Wei You was a little bit unconvinced. Would Wei Xu even get a notebook specifically to write love letters?
Could it be some excerpt of non-mainstream sentences from the space?
He pressed, "Can you tell me what kind of love letter it is?"
"This is a bit hard to describe... I think it would be better for you to come and see it in person." Teacher Yang hesitated and said, "I just asked Wei Xu about this. He insisted that he didn't have a premature love relationship, but he didn't deny that he had someone he liked, so I think he has a certain tendency to fall in love prematurely."
Wei You frowned, realizing that this matter might not be that simple. The other party had been a teacher for so many years and should be more experienced in understanding and judging students.
After some consideration, Wei You decided to go to the school to see what the so-called love letter was, so he said, "Well, I'm in Chuanlin now and will be at school in about two hours. Can you wait for me in the office?"
"Sure," the other party seemed relieved and said happily, "Five o'clock is the end of school time, I'll keep him here for a while and wait for you to come over."
"Yes, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Wei You looked at the busy station corridor and let out a sigh of relief.
He originally wanted to go out to eat a hot meal and rest for a while before going back, but now it was no longer possible. He could only buy a piece of bread at the station to fill his stomach. After eating the bread, he got on the bus back to Xiangfang.
Although the journey was very fast, Wei You didn't even go back to put his luggage. As soon as he arrived at the station in Xiangfang Town, he chartered a car to rush to school, but in the end he still exceeded the agreed time by more than ten minutes.
After leaving his luggage at the gate, Wei You went to Wei Xu's class based on his memory, then asked a passing student and found Teacher Yang's office.
Perhaps because tomorrow is the weekend, the campus is particularly lively after school, and the corridors are full of noisy and playful students. In comparison, the head teacher's office is very quiet.
When Wei You entered, there were no one left in the office. Apart from Wei Xu and his class teacher who were waiting there, there was only one older male teacher who was still sitting at the desk in the corner, working.
Wei Xu put his hands behind his back and rolled up his sleeves to his elbows. He stood straight and motionless near the window as if he was being punished. There was no sign of depression or dissatisfaction on his face.
However, because the boy's facial features and bones are naturally cold, whenever he has no expression on his face, he looks a little indifferent and arrogant.
Perhaps it was because he had just seen his high school self yesterday, when Wei You saw this scene, he confused the tall and light boy in front of him with his past self for a moment and couldn't help but be in a trance for a while.
Wei Xu caught a glimpse of someone coming in and suddenly raised his head, stared at him for a few seconds, then lowered his head. Only then did he reveal an emotion that seemed a little aggrieved.
Wei You walked over and patted him on the back soothingly. After exchanging a few words with the teacher, he got down to business.
He glanced across the desk and asked, "Can you show me the book you mentioned on the phone?"
Teacher Yang picked up a thin notebook and gave it to him: "This is it."
As soon as he saw the green striped cover of the notebook, Wei You was basically certain that it belonged to Wei Xu, because he had bought a thick dozen notebooks with this kind of cover for Wei Xu.
When he opened the cover and saw the light and flexible handwriting inside, he was even more certain of this.
To be honest, Wei You felt that it was not appropriate to read what the child wrote in front of him, especially the thoughts of a teenager, which were sometimes more private than the diary he wrote every day.
However, the current situation is special. If Wei Xu really has a tendency to fall in love early, he still needs to be intervened and controlled in time.
From Teacher Yang's perspective, Wei Xu has been the top student in his grade since he entered the school. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be a strong candidate to represent the school in the competition for the top spot in the high school entrance examination in the future.
Wei You felt that compared to himself, she was probably more worried that Wei Xu would be affected by this and his grades would drop.
Wei You flipped through the book hastily, and saw a few straightforward love words...
"I feel like I've fallen in love with the sun. When I get too close to you, I'm always worried that I'll be roasted. But I can't leave you, otherwise I'll have a hard time living."
"It's strange. Even though you are older than me, sometimes I feel like you are the one who needs my care."
"When you were not around, I missed you so much that I even imagined you as a piece of dessert and wanted to eat you up in one bite... I am really sick."
"There's nothing wrong with having someone who makes me worry about you. Even if I waste a lot of time because of this, at least I'm not doing nothing during this time. I'm waiting for you."
