After midnight

Su Ziling woke up from his sleep, touched his phone and saw that it was almost eight o'clock. He opened the door and saw An Yan busy between the kitchen and the dining table.

On the dining table, there was an open bag of cherries, and Su Ziling tilted his head to look at it. The cherries were big, round, and pink, and they looked very tempting.

"Cherries?" Su Ziling stared at it intently.

"Well, the locals call it Sakura Pearl. There are many people selling and buying it along the way. I think it must be delicious."

"I think so too."

"Go brush your teeth and wash your face first, and wake up Xiao Su. I bought breakfast."

An Yan said to Su Ziling, and Su Ziling went as ordered.

At half past eight, after washing up, Su Ziling and Xiao Su came over and pulled out a stool to sit down.

There were fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, porridge and steamed buns on the table. Xiao Su chose millet porridge, Su Ziling chose eight-treasure porridge, and the remaining bowl of tofu pudding was taken care of by An Yan.

After breakfast, they went to Jiangsu Road to take the bus. Behind the bus stop was a pharmacy. Su Ziling saw it and asked An Yan, "Are you okay?"

"much better."

"Then let's buy some more medicine when we come back."

"it is good."

After taking a bus through a long tunnel and walking along the beach for a long time under the sun, they finally found the place. The golden sand beach is one color with the sky and the sea. From a distance, it is really a blue sea and blue sky.

Su Ziling took off his shoes and socks and stepped on the fine and soft sand, and neatly placed his shoes and socks together with An Yan and Xiao Su's. He stood on the shallows, and the sea water splashed on his feet.

The sea water hit the shore wave after wave, clear and transparent. Su Ziling lowered his head and stared at it for a long time before looking up into the distance. In the distance, the blue color of the sky on the flat sea was more like ink, dotted with large white clouds. The sea water surged with tireless waves, breaking into pieces that made people want to chase after it.

He suddenly looked at An Yan who was standing beside him. An Yan was standing there alone, isolating the world from him. He pursed his lips tightly and fixed his gaze.

Su Ziling bent down and scooped up water to splash onto An Yan, so that he wouldn't have to be afraid. He was afraid that if he didn't keep a close eye on An Yan, An Yan would walk in step by step and sink to the bottom of the sea.

An Yan turned around with a start, and his silly look made Su Ziling laugh.

As expected, with this smile, An Yan quickly joined the battle, and Su Ziling ran away laughing.

An Xiaosu followed suit and happily splashed water at An Yan. She even stepped on it happily, and the splash caused Su Ziling, who was hiding nearby, to suffer as well.

The purpose of coming here is to have fun, and a three-way battle is about to break out. Gradually, fewer people are on the beach, and the sun makes their clothes wet and hot. Although they are still reluctant to leave, they plan to go back.

When getting off the bus on the way back, Su Ziling walked without lifting his feet. He pulled Xiao Su across the road, and An Yan followed him quietly. He was going to the pharmacy. He bought a bunch of medicine for An Yan. When it was time to pay, Su Ziling looked over and saw that An Yan had taken a bunch of medicine for treating injuries and pain from somewhere. He was a little curious but didn't ask.

After leaving the pharmacy, Su Ziling asked, "What are we going to eat at noon? I'm almost starving."

"We bought some vegetables at the morning market and cooked them at home."

"Great."

After dinner, An Yan coaxed Xiao Su into the bedroom to sleep. Sitting at the dining table, An Yan said to Su Zi Ling, who was leaning on his elbows to look at the scenery, "I want Xiao Su to go to school here."

"Go to school? Here?" Su Ziling blinked.

"Yeah." An Yan nodded lightly, as if he didn't think what he said was too outrageous.

"But Xiao Su is illiterate and has never lived here. It would be inappropriate for her to go to kindergarten now. But if she goes to the first grade of elementary school, it's already the end of the semester, and Xiao Su will definitely not be able to keep up. If she doesn't understand anything, she will be laughed at."

