Bamboo horse is difficult to ride

This morning, Zheng Xin, who was at work, unexpectedly received a call from his mother.

In the past two years, he has called his mother every New Year's day to say hello, but since he came to C city, he has never been back to L county, so he hasn't seen his mother for more than three years.

Although the word maternal love is far away from him, his mother is his only relative after all. Regardless of whether his mother raises him or not, Zheng Xin feels that there should be a place in his heart for his mother.

"Xin Xin, I arrive in City C at [-]:[-] p.m., can you pick me up at the station?"

"Ah?" Zheng Xin was stunned, "Mom, why did you come to City C suddenly?"

Lin Shuling's voice was very urgent, "It's your younger brother Jiale who is sick, I'm going to take him to the hospital for treatment."

Jiale...the child born after the mother got married.

"What disease? Is it serious?"

"If it's not serious, why would you go to City C?! Jiale has refused to eat for several days. Xin Xin, you have to come to the train station to pick me up on time in the afternoon." Lin Shuling said.

Upon hearing Lin Shuling's tone, Zheng Xin thought that maybe the child really had a serious problem, otherwise his mother wouldn't be in such a hurry.

Originally, there was quite a lot of work in the afternoon, so Zheng Xin had no choice but to ask for leave, and the team leader's face was very long.

The advertising company works for one person, and no one will help anyone. The team leader said: "Then what do you do with the work in hand?"

Zheng Xin had no choice but to agree to go home at night and work overtime.

At noon, Zheng Xin didn't eat any lunch, so he got on the bus and rushed to the train station. He hurried and finally arrived before one o'clock, but he waited at the exit for more than half an hour without waiting for anyone.

Zheng Xin couldn't help being a little anxious. His mother used a public phone when she called in the morning and didn't leave a cell phone number, so he couldn't get in touch right now.

While he was in a hurry, Zheng Xin's cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar cell phone number. Zheng Xin thought it might be his mother, so he quickly picked it up.

"Hey?"

"Is it Xin Xin?" Sure enough, it was his mother Lin Shuling.

"Hey, mom, I'm at the exit, where are you?"

"I'm at the KFC on Zhanqian Street. Jiale wants to eat KFC, so we'll bring him over to eat. Come quickly."

When Zheng Xin heard this, it was too unreliable. They agreed to come and pick them up, but they were fine and went to KFC by themselves.

Putting down the phone, he hurried to KFC. When he got there, Zheng Xin was stunned.

Jiale is nine years old this year. She is fat and eating French fries one bite at a time, while Lin Shuling is talking to a person. Xin also recognized that it was Lin Lang.

Zheng Xin stood at the door blankly, Lin Shuling looked up and saw him, waved and shouted: "Xin Xin, here it is!"

Both Lin Lang and Jia Le turned their heads to look at Zheng Xin. For a moment, Zheng Xin's eyes collided with Lin Lang's.

Zheng Xin remembered seeing Lin Lang and Rui Kaiwen together not long ago, suddenly a little embarrassed, slightly lowered his head and staggered his eyes, and walked towards several people.

Lin Lang's eyes were bright and deep, just watching Zheng Xin walking step by step.

I haven't seen each other for two years. Zheng Xin has grown a lot taller. She is still thin, but looks very well-proportioned. At this time, Zheng Xin's clothes are not as rustic as before. A neat white shirt is tied inside casual trousers , The neat short hair shows his refreshing temperament even more.

"Mom." Zheng Xin walked up to her and called Lin Shuling, keeping her gaze away from Lin Lang again.

Lin Shuling looked at Zheng Xin, "I haven't seen Xin Xin for three years, I've grown into a young man!"

Lin Lang was on the side, his eyes were fixed on Zheng Xin and never left. Zheng Xin walked over a dozen steps, and Lin Lang had already looked at him from top to bottom.I have to admit that Zheng Xinchu, who is nearly 20 years old, is very handsome, and his every move reveals an attractiveness that almost suffocates Lin Lang.

"Why are you standing there? Sit down!" Lin Shuling urged.

Zheng Xin glanced at the only seat next to Lin Lang, nodded and sat down.

