You stay in my heart

In the middle of summer, the rain comes down hard. Clouds formed in the horizon, the wind blew the flowers in the courtyard, the rain poured down, smashing out large and small water circle. Xu Bai stood by himself at the window and opened it half a crack. Outside the sound of rain clattering, grass and trees is a new color of water, someone holding a lattice umbrella, tall figure from the trees through. He wore a gray shirt and his side face was hidden by the branches and leaves of the trees, which still made Xu Bai's eyes light up. Xu Bai capered, "Brother is back." Stepping on a pair of plastic slippers, she rushed out of the front door of the room and stood on the wet steps - the water from her head ran down the eaves and caught the cotton hemline - and she took a step back, her eyes wandering ahead. Xu Bai's home is in a courtyard, next door to a neighbor surnamed Xie. Neighbor has a boy, named Xie Pingchuan, he is four years older than Xu Bai, grew up with her, can be called childhood sweetheart. Xie Pingchuan has just turned 18 this year, their third year of high school started soon, and recently school is relatively late. Xie Pingchuan back this moment, Xu Bai home are about to open dinner. In addition to the sound of rain in the yard, there is the sonorous sound of spatula stir-frying. The aroma of the food comes from the kitchen and blends into the water mist drifting with the wind, developing a remarkable different flavor. Xu Bai smelled the smell and invited happily: "By the way, are uncle and aunt at home tonight?" If they are not at home, you can come to our house for dinner." Xie Pingchuan heard her words, raised his hand to close the umbrella, slowly walked up the steps. He was wearing loose slacks and his legs were still long. It seemed that in a sudden moment, he really grew up, no longer a boy climbing trees and drilling grass, he was much higher than Xu Bai. In Xu Bai's eyes, Xie Pingchuan has a clear goal, young and promising, and has entered the adult world. There are always troubles in the adult world, and Xie Pingchuan is not an exception. He and Xu Bai said, "My father went on a business trip yesterday and should be in Shanghai now. My mother has been sent to Nanjing and is not at home for a while." Xu Bai nodded, indicating that she knew. She knew that Xie Pingchuan's parents were busy with work and had little time to accompany their son, at least in Xu Bai's memory, the uncle and aunt next door left early and returned late. Perhaps for this reason, Mr. Xie's performance is independent. Independent at best, solitary at worst. He did everything alone, went to the hospital with a fever was a person, bought food in the market was a person, did not like the company of friends, and refused the hormones of puberty. Xu Bai thought for a moment, she then changed the topic: "My mother made dumplings today, shrimp and corn filling, especially delicious." Xie Pingchuan said, "Isn't your favorite sanxian filling?" Xu Bai thought for a moment and said seriously: "As long as it tastes good, I like it." She blew one side of the cheek, white cheeks like a steamed bun, and slowly exhaled a breath, solemnly said: "In addition to dumplings, there are steamed pork ribs, braised chicken wings... My mother cooked a lot of delicious food to celebrate when I finished my summer homework." Xie Pingchuan smiled and said, "You finally finished your summer homework." "It wasn't easy," he says. Xu Bai could not resist patting him: "You think everyone is like you, writing homework as fast as a printer." After saying this sentence, Xu Bai pushed his luck: "Today's dinner is so rich, you are stained with my light, to thank me." After speaking, Xu Bai looked up at him, his eyes bright and bottomless, reflecting the first glimmer of daylight. The corridor was empty except for the two of them. The cool wind blew through the corner of the room, ringing a bell, Xie Pingchuan stood beside the pillar, the back was illuminated by the wall lamp halo, only a side face is very handsome. Xie Pingchuan joked with her: "Then you think, how should I thank you?" Xu Bai said, "Why do you ask? You should kindly touch my head." Xie Pingchuan took her advice. He raised his right hand to Xu Bai and gently touched her head, without any charming color, like stroking a kitten on the street or a puppy, and the process was very brief, so short that Xu Bai hardly reacted. Xu Bai is only 14 years old this year, and the girl's body size has just grown, which already meets the standard of long legs and thin waist, white skin and beautiful appearance. She may have some ignorant thoughts, but because she is young, she does not take it seriously. The rain on the horizon leaked down one after another, beating on the windowsill bit by bit. They walked to the kitchen door together and heard Xu Bai's father talking: "A few days ago I asked Xiao Bai what she wanted to do when she grew up, and guess what she said to me." Father and Xu Bai across a door, he wore a set of regular work clothes, but took half a chicken wing in his hand. Xu Bai's mother stood next to him, bending down to take a dish from the cupboard and answering what he had just said: "There is no need to guess. She told me before that she wants to be a translator when she grows up." Mother was wearing an apron around her waist and her neckline was still stained with flour. Her hair is neatly coiled, covered with a layer of gauze hair buckle, and a dark