why do you like me

001 Encounter

Jiang Chuan remembered the first time he met Cheng Jing, the day he came out of it.

The continuous rain for several days was replaced by blue sky and white clouds, and the camphor and privet leaves on the side of the road were so green that Jiang Chuan saw Jin Min standing under the tree at a glance.

He walked over and shouted honestly: "Mom."

At that time, Jiang Chuan's hair was extremely short, and green skin could be seen around his ears and neck.A long, narrow, light-colored scar splits from the inside of the right eyebrow and stretches all the way to the right eyelid.The straight and handsome facial features suddenly became intimidating and ruthless.However, those eyes are bright and sly, and they cleverly put away the cruelty, hiding it in the eyes that others can't easily see.

Before coming out, he changed into ordinary clothes, a black long-sleeved T-shirt and blue-gray trousers, and a pair of half-new Nike shoes on his feet, showing his ankles.The weather was slightly hot, and Jiang Chuan avoided Jin Min's eyes, bowed his head and rolled up his sleeves above his arms. His muscular arms were wheat-colored in the sun, and the healed scar on the outside of his left arm was white.

Tears fell from Jin Min's eyes, and he pinched Jiang Chuan's arm: "I really regret having such a thing as you!"

He hadn't heard this sentence for almost eight months, and Jiang Chuan realized that he missed it, showing his big white teeth with a grin.Jin Min glared at him even harder: "Why are you still smiling! You've become an adult these days, and if you commit any crimes in the future, you won't be in this place, you'll be in jail! I don't recognize your son anymore! "

Jin Min has never been ruthless, only staring and pinching people when facing Jiang Chuan. He looks like he hates iron but is actually softer than anyone else.She pinched Jiang Chuan, and it looked strong, but it didn't hurt much.

Jiang Chuan grabbed her by the neck and said, "Okay, Mom, have I ever committed something on my own initiative? If the grandson didn't come to harass you..."

Jin Min patted his son's arm on the shoulder, "Speak well!"

Two people got into the car.The driver took a sharp puff of a cigarette, threw the cigarette butt out the window, turned the steering wheel and drove towards the city.

It was rare for a car to come to such a remote place. The driver looked at Jiang Chuan from the rearview mirror and asked curiously what the child had done.Embarrassed, Jin Min replied falteringly.The pair of eyes in the mirror harbored malicious intentions, and they had been wandering around in corners for about half a day.Jiang Chuan slumped and spread his legs, his expression was very foolish, and his coldness came out from the scar on his eyelids like a sword's edge: "Of course it's a knife for stabbing people, especially for those who talk too much."

driver:"……"

Jin Min slapped Jiang Chuan's arm hard, his eyes turned red with anger.She gave Jiang Chuan a warning look, and threw a bulging blue non-woven bag over.

Jiang Chuan opened it and looked happily, "It's yogurt and chocolate, as if I were a child."

The yogurt is placed in an insulated cotton tinfoil bag, and there are cold drops of water hanging on the outside of the box, and there are every flavor.Jiang Chuan picked an original one, and when he picked up a bag of pineapple buns, he saw his old mobile phone.

The mobile phone has already been recharged and turned on. Jiang Chuan picked it up, but felt strange to the touch.He casually clicked on the latest text messages, and heard Jin Min say: "These are bought by Cheng Jing, you can eat more of the ones you like. Cheng Jing said that it's time for dinner when we go back, so we can rest our stomachs on the way."

"Cheng Jing?" Jiang Chuan looked at the text message and raised his eyebrows, "Which Cheng is Jing? How old is it? Male or female?"

Jin Min is good-looking. He is almost forty years old. He is born with red lips and fair skin, and his figure is not out of shape.God showed complete fairness when shaping her. Xitangkou is well-known for her beauty, but her intelligence to recognize scum and her courage to stay away from scum are almost equal to zero.

Jiang Chuan has no regrets about being sentenced to eight months.The only worry is whether there will be some blind scum harassing Jin Min for such a long time, and he has no way to stop him, especially his own father who was kicked out by him.Thinking of this, Jiang Chuan felt irritable, glanced at the text message he had read, and subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth.

Jin Min heard Jiang Chuan's implication, tore open a pineapple bun and stuffed it into his mouth, staring and said, "Cheng Jing is as old as you!"

Jiang Chuan immediately put away the thorns that exploded, took a bite of the pineapple bun, and thought of something: "That Cheng Jing is as old as me, so where is Cheng Jing's father?"

