River City Story

Lin Cong now regards himself as Lin Yan's closest person, at least in terms of blood relationship.So He Zhengxi asked him to feel his conscience and give the money. He directly asked Lin Xucheng to transfer 10 cash to He Zhengxi's card. He also sent a tactful message saying that in the future, transfer money regularly. Don't let Lin Yan see it. , There will be big money.He knew that Lin Xucheng offered Lin Yan 120 million but was rejected.Since Lin Cong can remember, he has never experienced hardship, and his concept of money is rather vague, and his attitude in dealing with everything is "as long as everyone is happy".He is still a carefree teenager, and his greatest wish is family harmony and world peace.Therefore, Lin Cong unilaterally hopes to restore the broken relationship between his parents and Lin Yan as much as possible, but he doesn't understand that this kind of thing cannot be repaired just by thinking about it.Besides, his method of doing good things was not perfect enough, and his cooperation with He Zhengxi was really bad.

Within 10 minutes after the 5 yuan was transferred, Lin Yan found out.

At that time, He Zhengxi was rubbing clothes in the bathroom of the ward, Lin Yan's, close-fitting.It was his first time doing this, and he rubbed himself so hard that he didn't hear the phone ringing on the nightstand outside.Seeing that it was Lin Cong's call, Lin Yan answered it for him.Before he could speak, the bush was already howling excitedly.

"Brother He! It's done! Remember to read the text message, don't let my brother know! You understand!"

He is only 16 years old, he has grown up so much, and he has never done anything extraordinary, so naturally he can't hide it.

Lin Yan frowned for a few seconds, and then asked: "What text message? Don't let me know what?"

Lin Cong was also taken aback. He quickly realized that he was too bloated and his mouth was bald, so he laughed a few times and hung up the phone neatly.Others are short-sighted, knowing that their current IQ is not enough to solve such problems.

The phone was hung up, and Lin Yan didn't bother to call back to ask. He followed Lin Cong's prompt and began to look through the text messages He Zhengxi had received. As a result, the first message made him want to throw his phone angrily.

He Zhengxi happily hummed a song and walked out of the bathroom with a basin in his hand. He was about to take the opportunity to tease his elder brother with the topic of underwear, but he was met with a livid face.

"Lin Cong called you 10 yuan." Lin Yan said holding up the phone.

He Zhengxi put down the basin, clapped his hands calmly, and said with satisfaction: "Not bad, this little brother is very good."

Hearing what he said, Lin Yan was a little angry, "If you have nothing to do this afternoon, go to the bank and return the money to him."

He Zhengxi didn't understand: "Why? This is what they should give you. How about saving the rest after paying the hospitalization fee?"

"It's not that simple, you don't understand." Lin Yan lay back on the bed, turned his back to He Zhengxi and said in a muffled voice, "I'll be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, and I'll settle the money myself, don't interfere."

He Zhengxi didn't plan to talk about money with Lin Yan anymore. According to his usual experience, the final direction of this topic was bound to be another quarrel.He and Lin Yan hadn't quarreled for a while, and He Zhengxi hoped that the current peaceful state of the two could continue.

"I'll accompany you to the exam the day after tomorrow." He Zhengxi changed the subject and said, "I'm not busy these days, and the school and major have been decided anyway."

"Really come to our school?" Lin Yan asked, "You have to think clearly, there is no turning back when you shoot the bow."

He Zhengxi walked over, pulled down the trousers that reached Lin Yan's knees, and said with a gentle smile, "Yes, no adjustment, just go to your school."

Lin Yan turned around slowly and carefully, raised his hand to wipe the gauze on his head, with a thoughtful face.After a long time, he whispered to himself, "I'm going to become your burden. Going to college is just the first step."

"You're wrong." He Zhengxi leaned back on the bed, he was still the same as when he was a child, with his forehead resting on Lin Yan's back, and his hands holding Lin Yan's waist childishly, "I'm your burden. , has always been. It is heavy and difficult to handle... But I don't want to leave you, I have been following you with a stern face, and I don't want to let go. Many times, I feel that this is too annoying, but I I would rather annoy people than leave." He naturally said words that were too straightforward for others, frank and pure, "I like you so much, brother, there is no one better than you in this world."

