River City Story

In mid-May, under the witness of a group of unfamiliar people, Cheng Qi proposed to Da Li.Not long after that, the two met their parents, got their household registration books, and obtained their certificates, all in one go.It's just that Da Li is very busy, and Cheng Qi is even busier. Their banquet and honeymoon trip are temporarily far away.However, this did not hinder the concentration of happiness surrounding Cheng Qi, and he even walked around in front of Lin Yan from time to time to show off.

Lin Yan was unmoved, because He Zhengxi was about to take the college entrance examination.

"Are you sure you don't need me to take the exam?" Lin Yan sat at He Zhengxi's desk and repeatedly checked his exam certificates and stationery for him.

He Zhengxi took the transparent pencil case back into his hand, stuffed it into his schoolbag and said, "It's not necessary, just wait for my good news."

Lin Yan nodded: "Anyway, I'm not willing to ask for leave."

He Zhengxi deliberately elongated his voice and said, "It's better to keep this in your heart, don't say it."

Lin Yan squinted: "Aggrieved? Did you hurt your steel heart?"

He Zhengxi quickly leaned over to give Lin Yan a hug, then quickly withdrew his hand and said seriously, "How could that be?"

He had been preparing for the two-and-a-half-day exam for a long time, and he was more excited than nervous.He Zhengxi hoped to win this victory purely by himself, not to mention, he had absolute confidence.

"Are there any arrangements after the exam?" Lin Yan asked again, "Traveling?"

He Zhengxi quickly replied: "I won't go out, I want to work part-time."

Lin Yan looked at him in surprise: "You've been tired for so long, don't you want to relax?"

He Zhengxi sat on the bed and thought for a while, still shaking his head and said, "It's nothing interesting. When we receive the notice, let's go back to Xicheng to announce the good news to Uncle Xu and Brother Lu Chi."

Lin Yan smiled: "I haven't even started the test yet, so I'm thinking about the notice."

He Zhengxi blew a kiss to Lin Yan: "Of course, I must be your pride."

Lin Yan was startled, then stretched out his hand to stroke He Zhengxi's hair, and said, "Brother, I believe you."

He Zhengxi rubbed against Lin Yan's palm a few times with Lin Yan's movement, and pulled his arm before Lin Yan was about to withdraw his hand.

"What are you going to do?" Lin Yan asked suddenly.

He Zhengxi grabbed Lin Yan's wrist, rubbed it slowly, and said in a low voice, "I don't do anything."

"It doesn't sound very firm," Lin Yan said.

He Zhengxi raised his face and winked at Lin Yan, "But I've already thought about what I'm going to do in the future, wait until I turn 18."

Lin Yan pursed his lips, and wisely chose to shut up.

He Zhengxi is really good at pushing his nose on his face, and since coming out with his parents, his skin thickness has increased exponentially.No matter what the occasion and time, he always has a way to tease Lin Yan, but he is restrained in his behavior, basically staying at the initial stage of touching hands, touching faces, and wanting to hug.Compared with putting his hand directly into Lin Yan's pants before, it is a huge improvement.

Lin Yan slammed the door and walked out with a calm face, and ran into Lin Cong who was eating watermelon and smiling silly at him.

"There's not much time left for you to giggle, people can let themselves go after the exam, how about you?"

Lin Cong had his legs crossed on the camp bed, still foolishly digging out the flesh of the watermelon with a spoon.

Lin Yan pressed his forehead and sighed: "Collect the rent in the middle of next month, or go back, understand?"

Lin Cong nodded again and again: "I know, I know." He dug up a spoonful of watermelon, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, swallowed it with a face full of intoxication, narrowed one eye and said, "I think... I found something very important. things."

Lin Yan made a gesture for him to please continue to perform: "Let's listen."

"Actually, I've known it since Chinese New Year." Lin Cong pointed at He Zhengxi's bedroom door with a spoon, and whispered, "Are you guys having any forbidden love?"

Lin Yan folded his upper arms thoughtfully, and after careful consideration, he said, "First of all, we are not talking about love; second, even if we are talking about love, it is not taboo at all. From that moment on in Yancheng, the brotherhood between us has ended."

Lin Cong said "oh" in a thousand turns.

"Your brain capacity is too limited, it's better not to think about the super-class problem." Lin Yan said.

"You're right." Lin Cong laughed and shook the half watermelon in his hand.

The next day, He Zhengxi refused everyone's company, and stepped into the examination room alone in high spirits, not even the class teacher allowed him to follow.For two and a half days in a row, he took the exams at ease during the day, stayed at home to study in an orderly manner at night, and went to Lin Yan's bedroom for a few minutes before going to bed.In short, the schedule was quite rich, and He Zhengxi himself was having a very happy life.

