find sweet

Chapter 6

Chen Xi felt that after that rainy night, the relationship between him and Zhao Yuhai had entered a bottleneck period.

Zhao Yuhai was still as good to him as ever, even better than before, and took good care of him both in work and in life.

But that's about it.

Brother Yu Hai told him that as long as he wanted, he could be his forever friend and relative.

But he seems unwilling to go any further.

why?

Brother Yu Hai obviously didn't have pure thoughts towards him, he felt it many times.

What is he worried about?

He is considered a loner, and Brother Yu Hai is also in charge of his own family. There is almost no external pressure of family affection between them.

No one else can control them.

Or does Brother Yu Hai think he is too poor?

Will not.

Brother Yu Hai is not a person who dislikes the poor and loves the rich.

He's not like everyone else.

Chen Xi had hinted at Zhao Yuhai many times intentionally or unintentionally, and all he had to do was tell him that he liked him in front of his face.

Zhao Yuhai has always refused to respond to him directly.

His attitude made Chen Xi lose the courage to confess, not daring to easily break the precarious balance between the two.

The stalemate continued until the beginning of August, when Chen Xi's admission letter arrived.

It happened to be raining all the time that day, and he couldn't do anything, so Zhao Yuhai simply stopped work for a day and drove him back to pick up the notice.

There is no suspense.

The school that sent him the admission letter was his first choice, a university of science and technology in province G.

City C is also in Province G. It takes less than 3 hours to drive from the school to his parents' cemetery, and it is 160 kilometers away from their original home.

He can finally go back to see his parents often in the future.

Although there was no suspense, Chen Xi was very happy when he got the admission notice.

He took a photo for the first time and saved it.

Going to send it to his parents tonight.

After taking the photo, he handed the notice to Zhao Yuhai and said, "Brother Yuhai, can I put this with you first?"

If he was brought back to that home, and later found out by some troublemaker, there would inevitably be another quarrel——Zhou Wu had asked him to fill in the Polytechnic University in S City, the province.

Before he left, he didn't want to conflict with Zhou Wu.

Zhao Yuhai understood his thoughts.

It is precisely because I understand that I feel that the notice seems to weigh a thousand catties in my hand.

Although he has always felt that a person's education level and ability are not absolutely proportional.

A degree is not necessarily a ladder to success.

But it is also undeniable that, relatively speaking, in this society, most highly educated people do have advantages over those who have graduated from primary school, and are more likely to obtain opportunities and succeed.

It's not about discrimination, it's not about self-esteem.

Is the truth.

Zhao Yuhai has always been sober.

There will not only be a cultural gap between him and Chen Xi, as Chen Xi grows older, there may be a spiritual generation gap between them in the future.

Chen Xi is only 18 years old, he is about to set sail, and the future is promising.

Chen Xi also told him more than once that he would not stay in Tangjiagou or City B.

Zhao Yuhai didn't want to trap him with feelings, and he wasn't ready to leave his hometown completely by himself.

When Chen Xi returned home, Zhou Wu was quite happy. Seeing that he was a little tanned, he cared for him for the first time, then asked about work, and finally asked about salary.

Chen Xi used to reply with one or two words before, only now when Zhou Wu asked him how much salary he earned, he looked up at him from the bowl and said coldly: "I won't let you ask for money then, these two days One month's salary is my living expenses for the next semester."

What he meant was to tell Zhou Wu not to think about his salary, he would not take it out.

Zhou Wu was poked into his mind, and he was a little embarrassed: "Why are you nervous, and no one wants you."

As he spoke, he thought about volunteering again, and asked, "That's right, it's already August, why haven't you received the admission letter yet? Didn't they say that student loans should be obtained in advance? You won't fail the exam, right?"

Chen Xi lowered his eyes, his face was light, and he lied: "No, the time for issuing notices is not uniform for each school. Some schools are still issuing notices at the end of August. If there is time, you have to apply for student loans online. I I can handle it myself."

"It's fine if you can handle it. Anyway, your mother and I don't understand, so you can figure it out. Your younger brother will go to study in the county next year, and there will be an extra sum of expenses every month. Your mother and I are also under great pressure. Take care of yourself." Work, you have to study hard when you get to school, find a better job in the future, earn more money, and help your brother if you can, it's a family, and your brother won't forget you in the future."

When Chen Xi heard the words "family", he was so disgusted that he couldn't eat anymore.

He put down the bowls and chopsticks: "I'm full, eat slowly." After that, he got up and went back to the room upstairs.

