The price of rebirth

"Go to sleep, you have to go to school after six o'clock." When Guan Wen entered the bathroom, Su Yan urged Liang Kui.

Liang Kui wanted to greet Guan Wen who came from afar, but he was exhausted after staying up all night, and no one else came to him, so Liang Kui yawned and waved: "Yue Yue, you wait, Su Yan and I will go to bed first. .”

As soon as the two of them left, only Qin Yue was left in the living room. At five o'clock in the morning, the house was eerily quiet inside and out, and the sound of rushing water in the bathroom was especially clear.

Qin Yue leaned powerlessly on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling. When he saw Guan Wen, the joy in his heart hadn't even had time to surface, and he was occupied by the gloom that he had carried for too long.

He can't just want to be together like Guan Wen. In fact, he doesn't have much fear, only two things.

Leaving Guan Wen is very scary. They grew up together, and their childhood sweetheart relationship is not a star.

Leaving his parents is even more terrifying. Those are his parents, how can he leave bravely.

Guan Wen said to think of a way, always thinking of a way, one day, his sincerity will be as good as gold and stone, and he will be accepted by both parents.

But before reaching such a result that may be an extravagant expectation, the road they have to go through is difficult.

Qin Yue knows Guan Wen better than anyone else, in order to see him, Guan Wen will run away from home at all costs.

When he was a child, Guan Wenyu was his neighbor's brother who was like his own brother. He stood up for him in everything, and would hold his hand seriously and walk across the zebra crossing again and again.

As they grew up, it was natural for their relationship to change. They didn't even know what it was like to like a girl for the first time, and they had already pretended to each other.He didn't think about whether it was right to like boys, he only knew that he liked Guan Wen, the kind who wanted to be together for the rest of his life and never be separated.

As for Guan Wen's feelings for him, he never doubted it.

If it wasn't discovered by the parents...

Qin Yue closed his eyes, unwilling to think about all the words and deeds of his parents that day. His words and deeds hurt his parents deeply, and every move of his parents made him cry bitterly.

This period of relationship caused many people to hurt and torture each other. He and Guan Wen were the sinners who were judged.

When it was almost seven o'clock, Su Yan dragged Liang Kui out, who was desperately wanting to skip class, and promised to lie about Qin Yue and ask for sick leave after going to school.

During the Christmas morning self-study, the whole school was late. The school obviously wanted to fight against the students. In the cold wind, the bell for the morning self-study rang, and there were two rows of teachers at the school gate. The highest level was the director of the teaching office. .A few students who were stuck behind the bell were silent, and the director said sharply, "Go and stand on the playground."

One by one, batch after batch, 5 minutes passed, 10 minutes passed, and dozens of students were fined to stand on the playground for being late.

When Su Yan and Liang Kui arrived by bicycle, they were already 1 minutes late. The oil stains on their mouths had not been wiped clean, and the meaty spices were still stuck between their teeth. Su Yan quickly wiped his mouth, and Liang Kui coughed a few times calmly. Voice.

"Su Yan!" Teacher Ma was the first to speak. He was one of the teachers pulled to stand guard today, and three were late for Class [-], Grade [-]. As the best class group, there should be no one. He has already been glared at by the director several times. time.He never expected that Su Yan and Liang Kui were also late. He thought that these two people had already sat in the classroom.Forget about Liang Kui, sometimes he is unreliable.

"Su Yan, the monitor of class one, second year, right?" The director folded his arms and looked at Su Yan with a smile.

"……Um."

"Tell me why you were late."

Liang Kui was the first to say: "Actually, my cousin Qin Yue and I slept at Su Yan's house yesterday. My cousin had a bad cold and fever, which infected me..."

"Accidentally overslept." Su Yan interrupted suddenly.

The director was taken aback, then sneered: "You are telling the truth, you overslept, why did you oversleep?"

"...It's so cold, I forgot the time in the morning."

"Hmph, I'm usually not late, but I'm late today, so stand there for me, and no one is allowed to leave without my permission."

Teacher Ma was busy trying to smooth things over: "Director, will this delay students from going to class? Whether it's English or math in the morning, it's very important..."

