green tree from forest

Inaccurate forecasts are common. "

After listening to Director Yan's words, I couldn't help but think of the time when I went hiking with my mother.We stayed on the mountain in the pouring rain for half a day. Wet and disappointed, we boarded the shuttle bus. As a result, the bus hadn’t driven out of the winding mountain road. The tour guide in the same car said that the mountain was sunny, with a sea of ​​clouds and a sunset, which was very beautiful.

Director Yan pulled the zipper of the jacket to the highest point, "When I go back later, I will remind the villagers that it is time to prepare emergency supplies."

We all nodded, Senior Sister Yan said, "I can inform Uncle Yao first, and then Uncle Yao will notify the others."

She took out her mobile phone and was about to operate it, when a woman's enthusiastic voice sounded not far away: "Yan Han! Yan Zhixiao!"

Looking along the source of the sound, a few people came not far away, wearing thermal jackets similar to ours. The leader was a middle-aged woman with a ponytail and a smile on her face.

"mom?!"

Brother Zhao and I couldn't help staring at each other with round eyes.

Yan Zhixiao's mother, Li Yiqing, is also an expert in geology. She and Dao Yan were college classmates, but they divorced more than ten years ago. The reason is unknown, and even the senior sister couldn't get it out of the mouths of the two adults.

There is also an architect and several related staff members accompanying Director Li.

"When I first entered the village, I asked the villagers. They said that such weather is very common in winter, so don't worry about it."

"They told you not to worry, so you don't worry at all?"

Brother Zhao and I, who had never seen Director Yan speak up before, stood aside with wide-eyed eyes, fearing that it would hurt Chi Yu.

The banks of the river embankment in the village have been in disrepair for a long time, and the cracks climbed up the earth and rocks. Once there is a flood, there is almost no ability to resist it.Director Yan's worries are not unreasonable.

"We have to respond to the above situation, otherwise it will be too late if something happens."

Our party stopped and went in the village, and when we were about to return to the villagers' homes for lunch, it was already drizzling in the sky.

Director Li and the others live in the family next to Shitou's house.The two children in this family have grown up. The elder sister has been admitted to university and left the mountain. The younger brother just graduated from junior high school this year, and is making silver jewelry in the village under the tutelage of Aunt Yao.

After lunch, Director Li let his hair down, and instead of an umbrella, he wore a jacket and a hat, and wandered to Shitou's house.As soon as she entered the house with her front feet, it rained heavily from the sky with her back feet.

The iron roof of Shitou’s wooden house has been strengthened in recent years, and it is crackling under heavy rain.

"Hey, why is it raining so suddenly?" Director Li patted his heart, "It's pretty lucky."

Director Yan came over upon hearing the sound, with a cup of hot water in his hand: "Are you going out this afternoon?"

Director Li took the glass of water naturally, took a sip and said, "I wanted it at first, but now it's raining so hard, let's wait and see."

The children took a nap inside, and we adults drank tea in the living room, waiting for the unseasonably heavy rain to subside.However, God didn't give me face. Whenever we heard the sound of the rain fading away and we were about to pack our things, the crackling sound above our heads became louder and deafening.

The rain continued tirelessly until it was getting dark. On the contrary, we young people couldn't restrain our sleepiness and slept in the living room, already full of energy.

Seeing that we were all awake, Director Li yawned and stood up: "It's getting dark, I'm going back to rest too."

Senior Sister Yan frowned: "It's raining so hard outside, your knees..."

Director Yan also said: "Let's make do in the girl's room, don't let it rain."

"It's just this way, it's a small thing." Director Li insisted on going back.

In desperation, the senior sister gave her her umbrella: "Fire the umbrella, turn on the flashlight of the mobile phone, and watch the road carefully."

Director Li pinched his daughter's cheek: "Don't worry."

Senior Sister Yan stood at the door and watched her mother arrive safely, then closed the door and went back into the house.

Not long after, Uncle Yao opened the door wetly in his coir raincoat.We saw that his body was covered with water and mud, so we hurried over to help him.

He hung the soaked coir raincoat on the hook at the door: "It has been a long time since there has been such a heavy rain in the village, and several families living on the bank were startled, and they were calling for help. I wanted to The one who went straight over, took the road too muddy and fell down, so he came back first."

"Is there nothing wrong with you?" We gathered around.

"It's nothing. There are few stones on that section of the road, but there are a few scratches on my hands."

