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Wang Yutong always knew that Qi Yin's family was in difficulty, but it was beyond her expectations that Qi Yin's family was so difficult that she had to drop out of school.

"When you wrote last time, you said that your mother had pneumonia. Could it be because of the treatment..."

Qi Yin shook his head and interrupted her: "It's not just pneumonia, she's not feeling better at all.

It may have been optimistic for a while, but after my cousin came to my house and made a big fuss about my mother and her falling down, things got worse and worse.

Decubitus sores and depositional pneumonia have never been well understood, and there has just been a slight improvement on one side and another on the other side, all of which are complications.

And there's something I didn't tell you, my mom has been incontinent for a long time and I have to scrub it all, just taking care of her takes all my time.

I spend half of the year in the hospital and have no time for anything else. "

"Then you got into No. [-] Middle School after the senior high school entrance examination. You are very smart. You can learn everything from Japanese to piano. I have never seen anyone who is better than you. You have to go to school!"

Wang Yutong was a little too excited, causing passers-by to look back.

Wang Yutong completely ignored other people's gazes, and just stared at Qi Yin, wanting to say more convincing words to make her change her mind.

"Piano? I've never played any piano.

You don't understand at all. "

A trace of annoyance flashed across Qi Yin's face, and Wang Yutong took a serious look.

Qi Yin quickly turned his back to her: "Let's stop arguing on the side of the road and go to the river."

Without waiting for her to respond, Qi Yin walked alone across the narrow road towards the river.

Wang Yutong wiped away tears with the back of her hand and followed her.

Qi Yin was still wearing her familiar school uniform, which was yellow and deformed, with oil stains that couldn't be washed off.

The heel of the white slippers was also broken, a piece collapsed, and the walking was shallow and deep.

Wang Yutong remembers this pair of shoes. They bought them during the summer vacation of the second year of junior high school, and they have their shadow every summer since then.

The two came to the river side in silence, Qi Yin didn't turn around to wait for her along the way, and didn't speak for a long time facing the endlessly flowing river.

Wang Yutong didn't dare to disturb her, so he watched her back and stayed silent with her.

Wang Yutong was not familiar with this kind of scene.

She has always been straightforward, in her world there is only laughter and cursing, there is no silence.

Silence is full of unknowns, and unknowns are scary.

But she had to say something to show that she cared about Qi Yin's current predicament.

"I'll tell my parents."

Wang Yutong promised, "You have to go to school, I will ask my parents to help you pay for the tuition..."

"Children."

Qi Yin said to her very solemnly, "I have collected money from many people.

Those from the women's federation, the labor union of the factory, those from strange uncles... I am already shameless to take money from them, but I absolutely cannot take money from your family.

Absolutely not. "

"why?"

Qi Yin's chest rose and fell, as if taking back all the emotions that were out of control just now, and took his eyes away from Wang Yutong's face: "No reason."

"You can accept help from others, except our family?" Wang Yutong was trembling with excitement. She had never been so irritable, angry and at a loss. She didn't have time to think about any logic when she said what she said, and jumped out when she thought of it: "I will do it." Is something wrong? You tell me what I did wrong, am I not good enough for you? Or are you mad at me for leaving Sun City? Didn't I come back to see you? I mean it Yes, I have studied hard, and we still have to go to the same university, how can you just drop out of school?!" "You didn't do anything wrong."

"Then why are you doing this to me?!"

"I don't treat you very well. Didn't I come out with you when you came to me?" Wang Yutong stepped forward to hold her, tried to control her emotions, and only asked this sentence over and over again: "What's wrong with me?" Can you tell me? I... call too little? Or write too short? I also want to call you every day, but the pressure is really high before the high school entrance examination, and my mother even enrolled me in cram school for a week There are classes every six days.

I'm not making excuses, really, I'll call you as soon as I get a moment, and the letters never drop, do I?My mother said, I have to come back for the exam in my third year of high school, I can accompany you for a whole year, wait for me for another two years, soon, I..."

Qi Yin was still unmoved, and even laughed: "Why come back with me? I'm busy with work.

You should study hard, and I will have face if I get into a good university and say it.

I can tell others, look, my friend is a college student at a prestigious university. "

"Friend?" Wang Yutong found the most crucial words, and finally understood where the weird atmosphere came from. "You said I was just your friend?" "Huh? Aren't you my friend?"

"I said that I like you, don't you remember? I said that we will live together after graduation, and you agreed, but you don't even remember?" Qi Yin was expressionless.

"Okay, I don't remember these things, do you also..." "Wang Yutong."

Qi Yin interrupted her again bluntly, this time Wang Yutong was ready, and she wanted to see what Qi Yin had to say.