When he went up the stairwell, he vaguely heard Zhou Wu complaining in a low voice: "Look, I told you, if you don't take it with you, you won't be familiar with it, you still don't believe it..."

When Chen Xi went upstairs, he didn't know what else he said afterwards, and he didn't know how Li Xiangyun would reply.

He doesn't care.

After returning to his room, he found a suitcase, packed the necessary items and clothes, and prepared to take it to the construction site tomorrow, and sent some of the luggage directly from the town on the other side of the construction site a few days before school started.

The next morning, everyone was still sleeping, and Li Xiangyun was making breakfast. Seeing him carrying a big suitcase downstairs, he was a little curious: "Why are you carrying this big suitcase? You've come back after a while, why do you still bring so many things?" ?”

Chen Xi said: "I brought a few thick clothes, it's a bit cold there when it rains, and the rest are books, I use them occasionally to pass the time when I'm bored."

Li Xiangyun did not doubt that he was there, served him a bowl of porridge and a plate of kimchi, then secretly brought him a cooked duck egg, and said: "Here, eat this duck egg first."

Most of their duck eggs are sold on the street, and the rest are left for the younger son to grow up.

Chen Xi has been back for more than a year, and has eaten twice.

The last time it was his birthday, Zhou Wu was so generous that he asked his aunt to cook two for him.

Of course his brother did too.

"No, leave it to Zhou Mo."

"He still has it, eat it quickly." Li Xiangyun stuffed the duck egg back into his hand, and said with some distress, "It feels like you've lost weight recently. You must be very tired at work, right?"

"It's okay." Chen Xi was not used to talking warmly with her.

"If you're really tired, don't hold on. Your body is important." Li Xiangyun said with a sigh, "It's because your father and I are useless that made you suffer so much."

Chen Xi's heart was touched a little, but he didn't know what to say. He was a stranger to her even though she was his own mother, and he still couldn't fall in love with her.

He reflected on whether his subconscious was too resistant.

"Have you had a headache lately?"

Li Xiangyun often complained of headaches, which was said to be confinement disease.

"Why doesn't it hurt? It hurts even when it's raining and the sun is shining." Li Xiangyun said, "This is an old problem, and taking medicine doesn't help."

Chen Xi didn't say a word. He lowered his head while eating and thinking about things. After a while, he heard him ask: "Do you have WeChat? I'll push someone down to give it to you. He is very good at curing headaches. My father used to be special for a while. Headache, just ask the doctor to take care of him, they are friends."

Li Xiangyun was overjoyed at first when he heard the words, and then asked: "Then do you need money to see a doctor?"

It must cost money to see a doctor.

Chen Xi was taken aback by her question, and said honestly: "Yes, the registration fee seems a bit expensive, it costs 900, and the medicine is not expensive, but he is really powerful."

When Li Xiangyun heard that the registration fee was 900 yuan, he almost jumped up, and the volume was high: "The registration fee alone is 900 yuan?! Is this a liar? Believe it or not, 900 yuan is almost enough for your brother's living expenses for two months Oh, my old problem, he may not be cured well, if the disease is not cured by then, the money will be wasted, not worth it..."

Chen Xi fell silent.

I even wanted to slap myself.

Li Xiangyun was still thinking about it.

Chen Xi stopped talking to her, greeted her after a few breakfasts and went out, met Zhao Yuhai who came to pick him up halfway.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me at home?"

"I got up early, I'm fine anyway, so I just want to wait for you." Chen Xi opened the co-pilot's door and saw a bag on the seat, which contained a bag of steamed buns and a box of pure milk.

"I brought you breakfast, eat it on the way, and get in the car."

"I've had breakfast." Chen Xi's mood this morning was like a roller coaster, he asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat." Zhao Yuhai said, "That's okay, I'll eat later when I'm hungry on the road."

"Okay." Chen Xi held the bag of breakfast, and the heat was transmitted from the palm of his hand all the way to his heart, and his heart was also warm.

After returning to the construction site again, time seemed to be wound up, and the days passed faster and faster, and it was late August in a blink of an eye.

Chen Xi was panicked.

Obviously, he was looking forward to leaving from the very beginning, and when he really wanted to leave, he wanted to pray that the time would be slower.

He couldn't bear Zhao Yuhai.

He repeatedly warned himself that so many trials showed that Brother Yu Hai really only wanted to be his friend and relative, so don't make things difficult for him.

Don't be too greedy.

But greed seems to be human nature, the more he restrains, the more he desires.

