Embroidered Pillows and Paper Tigers

Since then, the two of them have also been friends who have fought. They go to and from school together every day, and make up lessons together at night, forgetting the unhappiness with Yu Qiao.

Under Shen Yan's urging, Li Shi'an has completely embarked on the promotion path that Comrade Li Qishan planned for him.

Shen Yan, a classmate who likes to help others, never relaxes in class on weekdays. Whenever Li Shi'an is distracted or makes small moves, Shen Yan will kick him under the table. , I said in my heart, are you going to class or watching me?

He conveniently changed Shen Yan's note on the phone from "Xi'er" to "Shen Papi".

Occasionally, Lao Xie couldn't sit still in the self-study class and turned his head to whisper to Li Shi'an. When he met Shen Yan's eyes, he had to go back in a hurry. Little pitiful, but Xueba has his own aura of Xueba, and everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out.

In this way, the days passed quickly, and the time passed during the weekly exams. The whole class was as quiet as a chicken under the pressure of the upcoming midterm exams, but when it came to the self-study class, it began to show its true colors, playing with mobile phones. , Bragging bragging, just didn't raise the classroom.

The squad leader who replaces Zhuang Jing on the podium is like a fake, but as the squad leader at the end of the crane, he has always had one advantage, that is, he has a good attitude, and it is better to be alone than to be happy. Anyway, I am not happy, so what do you want to do? Le, with the earphones plugged in, I can't hear anything.

What's more, he went out of the classroom to get back the package of the whole class. The student who got the package hugged a box and shouted at the back of the classroom: "Li Shi'an, package!"

Li Shi'an is studying under the high-pressure policy of classmate Shen Yan. After studying with Shen Yan for almost a month, all the wrong questions accumulated before have been cleared. Li Shi'an thought that the turned serf would sing, and finally he can paint for a while. See There will be a movie or something later, I didn't expect that classmate Shen Yan would give him a big gift on the day when the set of wrong questions was emptied, saying that it was in return for inviting him to dinner.

Xueba's gift is so unexpected, but when Li Shi'an knew that the gift was a two-finger-thick math exercise book, he almost didn't pass it.

The question book he was brushing in his hand was given to him by Shen Yan, he was so dizzy after doing the question, he didn't react for a while when he heard his classmates calling him, Lao Xie, the emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry He leaned over to pick it up for Li Shi'an, handed it to Li Shi'an and asked, "What did you buy?"

Li Shi'an looked puzzled. Although he often bought things online, he never mailed them to the school. He took a look at the box and found that the address on it was only written "D City Experimental High School, received by Li Shi'an, freshman in senior year", and there was no class. The sender's information is only an address.

"This is not something I bought." Li Shi'an looked at the box feeling strange.

Lao Xie's brain was wide open: "Was it sent by someone who has a crush on you? Could it be Tang Doudou? I heard that her home has several flats in City C."

Hearing these words, Shen Yan raised his head, and even Zhu He in front of him turned his head to stare at the box in Li Shi'an's hand. Zhu He found that the box in Li Shi'an's hand was the size of a shoebox, and it was really similar to Tang Doudou. The box that gave him the pair of shoes was similar.

Lao Xie seemed to be watching the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal, and said earnestly: "I said, Lao Li, you just follow. Anyway, the Doudou family has a great career. If you marry in the past, you will enjoy inexhaustible glory and wealth in the future."

Li Shi'an felt that it was a pity that this guy didn't want to be a tortoise, so he glanced at him and said, "Do you want the glory and wealth to you?"

Lao Xie patted the table: "Yes, who doesn't want the glory and wealth? If it weren't for Doudou, we would not want to work hard! Or if I go to Korea, I will be a 1:1 one like you?"

Li Shi'an was deeply impressed by his shamelessness: "You should reincarnate quickly."

"Aren't you going to take it apart and have a look?" Zhu He suggested.

Li Shi'an hissed, as if he was facing a huge problem. To be honest, he was really afraid that Tang Doudou sent it. The girl ignored him for a long time after she got drunk and told her that it was not suitable for her at KTV. Could it be her new trick?