"Go and wash first, the children are playing in the house after eating snacks, don't worry." Director Yan said.

Uncle Yao hurriedly replied, "Okay."

"Lin Cong called Ms. Yao to see if there is anything we can do to help. Zhao Lei went to get the raincoat."

"I'll go too!" Senior Sister Yan ran back to the house after saying that, and quickly came out with her little yellow duck raincoat.

"You call your mother and ask a few other people if they can come out and help."

"it is good!"

I opened the window a crack, and the torrential rain quickly poured in. The moment I closed it, the phone was connected.Ms. Yao Nan panted and asked, "The Huaihe River has burst, can you come over and help move the villagers?"

"Yes, let's go there now!" After hanging up the phone, I remembered one thing. Do I need any tools to transfer the villagers?

With a towel hanging around his neck, Uncle Yao came downstairs with his trousers rolled up: "There is a small boat in the warehouse, but it is not easy to pull it from here. Almost every household in the village has such a boat. You can ask along the way." He said, and took out a few hard hats with lights from the small storage room under the stairs and handed them to us: "There are only three."

"Mr. Yan, please stay here, let's go."

Director Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Be careful!"

The author says:

The outline was written very early, and it actually responded to the recent floods.Hope everyone is safe and sound!

34, 34

◎Natural Disaster◎

After walking a few tens of meters, we can already see the water reaching the knees of the villagers, which is rising much faster than we thought.

Lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a loud bang, exploding above our heads.I didn't know why I looked back suddenly, just in time to see a burst of gravel falling from the mountain.The rain was so loud that it drowned out the sound of falling stones.

Before the water rose to where we were standing, I grabbed my senior sister by the shoulder and said, "Senior sister, call Director Yan and ask him to pay attention to the mountain behind the hut. Brother Zhao and I will go down first to help."

The nearby villagers have already pulled out their small boats and are busy moving their relatives, friends and children to a safe place. Brother Zhao and I quickly joined their actions.Neither of us had any experience in rowing, so we went to help each other on the boats of the two families.

The shore where we stood yesterday has been disintegrated by the flood at this time, and the torrent from the upstream can be described as overwhelming.Some villagers who did not have time to save themselves climbed onto the roof at this time, waiting for the villagers to rescue them.

It was pouring rain overhead, and the raincoat had already become a decoration, and the water droplets were connected in series, and they could always find a gap to get into the clothes.But no one can take care of this trivial matter. There are precarious adults and children on the dangerous roof, and even crying babies. Rescue is imminent.

The small boats of the villagers are the most common ones without engines. Every time we approach slowly, the most precious children of the adults are the first to be picked up.

There are two heavens of ice and fire, one side is the head-on cold wind and rain, and the other side is the body that is heating up. This taste is really sour.After moving the affected villagers to a safe place, we saw Yan Dao and Li Dao in the crowd, standing together and talking about something.

After distributing bread to the children, Senior Sister Yan straightened up and saw us in a state of distress, and beckoned: "Come on!" She picked up two bags from the ground, and I took a closer look, and they were the bags we left at Shitou's house.

Senior Sister Yan: "Part of the mountainside collapsed, and rocks continued to fall from the mountain, so Lao Yan moved everyone here. You simply packed some valuables in your bags, and quickly took out the towels inside to wipe them. "

I took off my raincoat, unzipped the jacket, roughly wiped my hair, took out my mobile phone and wanted to send a message to Ms. Xu and Wen Bai, but was dismissed by the words "no signal".

Brother Zhao came over and took a look: "You don't have a signal anymore? I guess there is something wrong with the circuit and the signal tower."

"Is everyone in the village here?" I looked around, but I didn't find Uncle Yao: "Why don't you see Uncle Yao?"

"Uncle Yao and Sister Yao Nan went to pick up the people at the entrance of the village together. It's been a long time." My heart skipped a beat, and I had a vague premonition.

The rain outside had lightened, but the people hadn't come back yet.Brother Zhao patted me on the shoulder and asked, "Do you want to go out and have a look?"

Seeing that we were leaving, Director Li hurriedly asked, "Where are we going?"

"The rain is a little lighter, let's go see if there is anyone who needs help."

Director Li's face was full of worries, and before he could say anything, there was a burst of noise at the door.

"Hurry up! Has anyone brought gauze?"

"Sit here, sit here, take it easy!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard the sound - it was Uncle Yao.

