24. Aunt
Tang Xiaoshi still didn't starve to death after all, because Huang Liang finally came back at dusk, and his tired appearance looked more tired than Xu Mu, who walked more than 40 kilometers, but fortunately he also brought some food, as for this trip to meet netizens in other places, even Xu Mu, who had the best relationship, did not probe a trace of breath from his mouth, however, the careful Tang Xiaoshi found that Huang Liang, who was known as one meter eight five and weighed two hundred and ninety pounds, looked haggard and thin, and this time must have been an unusual trip.
After Sunday is always Monday, and no one can change it except God, just as sunset is followed by sunrise.
The wind stopped, the rain stopped, the sun sprinkled warmly in the classroom, and the shadow of Yiren was stretched for a long time in the sun.
During the boring recess, Tang Xiaoshi was bored lying on the table and looked at the shadow of Duanmu Ting on the ground in a daze, a beautiful girl, with an elegant temperament, like an angel who had fallen into the world, but the melancholy between her eyebrows that could never be erased, was it for the person who made her fall into the mortal world?
"Is there a person named Tang Xiaoshi in your class, Director Qi Delongqi of the Political and Educational Department is looking for it", a boy with an obscene appearance stood at the door of the classroom and shouted loudly, but his eyes kept wandering among the girls in the front row, there are really many beauties in the liberal arts class, which is like a science class monk with more porridge and less wolf and less meat, but he secretly slandered himself in his heart (damn, yesterday I invited the hero Ouyang Ke to eat a chicken leg, he promised me a role, and there is a line, I*!) That's it? )
Tang Xiaoshi's face did not change, in the sighs of everyone, he had his own wind and cold, and the strong man was gone, but his heart was like a stone thrown on the surface of a calm lake, and the status of the political and educational office in the minds of the students was equivalent to the palace of the king of Hades, and the gate of politics and religion was opened to the south, and there was no reason to come in, could it be that his own affairs were known by the school, it should not be, and he didn't wear a school uniform when he fought, and the security guards of Jinning Square had no reason to find the school so quickly.
Thinking wildly, when I got to the door, I found that it was a false alarm, my aunt Tang Wenyan and the late master were talking and laughing, and the late laugh was extremely obscene, and a dirty hand seemed to be unintentionally on the back of the chair behind Tang Wenyan, Tang Wenyan saw Tang Xiaoshi outside the door, stood up without a trace, and said with a smile: "My nephew is here, then thank you Director Qi, my nephew is not familiar with the place in the first middle school, please take care of Director Qi in the future, the director has time to go to the store to play!" ”
The late master smiled all over his face, grabbed Tang Wenyan's little hand with both hands, and shook it hard for a while before reluctantly letting go, completely ignoring Tang Xiaoshi's murderous eyes.
When she went out, Tang Wenyan was just about to take out money from her exquisite satchel, but Tang Xiaoshi stopped her and said, "Auntie, are you in trouble?" Let's go", Tang Wenyan looked at her watch and nodded.
The aunt and nephew walked out of the teaching building, walking side by side, the wind blew gently, the leaves rustled, the yellowish fallen leaves fell to the ground one by one, it was nearly late autumn, but the sky seemed very blue, cloudless, and there was no trace of geese flying, in the distance on the school billboard, several people who looked like student union cadres were pasting large posters, and the words of the basketball league could be vaguely seen.
People often can't feel the beauty around them, maybe because people are in it, so it's easy to ignore, Tang Xiaoshi, who is still in the classroom and behaves in the classroom, can't feel the wind of freedom outside the classroom anyway.
Tang Xiaoshi has a lot of words in his heart but can't speak, Lu Xiaoxue's things are like a boulder in his heart, a girl in the prime of her life, but it is the season of rebellion, she feels mature, longs for love, pays attention to the eyes of others, hopes to be recognized, but lacks enough social experience, and is the age when she is most likely to be used by some people with a heart.
Tang Wenyan broke the silence first, gently touched the scars on Tang Xiaoshi's face, and said with concern: "What's the matter with the wounds on your face?" You've got into fights, I remember you weren't like this before, we're here to study, and we have to get along with our classmates......"
Tang Xiaoshi smiled bitterly, before, Tang Wenyan said that he should have stayed in the time when he was wearing a little red flower in elementary school, the unfamiliar environment made him at a loss, he never really integrated, he was in the impact all the time, he also wanted to listen to his grandfather's words and treat people with kindness and sincerity, but the cruel reality made him deeply feel that he was wrong, Yan Lei, Huang Liang, Xinjiang thieves, fat security guards, etc., he did not provoke these people, but became the object of their bullying, rather than let them endure, it is better to muster up the courage to resist instead, Violence may not be the only way to solve problems, but it is the coolest.
"I'm fine, auntie, have you been busy lately?"
"Busy?" Tang Wenyan was stunned, the tiredness in her eyes deepened a little, as if she had changed a person, at this moment she was not a shrewd and capable female boss, she was just an ordinary woman in her early thirties after removing the burden of a strong woman, but wrinkles climbed into the corners of her eyes early, and the green silk like clouds could not resist the invasion of white hairLu Tianming has never fulfilled the duty of being a husband, a woman has picked up a huge burden with her immature shoulders, because that is her career, she has never wanted to be a bird that is attached to others and is kept in a cage, she wants to be an eagle that flies at will in the sky and the sea." But there's no way, so many people rely on me to eat, they are all old employees in the store, it's been ups and downs for many years, everyone has walked together, I can't leave them alone......"
