Chapter 116: The Power of Time
It's night, and the lone lamp is lit.
The yellowed light bulbs do their best to contribute a faint glow, and the simple furnishings of the room look even more shabby under the light.
Ke Xiao snuggled in the corner of the bed, his eyes slightly hollow, as if there was no room to focus. After frowning and thinking for a long time, he still dialed his father's phone.
"Hey~ laugh, have you drunk the soup?"
Honk... After two beeps, the phone was connected. Before Ke Xiao could speak, his father's hearty laughter came through the earpiece, and the authentic hometown accent was still so powerful and kind.
Every time Ke Xiao called his father, no matter how busy his father was, the bell would always be answered immediately after three rings, and the first thing he would do was to ask him if he had eaten, as if he was ready to answer his phone at any time.
"Have you drunk, Dad, have you drunk?" Ke smiled and paused and answered Dad's concern with the same smile.
"I just drank it, do you still have any money? It's been cold for the past two days, buy two more clothes, don't freeze!" this is the second sentence of my father. Every call is basically followed by this process, and there are no warm words like 'do you miss your father?' and 'son, are you homesick?', simple and crisp, and the general call duration is no more than two minutes to complete.
"Yes, I have clothes in my purchase, I don't think it's snowing heavily, you can buy some clothes for my mother and neon!" Ke Xiao is still filial, knowing that he cares about his parents, and finally he didn't hurt him in vain.
"It's not in the way, the snow was heavy in the first two days, and it fell sporadically in the past two days, and the heating was turned on when it was cold, and the clothes were there, and there was nothing to buy, and the tender mother and I had nothing to do...... What's going on there?"
Ke's father received his son's concern, and he was obviously interested, and he revealed the situation at home to him, implying that everything was fine and he didn't need to worry about it. When everything that needs to be said is almost finished, I will routinely care about his current situation.
"I'm fine, it's just ......"
Knowing that everything was fine at home, Ke Xiao unconsciously put his mind at ease, and after returning to his own wellness, he always felt a little difficult to talk about when he mentioned the problems that had been brewing for a long time.
"What's the matter, what are you doing!"
Knowing the son is more than the father.
Just listening to Ke Xiao's smiling tone, Ke's father already understood that his child must have encountered some difficulties. But now that the child is older, he has begun to love face, and some things are too embarrassing to say clearly, so he has to take the initiative to ask.
The change of family roles is often at the moment when the child begins to be truly sensible. The tall and mighty father of the past is no longer so talkative, the nagging mother has suddenly become kind and kind, and the rebellious child of the past has begun to listen patiently, all of which rely on the power called time.
"Also... It's not a big deal, it's just that I'm talking about a girlfriend, can I... Give me some money first?"
"What? Talking about girlfriends, in, in... Where is the girl, where is the girl, where is the place to work, what does the long time look like?......"
One world, one parents.
As soon as Ke Xiao finished the first half of the words, Ke's father couldn't close his mouth happily, and before it was his turn to talk about money, the phone was snatched away by Ke's mother, who listened to the whole process, without saying a word, a series of questions like checking the household registration book blurted out, completely ignoring his son's feelings.
"Hit, don't ask, when will you bring it back and see if you know, what's the use of asking so much now!" Ke Xiao didn't speak, and Ke Dad's voice was faintly heard on the other end of the phone.
"Huh~ You said that, I didn't get it when I asked, here you go, you said, right!" Ke's mother was very dissatisfied with Ke's father's interference, but she still followed his opinion, didn't say any more, and directly returned the phone to Ke's father.
"Dad, something, her family is local, we are both in the company, people are good in all aspects, don't worry! I'm not just here, I won't pay my salary until the 10th of this month, and I've spent a lot of money in the past two days, can you transfer some money to me first......
Hearing the disagreement between his parents and his parents, Ke Xiao also hurriedly comforted him, truthfully explained the situation, told him what he knew about Hui Min first, and embarrassedly mentioned the matter of transferring money.
"Just our conditions, almost all the girls are in the middle, the conditions are too good to be worthy, you yourself think about being able to Chengdu Middle School, I don't have any requirements with your mother, you like Duzhong, I'll transfer you three thousand first, you spend it first, and I'm telling me if it's gone!"
Ke's father and Ke's mother are completely free-range education models, about Ke Xiao's studies, marriage events, etc., almost never interfere too much, as long as there is no problem in the general direction, basically except for sending money and things, it all depends on him to play freely and be self-responsible.
"Laugh, be kind to other people's daughters, don't just spend money and don't do things, you won't be successful like that. If you can save it, you can save it, and if you should spend it, now girls are pampered, communicate more, don't get angry when you don't move......"
When it comes to marriage matters, although there is no interference, it is always necessary to pass on the experience. Ke's father agreed to transfer the money, and it was Ke's mother's turn to go online, which was a thousand instructions, for fear that he would accidentally do something bad.
"Zhong, I know, don't worry!" Ke Xiao was very patient, listened silently, and all agreed with a smile.
