Baby

The family sat around and ate together, and Tang Li cooked the lunch.When serving the meal, Jiang Ye habitually poured a spoonful of dog food into the small food bowl on the ground beside the dining table.After pouring it out, he stared at the full dog food bowl in a daze for a while, and then gradually came back to his senses.It turned out that there would never be a golden puppy running over to eat food happily wagging its tail again.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was oppressive, and no one spoke.The house was empty, as if a lot of things were missing all of a sudden.

Jiang Shaohui picked up a piece of ribs with chopsticks, gnawed until there was only one big bone left, and subconsciously wanted to pass it down the table, but met Tang Daihe's tearful eyes.

Just like that, Jiang Shaohui's hand was stagnant in the air until his bones gradually became cold.He sighed, and finally withdrew his hand and put the bone on the table.

Tang Daihe's nose turned red.She finally couldn't help but put down the bowls and chopsticks, got up and went to the coffee table to pick up the toilet paper, and wiped away the tears on her face bit by bit.The cushions and toys at home are all in their original places, but that lovely figure is no longer there.How will she adjust to life without a puppy?Walking the dog and playing with the goats every day have been deeply integrated into her daily life and cannot be separated.

Jiang Ye sighed, he didn't have much appetite, he felt depressed after two mouthfuls.Finally, he put down his chopsticks, got up and walked out of the room, standing on the balcony looking at the goat's nest in a daze.Every corner here has the familiar smell of goat.Anyone who has ever owned a dog will understand that every dog ​​seems to have its own unique body odor.But as time went by, the smell of dog hair at home became weaker and weaker.Maybe in half a month, Jiang Ye would never have the chance to smell this smell again.

Jiang Ye had no intention of working, so he rummaged around the house, obsessively collecting dog hair left by goats.When all the hairs were found, there were as many as a handful.

So they sent the wool to the handicraft store, and hired a master to weave the wool into the shape of a kid, and then put it in a transparent glass bottle and sealed it.The glass bottle is engraved with the goat's name, favorite food, and dates of birth and departure.This was the last memorial the goat left for them.

When going to bed at night, Jiang Ye and Tang Li were lying side by side. Both of them had a lot to say in their hearts, but they couldn't speak.

Jiang Ye suddenly turned sideways, and stared at Tang Li's quiet side face by the weak light at the head of the bed.He knew that the goat had the best relationship with Tang Li, and the goat was so important to him.But he couldn't open his mouth to say words of comfort, because each of them couldn't heal this heartbroken pain.

"Brother," Tang Li said softly suddenly, "From now on... I won't keep dogs anymore."

Jiang Ye was silent for a while, he stood up slightly, and saw Tang Li weeping silently, the tears slid down his chin onto the pajamas.Pain arose in his heart, so he bent down and slowly kissed away Tang Li's tears, the salty taste made people feel bitter.

"Yeah. I won't raise it for the rest of my life."

Tang Li slowly hugged Jiang Ye tightly, as if afraid that he would leave too.

After the goat left, Tang Li closed the shop door for a long time.He slowly resumed his previous life as a family husband.Accompany parents, do cooking, cleaning and cleaning.Life is easy and there is no pressure.

But Jiang Ye knew that he was actually not happy.

Tang Li began to suffer from insomnia, he would always let himself go at night, feeling confused about the future.Thinking of the sad past, there will be bursts of sore nose.

Seeing Tang Li sad alone, Jiang Ye slowly remembered what he had said to himself before.I still remember Tang Li smiling brightly that day, saying that when he earned enough money, he would buy a car for his parents and bring the goat home with him.Jiang Ye's sigh melted into the air soundlessly, he stretched out his hand, and gently hugged Tang Li in his arms.

"About the store..." Jiang Ye hesitated for a while, "When do you plan to reopen?"

Tang Li lowered his head slowly: "I don't know..."

"Why don't we go on a trip in a few days? Bring our parents, huh?" Jiang Ye stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Tang Li's ear, "I was too busy when I was looking at the store, so I didn't take my breath every day. It's a good tone. It just so happens that you can rest at home during this period of time..."

Tang Li didn't make a sound, Jiang Ye continued to turn sideways, and said to him softly: "Let's go on a trip, relax completely, and have a good time for a few days. Okay? Huh?"

Under Jiang Ye's warm voice, Tang Li still nodded.He stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while, then suddenly said in a muffled voice: "Brother, you were put on the record for the previous incident..."

Jiang Ye's eyes turned hot, but he still said calmly: "It's okay, this is what I should take on. Well, let's stop thinking about it. Sleep well now, and when you wake up tomorrow, you can start looking up our travel strategy, What hotel to book, how many days to stay, which attractions to visit..." Jiang Ye stretched out his hand and rubbed Tang Li's hair, "You are busy these days."

Tang Li didn't speak any more, he nodded meekly, and stretched out his arms to hug Jiang Ye's waist.After a few seconds of silence, he left a light kiss on Jiang Ye's lips: "Well. Thank you, brother. Good night."

