Self-cultivation of spare tire

On the way home from the bar, Chen Zhu received a call from Chen Wenguo.

"The family is asleep, so I called you when there was no one else."

Chen Zhu frowned, "Grandpa, did something happen at home?"

"I also want to ask you if something happened to you recently?" Chen Wenguo picked up the things on the table, put them under the lamp and looked at them carefully, "That Xu Lanting, has anything troubled you lately?"

Chen Zhu paused, his voice became completely cold, "Is he causing trouble at home?"

"He dares..." Chen Wenguo sighed, "The hospital in the town suddenly sent me something, and I feel a little uneasy."

"what?"

"It's nothing expensive, just a few 'medical vouchers'." But Chen Wenguo has been rooted in the grassroots all year round and is well versed in rural medical policies. When he saw the "medical vouchers" for free medicine and treatment, he felt something was wrong. .

Chen Wenguo dedicated his life to the grassroots and was loved and loved, surrounded by simple villagers.Apart from Xu Lanting, Chen Wenguo couldn't think of anyone else who had this kind of scheming.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I'm fine." Chen Zhu guessed the reason behind it.

Originally, one should be grateful for the kindness of others, but Xu Lanting's actions violated Chen Zhu's bottom line.

His family and his friends are all controlled by Xu Lanting.Chen Zhu was powerless to resist this cunning man, so he could only clenched his teeth secretly and refused to admit defeat.

After calming down Chen Wenguo's emotions, Chen Zhu remembered his "new media" job full of loopholes.

He didn't even need to check carefully, he understood it in his heart.The so-called "free office hours", "newly established companies need new talents", "industries suitable for young people"... Xu Lanting calculated step by step.

Xu Lanting took every step of the way, carefully arranged traps, and waited to harvest his prey.

If Chen Zhu was more dull, perhaps what was waiting for him in the future would be Xu Lanting's Tuqiong Dagger.

"Xu Lanting..." Chen Zhu closed his eyes weakly, "Do you have to force me like this?"

The man was accurate and ruthless, but he did not take Chen Zhu's wishes into consideration.

In Chen Zhu's view, Xu Lanting's so-called redemptive efforts are tantamount to coercion, and every step of the way, he will drive people to a dead end.

"You forced me to do this." Chen Zhu opened his eyes, and in the night, the youth's figure was like dust floating in the streamer.

However, the mayfly can still shake the tree, and the dust penetrates into the heart, which is a haze.

Xu Lanting was determined to hold Chen Zhu in his hands, but he didn't know that the young man would rather die than give in.

Chen Zhu bought a standing ticket overnight and left the capital.Before leaving, he briefly explained his situation to Fang Xu.

He didn't want to hide from Fang Xu, "Xu Lanting will not let me go. Fang Xu, I know you value friendship, and it is my honor to have a friend like you. But, because of this, I can no longer stay in your house .”

While Fang Xu scolded Xu Lanting for being a scumbag, Chen Zhu packed his bags again and embarked on the road of wandering.

Before parting, Fang Xu hugged Chen Zhu tightly, only then did he realize that the seemingly tall man actually had thin shoulders.

Only then did Fang Xu realize that no matter how mature and steady Chen Zhu usually behaved, after all, he had just passed his 20th birthday.

The 20-year-old boy bears the burden of life alone with his thin shoulders.

If it is said that he worshiped Chen Zhu blindly in the past, but now he saw that man walking into the night alone with his luggage on his back, Fang Xu admired this "Brother Chen" who was a few years younger than him from the bottom of his heart.

"Brother." Fang Xu shouted, his voice still loud, "Take care!"

In the darkness of night, Chen Zhu didn't look back.He waved his hand and dragged the suitcase step by step towards his future.

When the high-speed rail entered Guizhou, Chen Zhu finally woke up from his sleep.

"Hello, dear passenger, the train is at the station ahead——"

He packed his few luggage, got off the car, and reported to Fang Xu that he was safe.

Chen Zhu stared at the phone for a while, and then explained his itinerary to Xu Lanting in a few words.

"Go back to Guizhou, don't bother me."

As soon as the text message was sent, Xu Lanting called.Chen Zhu simply turned off the phone, and then dragged his luggage out of the station.

