night until late at night.

After brushing his teeth, he took out his mobile phone, lay on the bed openly, sent An Jiayu a good night message, and stared at the hazy and translucent curtains, still unable to make a clue.So, is Li Huijun confused because of retirement and lost the focus of life, or did he finally think about it and decide to live a simpler life, letting go of himself and the people around him?

He had the extravagance to hope that it would be the latter, because the days of being uncontrolled recently were really contradictory and comfortable.

Maybe everything is really as he wished, and it will become smoother and smoother?

"Little Qiao!" An Jiayu's fingers were strong enough, even if he flicked on his forehead, it hurt enough, "What are you thinking..."

"Huh?" He rubbed the sore spot with the back of his hand, "What's wrong?"

"... finished eating... go back to sleep..." The other party had already emptied the plates of the two of them and stacked them in the recycling place.

"it is good."

Qiao Yumian lay side by side on the bed with him, and the man stretched out a hand to cover his forehead, "Why did it take so long to get red..."

"Your hands are too strong."

"Fart, it must be because your skin is too white." An Jiayu blamed him viciously, and then sighed leisurely, "You have been absent-minded recently, and you can't hear me, and you can only say nothing..."

"...It's true, it's fine." Qiao Yumian turned over and lay face to face with him, "I don't know what to say. My mother..."

"What's wrong with her? What's wrong with you? Did you hit you?" The other party suddenly stood up nervously and groped for his cheeks and arms.

"No. Didn't hit me." He didn't resist, and let others do it, "She has changed a bit recently, she doesn't care about me much... I just don't get used to it... I don't know if it's because I don't work anymore."

"Huh? She's not working anymore?" An Jiayu was taken aback, and then lay back on the pillow again, "It's unreasonable... It stands to reason that if you don't even have a job, you should control you even more pervertedly, that is, you can't use all your energy Put it on you."

"Yeah... I also find it strange... One day or two, it's been a long time. It's comfortable, but I always feel a little flustered..." Qiao Yumian wrapped up the quilt. In early winter, An Jiayu doesn't like to turn on the air conditioner, It was a bit cold with the windows open.The man's irises reflected the shadow of a bright window and two dragonfly flowers that had persisted until now.

"Hey, why do you think so much? It's a good thing. Maybe... once you're over 50, look away?"

Warm hugs came up, and they were pressed against their foreheads.Before An Jiayu fell asleep, she didn't forget to mention: "On New Year's Day...you want to come to the concert..."

"Okay." Qiao Yumian agreed without even thinking about it. Anyway, now Li Huijun doesn't care about his itinerary, he can go wherever he wants.

The author says:

In fact, there have been signs a long time ago =-= not easy to find.