Yu Zihuan's birthday is at the end of August, and school will start in a few days. When Yu Zhile was in school, this time was usually used to make up homework overnight, but Yu Zihuan did not have this problem at all, and finished his homework in July.
Yu Zhile asked him several times how he wanted to celebrate his birthday and if he had any gifts he wanted. Yu Zihuan said that he didn't need to prepare anything, just cook him a bowl of longevity noodles like his grandmother used to do. Seeing that Yu Zhile couldn't ask, he simply followed his own ideas. During this time, she sometimes went to Internet cafes to post novels at night, so when Yu Zihuan was not around, she secretly went to the mall and bought him an electronic dictionary.
On Yu Zihuan's birthday, Yu Zhile bought a small piece of black forest cake as a birthday cake, put in a candle and sang a birthday song, after Yu Zihuan blew out the candle, he took out the packaged electronic dictionary and said, "The cake is a little smaller. Don't be angry. In addition, this one is bought for you to study, but you can't always use it to play games."
Yu Zihuan took the box in a daze. After Yu Zhile turned on the light, he hadn't regained his senses. He lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
Yu Zihuan raised his head, with more doubt and confusion in his eyes than the surprise of receiving a gift. He wanted to ask for a long time why Yu Zhile was so nice to him, a stranger, so good that he felt aggrieved that he was frugal, but spent most of his half month's salary on buying him a birthday present.
Yu Zhile didn't expect his reaction to be like this, scratched his head, and joked for a few seconds, "Maybe it's because I have cancer."
So I couldn't help but be nice to Yu Zihuan and think about him.
"What cancer?" Yu Zihuan frowned and widened his eyes, his throat hung up, looking a bit harsh.
Yu Zhile realized that people who lived in 2005 must not understand the meaning of the word "mother cancer" as a joke. Yu Zihuan should not think that such cancer really exists.
"It's nothing, I'm joking." Yu Zhile hurriedly reassured him, "Today is your birthday, don't be unhappy. Electronic dictionary... I think almost everyone has students nowadays, and they think that it is really helpful to study. I bought it for you. It's a bit expensive, but it's worth it for years of use, isn't it?"
Yu Zihuan's brows calmed down, he lowered his eyes and was silent for a while, then looked at Yu Zhile seriously and said, "My grandmother died of liver cancer, so don't make such jokes in the future."
Yu Zhile nodded again and again, and then jumped up to eat the longevity noodles. He brought two bowls of hot noodles to the table, but saw that Yu Zihuan did not eat the piece of black forest, but pulled out the candle and divided it into two pieces and put them aside.
Originally, this cake was only for one person, and it was bought for Yu Zihuan, who had a rare snack, but now Yu Zhile still followed his wishes. Only showed some color.
After school started, Yu Zihuan was promoted to the third year of junior high school, and he left school an hour later than before. Sometimes he had to go to school to make up lessons on Saturdays and Sundays, but he was not too free to go to the supermarket to help.
One day, Yu Zhile went to the vegetable market to buy food after get off work. On the way back, she saw Yu Zihuan walking home with her head lowered. She called him happily and waved at him.
Yu Zihuan raised his hand unnaturally as a greeting to her, then buried his head again, dodging Yu Zhile's gaze.
Yu Zhile was puzzled, and when he approached, he saw the wound on the corner of his mouth, and instantly made up a picture of the obese school tyrant Xie Chenglong beating up the poor and helpless. The injury was avoided by him.
"Xie Chenglong bullied you again, didn't he?" Yu Zhile didn't insist on seeing Yu Zihuan's wound, he frowned and asked seriously, not intending to let him fool him easily.
"No." Yu Zihuan looked down, turned his head slightly, and didn't look at Yu Zhile.
"Then how did the wound on the corner of your mouth come from?"
"I hit it myself."
Yu Zhile didn't know why Yu Zihuan wanted to hide the truth. He stared at him for a long time and didn't look her in the face.
Yu Zihuan stopped talking, turned his head down and prepared to enter the door.
Yu Zhile couldn't be more angry. The previous accusation of Yu Zihuan for cheating had not been settled by Xie Chenglong. If the injury was not so obvious on his face this time, Yu Zihuan probably planned to hide it from her. There was a similar situation, but Yu Zihuan didn't tell her.
"No, come with me." Yu Zhile took a few steps forward, took Yu Zihuan's hand and walked in the other direction, "We have to have an explanation, we can't let him bully people like this all the time."
Yu Zihuan tried to break Yu Zhile's hand several times, but she grabbed her tightly and dragged him back. When he arrived at Xie Chenglong's door, he even stopped Yu Zhile from ringing the doorbell.
"What are you afraid of?" Yu Zhile glared at him, very puzzled, "It's useless for you to be afraid that he hides from him. What you want is peace of mind, he will only think that you are easy to bully."