It took more than two hours to drive from the provincial capital to the village. Chen Zhu was bumpy all the way, but luckily he didn't get motion sickness.

Looking at the gradually familiar scenery outside the window, Chen Zhu's restless heart settled down.

The car entered the village all the way.Chen Zhu opened the window of the car, and the breeze came in, carrying the fragrance of the soil after the summer rain, and unknown wild flowers greeted him all the way, even if no one appreciated it, they still bloomed enthusiastically.

Chen Zhu looks at the land where he grew up with nostalgia. It is barren and difficult, but it has watered out the most pure and kind hearts and has nurtured generations of Guizhou people.

Countless people lit the lamps and read at night and walked out of the mountains, but the tired birds came back here.

"Brother Zhuzi!" The barefooted little doll ran across the field, with a red face like a round tomato, "Brother, brother!"

"Grandpa, Brother Zhuzi is back!"

Behind the big trees, in the fields, and under the stone piles, children rushed out one by one, like little mushrooms after the rain.

Before Chen Zhu could put down his luggage, he was surrounded by children.

"Brother, are you out of school?", "Brother Zhuzi is lucky you are back now, otherwise all the fish in the dam will be eaten!", "Brother Zhuzi, I bought a new motorcycle, and I will take you around tomorrow."

Chen Zhu picked up "Little Tomato" and said with a smile, "Did the spring buds grow bigger and heavier?"

In the distance, my aunt had already trotted over, "Why don't you call in advance when you come back, baby, I'll ask your uncle to pick you up in town."

Uncle took Chen Zhu's luggage with one hand, and said with a smile, "Chun Ya'er, come down quickly and don't tire your brother."

Chunya lay on Chen Zhu's shoulder, hugged her brother's neck and refused to let go, smiling silly.

"What are you doing when you come back at this time?" Chen Wenguo's waist injury has not been fully treated, and he has suffered from old diseases, and now he still has to walk on crutches.

Even so, the old man came to pick up Chen Zhu with trembling steps.

"I want to come back and have a look." Chen Zhu pursed his lips, and changed the topic, "Brother Hong Sheng said on the phone that the fish fry at home have grown up, and asked me to come back and eat fish."

Auntie also protected Chen Zhu, "That's right, it would be great if Zhu'er came back. I'm going to college by then, and I don't know when we can see each other."

Speaking of college, my uncle, who has always been silent, answered, "Zhuzi, the test results haven't come down yet, have you?"

"Yeah." Chen Zhu smiled lightly, "There are still a few days."

"In the future, should we stay in the capital or go somewhere else—" Before my uncle finished speaking, Chen Wenguo, who was walking ahead, snorted, "No matter where you go, you must have a heart to serve the motherland! We are poor and poor Which of the children from the water area is not taken care of by the national policy? To be a person, you must repay your kindness."

Chen Wenguo turned his head to look at Chen Zhu, and told him: "Don't forget your original intention."

"En." Chen Zhu responded in a muffled voice.

After dinner at night, Chen Zhu went out for a walk with Chun Ya in his arms.

People in the village are afraid of the heat, so they gather in twos and threes under the shade of trees to enjoy the cool.Chen Zhu walked all the way on the familiar path, with the parents' short stories in his ears, and the long concrete road in front of him.

In the wind, there is the lingering fragrance of fireworks in the world after the smoke from cooking has passed by.

Chen Zhu put down the spring buds, took off his shoes, and stepped on the cold concrete road barefoot.

"Brother, brother." Chunya ran after him like a little tail, dangling a pair of Chen Zhu's shoes.

"Put on your shoes, it's cool." Chunya hugged Chen Zhu's calf like a cat with bound feet.

"Ya'er." Chen Zhu touched Chunya's head and said, "Do you know how this road was built?"

Chunya nodded in confusion, "Baby, ma'am."

"Well, it's my brother's parents who brought a lot of people to build it together." Chen Zhu squatted halfway and said something Chunya couldn't understand, "Ya'er, brother walked out on the road they built. You will also go out this way in the future."

"But, don't be like my brother." Chen Zhu smiled lightly, "Don't be fooled by the bad guys outside the village."

Barefoot, Chen Zhu walked on the narrow concrete road step by step with Chun Ya in his arms.

The souls of his parents are buried here, and before leaving home, he should also go to his parents for a walk, which can be regarded as an explanation.

