Fireproof anti-theft anti-bamboo horse

Lu Cheng and Xu Boyan walked side by side on an old street. This once prosperous and bustling snack street has long since withered away. Only the signboards of a few shops are still there, but it is obvious that they have not been in business for a long time.Going north along the street, there is a middle school at the end.

"This place has been demolished for a few years, and it has been delayed intermittently until now. Most of the businesses have moved to the neighborhood a few streets away." The cold wind blows, and Lu Cheng's wine is mostly sober. Xu Boyan This workaholic ran all the way from City H just to have a meal with him. This realization surprised him, but it was a pleasure not to be alone on a day like Christmas, after all Businesses now wish they could treat all festivals as Valentine's Day, and all kinds of gimmicks that stimulate couples' consumption can blind their eyes.

There was still the smell of cigarettes on his body from the wedding banquet, he pulled the scarf away a little bit in disgust, and took a deep breath of fresh air, "I heard that next semester, our former alma mater will also move to the new campus went."

Xu Boyan looked up at the brick-red teaching building that was vaguely discernible in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional. This place is full of memories of his past life, and it is very strange to him at this time.

The row of old houses next to the park had already been demolished, Xu Boyan looked at the ruins in a daze, and clearly recalled the scene when he first saw Lu Chengshi in his mind.

That year, he was taken away from home by his mother, traveled to several cities, and finally chose to settle here.During most of the day, he was locked at home doing homework assigned by her. The house they rented was on the second floor, and she didn't allow him to go out, and she couldn't even open the windows. Before going out, he opened the anti-theft window on the iron door to let him breathe, but it actually didn't work at all.

Lu Cheng's grandfather lived next door to them, and Lu Cheng would come to live there for a period of time every holiday.

"Want to come out to play?"

This was the first sentence Lu Cheng said to him.

At that time, little Lu Cheng was sweating profusely, holding a basketball in his hand, the neckline was wet a lot, obviously he had to run out after going home and drinking water.

Xu Boyan shook his head, looking through the narrow iron fence, there seemed to be a hint of disappointment in Lu Cheng's eyes.

He knew this boy, and on many boring and lonely afternoons, he would see him playing with his friends in the park.Sometimes when he played too crazy and missed the time for dinner, Grandpa Lu Cheng would go downstairs to carry him back with a cane, and he would inevitably be scolded again.

Xu Boyan sat on the chair next to the wall and gnawed dry bread. What was amazing was that Lu Cheng could always coax the old man to calm down with a few words, and told him not to be an example without any deterrent force, and then repeated it again and again.

Even though Xu Boyan never went out, he knew that Lu Cheng was the king of kids nearby, and many kids were willing to play with him.Every morning just after breakfast, a group of people would call his name downstairs, and then wait for Lu Cheng to run downstairs quickly, and several people would chase him and run away laughing.

At the age of a child, Lu Cheng had already seen a high-spirited temperament for the first time. His eyes were so bright, and there was a faint smile on his lips when he spoke, as if he would never run out of energy.

However, Xu Boyan stood on tiptoes by the window, watching Lu Cheng who was having fun in the small park, and clearly realized in his heart that he was always a bystander and would never have a chance to participate in it.

He was locked in this cage every day, unable to go out or go to school.The mother's mental state was very unstable since she left home. She was afraid that he would be found by the Xu family, and wished to lock Xu Boyan away from the sun.

Xu Boyan shut himself in the room every day, reading and studying, doing all the homework assigned by his mother.

Even so, Xu Boyan didn't know when it would make her angry, and often the neighbors could clearly hear the beating and scolding.

Until one day, Lu Cheng next door did not run downstairs to play as usual, but moved a small bench and sat in front of Xu Boyan's house.

The two of them chatted intermittently all afternoon through an iron gate. In fact, Lu Cheng was talking most of the time, and Xu Boyan listened quietly.

"Hey, are you still there?" Little Lu Cheng didn't want to speak into the air, and soon there were three short knocking sounds behind him, and he laughed happily, showing two small canine teeth.

However, Xu Boyan couldn't see these things, so he could only judge by the cheerful tone of the young man that he should not be in a bad mood at this time.

"Why didn't you go out?" Xu Boyan asked him.

"You're going to be bored when you're alone at home every day." Lu Cheng leaned against the rusty iron door, "It's not so boring now that there are two of you."

Xu Boyan was slightly taken aback, an unspeakable emotion spread in his heart, unable to calm down for a long time.

"You don't think I talk too much, do you?" Seeing that Xu Boyan fell silent again, Lu Cheng hesitated.

Xu Boyan shook his head vigorously, suddenly realized that the other party could not see at all, and immediately said: "No."

"That's good. I'm going to live at Grandpa's house next semester, and I can come back to play with you every day after school." Lu Cheng jumped up happily, and opened the door next to him with a small bench, "I'm going home for dinner first. See you tomorrow."

Then Xu Boyan heard the sound of the door opening and closing, and soon the surroundings became quiet again.He also stood up, holding the same position for a long time, his legs were a little numb.

