overpass

The rise of the new urban area, the rare silence of the old urban area, and the dilapidated overpasses have witnessed the migration of the city.

Shi Lei, a small white-collar worker who has worked for three years, works all day every day, and always likes to take a walk for dinner, and this overpass is his frequent place.This place is located in the western suburbs of the city. If you are lucky, if you look westward in the evening, a large area of ​​sunset will be reflected through the buildings and thin smog.

After seven o'clock, there were still quite a lot of pedestrians, Shi Lei went out of the house, walked through a night market that was waking up, and bought a boxed lunch on the way.He walked briskly, walking two or three kilometers in ten minutes.Standing at the head of the bridge, the setting sun is just in time—the blazing fireball, the light emitted was originally colorless in the universe, until it encountered the earth, under the obstruction of the atmosphere, it was refracted and scattered, and finally turned into a halo color, rendered in the sky.Facing the breeze, Shi Lei lit a cigarette and let it burn on his fingertips. When it was half burned, he found a trash can and threw it away.

Shi Lei continued to walk forward, as if he could feel the gaze of the little homeless man in front of him without looking up.Shi Lei walked past the little homeless man casually, and put the fast food box he had been carrying in front of him.Then I heard the "thank you". Other than that, neither of them had much to say, and there was already a strong sense of exhaustion in the voice of those two words. Mixed with a trace of joy.

Shi Lei noticed him about a week ago, he was a child, he looked like a teenager.But it is indeed a homeless man, hiding from head to tail, with a short sleeve that has faded from the sun, a pair of trousers with tattered trouser legs, half of his legs are exposed, and a backpack beside him is still dirty, but it can be seen that it has been washed.Shi Lei stood two meters away, continuing to smoke.

The little homeless man had already eaten half of his meal. In fact, he felt very hungry, but the waves of exhaustion hit him, making him feel tired even after eating.With a pair of slightly clean hands, holding on to the chopsticks, he picked up an eggplant stick and put it into his mouth. It should have been sweet, but he tasted a bit of bitterness.

He saved a little box lunch, and put it in a bag with the half steamed bun he ate before.The homeless man put away his food, took out a dusty handkerchief from the side of his backpack, glanced at Shi Lei, wondering what Shi Lei was thinking.The little tramp wiped his hands carefully, as slowly as eating.

Then he took out a drawing book from the backpack, opened it carefully, lifted it up gently, and showed it to Shi Lei.Shi Lei was attracted by this action and turned his head.The eyes of the little homeless man are very clear, and the painting in his hand is exactly Shi Lei - Shi Lei is smoking a cigarette, looking at the sunset silhouette, with only a few strokes of clothes on his body, his expression is very detailed, like In meditation, but also with some confusion.

Shi Lei was a little surprised, walked over, and took the album: "This is for me?"

Nodding his head, Shi Lei heard his voice again, and the little homeless man thought about his words: "Huh? If, um, if you bring food to me, it's out of pity, then, this, it's repayment; um, if, It's help, that, it's friendship."

With the corners of his mouth raised, Shi Lei smiled: "Thank you for your painting."

When he got home, Shi Lei first put the painting in a painting book on his bookshelf.Shi Lei had the habit of reading books since high school, but because his grades were never good, he always read extracurricular books secretly.But now he has his own small bookshelf, even if he spends all his salary on buying books, no one will take care of him.

Shi Lei used to be excited about this kind of "struggle" of his own, especially when he challenged the teacher in class and won an overwhelming "victory" by quoting from many sources. .

Shi Lei is now in the living room, this is a rented room he rents alone, the decoration inside is very simple.There was a big lamp overhead in the room, and a small lamp on the coffee table was turned on.

A brown sofa, on which Shi Lei was lying on his side, holding Machiavelli's "The Prince" in his hand.He frowned and thought, This is a book with mixed reviews, in which all successful monarchs are written as cunning, amoral, profit-oriented people, but the results are very practical, whether it is used to gain power, rule National and diplomatic aspects.Shi Lei shook his head, and stuffed the book back.