But after thinking about it again, I don't think so. Girls like Tang Doudou are not so reserved. Everyone is in the same class. What do you have to send?

who cares!Let's see what it is first.Li Shi'an took out a utility knife from the belly of the table, and was about to cut open the box when Shen Yan, who had been watching from the side, held down his hand.

Shen Yan is a guy who never deals with people. Except for Li Shi'an who is a little familiar with him among the three present, Lao Xie basically regards him as a nerd who is even more nerdy than Zhu He, and Zhu He regards him as a superior student. As soon as he made a shot, the three of them looked over together.

Shen Yan swallowed under the attention of the three people and said: "I heard that it's better not to accept the packages with unknown origins, who knows what bad things are inside."

Although the idea was a bit paranoid, Li Shi'an was really a little scared when he said that, and thought of returning the box intact.

Although Lao Xie's "tonnage" is relatively considerable, his courage is obviously not proportional to his figure, and he dare not touch it, as if the box is really filled with bombs.

At this moment, Zhu He resisted all opinions, picked up the utility knife calmly, and cut open the box.

The box was opened, and inside was a woolen vest, hand-knitted, a bit old in style and color.The four of them were speechless, and Lao Xie remembered the sweater that Ron received from his mother in Harry Potter, but he laughed in his head: "No one can do this except his own mother."

After finishing speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately went back to make amends: "It's not Shi'an... I didn't mean that. Who the hell is sending you such a strange thing?"

Old Xie's reaction was seen by Shen Yan at this moment, and he immediately confirmed the previous guess about Li Shi'an's mother.

Xie Chen was unintentional, but Li Shi'an was interested. He took the box and glanced at the address where the package came from: Room 33, Building 7, No. 307, Changshou Street, XX District, City C.

Usually, the mailing address is filled in casually, but this mailing address is written very clearly, as if Li Shi'an is to follow this address to find the past.

So, is this dress really from her?

Li Shi'an's mother, Liang Jing, divorced Li Qishan shortly after giving birth to him. According to Li Qishan, the reason was that their personalities did not match.

There is not even a photo of Zhang Liangjing at home. Li Shi'an has never seen his mother's appearance, nor has he seen his mother's relatives. When he asked Li Qishan, he said that his mother had gone abroad a long time ago, and his grandparents died early.

Although Li Shi'an wouldn't ask Li Qishan about Liang Jing, it doesn't mean that he never thinks about it. Every child in a single-parent family makes an assumption, what would it be like if his family was happy?

This question is usually asked in the dead of night; after a fight, when other people's parents come to pick them up and scold them, but I can only go home alone; Because no one cares about it, I went to the doctor when I ate too much sugar, and the doctor asked, "Didn't your mother tell you that eating too much sugar would damage your teeth?"

However, this is a question that will never be answered.

The matter of the package has been bothering Li Shi'an, so much so that he didn't read a question in the next class, and this state lasted until he came home from school.

Shen Yan realized that Li Shi'an was out of his mind and didn't bother him. He was very quiet on weekdays, but today he was just quieter, like a big quiet cat, walking quietly beside Li Shi'an.

The two of them returned home slowly, Li Shi'an was so dazed that he didn't even see Li Qishan's shoes at the door, until Li Qishan came out of the kitchen wearing an apron, Li Shi'an was so frightened that he was shocked, and subconsciously moved the hand holding the sweater box to the door. Shrink back.

Li Qishan should have noticed Li Shi'an's action, but he was attracted by Shen Yan who entered the door. He hadn't seen Li Shi'an take his classmates home for many years. The classmate is back? Why don’t you tell Dad, Dad has prepared two dishes!"

"You didn't say you were at home today, I almost ordered takeaway." Li Shi'an said angrily.

This time, it has been more than a month since the last time I cooked for Li Shian. Li Qishan's promise at the beginning was like feeding the dog, but it is not easy for adults to live their own lives. Li Qishan only treats him as a son. This is because he has resentment in his heart. Said: "Uh... Dad thought it was a surprise for you. Dad was not good. Well, it's okay. I bought a lot of vegetables today, just add two more."

