Good Night, Liang Xiao

Although I live in a satellite city, due to the huge population, there are relatively complete shopping places nearby.There was a movie theater on the top floor of a shopping mall that the two of them went to a few times on weekends. Ye Ji'an vaguely remembered that there was a small shop selling jigsaw puzzles next to a video game mall after going down the escalator.

Sure enough, he remembered correctly. He went for a stroll before lunch, and saw that although the sparrow shop was small and complete, it was flat and three-dimensional. Unopened packages are piled high.The shopping guide nestled at the checkout counter to speculate in stocks and didn't pay much attention to others. Ye Ji'an carefully observed those small objects carefully.Different from the careless children's toys in the impression, most of these professional jigsaw puzzle pieces are the size of the thumb, and there are even smaller ones, which look thin and fragile. If they are held in the hand for a long time, they may be wet and curled up. side.

Ye Ji Anxin said, no wonder this father-in-law is a person who can make a lot of money, he has the mind to deal with this kind of thing, and treats it as a hobby, otherwise he might start wanting to die halfway, to put it mildly, he would be in pain.However, since he wanted to fight with his father-in-law this time, the more complicated the better, Ye Ji'an also planned to be patient. He expected to choose one with a large picture and beautiful colors, and it would be better to have some meaning.

"Napoleon statue, Picasso starry sky, etc., your dad should have spelled it out," he asked Liang Xiao, "that kind of enthusiast."

"Well," Liang Xiao raised his face, looked through the boxes one by one, and said with squinted eyes, "Actually, most of these have been spelled, especially foreign famous paintings. I spelled quite a few with him when I was young."

Ye Ji'an became worried, "What about the Chinese ones? The Riverside Picture during the Qingming Festival?" He put his hands behind his back and stared at the biggest box.

"That's too big, I can't hang it at home." Liang Xiao smiled, stretched his arms suddenly, pulled out a small white box from the top of the cabinet, and showed it to him, "Just put this together."

It was all printed in Japanese, but Ye Ji'an could understand it, such as the title, "Pure White の Hell".

"There are only 1000 pieces, so it's very small." Liang Xiao said, looking at the cover.

Ye Ji'an swallowed his saliva, "...Are you sure? It's all white, I'm dazzled."

"My dad has always said that he wants to fight for this, but he always talks about it and doesn't take action. You can buy it online." Liang Xiao pinched the small flat paper box between his fingers and turned it around lightly. Turn, "I can't escape this time!"

Ye Ji'an always felt that the person in front of him was a little gloating.

But the smile is so pure.

So angels and demons exist at the same time and switch at will?

Immediately, Ye Ji'an was overwhelmed by his description.He chased Liang Xiao to the checkout counter. Although it was not a valuable item, he was visiting his father as a guest, so he couldn't ask Liang Xiao to pay for it.

Besides the devil jigsaw puzzle, Liang Xiao also picked out a picture frame of the right size, saying that it could assist in splicing. After that, he held the gift that he was about to give to his father in one hand, and Ye Ji'an, who he was about to introduce to his father, in the other. Satisfied, I went downstairs to eat seafood hot pot.

The team building that afternoon started as scheduled, and the level of anti-humanity really lived up to expectations.Starting at 01:30, hundreds of employees of Wuyang Wuyang, all of them ran desperately against the cold wind, and they managed to circle the Olympic Sports Park until the early six o'clock.Ye Ji'an first stayed among the group of ministers and supervisors surrounding the general manager for a while, and after a short distance, he quietly returned to his department.Several young people immediately crowded around and complained, all of them were more aggrieved than working overtime for half a month. Ye Ji'an comforted them heartbroken, and gave them chocolates and warm babies, but he glanced away from the corner of his eye.

I saw Liang Xiao was about a dozen steps away, still wearing the same outfit as when he set off. The Canada Goose down jacket was wrapped up to his calves, his eyes were completely buried in the scarf, and he was wearing a dark red woolen cap on his head. It is the advantage of his long legs. Although he is tightly wrapped, he walks without rush or slow, and is very comfortable. He always stays in the middle of the department team, does not chat with others, and has a distant gaze.

Ye Ji'an knew that he had entered a state of emptying out, and he had to come here from time to time, his head bouncing around wondering what kind of popping candy it was, maybe it was a common hobby of smart people.After taking a closer look, he realized that Liang Xiao was also wearing a pair of bluetooth earphones. Ye Ji'an had experienced the noise canceling effect of the earphones before. Liang Xiao would never be able to hear him shouting here, so he sent the person who distributed the supplies Hand it over to Xiao Li from the general affairs department, squat down and pretend to tie his shoelaces, and when Liang Xiao walks to him, he stands up.

