River City Story

After Lin Yan said this, he immediately regretted it.He felt that he seemed too hypocritical, but there was no need to say that to He Zhengxi at all, but it was a pity that the desire to express was too strong, so he couldn't keep his mouth shut.As a result, the atmosphere at home was not very good throughout the afternoon until the end of dinner.Fang Ximin's meticulousness and patience were all devoted to work, and he didn't notice that the two brothers had another small conflict unknowingly.

At around 8 o'clock in the evening, Lin Yan came out of the shower and was about to wipe his hair when his back was suddenly hugged by both hands.He Zhengxi grabbed his collar like a dog, and said in a flattering tone, "Brother...do I often say the wrong thing recently?"

Lin Yan let him hold him, continued to focus on brushing his hair, thought about it seriously halfway, and said solemnly: "It's okay, I have gradually begun to adapt to your rebellious young master's temper, and my mind is not so small."

"You're too honest!" He Zhengxi felt aggrieved.

"I have nothing to be honest about." Lin Yan pushed He Zhengxi's hand away with all his strength, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him, "Can you stop being so obscene?"

"Tired and crooked? No way." He Zhengxi threw himself on the bed, rolled half a circle, turned his face sideways, dragged his cheeks, and stepped on Lin Yan's leg with his foot.He stepped on it, and Lin Yan moved to the side, stepped on it and moved it.After playing back and forth a few times like this, Lin Yan stood up abruptly, kicked He Zhengxi's knee hard, and before he could fight back, he wrapped the towel around He Zhengxi's neck swiftly, forcefully Hold on.

"Are you in need of a beating? Hyperactivity? Honestly, what if you can kill a child in a minute?"

He Zhengxi was so frightened that he struggled and begged for mercy, coughing and yelling: "Brother! Don't commit murder, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was really wrong! I admit my mistake! I'm sorry!"

"During this time, we both have problems." Lin Yan put away the towel and hung it around his neck, "I'm not a girl, don't play that trick, understand? Otherwise, next time, I'll put you in the toilet, believe it or not?"

He Zhengxi nodded wildly: "Understood! I understand! Believe it! I believe it too much!"

This was the first time he was repaired so hard by Lin Yan, and the results proved to be remarkable.When sleeping at night, He Zhengxi's whole body seemed to be in sedation, turning over, bending over, or kicking his feet, he didn't make any movements, and he just fell asleep like a pharaoh.

Early the next morning, at the dinner table, Lin Yan said to He Zhengxi while peeling tea eggs:

"You scared me to death with your styling last night, you're straight."

I'm afraid you'll strangle me to death... He Zhengxi's slander can make up tens of thousands of words, but the words he uttered turned more than a dozen times: "Oh, I found it more comfortable to sleep like that." He raised his head. He thumped the back of his neck with his hand, "It's good for your body."

Lin Yan raised the corners of his mouth and gave a half-salty smile, then said, "Your high school doesn't live on campus, does it?"

"Yeah, I can't stay, and it's pretty close to home."

Lin Yan: "Then you still ask me to deliver it?"

"The other classmates were given away! When you were in high school, I also gave it away!" He Zhengxi angrily opened his mouth and tore a piece of scallion pancake, chewing it with gnashing teeth.

"That's right." Lin Yan replied lightly, then he raised his head, looked at the clock on the wall and said, "You still have 2 minutes for breakfast, and these 2 minutes include the 30 seconds for you to wash the dishes for yourself."

"I see!" He Zhengxi buried his head in the rice with a bitter face.My eldest brother is a devil, the kind who looks so good-looking!

As soon as the very good-looking devil appeared on the stage, the little girls in He Zhengxi's new classmate were ready to move.The devil himself was still ignorant, he followed behind He Zhengxi, feeling that the high school yard was too small all the way.

"I don't think I can even walk a dog." Lin Yan said seriously.

"You thought it was in Xicheng, what kind of aircraft carrier-level high school? This place is so expensive, no matter how small it is, a lot of people will squeeze in."

"This way of boasting has a lofty intention and a unique perspective." Lin Yan commented.

He Zhengxi laughed, and suddenly felt relieved.It's still Lin Yan who's being mean-spirited, which makes him feel at ease.

