Straight Guy's Edible Guide

Tao Leping is a four-year-old boy, thanks to his mother's blessing, this kid looks juicy.

Wearing a small hospital gown, with a white and tender face, when you look at you quietly, you look like a little angel.

When Xie Ansheng arrived there, Tao Leping was doing pottery there.

The condition of the treatment center is good, and several rooms have been specially prepared for patients to use as leisure rooms.However, basically no one has the mood to play this.In the huge pottery studio, there were only Tao Leping and a young man standing beside him.

Tao Leping rubbed the mud carefully with his small hands like a jade carving, and the young man standing next to him was bending over and patiently holding his hand to draw the blank.But this person didn't seem to have played with this thing before, the mud in the center of the machine was crooked, and it was completely impossible to see what it was.

Just when one big and one small were at a loss, another pair of well-articulated hands appeared on the opposite side, holding the lump of mud in the middle to straighten the shape bit by bit, and finally a rudimentary shape of a pottery bowl appeared.

Tao Leping, who pursed his lips and looked serious, immediately raised his head, his eyes sparkling, "Uncle Xie, I knew it was you!"

Xie Ansheng concentrated on squeezing the mud. Hearing this, he hummed, "Yes, besides you, Uncle Xie, who else can knead the mud so artistically."

Little Tao Leping curled his lips, "Uncle Xie is so narcissistic!" As he spoke, the little mud hand tapped Xie Ansheng's nose, and suddenly, a lump of mud stuck to the tip of Xie Meiren's nose in a funny way.

"Yo, I also know 'narcissism', awesome!" Xie Ansheng didn't care about the child's mischievousness at all, and praised Tao Leping with a smile.

Glancing at the young man standing aside with a smile on his face, Xie Ansheng slightly restrained his expression, "Little Tao Leping, next time your Uncle Feng comes to visit you, don't pester him to play in the mud."

"Why?" Tao Leping looked at Xie Ansheng with big eyes puzzled.

Xie Ansheng smiled, "Your Uncle Feng has never passed an art class since he was a child, so don't mislead you."

"Thank you, Brother Xie!" Feng Yuan, who was standing aside, blushed.

Xie Ansheng chuckled, "Why don't I remember what you have to thank me for? Hmph, don't see me like a mouse seeing a cat. I never beat you!"

Did you beat me less then?Mentioning this matter, Feng Yuan looked resentful.

Feng Yuan was Xie Ansheng's younger brother in the past, skipping classes, drinking, and beating people. As long as there is Xie Ansheng, there must be Feng Yuan.However, once the two of them got too big, they directly stabbed a little gangster into a serious injury and unconsciousness.Although the person was rescued in the end, the families of both parties still lost a lot of money to suppress this matter.

Then Feng Yuan's father took the whole family out of the country, severed the contact between Feng Yuan and Xie Ansheng, and only recently came back.

But even after so many years, the ruthlessness that Xie Ansheng stabbed someone with a knife that night still clearly remained in his mind, which made him have an instinctive fear of Xie Ansheng.

Feng Yuan stared at Xie Ansheng's side face for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Xie, I heard that you went back to hang out with Zhao An again?"

Xie Ansheng paused, and took the finished product out of the machine. The round clay bowl really had a sense of rustic art.He took out a few pieces of paper from the drawer box next to him and wiped the mud on his hands and nose before he said, "It doesn't count, he pulled the string and asked me to be someone else's bodyguard."

Feng Yuan said anxiously: "Bodyguard? How dangerous is that!"

"What's the matter? When we fought with those bastards in the No. [-] Middle School, you Xie brother and I got such a big gash on the back," Xie Ansheng said, and compared his hands, "Ten stitches , is not still alive and kicking now."

"That's different! It's not like you don't know that Zhao An is now a gangster, and they have guns!"

Xie Ansheng didn't speak anymore, he rolled up the mud paper in his hand into a ball, made a shooting motion, and hit the trash can.

"Have you eaten yet?" The tone was calm, as if there was no conversation between the two just now.

Feng Yuan knew that Xie Ansheng had already made up his mind, and no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he would only turn his back on him.As long as the donkey went down the slope, he said angrily: "It's a bit too much, I must have eaten it!"

Xie Ansheng didn't care about his tone, and said with a smile: "But I didn't eat."

As he spoke, he patted his belly pitifully.

Feng Yuan stared at him for a while, then lost, "What do you want to eat?"

"I don't pick and choose, as long as you are full."

Then he lowered his head and asked Tao Leping again: "Where is Leping?"

Tao Leping raised his head and said with a smile, "Thank you Uncle Feng, I'm not hungry."

