In the dream, he received the admission notice from Nanwu University. He dreamed that a week before the report, the money his mother Xu Ruoshu gave him to go to college was robbed by the so-called "creditors".
I dreamed about that night.
The family's house had been sold long ago. They rented a one-bedroom, one-living house, with Xu Ruoshu sleeping in the room and him sleeping in the living room.
Duan Jiaxu found several tutoring and part-time jobs during the summer, and went home very late every day.
That day, when he got home, he heard Xu Ruoshu talking on the phone.
She was on the phone with her uncle, a relative who had seen her raising a child by herself in the past and had given her a lot of help.
The phone is in the living room.
Duan Jiaxu saw Xu Ruoshu dialing the phone and saying hello to the other party. Then, she smiled and said slowly: "Brother, my Ash has been admitted to Nanwu University."
After saying this, she fell silent, as if she felt it was too difficult to say anything, so she didn't say anything again.
But everything I wanted to say seemed to be vented from this sentence.
You can't even hide it.
Nanwu University, what a good university.
My son was admitted to such a good university.
But I have no money.
I didn't even keep the money he earned from working for himself in order to go to college.
I want him to study.
Could you... lend me a few thousand dollars?
The next moment, the uncle's abusive voice came from the phone. The quality of the receiver was not good, and the voice was noisy. When he spoke, it spread throughout the living room: "Do you want to be shameless! Are you the only ones in trouble? What obligation do I have?
Help you? I also have children to raise! I also want to live! Borrowing money from midnight to midnight! Fuck! Get out!"
Duan Jiaxu immediately walked over, took the phone from her hand, and hung up.
The room became quiet.
Xu Ruoshu was stunned for a long time, then suddenly she covered her eyes, cried, and murmured, "Mom, I'm sorry for you... Mom, I'm sorry for you..."
Before junior high school, Duan Jiaxu had never been short of money.
So he never felt how important money was.
But when the practical problems come down.
Only then did he realize that money can make a person undergo great changes in just a few years.
Duan Jiaxu watched as his bright and confident mother was gradually overwhelmed by these things and became timid and inferior. Under the influence of these things, she became seriously ill and aged rapidly.
Then, Duan Jiaxu saw it.
At that time, he, who had just grown up, squatted in front of Xu Ruoshu and looked up at her. He curled up the corners of his mouth and said to her with a smile: "Mom, do you believe it? I can make all this money back in the future."
"..."
"You don't have to borrow money from others anymore. I will make my own money, and I will support you." The young man said gently, "I can help you live the good life you had before."
"..."
so.
——Just wait a little longer, okay?
Duan Jiaxu woke up from his dream.
It was still dark and the room was pitch dark. He lost his sleep, got up and left the room, went to the living room to fill a glass of water, and then took two ice cubes from the refrigerator and threw them in.
It was just after three in the morning.
Duan Jiaxu stood at the dining table, picked up his phone and glanced at it. Apart from the blocked group chat, the only new messages he found were that Qian Fei was going crazy in the WeChat group.
Qian Fei: [Brothers!]
Qian Fei: [I! Want! Get married!]
Qian Fei: [Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!]
Qian Fei: [I! Proposal!!!!!! Success!!!!!!!!]
Comes with a series of emoticons.
Qian Fei: [I'm so excited that I can't sleep. I have to come up and tell you hahahahahahahahaha!]
Qian Fei: [Are you all asleep??]
Duan Jiaxu replied: [No.]
The next moment, the phone rang and Qian Fei called him.
Duan Jiaxu raised his eyebrows, took the cup, walked back to the sofa, sat down, and picked it up.
"Old Xu, why aren't you asleep at this time?" Qian Fei's voice was carefree, "You don't have sex."
Duan Jiaxu chuckled and said slowly: "I'm done."
"..." Qian Fei said, "Wait a minute. I haven't said anything yet! Do you know how I proposed? Isn't today New Year's Eve?..."
Duan Jiaxu leaned back in his chair and listened silently.
After a while, Qian Fei finished sharing his story, but his excitement was not diminished at all: "How was it? It's awesome."
"Um."
"Why don't you fart a few tonight?"
"Huh? Maybe it's because you're getting married." Duan Jiaxu said casually, "I'm a little sad. Didn't you say you wanted to make do with me before?"
"..." Qian Fei said, "Can you stop being disgusting with me? What I said when I was drunk, how many years have you remembered?"
Duan Jiaxu stopped joking and said with a smile: "Okay, congratulations, brother."
"Oh, that's right." The soon-to-be-married man immediately entered the matchmaker state and said with a smile, "Did you go to the blind date you mentioned last time?"