Uncle Yao's forehead was bleeding, passed through his eyebrows, and reached his mouth. The clothes on his shoulders were also torn, and there were several bloodstains on his skin.

The towel I was holding hadn't been used yet, so I hurried over and put it on Uncle Yao's forehead, "Use the towel to cover it first."

Uncle Yao's reaction was a bit slow, and he raised his trembling hand to press the towel after a while, but the strength was not strong, and the towel almost fell to the ground several times, so I put my hand on it again.

In addition to Uncle Yao, there were a few villagers who stumbled, with bruises on their arms and bloodstained fingers. The owner of the commissary took out tissues and towels and handed them: "Just wipe it off."

Director Li came over with gauze and medicine, Yao Nan took it, and skillfully operated it to treat everyone's wounds.

The villagers standing a little further away whispered something, lowered their eyes and sighed.After Uncle Yao was settled, I walked up to them calmly, and heard a few people say in dialect: "It's miserable, I don't know what the children are doing."

An aunt said in a low voice, "If you help each other, the baby will grow up."

When Sister Yao Nan helped Uncle Yao come in, there were no other people around except for a few villagers.A terrible result appeared in my mind, but I didn't dare to think about it any more, lest my fantasy come true.

The incident happened suddenly and the conditions of the resettlement site were simple, so it was the greatest luck that no rain leaked.Director Li spread the towel on the floor, half of which was used as a pillow cover by the stone, and half of which was sitting by herself, with her two younger sisters curled up in her arms.

The canteen in the village transferred some supplies in time, and Brother Zhao and I began to distribute water and small bread to everyone.The sound of the rain gradually subsided, the sound of the iron roof above the head stopped beating, and everyone, who had broken free from the fear just now, slowly regained their spirits.

Suddenly, Uncle Yao started to sob.Shitou and his sister were inspired in their sleep and opened their eyes.The young children approached their father, infected by his father's sorrow in a daze, and soon began to cry.

People in the crowded settlement soon knew what happened to them on the way out of the village.

When Aunt Yao set off, it was still drizzle in the city. After the bus departed as scheduled, she sent a message to her husband. She did not realize that this was the last communication with her husband.The rain gradually became heavier, crackling on the roof and windows of the car, not only the passengers were shocked, but also the driver.The small pieces of rubble that fell from the top of the mountain have been scattered all over the flat mountain road, and the bus body shakes unavoidably when it runs over.Seeing that they were about to reach the entrance of the village, the loose soil and rocks eroded by the heavy rain suddenly fell down on the mountain. The huge rocks first rubbed over the car body, and then directly knocked the whole car off the cliff.The guardrail seemed to be a fake, and it was knocked open in an instant, failing to stop this car of life in front of the underworld.

Uncle Yao was worried about his wife. After walking out of the village for a long way, the figure of the bus appeared in front of him and then flashed past him. If you give him a hand, I'm afraid he will follow now.

In addition to a few craftsmen who went to the city to deliver goods, there were also a few left-behind elderly people who went to the city hospital to see a doctor. The children of these elderly people were working in other cities, and they didn't know that something happened at home.

The threat of the flood had just subsided, and before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the sad atmosphere was like a blow to the head, making it hard to breathe.Uncle Yao’s family is very popular in the village. Anyone who wants to pick up and deliver goods in the city often puts their children there. Aunt Yao is also the first person in the village to propose selling handmade silver jewelry, which has inspired many Women earn money to support their families.

Everyone gathered around Uncle Yao to persuade him to mourn, and they were all willing to help him take care of the children together, so that he could work hard and continue to live.The few of us stood aside, and we didn't say anything to comfort others. We could only touch the little heads of a few children to show comfort.

Before dawn the next day, the few surviving chickens crowed on time and woke everyone up with their powerful voices.

Senior Sister Yan sat up and looked around, pulled Senior Brother Zhao and me and said in a low voice but eagerly: "Uncle Yao is gone!"

The two of us looked in his direction last night, and sure enough there were only three children left.

The three of us ran out of the resettlement site, only to see Uncle Yao smoking under a big tree at the door.This man in his 30s seemed to have aged a dozen years overnight, and the wrinkles on his face were filled with vicissitudes.

"Uncle Yao!" We all said in unison.

Uncle Yao trembled when he heard the sound, and the soot fell to the ground and melted into the muddy ground.

The water level has not yet dropped to the safety line, and the drowned livestock and daily utensils at home are all ups and downs in the muddy flood.

