Jinling love story

up the box.Inside lay a brightly colored Doraemon piggy bank.

"Where did you buy it? This shape is so cool."

Tong Zhe quickly took the piggy bank out of the foam box, looked up, down, front, back, left, and right in front of the lights above his head like a treasure, buckled it with his knuckles, and put it next to his ear Shaking, trying to hear what is the key.

"I didn't buy this. I made it." Xia Ranjiang was quite proud of seeing Tong Zhe's fondness for it. "You are careful to drop it. This is the first birthday present I gave to someone, and I made it myself."

"I didn't expect Xiao Xia to have this kind of craft. It's good. It's very beautiful. I'll accept it."

"Is it just beautiful? There are still some special features in it. You should put it away and study it slowly later."

"Your gift has been delivered, hahaha."

"Then why have you ignored me these two days?"

With a serious face, Xia Ranjiang stared firmly into Tong Zhe's eyes until Tong Zhe put down the piggy bank with guilt.

"You're still talking. You've been a star in the sky for the past two days."

Tong Zhe's heart skipped a beat, for fear of exposing his part-time job - in Tong Zhe's view, earning money in this way is completely damaging the image, and he would never think about it unless he had to.

Xia Ranjiang raised his head and sniffed vigorously.

"What are you doing?"

"Are you a chemistry laboratory? Why does it smell like acetic acid? Did I go to the wrong place, isn't this a communication laboratory?"

"This is a communication laboratory, or a national laboratory, okay..."

Tong Zhe's eyes were wide open, and he suddenly realized that there was something in Xia Ranjiang's words.

"I rely on you to be strong. Find a woman to accompany you shopping while I'm not paying attention."

Tong Zhe put his arms around Xia Ranjiang's shoulders, and punched Xia Ranjiang's chest with half of his fist.

"I know who you're talking about." Xia Ranjiang dodged, crossed his hands, and leaned on the platform. "But what kind of vinegar are you eating?"

Then, Xia Ranjiang told Tong Zhe exactly what happened that day, and Tong Zhe felt a little scared—fortunately, he didn't follow at that time, otherwise there would be chaos.

"Hey, how did you know, did someone see and tell you?"

"Ah..." Tong Zhe's eyes were dazed, when the phone rang, he quickly picked it up.

"Okay, Mom. I'll be home later. Hey, Mom, I'm bringing a classmate with me tonight. Mmm, okay, Mom. Mua."

Tong Zhe put down his phone and looked at Xia Ranjiang with a smile on his face.

"Going home? Then I'm leaving."

"Hey, wait a minute." Tong Zhe took Xia Ranjiang's hand. "My mother hand-picked and formally invites you to my house to celebrate my birthday with me tonight."

"Ah? See your mother..." Xia Ranjiang bowed and stepped back a few steps, his throat trembling.

"What are you afraid of? My mother cooks delicious food. Besides, today is my 20th birthday. It's only once in my life. Why don't you just accompany me?"

Tong Zhe innocently looked at Xia Ranjiang with his big watery eyes.Xia Ranjiang couldn't resist, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

Familiar time, familiar journey.Although Xia Ranjiang had already been to Tong Zhe's house once, he was quite nervous this time.At this time, Xia Ranjiang looked at the gloomy sky outside the window, and saw Tong Zhe tilting his head to observe him again and again, and his heart was full of warmth.

Tong Zhe took out the key and opened the door.Xia Ranjiang looked around, but found that the atmosphere this time was completely different from last time.Although the layout of the house remains the same, various green plants are planted in the four corners, and auspicious words are written on the red ribbons tied to the branches.There is also a large vase on the coffee table, the light purple bouquet hangs down naturally, and the whole room has a sense of joyful spring.

"Mom, I'm back." Tong Xie skillfully threw the schoolbag on the sofa, bent down and put on slippers. "Students are here too."

Xia Ranjiang was about to change his slippers when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps. When he looked up, he was at a loss and almost put on his slippers backwards.

In front of her, Tong Zhe's mother was wearing an apron, and she kept wiping the water stains on the corner of the apron.Black-brown curly hair fell on the shoulders, cheeks were slightly plump, the face was rosy, and the eyes were narrowed into a slit.At first glance, it looks very similar to Tong Zhe.