"I just mentioned it to you casually." Duan Jiaxu said lazily, "How many people have you told this matter?"
"No, how come you can't find it all the time?" Qian Fei said, "Why don't you come to Nanwu? How many girls in our school like you? I will arrange a blind date for you, and you can do whatever you want here.
Several boats.”
Duan Jiaxu chuckled: "Spare me."
"If I want to look like you, I will have another fucking girlfriend every day."
"Aren't you afraid of letting your wife-to-be hear it?"
"Isn't she not here?" Qian Fei said, "I'm serious, if you don't say the right one, you can't even have someone you like."
Duan Jiaxu hummed.
Qian Fei was shocked: "Not to mention liking, liking, or liking?"
Hearing this, Duan Jiaxu fell silent.
This was like acquiescence, Qian Fei immediately said: "Fuck, there is a situation."
"..."
"Who?"
Duan Jiaxu lied: "You don't know me, you're a little young."
"How young is it?" Qian Fei said, "It can't be that she hasn't been born yet."
He said with a smile: "It's not that small either."
"I won't talk about you if you are underage. If you don't dare to pursue me when you are an adult, then I will look down on you."
"Are you done with your excitement? It's time to go to bed." Duan Jiaxu didn't intend to talk about this topic anymore and said calmly, "Married people."
"You haven't finished yet!"
"Sleep."
Duan Jiaxu hung up the phone.
Then, he drank all the water in his hand, walked to the TV cabinet, picked up the photo with Sang Zhi, walked back to the room, and put it on the bedside table.
Duan Jiaxu stared at it for a few seconds.
No matter how you look at it, you still look like a child.
What was he thinking?
You've been single for too long.
Duan Jiaxu sighed, tapped it with his fingertips, and said three words slowly, as if to remind himself.
"kid."
Sang Zhi felt that Duan Jiaxu was a little weird tonight. When she thought about it later, she was a little worried that she might have reacted inappropriately.
But she also felt that if he knew her thoughts, his reaction would probably not be like that.
After New Year's Day, when I thought about this incident again, Sang Zhi asked Duan Jiaxu on WeChat if the woman had gone to see him again, and was relieved when he heard his negative answer.
She stopped worrying about this matter and concentrated on preparing for the exam.
The exam ends on February 3rd.
Sang Zhi booked a flight at noon on the 4th in advance, planning to take a taxi that day and then take the airport bus nearby.
She is the first in the dormitory to go home.
The four of them agreed in advance that they would go out together one night before everyone went home. So the four of them did not go back to the dormitory after leaving the examination room, but went directly to a Japanese restaurant outside the school to eat.
After the meal, Yu Xin suggested: "There's a new bar opened nearby, why don't we go and have fun?"
Ning Wei blinked: "Then can I bring my boyfriend?"
Yu Xin: "Okay."
Wang Ruolan: "Then I also want to date my boyfriend!"
There are several bars opened nearby, and most of the customers are students. Occasionally, you can bump into a few people you know. There is also a shop whose owner is a former graduate.
Sang Zhi went there once with people from the department and had no objections.
Yu Xin: "Hey, Ruolan, have you caught me?"
"It's almost done." Wang Ruolan typed on her cell phone and said with a smile, "I feel like he also means that, and he even told me to take the car home together."
Sang Zhi took a sip of water.
"Oh, actually I have taken a liking to a young man in that bar. You should be able to see the guy who plays the guitar when you go there soon." Yu Xin held her chin and said hesitantly, "I feel that as long as he doesn't look good,
Ugly, I feel like any woman can chase a man."
Hearing this, Sang Zhi stopped drinking water.
Speaking of this, Yu Xin took a picture of her face with her mobile phone and said narcissistically: "If I chase you, I should be able to catch up, right? I think I'm pretty pretty."
The other two cheered.
Sang Zhi picked up the chopsticks and ate the last sushi on the table.
Ning Wei turned her head, noticed her silence, and asked subconsciously: "Hey, Sangsang, are you in a bad mood? Why don't you say anything?"
"No." Sang Zhi came back to his senses and smiled, "I heard what you said."
Perhaps because it had just opened, there were not many people in this bar and it was not as noisy as Sang Zhi imagined.
Ning Wei called her boyfriend over. Then, her boyfriend also called Jiang Ming. The others were almost in pairs, and naturally, Jiang Ming sat next to Sang Zhi.
Sang Zhi hasn't spoken to him in person yet, and usually communicates through WeChat. She glanced at him and didn't feel embarrassed, but she didn't take the initiative to speak.