"See you tomorrow." Xu Boyan said softly, as if telling himself, a faint smile finally flashed across his expressionless face all year round.

Sure enough, every day after that, Lu Cheng would take time to sit at the door and chat with Xu Boyan.

"There is a basketball game in the afternoon," Xiao Lu propped his chin, and reported his movements as usual. His brows, eyes and facial features were already showing a tendency to open, but now that lovable face was full of anxiety, "The opponents are all seniors, so I'm a little nervous."

"Those guys usually compete with us for the basketball court. If they lose this time, they will definitely be arrogant for a while." Lu Cheng didn't mind Xu Boyan's silence, but he knew that every word he said, the other party had Listen carefully.

After a while, a small dark green candy box was handed out from the security window.

"Give it to me?" Lu Cheng took it in doubt and held it in his hand to examine it carefully.

"If you're nervous, just eat a piece of candy." Xu Boyan's mother never treated him harshly in terms of material conditions, and often brought back some snacks, but Xu Boyan was not interested in candy.

"Thank you!" Lu Cheng opened the candy box, picked up an orange one from the colorful candies, and put it in his mouth. The slightly sour citrus flavor exploded in the cavity instantly. I don't know if it was really because of the candy. It was still a psychological effect, and I didn't feel nervous anymore, "Don't worry, I will definitely win!"

"Yeah." Xu Boyan stood on tiptoe and looked outside the door, only to see Lu Cheng, who was wearing a blue and white jersey, standing in the direction of the backlight, and his burning gaze was also looking at him. He will never forget that moment, it seems that all the darkness can was dispersed.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Cheng saw Xu Boyan suddenly stopped in his tracks, with a pensive look on his face, and couldn't help poking his cheek with his fingertips as a prank.

"...It's nothing." Xu Boyan came back to his senses, the temperature of the other party's fingertips hadn't faded, he turned his head a little unnaturally and pretended to look at the scenery, "Is grandpa okay?"

"It's pretty good. I bought a small piece of land in the countryside with the demolition funds. I grow vegetables, raise flowers and walk the dog every day. I can't bear to come back." Lu Cheng smiled, "When I went to see him, I asked about you, Said that you have been away for six or seven years, and you should graduate from university now, and your memory is better than mine."

"After a while, I will go with you to see his old man."

"Okay, why don't we wait until next spring, my uncle will pick up my grandpa for the winter." Lu Cheng felt a little cold, he couldn't help but rubbed his hands, and seeing a closed newsstand not far in front of them, he said, " Do you still remember Aunt Li who sells newspapers, her daughter is married and gave birth to a little boy, and my dad went to drink the child's full moon wine."

"The one who wrote you a love letter?" Xu Boyan frowned and thought for a moment, "I often follow you home after school."

"Uh...is that so?" Lu Cheng was at a loss for words, why couldn't he remember.

"Which girl around here hasn't handed you a love letter? Some of them are still me..." Xu Boyan suddenly realized something in the middle of his sentence, swallowed the second half of the sentence, and the look of annoyance flashed across his eyes.

Lu Cheng didn't even have time to see many of them, so he disposed of them.

"What?" Lu Cheng didn't wait for the next sentence for a long time, and turned to look at him in puzzlement, his thick eyelashes were covered with a thin layer of frost by the chill in the sky.

At this time, the snow had stopped, and a thick layer had accumulated on the ground, and there was a "creaking" sound when stepped on.

"You were so busy back then, how could you have time to remember this?" Xu Boyan's gaze stayed on his pale lips for a few seconds, and he suddenly stretched out his hand to re-tie the scarf around Lu Cheng's neck that had been scattered by the wind. Well, I didn't look away until half of my face was covered.

"But it's okay if you don't remember."

"Ok?"

"This road is also the way we go home from school." Xu Boyan didn't continue the topic just now, he looked at the end of the fork in the road, it was a dead end, and now it is full of all kinds of sundries and garbage, dirty Unbearable, his tone carried these nostalgic flavors, but his face suddenly darkened.

All the past events flowed out like gushing springs, and then his mother had an accident and was taken in by Lu Cheng's family. He could go to school with Lu Cheng every day and live a normal life like an ordinary child.

Xu Boyan was taciturn and had no friends at school, but he would show a childlike, innocent and active side in front of Lu Cheng. Compared with Xu Boyan who liked to be quiet, Lu Cheng was indeed much busier when he was a student.

The basketball team's games, the work of the student union, so Xu Boyan, who is not in the same grade as him, will inevitably be alone...

"Are you hungry?"

Lu Cheng's words interrupted Xu Boyan's memory. Today is obviously not a good time for strolling. The two of them walked through the long path together. On the opposite side of the busy street, it was another scene.

"What do you want to eat?" Lu Cheng's words brought him back to reality, Xu Boyan was slightly taken aback, and returned to his usual indifference.

"Take you to a place." Lu Cheng thought for a while, and led the people towards the opposite direction of the old street.