soft hedgehog

From winter to spring, Ji Tong returned to the outer courtyard and became a member of the postgraduate entrance examination army.At the same time, he also had to practice at school, four days a week.

The internship unit is a small language training institution. Although he passed b2 last semester, he is not qualified to be a lecturer. He can only start as a teaching assistant. His main job is to help teachers organize lesson plans, record short videos, and build groups with students communicate.

On the first day of working in the office, Ji Tong set off early, but when he got there, he found that there was no one there, and he couldn't even enter the office door.When everyone had arrived, the administrator casually pointed him to a corner location.

Although there are also interns around, but because the previous intern left without explaining, no one seriously handed over to him, and the work software is not proficient, so the work he has to do sounds simple, but in reality it is trivial And time-consuming, quite difficult to get started.At 12:[-] noon, he looked up from the computer screen he had been staring at all morning, only to find that there was no one around.

Therefore, on the first day of work, lunch is rice balls from chain convenience stores.

There was still a little time after dinner, so he walked around the neighborhood.In the past, wherever I went, there were friends on the left and companions on the right. It was rare for such a person to be in a strange environment for a long time. I felt a feeling of unreliability and nothingness in my heart.

The wind has broken cold, just wear a flight jacket.The trees on the sidewalk that had been shaved in the winter had sprouted new shoots, and branches were coming out of the broken parts.The thick and ugly windshield cloth was also removed from the gate of the shopping mall, and it was decorated with new decorations, preparing for the peak passenger flow during the holiday.

Walking from South Street to North Street, Ji Tong glanced at the time, unexpectedly it had only been 10 minutes, and suddenly remembered what his brother said to him last year: "It's safe to be in a group, but it's also a waste of time."

It turns out that being alone really saves time, but it seems that the time saved has no better use.

So Liang Yuchen has come here all these years?So the difference between them is this, in many small but numerous places, you don't understand me, I don't understand you.

Just at this time, Zheng Beibei sent a message.

"Do you want to go to the movies this weekend?"

He thought for a while, retreated to stand under the eaves of the shopping mall, and replied to her: "I'm tentatively scheduled to do an internship this week, so I probably won't be able to go."

Training institutions are always the most popular on weekends, so two of his four-day working hours per week are weekends, and he will not have the opportunity to enjoy weekends for a long time in the future.

As soon as Zheng Beibei heard that he was doing an internship, he called and chatted with him for a while.

Ji Tong asked her: "Beibei, you have practiced before, can I ask you a few questions."

"Tell me." Zheng Beibei didn't care.

"Do you need to invite everyone to dinner on the first day? Do you have to eat lunch with other people? If you don't know how to do it, should you ask your boss or other interns first?"

"Wait, wait," Zheng Beibei called to stop, "There are too many questions, come one by one."

"Let's talk about the meal first. Interns don't need to invite everyone to dinner. It's not bad for your boss to invite you. As for lunch, it depends on the atmosphere. If everyone usually goes out to eat together, then you go along."

Ji Tong showed some embarrassment: "They didn't call me."

"You took the initiative to mention it without asking you," Zheng Beibei said helplessly, "Everyone is impatient at work, and if they don't ask you, it's not to alienate you on purpose.

He laughed again: "Don't act like a little girl."

Ji Tong's mood improved a lot, and he also smiled: "Understood."

It is always inexplicably reassuring to have friends who support you behind your back.

Zheng Beibei taught all his little workplace experience, and Ji Tong put what he learned into practice. Before 11 o'clock the next day, he took the initiative to ask other interns to invite him for dinner, and finally he didn't go to the convenience store to make do.

After the interpersonal aspect is on the right track, I can finally let go of my hands and work hard.Each teacher has a group of dozens of students. He has to manage two groups at the same time. He interacts with the students in the group in the morning and evening, compiles pieces of knowledge by himself, and also helps the teacher sort out the students' questions and collect leave applications. As busy as a top, I earned 6000 yuan in more than two months.

After receiving his first salary in his life, he bought a silk scarf for Hu Aihua and a neck massager for Liang Changlei.Hu Aihua hugged him and kissed him again and again. He was happier than when he got the admission letter.

He didn't keep any of the rest of the money. He went to a luxury store to buy a tie and put it in the closet together with the packing box. He wanted to give it away when Liang Yuchen returned to China.It's a pity that he hid it for two months, until he almost forgot the existence of the gift, and there was still no news of Liang Yuchen's return.

He later asked his stepfather for his brother's new number there, and tried to call many times, but he was never surprised.He knew that Liang Yuchen was determined not to answer his calls, so gradually he didn't dare to ask for boredom.

