like.
Xie Huaixin said.
He calmed himself down and took out his cell phone to send a message to Jiang Xu.
Xie Huai: Jiang Xu
Jiang Xu: Gift, do you like it
Xie Huai felt a little sad, and he slowly typed his reply: I like it.
Then he asked again: How did you know
Jiang Xu: You said it yourself.
Xie Huai was confused for a moment: When was it? Why can’t I remember it
Jiang Xu: In the first grade of junior high school, there is a wish wall on the wall of your class.
After Jiang Xu said this, he raised his head and looked out the window calmly. Looking down, he saw the Yangtze River, which seemed calm but was actually flowing fast. Looking up, he saw the cloudless blue sky.
The water and sky are truly one color.
His thoughts quietly went back to four years ago.
Jiang Xu has been a quiet person since he was a child. Apart from a few children of his age from his relatives, he has no friends at all, and he doesn't understand love.
It wasn't until the summer vacation when he was in the first grade of junior high school that he met Xie Huai.
To be precise, they met in the hospital, in the same ward.
He and Xie Huai both had a high fever at the time, and Jiang Xu was particularly sensitive to the smell of hospital disinfectant and felt nauseous, so he wore a mask in the ward and ate on the small balcony outside.
During the three days he stayed in the hospital, Xie Huai never saw his appearance once.
Jiang Xu thought Xie Huai was very handsome the first time he saw him, but he only took a glance and then looked away.
At that time, both of them had just graduated from elementary school and didn't have much to think about. Xie Huai had never seen Jiang Xu speak and thought he was a mute and felt that he was so pitiful.
He was a talkative and lively person, so he stood in front of Jiang Xu and talked for more than an hour.
He told Jiang Xu all the happy things he could think of, but Jiang Xu just didn't smile.
The lecture lasted for three days.
So he changed his strategy and stuffed all his snacks into Jiang Xu's arms. Only then did the thirteen-year-old boy raise his head.
The coldness between his brows made him feel a little distant.
Although he could only see his eyebrows, Xie Huai could still see his impatience.
The twelve-year-old Xie Huai felt a sudden sense of frustration when he was looked at so coldly. His parents and teachers all said that he had a good personality and was popular, so he had so many friends, but this was the first time he met someone like Jiang Xu.
Xie Huai returned to the hospital bed somewhat angrily, turned his back to Jiang Xu, and pulled the quilt over himself.
The air conditioner was on in the ward, but it was still a bit hot under the covers.
But Xie Huai was still stubborn and stayed in bed without moving.
It was also the first time that Jiang Xu met someone who talked so much like Xie Huai. He listened to him talking for such a long time, but he was not impatient at all. Instead, he wanted to hear him continue.
Seeing Xie Huai stuffing bags of his favorite snacks into his pockets, Jiang Xu wanted to say "Thank you, but no thanks", but he was used to being cold to others, and when he looked up at Xie Huai, he unintentionally scared him.
Jiang Xu silently looked at Xie Huai, who had wrapped himself in a quilt like a dumpling. After a few seconds, he got out of bed.
Jiang Xu poked Xie Huai's quilt gently with his fingers, trying his best to make his tone sound less cold: "I'm sorry, I didn't... mean it."
The next second, Jiang Xu felt the person under the quilt move.
Xie Huai turned over in the bed, then reached out and slowly pulled the quilt down, revealing only a pair of bright and clear eyes.
Xie Huai looked at the person standing in front of him, and finally whispered: "So you are not mute?"
Jiang Xu's face darkened a little: "..."
Jiang Xu asked: "What's your name?"
Xie Huai sat up from the bed and smiled at Jiang Xu: "Xie Huai."
Jiang Xu only felt his heart beating very fast: "Jiang..."
The word "Xu" was hidden in a creaking sound.
The door of the ward suddenly opened, and Xie Huai's mother Zhao Li came in.
"Huaihuai, I'm here to take you home. The doctor said you can go home." Zhao Li said gently looking at Xie Huai.
Zhao Li looked at Jiang Xu and said to Xie Huai, "Say goodbye to this brother."
Although Jiang Xu was only thirteen years old, he was already 1.7 meters tall. He was wearing a mask so his real age could not be seen, but Zhao Li subconsciously thought he was fifteen or sixteen years old.
In fact, he is indeed older than Xie Huai, so it is not wrong to call him "brother".
Twelve-year-old Xie Huai has already started to care about his reputation. He knows that the other party is actually the same as him and will only be in the first grade of junior high school next semester. Xie Huai really doesn't want to ask him to call the other party brother.
But in the end, under Zhao Li's gaze, he spoke reluctantly.
"Goodbye, brother."
Zhao Li smiled at Jiang Xu, then took Xie Huai away first, and the ward gradually became quiet.
Jiang Xu originally thought that this was the only time he and Xie Huai would ever meet, but he met Xie Huai again at the beginning of the first grade of junior high school.
Xie Huai accidentally knelt down at the school gate. His face quickly turned red. Then he quickly stood up, patted his pants, and ran away without stopping for a moment in the sight of a group of people.
Jiang Xu looked at Xie Huai's back, and thought of the way Xie Huai smiled at him in the ward that day. He thought, this is the feeling of being moved.
But he and Xie Huai were not assigned to the same class. He was in Class One and Xie Huai was in Class Two.
In the first monthly exam, Jiang Xu was assigned to Class 2. His seat was on the side close to the wall. There was a display board on the wall. In addition to some handicrafts, there was also a small special area with the words "Wish Wall" written on it.
