bedtime counseling

Chapter 5 The past that cannot be thrown away

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For many days in a row, the days passed like that.

Hearing customers chatting in the store, Liang Ze realized that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.

During the three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, my younger sister, Liang Xiao, was still in her sophomore year of high school, so she called and said she would come to see him.But the better the restaurant's business is during holidays, he can only spend one day with her.

On the first day of the holiday, he put his sister in a small hotel near the dormitory.Going in and seeing the yellowed walls and stained sheets, Liang Xiao turned over the quilt directly, facing the inside out, and opened the window for ventilation.

"Is there a park over there? And a lake."

"It's East Lake Park." Liang Ze was there to check whether the door lock is secure, "Lock the door at night when you sleep, and don't open the door if there is any sound, and you must call me as soon as possible."

"Understood, don't be nervous." The younger sister turned her head and smiled at him.

After having a light meal, the two came to Donghu Park.As if it is a customary practice, every city has a small West Lake, and the small West Lake near the river is here.

Tickets are two yuan per person, which is reasonable for today's prices.There are roughly three types of people who come to play, the elderly get together to practice singing and dancing, the family goes out for a walk and picnic, and the young lovers snuggle together to make love to each other.

The little girl loves to be pretty, so Liang Xiao was wearing a parasol with a fruit pattern on it, but one of the ribs was broken.After seeing the scene of men and women kissing again, she smiled and looked at Liang Ze: "Brother, do you have a girlfriend yet?"

Liang Ze frankly denied: "No."

"Is there no one chasing or can't catch up?"

"No one is chasing, and I can't catch up."

"What's wrong with this world? Why isn't there a blind sister to be my sister-in-law?"

He smiled and pushed her head: "You are poor."

After walking for a while, the two passed through a small bamboo forest and came to sit on the black rocks by the lake to enjoy the shade.In just three to four minutes, there was a sudden commotion not far away, and an old man by the lake panicked and called for help.

"Help! Help! The child fell in—"

Because it is behind the bamboo forest, there are not as many people here as there are on the arch bridge and the carp pond.There are iron chains pulled by the lake, and most of the children are naughty and turned over when grandma is not paying attention.As soon as she called out, many people gathered around, and seeing the child struggling desperately in the water, the scene exploded immediately.

"Is there anyone with good water skills?"

"Call the administrator!"

Before the passer-by took out his mobile phone, a young figure suddenly flashed beside him.

"Brother be careful!"

Before Liang Ze even had time to take off his clothes, he plunged into the lake.Liang Xiao followed and ran to the lake, his heart instantly raised in his throat.

"elder brother!"

Fortunately, the lake wasn't particularly deep. After going down, Liang Ze's figure was vigorous, and he swam to the side of the little girl who fell into the water within a few strokes.

"Don't be afraid, shut your mouth and breathe!" He quickly grabbed the child's left leg and flipped it over, and then used his body to support the child on his back, swimming back steadily bit by bit.

"Saved, saved, saved!"

The people on the shore were all cheering and applauding.Thanks to the old man, Liang Ze rubbed his face on his sleeve: "Look at the child first."

"Hey, hey!"

The grandma took the granddaughter who was choking on the water and patted the child on the back in a panic.At this time, the staff also arrived in time, and soon the child turned the corner and cried.

Seeing that the child was fine, Liang Ze took his younger sister and left.Walking to the shade of the tree, he took off his soaked top and wrung it dry vigorously, then raised his shoulders and shook it a few times.

"Liang Xiao, in a moment you--"

Looking up, my sister suddenly disappeared.

"Liang Xiao?"

Looking back, he found his sister's back in the crowd, with a hand on her shoulder.

"Liang Xiao!" Liang Ze strode over, "You—"

He was clearly overreacting.

"Brother!" Turning around, Liang Xiao was overjoyed, "Who do you think this is?"

Following the direction of her finger, he saw a familiar face, and he paused for a few seconds before he suddenly remembered it.

"I met Brother Chen Yang on the way just now, and he still remembers me!" Liang Xiao shrugged his nose, his skin under the sun revealed the tenderness of a girl.

"Old classmate, don't you recognize me?" Gao Chenyang smiled brightly.

