Xu Tonglin was so drunk that he slowly fell on the bed and fell asleep. Although Xu Tongdao was feeling dizzy, he didn't want to sleep. Moreover, it was still early, not long after nightfall.
It started to rain lightly outside the window again, but during this long night, Comrade Xu suddenly wanted to go out for a walk.
After all, he is not a pure 17-year-old boy. He is fine on weekdays. After drinking some wine like today, some thoughts are always surging in his heart, making him feel a little bored.
Then he got up, put on his rubber boots, picked up his umbrella and went out.
I walked out of the courtyard, walked through the dimly lit alley, and came to the sycamore tree on the side of the road. I looked across the street and talked about several stalls tonight. Even if it rains, there are still a few stalls insisting on setting up stalls.
They used large parasols to protect themselves from the rain, and some temporarily built a small shed with tarpaulin...
But even so, because of the rain, there were still very few pedestrians on the street tonight, and few people went to eat at roadside stalls.
Most of the sparse pedestrians walked into the dance halls and hair salons on this side of the road.
Standing under the sycamore tree, Xu Tongdao looked at these and didn't know where to go for a while.
He just felt very lonely in his heart. The old world... he could never go back to. But in this world now, he couldn't tell anyone the secrets in his heart.
There are some secrets that he must keep deep in his heart and cannot mention them to anyone for the rest of his life.
In fact, he knows that his heart has been lonely for many years.
Before being reborn, I had been alone for many years.
Ever since his father disappeared, he has gradually become accustomed to taking care of everything on his own, keeping it in his heart, not telling anyone, and not causing trouble to his already very difficult mother.
Later, he got married, but he never entered that woman's heart, and that woman never entered his heart. He still remembered that one time when they were quarreling, the woman said to him: "If I didn't see you being honest, you would
Think I will marry you? Do you think I like you?"
During the years when he and she were married, Comrade Xu didn't believe many of the things she said, but the words she blurted out during the quarrel...he believed it.
From then on, he learned to be self-conscious in front of her, conscious not to take himself too seriously, conscious not to expect her to be good to him. The less he expected from her, the less disappointed he would be.
…
The past events came to mind one by one. Comrade Xu lowered his head slightly, smiled to himself, and suddenly walked towards Aunt Wang's newsstand opposite.
"Aunt Wang, bring me a pack of cigarettes and a lighter!"
Walking to the newsstand, Comrade Xu lowered his head and took out the money while talking.
Aunt Wang was quite surprised, "Huh? Xiao Xu, when did you start smoking?"
Comrade Xu smiled and handed over five yuan, "Just for fun, Aunt Wang, just bring me some red plums."
"Hey, okay! Xiao Xu, you're still young, so it's better to smoke less cigarettes."
Aunt Wang tried to persuade her, but still handed over a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.
Comrade Xu responded with a smile.
When he turned around to leave, Aunt Wang suddenly stopped him, "Hey, by the way, Xiao Xu! You're not setting up a stall tonight, are you?"
Xu Tongdao didn't understand what he meant, but he still nodded.
Aunt Wang laughed and asked: "Do you have time now? Auntie has something to trouble you."
Comrade Xu took off the seal of the cigarette in his hand and asked with a smile: "What do you want to tell me? Don't be polite to me!"
Aunt Wang: "Haha, it's like this. When your sister Yali came over for dinner tonight, she told me that when it rained and winded today, a branch was broken by the wind and fell on the roof of her house. It seemed like
A few tiles were smashed, well... now, the roof of her second floor was leaking, and it happened to leak to her closet on the second floor. She temporarily found some plastic basins and put them on the closet to catch the rain.
I originally said that I wanted to ask you to help move the wardrobe to a new location. When the weather clears, I will ask someone to go up to the roof to have a look. Look...heh, you didn't come to set up a stall tonight, so we didn't see you.
…”
Hearing this, Comrade Xu laughed.
"Aunt Wang, okay, I understand what you mean. In this case, I'm fine now anyway. How about I go over and help her take a look now?"
Aunt Wang nodded repeatedly, "That's great! It's just too troublesome for you. Xiao Xu, you are such a kind kid! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Aunt Wang, you are too polite. That's all. I'll go take a look now!"
"Hey! Good."
Saying goodbye to Aunt Wang, Comrade Xu held an umbrella, lit a cigarette, and walked slowly to Wu Yali's house. She lived not far from here anyway.
…
People in the city close their doors early at night. When Comrade Xu came to Wu Yali's house, her door was already closed, but the bedroom window next to the main room was filled with ever-changing light.
She was probably watching TV in the room, and Tongdao Xu could hear the sound coming from the TV inside even when he was standing at the door.
He smiled, walked under the window, raised his hand and knocked on the window glass.
"Sister Wu! Sister Wu!!"
After shouting twice, Wu Yali's voice came from inside, "Who is it? Who is knocking on the window?"
"It's me! Xiao Xu! Comrade Xu!"
"Oh, it's you? Why are you here so late? Just wait a moment! I'll open the door for you right now..."
"Hey, good!"
…
Not long after, the door creaked and opened from the inside.
The lights had been turned on in the main room, and Wu Yali who opened the door was dressed very coolly because of the weather and because she was preparing to go to bed at night. She wore a pair of floral pants and a floral halter top, and her domineering figure looked domineering.
Tongdao Xu glanced at her and quickly focused his eyes on her face, feeling embarrassed to look further.
She didn't notice anything wrong, but frowned a little funny and asked: "Xiaodao, why are you here so late? Is there something wrong? Tell me if you have anything!"
Xu Tongdao told him the reason for his visit, and Wu Yali immediately let him in enthusiastically, complaining with a smile on her face: "Oh! It's true for my mother, it's already late at night, and she still bothers you so much, why don't you come back during the day tomorrow?
It's too late! The stairs are over here, Xiaodao, follow me! I'll take you upstairs..."
Tongdao Xu saw that her complaint was just polite, and she was actually very happy that he could come to help her at this time.
Following her towards the stairs, Xu Tongdao subconsciously looked back at the door of the master bedroom next to the main room, "Sister Wu, is Yaya in the room? Is it okay to leave her alone on the bed?"
"Hey! It's okay. That little thing has fallen asleep a long time ago. Moreover, she slept very deeply in the first few hours of the night. You don't need to worry about her! At this time, even if we call her a few times, she will
I can’t wake up.”
While she was talking, Tongdao Xu had already followed her upstairs. Before going upstairs, Wu Yali had already turned on the corridor light.
She walked in front, and Comrade Xu followed her upstairs. As soon as he raised his head, his heart beat faster. Her good figure was equally exciting when viewed from behind.