youth and time

Jiang Huan called "Dad" several times in a row, and the voice was shrill, mixed with the daughter's longing, worry, and even resentment for her father for ten years.

For ten years, she held back a lot of things to say in her heart. She wanted to tell her father how much she missed him, how much she worried about his life at the border, and even how much she resented him for leaving his wife and daughter in Yangcheng. The idea of ​​the family to perform such a dangerous task.

However, when she was in front of her, she could only call her father one after another, and couldn't say anything else.

Han Qi lowered her head and covered her mouth, while An Ruosu also buried her head in Jiang Lin's arms, sobbing softly.

Jiang Yufan couldn't hold back any longer. He turned around and faced the wall. He didn't know whether he was crying or not. Moisture, he saw a blurry, expressionless, but familiar face.

Jiang Lin pushed Jiang Yufan, choked up and said, "Xiaofan, go say hello to Uncle."

As soon as the words finished, a familiar voice came from behind: "Xiaofan, come here and show uncle."

Jiang Yufan froze, clutching the hem of his clothes tightly, trying to twist it away, but he didn't have the courage.

He raised his head, collected his tears, then slowly turned his body around, walked slowly to the side of the hospital bed, and squatted down on Jiang Ming's right. He didn't dare to look at Jiang Ming's face, but just stared at the snow-white quilt, He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't even make a sound.

Jiang Ming coaxed several times, pulled Jiang Huan up from the ground, and made her and Jiang Yufan sit down beside the bed.

Jiang Ming smiled gently, looked at Jiang Yufan, and said, "Okay, it's grown so big, Xiaofan really looks better the longer it grows. It looks more and more like your mother. If you want to go out, you will be fascinated." A lot of little girls."

Jiang Yufan smiled, parted his lips slightly, and whispered, "It's okay."

When Jiang Huan is normal, everything is good, it is perfect, but once he cries, he will be very, very unreasonable, such as now: "Dad, what are you doing? I am your biological daughter! You don't talk to me! You don't ask me Are you fascinated by a large number of boys? Your daughter is also getting better and better as she grows, okay?!"

Han Yi and Jiang Lin couldn't help laughing, and the young man stood in the corner, laughing dumbfounded when he heard this.

Jiang Ming also laughed, and hurriedly pulled Jiang Huan into his arms: "Okay, okay, we've neglected our family's Huanhuan. Our family's Huanhuan is the prettiest."

Jiang Huan leaned in Jiang Ming's arms, hugged his waist gently, and sobbed softly.

The young man withdrew from the ward, leaving the whole family talking.

Jiang Ming's health is fine, all he needs to do is take care of his body, and he will be able to return to Yangcheng almost in the spring.

Jiang Ming had just recovered from a serious illness, but his body was still very weak. After chatting with his family, he became sleepy. Han Yi helped him to lie down and tucked him in the quilt.

Jiang Huan sat by the bed and stared at Jiang Ming for a while, then got up and left the ward.

She made her way to the end of the corridor and opened the window.

Jiang Huan raised her head and looked at the hazy moon and faint stars in the sky. She didn't feel cold when a gust of cold wind blew by.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and other high-rise buildings not far away are decorated with lights. The red and yellow lights are wrapped around the top of the building, and they flash alternately in the dark night. From a distance, it looks like The sky is full of stars, exuding dazzling light.

Suddenly, she felt a heavy weight on her shoulders. She turned her head and found that Jiang Yufan had stood behind her at some point, and had put a coat on her body: "It's still cold."

Jiang Huan smiled: "Thank you."

Jiang Yufan didn't speak, just stood beside Jiang Huan, watching the dark blue night sky and the brightly lit city night scene with her.

The lights in the center of the city are bright, illuminating every inch of the land. Even when night falls, the whole city feels like it is in daylight.

Looking down from upstairs, lanterns have been hung on the street lamps on the roadside. Candles are burning in the lanterns. Under the cover of red lantern paper, there is a faint, orange-yellow light, full of New Year's patina.

The crimson blue is like splashed ink, filling the entire sky with eloquence. It is an obscure and depressing color, but under the rendering of the New Year's overture intertwined with red and yellow, it shows a different flavor.

"Xiaofan." Jiang Huan said softly, "I'm asking you something, you just need to answer me, yes, or no, it's a one-word or two-word answer, I only want this answer, I won't ask more .”

"what?"

"Are you and Zhong Chaozhou... in a relationship?"

Jiang Yufan: “……………………………………”

Jiang Huan turned to look at him: "Answer me, yes or no."

Jiang Yufan pursed his lips, and after a long time, he nodded: "Yes."

"Well, then I guessed correctly." Jiang Huan said with a smile, "I have mastered a secret of yours."

"……Um."

"In exchange, let me tell you a secret of mine."

"……what?"

Jiang Yufan turned to look at her, meeting Jiang Huan's eyes.

The pair of phoenix eyes shining like black gemstones are slightly raised at the tip of the eyes at this moment, revealing a boundless confidence and determination. Jiang Huan's eyes reflect the lights of thousands of families in the distance, shining with endless light, like a vast The North Star in the dark night is bright and dazzling. Even if the future is uncertain, it will never back down. Even if it cannot guide the lost people, it must leave a light, a door, and a way for yourself.