The mother's WeChat also sent over at the right time, "Son, don't forget to drink the milk at night."

Hey, menopausal women are really unreasonable.

Shi Lei walked to the kitchen, took out a carton of milk from the refrigerator, poured a glass, sent a picture to his mother, and sat directly at the dining table next to him.Holding the milk cup, I reflected on myself. Could it be that I was like this in adolescence?

I don't know if that homeless man is also an adolescent?Where did he come from?Where will you live in a while?A cloud of questions flooded up in an instant, but Shi Lei realized that it would be a kind of disrespect to check other people's privacy with a curiosity-seeking mentality.

Looking at the milk in his hand, Shi Lei decided to take some for that child tomorrow.

"Meow", a black-and-white cat the size of two palms, approached the little homeless man in the dark.The little homeless man also heard the sound and got out of a ball of plastic sheeting.Two beings who are also wandering, also poked their heads and looked at each other.

The little homeless man smiled, and found the half box lunch from the side. The cat jumped on him, stepped on the plastic and rattled, and finally sat cross-legged in the homeless man's arms, enjoying the dinner quietly.

This tabby cat, when I first met him, looked like a starving cat, with dry fur, a thin skeleton, and injured front paws that were bleeding, visually it was no doubt like losing a cat! But now After careful maintenance by the little tramp, he has successfully turned into a half-dead.

☆, life (1)

Before he opened his eyes, Shi Lei heard the patter of rain outside, hitting the glass and falling on the window sill.The room was gray and quiet.Shi Lei likes this feeling, the tranquility without being disturbed, which is why Shi Lei rented this house in the first place.

Opening the curtains, it wasn't raining much, but it seemed like it had been raining for a long time.Get dressed, wash up, and get dressed in 10 minutes.Shi Lei looked back and found nothing.Carrying a handbag, go out.

It was almost eight o'clock, and the company's gate was like an open time-space converter, and employees rushed in.Greeting each other, exchanging breakfast, talking about yesterday and tomorrow, of course Shi Lei is one of them.

"Stone!" Qin Haiyang walked over with a burrito in his mouth, and then they walked towards the elevator together.

Shi Lei handed over his boiling water cup

"Oh! It's so good! This cake is too salty, it's killing me." Qin Hai unscrewed the water glass and took two sips

"Have you finished the summary handed in today?" Shi Lei sorted out today's work content in his mind, and asked casually

"Uh, let's not talk about work." Qin Haiyang swallowed a mouthful of biscuits. "Let's talk about it first. There is a new barbecue in Dongshi. It is said that their draft beer is super delicious. How about the weekend? Do you want to go?"

Shi Lei nodded to himself: "That's right, just go if you have nothing to do."

Qin Haiyang snapped his fingers: "Haha, I knew you would definitely go, and you haven't been out for a long time." Instead, he put on a serious expression, "Xu Jiao will also go, please remember to create opportunities for us!"

Shi Lei spread his hands: "Okay, I will try my best."

Qin Haiyang also looked stunned: "Forget it, I will teach you how to chase girls after I catch up with Xu Jiao."

Shi Lei was also full of helplessness, and shrugged: "I'd better write the plan first!"

Shi Lei is pretty good at work. When he was in college, he was a mess in his professional courses. Fortunately, he relied on his quick response from the quarrels and years of extra-curricular accumulation.

Shi Lei, a student of engineering design and science, successfully found a job in human resources management. The original examiner immediately fell in love with him, and the evaluation was: this young man is agile and has ideas.

Although the company is small and the potential is not great, but when I graduated and couldn't find a job for a long time, the anxious people couldn't care so much.And that person is his current boss, an uncle who looks kind and gentle.The uncle's family probably also has a son in his 20s, and his attitude towards his subordinates is like that of a junior, and Shi Lei respects him the same way.

