Flight of the Bumblebee

"... sunny to cloudy, there will be heavy rain in some parts of the city in the afternoon, and the precipitation will continue until the next day, accompanied by thunderstorms. Relevant units and personnel are requested to do a good job in lightning and flood protection, and avoid working at heights. Please pay attention to the general public Travel, minimize outdoor activities, avoid fast-flowing river areas, and do not stay in dangerous areas such as high places, forests, parks, and mountains during thunderstorms. The weather forecast is over here, and the following is the news broadcast time..."

When Xing Yan went out in the morning, He Qi was sleeping comfortably on the bed.When he came out of the stairwell, the old man who lived on the first floor got up earlier than him and was doing aerobics on the main road outside his balcony. The voice of the announcer came from the old radio.He noticed the weather forecast and glanced this way. The old man saw him young and greeted him, "Go to work." Xing Yan nodded.The old man treated him as his junior and told him: "It's going to rain, remember to bring an umbrella." Xing Yan replied to him: "It's okay, I work near here." "People from Beijing." "No, in Lived there for a while." "Really, no wonder." After a few chatters, the old man ignored him.Xing Yan looked back at him and left in a hurry, thinking: It's going to rain again today, I need to remind He Qi to collect his clothes, I don't know when he will get up.Forget it, let him sleep for a while.

It was raining when He Qi got up, and he was awakened by the sound of the heavy rain hitting the iron house. He jumped up from the bed and ran to close the window. Fortunately, only a few raindrops splashed in, and the wind direction was not right. Scraped into the house.He remembered that the clothes outside had not yet been confiscated, and he carried the clothes off the clothesline in the rain, but it was too late, and he almost drenched himself. Sweeping the rain from his hair, the signal light of the mobile phone on the bed was green, and he turned it on, it was a text message from Xing Yan.

"It's going to rain, remember to close the windows. There are undried clothes on the balcony, and breakfast is on the table, don't forget."

On the table was the rice roll that Xing Yan ran out to buy early in the morning, and it had been cold for a long time.He Qi sighed, put the rain-wet clothes into the bucket in the bathroom, thought about it, and decided to wait for Xing Yan to come back and let him wash.He stood beside the bucket and thought for a while, and then took off his clothes into the bucket.He seems to be getting lazy. There is a person who does all the housework at home, and he cleans up more diligently than when he lived alone. There is no reason why he should not be greedy for enjoyment.Xing Yan is a very scary man. If he hadn't made such a strong request, he would have washed his underwear for him without changing his face, without any grudges in his heart.

He Qi took off to the point where only a pair of underwear remained, so he decided to take a shower, walked into the room naked after the shower, and found clothes from the closet.A pair of half-new blue boxers fell out, He Qi recognized that this was the one that he couldn't find after looking for it before.He found it very happy, and immediately put it on, wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of khaki cropped slacks, and sat at the table to eat rice rolls, which is neither breakfast nor Chinese food. .

It was raining outside, and the rain continued for a long time, not like a shower.

He was holding rice rolls and leaning against the door frame while eating, thinking that the rain had come earlier than the weather forecast on his phone, and wondered if Xing Yan had brought an umbrella.His gaze flicked to the corner where the umbrella was placed. The black long-handled umbrella was quietly leaning against the wall, and his newly bought folding umbrella was placed in the briefcase.Apparently, that fool went out without an umbrella.

He Qi made several phone calls, but they were all turned off. He guessed that the phone must have run out of battery.Yesterday Xing Yan told him that he was only on duty for half a day today. He checked the time on his phone, and it was not too long before he got off work. The rain probably won't stop for half a day.Sure enough, a message popped up on the weather app on the phone, saying that the heavy rain will fall until the day after tomorrow, and there will be thunderstorms. Misfortunes never come singly.

He Qi put the finished bowl in the small kitchen, hesitated for a moment, and washed it casually under the tap.He also felt that he was really getting lazy, and even had to leave the bowls for Xing Yan to wash.When he comes back, you have to discuss with him about the housework, and you can't let him do everything. Wouldn't you look useless in your own home, like a useless person?

He glanced at the time again, took out the folding umbrella from his bag, and by the way, clamped the long-handled umbrella leaning against the corner of the wall under his arm, closed the door, and walked into the rain wearing slippers.

