In Yuan Xianglong's eyes, his home is too narrow.

The family of four had been living in a room of more than 20 square meters. The parents slept on an old-fashioned shelf bed, while the brothers slept in a narrow simple bed when they were young, so the nights of their childhood were almost completely drowned in the war for quilts and turf. For this, the two brothers were beaten a lot. After studying, Yuan Yuxiao gradually learned to be polite to her younger brother, and peace began to exist in bed. Although Yuan Yuxiao suffered a loss on the turf, she developed a good habit of sleeping without moving, what posture she fell down in the first day, and what posture she woke up in the next day.

However, later the simple shop was finally replaced with a double-layer shop, Yuan Yuxiao asked his younger brother to choose, and Yuan Xianglong of course chose the upper bunk.

The Yuan family lived in a courtyard with several other families, and when Yuan Yuxiao entered high school, the family discussed with the neighbors and built a hut next to their own house in the courtyard, and the brothers finally had their own room.

The narrow space of the home gives Yuan Yuxiao the feeling of centripetal, gathered, introverted, and stable. gave Yuan Xianglong a feeling that there was only one word: persecution. He longed to go to bigger spaces.

Now that he has the opportunity to go out and board, of course he doesn't have any other choice.

Yuan Yuxiao's parents almost did not hesitate to choose between going to college and joining the work, but Yuan's father hesitated on the question of whether Yuan Xianglong was boarding or not, another choice that seemed much simpler.

Yuan's father's hesitation is that, on the one hand, Yuan's father thinks that Yuan Xianglong is a free and casual person who can't relax discipline, so it's better to be around. On the other hand, I hope that he can learn to take care of his own life, and in addition, I also feel that Yuan Xianglong is a little individualistic, and I hope that he can cultivate some collectivist spirit in collective life.

Yuan Xianglong has liked to make his own decisions since he was a child, for example, when he was four or five years old, his mother wanted to tutor him before school and gave him money to buy "Reading and Literacy", but he bought back the villain book "Shizhuang Children's Group". When he was eight or nine years old, he carved a wooden sword, which was hung on his body from time to time, and the word "heroic sword" was engraved on the hilt.

On the matter of whether Yuan Xianglong boarded, Yuan's father never made a decision, and asked Yuan's mother for the first time on major issues in the family, and Yuan's mother was used to letting Yuan's father make a decision on this kind of major issue, Yuan's father asked, she pushed this question to her son, Yuan Xianglong was happy to sell his wishes, and his reason was also high-sounding, "learn to live independently, cultivate the spirit of collectivism", this statement, can be regarded as a pulse of Yuan's father.

When the two forces are in balance with each other, the power of the third party, even if it is weak, is decisive. So Yuan Xianglong got his wish.

When Yuan Yuxiao was in a dilemma between studying at university and going to work, his parents became the decisive weight, while Yuan Xianglong, on the contrary, became the decisive weight when his parents were in a dilemma for him to choose a school.

It is true that the more obedient people are, the more obedient they are, and the more self-assertive they are, the more opportunities they have to make their own decisions.

However, Yuan Xianglong's choice still left regrets, that is, he separated from a good friend, a classmate named Yu Xiaoxue, who had been in the same class with him since elementary school.

Yu Xiaoxue's score can also go to a key school this time, and she originally quietly discussed it with Yuan Xianglong and went to boarding in No. 1 Middle School together. This is also a secret of Yuan Xianglong, a reason that he must strive to go to the boarding house that must not be said.

However, when Yuan Xianglong got the right to decide at home, he went to No. 1 Middle School to sign up as agreed. Yu Xiaoxue went to another key school because of her parents' insistence - Qingyuan Middle School, which is closer to home in the city and does not require boarding, which caused her and Yuan Xianglong's agreement to go to No. 1 Middle School together. Yu Xiaoxue is introverted and weak, and she is not as bold as her sister Yu Xiaolu, so it is natural to be pampered and cared for by her parents, and her parents are not worried that she lives alone outside.