"I believe Xiao Su will be able to solve these problems. These days, she has been exposed to a lot of things. She feels happy but also must be full of doubts. Although she keeps silent and follows us obediently, I still want her to be with people of the same age, communicate more, and then slowly adapt to this society. Xiao Su is different from us. She has her own way to go." An Yan said seriously, word by word.

"You make sense. In this case, I suggest that Xiao Su go to a cram school or interest class, learn cultural courses, piano, dance, or anything else. At this time, it's not realistic to just go to school."

"Yeah." An Yan nodded and thought seriously for a while before suddenly asking, "Is there anything else you want to do?"

Su Ziling was still thinking about Xiao Su, so he casually said, "Nothing, seafood and beer bar, isn't it famous?"

"Well, let's do this for Xiao Su's matter." An Yan said as he stood up and left, "I'll ask her when she wakes up."

An Yan left, and Su Ziling no longer stayed at the table. He got up and went back to his room, not caring at all about telling An Yan that he wanted to eat seafood and drink beer.

"Su Ziling, wake up." Su Ziling took a nap after returning to his room. When he heard An Yan calling him, he tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't open them as if they were filled with glue, and his brain was as dizzy as paste.

"Su Ziling!" Su Ziling wanted to respond, but the sound was like a mosquito buzzing in his ear.

"elder brother!!!"

Xiao Su's scream woke him up. Su Ziling looked at An Yan standing beside his bed with a serious face and asked in a hoarse voice, "What time is it?"

"It's almost six o'clock, Brother Ling. You've slept for more than three hours." Xiao Su's clear voice came into Su Ziling's ears. He heard it but just heard it.

"Go wipe your face and come out to eat. You're having a nightmare." An Yan said calmly and pulled Xiao Su out.

An Yan's last words made Su Ziling realize what had happened. He stood in front of the washbasin and wiped his face with water to make sure he had a dream. The dream was very long, but he had completely forgotten what it was. Su Ziling wiped his face and went out.

In the living room, the dining table was empty and no one was in the house. Only then did Su Ziling realize that when An Yan said "go out", he meant to go outside the house. He opened the door and walked over with great joy, truly waking up.

"How did you get it?" Su Ziling pointed to the barbecue stove and the seafood that was not on the grill. There were even two big round watermelons on the ground.

An Yan just smiled and didn't answer. Su Ziling raised his eyebrows and started to work. Nothing was more important than the delicious food in front of him.

After dinner, everything was done. An Yan took out a piece of paper and handed it to Su Ziling. "Starting tomorrow, can you do it?"

"Of course I can." After reading it, Su Ziling promised solemnly and smiled at An Yan with great confidence. After all, he had not forgotten what he promised Yin to become stronger.

The next morning, Su Ziling and An Yan ran all the way to Luxun Park. Luxun Park is close to the sea, not a very famous tourist attraction, and is neither close nor far from home.

The sky was still gray at five o'clock. An Yan stood on the red rocks and watched Su Ziling do the exercises he had listed yesterday. Push-ups, squats, frog jumps, etc. An Yan watched Su Ziling finish them with gritted teeth.

Su Ziling was so exhausted that he was out of breath. The sea breeze made his sweat sticky and cold.

An Yan did not give him a chance to rest, and a stream of water immediately rushed towards him. Su Ziling tried to dodge, but accidentally fell to the ground, and the water poured almost all over him. He coughed twice, and a salty taste came out of his mouth.

"Stand up." An Yan said.

"I know." Su Ziling immediately patted his butt and stood up.

"Use your powers to attack me."

Su Ziling attacked An Yan without saying anything, and An Yan easily jumped and landed steadily on another reef. Su Ziling attacked him again and again, but An Yan dodged all of them as if he was walking on flat ground on the uneven reef.

Damn it! Too weak! Su Ziling gathered all his strength and was about to force An Yan to take action when An Yan suddenly said, "That's all for today. You should get used to it first."

Su Ziling had nothing to say, so he could only run back with An Yan in a depressed mood. Before they left the park, someone passed by them.

