"… "
It sounds like I'm a little sorry for him.
Sang Yan's expression was a little sleepy and irritable, and her steps were large and fast. Sang Zhi could only trot to follow him, and said bravely, "Then he doesn't know that you live with your partner, and it's definitely not misunderstood..."
Sang Yan didn't say a word.
Sang Zhi said again: "You can explain a few words, otherwise I can help you explain."
As Sang Yan walked, he took out his phone from his pocket and looked down.
"And Dad asked you to come pick me up." Sang Zhi didn't feel that he had no reason at all, "If you don't come pick me up, it's because I didn't care about you, and you still lost your temper with me."
"..." Sang Yan glanced at her, "How old are you this year?"
Sang Zhi replied, "Twenty."
"When I was 20," Sang Yan said, "not only did no one pick me up when I went home from vacation, but I had to pick you up every day, an extremely disgusting brat, from school, do you remember?"
"Why do you keep comparing you to me?" Sang Zhi was inexplicable, "You are at home, do you have the same status as me?"
"… "
Sang Yan was too lazy to care about her. He didn't drive over. After leaving the airport, he walked in the direction of the taxi. Reported an address to the driver, then turned around and put the suitcase in the trunk.
Sang Zhi got into the car before him and sent a message to Duan Jiaxu: "I'm here, so is my brother.]
Soon, Sang Yan also got into the car and sat next to her.
The driver started the car.
Sang Zhi asked casually, "How do I get to your place? I want to go home directly."
Sanyan didn't answer. Seemingly really sleepy, as soon as he got in the car, he closed his eyes and slept on the back of the seat.
"Mom and dad are not at home." Sang Zhi was also a little hungry, and took the initiative to say, "Otherwise, you can invite me to lunch."
"… "
After playing with the phone for a while, Sang Zhi felt bored: "Why are you ignoring me, sister-in-law is really angry? Just explain it, it's just a small matter."
Sang Yan still didn't respond at all.
Sang Zhi remembered one more thing: "However, have you started living with your sister-in-law?"
"… "
"Then what about Sister Yifan?" Sang Zhi asked curiously, "Didn't you say you can't bring your boyfriend and girlfriend back? If you don't like this, won't she be embarrassed?"
Hearing this, Sang Yan's eyelids moved and looked at her leisurely.
Sang Zhi reacted: "Didn't you share a lease with her?"
Sang Yan closed her eyes again, like she was dumb, and didn't say a word.
Sang Zhi felt bored and didn't bother to talk to him anymore.
The car drove all the way to the community where Sang Yan lived.
Sang Zhi didn't plan to get off with him, and planned to let the driver continue to drive home after he left. But Sang Yan pulled her down, lifted her chin, and said, "Go up and call your sister-in-law down and go out to eat."
"..." Sang Zhi was stunned, "Why don't you go, I don't know her."
Sang Yan moved Sang Zhi's suitcase down and urged impatiently, "Hurry up."
Sang Zhi endured: "Oh."
Taking the key from Sang Yan's hand, Sang Zhi entered the building. This community is not far from home, and Sang Zhi doesn't come here too often, mostly when she was in high school.
I haven't been here for two years.
Taking the elevator upstairs, Sang Zhi hesitated, but still didn't use the key to open the door. She rang the doorbell and waited at the door for a while. Before long, the door was opened from the inside.
The woman wears a simple set of pajamas, her face turned upside down. She looks coquettish, with long hair scattered behind her back, looking a bit lazy. The tail of the eyes is slightly raised, the pupils are bright and clear, and the lips are not reddish, very beautiful.
Sang Zhi paused and shouted, "Sister Yifan."
Perhaps because she did not expect that the person outside was her, Wen Yifan was obviously stunned for a moment. Still holding a pair of chopsticks in her hand, she glanced behind Sang Zhi: "Just, why are you here?"
"My brother asked me to come up." Sang Zhi walked in and took off his shoes, "You still share a lease with my brother?"
Wen Yifan hummed, walked over to the coffee table and poured her a glass of water.
Sang Zhi took a sip and asked in a low voice, "Where is my brother's girlfriend? In the room?"
The TV was on, broadcasting the recent popular drama, Wen Yifan sat back on the sofa, watched the TV with great interest, and continued to eat the boxed lunch on the table. Hearing this, she replied casually, "It's me."
"… "
As if she couldn't believe what she heard, Sang Zhi was stunned for a long time before she said, "Ah?"
Wen Yifan pulled his hair behind his ears and said softly, "What's wrong?"
Sang Zhi didn't want to react too exaggeratedly, so he scratched his head: "It's nothing."
When she was about to say something, she suddenly noticed that Wen Yifan had a small ticket on the box lunch with a long list of words written on it, which was what Sang Yan had just told her.
