Flight of the Bumblebee

"Yes, put it here... No, the fingers should be placed like this..." Xing Yan said to her while adjusting her posture.

Niu Niu said very dejectedly: "The piano is so difficult..."

He smiled and said: "It's hard, but it's not difficult to learn." Xing Yan maintained great patience with Niu Niu. Since just now, Niu Niu's hands have not been placed in the correct position, but he doesn't feel it at all. Anxious, but has been teaching her seriously.

Niuniu's head sank slightly, and she tilted to the side. She didn't know which animation she was studying. The five-year-old girl said "dejectedly", "Oh, I'm going to be fooled by myself." Yan Ren couldn't help laughing, covering his mouth and laughing.

Niuniu said again: "Why are A Yan's hands so beautiful?" She spread her hands, held them up to Xing Yan's eyes, and asked him, "Why are Niuniu's hands so small and fleshy, they are not good-looking at all?" .”

Xing Yan wrapped her little hands with the palms on both sides, and said softly: "I have seen many hands playing the piano, not all of them are beautiful. But Niuniu is a girl, and she will definitely have a pair of beautiful hands when she grows up."

Niuniu said happily: "Really?"

Xing Yan nodded, he deliberately said: "It's true, girls who play the piano are the most beautiful!"

This sentence hit Niu Niu's heart, she immediately sat upright on the chair, and put her hands on the keys.As soon as I heard that playing the piano would make me beautiful, my attitude changed immediately.Xing Yan smiled and straightened her wrong finger. Just as he was about to continue teaching, there was a sudden sound of keys colliding outside the door.Niuniu didn't care about him, she jumped off the chair, shouted "Mom!" and ran out, leaving Xing Yan in the room alone.

He hesitated for a moment, but went out anyway.

When Niu Niu's mother saw him, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.Niuniu hugged her neck and whispered in her ear: "A Yan is here, today A Yan taught me how to play the piano!"

The woman turned her head back with a smile, and said softly to Niu Niu in her arms: "Then are you being good and not learning the piano well?"

The little girl lowered her head shyly, rubbing her fingers on her skirt, and said to her mother aggrievedly: "The piano is so difficult, Niuniu hasn't learned it yet."

Xing Yan originally wanted to say to Niuniu at this time: "Don't be afraid, learn slowly, the piano is actually very simple." But he could hardly speak in front of others, so he had to stand there stupidly until Niuniu's mother turned around. Turning around, I realized that he was normal, and greeted him with a smile: "Hello." Xing Yan also lowered his head, and replied in a low voice: "Hello..."

Seeing him like this, Niuniu couldn't help shouting: "Ayan, will you be shy when you see my mother? Haha, your expression is so funny!"

Her mother scolded her softly: "How can I call my brother by my name directly, I have to call my brother."

"Brother Ayan!" Niuniu shouted happily.

Xing Yan lowered his head and laughed twice, and said in a low voice: "Then I'll go back first." After speaking, he wanted to run away from the two mother and daughter.

Niu Niu's mother stopped him: "Let's stay and have a meal together!"

Xing Yan said no.She also said: "You can stay for lunch, Niuniu has troubled you for many days before." Niuniu added to the flames and said: "Brother Ayan is eating with me! My mother's dishes are super delicious. Ayan's cooking is much more delicious!" Her mother taught her daughter in a low voice: "Oh, who taught you to speak like this, how can you say brother Ayan..." "But his cooking is unpalatable. I ate scrambled eggs and they burnt!" Xing Yan reluctantly nodded in agreement in order to stop Niu Niu from going on.

Niuniu slid off her mother's body and hugged his thigh, and Xing Yan picked her up.Her mother said to him, then you can sit on the sofa and watch TV for a while, and I will call you when I finish cooking.

Xing Yan nodded to her, and carried Niuniu to the sofa.Niuniu's mother just wanted to go out to pull the switch for them, Xing Yan quickly explained to her that he had already turned on the switch when he was playing the piano, so there was no need to bother.The woman said with a smile, then you watch TV carefully, I will go to work.Niuniu jumped on the sofa and told him that I wanted to watch the bears, and Xing Yan said yes, but he fiddled with the TV for a long time, but he didn't even turn on the power.

It's only been five years, and he doesn't know how to use household appliances like televisions anymore.Niuniu saw that he was standing still and doing nothing, so she jumped off the sofa and turned on the power switch. A small red dot lit up in the lower left corner of the TV. She picked up the remote control on the table and pressed Press the red button, and the TV will have sound immediately.She also said: "A Yan, you are so stupid, you can't even turn on the TV."

