four year itch

"Mom and Dad, Ruibai will stay at our house for a few days." The misunderstanding was resolved, and Ye Jia finally got to the point.

"Really?!" Ye Ming exclaimed, before he could react from the excitement of receiving the signature, he was suddenly stunned by the shocking good news, and was almost in a trance.

Xu Ruibai smiled at the little girl and said, "Isn't Xiao Ming welcome to me?"

"!! No, no!" Ye Ming's hand was about to shake out a propeller, "My brother said that he didn't know you very well, so I thought..."

"Ye Ming?!" Ye Jia didn't expect Ye Ming to betray herself like this.

"Really?" Xu Ruibai looked at him, his eyes were somewhat unclear.

"I……"

Before Ye Jia could explain, she was interrupted by Xu Ruibai: "I'm going to trouble my uncle and aunt these few days."

"Xiaobai, you are too out of touch when you say that." Chen Jing said, "You can sleep in Xiaojia's room and let Xiaojia sleep in the living room."

Xu Ruibai glanced at the slightly cramped sofa, and said, "Let Xiaojia sleep on the bed. I'll just sleep on the floor. I went to Xiaojia's place to discuss the plot too late, so I slept like this."

Ye Jia stared at him, since when did he live there by himself?When did I let him lay the floor? !

Wrong!How dare he?

Sure enough, Chen Jing gave Ye Jia a sideways glance: "Why is this kid so ignorant that he let the guests sleep on the floor?"

Ye Jia couldn't talk about his suffering, so he could only eat Coptis chinensis dumbly, and raised his hands in surrender: "Then I'll go to the head office on the floor this time."

"Then thank you for your hard work, Xiaojia." Xu Ruibai fulfilled his wish and readily agreed.

Chen Jing didn't object anymore, and instead said: "Let Xiaojia take you to the city for a stroll later, because we are a small city, and we are definitely not as good as a big city."

"The small city is quiet." Xu Ruibai said with a smile.

"I'm going too, I'm going too!" Ye Ming raised her hands high, girl, your aloof persona has fallen all over the place.

"What are you going to do? You go to grandma's for dinner tonight, and let your brother and your little white brother have fun." Ye Ming wanted to struggle at first, but Chen Jing gave her a glare, so she reluctantly agreed.

"Then I'll take Ruibai out for a walk." After getting the consent of Ye Hemin and Chen Jing, Ye Jia took Xu Ruibai out of the house.

Xu Ruibai asked: "Can you drive?"

"Well, I got a driver's license in junior year, but I don't usually open it very much."

"You go and drive." Xu Ruibai threw the key to Ye Jia, sat in the co-pilot seat, and drove all night. Xu Ruibai felt that he was ptsd about driving now.

"Ah."

"Let's go to the supermarket first?" Xu Ruibai closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Ye Jia could probably guess that Xu Ruibai was probably going to buy a gift for his parents, so he refused first, "You don't need to buy anything."

Xu Ruibai responded from his throat: "Go to the supermarket, I want to buy something myself."

Ye Jia knew that she couldn't hold him back, so she could only obediently drive to the supermarket.

Although it is the first day of the new year, the urban area is still very lively, with all kinds of Spring Festival couplets, red lanterns, mixed with the aroma of fried chestnuts and sweet potatoes.The young men and women on the road were all smiling, and they were filled with the joy of welcoming the New Year everywhere.

There was still a long queue in the supermarket in the urban area. Although Ye Jia had tried his best to stop it, Xu Ruibai still bought a lot of gifts, snacks for Ye Ming, and some necessary toiletries before going to check out.

When he came out of the supermarket, Ye Jia thought that Xu Ruibai didn't seem to have brought any change of clothes, so he asked, "Do you want to buy two clothes?"

"You want to buy?"

"No, didn't you bring your clothes?"

"Well, let's wear yours." Xu Ruibai said casually.

"Mine?" Ye Jia couldn't believe it.

"Why? No?" Xu Ruibai threw the things into the trunk and looked up at him with a very calm expression.

Ye Jia blushed instantly: "No..."

Xu Ruibai didn't seem to see it: "Where are we going next?"

The next place is a scenic spot not far away.

The winter in the south is not as sharp as in the north. It is hidden in every drop of wet rain and every gust of cold wind, and then pierces straight into the bones. No matter how heavy the clothes are, they can't resist the coldness.

