tall rose

After college, Xia Zang and Yang Sheng basically didn't go back to Xiyu to celebrate the New Year; they usually stayed with Xia Zang's mother for a few days during the summer vacation, and then bothered little Jiang Haoyue for a few days.

Yunshan County has not been back, I'm sorry for Boss Lu, but fortunately, the old man didn't blame Yang Sheng for it, instead he said that he and Teacher Lu would come to Nanzhou to find them two after they are free.

Originally, his mother persuaded him to come back and stay for two days during the Chinese New Year, but Xia Zang thought of his uncle's relatives and his uncle and aunt who still didn't like him very much, so he politely refused his mother.

He can endure for his mother, but he doesn't want Yang Sheng to endure with him.

The good thing about the summer vacation is that although I know that my relatives are also in the same city, they can't spare time to come to the house like they did during the Chinese New Year.

As for his uncle, Xia Zang had no apparent conflicts with him, and they had always gotten along very politely, but sometimes his uncle would call him by the wrong name.

"Xia, what's wrong with Xia?"

Xia Zang, bared Ang Zang.

In addition to a bad memory, my uncle is also a bit nervous. Xia Zang and Yang Sheng went to bother him three times during the summer vacation of the four years in college. Uncle thought that Yang Sheng was just Xia Zang's good friend, saying that "the friendship in college is the purest. , we must keep in touch with each other frequently.”

Yang Sheng almost froze, he pinched Xia Zang's arm and nodded.

But one thing more is worse than one thing less. Neither Xia Zang nor his mother corrected his "beautiful" misunderstanding with his uncle.

Grandparents have returned to their hometown in the countryside for the past two years to live in the pastoral life. Because Xiaohe went to elementary school, he can eat and dress independently, and his mother and uncle take turns to accompany and teach, which is more than enough.

Thanks to Yang Sheng, Xia Zang finally knew the name of his half-brother.

It wasn't the freshman summer vacation when Yang Sheng came to the door, and his mother gently pushed Xiao He, who was shaking like a quail, to call him brother and introduce himself.

Fang Hesong, the name sounds like Nanshan, and it was chosen by my grandfather.

But it was a lot of work to write, let alone for Xiaohe, who was still in kindergarten at the time.

Yang Sheng praised the child very earnestly. He was too embarrassed to praise the child. Holding the drawing paper to cover his face for a while, he shouted timidly: "Brother Yang."

Compared with Xia Zang's lukewarm, the children really like Yang Sheng's liveliness and enthusiasm.

Whenever he watched Yang Sheng play puzzle games with Xiao He, Xia Zang couldn't help thinking this way, and then he was dragged into the game by Yang Sheng, and became the black hole of the game that couldn't be saved again.

To be honest, at first Xiaohe was quite afraid of Xia Zang, but after several games, he seemed to see that he was a paper tiger, and gradually echoed Yang Sheng in teasing him.

On a summer afternoon in the mountain city, my mother sits on a soft chair in front of the window to read an old collection of poems, and my uncle sleeps soundly on a recliner with a newspaper on top of it. .

My mother is a loyal fan of Teresa Teng. There used to be a lot of tape boxes piled up in the house, and Xia Man didn't touch those things, but I don't know what happened now.

Xia Zang’s childhood playlist followed his mother’s taste, and when he was older, he would use the computer to download some of his favorite songs; but he could sing songs without accompaniment, only those he heard repeatedly when he was young .

When they get together with Haoyue Xiaojiang and the others for karaoke, they are all unshakable Teresa Teng.

However, Yang Sheng is also very good at cheering. When Xia Zang sang "Don't pick wild flowers by the roadside" to him, he could laugh like nothing.

We've been together for almost ten years now, and Yang Sheng's laughter still hasn't made much progress.

Xia Zang is also used to it, and occasionally uses it to tease her husband, saying stop laughing, and the creases will come out when he laughs again.

Then the husband said very playfully, brother, don’t you love me when I have wrinkles?

Alas, he is almost 30 years old, and he still looks like a child in front of him.

No way, just keep getting used to it.

After graduating from university, he actually lived in Nanzhou often, and only occasionally went back to Xiyu City for two days during the long vacation. The good friendship he had cultivated with Xiaohe during the summer vacation of the university was also worn away by time and distance.

Xia Zang teased the little heartless man with Yang Sheng, but Yang Sheng just grabbed his hand, stroked the silver ring on his ring finger and said, there is nothing to do about it.

Yang Sheng thought of Xia Tong, their common sister, who was only about one year older than Xiaohe.

But he rarely mentioned it, and when he mentioned it, he just laughed at himself and said that he was too a jerk back then, and his words were neither serious nor serious.

