double struggle

There was a sharp and crisp sound of falling knives from the kitchen. Xu Qingzhou couldn't bear his temper in the room, put down his books and went to the kitchen.Next to the bright light, he looked at the busy figure, with candied fruit in his mouth, sweet in his heart.

"I'll help you." Xu Qingzhou admired enough and walked into the kitchen.

Chu Wendao glanced at him, and poured the loofah cut in his hand into the boiling pot.

"Just stir the eggs for me." In the sizzling voice, Chu Wendao couldn't help raising his volume, "Oh yes, do you want to eat something else? I can only make some home-cooked food, how about It won't be."

Xu Qingzhou shook his head: "As long as it is made by the teacher, I like it." He took a pair of chopsticks to stir the egg paste in the bowl, and the ripples that he opened widened, and he laughed softly.

Hearing the laughter, Chu Wendao smiled as if infected: "What are you smirking about?"

"I feel happy." Xu Qingzhou said briskly.

Chu Wendao shook his head helplessly, and sprinkled some salt and water into the pot.The loofah was cooked quickly, and the aroma of the food spread in this narrow space, and he put the vegetables on the plate.

Xu Qingzhou immediately reached out to pick it up, and Chu Wendao whispered: "Be careful, don't get burned."

He watched Xu Qingzhou disappear into the corner, and subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to rub the back of his neck, but he noticed that his hand was full of oily smoke, and then lowered his hand to continue the unfinished cooking.

Chu Wendao never liked to open fire at home. In the past, even if Zhang Zhiyuan came, they would go out to eat more.And usually at home, facing exquisite dishes alone is also tasteless.This feeling is quite fresh now, and the sound of footsteps coming and going reminds him that he is not alone on such a night.

Xu Qingzhou seemed to like this dinner very much. If Chu Wendao didn't stop him later, he might have eaten up all the dishes on the table.He reluctantly watched Chu Wendao pick up the leftovers, put his hands on his swollen belly, and his face bulged slightly.

"You still want to eat, there are so many opportunities, why feel wronged." Chu Wendao wrapped up the leftovers and put them in the refrigerator. After washing the dishes, his hands wet Xu Qingzhou's face. "Actually, the taste is just average. It's not as good as a quarter of what my mother made, so you're hungry."

Feeling the coolness, Xu Qingzhou shrank her neck back, and leaned forward unconvinced for a while.

"I think it's delicious, really," he said sincerely.

Chu Wendao has self-knowledge, thinking that Xu Qingzhou should be the one who loves the house, so that little vanity is easily satisfied, and he happily hugs his little apprentice for a while.

"I'll cook for myself for the next few days, are you satisfied?" Chu Wendao let go of Xu Qingzhou's red lips, and couldn't help but pecked again when he looked at her with wet eyes.

Xu Qingzhou put her arms around Chu Wendao's waist, and nodded comfortably.His teacher is always so warm, making him reluctant to leave half a foot every second.

Two days have passed after such an ordinary and warm day, and the day of parting again is imminent.In the past few days, Xu Qingzhou has become more and more clingy, except that the two of them had to work separately in the morning, whenever they had the opportunity, they would stick to Chu Wendao.Chu Wendao knew that Xu Qingzhou was not willing to part with him, so he indulged wantonly.

In the end, he was also reluctant.

The accident happened on the last day, and Chu Wendao went to Xu Qingzhou's classroom to find someone after the meeting as usual.When he went to the door, the classroom hadn't finished yet, so he looked in from the outside, but was surprised to find that the teacher on the stage had changed.Chu Wendao frowned, and the two separated after arriving at school in the morning, and then did not receive any news from Xu Qingzhou all day long.

He thought for a moment and called Xu Qingzhou.

"Teacher?" About ten seconds later, the call was connected.

Chu Wendao was stunned, wondering why Xu Qingzhou's voice sounded so tired at the moment.

"I saw that a teacher took your class, did something happen?" He said as he rushed to the parking lot, and then he heard a vague sigh.

"I'm sorry, I was so messed up just now, I didn't have time to tell you..." Xu Qingzhou's tone became more and more unsteady, and after a pause, he continued, "Grandma accidentally fell and hurt her leg. I Now at the hospital on X Road..." Just as the words fell, they fell silent again.

Within a few words, Chu Wendao had already found the car.Listening to the sound of continuous breathing, he felt helpless sadness for the first time.

"Qingzhou." He started the car and called softly.

"Yes." Xu Qingzhou replied.

He continued: "Stay there obediently, you know? I'll go find you now." At the end, he added: "Don't be afraid, there is me."

Xu Qingzhou was silent for a while, and finally made a promise to reassure Chu Wendao: "Well, I'll wait for you."

After closing the line with each other, Chu Wendao drove the car all the way to the hospital regardless of whether he was speeding or not.Anyway, this car was temporarily borrowed from Sun Hai, so even if it got scratched, it wouldn't be a big deal.I don't know if he chose all the shortcuts. Fortunately, he was not caught by the traffic police and reached the hospital gate unimpeded.

Chu Wendao went up to the fifth floor of the inpatient area, and asked the nurse halfway to find the ward that Xu Qingzhou said.He checked the text message to confirm that he had gone the right way, knocked on the door and went in.This is a triple room, two beds are empty, it should be that the patient has gone out.He followed the human voice and walked to the hospital bed by the window, his familiar silhouette looked extremely thin under the penetrating sunlight.

