Alley

That day Xiang Yu wanted to take Shu Yi home, but Shu Yi refused.

He lowered his head and stared at the ground, saying that he still couldn't just stay out at night.Xiang Yu was unwilling to force him, and agreed to meet the next day.

He didn't see Shu Yi on the second day, nor on the third day.

The back door of the house was closed tightly. He tried to knock on the door, but no one answered.

He tried to go around to the main entrance of the house—another wider alley. The front entrance was sealed by every household. Looking inside through the dirty windows, he could see the whole house, which was about ten square meters. All that could be moved should have been moved away, only one bed was left, and some waste paper was placed on the corner of the bed to maintain balance. A thick layer of ash.

Xiangyu searched the Internet and called the municipal hotline to inquire. He learned that their old houses had been relocated one after another about two years ago. Shu Yi's house was the latest one to be relocated. the suburbs

Xiang Yu rushed there non-stop. It was a new type of community, and the environment was obviously much better than the old alley.He walked around the garden in the middle of the street many times by himself, and the security guard asked him if he was a resident of the community and which family he was looking for, but he couldn't answer any of them.He saw the security guard raised the walkie-talkie and glanced at him to say something in a low voice, so he could only leave.

In the evening, he entered the alley again. There were still no-passing signs at the end of the alley. There were not many residents in that area who had been relocated, and there were almost no passers-by.

The lights in the alley were dim, and he used to rush on his way to and from get off work without paying attention to the surrounding area. After being with Shu Yi, he was even more reluctant to take his eyes off other things.Looking at it now, the slogans posted on the wall read "Seven Irregularities", Family Planning, Celebration of Macao's return to the motherland, and congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China... The outdated decoration and gas stove remind Xiang Yu that he has traveled back 20 years forward.

After waiting at the door of Shu Yi's house for a while, Shu Yi's adoptive father coughed faintly in the room. Xiang Yu suppressed his restlessness and went home, making a decision.

Early the next morning, Xiang Yu really waited for Shu Yi. Shu Yi was very happy to see him, and said softly that his adoptive parents took him to his relatives in the countryside two days ago, and he even went to see his parents' tomb.His relatives were also poor. He worked there for three days as a strong man helping with farm work, feeding pigs and driving ducks. At night, he lay on a hard bed thinking about Xiang Yu, worrying about Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu quietly listened to what Shu Yi said in a hurry, he smiled and patted the top of Shu Yi's head, brushing his fingers over his hair, Shu Yi's hair was thin and soft, it should be very smooth and shiny, Malnutrition and poor maintenance left his hair matted, yellow and tangled.

"Yi Yi, will you come with me today?"

Shu Yi was startled, and Xiang Yu looked straight into the depths of his pupils, not giving him a chance to escape or repent.

He saw that Shu Yi's beautiful eyes were slowly filled with tears, and then he blinked, the long and thick eyelashes were stained with crystal moisture, and the tears slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the school uniform jacket.

Xiang Yu gently wiped away Shu Yi's tears, and solemnly kissed his eyes, he tasted the taste of tears, a little salty and a little bitter.

Xiang Yu hurried to the company to ask for leave. The supervisor was surprised by the sudden leave application, and euphemistically stated that he had only been here for a few months and had not yet passed the probation period, so he had no annual leave.

"Then I can resign."

The supervisor held back, and became angry and said that you should go through the resignation procedures. Although it is a probationary period, there should still be a year-end bonus for the Spring Festival. If you insist on leaving, you can leave now.

An hour later, Xiang Yu returned the badge and computer to the administration and IT department, and left the company alone.The colleague at the next station didn't even bother to eat milk tea, and watched his vigorous and resolute actions with wide eyes.

Back in the alley, Shu Yi was already waiting there.He was carrying a tattered backpack and a non-woven shopping bag with advertisements, which contained some clothes and books.Shu Yi's school uniform is very wrinkled. It was already wrinkled, but now it looks like it has been ravaged even more, and the threads on his shoulders even fell off; one side of his face is a little red and swollen, and his eyes are red, as if he has cried hard up.

"Did she hit you?!" Seeing him like this, Xiang Yu hurried over to hug Shu Yi in his arms and stroked his back.

Shu Yi's voice was a little hoarse, "I think, I want to at least talk to them..."

Xiang Yu put a kiss on the top of Shu Yi's head, looking down from above, Shu Yi's eyes were wet, well-behaved, cute and lovable.Shu Yi's eyes were bright, he raised his head, his eyes were full of trust and expectation.

Xiang Yu took Shu Yi's handbag and interlocked his fingers, "Let's go."