countdown to winter

Chapter 45

"Teacher Wen," Zeng Guang didn't remember him very much. After all, it has been more than four years since he graduated from high school, and no matter how deep the impression is, it can gradually fade away—this is the characteristic of human memory. I heard the news about him, I heard that he went to another school, not necessarily, some people said that he is still in No. 32 Middle School. Married, Mr. Wen is [-] now—"

"he……"

Yes, all men are 32, can they not be married?

He is such a gentle person, when he meets a girl he likes...

Shi Xing opened his mouth, and the emotion called jealousy entangled him regardless of the reason, and he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't breathe, he didn't want to go any further, and let go of his clenched fist.

Shi Xing suddenly didn't know what to ask.

what?

After I left, did Wen Xia show any sad emotions?Did Wen Xia mention him?Did you... miss him?

Shi Xing took out the cigarette case a little irritably, Zeng Guang saw his posture, and said with nostalgia: "I remember you often asked me to borrow cigarettes, and you didn't smoke after you borrowed them. I don't know what to do with them, what? Every day when I go out, I think, I have to bring a pack of cigarettes, Shi Xing might need it."

Shi Xing paused, took out the lighter, and lit the cigarette.

The gray smoke quickly dissipated in the hot wind.

"Your lighter is from ZIPPO?" Zeng Guang stepped forward to look, "It's so beautiful! I've wanted to buy it for a long time, and I think the wings on it are really stylish."

Shi Xing handed him the lighter and cigarette, Zeng Guang was stunned for a moment, took it, and lit the cigarette.

Zeng Guang blew out the smoke: "Why did you suddenly want to come back when you were studying in Beijing?"

"Come to work here, get used to it," Shi Xing smoked a few puffs of cigarettes, crushed them out, and threw them into the trash can.

He has a little selfishness, city A is not far from his original high school, and he always looks forward to meeting old friends.

"Are you still going?"

"I don't know, I shouldn't be leaving."

Zeng Guang suddenly became excited, and said, "Then do you want to go to the class reunion next week? Our class has agreed to have a high school reunion next week, and no one can contact you. Now everything is complete."

classmate reunion?

Shi Xing's Adam's apple twitched, and he said, "Is Teacher Wen going?"

"Sure," Zeng Guang said, "Not only Teacher Wen, but also the teachers of several other subjects. Except for the English teacher who can't come because of something, they can do it!"

"When?"

"Next Friday."

Shi Xing looked at the sky, the birds chirping pierced the sky sharply, some child's kite was still hanging on the tree, and as the wind moved, Shi Xing shook his hand slightly, and looked at Zeng Guang with a smile: "Okay. "

City A was the city where Shi Xing went to high school before. Shi Xing's uncle worked in the police station, so Shi Xing went through the back door for the first time and asked to be assigned to this small city.

For what?

He also couldn't tell - he hadn't contacted Wen Xia actively for five years, and he came back at this time, probably because of his obsession.

When Shi Xing just transferred, there were a lot of miscellaneous things, running around, and the trivial things of the neighbors had to be taken care of together. There is also a university town in city A, and sometimes there are all kinds of lovelorn and poor grades looking for life, Shi Xing can't rest at all.

On Wednesday, there was finally a gap, and another missing child came.

Unlike others, people came here by themselves.

The little girl looks fair and clean, wearing a white lace skirt, stepping on a pair of princess shoes, her eyes are wide open, and she begins to cry when her mouth deflates. Shi Xing coaxed a few policemen for a long time, but finally Shi Xing took the yogurt. Coax.

Ning Cheng touched him and said, "I can't tell, you still have yogurt with you?"

"I bought it when I came here," Shi Xing said.

The little girl took off the yogurt cover with a twitch, scooped up the yellow peach fruit with a plastic spoon, ate it, and said in a childish voice: "Strawberry and yellow peach."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Hai next to her said hurriedly, fearing that something bad would make the little girl cry earth-shatteringly.

Ning Cheng tried to speak: "Little sister, do you remember the phone numbers of your family?"