It was quiet downstairs. When he passed by Niu Niu's house, he put his ear on the anti-theft door for a while, but he didn't hear anything.Probably Niu Niu and her mother went to the store, I don't know if they brought umbrellas, Sister Wang should have checked the weather forecast.Although she was a year or two older than him, she seemed to be a reliable woman, much stronger than both him and Xing Yan.Occasionally, I heard from the landlord that Sister Wang not only has a job, she also goes to a nearby bar to work as a part-time cleaner for others at night.In order to support her daughter, she supported herself quite hard.Thinking about how I was just a college student who asked his parents for living expenses not long ago, Sister Wang was already the mother of a child at his age, not only to maintain his own life, but also to maintain the family's livelihood.The landlord, a bald, middle-aged uncle, has a shy belly all day long, with a smiley face, stingy and stingy, greedy for petty gain, and gossips even more than women.Once He Qi asked him to pay the rent, and he dragged He Qi downstairs to chat for half an hour. It was all other people's family affairs, and a large part of it talked about how Sister Wang, whose husband ran away, struggled to pull her daughter.He Qi couldn't bear to listen, and seeing He Qi's expression, he had the desire to continue talking, and he talked on and on for another half an hour, mostly complaining about that excellent man and his excellent mother.It seems that before they left, they didn't get along well with the neighbors here, and they were complained many times.

He Qi, who has never had a girlfriend, can't figure out how such a man found a wife and gave birth to this lovely child.

He drenched in the water and braved the torrential rain to walk down the long slope where the water flowed rapidly. Occasionally, a few cars passed by on the road, driving carefully in the stagnant water.There are many people sheltering from the rain under the eaves of the shopping street. A yellow golden retriever dog is led by its owner, and it is also sticking out its tongue in the crowd and looking at the sky, probably hoping that the rain will be lighter so that it can run back with its owner.When He Qi passed by, he couldn't help but take a second look.Although he has a psychological shadow on dogs, he still likes them very much in his heart and thinks they are cute and loyal.If he couldn't afford it, he would have bought a pet to accompany him.However, now that Xing Yan is in the family, his desire for pets is much weaker than before, and he doesn't think much about it recently.

There was another group of people waiting at the entrance of the supermarket. Perhaps they had never read the weather forecast, or they trusted the forecast too much. They did not expect that the rain would start earlier than reported.He Qi only secretly rejoiced in his heart that the agreed thunderstorm did not come, otherwise he would not go out without saying anything.

Xing Yan was standing among the group of people, staring blankly at the sky, with no expression on his face, until He Qi walked to the door and called him, the expressionless face seemed to have sunshine, and he smiled happily .He squeezed his way through the crowd, walked under He Qi's folding umbrella, and said, "Did you come to pick me up?"

He Qi handed him the big black umbrella with a long handle in his other hand, and scolded him, "Don't you know how to carry an umbrella when it rains so heavily?"

"I thought it would rain in the afternoon," he explained without remorse.

"Weather forecasts are inaccurate. This is not the north. July and August are rainy seasons. How can we go out without an umbrella?"

"I see, I must bring an umbrella next time." He happily promised, taking the big black umbrella from He Qi, and with a "bang", the umbrella spread out like a huge mushroom in his hand Come.Xing Yan put the umbrella handle in front of him and said to He Qi: "Let's go back!"

The two walked carefully along the shallow water, Xing Yan stood on the side of the road holding a big umbrella.When a car passed by, he tilted the umbrella towards the side of the road, for fear that the tire would hit a puddle and splash dirty water on He Qi.It's so natural that he can't detect this kindness, and it wouldn't be a big deal if he could.

The raindrops hit the umbrella, and the two of them were so close that apart from the sound of the rain, they couldn't even hear each other's conversation clearly.Originally, He Qi wanted to ask him what he did today, and whether the text message in the morning was sent by that "cute young lady" again. After asking several times, Xing Yan found it hard to listen, so he didn't bother to know.

When passing by the shopping street, the original golden retriever was still there. He Qi pointed to it and said to Xing Yan: "Look at that big yellow dog, its whole body is wet, its fur is sticking to its body, and it is sticking out its tongue towards the sky." ,so cute."

