embrace the moon

"I met Chen Fangxu and his girlfriend!" Gu Yu said, "It's the girl who was bullied last time!"

"... Oh." Jian Qiao responded.

"What are you doing?" Gu Yu looked at the draft paper on the table, there were some inexplicable words written on it, which he couldn't quite understand.

Jian Qiao glanced at Leng Qing, motioning for him to answer Gu Yu's question, but Leng Qing didn't answer anything, put his pen away and stood up: "I'm going first."

After leaving desertedly, Jian Qiao put the pen and paper into her schoolbag and stood up too: "I'm leaving too."

Gu Yu had a question mark on his face, why is it so hard to talk to these two woods?He followed them out, watched their backs disappear at the gate of the courtyard, and went back to do his homework.

Time rushes forward, and after a hearty and joyful flush, there are still endless words to memorize, exercises to write, works to draw, and lack of sleep.

For a long time, Gu Qianfan kept silent about the fact that Xiaobao's parents came to find him. Although he couldn't accept Gu Xiaobao leaving his life, he didn't ask Gu Yu what he thought.

However, Gu Yu has to hint eight hundred times a day that living with Mr. Gu is the only happiness. When eating, he has to say that he likes the light taste of grandpa’s food. When buying fruits, he has to choose the green dates and mangoes that both of them love. From time to time, I borrow the old man's beloved small eDonkey for walking dogs.

Maybe this is the only sense of security he can give, although grandpa doesn't ask him what he thinks, but he can't say nothing.

The art exhibition of Huazhoutang has been popular in the city for a while. It just happened that the National Day holiday, those who like art come to appreciate it, and those who don't like it come to make up for the circle of friends.However, apart from the previous authors, a bright moon came out halfway, and this matter did attract some attention.

Jian Qiao's former master of oil painting asked him angrily why he didn't paint oil painting anymore. The reporters also frequently speculated about his motives. Even his mother called him to ask him what was going on.

As for the voices from the outside world, Jian Qiao didn't want to pay attention to them, so Gu Qianfan blocked him tightly.Real masters never make gimmicks, and only rely on their strength to speak.

Jian Qiao thought of his idol, Lao Chen, a true artist who never relied on anything other than his works to get attention.He is also in this city, painting quietly by himself.What he looks like, and whether his voice is good or not, few people know.Could he be one of the people Jianqiao saw carrying drawing boards on the street, by the river, on the mountain, or passers-by in a hurry?

Autumn has really come, and the cold wind blows through every street in the city.Everyone started to put on long sleeves, the sun was no longer burning hot, and the air after the rain became cooler and cooler.

Jian Qiao and Leng Qing often come to the painting boat hall and stay in the small studio that Gu Qianfan left for them.Jian Qiao finished his oil painting, bid farewell to the previous studio, and now runs to the painting boat hall all day long.

He and Gu Yu also went out together all day long, leaving school together, eating together, going to the library together, inseparable, looking like brothers.Later Chen Fangxu asked him, and he said that Gu Yu was Gu Qianfan's grandson and he was "Mingyue".He knew it, and Yang Jiaqing knew it as a matter of course. After being excited for a few days, she began to frequently inquire about her idol Shu Mu.

On Friday morning, Jian Qiao and Chen Fangxu went to eat together. After eating, they walked side by side to the teaching building, passing a wet path after a night of light rain.

"Are you going to eat Haidilao after the foreign teacher class?" Chen Fangxu asked.

"With whom?" Jian Qiao asked.

"Just our dormitory." Chen Fangxu said.

Jian Qiao smiled: "The heart is really big."

Chen Fangxu grabbed his shoulders: "Oh, it doesn't matter, I know you have a bad relationship with Cai Zhe, brother, I will definitely stand firmly on your side."

Jian Qiao was puzzled: "I'm on your side and that's why we broke up with him, okay?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes," Chen Fangxu said, "It's not that you don't know, my girlfriend and I have been in love since we were young, the spicy rubber white rabbit, warning and punishment to please parents, typhoon, earthquake and mudslides, so many things happened together, what storms I have never seen it, and it is impossible to be snatched away."