After Li Shi'an blurted out what he said just now, he regretted it very quickly. He understood that Li Qishan's work was not easy, and after working so hard, he always wanted to come back and cook for himself, but for some reason, he became angry all at once.He felt that his mood today was probably a little affected by this package.

This was the first time Shen Yan saw Li Qishan, and he felt that he should be polite, so he looked at the gap between the two of them when they were not talking, and went up to him and called, "Hello, Uncle."

His tone was flat, but he had the face of an obedient student, and because he danced all the time, he stood up straighter than Li Shi'an, who was in a state of cramping all the time. He had the vigor that a person of this age should have, which made people feel Liked at first sight, Li Qishan hastily exchanged a few greetings, but when he knew that Shen Yan was the child next door, he was taken aback, and quickly asked him to sit down.

At this moment, I saw Li Shi'an holding something in his hand, and asked casually, "When did you buy it? New clothes?"

At this time, Li Shi'an only needed to say "yes" to fool him. Naturally, Li Qishan didn't care about what he bought, but because he was nervous, he lied in a strange way: "It's not mine, Shen Yan's."

Shen Yan sat and watched that he didn't expose him.

Li Shi'an felt guilty and didn't want to stay in the living room anymore, so he went over and dragged Shen Yan upstairs, without looking back, he said to Li Qishan, "Dad, let's go do our homework."

"Okay, okay, I'll call you two when the meal is ready." Li Qishan responded and went back to the kitchen.

He said he was doing homework, but today Li Shi'an has been out of shape, and the questions are frizzy, and Shen Yan always feels influenced by him. Both of them are bored and do not speak, but in fact, everyone is very entangled in the origin of that box.

Li Shi'an always felt that this might have something to do with his mother, but Shen Yan felt that it was not impossible that the person Xie Chen said had a crush on Li Shi'an sent it.

Just when Li Shi'an stretched out his hand to that box for the nth time, Shen Yan finally couldn't bear it anymore: "If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Half-hearted, doing it is tantamount to doing it for nothing."

Li Shi'an was speechless, not knowing why he was so fierce.

Shen Yan didn't know why he was so fierce, let alone Li Shi'an's hidden worries at the moment.He only thought of one thing, if that sweater was really sent by that jellybean, would he return to being alone?

Shen Yan would wait for Li Shi'an to go to school every morning. Li Shi'an was a talker and would keep talking. Although he rarely responded, he listened to what Li Shi'an said.When studying together at night, Li Shi'an will become the quiet one again, and the whole room can only hear the voice of himself lecturing.

Life is formulaic and cold, but the street lamps after school and the lights in Li Shi'an's room are both gentle and warm.This kind of life made Shen Yan feel satisfied, and anything that broke this feeling made him feel uneasy.

Shen Yan tried his best to recall the appearance of that girl, Tang Doudou, but he only felt that she was tall, and she usually looked like a star, a girl who was like a princess wherever she went.

Of course, if Shen Yan had heard about what Tang Doudou did to Li Shi'an, and how much Li Shi'an resisted Tang Doudou, he would not have such worries, but unfortunately he has never heard of it.

A kind of distress that he didn't know where it came from and how to resolve it dominated him. He suddenly stood up and closed the book in his hand heavily, without looking at Li Shi'an, his whole body was tense, and he said to the air: "I'm going gone."

Li Shi'an was already in a mess in his heart, but he didn't expect Shen Yan to come to add to his troubles. He didn't know what kind of nerve Shen Yan was talking about, so he said to him angrily: "No... what's wrong with me? Be distracted a little, Can't it be?"

Shen Yan's mind was twisted at the moment, and he didn't show too much politeness on his mouth, he said: "You are not in a hurry, but I have other things to be busy with."

After speaking, he took out a wet tissue and wiped the place where he sat, then went out, went downstairs, and rushed out of Li Shian's house without looking back. The speed was so fast that when Li Qishan heard the sound coming out of the kitchen, he couldn't even I didn't see a single back.

Shen Yan left. Li Shi'an really didn't have the time to talk to him today. He was about to open his phone to check the location of the address on the package, when he heard Li Qishan knock on the door and then pushed in: "That..." He thought for a while but didn't think of Shen Yan. He simply said, "Why did your classmate leave so early? I heard that you were not very happy when you went out. Did you quarrel?"