When the two of them walked to the teaching building, Yang Lin happened to come from another direction. As soon as he saw them, he immediately waved and said hello, "Brother! Lao He!"

"Are you still in the same class as He Zhengxi?" Lin Yan asked in surprise.

"No, but next to each other." Yang Lin turned out the class schedule, "He is in class one, and I am in class two."

"That's pretty good, we can play together in the future." Lin Yan said.

"He doesn't play ball." He Zhengxi walked over, "He wants to be the manager of a fried liver shop every day."

Lin Yan was overjoyed after hearing this: "This is a more practical goal, and it is more maneuverable than scientists and astronauts."

"Listen, listen!" Yang Lin touched He Zhengxi with his arm, "My brother is worthy of being a top student in college, and his speaking level is much better than yours!"

"You can't kill you." He Zhengxi stretched out his arms to embrace Lin Yan, "Brother, let's go and recognize my class."

"Huh?" Lin Yan turned his head suspiciously, "Why do I know your class?"

"Fang Ximin said, from now on, I will entrust all my affairs in high school to you, and you have to come to the class meeting." He Zhengxi dragged him while walking.

Lin Yan couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, He Zhengxi's mother didn't know if it was out of her mind or on purpose, but thanks to He Zhengxi's dedication to study, otherwise she would have been useless.

He went to visit He Zhengxi's class with all his heart, and then reported to He Zhengxi's class teacher.The two shook hands first, and then exchanged bragging. In the end, Lin Yan said, "You can beat him, no matter how good his grades are, he doesn't need to be beaten", and left with his sore cheeks.

He Zhengxi leaned on the window frame and stared at Lin Yanmai out of the teaching building, walked around the statue of a famous educational ancestor, chatted enthusiastically with the guard, and finally disappeared outside the school gate.

Hey……

Sighing, he sat back in his chair, took out his phone, and as soon as he turned it on, a text message came in, it was from Yang Lin.

"Old He, you are about to become a lookout stone!"

WTF? !He Zhengxi immediately raised his head to look at the door, Yang Lin was shaking his arms like a baboon.

"Skipping classes on the first day of school, be careful of being punished to stand." He Zheng replied from the table hole in Tibet.

"Master! We are less than ten meters away, so don't waste the number of text messages, okay?" Yang Lin also sent one.

"This idiot." He Zhengxi scratched his head and ran out, "What's the matter?"

Yang Lin touched his trouser pocket with a mysterious face, "I found a good place to relax, I'm sure no one will know."

"If you say this, it means you will definitely be known." He Zhengxi said while blowing his bangs.

"Cut... just pretend and you can." Yang Lin took out a box of cigarettes, and was about to stuff them into He Zhengxi's hands like an underground party joint, "I got them secretly from my brother, and they are very good to smoke."

"What are you smoking? I want to be a good student in high school." He Zhengxi quickly pushed Yang Lin away.

"Don't brag, okay? You just want to be a good baby in front of Brother Lin." Yang Lin patted He Zhengxi's shoulder, "Brother understands, fear of guilt."

"Your mother! Don't talk so nonsense!" He Zhengxi felt that if he continued to talk, Yang Lin might be able to find something out of his mouth, "Can't I keep it? Bring this up in front of my brother."

Yang Lin said clearly: "Don't worry, I will never betray you."

He Zhengxi returned to class with his pockets in hand, and immediately a few bolder girls came over and asked about Lin Yan.Their posture didn't seem like they were inquiring for the purpose of making friends, most of them were for the purpose of looking at handsome guys, so He Zhengxi said that his brother had a girlfriend, but it still didn't work.

"Your brother looks really gentle, just like the beautiful senior in the TV series."

"That's right, it's actually from the University of Science and Technology, a top student, I want to be admitted to the University of Science and Technology!"

He Zhengxi laughed heartily when he heard their chattering discussion.You also have to take the exam. When you pass the exam, my brother will have to pack up and prepare for the internship. Besides, there is me here. Can you get to know him?

"Oh, you are very kind when you smile! You look like an iceberg boy with a sullen face." A girl suddenly looked at him and said.

