Chapter 092: Childhood Friends if line: (II)

"I'm leaving first!"

In the afternoon, Yu Wen finished his duty and said goodbye to his classmates. He just turned the corner and saw Xie Heyu.

Yu Wen asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"

Xie Heyu was leaning against the wall to avoid the crowd with a school bag on one shoulder and a brand new No. 1 Middle School uniform on. When he saw him coming out, he stepped forward and said: "Uncle and aunt are not at home tonight, let me take you to dinner."

"Oh." Yu Wen responded and pulled his sleeve and walked forward.

This kind of thing used to happen a lot. The two families lived next door to each other and had a close relationship. Sometimes when the adults were not at home, they would entrust their children to each other. I don’t know why, Xie Heyu, who was two years younger, seemed more reliable in their eyes. They would rather give all their pocket money to little Xie than to Yu Wen, who was obviously their older brother.

But Yu Wen thought it was a good thing, because he could be lazy openly.

After finishing the duty, the bustling corridor after school had returned to its deserted state. When the two walked together, Yu Wen liked to hold Xie Heyu’s clothes for fear of getting lost. At this time, when there were few people around, he let go.

"Where are we going to eat?"

Xie Heyu thought he didn't hold it firmly, so he pulled the strap of his schoolbag backhand. The nylon fabric was rough, and he pinched the edge and poked the back of Yu Wen's hand again and again, as if to remind him.

"There's a ramen restaurant near the community."

"Wow." Yu Wen responded, and finally noticed this particularly annoying schoolbag strap, and grabbed it to stop it from pinching him.

He said, "Is it delicious?"

Xie Heyu: "Not bad."

Yu Wen's sensitive tongue has always been the biggest headache for the family. It's okay to eat at home, but when eating out, choosing a suitable restaurant is like the emperor choosing a concubine.

But this is not something Yu Wen needs to worry about. Usually, Xie Heyu will report the restaurant to him, indicating that he has tried it personally and it is one of the best ones that the emperor has kept a name for when choosing concubines.

He suddenly understood why his parents liked to entrust important things to Xie Heyu.

Reliable, really reliable.

Riding out of the school gate, passing by a small supermarket with a big sycamore tree at the door, boys in the uniform of No. 1 Middle School gathered in twos and threes, buying ice cream. When they saw Xie Heyu and Yu Wen, they smiled and waved: "Xie Heyu, leaving? Goodbye, brother--"

Riding two miles, Yu Wen said: "They all call me brother."

Xie Heyu: "...Yeah."

Xie Heyu didn't have many friends. In the early years, because Xie Jialin was busy with work, he often had to move with him and was sent to his aunt's house for foster care. Coming and going, there is no stability. If it weren't for the old house here, Yu Wen felt that he and he would have lost contact long ago.

In the first few days after school started, Yu Wen would visit him at the door of his class every day for fear that he would be left out.

He went there frequently, and when others asked him, he would smile and say that he was Xie Heyu's brother. In less than two days, half of the class knew him.

As soon as he appeared, the boy sitting by the window turned around and shouted, "Xie Heyu, your brother is here."

Later, when Yu Wen went there again, he would bring popsicles to these enthusiastic classmates.

Xie Heyu seemed to have no interest in making friends, but in a place like school, even if he did not take the initiative to make friends, everyone would be attracted to him because of some unique magnetic field. Xie Heyu has an advantage. Although he is dull, his character is impeccable. Yu Wen is not worried that he really has no friends.

The wheels rolled over the fallen leaves. Yu Wen rode slowly and caught a leaf that floated to him. He suddenly asked curiously, "They all call me brother, why don't you?"

Xie Heyu looked forward, his profile was neat and cold.

Whenever he encountered a question he didn't want to answer, he would pretend to be stupid.

Yu Wen sighed in a pretentious manner, "Well, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Anyway, I am nothing to you. I am just a neighbor who grew up together. It doesn't matter..."