Qi Yin stepped back, laughing while retreating, the sweet pear dimple looming on the bank of the river in the setting sun.

That was once the most beautiful smile in the world she believed.

"Do you still remember such a disgusting thing?" Qi Yin walked home alone, the street lights were almost broken and no one repaired them, but she remembered where all the potholes on the road were, and she could avoid them even with her eyes closed.

Walking on the stairs of the clinic, Zhang Jie stood where the street lights couldn't reach and said, "I didn't expect you to be so cruel to her, I thought that the cruel words were reserved for me.

I'm curious why you use me as a shield?How much does she hate me? "Qi Yin ignored her and continued to go upstairs. When she reached the second floor and opened the door, Zhang Jie said: "Have you decided on your wedding date?Be sure to send me a wedding post when the time comes, so I can give you a big red envelope.

Why?Have you found your bridesmaid?I can be your bridesmaid too. "

Zhang Jie tried her best to annoy Qi Yin, since she couldn't see her happy face, her angry expression was fine.

Qi Yin has always been lukewarm to her, only when she misunderstood that Qi Yin and Song Renji had an immoral deal, she was so angry that she scolded someone.

Too many things have happened in the past year, and Qi Yin's response to the stimuli given by the outside world has become more and more flat, his whole body has become dull, and his eyes have become lax.

"Your husband is tall and handsome, and the family has a car and a house. Isn't it a problem to have enough money for marriage? You and your mother are saved.

In ancient times, you sold your body to bury your father, but now you sell your body to save your mother. It is so touching. "

Qi Yin stopped opening the door, looked down at the expectant Zhang Jie, and said, "Go back, it's getting late."

The cyan wooden door was closed without any emotion, and there was a small "click" in the silent night.

Standing in the dark factory area at night, Zhang Jie felt like an idiot.

Qi Yin took the cooled vinegared cabbage out of the pot and stacked it on a plate, and sat alone on the table with the steamed rice, eating quietly with one chopstick after another.

Yang Su has been on a hunger strike for two days. Before, Qi Yin coaxed her, but now she doesn't want to coax her at all.

After two bites, I was tired. After eating vinegared cabbage for several years, I was disgusted.

Qi Yin leaned against the table with his arm holding the chopsticks, looking out of the small window, the night sky was bright and full of stars, even shooting stars flew by from time to time.

She didn't make a wish, she just thought, could Xiaotong also meet such a beautiful starry sky when he was in Beijing?After Wang Yutong got home, he went to the bathroom and said he wanted to take a bath, but he didn't come out after taking a shower for more than an hour. The family, who had become a habit of drinking tea, sat outside and fidgeted.

My uncle walked around the room and said to his sister: "It's normal for a girl to take a long bath, but I can't hold it any longer. Go and ask the boy how long is it?" The door asked: "Little boy, how long will it take for you to recover? We are waiting to go to the toilet."

After asking, there was no movement inside, the siblings looked at each other, and it was grandma who spoke: "Ask again, if something happened, I don't think something is right when the boy came home."

As soon as Qiu Xiuzhen was lifted up, the door opened, and Wang Yutong came out holding the towel and bowing her head, and walked between them without saying a word, going to the bedroom.

"Little boy? Are you going to sleep right now? Your hair is still wet!" Grandma drew two slashes on her face, indicating that Wang Yutong was crying. Qiu Xiuzhen looked at the bedroom with a worried expression, hesitating whether she should or not. Go talk to your child and have a heart-to-heart talk.

But Wang Yutong has grown up, especially in the past two years, he has always emphasized personal space, and if he asks her hard, she will definitely be disgusted.

Did you quarrel with Qi Yin?Still haven't seen a stranger for a year, and feel uncomfortable?Forget it, who had nothing to worry about when she was young, let her digest it by herself first.

Wait until tomorrow morning to have a look.

The wet long hair was scattered on the bed, staining the quilt and pillow with water.

She cried all night, her eyes were so red and swollen that she couldn't open them.

On the day when Qi Yin denied her previous intimacy and said that she was going to get married when she was 20 years old, Wang Yutong suddenly lost her life goal. Meaning, what to do in the future.

Thinking that from now on Qi Yin will become someone else's wife, or maybe soon become a mother, Wang Yutong is very scared and even more sad, as if the future that she never thought of is pushed in front of her without any prediction, and she insists on accepting it.

She tossed and turned, recalling the countless good times she spent with Qi Yin, her smile and all the clear scenes she recalled repeatedly, the more she recalled, the sadder she became.

She thought of Jiang Mao's death without saying hello at all. The living people just disappeared into life like this, and they would never see each other again.

Maybe it was the same for Qi Yin.

The separation of man from man is unilateral death.

In the extreme pain of loss, Wang Yutong survived the longest day of adolescence alone.