Grow up together

Chapter 7 The Endless Bond

You have to go out to purchase, and passed the approval of Gao Manman in the name of going out to play, Xu Cheng took Lin Wanzhou out of the house.

Whether it's "going to work" or going out to play with the children, Lin Wancong felt very novel. She jumped up and down happily, still holding the paper cup phone that Xu Cheng gave her.

Children like to take things wherever they go.

"Lin Wanzhou, do you often mention my name in front of your mother?"

Xu Cheng asked curiously, recalling Gao Manman's playful eyes in front of the cooked food stall that day, he had clearly heard my name before.

If you think about it, you must have something to do with Lin Wanzhou. This girl likes me so much, she must always mention me at home.

If you think about it more, it is very possible to say something that you will marry me when you grow up. Well, this must be the reason why Gao Manman paid attention to me.

"No." To Xu Cheng's surprise, Lin Wanzhou directly denied it, "Mom asked herself."

"Huh? What did she ask?"

"Well, let me think about it. That's right! She asked me the name of the child who was criticized by parents for wet pants after kindergarten that day, so I told her your name."

Xu Cheng's face turned red, and she almost wanted to find a crack in the ground and sneak in directly. This black history really cannot be avoided!
Lin Wancong stared at Xu Cheng with clear eyes, "Xu Cheng, why don't you talk?"

"It's blocked, let's throw a drift bottle and get in touch in the future."

"what?"

In the midst of the noise, Xu Cheng brought Lin Wanzhou to the gate of the community. Seeing that Xu Cheng wanted to continue going out, Lin Wanzhou grabbed Xu Cheng's clothes in fear and said softly, "Xu Cheng, mother won't let us go out Play."

Xu Cheng nodded, "Yes, she doesn't let us go out to play, but we are going out to do business! We didn't violate your mother's will, did we? Isn't this a conflict?"

Lin Wanzhou raised her head and thought about it, and felt that there seemed to be something wrong, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.

Xu Cheng leaned into Lin Wanzhou's ear and whispered, "Don't you want to play the company? Don't you wonder what's on the other side of the sea?"

Lin Wanzhou was taken aback, "Are we going to the beach?"

"It's a metaphor."

"What is a metaphor?"

"Don't you know what a metaphor is?" Looking at Lin Wanzhou who was full of confusion, Xu Cheng suddenly became impatient, children are really troublesome, they are like dragging oil bottles, they can't understand the words, and they can't catch up .

"Forget it, don't follow me, I will go shopping by myself, you go home first, tell your mother that I have gone home by myself."

Ignoring Lin Wanzhou's pitiful expression, Xu Cheng turned around and walked out of the gate of the community, leaving Lin Wanzhou standing there alone.

After walking a few steps, he staggered and felt that someone was pulling at the corner of his clothes. When he turned his head, it was Lin Wanzhou who was holding him.

"Didn't I let you go home?"

The breeze was neither fast nor slow, and Lin Wanzhou's small hands were very hard, holding the corner of Xu Cheng's clothes tightly.

"But. Mom said it's dangerous outside and there are a lot of bad guys. What if Xu Cheng is in danger? I want to protect Xu Cheng."

Xu Cheng froze for a long time, coughed twice, "Then you have to follow me well."

"Yeah." Lin Wancong smiled happily, the two pear dimples seemed to blend into all the colors around, and the colorful rippling appeared on the shallow corners of his mouth.

Xu Cheng's destination is the wholesale market in Jinghai City, which is not too far from the family home. It may take more than ten minutes for adults to go there, but according to his estimation, it takes half an hour for two children to walk.

The afternoon sun is warm but not hot, and the warm wind that belongs to spring is lingering around the two children.

"Xu Cheng, Xu Cheng, how long do you have to go? Tell me a story." Lin Wanzhou's little hand was still tightly clutching the corner of Xu Cheng's clothes, and the paper cup that Xu Cheng gave her The phone hangs slung around his neck.

When she was bored in kindergarten, Xu Cheng would also chat with Lin Wanzhou, and told her some stories suitable for children, such as the little pig in Langlang Mountain, the puppy with a chainsaw in its head, etc., which are easy and interesting fairy tales .

"Then let me tell you a story about ducklings queuing up." Xu Cheng put his hands behind his head, "Once upon a time, there was a duckling in line, trying to align with the ducks in front, but no matter what, it couldn't align. It muttered, "The ducks are not aligned."

Lin Wanzhou stared at Xu Cheng in confusion, and Xu Cheng felt embarrassed, "Ahem, why keep looking at me. Do you understand?"

Lin Wanzhou nodded lightly, and said "hmm", with a smile in his clear eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved like a crescent moon, as if he was very happy, with his hands behind his back, he hopped forward, the paper cup phone The two paper cups of the girl are also jumping in the air with her jumping.

"It's okay~"

The two walked through alleys and intersections together. All the experiences were new to Lin Wanju. Along the way, she would suddenly squat down to look at the beautiful flowers on the side of the road, or go to touch the stone chairs. A napping orange cat.

The more people walked towards the wholesale market, the more people flowed. Lin Wanzhou looked at the red light on the sidewalk that was about to turn green, and the roaring torrent of steel on the road, with a serious expression on his face as if he was facing an enemy.

Xu Cheng noticed her expression, "What's wrong with you?"

Lin Wanzhou faltered in his explanation, "I walked too slowly, if I didn't walk over, I would be hit by a big car."

Xu Cheng thought for a while, "Then you hold my hand, let's rush across the road in one go!"

"Oh!"

Lin Wanzhou held Xu Cheng's hand tightly, and the warmth from Xu Cheng's palm reassured her a lot.

The second the red light turned green, Xu Cheng took her little hand and rushed across the zebra crossing. Both children were out of breath. On the forehead, but she is very happy.