Li Shi'an had already scrambled to hide his clothes under the table when Li Qishan entered the door, but now he was feeling guilty, and stammered, "Unhappy? No. He's just... busy practicing dance."

Li Qishan couldn't help being nervous when he heard the word "dance practice", he frowned and walked two steps into the room: "Dance practice? Did he learn to dance?"

"Ah." Li Shi'an seemed to answer, but was afraid that Li Qishan would see it when he approached, so he hastily turned off the map interface of the phone that he had just dug out.

Li Qishan has always respected the sense of boundaries between father and son. Seeing Li Shi'an's movements, he quickly stopped and said, "You're about to come down for dinner."

"Oh, okay, come down right away." Li Shi'an agreed, but he didn't have the slightest intention to move. He knocked his chin on the desk, and he blocked the underside of the desk tightly.

Li Qishan looked at Li Shian's sneaky appearance today, which was really abnormal, but out of the principle of not interfering with the child's privacy, he still didn't get to the bottom of it, turned around and went down first.

When Li Shi'an sat at the dining table and was about to enjoy a rare meal, Shen Yan, the stubborn bull, was still standing at the door of the next door.

At 07:30 in the evening, it was time to eat. He hadn't been back at this time for more than half a month. He could almost imagine the uninvited gaze Fu Youcheng cast on him when he entered the door.

Thinking of the gaze that looked like worms crawling on his body, Shen Yan felt a chill in his heart, and his complaints towards Li Shi'an almost turned into hatred.

Shen Yan felt that Li Shi'an's curiosity about the package must be due to his spring heart. He didn't even have a word to persuade him to leave by himself. He must be impatient to leave him and fall in love. It's bullshit!

He was so full of inner drama that the more he thought about it, the more he got angry. He was so angry that he took out his phone and typed a WeChat message to Li Shi'an, then took a deep breath, entered the password and opened the door.

Li Shi'an was preoccupied today, but he didn't show it in front of Li Qishan, but he couldn't pretend he had a good appetite. He just bit off a mouthful of glutinous rice balls unwillingly and received Shen Yan's WeChat: [We won't make up lessons from tomorrow on, shall we? , the remaining week of class will be converted into money and repaid to you. 】

What's wrong with this?

Li Shi'an was also furious. During the two months together, he felt that Shen Yan's personality was awkward. For example, Shen Yan refused to make friends with anyone other than him in school; It is not necessary to wipe the place clean when walking, but it must be wiped clean when walking; for example, Shen Yan hates others to share his time. If Li Shian is not serious about class or homework, it means that it will take more time to make up lessons. Shen Yan would always act very irritable.

Li Shi'an usually doesn't care about it, but today he is also annoyed, so he decided not to get used to it, and let him do what he likes.Throwing away the phone, he buried himself in his meal.

Li Qishan asked casually: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'm full dad, the mid-term exam is coming soon, I'll go up and read." Li Shi'an put down his chopsticks and left, leaving Li Qishan alone facing a table of dishes, feeling cold in his heart.

It wasn't just that there was no one eating the dishes at this table, but that he clearly felt that there seemed to be a gap between Li Shi'an and him.

In the past, Li Qishan cooked a table of dishes for Li Shi'an, and Li Shi'an would never leave the table if he didn't eat enough. The father and son also had endless topics to talk about at the dinner table.

But this kid behaved like his pet crab today, he shrank back into his shell before you even touched it.

Is it because of my unbelief?Li Qishan thought silently, his career and his son had always been his troubles, but after more than ten years of troubles, it was still difficult to have both.

Li Qishan remembered that he once read a sentence on the Internet: I can't hug you while holding a brick, but I can't support you when I put down a brick.

This sentence is actually about love, but now that both men and women in marriage and love are paying attention to financial independence, this sentence is not applicable, and it seems particularly gritty, but if you put this sentence in the father-son relationship between him and Li Shi'an Look, the fit is really sad.

Li Qishan lost his appetite, put down his chopsticks, took out a cigarette and lit it.