gentle collapse

Spicy pork ribs, squirrel fish, stir-fried lettuce, fish-flavored eggplant, and chicken stewed with mushrooms... Our family has always eaten simple, and there are rarely such rich dishes. Could it be that he is also paid today?

In the glass vase in the middle of the dining table, a few branches of lucky bamboo were inserted obliquely, and the incandescent lamp was surprisingly bright tonight. I sat down listening to the noises in the kitchen, feeling extremely at ease.

"What's going on, why are you smiling so happily?" My brother came out of the kitchen, holding a bunch of bowls, putting them on the table and lining them up.

"Because we haven't sat together and eaten like this for a long time." I found three bowls on the table, "Is Miss Xiaoyan coming to our house for dinner today?"

"Mom is coming today." He looked up at me, lowered his eyes, and urged, "Go and wash your hands."

oh she's coming...

I stayed in the kitchen for a long time. After hearing the sound of the door opening and closing in the living room, I continued to wash my hands. The water was so cold that I stared at the heat coming out of the rice cooker, feeling a little lost.The conversation outside was ups and downs, and the sound waves became a mess in my head, without beginning or end, without the exact meaning of the language.

Suddenly, a hand reached out, and my brother turned off the faucet.He wrapped a towel around my hand, lowered his head and said to me, "Go out, I'm here."

I've always been a bit awkward when it comes to my parents, and once the conversation starts, I have some communication barriers and feel very uncomfortable.I don't think this is caused by their divorce, after all, the deterioration of their relationship has been going on for many years, and it is not sudden.Besides, I was 15 years old at that time, and my mind was mature enough, so of course I respect their choices.But this more or less affected me, because it took a long time to see each other, so I felt awkward and at a loss.

It's not that I miss them.

I don't know how to explain this psychology, but it is true.And this feeling that I can't even express myself, my brother understands, so he will say that he is there, so I don't have to be nervous.

I followed him into the living room and sat down next to my brother.My mother cut her hair short, had a perm, and was slightly fatter. She asked me a few words about how I was doing, and then said that she brought us some bacon and sausages and asked us to freeze them in the refrigerator to prevent mold.I nodded despite not having a refrigerator at home.

She took a bite of the dish my brother gave her, put down the chopsticks, took my hand, and asked me: "Did your dad... Did you pay your tuition and living expenses on time?" Her voice was a little low, almost like a whisper .

"Yes, the tuition and living expenses are paid directly to me. An'an is busy studying, so I keep the money." I was a little sensitive about money, so I hesitated for a while, and my brother answered on my behalf.

"That's good, that's good." She lifted the chopsticks again, "I'm afraid he won't make any money, so he still reaches out to you."

Next, my brother and her were talking, and I was listening. She later married a polite man who taught, and she lived a pretty good life. Both of them were married second, and they were more concerned about money. A little, but her husband respects her very much and is considerate.She seemed very happy when she spoke, and she shouldn't be lying, so I was relieved.

Before leaving, she put a red envelope on the table. My brother saw it, took it in his hand, and put it back in her pocket when he opened the door for her.He looked back and saw me watching his movements, walked towards me with a smile on his face, then hugged my shoulders, and said to me: "She also has a family over there, and she also needs money. Anyway, I can afford it." You, but you may not be able to eat right now, but I will definitely let you live a good life in the future."

"It's me who should say this. When I come out to work in the future, I must buy a big house with a water heater and a refrigerator. Then you won't have to work overtime until late." I felt a little uncomfortable, feeling like I was procrastinating His hind legs, if I hadn't followed him all the time, he wouldn't even have a girlfriend by now.

"Okay, let's work hard together, but the most important thing for you now is to study. In fact, it doesn't matter what school you take, the important thing is that you have to go all out. If you work hard now, you will not regret it in the future." He patted me on the shoulder , then picked up the apron on the back of the chair, it seemed that he was going to wash the dishes in the kitchen, I was about to tell me to do it, but he put down the apron suddenly and said, "I almost forgot..."

He went into the bedroom, took out a pocket, and said to me: "I see that you have been staring at other people's windows for a while, and you probably like this dress very much, right? Come here and try to see if it fits. I discussed it with the clerk. , it can be replaced if it is not suitable."

What he held in his hand was another down jacket in the window.

I froze in place and didn't move.He continued: "Don't you like this one?"

"I didn't want it for myself, but I wanted to buy it for you." I suppressed the discomfort in my eyes, turned around and took out the pocket from the shoe cabinet by the door, "I wanted to give you a surprise."

He was a little surprised, thought for a while and said: "Now I still feel very surprised, but no need, I have seen the price tag of this dress, it is too expensive, come, bring it to me, I will return it tomorrow. You see You, how did you spend all the money you made so hard?"

"You don't wear such expensive clothes, why do you buy me such expensive clothes?"

He came over and took the pocket: "You are different, you are studying, you don't have many winter clothes, and it is not easy to recover from a cold in winter." He handed the clothes he bought for me to my hand, and then said , "Don't be stubborn, be obedient."

"I don't listen to such words." I didn't pick up the clothes, sticking to the bottom line.

He sighed, then nodded with a smile: "Got it."

"I'm washing the dishes today, you go to rest." I took the apron from him by the way.

He didn't go to rest. He followed me to the kitchen and stood behind me watching. I thought he wanted to teach me how to wash dishes, but he didn't say a word until the washing was finished.

I felt a little strange, wiped my hands, and looked back at him. He was standing at the door, not knowing what he was thinking.