"Hi Auntie, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Hello, hello, this kid is too polite." Tong Zhe's mother hurriedly let Xia Ranjiang in. "You two play first. Auntie is cooking. I'll call you when the meal is ready."

Tong Zhe's mother stared at Xia Ranjiang up and down, then turned around and trotted into the kitchen.

"Auntie, let me help you."

Xia Ranjiang and Tong Zhe watched TV on the sofa for a long time. Tong Zhe went out to answer the phone and didn't come back for a long time.Xia Ranjiang couldn't sit still and decided to go to the kitchen to have a look.

"Hey, why did you come in, no help here..."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Ranjiang volunteered to roll up his sleeves, took a step forward and took the bamboo basket containing potatoes, put it in the sink and started washing.

"Mom, just ask Xia Ranjiang to help you, Xia Ranjiang is very capable." Tong Zhe crossed his hands and leaned against the kitchen door frame.

"Look at others, and then look at you. I'm used to being a young master at home, and my five fingers don't touch the spring water. I don't care if I'm too lazy."

"Auntie, I've been doing these things since I was a child, so it's easy."

Xia Ranjiang peeled the potatoes, turning them over from time to time to find the sprouts, and then picked out the sprouts with the tip of a knife.

"Our family, Tong Zhe, I don't know who he looks like. He complains of being tired when he does a little housework, and it's day and night when he plays games." Tong Zhe's mother was cutting meat on the chopping board, and turned her head to stare at Tong Zhe. . "It's really unlucky for any girl to see you in the future."

"throat……"

Hearing this, Xia Ranjiang's throat tightened involuntarily, as if he was choking.Lifting his head slightly, he met Tong Zhe's gaze, Tong Zhe raised his eyebrows at him with a crooked smile.Xia Ranjiang made a quick grimace, then lowered his head, only to feel his cheeks start to heat up slightly.

Tong Zhe stood at the door of the kitchen for a long time, observing every move in the kitchen.Tong Zhe's mother seemed to have a good impression of Xia Ranjiang, and the two cooperated very well, chatting and laughing endlessly.Seeing this scene, Tong Zhe couldn't help showing a smile, and the uneasiness for many days gradually subsided, and he felt very at ease.Turned around and left the kitchen, turned on the TV, sat cross-legged on the sofa, leaned crookedly and played games.

"Look, I don't know which kid is so good, and won the national championship in his freshman year."

Tong Zhe kept his eyes locked on the screen, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw his mother passing by with something from the balcony, and then stopped and sat on the small bench to put the things on the ground.

"What is this, there are more powerful ones."

Tong Zhe crossed his legs and glanced at the TV screen inadvertently, only then did he realize that his mother was watching TV.

At this moment, a talk show was broadcasting on TV. Tong Zhe took a closer look and almost jumped off the sofa.

"You said that this person's talent is really different, why is your English so poor. It would be great if this child can help you guide and guide."

"Mom, don't you think this child looks familiar?"

"Familiar? Do I know you?"

"Well, I just met."

"Oh, look at my memory."

Tong Zhe's mother looked at the screen again, took a deep breath, patted the back of her head, and looked up at the kitchen.

"Student Xia Ranjiang, you are on TV." Tong Zhe called to the kitchen.

Xia Ranjiang held a towel in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm, walked over slowly, and sat on the small bench next to Tong Zhe.

"Oh, I went to the provincial TV station to film it the day before yesterday. I didn't expect it to be broadcast so soon."

Xia Ranjiang stared at himself on the TV, but didn't recognize him for a while.Turning around, she found that Tong Zhe's mother was looking at him with her mouth slightly open in surprise.

"My God, you're right in front of me."

Tong Zhe's mother exclaimed, and then looked at the TV in disbelief, and then at Xia Ranjiang.

"Honestly, I don't know if it's because of the makeup or the TV's widescreen. Why is the face so big? It's still a real person."

Tong Zhe leaned back, leaned against the back of the sofa, glanced at Xia Ranjiang's forehead, quickly took out a piece of paper and handed it over.

"You don't pay attention to serious things. You have to learn more from Xia Ranjiang. You friend is on the right track."

Tong Zhe's mother gradually calmed down, emphasizing the word "friend".

