From that night onwards, every time Tao Xiaodong didn't come back, Tao Huainan slept in and Chiku slept outside.
Chi Ku sleeps very honestly, maybe he was beaten by his father, he doesn't sleep well at night, he will wake up every time he passes a car outside. Tao Huainan was different. He fell asleep like a solid little pig, rolling and tossing all night. Sometimes he slept on the pillow before going to bed, and when he woke up in the morning, his head was facing the end of the bed.
It's all a habit from the family. She always sleeps with her legs on top of someone else, and when she lifts her fleshy calves, she puts them on the person next to her. Chi Ku was occasionally woken up by him in the middle of the night, at first he would push it down, but then he stopped, anyway, he didn't know when he would have to lift it up again.
For a double bed measuring 1.5 meters, Jiku only takes up 30 centimeters, and the remaining 1.2 meters is occupied by Tao Huainan, who is tossing and turning, sleeping sideways and vertically.
Tao Xiaodong didn't come back until dawn, and rushed to make a picture overnight, and had to go out in two days.
The studio with friends is just starting now, there are too many things to do, and there are too many contacts, and the relationships have to be made one by one. It stands to reason that he shouldn't be back today, he still has something to do in the morning, if it was before, he would have slept in the store for a while. But now his younger brother is with him, and he hasn't come back for two days, and he always wants to come back to have a look, otherwise he won't be at ease.
Auntie fell asleep on the sofa, and he didn't wake up when he opened the door.
Tao Huainan didn't sleep on his brother's bed. Tao Xiaodong stood at the door and saw that Tao Huainan was lying on his back with his head against the wall, his body was half covered by the quilt, and one calf was exposed, pressing on Chiku's stomach. The slowness made him gasp for breath with a little effort, and he inhaled for a long time.
Tao Xiaodong walked over and gently took Tao Huainan's leg off, trying to lift him up and straighten him.
The sound of clothes rubbing made Chi Ku open his eyes vigilantly, seeing him hugging Tao Huainan, and staring at Tao Xiaodong in a daze.
"If he squeezes you, you should squeeze back," Tao Xiaodong told him softly, "You two will sleep half of each other."
Chi Cheng blinked, Tao Xiaodong hugged Tao Huainan and was about to put him back on the pillow, Tao Huainan woke up a little, opened his eyes and reached out to touch his brother's arm and wrist, he let out a low cry and moved his arms around He wrapped his arms around his brother's neck.
Half asleep, he raised his upper body to reach, buried his face in the hollow of his brother's neck, and asked warmly, "Brother is back?"
Tao Xiaodong said "hmm" and patted him on the back: "Sleep."
Tao Huainan hummed and refused to let go, his brother hadn't come back for two days, thinking hard. When Tao Xiaodong wanted to get up, he hung him with his arms around him. Finally, Tao Xiaodong smiled and picked him up. Tao Huainan wrapped his legs around his waist, and hugged his brother tightly.
Tao Xiaodong wrapped his arms around him with one hand, while with the other he pulled up the quilt that Chi Kuan had slid onto his chest.
Tao Huainan was carried away while hanging on his brother's body, Chi Kuo watched them leave, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
Chi Ku has remained in this state for a long time in this family, neither talking nor getting close to anyone. Except for the "Brother" that Tao Xiaodong asked him to call at the beginning, he never called again, not at all.
The nanny once secretly told Tao Xiaodong that the child was not familiar with him, so he should send it away quickly, and it would not be a problem when he grew up.
Tao Xiaodong waved his hand and said nothing.
At that time, Tao Xiaodong was twenty-five years old, the age at which men are most competitive and energetic, and he was full of young people's stupidity, and he refused to accept anything. At this time, he had just ventured into the world of tattoos, and he had many ideas and pursuits. Half of all my thoughts are given to my career and half to my younger brother.
Chi Ku didn't kiss him, and Tao Xiaodong didn't have the heart to think so much about whether he could be raised without talking. Originally, I didn't plan for him to raise him, so let nature take its course. And really digging deeper, Tao Xiaodong didn't place too many emotional expectations on him. If he is really clingy and coquettish like an ordinary child now, Tao Xiaodong may still be annoyed.
The elder brother in this family is an adult, and the perspective of adults is different from that of children.
The elder brother thinks it's okay for Chi Ku to be so cold and not talk or smile every day, but the child doesn't think so. Tao Huainan was extremely disappointed, Chiku always ignored people, from the beginning Tao Huainan often shared a few snacks with him and said a few words to him, but later he didn't say a word to him.
If the child's feelings do not get feedback, the expectations in his heart will double and decrease in the opposite direction. Children's emotions are always changeable, and it is easy to like and dislike.
Winter went to spring, and the old poplar trees outside by the road began to sprout green buds. Tao Huainan should go to school this year.
