We meet once a month, and we don't communicate often in normal times, even some feelings can only be faint.
In fact, Cao Yang has not developed any special feelings for Wang Man so far.
He will take the initiative to contact and test Wang Man, the biggest reason is that, as Cao Xiong said, Wang Man is the best in the circle. If he wanted to marry a wife, he would let go of the best one. Could it be that he went to find someone who was not as good as her
In this state of mind, he tried to get in touch with her. Of course, he also recognized and appreciated her excellence, but... Cao Yang knew in his heart that he didn't have much sparks between men and women towards her.
He actually doesn't like such a proud woman.
In his bones, like his father, he is a rather machismo man. He prefers a woman's obedience to her pride.
Hearing Wang Man's hint, he suddenly felt a little impatient with the tepid communication between him and her.
Taking a drag on his cigarette, he thought about it. He already has plans on Saturday, but he has time on Sunday.
"Sorry, I have something to do this week. Come back and have dinner together next time." He said.
On the other side of the phone, Wang Man was slightly startled.
Immediately, he said naturally and decently: "Okay, let's do it next time."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Man looked at the blacked-out phone screen and sighed slightly. I just want to quickly hand over the work in the county and transfer back to the provincial capital.
When Cao Yang returned home, he found that he, his father, and his fourth brother were the only ones eating together again.
"Where's Xiao Rou?" He asked.
"I went to play with my classmates. She said she would be back late today. A group of children went to the night market." Cao An said.
There is a famous snack night market street in the provincial capital, which can be open until three o'clock in the morning on weekends. It just so happens that today is Friday.
This girl! Been playing crazy these days!
"It's time to relax." Cao Xiong didn't care, "I usually work too hard, girls, don't be stupid."
Cao Yang hummed slightly.
After dinner, I watched a movie by myself, and then looked at my watch, it was already nine o'clock. I called and asked the guard at the door, only to find out that Xia Rou hadn't come back yet!
Cao Yang dialed Xia Rou's cell phone.
"Hello! Big brother!" The voice on the phone was noisy, and Xia Rou was yelling.
"When will you be back?" Cao Yang asked.
"It's still early! What time is it! We'll have a second meal later!" Xia Rou said with a laugh.
Cao Yang felt that her tone of voice was wrong, and his voice sank: "Have you been drinking?"
Xia Rou has a natural awe of him. After two lifetimes, even though she was a little drunk, she was still taken aback: "Just, just a little beer..."
"Who are you with?" Cao Yang asked.
"Half, half of the classmates are here, everyone is together." Xia Rou said quickly. "Don't worry, it's all agreed, the boys will send the girls home one by one."
Cao Yang became inexplicably angry.
"Is Zhang Jinglun here?" He asked.
"Yes, yes." Xia Rou said.
"You tell him to answer the phone!"
A noisy background sound was heard on the phone, and soon a boy answered the phone: "Brother Cao Yang!" This is also a child from an acquaintance, and Xia Rou is in the same class.
The voice sounded quite clear, not like he had drunk too much.
Cao Yang quickly said: "Xiao Lun, look at Xia Rou, don't let her drink any more! When it's over, you send her back!"
His tone was stern, Zhang Jinglun carefully agreed: "Okay, okay! Don't worry! Definitely!"
It's time to hang up the phone. Cao Yang did not hang up, and still held the phone to his ear.
In the chaotic voice, I vaguely heard the boy say to Xia Rou, "Don't drink it, brother Cao Yang said that you are not allowed to drink it", and then the girl shouted boldly, "Just a little beer, and he can't see it", and then hung up the phone broken...
Cao Yang almost laughed angrily.
After passing the college entrance examination, you will grow up, girl!
wait!
After waiting until half past eleven in the evening, Xia Rou still hasn't come back.
Cao Yang's face became darker and darker.
Xia Rou seldom went out to have fun. She used to go shopping with her classmates, and if she didn't go home for dinner, she would call in advance to make it clear. It was very worry-free, so Cao Yang never set any access control time for her.
It seems that there must be regulations in the future, he gritted his teeth and thought.
Two phone calls were made, but no one answered. Dial again, turn off...
By now, Cao Yang was no longer angry.
He began to worry.
This is beyond the scope of being an older brother, he even found the feeling of being a father!
Cao Yang knows a few of Xia Rou's classmates. But those few are still children, Cao Yang has their siblings or parents' phone numbers, but not their phone numbers.
Looking at his watch, it was already eleven forty-five... Just as Cao Yang was considering whether to call Zhang Jinglun's father to ask for his phone number, the guard at the gate opened the gate and let a taxi in.
Xia Rou is back.
The gate of Cao’s house has a porch and a slope-shaped platform with five steps high for parking. Taxi drives directly to the gate.
Cao Yang stood at the door with a cigarette between his hands and watched.
Zhang Jinglun got out of the car first, and when he saw him, he called out "Brother Cao Yang". Carefully said: "That... Xiarou she... drank some more later."
"I can't stop her. She is very happy and insists on drinking." The boy explained with a bitter face.
Seeing that Cao Yang nodded, he quickly opened the rear door, bent down, and helped Xia Rou out by his arm.
"Brother!" Xia Rou smiled, opened her arms and hugged Cao Yang, "I'm back!"
He wasn't so drunk that he couldn't walk, but he looked like he was drinking high, probably because he didn't know his last name.