Jiang Ming is handsome, with single eyelids and a three-dimensional face. He is thin and tall, and has a bright smile, like a sunny boy.
A group of people played dice.
Sang Zhi didn't know how to play this, so she didn't participate at all. She was playing with her mobile phone by herself. She was in a bad mood for no reason, and she didn't say much all night, just drinking the wine in front of her.
The color of this wine is beautiful, and the taste is a little strong and a little sweet.
Sang Zhi thought the taste was a bit strange and didn't quite suit her taste, but she ordered it and didn't want to waste it, so she could only drink it reluctantly.
Jiang Ming stopped playing and came over to talk to her. He pointed at the wine in front of her and reminded: "This wine has a high alcohol content. Can you drink it?"
"Is it high?" Sang Zhi paused and touched his face, "Then I won't drink anymore."
Jiang Ming brought another glass over: "You can drink this."
Sang Zhi realized that she felt a little dizzy. She shook her head and whispered: "It's okay, I won't drink. You can drink."
Jiang Ming didn't force it: "Then do you want to drink water?"
"No thanks."
Sang Zhi looked around, wanting to ask Yu Xin if she wanted to go back to the dormitory with her. The next moment, the phone in her hand suddenly vibrated.
She glanced down.
It was Duan Jiaxu's call to her.
Sang Zhi picked up: "Brother."
"Well, at eight o'clock tomorrow morning -" Before he could finish his sentence, Duan Jiaxu suddenly heard some movement on her side. He was silent for a moment and then changed the topic, "Where are you?"
"A bar near my school." Sang Zhi felt a little uncomfortable and spoke in a gentle tone, "I came here with my roommate, but I'm going back."
Duan Jiaxu asked: "Are you going back alone?"
Sang Zhi: "I'll ask my roommate if he can leave."
"Drinking?"
"Yeah." This Sangzhi didn't dare to say honestly, "Just a little bit."
Duan Jiaxu's voice softened: "What's the name of the bar?"
Sang Zhi couldn't remember clearly, so he turned to Jiang Ming and asked, "What's the name of this bar?"
Jiang Ming thought for a moment: "It seems to be, Saturday."
"Oh, thank you." Sang Zhi turned around, continued talking to Duan Jiaxu on the phone, and said hesitantly, "It seems to be August."
Duan Jiaxu was silent for a few more seconds: "Well, you sit inside for a while, I'll go over now."
Sang Zhi groaned and didn't realize why he was coming over suddenly. He wondered: "Why are you here? You want to come and play too?"
There was the sound of Duan Jiaxu closing the door on the other end, mixed with the sound of his breath when he spoke, low and sexy: "Brother, go over and catch the drunkard."
"..."
Sang Zhi felt that the bar was a little boring. She put on her coat and said goodbye to the others: "I'm going back first. I haven't packed my things yet."
Jiang Ming also stood up: "I'll take you back."
"No need." Sang Zhi said vaguely, "My brother is waiting for me outside."
Jiang Ming was stunned for a moment: "Is your home over here?"
"No." Sang Zhi blinked hard and waved his hand, "But my brother works here."
She walked out of the bar.
It was extremely cold outside, and tiny flakes of velvet were floating in the sky. The cold wind sobered her up for a moment. Sang Zhi sniffed, took out her gloves from her pocket, and put them on slowly.
Sang Zhi rarely saw Xue, so she became interested now. She picked up a branch nearby and squatted on the ground to draw a little match figure.
She was a little weak and what she drew was crooked.
After squatting for a long time, Sang Zhi still felt like vomiting, so she simply sat down on the ground.
Duan Jiaxu arrived just at this time.
He parked the car on the side of the road, got out of the car and walked over. Paying attention to Sang Zhi sitting on the side of the road, Duan Jiaxu was stunned for a moment, then strode over and asked, "Sang Zhi, why are you sitting here?
"
"It seems like it's wet." Sang Zhi turned her head and said slowly, "It seems like the pants are wet."
Duan Jiaxu raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Sang Zhi wanted to get up, but had no strength: "Brother, this snow is wet."
"..." Duan Jiaxu took a deep breath, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her up, "How much have you drunk?"
Sang Zhi muttered: "Just half a cup."
"What kind of drink is half a glass?" Duan Jiaxu lowered his eyes and laughed angrily, "Also, who asked you to come to the bar?"
"I'm an adult." After hearing the lesson in his words, Sang Zhi suddenly raised his head, and then repeated it seriously, "I'm an adult."
"You can't even be an adult—"
Sang Zhi interrupted him: "Why not."
