Late ripening

Jing Yan sat in a box of a Cantonese restaurant.Lu Qian reached out to take his schoolbag, the empty weight made him pause.Jing Yan felt that not only his ears, but even his neck were steaming.

The dishes came up one after another, but the little uncle didn't say anything to him, but occasionally gave him some digestible vegetables.Jing Yan ate slowly, and couldn't help but glance at Lu Qian. "Concentrate on eating," Jing Yan stared down at the rice bowl, not daring to look any further. Afterwards, he ate all the food that Lu Qian had picked up. He ate a lot more than usual, and his speed slowed down even more. The little rabbit chewed like a carrot.

Lu Qian saw that his head was getting lower and lower, and couldn't help but say, "I want you to concentrate on eating because I'm afraid you won't be able to digest well," and seemed to feel that it was time to calm down, "Can't eat anymore? Then let's sit down and eat." Let's go." Jing Yan heaved a sigh of relief and put down his chopsticks.I secretly touched my stomach, which was a little swollen.

Lu Qian didn't eat anything, and was scratching his finger on the cigarette case while waiting for the bill.Jing Yan wanted to say, little uncle, why don't you smoke, but also wanted to say, little uncle, are you leaving soon?He had so many questions to ask, but he didn't know where to start. "Let's go get you some glasses in a while. It's too noisy outside. What can I say at home?" Lu Qian interrupted his thoughts, Jing Yan nodded his head blankly, and the thought just now was thrown away again in a flash. At the back of my mind, I just want to ask how he knew he couldn't see clearly.

When leaving, Jing Yan took the initiative to take the schoolbag into his arms, and obediently followed his little uncle into the optical shop.Lu Qian asked him to pick the one he liked, and asked the staff to take him to have an optometry, and then stood outside the store to make a phone call.Jing Yan lay on the glass table and looked at his figure outside, feeling that he was very busy.

With his back turned to him, Lu Qian answered one call after another.Jing Yan felt that he was a huge burden.Although he didn't eat much, he never asked for anything, and he didn't call Lu Qian in the past two weeks.But unlike other children in this age group, he still wanted to be smaller, so small that he didn't need Lu Qian to pick him up again.

He remembered that day he couldn't help but grab Lu Qian's clothes, he couldn't say anything pitiful, so he could only look at Lu Qian.He thought at the time that the little uncle said he wanted to build the garden, so he must be a very good person.

"Hello, your glasses are ready." Jing Yan took the gold-rimmed tortoiseshell glasses handed over by the clerk, and looked at the strange self in the mirror - the clerk just asked him politely if he wanted to change it to something more suitable for a young boy A little bit, he just picked the one that resembled his father based on memory.He heard the sound of the door being pushed, and subconsciously turned around.

It was the first time I saw my little uncle so clearly, it was no longer the smell of peppermint and those hands that I could only remember the day we first met.It turns out that Lu Qian is so much taller than him. Looking up at him, he can see clean and neat short hair, which is a bit hard, with thick and resolute eyebrows below. When those eyes faced him, there was a thin Soft, but most of the time it is indifferent.

Jing Yan was slightly stunned, and saw Lu Qian's chin along the bridge of his nose. He had never really met a man other than his father, and the person in front of him seemed to be different from the elder he imagined.But it is just as dependable.

Lu Qian saw Lin Jingyan wearing glasses, but he didn't actually look like Lin Yuansen.Maybe it's because the teacher really doesn't devote too much energy to this child. Whether it's physically or psychologically, he is like a vine that grows very slowly, looking for the faint light to grow by himself, let alone inheriting Lin Yuansen's maturity and prudence .

Seeing Lu Qian waving to him, Jing Yan looked away, and ran to his side, "Is the degree appropriate?" Jing Yan nodded slightly, "Is there anything else you want to buy? If not, we'll go back." Jing Yan shook his head again , he wanted to go home early.

Lu Qian opened the door, and Mrs. Yu came out of the kitchen with a smile, "Mr. Lu is back?" Jing Yan rarely talked to his aunt, and she seemed to know that he had just moved here.Lu Qian never came back, the child would get up in a daze every day and then go home depressed, she saw it but couldn't say anything.

