Chapter XVII

In Lan Zi's case, it was the first time he had seen mustard appear in front of him in such an image, youthful, beautiful and fashionable, bright and even charming, he came to buy old books, watched a performance, and it took a long time to recognize people, startled, but his heart was indeed amazing.

Then, he saw a few little girls around him jumping and shouting frantically: "Sister Mustard!" Wasabi big sister head! Excellent! It's amazing! Sister Wasabi, I love you! Waitard threw a few relatively stern glances while jumping, and several little girls were encouraged, and they screamed more excitedly for a while. Lan Zi looked at it with some curiosity, and couldn't help but admire it in his heart, it turned out that Wasabi was still playing music when he was fine, and he made a band so powerful, and there were so many admirers. He'd seen Wasabi dance to the music several times before, looking like a crazy penguin.

Do you behave differently in front of yourself than in front of others...... Lan Zi sometimes feels that Wasabi seems to maintain the character of his childhood in front of him, he is arrogant, unscrupulous, and sometimes stupid, just like the little sister who has been following him. However, he naturally understands that due to the habits developed by the environment in which he has lived over the years, Wasabi has a down-and-out and generous princess-like side in many cases, and he also understands that since the reunion, Wasabi has been very careful to protect his "brother", and many times he has deliberately restrained himself, this feeling is sincere, undoubtedly, because of this understanding, he can really feel that six or seven years have indeed drawn an invisible line between the two.

What kind of living environment creates what kind of living habits and temperament, what kind of habits and temperament will in turn adapt to what kind of environment, take the simplest thing as an example, during the time when he used to mix with Sango, Coral would say "good night" to him on time through the walkie-talkie every night, and when he was with his grandmother, he never had such a habit, although his grandmother's love for him and his respect for his grandmother were unquestionable.

If Wasabi had taken him directly to the family's gatherings and introduced him to her current family members, perhaps Lan Zi would have felt embarrassed because she couldn't find a common language. For this reason, the girl has not yet let Lan Zi fully contact her current family, and occasionally on some important days, she will take the trouble to run at both ends, such as last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, she was after the family party, and at ten o'clock in the evening, she took a car to the supermarket, holding moon cakes and Lan Zi sat on the roof of the building while admiring the moon and eating, it was the first Mid-Autumn Festival after their reunion.

Occasionally, when I think of these, there is a certain inferiority complex and trouble, which is inevitable, and the thing he is most worried about is whether it will cause too much trouble to the mustard, but today, after seeing such an amazing mustard, he felt sorry for it, he had never seen this side of the mustard before.

He didn't know if Wasabi had seen him, and when the dance was over, he applauded from the audience. Then I saw Wasabi coming down from the stage, and while smiling bitterly, she pushed away a group of young boys and girls who called her "big sister": "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Boiling water! Then, the girl, who looked particularly fashionable at this time, rushed in front of him, hugged his shoulders abruptly, and said, "Brother Azi." ”

Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Lan Zi's face instantly turned red.

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In the evening, when the sun sets red over the riverbank, piles of bonfires are lit, and shelves of skewered meat and vegetables are lit, making for a campfire picnic party.

This is a shallow beach in the bay of the Pujiang River, a little further away, the trees are lush, and you can see the city's buildings and the bridge across the river in the distance. Although the flood season has not yet arrived, but the spring snow melt has come down from the upstream, the river is gradually becoming turbulent, a little larger, this river beach has not been flooded, but has faded away from the winter desolation, has always been a good place for picnics, today's gathering is nominally to celebrate the success of the orphanage bazaar.

The reason why it is said nominally is because the money spent on this party may be higher than the income from the charity sale, of course, the so-called good deed, in fact, is the same thing, the money from the charity sale has been handed over to the orphanage, this side has made efforts, enjoying a certain sense of nobility, and then spending happy money for a carnival, hello and me, everyone has been happy. We don't have to be very angry and accuse the other person of being thorough in their kindness. In fact, thanks to the support of government departments and some philanthropists, the orphanage here is really not very poor.

The organizer of the bazaar and party was the lead singer of the small band before, a young man named Jiang Yang, in his early twenties, handsome, good singing skills and kind, their band began to sing in the small square, and now it is already famous in Pujiang, it is said that a record company has taken a fancy to him, but many times, they will still return to the small square to sing for free, people who know him are very affectionately called him "Jiang Yang Thief", at this time the four people of the band are standing on the small truck to play.

