mousepad-d2 Chapter 14 He Falls in Love with Li Qing )
Chapter 14 He Falls in Love with Li Qing )
"Pork is 14 yuan a catty, I bought a catty and a half, Chinese cabbage was one and a half catties, I bought a catty and a half, garlic was one and two, I bought four, and I bargained for two yuan for a green onion..."
At 26:[-] in the morning, Shang Houde came up from the corridor in his dew, stood at the door, took out his keys, and at the same time carried the vegetables he just bought, and came back with a small bill, "I paid a total of [-] yuan in total. "
And then plunged into eternity—
——"Hey, it's strange, why doesn't it seem to be much cheaper?"
Shang Houde, he remembers the monthly salary figure clearly even the zero and the whole number. When he goes out to eat [-] scallion oil noodles, he has to ask the boss to issue an invoice for reimbursement. There is an entire cabinet at home that can be traced. Ten years ago, when the electric receipts in the supermarket were small, the petty citizens who lived a life of stingy budgets, after countless times of brazen bargaining, they still hadn't fought against the aunt in the vegetable market, and their halberds fell to the ground.
The reason is also very simple. Although he is good at mathematics, he has a soft personality.
He managed to stammer and cut out a [-]% discount, and the aunt put up a single dish and said: "Three yuan and six, let me add a whole piece of garlic to you." Then he clicked the calculator, one garlic for one Garlic is superimposed to calculate the general ledger.
Finally, when I came back to do the math, I added a few garlic and it was [-] cents more expensive than before.
"Alas. Bargaining is really much more difficult than Newtonian mechanics." Shang Houde shook his head in distress, opened the door, and then was frightened by the "thief" who suddenly appeared at home, and took a step back, "Who? I Tell you that I will beat someone, I will really beat someone, you stole something and go away..."
"Yangyang? What are you doing?"
It was a gloomy morning, so at 06:30 in the morning, the sky was still dim and gloomy. In the dark living room with no lights on, Shang Yang had disheveled hair, wearing pure white pajamas, staring at a pair of dark circles, holding a cup, completely crazy Zombies of his ancestors.
Hearing the sound, Shang Yang shook his hands and said weakly, "Morning."
Seeing his son take the initiative to greet him for the first time, Shang Houde was flattered, and his first reaction was: "Yangyang, you... have a fever?"
Shang Yang: ...
If you really have a fever, that's fine.
He doesn't have to worry about it all night.
With a sneer of 'heh', Shang Yang expressed contempt for Shang Houde's stupid remarks.On the contrary, Shang Houde felt normal, and whispered to himself: "Ah, it really is Yangyang."
Shang Yang didn't bother to pay attention to him, and floated quietly back to the bedroom with the cup in his hand.After closing the door, he fell onto the bed with a slam, covered his face with the quilt, rolled a few times on the bed, and completely wrapped himself into a silkworm cocoon: "Ahhhhhhh—"
After waking up from that dream last night, he was a little out of order.
Of course a kiss is nothing.
Especially when it was just an accident.
When he was in the basketball club of Provincial No. 40 High School, when he won the ball, the gangsters in the team were so happy that they would even go up and bite the coach's face directly. The straight male professor in his [-]s was so frightened that he took off on the spot, and when he met him later, he still had nothing to do with him.
The key is--
The abnormal one was himself.
From his tossing and turning for this kiss, to the instant fireworks that exploded in his head during this kiss, to the almost instinctive flirting with Li Qing before, to his curiosity about Li Qing, it was no different from when we first met. The misunderstanding and resistance, even the momentary loss of consciousness when I first saw Li Qing's face under the street lamp...
All these seemingly 'normal' details, when hidden in the subtle daily schedule, are trivial and scattered, not easy to detect, and are all ignored.
It wasn't until it was suddenly remembered that people realized something was wrong.
Throwing off the quilt, Shang Yang, a zombie, stood upright, sitting up in the room, summoning souls, with only one philosophical question on his mind.
"Am I crazy?"
Seeing that he couldn't dawdle any longer, Shang Yang left the room in a daze with his schoolbag on his shoulders, as he stood up all the way to the point of going to school.Then I got a glass of warm water and a pack of... antipyretics?
Next to it is a note left by the worried Shang Houde——
"Study doesn't have to be too stressful, you have to combine work and rest, and don't push yourself too hard."
Looking at the words on the note, Shang Yang felt a little confused.Wu Sheng stood at the door for a while, and finally he just folded the note, put it in a book he didn't read often, and put the antipyretics and water cup back in the cabinet.