"I know, I know, Chen Yang." Liang Ze's first reaction was surprise, but then he realized that he was not wearing a shirt, so he turned his back and put a T-shirt on his head.

"Brother Chenyang, look, my brother is so happy to see you that he is so stupid."

"I'm happy now. He used to bully me a lot. Many people in our class are afraid of your brother!"

In the past, Liang Ze was famous for his love of fighting.

"I haven't seen you for so long, you have changed a lot." Gao Chenyang looked up and down, "When you come out, you will be a hero to save the beauty."

Liang Ze put on his clothes, smiled and punched him, "Stop making fun of me."

"He really saved a little beauty, the great hero of our family." Liang Xiao smiled, "Brother Chenyang, how could my brother be as bad as you said before."

"That's because you don't know, he used to act wild everywhere, and Wu Ke was also bullied by him when he first transferred here, but later—"

"Okay, okay..." Liang Ze couldn't hold back anymore.

At this time, the rescued family came to thank him again, Liang Ze insisted on not accepting any repayment, and hurried away with his younger sister and Chen Yang.

"Brother, don't you really need to go back and change your clothes?"

"no need."

Although it's summer now, but with his hair soaked to the bottom of his pants, he might still be at risk of getting cold.But Liang Ze himself didn't care much about it.

"At first, I didn't believe Wu Ke said that you came to Jiangjiang, but I didn't expect to meet you today."

Gao Chenyang was clearly aware of Liang Ze's recent situation, so he kept avoiding it intentionally or unintentionally in his conversation, and instead talked about his classmates and teachers.

"Wu Ke... is that Wu Ke who has a good relationship with my brother?" Liang Xiao turned his face to talk while closing the parasol that was in the way, "Is he also in Linjiang?"

"it's him."

There was a branch in front of her, and Gao Chenyang stretched out his hand to block it for her in a gentlemanly manner, "He hasn't left since he graduated from university, and he has been developing here in Linjiang."

Liang Xiao turned his head and glanced at his brother.

Liang Ze's expression didn't change at all, he just took her umbrella and lowered his head to carefully arrange the umbrella cloth.

"It's because of his grandma." She said, "I remember his grandma was very nice."

"It was gone the year before last."

Liang Xiao let out a soft ah.

"Cardiovascular problems." Gao Chenyang said, "Wu Ke rushed back from Linjiang, and didn't even see him for the last time."

The three of them slowed down.

Liang Ze clenched the umbrella in his hand: "Where is the house left by grandma?"

"sold."

"Sold?" He paused, his eyes full of surprise.

Wu Ke liked that house very much, and once said that he would go back to live in it after retirement.

Gao Chenyang sighed: "His father came back to China to look for him once, and the two had a heated argument, so his father said he would never care about him again. Linjiang's house price is so expensive, how can he afford it if he doesn't sell the old house? He also no way."

Liang Ze's voice was as low as dust: "Why bother."

"That's what I persuaded. Renting a house is living. But he said, he must have his own home."

The three of them had already strolled into the bamboo grove, and the sunshine like golden powder sprinkled among the flat and long leaves, adding a bit of horizontal texture to their young faces, just like the intertwined trajectory of life.

Just at a fork in the road, Liang Xiao ran away to look at the park map on the sign.Liang Ze lowered his head, lost in thought.

Gao Chenyang suddenly said, "Liang Ze."

Liang Ze slowly raised his eyes.

"Do you know why he insists on guarding Linjiang?"

Liang Ze was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know, I don't know how to ask him." Gao Chenyang looked into his clear eyes, "If you have the opportunity, you should get together more, he is very lonely by himself. Weren't you the best before? He helped You are not happy that I help you with your homework."

The bamboo forest is shady and cool, and the water vapor on the body evaporates and takes away the temperature.Liang Ze's heart was extremely hot, but his skin was cold, his pores tightened under the attack of cold and heat: "I used to be ignorant."

"Which one of us was sensible at that time, we were all stupid." When we meet old friends again, we will feel a little bit emotional, "Back then, Liang Xiao was not even close to my chest, but now he has grown into a big girl."

Liang Xiao was delayed for two years, so he only entered the second year of high school at the age of 19.As soon as she came back, she heard her name, stroked her hair, and smiled generously.

