innocent year

After eating the dinner Xu Minghai sent, Qiushi began to do homework on the table under the window.While writing, he listened attentively to the movement of the courtyard gate.

But after a long time, even the round and bright moon came out, and Zhou Yingying still didn't come back.There were only a few unknown birds singing non-stop in the yard, and the usually melodious voice now sounded irritating for no reason.

When Qiushi wrote the last sentence in his homework book, the courtyard door suddenly rang.He quickly raised his head and looked out the window, only to see Zhou Yingying walking towards him stepping on the bright moonlight in the yard.

Perhaps because of the knowledge of "getting in touch" today, Qiu Shi observed Zhou Yingying objectively from the perspective of his son for the first time.He discovered that his mother was really very good-looking, prettier than any woman he had ever seen.At this moment, he seemed to suddenly understand Li Yandong's hostility that seemed to have no origin.

But what Qiushi didn't know was that at the age of sixteen or seventeen, Zhou Yingying was not only good-looking, but innocent and pretty like a magnolia flower in early spring.That's why when I was walking on Wangfujing Street, I was "photographed by my mother-in-law" by Yang Wei'an, who was also in the prime of his life and had eyes above his head.

Boys at that time were full of energy and desire, and a few people got together. The most popular way was to meet young girls in Dongsi, Shichahai, and Wangfujing.Although it sounds like they are playing hooligans, in fact, the vast majority of people are not violent, forceful, or choking.Conquering the opposite sex with a solid tongue and pure personal charm is quite a gentleman.

Zhou Yingying, as the top-notch girl among the girls, has long been used to this. Anyway, as long as she ignores them, those people will return home.But once in a while, I can meet one or two people who don't give up and dare to follow to the gate of the courtyard with a straight face.At this time, Chen Lei will come forward and beat people away alive.

It happened on an ordinary winter day.A group of arrogant teenagers wearing leather boots and generals, straddling permanent bicycles are calling for friends and friends on the street, releasing uncontrollable hormones.

I don't know who suddenly shouted: "Hey! Hey! Look at that! It's really floating!"

It was at this time that Zhou Yingying's fate began to be turbulent.

Yang Wei'an followed suit, and for some reason, when he saw Zhou Yingying for the first time, his heart felt like a sun had been planted by someone, and it burned hotly.Then the suspicious blush on Yang Wei'an's face was caught by his buddies, and they began to hold on.

"Isn't it said that there is nothing in Forty-Nine City that you can't photograph?" Someone shouted, "Commander Yang, perform one!"

Yang Wei'an then took a deep breath, strode forward, and stopped Zhou Yingying with his hand.He looks heroic on the surface, but in fact he seems to have a hundred rabbits in his stomach.

"We...we seem to have met somewhere."

The most vulgar pick-up dialogue was uttered from Yang Wei'an's mouth, and it was instantly transformed into the romantic opening of Ode to a Nightingale.Zhou Yingying's heart skipped a beat, her magnolia flower bloomed in a daze.

And what happened afterwards is vulgar.

Yang Wei'an, who had always had a tense relationship with his father, didn't follow the other party's wishes to join the army, but instead made a fuss about going to Heilongjiang to join the queue.He begged Zhou Yingying to go with him, but Zhou Yingying ignored everyone's objections and simply gave up the job opportunities in the city and went to the northeast with Yang Wei'an.

But less than a year after going there, Yang Wei'an couldn't hold on anymore.The hard days in the fields completely knocked back a boy from a big courtyard who didn't touch the spring water with his fingers. He returned to the city as if he had escaped by relying on his father's relationship.But under the historical background at that time, Zhou Yingying could apply to come together, but it was impossible to leave on her own.So she was left alone in the village.When Yang Wei'an left, he said that he would go through the formalities for her when he got back, but day after day, three years had passed, and nothing came.

In the end, Zhou Yingying's heart was completely ashamed and turned into a piece of paper money fluttering in the wind, and her hometown became an unreachable distance.She accepted her fate, got married, and after a few years, she had Qiushi.

With the passage of time, the policy of returning to the city has become more and more relaxed.Zhou Yingying's man was sentenced for stabbing someone.Before going in, he finally realized his conscience and agreed to divorce Zhou Yingying, and let her go home.

After returning from half her life, the former smart and beautiful girl became the mother of an 8-year-old boy.Then, on the same ordinary evening, she saw the person who made her heart flutter, loved and hated and forgotten.

The dim streetlights made the shadows of the two people very different, as if they were remembering that period of bloody youth.

