Mi Yang was lying in a rocking chair, feeling sleepy. A small fan across from him was blowing like a lullaby, and Mi Yang's eyelids became heavier. After a while, his cell phone rang twice. He picked it up and took a look. It was the last two payments to the bank. The loan for the house was finally paid off, and Mi Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was getting ready to go to bed, his cousin knocked on the door and came in, shouting, "Brother!"
Mi Yang was startled by him. He hadn't recovered from his cold yet, and his voice was nasal: "What's the matter?"
The cousin wearing glasses stood beside Mi Yang in silence, looking at him hesitantly as if he wanted to say something, as if he found it difficult to speak.
Mi Yang felt a little strange being looked at by him and asked, "What's wrong?"
The cousin was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Brother, the Bai family is getting engaged today."
Mi Yang was stunned for a moment and said, "Ah?"
The cousin studied his expression and whispered, "That's Bai Luochuan."
Mi Yang waved his hand and said, "I know his family, but what does his engagement have to do with me?"
The cousin asked, "Weren't you on best terms with him before?"
Mi Yang thought about it, frowned and said, "You mean... I still have to go and give gifts?"
The cousin looked at him with a strange expression and stuttered, "Brother, are you going? I think you should hide for today and go back to the city first. It's not appropriate for you two to meet each other like this."
"Why go back to the city? Tomorrow is grandma's birthday. Why would I leave before my birthday is over?" Mi Yang was confused, but he had just paid off his mortgage and was debt-free. He felt a little inflated when he touched the salary he had just received in his pocket. He didn't take his cousin's words to heart and smiled, "It's okay, it's a gift. I can still afford it. I'll go over tonight and take a look!"
My cousin immediately said, "Then I'll go with you."
Mi Yang said: "It's not a big deal, no need, I'll just go and deliver it to him."
Mi Yang ate a meal at home with great peace of mind, and chatted with the old lady for a while. Mi Yang's grandmother loved her eldest daughter the most, and naturally loved Mi Yang the most. Seeing that he had a cold, she insisted on giving him her own ginseng lozenges. Mi Yang pretended to eat two lozenges, coaxed the old lady to take a nap, and then took the time to go to the Bai family.
It was already afternoon when he went there. The summer afternoon was filled with the chirping of cicadas, and just listening to them made one feel the heat was unbearable.
The ancestral home of Bai Luochuan's family is quite famous in the local area. It is surrounded by a large piece of woodland. Mi Yang rode his bicycle there for more than ten minutes. As he walked, he couldn't help but sigh at the Bai family's property. There is not only this piece of woodland. I heard that there are two hills behind it. He is only satisfied with a small house of about 100 square meters. The Bai family has such a large piece of land, but only Bai Luochuan has inherited it. It is really incomparable.
Arriving at the Bai family's old house, Mi Yang rang the bell twice at the door. Originally, he thought he could just hand over a red envelope to the person who came, but he didn't expect to meet Bai Luochuan before the person inside came out.
Bai Luochuan drove over and when he passed by Mi Yang, he quickly stepped on the brakes and rolled down the window. A pair of sharp eyes looked at him. He was handsome, with emotions rolling in his deep eyes. He said word by word: "Why are you here?"
Mi Yang had a cold, and said with a nasal voice: "I heard that you are getting married, so I came to see you."
Bai Luochuan looked at him deeply and said, "Get in the car."
Mi Yang hesitated a little: "No, it's inconvenient for me to ride a bike..."
Bai Luochuan said impatiently: "I told you to get in the car!"
Mi Yang was also a little unhappy. He and Bai Luochuan had a good relationship before, but Bai Luochuan was overbearing and arrogant, and he didn't bother to hide his arrogance. Gradually, he didn't contact Bai Luochuan much, and their relationship was just that of an old friend from the same hometown. But now that Bai Luochuan was getting married, he just followed the host's wishes, put the broken bicycle aside, and got into Bai Luochuan's car.
Bai Luochuan's supercar was short, and after Mi Yang sat in it, he felt like he was curled up in it, with the air-conditioning turned on high. After a while, he sneezed and curled up there with a red nose.
Bai Luochuan glanced at him and asked, "How do you know I'm getting married?"
Mi Yang said: "Oh, my brother said so."
Bai Luochuan pursed his lips and said nothing.
The atmosphere in the car was a little awkward. Mi Yang thought for a while and then asked tentatively: "Congratulations?"
Bai Luochuan sneered and didn't look very happy.
Mi Yang had a severe headache, he rubbed his head with his hand, he hated these rich people the most, what was he thinking, if he had so much money, he would be happy every day like Chinese New Year! Can he still enjoy life well!
After Bai Luochuan parked the car, he suddenly frowned, came over and touched Mi Yang's forehead, and said: "I felt something was wrong just now, why is it so hot... Do you have a fever?"
Mi Yang had a cold to begin with, and now he was exposed to the sun all the way, and then he got in the car and turned on the air conditioner, he was a little dizzy, and when he heard him say that, he nodded and said, "I think a little."
Bai Luochuan said: "You don't even know if you are sick or not, are you an idiot?"
Mi Yang thought, you are the idiot.
But he didn't dare to talk back to his face. Bai Luochuan was very good at teaching people a lesson when he was in school. Now he didn't dare to provoke this person.