Winter is really not a good season for playing, the lawn is already withered and yellow.The wind rolled up some debris, together with the dead branches that had been drained of water, floating in the middle of the road. It was dry in winter, as dry as old age.

"Actually, there's nothing to see here..." Ye Jia looked at the desolate and desolate scenery in front of him, and explained with some embarrassment, "The spring here is more beautiful. After a few rains, the trees can only sprout. Summer is also beautiful, and the grapes there The vines will cover the entire shelf. In autumn, it can take you to a park in the suburbs, and the maple leaves at dusk will have a special flavor.”

Unfortunately, it was winter when you came.

Everything here is withered, and the weather is cold at the end of the year.

The two still visited all the corners of the scenic spot, and Xu Ruibai occasionally raised his phone to take two photos, which really looked like they were framing a scene.It was already evening when we came out, and the dusk painted gold between the roads and buildings, blending with the red of the street, and the whole street seemed to be on fire.

Ye Jia took Xu Ruibai to the nearby snack street for dinner, Xu Ruibai didn't show any pretense, the two of them swayed from beginning to end, holding what they wanted to eat while walking and eating.When I got to the end, I had almost eaten everything in my hand.

"bang"

There was a loud explosion in the sky, and Ye Jia and Xu Ruibai subconsciously looked behind them. In the deep night sky, fireworks bloomed, and the smoke and dust scattered in an instant, like a piece of fireflies.

Ye Jia swallowed the last fishball in his hand and said, "Fireworks have been banned in the urban area for the past two years, so there will be a concentrated fireworks display here from New Year's Eve to the third day at 07:30 in the evening."

Xu Ruibai looked at the sky in a daze: "It's very beautiful."

In fact, they are just ordinary fireworks. How can Xu Ruibai's family background and knowledge be moved by these fireworks? It's just that no matter how many beautiful things you see, you will still sigh involuntarily at the moment you see them .

Ye Jia stared at Xu Ruibai's side face silently, just like he often did.The fireworks cast mottled light and shadow on his face, like shattered starlight, and the evening wind blew the ends of his hair.He heard all kinds of voices in his ears, noisy crowds, exploding fireworks, shouting vendors... and these voices continued to blur and degenerate, and finally only the sound of his heartbeat beating the drum remained.

Ye Jia lowered his head and swallowed softly.

It was late when I got home.While Xu Ruibai was taking a shower, Ye Jia swiped BP for a while and clicked on Xu Ruibai's Chaohua, only to find that Chaohua had been blown up.A netizen named "Chacha 1417" posted a signed book by Xu Ruibai this afternoon, along with the text "I didn't expect my brother to be friends with Xi'an Fengda. The happiness came so suddenly, and I was already so excited that I spiraled into heaven."In just a few hours, there have been thousands of comments on this post. Everyone said that it was just a lemon, and the drawing was cute. Of course, a small number of people praised Xu Ruibai's handwriting for being beautiful.

Ye Jia clicked on that netizen's homepage, and found that she had a lot of news, most of which were related to comics, and of course some were just daily complaints, just like an adolescent girl in middle school.Naturally, Ye Jia knew that this was Ye Ming's account, so she secretly followed it with a small account, and laughed as if she had done some shameful prank.

Different from others, Ye Jia likes the word "fan" very much. For him, it is not a childish expression of fanaticism, but it represents: I like you, but you don't need to give me any response, and you don't even need to know my existence.

He hides this intense love that is unique to him in the most ordinary words.

"What are you looking at? You are smiling so happily." Xu Ruibai walked in. He was wearing Ye Jia's clothes, which obviously didn't fit well, and it was a bit funny to wrap around his body.

"It's nothing, just watched BP for a while."

Xu Ruibai nodded, took out a box from behind and handed it over: "This is for you."

Ye Jia took it in doubt: "What is this?"

"new Year's gift."

Ye Jia received the box in surprise, and inside were two small polished tea pots made of ceramics, shaped like persimmons, small and delicate, "Such exquisite tea pots."

"The clerk said that it means that every good thing comes in pairs."

"I like it very much!" Ye Jia raised his head and looked into Xu Ruibai's eyes, wondering if it was because his tone was too serious, Xu Ruibai actually felt a little embarrassed.

"The gadgets you bought on the road, as long as you like them."

