"uncomfortable?"

From the beginning of the meal, He Chen found that Shen Lan's mood has not been high, and the person who usually loves the most lively is not very talkative today, as if there is an invisible barrier separating him, and he seems out of place in his alone world.

"No," Shen Lan shook her head lightly, "Maybe she was a little dizzy from sleeping in the car."

Said, Shen Lan stood up and said to the old man: "Grandpa Wan, Grandma Wan, I'm going out to get some air, and I'll be back in a while."

"Hey, Little Shen, how much do you eat now, eat more."

"No, I've already eaten. The heating in the room is a bit high. I'll go out to cool down. You eat first."

After saying that, Shen Lan picked up the coat that was on the seat, bowed to everyone, opened the door and walked out of the room.

The cold winter wind faced the piercing cold, Shen Lan shivered uncontrollably, subconsciously wrapped her coat tightly, walked out of the room through the yard against the cold wind.

The snow that had not been swept outside the house was already ankle-deep, Shen Lan creaked on the snow and walked towards a big tree not far away, leaving a row of footprints where she passed.It is very clear on the ground.

Shen Lan didn't know how many times he climbed this tree when he was a child. When he did something wrong and was afraid of being beaten by his grandma, or when he was young and couldn't fight with others, he would always run under this big tree desperately, and thenClimb up like a monkey, no matter what the person standing under the tree says, he will not show his head.

At that time, his grandfather would always sit on the reclining chair in the yard and shake the cattail fan, looking at Shen Lan sitting on the tree, with a doting and helpless smile on his face.

He didn't put down his cattail fan until Shen Lan asked for help, walked slowly to the tree and stretched out his hand to hold Shen Lan, then taught him patiently with an experienced voice, and sang a nursery rhyme to lull him to sleep.

It's a pity that such a beautiful scene only stays in Shen Lan's vague memory.

When he was five years old, his grandfather suffered an accident when he went out, and his bones were gone, and his grandmother was so sad that he almost fainted. Since then, his health has been deteriorating, and he died suddenly within two years.

Shen Lan sat on the tree trunk, quietly looking at the small courtyard in the past through the soft moonlight reflected by the snow surface, even if the skirt was wet by the snow, she didn't care.

He looked at the dilapidated reclining chairs in the yard and the torn potted plants beside him. In the interweaving of memories and reality, sadness overflowed from the bottom of his heart and flowed into his blood.

"I don't know if everything in the room is still there..."

Shen Lan lowered his head to look at the rusty door lock, and slowly descended to a thick tree trunk at the bottom. He was about to jump straight down, but the sudden warm touch on the back of his hand made him stunned for a moment.

"Why did you come out?"

When he jumped down, he was caught firmly by He Chen from behind. Shen Lan patted the snow on his body, turned around and asked, "You also think the room is too stuffy, do you want to come out to get some air?"

"No." He Chen reached out to clean the snow off his collar, "I've been following you."

"unhappy?"

He Chen turned his head and glanced at the old house next to him. Because no one took care of it all year round, many cracks had appeared on the walls.

"Do you think about the past?"

"... a bit," Shen Lan kicked the snowdrift beside her, and instantly white flakes spread in the air, "My grandma used to cook the best food."

"At that time, my grandpa would also be there to help. Every time the old couple got together, they would laugh and laugh. Grandpa would not be angry when grandma scolded him. Instead, he would buy her red bean cakes to make her happy."

"But, now I can't see them anymore..."

The sad mood fell silent in the increasingly weak voice, He Chen walked up to Shen Lan and pinched the back of his neck, lowered his head and said softly: "Why don't you go in and have a look, maybe there is something worth commemoratingthing."

Shen Lan turned to look at He Chen: "Do you want to accompany me?"

He Chen raised his eyebrows: "Do you want me to accompany you?"

The snowflakes on the branches rustled down, and it didn't take long for the sunken footprints to be re-covered with a vast expanse of white.

The two of them moved to the dilapidated door through the thick snow, poked at the rusty door lock, and the lock buckle fell from the door with a bang, slowly opening a gap.

"Be careful and follow my footsteps."

Shen Lan took out her mobile phone and turned on the flashlight. Relying on her childhood memory, she bypassed the snow-covered dry well in the yard and finally managed to reach the living room door.

The old door latch was already crumbling by the wind, Shen Lan pushed the door and entered, and the dust that hit their faces choked the two of them.

"Cough, cough..." Shen Lan covered her nose subconsciously, and held her breath as much as possible, "Open all the windows that can be opened, and I'll look for matches and candles."

With that said, Shen Lan took light steps and carefully touched the location of the kitchen.

歘——

The faint light of the fire became brighter in the dark night, Shen Lan lit the candle and stood it on the dusty table, and the scenery in the room gradually appeared in front of the two of them.

The living room, which was originally neat and clean, is now crumbling here and there. Thick spider webs are formed on the beams of the room. You can feel the spider webs running across your fingertips as soon as you stretch out your hand.

"Hey, He Chen, do you think that if this table is replaced by a bed, will it be the same as the haunted house we visited last time?"

