soft hedgehog

Winter goes to spring, and it's April.

Jitong’s dormitory gathered again. Hou Jin, who had gone to Africa, returned to school with his arms full of vaccine needles and darkened skin. The four of them went to the Hunan restaurant next to the school for a meal.During the dinner, he was naturally the protagonist. He talked about his experience in Africa so much that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Wang Teng spoke while listening, and asked, "Is it safe over there? Isn't it quite chaotic?"

"It's okay," Hou Jin picked up a chopstick of shredded lentils and put it into his mouth. "I'm in the capital, so there's no danger, but across the strait is a war zone, and it's dangerous over there."

"Are you fighting again?"

"Fight, why don't you fight? The cease-fire agreement is a waste of paper. But it's okay, if you don't pass it, you'll be fine."

Wang Teng smiled stupidly: "Whoever runs there for nothing, isn't courting death, right Ji Tong, Ji Tong?"

Ji Tong next to him was almost distracted during the meal, and didn't say a few words at all. He was shocked and lost his composure after being shouted two or three times: "What's the matter, do you want to pour Coke?"

Coke is by his hand.

Hou Jin bit the tip of his chopsticks and looked at his face: "Dude, why do you feel that you are preoccupied and sick when you come back this time?"

In fact, what is on my mind, it's just lovesickness.Liang Yuchen didn't reply to his text message yesterday, he always had a tangle in his heart, and he couldn't be happy and happy.

"What's wrong with you?" He lowered his head to spin the Coke bottle, "I'm not sick."

"Hi." Wang Teng winked at Hou Jin nonchalantly, "I guess I'm broken in love, so don't leave any pot unopened."

Hou Jin looked at him like that and was overjoyed: "Why are you happy when he breaks up in love, maybe you want to take advantage of others' danger to be nice to him."

"You fart."

This sound was uttered by Wang Teng and Ji Tong at the same time, and their anger sank to their dantian.Ji Tong was angry that his dog couldn't spit out ivory: "How could I like him?" But Wang Teng said: "Why do I like him with so many beautiful girls."

It is actually a bit of a problem to compare and ponder carefully, but fortunately, the straight men of steel are shallow-minded.

"Go, go, saliva is all over my face." Hou Jin hit them with chopsticks, "I'm just kidding, why are you so excited..."

"Who told you to make a fool of yourself," Ji Tong narrowed his eyes, "This place is full of classmates, I'm afraid my partner will misunderstand if it spreads."

He didn't mean to shy away from it at all, and he advertised that he had a partner everywhere.

Hou took a sip of Coke and sprayed it 800 meters away: "Brother, no one seems to take it seriously except you. Besides, when did you have a date?"

"during the New Year."

"It seems that the elders arranged a blind date. Which girl, look at the little overlord of our French department who has brought trouble to us. She has lost her mind. This school is not a school? Local and other places?"

"Our school, out of town." He took a sip of the dish, but the chopsticks were stuck between his teeth and he couldn't get them out. "You have already graduated."

Everyone was stunned: "Are you kid having a sister-brother relationship?"

A gentle and pleasant big sister, the ultimate dream of many tender and straight men.

"Well...you can put it this way, you can understand it whatever you want."

Ask again, and refuse to say anything more.

After eating for a long time, Hou Jin suddenly remembered something, and took the other end of the chopsticks to scratch his forearm: "By the way, where is your brother? How is your brother? Didn't he also graduate? This time I will go to Africa for a little while." The girl still knows him, pestering me to ask all kinds of things, wanting me to help him connect."

When Ji Tong heard it, his brows frowned immediately, and the boss was not happy: "Which little girl? What kind of thread?"

"What else can I do to get a date. Hey, to be honest, I think the girl is very sincere, or I will pass on her contact information to you."

"Push a fart." He immediately put down his chopsticks, "My brother already has a relationship, and the relationship between the two is deeper than your skin color."

"Hey hey hey! Why are you attacking people personally? They love them, so don't take me with you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Tong glanced at him again: "Stop helping my brother to protect the media in the future, he doesn't need you to worry about it, you should worry about Wang Teng first."

Hou Jin did bad things with good intentions, but was reprimanded for nothing, and said listlessly: "Okay, okay, does your brother know us? Senior sister?"

