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It was cold and wet in the city in February.In the early morning, the continuous drizzle is wrapped in the chilly spring breeze, and the fallen leaves of the street trees are immersed in the sky reflected by the stagnant water.Holding an umbrella, Cheng Xuan, who was trotting in a hurry, accidentally stepped into the stagnant water, and the splashed water wetted his trousers, but he had no time to take care of it.Running down the stairs, he quickly shuttled through the crowd, then took out the traffic card, swipe it on the card, and flew across the checkpoint. A series of actions were completed in one go, just in time for the subway at 06:30.Cheng Xuan panted slightly. After sitting down, he took out a small English vocabulary book from his pocket and memorized it.

Less than four months before the college entrance examination, Cheng Xuan steadily and strictly followed his plan, and the more critical the moment, Cheng Xuan became more sober.Since being admitted to a key university is what grandparents look forward to, Cheng Xuan will definitely be admitted to the top university in China to fulfill his grandparents' wish.

When Cheng Xuan was eight years old, his parents died in a car accident, and Cheng Xuan became an orphan overnight.His grandparents took him back to the countryside, and in order for Cheng Xuan to receive a better education, they had no choice but to use the compensation from the airline and their own savings to buy a small apartment in this noble city.In order to reduce the burden on his grandparents, Cheng Xuan also found a part-time job. Although he was busy, he lived up to expectations. He always maintained the No.1 grade in his year, and even left the No.2 far behind.But studying and part-time work have all taken up his life, so he has no friends, not a single one.

At the stop, Cheng Xuan got up and walked out of the car door.Back on the ground, the cold hit again wantonly, Cheng Xuan opened his mouth slightly, and the white mist blew up with his exhalation.In the pocket, Cheng Xuan's fist was clenched.

At [-]:[-], the classroom, which was filled with laughter, fell silent the moment Cheng Xuan opened the door.Cheng Xuan slightly buried his chin in the scarf, sat down in his seat as if nothing had happened, opened the book, and memorized.

After class, Cheng Xuan went directly to the restaurant where he worked. A bottle of water and a piece of bread on the way would be enough for today's dinner.It was already 10:30 after part-time work, Cheng Xuan came home, grandma and grandpa happily led Cheng Xuan to the dining table, grandma cooked hot noodles to warm Cheng Xuan, and happily talked about the new neighbors who just moved in today .It was only at this moment that Cheng Xuan felt that the world had colors.

But the heavens seem to be happy to show the way in the palm of your hand.

Just in March, just three months before the college entrance examination, disaster struck.

The quiet classroom was suddenly broken by the hasty opening of the door.The homeroom teacher said to Cheng Xuan with a serious expression at the door: "Cheng Xuan, your home is calling."

Cheng Xuan suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, he stood up hastily, and the chair made a harsh sound on the ground.The next second after Cheng Xuan ran out of the classroom, the classroom suddenly boiled.

The moment he answered the phone, Cheng Xuan's world completely lost its color.

Gray and pale.

The person that grandpa and grandma don't want to mention the most is their son Chen Tian, ​​who is also Cheng Xuan's uncle.In the age of patriarchy 30 years ago, the uncle who was the youngest son was the most favored, but also the most useless.Grandpa attaches great importance to Chen Tian's studies. Although Chen Tian's grades are a mess, grandpa still raises money everywhere for him to go to school.After Chen Tian repeated his studies for two years, he was finally admitted to a third-rate university at the age of 20.Grandpa was very happy and sent him enough living expenses every month, hoping that he would achieve something after graduating from university.However, Chen Tian didn't think about making progress in college, he was addicted to games, and he was given a red light at the end of the semester.When the phone call to expel Chen Tian from the school came to Grandpa's house, Grandpa realized that his hard work over the years had been wasted, and he completely lost hope in Chen Tian. Out of rage and disappointment, Grandpa cut off Chen Tian's living expenses, and since then Don't ask Chen Tian's good or bad any more.Chen Tian has not been home for ten years.However, Chen Tian never went home, but the people who asked him to collect debts came to the house again and again to make trouble.Just at nine o'clock this morning, a group of people broke into the apartment and searched for money, saying that Chen Tian had mortgaged the house to their boss.Grandpa's eyes were red with anger, and he said that he did not have a son like Chen Tian.The group of hooligans threatened grandparents again. They knew about Cheng Xuan's existence, and if they didn't hand over the money, they would come to the school and kidnap Cheng Xuan.After hearing these horrible words, grandma had a heart attack and collapsed to the ground, and the group of people fled away when they saw that the situation was not good.Grandpa hurriedly called 120, but when he was sent to the hospital, he was exhausted.The doctor took off his mask and announced the time of death: 33:[-].