Tao Xiaodong has recently been helping him to enroll in school. It's easy for him, but it's not so easy for the late ones. Chiku's household registration is still in his hometown, so Tao Xiaodong has to find a way to move him out of his household registration through his connections.
The two children went to the blind school together, and Tao Xiaodong really had selfish intentions in this matter. One of the reasons why he brought Chiku back in the first place was for this.
Tao Huainan couldn't go to school on his own, Tao Xiaodong couldn't let him go and keep him at home forever, he had to go to school. At that time, Grandma Chi Ku's words "Your brother's eyes are not good" really touched Tao Xiaodong's heart.
Tao Huainan needs someone who has followed him to take care of him since he was a child, and that's what Tao Xiaodong planned.
He didn't hide this thought from Chiku either, Tao Xiaodong called Chiku over while Tao Huainan was taking a nap, they sat on the sofa, Tao Xiaodong said to him, "Brother, talk to you."
Chi Ku nodded, sat next to him, sitting straight away from him, with his eyelids downcast, not looking at anyone.
It has been a few months since he came here, and the two balls of plateau red on his face that were frozen in his hometown are gone, and the small wounds on his body are gone, only some old scars are left. But it's still quite dark, and it's not the same as Tao Huainan's porcelain-white baby.
"It stands to reason that you should not be allowed to go to a school for the blind with Xiao Nan. Schools for the blind are full of children with bad eyesight, you are not."
Chi Ku didn't look up, and listened without any reaction.
"Xiao Nan's eyesight is bad, you can take care of him for a year." Tao Xiaodong looked at him and said, "When he can live independently and get used to school, brother will transfer you out, where to go to school, where to go to school, Won't keep throwing you there, won't delay you."
Chiku is half a year older than Tao Huainan, and he will be nine years old after his birthday. No matter what Tao Xiaodong said, he would not delay him, and he would be ten years old when he was transferred out. Tao Xiaodong himself felt a little uncomfortable, feeling that he was cheating a child.
This matter is not particular, but he really has nothing to do, let Tao Huainan live in the school for the blind five days a week, Tao Xiaodong can't be at ease.
Chi Ku didn't know if he understood, so he just nodded. The wound on the back of the head from his father's beating has healed, leaving a scar, and the short hair can't cover it all, but a little bit can still be seen.
Tao Xiaodong raised his hand to touch his head, pressed it and shook it.
Tao Huainan didn't particularly resist going to school, he just couldn't bear to part with his elder brother and tenth grandfather.
The golden retriever accompanied him quietly, Tao Huainan hugged its neck, stroked its back with his hands. The golden retriever flicked its tail slowly, and the tail hair swept Tao Huainan's feet.
Tao Huainan shrank his toes and said, "What are you going to do after I leave for school?"
The golden retriever lay down and lay beside the child, with his head next to his calf.
"Auntie won't come after I go to school, so what can you do?" Tao Huainan was silent for a while, and then said again after a long time, "Will Brother Tian Yi pick you up?"
The golden retriever raised his head slightly, and lightly bit the side of Tao Huainan's pajama pants.
One person and one dog accompany each other on the sofa, time seems to slow down, the halo of evening shines in, the picture is warm but lonely.
Tao Huainan wouldn't talk to Chi Ku when he talked to Golden Retriever at home, because Chi Ku didn't make a sound and ignored him. They haven't spoken for a long time, they are not little friends, nor are they good friends.
Tao Huainan even hated him a bit.
Chiku is like every kid he has ever met, no one is willing to take the initiative to talk to the little blind man, others are afraid of him.
At night when his brother was not at home, Tao Huainan came over with his own blanket in his arms, and Chiku gave way. Tao Huainan crawled up from the end of the bed, turned over and faced the wall.
In a few days, the two of them will go to school together. Although Tao Huainan never said it, he is still scared in his heart. Going to a brand new environment, many strangers, and not seeing my brother for many days.
Chi Ku also turned his back to him, Tao Huainan heard it.
Tao Huainan pressed his face against the pillow, Yuanyuan's big eyes were closed, and his upper eyelids trembled. He took his hand out of the blanket and wiped the back of his hand lightly over his eyes.
Before going to bed, I had a lot of bad little emotions, I turned over and slept all night, and I forgot them all when I woke up.
When he woke up, one leg was resting on Chi Ku's body, his head was far away from the pillow, and he was not sleeping well. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, feeling a little itchy.
Chi Ku also woke up, put his hand on that leg and pushed it down, pinching his dick, the pain was terrific.
Tao Huainan hadn't woken up yet, and after being pushed by him like this, he remembered that Chiku never paid any attention to him, so he pouted and moved his leg far away, and knocked against the wall with all his strength, his feet sticking out There was a sound, and the eye sockets were red with pain.