Xia You Arbor: Looking to Heaven

Chapter 4 I'm waiting for you in memory (1)
If you ask, Xia Mu, who do you hate the most?
He will definitely tell you without hesitation, Shu Yawang.

I remember that in the summer vacation of the first year of high school, Shu Yawang had just turned 16.One day at noon, Shu's father suddenly asked Shu Yawang to be a tutor for his chief's grandson.She was very surprised. You must know that her father's officer is the commander-in-chief of the S city garrison military area.She had only met the commander-in-chief a few times, he was a very strict old man, every time she saw him she couldn't help standing at attention.

Shu Yawang laughed at Dad Shu: "Dad, your daughter's grades and mine are all red, you still expect me to teach others? Don't be kidding."

Shu's father gave her a sideways look: "Are you very proud of the red light at the door? If I tell you to go, you can go. You can't even handle elementary school textbooks, so don't give your surname Shu."

Shu Yawang looked at him with puffed cheeks.In fact, she wanted to say, Dad, don't underestimate the current elementary school textbooks, I really can't handle some math problems.

Shu Yawang looked at him seriously and said, "Dad, I'm very busy. I have a lot of summer homework to do."

Father Shu glared at her, then suddenly stood up straight, and ordered to her, "Stand at attention!"

Reflexively, she stood at attention: "Report sir, Shu Ya will report for duty."

"Comrade Shu Yawang, I'm entrusting you with a glorious and arduous task! Starting today, every morning at [-]:[-], report to Xia Ling's house, teach seriously, and win glory for the family! Carry out the order and go!"

"Yes, sir!" Stand at attention!salute!Standard Chinese soldier posture, turn around, start - go!One two one, one two one, go outside the gate, turn around angrily, stinky dad, do this every time!
At this moment, Shu Yawang deeply felt sad for herself who was forced to accept military training since she was a child, and felt sad for her conditioned reflex.

After breakfast the next morning, she hummed a little tune and walked to Xia Ling's house.She didn't want to go at first, but after thinking about it, isn't it just to accompany the "Prince" to study, it's not too difficult.Although Dad said that he would increase her pocket money, but she is not for money, hehe.

Shu Yawang's family lives in the outermost suite in the military family area, and Xia Ling's family lives in the villa area behind, and it only takes 10 minutes to walk there.

Shu Yawang stood at the door of the villa and knocked on the door.The door was answered by a young man, not tall but strong, in military uniform.Shu Ya glanced at his shoulders, a bar with three stars, battalion commander, captain level.

"Hi uncle, I'm Shu Yawang, my father asked me to come here."

"come in."

The man led Shu Yawang into the villa.In the main hall of the villa, Xia Ling was sitting on the mahogany sofa. Seeing her coming, there was a trace of kindness on his stern face: "Yawang is here."

"Hello, Grandpa Xia." Shu Yawang looked at him politely and smiled.I don't know why, but Shu Yawang, who always smiles at everyone, doesn't even dare to show his anger when facing this old general.

Commander Xia called out: "Xiao Zheng, go and ask Xia Mu to come down."

"Yes, Commander." The man who opened the door for her just turned around and went upstairs. After a while, two footsteps sounded on the stairs, one soft and the other heavy.

She looked up.That was the first time Shu Yawang saw Xia Mu.

Even now, Shu Yawang can still recall that scene at that time.Holding on to the ancient wooden railing, he walked down step by step, his delicate face had an expression that a ten-year-old child should never have, numb, dull, and lifeless.His glazed eyes are so dim that there is not even a trace of brilliance. When he looks at you, it always gives you a gloomy feeling.

When he reached the last step, he stopped and looked at Commander Xia expressionlessly.

Commander Xia waved to him: "Xia Mu, this is the little teacher that grandpa found for you, come to say hello."

Xia Mu glanced at her, didn't speak, didn't move, didn't smile, just like a delicate doll, that feeling was very strange.

"Xia Mu!" Commander Xia shouted in a deep voice.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Shu Yawang quickly waved his hand to Xia Mu, and said with a super friendly smile: "Hello, little Xia Mu, my name is Shu Yawang, you can call me sister Yawang."

