Wei Xiaolong took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose, not wanting to look at the information on the computer screen anymore, so he took a sip of Tieguanyin, which had been soaked for a long time.

First, the heavy bitterness bloomed on the tip of the tongue, and then the mellow sweetness echoed between the lips and teeth, and the whole person became sober.

He savored the bitterness, and most people, even his family, rarely drank the same pot of tea with him – it was too strong. And he is very fond of Tieguanyin, Tieguanyin is particularly bitter after being soaked, and even overshadows the fragrance of bitterness.

But Wei Xiaolong likes this tone very much, and it has never changed for decades, but he doesn't like other sweet teas. Others said that he drank too bitterly, but he said that others could not taste the true sweetness in it.

After resting for a while, the landline suddenly rang with a bell.

Which unit called...... Wei Xiaolong put on his glasses, answered the phone and asked, "Xiao He, what's the matter?" ”

"Headmaster, there's a call coming in from outside, claiming to be your old classmate from the class of '78."

78th ...... A classmate of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics?

When was the last time we had a meeting? A year ago, a class reunion?

However, since I didn't have my private number, I called directly to the principal's office, and most of them didn't attend the class reunion, that is, it may be just the same class, but different departments......

Wei Xiaolong felt a little bored, he was naturally a part of the students who had achieved great things, so many classmates would seek him out on weekdays. If you knew each other before, it's okay to have classmates, but if you didn't even know each other before......

He asked in a deep voice, "What's your name?" ”

"Wei Chaxiu."

Well, Wei Chaxiu, it's really not my classmate...... Wait a minute!

Wei Xiaolong was stunned for a moment, his voice was full of disbelief: "Xiao He, do you say it again?" ”

Xiao He was taken aback, and said in a low voice: "He said that his name is Wei Chaxiu, and he has the same surname as you, tea is tea of tea, and Xiu is repaired ......"

"Get it right in!" As soon as the words came out, Wei Xiaolong felt a little out of shape, but he still couldn't suppress it: "Quick!" ”

"Good!"

Wei Xiaolong suddenly held his breath, and his right hand clutched the microphone tightly, as if he was afraid that the microphone would run away. Taking a deep breath, he felt like his blood pressure was about to rise.

Soon, he heard some noise from the microphone, followed by a slightly hoarse man's voice:

"Little Dragon?"

Boom!

Wei Xiaolong felt his heart being hammered hard, and he opened his mouth wide to say something, but he couldn't spit out anything in his throat.

"Little Dragon? Is that you? ”

"It's me!"

Like a drowning person finally spitting out the water in his nasal cavity, Wei Xiaolong felt that he could finally breathe: "Brother Xiu, is it really you?" Are you still alive? ”

The person on the other side of the earpiece said calmly: "Since we parted at the train station in '81, we have also ...... I haven't seen you in 38 years. I'm alive. ”

Hearing this, Wei Xiaolong no longer had any doubts in his heart. He turned his head sideways and saw a picture frame on his desk, in which was a color photograph of Wei Xiaolong, who was wearing a very fashionable jacket at that time, standing in front of the August 1st Uprising Memorial Hall with a young man with an expressionless face to take pictures.

In the blink of an eye, decades have passed.

Looking at the old photos and listening to the voices in the earpiece, the memories sealed in Wei Xiaolong's mind flooded uncontrollably, and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.

"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive...... Why did you say that you were my classmate, and I almost stopped answering your phone! ”

"We're classmates."

"But you're my brother!"

"It's just your name, we're not related by blood."

"But for me, you've always been." Wei Xiaolong's voice trembled: "I've been looking for you all these years, but you seem to have disappeared completely, why don't you contact me?" You didn't go back to the village either, I really thought you were ......"

Wei Xiaolong was born in Weijia Village, a small rural village in Jiangxi, he was studious since he was a child, but the village was too far away from the town's primary school, and at that time, primary school still had to pay for tuition and miscellaneous fees.

But he thought about it and felt unwilling, and cried as he walked on the way home. Wei Chaxiu, who was in the same village, saw him like this, so he asked him what he learned in elementary school class and what he didn't understand.