Although Yu Xiaoxue is unhappy, she will not show it in front of her parents, she is a docile little girl.

She could only sigh when she talked about it with Yuan Xianglong.

Yu Xiaoxue and Yuan Xianglong are also classmates from childhood to adulthood, because Yuan Yuxiao and Yu Xiaolu have a good relationship, so their younger siblings have a good relationship.

However, Yu Xiaoxue and Yuan Xianglong rarely go to each other's houses to play. Needless to say, Yu Xiaoxue didn't go to Yuan Xianglong's house at all, even Yuan Xianglong basically didn't go to Yu Xiaoxue's house. But when they wanted to talk to each other together, they went to more places than Yuan Yuxiao and them, in addition to often going to Hongmei cold drink shop, there are also children's libraries, Guiyuan Park, Youth Palace, Provincial Exhibition Hall Compound, Municipal Federation of Trade Unions Compound...... When they entered junior high school, they often went to the Workers' Cultural Palace every weekend and spent five cents to watch a TV, and at that time, TV series were always broadcast on weekends, "The Man from the Atlantic", "Garrison's Death Squad", ......

Therefore, Yuan's father has little understanding of the relationship between Yuan Xianglong and Yu Xiaoxue, compared to the relationship between Yuan Yuxiao and Yu Xiaolu.

Yuan Xianglong and Yu Xiaoxue have been classmates for six and a half years, from an ignorant childhood to a teenager in early youth, once separated, they were a little reluctant, and the two made an appointment to go to Hongmei Cold Drink Shop to sit down. Others, such as parks, libraries, and youth palaces, are just meeting places, and the Red Plum Cold Drink Shop is the only place where you can have creature comforts. So going to the red plum cold drink shop represents a kind of specification.

So the two of them gave up the sour plum soup they usually like to drink, and solemnly ordered iced coffee. The price is expensive to represent the grandeur of the meaning. This was Yuan Xianglong's proposal, and Yu Xiaoxue naturally seconded it. Yu Xiaoxue actually doesn't like to drink coffee, "There is a smell of medicine." She said.

"If you don't like to drink, you can drink something else!" Yuan Xianglong felt a little incomprehensible.

"As long as you're happy, I can drink coffee with you!" Yu Xiaoxue said softly.

Yuan Xianglong smiled and pouted, "Your character, how come you are a bit like my brother!" ”

"Yes, but your personality is not like your brother, and your brother is not as interesting as you!" Although Yu Xiaoxue spoke softly and softly, she was very straightforward.

"This time I went to No. 1 Middle School, you missed the appointment!" If it was Yuan Yuxiao, he would never say such a thing, but Yuan Xianglong must say it.

"No way, I can't beat Dad, I'm sorry!" Yu Xiaoxue sighed silently.

"Although I am not in front of you in the future, if anyone bullies you, you can still tell me!"

Yu Xiaoxue covered her mouth and smiled softly, "Who will bully me." ”

"That's hard to say, it wasn't someone who stuck a turtle on your back before, tied your braids to the back of a chair or something." Yuan Xianglong has regarded himself as Yu Xiaoxue's protector since he was a child.

"It was all hundreds of years ago, and now they're almost adults, who is still so boring!"

"I'm just giving examples, not necessarily that's it, there may be new forms and contents. In short, if there is anything upset, look for me! As he spoke, he flexed his right arm and swelled his biceps.

Yu Xiaoxue pursed her lips and smiled, which was regarded as a sign of gratitude, and then she made a new discovery on Yuan Xianglong's raised right hand, "Oh, I've put on a new watch!" She grabbed his wrist and brought it to her, "It's still a Shanghai watch...... Immortal...... Crane ......"