"This is what Teacher Tong taught well."

"Don't call him a teacher, don't put a high hat on him, his tail will go up to the sky."

"It's not about me..." Tong Zhe curled his lips and put his hands behind his head. "Three aunts."

"Tong Sirui? Is she your teacher?"

"Yes."

"Oh, tell me, this world is so small. Tong Sirui is Tong Zhe's sister-in-law, and you two are still friends. What a coincidence."

Tong Zhe's mother exclaimed and laughed again.

Xia Ranjiang smiled embarrassedly.

"Wait here first, you don't need your help in the kitchen, and dinner will be ready soon. You two should communicate and learn more."

After Tong Zhe's mother finished speaking, she got up and took a basket of mushrooms into the kitchen.

"Hey, do you want to go to my room to communicate and learn?" Tong Zhe made a look at Xia Ranjiang and said in a low voice.

"Don't make trouble, this is your home."

Xia Ranjiang leaned back and stretched out his index finger as a warning gesture.

"No trouble, let's have a chat, classmate Xia."

Tong Zhe stood up and dragged Xia Ranjiang into his room.

Opening the door, Xia Ranjiang was surprised to see that the wall was covered with various colored post-it notes with words written on them.A gust of wind blew, and the note paper rattled and shook, as if waking up the butterfly colony resting on the edge of the cliff, and countless butterflies danced with the wind.

"You posted it all?"

Xia Ranjiang approached and took a closer look, and gently brushed the sticky notes with his fingers.

"Hmm."

Tong Zhe nodded slowly.

"Remember?"

"I posted everything I didn't know, and I took it off when I knew it. As time went on, more and more. I named it 'Tong's Word Wall', or 'Tong's Wall' for short, haha."

As Tong Zhe said, he took out the birthday gift from Xia Ranjiang from his schoolbag, unpacked the box, sorted out a space on the desk, and put the piggy bank in the middle.

"Didn't you teach me this? Pick a word you know and keep associating it. When I encounter an unfamiliar word, I will post a picture. No matter how talented you are, read it every day, and you will always remember it."

Xia Ranjiang was moved for a moment.Tong Zhe regarded the method that he came up with accidentally, and even presented it in front of his eyes in this way.

"Fuck, it's snowing! Come and see!"

Hearing Tong Zhe's exclamation, Xia Ranjiang turned back and walked to the window.The previously gloomy sky had now darkened.With the dim light outside, a thin layer of snow has quietly accumulated on the edge of the window.Snowflakes fluttered on the window one by one, and there were faint "rustling" sounds.

Suddenly, Tong Zhe smiled at Xia Ranjiang, took Xia Ranjiang's hand and ran out of the bedroom.

Pushing open the back door, a cool breeze slowly seeped into the house.Xia Ranjiang stood on the threshold, with his hands hanging down naturally, and slightly raised his head to look up.Under the old-fashioned black lampshade above the head, the dim yellow incandescent light silently fell on Xia Ranjiang's face, and the long eyelashes cast strands of light and shadow on the lying silkworm.Xia Ranjiang was a little excited, his cheeks were flushed, and the heat that appeared and disappeared was escaping from the pores and mixed into the drifting snow to hide.There is no obstacle to the line of sight, and everywhere the eyes go is the flying snow against the gray and black background.Xia Ranjiang stretched out his hand and grabbed the biggest snowflake like a butterfly.The palm of the hand was hot, and the fluffy snowflakes collapsed into a small puddle of water in an instant, and the brewing coolness also permeated the skin.The appearance is no longer there, only the temperature is the last short memory of the lingering world.

"What a lot of snow."

Xia Ranjiang took a step forward and stepped on the snow with a "squeak".Lift your feet, and a clearly visible footprint appears on the snow.

"Haha, I'll come too."

Tong Zhe raised his foot and stepped down heavily, and a deeper footprint suddenly appeared parallel to Xia Ranjiang's footprint.The two footprints, one on the left and one on the right, were soon filled in by falling snow.

"I haven't seen such heavy snow for many years, and it fell so early."

Tong Zhe moved two small benches, and the two sat leaning against the door frame facing each other, with their legs leaning alternately.

"I've never seen snow much."

Xia Ranjiang put his hands on his knees naturally.

