When leaving Ming's house, Ming Shu was dragging a half-empty suitcase, orange-red, shining in the sun.
The college entrance examination was originally a separation. Most of the luggage before the age of 18 was left behind by him, and many of those precious things that carried his growth experience were placed in the Xiao family, and they were placed in Xiao Yuan's bedroom. .
He pulled the suitcase, bang bang bang, and stepped into the Xiao family's yard. Xiao Zhengyun has white hair, and his footsteps are no longer as vigorous as they used to be.
"Grandpa." Mingshu called softly.
Old man Xiao walked over with a cane and looked up at him—he was already a young man of over 1.8 meters tall, but Xiao Zhengyun shrunk, and he could only look at him when he raised his head.
After a moment, Xiao Zhengyun sighed and patted his arm, "Go inside, that's your home, and grandpa's place is also your home."
Mingshu nodded, but didn't lift it up again.
Because his eyes were red.
When he broke with Ming Haofeng, his eyes were not red, and when he was angrily reprimanded for "go away", he was not jealous either.
But in front of Xiao Zhengyun, his eyes started to heat up.
Actually he wasn't sad at all. He has been waiting for this day for many years. Xiao Zhengyun said that there was his home, but it was not. He stubbornly felt that only a warm and belonging place like the Xiao family was home.
He used the Xiao family as a reference everywhere, and the Ming family could not be considered a family.
Now that he's been kicked out by Ming Haofeng, it's good, he no longer has to be an accessory to a failed marriage.
Xiao Zhengyun made steamed pork ribs and cold chicken, which are his favorites. After he finished eating, he rinsed the dishes and fell into a drowsiness, and then began to pack his luggage.
It is still too early to leave school, and the admission letter has not yet come down. He filled in the Public Security University, and the address of the notice was Xiao Yu'an's house.
He bought the train ticket for the day after tomorrow, borrowed the money from Du Hao, and promised to pay it back for part-time work during the summer vacation.
Du Hao cried and punched him, saying that he dared to pay back the money, so he broke up with him, and insisted that he refund the train ticket and buy a more expensive one. He didn't answer.
Before leaving, he called Xiao Yuan a few times, but he didn't get through.
Xiao Yuan performed the mission somewhere, and the return date is uncertain.
But the day for him to go ahead has been set.
"Would you like to wait?" Du Hao babbled like a mother-in-law, "It's useless for you to go now. In case Ange doesn't come back for ten days and a half months, will you sleep on the street?"
Mingshu said, "I haven't slept before, so I can experience it once."
Du Hao frowned, "I don't have such a blind experience as you!"
"Haohao, don't worry about it." Mingshu smiled and glanced at his own hair, "Didn't I live there for a while last year? I'm familiar with the surrounding area, find an Internet cafe, a restaurant to work part-time, and the one that includes food and lodging. I can make do with anything, and I'll pay you back a few hundred dollars tolls later."
"Bah!" Du Hao viciously said, "You give me more tolls!"
Mingshu smiled, the train station was crowded and crowded, and the loudspeakers kept broadcasting information such as arrival, delay, and ticket checking. In 10 minutes, the ticket for his train was about to be checked.
"Go back." Mingshu put away the sloppy expression on his face, "I'm going after someone. Don't worry if it's a brother."
Du Hao pursed his lips for a long time and said seriously, "Okay!"
Mingshu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Just now, he deliberately said the word "chasing people". Du Hao is his best friend. The result of his coming out of the closet with his family is to cut off his relationship with his family. There is nothing wrong with being a cute person. bless.
He was about to leave his hometown and go to another place. He didn't want to hide it from his good buddies. Selfishly, he longed to be blessed by his friends.
He thought that Du Hao would be stunned when he heard the word "chasing people", and he was shocked when he reacted, and it took him a while to accept it.
But Du Hao seemed to have known it for a long time.
"You..." He looked at Du Hao and found the answer in his eyes.
"I'm Bingxue smart and considerate. I've seen it a long time ago." Du Hao hummed, "If you don't tell me, I'll hide it from you and see when you confess."
Mingshu sighed, the heavy things on his heart suddenly turned into powder, and when they were blown, they flew up and sparkled.
"Chase, let's chase." Du Hao was actually quite reluctant to bear Mingshu. They were the first friendship in the first grade of elementary school, but the good buddies were going to chase after love. He had to pretend to be full of pride and give Mingshu With enough breath, "don't care what others say, you just know that I will always support you, your brother!"
The wheels hit the rails, and the train rumbled out of the station.
Mingshu looked at the regressing city and skyline, and gently pressed his sore eye sockets.
Xiao Yu'an really wasn't at home, so Ming Shu was prepared, opened a room in a nearby hotel, put his luggage in, ate a bowl of fried rice, and immediately started looking for a job.
It's easy for him to find odd jobs at his age, and he has the advantage in appearance. The train arrived at noon, and he got his job that night—working as a clerk in a 24-hour convenience store.
The convenience store has a lounge, and no one usually lives there. After discussing with the store manager, the store manager simply let him work the night shift, and the rest room was temporarily put to him.
A boy who has just grown up has a lot of energy. After a day's work, he doesn't feel tired and wants to find another job.