While doing business, while dealing with the underworld and the white road, all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, the underworld is better, and you can pay enough protection fees according to the rules, the most difficult thing is the Health Bureau, the City Appearance Committee, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the so-called civil servants who have real power, if you have nothing to do, come to check and pick some faults and fines, and it is common to eat and play white strips, the king of Hades is good, the little ghosts are difficult, you can't offend these people, you have to smile and greet each other, until the business is bigger, you have a wide network of contacts, and you get acquainted with several main leaders in the county before there is a slight improvement, A woman who came out at the age of eighteen and completely relied on herself to achieve a career that is difficult for a man to achieve, how can the bitterness, hardship, toil, and grievances be explained in three words.
There was a melodious bell in the distance, and the green climbing tiger climbed all over the old bell tower, Tang Wenyan got up and said, "I'm leaving, you should go back to class!" Tang Xiaoshi grabbed her and made up a lie full of loopholes: "It's okay to go back late, this class is self-study", Tang Wenyan smiled slightly: "You are really similar to your father, you don't like to go to class", Tang Xiaoshi was shocked when he heard this, his parents' memory in his mind was only a vague shadow, how many times he saw it vaguely in his dreams, but he couldn't catch it, "Auntie, what kind of person was my dad when he was young, I asked many times, but grandpa never told me."
"Your dad is smart, self-motivated, everything is the first, with all the advantages that a person of that age should have, others may not know me, but as long as I say that it is Tang Xianlong's sister, others look at me differently, everyone is proud of him, until later", Tang Wenyan's eyes dimmed instantly, fell into silence, and said in a low voice after a long time: "Xiaoshi, I believe my aunt, it's not time to tell you now, your grandfather has never told you because of this, And the twists and turns in this cannot be explained clearly in a few words."
Tang Xiaoshi did not express any dissatisfaction with this answer, he was used to it, since he was sensible, he asked his grandfather countless questions about his parents, but his grandfather told him that his father Tang Xianlong is a real man and the eternal pride of the Tang family.
"How's Xiaoxue doing?" Tang Xiaoshi finally couldn't bear it, and took the initiative to change the topic, Tang Wenyan and Lu Tianming have a discordant relationship, often live in the store, and Lu Xiaoxue is also less together and more away, "Xiaoxue should be fine, I went to her class to find her just now, I am not there, I should ask for leave today."
Tang Xiaoshi smiled bitterly, and told the events of that day in a steady stream, especially the conversation of the flying clouds he heard at the staircase, Tang Wenyan is a smart person, not caring just because he ignores it does not mean that he does not love, he was shocked when he heard the words, his eyebrows were tightly locked, the relationship between husband and wife was not harmonious, and his daughter was her only hope, after Tang Xiaoshi's reminder, he was shocked to realize that his mother was so incompetent, he didn't even remember when he had dinner with his daughter last time, he was wrong, he was really wrong, You really shouldn't ignore your daughter for the sake of business.
"Thank you, Little Rock"
"Hehe, by the way, auntie, Qi Delong is not a good person, you don't want to deal with him, it's good to come to me directly in the future", Tang Wenyan smiled when she heard this, as grand as a mountain flower: "Haha, Xiaoshi has grown up, I know how to care about others, don't worry, I know what kind of goods Qi Delong is, the nickname is Master Late, right, you students, you are too bold, you actually give the director of the Political and Educational Office a nickname, but this nickname is quite appropriate," paused, and said: "Xiaoshi, What you see in this world is not real, don't just believe your eyes, learn to feel with your heart and think with your head, the person who laughs at you may not be good for you, the same reason, when you smile at others, you may not really want to smile at him, this is not hypocrisy, this is a kind of self-protection, I smile at him not because I like him, but I want him to feel that I see him as a close person, so that he may try to give you convenience within the scope of his ability, multiple friends and multiple ways, Convenient with others is convenient with himself, do not expect him to send charcoal in the snow at a critical time, but at least let him not fall into the well without a conflict of interest, Qi Delong is just an example, I treat my friends with sincerity, I treat them with sincerity, and I also treat people with false feelings and humiliation, life is like a play, everyone lives with masks, face sometimes turns the tide and changes things against the trend, sometimes the lack and cheapness even disdain the dogs on the side of the road. ”
After a pause, the boredom and tiredness in his eyes disappeared, and he regained the demeanor of a strong woman, and said leisurely: "Xiaoshi, you have to remember, people can deceive people, especially women, beautiful women prefer to deceive people, you will understand in the future, hey, what are you even popular?" Do you want to find a daughter-in-law, or do you have a girl you like? ”
"No, no" Tang Xiaoshi denied it, but Duanmu Ting's shadow appeared in his mind: her hair was like a cloud, her green eyebrows were like the moon, calm as water, and gentle as a dream.
…… Life is like a play.
Life is like a dream.
Tang Xiaoshi was suddenly immersed in a beautiful dream, and he didn't even pay attention to when Tang Wenyan left.
Five minutes later, on the street, Tang Xiaoshi chased after a taxi with great difficulty, shouting as he ran: "Auntie, you forgot to leave me your living expenses"!