"En." Lu Qian looked back at Jing Yan after changing his shoes, "Is there anything else I want to eat?" "There are porridge and soup in the kitchen, and they are still warm." Aunt Yu hurriedly answered.Jing Yan felt that he hadn't digested what he ate just now, so he shook his head.Lu Qian frowned, looking serious for some reason, "Wash your hands, change your clothes and come to the study."

Jing Yan hurriedly changed his clothes, the way Lu Qian frowned just now was still imprinted in his eyes, and he knocked on the door with a heavy heart.The door was opened quickly, and he had never been in the study, nor had he been in any other room except the small bedroom.There were several rows of bookcases and matching desks in the room that were bigger than his own bedroom. Lu Qian let him sit on the small sofa and sat down on the chair himself.

Jing Yan sat with his hands and feet bound, as if he was being scolded by an elder for the first time, and he didn't know how to put his limbs properly.Seeing his nervous look, Lu Qian unconsciously showed a little helpless expression, "Don't be nervous, I just want to ask you if you're still used to living here?" Before Jing Yan could respond, "Don't nod, yes Whatever you want to say and ask, just say it.”

"I was busy before, so I didn't take care of you just after I brought you back, sorry." Jing Yan was still grasping the thoughts that were running through his mind, and Lu Qian spoke again. "I've been going home lately. If you have any thoughts, you must speak up, okay?"

Jing Yan clenched his pajama pants, "Next... next week there will be a parents' meeting for high school entrance examination mobilization..." His voice became smaller and smaller. "Okay, I'll go." Lu Qian responded to him, "I talked to your homeroom teacher on the phone before, and I've already told her about your situation. You don't have to worry about it." Jing Yan opened his mouth, as if he had nothing to say look.

Lu Qian clasped his hands together. He really didn't have the patience and experience to take care of children, but the children in front of him were not other people's children. They were taken over by him "on a whim", and he should be responsible.He stood up, sat next to Jing Yan, and felt the little ball shrink back. "Jing Yan, I know you can't get out of what happened at home so quickly, I won't force you, but I hope that no matter what you think, don't be bored by yourself and come to me anytime," Lu Qian paused After a while, he continued, "If you don't want to talk to me, at least talk to Mrs. Yu and tell her what you want to eat every day. She is the aunt who took care of me before. She is very kind and will not bully you."

Jing Yan didn't know why the little uncle insisted on letting him speak, but when the other party said so, he obediently said "En".Lu Qian sat next to him with long hands and long legs, making him nervous and reassuring. This conflicting feeling was like talking to his father, but his father never said this to him.

Lu Qian leaned back on the back of the sofa, looking relaxed. "If you want anything, just tell the driver and Mrs. Yu, they will buy it for you if I'm not around." After speaking, he leaned closer to Jing Yan, with a bit of elder dignity in his tone, "Things like getting glasses, I don't want to hear from the teacher again next time. You have to take the initiative to say it." Jing Yan nodded hurriedly, and gave a stiff grace as if remembering something.

"Okay, go take a shower and rest. In a few days, I will find someone to redecorate your room and add some things you need." Lu Qian patted Jing Yan on the shoulder and stood up, "Don't worry, get used to it slowly .” After speaking, he walked to the desk and turned on the computer to prepare for work.

"That...uncle," Jing Yan said, "En?" Lu Qian turned around, and the child stood at the door, hesitantly walking, "Can I tell you what I want to buy in the future... I can wait for you when you are free." Take me to buy it?" Jing Yan seemed to chuckle slightly when he saw Lu Qian, "Yes, but sometimes I'm busy, so I can't take you out that day." "It's okay, I have nothing urgent..." As if he was afraid that he would regret it Yes, said something hastily and took the door out.

It's eleven o'clock, and he went to the living room to pour water twice just now, and the little uncle is still working.Next time, next time I must say goodnight.Jing Yan shrank into the quilt, did not wait for the headache and trembling that came as expected every night, and breathed smoothly into the dream.

The author says:

If only all Guardians were really what I want them to be.