Sang Zhi immediately pointed: "Sister Yifan, are you angry with my brother because of this?"
Following Sang Zhi's words, Wen Yifan also looked at the receipt. Not long after, she raised her head again and said blankly and directly: "No, I've eaten all of this..."
Sang Zhi heaved a sigh of relief: "I thought you would misunderstand that my brother cheated."
Wen Yifan was quiet for a few seconds, as if thinking, and quickly said, "Ah, does this mean cheating?"
"… "
"I thought he made a note on purpose because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get up to get takeout."
Sang Zhi explained: "No—"
Wen Yifan: "So you really cheated?"
Sang Zhi hurriedly shook his head, and when he was about to explain something, Wen Yifan opened his mouth again, and said thoughtfully, "Forget about cheating, you still dare to report the same address to two people."
"… "
Wen Yifan gave a thumbs up and said with admiration, "It's awesome."
"… "
Perhaps after waiting too long, Sang Yan made a few calls to remind him, and came back in person not long after. Hearing the doorbell, Sang Zhi trotted to open the door for him, and then went back to the kitchen.
Sang Yan glanced: "What are you two doing?"
Sang Zhi: "My sister-in-law is cooking noodles for me."
Wen Yifan tied his hair, held a knife, and cut the meat on the cutting board. Hearing this, she turned her head and gently reminded: "Don't call me that, your brother cheated."
Sang Yan: "..."
Sang Zhi consciously left the kitchen and gave them the space. She sat on the sofa and looked in through the glass door of the kitchen, but couldn't hear what the two of them were saying.
After watching the play for a while, Sang Zhi began to chat with Duan Jia Xu: [Do you know who my brother's girlfriend is?]
Duan Jiaxu: [I haven't heard him say it, what's wrong?]
Sang Zhi: [A super beautiful older sister.]
Sang Zhi: [My brother's high school classmate, she has been renting with my brother before, I never thought they would be together, I don't think my brother deserves it at all.]
Duan Jiaxu: [So beautiful?]
Sang Zhi: [?]
Sang Zhi: [Why are you so curious.]
Sang Zhi suddenly regretted what she just said. She stared at it for a long time, and added awkwardly: [That's definitely still, I want to be more beautiful.]
Sang Zhi felt that he was a little redundant here. While listening to Sang Yan and Wen Yifan talking, she slowly finished the noodles. After that, she didn't bother them anymore and offered to leave.
Wen Yifan was just about to go out, so he drove Sang Zhi back by the way.
Sang Zhi sat in the passenger seat and continued chatting with Duan Jia Xu: [Why did you order takeout for my brother?]
Duan Jiaxu: [Thank you.]
Duan Jia Xu: [Thank him for picking you up.]
Sang Zhi laughed out loud.
Hearing her movement, Wen Yifan asked, "Chat with your boyfriend?"
Sang Zhi blinked and nodded, "Yes."
"I heard your brother say that your partner is his college roommate?"
"right."
"It's also pretty good. He's older than you and can take care of people." Wen Yifan spoke slowly, chatting with her, "and you know the bottom line, I think your brother can trust this person."
Rarely, after someone listened to it, their first reaction was not to scold Duan Jiaxing. Sang Zhi was also happy to hear it, and hummed with a smile.
"But these are not very important. Before, your brother showed me a photo of your object." Afterwards, Wen Yifan changed his words and sighed, "He looks too handsome."
"… "
"In comparison, what does your brother look like—" Wen Yifan's voice suddenly stopped, probably noticing that the client's sister was in front of him, he swallowed back his original words, "It's alright."
"… "
Sang Zhi didn't know if Sang Yan told Li Ping about his girlfriend. She didn't take the initiative to mention it, and lived a life of doing nothing every day, either eating or sleeping.
It went on like this for a few days, and Sang Zhi was really bored. With the introduction of his high school classmates, he found a tutor nearby. She also didn't forget Duan Jiake's possible visit, and occasionally mentioned a few words in front of Li Ping.
Li Ping quickly understood what she meant: "Duan Jiaxu is coming to our house for the Chinese New Year?"
Sang Zhi nodded nervously, "Is that okay?"
"Let's stop." Li Ping thought for a while, speaking slowly and gently, "My mother is afraid that he will feel uncomfortable if he spends the New Year at someone else's house. If it's a visit, it's a little early."
Sang Zhi was quiet for a moment, and decided to talk to her seriously: "Mom, did you not listen to what I said to you during this time?"
Li Ping: "I heard it."
"I know you're doing it for my own good, and I'm worried that I'll have a bad life in the future." Sang Zhi said seriously, "But you should also know Duan Jiaxu's behavior. If he's not good, my brother will definitely not agree."
