The unresolved case of Huo Jiang's partner

"I took your sandbag away. Xin'er is not easy to carry, so I left it for you. ——Xiao Wu"

Huo Junxi came home and saw such a note on the desk.

I heard from my grandparents that Xiao Wu has good grades in his studies there, he can get a full scholarship every year, and he has to go out to work on weekends, so he has no time to go home.

Occasionally, he would make video calls with his grandparents, and when Huo Junxi was at home, the two of them would have a moment of boredom.Grandparents went to the United States to see him several times. He has been away for eight years, but he has never returned home.

One winter, during dinner, Grandpa said to Huo Junxi: "Xiao Jun, you can call Xiao Wu some time and ask him to come back for the Chinese New Year. Your grandma misses him."

"He just opened a law firm, so he might be busy." Huo Junxi agreed and continued to eat.

"The President of the United States is not as busy as him. He has been busy for eight years and has no time to go home. This year's Spring Festival, I will call him back no matter what."

Jiang Wuyi said that he was too busy to go home, so his grandparents didn't believe it, no matter how busy they were, they couldn't do it. Although they asked many times, Jiang Wuyi insisted that there was no other reason, but they were not stupid, so Jiang Wuyi left Huo Junxi didn't see him off, and didn't even go home. After Jiang Wuyi left, he never took the initiative to ask about Huo Junxi's condition. The two of them stuck together all day, and suddenly they became unfamiliar.There is nothing wrong with Jiang Wuyi's insistence on putting his studies first, but now that he has graduated and opened a law firm in the United States, the next step is to settle down.Realizing the seriousness of the problem, grandparents quickly asked Huo Junxi to call back.

Grandpa was upset: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to come back, at least come back every Spring Festival, your grandma and I are not dead yet."

Grandma glared at Grandpa: "You can't call yourself back, why make things difficult for the child."

Huo Junxi said sullenly, "I'll try."

Jiang Wuyi had just met a client. The man wore stronger perfume than the woman, and was wearing a tuxedo that looked like a turkey. Jiang Wuyi almost vomited.However, he was still very gentlemanly and patient, answering every question raised by the client, helping the client to simulate the opening of the court, and before leaving, he accepted a client's blown kiss, and instantly had a cold war.

"Mr. Jiang, you have a call from China. Here is the hamburger and coke you want." The assistant is also Chinese. Jiang Wuyi took a long time to choose her, after all, the communication was relatively smooth.

First put on a lot of hand sanitizer and wash his hands twice. The handshake before parting really made him feel a little nauseous. He held a Coke in one hand and swiped his phone in the other. Jiang Wuyi recognized the number at a glance. Huo Junxi, he used It was still the mobile phone number from when he was in college, Jiang Wuyi could memorize it fluently, even after deleting all the records, he still couldn't forget it, and because of this, Jiang Wuyi was annoyed for a long time.

Jiang Wuyi checked that the call came in two hours ago, and it should be one o'clock in the morning in China, so he should be sleeping by this time.Huo Junxi hasn't made a phone call in eight years, could it be that something happened to his grandparents?

Jiang Wuyi struggled for a while, but still dialed back.

"Hello," Huo Junxi's voice answered almost instantly, yes.

The other party didn't speak, Huo Junxi tentatively asked: "Xiao Wu?"

Jiang Wuyi took a deep breath and put down the Coke: "Well, you, are you on the phone?"

"Yeah!" Huo Junxi replied simply, he didn't see much panic, Jiang Wuyi was relieved, it shouldn't be about grandparents.

Jiang Wuyi: "Is there something wrong?"

Huo Junxi: "Have you eaten? Is it almost noon over there?"

Jiang Wuyi: "I'm eating."

Huo Junxi: "Oh, then you eat first, and I will call you later."

Jiang Wuyi: "I'll just eat a hamburger, it's okay, just tell me."

Huo Junxi: "Why just eat a hamburger, don't keep fooling around, your body is ruined."

Jiang Wuyi: "I'm used to it, foreigners eat like this. What are you doing, you won't be waiting for my call?" As soon as Jiang Wuyi said this, he wanted to give himself a bad mouth, he must be sick, he won't sleep in the middle of the night waiting for your call , Crazy.

Huo Junxi: "Just got off work."

Jiang Wuyi: "Damn, what time is it? You're working too hard. How much money will the unit give you?"

The two talked a few words, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious. There was nothing difficult about it. Just like before, there was nothing embarrassing. The whole conversation developed happily in a friendly and natural direction.

Huo Junxi: "I can't help it. A small civil servant can't compare to a barrister like you. You won't go home even if you get rich and busy."

