Lofty future

So there is a secret between me and Xiang Ting, a secret that I can pretend I don't know.However, he is a child and I am an adult. Children can make impulsive mistakes, but adults cannot be confused.

A thorny educational problem fell upon me.

I observed his emotions calmly, knowing that what he needs now is the relief after pretending to be honest, and the pressure that he will not be severely punished immediately, after all, he did not show anything.

"Aren't you an optimist? There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. Let's sleep peacefully first. Whether he breaks your leg or sells your house, we will face it at that time."

After finishing speaking, I patted his shoulder to comfort him, and I left Lanting.

Now the business situation of Spring Breeze is not drunk is really good, every table in the newly opened leisure area downstairs has customers.

Song Weiran went out, and Jiajia was promoted to be the store manager, and she stipulated that the store staff should have half an hour of concentrated chatting time every day, and this item is currently in progress.

Seeing me going downstairs, Jiajia got up and walked towards me, with her hands behind her back, her expression was a bit caring and worried: "Brother Cheng, are you okay?"

She spoke slowly, trying her best to lip-sync every word.This is also the first person who doesn't deliberately switch communication methods for me.

I nodded: "Very good, I can understand what you said."

She immediately took out a book from her back, "Easy Lip Speak Quickly".I was stunned for a moment, seeing her intentionally serious expression, took it a little funny, and shook it.

"I am interested, thank you. I will study hard."

She grinned at the corner of her mouth, then pointed to her colleagues, and said word by word: "Don't worry, everyone will work hard! Brother Cheng, come on!"

good good good.I smiled and nodded, watching her go back to the colleagues.

Looking around, the shelves are well-organized, the guests are satisfied, the employees are active and happy, the sun is shining outside, and the fragrance of coffee is faintly wafting in the air.

Once upon a time, this was my ideal life, but I didn't expect it to have quietly surrounded me.The feeling of being overwhelmed is effectively soothed at this moment, and the spirit is satisfied.

I couldn't help but took out the camera I hadn't touched for a while, and took a group of photos of Chunfengbuzui in front of me.Almost no modification, just a little tailoring, and then posted on Weibo.

I am satisfied after finishing this, and I plan to go home and have a rest.I sent Assistant Bai a message to ask about Chi Xue's situation, and it took him a while to reply "Well, resting".

I went home with peace of mind, set all the information on the phone to vibrate, and fell asleep holding it.

"I'm sorry, Xiang Cheng." Xiang Meifang was half lying on the sofa, with her feet resting on the low stool in front of her.Every time she came home from work, she would lie down like this and chat with us.

Now in this dream, she is heavier and sadder than usual—this happens occasionally, and I know I am dreaming.

I just looked at her in the dream and sighed, with tiredness hidden between her brows.I tried to tell when she was, was it before or after the illness?What topic is she talking about?

However, there were no clues that could be judged. She seemed to fall there out of thin air, with no idea where she came from or where she was going.It seems to be talking to me from a certain time and space.

"Xiang Cheng," she turned her head to look at me, her eyes were rare and gentle, "you will live alone in the future, and you have to rely on yourself for everything, will you hate me?"

"..." I moved my lips in the dream and answered her words.But it's like I've taken my deafness with me, and I can't hear what I'm saying.

After hearing this, Xiang Meifang showed a gratified smile: "That's good, I know that child has deep affection. Live well... Live well, and forget all the sufferings of the first half of your life."

"..."

What did I say again?Xiang Meifang smiled more gently, with tears even in her eyes, and stretched out her hand towards me.

Involuntarily, I walked towards the hand.Facing the relief and joy on her face, I seemed to know something, but it was not clear.As I approached, I also raised my hand and moved closer.

Just as I was about to touch her, suddenly, my hand trembled.The temperature that could be touched by the fingertips dissipated, and even Xiang Meifang disappeared.

This is a dream.As I told myself that, I struggled to open my eyes.

But the eyelids couldn't be opened no matter what, and the fear brought about by Xiang Meifang's disappearance was like a substance, surrounding and oppressing me heavily, I had no ability to fight back, so I had to let it haunt and torture me.

I don't know how long it took, but I could feel the cold sweat dripping from my back, and my body gradually gained a little bit of strength to resist.When he finally opened his eyes, his eyelids were wet with tears.

I was exhausted, as if I had been seriously ill, and my chest heaved violently with my breathing.

At this time, the mobile phone in hand vibrated.I fished it out with my still trembling hands, and saw it was Weibo information.Click to see, it is a comment from Big Orange and Little Sun who will never be absent.

This time she did not speak, but only sent four emojis, three happy and one hugging.

When people have been in contact with each other for a long time, there are always some cognitions hidden in the subconscious. Usually, you don’t realize how deep you know the other person, but when some clues appear, you will find that you can actually understand the other person’s experience.

These four emoticons are by no means casually laid out.

On the other end of the network, she must have edited the comments several times.Maybe there are words and expressions, maybe some are long and some are short, but in the end I chose the simplest and most cryptic expression.

I don't know how much she knows me now, and it doesn't seem like I should be asking.I had no interest in making friends with netizens in the past, and it is even more inappropriate now.

Perhaps some friendships and fates are destined to be tasted only briefly.I lay there in a daze for a while without replying.

After a while, I recovered from the impact of the nightmare, and belatedly found that the sky outside the window was already dark.This sleep was not short, but apart from Da Chengzi's comments, no one came to see me.

I pulled myself together, got up, took a shower, and headed out to the hospital.On the way, he sent a message to Song Weiran asking about Xiang Ting's situation.

Xiang Rong finally came back, and it is said that his attitude is not bad, not as fierce and unreasonable as Xiang Ting said.Song Weiran accompanied their father and son to the police station again.

The police have investigated the scene, and found traces of the candle that Xiang Ting said, and Guagua can be seen running around the house in a hurry.But the real cause of the house fire was the old and fragile electrical circuits in the house.

"Xiang Rong hurriedly nodded and bowed, begging for cigarettes and respecting those little policemen like old men, admitting his mistakes and closing the case." Song Weiran added a contemptuous expression after these words, and then asked, "Guess why?"

"why?"

"He is in a hurry to sell the house, and he can't wait to close the case quickly, so as not to delay his casual renovation and sell it as soon as possible."

If I hadn't talked to Xiang Ting, I might have believed this statement.But Xiang Ting handed over the secret to me, so I couldn't help but think a little more.

Didn't Xiang Rong really see that this disaster was not an accident?Did he really not have the slightest sense of what his own son was thinking?These questions hovered in my mind, with a hint of indignation that I should not have moved.

Earlier, Chi Xue said that someone had contacted Xiang Rong to let me have an interview. I haven't had time to find the time yet, maybe now is the right time.