River City Story

The day before He Zhengxi entered school, he was still running outside under the sun to meet the client. The next morning he got up in a daze, scratched his head and pushed open the bedroom door. When he saw the room full of people, they were stunned.

For the first time, He Yi and Fang Ximin spared time to send him to school, plus Lin Yan who had already started school, and Fang Jue who joined in the fun, the starting team was huge.Lin Cong, on the other hand, got on the bus with his schoolbag on his back half dead alone, and he barely got into the second year of high school.

He Zhengxi was quite nervous by the sudden love of his family. Fortunately, they dispersed after lunch in the school cafeteria, leaving only Lin Yan, a resident resident, in front of him, holding a porridge and using a straw as steadily as Mount Tai. drinking.Lin Yan leaned in a small shadow near the school bulletin board, studying every freshman who passed by and walked far away contentedly, and He Zhengxi beside him was always ready to chime in or express his opinions together.If it weren't for the fact that both of them looked more academically dressed, they would have been taken away by the guards as hooligans.When the porridge was finally finished, Lin Yan threw the packaging cup into a nearby trash can, and took He Zhengxi back to unwrap the school presents.

Lin Yan didn't have much talent in preparing surprises. He handed over the new mobile phone he had bought long ago and the half-assembled bicycle to He Zhengxi, and said, "I really don't have time to get that bicycle. You are free." It’s okay, I’ll do it myself, I heard that the quality is good, so ride carefully.”

He Zhengxi grinned, he was happy to get a bag of air from Lin Yan.It took him more than ten minutes to assemble the remaining parts, pushed the bicycle and went out for half an hour to ride wildly. When he came back, he also brought a mobile phone, which was exactly the same as the one Lin Yan gave him.

"You have money to burn it?" Lin Yan said with a smile.

He Zhengxi was chattering, took his brother's ring finger, touched it with his lips, and said, "Fang Jue gave me my internship salary at school just now, and I was going to buy you a gift with it."

Before the bus incident, Lin Yan was almost completely desensitized to He Zhengxi's closeness anytime and anywhere. As long as he didn't overdo it and was not in front of others, he could basically ignore it at will.

After finishing school work, He Zhengxi was going to start military training.The department and class he was in were almost all boys, but there were also girls, but after more than ten days of exposure to the sun, everything changed.Everyone was dressed in the fat camouflage uniforms, regardless of their size, they couldn't tell the difference.He Zhengxi is also dark, but he is still handsome.When reporting on the performance on the last day, he gave Lin Yan a telescope and told him to watch it intently outside the playground.

"Will you be arrested as a suspicious person?" Lin Yan looked suspiciously at He Zhengxi's black face like a coal ball, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

He was shaking with laughter, which made He Zhengxi very helpless, "I will come back for nothing in less than a month."

After laughing, Lin Yan waved his hands and said, "I don't think so, this is very cute and simple and honest."

He Zhengxi, as the top person in their phalanx, is actually neither cute nor simple. In the eyes of his classmates, He Zhengxi is a smart person with a sharp appearance, a versatile interior, and good at communication. They can evaluate him as simple, honest and cute. Yes, probably only Lin Yan as the older brother.

He Zhengxi instructed him again and again, even told Lin Yan the best observation point, and assured him that there were his own people inside, the absolute best view, and then quickly ran back to the assembly point of his class.Lin Yan took the binoculars to find the most suitable place in the legend. When he was about to reach the gate of the playground, a familiar figure fell into view and waved at him.

"Da Li?" Lin Yan shouted in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Someone asked me to come here and said that he wanted to record his heroic appearance completely. There must be videos instead of just photos." Da Li was setting up the machine. She raised the telephoto lens in her hand and said, "He also helps I borrowed a set of equipment, and the students here will help me later, so I don’t have to worry about being invited out.”

Lin Yan really didn't know how to evaluate that ancestor, so he could only say sorry to Li Lianlian.

Da Li smiled heartily: "What's the matter, I'm here to absorb some young people's energy."

Lin Yan: "I want to tell Cheng Qi this."

Da Li: "He might cry and dig a hole to re-germinate."