Jiang Wuyi thought to himself, what does this mean, are you thinking of me?He hurriedly extinguished this strange little flame in his heart. It had been eight years, and he had finally put it down. Another phone call made waves in his heart, and he couldn't stand it. The feeling was simply too uncomfortable.

Jiang Wuyi: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Huo Junxi: "Grandpa and grandma have gone to bed early, I'm going to have a skewer with my colleagues before going back."

Jiang Wuyi: "You still live at home?"

Huo Junxi: "Otherwise? Oh, our unit has also arranged a dormitory, but it's a little far away."

He is still living at home, at this age, even if he is not married, he must find a girlfriend to live with or something.

Jiang Wuyi: "Then...are you calling...what's the matter?" Jiang Wuyi almost asked, "Did you call because you missed me?"

Huo Junxi: "Are you back for the Spring Festival?"

Jiang Wuyi: "It's hard to say, it's not the Spring Festival here, so the case may not be stopped."

Huo Junxi: "Grandpa and grandma miss you, come back if you can."

Jiang Wuyi: "Well, let me take a look."

Huo Junxi: "Okay. I'm here, you can eat quickly too."

Jiang Wuyi: "Okay... Huo Junxi..."

American education taught Jiang Wuyi a straightforward way of thinking. He endured it for a long time and endured it all night. He drank a bottle of red wine and opened a bottle of white wine. Send a message: "Huo Junxi, I miss you, do you miss me?"

The next morning, Jiang Wuyi turned on his phone and saw his masterpiece last night, his brows were knit together, and he wanted to hit the wall to commit suicide in shame and indignation.

Seeing Huo Junxi's reply later, he immediately gave up this stupid idea.

Huo Junxi only replied with one word: "Yes."

What does "um," mean, "um," think, or think?

If there is no special note, from the perspective of a lawyer, there are at least two interpretations.In the first type, Jiang Wuyi told Huo Junxi, "I miss you", and Huo Junxi replied "Yes", which means "I see"; in the second type, Jiang Wuyi asked Huo Junxi, "Do you miss me?" Huo Junxi replied "Yes", which means "I think about it".Damn, the difference between before and after is too big, enough to make a good lawyer lose the whole lawsuit.Huo Junxi, are you trying to trick me on purpose?Did you fucking think about it or not.Huo Junxi hates people mentioning "fucking mother" the most. At this time, not mentioning it is not enough to calm the anger in his heart.

From the eve of Christmas, Jiang Wuyi told his assistant not to take on new cases. He also communicated repeatedly with the parties involved in the current project. Please be sure to solve all the problems before the Chinese New Year. If you can't finish it, please ask his partner for a while As an agent, Mr. Jiang will return to China during the Chinese New Year to solve a very difficult problem in person.

Yes, Jiang Wuyi decided to go home during the Spring Festival, and ask Huo Junxi face to face, what does his "um" mean, because of this word, he suffered from insomnia for a whole week, and now he has to rely on red wine to fall asleep.

"Xiao Wu didn't say he went home during the New Year?" As the Spring Festival approached, grandparents brought up this matter again.

"He said he would try his best to come back, but he still has a case in hand, and he can't make a decision until the last moment." Huo Junxi replied truthfully.

"Did you call him?" Grandma asked.

"beated."

……

On the evening of the New Year’s Eve, dumplings were being made, and Jiang Wuyi entered the house with a suitcase, but his grandparents were so happy that they hugged him in different sizes for several rounds. Grandpa kept gesticulating to see whether he was getting thinner or fatter. .

After work, Jiang Wuyi often works out and is stronger than before. Wearing a straight shirt and navy blue wool coat, he looks even more handsome.Grandma liked it so much, she kept crying while holding her grandson's hand, but she couldn't bear to let go.

Jiang Wuyi managed to coax grandma well, turned around and searched around the house, but found nothing.

Grandma asked him, "Xiao Wu, what are you looking for?"

Jiang Wuyi said: "It's nothing, let's see if the house has changed." Didn't he call me to come back, why didn't he go home again.

Grandpa and grandma also saw his thoughts: "Xiaojun is on duty."

"On New Year's Eve, he is on duty, so he is the only one who is active." Jiang Wuyi said angrily.

"He's been waiting for you all afternoon. How are you? He didn't even make a phone call." Grandma said.

"There is no signal on the plane." Jiang Wuyi picked up a few dumplings randomly, and went upstairs with the suitcase while still chewing on one. "I'm going to take a shower."

"You old lady is talking nonsense, when are you waiting for him?" The old man muttered, the grandson was even busier, and he obviously hadn't seen anyone all day.