"If it snows in our place, we will really be wronged."

"Yunnan has a high terrain and a low latitude, so it will definitely not snow."

"Yo, you know that too."

"Of course, I'm also a person who has read "One Hundred Thousand Whys"."

"Then what else do you know about Yunnan?"

"Kunming, the four seasons are like spring. Duan Yu in Dali, elephants in Xishuangbanna, and Lijiang and Shangri-La."

Tong Zhe counted while thinking, trying to pour out all the knowledge he had learned.

"There's also Pu'er tea. My dad likes it better." Tong Zhe shook his eyebrows. "Let's go to Yunnan next time. I want to see peacocks. I want to pluck a few hairs and make a handicraft. I also want to see Cangshan Erhai. The wind, flowers, snow and moon. By the way, I want to go to your house to play."

"Okay... well, welcome."

Xia Ranjiang hesitated for a moment, but agreed. Seeing Tong Zhe's expectant look, he quickly changed the subject.

"I haven't had enough of Nanjing yet."

"It's no problem, it's on me. You can click on the map." Tong Zhe opened the phone map and handed it to Xia Ranjiang. "Now it's Nanjing. From now on, there will be a map of the world on the wall. You can throw darts with your eyes closed, and we will go wherever you land."

"I'm not allowed to throw darts. If I stab you, you won't be bleeding profusely. It's too bloody."

"No problem. Didn't I say it? You can hit me wherever you pierce. You can prick me if you pierce me."

"roll."

Xia Ranjiang took the phone, lightly touched Tong Zhe's forehead like knocking a wooden fish, and threw the phone into Tong Zhe's arms.

"Hey, remember when I told you that Jinling has 48 scenic spots? But recently I heard that it will be changed to 49 scenic spots."

"Why? Is there an extra scene?"

"Yeah, it's right in front of you. Since you came to Nanjing, there has been another scene in Jinling. 'Ranjiang Watching Snow'."

"You are enough."

Xia Ranjiang slapped Tong Zhe's calf with a "slap", just in time to catch a glimpse of Tong Zhe's flushed face.

"I think it's 'Tong Zhe's tears'."

"what?"

"Big snot is running down my mouth."

Only then did Tong Zhe realize that he was about to raise the back of his hand to wipe his nose when Xia Ranjiang had already taken out a tissue from his coat pocket.Before Tong Zhe could catch it, Xia Ranjiang covered Tong Zhe's nose with the facial tissue between his fingers.The freshness of the tissue carried Xia Ranjiang's body temperature, and instantly penetrated into Tong Zhe's nasal cavity.Xia Ranjiang wiped it vigorously, took out another piece of paper and hugged the used paper.

Tong Zhe was stunned, his hands hanging in the air, not knowing where to put them.If a cat is bitten by the fur on its back, it will not be able to move.

Tong Zhe felt that his nose became much clearer, and he stared at Xia Ranjiang who was expressionless.But after a long time, Tong Zhe felt something was wrong—the snot was wiped clean, but Xia Ranjiang still pinched his nose.

"Hey, let go. Sneak attack is not a skill. A gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands."

Tong Zhe was a little out of breath, so he could only open his mouth to breathe heavily.

"Haha, I'm not a gentleman, and I attacked face to face."

Xia Ranjiang laughed, leaned forward, and pressed Tong Zhe's body that was trying to resist.

But this time, Xia Ranjiang didn't know that he had entered Tong Zhe's effective attack range.Tong Zhe quietly lowered his arms, and while Xia Ranjiang was not paying attention, he locked Xia Ranjiang's waist with his hands and scratched vigorously.The unexpected stimulus made Xia Ranjiang straighten up, suddenly lost his center of gravity, fell back, and subconsciously put his hands on the ground.Tong Zhe suddenly felt bad, and quickly moved up with his hands away from his waist, clasping Xia Ranjiang's shoulder blades firmly, and Xia Ranjiang stabilized himself, and did not fall back.

"Stop playing, stop playing, you're scared to death."

Tong Zhe stood up, sniffed, and picked up Xia Ranjiang by the way like pulling a carrot.

"Hey, your snot is coming out again."

Xia Ranjiang looked calm, staring at Tong Zhe's red nose, and stretched out his hand again.