Lin Yan was silent for a while, then laughed again. He stretched out his arm to touch He Zhengxi, and asked, "Why do you like me? Even though I look pretty good..."

He Zhengxi immediately changed his emotional mode, his eyes were full of excitement.He scratched Lin Yan's flat belly, and said in an extremely wretched way: "You are not only good on the outside, but also on the inside. I can write an academic paper about complimenting you. 3 words are not enough for me."

Lin Yan put his restless hand back behind his back: "In half a year, you will know that a 3-word essay is not so easy."

He Zhengxi arched his head towards Lin Yan again, and said, "Don't worry, we'll study it later, it's time for a nap." He quickly touched Lin Yan's butt, and said with great enjoyment: "Come on, let me Let's sleep happily together."

"Don't forget to dry the clothes." Lin Yan said habitually, "I have to go to the bank in the afternoon, you know?"

He Zhengxi purred twice behind him on purpose: "I fell asleep! I can't hear what you said!"

"The longer it gets, the more it goes back..." Lin Yan muttered in a low voice and closed his eyes.

Under He Zhengxi's warm breathing and body temperature, he soon fell asleep, the world was silent, and the warm south wind came in through the gap in the window, entwining their dreams.A few minutes later, He Zhengxi opened his eyes, carefully touched Lin Yan's back with his lips, and said in a very low voice: "Brother, I really like you, I love you..."

Lin Yan asked him to pay back the money, but He Zhengxi didn't dare to refuse, but he only paid back the part after deducting the hospitalization fee, and secretly deducted a sum of money to buy Lin Yan a wheelchair.

"I don't want it! I'm not disabled!" Lin Yan was very unhappy when he saw the wheelchair, "You are definitely thinking of strange ideas, do you want to see my jokes?!"

"You haven't reached the stage of using crutches yet. A wheelchair is the safest. Brother, be good. This is also the doctor's advice. I don't have the guts to lie to you." He Zhengxi said to him with a smile, without any consideration in his tone room.

"This makes me how to take the exam!"

"Use your head and pen."

"You're making a fuss."

"You are trying to be brave."

"..."

Lin Yan was defeated across the board, and the next day, He Zhengxi forcibly used this thing to push him out of the hospital.Not long after, He Zhengxi pushed him into the wheelchair again, pushed him to school, and entered the examination room.

Lin Yan survived the last week of his sophomore life under the caring and loving eyes of everyone.Before the holiday, roommates and classmates showed love one after another, not donating money, but walking up to him one by one to cheer him up.Through the crowd, he saw the titters on the faces of his roommates from a distance.

"This is the most humiliating few days of my life so far!" Lin Yan shouted out of breath while sitting in the wheelchair, holding a big bag of small envelopes, little red hearts, and little origami in his arms Miscellaneous things like that.

"How can this be humiliating? They are giving you warmth." He Zhengxi pushed him along the boulevard, "Besides, go to Lao He Hospital and take a wheelchair. It's not surprising that there are people following him." You communicate enthusiastically about recovery."

"But this is not a fucking hospital!" Lin Yan reached out to brake angrily, "There is no need to send warmth in summer!"

He Zhengxi immediately stopped pushing forward, worried: "Brother, don't play like this every time, it's too dangerous."

"Help me down and walk!" Lin Yan shouted angrily.

"That won't work." He Zhengxi replied firmly, "The doctor said we have to wait for two weeks."

"Two weeks later, what is waiting for you will be my shriveled soul and body." Lin Yan leaned his head back and sighed with emotion as he leaned on the back of the wheelchair.

He Zhengxi smiled, leaned into Lin Yan's ear and whispered, "I won't make you dry." Then he straightened his upper body, turned his face and said loudly to the side: "Sister, have you taken enough photos? Can you show me the photos? see?"

Hearing this, Lin Yan twisted his upper body vigorously and turned around to look.A girl was taking pictures of them with a camera in her hand. She was not afraid of being discovered, and even had a faint excitement on her face...

She walked over generously and pointed the camera screen towards He Zhengxi.

He Zhengxi took the camera and pressed the button to look over it, smiling more and more, and finally returned the camera to the girl with a bright face, saying: "You can't post the last one casually, the rest are free." Then He took out his mobile phone and said enthusiastically, "Exchange your contact information and leave an email address? Remember to send me all the original photos."