He Zhengxi put on a joking expression: "What kindness? Is that a description of a teenager like me?!"

"It's shameless, you're still a teenager!" The girl smiled heartily.

After Lin Yan settled the ancestor He Zhengxi, he was finally relieved and could do some things of his own.He first called Lu Chi and briefly reported the situation here, then contacted Feng Bowen and Song Rui, and chatted with each other for more than ten minutes.The two of them returned to Yancheng in the second half of their summer vacation and have been living in a rented house off campus. Song Rui is currently busy with his architectural design studio, and Feng Bowen is preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

"Then won't you go back to Xicheng to inherit Uncle Song's career?" Lin Yan asked Song Rui.

"Let's talk about it for a few years. He is not old, and I don't want to leave so early. Besides, I have no talent in business. I can only draw pictures and don't like socializing. If I go there rashly, I will ruin his old foundation." .” Song Rui said with a smile.

It turned out to be very thoughtful, Lin Yan thought while holding the phone, and even Song Rui, who was out of tune, became serious.

"Since you have arrived in Yancheng, you should study with peace of mind. Don't think about messy things. You have to find part-time jobs selectively. Don't be confused about the priorities. It will make you mentally exhausted. The gains will outweigh the losses."

Song Rui's tone was very approachable, it was rare for him to preach, and Lin Yan listened very carefully.

"University is actually more burdensome than high school. You can handle it yourself. It doesn't matter what your classmates are doing, as long as you know what you are doing." Song Rui continued.

"Well, I understand, thank you Brother Song Rui."

Lin Yan hung up the phone solemnly.

Burden, burden... Lin Yan hung up the phone and looked up at the extremely blue sky in the early autumn of Yancheng.He just wanted to make money quickly. What is more important than money?On the way back, Lin Yan didn't take the bus, but followed the stop sign all the way to the gate of He Zhengxi's community.He lingered outside the gate for a few minutes before finally walking in.

There seemed to be someone in He Zhengxi's house. Lin Yan changed his shoes at the entrance and looked in. A strange figure was in the kitchen.He suddenly remembered that this was probably the housekeeping aunt hired by the He family, whose surname was Chen Lai.

Just as Lin Yan was about to say hello, the person inside happened to turn around, and she said enthusiastically, "You are Xiao He's brother, right?"

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Aunt Chen, hello."

"What a handsome little brother." Aunt Chen wiped her hands and walked out, "The house is much easier to clean up than before, I'm sure you helped."

"No, no, I just do it casually, and school will start tomorrow." Lin Yan put away a few pieces of clothes scattered on the sofa, ready to hang them up.

"You don't need to work, I'll do it." Aunt Chen took the clothes and asked while sitting on the sofa, "Are you a freshman?"

Lin Yan hummed.

"It's really good. My son will take the exam next year, and I don't know what he can pass."

"Does your son go to school here in Yancheng? Or?" Lin Yan asked.

"In my hometown, I can't afford it here, and the fees are too much." Aunt Chen said.

"It's not easy." Lin Yan said.

"That's a good point, everyone is the same." Aunt Chen got up holding her clothes, "Xiaohe's family is rich, but they are also extremely busy. That's serious busyness, unlike me, busy!"

"If you can get something in return, it means it's meaningful." Lin Yan looked at her back and said.

Aunt Chen slowed down: "That's true."

Aunt Chen was only responsible for the morning and evening meals of the He family and some simple cleaning. She had to go to other jobs at other times, so Lin Yan had to stay alone in this big empty house until evening.He went to He Zhengxi's room to sleep all morning, got up and cooked a bowl of noodles, drank it all, fell back to sleep, and when he woke up again, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Abandoned, really going to be abolished.

Lin Yan stared at the clock on the wall and made a little confession, washed his face briefly and went downstairs.Aunt Chen has already bought vegetables and is preparing to cook.

"What's for dinner tonight? I can help." Lin Yan walked over and picked up the handbag.

"You don't need to be busy, leave it to me, you go to watch TV." Aunt Chen snatched off the handbag, "I'm getting this salary, so don't reach out."

Lin Yan thought for a while, but still stubbornly walked into the kitchen, "I'll help you, I can do anything."

