Restlessness

"Go back, it's cold outside. Don't keep staring at me, you're not a kid anymore."

Xu Yue took a deep breath of the cigarette, and the smoke rings that he exhaled slowly dissipated around him. He closed his eyes, but he still couldn't help cursing "fuck" in his heart.

It's really fucked up. On the eve of New Year's Eve, the Wanjia lights are brightly lit, and the family happily bids farewell to the old year and welcomes the new year.

But he was kicked out of the house, not to mention the countdown to New Year's Eve, he didn't even know where to go to solve his food and clothing problems at this moment.

It's like he was kicked out of the door indistinctly now.

"Xiao Yue, your Aunt Xia is also for your own good. The new environment is a new start. When you go to Shanghai, you must continue to study hard. When the living expenses are not enough, you can call Dad. Xiao Yue, you promise Dad, you can't Like now..." Xu Lu stood at the door chattering non-stop, but was interrupted by Xu Yue halfway.

"Dad, stop talking, I know, I will take good care of myself, study hard and not cause trouble, okay? There are not many things to bring, I have already packed almost everything. If there is anything left behind , Send me the useful ones, and throw away the useless ones." Xu Yue closed his eyes and raised his head, "Okay, I'll go first. I won't be able to catch up with the high-speed rail in a while, so you can go back."

Xu Yue finally lowered his head to meet the eyes of the middle-aged man who was a half shorter than him.

He wanted to laugh but couldn't, so he could only twitch the corner of his mouth: "I know she disgusts me."

"Xiao Yue, you are only 17 years old... Some thoughts are immature, and it is still too late to change." Xu Lu's tone was low, like some kind of pleading, and he grabbed Xu Yue's hand, "Dad wants you to change it. , okay?"

You see, Xu Lu, who came back from the riverside five years ago, always spoke the most ruthless words in the most gentle tone.

change?

How to change it?

Xu Yue threw down the cigarette butt, raised his foot and stomped it hard. After a long time, he said slowly, "Dad, do you know? Some things are born with it, even melted into the flesh and blood. I never Feel ashamed, so why change?"

"Xiao Yue! You..."

"Also, did my mother leave me a jade bracelet? Is it with you or with that woman? Can you let me take it away? I know you don't need this little money."

"You...hey, then you wait..." The man sighed, turned and entered the room.

A few quarrels were faintly heard in the room, accompanied by the cry of the baby.

Xu Yue was extremely irritable.

But what did all this have to do with him?Xu Yue secretly said in his heart that now he just wants to take his mother's things and leave together.

The farther away from this dilapidated home the better.

A few minutes later, there was a blood-red jewelry box in the man's hand. The edges and corners of the box were a little worn out, and it looked like it was old.

Xu Yue took the box, picked up the suitcase at his feet, and went out the door without looking back.

After waiting at the intersection for about half an hour, he finally stopped a taxi.

Stuffing the luggage into the trunk and opening the car door, a warm breath came over my face.

"Fuck, it's fucking cold."

The taxi driver glanced back at him and quickly turned his head away. He stretched out his hand and turned the dial on the right a few times, as if he had turned on the heater more fully.

"Where is the boy going?"

"High Speed ​​Rail Station"

"...Why are you coming home now?"

"Huh? Oh, something is delayed." Xu Yue rubbed his temples with a wry smile, as if all his strength had been pulled away, "Master, please hurry up, I'm afraid there will be too little time."

The live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala was playing in the car, and you could feel a strong sense of the New Year just by listening to the sound. The driver uncle occasionally hummed a few songs along with the radio, which made Xu Yue feel embarrassed.

The car was airtight, stuffy and hot, and soon, tiny beads of sweat covered his entire forehead.

Xu Yue took off the scarf and let out a long sigh.

"Boy, what's the matter? Looks like you're not in a good mood"

"Um"

"This is Chinese New Year's Eve, so be happy, so that everything will go smoothly in the new year, and you will be happy and healthy."

"Lend your blessings."

Xu Yue successfully chatted to death, the driver uncle wanted to say something but couldn't say it in the end, he continued humming and stopped looking in the rearview mirror.

After the car drove on the elevated road for 20 minutes, the uncle driver couldn't help but spoke again.

"Young man, do you have a girlfriend?"

"……No."

"Have a boyfriend."

Oh, there is a fart.