Wei Xiaolong said what he didn't understand, and Wei Chaxiu could really help him answer.

Since then, Wei Xiaolong didn't know what to do in class, so he went back to Wei Cha to ask questions.

Now Wei Xiaolong thinks back to the past, and he feels incredible: Brother Xiu is the same age as him, and his parents died in his early years, even if he has the help of the same village, he has to work diligently in farming, and he has never been to elementary school for a day, why do he know more than a primary school teacher?

When the college entrance examination resumed, they had just turned eighteen. At that time, although Wei Xiaolong had been working at home and farming, he never gave up studying, and borrowed textbooks to study with Wei Chaxiu on weekdays, so the two took the college entrance examination together, were admitted to university together, and walked out of the countryside together.

In Wei Xiaolong's mind, that knowledgeable Brother Xiu will always be the brightest light in his life.

If there is no Brother Xiu, he will not continue to study at all, and if there is no Brother Xiu, his fate may be the same as that of his ancestors, with his back to the sun and facing the loess.

In that era of poor materials, it was Brother Xiu who broadened his horizons, enriched his spiritual realm, and let him know that the world was very big, and Weijia Village was just an insignificant well.

Even if decades have passed, recalling the past, Wei Xiaolong is still moved to tears.

But compared to the excited Wei Xiaolong, the voice in the earpiece was still calm: "Over the years, a lot of things have happened, don't mention it." I called to ask what the Psionic Research Center that Zhuyue University is about to set up is researching. ”

Wei Xiaolong wiped the corners of his eyes and asked with a smile, "Why are you asking this?" I haven't seen each other in so many years, shall we meet first? Where are you now? ”

"I won't meet anymore, and if it weren't for the Psionic Research Center, I wouldn't have called you."

Sure enough, it was Brother Xiu.

Even after so many years, Brother Xiu is still the same Brother Xiu: straight, not beating around the bush, not hypocritical and flattering. He spoke like a sharp piece of pig iron, not ornate, not artificial, and his words were full of cold calm.

Except for Brother Xiu, Wei Xiaolong had never seen such a person. Brother Xiu's worldview is as solid as a rock, the rules of action are higher than the result, and he will never wronged himself for the result - so Wei Xiaolong always thought that Brother Xiu was dead, after all, such a person, in that era, was too easy to die.

But Wei Xiaolong wanted to work hard: "Why don't you meet?" ”

"It's physically inconvenient."

Wei Xiaolong was stunned for a moment, and then he was relieved.

Yes, they are all at this age, and even he himself has high blood pressure and high blood sugar, let alone Brother Xiu?

Brother Xiu's character, running around outside, and being interrupted, seems to be a matter of course.

Wei Xiaolong still remembers that when he was a child, there were a few rogues in the village who troubled Brother Xiu, and Brother Xiu was very angry at first, but when he found that he couldn't be reasonable, he immediately chased and beat him with a stick, one beating three. Later, the three rogues retaliated and damaged Brother Xiu's field, and Brother Xiu directly caught up with the family and beat him wildly, and the fierce name spread all over the eight villages.

In his dictionary, it seems that the word 'compromise' has never been used.

Wei Xiaolong sighed and asked again, "Then why do you want to know about the Psionic Research Center?" It's confidential...... Are you awakened, brother? ”

"No, it's my son who has awakened, and he's still in college, so I'll help him ask about the psionic research center."

The adopted child is 100 years old, and he is 99 years old.

Wei Xiaolong can understand it very well, but he didn't expect Brother Xiu to get married and have children.

One thing to say, although Wei Xiaolong respects Brother Xiu very much, in his impression, Brother Xiu has never been a person who will be bound by his family, and he doesn't even look like a person who will have a family.

After seeing more hardships in life, Wei Xiaolong realized that Brother Xiu, a 'pure orphan', may be the only one in the world.

No matter how lonely a person is, his heart is hungry for warmth after all, but Brother Xiu is not, he is not even friends with loneliness, he doesn't need friends at all.

