Fishbone

Fan Xiaodong did not forget the conversation last night, but when he got up early in the morning, he seemed to know nothing. If he hadn't been in a daze from time to time, Big Brother Fan really thought he understood.

In the afternoon, the class monitor of Peng Jie High School called Fan Xiaodong and invited him to the class reunion. Fan Xiaodong originally wanted to refuse, but it was okay if Peng Jie was with him before. Agreeing, he said, "Xiaodong, you have been with all of us for two years, only one year less than Peng Jie. We have long regarded you as a classmate. To tell you the truth, I called you because everyone If you agree, come if you are a friend!" The squad leader said so, and Fan Xiaodong had no reason to refuse, so he agreed.

Fan Xiaodong, who was standing in front of the restaurant like this, was a little at a loss. Although he agreed at noon, he was still quite embarrassed. In the end, the squad leader's phone call urged him to come in.

"Xiaodong! Here!" The fat man is still as fat as before. I heard that the fat man who joked that some good-looking people had fish bones picked, now someone helps pick fish bones.

"I reserve this seat for you, and I won't let others sit." Fat Brother patted Fan Xiaodong on the shoulder.

The squad leader saw Fat Brother's movements and said, "Fat Brother, be careful, Xiaodong's small body can't stand your Vajra Palm, hahaha"

"You envy me to reserve a seat for Xiaodong. Xiaodong is my compatriot. If you want me to reserve a seat for you, you just don't know how to pick a fishbone!" The fat man raised his eyebrows.

Everyone expressed helplessness at the daily bickering between Fat Brother and the monitor.After everyone was seated, Fat Brother found that there was still an empty seat next to Fan Xiaodong, "Squad leader, why is there still an empty seat next to Xiaodong? Is there anyone else not here?"

The squad leader heard the fat brother's question and replied, "Oh, it's Peng Jie. He said he returned to China a few days ago and was busy with the admission procedures for his cousin so he didn't have time to tell everyone. I just asked by the way and asked if I have time tonight. Are you going to the party? He said yes, but he will arrive later and asked me to reserve a place for him." Hearing what the monitor said, Fan Xiaodong became nervous.

It turned out that he was really busy, it wasn't that he didn't want to come to me, brother was right, it was because I was thinking too much.

One minute before the meal, Peng Jie rushed over.The moment Peng Jie walked into the box, Fan Xiaodong stared blankly at the young man who had lost his childishness, that was the person he had been thinking about day and night, watching him step by step walk to the side beside him, Fan Xiaodong was still in a daze state.

Peng Jie also looked at the man whose eyes hadn't left him since he came in, this stupid guy he thought about day and night.

"Xiaodong," Fan Xiaodong was taken aback when he heard Peng Jie's call, "Long time no see." Peng Jie quietly held the hand under the table.

Hearing the sound of "Long time no see", Fan Xiaodong's eyes turned red quietly, "Long time no see" Fan Xiaodong shook hands back.

Seeing that everyone was here, everyone started to eat their own food, but they didn't notice the greetings from the two just now.

Fan Xiaodong, who was sitting on the seat, ate the food in front of him without knowing the taste. He didn't know that the food in front of him had been turned around by them, and turned to the fish. Fan Xiaodong, whose mind was empty, picked up a piece of fish without feeling it, and was about to put it in his mouth. When I was about to, I was stopped by the chopsticks that suddenly protruded.

"?" Fan Xiaodong looked sideways at the owner of the chopsticks, seeing Peng Jie's helpless expression, Fan Xiaodong was a little confused, "What's wrong?" Fan Xiaodong who didn't pay attention to what he was about to eat asked puzzled.

Peng Jie pointed to the dish held by his chopsticks, "What you picked up is fish meat, you have to see if there are any fish bones before eating." Peng Jie took the piece of fish meat over to help him pick out the fish bones as usual.

Looking at Peng Jie's habitual movements, Fan Xiaodong's nose was a little sore, and it had been a long time since anyone picked fishbone for him. "It's okay, I'm not a kid anymore, I'll do it myself." Fan Xiaodong sniffed.