"Hit, just hang up if there's nothing else, I'll transfer you money later, and send me a message when I receive it. ”
After going around for a long time, what should have been said was also said, and the young man's affairs couldn't help too much, Ke Dad, who did his best, made a concluding speech happily, and then hung up the phone and transferred money.
"Zhong......" was as crisp and sharp as before, and before Ke Xiao could answer, there was already a toot over there.
Looking at the mobile phone screen that automatically returned to the home page, he shook his head with a wry smile, got down from the corner of the bed, stood at the window, it was dark outside the window, and he couldn't help but want to light a cigarette.
After rummaging through the boxes and cabinets for a long time, he suddenly remembered that Hui Min didn't like him to smoke before, and he never bought it again, so of course he couldn't find anything at this time.
If it was useless, this idea was naturally extinguished.
Turn on the computer, pull out the rental information I had collected before, look at it listlessly, and think one of them is not bad in comparison, so I took a photo and sent it to Hui Min.
"Well, what do you think of here?"
Although the rent here is not due, Ke Xiao doesn't care anymore, as long as Hui Min approves and is happy, he is willing to try and change, if the first step of this struggle is good, he is still worried that the Long March will not be victorious!
"Ding~"
The girlfriend who cared at all times did not reply, but the transfer information promised by his father arrived, the WeChat transfer function was really convenient, and the huge amount of money to warm the cold was immediately received, and Ke Xiao, who was in a better mood, replied to his father for the first time, and then fell into a difficult wait.
"Ding~ brother, you look at it, I believe in you! There are guests at home, it's inconvenient to talk, remember to pick me up tomorrow!"
More than ten minutes later, the mobile phone screen on the table suddenly lit up and made a 'ding' sound, Ke Xiao, whose eyes were gradually misty, was immediately awakened and immediately got up to check.
sadly found that in addition to the pressure of life, his girlfriend also cut off the mental attack, and the daily night talk of sprinkling dog food suddenly had an accident, which called him how to survive the cold night.
Habit is really a terrible thing, when he was originally single, why did a man who could bear any hardships in life become so hypocritical and fragile after having a girlfriend, maybe we can find the answer from Ke Xiao.
Under the yellow light, Ke Xiao, who was suffering from hypocritical illness, may also be thinking about this problem when he tossed and turned. The brain hole broke through the sky, in addition to thinking about the house, the appointment of the future mother-in-law was also like a meteorite hitting the earth, almost exhausting its brain cells, and I couldn't think about how it should be.
Mental work was bothered, lying there scratching ears and cheeks for a while, the double eyelids couldn't help but start fighting, squinting more and more uncomfortable, simply got up and turned off the computer, put his clothes on the bed, covered his head and fluttered twice, made a salted fish that didn't ask about the world, and snorted in a few minutes, and fell asleep.
Evasion cannot solve the problem, and there is no escaping the problem of reality.
As the saying goes, there are thoughts and dreams at night.
His girlfriend's words were like a stab in his throat and pierced his heart, how could Ke Xiao sleep peacefully.
I don't know how long it took, Ke Xiao, who was lying on his back, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the light bulb that had not yet been extinguished, and stared for a long time, as if he was receiving a signal from the universe, or looking for some kind of answer.
"Hey...... If you can, who wants to be crammed into a small space, this is indeed my problem!" Ke Xiao muttered to himself, breaking the silence of the nest, "The appointment of the future mother-in-law is really flattering, if I don't get it, I'll be cold, let's find someone to ask tomorrow!Hey...... It's hard to do!"
The inside of the house is full of melancholy, and the snowflakes outside the house are falling, adding to the loneliness and sorrow.
Ke Xiao, who suddenly had to take on the responsibility of a man, had not yet found his position, and was a little overwhelmed in confusion, and urgently needed a master's attention.
Sleepless until dawn, Ke Xiao, who was not in good spirits, was not afraid of the cold, first went to take a shower, sat on the bed wrapped in a futon and shivered, and cheered himself up in the mirror.
Bought breakfast, provided a warm and romantic wake-up call, waited, hugged, and drove to the company, everything seemed to be fine as usual, even sweeter, but he became more and more cautious.
"Ke Xiao, have you ever thought about marrying me?" In the morning, the company cafeteria was empty, and one of the few people ate here at the same time. Still a familiar corner, Hui Min put down the chopsticks in his hand, stood up suddenly, held his head, stared at him, and asked more seriously than ever before.
Although Ke Xiao didn't know what nerves she was up, she said without hesitation while being dazed: "Of course I thought about it, I wanted to marry you in my dreams!"
"Then what are you afraid of? Brother~ Be back to the original you, from the moment you saw me, didn't you start my idea, now you have succeeded, but it's just a further thing, why should you be afraid!"
If you don't like it enough, how can Hui Min become so resolute, not changing her initial pride, still seductive lips, heroic, dare to love and hate!
"Thank you, good, it's complicated for me!"
Ke smiled and got up, hugged her into his arms, and gently brushed her hair, and for a moment he was full of confidence in their future.