The girl also picked up the phone, with an expression of her own: "I understand, I understand."

Lin Yan's overall altitude is now below the average line, and no matter how long his neck is, he still can't see what was photographed, so he grabbed He Zhengxi's arm and stuck his head and asked, "What photo? Let me see."

Before He Zhengxi could help, the girl excitedly handed over the camera.

"Wait." He Zhengxi stopped Lin Yan's hand, he took the camera again, bent down and said, "You have an injury on your arm, this camera is too heavy, you can't hold heavy things for now."

"It's not so fragile. Let's talk about the camera, you think it's a stone." Lin Yan said blankly, but he didn't refuse. He lowered his head and watched He Zhengxi's movements seriously.

"Oh, it's a pretty good shot. Why do you have to use your skills for this?" Lin Yan commented while watching.

"I look a bit miserable with gauze on my head!"

"You also take pictures of the two of us in the toilet, this interest is really weird..."

"This one is good, it took all the sweat off my brother's back."

"He Zhengxi, you need to cut your hair."

"Hey, this big bag in my arms looks so silly."

"Look at it this way, He Zhengxi, you are really tall, but I'm not short either."

"Huh?" When he turned to the last one, he obviously paused, "This one is not good, delete it." He reached out to press the button with the small trash can logo, but was blocked by He Zhengxi's hand, " It’s a beautiful composition, it’s a pity to delete it.”

He Zhengxi took the opportunity to return the camera to the girl, and said sincerely, "Please send it to me today, thank you."

"No problem." The girl took a few steps back, pointed at the two and took another 3 or 4 photos, waved her hand and said, "Thank you too!"

"Let's go now?" Lin Yan watched the other party run away, and muttered in his mouth, "She is chasing stars, she doesn't understand what the little girl is thinking every day."

He Zhengxi picked up the big bag of condolence gifts in Lin Yan's arms, carried them behind his back, and said with a smile: "Hobbies, why do you care so much about them?"

Lin Yan: "The photos of running before were also posted on the Internet, and even the children in my restaurant colleagues' family have seen them."

He Zhengxi pushed him and asked as he walked, "Are you unhappy? If not, I'll go find that girl and come back now, and delete the photo."

Lin Yan shook his head, with a few strands of hair dangling along, "No, I'm not that narrow-minded, but those photos are too misleading. It doesn't matter that I'm lonely, but you still have parents, and the nature of their work is different. It's very special. If your personal information is found out and published online, more than one or two people will be affected. We are at school again, and when the time comes, there will be big trouble..."

"Is it that serious? It's just brothers and sisters." He Zhengxi didn't think as much as Lin Yan.He doesn't care about being misunderstood, it's better if someone is misunderstood, which can block some women and a small number of men like him.He also hopes to turn the misunderstanding into reality. Lin Yan is still very kind to him now, but it is only limited to the kind of brotherly kindness.He Zhengxi enjoyed it, but was still not satisfied.Moreover, he vaguely felt that Lin Yan might also like him a little bit, but Lin Yan still couldn't tell which kind of liking it was, and he was very resistant and refused to face it squarely.

Lin Yan was used to He Zhengxi's unscrupulous attitude, so he was too lazy to continue talking about this topic, but before leaving the school, he suddenly said: "When you receive the photos, remember to tell the girl not to post them online, or I will Hold her accountable."

To He Zhengxi's ears, this kind of threat without any lethality was harmless, and he echoed it, raised his hand and began to hail a taxi.

After the summer vacation, Lin Yan became much more relaxed.During the day, when He Zhengxi went to practice, he dropped by the restaurant. In the evening, when He Zhengxi got off work, he would continue to stay in the restaurant to accompany him. In the middle of the night, the two of them would go home together.Lin Cong also came over occasionally to play with them or bring his classmates to dinner, and when he ran away occasionally, Lin Yan would escort him to make up lessons.

After being so kindly for a while, He Zhengxi's notice was mailed to his home, and he had to let his parents see him for reasons.

"Go back and don't argue with your parents about choosing a school." Lin Yan waved his cane and instructed, "If you hear something that doesn't please your ears, don't take it too seriously."

He Zhengxi nodded and said he understood. He walked up to Lin Cong who was busy solving math problems, and pressed his head, "I'll go home tonight to pack some things, and I won't be back until tomorrow. You take good care of my brother, the cook If something dares him to move a finger, you are ready to be fired, I'm not kidding."