"Do you want to play the same trick with me a second time?" Tong Zhe turned around, grabbed Xia Ranjiang's hand, and kicked Xia Ranjiang's ass. "In the future, I still have to be careful. If you don't apply for the house tile for three days, you will pay it back. Tsk tsk, I have to treat it properly."

"What? Injection? You'd better keep the embroidery needle." Xia Ranjiang dodged and glanced at Tong Zhe's crotch.

dinner.Tong Zhe's mother cooked a table full of dishes.The hot air above the dining table is indistinct, and the huge house is soaked in the aroma of food, which can be smelled from far away.The two stopped fighting and sat next to each other at the dining table.

"Auntie doesn't know your taste, so she made a few home-cooked dishes casually, picked up delicious ones to eat, and put them aside if they didn't taste good. You're welcome, just treat yourself like your own home."

"Thank you, Auntie, it's been too hard for you to be busy all afternoon."

Xia Ranjiang kept his head half down, a feeling of warmth welling up in his heart.

"Come, come, eat."

Tong Zhe picked up a piece of lion's head, followed it with a spoon, and placed it firmly in Xia Ranjiang's bowl.

"This is my mother's housekeeping dish. It's absolutely delicious."

"There is also this, fried pork slices with mushrooms, come on, eat more. You are just growing up at this age, so how can you not eat enough?"

Tong Zhe's mother also took a small spoonful of vegetables and poured them into Xia Ranjiang's bowl.Just like that, the two of you took a spoon and a chopstick, and after a while, a hill piled up in front of Xia Ranjiang, and Xia Ranjiang was overwhelmed.I just finished eating half a bowl, and when I looked down, it was full again.

"Mom, where is the cake?"

"It's in the refrigerator. Your dad specially asked someone to order it." Tong Zhe's mother sipped the soup. "Your father said he would be back next month."

"Is the project finished?"

"Isn't next month the end of the year? The construction site is not busy, so you can just go back to China and rest for a while. If you have time, you can go out with your dad to have a look. While you are not busy studying now, go and experience it first."

"Auntie, is uncle abroad?"

"Yes, Tong Zhe's father has been doing projects abroad, traveling all over the world, and now he is doing road projects in Africa. It is rare to come back several times a year."

While listening, Xia Ranjiang inadvertently caught a glimpse of the photo frame standing on the opposite refrigerator.The people inside were wearing yellow hard hats, and a few giraffes were faintly visible behind them.Seeing this, Xia Ranjiang also understood a little bit.

"The two of us can visit the African savannah in the future." Tong Zhe elbowed Xia Ranjiang.

"Oh, there is one more thing. Guan Xin will return to China next month. If you have time, I'd better go see you. You are old enough to know something. Although 20 years old is a bit early, you should think about the future as soon as possible. .”

Hearing this, Tong Zhe's nerves tensed immediately, and he kept paying attention to Xia Ranjiang's every move from the corner of his eye.

"Guan Xin?" Xia Ranjiang turned his head and asked Tong Zhe in a low voice.

"Well……"

"His girlfriend."

"girlfriend?"

"Mom, who said he is my girlfriend, there is nothing wrong with it." Tong Zhe quickly explained.

"It's okay to have a stroke."

"It's all over..."

Xia Ranjiang raised his chin, narrowed his eyes and looked at Tong Zhe lazily.Tong Zhe was so nervous that he was almost sweating.

"You two are childhood sweethearts." Tong Zhe's mother put down her chopsticks. "Our two families have been friends for several lifetimes. Your father and her father are not real brothers, but better than real brothers. Guan Xin, I grew up with him. Not only is he beautiful, but he is also very polite and smart. Next , to be more realistic, Guan Xin's father is the president of the bank, if you two get married, you will have to fight for many years in the future."

"But she's older than me. She's so fierce."

"It's better to be fierce, and you should find someone to cure your bad temper. There's nothing wrong with being older, let alone only one year older. As the saying goes, a female freshman holds a golden rooster. Every time Guan Xin's mother sees I always said, 'How is Tong Zhe in your family? Are you still in contact with Guan Xin?'. Others met their mother-in-law and were picked and picked. Those who passed five levels and killed six generals, this one is not satisfied, and that one needs to be improved. It's good for you, you will be exempted directly, and you will take the fast track."