A day's work seems to be quite long, but when it's time to get off work at night, the day goes by like this.Shi Lei stretched his waist, tidied up his desk, Qin Haiyang had already left.Shi Lei also greeted his colleagues in the department and left.

The bus swayed back and forth, and it was still raining outside.Passing by the overpass in the urban area, Shi Lei took a few extra glances, "I don't know where that kid will go to shelter from the rain."Water has already accumulated in places with poor drainage. Sanitation workers are wearing orange reflective clothing and are standing next to a lifted manhole cover in the rain to prevent cars and pedestrians from falling into the well due to carelessness. At this time, the water is flowing. It poured into the city's sewers in a swirling shape. "His accent sounds like a northerner. I don't know if he can adapt to the climate here." The driving on the low ground has already been flooded halfway.

When it rains too much, the umbrella is just a decoration, except for the head, the rest is wet.Shi Lei threw the umbrella at the door, and took off his wet clothes and shoes when he entered the room.Putting on home clothes, she lay down on the sofa for a while, and flattened her body comfortably.Throwing away all the commotion outside, it didn't take long for his stomach to growl.

Don't want to cook, don't want to go out, Shi Lei made two calls for food delivery, both said it was too rainy to deliver.I turned on my computer, and the evening news was broadcasting a rainstorm warning.Shi Lei cooked a bag of instant noodles for himself, and realized that it was too nutritious, so he added a few green vegetable leaves and eggs indiscriminately, and accidentally stirred it twice when adding the eggs, and it turned into egg drop soup.

Damn, my eggs, do you want to drink instant noodle soup?

I don't know if the child has eaten?Is there a place to shelter from the rain?And for a city built in a mountainous area, with some low-lying roads, there is absolutely no problem in drowning individuals!

Forget it, forget it.What does it have to do with me, a stranger, who can manage today but not tomorrow, and where to find him, anyone with a normal mind will not stay in that broken overpass that leaks wind and rain again.

Shi Lei hypnotized himself with "rationality".

And the bridge that day was really leaking wind and rain.In the early morning, the little homeless man was woken up by the rain.But he felt too sleepy and tired, so he rewrapped the plastic sheet around his body and went back to sleep.

The homeless man did not sleep comfortably this time, and was often awakened, but he was too groggy to wake up.The rain has been falling, and the dark clouds seem to be crushing the entire city.

On the way, he remembered that someone gave him an umbrella and put it on top of his head, and a girl gave him a piece of chocolate.He remembered saying "thank you", but he didn't seem to say anything.

His good brother Xiaohua, that is, the cat, has left.He still remembers the fear and powerlessness he felt when he saw Xiaohua at that time and saw that his life was about to die.

And now, is he going to die?He didn't want to die, otherwise he wouldn't procrastinate until now, even in pain and loneliness.After walking through cities and lands, he didn't think about dying.

And now that death is approaching quietly again, is it really about to die?Is your life about to end like this?Looking forward to the future is no longer meaningful, recalling the past, what should be recalled?

won't die!Will not!There was a violent resistance in his heart, and he firmly thought that the sun would rise as usual tomorrow, fiery red and warm!As if this would give him courage, but in fact he was still trembling with his own fear.

He doesn't want to die, but he feels very tired, the kind of tiredness that no matter how many steamed buns he eats or how much sleep he sleeps, he can't make up for it, from body to mind.He doesn't want to die, he just wants to sleep, maybe tomorrow will be fine.

The little vagabond was dreaming, the war horse neighed, the drums kept beating, and they hit his eardrums densely like raindrops.Even though he was besieged by the enemy army, he still brandished his spear and fought hard, even if he was exhausted and devastated.However, at this moment he heard another voice, "ta", "ta" and "ta"; he saw a general in battle armor and riding a red BMW appeared, and he knew in his heart that he was saved~

Then, the homeless man saw Shi Lei's face and woke up instantly.

