The cold wind is raging, but the city's strong New Year's flavor has not been curtailed in the slightest, the old man who sells sugar gourds on the street wears a fluffy hat on his head, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows are full of joy, the children are holding the rope in their hands, the balloons are swinging with the wind, laughing and laughing, a peaceful and warm. Lucy is in it, experiencing this qiē, but also being rejected by this qiē, she is like a cold-eyed spectator, watching the harmony of others from afar, admiring the so-called New Year in their eyes.

Through the door, she heard the cry coming from the door, and it wasn't until Meng Liuchen, who was curled up in the corner of the wall, that she came into her eyes, and she realized that she had always cared about this younger brother who was half related to her. Even though he has accused him more than once of being unproductive and not seeking progress, if the person he really cares about sheds tears in front of him, he will never feel half distressed.

He was like a poor child who had been criticized by his parents, his eyes were red from crying, and he threw himself into her arms, and the tall man leaned down, and for a moment he lost his manly spirit, and cried with confidence and steadfastness, even more so than Fang Cai.

Luci didn't push him away, but his hands were more than where to go, clenching his fists and stretching forward stiffly.

"Sister, I think I'm so stupid."

"When I just returned to China, my father said that I would not be able to become a big climate in the future, saying that I was not as smart as you and my eldest brother, not like his son at all, I was unwilling, sister, I was really unwilling, and I was also very angry that he said this about me, since I was a child, he did not fulfill his father's responsibilities for a day, he didn't even have a good meal with me, why did he hurt me with such words?" He cried so sadly that tears were on his thick eyelashes, drenching Luci's clothes, "I really want to prove it to him, although I always look like a child, but I really want to prove to him that I am not a waste in his mouth." ”

Hearing this, Lucie's stiff hand finally slowly rested on his back and patted it lightly.

"Sister, do you know, sometimes I really envy you, you are so smart, you know everything, you can do everything, but I can't even pass the CFA exam, I'm like a fool with you, I can only be a foil for you forever......"

Lu Xifei herself is not a person who loves to cry, let alone a person who is good at listening to other people's complaints, in her eyes, Meng Liuchen, as a man, should have his own responsibility, should be strong and brave, hard work, even if he knocks out his teeth, he must try to swallow it back into his stomach, because he is her younger brother, he should not embarrass her. At this moment, she was hugged by him, and she also gave him her own embrace, listening to his heartbroken cry, her thoughts were unconsciously pulled back to a long time ago, and pulled out a piece of the past that was sealed in her memory, but would never be forgotten.

She slowly pulled him away, didn't care about it, and directly wiped the tears on his cheeks with her fingertips, she looked into his eyes, as if she saw herself a long time ago: "Actually, I wasn't born smart. In the eyes of most people, my success stems from my low IQ, but only I know that I work harder than everyone else. ”

Meng Liuchen nodded: "I know that success requires hard work, but sister, do you know, in order to pass this exam, let my father impress me, I have only slept three hours a day for half a month, my aunt used to tell me, as long as I work hard to do something, I will definitely be able to do it, but I feel really stupid, no matter how I do, I can't escape a failure, I don't even know if my sadness is because I can't prove myself to my father, or because I live up to my efforts...... I don't understand why my friends can do it and I can't! It's not fair! ”

She took his hand and pulled him to the couch to sit down, reaching for his shoulders so he could lean comfortably on his own. It was the first time she felt so close to him. Maybe it's the distance, maybe it's the heart.

"When I took the first exam in primary school, many students in my class got perfect marks, but I failed both of my homework. I don't dare to tell my mother, so I show my brother the test paper, my brother tells me, you have to listen carefully to the class, and when you go home, you must write your homework carefully, review carefully, and there will definitely be progress next time. So, before the second exam, I did a lot of what I thought I had tried enough, but I still didn't fail. It was one of the few times I shed tears in all my memories. When I was very young, I was often praised as a prodigy by the adults around me, and I had an innate pride in my bones, and I could accept that I failed because of a lack of effort, but I couldn't take it seriously with the fact that I had failed despite my efforts. ”

"That day was the darkest day of my teenage years, second only to the blow that my mother's death brought to me, and my brother only came to wipe my tears once in a while, without criticizing me or comforting me, and I don't know how long it was, he came out of the kitchen with a pancake in his hand, and it was so hot that I didn't even care about my own image, and I took a big gulp of it while holding my plate, because only then would my bad mood be temporarily calmed. After eating, he touched my head and said to me, now that you have eaten enough, you can pick up your spirits and continue to work hard. Saying this, Lu Xiyu paused and held Meng Liuchen's hand more tightly.

"I have eaten a lot of delicacies since then, but nothing compares to the bread he baked for me that day."

Meng Liuchen looked at her, silently shedding tears, in his eyes, the sister who was perfect to be impeccable, had she ever had this experience?