"Uncle, why are you sitting here smoking? It's so dangerous under the tree." Brother Zhao said first.

"Smoked a cigarette and went back. It's okay." Uncle Yao pressed the cigarette butt on the ground because of our presence. After a wisp of smoke rose, the cigarette butt quickly lost its temperature.

"Let's go back together, if my sister wakes up later and doesn't see you, she will cry." Sister Yan advised him.

Uncle Yao stood up supporting himself, and casually patted the muddy water on his hands dry on his thighs: "I'll go back now, I'll go back now. There are still dolls, I won't miss it." The man's forehead was tied with gauze, and he Sighing, the dry lip lines on his lips were so deep that they seemed to be bleeding in the next second.

No one knew how long Uncle Yao had been sitting under the tree and how much he had smoked.

The mountain road into the village has been slightly widened and leveled, which brought great convenience to this rescue operation.But the electrical equipment and the signal tower are still being repaired, and I still haven't contacted Ms. Xu and Wen Bai.

It was useless to be impatient, I sighed faintly, and habitually fumbled into my collar, but in the end I found nothing.I was stunned, pulled off the collar and checked every layer of clothing, but couldn't see the ring.

I didn't take care of it when I was busy last night, and finally fell asleep with my bag on my pillow when I was resting.But no matter when this incident was discovered, it cannot change the ending that cannot be found.

My heart was empty, and my hands clutching the collar were at a loss.It's fine if I didn't prepare the gift, and I even put my baby in it, I really want to cry but have no tears.

35, 35

◎"Go and close the kitchen door." He said. ◎

When rescue teams brought in the temporary power facility, my phone was finally seen.As soon as the screen turned on, I saw countless text messages, WeChat messages, and countless missed calls displayed on it.

Afraid of hindering other people's actions, I walked to the side and called Ms. Xu with my dirty hands.The call was connected quickly. I guess Ms. Xu couldn't contact me for a few days, so she should stand by the phone anxiously.

"Mom? Can you hear me clearly?"

There was still some buzzing sound in the receiver: "Lin Cong...why... are you okay?"

I looked up at the workers who were still working: "Mom, I'm fine. The signal in the village is not good. I'll be back in a few days!"

Ms. Xu's voice was intermittent, and the noise was louder than human voices: "Take care of yourself! Give Xiaobai a call!"

Before my mother could do anything, the phone was automatically disconnected.I caught the words Wenbo and telephone from it, and I can roughly guess what happened.It's just the current situation... I looked up at the power and communication facilities that were still being repaired, and decided to call him later when the situation is better.

Besides, I have already reported Ms. Xu's safety, so she should pass on... right?If I had known that I should hasten to tell her just now, I secretly regretted it.

After the government personnel who came with the rescue team learned about our situation, they asked if they needed to send some of us out first, but we all shook our heads and decided to stay and help out.

When the flood receded, the exposed homeland was in a mess. It was difficult to connect this scene with what we saw when we first came.

After the disinfecting, the villagers went back to their former houses to see if there were any usable things, but they found nothing, and they walked around the pile of rubbish before coming out empty-handed.

I stood at the door and waited to help this 60-year-old man with his things, but he came out in frustration and waved to me: "Let's go, young man."

I looked into the room with my head, quickly followed the uncle and left.

Father Stone has been walking back to his "home" that has been buried by boulders and mud from time to time these days, trying to find something in his memory from the ruins, but unfortunately he still finds nothing.The senior sisters and the villagers took turns to look after the children. Everyone tacitly agreed and told the children that their mother was still busy in the city and had not been able to come back for the time being.

What we can do is always limited, and the rest can only be left to professionals.On the morning of our departure, Tangtang and Qiuqiu cried while hugging our thighs, and Shitou, who pretended to be strong, bit his lip to keep from crying.We are not good at coaxing children, so we can only give them the little candy that survives.In the end, Uncle Yao rushed over and picked up the two daughters, and we got into the car.

During this trip, Uncle Yao’s family has been with us the most.Director Yan and Director Li wanted to ask Uncle Yao for a contact information, but Uncle Yao declined.He has his own ideas, and no one can force them.

When the vehicle drove up the cleared mountain road, I thought about taking another look at the road I came from, but was shocked by the picture outside the window.There is a huge waterfall flowing down the mountain that has not yet been artificially developed. The clear water breaks through a green path and points directly to the bottom of the mountain. The sound can still be heard until we have passed half of the mountain.

