It rained in Beijing in July, and the air was extraordinarily fresh after the summer rainstorm.
The "crackling" torrential rain washed away the heat of the city. The rain started at night, and it rained all morning.
Last night, Song Qiaoxi came home from "Da Dong" with her parents and Chu Jin. It was past 9 pm when it started to rain.
Home in Beijing, the living room has a row of large floor-to-ceiling windows.
Song Qiaoxi stood in front of the window and stretched, and opened the window according to her mother's instructions, and the fresh air from the outside poured into the air-conditioned room.
The air is fresh and smells of plants in the community, like returning to a cool autumn day.
After the rain, the sun also came out, and a rainbow bridge was erected on the horizon.
"It's a double rainbow! Chu Jin, come and see!" Song Qiaoxi was at the window and turned to greet Chu Jin, who was sitting on the dining chair reading a book.
Chu Jin raised his eyes, put down the book, walked to her side, and took a breath of moist air. Unlike the little girl who was excited when she saw the double rainbow, he always felt a little uneasy today, and his eyelids were always twitching.
"Hurry up and make a wish! Make a wish from the heart of the double rainbow, the Rainbow Goddess can hear it..." Song Qiaoxi folded her hands together, closed her eyes, and made a devout wish.
The teenager didn't make a wish like her, and Chu Jin didn't believe that "making a wish" would make her wish come true.
If the "wish" could come true, then Chu Jin would endure countless difficult nights in his childhood, and he would pray silently in the dark every night.
Unlike the wishes of a child Tiantian, Chu Jin, who was only six years old at the time, had a cold wish. He hoped that the person who killed his parents by drunk driving would pay for his life.
"Didn't you make a wish?" Song Qiaoxi opened her eyes and looked up at Chu Jin's profile.
The sun after the rain poured into the room, dyeing the boy's pale skin with a hint of gold, and his dark eyes showed a hint of coldness.
"Well, I don't believe this." Chu told the truth and shook his head gently, as if he could erase his childhood memories.
The little girl blinked, patted his shoulder lightly, and said with a smile, "Ah? That's okay, I'll make a wish for you in the future, you must have never made a wish to Lady Rainbow before, that's why you didn't make a wish. believable."
"Xixi, didn't you have an appointment to go to Grandpa Chu's house to find Lucky yesterday?" Mom came out of the kitchen with a box of ready-made crispy pans in her hand and looked at the wall clock, "It's almost two o'clock, on time. In the past, bring the crispy pot to grandpa, and also, come back after playing for a while, don't disturb others for too long."
"Okay, I'll change my clothes." Song Qiaoxi agreed, and ran upstairs in three steps. The thought of seeing Lucky soon made her happy.
Song Qiaoxi changed into a goose yellow sleeveless square-neck dress, with a cute bow tied at the back of the waist, and her hair matured into two low ponytails, which fell obediently on her chest.
She has already braided herself, although the complicated hairstyle is still not good, the simple ponytail has been tied very smoothly.
Chu Jin changed into a white shirt, the cuffs were rolled up in half, revealing the fair skinny forearm, the lower body was dark blue casual trousers, and white sneakers.
It is the most comfortable dress for boys of this age, and the whole person looks refreshing and youthful.
The two children took the crispy pot made by Mother Song and came to Building 8 on the opposite side. There were already servants from Mr. Chu's house waiting in the lobby.
The servant instructed the two children to take the straight elevator to the sixteenth floor. Only then did Song Qiaoxi realize that the elevator had to be swiped to start.
After the rain, the servants and gardeners had already cleaned up the sky garden on the 16th floor, and wiped off the water stains on the tables and chairs.
There are more than a dozen kinds of exquisite small cakes on the long table, jasmine pear cake with rich jasmine fragrance, grapefruit fruit cake, chocolate rum hazelnut cake, etc., as well as handmade chocolates of various flavors.
On the low coffee table is a traditional British three-tier pastry rack, and the tea trays are mostly savory sandwiches, scones and other snacks.
The weather was cool, and Mr. Chu looked in a good mood. He smiled and greeted the two children to the garden.
"Good afternoon Grandpa, Mom made a crispy pot for you!" Song Qiaoxi walked into the garden and waved the lunch box in his hand to Mr. Chu who was sitting on the cushioned chair.
"That's great, thank you Xiao Qiao, I'll take this one." Old Man Chu held a cane in both hands and nodded with a smile.
Handing the lunch box to the approaching aunt, Song Qiaoxi heard a whimpering sound of "Ow".