"… "
"His economic conditions are not bad now. He studied very hard when he was in college, he has been receiving scholarships, and now he is working very hard, so he is not someone who is not active." Sang Zhi said, "I will study hard now, and then later Find a good job and make money yourself. I think it will be good.”
Li Ping listened quietly.
"And about his family, a woman came to me before, but he always protected me. Now there is no such thing." Sang Zhi pursed her lips and whispered, "He himself Because of this, he is not happy, but there is nothing he can do about it. I think he has done a lot of things well."
"Um."
"I've been telling you so many things before, I just want you not to worry about me and make you feel more at ease here." Sang Zhi said, "I also want you to know that I'm serious, it's not that I haven't thought about it. It's not on impulse either. I feel really good about it."
"Mom knows."
Sang Zhi didn't know if Li Ping had listened to it this time. She felt a little depressed, and always felt that what she said really had no effect at all, but she was afraid that Li Ping would feel annoyed if she said too much, so she didn't mention it again.
In this situation, Sang Zhi did not dare to take Duan Jia Xu home.
Time goes by day by day, and the new year is coming.
A few weeks in advance, Duan Jiaxu booked tickets for the fourth day of the Chinese New Year.
Duan Jiaxu told her that the earlier tickets had already been booked. He also told her that he would go to Wen Siyun's to celebrate the New Year with their family, so that she should not care too much.
But Sang Zhi still knew very well that these were just words he used to comfort her.
During the first three days of the New Year, Sang Zhi was also very busy, accompanying her parents to visit relatives every day, and seeing some people she hadn't seen in a long time. When she got home, after washing up, she went back to bed and hung up a video with Duan Jiaxu all night.
It wasn't until the fourth day of junior high that I gradually became idle.
Duan Jiaxu arrived in Nanwu on the afternoon of the fourth day of the first day of the new year.
Sang Zhi didn't hide it from her parents, and after telling them directly, she went out to find him.
Duan Jiaxu didn't let Sang Zhi go to the airport, he got off the plane and took a taxi over.
The two met at the gate of Sang Zhi's house.
Sang Zhi accompanied him to the hotel to put things away, and then the two walked around the nearby business circle that was still open. She accompanied him to dinner outside, and then was sent back downstairs by him.
Sang Zhi let go of Duan Jiaxu's hand and was about to say goodbye when he bumped into Sang Rong and Li Ping who had just returned from outside.
Maybe it was because he was caught off guard, Duan Jia Xu was obviously stunned, and he was obviously a little embarrassed. Soon, he stood up straighter, smiled at them, and took the initiative to say hello.
After all, I haven't seen it for a long time.
There was nothing wrong with Sang Rong's expression. He greeted him politely, asked a few questions, and then said, "Come on, let's go up and sit for a while. I haven't seen you in Nanwu for so long, and I haven't heard Ayan talking about you. Case."
Duan Jiaxu nodded and answered politely.
Their reactions seemed to be as if they didn't know his relationship with Sang Zhi.
Sang Zhi followed behind them and couldn't help holding Li Ping's hand, whispering, "Mom."
Li Ping thought it was funny: "What's wrong? Can my dad and I still eat him?"
"… "
Back home, the four of them sat on the sofa. Sang Yan is not at home, and it seems that he is also out to find friends. Sang Zhi felt nervous and didn't know what they would say.
Sang Rong and Li Ping did not say anything.
His attitude towards him was exactly the same as that of his son's friend, no different from before.
After sitting for a while, Li Ping suddenly got up and said that she was going to cut some fruit. She walked to the kitchen, stopped Sang Zhi after a few steps, and said, "Just, let's help mom."
Sang Zhi was stunned for a moment, looked in Duan Jia Xu's direction, and stood up sullenly, "Okay."
It didn't take long to cut the fruit, Sang Zhi helped to get some fruit from the refrigerator, turned on the tap and washed it. Li Ping didn't let her touch the knife, she stood beside her and had nothing else to do.
Sang Zhi said dryly, "Then I'll go out first?"
Li Ping: "Bring a plate for your mother."
"..." Sang Zhi's attention was always shifted to the outside, and she whispered, "Okay."
In the kitchen for about a few minutes.
When Sang Zhi went out, Sang Rong and Duan Jia Xu were still chatting, and the atmosphere didn't change much from before. The expressions of the two of them were normal, no different from before she entered the kitchen.
Sang Zhi stared at Duan Jiaxu for a long time, and finally felt relieved after she felt that there was nothing wrong.
After another half an hour, Duan Jia Xu took the initiative to say, "It's a little late, uncle and auntie, I'll go back today, and it won't affect your rest. I'll visit you another day."
Sang Rong and Li Ping both got up and sent him to the door.
It was half past nine at this time.
Sang Zhi put on a coat and said, "I'll take it for you."