Jin Min wished he could slap the dead child: "Your mother will never get married in her life, so she will just guard you two brothers and sisters! Please put your temper back, and don't hit people at every turn. It's not serious. In the future Study hard, don't fight anymore, did you hear me!"

Jiang Chuan obediently: "I heard."

He needs dog ears, which are drooping now.

The car did not go directly back to Xitangkou, but stopped in front of a large shopping plaza in the city center.The subway line 2 just opened at the beginning of the year, and the transfer hub is here. People come and go on the square, which seems more prosperous than in memory.

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, feeling a bit congested in his chest for no reason.He pulled Jin Min who was walking towards the mall, and said, "Mom, let's go home and have dinner. I miss your egg yolk chicken wings."

"It's all over, let's go back to dinner, I'll buy you some clothes first." Jin Min said, "I've been thinking about this a few days ago, but unfortunately I always have time, if you don't do it well today, you will die Clothes are on."

When he came out, Jiang Chuan changed into the same clothes as before, and the shoulder line of the trousers was quite different.Although he has long hands and long legs, this kind of dress still looks a bit cramped visually, not to mention that they are all old clothes that are about to pass the season.

Jiang Chuan was flattered: "Mom, I am finally your own son today."

Jin Min glared at him and smiled angrily.

Jiang Chuan is used to being rough, and he can be as vague as he can about eating and dressing.Moreover, he has a good posture, and the street stalls worth tens of dollars line his shoulders and waist, making him very attractive.He was thinking about how to stop this wave of waste, Jin Min took out a few membership cards from his wallet and said, "Let's go to these stores and see, at least [-]% off."

Jiang Chuan raised his eyebrows: "Where did it come from?"

Jin Min said: "Cheng Jing gave it."

I don't remember how many times I heard this name in this day, Jiang Chuan couldn't laugh or cry: "Mom, is Cheng Jing your illegitimate son? He brought it back while I was away."

Jin Min raised his hand and patted his arm: "Stop talking nonsense."

The seasonal promotions were not over yet, so Jiang Chuan picked a cheap store that offered discounts and tried on a few clothes.In the end, the clerk's eyes glowed and he felt that he was in such a good figure and tried some new styles. He persuaded him to buy two short-sleeved tops and two trousers.

When Jin Min swiped his card to pay the bill, Jiang Chuan hesitated and asked, "The bank.bank.Card was also given by Cheng Jing, right?"

Jin Min wished he could beat this brat to death: "Do you have any brains!"

Jiang Chuan hugged his head and jumped to the side: "If I have no brains, how can I be in the top ten of the grade every time!"

The cashier said "Ouch", and his eyes sparkled along with the shop clerk: "Your grades are really good, and you are handsome. You will definitely be admitted to a good university in the future, and you don't have to worry about your job. You are really lucky, big sister."

Jin Min forced a smile, didn't speak, picked up a pen and waited to sign the bill.Jiang Chuan casually glanced at the glamorous passers-by outside, and felt a little sarcasm in his heart: Not many schools dare to take those who enter that place, even the first graders.

Sure enough, Jin Min was also a little unhappy, and kept silent when buying shoes.Jiang Chuan is now much taller than before he entered, and his shoe size is also one size larger, but he deliberately picked up the previous size, and then put it on slowly, but he couldn't fit it anyway, so he asked Jin Min for help.The two of them tried for a long time and couldn't get in. The clerk couldn't stand it anymore: "Why don't you change the pair to a bigger size?"

Jin Min suddenly remembered: "You are taller now than before, and your shoe size must be bigger."

Jiang Chuan: "Yes, yes, I forgot."

The mother and son coincidentally laughed out loud, the previous low air pressure was regarded as leaving the country.

In addition to a few discounted shoe and clothing store membership cards, Cheng Jing also gave Jin Min two coupons for hot pot restaurants.When the waiter brought out the bottom of the spicy pot, Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, his eyes brightened: "I haven't eaten hot pot for a long time!"

There is a big pot of rice inside.The rice is so rotten that it can be used as porridge, the pork is white and greasy, vegetables are always boiled, chili oil and salt seem to be contraband like tobacco and alcohol, and all food is so bland that people think that the tongue is not with them Come in.In the past eight months, Jiang Chuan wanted to submit applications countless times. He is willing to work as a part-time cook in the back kitchen to save this group of underage taste buds who are dying.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan took a bite of the delicious beef balls and sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It's delicious, let's add some ice..."

Meeting Jin Min's eyes, Jiang Chuan abruptly changed the word "ice beer" into "ice cola", and said, "It would be really cool if I had some ice cola."

Jin Min asked the waiter to add two cans of iced Coke.