Xing Yan looked at her helplessly and said: "Nowadays electrical appliances are too high-tech, I even forgot how to turn on the TV."

Niuniu sat on the sofa with the remote control by herself, tuned to her favorite channel, and patted the seat next to her to signal that Xing Yan could come and sit.A cartoon about two bears was playing on the TV, probably this was the "Bear Infested" that Niuniu wanted to watch.Xing Yan watched it with her for a long time, but he didn't understand the story in it.He only saw two bears, one deep and one shallow, fighting wits and bravery with a man holding a saw in the forest, framing each other, and at the end of the film, the bear side actually won, which he never expected.Could it be that the two bears are the protagonists and the human is the villain?He didn’t even know that it was a few years ago when he watched cartoons last time. It was too difficult for him to understand the current Chinese animation in a short time for a person who grew up in an environment where he had never even heard of Ultraman, the hero of the universe. He even I don't quite understand the voice actor's cadence and emotional dubbing.

Just when he was at a loss, the second episode started. At this time, Niu Niu's mother also shouted in the kitchen: "Come out for dinner!" Niu Niu wanted to watch again, but Xing Yan pulled her up from the sofa and coaxed her Said: "Aren't you hungry? Go eat." She reluctantly left the sofa and asked Xing Yan to turn off the TV obediently.

Niu Niu's mother made three simple home-cooked dishes during this period, and each dish seemed to be more delicious than his cooking.It was only then that Xing Yan discovered that delicious food can be distinguished from its appearance. Like what he cooked before, it was either burnt black or yellow, and it looked like a loss of appetite. Why did he finish it without saying a word? He also forced himself to encourage him.It was the first time that Xing Yan felt envious. He thought it would be great if he could cook a table of good dishes himself, and he would be surprised.

Facing the temptation of food, Xing Yan temporarily forgot his shyness.Niu Niu pulled him to sit beside her, and Niu Niu's mother hospitablely made him a bowl of rice and put a lot of vegetables into his bowl, treating him as Niu Niu's friend and someone younger than herself up.

Xing Yan buried his head in the bowl and ate silently. When he caught sight of Niuniu's mother from the corner of his eye, he seemed to have something to say to him, but the words stopped when he reached his mouth.Xing Yan's eating speed slowed down, he put down the bowls and chopsticks slowly, Niuniu's mother hurriedly asked: "Are you full?" In his chair, like a prisoner waiting to be sentenced, waiting for the woman to speak.

Seeing that he had finished eating, the woman also put down her chopsticks.Xing Yan felt uneasy, he felt that the woman was going to say in the next second - don't get close to my daughter again, if you come again, I will call the police.

"Is the food still delicious?" It may be the first time for the woman to formally talk to this big man who is friends with her daughter, and she doesn't know what to say, so she has to start with a normal conversation.

Xing Yan nodded and smiled politely: "It tastes very good. I haven't eaten such a delicious meal for a long time." Although it was flattery, it was also true.Of course, he also thinks that He Qi's cooking is delicious. Selfishly speaking, he even thinks that He Qi's cooking skills are the best in the world.Even if he was asked to choose between the top-level meals at Michelin restaurants and He Qi, he would choose He Qi without hesitation.But maybe it was because he was too sensitive, the meal was made by a single mother for her daughter, and the mixed emotions in it made him, who had hardly felt love from his mother since he was a child, couldn't help being touched.

The woman also politely smiled back at him, and then asked: "My surname is Wang, you can call me Sister Wang. What's your name? How old are you?"

Xing Yan felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and a little sad again.He felt that he was sitting on the interrogation table, with a large wattage light bulb shining into his eyes, his palms were sweaty, but his face was well concealed, and he replied with a smile: "My name is Xing Yan."

The woman saw through his nervousness, and said to him in a relaxed tone: "Don't be afraid, I have no intention of criticizing you or slandering you. What is the name of the person who lives with you? I forgot—we do I have been a neighbor for half a year, and I usually meet him up and down the stairs. He looks like a serious person. Although you have only moved here not long ago, Niuniu told me about you and said that you are her very good friend. I didn’t believe it until now. ..." She suddenly choked up, and then changed the subject: "Other mothers may have doubts about you, but Niuniu didn't say that you did anything bad to her. On the contrary, she kept saying to me Your kind words. In her..." She choked up again, Niu Niu had already finished the rice in the bowl, she put her chin on the table in a daze, as if she couldn't hear her mother's voice at all, and stared straight ahead , doesn't look like the innocent and lively child before.

