After dressing as a villain, I'm with the paranoid male protagonist.

When the weather turned cold, Qiao Annian accompanied He Nanlou to Jiangcheng.

The reason He Nanlou gave was that the temperature had dropped and he had no clothes to wear. He wanted to buy some clothes at the shopping mall in the city and take a stroll in the city.

Just finished the mid-term exam, both of them got good grades and still played steadily.

This time, He Nanlou still took the second place in the school, only 9 points behind Qiao Annian, who was the first in the school.

Qiao Annian was very happy for his good friend, but also for himself.

Because he himself is also improving, his total score is 5 points higher than last time!

Especially for his English listening comprehension, only three points were deducted for the first time.Although the listening part was relatively simple, it was already a very happy thing for Qiao Annian.

So, he asked He Nanlou if he could go to Jiangcheng with him, Qiao Annian hesitated for a moment, and agreed.Originally, his plan was to do more sets of papers at home.

The expressway has not yet opened to traffic, and the round trip will take more than four hours including the time in the urban area.

Even if you get up at six o'clock in the morning and set off around 06:30, it will be almost seven o'clock when you wait for the departure.Neither of them has a car, so they have to take a bus. The departure time of the bus is often determined according to the number of people. very big.

Even so, Qiao Annian was a little excited about going out for the first time.

He Nanlou bought snacks and drinks in advance, and brought a mobile phone and a headset, so that the ride in the car would not be too boring, and he could eat and listen to music at the same time.

The car started slowly.

This was Qiao Annian's first time riding in a car and he had no experience.

The driver started suddenly. He didn't grasp the armrest properly and didn't fasten his seat belt. Out of inertia, his head hit the back of the front seat.

After a brief moment of confusion, he turned his head and smiled at He Nanlou, "What should I do, it seems a bit embarrassing."

He Nanlou: "I didn't see anything."

Qiao Annian gave him a thumbs up, "Go ahead."

He Nanlou glanced at him.

After getting along for this period of time, he could clearly feel that Qiao Annian became more and more relaxed and closer to him when getting along with him.

Leaning forward, He Nanlou fastened the safety belt for him, "Sit down.

Sunlight shone through the car window, hitting the picturesque eyebrows of the young man, casting mottled light and shadows on He Nanlou's face. Outside the window was the dark green camphor tree. As the shadows of the trees shook, the light and shadow on He Nanlou's face also swayed.

"do not move--"

He Nanlou raised his eyes.

"Don't move, don't move."

Qiao Annian put one hand on He Nanlou's shoulder, and with the other hand, he groped for He Nanlou's pocket, and found the mobile phone in his trousers pocket.Turning on the camera, he leaned back, found a good angle, and took a picture of He Nanlou.

The camphor tree swaying gently in the wind outside the window, the bus compartment, the sunshine, and the youth, although it is still autumn, make people feel a kind of vigorous vitality, which makes people want to smile knowingly when they see it.

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

Qiao Annian excitedly passed his hand in front of him, and turned to look at him, as if waiting for the teacher's praise.

Some people are born to capture the camera.

Encouraged by He Nanlou, Qiao Annian has become more and more familiar with the operation of the mobile phone, and he will no longer be at a loss while holding the mobile phone.

The composition and the capture of light and shadow in his lens are getting stronger and stronger.

Looking at the photos on the phone, He Nanlou was very appreciative, "Teacher Qiao took very good photos."

This "Teacher Qiao" made Qiao Annian a little embarrassed, and his ears were a little hot: "Why do I feel that you are teasing me?"

Although, he also felt that he did a good job.But it was very possible that it was because he had seen too few good-looking photos.

Xiaolou is different, Xiaolou has much more knowledge than him.For example, in an English test, understanding was mentioned, and he knew what it meant, but he had never seen it before.When the teacher asked who could use a computer, very few in the class raised their hands.

Later, the teacher asked some computer-related questions, and also expanded vocabulary. The students who had computers at home spoke very enthusiastically. He gave the information based on his understanding and the content of interaction with the teacher and the students. connect them in series.

The teacher mentioned online shopping again, and the students were a little confused now. No one knew what online shopping was, not even Wang Yue, who had the best family background in the class.

Maybe it was because he knew that Xiaolou was transferred from Jiangcheng, so the teacher asked Xiaolou.

Not only did Xiao Lou answer the question, but when the teacher asked him if he had ever experienced online shopping, he said that the current shopping web interface is not optimized enough, there are too few product categories, and the delivery is slow, which is far inferior to the experience of physical stores, but the price is low enough. It will be attractive to low-end customers, but it is not attractive enough for him at this stage.

The whole class was taken aback when they heard it.

He could clearly feel that the English teacher didn't know how to continue the conversation, so Xiaolou sat down directly.

In Qiao Annian's mind, there was nothing Xiaolou didn't know, and there was nothing Xiaolou didn't know.