After listening to Zhile, Lin Yan felt a little overwhelmed with joy, thinking that Cheng Qi had indeed found the right person, and then his thoughts began to wander, unconsciously thinking about his future.During the recent period, these things will always rush into my brain uncontrollably, and I can't stop them.

He didn't know how much trouble he would have with He Zhengxi, but what he was sure of was that in this life, he couldn't make a stable family like Cheng Qi.If one day he gets a girlfriend, He Zhengxi doesn't know whether to kill that girl, kill him, or die together.

Lin Yan thought about it for a while, and the playground gradually became lively, with military music bursting out.Lin Yan quickly realized that he was a bit extreme, and habitually portrayed He Zhengxi as an extreme image, which was not good, and he had to look at the eyes first, such as the radiant boy in the phalanx.

They are still waiting, but Lin Yan can also see him.Standing motionless, like a tree.After the speeches of the opening parts were over, He Zhengxi and his phalanx began to move, and the distance was a little far away, so Lin Yan put his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Da Li beside him immediately clapped his hands and exclaimed: "You look handsome even with glasses!" Then he took out a mirrorless camera from his camera bag, screwed on a biscuit head with a large aperture, and aimed at Lin Yan to take a picture.

Lin Yan just started to hide indiscriminately, but later he was worried about damaging the machine, so he could only let her go.

"You and Chinese cabbage are indeed friends!" Lin Yan smiled and raised his hand to cover his eyes, but was blocked by Da Li, and patted his whole body up and down.

When the two of them finished messing around and looked at the photos head to head, the sophomore who had been staring at the machine nearby and made no sound reminded that He Zhengxi and his class had entered the preparation area.Lin Yan immediately picked up the binoculars again and stretched his head to look into the distance.

Holding the flag in his hand, He Zhengxi walked in the front row with the other two boys.His military training uniform this year is more foreign than Lin Yan's, with blue and white patterns and a large size. Many students only have the advantage of being loose when they wear it.He Zhengxi's suit is also like a sack, but he has a broad head and shoulders, so he looks very energetic when he wears it.

Lin Yan watched He Zhengxi walking past the rostrum with his back straight and his head held high, and his heart seemed to be brought out with some passion.He even felt that at a certain point, the eyes of the two met.He Zhengxi knew his location, and he could see where He Zhengxi was.Thinking about it again, Lin Yan couldn't help but his blood boiled to the point of bubbling.

He didn't see anything on the field as pleasing to the eye as his own brother, no matter how he looked at him, he was more comfortable, and indeed he looked a bit grown up.

My brother, the brother I grew up with, is so outstanding!

He firmly believes that He Zhengxi is the most correct one in this military parade. Although their phalanx took No.2 due to some minor mistakes, in Lin Yan's heart, He Zhengxi is completely capable of standing alone. No. [-] on the list.The more he looked at it, the happier he was, and he almost swelled up.After the performance ended and all the teams exited to enter the final part, and He Zhengxi would never be seen again, Lin Yan put down the binoculars with unsatisfied enthusiasm.

"Xiao He has a long face for you, isn't he secretly happy!" Da Li put away his tripod and camera, and teased Lin Yan with a smile.

Lin Yan helped the two of them get the equipment, and said, "It's a good thing that you guys left the background for the filming, otherwise it would be a pity."

Da Li: "Although we didn't know each other during your military training, I heard that he also took pictures of you."

Lin Yan had no impression of this matter at all, and was very surprised after hearing it: "He didn't show it to me!"

"He is a boy who doesn't behave normally, so I don't know why." Da Li and his sophomore elementary school brother wanted to come to save the memory card, and handed his own to Lin Yan by the way, saying: "Help me." Give it to him, both are Xiaohe's own cards."

Lin Yan took it over and asked, "Are you leaving just like that? Let's have lunch together at noon. It's been a hard morning."

Both of them shook their heads, Da Li said: "Your brother has already paid you."

Lin Yan put on a questioning expression, Da Li just smiled, he had no choice but to look at his junior again, the other party pointed to his bag and said: "I asked in the department group if anyone came to watch together, but I didn't know that He Zhengxi was from Where did I get the news, I asked for help, and I had to give money, but I didn’t want it. When we met in the morning, he forced a few meal coupons. The senior thanked him for me, and I remembered the photos in the memory card and asked Xiao He to send me a copy. share."

