The old electric fan hanging from the beam was still dancing tirelessly with its clumsy body, but at this moment, it had lost a trace of its inconspicuous effect for Wang Yu.

At this moment, Wang Yu was sitting quietly at the dinner table, his back already soaked with sweat.

He was waiting for his father or mother to scold, and he had no excuse and accepted it willingly, because his father had iron evidence in his hands.

In the bitter waiting, time is the most tormenting existence. Wang Yu clenched his fists tightly, and he could clearly hear his heavy breathing.

But the strange thing is that after a long time, Wang Yu still did not hear the scolding or disappointment sigh from his father or mother.

"Fourth place is fourth place, it's okay." Wang Yu's father sighed heavily, gently put the certificate in his hand on the table, and then took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

"Dad, I'm sorry I embarrassed you." Wang Yu put down the chopsticks in his hand and whispered to his father.

"It's okay, your dad didn't blame you, let's eat."

The mother glanced at her husband, who looked heavy, turned her face and patted Wang Yu on the shoulder with a smile. However, his mother's comfort made Wang Yu's head lower a little deeper.

"Your mom is right, I don't blame you. I'm just mad at those bastards. Wang Yu's father said, glancing at the bright red certificate on the table again, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"What bastard?" Wang Yu was slightly stunned, raised his head and asked.

Wang Yu's father waved his hand, then lit a cigarette for himself, took a puff and then exhaled a puff of smoke, and said softly: "It's nothing, let's eat." ”

Seeing that his father was reluctant to answer, in desperation, Wang Yu had to turn his face to look at his mother, hoping to get the answer he wanted from her.

"You can't blame your dad for this, if I were a man, I would have scolded them now." Wang Yu's mother glanced at her husband, who was suddenly smoking a cigarette, sighed heavily in her heart, turned her face and smiled at her son, and then explained: "I went to see your father at the last art exhibition in the city, and your painting was the highest among all the entries at that time, and your father asserted that you would definitely win the first place. Hehe, now you know why your dad is so angry, right? ”

"Did you go to an art exhibition with your dad?" Wang Yu couldn't believe his ears and looked at his mother in a daze.

"Hehe, it was your father who had to take me to see it on a whim." Wang Yu's mother said, glanced at her husband with a smile, and joked to him: "You see that he deserves to be angry now." ”

"Dad, I'm sorry, but I still blame myself for not having the ability." Wang Yu looked at his father and whispered with a solemn face.

"Didn't I tell you that it's none of your business, you eat more." The father took out the cigarette from his mouth, turned his face to look at his wife opposite, and said angrily, "Do you know what I'm angry about?" ”

"You don't say who knows." The mother said with a smile, in fact, she knew why her husband was angry, but she deliberately replied angrily.

"You don't understand anything, and you talk nonsense." Glaring back at his wife, his father continued: "Didn't you just say that Xiao Yu's paintings were the highest rated by the audience at the last art exhibition?" ”

"yes, what's wrong? I'm not wrong, didn't you tell me? "My mother really didn't understand what her husband meant this time.

"I didn't say you were wrong." After taking a sip of the beer in the glass, my father continued: "Then do you remember what hung at the door when we entered the exhibition center?" ”

"I don't remember all this time." Mother said, suddenly woke up, and said, "I remember, there is a painting of Xiao Yu hanging at the door, right?" ”

"Do you know what it means to hang your entries on the door?" Seeing his wife's reaction, Wang Yu's father asked with a wry smile.

"How do I know this, it should be because the painted good dishes are hanging at the door, right?" Wang Yu's mother said, and put another piece of braised pork into Wang Yu's bowl.

"You're only right. That's not only because the painting is good, but also because it means that Xiao Yu's paintings are used to promote the art exhibition, plus the audience's evaluation is the highest, how many places do you think Xiao Yu should take? Speaking of this, Wang Yu's father turned his face to look at Wang Yu who was lowering his head, and said, "So I don't blame you this time, do you understand Xiao Yu?" ”

"Forget it, the ranking has been decided anyway, and it's useless to get angry." Wang Yu's mother reached out and patted her son, who nodded repeatedly, and said to her husband with a smile.

"What? I can't fight them, and they don't allow me to scold them behind my back, I just can't get used to seeing these bastards playing tricks on everything, they are all a group of social moths..."Wang Yu's father became more and more angry the more he spoke, and his voice slowly became louder.

"Okay, okay, stop scolding, it's so hot, you're not afraid of heat stroke, we all know they're not good things, right?" Wang Yu's mother hurriedly interrupted her angry husband and comforted her with a smile.

