unspeakable ice

Yu Xiaolong watched a lot of videos and found that there are quite a lot of lovers of solid wood sailboat models on the Internet, and they have their own special circles, but there are also many novices who have nowhere to ask, scattered in scattered post bars and forums.

Most people can appreciate the finished product, and a small number like to do it by themselves, enjoying the process from scratch, because even if you buy a kit and assemble it yourself, the amount of work is not small, and it is difficult to complete it without hobbies and patience.

And designing by oneself, making the kits that make up the finished product, especially for some ships with complicated and remote workmanship, such craftsmen are very few, most of the finished products have fixed manufacturers, and the types of ships are relatively popular.

Yu Xiaolong came up with an idea, which was very rough, and in practice it was very difficult just to think about it, but if he didn't take this step, he didn't know what else he could do except work hard.

His biggest advantage now is that he is free and has someone to support him, so he has the time and energy to keep trying.

He didn't tell Xia Cong this idea for the time being, he wanted to explore slowly by himself first, or wait for the first finished product to be made and delivered to him before thinking about it.

Maybe he shouldn't be in a hurry, and Xia Cong doesn't want him to be in a hurry, but just such an immature flash of inspiration can also relieve him from the anxiety of fighting with himself.

There are two notebooks in the study room, the one that is not encrypted has been used by Yu Xiaolong very frequently recently, and he often soaks in it to look up information.

Because if you want to make a kit, you can’t just polish it by hand, and you need to use a lot of instruments. He saw a studio on the Internet that can provide these professional equipment. There are many types of machines listed on the homepage. Have not heard.

So in the afternoon after learning how to drive, he went to the store to apply for a membership. Whenever he had time, he spent time in it, learning modeling and 3D printing.

There, Yu Xiaolong also met a fifteen or sixteen-year-old high school student. He was interested in what he made and often came to chat with him.

He said that he came here to install a lighter prosthetic for his accidentally amputated dog. Sometimes Yu Xiaolong would help him design and improve it. He even brought his own dog to him. It was a thick and strong Akita .

Yu Xiaolong was busy with his own business, and one day he went back late one day, leaning on the elevator and feeling hungry, only then remembered that Xia Cong hadn't been to his place for four or five days, it felt a little weird, like he was being hidden Same here.

He called Xia Cong, and Xia Cong said that he was on a business trip, and he hadn't told Yu Xiaolong about it, but Yu Xiaolong heard that he was obviously tired when he spoke, so he didn't ask any more questions, and asked him to pay attention to his body.

Now he tried his best to control himself not to think wildly, and not to be stingy with trust. Others followed, and Xia Cong also expressed his position. Under the premise of not shaking the essence, they can solve everything slowly.

Everything is going in the right direction.

Two days later, when Yu Xiaolong arrived home, he saw Xia Cong's luggage at the door, he yelled and went upstairs lightly, and pushed the door open to see that he was asleep.

Yu Xiaolong cooked the rice, three dishes and one soup, all delicious in color, flavor and taste. Who would have thought that a person who couldn't recognize all the seasonings before could learn it well now.

Xia Cong didn't sleep for long, and came down after smelling the fragrance. When he saw Yu Xiaolong, he smiled first, put his arms around his shoulders very naturally, and kissed him on the face. Except for a little laziness and sleepiness that could not wake up, he was the same as usual. It's no different.

Yu Xiaolong let go of his hanging heart, although he didn't know what he was worried about.

After that, a period of time passed peacefully. Yu Xiaolong studied subject three for more than a month and a half. He passed all the subjects at once.

Xia Cong made an appointment with him, saying that he would pick him up after the exam and go out to have a meal to celebrate.

However, on that day, he did not show up after the appointed time. Yu Xiaolong called him but no one answered, and he still did not answer after calling several times. Xia Cong would occasionally miss his message, but even if he did not receive the call at that time, he would definitely call later. return.

Worried about something happening to him, he called Xia Yi, but Xia Yi didn't call back until a long time later, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

"He's next to me, I asked him to answer the phone." Xia Yi's voice was very soft, as if he had no strength, Yu Xiaolong wanted to ask him something, but the phone was quickly transferred to Xia Cong.

"Sorry." He said, "My phone is out of battery, I forgot to tell you."

"Did something happen?" The background sound on his side was a bit noisy, and the sounds of different people and objects collided together.

After being silent for a while, Xia Cong seemed to have gone to a relatively quiet place, and then said: "I am in the hospital now, my grandfather is seriously ill, and the critical illness notice has just been issued."

Yu Xiaolong was stunned. He heard Xia Cong say that he was recuperating well a while ago, "How could it be so sudden?"

"It's not sudden." Xia Cong paused and sighed, "...I'm getting older, and my health has been bad."

"Should I go there?" Don't do anything, just take a look, or accompany him, no one in the Xia family should know him.

"Don't come over." Xia Cong raised his voice suddenly, and Yu Xiaolong suddenly realized that he had crossed the boundary, Xia Cong emphasized again, "Don't come over, be obedient."