Tong Zhe's mother became more and more excited as she talked, as if the wedding scene of the two appeared in front of her eyes.Seeing that Xia Ranjiang didn't say a word, he turned his head and said, "Xia Ranjiang, what do you mean?"

"That's right, what a great opportunity. This kind of heaven-sent opportunity for a son-in-law to ride a dragon and quickly is something that others can't even ask for. It's a match made in heaven. We fly together." Xia Ranjiang gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word from his throat.

"Look, Xia Ranjiang is still sensible. You, I don't know when you will grow up."

Tong Zhe's forehead was already sweating, especially when he heard the gnashing of teeth in Xia Ranjiang's words just now.Under the tablecloth, Tong Zhe raised his hand silently, and was about to pat Xia Ranjiang's thigh in an attempt to comfort him. Xia Ranjiang dodged and stepped on Tong Zhe's big toe. Tong Zhe's facial features twisted into a ball in pain.

"Mom, I haven't thought about her all this time. It's been so many years, if I think about it, I'll trouble you."

"That's because you were young before. You also know that so many years have passed? It's time for the relationship to blossom after so long. Now is the best time. Besides, you two know the basics, so you don't have to worry about it."

"But……"

"It's nothing to worry about, it's settled. Guan Xin should be graduating too, and I heard that he will be back to work. You pick up the airport next month, it's okay, you two go out for a date or something. She has been staying for the past few years Britain, you can take her to be more familiar with the domestic environment, others have drank foreign ink. You can’t be so willful anymore.”

Tong Zhe kept looking at Xia Ranjiang, looking forward to what Xia Ranjiang would say, but also afraid that Xia Ranjiang would say something inappropriate, so Xia Ranjiang kept his head half down, taking a bite of food and rice calmly, As if staying out of it.Tong Zhe suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right, and regretted not explaining himself clearly earlier.

"But..." Tong Zhe's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. "I have a favorite person."

Xia Ranjiang just picked up a pea. Hearing this sentence, his hand shook slightly, and the pea fell into the plate.

"Oh? Why haven't I heard you say it?" Tong Zhe's mother didn't seem surprised. "How long have you known each other?"

"I don't know how long it has been. We have known each other for more than three months."

Tong Zhe had a serious face, sneaking glances at Xia Ranjiang's facial expressions from time to time.

"How is the person? When will you bring it back and show it to Mom."

"It's very cute. It's the type I've always liked. It's very simple-hearted, very kind, and very understanding."

"How did you meet?"

"When the freshmen entered school, they were one grade lower than me."

Tong Zhe continued, seeing Xia Ranjiang's mouth slightly raised, he felt confident.

"I've learned a lot during the few months I've been with him. Besides, he's a genius, he can do everything, and he just won the national championship."

"Auntie, you eat vegetables."

Xia Ranjiang didn't wait for Tong Zhe to finish, and quickly picked up a large chopstick vermicelli and put it into Tong Zhe's mother's bowl.After putting it down, he slowly retreated under the tablecloth, groped for Tong Zhe's thigh, and pinched it hard. Tong Zhe felt a pain, so he picked up the chair and moved it to the side.

"As long as you like it." Tong Zhe's mother continued to drink the soup. "Mom is also thinking about you. At that time, we didn't seem to think so much. We simply liked someone, and then fell in love, got married, and had children. At a glance, it was a lifetime. Now everything seems to be complicated. It depends on appearance. Look at the family background, look at the hobbies, but ignore the most basic question, do you like this person? I remember when your father was a soldier in Hainan, a letter was sent and sent back, and a month passed. One month Every day, I look forward to a reply letter coming sooner. Although technology has advanced, but that kind of expectation has become rare. There are fewer people who can pin their real feelings. It is the greatest luck to find such a person . Nothing else matters."

"So, you think I can go on with him? Whoever he is?"

"I didn't stop it either." Tong Zhe's mother said with a smile. "Mom believes in your vision. You can be happy as long as you can."

"But you can't neglect Guan Xin, it's good to be friends."

Tong Zhe and Xia Ranjiang looked at each other and smiled.Tong Zhe moved back to Xia Ranjiang's side and put his hand on Xia Ranjiang's thigh. Xia Ranjiang didn't dodge, but opened his palm and gently folded it on the back of Xia Ranjiang's hand.

