Xu Zisheng had sprained his ankle, but luckily, he hadn't broken any bones. The school doctor called Xu Dashan and told him to take the child home and let him rest for a few days before returning to school.
Mu Chuan went home with Xu Zisheng.
In Xu Dashan's shabby second-hand van, Xu Zisheng always held Mu Chuan's hand tightly, looking at him with a silly smile.
Mu Chuan said unhappily, "Look at what I'm doing."
Xu Zisheng whispered, "Chuan, Brother Chuan is so long and good-looking."
Xu Zisheng's puppy eyes were as bright as obsidian: "Brother Chuan Chuan Chuan Ru, if it was a girl, I I I I..."
He mumbled "I" for a long time before finally saying it, his face flushed and his neck thickened: "I, I, I will marry Brother Chuan Chuan as my wife."
Mu Chuan: ...
Xu Dashan, who was driving in the front seat, started coughing violently, obviously frightened by his son's earth-shattering idea.
After Xu Dashan finished coughing, he teased, "Do you like your brother Chuan so much?"
Xu Zisheng nodded desperately: "Brother Chuanchuan is very good to me."
Because Xu Dashan was present, Mu Chuan was too embarrassed to say anything harsh to Xu Zisheng as usual, and only said stiffly: "Wishful thinking."
"Ai? Xiaochuan, are your ears red?!" Xu Dashan saw Mu Chuan through the rearview mirror and shouted in surprise.
Mu Chuan: ...
Xu Dashan laughed heartily, completely lacking the consciousness of being an elder, and teased, "Hahahahaha Xiaochuan, you usually look like a serious kid, but you can actually get red ears."
"What? Are you really going to marry our Zisheng?"
Mu Chuan felt a little embarrassed and annoyed, and his ears seemed to be getting even hotter. He turned his head away angrily and stopped talking.
Seeing his embarrassed and annoyed look, Xu Dashan laughed triumphantly. Xu Zisheng didn't understand why, so he also laughed foolishly.
Are these two enemies, father and son, here to defeat him?
Mu Chuan thought angrily, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.
This feeling is so good, Mu Chuan suddenly thought, this is the feeling of home that he has never experienced?
If only time could stop at this moment.
The shabby and narrow van was just enough to seat three people: the honest and cheerful elder, the clingy younger brother, the gentle evening breeze, and a car full of laughter.
Unfortunately, the pace of time never stands still.
Ever since Xu Zisheng sprained his ankle, the strained relationship between Mu Chuan and Xu Zisheng has eased a lot.
As they interacted more frequently at school, his classmates discovered that Xu Zisheng had someone protecting him, so they no longer dared to bully this little idiot.
Time flies by quickly, and three years seem to condense into a drop of water, dripping and passing in the blink of an eye.
When Mu Chuan and Xu Zi were in fifth grade, the bitch died.
This crazy woman should have died long ago. When she was young, she stood on the street in the red-light district, drinking and smoking all day long, hanging out with men of questionable character, and contracted all kinds of diseases.
When she was mentally ill, she would hit Mu Chuan's head with a brick, and then bang her head against the wall.
But when she is in a normal mood, the bitch will occasionally show some warmth as an elder and try hard to take on the role of a mother.
The crazy woman treated him very badly, beating and scolding him, but at least she raised him up. When he was in the most difficult time, the crazy woman stuffed the half dry steamed bun she had saved into Mu Chuan's mouth.
When Mu Chuan was young, he hated this woman so much that he wanted to eat her flesh and bones. He felt disgusted when he looked at her for even a second.
However, when Mu Chuan saw the black and white photo of the crazy woman pasted on the cold stone tablet, he suddenly didn't want to hate her anymore.
On the tombstone is a photo of the woman when she was young. She was beautiful and charming, and her smile showed her infinite longing for the future.
When Mu Chuan saw the photo, the immense hatred that had accumulated over the years collapsed in an instant.
He thought blankly, my only relative in the world is gone.
He became a complete orphan.
It seemed like a wet liquid was sliding down his cheek. Mu Chuan stuck out his tongue and licked it. It tasted salty, like tears.
Mu Chuan rarely cries since he can remember.
Xu Zisheng hugged him tightly and cried with him in front of the crazy woman's tombstone, crying even more sadly than him.
In fact, after marrying Xu Dashan, the woman no longer wore heavy makeup or flirted with other men. She changed out of her low-cut, slit skirt and put on a loose, ordinary shirt and jeans. Her long, wavy hair was cut short and neatly tied back.
The woman was very nice to Xu Zisheng and she seemed to be trying hard to play the role of a good wife and mother.
No wonder Xu Zisheng cried so sadly, tears could almost be described as streaming down his face.
Mu Chuan was also crying, but he was crying silently, not even uttering a sob. Until a rough hand touched his shoulder, Mu Chuan looked up and saw Xu Dashan's honest face.
Xu Dashan seemed to have aged a lot overnight, and many silver strands appeared in his hair.
Xu Dashan said slowly: "Xiaochuan, we will always be family."
Mu Chuan was stunned for a long time, then nodded heavily and wiped away his tears fiercely.
Xu Dashan had no intention of driving Mu Chuan away, but Mu Chuan felt embarrassed to stay in Xu's house anymore.
Most of the family savings had been spent on the medical treatment of Xu Dashan's second son Xu Ziwei, and at that time Xu Zisheng and Mu Chuan were both about to enter junior high school.
Both of them are good at studying. They almost take turns to be ranked first and second in the school. It is almost a foregone conclusion that they will be admitted to a key junior high school.
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