"I don't want them to see you."

"En." Yu Xiaolong responded without saying anything, someone called him from Xia Cong's side, and he hung up the phone hastily.

Yu Xiaolong didn't turn on the light, the fluorescent lights of the TV illuminated the corner of the sofa where he was sitting on and off, he kept looking up at the time, it was 11:30, Xia Cong shouldn't be back, I don't know what's going on there Sample.

Mr. Xia was the only one in the Xia family who treated him equally except for Xia Yi, and now that he passed away, it must be a big blow to Xia Cong.

Yu Xiaolong didn't eat dinner, he would be very hungry, but he was too lazy to move, after struggling for a while, he decided to order a bowl of noodles or fried rice, Xia Cong told him not to let him eat too greasy food at night.

Then let's have noodles, lighter noodles, Yu Xiaolong grabbed the spinach and threw it into the soup, and sprinkled some salt.

After eating and washing, he went to his study to build a boat. The hull was finished, leaving only the mast and sails, which required time and patience.

After an unknown amount of time, he heard the sound of the door opening outside and went out. Xia Cong was sitting on the sofa, leaning his head up and staring at him.

The living room was pitch black, only the light from the desk lamp in the study could be seen faintly. Yu Xiaolong approached him, feeling his abnormal mood.

He has never been very good at comforting people, and he doesn't know what to say when faced with powerless things. Xia Cong followed him closely until Yu Xiaolong sat down beside him.

Before he could speak, Xia Cong leaned over and rested his forehead on his shoulder, after a while he asked Yu Xiaolong, "Did I do something wrong?"

"Why do you say that?" Yu Xiaolong didn't understand his self-blame, and stroked his back with his hand, "Life, old age, sickness and death are not up to you to decide."

"But it's too fast." Xia Cong seemed to be talking to himself, and raised his arms to hug him, "I didn't expect it to be so fast."

He sighed in his ear, drawing his arms closer and closer, "...I'm not ready yet."

Yu Xiaolong was so oppressed that it was difficult to breathe, he had an inappropriate illusion that what Xia Cong was talking about and what he was comforting did not seem to be the same thing.

But in fact, apart from this incident, he couldn't think of anything else that made him so sad.

Xia Cong hugged him for a short while, then let go of him, went to take a shower, the phone rang when he came out, he just glanced at it, then went out again, and he didn't come back for two days.

Yu Xiaolong still learned from Song Ye that Mr. Xia passed away in the early hours of that day, and not long after the funeral, all the shares and other properties under his name were transferred to Xia Cong and Xia Yi's names according to the will, and they were divided into two without partiality. lean on.

But when all these things add up, it is only enough to draw a tie with Guo Feiyan. Some old people in personnel management, who were on their side before, are now starting to wait and see, let alone the group of people in the board of directors.

Although Xia Yi is capable, he is too young after all, not to mention Xia Cong, who is known to have a poor reputation and is a second-generation ancestor who is ignorant and incompetent. In the eyes of Xia Zhoufu, his two sons are not valued.

Now that Guo Feiyan is in full swing, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this seemingly peaceful and peaceful life has been maintained for too long when Mr. Xia is in power, and an inevitable change is imminent.

Sure enough, not long after that, Guo Feiyan found Xia Yi's faults. Under Xia Zhoufu's suggestion, a group of internal personnel in the group were replaced by taking the opportunity. As far as Xia Yi was concerned, he lost his arm and the situation took a turn for the worse.

Although Xingming has been capitalizing in the past few years, various investment institutions and fund companies in name account for half of the country, but it is a family business after all, and most of the actual control is still in the hands of the Xia family. Powerful, they won't suddenly change their surname one day, and those outsiders who don't participate in the management will be hurt, so after watching for a while, they all stood on the opposite side of Xia Yi without any suspense.

Even if the boundaries are not so clear, those with a neutral attitude on the surface will deal a heavy blow to the weaker side. Who would have thought that Mr. Xia, who has worked hard for decades, will still be defeated once he dies.

It can be seen that the two little ones protected by him are nothing more than that.

During that time, Xia Cong went out early and returned late, helping Xia Yi fight around, and even begged Xia Zhoufu. Of course, Xia Zhoufu couldn't let his two sons starve to death, but he didn't mind it when it came to the company's affairs. marginalize them.

It was a difficult time during that time. Xia Yi stayed behind closed doors. I heard that he was ill. Yu Xiaolong visited him a few times. Although he spoke and was as gentle as usual, his face was pale, sick to the bone, and his energy was obviously not as good as before. .

The same goes for Xia Cong, who came back to him less and less frequently. He got drunk several times outside, and Yu Xiaolong went to pick him up in the middle of the night. He doesn't understand.

The relationship between him and Xia Cong, because of Xia Cong's lack of time to take care of, became a little cold for a while, Yu Xiaolong suddenly felt that maybe what he said that day was too fast, he was not ready yet, and he was referring to the present.

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Oh my god, it's sixty, oh!