"I... decided." Jiang Huan's voice trembled faintly, with excitement, fear, and eagerness to face the difficulties and challenge the impossible, "I want...to enter the police academy and become a policeman."

Jiang Yufan frowned: "You...are you going to be an anti-narcotics police officer?"

Jiang Huan smiled and was about to say something when Jiang Yufan interrupted her. Looking at her expression, Jiang Yufan knew what she was thinking: "Absolutely not, uncle and aunt won't agree, you..."

"That's why it's called a secret." Jiang Huan stretched out her index finger and put it on her lips. She blinked playfully, "You must keep it a secret for me!"

"This is not a matter of keeping secrets, this matter is not a child's play..."

"I know it all!" Jiang Huan emphasized, "I've already thought about it. I'm going to be admitted to the police academy. I'll make preparations. When the time comes, I'll convince my parents. What you have to do now , just keep it secret for me, don’t tell anyone else, not even my cousin.”

The air was deadly silent, and none of the policemen passing by them spoke, and they hardly even made a sound when they walked.

The trees outside the inpatient building were rustling by the wind, and even though the Lima Road was still a long way away, the whistle of cars could still be heard whizzing by.

A quiet and eerie atmosphere was constantly fermenting between the two of them, Jiang Yufan felt like he was in a poison gas chamber now, and that awful, unbearable feeling made him extremely painful.

Jiang Yufan didn't know what to say, and he couldn't make any sound. After a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Then... Where's Brother Gu? Does he know?"

"I know." Jiang Huan propped his elbows on the railing, resting his chin with his palms, and said in a quick and soft tone, "There is no secret between me and him, he was the first person who knew that I wanted to be a policeman, and also... …so far, the only one who has supported me.”

At the end, she smiled softly again: "Think about it carefully, from childhood to adulthood, no matter what happens, Brother Gu will always be the one who supports me and helps me unconditionally."

Jiang Yufan raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

After staying in the hospital for more than two hours, the young man drove Jiang Lin, An Ruosu, Jiang Yufan, and Jiang Huan to the hotel. The hotel was also booked by the police, and it was very close to the hospital and the police station.

Two twin rooms were booked, one for Jiang Huan and An Ruosu, one for Jiang Yufan and Jiang Lin.

It's already a restaurant. After a day of exhaustion, the four of them were hungry. Jiang Huan took his mobile phone to search for a good restaurant, and asked without raising his head while looking at the mobile phone: "Xiaofan, can you see if there is any restaurant?" What you want to eat."

Jiang Yufan nestled on the sofa without moving: "I can do it, you can look for it, just don't be too oily or salty."

Jiang Huan: "It's really nice to serve you."

Hmph, it's cheaper than Zhong Chaozhou.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, just as Jiang Huan said Zhong Chaozhou in his heart, the call from the other side went to Jiang Yufan's mobile phone.

Jiang Yufan stared at the notification of the incoming call, stood up, coughed pretentiously, and said, "Well, my classmate is calling, I'll answer it."

Jiang Lin and An Ruosu nodded without suspecting anything, but Jiang Huan suddenly raised his head, staring at Jiang Yufan with sharp eyes: "Which classmate?"

"..." Jiang Yufan scratched his face, "You don't know him."

Jiang Huan: "..."

Jiang Yufan came to the corridor of the hotel with his mobile phone, and found a relatively hidden corner to answer the phone.

"Hey, Zai Zai." Zhong Chaozhou's voice was as lazy as a cat, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet. Getting ready to go, picking a place. Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat." Zhong Chaozhou snorted sullenly, "I miss you."

Jiang Yufan leaned against the wall, listening to the familiar voice, he felt his mood and body relaxed a lot, and even spoke with a much lighter tone: "I just left."

"I don't see you in a day, it's like three autumns. By the way, is your family together?"

"Not yet, my brother and the others are in Ningcheng, they will arrive tomorrow."

"Oh. Ah, by the way, Shen Yi'an, you don't have to talk to him. I'll clean it up. You just need to remember one thing, that is, just let me do this kind of paper-cutting alone, and don't give it to others. Do, ah, except for your family members."

Jiang Yufan laughed, "Okay."

The two of them were holding their mobile phones, chatting about meaningless and meaningless things, most of them were some interesting things that they encountered today, but in the past, Jiang Yufan would sneer at those things, and would not even care about them, feeling extremely boring matter.

But now, he felt that these things were very fireworks, and when he heard these things, he felt that even though he was not by Zhong Chaozhou's side, he was still blending in, experiencing his life, and going through the ups and downs with him.

This feeling was something Jiang Yufan had never experienced before.

The feelings in adolescence are all passionate, like a small spark, as soon as the wind blows, it will grow wantonly with the momentum of a prairie fire, and it is out of control.

Jiang Yufan felt that his heart was extremely hot now.

Zhong Chaozhou, I miss you too.