"I'm afraid you will die in the examination room with exhaustion."

When he was about to leave the house on the third morning, Lin Cong took a large porcelain bowl and leaned against the kitchen door, slurping noodles and talking.Lin Yan went out for a run, and they were the only ones at home.

He Zhengxi gave Lin Cong a middle finger from afar at the porch of West Station, and said with a big smile, "Boy, you know a lot, if you dare to talk nonsense, I'll break your little brother."

Lin Cong held his lower body tightly with one hand, and said half-threateningly: "You won't be able to groan for a few hours, my brother has accumulated fists these days, you'd better not go too far."

He Zhengxi picked up his schoolbag, turned his head and said coolly: "I'm willing to give Lin Yan's fist!"

Lin Cong stretched out his hand and scratched the lock of hair on his forehead that still hadn't grown well, feeling complicated:

"Call me stupid every day, I don't know who is more stupid, love makes people crazy, and it also makes people stupid..."

After He Zhengxi finished the exam, he reported to Fang Jue's law firm that afternoon.There was a full-time intern position vacant at Fang Jue's side, and there was no suitable candidate. He Zhengxi happened to see it when he was searching for part-time jobs online before the exam, so he sent a resume to Fang Jue's mailbox.Although they are cousins, they still went through the normal interview process.He has no legal professional knowledge and is young. After meeting Fang Jue, he won this internship opportunity entirely by swearing and playing tricks.

He Zhengxi is tall and handsome, hard-working, and very smart, so he is loved by his colleagues.Just working part-time in a law firm, the time suddenly became tense. Although he was working as an administrative intern, he still had to find time to study legal provisions, help Fang Jue and other lawyers sort out case materials, and even when there were not enough manpower, It is necessary to accompany the lawyer to go out to meet the client.

After all the hard work, Lin Yan admired He Zhengxi's choice of this part-time job.

"The interns are supposed to do more things, how are they adapting?" Lin Yan asked.

"It's okay, it's quite challenging, and I don't plan to be a lawyer. But administrative interns don't have a lot of money. Let's see if my cousin can relax when the salary is paid." He Zhengxi buried his head in the bowl. Zhajiang noodles, leaning on the back of the chair with an unfinished look.

Lin Yan pushed his half of the bowl over and continued: "Normal. Besides, if you are a high school student, if you don't make mistakes, you can be thankful for the money. Don't expect anything else. After you graduate from university, you can consider the intern salary stipulated in the Labor Law." It's not too late."

He Zhengxi nodded while eating noodles: "I used to be influenced by my family, and I always regarded being a doctor as my ideal." He bit his chopsticks and thought, "Now, I don't like the atmosphere of the hospital so much, and their working status is not as good as that of the hospital." I may not be a good fit, and I have little money."

"It's not like you to be so rich." Lin Yan said with a smile, and said by the way: "Actually, don't care what you do in the future, you will definitely not always be satisfied. Going to school is one of the easiest things. You can take advantage of this time , Think carefully about what major to apply for, and learn more from people in the office. If you encounter someone who is difficult to get along with, don’t be stubborn, just let them say. Protect yourself when you go out to work, and don’t cause trouble.”

He Zhengxi put away the tableware for the two of them, hiccupped and said, "Could I be someone who casually causes trouble for you?"

Lin Yan stretched out his fingers to the nearby bushes, his bangs that looked like a dog gnawed, and the faint scar, "Aren't you?"

He Zhengxi: "It's all because his hair grows slowly."

Lin Cong, who had been eating noodles quietly, lifted his face from the bowl, and said innocently, "Why are you running on me again?"

He Zhengxi pushed his head down hard: "Eat yours!"

More than half a month later, that young and beautiful female head teacher of He Zhengxi welcomed him back to school almost with drums and gongs.Before this, He Zhengxi had worked overtime with Fang Jue for two consecutive days, and his mind was not clear. When he got home in the afternoon, his buttocks were still hot, and he received a call from the head teacher who was excited and screaming, asking him to stay in the dormitory. Come on, don't run around, she's coming to pick you up.When we arrived at the school, the class teacher went to park the car, and He Zhengxi stepped into the school gate sleepily alone, and he saw the doorman smiling and congratulating him.

"Damn?" He Zhengxi woke up in shock, and then murmured, "Why didn't you draw a banner for me? Could it be that I reserved my strength too much..."

"Keep your strength, you, do you want to keep my points?" Yang Lin ran over and patted him on the back vigorously, "You are too good! You can take the exam a year in advance, and you can still get the top [-] in the city. Cow! It’s as magical as a TV show!”