Fortunately, the little girl did not know.

Yang Sheng would also miss Auntie, but he didn't even mention it.

Xia Zang couldn't figure out Yang Sheng's feelings for his aunt, after all, even Yang Sheng himself couldn't explain clearly.

But it's not resentment after all, on the contrary, if it's just resentment, it would be better.

Or like he doesn't care about Xia Man's existence anymore, it's better than not being able to tell the truth.

After graduating with a Ph.D., Xia Zang stayed at the school as he wished and became a university lecturer. At the same time, he also took on a series of tasks in the school's psychological counseling room; .

For the convenience of Yang Sheng's commute, they moved again and rented a two-bedroom apartment. Through the window, they could see the Pazhou Bridge on the Baojiang River and the tall tower "Xiaomanyao" shining in the city's fog.

But buying a house is still far away, even though their wages are not low, and their mother tried to give them a deposit, saying that it was the cost of settling down, a total of 50.

"I've seen the housing prices in Nanzhou, 50 is not a lot to you...Xiao Zang, even if you don't accept it, you can't make the decision for Xiaosheng, let me give it to you."

As a result, the man whispered a few times and returned the card intact, and the mother could only stare blankly, there was nothing she could do with her innocent and well-behaved son-in-law.

"Although you are capable of taking care of yourself now, this money is just a little thought of us as parents..." Finally, the mother wanted to struggle for a while.

Yang Sheng accepted the words with a smile: "It's our intention not to accept it. Mom, my brother and I know that you love us the most, but please let us honor you once."

Xia Zang couldn't get in the way, so he could only nod his head repeatedly to show that your son-in-law is right, just listen to him.

Mother looked at the two of them left and right, neither smiling nor angry, she just said: "Oh, you two just have to live well. Mom promises you that as long as you go back to Xiyu, you will always have a home."

These words are the blessings sent by their mother to their mobile phones after they got married.

My mother has always regretted not being able to attend their wedding in person. At that time, work tasks and family chores were bothering her. Both Xia Zang and Yang Sheng advised her to take a good rest and not work so hard.

Now that I think about it, my mother is probably trying to pay for their settlement.

Refunding the full amount easily made my mother feel sad. Yang Sheng took away 5 yuan symbolically, which made her look better.

After that, Yang Sheng sent things home every now and then, hardcover poetry collections and commemorative albums for his mother, a complete set of health care for his uncle, health supplements for his grandparents, and stationery and extracurricular books for Xiaohe.

Xia Zang quietly calculated an account, and these things slowly added up to 5 yuan.

But his caring husband didn't stop there. Instead, he formed a habit. When he saw something good in his spare time, he would buy it and send a copy to his family.

Probably since Yang Sheng followed Xia Zang to call her mother, or when Yang Sheng met his mother for the first time, he has regarded his mother as a real family.

"Brother, what are you laughing at?" Sensing his inattention, Yang Sheng inserted a little more into his body and asked deliberately.

"Laugh at your cuteness." Xia Zang retreated reflexively, but was tightly held around his waist, "Really, you are super cute."

"Nicky or not." Yang Sheng lowered his head and bit him, but couldn't help laughing, "Oh, no, you can't laugh, there are creases."

"It's okay, I love you even if you have folds." Xia Zang said.

Yang Sheng quite likes to grab Xia Zang's hand and come over to play when he is free. He can play with the ring on his ring finger for a long time.

And Xia Zang sighed every time he saw his ring that was about to protrude, saying that he was getting fatter when he was older.

In fact, this sigh is a bit exaggerated, after all, they are about the same size, and there is nothing wrong with mixing clothes for more than ten years.

At most, Xia Zang had a ring of soft flesh around his waist, which was caused by him sitting upright in the office for a long time.

Yang Sheng suggested that he put the water cup or the books that need to be referred to far away when he is working, and get up and walk around every time he drinks water and picks up a book, which is good for his physical and mental health.

However, this amount of exercise is still not enough. During the holidays, Yang Sheng actively pulled her husband out for a morning jog along the bank of the Baojiang River.

If it's really raining and you can't go out, just pack up the house, vacate the living room, and dance a whole waltz to simple drums.

He is also very good at exercising, Xia Zang started to pant after two more laps; Yang Sheng said that he is not as good as his retired physical education dance teacher.

"I think you should change your name." Xia Zang teased, "It's not Yang Sheng, but Yang Sheng."

Yang Sheng didn't take it seriously, and said, "We just need to take good care of our health. After retirement, we can travel around like Boss Lu and the others."

Now that Lao Lu has retired honorably, relying on his solid geography skills, he took Boss Lu to tour the whole of China by car.