Lin Yan always felt that the benefits that Da Li got might not be the meal coupons, but he had no choice but to agree.He sent the two of them out of the playground, walked alone with Da Li outside the school, watched her drive away, and then ran back in a hurry.When he came near the playground, groups of freshmen were going to the cafeteria or going back to the dormitory together. He looked around for a while on tiptoe, and finally saw He Zhengxi, who was smiling and waving his shirt towards him, near the small gate of the playground.

He pushed his way against the direction of the crowd and gave He Zhengxi a thumbs up excitedly.

"Comrade Xiaohe is so awesome, he may be the best in the world!"

He Zhengxi grabbed Lin Yan's finger, pressed it down, half-held his hand without any trace, shook his head and said, "Remove the word "possible", your brother and I are the most awesome, oh no, the second best break."

Lin Yan laughed twice: "Then it must be me first."

He Zhengxi lightly squeezed his fingertips, and whispered: "Is there even a need to talk?"

When the crowd had dispersed, he dragged Lin Yan back to the playground. On the grass where he had stood in the phalanx, He Zhengxi held up his new phone and took a photo of himself and Lin Yan.

Afterwards, when Lin Yan immersed himself in the study of the photo, he said with dissatisfaction: "Why does this software make us look like children, it's a little too tender."

"You're only 20, I'm 17, how old do you want to be? We are handsome flower bones and young saplings!" He Zhengxi reset the wallpaper with a photo, and forced it to Lin Yan, changing his wallpaper too .

"Oh yes, there is one more thing." Lin Yan tapped He Zhengxi's shoulder.

"Ok?"

"What benefit did you give Da Li?"

He Zhengxi pursed his lips into a smile, raised his face and said mysteriously: "You don't want to ask about girls' hobbies, you won't want to know."

Lin Yan: "Yo, that's terrible, you quite understand."

He Zhengxi touched his shoulder: "Anyway, I know better than you."

Lin Yan snorted: "...I guess it's not a serious hobby."

During the military training, He Zhengxi lived in the school dormitory all the time. After the military training was over, he dared to sneak back to live in the rented room occasionally.Staying out at night in the first semester is not very decent. Lin Yan's opinion is to let him persist for the past six months, at least to get acquainted with people in the department who can talk, and it is best to socialize more with roommates.

He Zhengxi unexpectedly did not object, he now has a lot of time during the day to meet with Lin Yan at school, although there is little free time, but He Zhengxi is very content.Sometimes he would sneak to the place where Lin Yan was in class, holding a professional book while reading and waiting.When a nearby classroom was vacant, he went there for self-study, and when it was time for the end of get out of class, he had already stood back at the door of Lin Yan's classroom.

Over time, Lin Yan's teachers and classmates became familiar with him, and some well-informed people knew that Lin Yan's younger brother was a young genius, and some senior teachers would even reach out to invite him to attend classes together.

He Zhengxi was always very sensible outside, so he didn't go to Lin Yan's side, and stayed alone in the back row quietly listening to lectures and reading books, and occasionally took notes on the parts he was interested in.The two brothers are both science students. Even though they have different majors, they still have something in common. He Zhengxi also likes to be serious, and when he encounters something worthy of in-depth study, he will go to the library after class to look up information or directly discuss with Lin Yan .If there is no result from the discussion, it will be put on hold temporarily without leaving any burden.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with the Golden Week, and there is an 8-day long holiday.Lin Yan stared at the restaurant until the evening of the fourth day, handed over the matter to Chen Song, took He Zhengxi with him and went back to Xicheng with Lin Cong.

Even though he is studying and living abroad all year round, Lin Yan never thinks that his relationship with Xicheng will fade or even disappear with time. As long as those familiar people are still there, he feels that he still has roots.Although strictly speaking, Lin Yan is not an authentic Xicheng native.

