expired brother

Chapter 75 Do You Want It? !

As night fell, it was as dark as ink, with moonlight in the sky, and the stars were dim and scarce.Zhang Xinghang was walking on the side of the road. On one side were shops that flickered from time to time, and on the other side was a road full of traffic. He was caught in the middle, walking very slowly.

Today is his No.18 birthday, and what is different from the previous seventeen is that he is an adult.

Zhang Xinghang passed by a cake shop, stopped, and looked at the cake samples displayed in the glass window. There were cute cartoon cakes for children's birthdays, and Antarctic fairy and birthday peaches for the elderly. He scanned them one by one. However, the sweet cream and chocolate looks delicious.

The clerk was removing the shelves at the door and came forward to greet him. "Handsome, do you want to buy a cake? Look at our place..."

"No need." Zhang Xinghang's outline disappeared from the glass with cakes and lamp shadows, and the calmness poured out the enthusiasm of the shop assistant. "I never eat cake."

From one year old to 17 years old, he didn't have a birthday, because he never felt that there was anything worth celebrating when he came into the world.

It's just that this year, it's a little different.But Ruan Fangyu didn't remember, it was still the same as before.

Zhang Xinghang refused the clerk to go to the stationery store next door, and turned back when he was approaching. From this angle, he could no longer see the outline of the cake in the window next door. He made an approximate location, raised his hand and made a fire in mid-air action.

"Xinghang, happy birthday." After he finished speaking, he smiled very lightly, and the smile fell off his face as soon as he wiped it, and turned to the stationery store where he was about to sample.

It was past ten o'clock when Zhang Xinghang returned to the alley in the old city, and Ruan Fangyu stood under the dim streetlights and waited for him.There was an old pagoda tree for shade at the entrance of the summer night alley, it was cool and there were many mosquitoes. Ruan Fangyu didn't know how long he waited, but he only remembered that he roughly killed eight mosquitoes, and one pair was a double kill.

He thought that Zhang Xinghang must have traveled across two oceans to buy a pen, and waved the paper shell "crown" in his hand as a mosquito repellent weapon in front of his eyes. The crown is a gift that comes with the cake from the cake shop, golden Cardboard with happy birthday written in the middle after being circled.

After a while, Ruan Fangyu heard unhurried footsteps from far to near, and he finally waited for Zhang Xinghang, who had arrived so late.

"Where did you go to buy a pen?!" Ruan Fangyu jumped off the rock and rushed to Zhang Xinghang in three steps at a time. "I thought you weren't coming back tonight, I was about to be eaten by mosquitoes!"

Zhang Xinghang's eyes fell on the "crown" in his hand, and his precision-working brain froze, and he didn't understand what it meant for a while.He stared at the flying red "Happy Birthday" above, never daring to expect extravagance, so he couldn't believe the unexpected joy, and he asked, "Whose birthday is...today?"

"Are you staying?" Ruan Fangyu, whose arms were full of mosquito bites, smiled, holding the "crown" with both hands and quickly putting it on top of his head. "It's yours. You think I really forgot. You still don't understand when I gave you boiled eggs this morning."

Longevity noodles and rolled eggs on the birthday morning imply a long life and eliminate all bad luck.Zhang Xinghang, a well-developed idiot with zero life experience, didn't understand that Ruan Fangyu thought it was fun and deliberately teased him.

Zhang Xinghang stared at Ruan Fangyu and smiled straight. It turned out that he had always remembered, bit his lip and said, "I don't understand."

"I lost to you." Ruan Fangyu pulled him into the alley. "Hurry up and go back to eat, it's going to be cold."

"Is there still food?"

"I rushed back and fried shredded potatoes, and Grandma personally cooked sea bass for you..." Ruan Fangyu didn't let Grandma cook since her eyes were inconvenient. This "gift".

They lack food and clothing, so every stitch and thread is precious. A sea bass is a great luxury, and it is a coming-of-age gift from Grandma to Zhang Xinghang.

"I also prepared a cake for you. Although it is a bit small, you can eat it. When we have money in the future, I will buy you a bigger one..."

Ruan Fangyu chatted endlessly about the various preparations he had made, Zhang Xinghang lowered his head and entered the door, under the light, he frowned and stared at him with a beaming smile on his face.