That's why he didn't believe it when the word "very good" came out of He Nanlou's mouth.

"Mr. Qiao has no confidence in herself?"

"Who said that?"

Young people can't stand the most excitement, Qiao Annian slightly raised the volume.

He Nanlou nodded and patted his head, "Yes, that's how it should be."

Confident and optimistic.

This should be the Qiao Annian he knew.

...

The car gradually drove out of the town.

This was the first time Qiao Annian saw the scenery outside the small town. He originally thought that if he wanted to leave here, he would have to wait until after graduating from the third year of junior high school at the earliest.

In autumn, when the rice is ripe, the car drives by, and all you see is a golden rice field. Occasionally, you can see egrets gliding across the river.

He Nanlou held the phone in his hand, and Qiao Annian borrowed it to take several photos.

It was as if he was seeing the world for the first time, and he was full of curiosity about everything in front of him.

Just as Qiao Annian leaned forward and stretched his arms to take a picture of the autumn reeds outside the window, the phone was taken away from his hand.

He Nanlou: "Take a break first."

Now the car has only left the town not long ago, and it will take more than two hours to reach Jiangcheng. If you don't take advantage of this time to take a rest in the car, when you arrive in Jiangcheng, Qiao Annian, who is riding a car for the first time, will definitely be too physically ill. tired.

The phone was taken away, so Qiao Annian could only sit obediently in his seat, still staring out the window.

He Nanlou: "Eat something, it won't be so soon."

Qiao Annian shook his head: "I'm not hungry." They just had breakfast before going out.

However, after half an hour, Qiao Annian's excitement of riding in the car for the first time faded, and he began to feel sleepy gradually.

The car continued to drive on the road, and Qiao Annian's mind slowly followed the shaking car.

He Nanlou put his head on his shoulder.

Qiao Annian fell into a drowsy sleep. He felt as if a hand was gently brushing his cheek, and it seemed to be his own illusion.

The car shook so much that he was too sleepy.

Joannian fell asleep.

When Qiao Annian woke up, he found that the scenery outside the window had changed completely.

On both sides of the road are tall buildings that he has only seen on TV.

Qiao Annian opened her eyes slightly, and turned to look out the window: "Is this... Jiangcheng?"

After waking up, his throat was a little dry, which made Qiao Annian's throat a little hoarse.

He Nanlou handed over the uncapped mineral water bottle, and answered his question just now: "Yes. The car should pull into the station after a while."

"Should", I'm not sure because he has never taken a bus in Jiangcheng. Second, look at the buildings. This is Jiangcheng at least ten years ago, and he is not familiar with it.

Qiao Annian took it, and he held the unscrewed mineral water bottle in one hand and the bottle cap in the other, and said with emotion: "Xiao Lou, you will definitely be very popular with girls in the future."

Girls seem to like boys who are gentle and considerate, like Xiaolou, who is good-looking, gentle and considerate, there should be few girls who can refuse, right?

He Nanlou's voice was low: "...do you have a girl you like?"

Did Qiao Annian have any girls he liked before?

Qiao Annian shook his head, "No, no. I don't."

Holding the mineral water bottle, he lowered his head and smiled: "I just want to be admitted to high school now, and then work hard to get admitted to Jiangda University. What I like is too far away."

From very early on, his goal was very clear - to be admitted to Jiang University.Liking someone, or being like some classmates in school, confessing to the person he likes, and being together are not within his consideration.

Dedicated to learning is indeed in line with his perception of Qiao Annian's youth.

He Nanlou opened the material bag on his lap: "Do you want to eat?"

After riding for more than two hours, Qiao Annian happened to be a little hungry. He capped the mineral water bottle, reached out from his bag, and took a box of biscuits.

Open it, and the first piece was handed over to He Nanlou.

He Nanlou moved his face closer, Qiao Annian was stunned, and put the biscuit to his mouth.

He Nanlou bit it, and then reached out to take the remaining half.

...

The passenger terminal has arrived.

He Nanlou took Qiao Annian to take a taxi to Yintian Building.

He checked online, and at this time, many shopping centers had not yet been built, and only old buildings such as Yintian and Yunxiang could be used for shopping.

This was Qiao Annian's first time visiting a shopping mall. The smell of perfume floating in the air, as well as those gleaming chandeliers, colorful billboards, and dazzling array of products were all unfamiliar to him.

He experienced the amazement and novelty of Grandma Liu's first visit to the Grand View Garden, and he didn't know if Grandma Liu would have it, the inexplicable inferiority complex and at a loss that grew from the bottom of his heart.

He Nanlou took the clothes and made gestures in front of Qiao Annian and himself. Every time he made a gesture, he would ask Qiao Annian for his opinion.

Every time Xiaolou gestured in front of him with clothes, Qiao Annian felt a little embarrassed, because the staff would come up to help him try them on with extra enthusiasm.

