non-contractual relationship

Chapter 14

When Ankang's mother died before, not many people came, and there were quite a few people who came with bad words.

Ankang didn't even prepare to stop the coffin this time, so he chose a date and went to the crematorium, where he was buried non-stop.

Father Ann's matter was sorted out quickly.

Ankang originally wanted to go back to Yuehua to work directly, but due to the insistence of his accompanying young master Zheng, Ankang stayed in the hospital for another four or five days after finishing his father's funeral. After the problem was solved, the fee was paid and he was discharged from the hospital.

Father An left in a hurry, and the money that Ankang received from Yuehua before was stored in the card, and it couldn't withstand the tens of thousands of dollars a day in the intensive care unit.Although there was not much left, it was more than enough to pay off Ankang's hospitalization expenses, and there were still a thousand yuan left in the end.

Ankang didn't bother Zheng Feihe anymore.He already owes too much to Young Master Zheng, not to mention helping him settle the usury after meeting by chance, sending himself to the hospital, helping him with Dad Ann's funeral, and accompanying him in the hospital. Not yet.

Moreover, after getting along with each other for this period of time, Ankang is even more sure that his impression of Zheng Feihe when they first met was biased.Zheng Feihe is really a good person, and not as frivolous as he thought.It's just that Mr. Zheng's inexplicable affection made him a little confused occasionally, and he often had the illusion that this person liked him for a long time.

On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Young Master Zheng mysteriously said that he had something to do early in the morning, so he slipped away, and even the bodyguard who usually dangled in front of Ankang's eyes was nowhere to be seen.This made Ankang, who was used to Zheng Feihe's quarrel, somewhat uncomfortable.

After he successfully applied for Yuehua, he quit the house rented by his family in order to save money; the previous part-time job also resigned because he applied for Yuehua's full-time job; on Yuehua's side, Mr. Zheng said at first that he hired him for a month The holiday was shortened to two weeks after he argued with his own reason.

Ankang was carrying a small package, not knowing where he was going, when an off-road vehicle slid out of the parking space and stopped in front of him.

The window was rolled down, and Zheng Feihe was sitting in the driver's seat.

There is also a large bouquet of flowers and plants on the passenger side of the car.

Ankang was a little helpless, and didn't quite understand how the strange relationship between the two developed. Was it doomed from the night they met?Or after calling this person for help in a crisis situation like a short-circuited brain?

Even though he was a stranger not long ago, the most difficult days he had to endure were all accompanied by this young master.And because of the appearance of this person, every long night after Father An left, whenever he woke up from his sleep, there would be a pair of concerned eyes asking him, so that he would not be reduced to a situation of being alone.He was very grateful for this kindness, and even felt a little at a loss.

He thought, even if Zheng Feihe said that he didn't need to worry too much, he still had to do something to repay the person in front of him and repay the love.

Young Master Zheng couldn't see Ankang's weak look the most now, so he quickly reached out and opened the car door, and interrupted, "You are in good health! Everything is going well!"

Ankang pursed his lips.After getting along with each other for this period of time, apart from Zheng Feihe being a good person, there is another thing he is more sure of - Young Master Zheng is really careless sometimes.

For example, now, as soon as he sat in the co-pilot, Young Master Zheng, who was eager to offer treasures, didn't think about whether it was inappropriate, so he proudly introduced to him the handful of "wonderful flowers" on the co-pilot, and said: "You take Pick up the flowers first, then put on your seat belt, and I will take you to a good place."

Ankang did as he said.

After the car drove out of the hospital, Ankang came to appreciate carefully the treasure presented by Mr. Zheng—a handful of Chinese herbal medicines.

When Ankang was young, he loved to visit the herbal medicine market with his mother Fang Hui to buy medicine for his father, so he recognized many things in it.Looking at the mugwort leaves, calamus, artemisia annua, dragon boat flowers, lemongrass, grapefruit leaves, etc. in front of him, Ankang smiled sincerely and said, "Where did you find all these?" Zheng Fei, who didn't leave, stayed with him for a while, and the other party accompanied him to deal with his father's important affairs. When Ankang got along with him, his attitude became much more natural and relaxed.