Yang Wei'an slapped himself several times, and said in a crying voice: "I'm a big man, I can't protect my own woman, am I not in pain? But I really can't help it. Yingying, I knelt down to my father back then. For a whole night, no matter how much he kowtowed, he didn't help me. I had no choice... Afterwards, I didn't even dare to think about it, and I avoided the Northeast when doing business..."

Really good fortune.

The door opened, and Zhou Yingying finally walked in.Just as Qiu Shi was about to speak, she was frightened by the tears gushing from her mother.

"Mom, did that uncle hit you?!"

"No." Zhou Yingying turned around and closed the door, her weeping continued.

"Then why are you crying?" Qiu Shi ran over to put her feet up, wiping her tears with her hands desperately.

"When people laugh, there will be times when they cry." Zhou Yingying stroked her son's head gently, "Guozi will understand when she grows up."

Qiushi didn't know when he could understand his mother's tears, he only knew that from that day on, Zhou Yingying became more and more silent.Sometimes when things are done halfway, I just stand there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.Another time, she took the initiative to bring up the Children's Palace and asked Qiu Shi if she wanted to join the chorus.

These abnormal behaviors of Zhou Yingying made Qiushi very uneasy.He wanted to talk to Xu Minghai about his troubles, but since the final exam was less than two months away, Xu Minghai was tortured by his parents and teachers every day as if he was dying, so Qiu Shi didn't dare to take these things. Unnecessary things to disturb him.

The only thing that is gratifying is that the "big kings and two kings" in the class have completely stopped, and they dare not look at Qiu Shi, and they are as quiet and well-behaved as quails every day.

After school that day, Qiu Shi and Xu Minghai just came out of the school gate when they saw Zhou Yingying from a distance.And standing beside her was actually Yang Wei'an.Compared with the man who lost his composure that day, at this time he looked energetic and energetic.

Seeing Zhou Yingying waving at them, Qiu Shi and Xu Minghai ran over, and then saw Yang Wei'an saying that he would take them to Xinqiao Restaurant for Russian food.

Xu Minghai never saw outsiders, so he immediately asked, "Is it the place famous for making red braised sausage?"

"Yes. In addition to red braised mud sausage, there are also butter grilled mixed mix, braised beef in a pot, soft fried fish..." Yang Wei'an replied.

As more and more dish names were reported, Xu Minghai's eyes became brighter and brighter, but finally dimmed.He waved his hand and sighed: "Forget it, if I go with you today, my mother will definitely set fire to the Xinqiao Restaurant. In order to ensure that the people of Beijing can still eat authentic red braised mud sausages, I still Go home and do your homework honestly."

Yang Wei'an smiled and said, "Then uncle will pack it for you, and let the fruit be brought to you later."

"Really?" Xu Minghai dimpled with joy, "Uncle, you are so righteous!"

Immediately, Qiu Shi watched Xu Minghai wave goodbye and ran towards home.As the other party's figure became smaller and smaller, Qiu Shi's feeling of being in vain surged up again.

Once acquainted with the second time, Qiushi stopped looking around in the purple car this time.The three of them headed south all the way, and finally came to Xinqiao Hotel.

This was the first time Qiushi had a foreign meal, and the waiter spread a white napkin on his lap, and brought him pre-dinner bread and a small piece of butter.Then steaming dishes were brought up one after another, including the red braised sausage.

For some reason, facing so many delicious foods, Qiushi lost his sense of taste and enthusiasm for food, and only focused on the two adults.What he didn't understand was why every time Yang Wei'an brought up the past, Zhou Yingying's eyes would show indescribable sadness.

As he listened, Qiushi caught his own name.

"The affairs of the Children's Palace are nothing, as long as Guozi is happy." Yang Wei'an said to Zhou Yingying, "Don't worry."

Qiushi couldn't help being stunned.But Zhou Yingying smiled for the first time tonight, she looked sideways at Qiushi: "Guozi has never sung to mother seriously, but unexpectedly she went to Shouhuang Palace to sing."

Qiushi then asked Zhou Yingying if she had been there too, but Yang Wei'an took the conversation if she didn't want to.

"Your mother and I used to go to Jingshan when we were young," his tone sounded full of old affection, "Standing in the Wanchun Pavilion to see the Forbidden City, Beihai, and the entire old city... Now that I think about it, it's like It was yesterday."

When Zhou Yingying heard this, the smile on the corner of her mouth disappeared instantly, as if she never existed.

All in all it was a strange meal.Before leaving, Yang Wei'an kept his promise and packed Xu Minghai's red braised sausages, and finally sent the mother and son back to Zhiyuan Hutong all the way.

Yang Wei'an accompanied them to the gate of the courtyard.At the time of parting, he called Zhou Yingying to a stop, said softly that you have considered it and told me, and then waved away.