He told the staff that he wasn't the one who wanted to buy clothes, but it didn't seem to have any effect. The staff still enthusiastically unzipped the down jacket for him and put the down jacket on for him.

Fortunately, Xiaolou bought clothes very quickly. They only tried two or three stores, and the clothes were bought.

Qiao Annian thought that the two of them would go back after shopping for clothes, but Xiaolou said that he was hungry and took him to the KFC store.

Qiao Annian only heard about KFC from her classmates, but never tried it.

When he saw the prices of various set meals or a la carte in the store, Qiao Annian discussed with He Nanlou in a low voice: "Just go in and eat, can I wait for you outside?"

It was too expensive for him to afford.

He also didn't want to take advantage of Xiaolou, Xiaolou had already helped him a lot, a lot.

He Nanlou: "I invite you. Or, I have one bite, and you have one. Choose one, and you choose one. If there is no other option, you will be angry if you reject the choice."

Joannian: "..."

For the first time, I heard someone express their anger so clearly.

...

Qiao Annian finally went to KFC with He Nanlou, but he insisted on refusing to eat.

He planned to go out of the shopping mall later, to see if there was a small shop nearby, and to buy some food like bread, which would satisfy his hunger. If not, he would go back and cook noodles by himself.

A bowl of noodles, even if you add an egg in it, and some chopped green onions to sprinkle on it, it's only three yuan.

The money for a KFC meal is almost worth her living expenses for a week.

Even if he wasn't the one paying the money, he couldn't be so disrespectful.

When He Nanlou picked up the family bucket on the table and got up to leave his seat, Qiao Annian didn't realize what he wanted to do until he saw him walking to the trash can.

Joannian reacted immediately.

He hurried over and grabbed his arm, afraid of attracting attention, he lowered his voice: "Xiaolou, what are you doing?"

He Nanlou: "Since you don't want to eat it, then throw it away."

Joannian: "!!!"

How precious is food!How could it be poured without even touching it!Fortunately, he arrived just now and reacted quickly enough!

He Nanlou: "Qiao Annian, have you ever considered me a friend? If Lin Jiajia invited you to eat KFC today, would you refuse?"

Qiao Annian blurted out, "That's different."

Seeing He Nanlou's expression suddenly turned cold, Qiao Annian quickly realized that no, he seemed to have said something wrong.

Qiao Annian hurriedly explained: "I mean, Jiajia and I have known each other since childhood..."

He Nanlou lowered his eyes: "It's because I got to know you too late."

"No, no, that's not what I meant either. Let's go back to our seats and talk about it, okay?"

Qiao Annian coaxed and tugged, and finally "coaxed" him back to his seat.

"What's the difference?"

Qiao Annian groaned inwardly, why...why do you still remember what happened just now.

Under the gaze of He Nanlou, Qiao Annian had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "If Jiajia invites me, I will not refuse, because I know that sooner or later, I will be able to return the favor. Jiajia and I, The two of us often come and go. But you are different..."

Qiao Annian pursed her lips: "You said you would let me live in your house and I would take care of your three meals a day, but in fact, even my three meals are mostly cooked by your relatives. Still It's the same with housework, and it's all done by your aunt. You hardly let me pay for the daily expenses. Your grades have improved a lot now, and there are fewer and fewer places where I can help. "

Qiao Annian took a deep breath, "Xiao Lou, I owe you too much. You have helped me a lot, but I can do so little for you. I don't even know...I don't even know what I owe you." How can I pay back these things of yours?"

"You saved me."

Qiao Annian: "But you also helped me."

"The reason why I can help you is based on the fact that I am still alive. If I were dead at that time, I would not be able to invite you to live in my house. I cannot go shopping with you now, nor can I treat you to dinner. KFC. If you have to say who owes someone a favor, then I owe you a favor. I am the one who really never pays back a favor all his life."

Qiao Annian waved his hands again and again: "No, no, there is no such thing."

He just did a favor that day.Xiaolou helped him much more than when he just jumped into the river that day.

He Nanlou brought the paper box containing chicken wings to Qiao Annian's face, "If I die that day, I won't be able to eat chicken wings now."

Qiao Annian couldn't hear what he said about whether he was dead or not, so he asked in a low voice: "Can we, can we not mention it?"

He Nanlou picked up the disposable gloves on the dinner plate, took Qiao Annian's hand, put the gloves on for him, and nodded kindly, "Okay, don't mention it. Eat."

Joannian: "..."

...

The gloves are already put on for him, so what else can he do?

Qiao Annian found that as long as Xiaolou made up his mind, he couldn't hold him back at all.

Thus, Qiao Annian ate the first KFC in his life.