Liang Xiao also saw him, and stopped when he came back to his senses, and pulled down the earphones, "Senior."

Ye Ji'an followed him shoulder to shoulder and walked forward together, "Are you tired?"

"No, it's just that the earphones are running out of battery," Liang Xiao said, "It's so boring!"

"Take it out." Ye Ji'an touched him with his elbow.

Liang Xiao obeyed obediently, just as he opened his palm, two chocolates fell on his hand, and the metal candy wrapper was a little bright under the sunlight.

"Your favorite blueberry nuts," Ye Ji'an said softly, "There are still more after eating."

The candy was still warm, Liang Xiao peeled off one, the shape of the chocolate cylinder was still there, but the texture had already softened, "Will you not eat it, senior?"

"I'm afraid of gaining weight! I just ate hot pot at noon," Ye Ji'an said gloomily, "I will gain more flesh in winter, and if I don't control it, I will just bucket my waist. Wearing a shirt like that is too ugly."

As a lucky young guy with a fast metabolism and no matter how much he eats, Liang Xiao didn't want to cause hatred. He nodded, silently ate the two love candies, and licked the melted chocolate sauce on the candy paper.Finding a trash can to throw away the trash, he ran back to Ye Ji'an with his pockets in his pockets, "Spring is coming, and senior hasn't gained weight recently, and his waist is still very thin."

Ye Ji'an was concerned that he had colleagues before and after, so he whispered, "Just fool me."

Liang Xiao also lowered his voice, but this did not prevent him from being serious, "I can feel it."

Ye Ji'an glared over slightly, but seemed a little happy.

Liang Xiao smiled: "It seems to grow a little on the buttocks."

Ye Ji'an tucked his chin, hid his face in the turtleneck of his sweater, and said in a muffled voice, "Oh, thank you for the compliment!"

Talking about this kind of thing among colleagues will inevitably result in blushing and can only be covered with a collar, but Ye Ji'an has to admit that he is a little excited by being told, wishing to find a public toilet along the way, drag the culprit in, at least kiss him Take two bites.

At the same time, the pressure on the bottom of my heart and the flicking on my forehead, which may be called tension, also dissipated a lot.

This sense of relaxation lasted until the moment he actually arrived at the banquet location.In a small alley near Chang'an Avenue, there is a small three-story building with a courtyard, surrounded by big pagoda trees, next to a middle school, not far from their company, and what's more, it is only two steps away from the country. grand theater.This address itself is amazing enough, it can only be said that money can make ghosts turn mills, and you can also be neighbors with Zhongnanhai.

Liang Xiao still took it easy, stopped Xiaobu casually under a tree, and turned off the Oasis Band on the stereo.That butler Feng was waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and when he pushed the red door with nails, Liang Xiao took Ye Ji'an and walked over the threshold together into the courtyard.

Several flowering trees were covered with many flower buds, which looked like the elm-leaved plums in the Summer Palace. Walking along the path, and bypassing a pond that had not completely melted ice, Ye Ji'an came to the house. The house seemed unattractive. But there is still some flavor of the Republic of China, maybe it is an old building left behind, and it is too dark to see clearly.

The butler muttered welcome, and pushed the door open, Liang Xiao hurried in, looked around the living room, but when there was no one there, he yelled, "Dad! We're back!"

No one answered, Liang Xiao shouted again: "Where are you!"

This time, there were footsteps coming from the stairs, but it sounded quite light. It was a little girl about seven or eight years old bouncing down the stairs, "Brother Xiaoxiao!" She ran up and threw herself on Liang Xiao , but the down jacket is too thick, and it is very difficult for her to hug it.

"Xiaoguo!" the butler scolded.

Liang Xiao smiled and tugged at her braid, "It's grown taller again."

"Really?" The little girl raised her head and blinked excitedly.

"Really! At least three centimeters." Liang Xiao raised his hand as a guarantee, then gently took off the two short arms she had stuck to him, and introduced Ye Ji'an's wrist, "This is Xiaoguo, Uncle Feng's. daughter."

Ye Ji'an was looking around at the interior decoration just now. It is not as luxurious and exaggerated as imagined, but rather a practical and comfortable simple style. The hollowed-out decorative cabinets on the wall are full of books.At this time, when he was introduced to a child, he squatted down and shook hands with the person in a serious manner, "Hi Xiaoguo, how old are you this year?"