"Don't try to intercede, what are you still doing in a daze, go to stand for punishment."

Joining the army of penalty stations, the group of people saw Su Yan's blood immediately, their waists no longer sore and their legs no longer twitching.Crying that there is a good student like Su Yan to accompany him, so it is right to stand for a while.

"Looks like they went out crazy last night. Hehe, the director is really that kind of person. He purposely seized this day. Is he in menopause?"

"That's right, I didn't eat breakfast, and now I'm hungry and cold, ouch, I don't know how long I have to stand."

"Just stand there, don't let me write a review, it's annoying."

"Don't be crowed."

"I heard that someone from the Education Bureau came to inspect recently?"

"Fart, it's none of our business."

"You are all wrong. In fact, the mayor came to this area for a few laps yesterday. The high-level executives of City C have a plan. As for our Lihua District, we need to re-plan, including our high school and many nearby places. One of the commercial centers. It’s no secret that we have received notices in that area, asking us to move quickly, saying that the move must be completed by the end of the year, and our street will have to be remodeled next spring. The time is urgent. We signed and moved away quickly. The demolition benefits were quite good. They gave new accounts according to the number of household registrations and the area of ​​the old houses. My street is full of dilapidated houses that have been lived in for at least ten years. It’s nice to be able to replace them with new ones. I can’t wait to dismantle it sooner.”

Someone was surprised: "Our school is going to be demolished?"

"Maybe?"

"Don't worry, even if it is demolished, there will be no place for you to study. The old school will be demolished and you will be given a new school."

"makes sense.

"If you don't have a local hukou, you can't get a new house?"

"It's for sure. If you don't have a registered permanent residence, you don't belong to the people here. Of course, you won't be given points."

"But apart from my household registration, my family has not moved here, and I have lived here for more than ten years."

"Isn't it a good deal for a family with a lot of people?"

"What's the saying about the new house, thirty flat for thirty flat?"

"Hey, hey, don't ask me all the time. I don't know too well. I just heard something from my parents. In short, it's good to live in a new house."

Su Yan and Liang Kui didn't get into the topic. Liang Kui was very sleepy, but he was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly asked Su Yan: "Is there any news from your community?"

"Not yet, and it's probably coming soon. The demolition will come piece by piece, and it's impossible to catch up."

"What if it is demolished at your house?"

"Just do what you want. It's a good thing to be able to change to a new house after all."

"Cut, it's not that simple. Thirty square meters are exchanged for thirty square meters. It's a dream, and you need money to have a good apartment size. If Su Yan's house is going to be demolished, you can take the opportunity to add some money and try to change to a bigger house. It depends on how big it is, my mother said, the house will definitely become more and more valuable in the next few years. Keep the spare money in your hand and waste it in the bank, and buy as much as you can to buy a house, it will definitely be a good deal in the future.”

Su Yan smiled: "What does your mother do? How do you know this?"

"Hehe, you know my dad. He became an official. My mother ate a national meal when she was young, and then she turned to business. Now she has opened some factories, mainly in chemical and machinery. Anyway, when she said this, she started to do business. I bought a lot of land and houses, which were bought the year before last and last year, and the house price this year has already exceeded it, and it is really getting higher every year."

Su Yan couldn't believe it, not to mention Liang Kui's mother, he also witnessed the storm brought by housing prices, if he had spare money, he really wished to buy all the houses, the landlords have always been masters since ancient times.

"My house is 120 square meters, I will try to change to a [-]-square-meter apartment."

Liang Kui hesitated to speak when he heard the words, he wished to change it to one hundred and fifty, the bigger the better, but this is Su Yan's business, he can only express his opinion and cannot intervene.

"This matter... I may not be able to make the decision, I have to find my father." Su Yan changed the subject, and suddenly restrained his smile.

Liang Kui was taken aback for a moment, and reflected that he was angry and anxious. He couldn't think of the good of the uncle who had never shown up.

Su Yan's father has never shown up, but he is the head of the family. Others really don't know how to discuss important matters with a child like Su Yan.

Fortunately, this is only a temporary discussion, and the demolition is not something that should be rushed for a while.