Seeing that Zheng Xin was silent, Lin Shuling said, "Xin Xin, why didn't you call someone? You didn't say anything when you saw your cousin?"

"Uh..." Zheng Xin didn't expect her mother to come up with such a sentence, cousin?In my memory, I haven't called since I became sensible.

"Why are you standing there, say hello to your cousin," Lin Shuling urged.

Zheng Xin raised his head and turned his face to look at Lin Lang, only to see Lin Lang squinting his eyes slightly. Although there was no expression on his face, Zheng Xin clearly saw the awkward expression of "Call Cousin!" in his eyes.

Despite all kinds of reluctance, Zheng Xin called out in a mosquito-like humming voice: "Cousin."

"Well, Xin Xin, long time no see." Lin Lang put on a very natural and normal expression.

Lin Shuling said: "Xin Xin, why haven't you been in touch with your cousin for the past two years? This is because you are wrong. Your cousins ​​need to move around more and take care of each other."

Zheng Xin was very helpless, his mother didn't know anything, and thought that Lin Lang had a good relationship with him.He frowned slightly and said, "Mom, didn't you ask me to pick you up at the station? Why is he here?"

Lin Shuling said with a smile on her face: "I happen to have Lin Lang's mobile phone number, so I called him. When Lin Lang heard that I was coming, he drove a car to pick me up. Xin Xin, look at Lin Lang, In the past two years, I have been studying and working part-time at the same time, and now I have a car!"

Lin Lang hurriedly said, "Auntie, I borrowed that car from a friend, I didn't buy it. I haven't graduated yet, so where can I get the money to buy the car?"

Lin Shuling: "That's my skill! You asked Xin Xin to borrow a car, but he couldn't borrow it! Xin Xin, how did you come here?"

Zheng Xin said truthfully: "Take the bus."

Lin Shuling snorted, "That's not the case, learn more from your cousin in the future and ask your cousin to help you."

At this time, Jiale finished eating the French fries, raised a pair of oily hands and said, "Mom, I still want to eat."

Lin Shuling took a paper towel and wiped Jiale's hands, then turned her head and said to Zheng Xin, "Buy some more Orleans chicken wings for Jiale, a pack of big French fries, another pack of chicken popcorn, and buy me a cup of lemon tea."

"Oh."

Just as Zheng Xin was about to stand up, Lin Lang said first, "I'll go buy it."

"No need!" Zheng Xin interrupted Lin Lang immediately, and walked towards the ordering counter, with an uncompromising stubbornness in his tone.

Lin Lang sat back, looked at Zheng Xin's back and shook his head silently.

Lin Lang said to Lin Shuling: "Auntie, in fact, Xin Xin is not easy. He works very hard, and he is usually alone. When he is sick, no one takes care of him."

Lin Shuling stared and said, "This kid is so stupid! Why didn't he contact you? It would be so convenient if you two could live together!"

Lin Lang showed an apologetic expression, "It's my fault. I'm an older brother, and I should take care of Xin Xin. But two years ago, something happened to my family and I didn't have much money, so I didn't take care of it. I started to find a part-time job last year. The salary is not bad, I want to contact Zheng Xin, but... hey, you know Xin Xin's temper, he is stubborn!"

"Where is it, I'm sorry that we didn't help you when your father had an accident. Why would you want you to take care of Xin Xin?"

"Xin Xin is very capable, usually frugal, and able to endure hardships. In order to save money, he is still living in the basement."

"What?" Lin Shuling asked in surprise, "You said Xin Xin has been living in the basement? Can people live in the basement?"

"Well, don't you know, aunt? He has been living here for several years, and the basement is damp, which is not good for his health. Xin Xin calls you usually, but didn't you ask him?" Lin Lang looked at his aunt and said in a tone of voice. There was even a trace of complaint in it.

"This..." Lin Shuling felt ashamed when Lin Lang said this. She admitted that she loved her younger son more than anything else, and that she didn't care about Zheng Xin when the eldest son was not around. ability, no energy.

While the two were talking, Zheng Xin came back with the things he bought for Jiale.