He was used to using this trick and had used it on Xie Heyu countless times. Every time, he could kill Xie Heyu without leaving a single piece of armor. It worked every time.

As expected, as soon as he said this, Xie Heyu said, "Again."

Yu Wen: "Then give me a reason."

"I don't want to call you that." He said casually, "You're not much older than me."

Yu Wen emphasized, "One day older is still my brother."

Xie Heyu: "I'm deaf, I can't hear you."

Yu Wen was amused by his sudden cold humor, and chuckled, "Then my birthday wish this year is that you call me brother."

Xie Heyu pedaled, and the bicycle passed by Yu Wen like the wind, and his voice was scattered in the wind.

"Let's talk about it on your birthday."

Of course, Yu Wen didn't wish to be called brother on his birthday this year.

Because Xie Heyu was not by his side on his birthday this year.

The Xie family has a habit of returning to their hometown for the New Year, no matter where they are throughout the year. Every New Year, the neighborhood becomes lively. Although Xie Heyu does not have a healthy family, he has many elders who love him.

Yu Wen's birthday is right before the New Year. Usually at this time, Xie Heyu must be in South City. They have known each other for so many years, but they are not always together. However, Xie Heyu has never missed Yu Wen's birthday.

This year is an exception.

Xie Heyu's aunt is getting married, and the wedding date is close to the New Year. Xie Jialin calculated the time and felt that it was troublesome to go back and forth, so he simply took Xie Heyu to celebrate the New Year in that city to support his newly married sister.

Xie Heyu called to apologize to him in a low voice and said a lot.

"...I'll give you a gift when I get back...I'm sorry..."

It was rare for Yu Wen to see him so lively. He used a lot of interjections and pauses when he spoke. Even through the screen, one could feel his consideration and caution.

It was generally acknowledged that Xie Heyu didn't have the liveliness of a live person. He was too silent and never spoke out his thoughts. The uncle next door was always worried about his physical and mental health. In comparison, Yu Wen was the one who knew him best. At least he could tell whether he was happy or unhappy from his expressionless face.

"Why are you so nervous...birthdays come every year, it's not a big deal, you don't have to be there if you're not here." Yu Wen changed the subject and said, "But! I want two gifts. Give them to me as soon as you get back to Nancheng!"

Xie Heyu was silent for a while.

"...Aren't you going to promise me to call you brother?" His voice was even lower, with some ambiguous questions in his low pressure.

Yu Wen was startled, then laughed heartlessly and said, "You still remember? I had forgotten. I was just joking with you at the time."

After chatting for a few more sentences, Xie Heyu was not in a good mood and hung up quickly.

When cutting the cake in the evening, Xie Heyu happened to send a message to ask Yu Wen what birthday present he wanted.

His careless mother forgot to bring birthday candles when buying the cake, so Yu Wen told Xie Heyu: [I want a fairy wand. ]

There were only white candles at home, which was unlucky. In the end, the family used lighters instead of birthday candles and gave Yu Wen a makeshift birthday.

Their family did not have the habit of observing midnight. After dinner, Yu's father said that he would cook him a bowl of longevity noodles tomorrow morning, and everyone washed up and went back to their rooms.

How could a high school student of this age sleep well?

Yu Wen was playing games under the covers. Just as he was about to start a match, Xie Heyu called.

"Hello?"

There was a noisy voice on the other end of the phone, and it sounded very lively, with music that was sometimes light and sometimes heavy. Yu Wen asked excitedly: "Aunt is getting married? Today?"

Xie Heyu: "No, I'm at the mall, picking things out."

"Oh..." Yu Wen dragged the tail tone, turned over in bed, and said: "Say hello to my aunt for me."

Xie Heyu said "Yeah", and then there was another silence. Yu Wen was wondering about his intention of calling, but heard Xie Heyu say: "The second one."

Yu Wen was stunned for a moment, then reacted quickly, grinning, "The second gift? Well, let me think about it..."

"I think... I thought of it! Give me a fairy wand!"

