waiting for dawn

five years ago.

Zhang Tuming was driven by his grandfather to study in Chenjiang City.

He is 19 and a half years old and has dropped out of school for more than a year. He is a real rebellious boy.

He no longer has the desire to study, but reading is his grandfather's wish. Grandpa hopes that he can at least get a high school diploma, and of course it is best to be admitted to a junior college.

He doesn't listen to anyone, but he can only hear a few words from his grandfather.

Grandpa is a disabled person. He was injured in the war and lost half of his leg. Zhang Tuming's parents divorced when he was very young, and he grew up with his grandfather.

Chenjiang City is the place where Zhang Tuming was born, but Zhang Tuming has no memory of it.

It was also because of grandpa, who was assigned to work in Chenjiang City after retiring from the army, so he took root here. Zhang Tuming and Zhang Tuming's father had always been registered in Chenjiang City.

Later, when the grandfather got older, he had the meaning of returning to the roots of the fallen leaves. Later, Zhang Tuming's father also had a little problem, and the family returned to their hometown to live.

Grandpa was afraid that Zhang Tuming would not want to go, so he specially sent a relative to follow him. It was said to be an escort in name, but it was actually a custody.

He can still bear sending him to study, but what he can't bear is that his grandfather has found him a lodging house.

This family was also Qin Liming's family, and Zhang Tuming hated his family very much.

Qin Liming is actually very innocent, the ones who are guilty are his father and his grandfather.

Grandpa Qin Liming and Grandpa Zhang Tuming were comrades-in-arms back then, and Grandpa Zhang Tuming's leg was amputated to protect Grandpa Qin Liming.Grandpa was a good man. After the amputation, he was still brothers with Grandpa Qin Liming. Later, the sons of the two families also worshiped as brothers. Unfortunately, the brothers were unreliable. Qin Liming's father gave Zhang Tuming's father a green life.

It was also because of this incident that Zhang Tuming's family broke up. He has never seen his mother since he was two years old. His father reorganized a new family and had a new child. Obviously, the old child had to be abandoned. portion.

With such an enmity, the two families are said to be unable to reconcile.But Qin Liming's father is really thick-skinned, and he comes to make amends with gifts more than once a year. After he comes, he is busy, and sometimes he stays for a week, taking care of all the trivial matters around grandpa. .

Grandpa was already soft-hearted, and Qin Liming's father could be regarded as the one he watched and grew up with. It's not too much to treat him as a godson, and the conflict faded over time.

It is Grandpa's business to be magnanimous, but Zhang Tuming may not.He was born in a happy family, but in the end he was almost reduced to an orphan. The Qin family really didn't know who was responsible for this debt.

The lodging is also decided by grandpa. Zhang Tuming is disobedient, and skipping classes has long been a common occurrence. Living in school is not at all reassuring. It is best to have someone around him to control him at all times.

The person who controlled him was Qin Liming.

It was also a coincidence that Qin Liming happened to be a teacher at the school he was going to transfer to, and was also the head teacher of the third year of high school, so it would not be difficult to get him into his own class.

Of course Zhang Tuming was unwilling, but his grandfather kept persuading him, "Tuming, be obedient, I know you don't want to face your Uncle Qin, it's okay, Liming has already married, and he doesn't live with your Uncle Qin."

Grandpa babbled: "Besides, Liming has been a well-behaved child since he was a child. If you are by his side, nothing will go wrong."

"He just got married, grandpa, is it suitable for me to live in the past?"

"Your sister-in-law is also reasonable. Uncle Qin has already made arrangements. When the time comes, you will be more sensible and help with any housework..."

Zhang Tuming agreed with his lips, but he thought in his heart that he should annoy the young couple as soon as possible, and get away as soon as possible.

It was Sunday when Zhang Tuming arrived, just in time for the school's biweekly break, Qin Liming came to the station to pick him up in person.

I was catching a tin car, but there were no seats yet, and I had to stand for five or six hours before arriving at my destination.

Zhang Tuming, who just got out of the car, looked displeased, and couldn't help complaining while moving his numb legs and feet, "Why does the air over here smell like salt?"

The relative asked, "You don't know the coast here?"

I don't know, I don't remember, I haven't studied, and I don't know anything about geography.

He didn't recognize Qin Liming, and he wasn't interested in seeing the photos his grandfather asked him to. The only thing he had was his contact information, but Zhang Tuming didn't bother to type.

Later, it was Qin Liming who took the initiative to contact him. The two of them got out of the station by mistake. Of course Zhang Tuming didn't move. After waiting for about ten minutes, Qin Liming rushed over panting.

It was also Qin Liming who recognized him first, and trotted all the way forward to take his luggage. He wanted to hold his hand to say a few words of greeting, but Zhang Tuming shook him off with disgust.

Qin Liming was stunned for a moment, with a cautious smile on his face, "Tu Ming has become a young man in a blink of an eye, do you remember when I played with you when I was young?"

"I have no memory for a long time. Do you still remember what happened when you were two years old?"