He exhaled, regained his composure and went out the door.
No matter what, life has to be lived.
Today is the first day of the sports meeting, and the schedule of the whole class is extremely busy.In particular, Shang Yang was very popular and delicious. When he arrived at school, he was dragged to help by the monitor Chen Zhengfei before he even had time to finish eating the buns.
Seeing him alone, Chen Zhengfei wondered, "Hey, why aren't you with Li Qing today?"
When Shang Yang heard Li Qing's name suddenly, he almost thought that someone had seen through his thoughts, and subconsciously said, "I..."
The voice of the sports committee member came from a distance: "Chen Shoushou, where did you put the ribbons for our class's queue?"
Chen Zhengfei also only asked casually, and didn't expect Shang Yang to answer. Hearing this, he immediately passed by: "Didn't you put it under the podium in class?"
Seeing people walk away, Shang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
There is a faint sourness in my heart.
Helping carry the mineral water for the athletes and cheerleaders, holding a sign to lead the whole class to walk in line, listening to the long and smelly leader's speech, being responsible for arranging the order of the athletes' appearance, and writing scripts for the radio station with the class...
When Shang Yang was so busy that he stopped, it was almost half of the morning.
As soon as he found a place to sit in the stands, picked up a bottle of mineral water, and poured most of the bottle into it, Shang Yang was patted on the shoulder by a girl.
"Shang Yang, can you do me a favor?"
Shang Yang turned his head away: "Huh?"
The girl gave Shang Yang a bottle of mineral water and a registration form: "This is the registration form for the 5000-meter runners. If you fill this out, you don't need to write a broadcast script, and there will be prizes later. Can you give this to..."
The girl hesitated to speak.
But Shang Yang instantly understood what the girl meant.The class stipulates that every boy must participate in a sports event, and the 5000 meters is chosen by everyone.
The only people in the class were——
——Li Qing.
He took the sports vest and mineral water: "Okay, I understand, I will give this to Li Qing."
The girl was relieved, thanked her and left.
Shang Yang was holding a sports vest and mineral water, but he was a little dazed—now the whole class knew that he and Li Qing had a good relationship.
It's just that now... he is a little afraid to see Li Qing.
He is very popular, has buddies all over the world, and calls everyone a brother, and it's not that he has never helped a classmate who is from a poor family and is isolated by the whole class.
But they are different from Li Qing.
This time, he seemed to 'cross the line'.
He was a little dazed and at a loss as to what happened after crossing the border.Since he was a child, he knew that he was different from others and didn't like girls very much.But when he really realized that he might like a boy, he was a little at a loss and couldn't believe it.
Is it going to be planted directly like this?
Is it too hasty?
From the first time we met now, he and Li Qing have only known each other for a month.He didn't even know what kind of person Li Qing was.
Countless confused and complex thoughts flooded his mind, making it rare for him to comprehend a single word.
--be terribly upset.
What should be done still needs to be done. After drinking the whole bottle of water with his head raised, Shang Yang walked towards the playground with the registration form and mineral water.
Shang Houde probably didn't read the weather forecast when he decided to hold the sports meeting.At noon, the sky began to rain again, the sky took on a damp water color, and the air was chilly.
Within a few minutes, Shang Yang had already walked to the edge of the stands next to the stadium.The land price in Shangxi is low, the school is large, and there are many playgrounds.This playground is dedicated to the women's 3000-meter men's 5000-meter long-distance race.Dozens of boys wearing sports number plate vests are competing at the bottom, and Li Qing is inside.
Shang Yang just lifted one foot, but he didn't dare to put it down.
in case……
just saying if...
He fell in love with Li Qing, so what should he do?
Confess?
But... is Li Qing a straight man?
Even if Li Qing is gay, will Li Qing like him?
Shang Yang felt as if he was in a stadium with tens of thousands of people, surrounded by cheers and screams, but he had to calculate an extremely complicated math problem, which was so noisy that his brain hurt and he couldn't write.
In the end, he still walked down the stands and saw Li Qing in the field.
He was wearing a blue sports vest, number 7, and ran first, leaving the others far behind.Splitting the rain and fog, splitting the air-conditioning, splitting the distant sky, no matter what the road ahead is, no matter how long or difficult the journey is, no matter whether there are companions or not, he is always alone, overcoming thorns and thorns alone.
As if sensing something, he glanced in the direction of the stands.
Shang Yang beckoned to him lightly, subconsciously showing a smile.
