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At the beginning, the mother and stepfather did not move after receiving the money, but continued to choose to live in the previous place.They said that they are used to living here, and the neighbors around them are very familiar, and they need to adapt to the new place.It’s true that they live in this community. Although it’s old and the infrastructure can’t keep up, it’s only a 10-minute walk from the nearest open-air vegetable market, and there’s a small park not far away. Relax and dance in the square, life is convenient and more livable.

Qin Zhengzheng helped Gong Yuechao carry the things he just bought from the supermarket, and went upstairs with his mother. During this process, Gong Yuechao was still a little nervous and apprehensive.The reason why he had such emotions was because he didn't know what attitude his sister, whom he hadn't seen for many years, had towards him.

He always has some regrets and shortcomings in his family relationship. On the surface, Feng Danyun wants to get rid of this relationship, but he has some desires in his heart.After all, Xie Juan was his younger sister by blood. If one day, the two elders passed away, then the two of them would be the closest people in the world.During this period of prison life of more than three years, although his mother and stepfather did not visit him every month, they always visited him five or six times a year to bring him some money, daily necessities, and talk about his experience. own words.But the younger sister Xie Juan has never been here, and Gong Yuechao does not approve of her coming. The prison environment is not very good, and it is easy to cause psychological shadows.However, he still inquired from the side a few times, and seeing his mother's evasive look, he knew that his sister actually cared.Xie Juan had been promoted to high school last year, and her senior high school entrance examination results were not very satisfactory. They had long since given up the idea of ​​sending their daughter to the fifth high school because of Gong Yuechao's incident, and finally chose to study nearby.He sometimes recalls the not-so-close relationship with his sister. The little girl used to get close to him with a kind of admiration and awe, but because of his experience, his image in the mind of his sister It may have hit rock bottom.

He has taught high school for so many years, and he knows best the minds of girls of this age. They are in the rebellious period of youth and are extremely sensitive. With a brother like him, it is really embarrassing among classmates.

While going upstairs, my mother said that Xie Juan is at home for the summer vacation, and school will start in ten days. She has already attended a cram school for a holiday, and there is no class today.

Opening the door and entering the room, Xie Juan was originally there to greet her. She was wearing a long skirt-style pajamas, and she looked sleepy. The moment she saw her mother followed by two people, she seemed to wake up all of a sudden.

Gong Yuechao saw that her younger sister, whom she hadn't seen for more than three years, had grown taller and thinner, and looked more stable. Because of myopia, a pair of new eyes had been erected on the bridge of her nose, and she was still combing her long ponytail, but her forehead was somewhat messy and her hair had fallen out. down.

She is not the same as before, even the way she looks at his brother has changed, from the joy in the past to the indifference now.She didn't even say hello, turned around and entered the house, not the living room, but her own room, and closed the door with a bang.

This situation made everyone present somewhat embarrassed, because Qin Zhengzheng was standing behind him, and Gong Yuechao was always a bit embarrassed. Hearing the voice, the stepfather rubbed his sleepy eyes and came out of the master bedroom. Seeing that it was Gong Yuechao who brought a strange The young men came to the door together, and slapped their foreheads, afraid that Gong Yuechao would care about their negligence, so he quickly explained: "Look, your mother and I have forgotten about you, and I vaguely remember that it was today, and I still talked to you before." Speaking of Yusheng, he said that we don't need to pick you up..."

What the stepfather said after he came out successfully alleviated this subtle embarrassment. Gong Yue looked at the closed door, turned his mind, and said to the stepfather: "It's not something glorious, it's all gone. I bought several cars and made a big battle, it’s not good to be too high-profile.”

The stepfather took the things in their hands, and at the same time said why he bought so many things, how did he have money when he came out, and then let people into the house.Mother took two cans of Coke from the refrigerator and put them on the table, poured water, washed the fruit, and sat down after working for a long time.

Qin Zhengzheng was obviously very restrained, and sat next to him without saying a word. They heard that he was a former student, and they inquired a lot, such as: how old are you, what do you do, married or not.Qin Zhengzheng is obviously the kind of young man who is easy to be liked by the elders. He is honest and looks stable. After he answered one by one, the two old people said that they should find a girlfriend quickly, and they are not too young.

"I'm not in a hurry." Qin Zhengzheng said this, staring straight at Gong Yuechao, and Gong Yuechao felt that the gaze was burning him.

"Mom, what are you talking about? Nowadays, young people have their own ideas, and they may marry when they meet the right one." Gong Yuechao casually persuaded him, and he specially emphasized the word "marriage". He gave Qin Zhengzheng a look.

Then he took a bite of a peach. The peach was crisp and sweet. He felt like he hadn't eaten much fresh fruit for several years.

"Yes, yes, yes." The mother responded, but she couldn't understand the undercurrent between them.

"Stay here for dinner at night. I'll cook some delicious dishes, and we two can have a good chat," said the stepfather.

"Yes, I'll go downstairs to buy vegetables." His mother agreed.

"Uncle Xie, mom, don't be so busy, I'll just sit here and leave. I'm going to Zhangzhou tomorrow, and I have to go to Chen Yusheng's house to get things." Gong Yuechao stopped.

"Are you going to Zhangzhou? Uncle Xie and I discussed that if you have no place to live, you will live at home temporarily. Look, you even sold that house."

Gong Yuechao said: "I met a boss in the prison. He appreciated me very much and said he wanted me to go to Zhangzhou to develop with him."

