A month before the end of the year, the servants began to be busy, the red Chinese knot, the word Fu upside down, the house is usually very quiet, at this time also added a bit of liveliness.

Meng Jun became more and more attached to Meng Liangren, taking Garfield to his bedroom every day, and when it was time to sleep, he was coquettish and cute, and wanted to sleep with his little uncle.

Fortunately, Meng Liangren's bed was big enough, and the child slept honestly, so he didn't have to worry about getting up at night to cover him with a quilt or something, so he did what he wanted.

Meng Jun wanted to see the tulips, so the maid built a small greenhouse in the flower room next to the house and transplanted the tulips into it.

After Meng Jun's painting was finished, he ran to the picture in the living room and asked the maid, "Is my painting better than it?" ”

The maid smiled and said, "The little young master has the best painting." ”

Meng Jun said: "You deceive people. He turned and ran upstairs.

Pushing open the bedroom door and looking in, Meng Liangren was sitting on a chair and making a phone call: "Tell me about it." ”

Pan Tao said: "The driver you asked me to find someone to check died on the day of the accident, but two months before the incident, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness in the hospital and did not live for half a year." ”

Meng Liangren's hand holding the pen paused.

Later, I found out about his hometown. Three months after his death, his home was renovated, a car was bought, and his eldest son had just finished his college entrance examination and went to Australia. ”

Meng Liangren didn't speak for a while, and Meng Jun climbed the door and shouted, "Little uncle." ”

Meng Liangren looked back at him and said on the phone: "I owe you a lobster, and I'll talk about it in the evening." ”

Meng Jun ran over, held the painting up in front of him and said, "Little uncle, guess what this is?" ”

Meng Liangren carefully distinguished: "Tulips? ”

Meng Jun asked, "Do you like it?" ”

Meng Liangren rubbed his hair and said with a smile: "Well, it's a good drawing." ”

Meng Jun observed the look on his face and showed a disappointed expression: "You liar, you don't like it at all." ”

Meng Liangren choked, thought about it, took the painting downstairs, and asked the maid for a roll of double-sided tape.

The uncle and nephew stood in front of the bright and brilliant tulips, Meng Liangren tore off the tape, put Meng Jun's painting neatly next to it, and said after it was finished: "This is not a lie, right?" ”

Meng Jun nodded, his eyes looking at the two paintings on the wall, thoughtful.

Approaching the Chinese New Year's Eve, when Meng's father was still in the past, the year was kept in the family, and later when Meng's father died, it became every year to go to the Zhou family to accompany the old lady to keep the year. Except for Meng Liangren.

On the evening of the twenty-sixth, everyone simply packed up and prepared to go to Zhou's house early the next morning.

When the meal was served, Meng Xuan looked at Meng Liangren and coughed fakely: "You ...... this year." What are you going to do, or stay at home? Do you want to keep the New Year with us? ”

Meng Liangren raised his head: "Isn't it the same as before?" ”

Meng Xuan glanced at Meng Zhe and said, "Actually, it's okay for you to go with us, just to have a good time." ”

Meng Liangren didn't notice her small movements, and said to herself: "No, it's hard to go back and forth, I'm just at home." ”

Meng Xuan said: "You...... You're going to die of laziness. ”

The housekeeper on the side spoke: "Miss, for the New Year, those words can't be said." ”

Meng Xuan hurriedly patted his cheek: "I forgot it accidentally." ”

Early the next morning, the Meng family's car drove away. Meng Liangren sat up from the bed, rubbed his hair into a mess of grass, and got out of bed to forage for food.

Slippers clattered on the wooden floor, and there was silence under the stairs.

There was no voice of Meng Xuan calling the housekeeper to add a cup of soy milk, no sound of the maid beckoning Meng Jun for breakfast, and no voice of Meng Zhe answering the phone and talking calmly.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise, Cong Rong hurriedly walked out of the kitchen with a plate, and said a little surprised: "Young master, are you having breakfast?" ”

Meng Liangren went downstairs, sat down at the dining table, and saw a bowl of rice porridge and two eggs.

He said embarrassedly: "The kitchen is all home for the holidays." I...... Will only do this. ”

Meng Liangren said: "It's not that you can't eat it." As he spoke, he picked up an egg and peeled it, and it was okay, it was cooked.

After breakfast, the two of them sat at the dining table, you look at me, I look at you.

"What can I do now?"

Cong Rong mentioned yì to review and write the paper together, but was sternly refused.

Meng Liangren remembered that there was a square near the house, so he decided to change his clothes and go out for a stroll.

Sitting outside the fountain sculpture, a family of three feeding pigeons in the distance, little Lori asked her mother, "Why is that big brother always there?" ”

"Don't look, big brother is waiting for his girlfriend."

Meng Liangren blew the wind for a while, and was about to stand up and find a shop to sit down, when someone suddenly called: "Meng Shao? ”

Looking back, it turned out to be Xue Can.

Meng Liangren has seen many beauties, and there are no shortage of people who are more delicate than Xue Can, but Xue Can has fair skin, bright eyes, and a smile that is brilliant and unscrupulous, radiating the unique vitality of a girl, which is another style.

"Meng Shao, a person sitting in the square blowing the wind during the Chinese New Year was dumped by his sister?"

"Aren't you alone?"

Xue Can pouted and said, "I just happened to be passing by." He picked up the bag and left.

Only then did Meng Liangren notice that she was dragging a very heavy cloth bag, and it was quite difficult to walk, and he didn't know why he was thinking, so he said, "Want to help?" "I have already carried it for her.