"Lucky!" Song Qiaoxi squatted on the ground, a small ball of furry like snow rushed into her arms, picked up the dog, Lucky licked her face excitedly.
As she ducked, she giggled and said, "Lucky, it's itchy, stop licking..."
The servant brought over the little toys that Lucky usually likes to play with. Song Qiaoxi has been running tirelessly with Lucky all afternoon, playing ball with Lucky in the garden and playing the small game of "tug-of-war".
For more than a year, Mr. Chu and Song Jianguo became friends.
If Song Jianguo had something to do on the weekend and couldn't go back to Qizhou, Mr. Chu invited him to his house for tea, chess, and chat.
Father Song likes to read, and he has been a writer for many years. He often brings some good books to share with Mr. Chu.
When the two were chatting, Song Jianguo mentioned that Chu Jin usually reads the original books, which is very similar to Mr. Chu.
In the early years, Mr. Chu and his wife studied abroad together, and usually read English newspapers and books.
Today, the old man also prepared some English reading materials.
Chu Jin and the old man each held a book in their hands and sat upright, reading while drinking tea.
Mr. Chu asked the servants and assistants to go down, so there was no need to follow him in the garden.
Sitting at the coffee table, one old and one young, looked up from the book from time to time, looking for a girl in a goose-yellow dress and a dog like a snowball in the garden.
The playful curly-haired girl and cute puppy play in the garden, as beautiful as a European oil painting.
After the rain and the weather, such a leisurely and beautiful afternoon, the Chu house is about to usher in a farce.
Because of this farce, Chu Jin's life was completely changed.
Song Qiaoxi threw a plastic ball with a bell in her hand, leaned down and said to the panting puppy "Has Haas", "Lucky, where's the ball? Get the ball back!"
Lucky ran after the "bell" ball, and Song Qiaoxi followed behind it.
The ball rolled to the garden gate and stopped in front of a pair of men's leather shoes.
Song Qiaoxi found an uncle with long hair draped over his shoulders, tall thin, tall, drunk, with one hand in his pocket, he bent down to pick up the ball.
The long-haired uncle's cheeks were strangely red, and the expression on his face could not tell whether he was laughing or crying, and he looked very scary.
He staggered forward a step, shook the ball in his hand, and said to Song Qiaoxi, "Little sister, what are you doing at my house?"
Lucky was at Xixi's feet, and let out a small roar of "wheezing", as if warning the person on the opposite side.
Song Qiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then picked up Lucky and took a few steps back, watching the uninvited guest vigilantly.
This uncle looks a little familiar, but he has never seen him.
Even stranger, he said it was his home
But here, it's obviously Grandpa Chu's home!
No, there's a burglar in the house...
"Grandpa Chu, there is an uncle here..." Song Qiaoxi hugged Lucky in both hands, turned around and ran.
Chu Jin heard Song Qiaoxi's voice, put down the book in his hand, and got up to find her.
As soon as he stood up, he saw Song Qiaoxi running over panting, standing beside him and said to the old man, "Grandpa Chu, there is an uncle with long hair who seems to be drunk. He said this is his house?"
The little girl put down Lucky and pointed in the direction of the door.
"Chu Youhe, if you give me 50 million in the end, I will promise to cut off the father-son relationship with you and never appear in front of you..." The thin young man's eyes were scarlet, and he looked a little out of focus. , the articulation is not very clear.
At this moment, the young man walked straight towards the old man Chu, defiantly, overturning the teapot and afternoon tea tray on the coffee table with one hand.
"Crackling, crackling", the china and food fell to the ground, and the garden was in a mess.
Song Qiaoxi picked up Lucky, fearing that it would be stabbed by the porcelain.
At the same time, Chu Jin grabbed her arm, pulled the girl back a few meters, and protected her in front of her.
Not understanding what was going on at all, Song Qiaoxi looked at the unfamiliar uncle and the old man Chu in confusion.
When she came back to her senses, she found Chu Jin's body trembling slightly, his eyes fixed on the stranger, his hands clenched into fists, his fingertips turned white.
The old man Chu stood still, put down the book in his hand, raised his eyelids, and said coldly: "I won't give you a penny again, Chu Chengbai, you have to do it yourself, the relationship between father and son has long been broken, don't let me anymore. see you."