On Yishui Road next to the Christian Church, there was a lot of noise. The morning market had begun.

"What to eat?"

"Yingzhu." Su Ziling followed An Yan and walked around.

"Hasn't Sakuraju already finished eating? Buy some more, we need something else."

Su Ziling nodded and followed An Yan.

When they got home and opened the door, Xiao Su rushed over and hugged An Yan's waist tightly. She was dressed neatly, washed herself, and took care of everything. Su Ziling silently took the things in An Yan's hand and sent them to the kitchen. An Yan squatted down and spoke to her in a gentle voice.

Su Ziling came out of the kitchen and looked at them for a while before interrupting them. "Xiao Su, it's time to eat."

Xiao Su obediently went to the table to eat, and An Yan and Su Ziling looked at each other.

After breakfast, Su Ziling went to catch up on his sleep. When he woke up again, the clock just pointed to eleven o'clock. Outside the door, voices came from Xiao Su's room. He slowly opened the door of Xiao Su's room and saw An Yan and Xiao Su sitting together at the desk in front of the window with their backs to him.

Su Ziling walked over and saw a piece of torn paper with their three names densely written on it. It was obvious that An Yan was teaching Xiao Su to study.

Xiao Su's handwriting is like most people who are just starting to learn to write, big and clumsy. Especially the word "零", which is particularly ugly because of its complicated strokes. Su Ziling couldn't help laughing.

An Yan finally found the time to look up at him and said to him, "Go peel the potatoes. I'll go cook later."

Nothing is greater than a person who can cook. Su Ziling was ordered to go.

After finishing his work, Su Ziling lay on the sofa and played with his phone. After a while, An Yan came out of Xiao Su's room. He did not go to the kitchen, but went back to his room after walking around Su Ziling. Su Ziling shook his crossed legs.

Something rolled towards him. It was a basketball! Su Ziling threw away his phone with great energy, grabbed it with one arm, and started to play with it between his fingers.

"When you have nothing to do in the afternoon, you can go play basketball. I remember there is a university not far from here." An Yan said and walked into the kitchen.

Su Ziling put down the basketball and chased after him. "How do you know I like playing basketball?"

An Yan did not answer him, and Su Ziling said, "You can go with me this afternoon."

"No, I'm not very good at it."

"You can play tennis, right?"

Seeing a flash of surprise in An Yan's eyes, Su Ziling shook his head, feeling somewhat proud. But An Yan chased him out of the kitchen the next second and started chopping vegetables with a knife.

Su Ziling was bored and went to find Xiao Su. Xiao Su was reading something with a bitter face. Su Ziling came closer and couldn't stop laughing. When Xiao Su saw Su Ziling laughing, he immediately turned away with a twisted face and didn't intend to pay attention to him.

"It's okay. I didn't like learning pinyin when I was a kid, such as initials and finals." An Xiaosu still ignored him, but stared at the thing even more intently.

Sure enough, Su Ziling patted her head and walked out. Little Su was stubborn by nature.

During the meal, Su Ziling kept talking about all sorts of things. "Xiao Su, haven't you learned how to read yet?"

Xiao Su's appetite was not high to begin with, so she glared at him immediately after hearing this. Oh, Su Ziling smiled, this little girl has a temper. Having a temper is a good thing.

"Eat well during mealtime and continue studying in the afternoon." An Yan put some food into her bowl.

"Yeah." Xiao Su perked up. She always listened to An Yan very much.

In the afternoon, Su Ziling went out with a basketball. Before leaving, An Yan handed him a note with a mobile phone number on it.

"If you need anything, use your cell phone to get in touch."

Su Ziling took it and put it in his pocket before going out. Walking on the main road, Su Ziling thought about it and took out his cell phone to save it first. The note was so small, what if it was lost again? But An Yan actually had a cell phone, and the way he gave him the note was so cute.

After saving it, Su Ziling smiled secretly at An Yan lying in his mobile phone list, then strode forward.