back to innocence

Ye Minghe's home is a commercial house in a very old building.

The mottled walls have a long history at first glance.

When Fei Yizhen knocked on the door, Ye Minghe was washing clothes. When he opened the door, he came out wearing a small apron. If he was a few years older, he would look like a real househusband.

Fei Yizhen pursed his lips and wanted to laugh, but he held back immediately.

Ye Minghe had already wiped off most of the foam on his hands before opening the door, so Fei Yizhen only saw a little white residue left on his hands at last.

Seeing Fei Yizhen, he was also a little nervous, and asked, "What's going on?"

Fei Yizhen said: "Don't worry, the money will be in place soon, it's just...my dad doesn't know you well, so I want to take a look at your household registration form, your mother's ID card and medical record."

When he was gasping for breath, Ye Minghe thought there would be some kind of big turning point, but when he heard that this was the case, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it was very normal.

He said briskly: "Okay, I can pack it up right away. Shall we go there now?"

For Ye Minghe, he is actually far less fragile than Fei Yizhen imagined.He has lived with his mother since he was a child, why hasn't he suffered?What have you never seen?He was completely at a loss after hearing the taunts and ugly words that were a hundred times worse than this, not to mention that Fei Zhiming's request was indeed reasonable.

Only Fei Yizhen has been going smoothly all his life and has never seen any hardships in the world, so he feels that such words will hurt people's self-esteem.

Fei Yi really didn't expect Ye Minghe to agree so easily, all the mental preparations he was asked to do were useless.

While he was in a daze, Ye Minghe saw that he didn't answer immediately, so he went into the room to pack his things, and took out a black plastic belt not long after.

Judging by the shape of the bag, there should be some documents inside.

Ye Minghe asked: "Shall we go there now?"

Fei Yizhen shook his head hastily: "No, my dad is still in the company now, you should talk to me about it when he comes home at night."

After hearing this, Ye Minghe nodded, and without asking why, he replied: "Okay!"

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I still have clothes to wash, would you mind sitting here for a while? I'll come back to accompany you later."

Fei Yizhen was stunned for a moment, then immediately picked up his bag, and said: "It's okay, I brought my notebook over here, just play games for a while, you go and get busy."

Even so, when Ye Minghe walked into the laundry room on one side, Fei Yizhen couldn't help but follow him, looking at Ye Minghe who was standing next to the dilapidated washing machine, washing a basin full of old clothes with difficulty. .

He stood in front of the stone platform, twisting the clothes over and over again with his slender but very strong fingers, rubbing the old clothes with white colors again and again, so proficient that he seemed to have done it thousands of times.

Fei Yi really saw how hard he was washing, and said, "Can't the washing machine be used?"

Ye Minghe turned his head, glanced at Fei Yizhen, showed a faint smile, and said: "The clothes in summer are changed quickly and the quantity is small. Using the washing machine is too wasteful of water."

Only then did Fei Yizhen realize that he had said something wrong, so he immediately shut up and stopped expressing his opinion.

Ye Minghe's fingers crawled over the foam-stained clothes over and over again, and Fei Yizhen had an illusion that the young man's hands, which had rubbed the old clothes, were thin and powerful, revealing a faint strength of character.

In the past, when Fei Yizhen and Ye Minghe were not familiar with each other, it was unimaginable that his hands would hold anything other than a paintbrush—Ye Minghe used to be so noble to Fei Yizhen. Yan Huo, no matter how much he hates and loathes him, the other party is never in a hurry, as if he has never seen it.

Even in this life, Ye Minghe hardly changed in Fei Yizhen's eyes.Even though he realizes that Ye Minghe's family is in a difficult situation, and that he is actually just holding on to his pride and refuses to bow his head, his calm attitude still gives Fei Yizhen an illusion, as if he is always arrogant and self-confident, and does not eat the fireworks of the world.

However, the soap bubbles flowing between his fingers gradually dyed these genius hands with layer after layer of human fireworks, and finally penetrated into the skin and bones, turning these hands into a pair of ordinary hands. A pair of ordinary, ordinary, but inlaid with a proud hand.

Genius, back to the ground.

After Ye Minghe washed his clothes, he dried them one by one on the narrow and shady balcony, and then cooked porridge on the stove and made two small dishes. After preparation, he sent them to his mother who was hospitalized. It took time to communicate with Fei Yizhen.

When he realized that Fei Yizhen was still there, he felt a little annoyed, and said, "I'm sorry for leaving you here all this time."

Fei Yizhen shook his head, expressing his indifference, and then asked, "Do you do so many things every day?"

"It's not every day. If you have more time on weekends, do more. My mother is always busy. If you come back and do housework, it will be too hard." Ye Minghe and Fei Yizhen were talking while taking After getting out the textbook and exercise book, he asked Fei Yizhen, "Have you finished your homework?"

Fei Yizhen nodded and said, "Yes."

Ye Minghe said: "...Am I bored here? Why don't you go back first, I'll go to your house by myself at night, and I'll call you when the time comes."