Sunset, river beach, small truck, guitar, bass, drum kit, rock music, when the long-haired Jiang Yang played the guitar in the car and roared to his heart's content, he really felt very youthful, and several little girls screamed recklessly under the car. More than 20 people on the river beach knew each other, so the atmosphere was particularly harmonious, and Lan Zi and Wasabi, who had also been invited, sat by the campfire not far away, fiddling with the sizzling meat steaks and vegetable leaves fried in boiling oil in the pan.

"Isn't the fire too big......

"Flip ......"

"Add some salt...... Well, isn't this meat sauce more delicious on the spread......"

"My cabbage is going yellow!"

Wasabi is still dressed in that extremely fashionable way, but at this time, he squats by the fire and pokes the dishes inside with chopsticks regardless of his image, and throws all kinds of messy things into it from time to time: "It's almost ready...... Incision Incision ...... Don't cut me all the fat, I only need a third of the fat......"

"Where is the fat ......"

"Obviously, there is, there is, you see here...... Here......"

"You weren't such a picky eater when you were a kid......"

"When I was a child, I didn't like to eat fatty meat, but every time I didn't eat it, I would be trained by Sister Xiuzhen......"

The two took down the frying pan, divided the things into their own disposable lunch boxes, and then sat down on the pebbles with the old book pad, and the mustard ate a touch of sauce on her lips, like a mustache, Lan Zi couldn't help laughing when she saw it, and the mustard looked confused, until Lan Zi came over with a tissue, she held chopsticks in one hand and a bowl in the other hand and stretched out her face, and it was not until Lan Zi helped her wipe the sauce off her lips that she suddenly realized.

Actually, I did it on purpose...... Wasabi thought in his heart, and secretly glanced at Lan Zi's happy appearance on the side, and he was also happy.

From time to time, boys and girls will come to talk, Wasabi can be called approachable on weekdays, and the heroic posture that did not back down when fighting against those hooligans in the past is also the deepest impression in everyone's hearts, but today's unscrupulous appearance is a scene that has never been shown except in front of the sister who has not appeared many times, and even although she is extremely intimate in front of her sister, there is still a different sense of intimacy.

Some people guessed that the boy named Xie Baoshu was about Wasabi's boyfriend, and some even guessed that it was her younger brother, after all, Lan Zi had always been wearing the baby face that seemed to never grow up, and only later did he gradually find out that this was just a young man with few characteristics, although he was Wasabi's nominal brother, but he had been separated for many years, and Wasabi's demeanor was probably a kind of inertia.

After a while, Jiang Yang, who had finished the performance, also came over with something to eat, said hello to the two, and then sat down, first chatting with Lan Zi for a few words, his own temperament is peaceful, and he can give people a good impression, as if he has a temperament similar to mustard. Then they exchanged pleasantries with Wasabi.

"Big sister...... It's been a long time since I've seen you coming, and I'm worried that I won't be able to get in touch with you this time. ”

"There's been a lot going on lately." Wasabi replied with a smile, "It's no problem to have you, the Jiangyang thief, here." ”

"Your dance is the best show...... To be honest, I didn't know you were so good before. ”

Hearing what they said, Lan Zi asked with some confusion: "Hey, why do you call her the eldest sister, I asked her before and refused to say." ”

"They said they were fooling." Wasabi flattened his mouth and stared at Lan Zi's eyes with a resentful expression, Lan Zi was puzzled several times today.

Jiang Yang smiled over there: "Actually, ......"

"If you dare to say it, you'll die." As soon as the other party's voice came out, Wasabi made a joking threat, and then turned his gaze back to Lan Zi's side, clasped his hands together, and hit his head on Lan Zi's shoulder, "I'll tell you later, please, please." ”

"Such a mysterious ......" Lan Zi finished eating, muttered, but didn't plan to ask again, "By the way, I'll go over there to bake chicken wings, do you want mustard?" ”

"One...... Small! ”

"Jiangyang?"

"Thanks, I don't need to."

Roast chicken wings are basically on the other side with a charcoal fire, there are a lot of people gathered over there, Lan Zi got up and went over there, and Wasabi also stood up, ready to follow, Jiang Yang sat there and didn't move, and when Lan Zi took a few steps first, he smiled seemingly casually: "Recently, a record company is ready to sign me, and I will probably really leave." ”

These words fell on Wasabi's ears just right, and since the other party was talking to her, she had to stop: "Huh? In fact, the other party is also a friend who has met in the square in the past few years, although there are not many contacts, but they have made several charity sales and the like, which can be regarded as some feelings.