The smile on Qin Liming's face froze, then he wiped his sweat with the back of his hand, and then smiled again: "That Tu Ming should know that I am..."

"Qin Liming." Zhang Tuming kicked a small stone under his feet in boredom.

"Hehe... yes, that, you can call it whatever you want."

Relatives kept poking him with their fingers, but Zhang Tuming avoided it nonchalantly, "Let's go, people are going to be roasted."

Qin Liming opened the way ahead, his body seemed really thin, and he didn't seem to be very tall, but his steps were not small. .

Qin Liming took them to the bus station, but Zhang Tuming was not happy when they reached the place, he put his pockets in his pocket and muttered, "I'm going to be exhausted, I still need to take the bus..."

The relative slapped Zhang Tuming on the back, "Keep your mouth clean."

Qin Liming quickly hailed a taxi, and then argued in a low voice, "I originally planned to take a taxi, and it's easier to get a taxi here."

Zhang Tuming hummed, but pushed the back of Qin Liming's head when he opened the front car door, Qin Liming quickly turned around, Zhang Tuming said angrily, "I don't like sitting in the back seat."

He was looking forward to seeing a little bit of sullenness in Qin Liming's eyes, but he was very disappointed, this person is obviously a wimp.There was some surprise, but he restrained himself quickly, and then walked around to the back seat quite consciously.

Zhang Tuming didn't want to hear the two people behind him chatting about their daily life, so he found a headset to plug his ears, and a more manic rock would make him feel better.It's almost October now, but the weather is still so boring that it's a bit scary. Just like what grandpa said, it seems that there are only two seasons here, winter and summer, and spring and autumn are not even considered as passers-by.

Grandpa has a deep affection for this place, and what he often talks about at home is the interesting things about living here.According to grandpa, Chenjiang City is a quiet and beautiful small town, and the residents here are simple and warm, but Zhang Tuming only feels poor and dilapidated, and there are shirtless men in underpants in the streets and alleys. Wandering around, spiritual civilization is also very worrying.

Qin Liming's house is in a school district, surrounded by several key cities, but although the location is good, the building area is a bit cramped.

The small two-room apartment is more than 80 square meters, and there is no elevator. Fortunately, the floor is not too high, and it is not tiring to climb up on the third floor.

Zhang Tuming lived with his grandfather in the big courtyard in the countryside since he was a child, so he naturally felt that the place was as small as a pigeon coop, and the sofa and dining table seemed to be pocket-sized, unlike being at home, the sofa was as big as an incomparably spacious bed.

Qin Liming's wife, Lu Shan, was called beautiful, which surprised Zhang Tuming, but on the other hand, if he didn't wear tinted glasses, Qin Liming wouldn't look too bad.

In addition to Qin Liming's wife, there were also Qin Liming's parents in the house. Of course, Zhang Tuming would never talk to these two people, so he singled out the crowd and called his sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law looked at him twice, and was caught by Zhang Tuming.There is no way to do this, who made him tall, handsome and outstanding.

After a noisy meal, relatives and Qin Liming's parents went back, and the table was a mess.

Zhang Tuming is quite diligent in his own house, but here he acts like a complete uncle, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to help clean up.

Lu Shan had no intention of tidying up, so she nestled on the sofa and watched TV after eating. Zhang Tuming also followed, and directly tuned to the football game she liked to watch.

He also turned up his voice very badly, and Qin Liming, who was collecting the bowls and chopsticks at the side, rushed over when he heard the sound, grabbed Zhang Tuming's arm and let go, "Well, Tu Ming, it really can't you Go take a shower first, you have to get up early for school tomorrow."

"You have oil on your hands..."

Zhang Tuming patted his cuffs with a sullen face, then threw the remote control away, "I'll wash it later, which bedroom do I live in?"

"Come on, come with me."

Sure enough, the relatively small room was left to him. The bed was covered with bamboo mats, and even the pillows were covered with matching bamboo covers. Qin Liming shook off the small blue blanket beside him, "These are new ones. bought."

"But the bed is too small, how can I sleep for such a tall person?"

"This is a 1.2-meter bed, it's really not that big..." Qin Liming hesitated and didn't know what to say: "But it's still much bigger than the single bed at school."

Zhang Tuming threw off the slippers and tried it on the bed, and immediately frowned again, "It's not a cushion yet."

"I thought, after all, I'm a student, and my bones still need to develop..."

Zhang Tuming sat up from the bed, squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you think there is anything I need to develop?"

Qin Liming looked away, "If you go to school, you probably need a haircut."

"Where do I need to cut?"

As soon as Zhang Tuming's flames were high, Qin Liming's voice became softer, "Bangs, the bangs are too long, they seem to be dyed, the school doesn't allow it."

"The school doesn't allow it much, and my previous school didn't allow it either. Because of this, I even got into a fight with my head teacher."

Zhang Tuming was aggressive, Qin Liming didn't say anything in the end, and when he was about to leave, Zhang Tuming's lazy voice came from behind, "Help me lock the door!"

The author says:

Not tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow