Time flies, winter goes to spring.

Chinese New Year's Eve in 2016 was approaching, the company had a holiday two days in advance, and on the afternoon of the 4th, a group of employees packed up their workstations and left the company with a smile.

Zhou Mingrui's hometown is in other places, and he has already grabbed a ticket and is waiting to go home for the New Year.

This should have been a happy event, but when it came time to tidy up the table, he looked a little unrefreshed, and even yawned several times.

"You haven't had a good rest in the last few days."

Su Mo and Zhou Mingrui's workstations were next to each other, and when he raised his hand to yawn for the fourth time, he said lightly.

Zhou Mingrui's yawning action paused, and for a moment, Su Mo seemed to see a high-level demeanor management fan diagram on his face, which was full of grievance, two madness, three pain, and four sadness.

He stood there for a while before explaining: "The roommate who used to share the room with me moved out a week ago, and then a new roommate came two days later, this person, uh, has a bit ...... quality."

can make Xiao Zhou, who has a good temper that is difficult to explain, show such an indescribable expression, you can imagine how indescribable the quality of the new tenant is.

Su Mo listened quietly, and replied thoughtfully, "Needless to say, I understand. ”

Looking at Zhou Mingrui's lack of sleep and the dark circles under his eyes are heavy, it is not difficult to guess that most of his new roommates are fond of cultivating immortals and are enthusiastic about preaching, and they may walk around in hard-soled slippers in the middle of the night, or even play music in the living room?

Zhou Mingrui sighed again, lowered his head slightly, reached out and rubbed his face, making himself look more refreshed, and then raised his eyes, and a bright smile was hooked at the corner of his mouth and eyebrows:

"It's going to be the New Year soon, don't talk about these frustrating things.

"Su Mo, I'm here to wish a happy new year in advance, we'll see you next year!"

Su Mo nodded: "See you next year." ”

After saying goodbye to Zhou Mingrui at the door of the company, he went straight back to the house he rented.

The rental house is very close to the company, and it takes about ten minutes to walk to and fro, and at first it was shared with a couple, and then the two of them built a new house, and he was the only one left.

I remember that the original owner also went to drink their wedding wine.

When he got home, Su Mo took out the ingredients from the refrigerator, cooked a simple meal, and then brought the blue fat thermos cup to the master bedroom of the rental room.

This is a two-bedroom apartment, the room he lives in is a side bedroom, and the decoration style is more festive for the elderly.

Probably used to it, so after the couple moved out, the original owner also lived in the side bedroom without moving the nest.

Su Mo also had no idea of changing the environment, but after meeting Zhou Mingrui and realizing that he had penetrated into "The Master of Mystery", he transformed the master bedroom into half a study.

And the master bedroom comes with a small enclosed balcony, which is where he reads books and learns by himself on weekdays.

Sitting down at the desk, Su Mo first revised the drawings for nearly two hours on the board, and finished the homework assigned by the "professional teacher".

When WeChat sent documents to be reviewed, he glanced at the timer on the screen of his mobile phone and silently compared the previous time.

Today is one hour and fifty-two minutes, one minute and thirty-six seconds less than yesterday. ’

Compared with the earliest three-hour foundation, on the premise of ensuring the accuracy rate, it should not be far from the standard of one and a half hours.

After completing his routine, Summer put on his headphones and opened an old Russian book covered with cloth.

The front cover of the book is unusually simple, there is no title, no author's name, and no illustrations, the original white background has been transformed into a yellowish gray after the baptism of the years, only the red thick slash of the three double arrows in the center of the cover is still as bright as before, but the background color is darker and colder.

The music began to play, beginning with a melodious flute, but after only five or six seconds there was no follow-up, replaced by a low-pitched piano accompaniment.

The accompanying melody was soft and melancholy, and at the tenth second, a child's clear song with a hint of sadness was heard.

“Прости_меня，млаший_брат!

"Forgive me, dear brother!

“Я_так_пред_тобой_виноват。

"I am a sinner before you.

“Пытаться_вернуть_нельзя

"Trying to save the lives that were taken away by the earth

“Того，что_взяла_земля。

"It's impossible to ......"

'Interesting grammatical translation. ’

Summer found the page number marked with the last bookmark, and while flipping through Russian books for reading comprehension, he played Russian songs for ear training.

His complexion is calm and calm, and he analyzes the content of the lyrics word by word:

'Пытаться], вернуть and нельзя are three Russian words meaning to attempt, return and cannot, respectively.

But when read Пытаться_вернуть_нельзя together, it is only translated as an attempt to redeem, and the last word [нельзя] is ignored and must be linked to the following......

And the next lyric, "Того,что_взяла_земля." If translated literally, the end should be a question mark, not a period......

The translation is: "What does the earth give birth to?" ’

THE RUSSIAN SONG TITLED "БРАТЬЯ (BROTHER)" CONTINUES TO PLAY, AND WHEN IT ENTERS THE CHORUS, A SOFT CHORUS OF CHILDREN'S VOICES SOUNDS:

“Милая_мама！ Нежная！

"Dear, gentle mother!

“Мы_так_любили_тебя。

"We used to love you so much.

“Но_все_наши_силы，

"But even if we do our best,

“Потрачены_были_зря。

"But it's still in vain......"

Su Mo read the book in his hand quietly and evenly, and his dark phoenix eyes could not see the slightest emotion.

It was only at the end of the song that when the final variation chorus began, it also hummed softly:

“Но_что_же_нам_делать，как_быть？

"But what can we do?

“Как_всё_исправить，забыть？

"How to reverse? How to forget?

“Пытаться_вернуть_нельзя

"I tried my best, but I couldn't get it back

“Того，что_взяла_земля。

"The life that was taken away by the earth."