If you have a boyfriend, why don't you rush to the high-speed rail station for the New Year's Eve?

Xu Yue closed her eyes and didn't pay attention to what the uncle in the front row said.

It's really embarrassing for Xia Lan to reveal something that Xu Lu has kept for many years, like stripping his body and throwing it on the street for people to watch.

Just as he was thinking about the past, the car stopped.

He raised his head, wiped the water mist on the glass, and looked out the window. The two big characters "Hangzhou" hurt his eyes.

I don't know if there will be a chance to come back in the future.

Oh, what are you doing back here?

There is nothing here that is worthy of his nostalgia.

"That... lad, here we are. It's cold outside, bring your scarf. Oh, by the way, you've got everything in the trunk, don't leave it behind."

"Thank you Uncle." After Xu Yue paid the money, his hand that was about to open the door paused, and he turned around: "Uncle, Happy New Year. Go home early, your family is waiting for you to go back and have a New Year's Eve dinner together. "

The driver froze for a moment, and soon showed a big smile, and the wrinkles on his face were all wrinkled together. "Thank you, young man. You are my last guest today. I am ready to go back. Happy New Year to you too."

Xu Yue opened the door and got out of the car, a gust of cold wind poured directly on his neckline.He shrank his neck and buried half of his face in the scarf.Suddenly, the car window closest to him opened.

"Young man, I just forgot to say, you are so good-looking, your boyfriend must be good-looking too. Come on in, it's too cold outside."

After speaking, the taxi turned on the turn signal and drove away.

Xu Yue smiled and closed his eyes.

This may be the most harmless sentence I heard today.

The words spoken by a person who has never met before are actually more beautiful than those spoken by people who are related to him by blood.

What an irony.

After sleeping in a daze for more than an hour on the high-speed rail, Xu Yue couldn't wait to turn off the do-not-disturb mode after arriving at the station.

It's past 12 o'clock, the real New Year has arrived, Xu Yue frowned, scolding Xia Lan thousands of times back and forth in her heart.

Thinking of Xia Lan's face, Xu Yue felt sick for a while.

The scream from his stomach forced him back to reality. He hadn't eaten for seven hours, and gastritis finally came.

Xu Yue himself was aware of this problem. He hesitated and took out his mobile phone to search for the nearest restaurant. He didn't want to go to the hospital because he didn't eat and had a stomachache on New Year's Eve.

The new city didn't bring him any novelty. When Xu Yue appeared at the door of the small restaurant with a suitcase, Gu Yuan was cleaning up the rotten vegetables and leaves on the ground with a mop. He didn't care about him standing behind him for a long time. .

Xu Yue absent-mindedly kicked the slanted stool, dissatisfaction filled her whole body.

"Is it closing?"

"Ah."

"Can you make me some fried rice, I'll pay you double." Xu Yue covered his stomach with his left hand, frowned, his face was pale, as if his eyes would turn dark and he would have an intimate contact with the ground in the next second.

He really doesn't have the strength to find another one. If he is rejected, then see you in the hospital.Since you can't eat, I don't believe you are still dying.

Xu Yue's mind was completely messed up.

"Didn't they all say to close the door? Don't you understand?" Gu Yuan clicked his tongue and kicked off the stool, turned around while talking, saw Xu Yue's crumbling body in front of him, and couldn't bear to continue talking .

Seeing that the person in front of him was about to fall down, Gu Yuan grabbed his arm.

Gu Yuan put him on the stool, leaned against the edge of the table next to him and glanced at Xu Yue.

Xu Yue slowly opened her eyes, moved her mouth slightly, and made a hoarse and unpleasant voice.

"thanks……"

"Sit here and wait. I'll go to the back kitchen and talk to Sister Zhao."

The person in front of him was motionless, except for the faint sound of breathing, he probably thought that the exquisite person sitting in front of him was a dummy.

Xu Yue probably didn't hear the last sentence. He really didn't want to move or speak. Opening his eyes was a very difficult thing for him now.

"three times……"

"What?" Gu Yuan moved closer.

"One fried rice, three times the price. Is that okay? I have money."

Xu Yue wolfed down the fried rice, drank a large cup of hot water, and waited for a long time before raising his head.

Immediately met Gu Yuan's bright eyes.

Xu Yue froze for a moment, he had never seen such beautiful eyebrows.

If it is possible to hide the stars and seas in the eyes, it is probably the pair in front of you.