On a rare occasion, Gao Chenyang proposed to have a meal together.Liang Ze was worried about spending too much money, so he originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that Liang Xiao really wanted to go, he finally agreed.

Walking into an ordinary restaurant on the side of the road, after choosing two dishes, Gao Chenyang asked the brother and sister to order some more, but he went outside and called: "Hey Wu Ke, I'm with Liang Ze, do you want to come over to eat?" Meal?"

It was very quiet over there, and Wu Ke said, "I'm working overtime, so I can't leave."

"Do you still work overtime during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Your company is too inhumane. Okay, then you should be busy."

Just as he hung up the phone, he turned around and saw Liang Ze standing behind him.

"Let me ask you what you want to drink, Coke or orange juice." Liang Ze raised the corner of his mouth.

Gao Chenyang thought, luckily he didn't hear it.

On the way back to the hotel that night, Liang Xiao was still immersed in the joy of the meal just now, and kept talking about Liang Ze.

"Brother Chenyang said he would take me to the suburbs for a barbecue next time, and he bought a house there."

"Brother Chenyang gave me his phone number and asked Guo Guoqing to contact him in advance after buying tickets, and he drove to the train station to pick me up."

"Brother Chenyang..."

After talking for a while, my brother didn't respond at all.She stopped her voice and asked tentatively, "Brother, what's the matter, why are you unhappy?"

Liang Ze lowered his head halfway, his gaze resting on the shadow on the ground.

"No, brother is not unhappy."

"Do you not like brother Chenyang very much?"

"of course not."

"Then why don't you want to have dinner with him this afternoon?"

Liang Ze put his left hand in his trouser pocket, slowly twirling a small fallen leaf picked during the day, his fingertips were slightly moist: "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't."

Liang Xiao was stunned.

"This time Chenyang took care of us, not only took the initiative to settle the bill, but also bought you so many snacks. What about next time? Next time, we should invite you, but where do we get the money from?"

Liang Ze's gaze shifted to the plastic bag in her hand: "Xiaoxiao, making friends is mutual. One of them always takes care of the other, that's not called friendship, it's called charity."

The wind has been silent since then.

After sending his sister back to the hotel, Liang Ze felt that his legs were filled with lead, so he took a shower and lay down after returning.

His own body knew that he must have caught a cold.With the back of his hand covering his slightly hot forehead, he changed direction, facing out the window, looking at the scattered stars in the sky.

It used to be this kind of cool summer night. After playing, he wandered to the classroom on the third floor. As soon as he reached the back door, he heard Wu Ke's patient voice coming from inside.

"It can be changed to another way of thinking. The sum of the slope of the straight line AB and the slope of the straight line PQ is..."

Liang Ze put down the ball and stood at the back door with arms folded.

Why is this stupid guy again.

Only Wu Ke and Gao Chenyang were left in the classroom, sitting very close to each other, shoulder to shoulder.Gao Chenyang was like a fool, he couldn't understand a question for a long time, and finally understood it, he grinned at Wu Ke: "Oh, you are so good, you can figure it out." He shook his big white teeth.

That is, do you think everyone is as stupid as you?

Liang Ze walked over and kicked the stool under Gao Chenyang's buttocks: "Get up."

Gao Chenyang looked at him and then at Wu Ke, restless.Wu Ke continued to calculate without raising his head.

"If you don't go, I'll go." Liang Ze breathed out from his nostrils.Gao Chenyang got up slowly, but was pressed down by Wu Ke again: "Finish this question."

Liang Ze was so angry that he slammed his foot on the table and left with his bag on his back.

"He..." Gao Chenyang stammered.

"Do not care."

After finishing the topic, Wu Ke asked Gao Chenyang to go first, bent down and packed his schoolbag leisurely.In the corner of the eye, the moonlight is gentle, and the night is quiet.

Walking out of the school gate, there was an extremely unhappy person leaning against the dirt wall ten meters away, with his hands in his pockets.

"Are you willing to come out?"

Wu Ke was not surprised at all. He walked over with his school uniform in hand, and the two of them walked into the night side by side. There was no other sound in the long small street.

"Why don't you talk, you're angry with me." Liang Ze rolled his eyes to the sky.

"Ah."

"For that fool? Damn..."

Wu Ke: "Don't bully your classmates."

