Chi Xiaochi was sitting in the snack street opposite the gate of a public middle school, eating spicy skewers, accompanied by top XO from the warehouse.
The 14-year-old Chi Xiaochi is already the size of a high school student. The plastic low table of the spicy skewer stall is a bit restrictive for him, and his legs that have nowhere to rest have to be hooked to the sides of the chair.
His hair had just been shaved, and there was a hint of lemon soap on his body, and he sat in the oily, hot air like a refreshing breeze.
People passing by, both men and women, couldn't help but look at him one more time, suspecting that they were seeing the wrong eye.
After seeing it clearly, I couldn't help being secretly surprised.
Chi Xiaochi has the ability to filter human sight and treat everyone as Chinese cabbage, so he ignored all the inquiring or amazed sights and just drank his wine to himself.
Needless to say, the name "Chi Xiaochi" was enough to let him know what happened.
…the Lord God threw them into a parallel world.
If the existence of each world is likened to strings, the parallel world is two strings that are infinitely close to each other, resonating in tune, almost identical.
The first world line that Chi Xiaochi experienced was already quite close to the original world.
In that world line, there are Nebula Entertainment, Beimang Cemetery, and even Song Zhihuai, whom Chi Xiaochi knew, but there are still many significant differences. For example, in that world, Lou Ying did not die.
According to Lou Ying, as the difficulty of the task increases, Chi Xiaochi will only get further and further away from the original world line.
Unexpectedly, he passed through nine worlds, and finally returned to a world that was infinitely similar to the origin.
He raised his hand and stroked his refreshing head.
The hair is freshly shaved, and the short stubble feels comfortable to the touch, like a little hedgehog with soft spines.
Time has really passed so long that Chi Xiaochi has forgotten that he didn't like to have long hair when he was a child.
With long hair, he thought it was too hot and not enough for a man.
Chi Xiaochi couldn't help thinking, why did he want to have long hair later
When he drank the third glass of wine, he finally remembered.
The long hair was when he was filming for the first time, and Sun Lao asked him to keep it in order to conform to the character's image.
In his debut novel, he plays a left-behind teenager who grew up in a small fishing village. He saw the world of flowers outside when he was a child, but was sent back to his hometown by his parents. He is lofty, ambitious and sensitive. In terms of clothing, hairstyles and speech, they all strive to be out of tune with the world around them.
Long hair is one of the ways that the fishing village boy fights against his small world.
Later, Chi Xiaochi kept growing his hair.
The reason is different from the fishing village boy, but it is also simple: it is easy to play.
The plot requires him to shave short hair, and he will shave it; if he needs to grow long hair, he can also play directly, and the effect is better than wearing a wig.
Just like forgetting the reason for having long hair, Chi Xiaochi has forgotten so many things that he doesn't know how to play the original self.
Sitting on a street stall full of sand and rustic, he filled a disposable plastic cup with amber-colored liquid, and while tasting wine, he called out the world line by himself and read quietly.
The original owner, Chi Xiaochi, is 14 years old.
My father is a worker in a toothbrush factory, and my mother, who also worked in a toothbrush factory, became a female worker in a small food workshop after being part of the wave of layoffs.
This couple is a negative example of the development of modern marriage.
Because of being pregnant with Chi Xiaochi, two men and women who didn't want to be responsible and were not good at being responsible got married, gave their child a very perfunctory name, and perfunctoryly let his savage growth.
So since childhood, Chi Xiaochi didn't like to stay at home.
He is willing to walk on the abandoned railway tracks near Tongzilou for an afternoon, until he is covered with the halo of colorful clouds and sunset.
When he was a child, Chi Xiaochi was romantic and sensitive, full of unrealistic fantasies in his mind, coupled with his protruding appearance, he was like a little monster who had cast the wrong tire in the tube building that was shrouded in fumes in all seasons.
Until one day, he waited for another little monster two years older than him.
Lou Ying, whose parents both died in an accident, moved into his aunt's house, just downstairs from Chi Xiaochi's house.
Chi Xiaochi fell in love with this brother at a glance, and took the initiative to smash his door, cheekily greeted and struck up a conversation.
Soon, little monsters and little monsters are playing together.
In the words of Chi Xiaochi: "A good-looking person should play with a good-looking person."
He and Lou Ying grew up together like this.
The word "grow up together" feels very light when you are in it, and only when you look back on it after many years can you feel that different, heavy and joyful taste.
They ate ice cream together, raised a blind stray dog together, and played games together.