Young Master Zheng was still stunned: "I asked my mother, and she said that these can strengthen the body and dispel evil spirits! It's just that this season is not easy to find, and many of them can't find fresh ones, so they can only use dry ones instead. Some dry ones I even took it to the flower shop and wrapped it. It’s so beautiful and practical!" After finishing speaking, I stretched out my hand to caress the dish, and just touched it, a leaf was brittle and fell down rustling Dross.

Young Master Zheng pretended not to know, and withdrew his hand.

"..." Ankang, who was childish by the young master Zheng, hugged the bouquet of Chinese herbal medicine that he gave him, and couldn't laugh or cry.But looking at Zheng Fei and Shau Bao along the way, all his sorrows and sorrows disappeared completely.Before they knew it, the two of them arrived at their destination - a small farmyard in the mountains.

As soon as they got out of the car, Zheng Feihe started arguing again: "Isn't this small courtyard nice?"

"En." Ankang looked at the small courtyard in front of him, thinking of his hometown.

When he was about seven or eight years old, in order to treat his father's illness, the old yard at home was sold cheaply to his cousin's family.His mother took the little money and insisted on treating his father, and brought him to the city to work.Not long after, the countryside was demolished, and the small courtyard paid a sky-high price. Many people who came to the city to work and stay at his house came to persuade his mother to go back and make a fuss so that they could get some money.But his mother admitted to death, saying that if she sold it, she would sell it, so she insisted on not going back and saying that.Many people think that Ankang is small, and they don't avoid her. They often say in Ankang's face that his mother is stupid and wants to save face and suffer.Although Ankang is a child, he is precocious, and at a time like this, he doesn't know how to say a word.He knew in his heart that sometimes, the truth in the eyes of others may not be the truth, just like everyone stood up and talked without pain in persuading his mother to go back and share the money, but no one mentioned that the house was sold to him at a low price by everyone. Uncle's family.

Both he and his mother understood that it would be useless to go back, and it was just a blow to the face and let others beat them.

After entering the city, his mother earned a lot of money because of her diligence and ability.In addition to treating his father, the family's life has improved a lot.It's just that his schooling is not going well, and better schools don't want a child like him who doesn't have a local hukou.An's father and An's mother often stayed up all night because of this matter. It was only later that he had a children's school, so he barely had books to read.It was also his luck that the school for his children was banned just after he was admitted to the best high school in the city with excellent grades.

Thinking about these things now, I just feel like a lifetime away.

The various trainings he suffered as a child were the cornerstone of Ankang's first understanding of the world. He once thought that life is like this, and everyone is constantly struggling and wandering.But the many classmates he met after entering high school completed Ankang's whole world. From then on, he realized that this world is not only for people like him, and his efforts may change the world he has now.

This is the reason why Ankang studies harder. He wants to help his mother through his own ability.

Even Ankang himself didn't realize that hardships brought him more tenderness and tolerance when looking at the world.

Looking at this small courtyard now, he remembered that when he was a child, his father went out to work without any illness, and his mother took care of her at home, and also did some clean and provincial work. Carefree.

Thinking about it, Ankang smiled again, pulling a pear dimple on his cheek.

Seeing Ankang's relaxation, Zheng Feihe felt that his decision to bring him to this place was right.

He still read Ankang's information before.The timetable in the information almost all mentions Ankang’s experience in passing, similar to studying in a certain school from a certain month to a certain month in a certain year or receiving a certain honor.But for some reason, Zheng Feihe feels more about Ankang's hard work and difficulty: this person is really serious about life.

This small courtyard was originally a place where his grandmother often came to.There is land outside.

When his grandmother was alive, she always liked to take care of those crops by herself, harvest them when they were ripe, cook them by herself and put them on the table.At that time, what his grandmother often said to him who didn't like to go to the ground the most was "Everyone digs up a few generations, whoever has left the mud, you are better off, if you don't touch Saturn, you will go to heaven."

Seeing Ankang laughing, Zheng Feihe felt that he was on the ground now, so he laughed too.

Hearing Zheng Feihe's laughter, Ankang turned his head to see that Zheng Feihe didn't restrain himself at all, and laughed louder, seeming to startle a few flying birds in the distance.

