On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sound of firecrackers outside continued, rumbling and rumbling, and every family was festive.
In the morning, as soon as Zhou Hao opened his eyes, he saw Jiang Yuqian's face leaning in front of him, just a few centimeters away, and that face was about to be attached.
Uncomfortable flashed across Zhou Hao's eyes, he said nothing, and lifted the quilt to get dressed.
"Happy New Year." Jiang Yuqian still stared at the little lunatic.
"Well, Gong Xi Fa Cai." Zhou Hao also replied his blessings.
Jiang Yuqian's hand on the sweater pretended to accidentally touch Zhou Hao. With a warm touch, he slowed down the dressing movement in his hand, and turned his face slightly to peek at the little lunatic.
"Are you going to a relative's house to celebrate the New Year today?" Jiang Yuqian had nothing to say.
"I have no relatives." Zhou Hao looked indifferent.
Jiang Yuqian knew he had said the wrong thing, and was annoyed, but Zhou Hao said, "Hurry up and get dressed, go to Yan Ming's house today, or stay at home if you don't."
Jiang Yuqian was suddenly stunned, and only the words of the little lunatic remained in his ears, "If you don't want to go, stay at home", listening, I feel that they are a couple.
"I'll just get dressed."
The two first went to pay New Year's greetings to their grandparents, and had some fruit tea and glutinous rice balls. Grandma also prepared small red envelopes for them, which Zhou Hao accepted. Jiang Yuqian refused, but grandma insisted on giving it, and said, "I'll take it, and the short kid from before will also accept it."
Zhou Hao turned his eyes away and didn't look at them again. Jiang Yuqian finally accepted it.
Along the way, Zhou Hao didn't say anything other than sending two WeChat messages to Yan Ming. Jiang Yuqian didn't understand what was going on with the sudden cold war.
I ate lunch at Yan Ming's house. His mother was busy with a table of dishes, and there were several Zhou Hao's favorite dishes. When he was in school, Zhou Hao often went to Yan Ming's house for dinner. Yan Ming's mother was very kind to him.
This kind working woman, every time he comes, she must cook two more meat dishes.
At that time, he kept telling Yan Ming, "It would be great if your mother was my mother."
Yan Ming replied jokingly, "That won't work, I'm the only mother, you can't rob me."
After dinner, Yan Ming's mother cleaned up the pots and bowls in the kitchen, Jiang Yuqian sat in the small living room, Zhou Hao and Yan Ming entered the bedroom.
"What's going on? Why is Jiang Yuqian with you?"
"He's coming."
Yan Ming couldn't see through Zhou Hao, so he asked, "Then what do you think? Have you decided to be together?"
Zhou Hao picked up a book on the desk, flipped through it casually, "Together? With him? That's really boring... Is this book good?"
Yan Ming frowned slightly, why couldn't he understand the meaning of his friend's words.
"Zhou Hao, are you going to be with him? Then why..."
"Why, what..." Zhou Hao's eyes were still fixed on the book, and there was a bit of playfulness in his words, "Why are you so unclear with him? Right?"
Yan Ming stopped talking.
"It's not my fault, he insisted on coming here." Zhou Hao said innocently.
Yan Ming, who had nothing to say, remembered a night before when Zhou Hao asked him, why do people live? He happened to be emotional by chance in the middle of the night at that time, and he had no way of knowing how Zhou Hao's thinking changed that night.
Also, when he wanted to publish a collection of poems many years ago, Zhou Hao asked him sharply, why did you forget your original intention
In the past, Zhou Hao believed that the world was either black or white, so he was very paranoid when thinking about problems, and he was always single-minded.
For him now, it is strictly uncertain whether it is good or bad.
Saying goodbye to Yan Ming, Zhou Hao walked aimlessly along the streets of the small county town, and Jiang Yuqian followed him step by step.
The area of Yan Ming's house belongs to the old city. Now that the entire county is developing to the north, that area has become an old street with a mix of old and new. The security is not good, there are many small vendors, and the environment is relatively noisy.
Unknowingly, I came to the old high school. The nearby hemp spinning factory was really demolished, and a supermarket was built. Many old houses in the surrounding area were also demolished, and the railings of the moat in front were also changed.
Everything has changed. In the past few years, he has returned to Qingjiang County every year, but he has never visited the city.
"Why did it change so quickly..." Zhou Hao sighed in a daze.