"Seven years old!" Xiao Guo grinned at him with bared teeth, "Are you brother Xiaoxiao's boyfriend?"

Ye Ji'an was slightly surprised, and nodded, "He told you about me."

"I say it every time I go home!" Xiaoguo snapped her fingers and said again, "Mum Hu said it, my father said it, Uncle Chu said it too, but brother Xiaoxiao said it the most, and said you are, Dream lover!"

Liang Xiao corrected, "It's not that exaggerated."

Ye Ji'an was almost overjoyed. Do I mean he became a celebrity before we met? He thought to himself, rubbing the little girl's messy haired head, "I didn't prepare for the first meeting. Next time You buy delicious food."

Xiao Guo nodded heavily, her eyes sparkling, and she seemed to be looking forward to the next gift, but Liang Xiao lost his patience after chatting with the housekeeper, "Still outside?"

"Well, I went to the 301 hospital. An old friend is critically ill. He might not make it through tonight. Your father has to go and see." He came, put several plates of freshly cut fruits on the coffee table, greeted Ye Ji'an affectionately, and took the little fruits away with a happy expression on his face.

Liang Xiao was not very happy, "That should be said in advance, we are all here."

"It's not a coincidence that I just left. I suddenly received a call saying that my old friend is dying. Maybe I haven't had time to send you a text message." The housekeeper sighed, "I don't know if I can come back tonight, Director Ye Is there nothing urgent?"

Ye Ji'an hurriedly said: "It's okay, isn't tomorrow just the weekend?"

The housekeeper asked politely: "Then just stay overnight and get together tomorrow, do you think it's okay? I must be very tired when the old man comes back, and it's too late."

Ye Ji'an just waited for him to say this, just in time, he also felt that adapting to the environment will help him to perform normally, he has already slept in this house all night, and then he will eat at the same table with his father-in-law, so he will not be so stiff He didn't even bother to move. If someone asked him something, he should be able to answer with a high score.

"No problem, just to trouble you." He said.

The housekeeper smiled, "Where is it? It's because we didn't arrange it carefully enough——"

Liang Xiao interrupted the business and gave courtesy to each other, "I was going to stay for one night, and I didn't plan to rush back to the Fifth Ring Road in the middle of the night." He frowned, still not very happy, "Is the meal ready? We don't wait for him."

The butler smiled wryly and led the two of them through a corridor to the restaurant. The table was full of delicacies. Liang Xiao was not polite. He sat down on the sofa and patted the empty space beside him. Ye Ji'an obediently stood beside him.There are three cups of soup, three sets of tableware, and a total of more than a dozen dishes. The mixed aroma really whets the appetite.

However, Ye Ji'an still didn't move his chopsticks in a hurry, "Why don't we pick out a little bit of each and don't eat it directly like this."

Liang Xiao put down the spoon suspiciously, "Why?"

Ye Ji'an thought for a while, "It's just... I think I don't treat myself as an outsider now, is it impolite?"

"I'm not an outsider." Liang Xiao rubbed his shoulders. "And we don't eat today, and we will make new ones tomorrow. These have to be fed to the stray cats and dogs in the yard."

Although these words sound extravagant and wasteful, it cannot be denied that the truth is like this.Ye Ji'an gave up the pointless struggle in his heart, wiped his hands with a wet towel, and peeled the shrimp, "Do you want to dip it in vinegar or soy sauce?"

"None." Liang Xiao leaned closer to Ye Ji'an's hand, and took the tender piece of red shrimp in his mouth.

After the meal, Ye Ji'an asked Hu Ma for some recipes for making mutton, because the ones he made were rather fishy, ​​and he didn't like to eat them. Liang Xiao always helped him out of face, and it was very hard work.After coming out of the kitchen, as soon as he arrived at the living room, he saw Liang Xiao sitting on the carpet and beating his teacup head, while Xiao Guo applauded him.

Ye Ji'an put down the sleeves he had just rolled up, and sat cross-legged beside him. The two played a few rounds together, but they couldn't get past a level. Xiaoguo took advantage of the situation and said, "I want to play flying chess!"

Liang Xiao was still in love with the fight, and said coldly, "I don't want to play."

Ye Ji'an was also in high spirits, and said in a soft voice: "Xiao Guo, wait a minute, okay?"

Xiaoguo jumped off the back of the sofa and went to find Mama Hu angrily.