Jiang Ye also pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Good night."

After two days of rest, Jiang Ye returned to work in the company.Breakfast was a bento made by Tang Li, who hadn't seen him for a long time, with lean meat and porridge served with deep-fried dough sticks.Jiang Ye opened the insulated box, and a fresh fragrance came to his face.He smiled happily, drinking porridge with a spoon while turning on the computer to prepare for work.

The porridge bottomed out quickly, and while his stomach was warming, Jiang Ye also remembered his promise to Tang Li yesterday.It's true that their family hasn't been home together for many years, so this time it's a trip, so let's relax.Thinking of this, Jiang Ye took out his mobile phone and booked four round-trip air tickets for the next month.

The mobile phone soon sent a text message that the reservation was successful.Jiang Ye let out a long sigh of relief, and put the lock screen of the phone back into his pocket.He put away the bento box and was ready to start the official work.

Without thinking too much, Jiang Ye opened the company's management webpage as usual.I entered the account number and password, but the system kept reporting errors, and my account could not be successfully logged in no matter what.A look at the reason, turned out to be restricted permissions.

what happened?

Speaking of which, during this period of time, he did ask for many vacations uncharacteristically, but they were all reasonable and legal, so it wouldn't mean that his account would also be frozen, right?Jiang Ye felt a little uneasy. He wanted to get up and find a technician to repair it, but the landline on the desk suddenly rang.Jiang Ye was stunned, returned to his seat, and reached out to answer the phone.

The bad news came one after another at this time.

Tang Li was wearing an apron and cooking beef brisket soup in the kitchen when he suddenly heard the door opening of the living room.Before he had time to turn around, he subconsciously thought that it was Tang Daihe who had come.He wiped his hands and planned to pour a pot of tea: "Mom, I made stewed beef brisket soup. Dad should like it. You can drink it at noon..."

He walked out of the kitchen with a teacup in his hand, but froze in place.

"Brother?" Tang Li put the teacup on the table, walked to Jiang Ye and sat down, "Why did you come back so early today?"

Jiang Ye's complexion was not very good, Tang Li stopped talking, his eyes seemed to be thinking about something.

A few seconds later, he calmly got up, turned around and went back to the kitchen: "Brother, I'm going to make the soup first, and I can start cooking in an hour."

Jiang Ye knew that Tang Li probably guessed that he had encountered troubles at work, so he thoughtfully gave him some space.But this time was different from the usual small fights - this time, he was really in big trouble.

Jiang Ye was upset, and anxiously rubbed his tie away and threw it aside.He didn't want to talk, so Tang Li served beef brisket soup for him to taste.Jiang Ye took a sip, and Tang Li's thoughtfulness made him feel even more stuck in his throat.

"Tang Li," Jiang Ye put the bowl aside, the sirloin soup was steaming, "I... have been suspended."

Tang Li was startled, his eyes widened a little: "Why?"

The shame made Jiang Ye almost unable to lift his head.A few days ago, he had vowed to say that he was fine, but he was wrong too much—the consequences of this incident were much more serious than he imagined.He may not be able to bear the result.

Jiang Ye didn't speak, but Tang Li also reacted quickly. He took a deep breath and frowned: "...Is it because of the fight?"

Jiang Ye was taken to the police station because of the fight, and an indelible humiliation was left in the file.Out of consideration for the reputation and future hidden dangers of employees, the company temporarily suspended his position as deputy manager, and informed him to go home and wait for the company's final decision.

This sentence is equivalent to directly giving Jiang Ye a death sentence.If you do nothing, just sit at home and wait for the notification, you will only get bad news in the end.

"I'll talk to your company leader!" Tang Li slapped his chopsticks on the table and was about to get up angrily, "This is wrong! How could they do this?"

Jiang Ye covered his face in pain: "Before I came back, I had already talked to them...the company will go public in the second half of the year, and now it is a tense point. In my situation-although it is unfair, there is room for change It's really too slim..."

Tang Li took a step back as if he had been hit. He had always had a bad premonition in his heart, but now that it came true, the shock and sadness in his heart were even worse. "How could this be..." Tang Li stared at Jiang Ye's side face, his brother must be very sad.He is the breadwinner of the family now, but now that he has lost his job, how painful it must be for him.

Now Tang Li has closed the store, and Jiang Ye has also been fired by the company.Although they still have many years of savings and Jiang's father's pension, the family is not too tight at present.But the monthly daily necessities and huge double mortgages will become a lot of pressure over time.

Going on like this is not a long-term solution.

"How long did they say they would reply?"

Jiang Ye raised his head and looked at Tang Li, his helpless eyes said everything.

"Then go find a new job." Tang Li stepped forward and held Jiang Ye's hand tightly, "Change to a new job, maybe it will be better than the previous one. Brother, you are a A talented student who graduated from a prestigious school and has so many years of work experience, how can he be afraid of not being able to find a good job? I believe in you, and we will face it together in the days to come!"

But will reality really be so smooth?