clown clown fish

There were only three people eating dinner, but my aunt cried and worked in the kitchen for more than an hour, cooking a lot of dishes and putting them on the table.

"Xiaodong," my aunt wiped her tears while pointing at the dishes on the table, "Look, they are all your favorite food. You have been outside alone for so many years, and no one cooks for you..."

"I... really love meat..." Shen Dong looked at the table of meat dishes with emotion, but he couldn't even see any green. He was a little surprised, did he love meat so much before?Having stayed on the island for a long time, what he loves most now is green leafy vegetables. Sometimes when he sees the leaves on the island, he wants to tear them off and take a bite.

"No, let's eat," my aunt picked up two big pieces of pork ribs for him, and wiped away tears while picking up two pieces for Cao Mu, "Your name is Cao Mu, right? I'm so sorry, my aunt is too excited today. "

"Thank you, aunt." Cao Mu smiled politely, lowered his head and began to gnaw on the ribs. He didn't love green vegetables as much as Shen Dong did. He thought the big ribs were delicious.

Shen Dong tore a few sheets of paper and handed them to his aunt, but as soon as the aunt took the papers, she cried even harder, so Shen Dong had no choice but to put a box of papers by her hand.

"Xiaodong, tell me, where have you been all these years?" Auntie asked while wiping her tears, "Are ribs delicious? Try braised pork, your favorite food, Cao Mu, you also eat."

"You don't need to greet him." Shen Dong looked at Cao Mu. Cao Mu seemed to be in good condition. He wasn't tired, and he ate happily. "Gun, you're getting fat again."

"I still lost weight. I lost a lot of weight by going to dance every day." My aunt continued to wipe away tears while laughing, "Tell my aunt where you have been these few years?"

"It's on an island in the south." Shen Dong replied very simply.

"Island?" My aunt was stunned, and reached out her hand to touch his face in distress, "What are you doing on the island? Look, it wasn't very white in the first place, and it's even less white now."

"There is a lighthouse on the island, keep the lighthouse," Shen Dong smiled, and patted his aunt's hand, "The environment is pretty good, and I didn't suffer."

"Then can you not suffer!" Auntie burst into tears again, "I haven't suffered since I was a child. Don't you know how worried we were after you ran away? We couldn't find it no matter how hard we searched. You said at that time...then Something happened just now, and you refused to say anything, what should you do if something happens when you go out!"

"I'm sorry," Shen Dong put down his chopsticks and hugged his aunt, "I'm too naive."

"Don't talk, don't talk anymore," my aunt hugged him, "It's good that I'm back, it's good that I'm fine, and I can still talk."

"Can't he talk?" Cao Mu asked his aunt in surprise, "He just stuttered, and now he doesn't stutter anymore."

"He didn't say a word for two years after the accident at home," the aunt felt uncomfortable when she mentioned the incident, "he didn't say anything, and he didn't pay attention to anyone who talked to him..."

"Eat yours, don't inquire about it," Shen Dong pointed to Cao Mu's bowl, "Hurry up, you're the only one who still has an appetite right now."

"Yes." Cao Mu stopped asking, and continued to eat with his head down.

"This is your friend on the island." Aunt pushed Shen Dong back on the chair, "It's as dark as you."

"He's darker than me." Shen Dong smiled, and Cao Mu walked around without clothes all day long, and his tan was very even.

"By the way, I haven't told your grandma about your return. She's too agitated, and I'm afraid she'll lose her temper if she's on the phone." Finally, the aunt began to eat while wiping her tears. "Take her to the hospital tomorrow and talk to her again."

Mentioning grandma, Shen Dong's hand holding the chopsticks trembled. He didn't object to his aunt's exaggerated proposal, and nodded: "Well, is my grandma still in good health?"

"Well, I just love to be excited. During the Chinese New Year, when I went to buy vegetables and saw cheap ones, I was so excited. I thought the vegetable basket was too small and ran all the way home to get the car, but I twisted my foot." Auntie said with a smile, "The body Well, when you come back, you can feel better again."