What Feng Yuan can't stand the most is pretending to be pitiful, which hasn't changed after so many years.

Xie Ansheng patted Tao Leping's head proudly, "Next time you want to order Uncle Feng, use this trick too, it will work!"

Tao Leping, a kid with a muddy face, nodded his head as if he was pounding garlic, saying that Uncle Xie is indeed Zhuge Liang!

After eating, Xie Ansheng took Tao Leping to the children's playground in the treatment center to play.

It is said that it is a children's playground, but there are only a few slides and some wooden horses with peeling paint.

Tao Leping didn't care about these things. He felt very happy to have his favorite Uncle Xie and Uncle Feng come to see him today.Sitting on the wooden horse, she happily swayed back and forth, her eyes smiling like crescent moons, and she felt cute just looking at it.

Sitting on another wooden horse beside him was a little boy with dark skin, a big head, and a body that looked thinner than Tao Leping.

He said, "Leping, Leping, has your father come to see you?"

Tao Leping shook his head with a sad expression, "No, it's my uncle."

"Oh..." The boy let out a long sigh, and then patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, "It's not bad for uncle to come to see you, no one came to see me..."

"Simple, are you sad?" Tao Leping asked this little boy named Simple with wide eyes.

Jian was stunned for a moment, and then showed a big smile, "No! I secretly heard Dr. Li say that I won't live long, so they will be sad when they see me, they might as well not come."

Tao Leping was very angry, "Why did Dr. Li say that?!"

He simply waved his hand and said, "You know, I've been suffering from fever and vomiting recently, and Dr. Li is right. Anyway, this disease can't be cured, and I'm not afraid of death."

Tao Leping stared blankly at him, feeling a little sad suddenly.He sniffed, and said in a nasal voice: "You...don't think about it, maybe, maybe it's because you secretly ate my ice cream, it's not, it's not..."

"It's you who stole my ice cream, okay..." He muttered briefly, but when he turned his head and saw Tao Leping's tears streaming down his face, he quickly reached out to wipe his face, "Don't cry, don't cry, wait Can I make you a small flower basket later?"

Tao Leping nodded, with tears still on his eyelashes, he hiccupped and said, "Why didn't I know you could make little flower baskets?"

Simple and proud smile, "My mother taught me, she said that it can be sold for money, I can make one in 10 minutes, and helped my mother earn a lot of money."

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Xie Ansheng and Feng Yuan leaned on the railing next to the children's playground, watching the children inside laughing and playing, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Maybe the next time I come, some children will never be seen again.

A man in a white coat walked up ahead, "An Sheng!"

Seeing the person coming, Xie Ansheng smiled politely, "Doctor Li."

Dr. Li looks handsome, with meticulously combed hair and a neat white coat.He smiled modestly at Xie Ansheng, "Come to see Leping again?"

Xie Ansheng nodded, "How is the child doing recently?"

Dr. Li glanced at Tao Leping in the amusement park, then turned to Xie Ansheng and said, "It's not bad. Compared with other children, the infection is not too serious."

"That's good, thank you. If Leping has any questions, please contact me."

"Of course, this is my responsibility. Well, I still have to take the child for an examination, so I'm sorry." Dr. Li patted him on the shoulder, then turned around and shouted softly into the amusement park: "Simple Children, we need to go for a check-up!"

Then the black boy who was talking to Tao Leping ran over with a smile.

When Dr. Li led him away, he waved his hands to Xie Ansheng and the others, "Leping's two uncles, goodbye!"

Xie Ansheng also shook his hand at him, "Goodbye, kid."

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The two adults played with Tao Leping for a long time, until it was almost dark, and Xie Ansheng was ready to go home.

Originally, he planned to take the shuttle bus back at 05:30 by the staff of the treatment center, but since Feng Yuan is here, he can take his ride back, so that he can spend more time with the children.

When leaving, Tao Leping lowered his head and squeezed his fingers with a disappointed expression, "Uncle Xie, Uncle Feng, goodbye."

Feng Yuan patted his head and went to the parking lot to drive.

Xie Ansheng knelt down and stroked his hair, and said softly: "Nurse Li said that you drew a Ferris wheel in the drawing class, do you want to play?"

"Think!" After the child agreed crisply, he looked at Xie Ansheng cautiously, "Uncle Xie, can you take me there?"

"Of course, I will take you there this Saturday, okay?"

Tao Leping immediately became happy, excitedly couldn't help hugging Xie Ansheng, and kissed him deeply.

After the kiss, he nervously wiped his own saliva with his small sleeve, which made Xie Ansheng feel a little bit uneasy, so he quickly grabbed his hand, "It's okay, Uncle Xie doesn't dislike you."