Lou Ying will keep him in the accommodation, accompany him to the toilet, and give him lectures.
Chi Xiaochi felt that he had an older brother.
No, even if there is a biological brother, Lou Ying may not be so good.
Chi Xiaochi once asked Lou Ying why he was nice to him.
When he asked this question, the opposite Lou Ying lowered his eyes slightly and looked a little sad.
"I tell you, don't tell anyone." Xiao Louying said, "When my mother had an accident, there was my brother or sister in her stomach. It was so small that even my mother didn't know about it. In. The first time I saw you, I couldn't help but wonder if it would be as cute and as good as you in the future if it was still around."
When Xiao Xiaochi heard it, he almost became a puffer fish: "Okay, I'm the replacement for your younger brother and sister, isn't it?"
"In the beginning, I did have a little bit of you for you... but not anymore." Lou Ying quickly picked up her mood and gently smoothed him, "You are not anyone, you are just Chi Xiaochi."
Afterwards, Chi Xiaochi went home to reflect, and felt that his performance at that time was too bad, and he didn't take care of Brother Lou's feelings, so he should be compensated for it.
Somehow, he came up with a genius idea that he should not only be a younger brother, but also a younger sister.
Coinciding with the school festival rehearsal, the teacher ordered a batch of small red skirts for the girls of the dance team, and ordered two more sizes. Chi Xiaochi borrowed one to go home, and deliberately made a bet with Lou Ying that whoever loses will wear a skirt. Going out for a day as a girl, and then pretending to lose to him, Lou Ying might be happy.
The plan was executed quite smoothly, but the only problem was that Chi Xiaochi overestimated his ability to bear.
It was less than a quarter of an hour after he walked out of the house, and Chi Xiaochi couldn't do it anymore. He was so ashamed that he couldn't move, his face was flushed with shame, and he refused to move forward.
Lou Ying saw that smoke was coming from above his head, and he was reluctant to watch him so embarrassed, so he took off his thin coat, covered his face, and carried him back.
The two were very close when they were young.
This is good, but also attracted criticism.
Tongzilou is a place that is prone to breaking mouths. There are many people who say that Chi Xiaochi is a local chicken, and Lou Ying is a golden phoenix that accidentally flew into the mountain. One is destined to stay, and the other is sooner or later. To fly out, in the end they went their separate ways and went their separate ways.
Even when some good people are chatting, when they see Chi Xiaochi who is going downstairs to look for Lou Ying to play with, they will laugh and say, Xiaochi, is he here to find your brother Lou again? When your brother Lou turns into a phoenix and flies away, what will you do
Chi Xiaochi's thoughts are clear and authentic, what do I have to do with you
But don't blame these people for chewing their tongues.
Lou Ying has never come down from the first place in the region since he settled down to study in the local area.
Chi Xiaochi himself has a clear attitude towards learning: "I hate learning."
Lou Ying asked him, "don't you want to go to the same university as me and go with me?"
Chi Xiaochi smiled and said, "I stopped studying after graduating from high school. I went to your university to sell popsicles and daily necessities. At that time, you can only buy from my family, and not from others."
Lou Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Going to university is a very important thing. You are a very smart child. It's best not to decide your future casually."
Chi Xiaochi asked him which university he wanted to go to.
Lou Ying said the name of a university.
Chi Xiaochi thought for a while: "Then I'd better go sell popsicles."
It was a joke before, but Lou Ying's words also made Chi Xiaochi have a little ambition and a little vague unwillingness.
In the eyes of some people in the building, Lou Ying is an uncompromising good boy.
But excellence itself is the cause of envy.
Others, who don't believe that there is such a good boy in the world, can't pick out his studies, etiquette, and daily performance, so they can only stare blankly.
Aunt Chu's semiconductor incident finally gave these people a chance to vent.
Because of the semiconductor, Lou Ying's reputation has plummeted in the package building. Everyone is talking about Lou Ying's dirty hands and feet with great interest. At the end, they have to pretend to sigh, hey, he is still a child without parents. Can teach well.
Chi Xiaochi was angry and wanted to vent his anger for Lou Ying, but was stopped by Lou Ying.
He was fascinated by his parents, and his good temper and self-cultivation were not easily shaken.
And because of the loss of his parents, in addition to his elegant bookishness, he has gained a sense and understanding of world affairs that is rare among children of his age.
Lou Ying is really not angry, and sincerely thinks it's not worth it.
In the end, Chi Xiaochi was even more angry than his client.