Although the words were spoken easily, He Chen could still hear the loneliness in his words.

The two walked around from the living room to the bedroom, perhaps because the doors and windows were sealed tightly, the room was not as messy as before, and it could be vaguely seen that the two old people had taken care of it carefully.

"Come in and have a look." Shen Lan turned sideways to make space for He Chen, "This is the room where my grandparents used to live."

"Let me tell you, the old couple used to be cute and clean. When they were young, they watched me throw toys in a mess. They often took me to clean up the room and told me that if toys were thrown around again, they would not be able to play in the future."

"It's just that I've been with them for so many years, and after all, I still haven't developed a good habit of tidying up the room. Up to now, things are still in a mess. If they see it, they will probably say something to me."

"Well, they must care about you."

There was a gentle smile on He Chen's face. He looked around by the dim candlelight, but his eyes fell on the top shelf of the wardrobe inadvertently.

"what is that?"

He went to the closet and took it down. It was a book-like booklet. Although it was covered with dust, the booklet itself was neat and tidy, which showed the care of its owner.

"What is it, show me." Shen Lan moved closer to He Chen and poked her head out, her eyes lit up after seeing the thing clearly, "Hey, isn't this the photo album at home before?"

Shen Lan took it from He Chen with some excitement, and carefully wiped off the dust attached to it: "When I left before, I searched for a long time but couldn't find it, so it was placed on the top of the closet, no wonder I couldn't see it."

"Come here, let me show you what they looked like before."

As she said that, Shen Lan put her arms around He Chen's shoulders, and the two heads touched each other instantly.

The sudden approach made He Chen's movements a little stiff. He tilted his head and looked at Shen Lan quietly. Seeing that the other party didn't respond, he paused for a few seconds and then silently moved closer to Shen Lan for a few minutes.

"Look at this," Shen Lan pointed to one of the photos and said, "She is my grandma, how about it, isn't she beautiful?"

The old man in the photo is wearing a long blue dress, and his graying hair is tied into a bun behind his head.

She sat on a simple mahogany chair, facing the camera with a kind smile on her face, and her movements were calm.

"Well, time has never defeated a beauty."

"That's right, I heard from my grandma that when she was young, boys from ten miles and eight villages were vying to marry her."

"But my grandma has her own opinions. When she went to the city for a performance, she immediately fell in love with grandpa who was preaching at that time."

"Neng, that's it." Shen Lan flipped through another photo and pointed it to He Chen, "This is my grandpa, he looks gentle, of course he can't stop my grandma's enthusiasm, the two will get married soongone."

"And this, this photo is also related..."

The two leaned against the table, carefully admiring each photo through the candlelight.

Characters that were once only vaguely presented in words have gradually become three-dimensional at this moment. The frozen photos are like the nodes of time, which can not only look back at the past, but also look forward to the future.

"When grandpa was around, grandma loved beauty very much and took a lot of photos." Shen Lan turned the page again, "If it wasn't for that... stupid, don't look at it!"

Shen Lan frantically tried to turn this photo over, but He Chen stopped him first, and lowered his head to appreciate it carefully. Shen Lan's anxious head was about to sweat, and the tips of his ears were even redder.

Why does this photo of him crying with a snot hanging from his nose appear here when he was four years old and couldn't ride up and down a tree?!

"He Chen, look again and be careful that the young master poached your eyes!"

"Don't be angry, it's cute," He Chen suppressed a smile, squeezed Shen Lan's wrists with one hand, and put the photo album next to Shen Lan's cheeks with the other, looking back and forth between the two eyes, "You are very cute when you were a child and now."picture."

"...He Chen, do you want to die?"

Shen Lan gritted her teeth to suppress her anger, her eyes almost stared at He Chen: "I'll count to three, if you don't let go, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hearing this, He Chen couldn't help raising his eyebrows, as if he was waiting for Shen Lan's next move.

Although the little hedgehog tonight is still ruthless, his whole body is always covered with a layer of sadness. It was only at this moment that He Chen finally felt the shadow of the little hedgehog's flamboyant and bright past.

"Three, two, one... He Chen, you are finished!"

Before she finished speaking, Shen Lan lifted her foot and kicked He Chen's leg, but was dodged by the other party flexibly, and the strength in her hand did not loosen at all.

The two of them leaned against the table and back and forth, the photo album was put on the table at some point, Shen Lan also changed from initial embarrassment to anger, and later became full of desire to win, insisting on a duel with He Chen.

Just as the two of them were having a heated fight, a sudden gust of wind blew out the window and directly blew out the candles, and everything around them instantly became pitch black.

He Chen subconsciously stopped his movements, worried that there would be a collision in the dark, but Shen Lan felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he took advantage of He Chen's pulling strength to give him a head-on blow——

Bang!

The bodies of the two teenagers fell directly into the mahogany seat, stirring up a cloud of dust around them.

The moment the four eyes meet, the touch of the lips and teeth colliding is particularly clear.

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I'm back, I don't have a fever now, but my cough and runny nose are still serious, and sometimes I have a headache. Everyone must pay attention to protection and protect yourself. It's really uncomfortable when you get positive (crying.jpg)