In an instant, the cold boy's eyes widened in surprise, and he showed a very small smile.Then, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly lowered his head again, and he could see the tips of his ears slowly turning red from a long distance away.
Shang Yang's heart stopped beating.
A few minutes later, Shang Yang stood at the starting point, looking at Li Qing who was running towards him.
Li Qing propped his hands on his knees, panting, wanted to say hello to Shang Yang, met Shang Yang's eyes, and was a little afraid to look at him: "You, why are you here?"
"The secondary purpose is that there is something you need to fill in." Shang Yang wanted to pat him, but held back, shaking the registration form as if nothing had happened.
Li Qing seemed to notice it, and glanced at him lightly.
Shang Yang didn't notice the gaze, and said with a smile: "Of course, the main purpose is to come to see Banhua... to see you. See how you can finish the 5000 meters with such a small body. Do you want to prepare a stretcher or something for you?"
The moment the 'Banhua' exit was corrected again, Li Qing glanced at him very quickly, as if confirming something, a flash of surprise and injury flashed in his eyes, and then he pursed his lips tightly.
Seeing that he was silent, Shang Yang turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Li Qing slightly lowered his eyelashes, turned his face away, and changed the subject very abruptly: "When will your match start?"
Shang Yang leisurely kicked a small stone into the sewer: "Tomorrow afternoon."
Because Shang Yang sat in the last row, when the registration form for the sports meeting was passed to them, there were only two events left: one kangaroo jump and one 5000 meters.Before he came back from the bathroom, Li Qing had chosen 5000 meters, and he could only choose the kangaroo jump.
Li Qing seemed to just ask a question, but after getting the answer, he kept silent.
There was a small pause in the air.
"Would you like to watch my competition tomorrow?" Shang Yang felt that the silence was not good for no reason, and raised his voice, "Although it's just a kangaroo jump, I practiced it at home these days."
"Huh?" Li Qing was reaching out to take a tissue from his pocket, but he didn't hear it for a while.
The two stood side by side. After running 5000 meters, Li Qing didn't fully recover. He moved a little too much and used a little force with his hand, almost touching Shang Yang's hand.
Instinctively, Shang Yang moved his hand to the side quickly and dodged it.
This is a very common action.
But immediately after, Li Qing's hand stopped in the air.
For a moment, Shang Yang felt that the surrounding air was frozen, and the faint rain in the sky even let out a faint sigh.
He inexplicably felt a surge of panic in his heart.
His avoidance is only out of instinct, he wants this 'cross-border' relationship to not develop so wantonly, and even go in a direction that he can't control.
but……
"I won't watch the game. I still have homework to do in the afternoon." Li Qing reacted naturally, withdrew his hand, as if nothing had happened, and took out the pack of tissues as if nothing had happened.
His tone was exactly the same as usual, even more polite.
But Shang Yang just felt that there was some invisible atmosphere that was different.He instinctively blurted out: "Li Qing."
Li Qing ignored his yelling and took the mineral water in his hand, "Thank you for the water, and thank you for coming to my game today. I'm going back to the classroom first."
At this moment Shang Yang understood.
It was the alienation and indifference film on Li Qing's body that came back again, soaked in the cold air of the rainy curtain, and it was colder and thicker than before.
Li Qing thought of something, and smiled at him politely: "I wish you good results in the competition."
It was clearly a very flat and polite refusal, but Shang Yang felt very clearly that Ren Liqing had just left at this second, and that he would never have the chance to break through his protective film and get close to him in this life.
"Li Qing!"
As if he didn't hear the voice behind him, Li Qing walked straight towards the classroom without stopping. He was as indifferent and silent as the day he first met him.
Every step seems to be full of spikes, stubbornly resisting the pressure of the whole world.
It's just that this time he also became one of the whole world.
"Li Qing!" Shang Yang felt as if a big hole had been opened in his heart, and inside was a black hole of uneasiness and fear.He moved faster than he thought, caught up with Li Qing, and reached out to grab his shoulder: "Why don't you watch me play?"
Li Qing was dragged to turn around, his head was still lowered, but he was able to avoid Shang Yang's hand reaching for his shoulder: "I said, I want to do my homework."
Shang Yang lost his hand, and his heart sank suddenly: "For the past two days, the sports meeting, the teacher is on vacation to go to the tug-of-war, what homework do you have?"
Li Qing turned his eyes away: "Whether the teacher is on vacation or not has nothing to do with me. I have my own goals and a lot of homework to do, just like you have your own path in life."
Shang Yang was taken aback.