Jian Qiao nodded and sighed: "That's what I said, but you should be careful."

"Okay," Chen Fangxu made an OK gesture, "So are you going to eat Haidilao?"

"No, I haven't written my homework, and I still have to draw," Jian Qiao said, "Gu Yu still has to wait for me."

Chen Fangxu tilted his head, leaned his head on his shoulder, trembled as he walked, and said sadly: "Now you play with him all day, I'm not your only one."

Jian Qiao clicked his tongue and pulled his head away: "Get out."

But when Jian Qiao arrived at the classroom, Gu Yu hadn't arrived yet.He waited for a while, and when the morning reading class started, Gu Yu still didn't come.

He took out his mobile phone and dialed "Gu Xiaobao", but no one answered the first time the ring rang, so he dialed again after a few minutes.

The bell rang again, and almost went to the busy signal that no one answered again, and the phone was connected suddenly.

"...Hello?" A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Why didn't you come to class?" Jian Qiao asked.

"...Why do you have to go to class?" Gu Yu said in a daze, and when he heard it, he was still lying on the bed.

"Single week, of course it's coming," Jian Qiao said, "Did you remember wrong?"

Gu Yu was silent for a while, then said weakly: "Please ask me for a leave, I'm sick."

"Where are you sick?" Jian Qiao asked, "Have you caught a cold?"

"Just..." Gu Yu thought for a while, "Head hurts."

"Did you catch a cold? I'll buy medicine for you and take it there later." Jian Qiao said.

"...No need," Gu Yu said, "I'll be fine after a while."

"Really?" Jian Qiao asked, "Should it be as soon as the get out of class bell rings at 45:[-]?"

"It may take longer," Gu Yu pretended to cough twice, "I'm going to die, don't talk about it, remember to ask for leave for me."

"Come here quickly," said Jian Qiao, "it's your grandson who asked for leave for you."

"Ah—" Gu Yu wailed in despair on the other end of the phone, "Please——"

Jian Qiao ignored him and hung up the phone.

It doesn't work, what should I do?Gu Yu turned over, wrapped the quilt tightly, and lay on the bed thinking for a while.

36 plan - cross the sea with the sky.

Gu Yu picked up the phone and called again, the phone rang and was quickly connected.

"Have you figured it out?" Jian Qiao asked, and could vaguely hear the students reading loudly over there.

"Grandpa is in a bad mood today, so I will accompany him," Gu Yu said, "walking the dog with him will enhance the relationship between grandpa and grandson."

Jian Qiao smiled: "I asked Master about painting in the morning, and you said it was a coincidence that he happened to be walking his dog."

Gu Qianfan!What are you doing up so early, old man? !There is no way, the tactics are defeated, so we have to change tactics.

36 Strategies - Borrowing a knife to kill someone.

"I'm not happy, and neither is Grandpa," Gu Yu said, "You know the consequences of Grandpa's being unhappy, right?"

"I don't know," Jian Qiao replied, "Can I still eat it?"

Jian Qiao is not afraid of Gu Qianfan?

Have backbone!The last disciple who was not afraid of him was Yi Xianghan, and after the matter of matching Yi Xianghan and Gu Yu fell through, she became even more unscrupulous.The plan failed and he declared defeat.

36 plan - walk is the best plan.

"I don't care, I'm not going anyway," Gu Yu said, "You can figure it out."

"Then you're absent from class, Gu Xiaobao?" Jian Qiao threatened.

A question mark slowly appeared above Gu Yu's head.Enough talking about this step, wouldn't normal people just ask for a leave of absence?Lost again, desperate for the last time.

36 plan - bitter meat plan.

"It's all my fault," Gu Yu sighed, "I went to bed too late yesterday and was busy with the studio. It's impossible for grandpa to do these things, hey."

"If you know you made a mistake, you should study hard to make up for it," Jian Qiao said.

