Baby

Only two short months away from the college entrance examination.

Jiang Ye lives a busy and fulfilling life every day.After learning that Tang Li was determined to live with Li Ruxue's parents, Jiang Ye stopped sending text messages to his brother every day.Although sometimes I can't help typing a few greetings that are neither salty nor light, but in the end I still delete them line by line.

After breaking out of Aunt Li's house in a fit of anger that day, the two brothers never had any face-to-face communication.For some reason, Jiang Ye couldn't make up his mind to contact his younger brother.The atmosphere between the two remained tense.

Until the second model, Jiang Ye returned to his original good condition and returned to his due level in the test.On the day when the results were found, Jiang Ye could no longer care about the atmosphere, and sent a text message to Tang Li ecstatically to announce the good news, all he wanted was to share the happiness with his younger brother.

And Tang Li replied quickly: "Brother, congratulations!"

Jiang Ye smiled from ear to ear, then put the phone screen to his lips and kissed it lightly, while making up his mind in his heart, he will go forward with all his strength in the days to come!

In the days to come, Tang Liguo really stayed at his aunt's house and never came back.Every time Jiang Ye went home, he would look forward to whether Tang Li would show up at home.It's a pity that every hope is in vain.But from then on, Jiang Ye would occasionally send Tang Li a text message to greet him, and Tang Li simply replied.

Although he was very disappointed that his younger brother hadn't come home, Jiang Ye still focused his energy on preparing for the exam.In this way, the day of the college entrance examination arrived before I knew it.

The night before the college entrance examination, Jiang Ye received a text message from Tang Li: "Brother, come on :-)"

Jiang Ye hugged the phone and couldn't put it down, thinking that this little radish has learned to send emojis.

Early the next morning, Tang Daihe prepared a nutritious breakfast for Jiang Ye, and Jiang Shaohui drove Jiang Ye to the test center.Jiang Ye walked into the examination room with a smile on his face, carrying the examination document bag.

Jiang Ye has made sufficient preparations and has rich experience, so there will not be too much psychological pressure for such a large-scale exam.Jiang Ye answered the questions calmly, and braved all obstacles with his brother's blessing.

The moment the pen is covered, there is a tendency to break through the wind and waves.

The two-day exam ended quickly, and Jiang Ye finally ended his high school career.With the end of the college entrance examination as a coming-of-age ceremony, a new chapter of life is about to start.

The days of preparing for the exam were really hard.The first thing Jiang Ye did when he returned home after the exam was to throw away his pencil case and jacket, throw himself into the bed and sleep soundly for nearly sixteen hours, and only got up from the bed the next evening, clutching his drowsy head.

Tang Daihe was watching TV in the living room. When he saw Jiang Ye coming out of the room, he put down his teacup and stood up: "You are awake, you are hungry. I will give you hot food."

Jiang Ye stroked his messy hair, and the puppy flew to his feet and wagged its tail begging for petting.Jiang Ye bent his mouth and squatted down to tease the dog for a while, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Mom, where is Tang Li?"

"Didn't you live at Aunt Li's house for almost two months?" Tang Daihe answered him in the kitchen, "You suddenly lost your memory?"

"I know..." Jiang Ye stood up, "I mean, when will he go home?"

Tang Daihe came out with a few dishes from the kitchen and put them on the dining table: "I don't know. He was not at home when we went to see him at Aunt Li's house last time, and Aunt Li didn't live until the time said. Come, let's eat first." .”

Jiang Ye took a few mouthfuls of his rice bowl, thought it over and said, "I'll go find him later."

"It's so late today, don't worry about it." Tang Daihe patted Jiang Ye's head, "Let's go tomorrow."

After eating, Jiang Ye called Tang Li.Speaking of which, due to the different work and rest schedules between junior high school and high school, the two brothers have been in touch with each other by text message some time ago, and they haven't spoken by phone for a long time.

When I heard Tang Li's voice again, I felt as if I had passed away:

"Brother, have you finished the exam?"

Jiang Ye came back to his senses: "Yeah! It feels...not bad."

Tang Li's voice was a little excited, "That's great!"

Yeah, great.Jiang Ye squeezed the phone tightly with a smile: "What are you doing? Did you just leave school?"

