My name is Tang Ling, I was admitted to the university, ushered in the first National Day of the university, ten days in a row, before I had time to be happy, a message came.
01
National Day holidays, college is not far from home, I am definitely going home. I contacted Zhao Bin in advance, but Zhao Bin did not reply to me, and I did not know the reason when I returned home.
"Lingling, you know what? Your brother is getting married, and the girl can take the initiative, and now she lives in your brother's house. ”
Stunned, I asked in disbelief:
"Which brother are you talking about?"
"Brother Zhao Bin next door, how to read books and forget people, remember that he helped you fight?" His parents went to the police station to pick him up and beat him up again. ”
"What? Was he beaten by his parents? ”
"Sure, his father's violent temper, not fighting is a problem." However, in that dozen, he matured a lot, knew how to work hard to make money, now has a car and a house, and now he is about to have a daughter-in-law. ”
I just shut up, my heart blocked. Just want to ask him for clarification.
Just as I was silent, my mother continued:
"However, he is very resistant to this girl, because he seems to have a girlfriend, but he is not here." Therefore, his parents tacitly accepted that he was single, and forced him to marry the current one, but he just did not agree, and he was quite sharp, and he was quite similar to you. ”
I still haven't spoken, and I've been thinking, girlfriend? When was this? Why I never mentioned it.
I went out of the house and made a direct call to Zhao Bin.
02
"Hey"
"Hmmm"
The two men followed the phone in silence, the wind blowing on their faces, the wind seemed to be wet, and their faces were cool.
Finally, he broke the silence.
"Lingling, you know it."
"What do you think?"
"I don't want to, I'm not going to accept that blind date girl."
"What about your girlfriend, when did you talk about a girlfriend, I kept in touch with you, why I don't know."
I smiled bitterly and watched as a fallen leaf fell before my eyes.
He paused, but finally said, "You'll see you."
"What?"
He continued, "Do you wear a mirror?" ”
"No, I don't want to take it" Now I don't think I'm very good-looking, even like that fallen leaf.
"Well, you could have seen him in advance."
At that time, my mind was confused, I didn't think carefully about his words, I even wanted to end the call, I didn't want to see him.
Until the phone finally hung up, I didn't give him the response he wanted. We didn't meet or get in touch.
And him?
My dad went to his house one night and heard my mom say that my dad scolded him and forced him to marry the girl he was dating, and he... Compromised.
And me? What I was doing, I listened silently, listening to my father say how he tamed Zhao Bin with his status as an elder, and how rebellious Zhao Bin was when he disobeyed. I think it's ridiculous, what age, there are still arranged marriages.
03
I'm not qualified, and I don't dare to show my heart to my parents, because he is my brother in name only, and all I can do is be silent and flee this place.
The night before I fled, I asked Zhao Bin out and walked on a country road. I broke the silence and called out to his brother for the first time. I say:
"Brother, do you like her?"
"I don't like it"
"Then why say yes?"
I stopped and looked at my back two steps ahead of me, and the back of my back sniffed for a moment, then turned around.
Zhao Bin looked at me fixedly.
"Why did you start calling my brother?" Don't you always call me Zhao Bin? ”
"I..."
"Lingling, this is the reason, the reason I want to agree."
"Brother, you don't have to do it"
Zhao Bin turned around and sighed. With a bitter smile:
"It's all the same, isn't it?"
At that time, I seemed to say, differently, he can struggle, he can go far, he doesn't have to be bound.
But in the end I still didn't say anything, watching his helpless figure being swallowed up by the night, I suddenly felt that the wind was so cold, it was really autumn.
I chased after him with heavy steps, five times and three times and three times.
Finally, when it came to my doorstep. That's when I said:
"Brother, I wish you happiness and sincerity"
Zhao Bin looked at me and seemed to want to remember my appearance in his heart and fall into his bones. Then I looked at it and smiled.
He said:
"Your eyes are a little red, don't rub your eyes."
I say:
"The wind is a little big, the eyes are a little sore" The heart hurts.
"Don't be afraid, today the strange brother went too fast, did not block the wind for you, later" Zhao Bin paused, continued: "To learn to block the wind yourself, brother is not always by your side, take care of yourself."
Hearing those five words, the sadness accumulated in his eyes suddenly hit the ground. Zhao Bin held out his hand and retracted it again. He laughed and said:
"Lingling, crying ghost, good, brother at any time, will always be ah"
Actually, I want to retort that it's not like that, you left me behind.
But in the end, he nodded vigorously.
04
"Zhao Bin"
A familiar and unfamiliar voice came from my home, and Zhao Bin and I looked at her at the same time.
She was also obviously stunned. She is Zhao Bin's fiancée, my future sister-in-law, Luo Xiaomei.
"Sister, you are on vacation, then I can come to you to play after that" he said and went to carry Zhao Bin's hand, but Zhao Bin was stunned, but he still followed her.
And I could only watch, and then pretended to be well-behaved and happily replied:
"Okay, sister-in-law.
Luo Xiaomei was obviously happier when she heard me shouting at her, and even wanted to come over and take my hand, but I cleverly avoided it.
I said I was sleepy and went back to the house to sleep. I don't know how long they talked to my parents in the living room, I really felt so tired, I fell back to sleep.
The moonlight fell through the window on my cold face, and it was even cooler, and I curled up in a ball, thinking about the person I wanted to see in my dream, but not in my dream.
At the end of the National Day, I went back to school. My mother would tell me about the progress of Zhao Bin and Luo Xiaomei when I called, and in the end, they couldn't wait for me to take a vacation and they were going to get married.
I actually want to ask, can I go and be the one who picks up the bride? My mother didn't mention it, probably didn't call me to pick it up.
This winter is colder than any other winter, and we have been in the snow together, so let's be it for a lifetime.
On the day of their wedding, I sent a message to Zhao Bin, wishing him happiness, long days and long days, and early birth of a noble son.
He replied with an "um", a second back. I laughed, even the drunken mess laughed super loudly. My roommates were asking me what was so much fun to be had.
I said, "One of my favorite people is getting married."
They were collectively silent, and I was still laughing. Laugh at how it snowed so late this winter, why it didn't fall the night we walked together; laugh at why we were like this, he really became my brother and brought me a sister-in-law.
We were like this, I looked up at the sky, I don't know if it was my delusion. It seems to be snowing...