When Cheng Xuan saw his grandfather, he was sitting on a chair, hunched over, with gray hair and empty eyes, like a static sculpture.As if sensing Cheng Xuan's approach, grandpa slowly raised his head, his cloudy eyes were bloodshot, and there were still wet tears in the corners of his eyes.He said hoarsely, "Cheng Xuan, your grandma is gone..."

"Grandpa..." Cheng Xuan couldn't make a sound, and could only let the tears keep pouring out of his eyes.

The gray and white portrait of grandma is placed on the mahogany table, the pouring sunlight is reflected from the mirror, and grandma's eyes cannot be seen clearly, only the faint smile on her lips can be seen vaguely.Grandpa often sits opposite to the portrait of grandma in silence, in a daze, and sometimes forgets to cook.Cheng Xuan had trouble falling asleep after his grandmother passed away, he tossed and turned for a long time each time, fell asleep at some point, and for some reason there were tears in the corners of his eyes every time he woke up.He was so sad that he ignored his grandfather's abnormality. It was only after a month that he realized that his grandfather had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

When Cheng Xuan noticed his grandfather's anomaly, it was his grandfather who cooked three meals for three people in a row, and even called his grandmother's name to ask her to come out for dinner.Then, Grandpa would walk up and down the living room, looking distressed because he suddenly forgot what he was going to do again.The police have made progress in tracking down the group of people who killed grandma, but grandma died of her own heart disease, so it is not enough to convict.The group was held for several weeks before being released on bail.Cheng Xuan no longer expected the police to do anything.

Cheng Xuan said: "Grandpa, let's go to the hospital."

Grandpa shook his head: "No, I'm just old and my memory is a bit weak."

"Then I'll stay with you at home."

"No, no, no," Grandpa was sweating anxiously, "You have to go to school and get into a good university..."

"Then go to the hospital for an examination." Cheng Xuan did not back down.

Grandpa finally agreed.

When he arrived at the hospital, grandpa shrank a little. He stared nervously at the doctor in a white coat.When it was his turn to be tested, he became restless and even yelled at the doctor: "I'm fine! I'm going home!"

Afterwards, Cheng Xuan hurriedly apologized to the doctor, but the doctor told him helplessly that his grandfather seemed to have symptoms of dementia, and it was best to stay in the hospital for observation.Cheng Xuan inquired about his balance, but it was far from enough to pay for his grandfather's hospitalization.

Drop out of school, he thought.

"No, absolutely not!" The head teacher was the first to object.He said that he would figure out a way to deal with the cost of review materials, anyway, he would never let Cheng Xuan drop out of school.

"There are only the last three months left, Cheng Xuan. No matter how bad it is, you still have to get your high school diploma." The head teacher said firmly.

Cheng Xuan smiled wryly and shook his head: "Head teacher, if he doesn't get treatment, his condition will deteriorate. I'd rather not have a diploma, but raise money..."

The head teacher interrupted Cheng Xuan: "Cheng Xuan, what's the use of saying that you have such good grades? Why can't you turn your head at the critical moment? How much money can you raise alone? It's just a drop in the bucket. That's okay, don't worry about it. I was thinking about it myself, and the teacher will help you figure out a way. Now, immediately, devote yourself to the exam the day after tomorrow... Uh, you don’t need to devote yourself to it, at least half of your body and mind, understand?"

Cheng Xuan nodded gratefully.

On this day, Cheng Xuan asked for leave from the restaurant where he worked, and came back early to accompany his grandfather.At night, the streets were deserted, and a few people walked by under the dim street lights.Cheng Xuan walked quickly, wanting to go back quickly.On the corridor, he hurried upstairs, but at the corner he slammed into the arms of a tall and straight man, and was knocked back several steps.Cheng Xuan quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Are you okay?"

"It's okay." The man looked down at Cheng Xuan slightly, and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"No..." The man hesitated to speak, then paused and said, "Goodbye."

Cheng Xuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Goodbye." Such a conversation made Cheng Xuan a little strange, he raised his head and saw the man's face clearly.It is a face with sharp edges and corners.The man passed by Cheng Xuan and walked down. Cheng Xuan didn't think much of it and continued to run upstairs.In one picture, two people walk in opposite directions.

The head teacher actually launched a fundraising campaign and raised more than [-] yuan in the school.Cheng Xuan's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "Teacher, how did you do it?"

"I just posted your report card and a few photos. Of course, my tear-jerking article was the background..." the head teacher said proudly.

"Teacher, this is not good, it feels like deception..."