"Well," Tang Li said, "I'm on my way back, I'm almost home."

Jiang Ye's fingers holding the phone couldn't help but tighten a bit.He had a lot of things backlogged in his mind, but suddenly he couldn't speak for a while.

Jiang Ye thought of the dispute between him and Tang Li two months ago, when Jiang Ye said a lot of excessive things that day.Tang Li was a very sensitive child, although he never talked about his grievances.

Now that the college entrance examination is over, Jiang Ye can finally dial his brother's phone number again.He... wanted to apologize to Tang Li himself.

"Tang Li..." When he spoke again, Jiang Ye's voice became a little hoarse, "What happened that day—I'm sorry. I was too excited, I shouldn't have done that."

Indulging in the regret of recalling the past, Jiang Ye's eyes couldn't help but feel a little sour:

"During that time, I was in a bad mood... I failed the exam, and it really cast a shadow on me. I couldn't control my emotions for a while, and I did something terrible... I'm really sorry."

"Tang Li...can you forgive brother?"

Jiang Ye waited nervously for a reply, but there was a depressing silence on the other end of the receiver.

Four seconds, five seconds, six seconds... Half a minute was about to pass, and the heat in Jiang Ye's hands faded away bit by bit, and Tang Li finally spoke slowly:

"Brother, it's okay."

Tang Li paused, then whispered again: "As long as you don't get angry, you can do anything to me..."

Jiang Ye turned to smile, and the corners of his mouth could not stop rising, rising.

What a little fool.He said such exaggerated words, but this fool is still worried about whether he can calm down.

"elder brother?"

"It's nothing." Jiang Ye rubbed his red nose, "Brother, come and see you tomorrow. What do you want?"

"Goat," Tang Li's voice brightened, "I haven't seen it for a long time, can you bring it here?"

"Of course. But it's been two months, you only think about the puppy?"

"...I miss my brother too."

"How much do you think?"

"I really want to..."

"Hey. But you're about to enter the third year of junior high school, right? Get ready, you're about to take the high school entrance exam. Don't cry when the time comes."

"……Will not."

"It's already this time, have you reached home yet?"

"Um……"

"..."

"..."

The next day, on Saturday morning, Jiang Ye got up energetically, shaved his beard after breakfast, and went downstairs to the barber shop to get a handsome parted haircut.Looking at the 1.8-meter-tall boy in the mirror, he seemed a bit mature.

After calling Li Ruxue, Jiang Ye led the goat on the road to find his younger brother.

On the way, he brought Tang Li three cups of red bean pudding milk tea. When he knocked on the door of Li Ruxue's house, the goat wagging its tail excitedly and squeezed into the crack of the door gave Li Ruxue a big jump.

"Oh! This bastard, this bastard is here too!" The shadow of being almost thrown by a big dog last time made Li Ruxue immediately pick up a broom on one side and wave it on the goat to drive it out, "Go! Go! No Come in!"

Tang Li, who was making dumplings next to him, saw the goat with sharp eyes. He threw the rolling pin excitedly and ran towards the door, hugging the goat into his arms.

"goat!"

Goats also appear to be in high spirits.Facing the long-lost intimate little master, it kept flicking its wet and hot tongue on Tang Li's cheek to express its love.

Jiang Ye came in with a smile, comforted Li Ruxue and said, "Auntie, don't be afraid. We taught it from a young age, so it doesn't bite. I brought three cups of milk tea with me on the way here. It's delicious. Would you like to try it? "

Li Ruxue still had lingering fears, but seeing Tang Li and the puppy being intimate, she didn't get too entangled, and finally put down the broom.

As soon as Jiang Ye put the milk tea on the table, a black figure rushed in front of him, thumped and hugged himself full.Jiang Ye staggered, leaning on the wall to stabilize his center of gravity, only to find out that it was Tang Li.

Jiang Ye smiled embarrassingly, and hugged Tang Li back, "Okay, Luobotou, I can't breathe anymore."

"Brother—" Tang Li poked out a pair of clear eyes from Jiang Ye's arms, and smiled so that they curved into two crescent moons, "You're here."

"Yeah." Jiang Ye squeezed Tang Li's face affectionately, "Go and play with the goat for a while, I'll change my shoes."