After eating, Shen Dong helped his aunt clear the table, Cao Mu sat in the living room watching TV honestly, Shen Dong sneaked into the bathroom a little worried, and was relieved when he saw the small bathtub inside.

"Take a bath?" Auntie didn't know what was behind him.

"Ah!" Shen Dong was taken aback, and quickly turned around, "No need to rush, I'll do the dishes."

"Don't worry about it, how can you wash dishes?" Auntie stopped him, "You wash it, are you tired from the journey back? Soak in the bathtub and go to sleep."

"Let Cao Mu wash it first, I'll chat with you for a while." Shen Dong stood by the sink and refused to leave. He wanted Cao Mu to slow down first, and he wanted to talk to his aunt for a while, but he forced him to use another After the memories of the years buried had resurfaced, all his thoughts had exploded.

This feeling of chatting and talking easily beside the loved ones made him feel warm.

Cao Mu obediently took his clothes and went to soak in the bathtub, but he hadn't come out for half an hour. The aunt was a little surprised: "Is this child asleep? Soaking for too long is not good for your health. I just said to heat him up." He doesn’t want water, so don’t catch a cold after soaking in cold water for so long.”

"I...go and have a look." Shen Dong stood up, this was basically the normal time for Cao Mu to soak in the water.

"What are you looking at, where is he taking a bath?" My aunt slapped him on the back.

"It's okay, we've been like this since we stayed on the island," Shen Dong said casually, "He's not a girl."

Shen Dong stuck to the bathroom door and listened, but there was no sound from inside. He pretended to clear his throat and called out: "Cao Mu, have you finished washing? Beware of catching a cold after so long."

There was no response from inside, so he pushed the bathroom door, but it was unlocked.

Cao Mu was leaning in the bathtub, staring at his hands in a daze, when he saw someone coming in, he quickly slid into the water, and after a few seconds, he poked his head out of the water again and whispered, "It's you, Startled me."

"Of course it's me. Will my aunt come in to watch you take a bath?" Shen Dong lowered his voice, closed the bathroom door, walked to him and scratched his hair, "Well, I'm afraid you'll catch a cold."

"It's comfortable, I won't catch a cold," Cao Mu smiled, took his hand, and kissed his fingertips, "I'm going out now."

"Well," Shen Dong didn't know if he was a little sensitive. He always felt that Cao Mu's smile was different from usual, and he seemed to have something on his mind. He squatted down and stared at Cao Mu's face, "Are you okay? How do you think you..."

"It's okay," Cao Mu stood up, and shook Shen Dong's face, "It's just that the bathtub is too small."

"You are quite dark, little black fish." Shen Dong also stood up, and poked Cao Mu's waist. He has always liked the lines on Cao Mu's waist.

"Itchy," Cao Mu smiled and dodged it, and poked his stomach back, "You're getting fat."

"Really?" Shen Dong pressed his stomach, "During this period of time, the nutrition is very good."

"If you get fatter, you will sink to the bottom when you check the coral," Cao Mu wiped his hair with a towel, "the stomach is too heavy."

"Get lost!" Shen Dong slapped him on the arm.

"Beat someone again!" Cao Mu kicked the water forcefully, splashing Shen Dong all over.

"Aren't you willing to let me hit you!" Shen Dong laughed, and slapped him again.

"I fought back, and I didn't say you stuttered." Cao Mu glared at him.

"If you have one, I'll have a look." Shen Dong stretched out his hand and flicked on his forehead.

Cao Mu grabbed Shen Dong's hand before he could take it back, and slammed him into the bathtub: "Look!"

Shen Dong didn't pay attention, being pulled by him like this, he rushed down face to face and fell into the bathtub.

Cao Mu jumped out of the bathtub, and put the clothes on quickly while having fun.

"Your uncle!" Shen Dong struggled to stand up, his whole body was drenched, he pointed at Cao Mu, "You little fish, you wait, if you have the ability, don't turn back into a fish, if you dare to change back, I dare to fight A pot boiled you."

"You are reluctant." Cao Mu smiled and answered confidently.

