April looked at it in a daze, watched, and in the end, forgot to say goodbye.

He was gone, as if he had never been, and silence had returned to his surroundings.

Sister-in-law Li murmured on the side: "Mr. Gu's state seems to be a little different today. ”

April pursed her lips and said softly in her heart, goodbye.

In the afternoon, she called Xia Bai and explained her intentions, Xia Bai wished her a smooth journey on the phone, and apologized that she didn't have time these days, so the phone was hastily hung up. April felt a little lost, and dialed Xiao Li's phone again, Xiao Li was very happy on the phone, and directly made an appointment with the time and place.

The time was set for three days at a hotel not far from the city center. The food cooked in that restaurant tasted very good, and the price was not cheap, but it was affordable in April. I went to eat with Qi Yu once before, and because she thought it was delicious, she wrote down the phone number there. Fortunately, the phone number of the hotel has not changed, and I can make a reservation by phone.

After arranging a qiē, she asked Sister-in-law Li if it was inconvenient to take a taxi to the city, and she didn't want to encounter the dilemma of not being able to get a taxi at Gu's house last time. Fortunately, she asked, Sister-in-law Li has a nephew, and she can let her nephew come over and send her to the city.

In April, she thanked her again and again, and Sister-in-law Li was very curious and asked her what she was doing in the city.

She hadn't told Sister-in-law Li about leaving, and April was a little reluctant, but she still told the situation in a hurry.

When Sister-in-law Li heard this, she looked very open, held her hand and said, "There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, I have been prepared for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be so fast, I have to take care of myself along the way." "Sister-in-law Li's hands are rough, dry and warm, much like the hands of Grandma in memory.

"I will." Thinking of something, she suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law Li, do you have a phone number, it will be convenient to contact you in the future." ”

When Sister-in-law Li heard this, she smiled, patted the back of her hand gently, and sighed: "I'm old, how can I use these things." I usually use the landline here to contact the outside world, or I will report the landline number here. ”

Seeing April's hesitant appearance, the wrinkles at the corners of Sister-in-law Li's eyes deepened, and she squinted her eyes and smiled, "Are you worried that Mr. Gu will know?" Don't worry, he doesn't usually come back, except when he's on vacation, he comes to stay for a while, and we all show him the yard. ”

"Hmm." April nodded and pulled out her phone. As soon as I opened the interface, an unread text message was revealed, and April clicked it in and found that it was sent by Qi Yu, and the time was 5 o'clock in the morning today.

"Okay? Can I report my number? Seeing her hesitation, Sister-in-law Li asked.

April came back to her senses and smiled, "It's okay, Sister-in-law Li, you can report it." With that, she quietly deleted the text message.

After saving the number, she accompanied Sister-in-law Li to talk and take a look around. Occasionally, when she met other people who lived here, she would nod her head and say hello to them. Sister-in-law Li told her that they were all people who had no family, so they were inevitably a little withdrawn.

"Don't look at Mr. Gu's cold appearance, if he hadn't taken us in, how would we have a quiet life now."

Looking at April's sudden appearance, Sister-in-law Li smiled open-mindedly: "My husband and son were killed in a landslide, although there are still some relatives, but I am alone, and it is not good to trouble them." But my nephew has a good relationship with me, and he sometimes comes to see me. ”

In the end, she is an old man who has experienced the tempering of the years, and in the face of the death of her relatives, although there is pain in her eyes, she is more strong and optimistic. If she hadn't said it, April wouldn't have known that such an old man, who laughs all day long, lost the most important person in her life in one day and at the same time.

Ask yourself, if it were herself, would she have so much strength to stand up again and face the tribulations that time has given her?

The three days passed quickly, and on the last night, she re-entered the quaint study. The furnishings in the study are still the same as before, and it seems that no one has been there at all. I don't know why, but I came here unconsciously, and I had an urge in my heart to take another look.

What do you see?

In the dim light, this quaint study looks a little eerie in this quiet night. April slowly walked to the desk of the book, and she picked up the book of poems again. Under the warm-colored lamp, the book of poems was a little old, and she flipped open the cover, wanting to take another look at the label he had written.

"What are you doing?"

Suddenly, a low, stern voice rang out in the dark room.

April was startled, and with a shake of his hand, the book of poems fell to the ground. She turned to look at the doorway, and the blinding light shone on her eyes.

The person who came came with a flashlight, motionless at her, April was stabbed and half-squinted, and explained: "I'm just here to find a book to read?" Because she didn't know what she was thinking, she said something empty-hearted.

"Mr. Gu doesn't allow others to enter the study."

April was a little surprised, because the last time she came in, no one stopped her, and she thought she could come in.

"I'm sorry, I don't know, I'll be out right away." As she spoke, she hurriedly bent down and picked up the book of poems that had been dropped.

When she got to the room, her heart was still beating fast, and she couldn't stop it. She touched her heart, feeling her heart, which had not beaten so fast for a long time, and she did not come back to her senses for a long time.

After a brief bath, she walked out while wiping her hair. As she combed her hair with her fingers, she couldn't help but shake a little. I remember that not long ago, the man also wiped her hair like this, but the next morning, he began to get angry, and he has been doing it until now.

Really, how can you think of him at every turn? April shook her head, she hadn't thought of him for so long before, but she hadn't seen him for a few days, and she had remembered him several times.

She rubbed her hair rudely with a towel, and the corner of her eye swept to the ground inadvertently, and she paused, bent down with some curiosity, and picked up the piece of paper.