Aunt Chen had nothing to do with Lin Yan, so she had to let him go.

The two cooperated tacitly, and by 6 o'clock, the pork ribs stewed potatoes and braised eggplants were ready to be cooked.Aunt Chen praised Lin Yan's cooking skills very much: "It's incredible, you are a little boy, you are really good at knife skills."

"I have been cooking and eating by myself at home. If I have time in the future, I will help you." Lin Yan said shyly.

"What can I help you with?" He Zhengxi appeared at the kitchen door with his schoolbag on his shoulders.

"Xiaohe is back from school." Aunt Chen began to plate the dishes, "Wait a minute, the meal will be ready soon, today's dishes are also thanks to your brother!"

"Thank you, Aunt Chen." He Zhengxi called out sweetly.He grabbed Lin Yan who was about to reach out to help serve the dishes: "Brother, don't follow along."

Lin Yan put his feet back and asked, "How do you feel on the first day of high school?"

When the two walked into the living room, He Zhengxi threw his schoolbag on the sofa, folded his arms and said, "That's it, it's not interesting." He turned his head and smiled, "There are female classmates asking me about you Well, you can really tease a bunch of people wherever you go."

Lin Yan gave He Zhengxi a wink, and said, "That's right, your brother and I are very popular."

He Zhengxi's mind was fluttered by this look, and his body became hot for a while. He suppressed his smile, looked at Lin Yan intently, and said affectionately: "I welcome you too."

"Hey, you really..." Lin Yan was about to speak when Aunt Chen came out with the dishes, so he had no choice but to shut up and walk to the sofa, dragged He Zhengxi up and took him to the bathroom.

"What am I really? Tell me quickly." Pushed by Lin Yan, He Zhengxi turned around and asked.

"I forgot." Lin Yan tilted his head innocently.

"Well... Anyway, you ignored my courtship, I am a poor person on the road of broken love, life, how difficult..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Yan covered He Zhengxi's mouth as he tried to continue his speech, "This is your home, be careful not to be overheard!"

He Zhengxi broke free from Lin Yan's palm, and said fearlessly: "What's the matter, they have to be grateful that I can come back to this home, and they have nothing to do with who I'm with."

"Oil and salt are not allowed." Lin Yan left without saying a word.

"Eating too much oil and salt is bad for your health!" He Zhengxi shouted at him.

In the middle of dinner, He Yi happened to come back.

"Aren't you going to talk back?" He Zhengxi asked with a spare rib in his mouth.

"Today's business ended earlier, so I didn't eat at the hospital." He Yi walked to the table, "Yo, the food is good, it's right to come back."

After hearing this, Aunt Chen immediately said: "Xiaohe's brother also helped out today, he is really good at cooking!"

He Yi smiled and patted Lin Yan on the back: "Not bad."

After dinner, He Yi called Lin Yan to the study room, saying that there was something to do, and He Zhengxi would also follow. After thinking about it, He Yi agreed.

"No big deal, just talk about the results of the physical examination." He Yi handed them two reports.

"So?" He Zhengxi looked back and forth, "I'm about the same as last year." He reached out and took Lin Yan's, "Brother, let me see yours..."

"Has there been any temporary deafness in the past six months?" He Yi looked at Lin Yan and asked suddenly.

Lin Yan frowned and recalled that there was one time three years ago, the quarrel with He Zhengxi in June this year, it should be counted... and after that, the ears often ring, but it is difficult to say this, for fear of causing psychological burden to He Zhengxi .

"It's okay, no." Lin Yan replied.

He Yi stared at him, and said softly: "I'm a doctor, you don't have to lie to me for anyone."

Lin Yan clicked his tongue, and said obediently: "...This can still be detected. Your hospital's physical examination is very good."

He Yi leaned on the chair and said with a smile: "It seems that there has been one? In fact, I just doubt it, and I'm not sure, but some of your values ​​are not stable."

"Yes." Lin Yan was a little angry.

"What deafness?" He Zhengxi put the physical examination form back into Lin Yan's hand, "Brother? What's wrong with your ears?"

"Your brother may have some problems with his right ear." He Yi said, "But it's okay, it's not serious."