"What kind of bullying is this?! I didn't hit him or scold him. I just can't stand him taking up your time."

"..."

"Do you think there is something wrong with what I said? Does he always delay your going home? Tell me, right?"

"And don't think I don't know, I've heard it all. Sometimes you can't understand a question even if you say it two or three times. God, his brain..."

He was like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, whining and complaining endlessly.Wu Ke listened and walked, his forehead tightened in distress: "You also ask me questions, but you always don't understand, so should I ignore you?"

"How can this be the same?" Liang Ze grabbed the strap of his schoolbag to prevent him from leaving, "You actually put me together with him and said that I am no different from him in your mind?"

"What's the difference?"

Wu Ke walked more than ten meters, but there was still no movement behind him, so he stopped again.Turning around, under the moonlight, Liang Ze was covered with blue mist on his shoulders, his lips were tightly drawn, and he was staring at him unwillingly.

"I'm just joking." Wu Ke said, "There are differences between you."

Liang Ze followed in two or three steps.

"You are stupider than him."

Liang Ze almost choked to death, and kicked the stones away, "Okay, I won't look for you in the future, you can tutor anyone who is smart."

Wu Ke was neither in a hurry nor in a hurry: "I can't ask for it."

"Wu Ke!" Liang Ze gritted his teeth and grabbed his neck, "I think you want to be punched by me."

Wu Ke wanted to hide, but he drew him closer.

"Don't make trouble."

"Call Dad."

"Liang Ze."

"Call Dad!"

Although Liang Ze looked wild, Wu Ke was taller and stronger than him, so he broke him apart without much effort: "Liang Ze, I'm serious, don't bully your classmates."

Liang Ze pouted: "I said I didn't bully him."

Wu Ke hummed.

"I only bully you."

Wu Ke was a little helpless and continued to walk forward.Liang Ze put his hands in his pockets to keep up, and vaguely heard the person in front whispering, "I'm just letting you in."

Walking slowly home, the two of them have already repaired the old one.

Before leaving, Liang Ze pointed to the sky: "Ake, look up."

Wu Ke looked up and saw the sky full of stars.The next moment, the neck was wrapped with both hands, with no force, it swayed softly back and forth, and there was a muffled voice: "I want to strangle you to death."

Wu Ke's head hurts again: "What are you doing?"

"Always get mad at me, and always give other people lectures...you can't do this." Liang Ze snapped at his chin.

"Hiss..." Wu Ke's pupils trembled slightly, and his body retreated slightly.

Liang Ze didn't look at him after he finished biting it. He held his schoolbag with both hands and rubbed his right foot on the ground: "One yellow card warning. Ignore Gao Chenyang from now on. Your evening time is mine, and we are the best." friend."

I don't know whose heartbeat is so big that it is about to disturb the tired chicks on the tree.

Wu Ke stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly put the school uniform on his head, rubbing his hair and face vigorously with both hands.

"Uh-uh-! You want to suffocate me!"

Liang Ze finally struggled to get out, and before he could catch his breath, Wu Ke turned around and left.His school uniform was draped over his left shoulder, and he waved his right hand, "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow!"

Liang Ze just watched, watching him step by step towards the direction of home, gradually becoming obsessed with it.

There were much more and brighter stars that night than tonight, and the night was like splashed ink.Liang Ze lay on the narrow upper bunk, with his arms pillowed on his head, quietly watching the faint light outside the window.

Gao Chenyang's words sounded in a trance in his ears:

"He hasn't left after graduating from university, and has been developing here in Linjiang."

"The house price in Linjiang is so expensive, how can we afford it if we don't sell the old house?"

"He said he needed a home of his own."

His head was heavy and his thoughts were confused, Liang Ze told himself to stop being sentimental, Wu Ke couldn't be doing it for him.

At this reunion, many fantasies were shattered.At the same time, his younger sister came to Jiang to look for him, bringing him back to reality more thoroughly.

Seeing that Mood for Love's younger sister didn't even have decent clothes, and thinking that he couldn't even get her sister to live in a decent hotel, he felt it was time to forget about Wu Ke.

As long as people live, there is no way to live only for themselves.

I can't keep thinking about the past anymore.I have to cheer up, work hard to earn money to take care of my sister, and never live a life like that.