On the way home, Wen Xu's mood was always a little depressed.

It wasn't until he got off the plane and took the bus that he staggered to his grandmother's old house. After seeing the bony and hunchbacked body, his mood improved a lot.

Grandma's old house has a history of 50 years. It was built with Wen Xu's grandfather when she was just married.

Because Wen Xu's parents are busy, he would come here when he was a child when he was on vacation.

In summer, eat watermelon with grandparents, and lie down on the mat and watch TV with the fan blowing comfortably.In winter, the three of them nestled together by the stove, eating roasted sweet potatoes while listening to grandpa telling him various stories.

Those were the happiest days of his childhood.

When it was time to start school, Wen Xu was taken back to the city to go to school.

Later, the pressure of school work was heavy, and his vacation time was always occupied by study.

In fact, Wen Xu's life in the city was not so happy.

After graduating from junior high school, his grandfather died of illness and his parents divorced.Since then, he has been living with his grandmother.

When he was in high school, Wen Xu's grandmother took him to study in another city.

Grandma was a rural teacher before she retired, and she knew the importance of learning, so she rented a house near Wenxu School and took care of his meals, hoping that Wenxu could study hard.

Later, Wen Xu lived up to expectations and was admitted to a key university in a first-tier city.

During the summer vacation after the college entrance examination, his grandmother took him back to the old house.

"This is the only place that is my home now," she said.

On the day when Wen Xu was carrying his luggage to report at the school, the old lady who was over 70 years old rarely had red eyes.

Touching Wen Xu's hand, she babbled and said, "Grandma is too old to run up and down with you."

"Wen Wen, you have to walk alone in the future."

Wen Xu got on the bus, and outside the car window, grandma was still standing at the door of the old house looking at the car, trying to tiptoe and open her eyes wide, trying to see Wen Xu a few more times.

Inside the car window, Wen Xu's eyes were gradually wet with tears.The bus started, and the figure of the old man with gray temples and a slightly hunchback was erased from his sight along with the tears.

Since then, Wen Xu secretly swore in his heart that he would work hard to save money to buy a house, and after graduation, he would take his grandmother over to live in the city.

Grandma had already cleaned up Wen Xu's room, and while opening the door, she smiled and said to him: "Recently, Aunt Li from the next street always comes to me to play cards. They know that my grandson can earn money by writing things."You are envious of me, saying that you are a great writer."

Wen Xu was packing up his things here, and replied in a soft tone, "Really? I saved a lot of manuscript fees this year. Now that the weather is cold, I bought you some clothes to see if they fit."

As he said that, Wen Xu took out several coats from his suitcase and handed them to grandma.

Grandma looked at those clothes and smiled, "Why bring them to me from school? Wouldn't it be troublesome for you to fly all the way here?"

"I bought these online." Wen Xu picked out a down jacket from the inside, "It's not convenient to receive express delivery in the village, I thought it could be checked in by plane. I don't have any clothes, so I bought a few more clothes for you."

The suitcase was spread out on the ground, and nearly half of it was filled with the winter clothes that Wen Xu had ordered for his grandmother online early in the morning, from top to bottom.

Grandma frowned, and asked him why he was always spending money indiscriminately, and picked up the down jacket next to him, showing a smile that couldn't be hidden.

Wen Xu smiled lightly, "Let's try first."

Grandma was wearing the newly bought clothes Wen Xu bought for him, standing in front of the mirror and smiling brightly.

"I know you like red." Wen Xu smiled gratifiedly, "So I specially picked a red down jacket, which can also be worn during the New Year, looking festive."

Grandma yelled a few times in a row, and excitedly took out her mobile phone to take pictures and send them to her friends.

"I'll put it on when I go to play cards later, they will definitely envy me for having a good grandson again."

Wen Xu hummed, "As long as you like it, I'll buy you some skirts and some jewelry during the summer vacation. Change it up and make the neighbors envious."

After grandma sent the photo to her friend, she cheerfully took off her coat.

During the chat, grandma suddenly asked: "Wen Wen, did you get a girlfriend in school? Do you have any classmates to play with you?"

When he heard the word "girlfriend", Wen Xu's body trembled, and Duan Chenyi's figure appeared in his head inexplicably.

"Not yet, I have no plans to have a girlfriend at the moment."

"That's it." Grandma nodded and folded the clothes, "That's right, learning is the most important thing now."

"However, Aunt Li's daughter is the same age as you. She seems to be studying at the university next door to you. Why don't you find a chance to get to know each other?"

Wen Xu could hear the meaning of grandma's words in a moment, his eyes turned around, and his emotions were a bit complicated.

