Chapter 14 Things are not people
In the blink of an eye, Paper Kite saw the boy wearing a white T-shirt and carrying a black backpack standing in the corridor at the exit of the station. He always has that charisma that makes you recognize him at first glance in the bustling crowd.
"Why didn't you tell me you'd come too?" Tan Miao had just approached the two of them, and before she could gain a firm footing, she was startled by Paper Kite's sudden questioning and took a step back.
"Didn't you tell me when you came?"
Paper Kite's looked around at the crowd around her, they all looked at her with strange eyes, and then she noticed that her voice was a little loud just now, so she pulled Lu Xi and Tan Miao and hurriedly left the train station.
The rooms rented by Lu Xi and Xia Yang are small single rooms of less than ten square meters, with a rooftop outside, the house is quite bright, and it is more convenient to dry clothes. With only a few pieces of furniture and a double bed, there was barely much room left when they were placed. Lu Xi They are very well furnished, and there is a kind of warmth in the whole house. The tip of the paper iris is slightly sour. Afraid that Lu Xi would see it, he hurriedly jumped on the bed and fluttered happily.
"I'll try if this bed is comfortable, and the two of us can't sleep."
"I can put the four of you!"
"Come, come up and I'll take a look!"
As soon as Lu Xi climbed into bed, he was kicked down by the paper kite before he could stand firmly. Lu Xi pretended to be angry and came to settle accounts with the paper kite, and the two laughed and twisted. Tan Miao on the side frowned, "I said that the two of you are almost 50 years old combined, why are you still like children." Paper Kite, and Lu Xi invariably turned their heads and stuck out their tongues at him, and continued to frolic.
Xia Yang didn't get home until after nine o'clock. When I saw this boy again, in the heart of the paper kite, instead of joy, it was the unspeakable heartache. Xia Yang is no longer the warm boy with a sunny smile on his face, but has more vicissitudes and fatigue. Although Xia Yang was smiling at himself with all his might, there was too much sadness in that smile. Paper Kite understands what he has experienced in the past four years, but he can't mention it, and he doesn't want to mention it in front of him.
Lu Xi bought a lot of vegetables, and several people celebrated at home. A few people talked about the happy past, just like when they got together to do their homework. Lu Xi happily told the paper kite what he had seen and heard in City A, which made the paper kite laugh, while Xia Yang never mentioned his life in City A. The more they talked, the more interested they became, and they said that they would talk all night. However, when it comes to all-nighters, everyone is actually tired. Xia Yang went to bed early, and in the second half of the night, Lu Xi and Tan Miao gradually began to nap, and later fell asleep. The paper kite was also very tired, but she couldn't sleep. She quietly looked at Xia Yang's tired face. This is a face that is so familiar that it can no longer be familiar, what is familiar is the face, and what is unfamiliar is the sadness behind the face. Paper Kite couldn't see through what Xia Yang was thinking in his heart, and he didn't understand why he chose to be silent and keep everything in his heart, silently digesting it by himself, licking his past scars.
The first rays of sunlight in the morning refracted through the window, shining warmly on Xia Yang's face. The paper kite-like thought of the little boy who called him to school every morning, the little brother who comforted him when he was most helpless, and the big boy who ran to him in the dark and carried him home. Everything was gone, and it disappeared with Xia Yang's sudden departure. The person in front of him is a frustrated, confused, tired migrant worker, a scarred youth. But the paper kite still likes him, so unforgettable, and likes him with all his heart, and he has never wavered for a moment. But what about Xia Yang? He didn't know anything about it.
The next day, several people went to the scenic spot together.
On the car to the attraction, the paper kite, which couldn't bear the sleepiness that hit it, fell asleep in a daze, and woke up to find itself leaning on Xia Yang's shoulder.
Xia Yang saw the paper kite wake up, moved his stiff arm, and smiled at her, "You girl, how can you sleep not only snoring but also grinding your teeth and drooling, what kind of habit is this, who will dare to marry you in the future." ”
Paper Kite lowered his head, picked up Xia Yang's arm, and wiped the remaining saliva from the corners of his mouth with his cuffs. "It's not the first day that you know me, and besides, if you can't get married, you can't get married. I don't still have you...... Guys? ”
A gentle smile rose at the corner of Xia Yang's mouth, "We? Haha, we can't be with you for a lifetime, and you should find someone who can accompany you until you grow old. ”
Accompany him to old age, hehe, this sentence came out of his mouth, it turned out to be so ironic. "Don't want it!" The paper kite turned her head and stopped looking at him, feeling inexplicably lost in her heart.
originally planned to play in City A for a few more days, but Lu Xi was very busy with work, and Xia Yang's work also left early and returned late, in order not to cause trouble to them, Paper Kite and Tan Miao left on the third day. On the train back, Paper Kite's mind was full of the simple house where Xia Yang and Lu Xi lived and Xia Yang's tired appearance. Tears couldn't stop rolling in her eyes, in order not to let Tan Miao on the side see it, the paper kite, turned her head to look out the window.
After returning to City B, Paper Kite did not become a reporter again, but quit his job as a reporter and found many part-time jobs. Paper Kite knew that Xia Yang needed money now. In the chat with Xia Yang, Paper Kite learned that since Xia Yang dropped out of school and went to City A, the angry Xia Dad cut off the living expenses given to him. Xia Yang has always lived while working, and he has lived a very hard life, while Lu Xi's family is not wealthy, and the two of them live very tightly together. Paper Kite didn't want to see Xia Yang's tired appearance anymore, and didn't want him to work part-time on his days off. Paper Kite wanted to do his best to relieve his pressure.
The paper kite is busy every day, and it is sunburned into black charcoal in less than a few days. Just like this, the summer vacation passed quickly, and Paper Kite mailed the money earned from her part-time job to Xia Yang in the name of Li Yuwei according to the specific address she asked Xia Yang's neighbor when she was in City A. Xia Yang was very surprised when he received the money, and repeatedly expressed his gratitude on QQ, and insisted on returning the money to himself. Paper Kite's hard work persuaded Xia Yang, and in the name of subsidizing him, let him pay back the principal with interest in the future, Xia Yang reluctantly accepted it, and promised to thank him in person at that time.
Time flowed silently, and Paper Kite spent the next two years in the chatting with Xia Yang encouraging each other, in the busy part-time job, and in the small fights with Tan Miao, Xie Zifan and Li Yuwei. In the blink of an eye, Xia Yang has grown from an inconspicuous intern to a design elite who can independently take charge of a project, and the company's treatment is obviously much better than before, and he no longer needs the funding of Paper Kite. Xia Yang asked Paper Kite for his phone number on QQ, and asked Paper Kite to meet, wanting to thank Paper Kite in person for his support and encouragement over the years, but Paper Kite refused for various reasons.