About half an hour later, Bai Ye got up and paid the money, and stretched out his hand to Chen Xiaodi, who was still looking at the street, it was almost time to go home.

"Let's go, go home."

Although she was a little reluctant, Chen Xiaodi still held Bai Ye's hand, anyway, she couldn't spend the night on the street, she had to go back after all.

"Anyway, so many years and so much has happened, why do you think I expect something...... Never changed? ”

"Because you are a cat with only a temper, you will not be scratched if you are smooth."

"I'm serious about you!"

"I'm also very serious about answering you."

Shiraba's expression was serious, and it really didn't look like he was joking.

"No one can easily stop what you want to do, this is the case in elementary school, when you apply for the college entrance examination, and now it's the same for the graduate school entrance examination."

"Elementary school? What's the matter? ”

"You forgot? At that time, you cried with your aunt for several days in order to participate in that astronomy summer camp and some English interest class, and finally your aunt was out of line, so you signed up before the deadline. ”

"This is obviously when I was a child, how do you remember it so clearly?"

"I remember everything about you."

"But we didn't know each other that well at that time, did we?"

"Why is it unfamiliar? When I was a child, I used to be thrown to your house for lunch, and my aunt picked you up after school and even picked me up, and at least until junior high school, you ...... It's my only friend. ”

The pictures that Bai Ye said flashed in Chen Xiaodi's mind one by one, at that time, Bai's father and Bai's mother were very busy with work, and rarely went home to eat at noon, it happened that Chen's mother didn't have to go to work, and the two children were in the same school, so Bai's mother asked Chen's mother to help take care of Bai Ye, and in this way, the relationship between the two families gradually became close.

At that time, Bai Ye spoke very little, he was bored in his room all day long, and he didn't communicate with anyone when he first came to Chen Xiaodi's house, and he shrank in the corner of the sofa alone after eating, and his personality was very withdrawn.

Chen Xiaodi, who has been lively and cheerful since he was a child, although he is like a little stubborn cow, he is very likable. One day, the little brother next door came to her house, ate with her and went to school together, although he didn't like to talk, but he could be regarded as having a playmate, so Chen Xiaodi began to give him some of his delicious and fun food, but he just watched quietly.

Later, Chen Xiaodi would line up all those small toys in front of him, tell him their stories, stuff the food directly into his schoolbag, and pull him to the yard to play with those little friends, gradually, Bai Ye would reach out and pick up the small toys in front of him, and would take the initiative to follow Chen Xiaodi downstairs to play, and was willing to talk to her, although he said very little.

The change of Bai Ye made Bai Dad and Bai Ma very happy, and when he took Xiao Bai Ye to the supermarket, he was not always sullen and followed behind as before, and when he saw the candies and biscuits that Chen Xiaodi stuffed in his school bag, he would pull Bai Mama to buy them, and he would buy two copies each time.

Gradually, Xiao Baiye had a smile on his face, and he talked more, although he was far less cheerful than other children, but he was much better than before. Later, Bai's mother was not so busy with work, and she would cook more for Bai Ye when she had time, and invited Chen Xiaodi's family to come to the house for dinner.

"When you were a child, there is a real contrast between you and now, and you don't look like the same person at all."

"Yes, I think it's incredible, but people always change."

Bai Ye said softly, his smile extremely gentle.

"It's always going to change...... Yes, especially when you grow up and can't do anything about it. ”

Chen Xiaodi sighed heavily and smiled helplessly.

"There will always be things in this world that are helpless, but that doesn't mean you have to compromise at these times, as you said. What's more, I can still see the persistence and firmness of the past in you. ”

"Are you sure it's not stubborn?"

"It's different, in the past, you were just looking for a way to crack that door, but now you will try to find other ways forward, maybe a little farther, a little more difficult, but as long as you can get to that end, you will set off without hesitation, and it is because of this, so I am sure that those expectations you put in the deepest part of your heart have never changed."

Chen Xiaodi turned his head to look at the white leaves beside him and laughed softly.

"When will you learn to speak these things seriously?"

"After reading your news and articles, of course."

"You're sarcastic about me!"

"What's the matter, I'm saying that your chicken soup for the soul is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people than those slogan-style encouragements, obviously praising you."

"Really? Do I have to thank you for understanding me? ”

"You're welcome, just update diligently."

Bai Ye said, smiling and striding forward.

"Your thick-skinned face now is really different from the stuffy melon that you didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere at the beginning."

Chen Xiaodi looked at Bai Ye's arrogant back, and was extremely emotional for a while.

"Otherwise, wouldn't you have nothing in common?"

"What did you say?!"

"Didn't say anything."

"You say it again?!"

Chen Xiaodi pretended to be angry and ran towards Bai Ye, but saw that he was running fast as if he was smeared with oil on the soles of his feet, and he bypassed the fountain in the square in three or two steps and hid on the other side of the water curtain.

Chen Xiaodi was willing to let him go easily, ran quickly in the opposite direction, and the moment he saw Bai Ye, he quickly scooped up a handful of water with his hand and sprinkled it on him, although Bai Ye hid quickly, but his sleeves were still wet with water.

After some play, the two of them were a little tired, and sat on the benches by the square to rest for a while before slowly walking home, at this time Bai's mother's phone called, and the food had been served, waiting for the two of them to go home.

"I'm not hungry at all."

"Then you have to eat, or you'll have to rummage through the cabinets to find snacks at night."

"The snacks are long gone, and I'm about to go to the supermarket to buy them in the evening, but it's better to sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman, you can eat more, so as not to get dizzy halfway through the stroll."

"Don't say it so badly, it's all in the past, it's long gone."

"Really? Who was carried to the infirmary by the instructor during the freshman military training? ”

"It was just an accident, I didn't eat much because I was a little unwell that day, so I ......"

"Then you don't ask for leave, what can you do!"

"I didn't learn it from you."

"Underwhelming!"

Chen Xiaodi said, clenching his fist and slamming it towards Bai Ye, but he held it firmly before touching him.

"But then again, you used to be dizzy when you ran a few steps, why are you now half an athlete?"

"Well, that's a long story."

Shiraba smiled softly, and the light of the setting sun reflected in his eyes was beautiful.