I really don't like you anymore

The summer showers came and went quickly, and by the time my cousin came to pick them up in the van, the rain had completely stopped.

The ground is wet, and the light is reflected upwards, and the eaves are wet, and water is dripping downwards.Xi Xinghai and Yan Feihang stood side by side by the road.

Most of the wound on Xi Xinghai's left hand has healed, and half of the previous waterproof sticker was soaked by the heavy rain, and now it has been replaced with a new one.They too had showered, had their hair blown dry, and changed into dry clothes.

The van stopped on the side of the road with the windows rolled down, Pei Ruifan in the co-pilot stuck his head out of the window.

Pei Ruifan's expression was a bit indescribable. He looked at Xi Xinghai, and then at the thing Xi Xinghai was holding. He couldn't hold back, but asked, "What are you doing? Disney's little princess on the run?"

Yan Feihang and Pei Ruifan are not at odds... When he thought Pei Ruifan was Xi Xinghai's boyfriend, he didn't like him, but now that he is only Xi Xinghai's friend, he still doesn't like him...

It was expected that Pei Ruifan would see him like this.

Now when he saw Pei Ruifan sneering at Xi Xinghai, he immediately became unhappy. It was hard for him to show it because of the presence of others, so he leaned into Xi Xinghai's ear and whispered, "What kind of eyes do you have? Why? Do you choose this kind of person as your friend?"

Xi Xinghai: ...

He reckoned that Pei Ruifan should also be thinking about this issue.

Before Xi Xinghai could reply, Yan Feihang was not in a hurry, he pushed Xi Xinghai into the car, and together with Xi Xinghai, stuffed the string of colorful balloons that Xi Xinghai was holding into the car .He stuffed his and Xi Xinghai's luggage into the trunk of the car, and then he sat next to Xi Xinghai, and said to his cousin in the front row: "Okay. Excuse me."

Cousin smiled at him, "You're welcome."

The interior space of the three-box van was quite ample, and it should have been more than enough for four people plus two suitcases, but with the extra inflated balloons, the situation became a bit difficult to explain.

In order not to block his cousin's view, Xi Xinghai opened the car window and let the balloon out.

The country roads are full of potholes, and the farmland on both sides of the road is full of rice. The rice in this season is not yet ripe, and large tracts of green stretch to the sky.A Changhe van drove slowly among them.

There are tall and low trees growing on both sides of the road. Beside the road, a few old weeding farmers are standing under the trees with straw hats and drinking glasses and chatting.

The van driving down the road and the colorful balloons popping out of the rear window caught their attention.They held out their hands...and pointed.

Xi Xinghai: ...

Xi Xinghai sat in the car with a complicated mood, and took the time to answer Pei Ruifan's question on WeChat.

[The balloon was bought by Yan Feihang. 】

[Not ready-made.He sat on the floor of the clinic and blew them out one after another. 】

[I don't know why he bought it. 】

【are you crazy?Maybe. 】

…First he dragged himself to run wildly in the rain, then he took himself to the gift shop to buy balloons and helium tanks, and then returned to the ward of the clinic, blowing up balloons while watching TV… Xi Xinghai felt that Yan Feihang was not only crazy Yes, it's still crazy.

Pei Ruifan's last question did not receive an answer from Xi Xinghai.

Pei Ruifan asked him: [Then what's the situation with you two now?With his posture, is he chasing you? 】

Xi Xinghai stuffed his phone into his trouser pocket and turned to look at Yan Feihang.

"Brother Feihang, can I..." He asked tentatively.

"No. You can't." Yan Feihang replied firmly.

Xi Xinghai had no choice but to continue to hold on to the balloon, bite the bullet and sit in the car, accepting the "admiration" from everyone along the way.

Finally, after a long, nearly half-hour ordeal, they arrived at their destination.

At 05:30, it was getting dark. After a heavy rain, the air became very fresh, and the heat in the air also faded a lot. Grandma took a cattail fan and sat on the wicker chair at the door to enjoy the cool. Seeing them coming back, Grandma smiled and waved at them.

"Little Xingxing, you're back."

Xi Xinghai nodded to grandma, "Yes, grandma, we are back."