"Oh, I knew it! But it doesn't matter, I still have the material in my hand. I can't get the money today, and the weekly magazine will explode tomorrow. Let's see how you will get along in the Beijing circle in the future. After your mother leaves, you don't just care about you. A group founded by your mother? You don't care about family relationships at all! When the scandal comes out tomorrow, don't even try to hold onto Chu's stock price. If you don't give me the money, you will only lose more... "Chu Cheng Bai patted the table and was very close to his biological father, almost face to face.
Mr. Chu's expression was calm, and he said with a sneer: "What scandal can I have, my biggest scandal is you! Have you wiped your butt less since you were a child
Like crazy, Chu Chengbai interrupted the old man Chu with gnashing teeth, "You fucking deserve to be a father? You fucking deserve to mention my brother? The young lady is married, how can my brother have a rebellious mentality and take a fancy to that country woman from Qizhou!"
"Chu Youhe, you don't deserve to be a father. After my mother left, I only have my brother by my side..." Chu Chengbai knelt on the ground, sobbing, "That country woman hooked Chu Chengmin's soul, or else How could he leave Beijing and go to that remote place in Qizhou? You give me back my brother..."
The old man Chu raised his younger son's shirt with one hand, and slapped him angrily, "I will atone for what I did wrong back then, and I will not disturb the lives of Chu Chengmin and his wife in this life. Keep your mouth clean, country. The woman is your sister-in-law."
In the heart of the old man Chu, he always felt that the eldest son hated him, and maybe he would never forgive him or see him in his life.
He believes that what the eldest son wants is an undisturbed ordinary life.
Old Master Chu's own way of atonement is not to disturb them in this lifetime.
"Get out of here quickly, go to other places to spread the wine, I have guests here," Mr. Chu loosened his jacket like throwing garbage, took out his mobile phone from his coat pocket, and pressed a few buttons, "Mingzhe, called Come with security."
Staggeringly stood up from the ground, Chu Chengbai glanced at the place where Song Qiaoxi and Chu Jin were standing.
With that one glance, Chu Chengbai froze in place.
The young man in front of him looked very much like his brother when he was young. When his mother died, his brother was so old and always wore a white shirt to accompany him.
But brother, isn't he already gone
That afternoon like a nightmare, Chu Chengbai never dreamed that it would end like that.
His mind was no longer clear, and in a trance, the time went back to more than 20 years ago, back to the time when his mother had just died, and only he and his brother lived in a courtyard house and depended on each other.
"Brother... Chu Chengmin? Brother, are you back?" Chu Chengbai almost fell on Chu Jin's leg, hugged his trousers, and muttered to himself, "I'm sorry, brother, I didn't mean to. ... I just don't like that woman, brother, I didn't mean it, brother, can you forgive me? Mother is gone, father doesn't care about us, brother, I beg you, please don't go, I only have you …”
Without waiting for Chu Chengbai to say more, assistant Mingzhe hurriedly arrived with a group of people, and the security personnel quickly took Chu Chengbai away in a puddle of drunkenness.
"Sorry, children, you were frightened." With the help of Mingzhe, the old man Chu walked to Song Qiaoxi and Chu Jin with a look of apology, "Children, go home first, I will join Jianguo and Xiao Qiao. Contact, I'm really sorry today, the grudges of the adults made your children see jokes."
"..." Song Qiaoxi nodded silently, then shook her head again, her heart beating fast.
She doesn't know what to say now, she can only try to calm herself down.
Chu Jin's father's name, heard her parents say it several times, called Chu Chengmin, and she finally understood why she felt familiar when she saw that unfamiliar uncle for the first time.
That's Chu Jin's little uncle. His eyebrows are similar to Chu Jin's...
She was recognized by an outsider, how could Chu Jin not recognize her
The medical staff has already pushed the wheelchair, and Mr. Chu seems to be unable to stand now. Sitting on the wheelchair, he whispered to the assistant, "Mingzhe, change the elevator access control again, you can do it yourself, and prepare some gifts to send to Song. My apology, I surprised the children today... By the way, go check it out, what information did the weekly get from Chu Chengbai?"
"Okay, don't worry, old man, I will do it myself." Mingzhe said.
Song Qiaoxi put down Lucky, who was struggling to chase Old Man Chu, and stood behind Chu Jin for a few seconds.
Feeling numb in her hands and feet, she shivered, walked to Chu Jin's side, and gently tugged at the corner of his clothes.
The little boy looked so pale that there was no blood at all, his eyebrows were low, and his eyes were bottomless.
Song Qiaoxi bit her lip and said softly, "Let's go home?"