What kind of weird logic is this...?Why can you come here anyway?

"I think so too, but I didn't sleep well and didn't close the window, kicked the quilt, caught a cold, had a headache, and couldn't get up." Gu Yu said lazily.

"Still pretending?" Jian Qiao asked.

"It's fine if you don't believe it," Gu Yu sighed, "I'll get up and go there right away, I don't know if there will be any accidents on the road, if I fall down on the side of the road and there is no kind person to help..."

"Oh, that's all right," Jian Qiao quickly interrupted him, "Then I'll ask for leave for you. If you're really uncomfortable, just lie down, and I'll bring the medicine later."

Happiness came so suddenly, Gu Yu couldn't help laughing.It seems that bitter tricks are still very useful.

As soon as Jian Qiao hung up the phone, he immediately packed his schoolbag and got up to ask the school committee to ask for leave, not only Gu Yu's, but also his own.

He went downstairs to the dormitory to get his bicycle, passed by the pharmacy and bought two boxes of cold spirits, and rode on the bicycle to the painting boat hall.

This road usually takes 15 to 20 minutes to ride, but today he only took 11 minutes.When I arrived at the Painting Boat Hall, I happened to meet the old man coming back from a walk with his dog. Gu Yu was still lying on the bed, wrapped in a quilt with only his furry head exposed, and he seemed to be sleeping quite peacefully.

Jian Qiao put down his schoolbag, supported the edge of the bed with his hand, and touched his forehead carefully. The temperature was normal, even a little cold, but he didn't have a fever anyway.It seems that Gu Xiaobao is trying to fool the world with his mouth full of trains.

He withdrew his hand and went to his small studio, and continued to paint the works he collaborated with Leng Qing.

Gu Yu himself didn't quite know when he fell asleep, but he only remembered that when he woke up, it was high in the sun, and there was Jian Qiao's schoolbag on the chair beside the bed.

He threw off the quilt and got out of bed in a daze. He picked up his phone and saw that it was already eleven o'clock.He did stay up late last night and didn't go to bed until after five o'clock.After washing up, he went to the main hall, but no one was there.Every Friday, grandpa would go to the elderly activity center to do some things that old men and old ladies do, and he was the only one left at home.

Hey, Jian Qiao seems to be there too?Otherwise, why did he leave his schoolbag in his room.

Gu Yu walked into the studio, opened the door, and saw Jian Qiao sitting on a chair with legs curled up, leaning against the back of the chair, eyes closed, as if asleep.

Woke up so early, didn't you doze off?Gu Yu chuckled quietly in his heart, went to the sofa and took a small blanket over, and leaned over to cover him.

Before the blanket fell down completely, Jian Qiao suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at him.Gu Yu was so frightened that his hands shook, and the blanket fell straight down, covering Jian Qiao's face.

Jian Qiao pulled off the blanket, put down her legs and sat up straight, looking at him.

"I thought you were asleep," Gu Yu said, "It's past eleven, what do you want to eat?"

"Can I eat whatever I want?" Jian Qiao asked.

"Huh?" Gu Yu was startled, "You treat me as the imperial chef, and you can eat whatever you want."

Jian Qiao looked at him: "Then it's up to you."

Gu Yu clicked his tongue: "Oh, that's not what it meant, just say what you want to eat, I'll try my best."

Jian Qiao looked up at the ceiling, thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out, and said, "I don't have anything to eat, just tell me."

The opportunity is coming!

Gu Yu hurriedly sat on the chair next to him, approached him, and whispered quietly: "How about Haidilao?"

Jian Qiao didn't hear clearly: "What?"

"I want to eat Haidilao," Gu Yu said, "Grandpa usually won't let me eat it, and I'm bored by myself. Today's timing is just right."

After Jian Qiao finished listening, he immediately looked down at his watch.

"I eat very fast!" Gu Yu said quickly, "The nearest one is only 13 minutes away by taxi. I haven't been there, but it should taste good and have a lot of good reviews. I should be back before one o'clock. Okay?"