It may be because of his day and night thinking, God saw him pitiful and ridiculous, so he looked for an opportunity to deliberately tease him.

On the second weekend of June, he practiced in a training institution as usual. After work at night, he walked to the subway station with his bag on his back. On the way, he passed by a large shopping mall that he passed by every day. A tall figure walked out of the revolving door.

He couldn't see the front, but his hairstyle didn't change. He was wearing a heather gray casual shirt and was talking on the phone. The profile of his profile was all too familiar.

With just one glance, Ji Tong's heart stopped beating, and he was about to catch up with him at a distance of more than ten meters, but he couldn't get up because of the crowd at the evening rush hour, and his facial features wrinkled together in anxiety.

"elder brother!"

"elder brother--!"

He yelled behind that figure, and squeezed forward desperately under the side-eyes of the people around him regardless of his image, not daring to let go of his eyes for a second, lest a wrong person might disappear.

But the person in front never slowed down.

Later, he simply ran to the roadway, ignoring the danger and ran close to the side for a distance of nearly [-] meters. When he finally caught up, his whole body was trembling, and he panted and carefully patted the back: "Brother..."

When he turned around, he saw an unfamiliar face.

He froze in place for a moment.

Not Liang Yuchen.Although they are similar in age and figure, Liang Yuchen is not in front of him.

The other party put down the phone and looked at him questioningly.

He said hoarsely, "I'm sorry, I recognized the wrong person..."

What is going on with me, even my brother's back will admit his mistake.

Emotions accumulated at the gate, and all the misses, puzzles, and hard work in the past six months poured out.Ji Tong didn't go home this night, but ran to another place - he knew that there was another person who would definitely be able to contact Liang Yuchen.

At No. 35 Beiyao Hutong, Ji Tong stood here again after a few months.

He came here on a whim, and he wasn't sure if Zhai Qiuyan was at home, so he knocked on the door a few times and waited patiently.After a while, there was the sound of slippers behind the door, and Zhai Qiuyan opened the door wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shaking a cattail fan. Seeing him, he almost didn't recognize him under the moonlight.

"Ji Tong?"

"Uncle Di." Ji Tong ran all the way with his backpack on his back, already dripping with sweat.

"Why do you remember me here?"

"I have something to do with you."

Zhai Qiuyan led him into the courtyard: "Sit down and rest for a while, look at the sweat on your forehead, I'll get you a towel and a bottle of water."

After receiving the towel and ice water, Ji Tong's breath gradually became even.

"How have you been lately?" he asked.

"It's okay, everything is good, I just finished the physical examination a while ago. How about you, how is your study?"

"Very good, I'm going to take the postgraduate entrance examination next semester."

The two were enjoying the cool in the courtyard and chatting. They felt a little strange after not seeing each other for half a year. After chatting for a while, they regained their old friendliness.

A new grape trellis was set up in the yard, and it was not yet ripe, but there were only lush green leaves.Ji Tong looked around and found that Qiangwei was gone, but there was an extra couplet in the main hall: There are people who know each other naturally, and there is nothing that cannot be avoided.

He asked: "I remember that there were several rose bushes in your yard before, why are they gone now?"

"I moved it to my neighbor." Zhai Qiuyan took a sip of the herbal tea he made, and asked Ji Tong to taste it, "Actually, I wanted to move it before Yuchen left, and I was busy flipping through books and didn't have time. , until after he left."

"Why remove the good ones?"

"Yuchen is allergic to pollen, and he always sneezed the first two times when he came back." Zhai Qiuyan said, "You should remember this."

Ji Tong was startled at first, then felt sad again, and said, "I haven't forgotten about him."

Zhai Qiuyan nodded.It's not intentional to make him sad, it's just that if you don't talk to him about Liang Yuchen, there will be no one to talk to.

He said: "The last few roses in my yard, after thinking about it, I let Yuchen pick them all, and they went around and finally fell into your hands. At that time, I had never met you. This is another kind of fate." .”

Ji Tong asked: "What do you mean by falling into my hands?"

"He didn't give it to you?" Zhai Qiuyan asked suspiciously, "One time he came to my place and picked a bag full of roses and said he would go back and send you off."

After hearing this, Ji Tong's mind went blank.

Both English and French, rose and rose share the same word: rose

A rose is passionate love, what about a rose?

Ji Tong didn't know.

Qiangwei may have had a flower language that belonged to the two of them, Liang Yuchen once wanted to tell him, but for some reason he finally gave up.