Lin Cong was very curious about Xicheng. He was taken away by his parents when he was 3 years old. If Lin Yan hadn't mentioned it, he would have no idea that he was still in Xicheng.Before the holiday, when Lin Yan was discussing with He Zhengxi about booking tickets, he overheard him clamoring to come along.Lin Cong was very excited about this trip. He only stayed home for one day during the holidays. After spending his birthday with Yu Qin, he went to prepare for the trip with great interest, and even brought a new camera.

He Zhengxi didn't like Lin Cong following them very much, but Lin Cong's personality was more cheerful than his, and he had an irresistible vigor.He could see that Lin Yan's attitude towards Lin Cong was getting closer and closer. When staying with this younger brother, he always seemed to be very relaxed.This is the power of blood kinship. He Zhengxi was worried that Lin Yan would have negative emotions when he saw Lin Cong, but after a long time, he hoped that such power could help heal the wound in Lin Yan's heart.However, he hopes that the person who helps Lin Yan is himself.

On the day of landing, He Zhengxi accompanied Lin Yan to the prison first, but Lin Cong was sensible at this moment and did not want to be together.After all, he and his elder brother's adoptive father were not relatives, so they could not visit the prison at will, and there was no need to join in the fun. They stayed alone in Lin Yan's residence quietly to help clean.

This house has not been replaced with new furniture since Lin Yan moved in, only some usable things from the old ancestral hall have been put back.The number of times he lives here in a year is limited. For Lin Yan, this place is still different from "home", and it can only be regarded as a place like a post station.Lin Cong put away the dust-proof cloth that covered the bed, table and chairs, and found that this place was indeed too simple, but it was better than the dilapidated ancestral hall where Lin Yan lived before.

He has seen photos of the old ancestral hall in Lin Yan's photo album.Once Lin Cong sneaked into Lin Yan's bedroom and saw the confiscated booklet on the desk, he couldn't help flipping through it.There are not many photos about Lin Yan when he was a child, only a few photos were taken with Xu Jialin, standing in front of the main room, or in the middle of the small yard full of vegetables, and later on when he was a teenager, he began to have He Zhengxi figure.He looked at people, but he didn't lose sight of the background. Lin Cong was shocked by the dilapidated old house.Naturally, he won't be in a good mood after looking through it, just like now, he is looking at his eldest brother's temporary residence, and he can't take it calmly at all.

In the past, this kind of life was completely unimaginable for him. He must understand that most people in this world live very hard lives, and he also knows that there are always a few students in school who are so simple in food and clothing that they can even be said to be "earth". ", just because of his age and experience, he can't have a more concrete experience of the word "hard work".

After meeting Lin Yan, he has been observing this big brother who fell from the sky.Lin Yan is a bit stingy, and he has to keep accounts for a few green onions; he must shop around when buying clothes, and he has to check the prices online again, and then choose the store with the most cost-effective; For fifty cents, he would hold small meetings and repeatedly ask for saving water and electricity.

At first, Lin Cong thought that Lin Yan was too fussy, but He Zhengxi acted like he was used to it, and even suspected that his behavior was more and more similar to Lin Yan.At that time, he still didn't know about Lin Yan's growth from childhood to adulthood, and he didn't even know that Lin Yan had an adoptive father who was imprisoned in Xicheng. Most of the family's savings were taken to pay fines. Part-time jobs to earn money, I'm afraid they can't even drink the northwest wind...

Lin Cong gradually learned about these things after spending more than half a year with them.

Therefore, he stuck to Lin Yan and refused to leave, and at the same time, he became more and more puzzled and even bored with Lin Xucheng and Yu Qin.Lin Cong wants Lin Yan to feel some love from his family, although he doesn't understand the word love very well, and his methods are always clumsy.He is a plant that grew up in a greenhouse. The greatest pressure comes from the school and teachers. The heaviest burden is homework. The bravest act is running away from home.And his elder brother, who stood up unsteadily in the wind and rain, had already become someone's reliance at an age when he should have been clamoring for food and drink.

It was already evening when Lin Yan and He Zhengxi returned to their residence, and they had already made preparations for zero landing before opening the door. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the entrance, the smell of food wafted towards them.

"What's the matter?" Lin Yan walked to the dining table in surprise, looked at the four dishes and one soup, and could hardly close his mouth. He turned his head and asked He Zhengxi, "Did we go back to the wrong place?"