Liang Kui slept in the school secretly for a whole day, and he was so depressed until after school in the afternoon, he really didn't want to stay longer, Liang Kui wiped his face: "I won't go to evening self-study, I think I'm going to catch a cold again, you're in good spirits! I'm leaving Oh, go to sleep at your house."

Su Yan looked at his dark circles and red eyes, and passed the key without saying a word: "Let's go, I'll ask you for leave."

"Caring little padded jacket!" Liang Kui said emotionally while holding the key.

"Come on."

Liang Kui laughed and fled the campus.

At 09:30 in the evening, after evening self-study, Su Yan zipped up his coat, and rode a bicycle with an umbrella to drive home. Passing by a food stall that was still open, Su Yan ran down and bought some warm corn and hot dogs, and there were two servings Very filling baked sweet potatoes.

The bicycle pedaled quickly and arrived at the community safely. Su Yan went upstairs while eating hot dogs, and the doorbell opened as soon as he rang. Liang Kui was eating a bowl of hot and sour dumplings: "You are finally back, and the dumplings in the pot are all for you stay."

"Dumplings? You made them?"

Liang Kui shook his head: "Guan Wen must have done it, but when I woke up, Guan Wen had already left, the pot was full of dumplings, and Yue Yue had already fallen asleep."

Su Yan held up the corn and said regretfully: "I bought the midnight snack for nothing, I'll go eat dumplings."

The hot and sour dumplings are just right for Su Yan's appetite. The filling is mutton, and it feels warm and comfortable after entering the stomach.

The two of them ate face to face, the door opened, Qin Yue came out in pajamas, stared blankly at the empty living room, in his eyes, the living room at this time was empty, eating dumplings not far in front of him The two of them were out of sight.

"Yueyue!" Liang Kui called out several times before he caught Qin Yue's attention.

Qin Yue suddenly came back to his senses, and his smile was extremely pale: "You are eating dumplings, they are so delicious, I will eat them too..."

"If you wait a little longer, you'll be gone. Yue Yue, go put on a coat and eat again. Why do you look so weak?" Liang Kui gently pulled Qin Yue, who swayed violently and almost fell down.

Liang Kui was startled: "Are you sick?"

"It's okay..." Qin Yue put on his down jacket and went to the kitchen to bring out a bowl of dumplings.

Liang Kui stared at Qin Yue anxiously, originally he was afraid that he would get sick, what if he shook the dumpling and dropped it, seeing Qin Yue's appearance, it was really possible.

Liang Kui handed him the vinegar, and was about to speak, but his eyes were attracted to Qin Yue's neck like a magnet.Qin Yue lowered his head and ate the dumplings slowly, the back of his neck was exposed. The eye-catching hickey marks on his pale skin were too large to be ignored, and there were not just one or two places. Based on Liang Kui's experience, [-]% of them were Hickey.

Liang Kui was stunned for a moment, hickey, it's not surprising that Qin Yue has hickey, but... there is still Guan Wen in this room today.Recalling Guan Wen's appearance and few words last night, the situation can be deduced step by step, the relationship is really not simple.

Qin Yue...and Guan Wen?

"Why are you in a daze, how long do you want to keep that pot of vinegar?"

Su Yan woke him up with a cold voice.

Liang Kui barely recovered his stiff expression, got up and added vinegar to Su Yan and Qin Yue's bowls.

Once there is suspicion, it will be a thorn in my heart, and it will be uncomfortable if I don't understand it.

But it was impossible to ask Qin Yue this question directly, so Liang Kui stared at Qin Yue.

Seeing that Qin Yue absent-mindedly finished eating the dumplings and was about to go back to sleep, Qin Yue's lower body was in loose pajama pants. It was a short journey from the living room to the bedroom. Liang Kui really saw the way. Qin Yue was obviously walking too slowly. It's normal, even if he's sick.And Qin Yue unconsciously always slid his hands across his waist and hips, as if something was bothering him there.

Liang Kui felt terrible, Qin Yue was terrible, and everything he guessed was also terrible.

In the dead of night, when only Liang Kui was awake in the room, he found the exact evidence in the trash can, and Liang Kui's mood fell to the bottom.