Shi Lei patted his face: "Can you still go?"

The homeless man stared at Shi Lei for a while, then shook his head imperceptibly, but Shi Lei didn't know whether he was shaking his head or nodding.All I saw was that the homeless man turned over and began to crawl out from the plastic sheeting.

Then, he stood unsteadily in front of Shi Lei, the rain hit his body without realizing it, his whole body was soaked, the water from his hair flowed down his cheeks to his chin, he looked like a real drowned chicken.

Afterwards, he was escorted home by Shi Lei.

☆, life (2)

After returning home, Shi Lei went to wash the clothes of the two of them first, in batches, and specially added disinfectant for the homeless man.

The little homeless man was sent directly to take a bath, and the warm water hit his body. He felt even more dizzy, but he still cheered up.Anyway, it has been watered by rain for a day, so it is very easy to wash.Putting on the clothes Shi Lei brought, just as he went out, Shi Lei pushed him in to blow dry his hair.Shi Lei took out a hair dryer, tried it twice, it was good, it still works.

Looking at the two of them reflected in the mirror, the homeless man felt very novel, and his spirits improved a little. Moreover, the warm environment gave him an inexplicable joy.Completely forget about past sorrows and future worries.

But Shi Lei obviously didn't think so, seeing the homeless man's dazed state, Shi Lei seriously suspected that he would faint.Shi Lei raised his eyes, "What's your name?"

Looking at Shi Lei's expression, the little tramp didn't answer, his expression was complicated.

"It takes so long to think of a name? Then what do I call you?"

"Oh, Li Xiang!" Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Have you been wandering for a long time?"

That complicated look appeared on Li Xiang's face again, and Li Xiang lowered his head without making a sound.

Shi Lei stopped the hair dryer in hand and smiled: "You can refuse to answer, I'm not questioning you. Alright, let's eat."

Shi Lei led Li Xiang to the dining table and pulled out a stool.In front of him was a small wooden European-style dining table with a white tabletop and yellow legs. Li Xiang sat on a stool, which was thick but not cold. The feeling of dizziness returned to Li Xiang.

When Shi Lei put a bowl of porridge and a plate of steamed buns in front of Li Xiang, the hot air seemed to make Li Xiang's eyes water, and Li Xiang heard Shi Lei's voice in his ears again: "I only have this at home, I will buy what I want to eat later."

A "later" brought Shi Lei back to reality.Shi Lei didn't speak any more, he tidied up a utility room, there was already a bed in it, and after changing the sheets, Li Xiang moved in.

The next day, it was still raining outside, just like any other day.But today is Friday, and tomorrow is a holiday. The weekend is a good day for most people, but it is the same for Shi Lei.

Before leaving, he glanced at Li Xiang, who was still sleeping.The whole person was buried in the quilt, curled up, and a big bag bulged.

Recalling Li Xiang's appearance before yesterday, and comparing it to his clean and sound sleeping appearance now, Shi Lei felt a little relieved, and finally laughed at himself, left a note, carried his work bag, and went to work.

In the morning, Shi Lei handed in the prepared plan, and each step has corresponding emergency measures.The uncle boss was very satisfied: "Xiaoshi! Your work attitude is very good, young people should be like this, thoughtful and courageous. But, "

Shi Lei agreed, with an attitude of humbly asking for advice.

The boss uncle clicked on the planning book: "Look, here, it's too radical, and no one has done it before, and we don't have a precedent to refer to, it's a bit difficult to operate; and here, it's too blunt, it seems that our company It’s not humane enough; it’s not bad here, it’s more practical.” Speaking of this, I still don’t forget to appease, “It’s good to have ideas, but you should also know that change doesn’t happen overnight, just like our country’s two-yuan banknotes. , It took ten years to withdraw from the market.”

