Rebirth Delay

What happened to Song Lin was like throwing a stone into the lake, and after a little splash, it calmed down.Occasionally, Xu Ze would focus on the pagoda tree branch placed on the desk, his face always full of incomprehensible solemnity.

That was a very rare look on Xu Ze's face.

Shi Yan thought, Xu Zexing probably understood what Song Lin meant.

But Shi Yan didn't ask, he had a faint intuition.Behind this seemingly meaningless matter, lies Xu Ze's unspoken secret that has been buried in his heart.

It's almost the end of the year, and the time-delay factory runs from the 26th of the twelfth lunar month to the seventh day of the first lunar month, and there are also days off.

At the New Year’s Eve dinner on the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, the factory gave out a year-end bonus. For workers like Shi Yan who had just become regular workers, they were given 200 yuan, plus a bucket of arowana oil and a large silver carp.

Shi Yan got off the bus with oil and fish, and Xu Ze waited at the bus stop.

Most of the things at home are bought from the supermarket after get off work. I buy a little every day, and I buy almost all of them.Shi Yan put the contents in the car basket, took out a small box from his pocket, and handed it to Xu Ze.

Shi Yan pushed the cart and watched Xu Ze walk beside him to open the box.

"This is?" Xu Ze looked at the various candies and small red snack bags inside.

Shi Yan watched Xu Ze peel off a candy wrapper and stuff it into his mouth.Shi Yan opened his mouth and sucked it in, and fiddled with it to move it to the side of his cheek, "The boss's daughter's child has two full moons, and she gave out wedding candies."

"Two full moons?" Xu Ze was puzzled.

Shi Yan nodded, "Everyone here seems to have two full moons, and the child has to invite someone to eat when he is two months old."

The two were gossiping, and instead of riding their bikes, they walked slowly along the path.It hasn't snowed for more than ten days, and the road is dry.There is a bit of wind at night, and the little restlessness in people's hearts is completely cleared away.

Xu Ze found a piece of chocolate, peeled it off, took a bite himself, and handed it to Shi Yan.

"Do you dislike my saliva?" Xu Ze smiled mischievously.

Shi Yan made a disgusted look, but lowered his head slightly, and took it into his mouth.

When the warm lips touched the cool fingers, both of them were startled for a moment.

From the darkness into the light at the door, Shi Yan and Xu Ze remained silent.A warm atmosphere wrapped around the two of them, accompanied by the flickering road surface and the beeping sound of the car chain rubbing against the gears, it was so quiet.

Xu Ze flipped through the box, pulling all the bags of candy and snacks over and over again, but he still couldn't seem to find the one he wanted.

Shi Yan suddenly felt that he had returned to the time when he had just realized his emotions in his previous life, and now he felt sweet and flustered when he saw what Xu Ze was used to doing, as if the light of the whole world was accumulated on Xu Ze alone.

Even though he looked away, he still cared about that little light in his mind.

But obviously it shouldn't be like this.

His mentality is that of an uncle in his 30s, and he has had the closest contact with this person around him for a long time.He should be more calm and more proactive.

But Shi Yan was a little uncertain in his heart. The variables after his rebirth caused him to have some subtle emotions called fear.

"What else?" Shi Yan asked suddenly.

"Uh..." Xu Ze was shocked, but his mind was empty. He didn't remember any of the names of the candies and snacks that he had read over and over again. Coconut crisps, and rice dumplings with wedding eggs and candied dates..."

Delay listened, smiling.

"What are you laughing at?" Xu Ze asked.

"It's nothing."

At the age of 28, Xu Tianyi came to celebrate the New Year, and took Xu Ze to play around.This kid has a talent for playing, he did well in the year-end exam, and got a lot of good things.The fireworks brought by his parents filled the trunk of the car, and Xu Tianyi pulled them out.

Xu Tianyi took Xu Ze to the educated youth compound.

It was the first time for Xu Ze to enter this large courtyard where he had to go back and forth every day.