"Hey, Mom, do you have any good solutions? Xia Ranjiang often suffers from migraines. When will you see it?" Tong Zhe asked suddenly while eating.

"Oh, why do you have a migraine at such a young age?"

Tong Zhe's mother put down her chopsticks, her eyes were full of pity.

"Old problem. It's okay."

"This is not acceptable. You are not serious now. It is hard to guarantee that it will affect you when you get older. Cerebral hemorrhage and high blood pressure in middle-aged and elderly people are all due to not paying attention when you were young."

Tong Zhe's mother looked serious, as if she was in a hospital ward for a moment.

"Just listen to my mother. My mother is the head nurse. She has a way of taking care of patients."

"Tong Zhe, when will you take Xia Ranjiang to find your grandfather? It shouldn't be a big problem, just take care of him." Tong Zhe's mother stared at Xia Ranjiang's facial features carefully. "Grandpa Tong Zhe used to be an old Chinese doctor here, let him take a good look."

"Of order." Tong Zhe patted Xia Ranjiang's arm. "Come with me in a few days."

After dinner, Tong Zhe couldn't wait to clean up the table, spread a new tablecloth, took out a box of square birthday cakes from the refrigerator, and placed them on the table.Carefully remove the packing tape, hold the edge of the box with your fingers, and slowly lift it up.A piece of orange cake flashed in front of my eyes, and the jelly syrup on the surface reflected alluring brilliance under the light.

"Let me light a candle for you." Xia Ranjiang found an orange candle and lit it.

"Come, come, make a wish, 20-year-old boy."

Tong Zhe and Xia Ranjiang looked at each other, lowered their heads, closed their eyes, and muttered something.

"puff……"

Tong Zhe looked up and blew on the candle, and the candle went out.

"Cut the cake!"

Tong Zhe raised the plastic knife, skillfully cut the cake into equal parts, dug out another piece from the inside, first handed it to his mother, then dug out a bigger one, and handed it to Xia Ranjiang.But he was sitting in front of the cake, looking to the left and then to the right, the two of them were eating the cake silently.Tong Zhe felt great relief in his heart.

late at night.Tong Zhe's mother tidied up the house, answered an emergency call, and braved the heavy snow to go to the hospital.Only Tong Zhe and Xia Ranjiang were left.

"Hey, how is it?"

Tong Zhe kicked Xia Ranjiang's toes maliciously.

"Not bad, very delicious."

Xia Ranjiang stared at the cake in his hand and licked his lips.

"Who asked about your cake?" Tong Zhe came over. "My mother likes you very much. To be honest, I've never seen her so friendly. Before when friends came to my house, my mother ignored her."

"Have you ever brought someone home before?"

"Yes." Tong Zhe immediately realized. "It's just a classmate, come to my house and get something."

"I think your mother is pretty good." Xia Ranjiang lowered his eyelids and stuck the fork in his hand on the cake. "I don't even know what my mother is like now."

"From now on, my mother will be your mother." Tong Zhe patted his chest confidently.

"Stop coming." Xia Ranjiang was amused by Tong Zhe's appearance. "I understand what you mean."

"Do you know what I wished just now?"

"Stop!" Xia Ranjiang blocked Tong Zhe's mouth with his palm. "It's good to know it yourself, it won't work if you say it."

"Hey, you haven't sung me the birthday song yet." Tong Zhe slapped his head and remembered.

"Come on, come on, hurry up and sing a song for the uncle." Tong Zhe looked at Xia Ranjiang teasingly.

"When you say that, I feel like a singer."

"Don't ink, today's birthday is the biggest, you have to listen to me."

Xia Ranjiang sat there motionless.

"How about playing an accompaniment for you?" Tong Zhe turned on the speaker after finishing speaking.

"You win."

Xia Ranjiang rolled his eyes and began to sing in a low voice.Tong Zhe moved a small bench, straightened his legs, put his hands on his chest naturally, and slightly raised his head to stare at Xia Ranjiang's slightly moving lips.