Niuniu's mother squeezed her pale lips vigorously, as if mustering courage, and said: "After her father left, she didn't want to talk for a long time. I almost thought she had autism, and she was so anxious. It’s terrible, I even registered at the hospital. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm. During this time, you have taken time to talk to her outside the door every day, so that she will not feel scared when she is alone at home. I really appreciate you ,real.

"Yesterday..." She suddenly chuckled, and continued: "It may not be appropriate for me to say that, your friend is really interesting. He probably didn't know that you really can play the piano, did you listen to it last night?" His jaw was about to drop when he heard the sound of your piano, and he was more surprised than our mother and daughter. I have thought about what he said, Niu Niu wants to learn the piano, but you have also seen the situation in our family. People’s wages can’t even afford the rent. Fortunately, this month’s rent has already been paid, otherwise Niuniu and I might end up on the streets tomorrow. So about his suggestion…”

Xing Yan interrupted her and said: "I think... He other doesn't mean that..." He hesitated and explained for He Qi: "It's not his original intention to teach Niu Niu the piano and make money with it, he should hope ...Let me have a reasonable reason to stay here with Niu Niu...but I was afraid that you would not trust us, so He Tong didn't say it directly, sorry." Xing Yan lowered his head in shame, and Niu Niu carefully grasped it by the side. The hem of his clothes seemed to comfort him.

Seeing this scene, Niuniu's mother couldn't help showing a bitter smile. She put her hands on the table, covered her face with her palms, and said bitterly: "You two don't seem to be doing very well, why do you still care about others?" There is room for..." There was no sarcasm in her tone, but she murmured eloquently, and it was impossible to see whether there were tears flowing from her eyes covered in her palms.

Xing Yan looked at her, opened his mouth, but was speechless.After a while, he lowered his head and laughed self-mockingly, and said in a low voice, "Yes...I want to save others even when I'm having trouble with myself, so I want to ask him this question too..." Maybe his voice was too loud. It was so low that neither of the two other people heard him.

The woman wiped her face vigorously in the palm of her hand, and when she raised her head, her original expression was restored, and no one could see her previous emotion.She said: "I put the key outside, and you can come anytime you want in the future. I am an irresponsible mother, I can't bring happiness to Niuniu, and I can't even guard her by her side. Thank you, and ...He Qi, thank you for caring about her so much."

Niu Niu was lying on the bed, her mother tucked the quilt around her stomach and was about to go to work.The curtains were drawn in the bedroom, the sun was shining outside, and it was semi-dark inside.She looked at her mother with sleepy eyes and said, "Mom, can I keep a lamp?" Her mother said softly, "I left a night light for you." She looked at her again. Xing Yan, who was standing aside, said: "Ayan, when I wake up and call you loudly, will you come down?" Xing Yan nodded and smiled slightly: "Of course, I am on call." "Then Let's hold hands." She stretched out a small hand from under the quilt, hooked her little finger with Xing Yan: "You are not allowed to hang yourself for 100 years...haha—" Before she finished speaking, she fell asleep.Her mother smiled helplessly and put her restless hand back on the bed, turned around and whispered to Xing Yan: "She is asleep, let's go out."

Xing Yan nodded and followed her out.When she walked out of the bedroom, she looked back and saw that Niu Niu was sleeping soundly, showing the carefree sleeping face she should have at her age.

Niu Niu's mother sent him out of the room, thanked him in front of the anti-theft door, and then hurried downstairs and left.Standing at the stairs, Xing Yan was in a daze for a long time, and suddenly realized that dinner was not ready yet.He first ran down two flights of stairs, then remembered that he had no money with him, so he had to run back and take out the little change left in the cabinet.Calculating the price in my heart, I can probably make one meat and two vegetables.When I was about to go out, I saw the poisonous sun in the sky, so that the road was shining white. I thought that it was not time anyway, so I should wash the clothes that I didn't have time to wash in the morning.

It was rare that there was no rain in the afternoon, so he sat in the house, looking at the white shirts hanging on the line to dry, fluttering in the wind under the ironing of the sun.He ate the ice cream he just ran down to buy, feeling inexplicably comfortable.Maybe it was because of the weather, maybe the afternoon wind was too intoxicating, he fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair, and he didn't hear the empty ice cream box after eating fell on the floor.