He is like a footless bird in a fairy tale, always flying, and only when he dies will he stop and fall to the earth.

Sure enough, no matter how strange a person is, he will eventually return to the ordinary...... Wei Xiaolong smiled and asked:

"What kind of person is my sister-in-law? Where did the nephew go to college? ”

"I don't have a sister-in-law, my son is not related to me by blood, and I won't tell you where he went to college."

Wei Xiaolong almost couldn't catch his breath, and coughed several times before he eased up.

I don't have a wife, and I recognize a son who is not related by blood!?

Although it sounded a little incredible, he felt understandable when he thought that it was Brother Xiu.

Brother Xiu asked again, "So can you tell me about the Psionic Research Center?" ”

Wei Xiaolong sighed and said, "Regarding the matter of Lingyan, although I am in charge, I will not be directly involved. The research team is expected to be formed within this month, and the research team will draw professors from other departments, and then select a number of psyker students registered at the university to conduct experimental exchanges. ”

"The general research direction is that students and professors work together to study psionic training programs, and then through observation, revise and improve the programs, the main goal is to exercise the superpowers of psionic people, and train these students to become the first generation of psionic scholars."

"If your son is awakened, I recommend going to school as soon as possible to apply for a psyker certificate, and when proving his ability, try to maximize the performance effect of superpowers. The easier it is to observe, the easier it is to be selected by the Spiritual Research Center. ”

Wei Xiaolong paused for a moment, and Brother Xiu immediately asked, "Are you finished?" ”

"That's it."

"Well, thanks, goodbye......"

"Wait! Brother, I haven't seen you for decades, are you really not seeing each other? ”

"The body really doesn't allow it."

"That'...... It's always okay to leave a contact information, right? I'll give you my contact number, and you can call me directly next time. ”

As if afraid that the other party would hang up, Wei Xiaolong hurriedly said his mobile phone number.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly laughed:

"Brother, I got married when I was 28 years old, and you know the bride, which is my classmate Wei Qingqing."

"When I was 31 years old, your nephew was born, and now he is 28 years old, and his daughter-in-law's due date is a month later, and I will be able to live with three generations next year."

"My dad passed away in '95, he was not sick or painful, and he walked very comfortably. My mother's luck was not so good, her body used to fall ill, and she passed away in the hospital in 02. ”

"I'm the president of Zhuyue University now, but if you called, you must have known, haha."

"Also, our village is ...... now."

Wei Xiaolong is like a child, 'showing off' what has happened over the years:

"By the way, brother, do you remember your habit of drinking tea before? I don't drink the tea if I don't make it strong, I'm used to drinking strong tea now, it's really delicious, no wonder you like it. ”

There was silence in the earpiece, and only then did he speak:

"I don't like strong tea."

Wei Xiaolong was stunned: "Then why did you ...... when you were a child?"

"When I was a child, I had a taste problem and couldn't taste bitterness, but now I have changed."

Wei Xiaolong was stunned for a long time, and suddenly snorted, and couldn't help laughing, his face was wrinkled with laughter, he was panting with laughter, and tears were about to come out of his eyes.

"Brother, you really deserve to be my brother! It's great that I met you! ”

He pressed his left chest, stopped laughing, and tried to breathe slowly, with a hint of supplication in his laughing voice:

"Brother, you must contact me in the future."

"My former loved ones, now ...... You're the only one left. ”

At this time, the person on the other side of the earpiece seemed to sigh:

"You're going to have one more grandchild next month, enjoy the family, don't be like an old antique and reminisce about the past all day long."

"I'll get back to you if I get the chance, though."

"See you next time, Xiaolong."

At this moment, Wei Xiaolong seemed to dream back to fifty years ago, on the ridge of the sunset, Brother Xiu finished telling him the knowledge points, glanced at the red glow in the sky, and waved his hand to drive him home.

See you next time, little dragon.

"Brother, see you next time."

……

End of call.

Cha Xiu pulled out the SIM card from the old man's machine, broke it, and then threw the phone and card into the trash.