Chapter 29 Let’s just make a video call

. Some people had a good night’s sleep, while others had a restless night.

In the early morning, the eight o'clock morning drama was playing on the TV. Grandma Chi was knitting on the sofa skillfully with a needle while watching the TV series with her reading glasses.

Chi Chengye took some bird food and was about to go to his grandma's greenhouse to feed the mynahs.

When passing by, Grandma Chi glanced over inadvertently, and then pushed up the glasses frame that was drooping from the bridge of her nose in surprise, and said in a surprised tone: "Xiaoye, why are the dark circles under your eyes so heavy?"

" Did you come here suddenly and didn't sleep well after changing the bed?"

Chi Chengye shook his head and was about to say that it wasn't the bed, that bed was innocent.

Facing the old man's worried eyes, he was too embarrassed to tell the truth.

What should I say?

He said that he celebrated New Year's greetings yesterday, and when he saw his ex-boyfriend, the fire in his heart that had not been extinguished was ignited again, and Menglang was disliked by others in front of and behind his back.

He laughed to himself in his heart, feeling that if he told the truth, the beatings and scoldings would be minor. What he was most afraid of was that it would bring trouble to Xiao Ci.

His little Ci brother is a person who is particularly afraid of trouble.

It was like that many years ago.

Chi Chengye still remembers the first time they met, when he was still in elementary school. The family was busy with business during the winter vacation, and his parents couldn't take care of him and were worried about leaving him to other relatives and nannies, so they let him live with his winter vacation homework. Go to grandpa's house.

At that time, his grandfather was very popular, and all the children in the neighborhood came to play with him, and they became familiar with him within a few days.

He met Qiu Xingci at the end of winter vacation.

That day Grandpa Chi was going to visit his chess friend and neighbor Grandpa Qiu's house. Chi Chengye had nothing to do, so he went with him.

Then he entered the door and walked through the small yard covered with light snow. Chi Chengye followed his grandfather into the living room.

The two bad chess players started chatting there as soon as they met. They talked about everything from national affairs to the hardships of people's livelihood and the insufficient charcoal heating this year. They talked back and forth about things that Chi Chengye was not very interested in.

At a young age, he had already attended hobby classes and was a fifth-level Go player. After looking at the chessboards played by these two old men for a few times, he couldn't sit still.

The reason why he came with him at that time was not because he wanted to watch the chess game, but because he heard that Grandpa Qiu’s family had a very majestic big black dog, and he wanted to come and see it.

But when I came here just now, I didn't see the dog in the yard. I looked around in the living room and didn't see it either.

Chi Chengye was still a little disappointed, thinking that there was a mistake in the gossip among his friends.

It wasn't until he walked out of the living room and heard the low barking of a dog that he walked along and reached the entrance of the alley that he saw the big black dog he wanted to see.

Then that scene really stunned Chi Chengye for a moment.

Because no matter how you look at it, the big black dog doesn't look very majestic.

It was on all fours, belly up, waving its tail coquettishly, and squeezed in at the feet of a little boy. The boy held a roasted sweet potato in his hand. In the cold wind of winter, from such a distance, he You can also smell a slight sweetness.

The soft, harmless and alluring smell. I wonder if this dog is looking at the sweet potatoes, or simply likes this little boy?

Chi Chengye listened to the dog's flattering voice and didn't even look at it for a moment.

It is so inconsistent with its smooth and smooth figure that is also very strong and majestic when lying down. My friend's information is wrong.

Chi Chengye followed the dog's gaze and looked at the little boy standing on the side, trying to dodge.

In fact, it's not appropriate to call him small. Chi Chengye looked at him from a distance and felt that the other person seemed to be a little taller than himself.

The boy was wearing black cotton clothes. His hands were very fair, but there were some scratch marks on the back of his hands, which seemed to ruin the beauty.

His hair was a little yellow, and when viewed from the side, his face and lips were not very healthy. There was very little blood on his face, and there was a little struggle in his big eyes, giving him a very special sense of melancholy.

At that time, Chi Chengye felt that the boy was like a doll in the window, but more alive.

Chi Chengye wasn't sure if the other person was older than him. Judging from his height, he felt a year or two older than him. Judging from his face, it was hard to tell. Because at first glance, I felt that the other person's temperament was not very mature.

If you like the dog, just pet it. If you don't like it, just walk away. Chi Chengye doesn't understand his hesitant look.

It seemed that the boy heard the footsteps and slowly turned around.

Chi Chengye spoke first, opening the topic with a friendly and polite smile: "This dog seems to like you very much."

The boy clasped the sweet potato peel with his fingers nervously, and gave him a forced smile: "It seems so."

"My name is " Hello, Chi Chengye."

"Hello," the boy glanced at him, hesitated, and seemed to have made some determination. He broke half of the roasted sweet potato in his hand and handed it over: "My name is Qiu Xingci. "

Do you eat sweet potatoes?"

To be honest, Chi Chengye doesn't like this food very much. It doesn't feel sweet enough, but seeing this new friend being so enthusiastic, he was embarrassed to put it off.

So he said "thank you" and took the roasted sweet potato.

"Are you afraid of dogs?" Chi Chengye took a bite of roasted sweet potato and looked curiously at the dog playing at Qiu Xingci's feet.

Qiu Xingci said, "Not afraid."

