In a small living room, there is a folding table, the table is steaming, the food is fragrant, the TV is playing the stars New Year's variety show, what firecrackers say goodbye to the old year, laughter is loud to welcome the New Year, what spring rain is silky and silky, red plums show thousands of mountains, what lakes and all seas are spring, thousands of rivers and thousands of mountains are full of brilliance, etc., the blessing words of congratulations on the New Year resounded throughout the living room.

There were four people sitting around the table, one was an old man around 55 years old, his hair was thinning, his face was Chinese, his expression was serious, his eyes were sharp, and even ordinary conversations were like a seminar, which was very suitable for a cold field.

Sitting next to him was a woman in her early 50s, with slightly yellow skin and wrinkles, who spoke softly and neatly, with some gray hair curled behind her head, and her every movement exuded a gentle and virtuous atmosphere.

On the other side of the table, sat two young men, neither of them in their 30s, the boy had a delicate face, a neat short haircut, a black shirt on his upper body, and a pair of light blue slacks on his lower body, sitting on a chair, it was obvious that his legs were shaking unnaturally, and there was a trace of panic and uneasiness on his haggard cheeks.

Next to the boy sat a beautiful woman with outstanding temperament, her bright eyes blinked, her white and flawless skin was like a freshly peeled egg, crystal clear, beautiful, that graceful figure and exquisite curves, so that the boy next to her couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

"Qin Li, your father is very pleased to come back for the New Year this time, especially when you come back with such a beautiful and dignified girlfriend, which makes your mother and I very happy."

Qin Li's father picked up the cup, and there was a smile on his unsmiling cheeks.

Qin Yan took Zhang Xueyao's hand, laughed dryly, and said nothing.

Zhang Xueyao stroked her bangs, she glanced at Qin Yan beside her, and saw that he looked flustered, and his forehead was already covered with fine sweat, so she pressed hard twice on his palm.

Father Qin put the cup to his mouth, and after taking a sip, he looked at Qin Li with a serious face and said, "You got a job over there?" ”

"Me, I work at a friend's clothing store."

Qin Yan muttered, he glanced at his father, and slowly lowered his head.

"Clothing store? So are you selling clothes, or are you cashiering? ”

Father Qin took a bite of food, and still looked at Qin Yan intently, revealing a majesty and solemnity that could not be transgressed.

Qin Yan was like a fish in his throat, he picked up the wine glass on the table, raised his head, and drank it all.

Zhang Xueyao's eyes widened, and she whispered, "You're crazy, that's a big glass of liquor." ”

Qin Yan retched twice, patted Zhang Xueyao's hand, and laughed softly: "I'm fine, don't worry." ”

He burped, looked at Father Qin and said, "Dad, I told you, I'm a jobless vagrant now, just a little guy working in a friend's shop, it's completely different from what you expected, I came back this time, I just want to..."

Before he finished speaking, he was pinched twice by Zhang Xueyao, and Qin Yan sighed, looking at Zhang Xueyao with a wooden face.

When Father Qin heard this, his thin face turned red and white for a while, and it was uncertain, but in just a moment, he returned to his previous demeanor.

My mother gave Zhang Xueyao a crab and said with a smile: "What does the girl do over there?" ”

"I'm a costume designer."

Zhang Xueyao replied neatly, without any mud and water, she broke open the crab shell, used chopsticks to pout the crab roe inside, and put it in Qin Li's bowl.

After hearing this, Qin's mother seemed to have some more proud colors on her smiling cheeks, she glanced at the nervous Qin Li, and said lightly: "Hello designer, many of my students have chosen this profession after graduation, not only with a considerable income, but also with a pioneering mind and daring to innovate." ”

Zhang Xueyao took out a tissue, wiped the oil stains on her hands, looked at Qin's mother and said: "In fact, every industry is difficult to do, there is a succession, there is a specialization in the art industry, as the saying goes, three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion, but now the industry, it is far more than three hundred and sixty lines, the reason why I choose to do the profession of fashion design, is because I like to study the mystery, when you design a work, hang it in the shopping mall for sale, that kind of pride and happiness, is not measured by money." ”

Qin's mother is a teacher, and after hearing Zhang Xueyao's remarks, she quite agreed, but after seeing the son who was not doing his job all day long and was confused, she sighed deeply.

Father Qin drank the wine in the glass, his face was red, but he did not annihilate the solemn and indifferent expression, he lit a cigarette, looked at Qin Yan and said: "You abandoned your work and ran away from home, your mother and I didn't complain about you for half a point, the child is older, and you want to let go, but you disappointed me very much." ”

He threw the lighter on the table, making a green sound, seeing Qin Li's gloomy expression and dull eyes, which made him even more annoyed, for a while, the entire living room fell into a dull atmosphere, no one spoke, no one talked, only the click sound made by Qin's father when he smoked, and the endless New Year's greetings on the TV.

Qin Yan seemed to have been greatly wronged, he snorted, and said in a low voice: "I came back this time, I want to ask the second elder to pay for me to buy a house over there, if it is not enough, it is okay to help pay the down payment." ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to raise his eyelids to peek at Father Qin's expression, in fact, this was completely redundant, because Father Qin was expressionless at all, just looked at him in a daze, and saw that his back was cold, like sitting on acupuncture.