"Congratulations, isn't this what you've always dreamed of!" Seeing Lan Zi go away, Wasabi sat down on the spot, laughed happily, and then stretched out his right hand.

"Thank you, in fact, there was a company to sign last year, and I didn't go." Jiang Yang smiled and held Wasabi's hand, shook it, and then let it go.

"Last year they all said you were going to sign to become a star, and then you came back and said it was a rumor. No? ”

"Not a rumor." Jiang Yang shook his head and turned his gaze to the big river rushing to the side, "Actually, I won't necessarily go this time, it's hard to say." ”

"Why?"

Jiang Yang didn't answer, turned his head, looked at Lan Zi who was holding two chicken wings not far away, and asked lightly, "I thought he was your boyfriend, but isn't it?" ”

"Uh......" felt that some strange atmosphere seemed to be gradually rising, Wasabi frowned slightly, looking at Jiang Yang's expression, he had been smiling indifferently, quite confident, although he had this temperament when he knew him in music on weekdays, but today's feeling is very different, such as those little girls who have always admired him, it is estimated that as long as he shows this expression, he can fascinate people to death.

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be a sophomore in high school this year and graduate next year, right?"

The topic changed again, and the whole situation had a feeling that it was on Jiang Yang's side, and Wasabi looked at him with some embarrassment, but then smiled as well: "Well, yes." ”

"Are you ready to go to any university?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

With that faint smile, Jiang Yang lowered his head and was silent for a while, and then finally raised his head: "I've been thinking about when I said these words if I was presumptuous and would scare you, but I was afraid that you wouldn't go to that small square after that." Actually, I've been thinking about waiting until you've decided where you're going to go to college, and then I'm going to plan my future and meet you in another city or something. Music is not a very important dream for me, and I don't have much attraction to any team like signing a record contract, in fact, after I sang in that small square, I found that you are my most special and beautiful dream......"

So he said, "...... I like you. ”

Music and the like didn't matter to him, he didn't lack money or care about being a star, in fact, from the first time he saw the little girl with a knife in that small square, he seemed to see the brightest pearl, and he was inevitably attracted. But he was only seventeen years old at that time, and the little girl was not even an adult, and he was not sure whether his feelings were reasonable or moral, so he just waited quietly, hoping to become her most special friend, and later made a love affair in a reasonable and most logical way, and since he noticed that she had a good impression of the affairs of the orphanage, he organized several charity sales or performances in succession, and each time he was able to invite her over. This time, although he was probably sure that Xie Baoshu would not be her boyfriend, he had already felt the crisis and felt that it was time to confess.

Purely in terms of technical content, the time, place, atmosphere, language, and cooperation in all aspects of this confession can be called impeccable. However, the other party's reaction was slightly unexpected, and Wasabi just listened to him quietly, and after a while of silence, he gradually showed a bright smile.

The girl smiled and whispered, "Actually...... It's a shame he's my boyfriend. ”

Jiang Yang smiled similarly, quite confident: "Don't lie to me, you only met when you were children, and you only recently reunited, he is not your boyfriend, I can't see anything about him that can attract you at all...... Uh, I know you don't want to think about these things in high school, I can wait for you, I'm very sincere, I can accommodate any of your plans, I hope you can seriously consider it. ”

Listening to him say this word by word, the girl's eyes became very clear, and her smile became much more sincere, without the slight frivolous taste before, she was often in the distance to roast the chicken wings Lan Zi, and then reached out to brush the back of the hair.

"You just can't see it. But ...... I've been in love with him for almost a decade. ”

She stood up from the ground, put away a few old books that Lan Zi had bought today, and then walked over there, and when she got behind Lan Zi, she opened her hand and hugged him hard from behind.

"What are you doing, what are you doing...... "They also have a brother and sister fight between them on weekdays, and they are very intimate, but today it seems to be a little too intimate, especially in front of others, and the mustard may be unintentional...... His face was red and a little embarrassed.

"Nothing, I want to go back."

"At least finish roasting the chicken wings."

Soon after, they said goodbye to the crowd, and each of them, holding a chicken wing, walked in the direction of their home in the waning sunset.

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I don't think the current Lan Zi is worthy of mustard, but things always come ^_^ slowly

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