Xing Yan looked in the direction it pointed, and saw the golden hair, but he didn't understand what He Qi was talking about, "What do you mean by cuteness?"

"Although it's raining, it and its owner are trapped here, but don't you think it's lying on the floor, that face seems to be smiling?"

When Xing Yan heard what he said, he turned his head and looked at it again. The golden retriever was sticking out its tongue, and the corners of its mouth were pulled away from its cheeks. It's interesting.The owner of the dog saw that the two were not walking well with umbrellas in the rain, and turned his head three times at his pet, showing a strange smile from time to time, and sized them up with strange eyes. Xing Yan hurriedly turned his head, no Dare to watch again.

As if he had seen something interesting, he smiled and said, "Be careful of being regarded as a dog dealer."

Xing Yan whispered back to him: "You read it first."

"But people didn't notice me, who told you to look fierce and naked."

"Have it?"

Seeing that he wanted to take it seriously, He Qi had no choice but to say: "No."

The rain was a little lighter, but the running water on the long slope was still very rough.He Qi was wearing mid-pants, but he still had to roll up his trousers.Xing Yan was miserable, he only had denim trousers, and the blue trouser legs had been stained dark by water, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to his body.

He Qi looked at his pants and said, "I took a shower in the morning, you should take a shower when you go back."

"Why do you take a shower in the morning?"

"I went out to pack my clothes, I got wet, and my clothes got wet."

"It's bad if you catch a cold, you can go back and take a hot bath."

"What kind of hot bath do you take? You're as nagging as my mother."

He Qi was silent for a moment, and there was a moment of unnaturalness on his face.In order to hide this unnaturalness, he added: "You just have to take a hot shower, and your pants are wet."

"Why don't we wash it together." Xing Yan joked.He noticed He Qi's instantaneous expression change, and in order to match his cover-up, he suddenly became bolder at this time.Anyway, just talking casually, why don't you take it to heart.

"Okay. We have to take a shower anyway, so it's better to take a shower together to save water bills." He Qi said casually.He took two steps and found that Xing Yan hadn't followed.

"What's wrong with you?" He Qi asked.

"Haha..." Xing Yan recovered from his rigid stupefaction, laughed dryly twice, and said to him, "I was just joking."

"What's the point of washing together? I washed your hair before, you forgot?" He Qi didn't realize it.

"I just... I just think it's too crowded for two big men in the bathroom." He said dryly.

He Qi stood there and thought for a while: "You're right, I forgot how crowded our bathroom is. If we all go in to take a shower, our bodies will be stuck to each other, and we won't be able to turn our bodies away."

"Yes, yes." Xing Yan nodded in praise.

The rain on the street turned into a drizzle. A man without an umbrella ran past with his head covered in his hands. The white shirt behind him was wet from the rain and stuck to his skin.He ran into the yard of a family. Red bougainvilleas were planted on the second-floor building. They bloomed very well. They protruded from the balcony railing and were knocked down by the rainwater from the tiled eaves. There was a lot of red on the floor in front of the red brick door, which was trampled into the mud by the man just now.

The sky was still covered with dark clouds, and occasionally there were a few muffled thunder flashes in the distance.The strong wind brought a little coolness. In the days of July and August, this kind of coolness is more fascinating than the long drought and the sweet dew. The sweltering heat of many days was blown away. There is no air conditioner in the rented house, which he needs very much Such coolness.

When they walked into the stairwell downstairs of the rental house, put away the umbrella, and shook the raindrops on the umbrella in their hands, the two of them talked and walked up the steps.The stairwell is not very dark, the outside skylight comes through the windows in the corridors of each floor, and the voice-activated lights are not turned on during the day.This kind of light is at dusk, a little brighter than before sunset, but you can't see everything clearly.

A small figure was sitting on the steps leading to the balcony, curled up in a ball, with his face buried in his knees, and the floret skirt was stained with splashes of mud.

She leaned against the wall, motionless, wondering if she was asleep.

"Niuniu?" Xing Yan called out in doubt.

Niuniu stood up from the steps, raised her face full of tears, ran down and threw herself into Xing Yan's arms, crying loudly.

She cried so sadly that she had never seen her cry like this before, like other children who never worried, crying without reservation in front of adults, tears and snot flowing freely .