a row of egrets

169.

When Lu Zhan and Li Jing were standing on the flyover between the teaching buildings and chatting against the railing, Li Jing's No.2 in their grade happened to pass by.

He looks like a standard schoolmaster, with black-rimmed glasses, a straight face, and a book in his hand.

When passing by Li Jing, the school bully showed a disgusted and contemptuous expression.

170.

It's normal, a little bastard like Li Jing can stay in the top ten in his grade, and occasionally rush to third or fourth, which really makes people feel very gritted.

Li Jing knew that the second grader had always looked down on him.

171.

Tsk, Li Jing also looked down on him.

172.

"This brother is really a good pretender." Li Jing sighed, "Look at his noble expression, his neck is straight like a giraffe, I'm afraid others won't know that he is the second grader. He rolled his eyes at me Why didn’t I consider my identity as an intellectual at that time.”

"He came to the junior high school to give a speech last time." Lu Zhan sipped the low-quality milk tea bought in the cafeteria, "Those who only know how to eat and drink can't become great."

Li Jing glanced at him: "Then you have to be careful."

"I don't even want to become a master." Lu Zhan stirred the pearls in the milk tea with a straw, "Isn't it okay to eat and drink?"

173.

"I heard that my brother was originally asked to give a speech. After all, he is the first in the grade, but my brother didn't come, saying that he would ask for leave to go to a concert. He didn't have time, and said he couldn't speak at all."

Li Jing stretched out his hand to straighten Lu Zhan's bangs that were blown by the wind: "Oh."

"Why don't you say that my brother is pretending?" Lu Zhan asked curiously while chewing on the pearl, "You scold the second grader every day for acting, why do I think my brother seems to be more aggressive than him."

"I have to admit it." Li Jing took a sip of Lu Zhan's milk tea, "Lu Yu is really not pretending, he is really high-class, I can't say it, it's too against my will."

174.

Lu Zhan thought about it, yes, his brother's family education and personality have nothing to say, although others always feel alienated when looking at him, but this feeling comes from him, or it is given to him by others , not because he deliberately showed it because of his good grades and family.

Even if he has this sense of alienation, when he gets along with others, it doesn't make people feel gap or uncomfortable.

But at the same time, it is true that very few people can really get close to him.

It's not good to be close to him. It's because Lu Zhan was too close that he fell into the tricks of this black-hearted cousin everywhere, and suffered a lot.

175.

Li Jing's birthday is on winter vacation, so Lu Zhan called Li Jing early in the morning.

Lu Yu happened to come to Lu Zhan's house, and Lu Zhan turned on the speakerphone.

"Li Jing! Happy birthday!"

Li Jing obviously hasn't woken up yet, he cursed lazily: "Happy fart! I want to sleep!"

"Come on, come out for dinner, okay? We haven't seen each other since the holiday..."

"Don't eat!" Li Jing hung up the phone.

176.

Lu Yu listened quietly and asked Lu Zhan, "Have you celebrated his birthday before?"

Lu Zhan shook his head: "Li Jing was in the compound when he was a child. His grandfather would help him celebrate his birthday every year and take him to set off fireworks. It hasn't happened since Li Jing moved away. His parents are so busy, so I probably don't remember. Li Jing seems to be I don’t like celebrating birthdays either, every year I invite him to celebrate his birthday and he scolds me every year.”

177.

Li Jing slept straight into the evening.

When he woke up, the room was pitch black, there was a dim light outside the curtains, and he didn't know what time it was, and no one woke him up, as if he was the only one left in the whole world.

Li Jing has experienced this kind of scene countless times.

178.

"Li Jing... Li Jing..."

Li Jing rubbed his eyes, he seemed to hear someone calling him.

179.

"Li Jing! Li Jing!"

It seemed that someone was really calling him.

180.

Li Jing got up and opened the window to look downstairs.

181.

Lu Yu was standing downstairs in his house, wearing a black sweater and a dark green scarf, raising his head and waving at him.

"Li Jing!"

Li Jing was stunned for a long time, seeing that the usually gentle and upright boy was raising his head and waving his hands vigorously at this moment, this scene really made him doubt his own eyes.

182.

Li Jing put on his coat and went out: "What are you doing here?"

Lu Yu panted, shook the firework stick in his hand, and said with a smile, "Let's set off the fireworks."

183.

"You are sick!" Li Jing looked at him in surprise, Lu Yu's thin face was buried in the scarf, looking very pale.

But his smile is so pretty, that face becomes extremely vivid.

184.

"How do you know that I live here?" Li Jing couldn't help but also laughed.

"Lu Zhan told me." Lu Yu handed out a few firework sticks and stuffed them into Li Jing's hands, "Have you had dinner yet?"

His tone was still familiar and natural, as if the two of them skipping class at the end of the term had never happened.

"No." Li Jing touched Lu Yu's hand when he received the fireworks, and he shivered from the cold.

185.