Jian Qiao looked at him with his eyes shining with anticipation, and thought of some inexplicable things in his heart, his eyes had some inexplicable hazy emotions, and he didn't answer him.

Seeing that he was still unwilling, Gu Yu had no choice but to compromise, the light in his eyes dimmed all of a sudden, he withdrew his smile in embarrassment, stood up pretending to be relaxed, turned his back and walked towards the door: "Actually, the past was indeed a bit troublesome. , I don’t want to eat that much either. How about I fry some meat, do you like red peppers?”

Jian Qiao couldn't hold it back, quietly lowered his head and smiled, and called out, "Gu Yu."

"Huh?" Gu Yu grabbed the door frame of the studio, turned his back to him, and waited for his answer, "Green peppers and onions are also fine, which one do you like?"

"Turn around." Jian Qiao said.

Gu Yu hesitated for a moment before turning around to face him.The appearance is still quite clever and cute, no different from the usual laughing and joking appearance.

"Take a taxi, I also want to eat Haidilao." Jian Qiao said.

……

Gu Yu was silent for a moment.

Shock!

He jumped up and down excitedly, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone to call a taxi.

Jian Qiao looked at him silently, without speaking.

How lonely a person is, will often check where the nearest Haidilao is, and know how long it will take to take a taxi, but have never been there.

He met Gu Yu before, often in the classroom, in the studio, in such an environment where many people coexist and get along with each other.It wasn't until recently that he realized that Gu Yu didn't even have a good friend who could accompany him often.Even a lonely person like him still has a friend like Chen Fangxu, but Gu Yu comes and goes, just like everyone knows, walking alone, sitting alone, sitting in the corner of the crowd, not saying a word of nonsense .

Jian Qiao thinks that everyone, including himself, often forgets that Gu Yu is actually a very lonely person because he always seems to be joking and heartless.

In fact, Jian Qiao occasionally wants to tell the whole world: Gu Yu is very cute, not cool at all, and quite an idiot.

It was nearly twelve o'clock when we arrived, and it was meal time. There were quite a lot of people, every table was occupied, and they still had to wait.

"There are a lot of people," Gu Yu looked at the people in the store, feeling a little uneasy. He had promised to go back as soon as possible, but what should he do now, "Why don't we change to another restaurant and have something to eat?"

"It's okay," Jian Qiao said, took out the backgammon on the table, opened the board, and handed over a small box of white chess pieces, "Just remember to make an appointment in advance next time."

Gu Yu reached out to take the chess piece and looked up at him.

next time?There is even a next time.

Is it the next time by myself, or the next time when the two of us are together?

As if seeing through what he was thinking, Jian Qiao placed a black pawn on the dot in the middle of the chessboard, and said casually, "Next time I can go to that one in the city center, and it happens that I haven't been there for a long time."

"...Ah." Gu Yu responded, laughed, picked up the white chess piece and put it down next to the black chess piece.

They played two games, you win once and I win once.Gu Yu poured two cups of sour plum juice, took a sip of it, it was so sour that his face wrinkled up.

Jian Qiao laughed: "Count, Gu Xiaobao."

"Standing and talking won't hurt your back," Gu Yu said, "you can drink if you can."

It's no big deal to drink sour plum juice, Jian Qiao took a sip, smacked his lips, raised his head and drank the whole glass, and then gave Gu Yu a provocative look.

Gu Yu laughed: "Nervous."

A figure suddenly ran over and slapped Jian Qiao on the shoulder, so frightened that he almost threw the cup in his hand.

"Jian Qiao!" Chen Fangxu said, "You said you didn't come, so you left your old love and came with your new love."

Jian Qiao didn't turn his head, but Gu Yu turned his head to glance, and there were two people standing beside him, one of whom was the silly boy Cai Zhe he had met twice.

"Are you still waiting?" Chen Fangxu asked, "We have an appointment, why don't we go together?"

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