Swimming to Nanzhou a few days ago, Yang Sheng was busy with a domestic violence case, so he didn't have time to take a look around with the two elders.

Xia Zang was more leisurely than him. During those days, he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of being the host, eating, drinking, lodging and visiting scenic spots, and everything was fine.

And Yang Sheng was busy until the two elders were about to leave Guangfu, so they found time to have a meal together.

On the way to send the two elders back to the hotel, Lao Lu didn't know what he said to Xia Zang, and the two strode forward without looking back, leaving Yang Sheng and Boss Lu behind.

"The two of them have been chatting a lot recently. You, Mr. Lu, are a person who likes to delve into things. Wherever you go, you have to dig into the historical background of that place. It just so happens that Xiaozang also knows a lot. He can basically answer Shang Yuan's questions. Come out. As for me, I am an illiterate person, and most of the time, my left ear goes in and my right ear goes out, and I don’t know what they are talking about so happily.” Boss Lu walked slowly with his hands behind his back, and Yang Sheng followed slowly beside him.

"They are both teachers, of course they have something to talk about." Yang Sheng smiled, "My brother sometimes becomes addicted to lecturing, and would arrest me as his student, talking about Freud."

"Stop, stop, let me go." Boss Lu pleaded repeatedly, and then changed the subject as if thinking of something, "I heard from Xia Zang that you are helping a woman who was abused by domestic violence to file for divorce recently?"

"Well, the first trial has just been completed, and her husband is not satisfied with the result, so he wants to appeal." After Yang Sheng finished speaking, he sighed slightly.

"It's hard for an upright official to decide on housework." Boss Lu said, "Just do your best."

"I'm just a lawyer, not an honest official." Yang Sheng shook his head and said with a wry smile, "As you said, do your best. If you can really help me, that would be great."

Boss Lu took a serious look at him and said with a smile: "To be honest, I used to be really worried that your biological father would have a bad influence on you. I was fooled by him at the time, saying that you don't remember him, he I just want to see you before I leave. Who knows... What a bastard he did."

Yang Sheng recalled that Boss Lu had rarely mentioned his biological father to him in recent years. Based on his understanding of Boss Lu, it was probably because Boss Lu was afraid of poking his heart.

But now, he should be strong enough to handle these past events lightly, at least Boss Lu thinks so.

"After all, he is him, and I am me." Yang Sheng said, originally wanted to ask Boss Lu how he met his father back then, but he was unwilling to use it when he was blown by the tide night wind by the Baojiang River. Those untimely topics broke the current silence and tranquility.

Let those past events that should have been buried with the dust just let it go, and digging it out again will only add to the sadness.

"You really have changed a lot." Boss Lu sighed sincerely, "However, you still haven't changed anything."

"Uncle Xiao, I suggest you publish a memoir earlier, maybe you will be the next Mao Dun Literature Award winner." Yang Sheng teased.

"Your Teacher Lu is going to write, and I'm the old bookboy beside him grinding ink." Boss Lu didn't seem to understand what he said, but instead said with great interest, "After he finished the storytelling, his name was 'Talk for 2 Minutes'. "

"He must be a devil." Yang Sheng instantly returned to the fear of being dominated by Tuo Tang in high school.

"At that time, he will self-print two hundred copies, and let you pay half of it in your wallet." Boss Lu carried out the devil to the end without delay.

"Then no matter what, you have to print two hundred copies and buy two hundred copies." Yang Sheng said poorly.

Boss Lu clasped his hands together, and said happily, "I remember what you said, and I will pass it on to Teacher Lu later."

"You're really rude to me." Yang Sheng laughed helplessly.

Not far away, under the branches and leaves of the banyan tree, the old and young people who went ahead were holding on to the stone railings by the river to look at the sparkling cruise ships on the river.

The river wind blows gently over the hair and clothes corners of the tourists, mottled light and shadow all over the ground.

Boss Lu suddenly said, "Be good, Gua Wazi."

Yang Sheng wanted to retort, saying that he was not good, so Teacher Lu who was diagonally in front of him turned his head and greeted them: "Why are you walking so slowly?"

Xia Zang held on to the railing, stood aside and laughed quietly.

He has always had shoulder-length hair, in order to satisfy Yang Sheng's little selfishness; either loose or tied into a simple ponytail, it can stand there and become a landscape of its own.

Oh, it's pleasing to the eye.

Boss Lu raised his hand to act as a loudspeaker, and responded loudly, "Come on, come on!"

Yang Sheng said softly, responding to Boss Lu and himself: "Of course we will be fine."

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One more chapter and it's over.

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I'm really bored... This is probably a kind of completion procrastination...