Xie Heyu's arrogant face was waving the fairy wand back and forth, the scene must have been very interesting.

Xie Heyu didn't care about his little prank and was about to hang up the phone after finishing the topic. Yu Wen hurriedly said, "Aren't you going to say happy birthday to me?"

There was another period of silence on the other end of the phone. Finally, Xie Heyu said three words: "Go to bed late."

Go to bed late?

It seems that he wants to stay up until midnight.

Yu Wen fell back on the bed and continued to play games.

Staying up late is a skill that every teenager is uniformly assigned when they reach high school. He is quite proficient in it.

It's not even midnight yet, but people have sent birthday wishes one after another on various social software.

Yu Wen had to stop playing games and respond to his friends' kindness one by one.

The phone dinged and buzzed continuously, making him ignore the subtle knocking outside the window.

Ta-da-da—

this one was louder. Yu Wen suddenly poked his head out from under the quilt, his eyes wide open.

It was the middle of the night, was there a ghost?

He found a plastic mosquito swatter and tiptoed out of bed. Suddenly, the phone on the bed vibrated again.

Xie Heyu: [Come to the balcony.]

The successive supernatural events faded from his mind in an instant. His premonition at the moment reached its peak. His heart skipped a beat. He threw away the mosquito swatter and ran to open the French window on the balcony.

The sparks of the fairy wand ignited in front of his eyes.

The phone rang more frequently than before, one after another, continuously, announcing that countless blessings were arriving through the Internet.

The second clock on the wall pointed to twelve.

It was midnight.

Xie Heyu said, "Happy birthday."

There was a moon but no stars tonight. Xie Heyu leaned against the balcony railing, breathing slightly. There was no light in the house. His thin body was wrapped in the night wind. In front of him was the fairy wand that was clearly extinguished, and he was smiling.

"Yu Wen, fairy wand, and me."

Xie Heyu climbed over from the bedroom next door.

The two houses were very close. There was originally a thick wall in the middle, which was pushed down by the previous owner. Later, the two families moved in. The neighbors had a good relationship, so they were too lazy to build another wall. There was only

a fence in the middle, planted with flowers and plants raised by Yu's mother. When he was in his teens, Yu Wen liked to climb over this short fence to play with Xie Heyu.

"Xie Heyu, Xie Heyu, Xie Heyu——" He called out like this every time, one voice after another.

Xie Heyu was shorter than him at that time, and was a very introverted little boy. He didn't like to talk and wasn't keen on making friends. He always did his own things alone.

He often stood in the yard, looking at trees, flowers, and ants.

Every time he saw him alone, Yu Wen would turn over and look at trees, flowers, and ants with him.

At that time, he was young and didn't understand that this kind of psychology was called pity. Every time Xie Heyu asked him why he came over, he would say, "I miss you, and I came to play with you."

Xie Heyu asked him why he always stuck to her, and he would say, "I like you."

The taciturn little boy grew up, and he was still taciturn.

But he would no longer ask Yu Wen why he came to see him. As long as Yu Wen poked his head out, he would open the door, prepare refreshments and drinks, and put comfortable slippers at the door in advance.

But Yu Wen still liked to climb over the fence.

The fence was low, with stools on both sides, so he could walk over it in one step, which was much closer than walking through the door.

His mother said that Yu Wen was a typical lazy ghost, and that he had spent his whole life trying to find ways to walk less.

Later, it was even more amazing. Yu Wen even thought the fence was too far away, so he set up a ladder outside the balcony of his room and climbed directly to the balcony of Xie Heyu's room next door.

The first time he climbed over from the balcony, Xie Heyu's expression changed. Later, his mother gave him a good beating with a feather duster, and he admitted his mistake. But behind his back, he asked Xie Heyu to put away his "ladder to the sky" and put it in a safe place, saying that he would use it again sooner or later.

And now, he used it.

Yu Wen tilted his head, looked at his "ladder to the sky", and said, "In the past, I always climbed the ladder to play with you... Now it's your turn to find me."

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