During the following Spring Festival holiday, Su Mo spent most of his time at home studying on his own.

Most of his weekday schedules are two points and one line for the company and rental houses, and he occasionally goes to the supermarket to replenish supplies, but because of the convenience of online shopping, he has not yet gone to the vegetable market frequently.

In order to celebrate this rare free time, Su Mo not only arranged a fulfilling study plan for himself, but also adjusted his work and rest time accordingly, from the previous sleep at one o'clock in the morning and seven o'clock in the morning, temporarily changed to sleeping at two o'clock in the morning and starting at six o'clock in the morning.

The hardware engineer's professional class was unfortunately stopped the day before Chinese New Year's Eve, after all, he was on vacation, others were also on vacation, and he couldn't disturb the "teacher" to correct his homework on the reunion night of Chinese New Year's Eve.

A reunion night with the family......

Su Mo chewed on this unfamiliar term in his heart.

He has no blood relatives, but he has a relative who is not related by blood.

It's a pity that the man left a long time ago.

Su Mo thought calmly.

February 7, 2016, the last night of the end of the year on the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

From 8 p.m., the sound of fireworks can be heard outdoors one after another, and the closer to midnight the more frequent it becomes, and the sound of firecrackers continues to resound in the sky of the city.

Summer sat at a desk on the balcony of the master bedroom with a laptop in front of him, and a version of the Russian electronic dictionary software was displayed on the screen.

With one hand holding a thermos cup in front of the computer, the hot water of a wolfberry in the inner tank conveyed a faint warmth, and the other hand controlled the mouse, comparing the alphabet and online pronunciation, reading aloud word by word, correcting his Russian pronunciation.

Su Mo was very attentive in his studies, and even if the colorful fireworks lit up the night and reflected it in his pupils, it couldn't make his vision deviate for a second.

I don't know how long it took...... Drunk, dreaming, and forgetting.

It wasn't until the phone's scheduled alarm went off that he interrupted his state of extreme concentration.

Su Mo, who had just left the state of concentration, still looked a little dazed, pressed his forehead and closed his eyes and thought for two seconds before he realized what he was setting the alarm clock for.

He pressed the power button to temporarily turn off the alarm, looked at the time displayed on the screensaver and said to himself, "Eleven fifty-five, five minutes until midnight." ”

Su Mo then fell into an eerie silence.

For the first time, he was trying to wait for the New Year's Eve bell...... Outside the window, there are still boundless fireworks burning the dark night.

'Fifty-nine, fifty-eight, fifty-seven......'

At 11:59 p.m., Su Mo stared at the screensaver that had been adjusted to a clock-like style, silently counting down in his heart.

‘…… Three, two, one, zero. ’

Almost at the moment when he was counting down, two WeChat messages popped up on the screen saver on his phone at the same time.

Su Mo's gaze was firmly fixed on the New Year's wishes of the two top friends.

The bright moonlight shined through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the balcony, covering his whole body with a frost-colored light veil, and his dark eyes looked particularly clear in the cold moonlight.

Su Mo smiled inexplicably and for some reason, and said softly, "Happy New Year." ”

He opened WeChat and began to reply.

First of all, he sent New Year's greetings to the friend who was remarked as "Dean", and then persuaded "You are too old to stay up late", and a voice message was replied to in the other second, just listening to the smiling voice, Su Mo could imagine the old lady's smile at this time.

The voice message is not long, first mentioning that the Spring Festival is the most solemn traditional festival, and the meaning it represents cannot be perfunctory, and then ask him when he will take the time to go back to the welfare home to see?

"Is it time to go back to the orphanage? Lunar New Year's Day, tomorrow...... No, it should be today. ”

Su Mo muttered and typed back: I'll go back this morning, just to discuss the arrangements for the June 1st celebration with you.

Then he switched to Zhou Mingrui's WeChat.

Zhou Mingrui's WeChat avatar is a cute kitten with a pitch-black body and a round body, Su Mo just clicked in, and saw a prompt on the chat interface "The other party is typing", so he patiently waited for his next message.

Half a minute later.

Zhou Mingrui: Su Mo, are you free on the 12th?

The twelfth, that is, the fifth day of the first month.

Although this Spring Festival holiday has been fully arranged by his study plan, as the saying goes, plans are dead, people are alive.

Just like promising the dean to go back to the welfare home today, Su Mo replied without hesitation: If you are free, what's wrong?

Zhou Mingrui: Haha, it's nothing, I just want to invite you out for a dinner.

Su Mo raised his eyebrows and teased: What good thing have you encountered?

Although he and Zhou Mingrui have eaten together face-to-face many times, they are basically lunches in the company canteen, and the number of times they go out to eat alone can be said to be only a handful.

Strictly speaking, there are only two times, one is when Zhou Mingrui just joined the company, and Su Mo politely invited him for a meal as a mentor, and the other time was when Zhou Mingrui turned regular three months later and invited him back for a meal in order to celebrate.

After all, he adheres to the principle of what he should say and do whatever he is in, and at this stage, unless Zhou Mingrui takes the initiative to speak, he will never ask about his private life.

I don't know when it will develop into a good brother who shouts "I'm your father"?

An unconscious smile appeared in Su Mo's eyes, but in the next second, the message Zhou Mingrui replied to make his smile turn serious.

Zhou Mingrui: No, I have a friend who has been playing since I was a child, and the job I am looking for is quite far away from our company.

Zhou Mingrui: We are usually busy with work and don't have much time, so we want to get together during the Chinese New Year holiday.

Zhou Mingrui: It's rare to get together, just to introduce you two to each other.

Friends from childhood to adulthood......

Su Mo frowned slightly.

Could it be the one he remembers?