He suddenly understood why every time he asked Qin Yue the reason for transferring to another school, Qin Yue always laughed and perfunctory, unwilling to elaborate.He understood Qin Yue's habit of staring at his mobile phone every day, and also understood why Qin Yue always suffered from insomnia, and that he dared not go home when he mentioned it inadvertently.That was not Qin Yue's willful joke, but a sincere helplessness.

Liang Kui thought about Guan Wen again. Because of Qin Yue, the two of them were quite familiar with each other. What he remembered clearly was that when he was young, Guan Wen was like Qin Yue's brother, who especially protected him. Even Liang Kui Don't bully Qin Yue, just say that Qin Yue twisted his foot when he learned to dance, Guan Wen really chased Liang Kui and yelled and killed him for a few blocks, until he forced Liang Kui to promise never to teach Qin Yue how to dance before letting him go.

Naively, he thought at that time that Guan Wen and Qin Yue were brothers.

Liang Kui thought a lot, but he chose to remain silent in the end. He couldn't ask Qin Yue for an answer, and he would rather keep the question in his heart than think about it if he couldn't wait for a [-]% answer.

The winter vacation is approaching, and another year is about to pass.

It is one thing to prepare for the exam, and another when they will go home for the New Year after the holidays.

"Yue Yue, when are you going to go home, let's go together."

"..." Qin Yue was silent at first, and then said: "I'll go back and ask my parents to see what they say." He paused after speaking, touched the frostbite on the back of his hand and said: "Actually, it's good to celebrate the New Year here Yes, I watch the Spring Festival Gala with my parents at home every year, it’s too boring, don’t you think, cousin? Ha ha.”

Liang Kui was almost speechless. He looked at the brothers and sisters downstairs, and smiled casually after a long time: "That's right, watching the Spring Festival Gala every year is boring. I also want to find something fresh outside. If I persuade your parents to stay here, I will have a reason to stay. At that time, it will still be the three of us, and we can play as we want."

"Haha, cousin, please save yourself, your grandparents are going crazy thinking about you."

On the day of the end of the final exam, Liang Kui was urged by his family to return to city A. He had to leave on the third day after the exam. Su Yan asked Su Yan to help him get the report card.

What made Liang Kui uncomfortable was not going home too early, but that he was about to go home. Qin Yue still said that after I asked my parents, I can play secretly for a few more days, so he had no choice but to go back.

But Liang Kui eavesdropped on Qin Yue's phone call, with a cautious and submissive tone, his parents were on the other end of the phone.

"Why are you so preoccupied these days, afraid that you won't do well in the exam?" Su Yan asked Liang Kui on the way to the airport.

Liang Kui immediately glanced at Qin Yue who was sitting in front of him, rubbed his head and said, "What's on your mind, I'm fine."

Seeing that he was unwilling to answer, Su Yan stopped asking.Looking at the white world outside the car window with his head propped up, the winter of this year was extremely cold, and this winter brought him another road in his life, a narrow, dark, winding road with no warmth and no light, and he could never turn back Small fork in the road.

He didn't regret walking in such a small road, he even regretted why he couldn't reach the end of the road. On the dark road, the candle in his heart was not extinguished. He wanted to open his eyes and see that the end of the road was waiting for him. What is it.

"It's easy on the road, let's say Happy New Year in advance." Su Yan waved goodbye to Liang Kui.

Liang Kui's complexion was worse than when he was in the car. He didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't seem to hear Su Yan's words.

He ignored Su Yan's farewell, and he was in a daze with his luggage for a long time, and suddenly smiled at Qin Yue with a bright smile: "Yue Yue, remember to find me when you go back to City A, and tell me when your grades are out."

"Got it, young master, let's go." Qin Yue urged impatiently, he couldn't wait to go back to bed.

Liang Kui adjusted the slider with the hammer, turned around and waved: "I'm leaving, see you another day."

Watching Liang Kui pass the security check, Qin Yue sighed: "Finally, I can go back and sleep late, Su Yan, how about I stay at your place during the holiday? It's too boring to be alone, you can't let me sleep on the street."

Su Yan had already walked a few steps away, and nodded his head when he heard the words, without saying a word.