old age

"Why did they come together?" Yi Bochuan signed, cooperated with the police to teach a few words, and brought Yi Chen out of the police station.

Yi Chen hasn't quite figured out the situation yet, and he doesn't know why Yi Bochuan also appeared. Mingming Ji Kaiyang only contacted Zhang Yun.

Ji Kaiyang turned his head and looked out the window without saying a word, Yi Chen was still guessing, "Could it be that Aunt Zhang called my dad?"

"I don't know." Ji Kaiyang said coldly.

Yi Chen finally noticed his weirdness, and poked his arm, "Huh?"

Ji Kaiyang shook his head lightly.

The weird atmosphere in the back row also infected the two adults.

Zhang Yun moved a bit, turned slightly to look at her son behind, but he kept looking out the window, like a silent statue.

When Ji Kaiyang called, Zhang Yun and Yi Bochuan were eating together.

Zhang Yun goes to the countryside to help the poor today. The person she helps is an old man in her 80s who lives in a village on the outskirts of the mountain. Only one daughter is married to another place, and she will not go back for a long time.Every time Zhang Yun passed by, she would bring large and small packets of nutritional supplements, and then help her with housework.The village is not far away, but the mountain road is rugged, and the mudslide just broke out some time ago, making it especially difficult to walk.She arrived at the foot of the mountain in the afternoon, and the last bus back to the city had already left.It just so happened that Yi Bochuan called at that time, saying that a well-connected client had sent two boxes of winter dates, and asked her if she was at home, and took a box.After learning that Zhang Yun was still in the suburbs, he offered to pick her up.

Zhang Yun did not refuse.She also knew what Yi Bochuan meant.She has been single for so many years, it's not that she hasn't thought about remarrying, but with Ji Kaiyang, the range of choices is narrower. Someone introduced a few two years ago, because she was worried that her child would be wronged, so in the end they all forgot.As for Yi Bochuan, she didn't think about it at first, but she wasn't surprised when Yi Bochuan showed it.They're all getting older, and they don't pay that much attention to emotional matters.If you remarry, you don't need the other person to be someone you love so much, as long as you get along well and treat your children well, that's enough.From this perspective, Yi Bochuan was indeed a suitable candidate.The only problem between them was Chu Jing, which was why she hesitated.

But just yesterday, Chu Jing heard some gossip from somewhere, so she came back from other places and asked her to meet.To put it bluntly, if she was willing to marry Yi Bochuan, she would wish for it.She believes that only Zhang Yun will treat Yi Chen as her own. She doesn't have to worry that Yi Chen will be angry with her stepmother, and she will soon shift her work focus to other places and will not stay in N city often. There is no need to worry about the embarrassment of the two parties meeting each other.

Back in the city today, Yi Bochuan said that it was too late, so it was better to go back after eating. They had dinner together several times during the holidays, but every time they had their children together.It was the first time that two people were alone.Zhang Yun hesitated and agreed.When receiving the call, Yi Bochuan heard from her words that something happened to Yi Chen, so he asked a few more questions.Seeing Ji Kaiyang's current performance, Zhang Yun knew that his son must have heard it.

After eating half of the dinner, he rushed to the police station. Yi Bochuan was still a little hungry, so he went to the kitchen to find a pack of instant noodles.

"Dad." Yi Chen followed behind him, "Is there something going on between you and Aunt Zhang?"

"What about me and your aunt Zhang?" Yi Bochuan shook the thermos, there was still half of the water in it, and he didn't know when it was.He poured out the water, took out the kettle, and tried to boil it again.

"You know what I'm talking about." Yi Chen jumped over, "I just saw it! You touched Aunt Zhang's shoulder when you left. It's like this." He stretched out his hand and gestured, "Don't try to lie to me Said it was unintentional."

"Go away, go away. You don't yell here, I haven't scolded you about this matter today. You still yelled." Yi Bochuan shook off his hand impatiently.

"Are these two things related? Don't make excuses."

"It doesn't matter." Yi Bochuan put the bowl on the sink, "I'm going to beat you up just now, let's see if you still dare to ask questions here!"

"You beat me, you beat me to death." Yi Chen smashed the jar, "But even if you beat me to death, you have to tell me first, are you going to make Aunt Zhang my mother?"

Yi Bochuan hadn't done anything to him for many years, such a threat could not scare Yi Chen at all.He sighed and continued to tear the seasoning packet, "Do you have any comments?"

"What do I have..." Yi Chen realized all of a sudden, rushed over, grabbed Yi Bochuan's arm and shook it, "Really? You really want to marry Aunt Zhang."

"What are you doing all day long?!" Seasoned salt was sprinkled everywhere, Yi Bochuan frowned and wiped it with a rag, "Look at Kai Yang, if you want him to be half stable, I have white hair How much less grows..."

Yi Chen was so engrossed in this blockbuster that he didn't pay any attention to what his father was saying.Looking at his appearance, Yi Bochuan knew that what he said had fallen on deaf ears again.

"I have this plan, as long as your aunt Zhang agrees. I didn't think to tell you two young ones so soon. How did you see it?"

How did Yi Chen see it, how could he see it?! He was still wondering why he hadn't seen Yi Bochuan go out on a date recently... and never thought about Zhang Yun at all.Yi Chen could find out that it was all because of Ji Kaiyang, he was so wrong, even more so when he got in the car today, no matter how slow Yi Chen was, he was always more sensitive to Ji Kaiyang's emotions, and kept paying attention to him.When he got off the car, following Ji Kaiyang's gaze, he saw Yi Bochuan's hand touching Zhang Yun's shoulder, and in a flash, the fog covering his eyes dissipated, and everything suddenly became clear.

"Is it important how I see it?" Yi Chen touched his hair, "But can Aunt Zhang really be my mother?"