"I want to eat chicken!" Jia Le immediately reached for the chicken wings.

Lin Lang smiled and said, "Jia Le, why don't you call me brother? Xin Xin is your brother!"

Zheng Xin was stunned for a moment. Although Lin Lang spoke with a smile, he sensitively felt that Lin Lang's words clearly meant to blame.

Lin Shuling also realized that she just asked Zheng Xin to call Lin Lang brother, but Jiale here has not yet called Zheng Xin brother.

Lin Shuling hurriedly said, "Jia Le, thank you soon."

"He's not my brother!" Jia Le pouted, "My surname is Xie, his surname is Zheng, he is not my brother!"

As soon as she said this, Lin Shuling immediately became embarrassed, and murmured: "Look at this child." But she didn't blame Jia Le.

Lin Lang reached out and touched Jia Le's head, "Jia Le, this is not right, I and Xin Xin don't have the same surname, but I'm still his brother, whether he likes me or not, I'm still his brother."

Hearing Lin Lang's words, Zheng Xin's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly changed the topic, "Mom, what's wrong with Jia Le, why are you in such a hurry?"

Lin Shuling sighed: "Hey! This kid didn't eat a few days ago and said it was a stomachache. He went to the hospital and the doctor insisted that he was fine, but he still didn't like to eat when he returned home. I think the county hospital doesn't look good, so I brought Jiale Come to the city! Thanks to coming to the city, when I get off the train, Jiale said I want to eat KFC, no, eating KFC will make my disease half healed."

Zheng Xin took a look at Jiale's chubby appearance, and the mouthful of greasy food, it doesn't look like a disease!To be sick is to be gluttonous.

After Jiale had finished eating, Lin Shuling explained that she would take her child to the Children's Hospital for registration tomorrow, and she would stay overnight today.

Zheng Xin thought for a while and said, "My conditions are not good, why don't I stay in a hotel."

Lin Shuling glanced at Zheng Xin, "Didn't you say that the salary is okay? Why do you still live in the basement? Don't tell me, how old is the child, and I don't know how to take care of myself. Jiale and I can't live with you, and we can't live in the basement." I can't stand it!"

When Zheng Xin was told by his mother, he felt very uncomfortable. Although he hadn't been with his mother for a long time, he knew that a mother who loves her son would not use a complaining tone every time she said a word!

Lin Lang said: "Auntie, stay with me. I rent a two-bedroom house, which is spacious enough to live in. Besides, I live near the Children's Hospital. I will drive you there tomorrow morning."

Lin Shuling couldn't ask for more, she immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

Several people went out and came to the parking lot. Zheng Xin saw at a glance that the car Lin Lang was driving was the black Land Rover SUV that he was with Rui Kaiwen that day.

Lin Lang just said that this car was borrowed from a friend. It seems that it was borrowed from Rui Kaiwen. To be able to lend him such an expensive car is indeed a "friend"!

Lin Lang saw Zheng Xin standing beside the car and didn't get in the car, so he said, "Xin Xin, why don't you still go to work? The advertising company has a lot of work and is busy. You should go back to work first. I'm fine anyway, so I just told my aunt and Jia Le took me home, and come to see them when you are free."

Zheng Xin really didn't want to go to Lin Lang's house, so he nodded, "Well, then... please take care of me."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Xin said a few words to Lin Shuling and Jia Le, and then planned to leave.

Before turning around, Lin Lang called him to stop, and handed out an insulated lunch box from the car window, "Are you in a hurry to come over at noon and didn't eat? Take this, don't be disgusted."

Zheng Xin took it in a daze, he didn't expect Lin Lang to still think about these details.

Lin Lang smiled, "I'll send you my home address later on. The mobile phone number my aunt called you just now is mine. If you don't mind, you can save it for now."

"Oh." Zheng Xin only felt that his brain seemed to be half a beat slow and unable to keep up with the rhythm, so he could only respond in a low voice.

Lin Lang looked at Zheng Xin and drove away.

Zheng Xin stood where he was, feeling the weight of the insulated lunch box in his hand.