Bai Luochuan mocked him, but his hands were gentle. He half-carried him inside and sent him to his room to rest. Mi Yang was pressed on the bed by him. He took off his shoes and realized something was wrong. He stood up and said, "No, no, I just came to give you a..." red envelope.
Bai Luochuan said impatiently: "Who wants your little money? Keep it for yourself. Lie here and don't move. I'll go get a doctor."
Mi Yang was also a little rebellious due to his eldest master's temper, but the bigger his temper was, the less emotion he seemed to have. He said humbly, "Yes, you don't even care about my red envelope. I'll give you something else."
Bai Luochuan looked at him and asked, "What are you giving me?"
Mi Yang said: "Send a blessing."
Bai Luochuan was still looking at him and asked, "That's it?"
Mi Yang nodded and said, "Yes, I'm done. I won't bother you to call a doctor. I'll go back now. My grandma is still waiting for me at home for dinner."
Bai Luochuan took a breath and said, "Since we're here, let's wait a bit before leaving."
Mi Yang lifted the blanket and tried to get up, but Bai Luochuan held him down, raised his thin lips slightly, and said with a half-smile: "Since you are here to send blessings, you should have a meal before leaving. Do you want to drink my engagement wine?"
When Mi Yang heard what he said, he could only nod.
Bai Luochuan seemed to have just started to make arrangements. The huge house was quite deserted just now, but as soon as Bai Luochuan made a phone call, a lot of people came immediately. The guests arrived quickly and the banquet was prepared quickly. Mi Yang just saw a doctor and rested for a while before he could go downstairs to attend the engagement banquet.
Mi Yang looked at the time, it was four o'clock in the afternoon. They were particular about holding banquets in the morning, and afternoon and evening were for second marriages. I don't know if there is such a taboo in engagement. However, Bai Luochuan has always been willful and capable, so I guess the Bai family indulges him in these little things.
The bride was also someone he knew. She was the campus belle when they were in school. The worst thing was that she had a scandal with Mi Yang, and it was said that they only dated for a short week. At this moment, she avoided looking at Mi Yang, but Mi Yang looked calm.
The bride-to-be had a stiff smile on her face. She must have felt a little uncomfortable with the banquet being held in the afternoon, but she dared not say anything. She was wearing a small dress and her makeup was very simple and bland. She looked more like an actor who was temporarily grabbed and was dragged onto the stage without even having time to dress up.
Bai Luochuan stood on the stage, and even when he was toasting, he acted as if he was attending someone else's engagement ceremony. It was only when he came to Mi Yang that he put on a sullen face and drank three glasses of wine with him viciously.
Bai Luochuan said: "We have been classmates for so many years, we can't not drink, right?"
After he finished drinking, he asked again: "We have known each other for so many years, are we brothers?"
By the third cup, Bai Luochuan was already a little drunk, and his hands on Mi Yang's shoulders hurt him a little, but he still stared at Mi Yang like an eagle that wanted to eat him, as if he didn't notice anything, and asked sharply: "Tell me, are you my best... friend?"
Everyone at the table lowered their heads to drink and eat, and no one dared to say a word.
Mi Yang could only drink those three glasses of wine. After drinking the white wine, he had a cold, which was now more serious. He felt a severe headache and felt dizzy. He couldn't even remember what Bai Luochuan said to him. He vaguely remembered that Bai Luochuan said to the people around him, "He is drunk," and then helped him upstairs. As they walked along, Bai Luochuan talked to him and said a lot of heartfelt words. It sounded like he was dissatisfied with the engagement and more unwilling.
"… Do you think she is a good person? She just wants to get some benefits from me. She comes when I call her and leaves when I tell her to. Mi Yang, is this the kind of woman you liked in the beginning? I tell you, you are just dreaming if you want to marry her. What I can't get, no one else can get."
Mi Yang frowned: "What do you mean?"
Bai Luochuan held him tightly and gritted his teeth, "After all these years, are you blind and can't you see? Can't you see what I mean..."
Mi Yang had a splitting headache and gradually became sleepy. When he was lying on the bed, he suddenly heard Bai Luochuan sigh and say, "I really want to go back to my childhood, start from the beginning, and get to know you again."
Mi Yang thought, this young master actually wants to go back? If it were him, he wouldn't want to go back again. His life is pretty good now, why would he bother
Thinking of this, I fell asleep in a daze.
When he woke up again, Mi Yang heard the sound of rattle, "dong dong long dong" very rhythmically.
Mi Yang frowned, and wanted to reach out to turn off the alarm, but at the same time he thought that there was no such ringtone on his mobile phone. After he struggled to open his eyes, he saw clearly who woke him up - a young couple in old military uniforms, who were holding a rattle in their hands and shaking it back and forth to amuse him. Both of them still had youthfulness on their faces, and a hint of satisfaction as parents.
"Yangyang, look, this is the rattle that Dad brought back for you on a business trip. Do you like it? Are you happy?"
Mi Yang: “…”
Mi Yang is not happy at all!!
But he couldn't even protest. He was now tied in a swaddling cloth and turned into a baby. In front of him were the young and energetic faces of his parents from more than 20 years ago, and he had returned to his childhood.