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Li Yu'an still didn't speak.

But Yang Siyuan didn't seem to want him to answer, he just let out a breath and looked down at the rusty car bell.

"My dad cheated."

Dingling—the scarred metal ball lingered on, and made a crisp sound when it collided with its body, trying to cover Yang Siyuan's voice dutifully.

But the human ear is selective.

Li Yu'an heard his words clearly and clearly.

"..." He was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say at this time, or not to say anything.Hesitating, he turned his head to look at Yang Siyuan.

His hair has grown.

Yang Siyuan was still in a trance just now, but at this moment he suddenly laughed, scratched his ears, and said jokingly: "Well, don't get me wrong. I don't mean to ask you to tell me something about you like me...I'll tell you Just because...um...just because I wanted to tell you. I can't really say why, it's weird haha. Don't mind it."

Li Yuan looked into his eyes steadily and pursed his lips.

To be honest, he hated Yang Siyuan smiling like that.

That was clearly not a smile, it was a worn out mask.

He would rather Yang Siyuan show his sadness, unbearable, loss, loneliness... all frankly.In the final analysis, Yang Siyuan pretended to be indifferent like this, probably because he didn't trust him enough.

...Strange, when did I start to hope that he would trust me?

"...you can say what you want," he said.

Yang Siyuan nodded and thanked in a low voice.

After a brief silence, Li Yu'an suddenly asked, "Is the exam coming soon?"

"Well, right now."

"Don't be afraid, you'll be fine."

Yang Siyuan laughed out loud, waved his hands and said, "Where are you coaxing the kids? Of course I'm fine."

Li Yu'an was no longer surprised by his reaction, and did not respond.

At the end of the road, the little gray dog ​​rarely restrained his excitement, did not bark, and came over wagging his tail.

Holding the handlebar with one hand, Yang Siyuan bent his head and scratched the puppy's neck, so comfortable that the puppy whined twice.

After saying goodbye, Yang Siyuan turned to leave.

Just as he turned around and walked two steps, he heard Li Yu'an calling out to him from behind.

"Yang Siyuan."

"Huh?" He turned around suspiciously.

Li Yu stood quietly in the wind, his light blue uniform seemed to be softened by the moonlight.

His voice came from the breeze: "If there is a weekend after the exam, will you still come to bathe it?"

Yang Siyuan was taken aback for a moment before he remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

He grinned and nodded heavily: "Yeah."

The coolness of late autumn was getting stronger and stronger, Li Yu'an squatted in the yard watching the puppy eat ham sausage, thinking about building a warmer nest for him.

In the silence of the night, he scribbled the ending of the unfinished manuscript, tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, and finally got hungry after counting eighteen hundred sheep.

"..." He rubbed his belly and sighed.

It's true that I haven't had a decent meal for a long time.

The last time I ate a decent meal... It seems that Yang Siyuan was afraid that his stomach would hurt when he went to the milk tea shop, so he urged him.

His mind was in a haze, and after countless dim scenes of a young boy standing in front of a milk tea shop flashed before his eyes, he finally closed his eyes unknowingly.

After the weekend of frantic review, the monthly exam is coming as scheduled.

Yang Siyuan was wrapped in his school uniform and kept writing papers.

The questions were very standard, indeed like the routines of the college entrance examination, but the difficulty was still very high. He didn't finish writing the last word until 1 minute before the bell rang, and then he threw down the pen and let out a sigh of relief.

"Winding!"

The monthly exam lasts for two days, and the answers are corrected on the second night. On the third day, the teachers of each subject mark the papers one after another, and the papers are issued on Friday.

A set of processes is closely connected, which makes people fall into the next round of review before they have time to withdraw from the exam.

The results ranking was announced in the next week of the monthly exam. Yang Siyuan was fourth in grade and had made great progress in a single subject, and was praised by the teacher in turn.

Busy with reviewing, the monthly exam seems to have left him. He really has no sense of substitution, and he is absent-minded when he returns home to report the results.

"I've made great progress, Xiao Yuan! You've studied hard recently!" Chen Limei was so happy that day, and she praised her without hesitation.

Yang Siyuan politely said "um" twice, and escaped under the pretext of resting.

He knew his mother's moodiness all too well.

Sure enough, the short-lived happiness and harmony seemed to be hidden in the cracks of the hands of a clock, and Chen Limei soon returned to her original appearance, even a little more irritable and impatient.

But who isn't?

Yang Siyuan felt very busy and tired, and couldn't breathe.

But there is also an advantage-time goes by quickly and silently.

Before he noticed, the heater had been on for days.The heating in the north is more violent than the north wind. Being next to the radiator, he feels that his eyes are suffocated by the heat every day, so he has to open a small window to let in the air when get out of class is over.

"It's winter." He looked at the dead branches outside the window and said to himself.

"How many days has it been in winter?"

A sentence came with a strong accent, and when he looked back, Dong didn't understand.

"teacher."

"Hmm. Are you tired recently?" Dong Bubu waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to stand up, then leaned on the table beside him, and asked.