Ever since he was able to greet people with a fake smile, he has not shed tears, and felt that the words Ruan Fangyu uttered were like warm knives, hitting the soft flesh on his upper body, dripping blood.

He felt his body heavy and his feet so light that he was going crazy with joy.

The moonlight is shining brightly, and there are occasional insects chirping in the weeds.There was peace and quiet in the alley.The other families fell into a quiet sleep, and the huts at the alley were warmly lit.

Zhang Xinghang celebrated his birthday here, with a paper card "crown" from the cake shop on his head, and a rough cake full of candles in front of him. This cake is not as delicate as he saw in the shop, but it is more beautiful Either one should make him happy.

Grandma's face was full of smile lines, and she followed Ruan Fangyu in hoarse and broken Mandarin to clap her hands and sing the birthday song for him.

The three of them gathered around the table, the lights in the room were turned off suddenly, only the candlelight was shining in their eyes,

Ruan Fangyu said, "Make a wish."

A moment of ignorance appeared on Zhang Xinghang's face covered by the candlelight, and then it was covered up by a smile that just bowed his head just right. "I hope……"

"Don't say it." Ruan Fangyu hurriedly crossed the table and covered his mouth. "You child, do you understand the rules? If you want to say your wish quietly in your heart, it won't work if you say it."

"Hmm—" Zhang Xinghang nodded, Ruan Fangyu let go of his hand, and he stared at the cake in front of him in silence for a while. "It's over."

The candle flickered and emitted a puff of blue smoke.

The alley at night was quiet and deep, Zhang Xinghang and Ruan Fangyu were lying opposite each other, and through the moonlight shining through the window above his head, Ruan Fangyu saw the shining light in his eyes, as if stars were shattered inside.

Zhang Xinghang put the "crown" on the bedside, wiped the cake box as it was, tied it with a ribbon and placed it on the top of the cabinet—he was extremely satisfied with all the arrangements for tonight, far exceeding Ruan Fangyu's expectations.

Zhang Xinghang cherishes it very much, so cherished that it makes people feel sad.

"Brother, thank you." Zhang Xinghang clasped his fingers, and his eyes fell on the blurred outline on the top of the opposite cabinet. "This is my first birthday."

Ruan Fangyu was taken aback, because of what happened during the day, he didn't know whether he should ask.

Zhang Xinghang saw through his hesitation, and said frankly: "It's also the first time to eat cake."

During those years in the Zhang family, he lived in hiding, and there was a partitioned small room in the basement of the Zhang family villa.Every time he invites guests to hold a reception or a birthday party, he will be locked there. Through the crack of the door, he can faintly hear music and laughter pouring in like a shallow tide...

From childhood to adulthood, this is his first birthday, the first time someone told him how to make a wish, and the first time he ate his own cake.He was very satisfied, so satisfied that he died in the present moment without any regrets.

Ruan Fangyu froze suddenly, he stared at Zhang Xinghang with a joyful and reminiscing face, as if he could see the lonely child shrunk in the darkness, isolated from the bustle, as if he could reveal his true emotions from the rare face.

He understood why Zhang Xinghang didn't understand his "hint" this morning, and understood why he flinched when he made a wish...

He can tear tens of thousands of checks into bookmarks, but he can't get a complete blessing that belongs to him.Ruan Fangyu felt sorry for him. "As long as we are together, these things will become habits." Longevity noodles, rolling eggs, eating cakes, making wishes... Every new year's birthday in the future, they will be together, and he will bring each other back to this smoky place. of the world.

"Xinghang, you're gone. I'll spend the next 18 years with you." He put his arms around Zhang Xinghang's waist, as if he wanted to live with a boy who had been sad since childhood. "Xinghang, happy birthday."

Ruan Fangyu said eighteen sentences in a row, completing the previous 18 years.

After Ruan Fangyu finished speaking, she paused slightly. "I should send you something decent for your coming-of-age birthday." In the dark night, Zhang Xinghang couldn't see him blushing from his face to the base of his neck.

"I want to choose the best gift for you. You don't lack anything that money can buy. After thinking about it, only my sincerity is suitable." Heartbeat, the last three words are deliberately a little angry, but the result is too much force, it seems to be forced to buy and sell.

"Do you want it or not?!"

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I should be working overtime tomorrow night, so I can’t guarantee whether it will be updated. If it’s too late, don’t wait, okay~~~