Ji Tong picked up the cup and sipped it, looking around, feeling a little uncomfortable, before answering after a long while: "Junior girl, I'm several grades younger."

Just be a sister, it doesn't matter.

When Wang Teng heard this, he slapped the table and shouted, "What did I say, what did I say? I said earlier that he likes seventeen or eighteen-year-olds. Your brother is so prudish!"

The whole table was amused by laughter, Ji Tong put down his glass with a smirk and attacked his neck: "Who are you talking about being prudish? I'll strangle you to death."

While eating and chattering, several people's mobile phones vibrated at the same time, and there was a new news alert for the class group.As soon as he opened it, Hou Jin yelled, "Hey, the retest results are on the net!"

The re-examination two weeks ago, it is time to announce the results.

The four immediately checked the campus website, and immediately found the names of Wang Teng and Ji Tong in the list.One dormitory passed two exams, and even Hou Jin was honored.As soon as Wang Teng saw the result, he ran out to announce the good news, and Ji Tong also went out with him. The two of them separated into two corners of the restaurant door, one on the left and one on the right. The cloth is red and beamingly calls.

Of course Ji Tong was the first to call his mother: "Mom! I was admitted, and the results have just been announced."

Hu Aihua on the other end of the phone was shopping with Ye Xiulan, she seemed to be overjoyed when she heard it, and hurriedly said "Congratulations son Congratulations son", even Ye Xiulan's excited voice could be heard.

He asked again: "Son, what do you want to eat? Mom will buy it in the afternoon."

He was just about to say that he wanted to change his mobile phone, but the words turned around again: "No shortage, no shortage, I don't need anything, mom, please change Uncle Liang's mobile phone, I think he is still using the old one from three years ago. cell phone."

This is a trick to buy people's hearts.Anyway, spending fucking money to replace Liang Yuchen's father's phone, his mother was happy, his father was happy, Liang Yuchen was happy, and the whole family was happy.

Hu Aihua praised him for being sensible. He listened happily, leaning against the white wall, and looked up to see the school gate not far away.

I used to hesitate whether to take the postgraduate entrance examination, afraid of seeing Liang Yuchen, and also afraid of failing the entrance examination, but after really preparing all the way, I realized that everything was different from what I imagined.The postgraduate entrance examination was not that difficult, and Liang Yuchen didn't pester him anymore, but now he pestered him by himself.

Thinking of this, he said that he still needs to contact his mentor, hastily cut off Hu Aihua's words, and then dialed Liang Yuchen's number, expecting one more point for each number he pressed.

Liang Yuchen has left Turner since last month. It is said that he has started a new project. strip.

In fact, Ji Tong was uneasy.After the two separated, they lived farther and farther away. He didn't know what Liang Yuchen was busy with, and Liang Yuchen seldom brought it up. He always asked and answered.Slowly, he said everything about everyone around him, but he didn't know what to say, and couldn't find a topic.This is also a common problem of long-distance relationships.

That's why he is very happy now, because finally he has another opportunity to call Liang Yuchen.

Wang Teng, who was three meters away, was excitedly copying his trouser pockets and chatting with his family members. Ji Tong dialed the number and listened to the voice of the connection on the phone.

Ji Tong also smiled, turned his back, and listened quietly to the beep.When I heard the sixth sound, I suddenly realized that it was noon here, but the sky was not yet clear over there, so I was about to hang up in a hurry.Unexpectedly, the phone was connected before the finger was pressed, and he heard a "hello" full of deep tiredness.

"Brother." He hastily pressed the receiver to his ear again, and covered his left ear with his left hand so that he could hear better, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, did I wake you up?"

After a moment of silence, the hoarse voice sounded again: "Tongtong?"

Ji Tong was stunned, and said, "It's me, didn't you save my number?"

"I just changed my mobile phone two days ago. I remember your number, so I haven't had time to save it yet."

"Why did you change your phone again?"

"I lost it." The other person seemed unwilling to say more, and asked, "What's wrong with calling so early?"

Ji Tong had a vague sense of emptiness that was invisible and intangible, and said slowly: "The admission results for graduate students have come out, I was admitted, let me tell you."

Liang Yuchen said: "Congratulations." There was still a sense of sleepiness in his words.