Back in the yard, Qiu Shi took the food and ran straight to Xu Minghai's hut.He leaned over the window and looked in. The old man was lying on his back on the bed.

Qiu Shi's tense heart instantly relaxed, he pushed the door open and went in, kicked off his shoes and jumped onto the bed, knelt beside him and asked, "Oh, what?"

Seeing Qiushi came back, Xu Minghai was very happy, but his face was still miserable: "What else can I do? I almost vomited my brother, and I didn't eat much for dinner."

So Qiu Shi hurriedly opened the box in his arms, then picked up a modified flower knife with his hand, and handed the mud sausage with rich sauce to the other party's mouth, saying at the same time: "Ah..."

Xu Minghai opened his mouth very cooperatively, almost biting off Qiushi's fingers, and then smacked his mouth and commented: "It's delicious, it's really different from what I make at home."

Qiu Shi then fed him the second one.

"By the way, what were you talking about when Uncle Yang took you to dinner?" Xu Ming asked nonsense while eating by the sea.

"They talked about things from a long time ago." Qiu Shi recalled the atmosphere during the dinner, and added, "Uncle Yang was at the door just now, and he told my mother to tell him something when he thought about it."

"Hmm..." Xu Minghai rolled his eyes, "That's right."

"Right what?"

"I see that Uncle Yang is so loud today, he probably wants to be your stepfather."

Qiu Shi's first reaction after hearing this was that Yang Wei'an treated his mother much better than his own father, Qiu Jiawang.But why does mom still look unhappy?

"Maybe... your mother is afraid that you won't do it."

There is a classmate in Xu Minghai's class whose father is going to get married again. After the classmate finds out, they will make trouble every day, and they won't be able to go to school.Xu Minghai told Qiushi about this, and asked, "Guozi, if Uncle Yang really becomes your stepfather, would you be happy?"

Qiushi tried hard to imagine the picture of a family of three, but he didn't feel anything special.

"I don't know...but my mother can do it if she wants to."

"Well, you're right to think so, this is their business." Xu Minghai agreed, and then said to himself, "But why do I always feel panicked..."

Just when Xu Minghai and Qiu Shi met and whispered, there was a knock on Zhou Yingying's door.She got up and opened the door to see that it was Chen Lei, so she asked him to come in and sit down, and poured water for him.

Chen Lei held the porcelain cup in his hand and turned it around for a long time, but he didn't know how to speak.In the end, Zhou Yingying took the initiative to ask, "Do you want to ask about Yang Wei'an?"

"You two... went out together at night?"

Zhou Yingying lowered her head: "Well, I took Guozi and went out to have a meal with him. I want them to get acquainted with each other."

The subtext in this sentence caused Chen Lei's resolute face to collapse a little bit: "So suddenly... have you really thought it through?"

"Think clearly."

"Yingzi, I didn't mean to stop you," Chen Lei began to speak incoherently, "Just... Yang Wei'an...you stumbled on him, you..."

Zhou Yingying raised her head and looked at the other party, her usually gentle and watery eyes only became sharper: "I'm not afraid of falling again."

Chen Lei was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"Yang Wei'an said that he couldn't help himself back then, sorry for me, and wanted to make up for me. He also said that he divorced a few years ago and his ex-wife went to the United States. He has no children, and he wants to use Guozi as his son. Let him go to the Children's Palace. It is best to transfer to the United States. Schools and universities can also study abroad.”

Zhou Yingying's trembling voice seemed loud in this silent night, it was deafening.She picked up her childhood address and called her Chen Lei.

"Brother Shitou, my life is over long ago. I buried all the unrealistic things like love and love in the mountains of Heilongjiang. I chose the road myself, and I don't blame anyone. But Guozi is smart and He likes to study, he likes to read, he likes to go to the Children's Palace, and he likes to stand in the Shouhuang Palace and sing with his classmates. As long as Yang Wei'an is willing to help, Guozi can walk a completely different path step by step. So, I don't care about Yang Wei'an at all Is it true that there is still love left, or I just want to make myself feel better, or something else... But as long as the fruit is good, I will die."

After hearing Zhou Yingying's words, Chen Lei's throat was instantly filled with embarrassment, and he was so choked that he couldn't speak.It turned out that this girl didn't understand, but understood too much.

It turned out that what he thought time had changed, nothing had changed at all.The willow branch of the Bodhisattva is held in Yang Wei'an's hand, and a little charity is enough to make ordinary people unmatched for a lifetime.There is no cause and effect principle to talk about, and some people can see the smallness of all living beings at a glance.

Chen Lei lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Zhou Yingying's torn eyes again.He forced himself to pack up the old dregs in his heart, and asked, "Then what are your plans for the next step?"