soft hedgehog

Liang Yuchen stayed on the roof for half an hour before going downstairs, his hands and feet were freezing cold.

Yesterday Liang Changlei talked to him, and it wasn't the first time he talked about the ring.His father didn't ask him why he gave the ring to a younger brother who was not related by blood, but emphasized that it was best to return it.He refused, and guaranteed Ji Tong that the ring would be kept safe, so Liang Changlei had no choice but to give up.

The banquet at home had dispersed, and Zheng Beibei also went back to the fourth floor.In the living room, Hu Aihua was sitting and watching TV, when he saw him, he waved to him: "Son, come here."

The conventional blind date show was still on, and Liang Yuchen sat on the sofa with her as usual.

"The dishwasher that Tongtong bought is really convenient. You don't have to worry about it after eating, just put it in."

While gossiping with her eldest son, she poked a needle and thread in her hand.

The dishwasher was indeed paid by Ji Tong in the end, and of course Liang Yuchen also expressed his gratitude to him - he sang a short song to him when they slept together, which was requested by Ji Tong.

It's almost a love song.

However, eight out of ten popular songs are love songs, which is also uncertain.

"Where's Tongtong?" Liang Yuchen asked.

"I went back to school and said that I have something to do tomorrow and I have to get up early, but I didn't hear clearly."

He was silent for a moment, noticing the work in his mother's hands.

"It seems that you have been knitting this scarf for a long time, is it for Tongtong?"

Camel color, fluffy fur, weaving carefully for nearly two months.Hu Aihua shook Erlang's leg with a smile, and lightly poked his arm with the sweater needle in his hand: "Don't think mom is biased, mom is thinking of your Aunt Xiulan knitting one for you, then I will give it to Tongtong Weave one, and then there will be two brothers."

"I don't think you're partial," Liang Yuchen put his hands in his pockets to play with the lighter, his body temperature gradually warmed up, "Although you are kind to Tongtong, don't worry about me being unhappy."

When it was time to change the needle, Hu Aihua hooked it a little clumsily but carefully: "I know you are good to Tongtong, thank you very much, Mom. I don't know that I am a blessing from several generations of cultivation. .”

Slowly releasing the lighter with his fingers, Liang Yuchen returned to his heart full of guilt, and quietly listened to the parents' short stories on TV.

"By the way," Hu Aihua stopped, "Tongtong's birthday is two weeks away, so don't buy anything for him yet."

Last year, when her son turned 20, which was a round number, she took her back to her mother's house and had a big fight. There was nothing wrong with the Liang family and his son.This year is 21, so there is no need to make a big fuss, just celebrate with the family, and let him have a heart-warming and happy life.

"I told him, just write down what you want, and the three of us will draw lots." She helped the glasses she wore specially for the sweater, lowered her head and focused on poking the scarf, "If you grab the expensive one, buy the expensive one, grab it Buy cheap ones, anyway, there are three things in total, let him write."

Liang Yuchen nodded slightly, knowing.

Ji Tong has a picky personality and has his own ideas. Instead of guessing what he likes, it's safer to just let him say it himself.

This night he slept alone in their bedroom, and the next time we saw each other was another weekend.

Ji Tong and Liang Yuchen returned home one after the other, and the food was already on the table.The family sat around the table and finished a meal in peace, and the two young ones were responsible for cleaning up the mess.

The younger brother took out the dishes, and the older brother wiped the table.

"Brother, can this bone be poured in?" A soft voice suddenly came from the side of the pool asking.

There is a garbage disposer installed at home, and Ji Tong is worried that things that are too hard will get stuck, so after deliberation, he should ask first.The first thing Liang Yuchen saw when he turned his head was the ring on his neck, which just fell on the collar of his sweater, shining brightly under the white light.His heart was inexplicably stable, and his depressed mood was much less, and his eyes were deep: "It's fine if you don't have to be big."

It's not bad to be able to talk, but he doesn't ask for much.

When Ji Tong was stared at by him, he suddenly felt palpitations again, and hurriedly turned his eyes away: "Got it."

After a long while without words, Ji Tong planned to sneak back to school as planned after packing up, so he walked out first.Liang Yuchen stayed in the kitchen and didn't leave. He was looking forward to it, and sent a text message to the person who was close at hand.Unexpectedly, when he walked out of the kitchen, Ji Tong was still standing in the living room.

As soon as he walked over, Ji Tong didn't squeeze with him, and moved a small bench to sit opposite his parents.

"Mom, what did you call me here for?" Ji Tong asked.

Liang Changlei is used to drinking some wolfberry tea after eating, blowing on the cup without speaking.Hu Aihua smiled and said, "Where's the birthday gift you want, have you finished writing it?"

"Not yet." He answered casually.

"Is it so difficult to write?" Hu Aihua and Liang Changlei looked at each other, "Don't give us any problems."

Ji Tong said, "No, I just don't have time."

He completely forgot about it.

"Then write it now, and give it to us when you're done. Your birthday is only a few days away, so you have to leave some time for us to pay for it."