Peng Jie froze for a moment, "I forgot. But in my eyes, you are still my favorite child." Peng Jie didn't have the slightest awareness of being rejected, and continued to help him pick fishbone.

The fat guy next to Fan Xiaodong saw Peng Jie helping Fan Xiaodong pick out the fishbone, and felt inexplicably eating dog food, "Xiaodong is still the happiest. The person who helped him pick out the fishbone sat next to him and ate whatever he wanted. It's not like me. Can you see it or not, alas." The fat man shook his head exaggeratedly.

Everyone laughed at the same time when they heard Fat Brother's words, "Hahaha! Fat Brother! Four years have passed, and you still can't eat the fish you get together at work! Hahahaha" the squad leader sneered mercilessly.

The fat brother pretended to wipe away the unnecessary tears, "Hey, you are just envious of me, envious that I found a marriage partner earlier than you." This sentence is true, the fat brother and his girlfriend are getting married soon, and they have been married to each other for a long time. Everyone has said it. When I said it, I was envied by a group of people. I really want to beat him up.

Everyone here was amused by Fat Brother and couldn't stop laughing, but the two who heard Fat Brother's words couldn't laugh.

Fan Xiaodong lowered his eyes, feeling very happy. The last class gathering before the separation was ridiculed by the fat brother, and the first meeting after the reunion was still a class gathering, and he was still ridiculed by the fat brother.This happy and sad reunion is like a dream, vague and not real enough.

Looking at Fan Xiaodong's downcast eyes, Peng Jie felt uncomfortable. These four years made Fan Xiaodong mature and alienated.I don't know when he learned to pick fishbone, and I don't know what made him so silent.Fan Xiaodong was the one who was hurt the most by that separation, and this was something that Peng Jie could never forgive himself in his life.At the age of Fan Xiaodong's ups and downs, I brought him too many bad memories. I don't know how Fan Xiaodong resisted the pressure, completed the college entrance examination, and faced the disapproval of his parents alone in the days without him.

"Xiaodong." Peng Jie woke him up from his contemplation, "I... I'll take you back later." There were so many things to say, but he suppressed them at the moment when he was about to blurt out.

Fan Xiaodong clenched his chopsticks involuntarily, "Okay." He also wanted to spend more time with him.

During this dinner, Peng Jie silently helped Fan Xiaodong pick out the fishbone, and Fan Xiaodong didn't refuse to eat the fish obediently, and the two stopped talking.

The dinner party ended happily, and the monitor who was going to send Fan Xiaodong home was rejected by Peng Jie. "Squad leader, I'll just send Xiaodong back." Peng Jie pulled Fan Xiaodong to his side.

"Oh! I forgot that you are neighbors! Hahaha, then you two should go back early!" The squad leader suddenly realized.

The two walked to the underground parking lot in silence.The two people who got into the car were not in a hurry to start the car, and it was Peng Jie who broke the silence first. "Where do you live now?" After Fan Xiaodong explained honestly, the car fell into silence again.

The car drove slowly, "You..." Fan Xiaodong didn't know what to say, after thinking about it, he said the classic line of meeting his ex, "How have you been these years?" Fan Xiaodong asked without courage .

"I have achieved success in my studies, I don't have to worry about food or drink, I have made a lot of friends, and now I have a stable job in China." Peng Jie replied indifferently.

Fan Xiaodong pretended to be indifferent and looked at the scenery outside the window, "That means we are having a good time."

"Not good." Peng Jie retorted heavily, "Life without you is not good at all. No matter what you do, you always feel a little less, like a person who lost his eyes, and the whole world fell into darkness."

Peng Jie's frank confession made Fan Xiaodong's eyes wet.It turned out that he didn't give up either, and it turned out that I wasn't the only one suffering from lovesickness.

The author has something to say:

Aww!I even changed the day! ! ! (proudly akimbo)

Peng Jie: Mother:) Don't you let me hug you when we meet?four years ago! !Can't I show a little excitement! !

Me: smash it!calm!Keep your steady personality! !Temporary patience is the foreshadowing for long-term tofu!Mom will let you skip a grade and eat tofu next time! ! (cowardly group)