It happened that the milk tea shop across the street was short of people, so Mingshu went to try it out and hired him again.
On the day Xiao Yuan came back, he had worked in the convenience store for 16 days and the milk tea shop for 9 days.
Not long ago, he received the admission letter.
Xiao Yu'an looked at him for a while, frowning slightly, "Why are you here?"
Mingshu quickly put down the water, "I was accepted, and I will be here for the next 4 years."
After he finished speaking, he ran to the lounge, took out the notice that was locked in the cabinet, and raised it proudly, the emotion of waiting for praise was clearly on his face.
At this time, there were no other customers in the convenience store. Xiao Yuan took the notice, looked at it and returned it to Mingshu, "Which day did you come?"
Mingshu said, "It's been more than half a month."
Xiao Yu'an said, "Why didn't you contact me in advance?"
"I got in touch, but I can't get in touch." Ming Shu's ears were a little warm. How to say, Xiao Yu'an at this time made him feel hot, eager to try, but a little uncomfortable.
This is the older brother who has just finished the task. His familiar gentleness has not yet come up, and there is a kind of coldness and oppression when facing criminals.
is not the same brother.
And he seems to be a criminal too.
He even had a little hope of being suppressed as a criminal.
This seems to be the first time he has faced Xiao Yu'an face to face since he was an adult. He has grown up and he is a man. This realization made his forehead jump with excitement.
Xiao Yuan asked that question because he felt that if Mingshu knew that he was not there, he should not have come. But Mingshu's answer and the excitement in his eyes have already explained everything - I want to come, whether you are here or not I will come.
Something has changed between them since Mingshu opened up to him last summer. This year, because Mingshu was going to prepare for the college entrance examination, they tacitly did not mention the rainy night, but now, the procrastination must be resolved.
"Where do you live?" Xiao Yuan said, looking in the direction of the lounge, "Just there?"
Mingshu said: "Yes, the store manager sees that I have no money, so he gave me the benefits alone."
"Go and clean up." Xiao Yuan said that he couldn't let Mingshu live alone, what would it look like, "I'll go back after get off work."
It's the middle of the night, and there are still a few hours left before get off work. Mingshu was very beautiful in his heart, and of course he wanted to go home with Xiao Yuan right away, but he couldn't leave if his shift-change colleagues didn't come.
If you have a job, you are a social person, and a social person must have a sense of responsibility.
"I change shifts at 6 o'clock." Mingshu said, "Brother, then you can go back first, I will go back by myself after changing shifts."
Xiao Yuan glanced at the time and thought about it for a while, "Will you be cooking noodles?"
Mingshu said, "You want to eat here?"
"I'm too lazy to do it when I go back." Xiao Yu'an said, "Would you?"
The convenience store has kantoen, which has a variety of meat skewers and steamed buns, as well as noodles cooked to order. Xiao Yu'an doesn't like to eat anything else, he just wants to fill his stomach.
Mingshu immediately said, "Brother, look down on me, I've been working here for half a month, and they all praised my delicious noodles."
Xiao Yu'an smiled and took a bottle of sugar-free tea from the shelf, "Let's count together."
Mingshu scanned the code, but didn't want Xiao Yuan's money, "Brother, I invite you."
Xiao Yu'an did not argue with him, and sat down at the row of seats by the window.
Mingshu adjusted the seasoning, his hands were shaking a little, not nervous, but excited, unable to restrain himself.
He never expected to meet again in this way. In the early morning, there was no one else's convenience store, and the dusty man returned, and he cooked a bowl of hot noodles.
Gee, how romantic this is!
Xiao Yuan stared at the night outside the window, and his mind was empty for a while.
He knew that Mingshu would definitely come to him, but he didn't expect Mingshu to find all the jobs.
Seeing Mingshu's high spirits, he was a little dumbfounded.
The Ming family must hope that Mingshu will go into business, the road may have been paved long ago, and Mingshu must have experienced a "war" in the Ming family.
Mingshu looks like a victorious general.
"Brother, here it is!" Mingshu put the tray on the table, full of anticipation, "Is it delicious? I made my own decision and added 5 skewers of Oden."
Xiao Yuan stirred the noodles, "Eat public grain?"
Mingshu said, "How can it be! I paid for it!"
The noodles in the convenience store are strictly proportioned according to the measurement list, and the cooking time is also stipulated.
Xiao Yuan was eating, and Mingshu was watching from the opposite side.
After eating and packing, there is more than 1 hour left before the shift time.
Xiao Yuan didn't go back, just waited in the store.
Anyway, there were no guests, so Mingshu went back to the lounge to pack his luggage. The box was wide open. In addition to the necessities such as clothes, documents, and chargers, there were also some less necessary things.
The mint-colored bracelet that I couldn't wear for a long time, the watch I received when I was in junior high school, and the 18th birthday present.
Xiao Yu'an stood at the door, Mingshu squatted on the ground with his back to him.
Xiao Yu'an said, "You brought them all here."
Mingshu's shoulders stiffened, he turned around, looked at Xiao Yuan, and for a moment, his right hand grabbed Xiao Yuan's pants.
"Brother, I cut ties with them."
"I have nowhere else to go, come to rely on you, will you take me in?"