"What do you mean?" Lin Cong raised his eyes, "And it's my brother, okay, you?" He wagged his fingers, "You're a prodigal."

He Zhengxi sneered: "I only flirt with one person." He snatched Lin Cong's exercise book, quickly flipped through a few pages, patted the paper and laughed, "With this IQ, you can only be single."

Lin Cong pointed at his face angrily: "Young master looks good! There are a lot of people who like you, but I just don't want to play with them!"

"It's quite bloated, you." He Zhengxi dropped the exercise book, walked towards the entrance and said, "Little bastard who doesn't even have full hair, I'm afraid those who like you should go to the facial features department!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately closed the door and ran away.

Lin Cong threw away the pen angrily, "I'm not writing! It's boring!" He was unhappy after losing a fight.

"If you don't write, go home, don't stay here." Lin Yan raised his crutches, aiming at Lin Cong's back as if to twitch.

"I'll write! I'll write now!" Lin Yan smiled and grabbed the crutch, "Brother, you've been walking for more than half an hour, why don't you rest."

Lin Yan nodded: "That makes sense." He moved to Lin Cong step by step, pulled out the chair and sat down, tapping his fingers on the table, "Come on, I'll watch you write."

Lin Cong tilted his head: "Isn't the restaurant busy today?"

Lin Yan followed suit: "Today I rest."

Lin Cong was forced by Lin Yan to do his summer homework for more than an hour. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and started to play tricks, pretending to cry and making troubles.Lin Yan was tired of being troubled, so he didn't care about it for the time being.

He didn't understand Lin Cong's mentality. He was surrounded by people with good family background but good grades. Even Cai Xusheng, who was unreliable, could easily be promoted to the experimental class of the middle school.As for Lin Yan himself, he had no other choice at all, he had to study hard.All the way to the present, good grades have saved him more than half of the tuition fees.

Lin Cong got rid of the math problem and didn't stay idle. Obediently, he went into the kitchen and helped prepare lunch.He happily hummed a song, chopped vegetables and boiled water, as if the one who was crying just now was another person.

Lin Yan walked over with a cane and asked, "Do you hate studying so much?"

Lin Cong nodded: "I hate it, I don't like it at all."

Lin Yan murmured: "Can you tell me why?" He firmly believed that Lin Cong's IQ should not be bad.

Lin Cong chopped the meat with a loud sound, and said with ease, "It's not that kind of material."

Lin Yanyu became serious: "Your living conditions are indeed better than many of your classmates now. You can do it later. If one day their company fails, how will you support yourself and your family?"

Lin Cong grasped the point vigilantly: "Do you want to unite with your partner to bring down your parents?"

Lin Yan was helpless: "What are you thinking!"

Lin Cong shrugged his shoulders and concentrated on cutting the meat.

Lin Yan saw that his younger brother didn't like to talk about study and life very much, so he curled his lips and walked back to the bedroom knowingly, and started to read.After turning a few pages, the phone rang, and Lu Chi called, asking when he would return to Xicheng, and the family would help He Zhengxi to celebrate.Lin Yan looked down at his calf, then raised his hand to touch the scabbed and itchy scar on his forehead, hesitatingly postponed the return date to early August.

He hasn't seen Xu Jialin for more than 5 months. Although he can talk on the phone regularly, he is indeed full of missing, but he just has to wait until the wounds on his body are no longer visible.

Xu Jialin will be in prison for 5 years, and half of his 12-year sentence will be over soon. Lin Yan hopes that the time will pass faster. Recently, he has been unconsciously stuck in memories. When Xu Jialin was 5 or 6 years old, he recklessly learned how to be a parent, but because he was too careless, he couldn't learn well. Lin Yan followed behind him, dressed in rags, like a little beggar.At that time, Xu Jialin's cooking was so unpalatable that even a bowl of noodles could be cooked into porridge. Lin Yanshang was not self-taught, so he could only hang around the alleys of Linshui Street with his mouth pouting hungry, running from house to house.Under such circumstances, he became acquainted with Lao Jiang and Lao Li. At first, he was called to eat at home, but later he felt embarrassed, so he often learned to help clean up and do some housework.