In fact, He Zhengxi was a little bit amused, saying that it was a joke to keep his strength, he hadn't been that arrogant yet, after all, there were others out there, and he knew his achievements well.He Zhengxi's composition was almost floating. The moment he saw the proposition, he had already typed out the manuscript according to Lin Yan's image. Finally, he realized that he couldn't write like this. It was going to be a hot love letter, so he could only quickly change the direction. There was a bit of a rush when handing in the papers.Now that the score and ranking had exceeded his expectations by a lot, He Zhengxi had no expression on his face, but his heart was very turbulent, and he couldn't help but want to swallow his breath.

Yang Lin handed over a pack of cigarettes in a timely manner, took out a lighter and asked, "One?"

He Zhengxi pushed the person away, and said solemnly: "Fuck, I've quit smoking for so long, don't smoke too much, be careful that your lungs become coal balls."

Yang Lin took back the cigarette and lighter, and handed over a hard candy again, "Then replace it with this?"

He Zhengxi received it in his hand, put it between his fingers, pretended to put it in his mouth, spit out a mouthful of emptiness, pinched his waist and sighed: "It's not easy, the great cause will be accomplished."

Yang Lin also had a candy in his mouth, with a flattering expression on his face: "Remember to share the secrets of the exam."

He Zhengxi glanced sideways at Yang Lin, and said slowly, "I don't know if the secret book counts, but at least..." He pointed to the big clock in the middle of the teaching building, "You shouldn't come out to wander around during class time."

"Today's mood is not suitable for class." Yang Lin raised his head indifferently as he spoke. Unfortunately, he happened to meet the dead eyes cast by the math teacher on the third floor through the corridor glass. He trembled all over, and he didn't have time to say hello. Hastily chewing candy sticks and ran away.

"Today's mood is not suitable for class! Student Yang!" He Zhengxi shouted happily.

Yang Lin ran and jumped in the distance and scolded: "Damn, it's in front of the teacher! He Zhengxi, you are not human!"

He Zhengxi took a few bites to crush the candy and swallowed it, squinting his eyes and looking up at the sky.

Although hot, although dry, but his mood is refreshing.

He Zhengxi stayed at the school for more than an hour, and the school leaders and teachers exchanged ideas about the school and majors with him in turn. He Zhengxi only said that he had a favorite direction and told them not to worry.His homeroom teacher was the most excited among them. He Zhengxi was the first batch of students she brought out after starting work. Not only did he take the college entrance examination one year ahead of schedule, he also got good grades, which can be regarded as a good start to his career.Before He Zhengxi left the school, the head teacher even offered to send him back, but He Zhengxi politely refused.

Overzealous, but also understandable, and that's okay.On the way back, he had an extra portfolio in his hand, which contained several university materials and professional introductions compiled by the head teacher, and a letter was attached at the end, telling him to choose carefully and have a bright future.

He Zhengxi flipped through it randomly, feeling that it was of no use to him, but the teacher was so kind, he could only take the portfolio back.

In the evening, he took the bus to Polytechnic University, wanting to have a little celebration with Lin Yan.When he walked to the school gate and was about to take out his mobile phone, Lin Yan also happened to call and told him to go back directly because his mother came over.

The little joy on He Zhengxi's body was quickly blown away without a trace.

Fang Ximin also brought a stack of materials. When He Zhengxi entered, she was pulling Lin Yan to help him choose a school.

"What's for dinner?" he asked.

Lin Yan raised his head and said, "Lin Cong went out to buy, you come here first, Auntie Fang will choose a few schools for you, see if you like it."

He Zhengxi walked over, picked up the few pages, frowning quickly went through them, and then piled them back on the table. He said to Ximin, "Mom, I've already decided on the school and major, so you don't have to worry about it."

Fang Ximin looked at He Zhengxi with expectant eyes: "Let's listen."

He Zhengxi rubbed his hair: "Anyway, it's not you."

Fang Ximin's face changed slightly, but she still maintained a smile and said, "Lin Yan is also here, and we will help you as a staff."

He Zhengxi quickly raised his voice and said frankly: "I want to go to the same university as my brother, so you don't need to help as a consultant."

Fang Ximin: "Science and Technology University is very good, but with your grades, you can try better ones."

He Zhengxi's tone was very firm: "Don't try, that's it."

Fang Ximin restrained his smile: "You are too willful, you simply treat life like a joke."

He Zhengxi walked into the kitchen, poured himself a glass of water and drank it, he cleared his throat, leaned against the door frame and said calmly: "I am very self-willed, but I made this choice after careful consideration. Together all the time, whether at school or at home."