Grandma said again: "What is Little Xingxing holding in his hand?"

Xi Xinghai scratched his head, but did not answer, Yan Feihang pushed him forward, "Grandma, this is a balloon, is it pretty?"

Grandma chuckled, "It's pretty, it's pretty, it's colorful, it's so pretty..."

Yan Feihang's aesthetics was recognized, and he immediately became happy, "I'll just say..." He squinted at Xi Xinghai.

Xi Xinghai: ...

There was an old banyan tree next to the wicker chair, and Xi Xinghai tied the balloon to the branch of the old tree.

Next to the rattan chair were a few small benches made of bamboo, and Xi Xinghai sat next to grandma holding a small bench, "Grandma, do your legs still hurt?"

Yan Feihang also picked up a small bench, and he sat next to Xi Xinghai, listening to Xi Xinghai talking to his grandmother, while absently looking at the clouds in the sky.

As it was getting dark, my cousin came out and called them to go home for dinner, and Xi Xinghai said "yes".

Grandma's legs and feet were still not very convenient, so Xi Xinghai helped her stand up slowly.

There was no light in the house.It was pitch black in the main room, and I couldn't see anything clearly.Xi Xinghai supported his grandmother and stood at the door of the main room. He wanted to ask his cousin if there was a power outage at home, but before he could speak, he heard a loud "bang" from the room in front of him.

Xi Xinghai was startled by the voice, and froze in place.

"What, what's wrong? Did something explode?" He asked Yan Feihang.

No reply was received.

The faint fire caught his attention, he turned his head, and saw the kitchen door was opened, Pei Ruifan walked out of the kitchen with a big cake about ten inches in his hands, smiling.

Xi Xinghai: ...

A little boy in a suit and leather shoes stood on the cake, and the violin in the little boy's hand was playing a happy birthday song.

There are two candles on the cake, ... the number 2 and the number 5.

... Xi Xinghai is 25 years old.

Grandma's voice reached Xi Xinghai's ears... She wished her little Xingxing a happy birthday and happy every day, and she hoped that her daughter could see this scene in the sky.

Xi Xinghai was still in a daze, but Yan Feihang had already supported his shoulders and pushed him to the front of the crowd.

They began to sing to the accompaniment:

"Happy Birthday!"

"Happy Birthday!"

……

After singing in Chinese, they began to sing in English:

"Happy Birthday to you!"

"Happy Birthday to you!"

……

Pei Ruifan sang well, but his voice was louder.

My aunt is tone deaf, so her voice is lower.

My uncle is tone deaf and his voice is very loud.

Grandma couldn't keep up with the rhythm, so she clapped her hands together.

……

Cousin, Chen Qianzhi, Yan Feihang... Xi Xinghai was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide.

After singing, Pei Ruifan said: "Make a wish, make a wish, hurry up! After a busy day, I'm starving to death, I want to eat a second piece of cake!"

Xi Xinghai endured his sore nose, smiled at him, "Yeah." He closed his eyes.

Counting it, it has been a long time since Xi Xinghai celebrated his birthday with such excitement.

Strictly speaking, ever since his parents passed away, ever since he left home alone and went to S City, he has lost the person who will accompany him to celebrate his birthday, and he has also lost his will to celebrate his birthday.

……

On this day 25 years ago, his mother gave birth to him against all odds.

On this day 25 years later, Xi Xinghai closed his eyes and hoped that the people in this room... grandma, uncle, aunt, cousin, Pei Ruifan, Yan Feihang, Chen Qianzhi...he hoped that everyone here could Happy every day, everything goes well.

After making his wish, he blew out the candles, then cut the cake, ate the cake, and spread the cream... After the lively mess, Xi Xinghai was exhausted into a puddle of mud.

But more, is happy.

His heart also became light and erratic with joy.

Grandma couldn't stay up late, so she went to bed after eating the cake.Xi Xinghai slumped on grandma's wicker chair.He sat on the wicker chair in a daze, looking at the old banyan tree next to the wicker chair. A few balloons tied to the branches of the banyan tree were constantly flying up and down in the night wind blowing gently, making small noises.

...Xi Xinghai's heart sank slowly again.