To the north is a two-story building, and to the south is a low-rise house. Xia Wanxiu, who I met before, lives in the third house in the south.She was stunned for a while when she saw Xu Ze, but when she thought about it, she laughed so hard that she hugged her stomach and couldn't straighten up.

I don't know why the laughing nerve is so developed, but it's a nice smile.

There must be seventeen or eight children in the courtyard, and as soon as they heard Xu Tianyi's movement, they all rushed out of the house and surrounded Xu Tianyi tightly.

Xu Tian put down the box and beckoned the children to take out the fireworks.

There are all kinds of small firecrackers, barbed wire flowers, hundreds of firework sticks like bamboo poles and long ropes like whips.The most interesting thing is the coiled ones, which chase after people's feet as soon as they are lit, scaring the children into screaming.

The adults who were busy frying fish and meat stood at the door and looked out, seeing that Xu Tianyi didn't come over, he seemed to be very familiar, but just stood there so happy that his face was blooming.

Xu Ze and Xia Wanxiu stood aside, watching Xu Tianyi dance a whip dance with the long flowered rope, looked at each other, and smiled from ear to ear.

Fatty's body is quite flexible, and he frightens the children around him at every turn, and almost burns a few holes in his clothes in the end.

In the flames, Xu Ze stared at Xu Tianyi's smiling face.It turns out that this brother Xiong is not only good at making trouble.

On the evening of the 29th, Chen Qing called him to have a meal. Xu Tianyi and his parents were also there, and there were a few men and women whom Shi Yan had never seen.Two tables were assembled, filled with all kinds of dishes, most of them were cooked by Chen Qing and Shi Yan, and the rest were cold dishes brought by Xu Tianyi's parents.

There was a lot of voices and bustle.

Shi Yan stood up and toasted Chen Qing, "Grandma Chen, thank you for finding me a job. I wish you good health and all the best."

The smile in Chen Qing's eyes was softer than usual, and she also stood up, holding up the wine glass, "Shi Yan, I should respect you for this glass of wine. You saved my life before, and I didn't thank you formally once. Now I offer you a toast, thank you very much."

Shi Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Grandma Chen, I happened to see it last time. It can only be regarded as a coincidence, and it's even if you help me. But there is still a difference in seniority, and I will toast this glass of wine." .”

It was rare to hear Shi Yan say a few more words, but Chen Qing didn't say anything more after thinking about it.Shi Yan touched Chen Qing's glass, "I'll do it, you can do whatever you want." Then he raised his neck and let out a sigh of relief.

Chen Qing smiled and drank it in one gulp.

When the people around saw that Shi Yan was younger, they didn't put on an air, they all booed, "Good drinker, good drinker, come, let's go with brother (sister)."

Shi Yan was ashamed, what a table full of drunks.

After drinking three or five cups together, Shi Yan refused to drink any more.Chen Qing persuaded, and the children obediently bypassed the time delay, and got together to make a drinking order by themselves.

Shi Yan felt a little dizzy, and the light was dazzling.The wine on this table is not low in concentration, it tastes rich and mellow, with a lingering fragrance on the teeth, and they are all young people, so it may be a wine with a strong stamina.

He propped his head up and looked at the two on one side.

As soon as Xu Tian played like crazy, he leaned on the chair and fell asleep in the middle of eating. He slept soundly in such a noisy place.

Xu Ze'an sat quietly beside him, eating and playing with the peanuts in front of him.Seeing Shi Yan looking at him, he poked the remaining wine in Shi Yan's glass with his chopsticks.

Shi Yan scanned the room again and was drunk.Except for Chen Qing who was serving the fruit, everyone else looked lost, their faces were flushed, and they smelled like alcohol.

Shi Yan turned his head to look at Xu Ze again, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Want to have a drink?"

Xu Ze looked at him without speaking.

Shi Yan chuckled, and pushed the wine glass towards him, "It's okay to have a sip and try."