Lin Yan was a little helpless by He Zhengxi's sudden bluntness. With an embarrassed expression on his face, he signaled to He Zhengxi not to say too much, but He Zhengxi smiled at him instead, and mouthed to reassure him.

"Your mind is too unclear." Fang Ximin said, "You think that your love for Lin Yan is unlimited now, and you hope to stay with him for a lifetime, but after five, ten, or even longer, you can guarantee Do you still have this enthusiasm? At that time, you may regret that you forcibly changed the trajectory of your life and made too many unnecessary choices for a love that you did not have any guarantees."

He Zhengxi agreed with Fang Ximin's point of view: "That's right, you're right, I haven't even got my brother's approval yet."

Fang Ximin smiled: "Son, this sounds too abnormal. You are using your so-called dedication to blackmail Lin Yan."

Lin Yan was caught in the middle, and his mood was subtle in various senses.First of all, as a student of the Polytechnic University, he must have his own school in his heart, and with He Zhengxi's grades and ability, he can get a very high scholarship when he comes here.Fang Ximin thinks that He Zhengxi can go to a better school, it doesn't matter, but his tone always looks down, Lin Yan feels that his university is underestimated.

Let's talk about what He Zhengxi said.He has been harassed by He Zhengxi too many times, and he is almost immune to this kind of behavior of revealing his feelings anytime and anywhere. As for love, Lin Yan himself has never thought about it.He understands He Zhengxi's liking, but he has no way to accept it at the moment, but these are two different things.They had been together for too long, if what He Zhengxi wanted was company, this was completely acceptable in Lin Yan's view.As for the deeper relationship, He Zhengxi was still too young, and Lin Yan didn't dare to make promises at will.

So in the end, he just waved his hands and said: "You guys... let's talk, don't pay too much attention to me, and don't quarrel, just talk if you have something to say."

"I didn't threaten him, Mom, your words bothered me." He Zhengxi said.

His eyes lingered on Fang Ximin for a few seconds, and finally fell on Lin Yan's face. Lin Yan was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other inexplicably.

"I... I don't expect to get anything, this is one-sided liking and love." After a long silence, He Zhengxi said, "Some things, even if you start working hard now, it's too late, I don't want to Let yourself regret it."

He blinked at Lin Yan, then walked up to Fang Ximin, and begged, "Mom, son understands your worries and expectations, but son also has his own choices. The future path is right, just As you said, no one can guarantee what will happen, but I am willing to try."

Fang Ximin's eyes were red, she held He Zhengxi's hand, and said earnestly: "Your father won't let me interfere in your affairs, after all, the two of us have always cared too little for you, but at least I It's your own mother. Any mother who is willing to see her child suffer and take detours... Maybe my expression is not so satisfactory to you, but you have to understand what mother means."

He Zhengxi hugged Fang Ximin's shoulder lightly, and said: "Being taken to Xicheng by human traffickers when I was young was originally a painful thing, but I was very lucky to meet Uncle Xu, brother, and brother Lu Chi's family. You don't know Grandpa Jiang, Grandpa Li, Uncle Lu... I believe that every experience is meaningful. As long as our whole family is safe and healthy, other things are really not that important. Moreover, I know what I am doing , I will take seriously every choice I make from now on."

Fang Ximin stared at He Zhengxi for a while, then suddenly burst out laughing, "You're only a teenager, why do you speak in the same tone as your father?"

He Zhengxi spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and grinned.He didn't intend to let his parents understand him quickly, which is unrealistic, but it can be regarded as a staged progress in talking to the current level.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was getting better, Lin Yan also heaved a sigh of relief. He got up and said, "Aunt Fang, let's have dinner here today, and help Zhengxi celebrate together."

Fang Ximin smiled and agreed. Although she did not agree with her son's behavior, Fang Ximin still loved Lin Yan very much.

"Then I'll go downstairs to have a look. I don't know where Lin Cong bought the vegetables." Lin Yan said helplessly.

He Zhengxi immediately stood up and said, "I'll go too."

Lin Yan stretched out his hand and pushed him back on the chair: "You should be a filial son once in a while!"

Fang Ximin smiled and clicked his tongue twice: "Did you hear that? Occasionally, I am filial to my mother."

He Zhengxi lay down on the table reluctantly, his gaze stuck to Lin Yan, and followed all the way to the entrance.

"You look like an idiot." Fang Ximin stretched out a finger and poked He Zhengxi's forehead, "Lin Yan has to bear too much pressure every day."