He Zhengxi nodded cooperatively: "Maybe, this is obviously not human behavior."

Lin Cong was quite proud in his heart, but his face remained silent, he continued to spread the chopsticks and divide the rice step by step.When everything was ready, he clapped his hands and said, "Come on, two big brothers, why are you still in a daze? Wash your hands and sit down!"

Lin Yan deliberately suddenly realized: "Oh! So this is a serious and living person!"

Lin Cong pushed him towards the kitchen sink and said, "Can you stop acting, I'm hungry!"

Although it was very rich, Lin Cong only had two stir-fried green vegetables, and the other two meat dishes, including the soup, were all cooked in restaurants on the street.But Lin Yan was very happy that he had such a heart, and even He Zhengxi rarely praised him.

"It would be even better to mention your grades again, and I will buy you a gift then." Lin Yan said with a smile after dinner.

After he and He Zhengxi exchanged for a new mobile phone, Lin Cong always looked unwilling every time he saw it, either envious of the mobile phone, or jealous of He Zhengxi being able to get a gift.Lin Yan could see this careful thought, but Lin Cong didn't open his mouth, so he pretended not to know and never mentioned it.

Lin Cong looked at Lin Yan's expression, as if he was expecting to make a request. He grabbed the back of the chair, hung his head and said weakly: "I don't think it's possible...and I don't want a gift."

"Why? Afraid that I will give you a test score target?" Lin Yan said thoughtfully, "But it's really difficult. Your grades go up and down, and I can't get it right."

Lin Cong shook his head: "There's no need to spend money on me." Then, as if he had made some major decision, he took a deep breath, raised his face, and stretched out his palm as if swearing: "I...I will strive for progress at the end of the semester... Five...five...five cents!"

Lin Yan took a sip of tea and sprayed it cleanly. He pressed Lin Cong's hand with a smile, and said, "Your posture, why can't you improve by fifty."

Lin Cong withdrew his morale and muttered, "Then let's get a discount, 25 points."

"You should weigh your own affairs." Lin Yan stood up, turned around and looked over, and said to Lin Cong, "I'm already well-off now, and it doesn't cost much to buy you a gift."

Immediately, Lin Cong cheered up, stretched out his palm again, and stretched his fingers vigorously: "Fifty! That's it! It's a deal! I will try my best to achieve it!"

Lin Yan immediately applauded him: "Okay, let's accumulate one by one, and we can't get back to [-] points, so let's set [-] points next time."

Lin Cong beat his chest and stamped his feet, and kept moaning: "You are not my brother, you are my dean!"

Lin Yan was amused by him, "Don't bury the dean!"

He Zhengxi came out wiping his hair, and said to Lin Cong: "You're almost done, what's the trouble? Get a dish to make you feel proud." The soundproofing of the room was average, and the two people outside were haggling over the price to fight wits over how many points to improve. Dou Yong, he heard it clearly in the bathroom.

Lin Cong was indeed elated, so now he was not afraid of He Zhengxi's sarcasm, and said happily, "Wipe your hair, I won't waste my IQ with you today."

He Zhengxi raised the towel and was about to strangle him, but Lin Yan stopped him: "Can we make it through for half an hour, ancestors!"

The three of them took turns taking a shower, and Lin Cong proposed to visit the night market in Xicheng.He is still curious about this place, and he is the youngest, so it is his nature to like to play.

Lin Yan asked He Zhengxi to go out with Lin Cong for a stroll, as for himself, he didn't plan to go anywhere.Every time I went to see Xu Jialin, he was always mentally exhausted, and he must have a good sleep.

He Zhengxi was in a dilemma, but Lin Cong also looked at him, and immediately took out the game console from his bag, nestled on the sofa and said, "It's late at night, I won't go out, but you have to accompany me tomorrow."

Lin Yan readily agreed, and went back to the bedroom shaking his arms.After He Zhengxi watched him go in, he took his backpack from the hanger, went over to Lin Cong and said, "Don't sleep on the sofa at night, stay in my room."

Lin Cong tilted his head: "You want the Overlord to force his bow?"

He Zhengxi bent his fingers, flicked his forehead, and said with a smile: "A prostitute sees prostitution."