Grandma said: "Didn't you see that he searched all over the house as soon as he came back. He finally came back, so you can follow him?"

Grandpa shook his head: "I think it wasn't you who insisted on making him go out back then."

"It was then, and now is now, I can warn you, who dares to make my grandson unhappy these days, I will be anxious with whom."

"Got it, got it, I'm sure I won't let him stand as a punishment, can't I?"

"Hey, you still want my grandson to stand!"

The old couple were muttering, Jiang Wuyi called them. "Grandpa, grandma!" He went upstairs and took a quick shower, changed into clean casual clothes, and put on a new half-length down jacket.

Seeing Jiang Wuyi coming downstairs, grandma grinned from ear to ear: "Oh, my eldest grandson is so handsome, he is like a movie star, look how well this outfit matches, the fur on the hat is real, right? It’s really foreign, you look good without glasses, what kind of glasses do you wear when your eyes are so big, it’s time to take them off.”

Grandpa was sitting on the sofa drinking tea and watching the Spring Festival Gala, and nodded with satisfaction, "It looks very energetic. Are you going out?"

Jiang Wuyi also took down a pair of Martin boots, put them on his feet and said, "I haven't been back for a long time, I'm going out for a walk."

Grandpa and grandma are like a mirror in their hearts. Every family is watching the Spring Festival Gala during the Chinese New Year. Where is this little ancestor going? Grandma asked: "Have you invited your classmates? past?"

Jiang Wuyi scratched his head: "Alright."

"Do you know how his unit goes?"

Only then did Jiang Wuyi remember: "I don't know."

This year's Spring Festival is relatively quiet. There have been no major cases for the whole day. A few people on duty in the serious crime team are sitting in the duty room watching TV.

"Captain Huo, someone is looking for you."

"Who is it?" Huo Junxi put his feet off the messy coffee table, brushed the cigarette ash off his uniform, and squinted his eyes to take a look outside the door.

"Brother." Jiang Wuyi stood at the door, coughing as he was choked by the smoke that rushed out from the door.

"Why are you here, kid!" Huo Junxi stood up and wanted to give Jiang Wuyi a hug, but he stopped suddenly and clapped his hands in embarrassment, "Hey, my hands are covered with ashes," he turned and rushed into the room and said, "Brother A few, let me introduce, this is my younger brother, Xiao Wu, a doctor who studied in the United States. Xiao Wu, these are my colleagues, let’s get to know each other.”

"No way, Captain Huo, your brother, why is his parent so handsome?"

"I'll be more handsome a few years ago." Huo Junxi laughed happily.

"Brother, grandma asked me to bring you dumplings." Jiang Wuyi handed over the food box in his hand.

"Hey, let the old lady worry about it, our cafeteria also has dumplings at night." A colleague took the food box rudely.

Jiang Wuyi was embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

"Go away, you will still eat after eating." Huo Junxi kicked the man.

"Hungry again, hehe." Everyone unceremoniously divided up the box of dumplings immediately.

"Captain Huo, you should go back first. Anyway, the shift will be handed over in more than ten minutes. Let's keep an eye on it."

Huo Junxi was also polite: "Okay, I'll go wash my face and go first."

The two brothers came out of Huo Junxi's work unit, and the sound of firecrackers continued in the distance.

Huo Junxi asked Jiang Wuyi, "How did you get here?"

"Huh? Late flight."

"Nonsense, I asked how you came here."

"Oh, take a taxi."

Huo Junxi said: "I sent my car to be repaired. During the Spring Festival, work is slow. It will take two days to drive back. Let's take a taxi and go back." His old man drives a second-hand car every day as a tank, and it can fly up to 180 yards every day. Chasing suspects is not bad.

"Brother, are you cold?"

"good."

"How about we go for a walk?"

"It's okay, it's okay anyway, you haven't come back for so many years, take advantage of the bright moonlight to see if there are any changes in our city."

"I can see it."

The two brothers strolled along the Second Ring Road. Jiang Wuyi looked at the new buildings around him, only to realize that he hadn't been back for a long time. If Huo Junxi hadn't led the way, he might have gotten lost.

Huo Junxi saw that Jiang Wuyi's ears were a little red from the cold, so he helped him put the hat on his head and asked, "How long will you stay this time?"

Jiang Wuyi shook his head: "It's hard to say, I originally wanted to stay for a week, but I have to go back if there is something urgent."

Huo Junxi lit a cigarette: "Stay a few more days if you can. Grandpa and grandma are getting old and always miss you."

Jiang Wuyi looked at him: "Do you want me to stay a few more days?"

Huo Junxi stared: "Nonsense, what do you say?"