"How can this be deception? Which sentence did I write wrong? Are you stupid?" The head teacher became angry, as if he wanted to knock Cheng Xuan's head off.

Cheng Xuan knew the head teacher's temper and let him scold him a few words.He understands that 10 yuan is only a temporary relief, and it is not a long-term solution.Cheng Xuan thought that if he got his high school diploma first and then found a job, he would be able to support his grandfather's broken home.

In the evening, when Cheng Xuan came home, he saw a group of people with unfriendly faces standing or squatting at the stairs as soon as he walked up the stairs.As soon as they saw Cheng Xuan coming back, they immediately focused their attention on Cheng Xuan.Cheng Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still walked up.

When Cheng Xuan walked past them, someone suddenly asked, "Hello, are you Cheng Xuan?"

Cheng Xuan said calmly: "No. He is downstairs from me."

"Oh," those people looked Cheng Xuan from top to bottom several times, and Cheng Xuan felt his goosebumps stand up.He pretended to be calm and walked up one floor, pricking up his ears to hear someone following behind him.Cheng Xuan's palms were sweating. He had already missed his home and went up an extra floor, but he couldn't show his flaws. These people were probably here to collect debts.Cheng Xuan walked to a door, knocked on the door and shouted, "Open the door, I'm back." After waiting for half a minute, no one answered the door.Cheng Xuan clenched his sweaty hands, and continued to knock on the door: "Open the door, I'm back!" After waiting for a full minute, no one opened the door. Cheng Xuan felt like he was in a swamp, and his feet kept sinking. And he didn't dare to move.

"Hey, look up." The person who followed Cheng Xuan had already suspected Cheng Xuan.Cheng Xuan froze, he stayed where he was.The man walked up impatiently, pinched Cheng Xuan's chin, and lifted it suddenly. He saw Cheng Xuan's disgusting gaze.

"Hmph, little bastard, you still want to lie to me." The man looked fierce, suddenly grabbed Cheng Xuan's arm, and roughly dragged Cheng Xuan away.Cheng Xuan struggled desperately, but was taken downstairs abruptly.

"This kid pretends to be quite good, and he was almost deceived!" The man murmured loudly at the group of people, and he threw Cheng Xuan forward, and Cheng Xuan staggered a few steps forward, and the next second They were surrounded by people.

"Boy, when will you pay back the 20 that your uncle owes you?"

Cheng Xuan didn't speak, but stared stubbornly at the speaker.

"Hey, this kid is toasting and not eating fine wine!" A yellow-haired man raised his fist as he said that, and was about to hit him, but was suddenly stopped by another man in black.The man in black said, "Don't hit the child, who can you ask for money if it breaks?"

"Can this kid pay back the money?"

"Look carefully at the long thin skin and tender meat, it is our boss' favorite material."

The yellow-haired man showed disgust on his face: "I don't understand about gays, did we really tie him back?"

"Scum." A calm but majestic voice came.

"Who are you? Don't mind your own business!"

Cheng Xuan saw the man he accidentally bumped into at the corner of the stairs.The man was dressed in a blue suit, gentle and refined, and he didn't fit in among a group of scruffy gangsters.

"I'm his neighbor." The man replied calmly, and beckoned Cheng Xuan to come behind him.Cheng Xuan ran behind him without hesitation, at that moment Cheng Xuan felt saved.

"Mind your own business, will you pay back the money their family owes?"

"How many?"

The person who spoke was arrogant: "20." Cheng Xuan closed his eyes tightly, feeling too ashamed

After a pause, the man said: "Okay." Cheng Xuan opened his eyes, he couldn't believe his ears, he looked at the man's gentle profile in shock.

The debt collector on the opposite side was also obviously surprised, and they looked at each other in blank dismay.Someone came up and asked, "Are you serious?"

"20 is 20." The man suddenly sneered.

"Okay, I'll give you three days to transfer the money into our account. If you don't see the money in the account, Cheng Xuan will be dead. And Chen Tian, ​​if we find him, I will cut off ten of his fingers in minutes." Head." The man in black threatened.

"Good." said the man.

They finally left, but Cheng Xuan felt worse.What does this man in front of me want to do?

"Excuse me..." Cheng Xuan said cautiously.

"Now, you owe me 20." The man gave Cheng Xuan a glance and continued to go upstairs.

"what?"

"I repaid 20 for you, and now you owe me 20, the matter is already clear."

"But why did you do this?" Cheng Xuan chased after him and asked.

The man didn't answer, he went all the way to his door, and then he said, "If I don't help you, what are you going to do today?" , he hurriedly asked: "Excuse me, your name!"

The man wrote lightly: "Gu Huaiyuan."