Jiang Xu saw Xie Huai's name at a glance.
"I want to go to the amusement park." -Xie Huai.
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Xie Huai looked at the message.
The wish wall of the first day of the new year...
Xie Huai remembered that their class had organized a wish-writing activity, and he had indeed written that he wanted to go to the amusement park.
He almost forgot it himself.
Xie Huai didn’t know how to describe his current feelings. He didn’t know why Jiang Xu was so nice to him.
Xie Huai: Jiang Xu, why are you so nice to me
"Huaihuai, it's time for us to go." Zhao Li suddenly spoke.
"Oh, okay." Xie Huai responded.
He looked at his phone. Jiang Xu hadn't replied yet. He paused, retracted his message, typed "I'm going out first" and sent it back, then turned off the phone and put it in his pocket.
Jiang Xu came out of the bathroom holding Xiao Huaihuai. Xiao Huaihuai almost peed on his bed, luckily he ran fast.
Jiang Xu took out his cell phone and replied to Xie Huai: Well, have fun.
Then I noticed that Xie Huai had withdrawn a message earlier.
Jiang Xu touched Xiao Huaihuai's head and quickly pressed the screen of his mobile phone with his other hand.
Jiang Xu: What was withdrawn
Xie Huai didn't reply, probably in the car. Jiang Xu put down his phone, carried little Huai Huai out of the bedroom, then gave little Huai Huai to his mother and asked his mother to take care of him.
Jiang Xu went into the kitchen to wash the fruit with his father.
Not long after, Jiang Xu's cell phone rang.
He took it out and saw that it was indeed Xie Huai.
Xie Huai: There is a typo in the word.
Of course Jiang Xu wouldn't believe it, but he didn't say it.
Jiang Xu: Got it.
It was already nine o'clock when Xie Huai got home. He had just taken a nap in the car for an hour, and now he felt pain everywhere he touched.
His parents asked him to go to bed early, and Xie Huai also had the same idea.
He went back to his room, took his pajamas and went into the bathroom. When he came out, he lay directly on the bed. He didn't plan to pick up Xiao Huaihuai today, so he would talk about it tomorrow.
Jiang Xu sent him a WeChat message before falling asleep.
Xie Huai clicked it and read it.
Jiang Xu: Xiao Huaihuai is asleep. You should rest today. I will bring it to you tomorrow.
Xie Huai: No need to bother, I’ll come to your house tomorrow.
Jiang Xu: No trouble.
Xie Huai: Good night then! QVQ!
Jiang Xu: Good night.
The next morning, before eight o'clock, Jiang Xu brought little Huaihuai over.
When Xie Huai saw his son, he rushed over and wanted to hug him, but the guy refused to let him and kept jumping onto Jiang Xu's shoulder.
Xie Huai: “…”
"Little Huaihuai, you betrayed me in less than a day, huh?" Xie Huai grabbed it from Jiang Xu's arms without saying anything, "Tell me, did Father Jiang drug you?"
Jiang Xu couldn't help laughing: "Why do you call me like that?"
"You picked it up with me, so I guess I'm half your son." Xie Huai said this with a normal expression, and you couldn't tell what was going on, but he actually felt a little guilty.
He actually had some selfish motives, as if this would allow him to have a different relationship with Jiang Xu.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Jiang Xu said.
Xie Huai's face was a little hot, he coughed lightly: "Well, I have to do my homework, you can sit anywhere."
"Are there any questions you don't understand?" Jiang Xu asked him.
Xie Huai thought to himself that there really were some, and he nodded: "There are some."
Jiang Xu took out his cell phone and sent a message to his mother, saying that he would not go home for the time being.
Then he raised his head and said to Xie Huai: "I'll teach you."
Jiang Xu had been teaching him how to do exercises for the entire morning. He knew some of the questions, but after all, he hadn't listened to the class seriously for so long, so he still didn't understand some of them. Every time, Jiang Xu would patiently explain them to him.
At noon, Jiang Xu cooked two bowls of noodles, which were quite delicious.
By the time Xie Huai finished all his homework, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
Xie Huai breathed a sigh of relief. It had been a long time since he had done his homework so seriously.
I still miss it a little.
Jiang Xu had been tutoring him for so long, Xie Huai felt a little guilty. He couldn't let Jiang Xu tutor him for nothing.
"Let me treat you to a meal."
Jiang Xu didn't refuse: "Okay."
So he and Jiang Xu went to have a Chinese meal.
The food in this Chinese restaurant is delicious. Xie Huai quite likes to eat here. The proprietress and the waiters are all very familiar with Xie Huai.
When Xie Huai and Jiang Xu were having dinner, no one spoke. It was very quiet. Compared with the other tables who were chatting happily, it seemed a bit weird.
Xie Huai didn't think it was a big deal. He was used to "not talking while eating or sleeping", so it felt even weirder to speak at this time.
Xie Huai didn't speak until they both finished eating, walked out of the Chinese restaurant and walked leisurely on the road.
He asked Jiang Xu: "Is it delicious?"
Jiang Xu took a sip of lemonade and replied, "Yeah."
Xie Huai smiled with satisfaction.
Before they knew it, they had reached the gate of the community.
"Thank you today, see you tomorrow." Xie Huai smiled and waved to Jiang Xu, then walked in another direction.
Jiang Xu looked at Xie Huai's back, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said lightly: "See you tomorrow."
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(End of this chapter)