Xue Can saw that he was willing to contribute, so he didn't push back, shook his hand that was strangled red, and said, "Thank you, just go to the intersection in front." ”

Stopped a taxi at the intersection and put things in the trunk, Xue Can sat in the car, looked at Meng Liangren who closed the car door for her and said, "Meng Shao, if you don't dislike it, come to my house for a cup of tea?" It's a thank you gift. ”

Meng Liangren thought about it, and there was nothing to do anyway, so he sat in with him.

The car passed through the bustling business district and stopped on an old street full of small restaurants and old song halls, the two people got out of the car and twisted around in the alley where the wires extended in all directions, just when Meng Liang was about to think that this was some kind of conspiracy, Xue Can said: "It's here." ”

A small yard, a few bungalows, very old and old.

Xue Can shouted when he entered the door: "Mom, a guest is here." ”

The woman who was chopping vegetables inside said "hey", hurriedly rushed out, wiped her hands on her apron, and when she saw Meng Liangren, she smiled slightly: "Oh, it's Cancan's classmate, right?" ”

Meng Liangren glanced at Xue Can, who was noncommittal, so he nodded and said, "Hello, Auntie." ”

The woman smiled: "Hey, the little classmate is very handsome, let's go into the house and have a cup of tea." ”

Meng Liangren was invited to sit on a wooden sofa, the sofa style was outdated for I don't know how many years, and the paint had fallen off a lot.

The furniture around is very simple, but it has been carefully wiped and clean.

The woman was busy in the kitchen for a while, bringing a bowl of tea, floating with pine needles and plum blossoms, with a faint aroma.

"Brewed in a hurry, taste whether it tastes good."

Meng Liangren took a sip and praised: "Well, it's delicious." ”

The woman's eyes suddenly brightened, as if she had been affirmed, pinned her hair behind her ears, and said with a smile: "Do you want to stay for lunch?" I went out to buy some groceries. ”

"Mom." Xue Can spoke up, "There are specialized chefs at home, and I'm afraid your skills can't be compared." ”

"This kid."

"Thank you, Auntie." Meng Liangren drank all the tea, stood up and said with a smile: "But I have to go back, there are still people waiting at home." ”

The woman smiled: "It's too, it's a big New Year." Cancan, send your classmates. ”

Meng Liangren nodded, and as Xue Can prepared to go out, he turned his head and saw the photo frame on the cabinet, which looked a little familiar at a glance.

Xue Can saw him staring at the photo, so he said, "This is me and my sister, is there a problem?" ”

Meng Liangren said, "Tang Lan, is it your sister?" ”

Xue Can was stunned for a moment, and showed a sarcastic smile: "Yes, Tang Lan, it used to be Xue Lan." ”

Meng Liangren frowned and said, "She didn't live with you?" ”

"I left with a man half a year ago. said that he would help him do something, and he would have food and clothing in the future, so he wouldn't have to nest in our poor lumps. ”

Half a year ago......

Meng Liangren didn't ask any more questions, and waited for Xue Can to send him to the gate of the courtyard before he spoke: "I'm bothering you with something, ...... today It's like we haven't seen it. ”

Xue Can was stunned, a little understood what he meant, nodded and smiled: "Meng Shao owes me a favor." ”

Meng Liangren smiled, followed the same path back to the street, stopped a taxi and left.

I called Ye Hui in the car, but no one answered, it is estimated that there are too many guests for the New Year.

Meng Liangren thought that he was not afraid of running this more trip, so he went home to pick up □□ first, and chose a bracelet that could be used in the jewelry store.

Then I got into the taxi and reported the address of Ye Hui's house to the driver.

Standing in front of the door of the Ye Mansion and pressing the doorbell, the little maid came out and saw Meng Liangren hesitating: "Are you ......?" ”

"I'm Meng Liangren."

"Oh." The maid reacted, "Young master of the Meng family? Please come in. ”

Entering the door, Mrs. Ye was leaning on the sofa watching a TV series, and when she saw Meng Liangren at first glance, she was surprised and smiled: "Xiao Meng, have a good New Year." ”

"Hello Auntie." Meng Liangren smiled and handed the delicately bandaged gift box to the housekeeper, and Mrs. Ye was disgusted when she saw it: "What kind of gift do you children bring when you come to play, it's all poured by adults, quick, it's cold outside, the housekeeper goes to pour a cup of hot milk, Ye Hui is in the upstairs room." ”

Meng Liangren followed the maid to Ye Hui, he was leaning against the head of the bed, the notebook keyboard was crackling, looking up and seeing people, his expression was still not surprised or happy: "Nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, something happened?" ”

"I have something to tell you." The maid closed the door when she left, and Meng Liangren watched the door close, turned his head, and told what he had seen in Xue Can's house.

Ye Hui's hand tapping on the keyboard finally stopped and said, "Tang Lan...... It's been half a year, and I'm afraid I'm done with everything I want to do. Think about it. ”

Meng Liangren was also thinking that when Tang Lan was close to him, he just asked for some clothes and bags, or went out to eat or something, and there was nothing wrong with it.

After thinking for a long time, he said, "She once borrowed a piece of jade from me, saying that she was playing with it." ”

That was the only time Aunt Gui scolded him because he gave his biological mother's relics to outsiders. Fortunately, Tang Lan returned it in time, and the matter was stopped.

The clouds in his heart gradually dispersed, and it turned out that some things had already begun when he was unconscious.