He Zhengxi turned his face and asked seriously: "What aspect? He is really under a lot of pressure."

Fang Ximin: "I said you are too covetous!"

After listening to the conversation between mother and son in the living room, Lin Yan closed the door and went downstairs with a smile.After walking for a few seconds, I saw Lin Cong running up panting with his recycle bag in his arms.

"What are you doing? Don't run like that on the stairs, it will break your head." Lin Yan joked.

Lin Cong shouted depressed and hastily: "Brother, hurry home, my mother will follow behind!"

Lin Yan put away his smile: "What is she here for?"

Lin Cong said: "I have to come and see if I'm living well..." He freed up one hand and dragged Lin Yan up, "I'm so annoyed by her nagging, so hurry up."

"Why don't you just go back, you've been living here for more than half a year." Lin Yan stopped.

"I'm not going back... The more I think about what they did, the more disgusting I feel! No matter how nice they are to me, I just feel weird!" Lin Cong said irritably, panting.

Lin Yan leaned on the handrail of the stairs, and when he heard Lin Cong's words, he felt complicated, "Go upstairs or go down, choose one, don't talk about these things here, it's not a glorious thing."

"I refuse to go down." Lin Cong raised his foot and continued to take another step.

"Cong Cong!" Yu Qin's high-pitched voice came up, and then her figure appeared at the corner of the floor, only a dozen stairs away from Lin Yan Lin Cong.

"Be obedient, come home with mom!" She started following Lin Cong when he left the house. Lin Cong was buying vegetables at the vegetable market, and she waited outside. When Lin Cong returned to the community, she chased him all the way to the gate of the building.

Seeing her disheveled hair, Lin Cong felt rather uncomfortable, "Mom, just leave it alone, I won't go back, I just want to live here for the time being."

Yu Qin wiped the sweat from her forehead, and whispered: "Cong Cong... Mom just wants to see if you are doing well, just take a look, okay?"

Lin Cong turned his back and shook his head: "No, you'd better not come, I will go home after summer vacation, you go back first."

Yu Qin took a few steps forward, looked at Lin Yan and begged, "Xiao Yan, persuade him, he only listens to you now."

Lin Yan looked down at Yu Qin, and said indifferently, "He is your son."

Yu Qin trembled from Lin Yan's stare, and then she suddenly shouted: "You are my son too!"

"Before the age of 5." Lin Yan had a half-smile on his face, "but not after the age of 5."

Yu Qin stepped on her high heels and rushed up, she held Lin Yan's arm tightly, and began to cry in panic, she spoke tremblingly while crying: "Mom doesn't want to leave you there, they all said that you are here You will have a better life in the orphanage, I'm dizzy, I regret it... these years, my mother has nightmares every day, and my mother really doesn't want to! I don't want to!"

"Don't make trouble here." Lin Yan lowered his voice, "How many people are putting their ears behind the anti-theft door to hear you going crazy here!"

"I'm not afraid!" Yu Qin cried, "Mom is sorry for you, Xiao Yan, mother is sorry for you..."

"You are not afraid, but we are afraid of you, okay?" He Zhengxi's voice sounded above everyone's heads.He walked down the stairs, stood beside Lin Yan, broke Yu Qin's hand away, raised Lin Yan's pinched wrist and said to her, "You said you were sorry for my brother, but you are still hurting him."

Yu Qin wiped the tears from her eyes, tilted her head and looked at He Zhengxi for a while, then she did something that no one could have imagined.

Yu Qin suddenly stretched out her slender arms, quickly grabbed the environmental bag that Lin Cong was holding, and screamed heart-piercingly, smashing it at He Zhengxi.Lin Cong was stunned. He looked at Yu Qin motionless, feeling that the mother in front of him had become strange and terrifying, like a real lunatic.

He Zhengxi bent over and squatted nimbly, and Yu Qin missed it, and then her upper body quickly lost balance.The recycle bag was full of things, and the weight was quite large, and Yu Qin was brought to the outside by this external force.At this moment, except for the high heels, other parts of Yu Qin's body were almost tilted and suspended.

"Be careful!" Lin Yan roared hoarsely, he grabbed Yu Qin's arm tightly and pulled her to his side.Yu Qin staggered and tapped her toes on the ground, she no longer had the strength to stand up, and all her strength was concentrated on the hand connected to Lin Yan.

"Xiao Yan, you still love your mother..." Yu Qin gasped and said tremblingly.

Before she could finish speaking, her inertia made her sway again, and Lin Yan's strength was exhausted. He gritted his teeth and lifted Yu Qin up with all his strength, but he staggered straight towards the stairs and fell down.