sanguine and depressive

After sleeping for three hours until four o'clock in the morning, most people woke up, some smoked, some started to eat hot instant noodles, and some drank water and ate dry food.

I ran out of the car to see Xiao Neng. He was sitting on a folding chair with a bottle of mineral water in one hand and two biscuits in the other.

I walked over to him and asked him, "Xiao Neng, how is your knee? Does it affect your walking?"

Jessica also turned her head when she heard it: "Yes, you fell down, how are you doing now?"

Xiao Neng shook his head as usual, I lifted up his trouser legs, and found that his knee was red and swollen, and the broken hole had scabbed over, and now there were terrible bruises beside it.

"Oh my God." Jessica felt distressed, "You fell so badly, why didn't you tell your brothers and sisters?"

Xiao Neng didn't answer, but raised his head and smiled shyly at me after a while, as if saying, "I'm embarrassed to say it." Easily read the meaning of this look.

At this time, Lucy greeted everyone to get in the car, and I could only tell him before getting in the car: "Follow me after getting out of the car later."

The convoy ignited together and finally began to embark on the return journey.The last time I drove in the middle of the night, it was dark outside the window, but this time after driving for a while, it started to dawn.

Along the way, I saw the sun like salted egg yolk squeezed out from the horizon, and then the earth and everything were dyed with bright colors again.After getting on the national road, there is a section of road in the middle with water on both sides. According to the guide, this is Xitaijinel Lake, but ordinary people always use "two-color lake" to refer to it.Because looking out from the window, the road cuts the lake in half, one side is jade green because the water is rich in copper ions, and the other side is dark green and bluish because of the high salt content.The same thing is that the water is shining brightly, and there is no time for good scenery.

Instead of taking a bus for the return trip, we took the train back to Xining and then flew back to Shanghai.

On weekdays, the train station in Delingha is not very lively, only two teams of backpackers pass by us.I carried Xiaoneng all the way to the waiting room and sat down to wait for the bus, because although he tried his best to cover up after getting out of the bus, he still couldn't hide the fact that his knees were swollen and he couldn't walk well.

Jessica went to the snack place at the train station and handed him two cans of potato chips and a bottle of drink.Xiao Neng was stuffed into his arms, and looked a little overwhelmed: "Oh, there are so many."

I said: "If you can't take it down, put it in my bag first, and then take it out when you get on the train, okay?" Xiao Neng smiled and put the things into my bag.

The train ticket is a soft sleeper room for four people, with a narrow bed above, a bench below, and bedding.There is a small table in the middle of the bed, and a small window is opened beside it.

After almost non-stop high-intensity shooting, everyone was too tired to talk. Xiao Shunzhi and Fan Jiale, who were in the same carriage as us, were sitting in the narrow aisle outside. Xiao Neng sat next to me in a daze, and Wei Chengyu sat At the other end of the small table, I made a phone call first to report the progress to the superiors. After a while, it might be boring, so I played with the children and played Xiaobai's video on the phone for Xiaoneng to watch.

Xiao Neng also seems to like small animals very much, watching them intently and with great interest.After watching the video, there was nothing left to show, Wei Chengyu thought for half a second, and showed him the photo of Xiaobai he had taken, but the effect was much worse, because most of them were blurred.

It was the first time I took a soft-sleeper train, and I held my chin to look at the passing scenery outside the window, feeling fresh.I heard Xiao Neng's milky voice saying in my ear, "This one is not..."

When I turned around, I saw Wei Chengyu put the phone back neatly, stared at the screen twice, and said, "It's turned over, it's not, hahaha..."

Xiao Neng looked up at me, but said nothing.This glance reminded me that his snacks were still in my bag, so I quickly took them out to him.

Wei Chengyu put down his phone: "I want to go to the bathroom."

I looked out the window and nodded curtly.

Maybe he didn't see it, and repeated: "I'm going."

"Go." I turned my head to look at him, and said suspiciously, "Why are you talking to me, I'm a toilet?"

Wei Chengyu stood up: "Let me tell you." Then he opened the carriage door and walked out.

Xiao Neng was removing the lid of a can of potato chips, but after Wei Chengyu walked out of the car, he looked up at me again: "Brother."

"What's wrong?" I thought he wanted to go to the bathroom too.

"It was you in the photo just now." Xiao Neng said.

After a pause, he added: "It's beautiful."

I blinked, then pursed my lips, not knowing what to say.Finally, he smiled at him, evasively saying, "Well...he likes to take pictures of people as a hobby..."

Half an hour later, Xiao Neng fell asleep after eating a can of potato chips. After more than three hours, the train finally arrived at Xining Station.Then take a three-and-a-half-hour flight from Caojiabao International Airport in Xining to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and it is already seven o'clock in the evening.It was dark again.