Ankang has gradually accepted the fact that his father passed away these days.

He found that as long as he didn't deliberately think about the absence of Dad An, he wouldn't be sad.Not to mention self-deception.Just don't remind yourself deliberately, sometimes you will forget that this person has left, as if he is still there waiting for you to go back.

Without separation, there is naturally no bitterness and difficulty in letting go.

It's the same now, Ankang looked at Zheng Feihe's smile, and suddenly felt that maybe now that he returned to the courtyard when he was a child, as soon as he opened the courtyard door, he could see his father and mother who never left.His father is resting, and his mother is making patterns. If he goes in, the two of them might even scold him for being naughty.

Nothing has changed with time.

His parents live there forever.

Ankang smiled even wider.

The two smiled at each other for a while, as if they finally disturbed the owner of the small courtyard, the door of the small courtyard opened, and a woman came out, her eyes lit up when she saw Zheng Feihe, and she hurriedly beckoned: "Fei is here with you!"

Zheng Feihe saw that Ankang was not so sad, he was happy from the bottom of his heart, now he squinted his eyes, hugged Ankang's shoulders, and happily introduced to the woman: "Auntie, this is my friend. I will bring him here Play here for a day, is there any room available tonight?"

The woman called "Auntie" came up quickly. Hearing this, she frowned and rubbed her hands on the apron: "Hey, what a coincidence that you came here! The room was only booked yesterday, you You didn't even say hello to me in advance, there is only one room left now. Do you see?"

Zheng Feihe, who was originally confident, touched the back of his neck habitually, and glanced at Ankang with some embarrassment.

Seeing Zheng Feihe's embarrassing signature action, Ankang was stunned: "It's okay, I can sleep on the floor."

"That's okay. How about it, I will sleep on the floor tonight, and you will sleep on the bed."

When the woman heard the words, she knocked on the foreheads of Zheng Feihe and Ankang: "Aren't you stupid? The floor is so cold at night, even if you put a quilt on it, it can't stop the moisture. Be careful and suffer when you get old." .”

Ankang's eye sockets felt hot from the knock, this woman was too much like his mother.

Zheng Feihe was stunned by the knock, his forehead quickly turned red, and before he could react, the woman answered again: "Just live in one room, two big men can squeeze together, can you lose a piece of meat? "

Zheng Feihe's heart was very complicated, but he couldn't explain it directly to the woman, he was overwhelmed.

The woman's questioning was not over yet, she leaned forward behind Zheng Feihe: "Biao Zi and the others didn't follow you?"

Ankang, who was looking at the woman intently, was not very familiar with the name "Biaozi", but he vaguely had an answer in his heart, and now he blinked quietly.

Sure enough, footsteps came from behind, and the bodyguard called "Biaozi" came up with several other people.

Seeing that the bodyguards were very enthusiastic, the woman leaned over without Zheng Feihe, asking repeatedly where they were staying and what they wanted to eat tonight.

Facing the woman's warm greeting, the expressions of the bodyguards were all a bit indescribable.Among them, "Biaozi" had the most rigid expression, but he quickly responded to the woman's fiery inquiries and Ankang's surprised eyes: the brothers live in the small courtyard next door tonight, and eat dinner at night. whatever.

When the woman got the answer, she turned around happily and went to prepare.

Zheng Feihe followed behind, quite upset, and muttered, "Auntie, why don't you ask me?"

The woman stopped walking, turned her head and slapped her head again: "Ask you? How many farts can you blow out? You little picky eater, let's see how many people can eat, and then look at yourself , Chicken pecking rice, don't want this, that won't work, I'm angry. You go to the bar to get the key, room number A401, go up and clean it, and then go to Uncle Li next door to see how Biaozi and the others live So, by the way, let me tell you, Uncle Li, that the gates of the two yards cannot be closed tonight, lest Biaozi and the others have something to do and can't take care of you."

Zheng Feihe glanced at Ankang's curious eyes, a little embarrassed, and reluctantly responded.

The woman nodded Zheng Feihe's forehead viciously: "Then why don't you go quickly?"