hair clasp is tilted, and the color of the dress is similar to the hair accessories, especially to match her temperament. Even in middle age, he still looks good. Xu Bai's father did not know that his daughter was outside the door, he put his hand on his wife's shoulder, and then smiled: "Yes, she also said that she wanted to learn French, she is that three days of fishing, two days of drying nets, want to come out." The words slipped out of the door and into Xu Bai's ear. Xu Bai couldn't help crying out, "Dad!" Her father realized later, glanced out of the window, his sight and his daughter met, and immediately began to negotiate: "My words are not finished, I mean, little white, you think jump, young..." Xu Bai's mother added: "One day, you can accomplish your goal." The voice did not fall, Xu Bai nodded as pound garlic. She reached out and pulled Xie Pingchuan, and said to her parents: "Uncle and aunt are not at home today, brother came to our home for dinner." Xie Pingchuan in their home the number of times, Xu Bai parents have been used to, they almost looked at Xie Pingchuan grew up, more than he a person at the table, that is, more than a pair of chopsticks. But Xie Pingchuan doesn't come often. He bought his own food to cook, will wash clothes, take care of flowers and plants, clean up the house, can be called very self-discipline, compared to the lazy Xu Bai, Xie Pingchuan is the child of others. Xu Bai's father said enthusiastically, "OK, come in quickly." Xiao Xie is in the third year of high school, you are busy studying, do not have time to cook, come to our home to eat, we are old friends with your parents, have a meal is nothing, don't treat yourself as an outsider." Xie Pingchuan smiled and said, "Thank you uncle." "You son, and uncle is not polite," Xu Bai's father came out of the kitchen, he moved out a wooden chair, placed next to the family table, "just this evening, our family cooked a few more dishes, should be enough." Xu Bai, while holding a bowl and chopsticks, picked up his father's words: "Dad, I saw that you just ate two chicken wings before the dish was served." Her father's face was a little restless, and he coughed: "Don't you say, your mother's cooking is getting better and better." The sound of rain outside the window was dripping, and the sound of conversation mixed with the room. At the moment, the hour hand pointed to six, the sky gradually became dark, the cool wind mixed with a little chill, blowing down the porch into the room, Xie Pingchuan got up to close the door, and turned on the indoor light. The dining room was suddenly bright. Four people sat down one after another, and the table was covered with plates. Xu Bai's mother picked up the bowl, out of the elders' concern, she asked Xie Pingchuan: "You have been in school for more than half a month, is this time busy?" "Fortunately, the school work is quite light, and there are seven days off at the end of the month." Xie Pingchuan replied. When Xie Pingchuan spoke, Xu Bai picked up chopsticks to pick up chicken wings, but chicken wings are too slippery, her chopsticks are not good, even can't pick up. She tried twice, and Xie Pingchuan came to help her. While he served Xu Bai dishes, he continued what he had just said: "The school has no evening self-study, and after the third year of high school, it is almost the same as before." Xu Bai held his bowl and accepted the chicken wings he sent. She bowed her head and took a bite, and felt that she wanted to reciprocate, so she picked up a spare rib and prepared to put it into Xie Pingchuan's bowl. However, perhaps because her chopsticks were too slippery, the ribs were unstable and fell near the edge of the table, falling onto Xie Pingchuan's pants. Xie Pingchuan spoke in a voice. Xu Bai's parents were sitting on the other side of the table, and they didn't understand what was happening. Xu Bai's father smiled and then looked at Xie Pingchuan: "Xiao Xie, what's wrong?" "Nothing, nothing," Xu Bai, holding a chopstick, touched Xie Pingchuan's pants, "lost a spare rib." She grabbed the rib with her hand and rubbed her fingers against Xie's pants. She unconsciously wiped her hand on his leg because the fingertip was stained with grease. Xie Pingchuan ears slightly red. Xu Bai pointed out immediately, "Your ears are a little red." Xie Pingchuan did not admit: "You are wrong." He pulled out a napkin and handed it to Xu Bai's right hand, still sitting upright and upright, like a news anchor on CCTV. Xu Bai smiled mindlessly and said, "Ha ha ha ha your ears are getting redder and redder." "Xiao Bai," Xu Bai's mother put down the bowl and gently criticized her, "You are not a child anymore, you should be polite and pay attention to proportion." Xu Bai listened to her mother and sat up in her seat at once. This time, it was Xie Pingchuan's turn to smile. Xu Bai also did not know what he was laughing at, but she guessed that his mood was OK. So she no longer pays attention to him, holding a bowl and eating hard, Xie Pingchuan is different from Xu Bai, and occasionally will say a few words, the content is nothing more than academic, reflecting the long-term planning of top students. After dinner, Xie Pingchuan thanked her parents, and helped clean the dishes and the table - he loved labor so much that, sure enough, he became an education model for Xu Bai's father. "Look at Xie Pingchuan," Xu Bai's father said, "he is four years older than you, more sensible, loves