When the old lady heard that she met in prison, she felt unreliable and questioned, "Don't be a liar."

"No, they are quite famous."

"What's your name?" the stepfather asked again.

"Shi Mucheng, the boss of the Mucheng Group in Zhangzhou."

"Oh oh oh, I've heard about this person, did he come here with a project in Suijiang before, was he merged by some company after he entered, or something..."

Gong Yuechao replied with a smile: "It's him, we are in the same cell."

"Then it's okay, your mother and I are always concerned about what you will do in the future, and we can't go back to be a teacher anymore."

"Hmm..." The mention of this topic from his stepfather made Gong Yuechao a little sad. After he came out, everyone still habitually called him "Mr. Gong", but everyone knew that this was just the past.He has recognized this reality, and it is inevitable that he will feel lost.

After chatting for a while, Gong Yuechao stood up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he still glanced at the closed door of his sister's room, and said, "Mom, I don't know what I can do in Zhangzhou. I'll go back to Suijiang, call me if you have anything to do. As for Xie Juan, hey...forget it, I can understand that she doesn't want to talk to me."

Seeing that his mother's eyes were wet again, Gong Yuechao wiped away her tears with his hand, and only said: "Mom, don't feel bad, the three of you live a good life, don't worry about me too much."

"You are doing well in Zhangzhou, come back for the Chinese New Year and so on, ah."

Gong Yuechao smiled, nodded, and said, "I will try my best."

Sitting back in Qin Zhengzheng's car again, he took several deep breaths before suppressing the sorrow of parting.Seeing him like this, Qin Zhengzheng might not dare to bring up his trivial feelings anymore, and tried hard to search for words to comfort him, holding back for a long time before uttering a few words: "Teacher, don't be sad."

"Well, please take me to the hotel. I want to take a shower, sleep, and go to Chen Yusheng at night."

"Okay." Qin Zhengzheng started the car, and added a word of comfort: "Your sister doesn't know what you have experienced before, or she is too young to understand, teacher, don't blame her."

Gong Yuechao smiled slightly and asked him: "Is this your mental journey?"

"Huh? Yes." Qin Zhengzheng asked first, then nodded.

After the car drove away from the old neighborhood, Gong Yuechao poked his head out of the car window to take a look back. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he clearly saw a girl standing behind the glass window belonging to that family watching him leave.

Qin Zhengzheng said that this hotel was opened two years ago, and the distance to the Economic Development Zone is not too short. Gong Yuechao already felt that the city had become unfamiliar, let alone where the so-called Economic Development Zone was.While driving, Qin Zhengzheng introduced Suijiang's changes in the past few years like a tour guide. Along the way, familiar or unfamiliar buildings flashed by, and when he was about to enter the main road of the economic development zone, Gong Yuezhao discovered that he had been The building where I was in therapy was just down the road.

The road was newly built, he didn't recognize it, but the house was in the past, he remembered it, the sign of the clinic was still hanging, and the information about Wang Yurou that came in from the outside had long been buried in his heart. See you, touched a lot of memories from the past, but there is no need to mention the past, I heard that I helped him, but I avoided coming out to testify that the psychiatrist is already a wife, so each is safe, one is not the other.

Downstairs to the hotel, Qin Zhengzheng got off the car with him, helped him take out his luggage from the trunk, and was about to go in with him, but Gong Yuechao said: "You have been driving for a day, go home and rest first. .”

"Then what should you do when you go to Lawyer Chen's house at night? I'll take you off..." Qin Zhengzheng very tactfully used the excuse that he needed a car to go to Chen Yusheng's house, expressing his desire to go upstairs with him.

But Gong Yuezhao knew that once Qin Zhengzheng stepped into that room, things would become uncontrollable. He didn't want to do this, so he said, "I can take a taxi." More than 40 letters were neatly bundled with twine, a thick stack, like a solid square brick in his hand, and handed to Qin Zhengzheng, "I have received every letter you gave me well. , I'll return it to you." He knew that what he did was ruthless and cold-blooded, but when he made up his mind not to hold Qin Zhengzheng any longer, he felt that it was necessary for him to do so.These letters were bridges built by Qin Zhengzheng himself, and he thought it would be better for him to tear them down.

Qin Zhengzheng looked at him, then looked at the letters, raised his trembling hand, put it down again, and looked at him puzzled, "Teacher... Teacher Gong, I..." His eye circles turned red again, It doesn't matter whether it is outside or not, is there anyone watching, and asked in a trembling voice: "Am I really not good? Am I not sincere enough?"

Gong Yuechao just shook his head, "I've made it clear to you before, and I don't want to think about it now. I just came out, and I haven't stabilized myself yet. Love, love, these are things that involve energy. I don't want to think about it. I can't make any promises to you, and I'm selfishly delaying you. It's not fair to you. Zhengzheng, you are a good policeman. This career has changed a lot. You have to work hard and be worthy of your inner enthusiasm for the profession. When you get married and have a child in the future, it will be your happiest life.” That pile of letters is really heavy enough, He was unwilling to carry it anymore, and seeing that Qin Zhengzheng refused to accept it, he simply put it in the trunk.

Then, he turned and walked towards the door of the hotel without looking back.

He could even hear Qin Zhengzheng's crying from behind, even though the place was filled with all kinds of chaotic voices, he could still hear it very clearly.But he still walked into the hotel resolutely. The door of the hotel seemed to be a kind of separation between his past and future.

On this day, at this time, he completed the ceremony.

There will be no more worries in the future.