Tao Leping lowered his head and said softly, "Uncle Xie, I'm afraid you'll be infected."

Xie Ansheng's heart trembled, as if soaked in vinegar, it was sour.

Happy childhoods are all alike, but unhappy childhoods are unhappy in their own way.

For AIDS children like Tao Leping, they are born to survive.

He has never drank breast milk for a day since he was born, has not been hugged by his father once, has no family warmth, and has no healthy body... Every day they live is to fight against the disease.

The future is covered in dust, and it is worthwhile to take a look at the world outside the ward.

Tao Leping was very thin, a four-year-old child who looked only two or three years old. When he was hugging him in his arms, Xie Ansheng couldn't help shaking his hands, for fear of accidentally hurting him.

Such a thin child is like a fighter for life, fighting against the limited life every day.

Just to live another day.

The picture went back to that day, the walls of the old buildings were covered with green creepers, and the branches and leaves of the creepers hung down from the security windows, like hanging a natural curtain.The venomous sunlight shines through the creepers in the room, printing leaf shapes on Tao Ye's body.

The plain woman touched her belly and said happily, "My baby is called Leping, and he will be happy and safe all his life."

Baby, I don't want you to be famous, rich or powerful.I only want you to have a safe and smooth life, grow up healthily, marry a wife and have children, and live an ordinary life like this.

This is my mother's greatest wish.

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Sitting in Feng Yuan's car, Xie Ansheng had a gloomy face, blending into the dark night outside, his whole person was indescribably gloomy.

Feng Yuan couldn't help but comfort him, "Leping's situation is fairly stable now, so don't worry too much. The initial trial of the new AIDS treatment developed in Canada has been successfully completed, and it may be introduced to China soon."

Hearing this, Xie Ansheng's eyebrows and eyes moved, and the gloom in his whole body dissipated a lot.

He sighed wearily, "I didn't take good care of Tao Ye back then, at least I had to keep her son."

"It's not your fault!" Feng Yuan couldn't help retorting loudly, paused, and then said: "It's been so long, and I don't know why Sister Tao Ye got sick, so why is it related to you?"

"..." Xie Ansheng looked out the window and was silent for a while, then said lightly: "If found out, I must kill him!"

The words were flat, but full of killing intent.Feng Yuan couldn't help but look back at Xie Ansheng, those dark eyes immediately coincided with that night many years ago, that day, Xie Ansheng stabbed the knife into the little gangster's flesh expressionlessly, with a muffled sound. ring.

At night, a chill ran up his spine, Feng Yuan shivered all over, and couldn't help reaching out to turn off the air conditioner in the car.

Xie Ansheng glanced at him, did not speak, and opened the car window silently.

The wind from outside was blowing in, bringing with it the unique refreshingness of summer, which finally relieved the dullness in the car.

Feng Yuan swallowed, and couldn't bear the atmosphere of silence, "Brother Xie, who did Zhao An ask you to be a bodyguard for?"

Xie Ansheng looked out the window, and said lightly, "Young master of the Xiao family."

"The Xiao family? Is that the Xiao family?" Feng Yuan wondered.

Xie Ansheng saw his reaction exactly the same as his own back then, and couldn't help laughing out amusedly, "Otherwise? Which Xiao family is there?"

After getting the confirmation, Feng Yuan became excited all of a sudden, "Zhao An sent you to the tiger's mouth! I knew An had no good intentions! No, brother Xie, you can't agree to this!"

Xie Ansheng patted him with a smile, "Drive well, boy, you are killing two lives in one car now!"

Feng Yuan calmed down and turned his head to concentrate on driving, but his tone was still very anxious: "Brother Xie, I know you want to make money to treat Leping, but AIDS patients are subsidized by the state, so you don't have to worry."

"I'm not trying to find a place for Leping to take him in, I'm trying to cure him." Xie Ansheng said firmly.

"I have money! Do I travel?! Even if I don't have enough money, isn't there Zhao An who is a father? It's only natural that he pays!"

"I won't let Tao Ye owe him any more money! In the past, I couldn't fight for it. Now that everyone is dead, I can't even protect the dignity of a dead person! When Le Ping recovers from his illness, he will follow him My surname is listed on my household registration book, and I will be my son!"

Feng Yuan was speechless for a while.

Brother Xie has not changed. The people he cares about must be protected with all his might.

Just like in that alley many years ago, I was beaten to the ground by a gangster like a dog. The brightest scene I saw before fainting was the light of the knife in Brother Xie's hand. ) was updated more vividly and that night, Feng Yuan still remembers not only the ruthlessness of brother Xie when he stabbed someone, but also the worry in his eyes when he looked at himself.