It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were only a few sporadic customers in the hot pot restaurant.Seeing that Jiang Chuan was eating happily, Jin Min also felt comfortable, so she couldn't help sighing: "Cheng Jing said that you must be very willing to eat hot pot, so she recommended this one, saying that the taste is quite good."

It was Cheng Jing again.

Jin Min's expression softened a lot, "The day when you came out coincided with the day when Xingzi went to the hospital. I almost couldn't take care of it. Fortunately, Cheng Jing helped. A child who is as old as you is more organized than an adult , is really rare."

Jiang Xing is Jiang Chuan's younger sister.Jiang Chuan casually squeezed the empty Coke can into a strange shape, hum: "Mom, you must dislike me, you have finally found the legendary good son. Isn't that Cheng Jing very cute, sensible and caring?" Polite and very good grades."

When he complained so casually, Jin Min's eyes were smiling: "That's right. I heard Cheng Jing said that he is going to take the TOEFL test, and he will go abroad next year after he passes the test."

Jiang Chuan felt uncomfortable.

Anyone who hears their own mother boasting about other people's children will feel uncomfortable.

Jin Min was thinking about Jiang Xing, and after a few bites with Jiang Chuan, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Chuanzi, I have to rush to the hospital to take care of Xingzi, you..."

"Go, go." Jiang Chuan seemed to be careless, "I have been my own son for most of the day today, and I am very satisfied. I can go back by myself later."

Jin Min had never seen such a shaming of himself, Jin Min couldn't laugh or cry: "How can I let you be alone."

It's just that Jiang Chuan couldn't go to the hospital either.Since Jiang Chuan was 15 years old, the relationship between the siblings began to deteriorate.Jiang Xing even witnessed Jiang Chuan's desperate scene with his own eyes. He would look down when he heard Jiang Chuan's name, let alone meeting him.

No one could control Jiang Xing's temper, and Jin Min had no choice but to say at this moment: "You eat here first, and Cheng Jing will come over later."

She looked at Jiang Chuan, "Get to know Cheng Jing first. That child is also in No. [-] Middle School, and his grades are very good. I have asked him to help you with your homework in the future. After the resumption procedures are completed, you should be more obedient at school and less stir up trouble."

Jiang Chuan said nothing.

After Jin Min checked out and left, Jiang Chuan ate more and more slowly, as if the first wave of guests arrived after dinner.Not many people knew that he came out today, except for the first few text messages, the phone was completely silent.Jiang Chuan flipped through the address book, hesitated for a while on Nan Xichi's name, and then continued to slide all the way down without clicking on any of them.Logged into several chat software online, and slowly scrolled through the news about the Year of the Monkey. His first reaction was that he couldn't understand... Too many popular words have become catchphrases in August, and Jiang Chuan felt chest tight.

He thought of the text message he had received earlier, so he turned it out and looked at it. The more he read it, the more fun he found it, and the stuffy feeling was forgotten.Suddenly hearing a flat and clear "Jiang Chuan", he raised his head and looked in the direction of the hot pot restaurant's gate.

In the afternoon, the light in the hot pot restaurant was not bright, only Jiang Chuan's table was lit with a chandelier, and the corridor in the middle was dark, and a white light suddenly appeared at the gate.

The boy strode over from the white light, wearing a simple white T-shirt and black slacks, with a color matching backpack slung across one shoulder, and a coat hanging under the straps, with dark eyebrows and fair skin.

His eyes are very bright, the kind of brightness of the gurgling stream in spring, revealing a natural tranquility.When the boy walked over against the light, Jiang Chuan felt his heart skip a beat, as if he was a pebble that just rolled into the bright and quiet stream unsuspectingly.

The boy said, "I'm Cheng Jing."

Many years later, Jiang Chuan recalled the first time he saw Cheng Jing in a hot pot restaurant. The boy's appearance was so vivid that he could hold him in his arms with just a stretch of his hand.At that time, his memory was blowing the filter with his wife who was ten meters thick, and he told everyone without hesitation that he fell in love with this boy at first sight.

Judging from the drama of love at first sight, Jiang Chuan may be a little dull.But this bluntness does not belong to his straightforward personality, but because he just came out at that time, and he had been away from this society for eight months, and he felt fresh and restless in his heart, and he couldn't make up his mind to accept such sudden throbbing immediately. .

The depression and freshness that were pressing in his heart at that time were superimposed, and his immediate reaction was to hook the corners of his mouth without thinking, raised the phone in front of the boy, and said rather viciously but happily: "Oh, Cheng Jing... ...Is it you who sent this text message, why do you say I have to guard against my mental illness, huh?"

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