On Saturday night, Tao Yaping suddenly received a call from her hometown, asking her if she would go back for the holiday on May Day?

"Uh...... May...... I won't go back. She replied humbly.

"You're not coming back?" Tao Mu's tone was obviously disappointed. "Pingping, you didn't come back for the Chinese New Year this year, I thought 'May Day' would definitely come back. Why don't you go back? Let Xiao Liu drive you back, it won't take more than a few hours on the road. ”

Tao Yaping had nothing to say.

Regarding Liu Cong, she hasn't mentioned it to her family. Personality dictates. One is really unspeakable, although it is not her fault, but after all, she is shameless, and she is worried that her parents will blame her because she feels embarrassed; Now that my mother asked, she could only lie perfunctory: "Liu Cong...... It's been a busy one lately. 'May Day' may also have to work overtime. ”

Tao's mother did not give up and continued to lobby: "If he doesn't have time, you can take the child back by train." It's been a long time since I've seen Haohao. ”

Take your son back by yourself?

Tao Yaping complained bitterly in her heart. There have been so many messy things recently, and the leg injury has not yet healed, how can I explain it to the second elder when I go home? What's more, even if I can control my mouth, how can the child control my mouth? If Hao Hao shakes out his father's affairs without covering his mouth, how will it end?

Therefore, "May Day" must not go back.

"Mom, why don't you ...... I'll go back on National Day. Tao Yaping couldn't find a suitable reason, so she had to adopt a delaying policy. "There are 7 days off on National Day, so I have a lot of time to stay at home for a week. You don't need to be in such a hurry on the road. ”

"That'...... Okay, too. Tao Mu compromised. "You said that you are going to come back on National Day, so don't delay it when the time comes. ”

"No, I will definitely go back on National Day. Tao Yaping swore an oath.

The mother and daughter had a few homely words before ending the call. The moment she hung up the phone, her whole person was relaxed. Concealing misfortunes and pretending to live a happy life is really a laborious thing.

Although you don't have to go far on May Day, you still need to arrange activities in the city. Tao Yaping decided to go climbing.

She first invited Yuan Xiaomin. But it's a pity that Xiao Min has already set up other programs, and there is a conflict in time. It happened that Haohao shouted: "Tell my aunt to go with me." ”

Tao Yaping thought about it seriously, although she doubted her at the moment, she didn't have to worry about anything wrong in public. Besides, it's not necessarily a bad thing to have more contact with Yatong, maybe you can accidentally gain some useful clues. So on the evening of April 30, she made a phone call.

She said that it is now the season when the azaleas are in full bloom, and many children in Haohao's class have gone on an outing on Pangjia Mountain. He wanted to go too. It is better to take advantage of the good weather during the "May Day" holiday, and the two of them will take their children to feel the nature together.

Tao Yatong didn't agree at first, but later heard that it was her son's wish, so she happily accepted.

On the morning of the 1st, she came to the villa to assemble lightly.

The city where Liu Zhehao lives is located in the central plain area, so although Pangjia Mountain has the word "mountain" in its name, the highest point is actually less than 200 meters. Strictly speaking, according to the geographical classification, it can only be regarded as a dirt bag.

But even though it's just a small dirt bag, the scenery is very beautiful and pleasant. Blood-red rhododendrons bloom all over the mountains and for several kilometers. Tourists from several nearby cities crowd the mountain trails.

Climbing to a third of the way, Tao Yaping clearly felt that her "cousin" was starting to lose her physical strength, and she stopped walking.

She saw a thick branch half a man tall on the side of the road, and she didn't know who threw it down. Pick it up and try it, and it's quite handy. So he handed it to Yatong and asked him to use it directly as a crutch.

"Mom, aunt, hurry up!" Hao Hao stood ten meters away in front of him and turned around and shouted. "Look at the others, they all came ahead of us!"

During the long vacation, the number of college students traveling to the suburbs is particularly large. The vigor of young people to climb the mountain is only beyond people's reach. Although Liu Zhehao is only a six or seven-year-old boy, his energy is also incomparable to that of adults.

Tao Yaping carried a large travel bag, stuffed with mineral water, snacks, tablecloths, paper towels, etc., and hung a DSLR around her neck. The weight is not light.

Although Tao Yatong was empty-handed, she didn't take anything. But after all, he is nearly half a hundred years old, and his health is getting worse.

It is absolutely impossible for the two of them to catch up with the speed of young people.

Hao Hao obviously didn't mean to stop and wait. Turned around, and disappeared with a puff of smoke.

"Leave me alone, chase him. Yatong gasped and said to Yaping, "How can you rest assured that you can let your child run around on the mountain alone." ”

Tao Yaping reached out and helped her, pulled her up a slightly steep step, and asked, "Can you be alone?"

"I'm fine, I just can't walk. Ay...... Take a break. I'll climb up later, and I'll call you later. ”

Tao Yaping looked at her son who was jumping up and down like a monkey, and then at Yatong who was propped up on crutches, and immediately said, "Okay, then you can rest for a while." I'm going to look at him. You keep this bottle of water. After speaking, he strode in the direction where Hao Hao ran away.

Although she was also tired, she was also starting to gasp, and her leg injury was just right. But she can still persevere, and she can use willpower to control her body and move on.

And Tao Yatong couldn't do it. She could only find a big rock on the side of the road to sit down and rest, and squeeze her legs to relax.