Everyone in the village went to bed early, and when Chen Zhu returned home, Chen Wenguo had already fallen asleep.

Normally, he would not dare to disturb Chen Wenguo.

However, Chen Zhu can only talk to his "majestic and upright" grandfather.

"Grandfather." Chen Zhu glanced at Chen Wenguo's crutch by the bed, and carefully pushed Chen Wenguo awake.

Chen Zhu took advantage of Chen Wenguo's drowsy interval and said, "I'll tell you something."

After a while, there was a muffled sound in the cabin.

The sound of the walking stick hitting the back hard, like thunder, exploded in the silent summer night.

"Don't study?" Chen Wenguo suppressed his voice, but couldn't suppress his anger, "Where are you going if you don't study? When you come back, go to the fields to hoe the fields, herd cattle and chop firewood?!"

Chen Wenguo pointed at Chen Zhu's nose, "I raised you for the rest of my life, not to make you a worthless person! For a man, you want to ruin your own future!"

Chen Zhu was beaten to the ground, and after a long delay, he slowly knelt up straight with his arms propped up.

However, he didn't say anything, just kept his head close to Chen Wenguo's beating and listened to his scolding.

At the end of the beating and scolding, everything seemed too powerless.Chen Wenguo let out a long sigh, and sat straight on the edge of the bed, "Just one year..."

Chen Zhu's tense back slowly fell down, he heard the heavy sigh of his grandfather, and the helpless and bitter lament of this old man who was going to be strong all his life.

"Just one year...Xu Lanting has been entangled with you for one year..." Chen Wenguo burst into tears, "Why did you ruin your whole life..."

Chen Zhu couldn't bear it at last, and fell on his grandfather's knee and wept uncontrollably.

Grandpa, he doesn't want to let me go.

Xu Lanting was unwilling to let Chen Zhu go, and tried to imprison him for life in the name of love.

Chen Zhu's friends, family, and even his future are all tightly controlled by the man.

If it wasn't for being desperate, how could Chen Zhu destroy his future?

Xu Lanting is his catastrophe.

It was the biggest disaster in Chen Zhu's lifetime.

"Grandpa, I don't want to bend my back and be useless in his palm for the rest of my life." Chen Zhu gritted his teeth, and he raised his hand to wipe away his tears. "In our Chen family, none of us lives with a bent back."

"He, Xu Lanting, wants to break my spine." Chen Zhu said coldly, "I'll kill him."

After finishing speaking, Chen Zhu kowtowed to Chen Wenguo.

"Grandpa, you taught me to be kind and righteous, and to behave like a gentleman." Chen Zhu was hit on the back with a sap, and he trembled involuntarily from the pain, "But from the day I fell in love with Xu Lanting, I violated your promise." teach."

He was confused by Xu Lanting's gentle and affectionate appearance, and fell into the abyss of moral disrespect.

Chen Zhu: "The broken saplings have to be cut down, and the dirty flesh and bones have to be gouged out." He arched his body, his back bent into a thin line, trembling, but said firmly: "A strong man cuts off his wrists, puts them to death and then lives again." .”

"You!" Chen Wenguo picked up the walking stick in his hand again, and raised it high - but looking at Chen Zhu's trembling body, this old man who had been strict all his life, could not be cruel for the first time in his life.

Chen Wenguo spent 20 years teaching Chen Zhuren righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith, and cultivated the character of this child.

But Chen Wenguo didn't expect that it was precisely this gentlemanly character that blocked Chen Zhu.

If it were someone else who had benefited, believed in Xu Lanting's coaxing, coercion and lure, how could he not let Xu Lanting rub his eyes with lowered eyebrows?

But Chen Zhu would not bow to the fate of suffering since he was a child, and now, he would not bow to Xu Lanting even more.

The walking stick was thrown aside, and Chen Zhu was hugged.

"Zhu'er." Chen Wenguo's old eyes were full of tears, he held his pride and all his hopes.

The person that Chen Wenguo spent his whole life cultivating ended up dying in a ridiculous relationship, "My bamboo..."

The sky turned white, and the car stopped in front of Chen's house.