On the one hand, the nature has created the moving beauty with uncanny craftsmanship, and on the other hand, it has devoured the human homeland mercilessly.Even though the education I received from childhood gave me a certain understanding of this, I still have mixed feelings in my heart after seeing it with my own eyes.How humans accept the blessings of nature and how to face the majesty of nature has always been an elusive problem.

After turning around the winding mountain road, the vehicle entered the high speed.Brother Zhao fell asleep, and if the seat belt wasn't working, he might have rolled off the seat.I leaned my head on the back of the chair and gradually fell asleep. When I opened my eyes again, it was the staff who woke us up.

The original plan was that the staff would send us to the high-speed rail station, and then we would return to school from the high-speed rail station, but Director Yan saw that we hadn't contacted our family members for a few days, so he gave us a three-day vacation.

We parted ways on the ground floor and walked to different ticket gates.

When I first left the village, I sent messages to both Wen Bai and my mother, but the circle in front of the message box kept spinning, and it took more than ten minutes to send it out.There were not many people at the station at this time, and there were still 10 minutes before the ticket check, so I found a seat at random and sat down.

Wen Bai told him when he asked me to get in the car. I thought it was still early, so I simply called him, but no one answered, and a mechanical notification sounded.

Maybe I was busy, I thought, so I didn't call again.

When I got in the car, the closer I was to home, the drowsiness I had just felt was gone.Thanks to the cold weather, the clothes on my body didn't smell particularly bad, but there were some stains that couldn't be wiped off.I began to guess that after a while, Wen Bo would come by himself or bring my mother along. If the two of us came together, it would be inconvenient for me to hold his hand secretly.

The terminal of this train is Belvedere, the radio rang, and the people around me gradually became agitated.

The train was moving slowly, I picked up the dirty backpack at my feet, and got off the train with the team.The noisy flood outside the car rushed towards my face. I couldn't adapt for a while, and staggered under my feet.

At this time, the phone vibrated in his pocket: "Have you got off the car?"

I put my bag on my back and walked towards the outside of the station at a faster pace. After stepping on the escalator, I looked straight out of the turnstile.The faces of the waiting people are all full of expectations, and so are we here.

It was almost effortless for me to find Wen Bai in the crowd. His tall body was wearing a black coat, and he was handsome and conspicuous.We looked at each other tacitly, and the wrinkles between his brows disappeared instantly.

I couldn't wait for the slow escalator, so I stepped down, raised my hand that had already prepared my ID card and quickly swiped the gate, and strode in front of Wen Bai.

Seeing that face getting closer and closer to me little by little, I raised my arms and embraced it, ignoring the gazes of the people around me.

The coat on Wen Bai's body still had the familiar fragrance, I couldn't help but bury my face in it and took a couple of deep breaths, then whispered in his ear: "I miss you so much."

A big hand was placed on the back of the head. After rubbing it twice, Wen Bai held me with the other hand and said, "Go home." His voice was hoarse.

I scratched the back of his hand and asked, "Are you still jet lagged?"

It was rare for Wen Bai to stare at me: "I'll deal with you when I go back."

I pulled my lips into a straight line, afraid to ask any more.

Belvedere is very windy today.After driving the car into the underground garage, Wen Bai urged me: "You go upstairs first, Aunt Xu should wait."

I glanced at him suspiciously, but honestly led the dirty bag into the elevator.

Just as she was about to get the key at the door, Ms. Xu came over with a clatter of slippers and opened the door.

"Mom!" I yelled loudly.

Ms. Xu sized me up from top to bottom without letting go of a single strand of hair, then stomped her foot, reached out and patted my shoulder vigorously, and said, "Go take a shower before eating! I'm covered in mud!"

I left my bag at the entrance, and when I passed the dining table, I saw all kinds of dishes, and couldn't help shouting "Wow".

Ms. Xu asked me from behind: "Where's Xiaobai? Why didn't you come up with you?"

"It's parking."

Before I walked into the bathroom, I heard my mother say, "Where does it take so long to park?"

My clothes and towels were already placed in the bathroom, so I closed the door without thinking about it.

When I came out of the bathroom wiping my hair, Quince was already helping in the kitchen.There was no Ms. Wen in the living room, so I walked over and hung on Wen Bai's back.

Probably water droplets dripped onto Wen Bai's body along his hair, and he said while chopping vegetables, "Go blow your hair."