Shi Lei nodded, forced to laugh with him for about 10 minutes, and finally fled back.Qin Haiyang was working with me while knocking melon seeds, and the WeChat at hand kept ringing. Looking at Qin Haiyang's facial expression, Shi Lei could tell that it was Xu Jiao who was chatting with him, because her mouth was almost grinning to the ear.

He looked up and talked to Shi Lei with a smile: "Oh, Shi Lei, you seem to be in a good mood today!"

"Fart, it's because you're in a good mood, you're called projection in psychology, understand?"

Li Xiang opened his eyes, but his consciousness was still not clear, and the curtains were still drawn.Li Xiang imagined that the thin glass turned into a hard barrier, isolating the wind and rain outside, and the house is full of warmth.With the soft bed and light quilt, Li Xiang feels that life is full of dreams, which makes people dizzy!

After getting out of bed, Li Xiang walked around barefoot, feeling comfortable.Li Xiang soon discovered that there was no one at home.There was a note on the dining table: "There is food in the refrigerator, cook it yourself." The words were not beautiful, but Li Xiang felt that he was very distinctive, so he folded it and put it in his pocket.

Li Xiang took a tour around Shi Lei's room, watching all this with a little joy. Computers, cigarettes, wine bottles and other sundries were thrown everywhere on the table in front of the sofa. Opposite was his bookshelf. There is also a tank model and several handicrafts.

Then he found his backpack, took out a stack of picture books that he cherished, stroked them, and put them on Shi Lei's bookshelf.However, he took it back as if shy, hesitated for a while, and finally put it on.

Li Xiang felt that dizzy feeling came back again, so he ate a little and went back to sleep

Shi Lei, who had been walking for a day, returned home feeling a little apprehensive.After all, there is a stranger living in the family, whose name, family, and character are all unknown.However, Shi Lei is quite confident in his ability to judge.After all, external things are often the most unreliable, and one can truly understand a person's personality only after being in contact with it.Entering the house, there was no one in the living room. It turned out that Li Xiang was still in the bedroom.

After walking over, Shi Lei turned on the bedside lamp.Li Xiang frowned, looking very painful, Li Lei quickly woke him up.

Li Xiangmeng opened his eyes, held Shi Lei's hanging hand, and swallowed.

"are you alright?"

"No, don't go, it's uncomfortable." Li Xiang's voice was crying, and he looked into Shi Lei's eyes, full of grievances.

Shi Lei didn't know why, so he tried to withdraw his hand, but Li Xiang grabbed it even tighter.

"Brother, don't drive me away." This time it was already a plea.

Shi Lei finally understood, and quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, I didn't drive you away."

This time Shi Lei finally withdrew his hand and touched Li Xiang's forehead: "It's a bit hot, sit and wait for me."

Take a thermometer, good guy, it's all 39 degrees 7.Shi Lei is usually in good health, with a fever of up to 38 degrees, so he quickly called Qin Haiyang to consult.

"Oh, the fever is so high, hurry up and get an injection! Who is it? Your cousin?"

"Let's talk tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Shi Lei took Li Xiang to a clinic near the community.

☆, life (3)

The doctors in the clinic were all off work, and when they saw Shi Lei coming in with a child on his back, they stopped specially.The doctor was a 50-year-old aunt who smelled of traditional Chinese medicine.She prescribed the medicine very skillfully and ordered the nurse to come over for an injection. Although she didn't say much, Shi Lei felt that her eyes and indifference conveyed a kind of reproach just right.

"In the future, if a child gets sick, it's best to treat it as soon as possible, otherwise the child will suffer and the adults will have to worry about it. In addition, the patient is seriously malnourished, and the teenage child is growing up. This is a lifetime thing, and parents should also pay attention to it. Some."

Shi Lei nodded his thanks, remembered the doctor's order, and looked back at Li Xiang who was sitting on the hospital bed.Li Xiang was also looking at Shi Lei nervously, Shi Lei laughed in his heart, the child had written all his expressions on his face, but his face was still indifferent: "Don't worry, I will lose a lot if I throw you out now, you still owe me What about the medical bills!"