This small tea pot is not very expensive because of its style, but Ye Jia is really happy from the bottom of his heart.Compared with the watch that was treasured in the corner, he prefers such a thoughtful gift.

"I also prepared a New Year's gift, but it's left in City G. I'll bring it to you when we go back."

What Ye Jia prepared was a set of rare editions of the Four Treasures of the Study, which he found in several antique shops. The materials were not top-notch, and the price was worth a few months of his salary. Jia gritted his teeth and bought it anyway.He knew that Xu Ruibai was not bad for these things, but he always wanted to give him the good ones.

"it is good."

Ye Jia looked at the tea pot again, then reluctantly closed the lid, and went to the cabinet to get out of the quilt.

Xu Ruibai looked around, and saw that the wall of Ye Jia's room was covered with certificates of merit, most of which were first prizes in cursive calligraphy, first prizes in calligraphy, and the like.He picked up the certificate of honor in the red cover on the table, and as soon as he opened it, he saw the words "First Prize in Composition in the City".

"You're pretty good at reading."

Ye Jia turned around abruptly, seeing Xu Ruibai holding the certificate in his hand, he was in a hurry.

"No, my grades are not good."

Xu Ruibai teased him: "How can you get so many awards with bad grades?"

"It's all useless."

"Then what is the important thing?" Xu Ruibai asked.

Ye Jia pondered for a while, then said, "Talent, talent is the most important thing."

"I told you before, have you started writing yet?" Xu Ruibai turned around and asked.

"Not yet, I just conceived the outline and character design."

Xu Ruibai frowned, and said in disapproval: "Then how do you know that you have no talent?"

"What if I realize that I don't have talent after doing it?" It's like a mouthful of jingles.

If he never starts, he can still get some affirmation from Xu Ruibai, thinking that maybe he is really talented.Then if he starts and writes seriously, but the stories he writes are mediocre and boring, and he finds that he is not good at telling stories, and the so-called ideas are just hypocritical sighs, he is really as useless as he is now .

What should I do?

What if you can't even deceive yourself?

Because I am afraid that I am not a bright pearl, I dare not think about it deliberately, and because I somewhat believe that I am a bright pearl, I can't do nothing with the rubble. [1]

"You are very talented." Xu Ruibai put the certificate in his hand back to its original place, and said slowly.

Ye Jia didn't expect Xu Ruibai to praise him suddenly, and looked at him in astonishment.

"Creation is indeed a job that highly values ​​talent. No matter how talented you are, you will continue to doubt yourself, but you must first take the first step, and then it will be related to hard work." Xu Ruibai continued.

Ye Jia is very spiritual, Xu Ruibai knew this from the beginning.

But he was just too good at denying himself.

"I can't do it." Ye Jia denied herself, but she was lucky in her heart.

"Tell me." Xu Ruibai said, "Your story."

Ye Jia wrote a story about unrequited love. I don’t know if it’s because of selfishness, or if it’s been suppressed for a long time. At the end of the story, the secret that has been hidden for 12 years is finally revealed. The protagonist of the story loves the person he loves. Say, "I like you, I just think you have a right to know about it."

Ye Jia stopped talking here, and asked Xu Ruibai with burning eyes: "I haven't thought about it later, if it were you, how would you answer?"

Xu Ruibai was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "I will say, thank you for giving me this right."

It's not that I don't like you, or that we can be together, but thank you.

Ye Jia turned her face away and smiled bitterly.

As expected of the person he likes, even rejecting him is so smart.

"The story is good, but it also tests the writing skills." Xu Ruibai commented, "The ending without answer is also good, just let the readers imagine."

Ye Jia answered vaguely while flipping the quilt from the cabinet, feeling a little depressed.

"Don't spread it." Xu Ruibai hugged him from behind, and the smell of pheromone in the air became stronger.

Ye Jia shrank back and moved forward for a while: "Don't..."

"What?" Xu Ruibai pretended not to understand and kissed the back of Ye Jia's neck, feeling a shudder from the other party.

"My parents will know." Ye Jia was not used to such an enthusiastic Xu Ruibai for a while.

"Know what? Know that we know each other well? Or know that we are not friends?" Xu Ruibai whispered into Ye Jia's ear.

"Are we friends?" I don't know if I was asking Xu Ruibai or myself.

Xu Ruibai paused: "Isn't it?"

Ye Jia turned around and said with a smile, "I'm your fan."

Obviously, they are not suitable for talking about love.