What is involved in life?
"It's fine now, this is the best state..." Li Qing still wanted to say something, lowered his head and laughed at himself, shook his head, and continued to walk back.
This is the best state?
That is to say, the previous intimacy and familiarity between the two of them has been taken away?
The whistling screams from far away resonated with the sound of rain and wind, and a gust of wind rose out of nowhere, swirling up the drizzle and hitting Shang Yang's nose head-on, melting away coldly.
Unusually cool.
"Li Qing!" Shang Yang caught up with Li Qing and grabbed his hand.Li Qing subconsciously wanted to open it.Shang Yang never thought that Li Qing was so thin and his hands were so strong that he was almost staggered.
"Let go." Li Qing stopped his movements abruptly, fearing that Shang Yang would be injured.
But Shang Yang took the opportunity to hug Li Qing's hand: "Don't let go, what is the best state? Aren't we buddies? I've come to watch your game, why can you just not watch my game?"
This is nonsense.
But Shang Yang discovered that facing Li Qing, who naturally grows a transparent tortoise shell and rejects people thousands of miles away, he has to rely on nonsense.
"Shang Yang!" Li Qing pursed his lips, holding back his anger and said, "Speak as you speak, don't move, let go!"
"Not loose." Shang Yang simply hugged Li Qing's arm, wrapped his arms around Li Qing's neck from behind, and hung himself on Li Qing's body: "I don't care, you have to watch my match tomorrow!"
Li Qing pursed her lips and remained silent.
The two sides faced off.
Under the damp and gloomy rain, under the silent air is the turbulent raging of surging emotions.
"Li Qing, I said that in the cafeteria that day." Shang Yang said in a serious and deep voice, "No matter what kind of person you are, even if you are really a murderer, I only recognize you as my good buddy. Today I It's still the same words."
As if touched by something, Li Qing loosened his grip a little.
Then Shang Yang's tight breathing was released, and then he lay on Li Qing like an octopus: "Ban Hua, we have had a revolutionary friendship for such a long time. It's just a game of face." , won't you give it to me?"
Li Qing's eyes sparkled, and her drooping eyelashes trembled.
Shang Yang suddenly softened his tone: "Li Qing, why don't you watch my game this afternoon?"
Li Qing turned his face away and remained silent.
The stagnant air seemed to loosen a bit, and the breathing began to be presumptuous.
Shang Yang took advantage of the situation and continued to beg: "There is always time to write homework, isn't it? The college entrance examination is not too short of a moment."
Li Qing remained silent.
Shang Yang shook his hand, and said softly: "Just treat it as a buddy, huh? Aren't we two buddies? You admitted it."
Li Qing lowered his eyebrows, his pupils flickering slightly.
Shang Yang raised his voice: "Li Qing? Huh?"
Li Qing's eyelashes trembled slightly, he hesitated to speak.
The remnant of depression was still in the square inch between the two of them, clamoring and rising in the cold rain, in the vastness of the world.
Shang Yang finally broke the boat and said: "Anyway, if you don't agree today, I will grow old with you here forever. Let's see who can spend more!"
"...For a person like me, why do you..." Li Qing moved his lips, as if he still wanted to refuse, then thought of something, and laughed at himself: "Forget it, it's only three months anyway."
This sentence was very light and fast, but Shang Yang wanted to hear it but couldn't hear it clearly: "What?"
"It's nothing." Li Qing shook his head: "I'll go down to watch your game."
Shang Yang's heart sank completely, and he exhaled lightly.
"But..." Li Qing Chao Shangyang raised his eyebrows helplessly and said, "I still have to go to the classroom and fill out the form."
The sky was cloudy and the rain was getting heavier.The sky and the ground are covered with gloomy raindrops, only a gleam of dim skylight pouring out from the edge of the distant sky. Li Qing's already alienated and indifferent back seems to be untouchable under the dim skylight.
Staring at the cold figure in the air filled with water vapor in the rain, Shang Yang's head, which had been noisy all day, finally calmed down.Exhaling a foul breath, he stood up and stretched his waist.
So what about 'crossing the line'.
'We've only known each other for a month' so what.
'I don't know who Li Qing is' so what.
He just fell in love with this cool kid who Li Qing had to spend a lot of effort to protect and get close to.
The author has something to say:
This chapter is too difficult to write.
The key point is not to divide it into several chapters, it has to be completed in one go. Today I really wrote it until my hair was numb, and I kept thinking, why haven’t I finished writing it? I haven’t finished it yet...