Fawn

In the overwhelming sunset light, Xiao Lu walked through the gate and entered the front yard alone, and saw Cheng Shiteng in surprise.

Cheng Shiteng had already changed into a thin white dress, and his whole body was spotlessly clean.Standing beside a bush of wild roses in the corner of the courtyard, he turned his hand behind his back, leaned over and held a red flower and gently sniffed it.Suddenly seeing the little deer came back, he turned his face slightly, revealing his sword eyebrows, star eyes and high nose bridge from above the flowers.

Watching the little deer straighten up, he let go of the flower in his hand and said calmly, "I'm waiting for you to come back for dinner."

Xiaolu looked away from his face and only let out a "huh".

At this time Zhang Chunsheng came out from the wing room and asked Xiaolu, "Master, where is the dinner?"

Xiao Lu replied, "It's still the same as before."

After saying this, he hesitated for a moment, and then added another sentence: "Add a pair of bowls and chopsticks."

Zhang Chunsheng agreed, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.At this time, Cheng Shiteng chose a red flower that bloomed the best, and stretched out his hand to pinch its tender stem to pick it. Unexpectedly, the thorns of the wild rose were hidden in the lush leaves. There was a sound of pain.Withdrawing his finger and looking again, he squeezed out a bright red bead of blood from the belly of his finger.

"What should I do?" He asked Xiao Lu, "It's bleeding."

Xiao Lu walked up to him, grabbed his bruised right hand with one hand, and took out an old handkerchief folded into squares from his trouser pocket with the other.Wiping the blood on his fingertips with a handkerchief, he immediately let go, walked towards the square hall, and replied without turning his head: "Okay."

Cheng Shiteng turned his head to look at him, and saw that he put the blood-stained handkerchief back into his trouser pocket.

As usual, dinner was placed on the table in the main room, and the meals were also ordinary meals.Xiaolu and Cheng Shiteng sat opposite each other, each took their rice bowls and began to eat.At first, both sides did not speak, only the chopsticks collided with the dishes.Later, Cheng Shiteng spoke first, and he asked Xiaolu, "Is there any wine?"

Xiaolu didn't look at him, and turned to the door and shouted: "Xiao Zhang, take a bottle of foreign wine!"

Zhang Chunsheng responded weakly, and within a moment, he came in with a tray, and there was indeed an opened bottle of whiskey and a glass on the tray.Gently put the tray on the side of the table, Zhang Chunsheng said in a low voice: "The seat of the teacher is not good at drinking, so don't drink."

The deer nodded.After Zhang Chunsheng withdrew, Cheng Shiteng picked up the wine bottle, poured the wine, and asked, "What? An adjutant, how dare you control whether you drink or not?"

Xiaolu twitched his nose and sniffed the aroma of wine in the air: "I am willing to be controlled by him."

Cheng Shiteng smiled.Putting down the wine bottle and picking up the wine glass, he leaned forward and stretched out his hand, bringing the sparkling rim of the glass to the little deer's mouth, and at the same time whispered: "A small sip."

The deer opened his mouth, and sure enough, he took a shallow sip.

Cheng Shiteng took his glass back and sat down, raised his glass and took a sip.After taking a sip of whiskey, his face turned a little bloody, and he said with a sigh: "When you are happy, you should drink some wine."

The little deer looked up at him: "Very happy?"

Cheng Shiteng picked up a chopstick and put it into his mouth, chewed slowly and nodded: "Well, I'm very happy."

Xiaolu smiled, and said leisurely: "You bastard, it seems that the beating at the German restaurant has given you an addiction."

Cheng Shiteng took another sip of his wine, and then replied: "I didn't come here to be beaten, I came here for you. I don't have a habit of being beaten, but if it is necessary to see you, then I can bear it."

Xiaolu took the last bite of the meal, then picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, and drank it slowly: "Since you don't have the addiction to being beaten, it seems that you have the addiction to talking about love?"

Cheng Shiteng looked at Xiaolu with a calm mood and a gentle tone: "You can also not talk about anything, just meet up."

Fawn raised his eyes from the rim of the teacup and smiled at him: "Okay, this is something new."

Cheng Shiteng still looked at Xiaolu, and saw his eyelashes trembling slightly when he smiled, which was a bit sweet.He couldn't remember the last time Xiaolu smiled, and he didn't even remember if Xiaolu had ever smiled like that.The grown-up deer always looks hard and cold, and the sweetness just now is just a mocking gesture of him.

So Cheng Shiteng changed the subject: "The house you live in now is not bad. I think the garden behind is not small. Let's go for a walk in a while."

Xiao Lu slowly drank tea noncommittally, not believing that Cheng Shiteng would be able to change his sex if he lived to be in his late twenties.

When it was getting dark, Xiao Lu took Cheng Shiteng into the garden.His garden was not created by a famous artist. Except for the inherent roads and pavilions, the flowers and plants were all planted and repaired by Zhang Chunsheng himself.As far as the layout and style are concerned, there is nothing outstanding about it, but in this midsummer season, the flowers and plants are luxuriant, and it has a bit of natural beauty.Amidst the chirping of summer insects, Xiaolu and Cheng Shiteng walked side by side, both of them walked very slowly and had nothing to say.

After walking a certain distance, Xiaolu said, "The front is over, let's go back!"

Cheng Shiteng stopped, and suddenly called out: "Little deer!"

The little deer didn't make a sound, but turned to look at him.

Cheng Shiteng took out a small flat velvet box from his trouser pocket, opened the lid and put it in front of Xiaolu: "Since it's an anniversary, of course there should be a souvenir for you."

The deer shifted his eyes to the box in Cheng Shiteng's hand. The dark velvet lining of the box had already merged with the night, and the two emerald cufflinks embedded in it reflected the moonlight, turning into two drops of clear green water, flickering on and off. Darkly floating in Cheng Shiteng's hands.

The little deer saw it clearly, then raised his head and replied, "Thank you, but I don't need this thing."

Cheng Shiteng closed the lid of the box tightly, and then tucked it into Xiaolu's breast pocket: "You don't have to use it as a souvenir, just don't throw it away easily."

Xiaolu stood quietly, waiting for Cheng Shiteng to take the opportunity to hug him, or kiss him, or grope himself through his underwear.However, Cheng Shiteng put down his hand and stood there without moving.

"From now on, I will give you a little thing every year." He said to Xiaolu, "Think about it, what do you want next year?"

Fawn opened his eyes wide: "Are you coming next year?"

Cheng Shiteng nodded solemnly, then smiled at him again: "That's why we need to build roads."

Xiao Lu took out the box from his breast pocket, weighed it, and handed it to Cheng Shiteng: "Take it back, and there is no need to come again. It is beyond my expectation that you and I can walk together peacefully today."

Cheng Shiteng took the box, and then put it back into the deer's pocket: "Since you don't allow me to talk about love, then I won't make a long speech. In short, from Tianjin to here, I walk the road, and I have the strength." I don’t work for you. I’ve come to you. Give me a room to live in, and three meals for me. That’s enough. I won’t cause you much trouble, and I won’t come here once or twice a year. Come on, why do you have to reject me thousands of miles away?"

Xiaolu turned around noncommittally and set off on his way home, and at the same time replied without looking back: "I won't argue with you anymore, you are right, you are always right."