"...Is there anything you can't bear to part with?" Shen Dong stepped out of the bathtub, "Spicy and sour fish, sweet and sour fish, or you can eat them wrapped in some flour and fried."

"really?"

"Well, really," Shen Dong nodded seriously, and when he was about to continue counting the names of the dishes, he raised his eyes and saw that the smile on Cao Mu's face had disappeared, and he was staring blankly at him, so he stopped immediately He rushed over and hugged Cao Mu, "Hey, I'm just kidding, don't look at me like that."

Cao Mu didn't make a sound, just put his chin on his shoulder and remained silent.

This made Shen Dong anxious, and he kept rubbing Cao Mu's back vigorously: "Baby, did you scare you? I'm not kidding, don't take it seriously, I'm not willing to, you're falling off me I have to feel bad for a long time, how can I eat you, and eat so many tricks..."

"I've never eaten sweet and sour fish, do you know how to cook it?" Cao Mu said.

"Ah?" Shen Dong held his face in front of his eyes, "What?"

"Can you make sweet and sour fish? You." Cao Mu smiled.

"Are you not angry anymore?" Shen Dong saw the smile in Cao Mu's eyes.

"I wasn't angry at first, I just wondered how you would react when I was like this." Cao Mu pulled his hand away, rested his chin on his shoulder again, and closed his eyes, "I still can't bear it."

"Cao Mu," Shen Dong pushed him away, shaking his chin, "I found out that you've learned badly."

"No," Cao Mu smiled, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes, "I'm just afraid that you will ignore me and stop being with me."

Just as Shen Dong was about to speak, there was a knock on the bathroom door, and his aunt's worried voice came from outside the door: "Xiao Dong, what are you two doing? Did you fall?"

"No!" Shen Dong quickly let go, jumped over and opened the bathroom door.

"Yo, this..." Aunt looked at the wet clothes and was stunned.

"He fell in." Cao Mu pointed to the bathtub.

Auntie's eyes widened: "Hey, you child, how old are you and the pile is still so unstable."

"It's okay, I have to take a shower anyway," Shen Dong smiled, feeling a little hot in his ears, "Let Cao Mu go to bed first, he has never traveled far in his life, he is tired from tossing around."

"Okay, the beds are all made, don't turn on the air conditioner too low, be careful of catching a cold..."

Shen Dong chatted with his aunt for more than an hour after taking a bath, and her aunt cried again, she could listen to everything she talked about, even when Shen Dong told her that she had to climb up the lighthouse during maintenance, she cried for a long time, saying that in case What should I do if the wind blows into the sea?

"My child, you are suffering." My aunt kept stroking his head. "It's getting late, go to bed quickly. Is the bed you two sleep on too small? How about aunt build another bed for you?"

"No, it's okay, don't worry about it, you should go to rest soon." Shen Dong almost wanted to say that we both squeezed into a bed that was much smaller than this one.

"Then go to sleep, sleep well," the aunt patted him on the shoulder, "Oh, I've suffered..."

When Shen Dong entered the room, Cao Mu was sleeping soundly under a small blanket. He didn't turn on the light, closed the door softly, and crawled into the bed in the dark.

This was probably the time when Cao Mu slept the most deeply after going through so many things during this period of time. Shen Dong didn't want to wake him up, but he tried four times and couldn't put Cao Mu under the other side of his ass. The ripping out of the blanket made him very upset.

"Are you really a fish and not a pig?" Shen Dong muttered in a low voice.

Just when he was about to get out of bed and go to the closet to see if there was anything else to cover, Cao Mu turned over and called out in a daze, "Shen Dong."

"Hey." Shen Dong quickly responded in a low voice, holding Cao Mu's hand.

"Where have you been?" Cao Mu pulled him into his arms, and put one leg on his stomach.

"Didn't go anywhere," Shen Dong lay down, pulled the blanket over Cao Mu's body, and gently stroked his lap, "I talked with my aunt for a while, and woke you up?"

"Your aunt?" Cao Mu opened his eyes and looked at him by the light of the street lamp outside the window.

"Ah."

"Who is your aunt?" Cao Mu was stunned for a while, "Where are we?"