"Hey, okay, stop scolding, eat." Seeing the worry in his wife's eyes, Wang Yu's father sighed heavily, then extinguished the cigarette in his hand, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Drink slowly, why are you drinking so fast?" Wang Yu's mother glared at her husband, handed over the wine glass as she spoke, and said, "You drink less, don't you know that your health is not good?" Hurry up, give me a drink. ”

"Okay, okay, I won't drink it, I'll give you the rest." Wang Yu's father smiled and put all the remaining beer in front of his wife.

"Don't drink and pull down."

Wang Yu's mother smiled and took the wine bottle, poured a glass, then turned her face to Wang Yu and asked, "Xiao Yu, have a drink, the weather is hot and the heat is lowered." Mom can't finish drinking alone, you come and bring some to Mom, and the rest will be given to you. After speaking, without waiting for Wang Yu to answer, he immediately poured all the remaining beer into Wang Yu's cup.

"Why do you have to give it to him, it's not a good thing." Wang Yu's father glared at his wife, turned his face to Wang Yu and asked, "If it doesn't work, give it to me, don't drink it." ”

"It's okay, drink yours, with me, don't give it to your dad." Glancing at her husband, Wang Yu's mother smiled at her son, who was at a loss.

"It's okay Dad, just half a cup, I'll drink it." Wang Yu suddenly remembered that his father couldn't drink more, and immediately understood what his mother meant, and after speaking, he hurriedly picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

With the end of the discussion about Wang Yu's ranking in this competition, Wang Yu's father, who was not good at words, immediately quieted down, and did not take the initiative to say a word after that.

For a while, only Wang Yu and his mother were talking and whispering at the dinner table from time to time. Although his mother asked about some trivial things at school, Wang Yu listened to them with relish and answered them happily.

Among them, Wang Yu's father would occasionally sneak a glimpse of the mother and son who were talking happily, and a smile would flash on his face from time to time.

This meal of improving the food made the family of three eat for nearly an hour. Until the end, the dishes in Wang Yu's bowl are the richest.

However, there are two sides to the matter, and happiness must be reversed.

Wang Yu only cared about enjoying this great time for a while, but he forgot the most important thing about his return this time.

It wasn't until after he helped his mother put away the dishes that he still didn't remember the unspeakable thing.

In the sound of 'squeak, squeak, squeak', Wang Yu was splashing cold water on the concrete floor under the fan.

Compared to the air-conditioned summer in the city, this method is ancient, but it is very practical. After a while, the water dries and the mattress is spread, and it is very cool for people to sit or lie on it. If you hold another piece of ice-sweet watermelon in your hand at this time, the feeling is simply indescribable.

What is enviable is that Wang Yu is preparing for being able to sit on the mat and eat sweet watermelon in the future.

"Sprinkle a little more water, it's hot and it dries quickly." Holding a watermelon dripping with water in his arms, Wang Yu's father glanced at Wang Yu who was sprinkling water, and strode towards the kitchen as he spoke.

"Oh."

Wang Yu answered, quickly sprinkled the little cold water left in the basin, and immediately strode towards the well in the courtyard (the lever-type hand-pressed well in the countryside).

After Wang Yu sprinkled the water and spread the mat, his father also happened to walk in with a plate full of cut watermelons.

"Pull the table a little bit this way."

Wang Yu's father pointed to the table, then turned his face and shouted in the direction of the kitchen: "Xiao Yu,, don't clean up, eat watermelon first, and then clean up after eating." ”

"You two eat first, I'll be fine in a while." Mother laughed in the kitchen and replied loudly.

"You go wash your face."

Wang Yu's father frowned, put the plate on the table as he spoke, and still shouted loudly in the direction of the kitchen: "Why are you like this, can you eat watermelon first?" If you don't come, Xiao Yu and I won't eat, hurry up. ”

"Mom, eat the watermelon first, put the pots and pans there and wait for me to brush them." Wang Yu shouted loudly after his father's voice.

"Okay, here." With a smile in desperation, my mother strode out of the kitchen, "What a good thing, you have to wait for me to eat together." ”

"You're right, it's just because it's not a good thing that's why I'm waiting for you to eat it, haha." The father smiled, and there was still a hint of anger on his face.

The mother walked over with a smile, saw the sweat on Wang Yu's face, and said distressedly: "Why did you sweat so much?" Go wash up. ”

"Oh."

Wang Yu responded with a smile, and then strode towards the well.

At this moment, suddenly the courtyard door was pushed open from the outside, and the family of three was slightly stunned and turned their faces to look.

When he saw it, Wang Yu's heart couldn't help but tremble inexplicably, and a trace of bad premonition loomed into his heart.