The aunt was still in her pajamas, and she complained dissatisfiedly to Chen Zhu, "I came back here on purpose, so I left in a hurry without getting a full night's sleep." Dried and dried bamboo shoots are packed in the trunk of the car.

"Azhu, when you enter the university, you must spend time with your classmates, and give these delicious foods to your classmates." The aunt was busy packing, and she was pulled by Chen Zhu when she saw that the trunk was almost full. live.

Chen Zhu: "Auntie, you..." Chen Zhu suppressed his sore nose, "From now on, take good care of your health, take your time in the fields, ask the neighbors to help you when you are busy, and don't support yourself alone."

"Hey." The aunt turned her face away, raised her hand and wiped her eyes, "I know, I know."

The car engine started, Chen Zhu looked at Chen Wenguo's dark house, "Grandpa..."

The aunt laughed, and said with red eyes, "I'm afraid your grandfather is still asleep, so I'll tell him to go."

"Forget it." Chen Zhu lowered his head, staring at the half-worn pull-back shoes on his feet, "Grandpa is tired, let him sleep."

Chen Zhu opened the door and said to the driver, "Go to the high-speed rail station."

Before dawn, the tired birds that will return to the nest leave the nest again and fly to the unknown world.

That narrow concrete road carried the expectations and ideals of countless people, and also planted Chen Zhu out of the mountain.

He watched the car drive slowly on the road, feeling the bumps from the ground under his feet.

After walking for a while, Chen Zhu turned his head and looked for a while, and when he looked for a while, he was one way away from home.

And just as the car drove to the corner and was about to leave the village, a figure with bowed waist, leaning on crutches and walking extremely slowly appeared in Chen Zhu's blurred vision.

"Grandpa..." Chen Zhu leaned against the car window, and saw the old man step by step on the ground with his bare feet through the hazy fog.

Chen Wenguo vigorously raised his crutches and kicked the path.

Chen Zhu understood what he meant.

No matter where he wanders, Chen Zhu's roots are rooted in this land, and Chen Zhu's way home will always be open for him.

It was already noon when we arrived in the capital.Chen Zhu dragged his suitcase and went directly to the old house.

Chen Zhu pushed open the door, thinking that the room would be full of dust, but unexpectedly, everything in the room remained the same.

Even, the book on his desk hasn't changed its position.

But Chen Zhu just glanced at the room lightly, then put down the suitcase and started to organize his clothes and the documents he needed.

While tidying up, he submitted his resignation letter to the company.The reason for using it is that it is inconvenient to continue working when school starts.

Before the showdown with Xu Lanting, Chen Zhu had to remain calm.

Therefore, when Xu Lanting proposed to meet and "chat", Chen Zhu rushed to the Hongmen banquet calmly.

I thought Xu Lanting had an appointment at the restaurant as before, but the car slowly drove into Ziyu Villa.

Looking at the extremely luxurious scenery in front of him, Chen Zhu had the illusion that he had stepped into a world that did not belong to him.

Is this the world of Xu Lanting... Tall and luxurious complex buildings, bright pearls on the towers day and night, fragrant flowers and phoenix trees on both sides of the road.

The majestic gate opened slowly, and security guards in uniform stood on both sides. A man walked slowly from the crowd to the front of the car and opened the door for Chen Zhu.

"Azhu." Xu Lanting was wearing a dark gray shirt, with silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, as if he had just come out of a meeting.

Chen Zhu smelled the fragrance of flowers mixed in the wind, and sneezed lightly.

"Huh? It's cold?" Xu Lanting told the people beside him, "Turn on the central heating."

"No." Chen Zhu rejected the man's 'kindness', "I'm a bit allergic to pollen."

"So..." Xu Lanting turned to say, "Tell the gardener to take all the flowers at home..." He glanced at Chen Zhu and changed his words, "Donate it."

Chen Zhu was indifferent to the man's act of provoking teachers and mobilizing people, and followed him indifferently, stepping into Xu Lanting's world step by step.

The main house door was open, Chen Zhu thought he would see a big family, but when he entered, he found that the huge house was deserted, only servants and workers came and went.

"There is no one at home today." Xu Lanting took Chen Zhu to the small balcony by the window, "Sit down."

It is said to be a balcony, but this place is more spacious than Chen Zhu's house, and there is even a small fountain embedded in the corner.