to work and study, and his parents don't have to worry about him." The living room was brightly lit and a TV play was being played. Xu Bai sat reclining on the sofa, his back propped up against a pile of pillows and a cat on his lap. The cat's hair color is shiny, the whole body is clean to glow, and its neck is hung with an iron plate, engraved with Xu Bai's phone number. Xu Bai rubbed the cat with both hands, rubbing the cat was very comfortable, with a pair of round eyes, rubbing her legs. "I swept and moped the floor today," Mr. Xu said. "I also scooped the cat's poop." But the father does not agree with her, the father stood in front of the TV, just block her daughter's line of sight: "You have nothing to learn it, don't look at TV, the school is the third year, more intense study." Xu Bai reluctantly put the cat down and turned to walk to her bedroom. The cat followed Xu Bai and gently rubbed her heels, trying to keep her owner. Just then, the mother's voice from the kitchen: "We are out of vinegar, soy sauce is running out." Xu Bai heard her mother's words, several lunges to the kitchen, volunteered: "Leave it to me, mother, I will go to the supermarket to buy vinegar." Yes, she'd rather go out and do errands than stay in the house and study. The mother seemed to know what she was thinking and slipped a few dollars into her hand. Xu Bai put the money into the pocket, pull on Xie Pingchuan went to the supermarket. It was nearly eight o 'clock in the evening, and the rain outside was gradually stopping. The alley was silent and covered with puddles of varying depths. Xu Bai and Xie Pingchuan were walking side by side, and it wasn't long before she suddenly sneezed. "You wear less, it's cold today," Xie Ping Chuan Road, "before you go out, at least put on a coat." "The reason why I sneeze is not because I feel cold," Xu Bai corrected, "it must be because someone misses me." Xie Pingchuan smiled without hesitation: "When you have a cold, the most people think of you." Xu Bai did not continue to lift the bar, she walked along the alley, deliberately stepping on the concave and convex stone bricks, slightly unstable at the foot, Xie Pingchuan will reach out to help her. The night sky is vast, the night wind is floating, the moon is like a hook, and the clouds are nowhere to be seen. The alley is dark and narrow, but Xu Bai has no fear, she called him a voice: "brother." Mr. Xie did not respond. Xu Bai looked up at him. "Brother." Xie Pingchuan replied, "Why do you call me?" Xu Bai stopped where he was and cut to the point: "I want to eat the ice-sugar gourd on the corner, but after buying soy sauce and vinegar, I have no money." She was a little embarrassed, and the tip of her shoe pressed against the base of the wall two or three times, and the rain from the wall fell down on her white instep, as smooth as the moon. Xie Pingchuan looked at the moon in the distance and answered without thinking: "I'll buy it for you." Then he asked, "Didn't you have enough for supper? I watched you eat two bowls of rice and build a mountain of ribs." Xu Bai thought that he was hating himself for being able to eat, and she immediately told the truth: "I just want to taste something sweet." Alley outsiders come and go, the traffic is heavy, the noise of conversation is noisy, it is the most prosperous time. Once big cities begin to grow, it is hard to stop, and Beijing is the leader, attracting an unknown number of migrants every year, and the many street stalls on the busy streets at night are a mix of accents from all over the world. Xie Pingchuan stood in front of the uncle who sold the sugar gourd, reached into his pants pocket with his left hand, but only found two pieces of seventy cents - five coins arranged neatly, lying in his palm in turn, he remembered to go out in a hurry, did not bring money according to the plan. The old man who sold the sugar gourd took a step closer and smiled and said: "A string of three dollars, I sold for a few years, the young man ah, how about buying a few more strings?" Xie Pingchuan was silent for a moment, gave up his self-esteem, and for the first time in his life, he bargained: "I only have two dollars and seven cents, do you think this is OK..." Xie Pingchuan words have not finished, the old man's eyebrows screwed up. He was wearing an army green satchel, his hair was almost half white, and he spoke as if he were sighing: "Young man, don't you think about how much money I can earn from a string of sugar gourd?" You make me a penny cheaper, and I lose a penny." Xie Pingchuan discussed with him: "My family lives nearby, I will come back later, and pay 30 more?" It was as if he were not buying a sugar gourd, but talking about a losing business: "The two dollars and seven dollars will be the deposit." Xie Pingchuan speaks a standard Mandarin, can not be heard as a Beijing native, the old man does not believe him, waved his hand and said: "you have to buy, don't delay people." This street negotiations have no room for maneuver, holding two pieces of seventy cents Xie Pingchuan had to settle for second. Eight or nine night more deep, set off the colorful neon lights, Xu Bai out of the supermarket, saw Xie Pingchuan standing at the door waiting for her, his back is long and straight, as if another will not shine street lights. Xu Bai did not see the sugar gourd, thought Xie Pingchuan forgot to buy, she had some loss in her heart, still ran to his front: "brother, we go home.