When Tao Xiaodong came back, Tao Huainan was sleeping like a piglet with Chi Ku, who was leaning against the head of the bed without doing anything.
"What is this?" Tao Xiaodong asked Chi Ku.
Chi Ku tilted his chin towards Tao Huainan: "Nap."
"I'm asking you." Tao Xiaodong gave him the cold milk tea in his hand, and Chi Kuo put it aside and didn't drink it.
"I'll be a pillow." Chi Ku said.
Tao Xiaodong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "He slept with him, what are you supposed to do, I see how you look so loveless."
"He wakes up as soon as I leave." Chi Ku is used to it, like a plaster, since he was a child.
"He's used to it." Tao Xiaodong patted Tao Huainan's exposed calf. Tao Huainan hummed twice in his sleep, moved his leg up, and pressed Chiku's stomach.
Pressing his stomach felt uncomfortable, and Chi Ku pushed him back onto his lap.
Tao Xiaodong didn't come back last night, now he just came back to change clothes, and had to go out at night.
My brother has been very tired these past few years, and there is always no night or day.
When Tao Huainan woke up, his brother was sleeping.
As soon as he woke up late, he immediately sat up, pushed his legs down, and said, "I've slept for so long, let me see what time you go to bed at night."
Tao Huainan was in a good mood after sleeping comfortably, and replied: "If I can't sleep at night, I will play with you."
"I won't play with you." Chi Ku handed him the milk tea.
Tao Huainan felt that the iced milk tea was no longer iced, and the small drops of water slowly coming out of the cup touched his hand.
"Brother is back?"
Chi Ku said "hmm": "Sit up and drink."
Tao Huainan sat up, plugged in a straw and took a long gulp, his eyes were so beautiful that his eyes curled up. While chewing the little pearl in his mouth, he handed it to Chi Ku: "It's not sweet, you taste it."
"I don't want to taste it." Chi Ku didn't like these things, he didn't like sweet things, he tilted his head to avoid Tao Huainan's hand.
"Try a sip," Tao Huainan put it into his mouth, "it's really not sweet."
Chi Ku was tormented by him, so he reluctantly took a sip.
"Why don't you like it so delicious?" Tao Huainan simply couldn't understand.
Chi Ku ignored him and went to read a book by himself. Tao Huainan went to his brother's room and lay down for a while, but his brother was still asleep, so Tao Huainan silently accompanied him for a while.
With a big face, a cup of milk tea, Tao Huainan can drink it all by himself, and he can also drink so much milk.
Drinking made his skin white and tender, Chi Ku was compared to a black boy by him every day.
After sleeping and drinking, Tao Huainan was dragged by Chi Kuo to study.
The two of them still have to go to ordinary middle school in junior high school, which must be difficult for Tao Huainan.
From now on, Chi Ku has been watching him make up lessons ahead of time. Tao Huainan has a certain amount of words to memorize every day, and how much knowledge of literature he has to memorize.
However, Tao Huainan has always been obedient in this respect, he never slack off when studying, and he also listens carefully to the lectures given to him. Sometimes I really can't keep up with mathematics, so I interrupt and say that I need to think again.
When Tao Xiaodong woke up, he saw that the two little ones were studying hard with their heads together.
It was hot, and both of them were sweating a little, with a thin layer on their foreheads.
Tao Xiaodong yawned and said, "It's almost done, it's hot, let's take a break."
Chi Ku said nothing, Tao Huainan didn't dare to move, he finished the last few words obediently, and said in a low voice, "I've finished memorizing."
"Go." Chi Ku let out a sigh of relief.
Tao Huainan put down his book and went to the bathroom to find his brother. His brother was washing and tidying up. Tao Huainan stood behind him and patted his back.
"Don't be too tired." Tao Huainan said with his hands down on his back.
"Not tired," Tao Xiaodong held a toothbrush in his mouth, and patted him with the back of his other hand, "Don't worry about it."
Brother Huang and Brother Huang have opened a new shop, which is larger in scale, and there are several other tattoo artists besides Brother Huang. Tao Huainan and Chiku would go there occasionally, there was a lounge over there, where they studied or slept.
My brother seems to have made some money, but he has worked so hard. Tao Huainan loves his brother and doesn't want him to work hard like this.
Tao Huainan stroked and touched his brother's side twice, and asked, "Why do I feel that you've lost weight?"
"When did I not lose weight in summer?" Tao Xiaodong said while spitting foam, "It's too hot to eat."
Tao Huainan wanted to say a few more words, but it was useless after thinking about it, so he swallowed it back.
In my memory, the summer when I was young was full of leisure even in the heat. The steaming ice watermelon taken out of the refrigerator, the glass bottle of soda bubbling with a straw inserted, and the evening breeze after the heat receded.
At that time, Tao Huainan especially liked summer.
After dinner in the evening, Chi Ku occasionally took him out for a run in the small park. The wind at this time felt cool and comfortable on his body. Tao Huainan's body is not that strong and his resistance is weak. Chi Ku took him to run around the lake in the park, two laps were very strenuous for him.
Running can't hold hands, Tao Huainan can only run by himself. Chiku ran ahead of him, he just had to follow behind. Chiku is as strong as he was when he was a child. He may have run a lot when he was a child. Two laps are like playing for him.