Duan Jiaxu smiled and said, "No, it's just two steps away."
Li Ping didn't stop her and said, "Wear more, it's cold outside."
Sang Zhi agreed and put on her shoes: "Let's go."
Duan Jiaxu didn't say anything more and reminded her, "Pull the zipper." Then, he glanced in the direction of Sang Rong and Li Ping, and said gently, "Happy New Year, uncle and auntie."
The two went out and waited for the elevator in the elevator room.
Sang Zhi finally found the opportunity to ask, "Did my dad tell you anything? Just when I went to cut the fruit."
"I didn't say anything." Duan Jia Xu said casually, "Just chatting."
"real?"
Duan Jiaxu looked at her and chuckled, "Then what else can I say?"
For some reason, Sang Zhi always felt a little uneasy, but also felt that his reaction didn't seem unusual. Just when the elevator arrived, she walked in and muttered, "It's nothing."
Duan Jiaxu didn't ask her to send her far, and let her go back when he walked to the gate of the community.
Sang Zhi stood still, then laboriously took a red envelope from his pocket and put it into his hand: "Happy New Year."
Duan Jiaxu raised his eyebrows, "Are you giving me a red envelope?"
"Well," Sang Zhi said, "this is not the red envelope I received, it was earned by my tutor."
Duan Jiaxu rolled his eyes.
Sang Zhi smiled and said, "I also drew the red envelopes myself, doesn't it look good?"
It was painted with paint.
On the red bottom, in the center is a Q-version portrait of a man, with ears and tail painted on, which looks extra cute. Below it is written in small print - "Duan Jiaxu's 2016 red envelope".
Duan Jiaxu pointed, "Is this me?"
"Yup."
Duan Jiaxu said with a low smile, "Why did you even draw a dog's ear?"
Sang Zhi was speechless: "These are fox ears."
"You admit it?" The corners of his eyes drooped down, and he leaned over and kissed her forehead, "Is that male fox spirit me?"
Sang Zhi looked at him and whispered, "En."
Duan Jiaxu lowered his eyelids and looked at her, "Okay, the male fox spirit is me."
"… "
"I don't recognize the central air conditioner."
Duan Jiaxu returned to the hotel.
He took off his jacket and threw it on the bed. The two red packets in his pocket fell out instantly and were scattered on the white sheets. One was given by Sang Rong, and the other was given to him by Sang Zhi just now.
Quiet and deserted hotel.
The expression that Duan Jiaxu had been maintaining gradually faded, and the smile on his lips slowly subsided.
Duan Jia Xu's Adam's apple slid, suddenly thinking of many years ago.
Because of Xu Ruoshu's illness, for the first time, he called every relative he knew to borrow money from house to house. What I get is not abuse, but the mechanical sound of hanging up directly.
Everyone shunned their family.
At that time, Duan Jiaxu had no choice.
At the last moment, I could only think of Sang Yan, who had only known each other for a year at that time, because he knew that the conditions of his family were good. Duan Jiaxu was actually extremely hard to tell, but he still pretended to be calm and offered to borrow money from him.
I borrowed 30,000 yuan from Sang Yan, who was still a college student.
Sang Yan didn't ask much, only knew that his mother was sick, so he turned around and helped him to borrow it from Sang Rong. It didn't take long for Duan Jiaxu to receive a call from Sang Rong, asking him about his general situation.
After clarifying the question, Sang Rong immediately transferred the money to his bank account, and sent a text message to him saying: [Child, don't rush to pay back the money, take good care of your mother, wait for you to work later and stabilize Say it again. If there is anything else you need, you can find your uncle again.]
Duan Jiaxu will never forget the feeling at that time.
It's like sending charcoal in the snow.
No one wants to help them, including blood relatives. But this family, who had nothing to do with him, offered him a helping hand without asking for anything in return.
It is a kindness that he will never forget in his life.
Duan Jiaxu bent down and picked up the red envelope that Sang Rong gave.
He thought of what Sang Rong said to him just after Sang Zhi entered the kitchen.
His tone was no different from that on the phone back then, it was still calm and would not cause any discomfort.
Sang Rong said a lot, and Duan Jiaxu remembered every sentence, listened to every sentence carefully, and responded to every sentence, but now he can only remember one sentence for no reason.
- "This situation in your family, I and Zhi Zhi's mother are indeed a little... mind."
Duan Jiaxu probably won't feel much when others say such things to him.
But this is Sang Zhi's family.
Also, in his most difficult times, the only person who is willing to help him.
Duan Jiaxu lowered his eyes, sat on the bed, and picked up the red envelope that Sang Zhi had drawn. His eyes darkened, the corners of his lips straightened, and all the strength he was holding on collapsed in an instant.
There is only an extremely strong and powerless sense of inferiority.