It is warm, not so steaming, a little spicy, but the muscles in the mouth are very tender, and the skin of the chicken wings is coated with a sauce that he has never eaten before, which is enough to subvert his previous concept of food like chicken wings.

He Nanlou handed over the Coke: "If I die now, I won't be able to drink the Coke."

Qiao Annian almost choked on the chicken in his mouth, so he took a sip of coke and swallowed his muscles.

He blushed: "No, didn't you promise not to mention it?

"Because I'm still a little sad. You are my best friend, but I'm just your number one. I treat you wholeheartedly, but you regard my kindness to you as a favor..."

Every time He Nanlou counted down, Qiao Annian's face turned red, and he was still holding a half-eaten chicken wing in his hand. I was wrong... Brother Xiaolou! Please forgive me this time!"

He Nanlou raised his eyes: "How many brothers do you have?"

Qiao Annian was stopped at once.

Qiao Annian saw that the boy lowered his head again, his long eyelashes drooping down, and he looked sad and disappointed, "You really have several brothers."

"No, no! Just, when I was playing with everyone, did everyone play around..."

He Nanlou: "I understand. You said that I am tied for first place just to comfort me. I am just one of 'everyone'. There is nothing special, and there is nothing special..."

Qiao Annian hurriedly interrupted He Nanlou: "Brother! Even if you invite me to a full banquet in the future, I will eat without blinking, okay?"

He Nanlou: "Wait a minute, I want to visit the bookstore."

Qiao Annian didn't even know what the book city was, so he said directly, "Go! I'll go with you."

He Nanlou: "I want to buy review materials for you."

Qiao Annian: "Buy, you must—"

What? ? ?

What did he just say?

...

Carrying two large bags of review materials and English listening materials in his hand, Qiao Annian walked out of Jiangcheng's largest bookstore with He Nanlou, with a bitter face.

Xiaolou bought too much!

It's not that he thinks it's too heavy, but it's really, too, too, too expensive!

It's really a pain in the flesh.

"Niannian, are you unhappy?"

Now that Qiao Annian heard He Nanlou speaking to him in such a quiet tone, he almost formed a conditioned reflex of denial, "No—"

Subconsciously replied, he turned his head abruptly, and asked belatedly, "What did you call me just now?"

“Niannian. What’s wrong? Don’t like it?”

"No, it's not..."

Qiao Annian shook his head, with memories of the past in his eyes: "It's just my mother, my grandmother, and my father...that's what they called me when I was very young."

Qiao Annian smiled, "It's strange to say it, but I almost don't even remember what my mother looks like, but I always remember my mother's voice."

Every year, every year... Gentle and gentle, like the wind blowing across the fields in spring.

This was the first time He Nanlou heard Qiao Annian take the initiative to talk about his mother.

The two walked to the side of the road to take a taxi, He Nanlou: "Do you miss her?"

Qiao Annian lowered his head slightly, and kicked a small stone beside his feet: "I opened the door myself and let my mother go."

He Nanlou looked at Qiao Annian suddenly.

Qiao Annian laughed instead, "On New Year's Eve, she was locked up at home by my dad. My dad was drunk that day, so she called me, but my dad didn't hear me at all. She asked me to open the door for her, and I did so. Yes. When she left, she hugged me very hard... I watched her back with my own eyes, disappearing into the fireworks set off by the neighbor's house.

When I was a child, I still thought, why didn't she take me away with her?Or, my mother should be back to pick me up soon.I studied hard at the beginning because I heard people say that adults like children who are well-behaved and have good grades..."

"The child is so poor."

"Hey, it's really not easy for that child, An Nian."

"Creating crimes. The sins created by adults require a child to pay back."

The adults didn't know that he let his mother go with his own hands.

He never felt sorry for himself.

Anyway, every time life is about to get worse, there are people around him who help him.

He's always considered himself lucky.

It's just that, for a long time, he thought his mother would come back to pick him up.

When he was in elementary school, for a long time, he thought that as long as he got the first place in his homework, his mother would come back.

Day by day, year by year.

He also grew up slowly, and he knew that his mother would not come back again.

"She will leave because she can't protect herself. It has nothing to do with whether you are good or not. As for her not coming back to you later, it may be that she has always been unhappy, and she still has no ability to take you away. Another Kind of, she has lived a stable and stable life."

Of course, there is another possibility that He Nanlou didn't mention, that is... Maybe the other party is no longer here.

The bag containing the books made her fingers hurt a little. Joannian hugged the bag containing the books to her chest, "I understand. So I never blamed her. Everyone is an independent individual. Either she gave birth to me, or she gave birth to me. It means that her life must be bound to mine. Life is a journey, someone will accompany you on the first journey, and someone will accompany you on the next journey, but in the end you have to walk the whole journey alone."

When the shoulders were hugged, He Nanlou put one hand on Qiao Annian's shoulder and said softly, "I won't leave you alone."

I will accompany you all the way.