Tang Li was drinking milk tea while playing with the goat.After Jiang Ye changed his shoes, Li Ruxue tidied up the sofa cushions and smiled at Jiang Ye: "Jiang Ye, sit down casually. Auntie is just making dumplings, why don't you stay for lunch later?"

"Okay." Jiang Ye smiled and sat down on the sofa.

This small single room is no longer as cold as it was when Jiang Ye first came here. Now the room is warmer and more like a "home".Jiang Ye looked around a few times, and easily recognized the traces of Tang Li's life.The coat on the back of the chair, the schoolbag and textbooks on the bed, the mouthwash cup and toothbrush that belonged to Tang Li...

Unknowingly, Tang Li has lived here for so long.

I don't know if he has fully adapted to living with his aunt.

Tang Li and the goat had made out enough, so he led the dog leash to the sofa and sat beside Jiang Ye.

Tang Li looked at Jiang Ye without saying a word, just kept being silly.Infected by his smile, Jiang Ye also curled the corners of his mouth.The two laughed for a while, and Jiang Ye reached out and rubbed the top of Tang Li's head: "Fool, what's the fun?"

Tang Li shook his head and said nothing, Jiang Ye sized him up for a while, then suddenly said, "Have you lost weight in the past few months?"

At this time, Li Ruxue came over with two cups of tea, and said with a smile, "What's the matter? Xiao Li is my nephew after all, can I raise him up?"

Jiang Ye smiled embarrassedly: "You are right, I made a slip of the tongue."

Three people and one dog enjoyed a delicious meal of handmade dumplings.While eating dumplings, Tang Li kept secretly passing them under the table.Jiang Ye saw it, and thought that the child still wanted a puppy and homesick.

After eating the dumplings, Tang Li said that he wanted to go out for a walk with the dog with Jiang Ye.Li Ruxue agreed, and the two brothers went out together, leading the goat.

The two haven't walked the dog together for a long time.Jiang Ye's mood was surprisingly bright, and even the puppy flicked its tail happily.

Now there are only two people.Jiang Ye cleared his throat, and finally asked tentatively, "Tang Li...do you want to go home?"

As soon as the words fell, Tang Li's footsteps suddenly stopped.Jiang Ye was taken aback for a moment, but also stopped.

"Tang Li?"

Tang Li's fingers holding the dog's leash turned pale, and his complexion was not very good.Jiang Ye's heart tightened, and he quickly grabbed his hand.

"I said the other day never to come back—I didn't mean it."

Jiang Ye swallowed nervously: "On the contrary, I really hope that you will go home. Tang Li, during this time, my parents and I miss you very much... go back with my brother, okay?"

"..."

No response was received.Jiang Ye took a step and stood in front of Tang Li, staring into his eyes: "Tang Li, what do you think?"

Tang Li slowly raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Ye: "...I also really want to go home. After you called me yesterday, I went to ask my aunt. But, my aunt asked me to stay until the summer vacation."

There is still about a month before Tang Li's summer vacation.Jiang Ye suddenly became confused. What does Aunt Li mean by this?

"She said it's closer to the school, and it's very convenient to go to and from school." Tang Li's voice became smaller and smaller, "She also said...she doesn't want to live alone, she is very lonely, and she hopes I will accompany her."

Jiang Ye was dumbfounded, not knowing how to reply for a while.

"Your elder brother is also very lonely, when can you go home and be with him?" Jiang Ye's mind flashed such a joke, but of course he couldn't answer Tang Li like that.If Aunt Li really said that to Tang Li, then Aunt Li probably hoped that her only relative, nephew, would spend more time with her.

How could Jiang Ye be so childish that he "competed" with his elders.

"Okay," Jiang Ye reached out and touched Tang Li's head, "then go home after the summer vacation. I'll wait for you."

Tang Li smiled and nodded.

"During this time, you should concentrate on your studies. I was also very nervous during the high school entrance examination. Don't slack off in your studies."

"okay."

"I'm on vacation, so I'll go to school to see you when I'm free, and I'll send you something delicious."

Tang Li stared at Jiang Ye intently, and when he smiled, there seemed to be little stars in his eyes: "Okay."