Father Qin flicked the cigarette ash, he thought for a moment, and said lightly: "Is that your ambition?" From childhood to adulthood, your mother and I have been taking care of you in every possible way, earnestly teaching, so that you can be a useful person to the society in the future, a person responsible for the family, and a person who is interested in the career, but what about you, with a bullshit, short-sighted and ignorant dream, you are gone, do you know what this is called? ”

He extinguished the cigarette in his hand, leaned forward, looked cold, and said in a gloomy manner: "This is called escape, do you think that hiding in that safe haven called dreams will not have the troubles of growing up and the trivialities of life?" Oh, it's really whimsical, it's a dream. ”

Qin Yan's trained dog was drenched in blood, and he didn't know what to do, so he could only squeeze Xue Yao's hand to bring some comfort.

Qin's mother snorted, interrupting his scolding, she looked at Qin Li, and said worriedly: "Son, your father speaks straightforwardly, very disagreeable, but he is all for your good, you think, people have no foresight, there must be near-term worries, you are still young now, you always feel that you have plenty of time, full of energy, but have you ever thought that when you are old and unable to do it, who will come to persuade you to be motivated and urge you to work?" ”

Qin Yi looked at his mother with an indifferent face, this sad-faced, well-informed mother had never talked to her about what ideals and sunshine were, but just blindly taught by words and deeds, saying some life philosophies with calluses in his ears, he was tired of hearing it, and he didn't want to obey.

The energy of a large glass of liquor finally poured into his brain, and Qin Li's self-confidence came back inexplicably, he stood up with a hula and said loudly: "Whether you hide in the haven of dreams, people have no foresight, and there must be near-term worries, this is all the wishful thinking of the two of you." ”

After hearing this, Father Qin slapped the table hard, and shouted angrily: "Presumptuous, have you read all these books to the dog's belly?" Your mother and I worked hard to raise you to adulthood, did you let you squirt feces here and do anything wrong? ”

Zhang Xueyao frowned, tugged at the corner of Qin Li's clothes, and motioned for him to sit down and talk, but Qin Yan said nonchalantly: "Do you know why I ran away from home?" ”

He sneered and continued: "It's a father like you who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, you are arrogant, no one in your eyes, always that high attitude, high requirements, high standards, from my reading and literacy, to participating in work, I look up at you, my neck is sore, I am exhausted, I am enough, the rules and regulations you have set for me, forgive me for not complying with them, I have my own beliefs and pursuits." ”

Father Qin's whole body trembled angrily, his face was distorted, he glared at Qin Li, gritted his teeth and said, "Your belief and pursuit is to go to other cities, sell clothes to people, and become a cashier?" ”

"What's wrong with selling clothes?"

Qin Yan retorted without showing weakness, in the huge living room, the saber rattling, in this gunpowder-filled dispute, no one seemed to be defeated, the TV was not playing a program to congratulate the New Year, but instead a poetry appreciation program, the host read a poem by Tang Bohu softly: Fifty years of drunken dancing and singing, sleeping in the middle of the moon in the painting, spreading the name in the sea, who believes that there is no wine money in the waist.

Everyone was silent, and the silence in the room was panicking, as if time was frozen at this moment, no quarrels, no resentment, no gunsmoke.

Mother Qin was the first to break the silence, she looked at Qin Li, waved her hand, and motioned for him to sit down and talk, Qin Yan shook her body, sat on the chair and gasped for a few breaths, Zhang Xueyao glanced at her, her white and tender cheeks were full of melancholy and sadness.

"Qin Li, Mom and Dad still hope that you can find a decent job, if it's not good to live over there, then come back here, your dad is knowing a few cadres in charge, walking around, arranging for you to enter some good units, it's still not a problem, you stabilize here, Mom and Dad are buying you a house, wouldn't it be better."

Mother Qin said bitterly, she glanced at Zhang Xueyao from time to time, for fear that she would say something wrong and offend this daughter-in-law who had not passed through the door, but the speaker had no intention, and the listener had a heart, Zhang Xueyao was a person who couldn't hide her thoughts, but whenever she had a little emotion, she would hang it on her face, and she would not be allowed to trespass.

"Auntie, my parents are such a daughter as me, pampered since childhood, pampered in every way, although the girl who married out splashed the water, I will be able to understand the meaning of this sentence, but our two families are thousands of kilometers apart, this is not a short distance, if I marry rashly, have you considered the feelings of my parents?"

She has always been down-to-earth and generous, and she is quick to speak, she is not surprised at all to say this, but Qin's father is a little short of breath, he sighed, looked at Zhang Xueyao and said: "Girl, everyone has to experience marriage in their lives, I sympathize with you girls, break away from the arms of your parents, to adapt to a strange environment, and no one is reluctant, but this is unavoidable, there is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, you two can come together, it depends on fate." ”

"I don't believe in fate, as long as the three views are correct and it looks pleasing to the eye, but if I am forced to marry, I would rather choose to break up, and there is no negotiation in this matter."

Zhang Xueyao said coldly, she folded her arms and defended her indestructible position.

Qin's father and Qin's mother glanced at each other, but they were choked speechless by Zhang Xueyao's words.

Outside the window, there was the sound of sporadic firecrackers, the lights were on, the lights were brilliant, and I was half-lying on the bench in the courtyard, holding the black wild cat in my arms, a meteor crossed the night, dragging a long tail light, and in an instant, it disappeared among the stars.

"Quick, make a wish."

I rubbed the black cat in my arms and let out a low sigh.

The black cat was lazily motionless, purring and purring, as if it had a respiratory infection, which annoyed me a little.

Outside the courtyard, the lights flickered, illuminating the dark corner, and I closed my eyes slightly and heard the sound of the car door closing.