Chapter 2: A Long Dream

It seemed that only the sound of crackling rain could be heard between heaven and earth, the rain showed no sign of abating, and there was no place to hide around.

The rain was slightly cool, under the action of the majestic rain, Ape Yang's vision was blurred, Ape Yang looked up at the sky, the bean-sized raindrops hit his face, Ape Yang felt as if he was in the center of this world, the heaven and earth actually began to rotate, round and round, and finally Ape Yang's eyes were out of focus and fell down again.

Ape Yang felt that he had a long dream, the window was bright in the living room, the TV was playing cartoons, a little boy was sitting on the ground, wearing open crotch pants, big eyes were bright, playing with pistol-type toys in his hands from time to time, and from time to time he looked at the content on the TV, looking only two or three years old, children at this time are generally the most naughty, but the little boy does not cry or make trouble, very well-behaved.

And in the kitchen next to the living room, a young woman is busy, the woman's face is full of smiles, skillfully washing, chopping, stir-frying, the action is done in one go, and soon three or four delicate side dishes are placed on the table in the living room, exuding an attractive sound.

"Don't you eat it secretly, you can't eat it until your father comes back!"

The little boy put down the toy in his hand as if he didn't understand, and then he stood up, and with a light step he trotted all the way to the table where the food was served, but the little boy was so small that he couldn't reach the edge of the table when he stood up.

However, the child is very smart, turned around and saw a small stool next to it, it was a small stool specially prepared for the little boy, the little boy put the stool on the edge of the table, and skillfully stepped on it, after stepping on it, the eyes just could see many things placed on the table, the little boy stretched out his nose and sniffed the food on it, as soon as he reached out, he could reach it, but the little boy still looked at the busy figure in the kitchen, hesitated for a long time and finally took back the hand that was put up, and then removed the stool, and returned to the TV again, fiddling with the scattered toys。

After a long time, the little boy felt his body rise into the air, the little boy was picked up, the little boy turned around, and saw a man with a stubble on his face, his face was full of vicissitudes, with a pair of black-framed eyes, and a not handsome face, he kept kissing the little boy's face, and the little boy cried in pain.

"You've been so busy all day that you don't know how to shave your beard, and you're crying when you see your little wheels! Give him to me! Go wash your hands and get ready to eat! The food will soon be cold!" said the woman, taking the little boy from the man's hand, and turning to the man.

"It's not like I haven't seen my son excited for a long time! It doesn't matter if the food is cold, as long as you cook it, I can eat it no matter how cold it is!" the man said emotionally as he walked to the side of the sink.

"How long are you going to stay when you come back this time?" the woman sat down at the table with the little boy in her arms, and the man had already dried his hands and began to massage the woman's shoulder, and the woman's face had a stretching smile.

"You've worked hard for all these times!, however, you still won't be able to stay too long this time, the task over there is relatively heavy, just survive for a while!" the man's hand kept moving.

"Alright, you've worked very hard, so sit down and eat!" the woman shrugged her shoulders and motioned for the man to stop, who turned and sat down across the table.

"Little boy, have you been naughty lately! Daddy is not here, but you have to listen to your mother honestly!" the man stroked the little boy's fat cheek with his hand, and said with a soft face, while the little boy seemed to be very unaccustomed to it, and shy avoided, and kept clutching it in his hands.

"Look! he doesn't even know his father!" the man grumbled to the woman.

"It's all right, he's still young and ignorant, and he'll be able to understand when he's older!" the woman explained casually, holding the bottle in the little boy's hand, and the little boy drank quietly again.

The picture changed again, and in the dimly lit corridor, a little boy of about eight or nine years old, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, carrying a big black schoolbag, swollen into a ball, with a red scarf tied around his neck, humming a song in his mouth, dancing with cheerful steps, walking towards the deepest part of the corridor.

"Knock Knock"

The little boy knocked on the deepest door, the smell here was not too good, directly opposite the door was the entrance of the building, piled up with sundries and all kinds of garbage, the smell of corruption mixed with the smoke of briquettes unique to winter, so that the little boy couldn't help coughing.

"Uncle Yue, I'm here to find Qingshuang to go to school together!" The door opened, and a somewhat obese man wrapped in an old-fashioned military coat appeared in front of the little boy, and the little boy's face exuded a warm and bright smile, as if it could melt the ice and snow in people's hearts, and he looked at the fat man with expectant eyes.

"It turned out to be a little boy! Come in quickly! It's very cold outside! Qingshuang will be cleaned up immediately!" The fat man was already very familiar with the little boy, and he had already understood the charm of this smile, so he immediately welcomed the little boy in.