"Are you happy?" Yi Bochuan tore off the bag again and poured water into it.

"I'm glad, Aunt Zhang is so nice. If you get married, I can still be with Ji Kaiyang every day." Yi Bochuan's remarriage is a matter of time, and it's better for Zhang Yun to be his mother than anyone else.

"Aren't you guys together every day now?" Yi Bochuan said casually.

"It's different." Yi Chen said, he went to the refrigerator to get a glass of juice, drank a couple of sips and then thought of Ji Kaiyang, he didn't seem very happy.

"Kai Yang." Zhang Yun knocked on the door, "Why are you still writing, go to sleep."

"It's not close." He was anxious to see Yi Chen today, and the paper was only half written.

"Come on, Mom washed a plate of the winter dates that your Uncle Yi sent over for you."

Ji Kaiyang moved the plate aside bluntly, "I've brushed my teeth."

"Kaiyang." Zhang Yun stretched out her hand to touch his head, Ji Kaiyang dodged for a while, Zhang Yun stopped her hand in embarrassment, and looked at him with some hurt.

Ji Kaiyang lowered his head in a panic, "Mom, you...you go out first, I'll sleep after I finish writing."

Zhang Yun didn't leave, she sat down beside Ji Kaiyang, turned her bracelet unconsciously, and was silent for a while, "If you don't want to, forget it. I will tell your Uncle Yi, you don't want anything burden."

Ji Kaiyang was still writing the title, the tip of the pen brushed across the paper, there was a soft rustling sound, "Mom, I don't understand."

"What don't you know? Children don't need to know too much."

"You didn't tell me that last time." He had a sour nose, feeling a little wronged, "You said no."

Zhang Yun didn't answer his question, "Mom is tired."

Zhang Yun's tone revealed a sense of fatigue.Tired, exhausted, Ji Kaiyang never thought that he would associate his mother with these words. After being single for so many years, Zhang Yun has always been gentle and strong in front of him.

"There is a saying that couples who come less often come to accompany each other. My mother doesn't need a husband anymore, but I am getting older and need a companion. It is too hard to support myself. I also hope that there is someone I can rely on occasionally."

"you have me."

"Yes, mother has you. But you will grow up too, and you will leave this family in four years."

"I won't." Ji Kaiyang said in a low voice.

"Okay, okay." Zhang Yun put her hands on his shoulders and smiled silently, "Mom knows."

She got up and was about to leave, but Ji Kaiyang couldn't read the handwriting with her shadow cast on the paper, "Will Uncle Yi treat you well?"

"I don't know." Zhang Yun seemed to be answering him, and seemed to be talking to herself, "No one can predict the future, and can only make the most appropriate decision at the moment. But he will definitely treat you well. Trust me."

"Have you guys already made up your mind?" Ji Kaiyang looked up at his mother, under the light, a white hair could be seen on her temple, wondering if it was his eyes dazzled.

"Not yet." Zhang Yun replied.

This is a lie, Ji Kaiyang thought, a lie that both of them know.If it hadn't been decided, Zhang Yun wouldn't have to force him at all, yes, he would have forced him.She used so many years of mother-child love to force him, and she retreated to make progress, making it impossible for him to say anything against him.At this moment, my mother is like a stranger, I don't know her anymore, Ji Kaiyang feels sad.

"If you want, then I have no objection." Ji Kaiyang heard his voice echoing in the room, ringing and pounding in his heart.His eyes moved to the copybook that he copied today, on which it was written stroke by stroke, raising a filial son, he is happy with his heart, and does not violate his ambition.

Not so, I disagree.The other Ji Kaiyang said in his heart, but this sentence cannot be said, and Zhang Yun will not hear it.Such words have long been buried under the obedient and filial appearance for so many years.

He is not Yi Chen, he will not be willful.Even if Yi Chen is self-willed, it won't work.Thinking of Yi Chen, he felt a little better. If his mother really married Uncle Yi, he and Yi Chen would get closer. Is this probably a bit of comfort?After all, Yi Chen is someone he is used to and is willing to get close to.

Ji Kaiyang couldn't remember when his mother left.He finished the paper as planned and went to bed.Suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.The curtains were forgotten, and the moonlight poured in and shone on the wooden floor, making people feel a bit of coolness in midsummer.He tossed and turned for a long time, but he didn't fall asleep again. His head was in a mess, with countless threads and no starting point.

Ji Kaiyang got up slowly, ran to the living room on tiptoe, and pressed a series of numbers.When the beep sounded, he regretted a little, what if it wasn't Yi Chen who answered the phone?

His worry was unnecessary, a familiar voice came from the receiver, "Hello? Ji Kaiyang?"

"Well, it's me." Ji Kaiyang sat on the sofa with the landline on his lap.

"Aren't you asleep? Or are you awake?"

"Wake up, can't sleep."

Their voices were all lowered, but the surroundings were too quiet to be heard clearly.

"Did you know it?" Yi Chen asked cautiously, "Oh, no, you must have known it early in the morning. I only know it now."

There was a slight complaint in his tone, and Ji Kaiyang smiled softly.

"Aren't you angry?"

"What are you angry about?"

"You lied to me again, you're obviously not happy. But if I were you, I'd be angry too. Aunt Zhang is so nice. My dad, tsk tsk..."

Ji Kaiyang gradually calmed down when he heard Yi Chen talking over there.Slowly, Yi Chen stopped talking, and the two could only hear each other's breathing, right next to their ears.

"Good night, go back to sleep." Ji Kai moved his legs, a little numb.

"It's not good night, it's already dawn outside." Yi Chen seemed to be pleasantly surprised by his discovery, his voice rose like the morning sun, "Brother Kaiyang, good morning."

"Well, good morning."