In the ever-changing society, even the small county town in my hometown has changed so fast that nothing can be left behind. Zhou Hao stopped and walked, and unknowingly came to an old-fashioned building. He looked up at the top floor and was so dazed that he never paid attention to the people and things around him.
Until, someone called him—
"Zhou Hao."
A man and a woman, father and daughter, the man looks much older, and the girl looks slim, dressed like a mature woman.
Zhou Hao nodded politely, but did not speak.
The man seemed to have thought about it for a while, but still hesitated, "Do you want to come to my house for a meal?"
The girl winked at the man, "Dad, our family didn't cook again today."
There was only a flat emotion on Zhou Hao's face, "I've eaten."
Jiang Yuqian has been following behind without approaching. Only then did he walk over, sizing up a man and a woman in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze.
Li Hengting did not know how many relationships she had since she was a child. She was invited by her parents when she fell in love in junior high school. Her grades in high school culture were not good. . After graduating last year, she has been squatting at home, without a job, and is all supported by her father.
She didn't want to find a job properly, but had a lot of mischievous thoughts, just like now, when he looked at Jiang Yuqian, she could tell from the appearance of his clothes that the man in front of him was a rich man. So, she had this crooked idea.
"Let's go." Jiang Yuqian pulled Zhou Hao.
Before Zhou Hao turned around, Li Hengting's cheerful voice sounded, "Brother, is this your friend?"
Zhou Hao didn't deal with her. The two of them always called each other by their first names, and they had never seen such a cordial relationship today.
"Don't call me brother, we both have different surnames."
Li Hengting held back her breath, but still kept a sweet smile on her face, her gaze shifted from Zhou Hao to Jiang Yuqian.
"You are my brother's friend, right? My name is Li Hengting, and I am her younger sister."
Jiang Yuqian said with a serious expression, "Hello."
Li Hengting still wanted to get close, but Zhou Hao dragged Jiang Yuqian away.
After walking away, Zhou Hao let go of his hand.
Jiang Yuqian seemed to have eaten honey, he stared straight into the little lunatic's eyes, and said half-jokingly, "Are you jealous? Then I won't talk to other women or men in the future."
Zhou Hao didn't respond to his joke, his thoughts were still stuck in: How did this small county change so fast
On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the two bid farewell to their grandparents. As usual, Zhou Hao put thousands of dollars under the bowl at the dinner table.
The two of them went straight back to City A with the orange cat, and Zhou Hao was about to go to work here. After getting off the plane, Jiang Yuqian notified the company's driver, Xiao Liu, to pick him up in advance.
After leaving the airport, Zhou Hao dragged his luggage and walked towards the taxi lane.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Yuqian called to stop him.
"I'll go back by myself." Zhou Hao turned around.
"My car is here, I'll take you off."
"No."
"What are you making a fuss about? Look at this line, how long are you going to line up for?"
Zhou Hao stopped arguing with him, turned around and walked forward without looking back.
Jiang Yuqian felt mixed feelings when he looked at the back that was so stubborn that it made people angry and distressed. The ten or so days of getting along seemed like nothing in an instant.
Qian Weicheng was also on the plane today. When Zhou Hao entered the dormitory, he realized that this person had already arrived, was packing his things, and was chewing a piece of gum.
"Oh, coincidence, I just arrived too." Qian Weicheng couldn't stop talking again.
"Brother Hao," Qian Weicheng took out the special beef jerky brought back from Suchuan from the box, "I brought it for you, why didn't you go back this year."
Zhou Hao took the beef jerky, stared blankly at Qian Weicheng, looked at Qian Weicheng for a long time before speaking, "You have a conscience, I still remember you brother Hao."
"Of course." Qian Weicheng shook his head triumphantly, and continued to be busy with the work in hand.
The specialty beef jerky reminded Zhou Hao of the cozy small town of Suchuan. Counting the days, he will go back soon.
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It's been a long time since Jiang Yuqian went to the bar. He doesn't drink alcohol, but occasionally he would be depressed. Zhou Hao's abnormal behavior during the day made him feel powerless.
Zheng Shichu still had that venomous tongue, and I haven't seen him calm down. It seems that he has dated another girl recently. The girl is always clinging to him, and he finds it annoying, so she dumps her. Tian Bin was already drowsy, and he was listening to Zheng Shichu's nonsense with a grin. Jia Lin didn't drink, and leaned on the corner of the sofa to play with his mobile phone.