"... At my aunt's house, the one who has been crying and cooking for us today is my aunt, don't you remember?" Shen Dong smiled.

"I don't remember why I cried when I was cooking."

"Because she hasn't seen me for many years, she thought something happened to me. You ate a lot today." Shen Dong reached out and touched Cao Mu's stomach, "Don't you even remember?"

"Well," Cao Mu closed his eyes, "Let's touch it for a while, it's comfortable."

"Okay, go to sleep, maybe you will remember it tomorrow." Shen Dong stroked his stomach up and down.

Shen Dong didn't know how long he had been touching it. He gradually became a little confused in the sound of Cao Mu's breathing. He seemed to have this kind of peaceful and solid feeling for the first time in so many years. He always felt that he was peaceful on the island. , Now I feel that this is the real peace.

"Shen Dong," Cao Mu moved and called him, "I remembered."

"What do you remember?" Shen Dong continued to touch his stomach.

"Remember who your aunt is." Cao Mu moved closer to him, burying his face in his shoulder, "Who is aunt?"

"Auntie, my aunt is my father's younger sister."

"I don't have an aunt." Cao Mu's voice suddenly felt a little lonely.

Shen Dong didn't make a sound, just turned sideways and hugged him. He suddenly understood why he felt that Cao Mu was a little different from usual today.

The relatives in Cao Mu's memory are only his grandfather and sister.

And now these two people are no longer in his life.

"You have me." Shen Dong kissed Cao Mu on the forehead.

"Well," Cao Mu hugged him tightly, "Will you ignore me?"

"No, why would I ignore you." Shen Dong stroked Cao Mu's smooth back.

"Then... are you going back?" Cao Mu asked in a muffled voice.

"Ok?"

"Go back to the island?" Cao Mu sighed, "You stayed on the island before because you don't remember these things."

Shen Dong paused, Cao Mu has been thinking about this matter?

To be honest, he hasn’t thought about it yet. What is on the island is work. After seven years of work, even now he has dug out his closed memory. Returning to a city full of people from time to time is no easier for him than not stuttering.

"That's my job, how can I say I won't go back," Shen Dong touched Cao Mu's face, "I will go back."

"What about after that?"

Shen Dong closed his eyes, sat up after being silent for a while, and turned on the bedside lamp.

If Cao Mu hadn't kept asking him, he wouldn't have thought about this question right away, and he would have been more concerned about these relatives and family relationships that are as surprising and exciting as if they were lost and found, aunt's family, grandma, but now, he A decision had to be made immediately.

"I will be with you," Shen Dong looked at Cao Mu, and flicked his fingers on his lips, "I will be with you for the rest of my life."

"Really?" Cao Mu's eyes lit up, and he also sat up.

"Really, no matter what, I will be with you." Shen Dong nodded. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he probably cared much more about Cao Mu than he imagined.

"Then if I'm always a fish, will you be with me too?" Cao Mu asked with a smile, seeming to be in a pretty good mood.

"Well, but you can't wander around, I'm afraid I won't find you." Shen Dong nodded.

"No, I'm usually at the coral." Cao Mu also nodded desperately.

"That's fine, go to sleep." Shen Dong patted his face.

"What about me, what do you want me to do? Cook for you? Do your laundry?"

"There's no need for these," Shen Dong thought for a while, "Why don't you eat some melatonin, and don't forget who I am."

"I won't forget you," Cao Mu thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind to pat him on the leg, "Why don't you just put me in the fish tank, so that even if I forget you someday, I won't forget you." I won't be running around..."

Shen Dong was stunned.

One night when his aunt cried like that in front of him, he held back his tears, but Cao Mu's words made his tears almost run wild.

He rushed over to put his arms around Cao Mu, and kissed him carelessly on the face.

Cao Mu couldn't react to being kissed by him, but still put his arms around his waist.

Shen Dong ruthlessly pushed Cao Mu down on the bed, kissed and rubbed vigorously on his face, neck, and chest, and Cao Mu became short of breath: "What's wrong with you?"

"I don't know." Shen Dong straightened up and pulled down Cao Mu's pants.