Cao Yang grabbed her by the arm and dragged her off his body, said a few polite words to Zhang Jinglun, and watched the taxi leave.
Turning to look at Xia Rou again, she smiled and said, "Are you happy today?"
Xia Rou was drunk, how could she tell that Cao Yang's smile was so cold that it would freeze to death.
She was also grinning: "Happy! Happy! But happy!"
Cao Yang: "..." Damn it!
Seeing her like this, even if she is teaching her a lesson today, she can't understand it. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, so he grabbed her arm and carried her into the house.
Let go of your hand, and said angrily: "Go back to the house and sleep!"
Xia Rou draws S when she walks, crooked, and humming.
Her newly permed hair today, the long straight black hair tied into a ponytail before, is now curled at the ends and hangs down behind her back.
Cao Yang followed behind him, watching the ends of her hair sway back and forth with the snaking, feeling itchy. I can't wait to pull her hair and lift her head to make her go straight!
Xia Rou hummed an unknown song, turned around suddenly, raised her hands high, and smiled at Cao Yang like a convulsion: "Big Brother! Big Brother!"
"Why?" Cao Yang was annoyed. From this look, he was about to throw a little wine crazy.
"Big brother! Big brother! I'm so happy! I'm so happy!" Xia Rou turned around in circles.
Cao Yang remembered that Zhang Jinglun also said that she was so happy that she insisted on drinking. He wondered, "What are you happy about?"
Xia Rou just laughed, very happy.
"Grow up! I've grown up!" she said with a smile. "I have grown up for three years, and finally I am eighteen! I am an adult! Long live! Oh~~~~~~~"
Also raised his arms and shouted!
What is three years old? Were the wind blowing in the previous fifteen years? Cao Yang was expressionless.
For Xia Rou's birthday in April, because of the stress of studying, only the family had a small gathering. Cao Bin and Cao Xingdu specially asked for leave to celebrate her birthday when she came back. Legally speaking, she is indeed an adult.
The little drunkard hadn't finished drinking the wine, and was bouncing around, running forward for a while, turning around and walking backwards for a while.
Open your hands: "I've finished my college entrance examination! Hahahaha, I'm leaving soon! I'm leaving!"
She rushed forward and grabbed the skirt of Cao Yang's chest: "Brother, will you miss me when I leave? Will you?"
Cao Yang raised his eyebrows: "Where are you going?"
"Go to school! I'm going to college soon! I'm far away from you!" Xia Rou let him go, and walked back while smiling.
Behind him was the staircase, and he fell backwards as Cao Yang expected.
Cao Yang had been prepared for a long time, and he caught her as soon as he stretched out his arm.
It turns out... the happy thing is this! It dawned on him.
When Xia Rou was asked what university he wanted to go to, Xia Rou made a wish list for him. He looked at it at the time, and it was much different from what he thought. But Xia Rou was still reviewing at that time, so he didn't say anything for fear of disturbing her mind.
No wonder I'm so happy!
The schools she chose were all in other places! Did he want to get away from his discipline far away and fly freely
Cao Yang couldn't help asking himself, he was... not too strict with her, was he
Doesn't seem to restrict her much? Because Xia Rou has always been very well-behaved, basically she won't let him worry about it. He occasionally talked about her, and she obediently listened to everything.
Although the three years of high school were really hard, he never put pressure on her academically. She has always studied hard on her own initiative.
Why do you suddenly want to stay away from him and go to such a far city to go to school when you turn eighteen
Cao Yang couldn't think of a reason.
But Xia Rou's thoughts made him very unhappy.
On the contrary, Xia Rou was very happy.
She has a lot to say to Cao Yang!
"Brother!" She stood on the stairs, grabbed Cao Yang's shoulders with both hands, and looked at him at the same level. "Guess who I met yesterday?"
"Who?" Cao Yang really wanted to push her two little paws off his shoulders, but seeing that she was still unsteady standing like this, he endured it.
"Liang Zihuan!" Xia Rou said.
Coincidentally, I was shopping with my classmates and saw it from a distance in the mall.
She stared at him with wet eyes.
It was as if she had suddenly changed from a drunken silly girl to a grown woman.
This is really a strange illusion, Cao Yang thought.
He thought it might be because Xia Rouxin had her hair permed, which made her look a little more mature.
The name Liang Zihuan caught his ears, which surprised him a little.
After hearing this name last time, he asked someone to check Liang Zihuan, and it turned out that Liang Zihuan and Xia Rou really had no intersection as Hu Chen said.
He then guessed that Xia Rou had met him on some occasion. The little girl was silly and was attracted by his appearance. Liang Zihuan did have a pretty face with a sweet mouth.
At the age of sixteen or seventeen, this is the time when the spring heart sprouts. Maybe it was a pink bubble in my heart towards others, and then it burst in reality, and I acted alone in a one-man show that only appeared in my heart. Tangled alone, alone in pain.
This is the so-called youth pain that makes adults feel very painful. The best way is to ignore it, and it will pass slowly as you grow older. So, he left it alone.
And after that, Xia Rou didn't show any abnormality again, and never mentioned this name again.
Now, Cao Yang heard this person's name from Xia Rou for the second time.
Xia Rou looked into his eyes and asked, "brother, have you avenged me?"
This is also... the second time Cao Yang heard the word "revenge" from Xia Rou.
He looked at Xia Rou and found that there was pain in Xia Rou's eyes.
If that was the pain of youth...
Unavoidably... the pain is too severe...