Even though the shampoo was very fragrant, I could still smell the smoke on him keenly, so I whimpered and asked, "Smoking in the garage?"

Wen Bo stopped what he was doing and turned around, and I took the opportunity to see the tomatoes on the chopping board.

"Go and close the kitchen door," he said.

I don't know why, but I walked over obediently.There was still no Ms. Xu in the living room, so I couldn't help but ask, "Where's my mother?"

"My friend brought the documents, and I went downstairs to take them." The sound of running water sounded softly, and Wen Bai washed his hands.

"Oh."

He pointed to me for a hand towel, and I wrapped it around his hands.

"Lin Cong." His voice was low and serious.

Wen Bo seldom called my full name like that, so I couldn't help but get nervous, put my hands behind my back, and stood still like a pupil.

"Why are you standing there? Come here."

So I moved forward a few steps.

I only took a shower, but Wen Bai's complexion looked a little worse than in the afternoon, he never had dark circles, so I couldn't guess what was wrong with him for a while.I was still thinking, he had reached out and pulled me into his arms, put his head on my shoulder, and rubbed it lightly twice.

"Next time something happens, can you call me too?"

The hands on the waist gradually tightened, and I followed Wen Bai's words, and suddenly understood where his emotions came from today.And I actually forgot to call him.

"The main reason is that the signal in the village is too bad!" I tugged at the hair next to his ear and asked, "Next time?"

He raised his head and grabbed my cheek with one hand: "God bless, there will be no next time! Do you know that your mother and I are scared to death!"

I don't understand: "Why are you scared to death? Didn't I just run a project with my mentor?"

"Fake it!" He pinched harder: "It's been reported on TV!"

"It hurts!"

Wen Bai let go of his hand, but quickly came up and bit my face. "It's such a big deal, what do you think? I'm so mad at you!"

I was really taken aback: "Is there something going on in the village reported on TV?" After I finished speaking, Wen Bai rolled his eyes.

Only then did I realize how much fright Ms. Xu and Wen Bai had endured this time, especially Wen Bai who didn't receive my call to report her safety.

"I'm sorry." I took the initiative to hug him, "I made you worry."

Wen Bai's white shirt was also stained with the smell of tobacco, and the smell mixed with laundry detergent was even pleasant, which made me take a few more breaths.

"Okay," he patted my lower back, "if you know you've made a mistake, think about how to make it up to me."

Eyes met, I blinked, wondering if what I was thinking was the same as what he said.I put my hands on the table beside his waist, closed my eyes and moved my face closer.It's obviously not the first time to offer a kiss, but it's still as innocent as the first time.

It's a pity that there was a knock on the kitchen door just after we got close.

"You two... eat first?" Ms. Xu asked cautiously.

The author says:

The laboratory school ran at both ends, and the school was suddenly closed while running, and then there was time to sit down and code.It's a mixed bag right now...

36, 36

◎Go often◎

After dinner, due to our current relationship, Wen Bai went home obediently.I couldn't bear him and sent him to the elevator all the way.

"Are you back?" Ms. Xu asked knowingly when she saw me coming back.

"Do you eat fruit? I'll cut it."

"Come here, sit here." She waved her hand to me, and patted the empty sofa beside her, "Xiaobai didn't tell you."

I went over to sit down and asked, "Say what?"

"On the second day after the accident in Xihuai Village, it was reported on TV. You also know about Wen Bai's father's job. He has more or less connections. Wen Bai told his father that he wanted to go with the rescue team."

"That's impossible!" I almost jumped up when I heard that, but was held down by Ms. Xu.

"Calm down, he didn't go, but he confessed his sexual orientation to his father."

When I heard this, my slightly opened mouth couldn't close for a while.I know that Wen Bai has not come out of the closet. Although his father has been abroad for many years, he is still very traditional in his bones.There were several times when he wanted to come out of the closet, but I stopped him.I don't want Uncle Wen to be hit again in the short term. After all, not just any wife will file for divorce on the grounds that she likes the same sex.

"Xiaobai didn't let you follow me downstairs, did he? He didn't live at home these days, and he took a room in a hotel." Seeing the little expression on my face, my mother hurriedly said, "Hey! Don't be so pretentious!"

After my butt moved restlessly twice, I forced myself to settle down and asked, "And then?"

"What's the matter? Then, then you came back. Before you came back, Xiaobai told me about his mother... Well, I really don't know how to say it."

The living room fell silent for a moment, we both looked at each other, neither of us spoke.