Ye Ji'an leaned on Liang Xiao's shoulder, "It's over, let's get rid of our popularity."

Liang Xiao couldn't take his eyes off, "I must beat this Medusa to death. Play with her tomorrow."

This heroic battle lasted until the early ten o'clock, and the old man still didn't come back. Liang Xiao had his best time, dropped the game controller and took Ye Ji'an upstairs, without any intention of waiting any longer.The bedroom has an independent bathroom, but there is no cover and no oil, so it is difficult to do anything else. Ye Ji'an took a shower without distraction, changed into the clothes Liang Xiao gave him, and came out. The surround sound was still playing the song of Oasis. He swayed on the hammock, turned to look at him, his eyes lit up.

"Senior, red suits you very well."

Ye Ji'an touched the too long hem of the shirt, and bent his eyes, "Isn't it better without pants? You have a similar pair at home. Last time I wanted to show you how to wear it."

"I'm going to take a shower." Liang Xiao seemed ashamed, and quickly locked himself in the bathroom.

Ye Ji'an then secretly laughed, and wandered around the room with his waist pinched.I didn't have time to take a closer look just now, this room is bigger than his own living room, but it doesn't look empty, there are a few shelves that should have been used to put gecko boxes before, but now there are well-tended green Zhi Zhi, the walls are covered with various posters, most of them are rock bands, and some members of the Avengers are mixed among them.There are also several tables piled with professional books and detective novels, calculus papers and comic books, and there are several photo frames on the table against the wall.

Ye Ji'an looked at them one by one, so Liang Xiao who was giggling in the kindergarten, Liang Xiao who had entered puberty with a rebellious face, Liang Xiao who had just left the country and was standing at the gate of an American high school with less interest than scissors hands, and wearing a bachelor's uniform holding a college graduate The smiling Liang Xiao had concrete images in his heart.

The level has been stable, and it is indeed the type that can shoot commercials since childhood.

He also saw the elder brother who lived in the description, the one from high school, he was wearing a suit with a badge on it, standing at the school gate with Liang Xiao, his face and eyebrows were [-]% similar, but Liang Xiao was indifferent, he It's serious and impatient.

Next to them is the mother.

Ye Ji'an stared at the delicate and skinny woman, saw her weightless smile, stayed for a while, and then sat back on the bed.He felt a little uncomfortable, not a condolence to strangers, after all, they didn't know each other, nor had they met once, and after half a sentence, he just felt that from this photo, from these three people, he could Seeing Liang Xiao's unhappiness.

Including the graduation photos later, are you really happy?

Perhaps during the process of growing up, Liang Xiao had many happy moments, but the nodes he took photos and put on display did not seem to be included.Ye Ji'an wanted to see more, but he knew he couldn't, so he stood up and paced the room, wondering how many things happened in this room?It's all things I can't see, including Liang Xiao, who just returned to China half a year ago, must also live here, and he must not own it.

If Liang Xiao didn't take the initiative to talk to her at the beginning, then everything now wouldn't happen either.Ye Ji'an suddenly felt ashamed of his passivity, he thought it would be great if he was here, for a few years in the morning, or not so greedy, even if it was only for a few months or a few days in the morning?

Just looking around aimlessly like this, Ye Ji'an's eyes are still quite sharp. Judging from the degree of newness, he found that hammocks are obviously more commonly used than serious beds, so he also went up and swayed for a while, and the sound was singing Wonderwall, etc. After changing several songs and his hair was about to dry, he jumped out of the hammock.

Then he stood on the carpet, took off his sweatpants, the red shirt still covered his ass.

When Liang Xiao came out wiping his hair, the moment he saw him, his gaze became straight again.

"Before you moved in to live with me, you often sat here to read and write." Ye Ji'an pointed to the writing desk by the door, "Now sit down."

Liang Xiao's eyes were still fixed on him, he was a little fascinated, and his expression was a little unclear, but he sat down obediently.

Ye Ji'an smiled. He walked up to him and put his hands on Liang Xiao's shoulders, "It's not even eleven o'clock yet."

Liang Xiao nodded, "If senior is not sleepy, we can watch a movie."

"Do you want to watch a movie?"

"I can do it."

"...Hey, you," Ye Ji'an became impatient, and sat down on his lap, bent his knees and hung his feet in the air, and wrapped his arms around his neck, "If it's because I didn't prepare anything, I'll bite you Head office..." He leaned close to Liang Xiao's ear, "Oral sex doesn't require oil and condoms."