Shi Lei's words were originally a joke, but unexpectedly it backfired, Li Xiang's expression became a bit sad, and he looked like he was about to cry because of being wronged.

Three bottles of medicine were hung up in a row, and it was almost 12 o'clock after the injection. Li Xiang's fever had subsided, and he felt full and clear-headed, and his voice became much louder.He also finally knew that the dizzy feeling that haunted him all day was really dizziness.

The two walked side by side holding an umbrella. The rain fell lightly, and the street lamps became hazy in the misty rain.

"Brother, thank you."

"Hmm." It's time to thank me. "I was joking with you just now, why did your face change?" He added, "You can refuse to answer." Shi Lei found that the children were quite tall, almost catching up with him, but they were sallow and emaciated, with a thin body.Malnutrition.

"I don't have money. Brother, if I don't get on, what should I do? Will you be unhappy? I don't want to make money, I hate it." Li Xiang turned his head to look for Shi Lei's eyes

"How old are you?"

Li Xiang didn't get an answer, and was a little disappointed: "Eighteen, it will be eighteen in September this year."

Shi Lei nodded, adolescent children really have a different brain circuit.

"No, don't think about it, rest first." Shi Lei also turned to look at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang lived in a natural way, not picky about food or clothing, very easy to feed, and very quiet.I stay at home every day, either drowsy, reading, drawing, not touching mobile phones, playing computers, or going out.

Regarding the matter of picking up a person from the street, Shi Lei only told Qin Haiyang and asked to keep it a secret. If someone else heard about it, [-]% of it would be regarded as lack of heart.But Qin Haiyang won't, and this is one of the reasons for the good relationship between the two, not only because of their similar personalities, but more importantly, mutual tolerance.

Shi Lei flipped through Li Xiang's painting book. At the beginning, he painted very finely, with rich colors and delicate handwriting. As the painting became more frantic and scribbled, there was another kind of charm.Shi Lei doesn't know much about painting skills and techniques, so his intuitive feeling at this moment is: "Li Xiang, your paintings are very beautiful."

Now Li Xiang's complexion and sanity have improved a lot: "Thank you, I like painting very much."

"The painting style has changed behind."

"Yeah, I'm hungry, haha."

Shi Lei asked Li Xiang to have breakfast by himself, to eat dumplings quickly.Li Xiang didn't expect anything new, but he knew that Shi Lei's refrigerator was full of instant food, such as buns, dumplings, wontons, noodles, and so on.Li Xiang wore Shi Lei's old jeans, old short sleeves, and a pair of slippers, and went out to the supermarket.

The supermarket is very close to Shi Lei's house, and the two of them walked there along the way.Li Xiang was very happy along the way, he even jumped up and down, and lost his slippers twice.It feels strange to see everything, obviously it is all too familiar.

"Brother, I want to eat ice cream."

"The second cup is half price, it's him."

One for each person, Li Xiang admired the deliciousness of the ice cream.

"I've wanted to eat it for a long time. Brother, in fact, I didn't go out before, because I was afraid that I had a dream, and I woke up when I went out."

Shi Lei couldn't stand Li Xiang's affectionate gaze, pressed his head and turned his gaze away.

After a quick battle in the supermarket, after buying ingredients for a week, Li Xiang went to the seasoning section.He raised his head and proudly threatened that he could cook, and that he would contract breakfast tomorrow to improve the food.When checking out, Shi Lei put the beer back in the shopping cart.

Instead, he took Li Xiang to the stationery store and bought a bunch of paintbrushes.

☆, life (4)

Last night, before going to bed, Li Xiang silently recited countless times, "Get up early tomorrow, and cook for Brother Shi Lei." Then the clock in his subconscious mind did as expected, but he woke up early, it was only 5:[-].There is still more than half an hour, and I am still a little sleepy from now on; I lie down for a while, and I am afraid that I will fall asleep again.