The excitement and chaos around him contrasted with the depression in Jiang Yuqian's heart, and he downed several cups in a row.
"Hey, I said Yuqian, why did you think of calling your buddies over for a drink today?" Zheng Shichu asked half drunk and half awake.
Jiang Yuqian raised his flushed face, glanced at him, the corner of his mouth raised an indistinct self-deprecating arc, and then drank another glass of wine.
Jia Lin's attention shifted from the phone to Jiang Yuqian, he didn't even need to ask, he knew why this person was bothering him today. He moved over.
"Finish this cup, don't drink it, drinking is the most fucking mistake." Jia Lin snatched the cup from Jiang Yuqian's hand.
Jiang Yuqian lowered his head, his cheeks were stained with alcohol.
Zheng Shichu interjected, "Let me guess, what's the reason for the five good men today, Tian Bin, tell me, what's the reason for it?"
Tian Bin was so drunk that he didn't realize it at all, and he laughed silly.
"Drink your bar, why are you so talkative!" Jia Lin interrupted Zheng Shichu's words.
Jiang Yuqian finally raised his eyes, with something dark and unclear hidden in his eyes, "He, why is he always changing..."
When Zheng Shichu heard it, he became even more excited. He pointed to his head with exaggerated movements, "Yuqian, take your little lover to see here, I seriously doubt it," hiccupped, "He's mentally ill. "
Jiang Yuqian's eyes gradually deepened, turning from darkness to anger.
"Zheng Shichu, what the hell is wrong with you!?" Even Jia Lin couldn't stand it.
Zheng Shichu didn't feel that he was wrong at all, and he still emphasized, "What's wrong with me? Zhou Haocai is fucking sick. How can a normal person pester someone like a lunatic? When I fought with him, that cannibalistic posture Just like the animals in the zoo, I say..."
Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yuqian kicked him over. Zheng Shichu was stunned, and he was about to rush forward to fight to the death. Fortunately, Jia Lin stopped.
"Jiang Yuqian, it's useless for you to beat me, Zhou Hao is a fucking psycho!"
"Okay, don't say a few words!" Jia Lin kicked Tian Bin, "Wake up!"
Tian Bin's head was still dizzy, he was kicked awake by Jia Lin, he didn't understand what was going on, he stared blankly at him and smirked.
Jia Lin hurriedly dragged Jiang Yuqian out. This man had scarlet eyes and a sad look on his face. Standing outside, with the cold wind blowing for a while, Jiang Yuqian's thoughts were condensed in the past by the cold air.
After a while, Jia Lin drove the car over, "Get in the car."
Jiang Yuqian sat in the back seat, looking at the bright street view outside the window.
Jia Lin glanced in the rearview mirror and found that this man was thinking about something.
"Don't pay attention to Zheng Shichu, that kid has a valve in his mouth, he can say anything."
Jiang Yuqian didn't answer, he still looked out of the window, he felt extremely remorseful and warm in his heart. He was thinking, what is the little madman doing now
well. Jia Lin sighed inwardly.
If I knew today, why did I do things so badly at the beginning, there was no room for turning around.
Here, Zhou Hao is playing poker with Qian Weicheng, a kitten fishing, and the brothers next door have not come back after the new year, and no one is playing mahjong with Qian Weicheng, so this kid is forcing Zhou Hao to play poker with him Cards, what else can two people play. Kitten fishing.
"You are really boring." Zhou Hao was forced to say helplessly.
Qian Weicheng pouted, "You don't understand the world of our mature men."
Zhou Hao rolled his eyes at him, "You are really mature enough."
"Don't move, it's up to me, I'll go, you see it's nines, I'll take them all." Qian Weicheng put out a nine of hearts, and took away a whole pile of cards, complacently, "This is called maturity." The charming luck that a man exudes."
Suddenly, Zhou Hao's cell phone rang. He looked at the screen, hesitated for a moment, and then answered it.
"Haohao, what are you doing?" asked the other side.
"sleeping."
At this time, the screen of the mobile phone displayed 19:38. Anyone who listened to it would know that this was the wording.
"Then you go to sleep... I'm dead." The other side was obviously reluctant to part, and finally said, "Good night."
Zhou Hao hung up the phone, and Qian Weicheng asked with a poker in his hand, "Who is it?"
"Scam call."
Jiang Yuqian stood on the balcony and looked out. How many buildings would it take to see the hospital dormitory of the little madman