Xia Mu looked at Shu Yawang, he couldn't see any likes or dislikes in his eyes.Shu Yawang scratched her cheek, looking at Commander Xia with some helplessness.Xia Ling frowned tightly, and there was a trace of fatigue in his expression that she couldn't understand.He turned his head to look at her and said: "Yawang, Xia Mu will be handed over to you, and grandpa has to go to work. You take him to study hard."

"Okay." Shu Yawang agreed with a sweet smile. In front of outsiders, Shu Yawang is always good at pretending to be obedient.

After Commander Xia and Uncle Zheng left, only Shu Yawang and Xia Mu were left in the villa.When she turned her head again, he was no longer on the stairs.She went up to the second floor along the banister and found him in the room on the far right. He was sitting on the carpet, carefully assembling a model of a Tiger tank.

"Little Xia Mu, what are you playing?" She leaned over and asked in a relaxed tone.

He lowered his head and carefully loaded the tank's main gun.She looked at him and saw the obvious dark circles under his eyes.Wow!You have dark circles at such a young age, are you going to be a thief at night?
"Little Xia Mu, no one told you, is it impolite to ignore people?"

"Hey! Can you talk at all?"

"Don't force me! I will beat someone!"

"I will really hit you!"

"I really hit it."

Shu Yawang raised her hand high, then gently put it down, for her pocket money, she endured it!She put on a smile and stepped forward, "Little Xia Mu, have a word with my sister, can my sister treat you to ice cream?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he finally looked up at her, and said in a calm and unhurried manner: "You are very annoying."

"..."

Shu Yawang clenched her fists and looked at him, so she said she hates children, especially arrogant little kids!
In the following days, she would still report to his house on time at eight o'clock every morning, trying her best to provoke him and tease him every day, trying to make him pay attention to her.But it's useless, he seems to be only interested in the model in his hand, and has no reaction to other things, no matter what Shu Yawang says or does, he ignores her.No, it should be said that he ignored everyone.

Shu Yawang suspects that he has severe autism.

Shu Yawang reported this situation to Shu's father, but Shu's father gave her a sideways look: "Nonsense, if he doesn't have autism, why should I ask you to do it! I just want you to infect him with your ADHD."

Shu Yawang twitched the corners of her mouth: "Okay, what if my ADHD is not contagious, but what if I get autism from him?"

Dad Shu said with a thankful expression, "That would be even better."

Since there is no way out, we have to find another way, and this is obviously not Shu Yawang's style of doing things.

So, Shu Yawang gave up talking with him, and every day was like completing a task, going to his house, entering his room, occupying his bed, lying on it to read her comics, eating her snacks, and sleeping on her big head .

He plays his, she plays hers, mutual non-aggression, mutual non-interference.

Until one day, when he was playing in the room with a simulation model of a Type 58 [-]mm combat pistol, he attracted Shu Yawang's attention.

This pistol can only be equipped by officers above the regiment level in China.

Shu Yawang remembered that her father also had the same one.As a child, she used to sneak it out of the safe at home to play with.Although the pistol is small, it is very heavy. After playing for a while, the officer uncle on patrol found her and handed her over to her father. Needless to say, she was severely punished by her father. After a meal, I never saw the gun at home again.

Xia Mu skillfully took apart the pistol, and then carefully wiped every part with a cotton handkerchief.

She leaned over to look at the parts on the ground, the sleeve, the barrel, the muzzle cap, the recoil spring and the guide rod, the connecting seat, the firing mechanism and the frame, the magazine, and the hook handle. All standard and exploded diagrams in military magazines.

Shu Yawang couldn't help exclaiming: "Wow! The current model toys are so exquisitely made, they are just like the real ones."

He ignored her, and assembled the wiped parts one by one, as deftly and skillfully as the Rubik's Cube master on TV.

She looked at the gun in his hand, it was pure black and felt heavy, the muzzle glowed black and blue under the sunlight, she dared to believe that the model was made of iron: "Wow, show it to my sister. "

She couldn't help snatching the model gun, wow, it's so heavy!It even feels like a real gun.

Xia Mu, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly jumped up and rushed forward to grab him.

Shu Yawang raised her hand, haha, this brat finally reacted.She dodged left and right with her gun raised, and said with a smile, "Let's play for my sister."

Xia Mu's eyes widened and he fought desperately, his eyes were terrifyingly fierce, like an annoyed little animal.

Shu Yawang turned around to avoid his hand, held up the gun, and continued to tease: "I'll pay you back if you call me sister."

(End of this chapter)