With Xu Cheng around, crossing the road seemed less scary.

I took Lin Wanzhou to find a toy wholesaler. It is normal for children to buy toys. Buying other things will cause adults to be suspicious.

He was not in a hurry to buy it, and he and Lin Wancong looked around the store twice, until an uncle came to the store and finished buying from the owner, then he ran to the front desk and said to the owner: "Auntie, that uncle just now wholesales goods. I want five of my Tamagotchis, and ten of my little plastic pistols."

He heard the price just now, and the price of five Tuoma Gezi was 40 yuan, and the price of ten small plastic pistols was 2 yuan. I believe the shopkeeper would not be ashamed to lie to him now.

"Little friend, why do you buy so many? Does the family know? Auntie can approve one here, but the price is a little higher."

Xu Cheng responded without blushing, "Auntie, I have many younger brothers and sisters in my family, and my mother said that I can't be a selfish child, so I want to buy them something to play with."

"Ah! What a sensible child, Auntie will help you pretend."

Everyone likes sensible children. The shopkeeper packed the things for Xu Cheng and gave him some change. After spending a total of 42 yuan, he got 5 Tamagotchi and 10 small plastic pistols.

Tamagotchi, also known as electronic pet eggs, is now popular all over the world. The one Xu Cheng bought is a high-quality and cheap pirated version. It is a characteristic of Longguo that the pirated version drives out the genuine one. Bandai's genuine version has always been poor in the Tianchao market because of its high price.

Carrying the black plastic bag, Xu Cheng left contentedly, and went to Lin Wanzhou who was waiting at the door of the store.

"Xu Cheng, are you ready?"

"Okay, okay, we're done purchasing."

"Then what are you going to do next?"

"Sales, but you don't have to worry about this, let's go back quickly."

The way back was very long for a child. The two of them walked for more than ten minutes. Lin Wanzhou cried and grabbed Xu Cheng's clothes, saying pitifully that he couldn't walk anymore.

"If you can't walk, then take a break."

Xu Cheng found a roadside lawn with three abandoned cement pipes piled up on it, and the two of them climbed up and sat on it.

At dusk, the setting sun puts a layer of gold on the clouds in the sky, and the chirping of birds is mixed with the music from the speakers after school in the elementary school not far away. Scattered, with the aroma of peach blossoms rushing to the tip of the nose together, refreshing.

Xu Cheng leaned back on the pipe, and stretched leisurely. The world at this moment was surprisingly beautiful, and she hadn't calmed down to see it for many years.

"Xu Cheng."

Lin Wancong picked up the paper cup phone hanging around her neck and threw it to Xu Cheng, "Let's make a call!", under the reflection of the setting sun, her little face looked flushed.

Xu Cheng yawned and held the paper cup to her ear. The clear and crisp voice of Lin Wan Porridge came from the paper cup, which sounded slightly magnetic.

"Xu Cheng, what is your dream?"

Xu Cheng blurted out, "Buy a house."

Lin Wancong seemed disdainful, pouted and said, "Tch, your dreams are too boring."

"Then what is your dream?"

"I hope I grow up soon!"

Xu Cheng was surprised, "Why do you want to grow up quickly?"

"When you grow up, you can do a lot of things. You can watch TV for a long time without anyone caring about you. You can buy whatever you want, and you can even get married." When it comes to getting married, Lin Wanzhou seems to have become shy, secretly going to Xu Cheng took a few glances here, blushed a little, and lowered his voice.

"Is it so good to grow up? Have you ever thought that you won't know me when you grow up?"

Lin Wanzhou looked confused, "Why don't you know Xu Cheng?"

"There are many reasons, like we will go to elementary school soon, your family's conditions will definitely send you to the best experimental elementary school in the city, and I can only be assigned to the ordinary Chengguan elementary school. It’s hard to see each other again, maybe it’s hard to even say a word.”

"In the future, maybe we won't say a word for a year, three years, four years, or ten years. Even when we meet occasionally, we will feel awkward and pretend that we don't know each other. Slowly, we will Forget each other."

Lin Wan porridge, who had never parted, had never thought about this. Hearing Xu Cheng's words, tears came out in a flash, as if he had lost something important.

She put the paper cup on her lap, her eyes were shining brightly in the setting sun, "I don't want to go to a different elementary school from Xu Cheng, I don't want to forget Xu Cheng. Woohoo"

Lin Wanzhou was crying so hard, Xu Cheng was at a loss what to do, patted her on the back and tried to coax her, "Ahem, don't cry, we will definitely be able to go to elementary school."

Lin Wancong raised her head, looked at Xu Cheng with tears in her eyes, her eyes were red, "Really?"

Xu Cheng wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his sleeve, "Really, you are crying like a little cat."

Lin Wanzhou tried her best to sniff her nose, then searched for it, and picked off a bunch of fluffy white dandelions from the lawn.

"Then let's make a promise to Dandelion."

"Lin Wanzhou and Xu Cheng. No one can leave the other behind. We will grow up together!"

Lin Wancong held her hands in front of her chest, closed her eyes, and gently blew on the dandelion, and the seeds like a small umbrella flew away with the wind.

At this second, Xu Cheng's face showed no playfulness that belonged to an adult.

It's still quite embarrassing. I remember that every time I watch Xinlan and Yubing, these childhood sweethearts sprinkle dog food, I will feel a little bit of loss and regret deep in my heart.

But he didn't expect that in the time that he had completely forgotten, there was such a sweet and soft girl who regarded him so important.

Of course, life will always experience misses and partings again and again, and no one dares to say that anyone can be by someone's side forever.

But since time gives him the opportunity to reunite with the destined person he missed, then he should hold on to the fate, maybe this bond can really be like the flower language of a dandelion, never ending.

(End of this chapter)