"My brother was admitted to college, and my father gave him a new watch. My dad was an absolute egalitarian, and since I was a child, my brother and I were never biased in things, so he bought me a piece too! My brother gave it to him at the time, and I wanted to hide it for a while. But, haha, I'm not in a hurry at all, this is my dad's old routine, I understand that what my brother has must also have! In my dad's eyes, I was still the little kid who could coax a and didn't understand anything, and he never had a developmental vision! ”

Yuan Xiaoxue smiled, "You have to be scared!" You're stained with your brother's light, too! ”

"I can't say that, and then my key school admission notice also came, and the significance is just as significant! So my dad took out the watch and gave it to me, and deliberately made it look like he had just bought it from outside, but it had been hidden in a closet drawer for a few days! ”

"You like to be smart!" Yu Xiaoxue pursed her lips disapplauded.

"This time, my brother was admitted to college, and I got to the point, which is also a double happiness, but I am under pressure. Dad said, your brother has set an example, now it's up to you! ”

"This time, my sister didn't do well in the exam, and I got to the point, but I was also under pressure. Mom said, your sister didn't do well in the exam, and hope is on you! ”

"Then the two of us are called the same fallen people at the end of the world!"

"You just like to talk nonsense!" Yu Xiaoxue smiled and clutched her stomach.

"Alas, this time the two of us are flying together, but it's a pity that your sister has to re-study and can't be paired with my brother!"

Yu Xiaoxue was a little embarrassed, "Hey, I don't know how to use idioms, can I not use it!" ”

"I think my idiom is used appropriately, it is very subtle, and it is made in heaven."

"Nasty!"

"Hey, at this point, did you say that my brother and your sister had that kind of thing?"

"What's going on?"

"What kind of garlic is it!"

Yu Xiaoxue's face flushed, "How do I know about them...... Isn't there another Brother Mo Qing! ”

"That's the big news I'm going to cover you today, my brother isn't going to college, so ......"

"What? Your brother isn't going to college anymore? Even Sven's Yu Xiaoxue couldn't help but interrupt him.

"My brother's university admission notice and the notice of the tax bureau arrived on the same day, and the family discussed it and decided to let my brother work, so now, Mo Qing went to study in other places, and my brother and your sister are still staying at home, so they are not separated, this ...... Do you understand? ”

Yu Xiaoxue lowered her head and thought for a long time, Yuan Xianglong patiently waited for her to think clearly, and finally she looked up, and still said softly as usual: "It makes sense to participate in work......"

"You've been thinking about this for a long time, huh?" Yuan Xianglong looked dissatisfied.

"What do you want me to say?" Yu Xiaoxue's face was strange.

"My brother and your sister's business!"

"Oops, you can hollow! Precocity! Yu Xiaoxue's face turned red again, and she stretched out her fingers and flicked Yuan Xianglong's head, which was her habitual action when she was angry.

"Do you care so much about your sister!" Yuan Xianglong was a little dissatisfied, and was almost ready to take out his habitual movements to twist Yu Xiaoxue's little ears.

"Why don't I care anymore! What's the use of me caring about this kind of thing, and I can't help anything! ”

"You're really like my brother's negative personality, and although I can't help much, I'll definitely care!"

"Just care about you! There is not much more than me, there is no less than me, you are also like my sister, you love to nag, you can't manage your own affairs well, but you are salty and spicy, and you love to take care of other people's affairs. If you have this heart, you might as well focus more on studying, you are now also a top student in a key school! ”

"You too! We are each other, brothers and sisters, go hand in hand, different paths, cheers! Yuan Xianglong was most afraid of being told that she was his mother-in-law, so he stopped talking and picked up the iced coffee.

"Idiom King, shut your idiom mouth, okay!" Yu Xiaoxue squirted iced coffee on the ground with a smile.

Although the two are no longer in the same school, they still maintain a close relationship, Yuan Xianglong goes home once a week, and on Saturday night, he and Yu Xiaoxue will go to the Workers' Cultural Palace to watch a TV series, and now the Cultural Palace is a large-screen projection TV, and the ticket price has risen from five cents to a dime. This has always been the Japanese TV series "Volleyball Girl" on Saturday, and the two of them are fascinated by it.