Xu Qingzhou raised her head from the palm of her hand, her eyes were still red: "Teacher..."

Chu Wendao turned his head to look at the old man sleeping soundly on the hospital bed, and his footsteps paused for a moment.The old man looked peaceful, but underneath this tranquility was a frightening chill.Perhaps in a certain second, she will disappear in this beam of light, and go to the end of the sea that no one knows.

"What did the doctor say?" He stopped thinking about it, and put his hand on Xu Qingzhou's cold shoulder.

Xu Qingzhou smiled bitterly, and carefully wrapped the old man's hand into his palm.

"It's not a big deal. The road back to Nantian is wet now. Aunt Zhou didn't care about her, so she got sprained." He said, "Just stay in the hospital for a long time."

Xu Qingzhou didn't finish his sentence. At the age of knowing destiny, even a small injury may be fatal.Chu Wendao rubbed the shoulder under his palm, pondered for a while and remained silent.

"Brother! How is grandma..."

Chu Wendao heard the reputation and saw a young man about 20 years old hurried in.He also saw Chu Wendao, opened his mouth wide, and stared round his eyes.Chu Wendao squinted his eyes and found that the faces of the young man and Xu Qingzhou were somewhat similar, so he quickly understood the identity of the visitor.

Xu Qingzhou spoke first: "How many times have I told you, don't yell in the hospital."

Xu Yunzhou scratched his head, and walked to the hospital bed in two or three steps.Although he was answering Xu Qingzhou, his eyes unconsciously glanced towards Chu Wendao: "I came right after class, I was in a hurry and didn't pay attention. My parents can't come here on a business trip... What's wrong with grandma?"

A few days ago, Xu Yunzhou followed Xu Qingzhou to visit his grandma almost every time, and his relationship seemed to have sublimated a lot.

"It's not a big deal, and I can be discharged from the hospital in a few days." Xu Qingzhou thought of something, and his tone was quite serious, "Don't you still have classes at night? How do you go back at night after running so far?"

"I'll be back soon." Xu Yunzhou replied shyly.

Xu Qingzhou disagreed with this: "Your school is so remote, I don't worry about taking a taxi back at night."

"It's okay."

"Didn't there be an accident in the university town last year?"

Xu Yunzhou listlessly stopped talking.

It was the first time for Chu Wendao to see such an aggressive Xu Qingzhou, and he couldn't help but find it interesting.After waiting for a while, he saw that the topic had come to a stalemate, and offered his opinion: "I'm here by car, if you don't mind, I'll take your brother back to school?"

Xu Yunzhou stared at him warily, but Chu Wendao ignored him and turned his attention to Xu Qingzhou.

Xu Qingzhou was startled, and his attitude gradually softened: "It's too much trouble for you."

"It's not a big deal, anyway, you went with me, it's just an extra ride."

When Xu Qingzhou hesitated, Xu Yunzhou urgently expressed his wish: "Brother, I can really go back by myself."

Xu Qingzhou didn't agree with him, but after thinking about it, he still felt that Chu Wendao's opinion was appropriate.Even though Xu Yunzhou didn't want to, his brother's majesty was there, so he could only take a ride with Chu Wendao in the end.

As the evening approached, Aunt Zhou finally came back with the porridge she had made, and everyone set off on their way home.

Chu Wendao went to the parking lot to get the car first, Xu Qingzhou was sure that Chu Wendao had gone far, and finally turned around to look at his younger brother.Coming out of the ward, Xu Yunzhou seemed hesitant to speak, his eyes rolling around.

"What do you want to ask?" Xu Qingzhou said straight to the point.

Xu Yunzhou seemed taken aback, and stammered without explaining why.Xu Qingzhou knew it well, and took the call for him: "Do you want to ask who he is?"

Xu Yunzhou hummed guiltily, and lowered his head to stare at the shadow under his toes.

"He was my tutor when I was a graduate student." Seeing Xu Yunzhou raised his head in surprise, Xu Qingzhou smiled suddenly, "Do you believe me?"

"I believe it! But—" Xu Yunzhou couldn't describe it.

There was an indescribable feeling in the atmosphere between the man and his brother. His brother should be serious and indifferent, not so gentle and humble—everything felt strange to him.

Xu Qingzhou smiled at him, and the sunlight fell into his dark eyes, dissipating a little bit of soft light.

In such an instant, Xu Yunzhou suddenly realized.A few years ago, he was still young, but he didn't understand everything. He even remembered the surprising words of his elder brother, the crying of his mother, and the scolding of his father that night.Perhaps he should have understood very early on that his elder brother was no longer the boy who would coax himself, love himself, and accommodate himself everywhere.

Xu Qingzhou didn't know who took away his innocent world, the other side of the abyss that he didn't dare to set foot in.

After a long time, Xu Yunzhou said almost hoarsely, "Does Mom and Dad know?"

Xu Qingzhou touched the top of Xu Yunzhou's head - it's been a long time since such a movement.Xu Yunzhou felt the tip of his nose sore for no reason, so he bit his lip so as not to choke up.

"Yunzhou, you are the first to know." Xu Qingzhou said with a smile.