"Mr. Gu, thank you very much today!" Cheng Xuan said loudly.

"Oh." The man turned his face away and blinked unconsciously.

Cheng Xuan withdrew his foot, and the door closed.Only then did Cheng Xuan realize that this door was the one he had knocked on just now in a crisis.

When Cheng Xuan came home, his grandfather was sitting at the dining table waiting for him.

"Cheng Xuan is back! Wash your hands and eat!" Grandpa said with a smile.

Cheng Xuan responded, put down his schoolbag and washed his hands: "Grandpa, you know our upstairs neighbor..."

"Ah, Mr. Gu?" I didn't expect my grandfather to know Gu Huaiyuan, and he seemed very familiar. "Mr. Gu is a talent. The last time I met him, we chatted with him. He said he was a university professor. I asked him what he taught, and he said mathematics. Grandpa really admired him. He was a young man. It’s amazing to be a university professor and still teach mathematics!” Grandpa continued, “Cheng Xuan, if you are as good as Mr. Gu, grandpa’s life will be worth it, even if he will be a cow and a horse in the next life.”

"Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about, I'll just work hard." Cheng Xuan curled his lips.

"Okay, okay, grandpa believes that as long as Cheng Xuan works hard, Cheng Xuan can do anything!" Grandpa smiled from ear to ear.

Cheng Xuan took a sip of the dish and frowned. Grandpa often forgot whether he put salt in it recently, so he added a lot of salt, and it was the same today.Cheng Xuan hurriedly moved the dish in front of him and said, "I love this dish!"

Grandpa was happy without knowing it: "I'll give you all the delicious food!"

In the hospital, my grandfather huddled in the corner seat like a child, occasionally raising his head, showing a look of fear.After completing the formalities, Cheng Xuan walked over and bent over and said to him softly: "Grandpa, you stay here for three days first, and the nurse will take you for a test. If you don't know how to take injections and medicines, don't be afraid. Wait for me to take the exam." I'll pick you up after the trial, okay?"

Grandpa looked at Cheng Xuan aggrievedly, and said after a long time: "Okay, go to the exam!"

"Well, I'll come and see you after school."

On the way to school, Cheng Xuan was always a little uneasy, worried that his grandfather suddenly forgot the agreement with him and started making a fuss in the hospital; or that something happened because the nurse didn't respond to his grandfather's request for help in time... Cheng Xuan finished the paper early and left.When Cheng Xuan rushed to the hospital, he found that Gu Huaiyuan was actually in his grandfather's ward.

"Mr. Gu?" Cheng Xuan looked at him in surprise, and Gu Huaiyuan nodded to him.

"Cheng Xuan, have you finished the exam? Did you go well?" Grandpa asked with a smile.

"Well, it's okay."

"Come here, Grandpa is playing chess with Xiao Gu!"

"Playing chess?" Cheng Xuan leaned over and saw that although Grandpa had only a few pieces left, he had already entered Gu Huaiyuan's camp.

"Will!" Grandpa said excitedly.

Gu Huaiyuan spread his hands and said helplessly, "I admit defeat."

At this time, the nurse came over and informed my grandfather: "Chen Rongsheng, bed No. [-], come for a head CT!"

Grandpa's excitement was instantly extinguished. He sighed and stood up. "Grandpa, let me go with you!" Cheng Xuan went to support him.

Grandpa waved his hand: "No need, you can stay here with Xiao Gu, I'll be back soon."

"Then you have to obey the doctor obediently." Cheng Xuan instructed.

"I see, I see..." Grandpa walked away impatiently.

Cheng Xuan watched his grandfather go out, and turned his head to meet Gu Huaiyuan's gaze.Gu Huaiyuan remained calm and said, "Let's have a game."

Cheng Xuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay."

After setting up the chess pieces, Gu Huaiyuan let Cheng Xuan go first.Cheng Xuan's chess style was steady and steady, but Gu Huaiyuan saw through it at once, and immediately set off a storm-like offensive. Cheng Xuan rushed to defend, absolutely not allowing his pawns to cross the river, but Gu Huaiyuan's overwhelming strength made Cheng Xuan fall all at once.

"Yes." Gu Huaiyuan said.

Cheng Xuan came back to his senses and found that only "Elephant" remained next to his "handsome".

"I lost." Cheng Xuan said disappointedly.

"Actually, you can win," Gu Huaiyuan said, pointing at Grid, "here, as long as your car continues to advance, no matter how aggressive I am, you still have a chance to 'take' before me, but as soon as you see my pawns move quickly Crossed the river and put all our energy into defending and lost our chances."

Cheng Xuan frowned.What Gu Huaiyuan said was correct, but Cheng Xuan's mind was not on the chessboard.