As soon as "family" was mentioned, the little girl's eyes widened and she was about to cry again. Shi Xing hurriedly cut Ning Cheng's words and coaxed the little girl. The little girl quickly put away her tears and scooped up a spoonful of yogurt.

Several people waited for a day, but no one came to collect it, so they had to post a notice.Shi Xing and Ning Cheng rented a house together, and they took the little girl back first.The little girl didn't cry or make trouble anymore, she followed obediently, raised her big eyes and asked Shi Xing: "Brother, do you still have yogurt?"

Shi Xing: "..."

Ning Cheng smiled and said, "Hurry up and buy it."

So Ning Cheng led the little girl back to the rental house, and Shi Xing had to go to the supermarket.

It was already past [-]:[-] pm after finishing work at the police station. It was dark in summer, and there were many people in the supermarket. Most of them came to buy evening food. The freezer was on the left side of the entrance, very close.

As soon as Shi Xing entered the supermarket, his cell phone rang.

While answering the phone, he walked towards the freezer.

"How are you adapting?" It was Shi Hong.

Shi Xing went to Beijing with Shi Hong and Zhuang Ran when he was a child, and he recognized his ancestors. It was the first time he saw his grandpa in name. The old man held his hand and shed tears before he could speak. He touched his hair and said "Thanks for your hard work".

As for Shi Hong and Zhuang Ran, although they are his nominal guardians, they treat him very well, give him enough space, give him enough freedom, and don't interfere. Shi Hong will occasionally take him to some business banquets, so that He went to deal with some occasions, and Shi Xing also accepted them. Shi Hong and the others offered him to go to college, so he had no reason to refuse.

It's just that there is still a little alienation in that kind of kindness - after all, he is not his own child, so he can't do it with heart and soul.

"It's fine," Shi Xing walked to the freezer, "There's nothing to deal with."

"At first, I wanted to see you, but you also know that your aunt's condition is not good. The doctor said that she should be steady. After all, she is old, and it is not easy to conceive a child."

Zhuang Ran was pregnant when Shi Xing was about to leave, and it has been nearly three months now.

"I know," Shi Xing said softly, "It's fine for uncle to accompany her. Maybe I can watch my younger brother when I go back during the Chinese New Year."

Shi Hong muttered a few more words, and Shi Xing listened patiently.

When he entered the police academy, his temper was probably the most honed. His strict sense of discipline made him lose his sharp edge.Shi Xing never tried to harm himself again, whether it was because of the charm of the police academy, or to explain what Wen Xia said many years ago.

If you put it aside and give him 10 minutes to talk on the phone, he can hang up directly.

After hanging up the phone, Shi Xing flipped through his phone while taking yogurt.

He wanted to call Zhuang Ran, but he was too lazy to enter the number, so he flipped through the address book - I don't know if he flipped through it too fast or forgot to save it, but he didn't find anything after flipping through it, but he saw a symbol at the bottom .

"."

Shi Xing paused.

Suddenly strong thoughts welled up in his heart, which made him almost out of breath.

That was Wen Xia's number.

Although he could remember the number even if he didn’t need to save it, he still saved it. He didn’t dare to save his name, and just used “.” as a pronoun—sometimes Shi Xing felt that he was too cautious.

Shi Xing clicked on the correspondent's information, read the string of numbers over and over again, hesitated for a while, and pressed the green button by accident.

There are already three strawberries and yellow peaches and two large blueberries and mulberries in the shopping basket. Shi Xing likes to drink strawberries, but it seems that the little girl likes them too, so he bought a few more.

He walked back with the shopping basket and put the phone to his ear.

There were a few beeps over there.

Shi Xing suddenly heard the phone ringing behind him.

It was a coincidence, he thought.

The phone was dialed.

"Hello, who is it?"

Shi Xing's steps suddenly stopped, his whole body was stiff.

The voice behind him overlapped with the voice on the phone within a few tenths of a second. It was clear and slightly distorted by the sound of the electric current, which brought him back to five years ago. Shi Xing held the phone and remained motionless.

"Hello, hello?" the man said a few times, "Can you hear me?"

Shi Xing turned around, his eyes were red, looking at the slender figure, he said softly, as if he was afraid to startle him.

"Teacher Wen..."