Tired of raising his left hand, Ji Tong put it down and asked, "Is there nothing else you want to tell me?"

The phone was silent for two seconds: "What do you want to hear?"

"You only say what I want to hear, so you actually have nothing to say to me?"

There is anger inside and outside the words.Liang Yuchen's voice was finally fully awake, and he asked him: "What's wrong, why are you angry?"

"Not angry," Ji Tong felt sour, "It just feels like you don't have anything to say to me, and you don't take the initiative to contact me. You are also very slow to reply to your text messages. You never answer the video. I don't even know that you are busy. What."

There was a moment of silence in the air, Liang Yuchen took the initiative to admit his mistake: "I'm sorry Tongtong, I'm too busy these days, I may have neglected you, it will be fine in a few months."

Ji Tong sniffed in disbelief, and asked him: "It will be summer in a few months, are you coming back?"

Liang Yuchen first said: "It should be possible to go back." After a pause, he said, "Definitely go back."

Only then did he become happy, and after being coaxed a few more times, he finally forgot the initial emotion.

Later, he went back to the restaurant and paid his share of lunch money, packed up his things, carried his bag, and walked downstairs on the road that once sent Liang Yuchen off.

Seeing him leaving, Wang Teng shouted behind him, "Leaving? Are you not going back to the dormitory?"

He waved his hands without looking back, the peace talisman on his back dangled, and a late-blooming sparrow fell on his shoulder.

The days are also passing by in the shadow of the peace talisman.

Although he misses him a lot, Ji Tong doesn't revolve around Liang Yuchen with all his body and mind. The prospective graduate student has many things of his own now.

He didn’t have any important homework in his senior year, and he didn’t have to look for a job. Hou Jin met several members of the French League in Africa, and later introduced him and Wang Teng to the local French League as a part-time job. He was mainly responsible for organizing celebrations, French The singer came over for a cultural exchange, and earned some money to buy a tie for Liang Yuchen along the way.

At the end of April, an "uninvited guest" - Wu You came to China alone.

Ji Tong went to pick him up at the airport, and patted the guitar on his back from behind: "Hey!"

He turned his head with surprise: "Tongtong!"

"The motherland welcomes you."

The two haven't seen each other since Turner said goodbye, but Wu You used the communication software introduced to him by Ji Tong, and posted some photos and recorded songs on it all day long. Ji Tong would click on it when he saw it. Reply two sentences with a like, so it doesn't feel strange.

Hearing that he had no place to live, Ji Tong's first thought was to take him to his home.But firstly, his identity is difficult to explain, and secondly, he is here to find relatives, so he must not stay for a day or two, and staying in his own house is not an option.

After the two got on the bus, Ji Tong asked him, "Do you have enough money to stay in a hotel for a week? I'll take you to rent a house on weekends."

Wu You nodded quickly: "That's enough, I brought all my money." He also patted the backpack to show that all his wealth was inside, and Ji Tong hurriedly stopped him to show off his wealth on the bus.

After settling down, Ji Tong waited for him to take a shower, and the two of them went out to look for food in the evening refreshed.

Walking into a hot pot restaurant, the spicy oil inside is boiling and steaming, and I want to sneeze before I eat it.After sitting down, Ji Tong asked Wang Teng to order. Wang Teng first said that he didn't know how to order, but then he couldn't stand Ji Tong's enthusiasm and ordered two vegetarian dishes.

Ji Tong asked with a smile: "What's the matter, become a vegetarian after becoming a monk?"

He knew that Wang Teng mistakenly thought he wanted AA and wanted to save money.This meal should have been invited by him, but for Wu You's sake, Ji Tong intentionally didn't order it, and followed his wishes by not ordering expensive dishes, and served them with a combination of meat and vegetables.

While waiting for the food, Ji Tong asked how the siblings were doing during this time, and asked what his specific plans were for this visit.

Wu You said: "Constance is still the same, Yuchen is gone, and I am gone, leaving only a pair of tortoises to accompany her."

The tone of the speech was a little sad and worried.He added: "I will go back when I find my parents."

Ji Tong immediately understood that the tortoises he was talking about were the pair he bought as a gift to Liang Yuchen. Since they couldn't take them on the plane, they must have stayed at Constance for foster care.