Jiang Wuyi muttered softly: "How do I know?"

Jiang Wuyi is still the same, when he was a child he didn't talk well when he got angry, he gave you a little face and muttered.

"Did you lose your mind about earning US dollars? I don't know if you will come back. Didn't you have a good time in the United States, barrister, earning tens of millions a year? I don't think you will come back at all. Anyway, you don’t want us anyway.” Huo Junxi held a cigarette, flickering on his slender fingertips, he didn’t smoke before, and he didn’t let Jiang Wuyi smoke, as an older brother set an example.

Jiang Wuyi took the cigarette from his hand and threw it on the ground: "Smoking too much is not good for your health."

Huo Junxi took another one out of his pocket: "You have gone to build the United States, why do you care about my Chinese business?"

"I even told you not to smoke." Jiang Wuyi threw it again.

Huo Junxi took out another one from his pocket: "I can't help it."

"Huo Junxi, I told you not to smoke!" Jiang Wuyi snatched the cigarette willfully.

"Hey," Huo Junxi raised his hand, slapped Jiang Wuyi on the head, and took out another cigarette, "I've been home for eight years, why do you care about me, can you care about me every day?"

Jiang Wuyi's eyes were red, and he hugged Huo Junxi: "You haven't called me for eight years, so you have the nerve to talk about me."

"Ah ah ah, Jiang Wuyi, Mr. Jiang, what, what, how old are you still crying," Huo Junxi had nowhere to put his hand holding the cigarette, so he had to do it capriciously, "Okay, okay, Don't cry, it's too cold outside, didn't you call me?"

"Do you want me to call you?" Jiang Wuyi hugged him like a wayward child.

"Why don't you think about it? After you've been away for so many years, can I not miss you?" Huo Junxi looked like a proper elder brother, and there was nothing wrong with his words.

Jiang Wuyi said: "If you really miss me, I won't leave."

"You said, don't run away again tomorrow morning." Huo Junxi smiled, and flicked him on the forehead, the strength was not heavy, just like when he was a child.

A month later.

"Jiang Wuyi, what's your situation?" Huo Junxi came home from get off work, and saw the living room was full of express packages, all of which were Jiang Wuyi's clothes and books.

"I moved back." Jiang Wuyi said while tossing his stuff.

Huo Junxi: "What about the companies in the United States?"

Jiang Wuyi: "Open a branch here."

Huo Junxi: "How do you say wind is rain."

Jiang Wuyi: "Didn't you ask me to come back?"

Huo Junxi raised his forehead, when did I say that, did I say it?Forget it, everyone is back, it's too late to say anything, it's good to come back, so that grandparents don't have to talk about it every day.

"I'll help you move it." Huo Junxi rolled up his sleeves to help him move things.

Jiang Wuyi: "Ah, ah, don't move, don't move, these are not moved upstairs."

Huo Junxi put down his things: "Where to move?"

Jiang Wuyi: "Put it in the living room first, and pile it in the corner over there. After tidying up the small courtyard, move it over there."

Huo Junxi: "Small courtyard? Are you going to move in with them?" Jiang Simian and Huo Chenru live in the small courtyard of Mao'er Hutong.

Jiang Wuyi grinned: "No, they moved away, and the small courtyard is left to us."

Huo Junxi: "We two? What's wrong with me here?"

Jiang Wuyi: "They said that the property rights of that small courtyard are divided equally between you and me."

Huo Junxi: "I don't want it, I don't want Huo Chenru's money, and I don't want Jiang Simian's money."

Jiang Wuyi: "The small courtyard is not owned by the two of them. The house originally belonged to my grandfather. I am used to being independent in the United States, and I don't want to live at home. I wanted to rent a house when I came back this time, but my grandfather specially let them vacate it." Jiang Wuyi blinked and said with a smile: "That small courtyard is worth at least [-] million, are you sure you don't want it?"

Huo Junxi: "Money fan, I think you have been corrupted by capitalism. As I said, it has nothing to do with me, and I don't want grandpa's."

Jiang Wuyi: "Well, I can reserve a bedroom for you. The small courtyard is close to your unit. If you have to work overtime or something, you can go there and stay overnight, so you don't have to go here."

Huo Junxi thought about it for a moment: "This proposal is good, it's on point. When will I pack it up? I'm going to work overtime tonight."

Jiang Wuyi: "How can it be so fast, I still need to redecorate, I don't want the two of them to live in antiques."

Huo Junxi: "Then after the decoration is finished, can I have a big bedroom?"

Jiang Wuyi: "Okay, you can have both."

Don't say you want a big bedroom, you want all the rooms, I just want half of your bed, that's all.