Wei You's heart sank gradually. Each sentence had a clear direction. No wonder Teacher Yang attached so much importance to this book. Anyone who read the content could tell that the author must have a favorite object.
"I roughly understand the situation." Wei You closed the notebook and said, "I will have a good chat with him after I go back."
"I think so too," Teacher Yang glanced at Wei Xu and said as gently as possible, "It would be more appropriate for you to communicate with your brother than for us to be his teachers."
·
After returning home, Wei You put the suitcase back into the room first. When he came out, he saw Wei Xu sitting on the sofa with an unusually calm expression on his face. It seemed that he was ready to be questioned by Wei You.
Wei You didn't want to make the atmosphere too serious.
After what happened yesterday, let alone the fact that Wei Xu just had someone he liked, even if he was really in a premature love relationship, he felt that it was no big deal and there was no need to make the relationship between them so stiff because of it.
"How about we go out for dinner tonight?" he suggested.
Wei Xu looked up at him and nodded hesitantly.
So more than ten minutes later, the two appeared in a restaurant in the alley downstairs.
Wei You ordered some dishes that the children liked and two cans of Coke. While waiting for the dishes to be served, they chatted for a while. When the dishes were served, Wei You asked, "So, why did you write those things?"
Wei Xu swallowed a mouthful of rice and opened his lips to answer, but Wei You reminded him first: "Don't lie to me."
Wei Xu raised his eyes to meet his gaze, his eyes and tone revealing a hint of innocence and grievance: "Don't you believe me?"
"Because I trust you." Wei You took a sip of Coke and said, "I will believe whatever you say now, so I hope what I hear is the truth."
The atmosphere fell silent.
The sounds of the guests chatting in the restaurant mixed with the roar of the range hood from the kitchen, making it very noisy, making the atmosphere at Wei You's table seem even more suffocatingly quiet.
"I do have someone I like." After thinking for a long time, Wei Xu told the truth, "But I'm not in a premature love relationship."
Wei You had heard this answer from Teacher Yang before, so he was mentally prepared and was not surprised.
He couldn't help but recall the time when he and Wei Xu watched "Farewell My Concubine" together on New Year's Eve last year, and wondered if his intuition at the time was correct, and Wei Xu had a secret crush on someone since then?
"But I just admire him. He doesn't know, and I won't tell him," Wei Xu continued, keeping his eyes down and not looking directly at Wei You's face. "I've tried it, and it won't affect my grades, so you don't have to persuade me. It's useless. If I can control my emotions, I don't want to like him."
Listening to a fourteen-year-old child talking seriously about topics such as likes and dislikes is actually a little funny and a little cute.
Of course Wei You didn't dare to laugh out loud, for fear that the other party would think he was laughing at his childishness.
He asked in his usual relaxed tone: "Can you tell me who you like?"
Wei Xu shook his head and refused without hesitation.
Wei You thought of the sentence in his "love letter" that revealed his age, and thought that with Wei Xu's upbringing, it was indeed more likely that he would like someone older than him, so he asked: "Is the other person a senior student one year older than you?"
Wei Xu still shook his head.
"You can't even tell me?"
Wei Xu felt embarrassed. He wanted to explain but didn't know how. The words froze in his mouth like dry ice.
"Okay, let me change the question. What do you like about her?" Wei You asked slowly, "Or, what do you rely on to judge that you like her?"
Wei Xu remained silent.
"There's nothing wrong with that, right?"
Wei Xu frowned and answered slowly: "In fact, I don't really understand it. If you force me to answer, I can only say that he is very gentle and takes care of my feelings. When I see him smile, my heart beats faster. I am very happy when I am with him. Therefore, I want to get close to him all the time. I want to tell him about any little thing as soon as possible. But sometimes he also brings me a lot of troubles, bitterness and pain. But even so, I enjoy and miss the sorrow he brings me. Does this prove that I like him?"
Good job!
After hearing this, Wei You, who was not good at speaking, felt that this boy was much better at falling in love than himself.
"Okay." He said, "But are you sure that the other person doesn't know that you like her?"
"Well," Wei Xu curled his lips, "He definitely wouldn't have thought of it."
Wei You thought that maybe Wei Xu consciously concealed his feelings when he was with the other party and adopted a secret love mode different from other secret admirers.
"Why don't you tell her?"