I long to see Brother Yu Hai every day, I long to talk to him every day, and I also hope that Brother Yu Hai can stop his eyes on himself.

But Brother Yu Hai is very busy every day, and he doesn't have so much time to spend with him, and he only treats him as a younger brother.

His kindness to him was also upright, so upright that no one felt that there was anything wrong with it.

It may be because he is the youngest among these people, or it may be because he has a poor background, or it may be because he is a good boy with good grades, hardworking and obedient in the eyes of others.

These premises made Zhao Yuhai's preference justifiable.

But it also puts a wall in their relationship.

It was the first time for Chen Xi to be tempted by someone, and his experience was limited, but now he took the initiative and almost used up all his courage.

He didn't know what to do.

Until the end of Chen Xi's part-time job on the 28th, they were about to part ways, and Chen Xi didn't dare to confess his love to Zhao Yuhai.

On the way Zhao Yuhai sent him back, the two of them didn't talk much. Chen Xi didn't know what else to say. It was very hard work to suppress his feelings in front of the person he liked. He was afraid that he might accidentally say something wrong. What he said would embarrass Zhao Yuhai.

Zhao Yuhai didn't know what to say.

Reason and emotion have been torn apart.

His mind is in turmoil.

When it was time to arrive, he took out a computer bag from the back seat of the car and handed it to Chen Xi, and said in a gentle voice, "I don't know much about computers, so I asked a friend to help me pick them out. This is a gift for you to be admitted to university."

He originally wanted to give Chen Xi a red envelope directly, but he was afraid that Chen Xi would quietly return it, so he thought about it and bought something.

Chen Xibao majored in architectural design.

A computer will definitely come in handy.

Chen Xi refused to answer: "I don't want it."

When Zhao Yuhai bought the high-speed rail ticket on the 23rd, he had already transferred his salary to him in advance, and he also gave him a few hundred more, rounded up.

There were outsiders present.

Chen Xi failed to refuse his kindness.

Zhao Yuhai's kindness to him, he took all the notes in his heart, and he didn't know when he would be able to repay it.

Human love is like the sea.

If it's not for relatives.

He really deserves it.

Zhao Yuhai seemed to have expected his reaction like this, and he was not in a hurry, and advised him gently: "This is a must-have for you, and you will need it as soon as school starts. Why are you being polite to me? I bought it, it was sent from another place, I can’t return it, I have it myself, it’s useless to keep it.”

Seeing that he was calm as usual, Chen Xi didn't know why, and suddenly got a little angry. He looked at him directly and asked, "We are not relatives, so what capacity should I accept such an expensive gift from you?"

When Zhao Yuhai was stared at like this, he was startled for a moment, then his eyes flashed, and he said deceptively: "We are friends, as I said, if you don't dislike me, you can also treat me as your relative."

Chen Xi pressed her step by step: "But I don't want to." I don't want to just be your relatives.

"Then you just treat it as if I'm investing, and if you get rich in the future, just return the principal with interest to me."

There was mist in Chen Xi's eyes.

He didn't speak for a long time, endured and endured, and still couldn't help asking: "I'm too greedy, right?"

"No." Zhao Yuhai didn't dare to look him in the eyes any more, looked away, and said after a long time, "It's my fault."

"Chen Xi, your life has just begun. There are not only people like your little uncle in this world, but also many warm and kind people like your parents. In the future, you will meet many good people. Don't reject them, don't It's not worth living in resentment." Zhao Yuhai persuaded Chen Xi while persuading himself, "You are still young, and there are still many beautiful scenery that you haven't seen. You can go out more when you have time, and don't stretch yourself. So tight. Life is too long, we all have our own way to go, if you need help in the future, you can call me anytime.”

He has said that, what else can Chen Xi say?

He kept his eyes open to prevent the tears from rolling out, but the harder he tried to control them, the more uncontrollable the tears became, and they all burst in the blink of an eye.

Chen Xi felt ashamed and hurriedly wiped it off with her hand.

It took a while to hear him answer "OK" choked with sobs.

This is the result Zhao Yuhai wanted.

He can't force others to be difficult.

"Go, go back and talk to your little uncle and the others, don't quarrel, I will pick you up after get off work tomorrow, and stay in the city for one night, so as not to get up too early the day after tomorrow."

Chen Xi has a high-speed rail ticket on the 30th. If the train leaves at [-] o'clock in the morning, if he goes directly to the high-speed rail station from Tangjiagou, he will get it at [-] o'clock, which is too late.

Chen Xi couldn't think at the moment, so he could only follow his words and respond: "Okay."