Without hesitation, the little boy skillfully found a small stool and sat down, his eyes looking at the fat man in front of him.

Different from the neatness of the little boy's living room, the living room where the fat man is located is very messy, all kinds of things are placed at random, dusty shoes, old-fashioned cabinets, wine bottles scattered in the corners, sofas with large holes exposed, many floors that have fallen off, and the original pure white walls are also full of black traces, and some places are used as scratch paper, which is full of numbers and words.

"Xiao Yulu, my Qingshuang's academic performance is not very good, you have to help her more!" The obese man looked at the little boy sitting quietly on the stool, his eyes were full of likes and appreciation, and he took the initiative to find a topic to talk to the little boy.

"Uncle Yue, don't worry, Qingshuang's progress has been very fast recently! The teacher has often praised her recently, maybe she will help me in the future!" the little boy raised his head and said seriously, his eyes glancing to the side from time to time.

Suddenly, with a squeak, the originally closed door was opened, and the little boy immediately stood up, his eyes revealing excitement, a little girl walked out of the room, around a hand-woven brown scarf, covering her mouth and nose, wearing a pair of ponytails, goose egg face, and her exposed face was tinged with abnormal red, which was given by the cold winter wind to the little girl, and the little boy was heavily wrapped like a ball, but the little girl's dress looked relatively refreshing, and the top and bottom were very symmetrical.

The little girl didn't show much surprise when she saw the little boy's appearance, turned around and ran to the kitchen on the side, and then took out a somewhat blackened and shriveled steamed bun and put it into the pocket of her jacket.

"Dad, we're going to school!" The little girl's voice was crisp and pleasant, like a yellow oriole chirping softly, saying goodbye to the fat man on the side, and then bypassing the little boy and going straight out of the room.

"What are you doing in a daze! Why don't you hurry up! If you don't leave, you'll be late!" the little girl said angrily as she looked at the little boy who was standing on either side of the fat man.

"Uncle Yue, I'm leaving!" the little boy hurriedly chased after the little girl, and did not forget to say hello to the fat man.

The corridor is still a little dark, the little boy yelled loudly, the lights in the corridor were lit up, and the little boy also saw the figure of the little girl again, and hurriedly ran and chased after it, and soon the two walked side by side, but both of them did not speak as if they had a tacit understanding.

After continuing to walk for a while, the darkness in front of them disappeared, the two went out of the corridor, and the rain finally stopped, but the sky was still full of dark clouds, as if brewing for the next round of cooling, and some pedestrians appeared scattered on the street, and such as little boys and little girls This combination is not uncommon, but they are separated by a relatively large distance.

"This is the chocolate that my father brought me from abroad, it's delicious!" The little boy seemed to hesitate for a long time, and his hands had been fiddling in his jacket pockets for a long time, and finally the little boy mustered up his courage and put his hand on the shoulder of the little girl walking in front of him, and said in a soft voice.

"I don't want to eat chocolate, my dad said chocolate is not delicious!" The little girl looked back at the little boy behind her, her mouth covered by her neck, but she still felt the little girl puffing out her mouth and talking.

"How do you know if you haven't eaten it!" the little boy continued to persuade the little girl.

"My dad said it's not delicious, it's not delicious!" the little girl looked confident.

"Qingshuang, I promise you that next time there are other girls to give me snacks, I will definitely not want their things, and I will not eat them!" The little boy patted his chest, his face was full of determination, but it was inevitably full of childish taste.

"Who told you that I was angry! I won't be angry with you stupid goose! And what kind of broken guarantee do you have! Who wants your guarantee! Don't be ashamed!" The little girl was duplicitous, and her face turned even redder.

"If you're not angry, take my chocolates, so I can believe you're really not angry!" the little boy argued, and handed the chocolate to the little girl again.

The little girl quickly grabbed the chocolate from the little boy's hand. "Then you should believe it!" said the little girl angrily.

"No, you have to taste it in front of me!" said the little boy happily.

"I really can't help you!" The little girl carefully unwrapped the chocolate, and finally revealed the black part inside, and the little girl pulled down the scarf and gently took a bite on the chocolate.

"Bah, bah, it's so unpalatable!" the little girl hurriedly made a very unpalatable and painful expression.

"Really, I'll try it, my mother told me it's delicious!" the little boy looked nervous and looked like he was about to cry.

"Haha! Lie to you!" the little girl smiled happily, sticking out her tongue, and the laughter like silver bells echoed in her ears, and the little boy was a little fascinated when he heard it, and couldn't help but giggle happily.