"It's okay, I'm used to it." Yang Siyuan said.

Dong Bubu nodded and said, "Take a rest when necessary. I think you haven't gone out for a walk for a long time."

Yang Siyuan thought that the reason why he went out before was because Chen Miao was looking for him, so why did he walk around by himself, but he still obediently said "OK".

Dong Dong didn't understand as if he wanted to say something, he opened his mouth and didn't know how to say it, and finally patted him on the shoulder, turned and walked away.

"???"

Yang Siyuan looked puzzled, unable to understand what he was thinking.

Perhaps trying to get him to relax a little over the holidays?

Unlike his style...

After studying the questions for a long time, Yang Siyuan was so dizzy that he didn't have the strength to think too much, so he packed his schoolbag and left.

The milk tea shop is not open, it is already the third day.

He suppressed his doubts, and finally did not send Li Yuan a text message to ask.If he should know, Li Yu'an would have told him, he thought so.

And anyway, I'm going to his house to bathe the puppy tomorrow... Although it's been a long time since Li Yuan mentioned it last time.

What a rare holiday.

Does he remember?

That night, after he got home, he hesitated again, should he remind him.

Remind him, it feels like he doesn't trust Li Yu'an; don't remind him, because he is afraid that if Li Yu'an has something to do tomorrow, he will disturb him if he goes.

After tossing and turning, the sound of water flowing in the radiator became louder in his ears, but he still couldn't make up his mind.You're so useless, when did you become so vacillating.

Just when I was about to be hard-hearted, I heard the phone ringing—it was a text message.

He grabbed it, and the screen was a bit dazzling at night, so he squinted his eyes to see it clearly.

"Do you still have time to bathe it tomorrow?"

The sender, Li Yuan.

Looking at the fluorescent screen, he chuckled first, and then curled up his mouth to reveal a smile that wasn't half false.

He didn't know that if Li Yu'an saw him smiling like this, he would probably be really happy.

He raised his phone, typed a few lines, and sent it.

"Yes, I remember. I'll go there after breakfast tomorrow, at eight o'clock. Go to bed early, so I don't have to go back."

He said there was no need to call back, Li Yu'an really didn't call back, Yang Siyuan didn't wait, dropped his phone and went to sleep contentedly.

Before the alarm went off the next day, Yang Siyuan got up from under the quilt.I slept soundly that night, and it was rare that I didn't suffer from insomnia or dream.

He yawned and rubbed his eyes, and looked outside, only to see a vast expanse of whiteness and a thick fog.

Chen Limei wasn't here, probably out for something, didn't leave any breakfast or notes.

After getting used to it, Yang Siyuan didn't feel anything wrong.

Fortunately, the bun shop downstairs is still open, and there are several more flavors.

The sun gradually pierced through the thick fog, and the world slowly became clear, and the whiteness in front of my eyes was filled with water vapor.

"Two radishes, two sauced meats, two marinated eggs, and two cups of millet porridge."

Putting a hot breakfast in his coat, he walked towards the path in the early winter sunlight.

To his surprise, the two sides of the gravel road were more lively than he thought.

Probably winter is coming, and there are many people who stand early, deep-fried dough sticks, tofu nao, spicy soup... all kinds of flavors are mixed together, and with the cries of people, it is mixed with secular smoke and fire.

He smiled inadvertently, thinking that after Li Yuan's breakfast, he didn't have to worry about it.

Why do you look like an old lady?

The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous he became. He shook his head and turned into the alley.

I wanted to raise my hand to knock on the door, but found that the door was ajar.Suddenly a wonderful warm current flowed through his heart, he pulled himself together and opened the door to enter.

Li Yu'an happened to come out with a kettle, and Yang Siyuan took out the breakfast in his jacket, shook it, and said, "I'm coming."

Li Yu'an was startled when he saw the hot ball, with an inexplicable embarrassment on his face.

Yang Siyuan didn't understand, and gave a suspicious "hmm".

"It's okay, let's go into the room first." Li Yuan said sullenly.

Yang Siyuan blinked and entered the room.

The warmth in the house is not as good as in his own home. He had noticed before that the radiator in Li Yuan's house had accumulated a thick layer of dust, and he was afraid that it would not work.Looking at it now, it is true that there is a small stove in front of the desk, and the only remaining warmth comes from it.

And there seemed to be something on the desk that was always tidy...

He took a closer look and couldn't help laughing out loud.

It was a bag of buns, and there were two small bowls beside it, covered with two small plates, probably because they were afraid of getting cold.

"What is this?" He pointed to the bowl and asked with a smile.

Li Yu'an walked over, took down the plate, and replied, "Tofu nao."

Then he raised his head and looked at the lump in Yang Siyuan's hand, with a helpless expression on his face.

Yang Siyuan laughed a few times, walked over and put the bag on the table, and looked at Li Yuan.

"Today's breakfast...seems a little too much."

In the narrow space, the hot air that has not disappeared warmed the bodies of the two of them, the sunlight came in through the windows, and there were tiny particles dancing in the air.

The winter morning of 2008 turned out to be so charming.