Xu Ze picked it up and put it close to his mouth, but didn't put it into his mouth.

Shi Yan laughed again, "What are you afraid of, a man."

"Brother, are you drunk?" When Xu Ze asked this question, he was sure that Shi Yan was a little drunk.Shi Yan usually talks to him very gently, but now he looks a little careless when he swears last time, probably because of the alcohol.

"Hmm..." Shi Yan seemed to be seriously thinking about the answer to this question.

Xu Ze shook the wine glass, the water in it had a smell, which made his nose feel cold.After waiting for an answer for a long time, when he looked up, Shi Yan just looked at him stupidly with red eyes, with a wicked smile that he had never seen before.

Xu Ze blushed suddenly, and inadvertently drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.

Spicy and choking, Xu Ze coughed violently several times covering his mouth.

A palm landed on the back and patted it a few times. Time Delay's voice was low and seemed to be smiling, "Silly, why can't you drink? My eyes are always greedy, and I choke when I drink it. What's wrong?"

Xu Ze looked back at Shi Yan in surprise, it was his first time drinking alcohol, when did he get hungry "every time"?

Shi Yan didn't notice this gaze, his consciousness was a little fuzzy, his body was sweating, and he stood up on his legs spontaneously and walked out.Before he could take a step, he staggered to the side.

Xu Ze quickly supported him, then turned his head and shouted at Chen Qing, "Grandma Chen, my brother is drunk, I'll help him back first."

Chen Qing laughed and waved his hand.

Xu Ze helped Shi Yan, who was weak on his feet, go out the door.

There was a sound of firecrackers outside the door, and a large waterfall of fireworks in the distance illuminated the sky, and crystal sparks splashed out like water droplets, which lasted for a long time.

Shi Yan stopped, and Xu Ze followed his gaze to look at the changing fireworks.

"There." Shi Yan pointed to the fireworks, "It's Chengrui Iron and Steel Plant."

He turned his head, and the light in the black pupils flickered, "I bought 10,000+ yuan of fireworks this year, from the end of the new year to the eighth day of the new year...it looks good..."

My brother was really drunk.

Xu Ze couldn't help feeling a little funny, this seemed to be the first time he had seen Shi Yan speak so incoherently.There is light in the eyes, but the background color is confused and in a trance.

"Their son is married...and the girl who was with him when he was young...the two went to Canada together...come back...married..." Shi Yan leaned on Xu Ze's shoulder and said in a daze.

Xu Ze smiled, "I know, bro, you've told me so many times, it's really long-winded."

The young man's cold breath wrapped around his nostrils, and Shi Yan suddenly stopped still.

Xu Ze was surprised, "Brother, what's the matter? Go home."

Time Delay raised his head and stared at him.

Xu Ze thought he was drunk, so he stretched out his hand to give him a hand.Shi Yan was like a stake driven into the ground, he didn't move, but Xu Ze was sweating all over.

"Brother, you want to stand here overnight, I won't accompany you, I'm leaving!" Xu Ze pretended to leave, but his eyes were cast backwards.

The light in Shi Yan's eyes flickered, and he lifted his feet.

Xu Ze was overjoyed and had to leave again.Then, the waist was firmly pinched by two big hands, the body was twisted violently, and the eyes met Shi Yan's gaze.

"Brother..." Xu Ze's voice was soft.

Shi Yan let go of his hand, and held Xu Ze's cheek in the next second.

Xu Ze subconsciously held his breath as his brother's face got closer and closer.

The usual tenderness, tolerance, and perseverance in those eyes were replaced by a strong desire at this moment. Xu Ze watched as Shi Yan's nose was pressed against his nose, and the smell of alcohol in his lips was full of breath. his sense of smell.

At the same time, his heart was beating violently, the sound of such a loud heartbeat almost overwhelmed the sound of exploding firecrackers in the distance.

Shi Yan leaned slightly, and pressed his lips against it.