2. Chapter II
Chapter II
The August weather was so hot that the whole ground seemed to be on fire, and the scene in front of me standing on the rubber pavement was distorted by a montage and the space was shattered.
Mrs. Zhou got up early, combed her dignified hair, waited on the sofa until near noon, looked at the time, and her face could not hide her anxiety.
"Old Zhou, didn't the plane arrive at ten o'clock? Why hasn't Huai Xiu come back with anyone yet? She brushed her neat hair and turned her head to ask her husband.
Mr. Zhou read the newspaper casually, and his eyes came back from the clock: "It's ten o'clock, don't you have to leave the airport?" It is the rush hour after work, and it is inevitable to get stuck in traffic. Wait. ”
Mrs. Zhou glanced at him and urged: "Okay, okay, now I'm not in a hurry, I don't know who didn't sleep all night last night." ”
The couple were talking, and suddenly there was a sound of a car driving in outside the door, and then the housekeeper came in first with a look of urgency: "Sir, madam, the young master is back with Young Master Huaijing." ”
As soon as the words fell, Mr. Zhou put down the newspaper abruptly, and walked towards the door in a few big strides without pretending to be in a hurry. Behind her, Mrs. Zhou stroked her hair and asked the maid, "Can you help me take a look?" ”
The maid smiled: "Madam, it's okay." ”
Mrs. Zhou got the right shot, pressed the excitement, and walked towards the door gracefully, but her steps showed a little eagerness.
Walking to the door, the driver walked in from the outside, dragging the suitcase, followed by a tall and handsome young man, and then a young man hung his head and slowly raised his head.
The young man was handsome, his skin was as white as a shelled egg, but unfortunately his cheeks were too thin, the look between his eyebrows and eyes was too calm and waveless, and his eyes were a little dead and silent.
"This is Huaijing." Mr. Zhou usually doesn't like to laugh much, but now he is trying to make his smile not look stiff, and Hong Zhong lowered his voice and tried his best to be gentle.
"It's good to be back. Don't stand by the door, lunch is ready. Mrs. Zhou released kindness and said softly.
The young man in a straight suit turned sideways, as if he was afraid of frightening the other party, and his cold voice in his daily life was also gentle and gentle: "Huaijing, this is your uncle and aunt." This will be your home from now on. ”
The young man called in a low voice, "Uncle, aunt." ”
Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou immediately nodded again and again, with tears in their eyes.
"Huaixiu, you take your brother to the upstairs room, change your clothes and wash your hands before you come down to eat." Mrs. Zhou said to her son.
Zhou Huaixiu bowed his head, lowered his head and spoke to him in a gentle voice again: "I'll take you to your room." ”
The boy silently followed him upstairs.
When the others disappeared on the stairs, Mrs. Zhou solemnly said to the maids and housekeepers beside her: "You will call him Ershao in the future, don't let him be divided." ”
"Madame is thoughtful." The butler nodded repeatedly.
"This child looks really cute, pity my younger brothers and sisters...... Mrs. Zhou's voice was choked, her eyes were full of tears, and she was about to shed tears, and she was gently patted on the shoulder by her husband.
"From now on, we will be his family." Mr. Zhou's one-meter-nine man is rarely sentimental.
It is also impossible not to be sentimental.
The famous pianist and conductor in the music industry were both killed in car accidents, and their only son, Zhou Huaijing, was pushed out of the car by his mother at the last moment of the car explosion, and watched his father hug his mother's head, accompanied by a loud noise and dazzling firelight, disappearing in front of him.
If it weren't for that moment, he subconsciously blocked his eyes with his arms, and almost blinded his eyes by the heat wave.
When the Zhou family and his wife learned the bad news of their younger siblings, they wanted to go to City A to pick up their nephew back in person, but when their son Zhou Huaixiu was out there, they asked him to bring people back first.
City A still has to deal with it, for fear that the reporter will be too disturbing, and the Zhou family took this into account, so they will bring the person back now, and plan to take care of the funeral in person in the afternoon.
Zhou Huaixiu accompanied his younger brother to sort out the things in the box, and turned out a set of light one-piece bear pajamas, with a plush version underneath, which is a winter model.
Zhou Huaijing's parents were invited to perform in Poland, and they planned to vacation there by the way, so they prepared a lot of clothes. After the explosion, most of the things were burned, and these two survived because they were wrapped in an iron box with the violin, but the violin was shattered to pieces.
Zhou Huaixiu put things into the closet, brought too little, and he didn't buy new clothes when he was pressed for time, so he had to buy things later.
After tidying up his things, Zhou Huaixiu took his younger brother to wash his hands and go downstairs to eat.
The food on the table was very rich, and they didn't know what Zhou Huaijing liked to eat, so they made a few more dishes.
Zhou Huaijing sat at the table, ate quietly, and behaved politely. The white face contrasts with the darkening eyes, but the lips are a little white and dry.
Mrs. Zhou carefully observed the food he ate a few more bites, and from time to time used public chopsticks to pick up vegetables for him, and once he picked up the dishes, Zhou Huaijing obediently said "thank you", which made the Zhou family interesting and sad.
After eating, Mrs. Zhou pulled her son aside and said, "You take your younger brother to see a psychiatrist tomorrow, such a big stimulation is hard to guarantee that it will not leave a psychological shadow." I think Huaijing is too quiet. ”
"Okay."
"Dr. Qin is a master in this area, but now that he is retired, he does not diagnose people. There is his phone in the study, you call him tonight, ask if it's okay, or ask him to recommend a high-level one. ”
"Hmm."
Mrs. Zhou glared at him: "Look at your temperament, you are so good all day long, can you say a few more words?" How do you communicate with your brother like this? ”
Zhou Huaixiu saw that his mother was about to blow up, so he had no choice but to surrender: "Got it, Mom." ”
Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou were about to leave in the afternoon, and Zhou Huaijing got up from the sofa and said goodbye to them crisply. The two elders smiled from ear to ear, reversing their callousness towards their own son.
In the evening, after dinner, Zhou Huaixiu first sent his younger brother back to the house, and then went to the study to work.
He made a list of things to buy: clothes, pants, shoes, socks, underwear, belts, ties, and thought about it all over his body, then computers, books, the hard recliner in the house was changed into a soft sofa, and the mobile phone could not be forgotten......
Brother Zhou was worried about the details, and finally drank it when he remembered the most important thing and almost forgot it.
Piano.
Dramatically, Mr. Zhou Yongan and conductor Zhou Yongning are long-lost brothers. In the early years, the Yangtze River flooded, both parents died, and the two were sent to different orphanages, and were adopted by different families, until the year before last to get in touch.
The two families had met a few times before the car accident, but Zhou Huaijing had autism and had never met Mr. Zhou Yongan's family. Every time, Zhou Yongning and his wife came and left in a hurry, for fear that Zhou Huaijing would not be taken care of by the nurses.
It is said that Zhou Huaijing is very talented in music, but Zhou Yongning and his wife don't want him to receive too much attention, except for participating in international music competitions and winning awards when he was young, he has not appeared on stage again.
Although the fate of the stage is shallow, Zhou Huaijing has a great enthusiasm for music, as long as he listens to him play the piano, anyone's complicated heart will be instantly calmed and cleansed.
Zhou Huaixiu finished the list, looked at the time, and called Dr. Qin.