"Finished?"

"Yeah." Xu Yue withdrew his gaze and glanced at his phone, it was already past 1:[-] in the morning, "Where to scan?"

"45." Gu Yuan casually tore off the plastic sign with the QR code hanging on the wall and threw it on the table.

"Yeah." Xu Yue turned 50 without even thinking about it. After all, the New Year's Eve caused people to waste more than an hour of family reunion time. Thinking about it, I feel very sorry no matter what.

After paying the money, he turned around and left, but he stopped suddenly at the door, "Well...is there a hotel near here?"

"Yes, there is one on the left hand side of Renmin Avenue. I can barely sleep."

"..." Xu Yue didn't understand what it meant to be able to sleep.

Those beggars and tramps outside casually rolled up a blanket and nested in the corner, which can also be called "sleeping".

Instead of telling him this, it's better to just tell him the reality of whether the bed is big or soft and comfortable to lie on.

"From out of town? Don't you know about People's Avenue?" Gu Yuan put down his plate and leaned against the table.

"Um"

"Oh." Gu Yuan threw the plate into the sink, and casually squeezed the detergent beside it.

Gu Yuan took out his mobile phone and made a call, "Brother, I won't be here today. I have something to do, so let's play it another day. Don't you guys have a training match recently? Okay, we'll talk about it when the time comes. Hang up first."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Yuan stuffed the phone back into his pocket, pointed at the plate with one hand and looked back at Xu Yue, with a chill in his words: "Sit there and wait. I'll take you there after washing."

Xu Yue wanted to keep his business out of his mind, but when he thought about his lukewarm attitude in exchange for the 50 yuan, he immediately became angry. "knew."

"What's your name?" Gu Yuan wiped his hands with a rag after washing the dishes, and untied the apron around his waist.

"promise"

"Oh, Gu Yuan." Gu Yuan wiped his hands and continued, "It sounds like your parents should be quite educated."

"Then I really thank you." Xu Yue turned around and stopped looking at him, "My mother took it."

Even though Xu Yue turned his back to him, Gu Yuan could still feel a strong resentment emanating from his body, like a cloud of black mist enveloping him.

He has always been a good judge of people.

He put on his down jacket and put on his scarf.Walked over and pushed Xu Yue who was blocking the door, "Let's go."

Xu Yue turned her head and glared at him. It was just a chance meeting and she said a few words. How could this person be so familiar?Actually got started directly.

"Am I familiar with you?"

"Unfamiliar."

"Then you push me?"

"What's the matter with pushing? You didn't respond when I asked you, how long do you have to stand here if you don't push? You don't want to leave, and Sister Zhao is still waiting to lock the door and go home." Gu Yuan was annoyed by the question, and directly pushed Xu Yue away outside the door.

Xu Yue turned her head, a big smiling face came into her eyelids, and the thin woman in front of her, who seemed to be blown down by the wind at any moment, looked at him with embarrassment.

"Sorry, I was just distracted."

"It's okay, I just heard you say you're going to find a hotel, don't hurry up, it's so late, go back and rest early, it looks like you're tired." Sister Zhao stretched her arms to reach the rolling shutter door as she said.

Reluctantly, because it was too short, it took a long time to reach it.

Gu Yuan threw away the cigarette and raised his hand to pull down the shutter door, "Sister Zhao, you see, if you don't have me, you won't even be able to lock the door."

"It's just your poor mouth. Go home quickly after the New Year's Eve. If your mother finds out, you'll have to talk about it. And you, young man, I will often come to Auntie's for dinner. I won't charge you next time." Sister Zhao Waved to Xu Yue, put away the keys and turned to leave.

Gu Yuan bent down and locked the door.He sighed at his reddened hands, "Fuck, it's really cold... Logically speaking, I shouldn't ask, but I really can't figure it out. On New Year's Eve, what are you doing here from out of town?"

Every sentence is heartbreaking.

Hit the nail on the head.

"Can't I go to a relative's house?"

"You have to live in a hotel by yourself when you go to relatives? Are you as stupid as you are? You can't even count."

"What?" Xu Yue looked puzzled.

"I took a look when you just transferred the money, and it was too much. Your math and physical education teacher taught it?"

Now Xu Yue doesn't want to talk to Gu Yuan at all.

With a sullen face, he took his suitcase and left.