Suddenly, Tong Zhe grabbed Xia Ranjiang's hand and placed it on his left chest.Xia Ranjiang's singing did not stop, but following Tong Zhe's guidance, he gently pressed Tong Zhe's chest, feeling Tong Zhe's rapid heartbeat.He looked up again, just in time to bump into the confusion in Tong Zhe's eyes.Looking at each other, Tong Zhe came over, covered Xia Ranjiang's upper lip, and bit it lightly.A seemingly absent warmth and sweetness instantly melted in Tong Zhe's mouth.Xia Ranjiang closed his eyes and hugged Tong Zhe tightly, as if Tong Zhe would disappear as soon as he let go, just like the previous dream.

"Tong Zhe, I like you. Happy birthday."

"Xia Ranjiang, I want to be with you every birthday in the future. You are my best birthday present."

☆、Chapter 18

It was snowing and sunny.Looking out through the window, the previously undulating and intricately arranged gray buildings are now covered in a vast expanse of whiteness, and the occasional chirping of birds breaks the bright tranquility.

Two sparrows fluttered their wings outside the window and just hit the glass.Tong Zhe rubbed his eyes and found that Xia Ranjiang was crooked in his arms, breathing evenly, and from time to time made a gurgling sound from deep in his throat.Tong Zhe smiled and kissed Xia Ranjiang's forehead, lifted the quilt lightly, let his legs out, and buried the edge of the quilt deeply into the mattress, without missing a trace of heat.Afterwards, Tong Zhe stepped on the floor with bare feet, bent over to put on slippers, slowly moved his forks out of the room, and firmly grasped the doorknob to prevent the old metal from making noise.

After leaving the room, Tong Zhe strode straight to the bathroom, feeling uncomfortable and uncomfortable.Before reaching the living room, the faint voice of conversation came over.

"That batch of goods, I will trouble Mr. Tong. These days are very tight, and sea transportation may not be convenient."

"I know. Don't worry."

"Okay, Mr. Tong is a straightforward person. After the matter is completed, you will be indispensable."

Tong Zhe took a closer look and almost cried out.

"Dad. You're back."

"Ah."

Tong Sixian leaned on the sofa and thoughtfully responded.

"Hey, this is your eldest son. I haven't seen you for a few years, and he has grown into a handsome young man."

Tong Zhe turned around indifferently.

"Okay, that's it for now. I really have to ask you this time. I'll contact you later."

Hearing these words, Tong Zhe hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door.When the man just went out, he closed the door again with a "bang".

"Aren't you coming back next month?"

Tong Zheji walked over pulling his slippers, as if he had a bad premonition.

"I have something to do, so I'll be back." Tong Sixian crossed his legs, put them down again, and made a "come here" gesture to Tong Zhe. "Yesterday, on your 20th birthday, I brought you a gift from Africa."

After speaking, Tong Sixian took out a black box from the suitcase and handed it to Tong Zhe.

Tong Zhe's tense mood relaxed slightly, and he opened the box three times and five times, and took out a milky white sailboat from inside.It's just that the shape of this ship is slightly weird, with a wide stern, a sharp bow, and hollow sails.It seems that the sculptor deliberately worked on materials that were not suitable for carving ships, even if the details can be described as exquisite and ingenious.

"This is ivory. I asked a local master to make it right after I took it off. Do you like it?"

"Ah."

Tong Zhe stroked the hull, vaguely saw that there seemed to be still blood stains inside, and his mind suddenly became more and more awake.

"I'll go back to my room first."

"You sit down first."

Tong Sixian's beard on his upper lip trembled, his sharp triangular eyes squinted at Tong Zhe, and his deep voice immediately gave Tong Zhe a bad feeling.

"Let me ask you, how was school in the past six months?"

"It's pretty good. I've been cramming my English recently, and I even found a teacher who often tutors me. Didn't you keep saying that I want to improve my English?"

Tong Zhe hesitated when he heard his father's question.Suddenly my heart trembled, remembering that when I opened the door just now, the door handle opened with a twist, but it was obviously locked last night.

"Very good." A trace of relief appeared on Tong Sixian's face. "However, it doesn't matter whether it's normal courses or tutoring, there must be a suitable place."

At this time, there was a sound of slow footsteps from the bedroom, and Tong Zhe turned his head to see that Xia Ranjiang was walking towards him while yawning.child