Duan Jiaxu was startled for a moment, then bent down to look at her and asked in a low voice: "Why did little Sangzhi lose his temper?"
The feeling of grievance suddenly emerged. Sang Zhi wanted to cry inexplicably. She said with a crying tone: "You said it yourself. When I become an adult, I can do whatever I want and no one will care about me."
"..."
"You said it yourself."
There are so many things she wants to do that must wait until she reaches adulthood.
Just that one thing.
But as an adult, her courage seems to have become smaller.
In the past, she just didn't dare to tell him that she liked him.
Now, she has become afraid to even like him.
Obviously, others at this age are brave enough to express their love to the person they like.
Why can she just endure it?
I want to have less contact with him, but I am afraid that he will not be able to live well alone.
Sang Zhi wiped away her tears with her gloves and said in a muffled voice, "No."
She was so dizzy that she could not walk steadily. She wanted to sit on the ground again, but was instantly grabbed by Duan Jiaxu. Sang Zhi leaned against him and muttered: "I want to go home."
Duan Jiaxu was angry and funny: "Can you go back tomorrow?"
"I'm not feeling well." Sang Zhi frowned and slowed down, "Brother, I want to vomit."
Duan Jiaxu took off his coat and placed it in front of her: "Then throw up."
Sang Zhi tried it: "I can't spit it out."
Duan Jiaxu said softly: "Let's go sit nearby for a while first?"
"I can't walk." Sang Zhi shook his head, "I won't walk."
"Brother carries you."
Sang Zhi stared at him. After a while, she suddenly started to shed tears and had an inexplicable temper: "I don't want it, I won't leave."
"..." Duan Jiaxu said, "How about going to the car?"
"I do not want."
Duan Jiaxu felt a little want to laugh inexplicably: "So little Sangzhi wants to have some fun here?"
Sang Zhi didn't respond to his words, as if she hadn't heard him. She sniffed and suddenly said, "Brother, can I tell you a secret?"
"Um?"
"I have someone I really like." Sang Zhi lowered his eyes and said with sobs, "But he just doesn't like me."
"..."
The corners of Duan Jiaxu's mouth narrowed a little, and he couldn't hold back his smile: "Who?"
Sang Zhi didn't answer.
"Who is your online dating partner?" Duan Jiaxu asked hoarsely, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, "Is he still from your school?"
Sang Zhi raised her eyes to look at him. She was silent for a while and then moved her lips: "I won't tell you."
She likes Duan Jia Xu's things.
Sang Zhi never told anyone.
not a single one.
She went from liking it, to giving up, and then couldn't help but continue to like it.
It's all her business alone.
Only she knows everything.
Duan Jiaxu asked: "Can't you tell me even with my brother?"
Sang Zhi still wanted to say something, but her throat suddenly became sore. She suddenly lay on his chest, and as if she couldn't help it, she spat out the filth that came up in her mouth on him.
"..."
Not long after, Sang Zhi stood up straight and seemed to wake up a little. After noticing what she had just done, she took a step back and said timidly: "I didn't mean it."
Afraid that she would fall, Duan Jiaxu stretched out his hand to support her.
Sang Zhi broke away from him, took a few steps back, and squatted on the ground: "Don't be cruel to me."
"..." Duan Jiaxu glanced at his clothes, took them off, and put his coat back on. He also squatted in front of her, wiped her mouth with his clothes, and said with interest, "How can I be so cruel to you?"
Already?"
Sang Zhi sobbed: "Don't scold me..."
Duan Jiaxu: "Get up."
"I don't want it." Sang Zhi simply sat down on the ground again, as if he couldn't leave, "You must scold me again..."
"I won't scold you." Duan Jiaxu said patiently, "Get up and don't catch a cold."
Sang Zhi was still a little wary and motionless.
Duan Jiaxu's eyebrows were frivolous and he asked: "Also, when did I scold you?"
Sang Zhi remained silent.
"What kind of little drunkard are you?" Duan Jiaxu was not angry. He suddenly raised his eyes and laughed, "Get up quickly. My brother's clothes are dirty and I can't hug you."
Sang Zhi lowered his head and said in a nasal voice: "So you just ignore me."
"Huh? I really don't want to worry about it." Duan Jiaxu turned his back and squatted in front of her, "But I really can't bear to part with it."
"..."
"Come up," Duan Jiaxu said, "brother will carry you."
The author has something to say: Barely considered a double update in one qwq
It’s the end of the month for Blue Queen, and I’m already here shamelessly, asking for a wave of nutrient solution qwq