"After that, I never lost my will, no matter what happened to me. Because I know that being smart is just a gift from God, and that true success has always depended on hard work. Others can only see the pride of winning awards in various competitions, and only see the scenery when I was admitted to a prestigious foreign school, but they don't know how much I have paid for it. I don't have holidays, I don't have joy, I don't even have a childhood. If it wasn't for Lu Shuye who baked that cake for me, I might not be where I am now, so I miss him, miss him, and love him, not only because the two of us are brothers and sisters who depend on each other after my mother's death, but also because he changed my life. ”

"Liuchen, maybe you are very envious and unwilling when others are successful, and you feel that this success should belong to yourself who works the same hard, but what you don't know is that the person who seems to have achieved success easily sleeps much less than you every day. I understand your despair at the moment, but the loveliness of this world is that it will let you know at the right time that it is always invisibly fair. Smart and clever people will not succeed if they do not work hard, and people with average IQ can succeed if they work hard. What it gives to the sow can be called justice, and it can be called hope. It is precisely because of this hope that people who are not so smart by nature will not despair of the world, and the story of 'Hurt Zhongyong' will not be repeated again and again. She rubbed his hair and said patiently, "Maybe you will complain that this test question is not so perfect, but think about it differently, a person who has really done all the preparations, no matter which test question you face, can hand in a perfect answer sheet, and will not give the question taker a chance to trip you." I have worked hard for more than 20 years, and there is not a day when I feel that my knowledge is so profound that I can put down the book in my hand, because I don't want to encounter any possibility to defeat me, and I must completely eliminate it at the beginning of its germination. ”

He raised his head and stared into her eyes, at this moment, he couldn't tell what he felt inside, maybe the emotion had long since annihilated the frustration. He called her, originally just to let his sister, who had always treated him harshly, wake him up, but he didn't expect that she not only came to the house to find him in person, but also said so many intimate words to himself. He once thought that Lu Xifei would never be able to get close to him like he was close to Lu Shuye, in fact, he was too narrow-minded, the woman in front of him had a poisonous mouth on weekdays, but when she really needed her, she would not hesitate to reach out and give her the warmth and strength she had.

"Sister, do you really think I can?"

"Liuchen, in this world, except for feelings, there is nothing that you can't get through your unremitting efforts, as long as you really want it."

He was actually not so sad anymore, but he still deliberately pretended to say: "Then what if I work hard and still can't get it?" ”

Lucy raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Then I'll make you a cake." ”

Hearing this, Meng Liuchen finally swept away the haze and laughed out loud, he hugged her tightly, and felt that it was really good to have such a sister: "Sister, why are you willing to be so good to a younger brother who is only half blood-related." ”

"You came to my farthest friend, my farthest friend, when I was so disappointed in my loved ones. So, when you need to lean on the most, my shoulders belong to you as well. ”

Meng Liuchen was moved, he had been in a weak position in the relationship with Lu Xifei for a long time, Lu Xifei had never said such warm words to him, he shook her shoulder like a puppy and said coquettishly: "Sister, I love you, hug." ”

Lucy quickly got up from the sofa as if dodging the virus: "I can't afford your love." ”

"It's okay if you can't afford it, as long as I know you love me too."

"Then you can only wait for the next life. In this life, my love has been booked away in advance. ”

"Who is it?" Meng Liuchen said angrily, "No one is allowed to rob my sister with me!" ”

Lucy saw that he was in good spirits, and just as he wanted to speak, there was a bell tone. She shook her mobile phone at Meng Liuchen proudly, indicating that the caller was the one who took away her love. She didn't shy away from going to the study, but directly pressed the answer. The clear, warm voice came from the head, like a lake, soaking her heart.

"What do you want to eat at night? I'm here in Liuchen, well, okay, you can come over directly after work. ”

After hanging up the phone, Lucy regained his original voice and said to himself, "You stay at home, I'll go out and buy some ingredients." ”

"Sister, you don't even ask me if I have any vegetables at home."

"Someone who can't clean even the most basic hygiene, do I need to have any confidence in the fact that you cook every day?"

"Then at least ask me what I like to eat, aren't you going to eat here tonight?"

Lucy glanced at him: "Naturally, you will eat whatever I do, are you still a picky eater?" ”

"Yes, I'm a picky eater, I don't eat ginger, I don't eat green onions, I don't eat coriander, I don't eat onions! You see, you don't know me. Meng Liuchen said angrily, where did the sister who was so gentle and charming like the sun goddess run away. Why is it so cold and annoying to just answer a phone call?

"Then I'll definitely remember to put more ginger."

"It's not fair! Why do you talk so gently to Sister Yi Xia, just like me like this! ”

Lucy curled the corners of her lips, not intending to explain. One of the most irritating things in winter is that long hair is very easy to produce static electricity, she reached out to smooth the hair, and her slender fingers like peeling onion roots slid through, bringing out a faint fragrance of hair, which made Meng Liuchen's heart relaxed. Lucy is beautiful, he has always known it, but if you talk about beauty alone, she is actually not as good as Jiang Xiage, the reason why she is so attractive is because her dusty temperament and exquisite facial features complement each other, making her look not like a person living in the mortal world, but like a lotus flower that can be seen from a distance and cannot be blasphemed, like a fairy who is not stained by the world.

"Sister, I'll go with you. I'll help you carry something. ”

"Yi Xia is already on the way, she doesn't have the key, you stay at home and open the door for her."

"Okay, but you don't want to buy ginger."

Lu Xifei nodded and walked towards the door, Meng Liuchen squinted and smiled: "I know that you are still good to me." ”

Lucy turned around and said expressionlessly, "You may have misunderstood. Yi Xia doesn't like to eat ginger. ”