"Why are your hands so cold?" Li Jing frowned and shook Lu Yu's hand, "Only wearing a sweater to go out in such a cold day? You are not afraid of freezing to death."

Li Jing just got up from the bed, his palms were still warm, and Lu Yu's hands were wrapped in his palms, and they immediately felt warm.

186.

The air was quiet for a while.

Li Jing held those snow-white hands, and he was a little dazed.

How did you hold it up?

Have you just woken up and your mind is not clear?

Do I know him very well, just grab his hand like this?

187.

Li Jing let go of his hand, touched his nose, raised his head and said, "Shall we have dinner together?"

"Okay." Lu Yu smiled, showing no concern.

"I'll get another coat." Li Jing ran into the door as he said, and took out a coat after a while and handed it to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu was still holding fireworks, Li Jing hesitated for a moment, reached out to cover him up, then took the fireworks in his hand, and put them by the door.

"Let's set off fireworks after dinner."

"it is good."

189.

Li Jing took Lu Yu to the barbecue stand in the night market.

190.

"Haven't you been to this kind of place before?" Li Jing laughed limply, "Mr. Lu is considered to be aware of people's sentiments today."

Lu Yu naturally pulled the chair and sat down, raised his head and said, "Then you must order the best food to entertain me."

Li Jing snapped his fingers next to his ear: "Don't worry about that!"

Speaking of which, I went to report to the boss.

Lu Yu took the napkin and wiped a chair next to him, then pulled it to his side.

191.

Lu Yu is not very good at spicy food.

But Li Jing all spiced it up.

He really didn't know that Lu Yu didn't eat spicy food.

Li Jing gritted his teeth and watched Lu Yu take a sip of barbecue and a drink, his fair face was covered with sweat, and his eyes were red from eating.

"If you can't eat spicy food, don't be so brave... Shall I order some non-spicy food?" Li Jing couldn't bear it anymore, he was afraid that this noble son would go to the emergency room before he finished eating.

Lu Yu shook his head: "It's okay, it's delicious."

"Why don't you drink beer? It's more refreshing."

Lu Yu raised his head: "Okay."

192.

In fact, Li Jing still had a mischievous mentality, he really wanted to see what this Mr. Lu would be like if he drank too much.

Lu Yu looked very innocent, Li Jing persuaded him to have a drink, he was very obedient, but every time he drank, he would ask Li Jing to have a drink too.

At first, Li Jing refused with a smile: "No, no, I can't drink, I get drunk when I drink."

Later, seeing that Lu Yu did not hesitate to drink, his whole body began to shake, but he still wanted to drag himself to drink, so he was too embarrassed to refuse, and drank one cup after another with him.

193.

As a result, the wobbly Lu Yu and the wobbly Li Jing fell on the table at the same time.

Then Lu Yu, who was staggering, raised his head, his eyes were clear.

194.

He got up to pay the bill, and then helped Li Jing up.

Li Jing leaned on Lu Yu with drunken eyes: "Where are you going?"

Lu Yu pulled up the zipper of his jacket a little for him, then divided his scarf into half and wrapped it around together, and whispered comfortingly: "Go home."

"Go home?" Li Jing blinked and was confused for a while, "No one is waiting for me to go home."

195.

His voice was soft and aggrieved: "When I was young, I played late, and grandpa would wait for me to come home."

He raised his finger and pointed to the yellow electric light beside the barbecue stand: "At that time, the lights in Grandpa's house were so bright, but I haven't seen the lights on when I came home for many years."

"It was pitch black when the door was opened." Li Jing wiped his eyes, "No one is waiting for me to go home."

196.

Lu Yu nodded: "No one is waiting for you to go home." He stretched out his hand to smooth the hair on Li Jing's forehead, "But I can accompany you home."

197.

Lu Yu turned on the light at the door of Li Jing's house, and was about to find the key from Li Jing, but Li Jing pointed to the fireworks by the door and said, "Let it go."

"what?"

"Fireworks." Li Jing turned to look at Lu Yu, his eyes were drunk but very clear.

198.

Afraid of being discovered by the security guards, Lu Yu took Li Jing to the side of the house, and then lit the fireworks.

Li Jing leaned against Lu Yu, holding a firework and smiling briskly, with sparkling eyes.

Lu Yu turned to talk to him.

"What?" Li Jing tilted his head and asked him.

"I said..." Lu Yu gently leaned into his ear.

"Happy birthday."

199.

His lips seemed to brush Li Jing's ears, and then seemed to touch the side of his neck.

Li Jing couldn't remember clearly, he drank too much and was not very sensitive to physical contact.

He only remembered that the fireworks that night were very beautiful. Although they were not huge fireworks, they were just small fireworks that were waved in his hands, but they were really beautiful. They were also the same fireworks that his grandfather set off on his birthday when he was a child.

And in the smoke and fire, the gentle and clear eyes and soft smile of the young man beside him, even though Li Jing was too drunk to stand still, he still clearly remembered it.

A memory is many years.