He Zhengxi was stunned for a moment, "The right ear? Isn't it the left ear? Why is there something wrong with the right ear?"

He grabbed Lin Yan's hand in some surprise: "You never told me!"

"Can you just lower the decibels..." Lin Yan pulled out his hand, "Only once in a while, it doesn't affect normal life at all, don't keep using this kind of controlling tone to me!"

"Why don't I care? You are my brother! You have to tell me anything!"

He Zhengxi's eyes turned red in an instant, he slumped his shoulders, and said in frustration, "I knew it, you never regarded me as a person who could talk, or as a child."

"Stop it, it's getting far." He Yi interrupted He Zhengxi, "Why are you in a hurry, Lin Yan's condition is not serious, and he will be fine if he pays more attention to rest and emotions in life."

"Isn't that also a problem?" He Zhengxi said, and then he raised his head as if grasping the point, "Emotion? What emotion will affect the ear?"

"A lot." He Yi said, "When you are violently angry, there will be problems with the blood circulation in your ears. Lin Yan's ears are relatively fragile due to the car accident in the early years, and the chance of being affected is very high.

"I quarreled with you three months ago..." He Zhengxi's voice trembled, and he looked at Lin Yan with a face full of shame: "At that time, you slapped your head, was it because your ears were uncomfortable? "

"It's none of your business, don't think about it." Lin Yan said irritably.He is not the Holy Father, he is just afraid of trouble.If He Zhengxi is serious, he won't be able to get rid of him for a while.

"I'm sorry, brother, I seem to have been making you angry these few years."

He Zhengxi was like a kid who was punished for doing something wrong, he still insisted on grabbing Lin Yan's hand, "I don't know what to say, sometimes I can't control my temper..."

"I told you that it has nothing to do with you. I can't stop nagging." Lin Yan turned and walked out of the study, "Don't talk to me like worshiping a spirit card. Anyway, no one can die, and I know it better than anyone else. "

"...Brother!" He Zhengxi wanted to chase after him.

"You come back first." He Yi called to stop him.

"What else are you talking about!?" He Zhengxi stood at the door and suddenly yelled, "Why did you recognize me back then? Can't we just live together?! Without you, maybe my brother wouldn't have done it all these years. Tired like this! What did you do after you recognized me? Why don’t you go out every day and don’t go home for two or three days! I might as well stay in the old ancestral hall!!”

"Calm down!" He Yi stood up, dragged He Zhengxi back into the room, and closed the door, "Your brother is not so excited, why are you so angry?"

"You don't understand." He Zhengxi gasped and said, "You haven't lived with him, you don't understand us."

"Why do I need to understand you?" He Yi suddenly laughed, "What you said seems like you have some unusual relationship."

"Don't we have one?" He Zhengxi asked back, poking his neck.

He Yi sat back in his chair, and after a brief silence, he said, "You are such a strange child."

"What's so strange? No matter how strange it is, it's not your son?" He Zhengxi said angrily, rolling his eyes.

"Because of this, I think you are strange." He Yi looked at him, "Sometimes, I feel a little strange. It's like...you don't really want Lin Yan to be your brother."

He Zhengxi turned his face away in panic, "What do you mean?"

"It's hard to say." He Yi dragged his chin with both hands, and there was some playfulness on his face.

"Your dependence on Lin Yan is completely beyond that of ordinary brothers. I used to think that it was probably because of my childhood experience that caused you to feel insecure. But after a long time, I found that you don't need that kind of thing at all. You are bolder than anyone else. , and have your own opinions. Like Lin Yan, you are more mature than your peers. But at certain times, you are very immature, too childish." He shook the medical examination sheet that Lin Yan threw on the ground, with inquiry in his eyes:

"It's time to face Lin Yan."

"So? What do you want to say to your son?"

He Yi said solemnly: "I don't want to warn you, or give you any other instructions. The family really doesn't care enough about you, and I will pay more attention in the future." He took out an envelope from his bag and handed it to He Zhengxi, " You give the money to Lin Yan, although he may not take it. It doesn't matter if you don't take it, you collect it for him, and it will definitely be useful in the future."