More than ten years passed, familiar people left one by one, and Linshui Street was about to disappear.And he himself had a ridiculous reunion with his parents and younger brother in Yancheng thousands of kilometers away.Lin Yan was disappointed with Lin Xucheng and Yu Qin, but he could tell that there was no hatred or estrangement between him and Lin Cong. Although what Lin Cong did lacked logic, his intentions were not bad.From the elder brother's point of view, he expects Lin Cong to walk a good road.This real cheap brother is not a dandy, nor does he like to play around. He is an ordinary young man who doesn't like to study. He has never suffered since he was a child, and he treats everything with innocence and kindness.

Maybe people's luck is good, and they can eat enough without working in the future?Lin Yan pinched the pages and pondered.

There is no solution to this question. There are indeed such people in the world. Although Lin Yan is not, neither is the one who just received the notice.

He Zhengxi returned home after a long absence and almost emptied the bedroom.

"Are you planning to stay at Lin Yan's place?" Fang Ximin stood at the door and looked in. There were 3 large boxes piled up on the floor, each box was full.

He Zhengxi folded the winter clothes one by one and put them in the fourth box, "I'll come back for Golden Week or your birthdays."

Fang Ximin clicked his tongue.

He Zhengxi: "Why don't you buy a house over there, and the four of us live together? Let's just sell this small duplex. Apart from being away from the downtown area, is there any other advantage?"

Fang Ximin said: "Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not suitable to live together."

He Zhengxi raised his eyes and looked over: "Yo, compromise?"

Fang Ximin: "So what if you don't compromise? You gave up a long time ago." She stepped into the room, helped He Zhengxi make the bed, and said, "I don't think Lin Yan can accept you for a while. , don't provoke too much, when the time comes, we will make a clean break with you, and there will be no place to cry."

He Zhengxi turned his face in surprise: "Mom, what's wrong with you today? You are so magnanimous!"

Fang Ximin raised his eyebrows: "Haven't I always been magnanimous? Go out and ask, which parents don't want to sever ties when they hear their son is going after his brother? Even if you two are not biological brothers, it's not a good relationship." thing."

"...That's true." He Zhengxi touched the back of his head and smiled at Fang Ximin.He has been in many forums, and there are indeed many such situations, and there are even those who refuse to see their children until they die.He Zhengxi leaned over to touch Fang Ximin's arm, and said flatteringly, "Thank you, Mom and Dad, you are so kind."

Fang Ximin folded the sheets, sat on the chair and said, "Why should I sever ties with such an excellent son? Am I stupid?" She patted He Zhengxi on the back vigorously, sighed and said, "Lin Yan is better than you, and of course we like him very much."

He Zhengxi gave a thumbs up and praised: "You are the best parents."

"But..." Fang Ximin continued, "As long as the two of you don't get together, one day Lin Yan has a girl he likes, you may not be crazy."

He Zhengxi didn't expect Fang Ximin to bring this up. He was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I know him well. In all these years, he has never been attracted to any girl, except in the supermarket near Linshui Street when he was in elementary school. That part-time female college student, but she's already married."

"Your brother thinks that he has a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he dare not fall in love, for fear of delaying others." Fang Ximin's tone was not relaxed, "He graduated in a few years, and he did a good job in the restaurant. , I’m sure we’ll meet someone who looks right to you one day.”

He Zhengxi never thought that Lin Yan would get involved with women. In his eyes, Lin Yan was even a little cold in that respect.Apart from devoting all his energy to earning money and studying, most of Lin Yanyu's thoughts were given to Xu Jialin.

Of course, he wasn't worried that Lin Yan would keep rejecting him, because Lin Yan was soft-hearted.

"I said son." Fang Ximin stretched out his hand and patted He Zhengxi's face, "What bad idea are you thinking? The eyes are so scary."

He Zhengxi narrowed his eyes and smiled: "How can I, am I not a sunny, handsome, cheerful, and wise boy?"

Fang Ximin pinched He Zhengxi's chin and looked back and forth: "It's true that you just look at your grades and face, but you've always had a dark stomach, so you think I, a mother, don't know?"

He Zhengxi broke away from Fang Ximin's hand, and said helplessly, "Mom, your description is not beautiful at all, it's even a little disgusting."

Fang Ximin sneered: "It just fits your heart that gets dirty anytime and anywhere."