In desperation, he had no choice but to go back to the house according to his mother's wishes, and Liang Yuchen stayed to talk to his parents.

—

Recently, he has been staying at the school, and Ji Tong has not slept in the small bedroom for several weeks. The moment he opened the door, he just smelled the air in the room, and there was a kind of long-lost kindness and nostalgia.

Here he has had countless long and relaxing nights.

After calming down, he sat down at the table and took down the post-it notes and pens on the bookshelf. He just lowered his head when he saw the breathing light of the mobile phone on the table blinking.

There are unread messages.

After unlocking, the screen lit up in vain, with the words "Liang Yuchen" on it.In order to show that he doesn't take him seriously, he saved his brother's full name from the very beginning, and he hasn't changed it since then. It's naive to think about it.

The message was received 10 minutes ago.

Liang Yuchen asked: "Do you want to sleep at home tonight, I can go."

Unilateral compromise and perfection have almost become a natural thing this month.

There is a delicate layer of window paper between them. They are infinitely close to each other and know each other well, but they stubbornly retain the last confusion.

Ji Tong's heart is also infinitely close to disorder.

Today he can hide, or let Liang Yuchen go, but what about tomorrow?

Life is long, and someone should make a thorough decision.

—

After a while, he returned to the living room with the three folded papers, causing all three of them to raise their heads.

"It's finished." He passed his hand over, with three small squares in his palm.

Hu Aihua sat and stretched out his hand: "Look at your mother and my luck."

The father and son of the Liang family also took one away when she was looking closely. Before they could open it, Hu Aihua, who was still smiling just now, suddenly stood up stiffly, and the father and son stopped in tacit understanding: "What's wrong?"

Her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she paused for two seconds looking at Ji Tong, who had always lowered her eyes and said nothing, before snatching the paper from Liang's father and son as swiftly as a whirlwind, holding it tightly in her palm.

"What's wrong, Huahua?" Liang Changlei frowned and raised his head.

There was a moment of silence in the living room, and then Hu Aihua suddenly started yelling at Ji Tong: "Why do you write such an expensive gift on your birthday? How many times have I said that our family is not a wealthy family, so don't think about it every day." Compare us to your father who is far away!"

Ji Tong seemed to be stunned by the roar, and was numb.

Liang Yuchen couldn't guess what valuable things Ji Tong wanted, but he felt that the most powerful thing was a model worth tens of thousands of yuan or a limited-edition trendy brand, so he stood up and persuaded him.

"Mom, talk to me if you have something to say."

Hu Aihua seemed to be very angry, shouting "I don't understand, I really don't understand!", and raised her hands high, Liang Yuchen pulled Ji Tong behind her to protect her tightly before she could take the picture.

But the more he was like this, the angrier Hu Aihua seemed to be, pointing at Ji Tong and saying: "I don't think you want anything for this birthday, just give you a cake. Did you all hear that, don't give it to him Buy something, don’t enter this house when you buy something!”

The cube made of three sheets of paper was firmly held in the palm of his left hand, and he carried it behind his back without lifting it.

Ji Tong hid behind his brother and shrunk his neck for a while, obviously not completely fearless, but his eyes turned to one side, and he did not defend himself from the beginning to the end.

"Okay," Liang Changlei put his arms around his wife's shoulders, "The child is ignorant and just educate him, what are you doing so angry?" He forced her back to the sofa.

However, she still had her chest heaving and looked at her own son with complicated eyes.

The living room was silent for a long time, Ji Tong came out from behind Liang Yuchen, muttering: "Mom, I don't want it anymore, don't be angry."

This time he flinched faster than ever, even admitting his mistakes.

Hu Aihua stopped talking, and waved his right hand to tell him to go quickly.

He went back to the room, packed the bag he brought, and left the house logically.Liang Yuchen sent him all the way to the gate of the community, during which the two of them didn't say a word until they stopped outside the gate.

"It's too late," Liang Yuchen said, "I'll accompany you to take a taxi back to school."

Ji Tong shook his head immediately: "No need. Brother, I made my mother angry today, so you can persuade her well at home."

After a pause, he added, "It's considered helping me."

Recently, he seems to speak less childishly, Liang Yuchen felt a little strange, but also felt a sense of loss, wanted to rub his head as usual, but his hand stopped in mid-air: "Can I?"

Ji Tong turned around, walked away two steps to stop the taxi, then turned around and said, "Brother, then I'll leave first."

Liang Yuchen wasn't angry either. Seeing that the car hadn't arrived yet, he walked over again, his eyes focused but his voice lowered: "What do you want, can brother afford it?"

He wished from the bottom of his heart that he could afford it.

He also said, "I still have some savings in my card."

Ji Tong looked down at the ground: "Don't ask, it has nothing to do with you."

The tone was a little stiff.

Liang Yuchen was silent on this, until after sending his younger brother to the taxi, he still thought that he really hoped that Ji Tong's birthday wish had something to do with him.