Yu Zihuan opened his mouth after hearing this, but swallowed it back when Yu Zhile rang the doorbell.
Xie Chenglong's mother, who came to answer the door, saw that it was Yu Zhile and the two of them, she ripped off her sagging face, and smiled falsely, "Isn't this Xiaoyu, why do you have the time to come here? You don't need to cook for your brother? "
Yu Zhile also looked like he didn't smile, and pulled Yu Zihuan to make him stand closer, "You have to be able to eat after cooking. Your family Xie Chenglong beat my brother like this, how can you open your mouth? ?"
Xie Chenglong's mother's squinted eyes swept over to Yu Zihuan's face, rolled her eyes upwards, and replied with a smirk, "Which eye did you see that Jackie Chan was playing? Besides, it's not very slapstick among children. Is it normal? What is this little injury?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't have a good memory. You said that it's normal for children to be playing around. Who was the person who went back to my house and asked for medical expenses? Why didn't you say it was a minor injury, it was a joke?"
Xie Chenglong's mother, whose double standard was ruthlessly exposed, could not hang on her face. She glanced at Xie Chenglong who was walking up the stairs. She hurriedly twisted the waist of the bucket, pushed Yu Zhile and Yu Zihuan away to greet him. He took the schoolbag from Xie Chenglong's back for a while, and even if the exchange was impatient disgust, he did not change the smile on the fat pile.
But when he turned his face, Yu Zhile replaced it with a fake smile, "Jackie Chan, tell sister Yu Zihuan, are you two good friends, why did you hit him on purpose?"
Xie Chenglong glanced at Yu Zhile disdainfully, then walked over and patted Yu Zihuan's shoulder heavily, "My mother is right, we are indeed good friends, right, Zihuan."
Yu Zihuan, who was half a head shorter than Xie Chenglong, looked extremely thin in front of his sturdy body. He had been keeping his eyes down and silent, but Xie Chenglong shook him a few times before he stabilized. He slowly raised his eyes, and there was a fierce light for a moment. Flowing, but when it was fully lifted, it was calm and unwavering. After looking at Xie Chenglong for two seconds, he laughed suddenly, and there seemed to be thousands of stars in his eyes, "Yes, we are friends."
Yu Zhile gasped, staring at Yu Zihuan angrily and inexplicably, but because of his attitude, he could no longer tear up with Xie Chenglong and his mother and son, and could only see them arrogant and arrogant.
Before leaving with Yu Zihuan, they heard Xie Chenglong shouting to them again: "Hey, tomorrow you will lend me your electronic dictionary to play with. If you were so obedient, there would be no trouble."
Yu Zhile glanced at Yu Zihuan after hearing the words, and realized that it was the electronic dictionary she gave him to blame. Presumably Xie Chenglong saw that he had this thing, so he planned to snatch it to play, but Yu Zihuan was beaten because he couldn't do it.
The two returned home in silence, busy with each other in silence, until Yu Zhile finally couldn't help it at dinner time, put down his chopsticks and asked, "Why don't you let me find Xie Chenglong to settle accounts? If you let him like this, he will only make things worse. Do you believe it or not?"
Yu Zihuan's long eyelashes trembled, his eyes fell on the tableware he put down, "I don't want to cause you any more trouble."
Yu Zhile has done enough for him. He doesn't want to make her angry or sad because of his affairs, and he doesn't want her to be embarrassed by Xie Chenglong's mother or the head teacher again.
"You..." Yu Zhile's facial features were wrinkled, and he didn't know what to say to him, "I really..."
"I know you're a good and sensible boy, but I'm almost mad at your sensibleness now."
Yu Zihuan frowned at her, her wet eyes made Yu Zhile defeated, she sighed and said, "Didn't you ask me why I'm so nice to you? I told you not to be angry. I think it's too easy for you. ."
Yu Zhile just wanted to protect him for a while longer so that he could face it when he had a strong enough heart.
"I just want you to be like all the other kids, someone to share when you're happy, someone to comfort you when you're sad, and you don't hesitate to ask your family for help when you're in trouble, that's all. So you're in trouble or unhappy. Come to me when the time comes, don't keep it all in your heart, okay?"
Yu Zihuan no longer frowned, looking at her with a dazed look in his eyes, which also had a strangely bright brilliance.
Yu Zhile was also stunned for a moment, this kind of frighteningly bright eyes made her feel a little familiar for no reason. But soon she regained her senses, smiled and said, "When you are two years older, if you want to discuss with me, I may not be willing to listen. Cherish the opportunity now."
Yu Zihuan also smiled, nodded, and continued to eat.
Seeing him like this, Yu Zhile thought that he accepted her statement, and the sullenness in his heart was almost relieved, and he resumed the usual mode of eating vegetables and chatting, but ignored the coldness that flashed in Yu Zihuan's eyes.