After getting off the plane, everyone went their own way, I was a little tired, so it was Wei Chengyu's turn to hug Xiaoneng who had a good relationship with Xiaoneng. Jessica said that his parents would come to pick him up. As soon as we walked out, Xiao Neng raised his arms and pointed, "Where are my parents—"

We walked in the direction of the little signifier, feeling a little uneasy and guilty in our hearts. The healthy and bouncing child, after just a few days, fell down and couldn't even walk.

Xiao Neng's parents are both ordinary-looking and plainly dressed.His mother greeted us with a smile, even a little humility.I told her about Xiaoneng's wrestling, and she waved her hands again and again: "It's okay, it's normal, Teacher Jessica has already told us about it."

I nodded, turned around and patted Xiao Neng, who was a little sleepy, and said, "Goodbye." Then I signaled Wei Chengyu to return the child to his parents.

His father made gestures to hug him, but Xiao Neng suddenly stretched out his arms towards me.

Puzzled, I leaned over, Xiao Neng hugged my neck, and kissed me on the cheek.

"Goodbye, brother." He said, with a hint of reluctance in his tone.

"Ah." Wei Chengyu shook him, "What about me?" So Xiao Neng kissed him too.

We headed to the parking lot, ready to line up for a car to go home.On the way, when there was no one around, Wei Chengyu suddenly leaned over and kissed me.

I was somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Are you also Xiao Neng?"

"I'm not Xiao Neng, I'm Xiao Cheng." He sounded high-sounding, "This is symmetrical."

It was past eight o'clock in the evening when I got home, and the moment I opened the door, I really wanted to go straight to the bedroom, lift the quilt and lie down on my back.Wei Chengyu first changed his shoes and went to the kitchen: "Just get something to eat, do you want noodles, wontons, or dumplings?"

I said, "It's all right, it depends on how convenient you are."

On weekdays, we basically either order takeaway, eat separately, or eat out together. On weekends, Wei Chengyu occasionally cooks.

Although I have been to Great Britain for so many years, I have only learned to heat up a lot of instant food, serve dumplings, and sometimes buy sandwiches for convenience.As a result, the dietary requirements have become lower, and now I feel pretty good about whatever I eat.

Wei Chengyu's cooking skills are slightly better, but he can only cook some basic home-cooked dishes. He seems to be learning again recently, but the effect has not yet been reflected.

I went to take a shower first, and when I came out, he had already put two bowls of steaming wontons on the table.The room was very quiet, because Xiaobai was fostered in Feng Duoduo's house before going out.

After eating, I washed the dishes, and Wei Chengyu went to take a shower.I was so sleepy that I almost broke a bowl while drying it.

After he also took a shower, the two of them could finally sleep.I covered the quilt, closed my eyes, and my mind was already muddy, but Wei Chengyu stretched his arms around my waist, came to kiss my ear, and said, "I haven't kissed for a few days..."

His hand lifted the hem of my pajamas and pressed it directly on my stomach, ready to go.

I discussed with him: "Can I do well when I wake up tomorrow? I'm so sleepy." I said, "It's not easy for me to cooperate with you."

He leaned on me, pretending to be thinking, and said, "Okay, then say something nice."

"Gong Xi Fa Cai, here's the red envelope." I said casually.

"Not this one!" He twisted my face, "How about your Chinese New Year?"

I smiled and avoided his hand, then hooked his neck with my arm, made him lower down, and kissed the corner of his mouth: "I love you. Okay, it's okay."

"Yeah." Satisfied, he turned back and lay down flat, after recollecting it, he suddenly pressed up again: "What did you just say, love me?"

I reached out and turned off the desk lamp: "I didn't say I love you, I said I hate you."

"That won't work." He got excited again, looked for my face in the dark, then held it tightly and stamped it with his lips, and said in my ear, "I love you too."

When I fell asleep, the sky was dark, I didn't have a dream, I opened my eyes and my head was dazed, I don't know what year it is.

I curled up in the bed and moved slightly, and he asked, "Are you awake?"

I closed my eyes and ignored him. He stretched out his hand to stroke my bangs, and touched my forehead with his fingertips: "It's almost noon."

I was still a little sleepy, so I didn't talk.

He saw that I didn't respond, so he directly started to fulfill the agreement last night.

I was knocked speechless, my mind moved very slowly, and I wanted to eat lunch, but I couldn't think about half of it.

The author says:

On the night of New Year’s Eve, I updated a simple but not very short daily episode of the Year of the Tiger on Weibo. If you are interested, you can watch it

I originally planned to update to 24w words before 00:30 on Wednesday, I was reckless