"What do you want to drink?" - Chen Zhu looked for Xu Lanting's voice, only to find that there are coffee machines and cold drink machines here.

"No need." Chen Zhu sat up straighter, not wanting to waste time, "Xu Lanting, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Xu Lanting turned his back to Chen Zhu, slowly grinding the coffee beans.The man's shoulders are broad and straight, and the line under the shirt is smoothly gathered around the waist, making him look more and more broad-shouldered and thin-waisted, with an outstanding figure.

Chen Zhu thought, if he was given another chance, would he fall under the man's suit pants again?

And watching Xu Lanting slowly turn around, lowering his eyebrows and smiling gently at him, Chen Zhu knew that even if he started all over again, with Xu Lanting's means, he would not be able to escape the man's palm.

From the first time Xu Lanting saw Chen Zhu, everything was doomed.If the ending was harmonious and happy, it would be love at first sight, a perfect match; but in today's situation, it would be love at first sight, a bad relationship.

"Azhu," Xu Lanting lowered his head and took a sip of his coffee, with a bitter taste in his throat, "Can we talk about the future?"

In the future... Chen Zhu paused, since the night he proposed to break up, the story between them has come to an end.

It was Xu Lanting who insisted on going his own way, trying to tear up a new beginning on the last page.

"Yes." Chen Zhu did as Xu Lanting wished, weaving the illusory future of the two, "We...maybe we can try to get to know each other again."

Chen Zhu: "I will seriously consider the possibility of starting over with you—after all, you won't let me go. And I just want to go to college in peace. I won't ask for trouble to fight against you. do not worry."

"That's not what I said." Xu Lanting gently put down the cup, and after being accepted again by Chen Zhu, he didn't experience the happiness he expected, but felt faintly uneasy, "I didn't mean to force you."

When he said this, Chen Zhu only thought it was ridiculous.

No coercion?The man secretly followed and entangled in every possible way;

Investigate his friends, make threats;

He even extended his hand to his elderly grandfather—if Chen Wenguo hadn't discovered it in time, maybe Xu Lanting would still be self-righteous and attack Chen Zhu's younger brothers and sisters as a gift.

Now, Xu Lanting's influence has penetrated into Chen Zhu's studies - he has already guessed the reason for the scholarship.

How could Chen Zhu bear it, and how could he bear it again?

"Xu Lanting." Chen Zhu said, "Have you ever solved math problems?"

Chen Zhu: "As long as the initial conditions remain the same, no matter how the process changes, the result will be the same." He glanced at Xu Lanting lightly, "In the end, I will eventually fall into your hands, so why should I waste time struggling ?”

Unable to tell what was wrong, Xu Lanting always felt that with Chen Zhu's temperament, he would never give in so easily.

Chen Zhu is gentle and kind; but he also has a stubborn side, and sometimes he is even rebellious.

The young man has a style of his own, he never sticks to rules and regulations, he is kind and upright; but he also gets drunk, loves someone who shouldn't be wanton, and fights with others on the spur of the moment.

Xu Lanting has seen Chen Zhu's softness and unruly behavior, but he has never seen Chen Zhu's appearance at this moment - he was caught without a fight, and easily surrendered Seeing the hesitation in Xu Lanting's eyes, Chen Zhu lost patience and grabbed the man's back neck, pulling the person toward you.

Chen Zhu pressed Xu Lanting, and kissed the man's thin lips simply and rudely.

He bit down hard and hard, wantonly grabbing Xu Lanting's few sanity.

Xu Lanting barely held on, but when the question came to his lips, Chen Zhu blocked it back heavily.

At this moment, no matter how scheming and insightful Xu Lanting was, when Chen Zhu leaned over slightly and planted a kiss on his lips, he still subconsciously closed his eyes.

"Xu Lanting." Chen Zhu whispered, "Let's start over with this kiss."

Xu Lanting opened his eyes, staring at Chen Zhu's eyes as clear as water, "Azhu..."

After staring at each other for a moment, the man finally fell into the boy's eyes and slowly closed them.

In the evening of summer, the sky is magnificent and the shade of the trees is dancing.

They hugged and kissed in the dim sky.

Birds fall into the net, but they think they have found a place to live, and they are willing to perish.

The author has something to say: he can read, he can abuse scum, and he can build the motherland (don't panic