After hearing the relevant gossip, the parents showed a rare sense of responsibility, educating Chi Xiaochi at the dining table, so that he would not interact with Lou Ying, and also said that the children of their Chi family could have poor grades, but they could not be led astray. morality.
Chi Xiaochi was extremely angry.
He stood up at the dining table and said, when Brother Lou and I had a good time, you didn't care about me at all. Now, after hearing some rumors, you put on a good look for me. Do you care about me, or are you afraid that I will lose your face
Not surprisingly, after being slapped severely, his parents contacted Zhu Shoucheng, who lived next door, and asked him to tutor Chi Xiaochi during the summer vacation of the second year of junior high school, and ordered him not to see Lou Ying again.
Zhu Shoucheng is a math teacher in a public school. He is in his fifties and has gray hair, but he is still tall and strong.
Chi Xiaochi is already well-developed, and the top of his hair has barely reached his chest, and even Lou Ying has only just reached his chin.
His wife died early, leaving only one son and living in the city with his daughter-in-law, but he chose to live alone and stay in the middle school in the urban-rural fringe to teach.
In Tongzilou, he is synonymous with high morality and profound knowledge. He is warm-hearted and highly respected by everyone.
But in Chi Xiaochi's view, Zhu Shoucheng is like a dark iron tower. Although he has attended two or three classes, he is also very gentle to Chi Xiaochi. When he goes to his home for tutoring, he always prepares orange juice for him. And milk chocolate, but Chi Xiaochi still didn't like the smell on him.
Of course, Chi Xiaochi wouldn't take this kind of thing too seriously.
What troubled him most was how to tell Lou Ying this matter euphemistically.
Then, that day came.
That day was no different from any normal day.
They went to feed the dog meat together, during which they ran into Zhu Shoucheng and accidentally brought this matter to the fore.
Lou Ying persuaded Chi Xiaochi to listen to his parents, and also made an appointment with him to meet him on the rooftop at eight o'clock in the evening. He wanted to teach him a small class.
Chi Xiaochi returned home full of joy.
Both parents went to work. Chi Xiaochi wanted to take a nap for a while, but at three o'clock he went to find Zhu Shoucheng for tutoring. Who would have thought that soon after he lay down, the creaky fan on his head stopped.
Chi Xiaochi woke up alive, clicked the fan knob a few times, and pulled the light cord again, confirming that there was a power outage.
A similar situation often occurs in the old Tongzilou. Chi Xiaochi was not surprised. He skillfully dug out the thick phone book and prepared to call the local electric power bureau for repairs.
However, when he picked up the receiver, there was silence in the receiver.
There was no way to do this now, so Chi Xiaochi had to put down the phone and get back on the bed.
Without the fan, the air heats up rapidly, and the mat becomes a pan baked by fire, and the cracks are covered with sweat.
After tossing and turning the pancakes on the bed for a while, Chi Xiaochi suddenly heard a knock at the door.
He hugged the bamboo pillow and got up sweating: "... Brother Lou?"
"Xiaochi, it's me." It was Zhu Shoucheng's kind voice outside, "Have you taken a nap? It's a power outage, it's very hot, I have mung bean popsicles at home, are you coming?"
Chi Xiaochi hesitated for a while, then got up, put on a race vest and shorts, and opened the door.
Zhu Shoucheng, who was outside the door, turned his back to the light, showed his teeth, and smiled brightly at him.
Chi Xiaochi glanced at the wall clock behind him that showed two o'clock, blocked the light with the back of his hand, and discussed with Zhu Shoucheng: "Teacher, I'm going early today, can I leave get out of class earlier?"
Lou Ying gave him a piece of chocolate at noon. If he could finish class an hour earlier today, he would like to buy some chicken cakes for Lou Ying to eat while the bakery is not off.
Zhu Shoucheng's smile did not change at all, as if it was a mask stuck to his face.
The eyes behind the mask looked straight at Chi Xiaochi and said to him, "Okay."
There are almost no idlers in the tower, and during the day, everyone has to work for a living.
The most lively time of the day in Tongzilou is at night. Middle-aged women are busy eating melon seeds, middle-aged men are busy drinking, and young couples are busy taking advantage of their children to go out to play. The flavor of the world.
But on a summer afternoon, except for the cicadas, there was dead silence.
Holding the textbook, Chi Xiaochi followed behind Zhu Shoucheng, walked into the daylight, and entered Zhu's house with a thick iron gate.
With a bang, the iron gate separated him from the outside world.