Time slowly pulls the normal physiological functions of the human body out of a chasm, wider and wider, wider and wider. It can't be reversed, and it can't be crossed.

Tao Yaping caught up with her son, and the two spent more than half an hour together to climb to the top of the mountain. After they had eaten and drunk enough and took hundreds of photos, they saw Yatong on crutches and slowly moved over step by step.

"Auntie, you've finally come up. You're slow. Slow as a snail. Hao Hao complained mercilessly.

Tao Yatong smiled and pinched his little fleshy face, letting him tease.

Yaping hurriedly handed over another bottle of water, and said politely: "I'm tired." Haven't you exercised this in a long time?"

Tao Yatong drank half a bottle in one go, and then smiled bitterly, looking quite depressed. Although there is no answer, everything is self-evident.

Yaping also smiled bitterly: "Actually, I'm too tired to work, and my legs still hurt." Isn't it forced to do anything? Then he turned his head and faced the child: "Haohao, let's go back to the zoo or playground to play, don't come to climb the mountain, okay?"

"No!" the son's face was full of displeasure, "how interesting it is to climb mountains, I like them the most." Next time, we won't climb this mountain, we will climb other mountains. ”

"Then don't run so fast again, wait for your aunt. None of us can catch up with you. ”

"Uh......" the child pouted and muttered quietly, "That...... When we climbed the mountain, we didn't bring our aunt. Go somewhere else and take her with you. ”

Tao Yaping just wanted to say something, but before she opened her mouth, she was preempted by Yatong: "He is right." Let's take the child out, don't we just want him to have fun? If you don't allow him to run and he is unhappy, then what's the point of us being tired of this trip?"

Tao Yaping sighed helplessly, unable to tell whether her expression was in agreement or disapproval. He only muttered in a low voice, "This will spoil him." ”

The three of them played in the sea of flowers until the afternoon, and after going down the mountain, they were too tired to go home to cook, so they found a restaurant to solve dinner after entering the city.

Tao Yaping found that since Yatong joined herself at the top of the mountain, the state of the whole person has become a little different.

In fact, early in the morning, because she was able to go on an outing with her son, she was still very fascinated by today's journey. But when she reached the top of the mountain, she began to become taciturn, and she was not active in taking pictures or anything.

At first, Tao Yaping thought that it was too tiring and hard to go up the mountain, which polished her interest in playing, but later she felt that it was not. Because her depressed mood has continued until now, she still seems to be a little preoccupied.

"Are you alright?

"It's fine. It is...... It's so tiring. Yatong replied quite calmly.

"Heh, let's go back and rest early that night. ”

Tao Yaping didn't quite believe the "it's okay" in Yatong's mouth. Because she knows very well that even if this person really has something in his heart, he will not confide half a word on his lips. So I didn't stubbornly ask, I just went with the flow. After the meal, it was sent straight back to the rental house.

After the "May Day", Tao Yaping began to resume work.

After resting for so long, I am really not used to going to work suddenly, and all kinds of problems of "holiday syndrome" have come to work. Fortunately, due to the "May Day" holiday, I only have to work for three days this week, and the upcoming weekend will be able to buffer the pressure again.

Until Friday afternoon, although Tao Yaping was still in the research institute, her heart was no longer on the experimental table - her college classmates' WeChat group kept flashing new news, and she couldn't read it.

It turned out that next month was the 80th anniversary of my alma mater, and the students were talking about it. Everyone discussed that everyone who could come back would come back, and take this opportunity to get together.

After graduation, everyone went their separate ways, and only Tao Yaping stayed in W City alone. It stands to reason that those who remain in the city should shoulder the responsibility of hosting such activities. But she kept diving, not half of the bubbles. Even if several classmates @ her in the group, they also turned a blind eye.

What can I say? I really don't want to go to any anniversary celebration in my current bad mental state.

She's been in a mediocre career, but it doesn't matter. After all, except for a few people, most of the students are living ordinary lives. That's not the main reason she wants to escape class reunions.

The key is that everyone knows that she Tao Yaping is the one who lives in the villa. Although she is never high-profile, anyone will naturally think that she must have married a good husband.

But now......

Forget it, there's still more than a month anyway, so pretend to be stupid first.

Half an hour later, someone sent her a private message: "Are you busy? I hope to see you at the school anniversary. ”

Tao Yaping glanced at the sender, Zhang Xingliang - the person who pursued himself in college for 4 years but never came to fruition. She smiled bitterly, and couldn't help but reverie, if she had chosen Xiaoliang in the first place, what kind of life would she live now?

She didn't reply to this private message.

The crumbling marriage made Tao Yaping's whole will very depressed, and she couldn't wait to curl herself up in an eggshell and seal it, so that she would not come into contact with anyone in the outside world - except Liu Cong.

finally stayed up until work, picked up the child, and as soon as he entered the house, Liu Zhehao took out a math test paper with a score of 100 points from his schoolbag and asked his mother for a reward.

Tao Yaping's gloomy mood was finally dispelled by the bright "100".

She vaguely remembered that when Yatong first came, she seemed to have reminded her to buy Transformers toys. It's just that she was just in time for the onset of kidney stones, and then she has been busy, so she ignored it.

But what parents promise their children must be true to their word. So she solemnly promised: she will take Haohao out tomorrow to buy a new Transformer.