"Want to find Xiaobai?" Ms. Xu broke the situation.

I rolled my eyes around, then nodded lightly, then shook my head again: "I can't bear you, and I can't bear him either."

Ms. Xu slapped me on the shoulder: "The stinky boy has a conscience. How about it, stay at home tonight, and you can go to Xiaobai tomorrow night."

I asked cautiously, "Is it the kind that doesn't return at night?"

Ms. Xu gave me a blank look, got up and went back to the study.

As soon as Ms. Xu left, the living room became quiet again.The kitchen has been neatly tidied up by Quince, I wandered around, took a bag of yogurt from the refrigerator and went back to my room.

The sheets and duvets had just been washed, and there was a scent in the air that was the same as that of Wen Bai.I put the yogurt on the bed, fell on the soft quilt, picked up the phone and made a video call to Wen Bai.

Sure enough, he didn't answer and turned around to make a voice call to me.This time, instead of answering, I sent him a message: I know everything!

Quince: What do you know?

Me: About your coming out.

Soon, Wen Bai made a video call, and he got straight to the point: "Aunt Xu told you?"

"If she doesn't tell me, you still want to hide it from me?"

Wen Bo's background board is the bedside floor lamp of the hotel, he paused, lowered his eyes and said: "I want to deal with this matter before I tell you, I don't want you to worry."

The warm yellow made him look softer, and he was no longer as tough as when he was wearing a coat during the day. I bit the yogurt straw and said vaguely, "I'm worried if you don't tell me! Have you seen Uncle today? What if he still disagrees?"

"There's no one at home tonight, so I should be working overtime. If he doesn't agree, don't agree. I'll treat him the same."

I nodded hurriedly, patted my chest and said, "I will be Uncle Wen's second son from now on."

Wen Bo smiled and asked, "Did you go back the day after tomorrow?"

"Well, three days off."

"Where's my Christmas present?"

When I heard this, I stopped sucking on the yogurt, licked my lips and said intermittently: "This...then what, I wanted to buy it for you in the village, but it turned out to be an accident..."

"What about the ring? I've been looking at it all night. Why is your neck so empty?"

My eyes swaying from side to side finally stabilized. I sighed and said truthfully: "The ring was dropped on the night I helped the villagers transfer supplies, and I couldn't find it afterwards. The hostess of the house where we temporarily lived was a handicraft worker. As for the silver jewelry, I originally wanted to learn from her and knock out a ring for you, but someone had an accident and the ring couldn’t be made, so I couldn’t give you a gift.”

When Wen Bo heard me say the words "accident", he was obviously taken aback, and he asked gently: "Is the mistress okay?"

I shook my head: "No, I encountered a landslide on the way back to the village."

After a while, Wen Bai smiled hard on the other side of the screen: "Lin Cong, your safe return is the best Christmas present."

On the first day of the three-day long vacation, Wen Bai went to Sun Yinan's gallery in Belvedere.I heard that someone fell in love with the paintings he left in the gallery before he went to England and wanted to meet him before buying them.

With nothing to do, I bought a series of baking supplies from the supermarket and prepared to make a cake for Wen Bai.The egg beater in my hand was buzzing, but my mind couldn't help but drift out, and messy thoughts flashed left and right.

What kind of person would want to see the artist before buying a painting?Will this person even fall in love with Wen Bai?Is it a man or a woman?

If I didn't pay attention, the egg whites were overdone by me.I hurriedly poured the low powder in, stirred carefully, and tried hard to restrain my wild thoughts.

After putting the cake in the oven, I went back to the living room to read the remaining half of my paper.After a few minutes, Ms. Xu came out of the study, holding a box covered in finely embroidered silk.The red silk is bright and very eye-catching. I asked curiously, "What is it, Mom?"

"Here," she brought the box in front of me: "It's for Xiaobai, take it tonight."

I opened it and found a shiny green jade bracelet inside, which is probably worth a lot.I looked up and asked, "Is this a family heirloom?"

"Probably count? It was given to me by your grandma. It was supposed to be passed on to your daughter-in-law, but now it's impossible. You can bring it to Xiaobai. After all, it's a part of our family."

I carefully put the things on the table, and moved to Ms. Xu and said: "Mom, you are so kind! If only Uncle Wen could be like you!"

"Heh, if your dad told me that he fell in love with a man before the accident, I would never agree to you being with Xiaobai." She patted my head, "Even if he still can't accept you, you can't either. have