Li Xiang squinted on the bed for a while, then quickly opened his eyes; after being confused for a while, he opened his eyes again.It's 17:[-], I can't sleep anymore, I just wash up.

Turn on the light in the kitchen, take out the ingredients, cut and prepare, set the pot on fire, Li Xiang hasn't cooked for a long time, and was in a hurry.Seeing crookedly cut piers, I suddenly feel that my knife skills have declined and my cooking skills are not good, and my heart is full of frustration.

Shi Lei also got up, and followed the sound from the kitchen.However, before he got close, Li Xiang rushed up and stopped Shi Lei from entering: "Go brush your teeth and wash your face, don't come here yet." Before Shi Lei came back after speaking, he jumped back, closed the kitchen door, and continued to toss.

Shi Lei followed the good example, cleaned himself up, turned on the computer and watched the news for a while.After a while, Li Xiang opened the door, brought out breakfast, and greeted Shi Lei to eat.

Before he got closer, he saw two white porcelain plates containing breakfast, one on the left and one on the right, symmetrically placed in the middle of the dining table.First, a layer of fried bacon is laid on the bottom, followed by a yellow and white poached egg, sprinkled with a handful of green onion, and a handful of red peanuts on the side.On the side was a side of toasted whole wheat bread.

Li Xiang stood aside, staring at Shi Lei expectantly.Shi Lei raised his eyebrows and gave a thumbs up: "This breakfast is really good."

After being affirmed, Li Xiang grinned, narrowed his eyes, and patted his chest: "This is just a piece of cake, how much more can I know?"

At that time Shi Lei thought it was just a kid bragging, but later found out that this meal was really just a small test.In the days to come, Li Xiang would get up early every day to cook, and he could cook the same dishes every day, including Chinese steamed buns, dumplings, various porridges, Western-style omelettes, rainbow cakes, Indian eggs with green onions and beans, and Dutch pancakes.Sometimes there is improvisation, and a picture is placed when arranging the plate; one day Shi Lei was taken aback, because there was a Q version of the painting on it, a small Shi Lei with a cigarette in his mouth, but it turned out to be a steamed stuffed bun face.

Shi Lei also seems to understand the problem of taking pictures before meals, because he is doing this right now.Shi Lei suggested to Li Xiang to make dinner several times, but Li Xiang not only shook his head and refused, but also asked with staring eyes: "Do you think I'm a cook?"

Many times in life, it is always hard to tell whether it is pain or happiness. Maybe it is pain and happiness.

Shi Lei still looks like that at work, one project is over, and another project comes.Working days and holidays form a samsara, like a wheel, which keeps going back and forth.Sometimes there is also a feeling of fatigue, neither knowing when this cycle will end, nor knowing where this wheel will take people?

He opened the door, threw down the key, and changed into slippers calmly.Li Xiang observed Shi Lei's expression, Shi Lei didn't speak, and Li Xiang didn't speak either.

Sometimes Li Xiang would bring a cup of warm water, Shi Lei felt grateful, he liked this kind of warmth.Holding the water glass in his hand, warmth spreads along the palm of his hand to his body.

Li Xiang thought for a while, and went to order two more bowls of noodles, and the two sat opposite each other for a simple bite.Shi Lei was obviously absent-minded, Li Xiang asked him something, Shi Lei just smiled and shook his head.

Li Xiang cleaned up the dishes and went back to the bedroom to draw. His intuition told him that Shi Lei needs to be quiet now.

☆、Climbing and looking into the distance (1)

Breakfast was two eggs Benedict, and Li Xiang woke up half an hour earlier for this purpose.Shi Lei also unknowingly slowed down his eating speed, intending to taste it carefully.The two chatted occasionally during meals, but mostly Li Xiang talked more, while Shi Lei was more silent.

The content of the speech is not limited, and the topics are various.Sometimes it's a recalled thing, sometimes it's the news I saw inadvertently, or a leaf.Shi Lei didn't speak because he didn't know what to say. After all, his head was full of reasoning and spent too much time thinking, and he didn't have time to engage in life sentiments.