"Is the turtle left by my brother?" he asked.

Wu You nodded and took a sip of sour plum soup, eyes and nose wrinkled together: "He gave it to my sister before he went there, let my sister take good care of it, and he will pay for it."

Hearing his brother's concern, Ji Tong felt very sweet, and said, "I bought it for him."

Wu You snorted: "No wonder he attaches so much importance to it, and asked me to help him find out how to send the turtle back to China."

"Send it back to your country?" Ji Tong felt strange. Just as he was about to ask, the waiter came over with a hot pot, so he could only stop and wait until the pot was set up before asking, "Why do you want to send it back to your country? Back to Turner?"

It is much more difficult to send a living thing by mail than to be brought back by the owner to pass the customs. No one can guarantee whether it will live or die in the middle. Logically speaking, Liang Yuchen would know this, so Ji Tong feels that it does not make sense.

But when he asked this question, Wu You seemed to be suddenly at a loss for words and hesitated to answer.

He frowned slightly: "Is it because the question I asked just now was too complicated for you to understand?"

In fact, Wu You's listening and speaking Chinese is very good, as long as there are no too difficult words, he can generally understand them.

"I don't know either." Wu You lowered his head and tore open a pack of wet wipes to wipe his hands, "He didn't say why."

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Ji Tong suddenly understood: they have something to hide from him.To send back the pets in advance, and recently they have been out of contact for no reason. Thinking of these two points, Ji Tong's heart is half cold.

We can't blame him for being supercilious. The foundation of mutual affection is already weak, and we have been separated for so long after being together. The relationship is crumbling like a dangerous wall in the rain.He lowered his eyes and stirred the small ingredients in the bowl, his heart was already in a mess, he didn't even look at Wu You, he just asked softly: "Is my brother planning to break up with me?"

"what?"

Wu You was taken aback, and looked up at him suspiciously: "What are you talking about?"

"Isn't it? He seldom answers my calls now, and he gets impatient after talking a few words, and wants to send the turtle back. Is it because he doesn't plan to come back in a short time?"

After saying such a long sentence in one breath, the voice is already wrong.

"No, no, no." Wu You immediately seemed to have countless words to refute, but squeezed in his throat and restrained by the Chinese expression, he said anxiously: "It's not what you said, you're wrong, he won't break up with you !"

"How do you know?" Ji Tong raised his misty eyes to look at him, with countless grievances on his face, "You are not him, how do you know what he thinks?"

"Anyway, I just know." Wu You was in a hurry, and plucked his hair.

The two of them stood by a pot of red soup that was slowly boiling, and neither of them moved their chopsticks, they were busy arguing about Liang Yuchen's thoughts.

"Really, don't blame him." Probably because he felt that the fault was on his own body, Wu You seemed restless, and the long bench couldn't accommodate his butt, "He has his own considerations in doing things."

"What consideration?" Ji Tong pursed his lips and stared at him, the corners of his mouth were very stubborn.

"Don't force me, I promise what he can't say."

Hearing this, Ji Tong was even more sad and angry.You can tell Wu You things but you can't tell him, who is the right couple?The backlog of loss during this period surged up from the corner of his heart in an instant, and he kept his head depressed and said nothing, trying not to shed tears.

Wu You was dumbfounded: "Are you crying again?"

Ji Tong gritted his back teeth: "Smoky."

He started to get angry again: "He does what he likes to do, wherever he likes to go, it's a big deal, it's a big deal, and whoever said I can't live without him."

When Wu You heard it, is it okay?Busy and he squeezed onto a bench and grabbed his shoulders to calm down.

"Don't cry, I'm dead if your brother finds out, tell me what you want."

Ji Tong immediately turned around and stared at him: "Then you tell me what's going on."

"..." Seeing that he was really persistent, Wu You sighed "Okay" and closed his mouth for a while before saying, "He has gone to North Africa to work as an interpreter. I'm afraid you might worry, so I won't tell you."

"North Africa?" Ji Tong didn't react for a moment, and he muttered to himself in a daze, "North Africa..."

In the next moment, what Hou Jin said at lunch suddenly flashed in his mind, his heart beat violently, and his body stood up like a spring: "Isn't there a war there?!"