After a while, he finally answered, "No need, grandma."

"Huh? Why don't you use it? Just treat it as a friend."

Wen Xu took a deep breath and said, "Grandma, what if I say... I have no plans to get married in the future?"

Grandma's hands froze when she folded the clothes.

The air became a little frozen at this moment, and Wen Xu panicked.

Just when Wen Xu was about to find some excuse to change the subject, she heard her grandma laugh helplessly.

"If you don't want to get married, then don't get married."

"This is your own life, now you should learn to make your own decisions."

"But..." Grandma sighed softly, "I'm not young anymore, I still hope that there will be someone who can accompany you for the rest of the way."

"Don't talk anymore." She shook her head and waved her hand: "You have worked so hard on the way back, you must be hungry, right? I'll cook for you..."

Grandma walked towards the kitchen talking to herself, "I went to the vegetable market early in the morning to buy the ribs, and I will make you the sweet and sour ribs you like later."

Wen Xu stood where he was, looking at his grandmother's back, feeling indescribably complicated in his heart.

The cell phone he had originally put in his pocket vibrated, and Wen Xu picked it up and saw the message from Duan Chenyi.

"are you home yet?"

When he saw this message, Wen Xu replied Duan Chenyi's message as if he had just woken up from a dream, "Well, it's already here, and I was talking to grandma just now."

"Say hello to the old man for me."

Wen Xu's fingers danced rapidly on the screen, "Okay, I will, and you have to study carefully."

Duan Chenyi didn't reply for a long time, but just when Wen Xu thought he was off to study, two sentences suddenly came over.

Wen Xu cautiously glanced at the kitchen, and when he confirmed that grandma would not come over in a short time, he cautiously turned down the volume on the phone.

Click on the voice bar, Duan Chenyi's deep and pleasant voice came out from the receiver.

"My exam at two o'clock in the afternoon is already at the entrance of the exam room."

"I seem a little nervous, can you tell me to cheer for the exam?"

Wen Xu leaned against the wall and scratched his hair a little uncomfortable.

What are you doing... For a person like Duan Chenyi who can get full grades at the end of each semester, how can a professional course exam be nervous?

But after thinking for a while, he still clicked on the language button below, and said softly, "Come on for the exam" and passed.

After the voice was finished, Wen Xu looked down at the two voices sent by Duan Chenyi, and clicked on them as if fascinated by a ghost, wanting to listen again.

And just when Wen Xu was about to turn it on, the grandmother who was busy in the kitchen called out.

"Wen Wen, help me get an extra plate."

Wen Xu's petty theft was interrupted by the adult's words, which made him even more guilty.A hand swipe, the voice did not click on, but a long press on the favorite.

He looked at the phrase "Added to Favorites" on the screen, and almost lost his grip on the phone.

After hesitating for a moment, Wen Xu... added another sentence that hadn't been saved to favorites.

The next second, he rubbed the tips of his ears unnaturally, and put the phone back in his pocket.He coughed twice, and said to the kitchen.

"Well, here we come."

Although the days spent in the old house are very pleasant, but because there are no peers around me who have common topics, the days are quite boring.

Grandma farmed in the morning, went to play cards in the afternoon, and came back to watch anti-Japanese TV dramas in the evening.The work, rest and task arrangements are more regular than those preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

At the beginning, Wen Xu was keen to share with Duan Chenyi about life in the countryside, such as farming, feeding chickens and fishing, but nothing new happened over time.

Duan Chenyi didn't practice leaving the school's entrepreneurial project until after the school was completely closed.

Wen Xu originally thought that this person would finally be able to relax and chat with him for a while.

As a result, Duan Chen said: "Recently, I'm going to help my family's company. They are busy at the end of the year. My dad assigned me a few projects and asked me to exercise."The idea of ​​speaking with Duan Zhenyi.

"Okay, then you go on, and I won't bother you for now."

…never mind.

He should write some manuscripts seriously to make money.

Because of this, Wen Xu always felt suffocated in his heart.Stuffy, not very stretched.

There have been many holidays, and this is the first time Wen Xu is looking forward to the start of school so much.

Day after day passed, and until January 22, Wen Xu, who had finished dinner, was still walking with his grandmother while digesting food.

When he was walking on the road and saw the small white flowers blooming by the side of the road, he suddenly thought of the flower balloon that Duan Chenyi stuffed for himself during the volunteer activity.

Wen Xu suddenly stopped his steps, and the scene of Duan Chenyi's promise to celebrate his birthday was vivid in his memory.