However, he was quite surprised by Li Xiang's keen observation skills.Shi Lei thinks that this may be a kind of talent, or it may have been cultivated for many years.Just like when cooking, Li Xiang can always quickly distinguish the subtle taste changes of the dishes; he can also quickly capture the fleeting micro-expressions on people's faces, sometimes Shi Lei dare not let him Li Xiang stared at him, it was like half a lie detector, did he still have privacy!

There are no taboos when two people talk, but there is only one principle, talk if you want to talk, and shut up if you don't want to talk.

But Shi Lei didn't have time to talk today, Li Xiang instructed him: "Brother, you can close your eyes, so that you can focus on the sense of taste, fully savor her taste and feel her sense of touch."

Shi Lei looked awkwardly at Li Xiang's narcissism, and tried to taste it with his eyes closed.The soft-boiled eggs are very tender, and the Dutch sauce is very smooth.Putting down his chopsticks, Shi Lei remembered the business he had to do with Li Xiang today.

Shi Lei stopped Li Xiang who was about to clear the table, Li Xiang felt Shi Lei's expression, and sat up straight.

"Have you ever thought about the future?" Shi Lei still seemed to be chatting, but there was not much difference between Shi Lei chatting and working.

Li Xiang seemed to be touched by a switch, every time, when Shi Lei wanted to talk about it, Li Xiang changed into a dejected look, and said with a sullen expression, "I don't know."

Shi Lei couldn't tell if his tone was more lonely and confused, or more awkward and resistive.But today Shi Lei intends to cure his problem of procrastination and avoidance: "But you should think about it."

"I really don't know!" Li Xiang repeated in vain. "I hate them, they are always pushing me, I hate money, I hate them, greedy eyes make me feel sick." Li Xiang's eyes drifted out of the window, and then back to Shi Lei, full of pain: "Brother, Is money really important?" Li Xiangfu lowered his head again, his voice sank, "But, I don't know what to do, without you, I might starve myself to death."

Shi Lei was silent for a long time, then got up and walked to Li Xiang's side.Holding the back of the chair with one hand and the dining table with the other, this is a protective gesture. Li Xiang heard Shi Lei's voice ringing in his ears: "Of course money is not important, and no one here is forcing you." It’s beautiful, but what’s in front of you is real life. People and things you hate will exist, so you learn to face them and face pain, you know?”

Li Xiang nodded half understanding.

"True bravery is that even if you realize that you are afraid, you will not back down." Shi Lei's tone was subconsciously gentle, he didn't seem to realize that he was more to comfort the child , rather than reasoning. "Do you remember, you told me last time, why do you add a little salt when making desserts?"

"Because it will be sweeter."

At noon, Shi Lei also mentioned this matter to Qin Haiyang.

Qin Haiyang patted the table and laughed loudly: "Oh, this kid is so funny!" The water glass he was holding nearly collapsed from laughter.Xu Jiao embraced Qin Haiyang's shoulders like a master: "Boss." This is Qin Haiyang, "Let's take this little brother in!"

"I think that children nowadays are used to it. If they dare to be disobedient, they will be fine with a beating and starvation for a few days. See if he is not honest." Jiang Nan trimmed his nails casually.Jiang Nan can be said to be an expert at making up the knife, but she is carefree and enthusiastic.It's just that the voice is too bright, and the mouth is poisonous without knowing it.

"Ahhh." Xu Jiao's spoken language was taught by Qin Haiyang.Reluctantly said: "Stop talking nonsense, you think raising children is training dogs!"

Then a debate started from this, extending from children to marriage, talking about dating, blind date, all kinds of gossip, and finally extended to Korean dramas.

Of course Shi Lei is not interested in this at all.He is considering whether to buy a "Handbook for the Prevention of Mental Illness in Adolescents".