"Because you told me not to fall in love too early." Wei Xu answered quickly, as if he was reciting the answer he had prepared long ago. "And I also feel that I am too young now and can't give him anything, so I just want to love him silently."
Wei You didn't know what to say for a moment. Just as Wei Xu said, if people could control their emotions, there wouldn't be so many infatuated men and resentful women in the world.
"You did a good job, you were very rational, you didn't run away from your emotions, and you didn't do anything you shouldn't do." In the end, he could only encourage and comfort her, "If it were me, I might not have the self-control you have."
"Aren't you going to scold me?"
"What's there to complain about? It's normal to like someone. As long as you can guarantee that this won't affect your life, I have nothing to say."
Wei Xu looked at him with wide eyes: "Really?"
"Well, I'll tell your teacher later. Don't worry. Let's eat."
Wei Xu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, brother."
Wei You didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt that his smile seemed a bit forced, like a fake smile.
·
Although the matter seemed to be settled on the surface, Wei You still felt very uneasy.
Even when I sat with Wei Xu to watch a movie at night, the air was filled with a restless and depressing atmosphere.
This was the first time that he felt he had encountered a thorny problem in educating his children.
This problem cannot be solved all at once. The only solution he can think of is to add more rich and attractive elements to Wei Xu's life so that he can slowly shift his attention to other things.
Tomorrow happens to be Saturday, so Wei You decides to ask for a leave from the painting class for Wei Xu and take him out to have fun for two days.
The plan was very good, but the weather suddenly changed the next day. There was some sparse sunshine yesterday, but today it turned into a cold, dark and rainy day.
The cold winter wind blew against the window. By noon, the rain became heavier, and the raindrops hit the glass with a snapping sound.
"I originally wanted to take you out to relax, but it rained so heavily." Wei You sighed regretfully as he prepared to have lunch.
"Why do you want to go out and relax?" Wei Xu caught this word, looked up and asked.
"I'll take you out for a walk!" Wei You handed him the bowl and chopsticks, saying, "Don't you want to go out and play?"
"But don't I have to go to the studio for class this afternoon?"
"You can ask for leave," Wei You said, "even if you can't go out, it's good to rest at home for a day."
"Why do you want to take a leave to relax?" Wei Xu looked at him and asked, his eyes revealing an unhappy expression.
Wei You then realized that he seemed to be stuck in a dead end.
Sure enough, the next sentence, the child asked in a serious tone: "Brother, do you think I am wrong?"
"You know that's not what I meant." Wei You explained helplessly, "I just want you to relax for a while. Your nerves have been too tense since yesterday."
"I don't have any." The boy frowned, picked up the chopsticks, and answered stiffly.
Wei You looked at his annoyed expression and suddenly had a guess: "Could it be that the person you like is someone who studied painting with you?"
Wei Xu looked up in astonishment, but did not deny it immediately. Instead, he asked, "Do you really want to know the answer?"
Wei You was aroused by his tone and asked back, "Why else would you be so angry when I mentioned asking for leave?"
"Is this why I'm angry?" Wei Xu said, "To put it bluntly, you still think that what I'm doing is wrong. You want to know who I like so much, isn't it because you want to correct my behavior and stop me from liking him?"
The author has something to say: December 23, 2011 / Friday / Cloudy I was really too careless. I knew it was such a thing, but I had no idea how it fell on the podium!
That’s terrible, I regret it so much!
The teacher saw it, and I clearly told her that, but she still invited my brother to come to school. There is nothing more embarrassing than this.
Now I can only be thankful that because this essay is kept at school, I have always written it with the attitude that it might be discovered by others, so I have always deliberately avoided mentioning his identity.
My brother didn’t seem to be looking very carefully and didn’t notice what I was thinking.
But the situation is still very bad.
I talked to my brother for a long time today. I only told him that I have someone I like and didn’t say anything else.
Of course, no matter how he asked, I couldn't tell him. This might become a secret that I kept in my heart for the rest of my life.
He must think that I am not a well-behaved child now.
What can I do?
Why am I this kind of person? I don’t want to be like this.
I'm so sad and lonely, no one can understand me.
Especially him, he doesn't understand me the most. His tone of voice is so gentle, but his words are so cruel.
It looks like I won’t be able to sleep tonight.
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