Chi Chengye looked at him in surprise: "Then why don't you touch Dahei?"

Qiu Xingci: "Dahei?"

Chi Chengye: "This is the one Dog."

Qiu Xingci pursed his lips and explained awkwardly: "It's called General."

"Oh." Chi Chengye nodded, indicating that he remembered the name, and then continued to ask: "Why? "Don't touch the general?"

"It likes you so much that it shows you its belly." "

My grandma said that if a puppy likes someone, he will show his belly to that person."

Ye looked at the general nestling at Qiu Xingci's feet and said with certainty: "It must like you very much."

Qiu Xingci still held the roasted sweet potato in his hands and gnawed it very slowly.

His eyes fell on the dog, and he said with a little pity: "You can't touch it because it's too troublesome."

Chi Chengye didn't understand: "What trouble?"

Qiu Xingci gave him a strange look and said: "Isn't it troublesome to wash your hands after touching the dog and wipe your hands after washing?

I kind of like it, but I hate the trouble even more."

His voice was low, but it left a deep impression on Chi Chengye impression.

Many years later, until now, Chi Chengye can still recall that moment and felt that Qiu Xingci's character traits were already there at that time.

Qiu Xingci is not someone who starts from the heart like him and does whatever he likes. He looks gentle and well-behaved, but deep down he is cold and always weighs the pros and cons of doing things.

If he likes an item and encounters trouble along the way, Qiu Xingci will weigh whether it is worth it. If the trouble is too great, he will stop moving forward no matter how much he likes it.

For example, when they first started playing games, Chi Chengye remembered that the first one Qiu Xingci liked to play was the mage, and the first ones whose proficiency reached red were Daji and Milady.

But later he found that playing with Daji and Milady was too troublesome. Explosive damage could only be achieved in the middle and late stages. Others could not kill him if they used a witch trick, and then he would be the one who died. Milady was also very particular about stealing towers. With good timing, supporting teammates can easily be caught and killed.

From a certain day on, Chi Chengye never saw Qiu Xingci playing these two heroes again.

Qiu Xingci likes to eat pancakes and fruits from the store west of the school gate, but the business is so good that there is always a long queue.

Because he was afraid of trouble, Qiu Xingci rarely ate.

Qiu Xingci likes to see his peers wearing roller shoes flying in the wind on the side of the road. Chi Chengye knows that he also wants to try it, but maybe he is afraid of the trouble after falling, so he has been holding back from saying that he is interested in roller shoes. Like.

Qiu Xingci does his homework fastest on rainy days and can calm down the most. He always finished his homework on rainy nights, lying on the table listening to music, taking out half of his headphones and inviting Chi Chengye to listen together.

Chi Chengye guessed that Qiu Xingci might like rainy days. He might especially like rain. But when Chi Chengye asked him, when he grew up, if he had the opportunity, would he like to travel and watch the fireworks together in Jiangnan in March?

Qiu Xingci still replied: "No, I'm not going."

"As long as it rains for the next day, use an umbrella every day when it rains. There is still a lot of mud on the ground, which is troublesome."

Chi Chengye smiled and said nothing.

Sometimes I feel that Qiu Xingci's decisiveness in doing things is an advantage, but sometimes I am secretly frightened and feel that he gives up the things he once liked too easily and has little perseverance.

Chi Chengye sighed.

In fact, he knew very well that in Qiu Xingci's eyes, he was probably a bit troublesome now.

Chi Chengye looked at the myna who was eating bird food with his head down, and was distracted.

*

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Qiu Xingci had returned to his rental house.

I don't know if it's Qiu Xingci's misunderstanding. From yesterday to today, his game partners haven't been online very much. He seems to be very busy.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Qiu Xingci caught Winter 99 who was doing tasks online.

"What have you been doing these past two days?"

Winter 99: "There are many things to do, adjust your mood."

Qiu Xingci thought that he had many things to do, referring to the fact that he had a lot of relatives, and he was tired when entertaining. This "adjustment" "Mood" also adjusts the mood in this aspect without thinking too much.

He turned on the microphone and joked in a sweet pseudo-tone: "Looks like you get a lot of red envelopes during the Chinese New Year?"

"Red envelopes? Not bad." Chi Chengye smiled and said, "There are just a lot of people."

"I understand. I understand, I understand." Qiu Xingci had already imagined the scene where his game character, the innocent male, was surrounded by a group of people at home.

This image is too strong and may be very unfriendly to society.

Qiu Xingci originally felt a little lonely and overwhelmed during the New Year alone, but after hearing about his CP's "troubles", Qiu Xingci suddenly felt that it was not bad to spend the New Year alone.

There is no need to brace yourself up to face various relatives you are not familiar with or even unclear about your seniority, nor do you need to invade your privacy and ask questions on some topics that you don't like very much, like being checked on your household registration.

That's great.

"I've been really tired these past two days." Chi Chengye sighed softly.

Qiu Xingci felt like laughing, but felt that it would be impolite to laugh.

The next moment, the game CP's words made him stop laughing.

Cold Winter 99: "The New Year's gift for you has been sent out."

Qiu Xingci smiled and said, "Okay, I know, I'll take a picture of you when the express arrives."

The dog man said: "Tiaotiao , stop taking pictures, let’s just make a video."

Qiu Xingci: "...Ah!"