He subconsciously took out his mobile phone and found that the last time he and Duan Chenyi spoke was three days ago.

Grandma noticed Wen Xu's mood, "Wen Wen?"

"Aren't you happy right now?"

Wen Xu shook his head, silently put away his cell phone.

"Grandma, I'm fine. It's just that I'm a little tired from walking. Let's go back after going around this circle."

After Wen Xu finished washing, he returned to his room and looked at the last message Duan Chenyi sent: "I'm off to work, remember to eat well." His eyes were inexplicably sore.

It is 23 o'clock in the evening on January 22nd, one hour before Wen Xu's birthday.

It was late at night, and grandma had just finished watching the anti-Japanese TV series broadcast today, so she probably fell asleep.

Wen Xu sat on the bed alone holding his mobile phone, a little helpless.

In fact, he didn't want to celebrate his birthday that much.

It was only because someone had promised him that they would spend this birthday with him, so... Wen Xu began to care a little bit.

The words in the chat input box were typed and then deleted by Wen Xu. If Duan Chenyi could notice, he should have seen the prompt "The other party is typing..." appearing on the chat box many times.

But now that Duan Chenyi is so busy, he probably forgot his birthday long ago, right?Not to mention... will notice these small details above the chat box.

Wen Xu reluctantly tugged at the corner of his mouth, and got under the quilt as soon as the phone was turned off.

Once it's night, people tend to think wildly, and Wen Xu is no exception.

He thought of the details of getting along with Duan Chenyi in school, Duan Chenyi's vows when he was doing volunteer activities, and the sentence Duan Chenyi said when he went camping: "I am always with you.".

Wen Xu's head is in a mess now, and he wants to cry.

He is obviously not the kind of person who is very sensitive to emotions, but this time he just felt wronged.

Duan Chenyi is a big liar, Wen Xu thought as he shed tears under the quilt.

He obviously spoke so nicely every time, and he could make himself happy, but when the critical moment came, people didn't know where to go.

Once the tears start falling, it's hard to stop.During the period from the holiday to the present, Wen Xu, who had been neglected by Duan Chenyi until now, was terribly wronged, and it was rare for him to cry under the quilt.

It's really weird, Wen Xu thought.

It's been a long time since he was affected by other people's behavior, which caused him such a big emotional ups and downs.

In order to calm down his emotions, Wen Xu thought about it for a while.

Duan Chenyi is so busy with work now, and he is a native of City A.It would take Wen Xu an hour to fly here, not to mention that Duan Chenyi would book a ticket in advance to celebrate his birthday.

Thinking of this, Wen Xu calmed down in an instant, and the grievance just disappeared in an instant.

Why did he let Duan Chenyi drop everything to meet him?In Duan Chenyi's heart, he is at best a caring roommate, Wen Xu thought.

Thinking of this, Wen Xu took a deep breath.Then I got up and took out a tissue, wiped my tears and took out my phone to check the time.

And just when Wen Xu touched the phone, Duan Chenyi happened to make a call.

Looking at the three big characters "Duan Chenyi" displayed on the screen, Wen Xu hesitated for a moment, and connected the phone just a second before hanging up.

"Are you home?" Duan Chenyi asked straightforwardly.

Wen Xu adjusted his breathing, trying to make his crying sound less obvious, "Well, I'm going to bed."

"Is that so..." Duan Chenyi paused, "Can you open the window now?"

"Window?" Wen Xu's tone was puzzled, but he did as Duan Chenyi said.

He opened the window of his room and looked out expectantly.It was pitch black, and there was nothing.

The thought that Wen Xu had just been ignited was gone.

He moved the phone away from his ear, and the time on it was 23:59.

Wen Xu sighed softly, "What's wrong? What do you want to say?"

Duan Chenyi's calm voice was still on the phone, "Just look out the window."

"Outside the window..." Wen Xu frowned, "There is nothing."

The second after his voice fell, the hour and minute hands coincided, and January 23rd arrived.

At the same time, Wen Xu lay on the window and saw the bursts of fireworks in the originally dark sky.It is colorful, shining brilliantly in his pupils.

All the scenery outside the window is painted with the color of fireworks, as gorgeous as glass.

Fireworks rushed into the sky one after another, and the continuous rumble could not cover up Wen Xu's rapid heartbeat.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

Wen Xu saw that Duan Chenyi was standing under the window at this time, and the fireworks from behind him covered his hair with a halo.

His voice was laughing, firm and passionate.

"Wen Xu-Happy Birthday!!!"

You see, I told you so.

A liar is a puppy, but a puppy's love is sincere and warm.

He will never lie to you.