He eagerly asked Zhai Qiuyan for more details, but Zhai Qiuyan said that he couldn't remember clearly, and he really couldn't remember the specific date.

Such a matter is trivial to others, but it is undoubtedly a special and important matter to Ji Tong and Liang Yuchen.It was supposed to be another extremely sweet memory between the two, but in the end it disappeared into nothingness.

Now finally even the flower plants are not here anymore, if it blooms for another season or two, even if it blooms all over the whole alley, it is no longer for Ji Tong, let alone Liang Yuchen will pick it again.

Thinking of this, he sank into depression, and sat on the stone bench silently.

Di Qiuyan only remembered that he was always lively and agile, so he hated seeing him like this the most, and quickly changed the subject: "Why did you come to see me today? Let's talk about the business first."

He thought that Ji Tong could use his old bones somewhere, that's why he came to this quiet alley alone at a young age.Unexpectedly, Ji Tong said, "It's not serious, it's just..."

"Just what?" Zhai Qiuyan became anxious: "Why are you so hesitant, this is not like you."

The formerly radiant Ji Tong has been taken away in the past six months, just like the roses in this yard.

He stared down at the deep pattern on the stone table, and begged softly: "I want to hear my brother's voice, can you please call him?"

Zhai Qiuyan was shocked, and stared at him for a long time before asking, "You don't usually contact each other?"

Ji Tong shook his head: "Long time no contact."

The spacious and open yard suddenly seemed to have an echo, every word fell to the blue brick floor and jingled.

After a long silence, Zhai Qiuyan sighed: "It really hurts people and hurts me."

What was said at the beginning was a prophecy.

He took out his mobile phone from the house and laid it flat on the round stone table, and said to the motionless Ji Tong, "Will you tell him you are here?"

"Don't tell," Ji Tong said hastily, "I'm afraid he will hang up."

Count the time, it's morning over there.Overseas calls were slow to connect, and it took several seconds for the first ring to ring.

Every time there was a ring, Zhai Qiuyan's fingers tapped lightly on the stone table, and on the fifth tap, there was a slight noise in the phone.

Ji Tong's heart hangs in an instant.

"Uncle Di?"

Hoarse and dull.Liang Yuchen seemed to be awakened from a dream by the phone call, and the ending sound was stuck in his throat.

"Yuchen, didn't it wake you up?" Zhai Qiuyan glanced at Ji Tong and said to the phone that was on the outside.

"No." He seemed to be sitting up from the bed, with the sound of cloth rubbing, "I should get up almost, why did you call me so early today?"

Ji Tong's heart was sore, and his fingers were on the edge of the table. Because of too much force, his fingertips turned white, and his body was very close, for fear that he might not hear clearly.

Zhai Qiu held back his tone, trying to delay the time: "It's nothing special, but I suddenly found two previous notebooks today, thinking that you might need them, and asked if I could send them to you. You know, When it comes to communicating with you on translation, I really can’t wait for a moment.”

Liang Yuchen smiled faintly over there: "No need to send it, I'll go back to China next week, and I can just pick it up by myself."

As soon as the words were finished, there was a crisp sound beside him, and Ji Tong swept away the purple sand cup on the table in excitement, and a cup fell down and shattered instantly.

"What's wrong?" Liang Yuchen heard the voice.

Zhai Qiuyan groaned and said, "It's okay, I broke a cup."

Liang Yuchen said: "I'm not here, you have to be careful when you are alone at home, and ask your neighbors for help if you have something to do."

"You can rest assured that you are in good health." Zhai Qiuyan dismissed what happened just now, "It's you, you won't leave when you come back. Your father is not young anymore, and he is waiting for you to come back and have a family reunion."

Then there was a long silence.

Liang Yuchen seemed not interested in this topic, and said, "I will definitely see you when I go back."

Zhai Qiuyan had no choice but to exchange some pleasantries, ended the conversation naturally, and took the phone back.

In just a few minutes, Ji Tong's heart was tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again.He bent down to clean up the fragments of the teacup on the ground, and accidentally pricked his index finger, and blood beads came out quickly.

"Don't pick it up with your hands, I'll sweep it." Zhai Qiuyan didn't scold him.

He withdrew his hand and put the injured index finger in his mouth, feeling his fingers connected to his heart again.

He understood what my brother meant just now.Liang Yuchen was not looking forward to a family reunion.Whether to return to China or not to see him are two different things, the past and the present are even more two things.

Only then did he understand what it meant to miss, and to miss meant that he couldn't go back.

The right age meets the wrong fate, and the bad future covers up the good past.He had the word pity in his heart, but he couldn't tell anyone clearly.