Fei Yizhen immediately said: "No! You do your homework, I'll watch a TV series for a while."

He opened his hand, plugged in his earphones, and stopped talking to Ye Minghe.

When the porridge was cooked, Ye Minghe said, "I'm going to deliver a meal to my mother. Do you want to go with me? Or stay here? I'll be back in a while."

Fei Yizhen immediately replied: "I'll go with you."

Ye Minghe's mother was in the hospital, so Fei Yizhen felt that he should visit her too.On the other hand, he is still relatively unfamiliar with Ye Minghe's home, and he doesn't want to stay in such a place alone when the owner is not at home.

When the two arrived at the hospital, Mother Ye was still sleeping.Ye Minghe went to the bed, gently pushed Mama Ye awake, and said, "Mom, wake up, it's time to eat."

Mother Ye was still a little confused, her voice seemed hoarse due to fever, when she woke up and saw Ye Minghe, the first thing she asked was: "Have you asked for leave for me?"

Ye Minghe said: "Please, don't worry. I have invited you on Saturday and Sunday, so you can take a good rest."

Mother Ye was stunned for a moment, and then said in a hoarse voice, "What kind of leave does the family ask for on Sunday!? I might be fine tomorrow."

Ye Minghe said: "I hope Mom, you will be fine tomorrow, but unfortunately you will not get better. The doctor said that you need an operation for your illness."

Mother Ye was taken aback: "What kind of surgery!?"

From Fei Yizhen's point of view, Mother Ye is a pale and thin middle-aged woman.Her face looked too sharp and angular, making people feel unapproachable, not like a gentle woman.She doesn't look old. Although life is hard, it doesn't leave too many lines on Mama Ye's body.

It's just...it makes her look too rough.

Ye Minghe explained the current situation to Mother Ye.As soon as Mother Ye heard that the surgery and post-treatment would cost nearly 20 yuan, she immediately struggled to get up and said, "I'm fine, what kind of surgery!? Don't listen to the nonsense of those quack doctors, let's go through the discharge procedure Let's go!"

Ye Minghe immediately stopped her and said, "Mom! Don't do this! The doctor said that your illness is really serious... you will die. You must have this operation!"

Mother Ye said: "I don't believe that I will die if I don't do this operation—Minghe, that's 20... Where did we get 20!? If Mom has this money, you don't even have to worry about college tuition. No way! Let's get out of the hospital - a day in the hospital is a waste of money!"

Mother Ye tried to get up from the hospital bed as she said this, Ye Minghe immediately became anxious, tried to stop her, and hurriedly shouted: "Mom, don't do this, we can earn money in the future if you don't have money, your illness can't be delayed— —”

Mother Ye insisted on leaving.

Ye Minghe finally couldn't help but yelled loudly: "Mom!"

Mother Ye was stunned by the volume of his voice, and finally stopped struggling and looked at him motionless.

Ye Minghe pressed Mother Ye's shoulders, and said word by word: "Mom, I beg you. Get an operation! The doctor said that your disease is very serious, but it's still in its early stage, so surgery can still cure it. I haven’t had a father since I was a child, so I can’t lose you anymore. It doesn’t matter if I don’t have money, it doesn’t matter if I can’t learn painting, it doesn’t matter even if I’m suspended from school, but I can’t lose you, mom!”

Mother Ye heard this, and after a while, she suddenly covered her face and began to cry.

While crying, he said, "How can I let you drop out of school!? Minghe, you are my mother's lifeblood. My mother does so many jobs, but she only wants to train you one day. As long as one day you can stand out, even if my mother I am willing to die.”

Fei Yizhen saw Ye Minghe's eyes turned red, and finally couldn't help interjecting to comfort him: "Well, auntie, Minghe doesn't need to drop out of school."

Mama Ye had actually seen Fei Yizhen standing beside her before, but she couldn't bother to ask because her emotions were too ups and downs.

It was Fei Yizhen who interjected, she was stunned for a moment, hurriedly wiped away her tears, and asked with some hesitation in her still hoarse voice: "Minghe...is this your classmate?"

It was only then that Ye Minghe remembered that Fei Yizhen existed, and said to Mother Ye: "This is Fei Yizhen, my classmate who studied oil painting together in the studio. It's like this, that...he..."

He muttered for a while, not knowing why he couldn't say anything about borrowing money from Fei Yizhen.

Fei Yizhen took a look at Ye Minghe, who looked embarrassed, and then took the initiative to say: "Auntie, it's like this. My father knows that Minghe draws very well, so he feels a little pity for his talent, and he is afraid that he will get sick because of you." There is no way to continue studying, so I am willing to help you pay for the medical expenses. If you want to pay the money, you can pay it back slowly after your illness is completely cured or Minghe can make money."

Ye Minghe was hesitating how to explain to his mother about borrowing money from a classmate of the same age, but he didn't expect Fei Yizhen to help him make things right, he was stunned, and then gave Fei Yizhen a grateful look.