When Tao Huainan couldn't run down, he started playing tricks, calling out twice for Chi Kui, and if he ignored him, he would stand still.
Chi Ku turned his head and saw Tao Huainan walking slowly while wiping sweat with the back of his hand.
"Hurry up." Chi Ku didn't let him stop.
"I can't run anymore..." Tao Huainan panted, feeling his chest hurt, "I won't run anymore."
"It's only half a circle," Chi Ku frowned, "Don't be lazy."
Tao Huainan can usually run a lap with all his strength, but today he was tired after only half of it. Tao Huainan gasped and said, "I'm too full today? I really can't run anymore, I can't breathe."
He always had many reasons, Chi Kuo didn't talk to him, and then ran.
His speed is not too fast, Tao Huainan can keep up. But today is really tired, no lie.
After reluctantly following for a while, my throat and chest hurt, and my heart was not working hard, and I was a little unhappy with Chiku. Chi has been in charge of him since he was a child, but sometimes he is really too strict. Tao Huainan was obedient most of the time, but he was still a child after all, and sometimes he was a little emotional when he was tired and hurt.
Passing by a group of old people who were singing, it was a long time before Chi Ku found out that Tao Huainan was not following him.
When Chi Ku turned around and found that Tao Huainan was gone, he frowned.
Running back the same way, he found Tao Huainan standing on a slope with his back leaning against a tree, panting, his face was flushed from running, his jaw was tense, and he seemed emotional.
Chi Ku stood on the slope, about ten meters away from Tao Huainan, just stood there without saying a word.
Tao Huainan knew he was there and heard him.
The two stalemate for a long time, Tao Huainan wiped the sweat from his forehead, and opened his mouth first: "I really can't run anymore."
Chi Ku's chest also heaved up and down, his face was very ugly. This meant that Tao Huainan couldn't see, otherwise he would definitely be afraid, he was still timid, afraid of getting angry.
Chi Ku remained silent, Tao Huainan stopped leaning against the tree and walked up slowly by himself. Chi Ku stared at him coming up, as soon as Tao Huainan stepped onto the stone road, Chi Ku turned around and left.
"What are you doing..." Tao Huainan strode up to follow him, feeling that Chi Ku was getting angry while his temper was still there, so he held his hand awkwardly.
Chi Ku raised his hand and did not let him lead.
"You're always like this, so you know how to go." Tao Huainan frowned, and his voice became louder, "Why do you always want to leave me behind?"
One word made Chi Ku stop, almost instantly, Tao Huainan confiscated him and bumped into him.
Chi Ku turned back to look at him, his eyes were fierce.
Tao Huainan couldn't see his eyes anyway, so he went on to say, "Can you take care of me sometimes? I was really out of breath just now, and I didn't lie to you."
Chiku told him to "shut up".
Tao Huainan frowned and immediately replied, "I won't."
It was also very difficult when he became stubborn, Chi Ku was so angry that he couldn't say anything. He doesn't like to talk, especially when he is angry.
Two young boys got angry and quarreled on the side of the road, and the older sister who passed by gently persuaded them, saying that if there is something to say between friends, talk to each other and don't quarrel.
Chi Ku turned his face away, and Tao Huainan politely said thank you in the direction of his sister.
Seeing that there seems to be something wrong with his eyes, the passer-by's sister suddenly softened eight degrees.
After the young lady left, Tao Huainan had almost calmed down.
His temper has always dissipated quickly, and he has never had so many face-saving considerations for his elder brother and Chi Ku, and he will find someone to reconcile when he loses his temper.
He stretched out his hand to hold Chi Ku again, touching the wrist first, and Tao Huainan grabbed Chi Ku just as he was about to raise his hand to avoid him.
"Okay," Tao Huainan said with a sullen face, "make up."
"Get up." Chi Ku shook his hand.
"I'm sorry." Tao Huainan held onto him tightly, and said again, "Let's make up."
"Who is it for you to lose your temper?" Chi Ku asked Tao Huainan with his expression still ugly, "Can you just watch the occasion?"
"I don't lose my temper." Tao Huainan disagreed with his words and retorted.
"I turned around and you disappeared. Do you think this is fun?"
Chi Ku pointed in the direction of the tree just now, his hands were shaking a little with anger, and the anger in his voice made Tao Huainan a little frightened: "If you fall a little, you can roll into the lake, do you think I'll relieve my anger by playing like this?"
As he spoke, his temper flared up again, Chi Ku turned around and wanted to leave.
Tao Huainan immediately followed and explained to him: "I won't fall, I'm very careful."
"Where are you going?" Chi Ku didn't want to look at him now, "Isn't it fun?"
He was really angry. Tao Huainan didn't dare to provoke him, so he grabbed his hand and said, "I didn't play, I'm just tired."
"Nonsense." Chi Ku frowned, "Sit down when you're tired, won't you?"
"That's too ugly." Tao Huainan whispered.
"If you really fall into the lake, you don't need to care about being ugly or not." Chi Ku said coldly.
"I just want to find a place to wait for you to come back to me..." The sweat on Tao Huainan's forehead slid down from his eyelashes, and then slid across his cheeks, "Don't be angry."