"I know you're worried," Gu Huaiyuan continued, "but I still hope you cheer up. If you don't even have strength yourself, how can you give strength to others?" Cheng Xuan looked at Gu Huaiyuan in surprise after being told. .

"Okay, it's time for me to go. I still have classes tonight." Gu Huaiyuan got up and said.

"Wait a minute!" Cheng Xuan quickly stopped Gu Huaiyuan and asked him, "May I ask, which university do you teach at?"

"Ji Da."

Gu Huaiyuan left, Cheng Xuan was stunned, and suddenly he came back to his senses: "Ji Da?!"

Although Cheng Xuan's grades are very good, if he wants to go to Ji University, he needs to be better, even better.Cheng Xuan lost his mind again. It turned out that Gu Huaiyuan is so powerful.Cheng Xuan always thought that grandpa was exaggerating, but he didn't expect it to be too much.

Three days later, my grandfather's examination report came out, and it was diagnosed as the early stage of Alzheimer's disease.After receiving the medicine, Cheng Xuan could only take his grandfather home to take care of him, and he went to the hospital for regular checkups.

"Sure enough, I still have to take a break from school for a while..." Cheng Xuan said to himself.Otherwise, Grandpa would be worried about Cheng Xuan being alone at home.

But when I went home that day, my grandfather said that Xiao Gu had been here, and he would send a housekeeping aunt to take care of my grandfather.Cheng Xuan couldn't believe his ears, and quickly asked: "Grandpa, you agreed to come down? Hiring a housekeeper is very expensive! Besides..." Cheng Xuan's words stopped abruptly, and the matter of owed 20 yuan should not be known to grandpa.

"Grandpa knows, but Xiao Gu said that auntie has been working in their family for 20 years, and she is very kind. As for the money..." Grandpa whispered, "You can give it slowly in the future, don't worry."

Grandpa is really confused.Cheng Xuan was in a hurry, and said angrily, "I'm going to push it away, and you really are, how can you always trouble others?"

"I'm afraid that you will delay your studies..." Grandpa muttered.

"That can't be favored by others in vain!"

"Anyway, if you don't go to school, grandpa would rather die right away!" Grandpa rushed forward angrily.

Cheng Xuan was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while, he opened the door, went out and ran up the stairs.He ran slower and slower, finally stopped, and kept wiping away his tears, but it was strange, the faster Cheng Xuan wiped, the faster the tears fell.Why can't it stop?Cheng Xuan blocked his eyes with his arms, feeling that he was really useless.The sadness that I had been holding back for the past few months collapsed with just a few angry words from my grandfather.

"Too weak..." Cheng Xuan was extremely disappointed in himself.

He sat directly on the steps, quietly waiting for his tears to stop.Feeling that his mood had almost calmed down, Cheng Xuan stepped forward and knocked on Gu Huaiyuan's door.

"Who?" Gu Huaiyuan's vague voice came from inside.

"I, Cheng Xuan."

"The door is unlocked, come in."

Cheng Xuan opened the door and went in. This was the first time Cheng Xuan entered Gu Huaiyuan's room.There are several cardboard boxes stacked next to the entrance.It's been more than a month since he moved here, yet there are still so many luggages left unpacked.Walking into the living room, Cheng Xuan was surprised to find that there were stacks of books on the floor and only four or five pieces of furniture.At this time, Gu Huaiyuan came out with a cup of hot milk and said to Cheng Xuan, "Drink it."

Cheng Xuan took it over and said, "Mr. Gu, that... the matter of the housekeeping aunt is too much trouble for you..."

"I don't find it troublesome." Gu Huaiyuan said.

"but……"

"Don't think that you are receiving lunch for nothing, you will have to pay it back in the future," Gu Huaiyuan said while sitting on the sofa, typing on his notebook.

Cheng Xuan suddenly didn't know how to refuse, but Gu Huaiyuan continued: "Life is still very long, and there is some time to pay it back slowly. By the way, I still calculate the interest, [-]% per year."

In the end, Cheng Xuan bowed a ninety-degree bow to Gu Huaiyuan, and went downstairs.

Cheng Xuan felt something was wrong—why did he follow his wishes every time at the end?

When he got home, Cheng Xuan apologized to his grandfather in a good-tempered manner, and said that he agreed with the housekeeping aunt, and then his tense face relaxed.Cheng Xuan sighed, he couldn't figure out whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.Forget it, let it be.

Cheng Xuan didn't know that when he was sitting on the steps crying, Gu Huaiyuan saw it from the door.But he didn't go over to comfort him, probably because he wanted Cheng Xuan to be alone.

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