What catches the eye is still the familiar and chic line, perhaps because the owner's mood is different, and the notes on this one are a little messy. It's just, how did she appear here, could it be that she brought it out when she came from the study just now? April thought about it carefully, remembering that she had accidentally dropped the poetry book on the ground just now, and it should have inadvertently fallen on her clothes in the process of picking it up.

She flattened the somewhat wrinkled piece of paper, and saw that it read:

Leave me behind and go. But I think, from now on

I've been wandering in your shadow.

On the verge of that lonely life, I can't from now on

Take control of your own mind, or be calm

Stretch out your hand to the sun, as you did before

- Mrs. Browning

She repeated these few short sentences, and before she knew it, she fell asleep.

A bizarre fragment flashed through her mind, and April knew that she had begun to continue the unfinished dream from last time.

On the 11th National Day of that year, she didn't go out with Xiao Li and them after all, because her grandmother fell while walking at night and injured her leg. Originally, it wouldn't be so strict, but the elderly are bone-fragile and can't fall. April took out all the family's savings, and in the end, he could only barely cope with the extra medical expenses.

In this way, the already tight life of the grandparents and grandchildren has become even more difficult.

April took advantage of the seven-day holiday to find a part-time job as a dishwasher in a restaurant, and earned less than two hundred in seven days, but this money is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for her.

Grandma Lin broke her leg, and it was just when she needed to replenish her body well, so she used the money to buy some nutritional products in April, and extravagantly bought an old hen to stew.

Because she went to school and took care of her grandmother at the same time, she was thinner in just half a month, and she was thinner in April, and she didn't have any collagen on her face that belonged to her age.

Xiao Li was startled when he saw her, "April, what have you been doing for a while, how did you lose weight like this?" ”

April didn't expect to be able to meet him on campus, and was stunned for a moment before replying: "It's nothing, it's just that there is a lot of homework." ”

Xiao Li didn't doubt it when he heard it, nodded his head, and felt the same way: "Yes, there are so many homework, I really hope to graduate early." ”

He walked side by side with April, walked with her for a while, and when he reached the fork point, he stopped, "By the way, I collected a lot of old books and newspapers from my neighbor's grandfather, when will you be free to come with me?" ”

"Well, okay, thank you Xiao Li."

April is very short of money now, and it is a little bit to be able to earn a little.

Xiao Li hooked his lips and smiled, reached out and patted her shoulder, "April, then I'll go back to the classroom first." ”

"Hmm." April nodded, smiling as she watched the boy leave.

waited until the other party's back disappeared around the corner, and April put away the smile on his face.

After returning to the classroom, April spread out his homework book and buried himself in the homework. She now wants to squeeze all her time together so that she can get back to taking care of her grandmother. Originally, I wanted to ask for leave, but my grandmother said that she would not agree to anything, and April had to comply with her wishes and continue to go to school.

At that time, April didn't know how she survived, there was a string in her body, and she didn't want to fall down at all. The consequence of being too tired is that she can fall asleep as soon as she gets into bed.

But even if she tried so hard, her bad luck still came.

On this day, a person came to the school gate.

When I was called out in April, I was still a little dizzy in my head, because of the lack of sleep.

When he walked up to the comer, April paused.

April remembers him, the man who has been the savior of her life, and who has funded her tuition. She still remembers the first time she saw the other party, how the square face was full of red light and high spirits, but now this face is covered with a layer of sadness, and if you look closely, there is still a trace of panic in the other party's eyes.

The man didn't really have much impression of April, and when he saw that April was coming, he just nodded his chin at her indiscriminately.

"April, I've had some problems with my business lately, and I may not be able to fund your tuition anymore."

Xu Zhenguo snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, then rubbed his hands and said to her.

He has always been a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist, but he didn't expect to suffer a loss in business, and now that the company is in chaos, he is ready to run away at any time.

April blinked slowly, and finally digested the meaning of Xu Zhenguo's words.

Although the other party has his own selfish intentions for helping her, April is still very grateful to him, and now that he suddenly gets such news, he can't say what it feels like, April just feels a little dazed.

She is only 17 years old, even though she has suffered a lot, she still has a trace of expectation for the future, and the other party's words are undoubtedly a touch of cold water, which completely woke her up.

"Hmm." April bowed her head, "I see." ”

Xu Zhenguo listened to it and breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, there was no need to tell her specifically, but thinking that he had cooperated with him in April in the past few years, he still came to inform him.

After all, everything has to have a beginning and an end.

When I went back in April, I warmed up the dishes I had made in the morning and put them in a bowl for my grandmother.

When feeding her, April pretended to mention it casually, "Grandma, I don't want to study anymore, I want to go out to work." ”

The old man listened, and after a pause, he raised his shriveled eyelids and glanced at her.

"You're a sophomore in high school now, and in another year, why don't you wait until you graduate from high school."

Grandma Lin clearly disapproves of April's Tiyì. When she adopted April, she really wanted April to provide for her in old age, but she wouldn't be so selfish as to let her drop out of school and go to work.

April saw the persistence in her grandmother's eyes clearly, and narrowed her eyes slightly, "I'll just talk about it casually." ”

After speaking, she continued the movements in her hand, but the old man did not open his mouth, but said solemnly: "Don't mention this again in the future, you still have to put your mind on studying now." ”

After finishing speaking, she paused and sighed: "My leg injury will heal soon, you don't have to worry about money." ”

"Hmm." April bowed his head.

Hurt her muscles and bones for a hundred days, April didn't know that what her grandmother said was just comforting her, she hurt her leg, and she couldn't pick up garbage for at least the next few months.

She didn't mention the cancellation of the subsidy to Grandma Lin, for fear that she would be worried if she found out. It's only November, and there are still two or three months left before the winter break, and I don't know if she can get her tuition before the start of the next semester.