"Brother, look at that corner," said a brother and sister sitting diagonally across from Zhao Jinyu, two tables apart. Hearing what his sister said, the brother sitting opposite couldn't help but turn around and look in the direction of his sister's finger.
The sister continued, "The person sitting there eating is your classmate Zhao Jinyu. I used to think that he was very good-looking and a handsome man who was pleasing to the eye. Why do you feel something different when you look at him today? It seems like he is very good-looking. ..., when you see him eating in this ordinary tea restaurant, he looks like a nobleman wearing a formal suit and dining in some high-end Western restaurant."
"..." Sir, my sister is not trustworthy when she sees a handsome boy.
Although Fang Yubo thought this, he still turned his head to take a look and naturally saw his classmate Zhao Jinyu sitting there eating. Because his sister said that just now, although Fang Yubo was a little disapproving, he still took a few more glances. I know that my sister is often unreliable in what she says, and she will become infatuated with any handsome guy she sees, but this time she really has something to say, and it feels like Zhao Jinyu sitting there is really different from before.
Since I made a phone call a few days ago and found out that Zhao Jinyu's mother was seriously ill, I knew that he would not be in the mood to go out to play in the near future. A large group of classmates who used to play together have not called him again. It was a rare encounter today, so Fang Yubo walked over to say hello.
Zhao Jinyu was eating with his head down when he felt the light around him dim. He raised his head and saw a person sitting opposite him. The information about this classmate suddenly came to his mind. Fang Yubo, Zhao Jinyu's old classmate for many years.
Because he was someone Zhao Jinyu knew well, he couldn't help but smile a little, "Yu Bo, it's you, sit down."
"When I called last time, I heard that my aunt was seriously ill. How are you doing now?" Zhao Jinyu's classmate asked hurriedly as soon as he sat down.
When Zhao Jinyu heard the question from the classmate sitting opposite him, he couldn't help but hesitate when he picked up the water glass, but he still said, "I went there a few days ago, and I have already taken care of my funeral arrangements."
"What? Finished the funeral arrangements? What do you mean?" Fang Yubo's eyes widened, and his voice suddenly increased without realizing it. Later, he probably felt that it was rude to speak so loudly in the restaurant, and he knew that Zhao Jinyu could not joke about such a thing, but Still a little disbelieving, he confirmed, "What you just meant was that my aunt has passed away? Are you kidding me? Even if it's cancer, it can't be so fast, right?"
Zhao Jinyu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Why would I joke about my mother? Because I was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer more than two months ago, but I just kept hiding it from me! At first, because I was afraid that I would know, I was not hospitalized but I took the medicine at home and took it. Before the college entrance examination, it became very serious and I had to be hospitalized. Before being hospitalized, my mother also told me that she was on a business trip and could not accompany me to take the exam. At that time, I was always thinking about the college entrance examination, but she didn’t I noticed something was wrong at home. After I finished the exam, Aunt Fang told me that when I found out, my mother couldn't even eat anything. It was already very serious. She couldn't speak a few words every day and was asleep almost all day. On the 14th Leave in the evening!"
In Fang Yubo's memory, Zhao's mother has always been an elegant, gentle and beautiful woman. After the death of Zhao Jinyu's father two years ago, she behaved very strongly. Even though I had known that Zhao's mother had cancer a few days ago, I still couldn't accept it when I suddenly heard that Zhao's mother had passed away.
So I kept listening to Zhao Jinyu's story in a daze, and it wasn't until he finished speaking that I realized something. But this kind of grief of losing a loved one can only be deeply understood if it happens to you. Others cannot understand the sadness of losing a loved one. Seeing that Zhao Jinyu is still calm now, he can only persuade him a little stiffly: "I'm sorry, I couldn't accept it at the moment, so I just said something random. Don't mind it. Please forgive me!"
Zhao's mother always behaved like a normal person in front of outsiders. Even though Zhao Jinyu had just arrived here, she knew about Zhao's mother's condition. However, even so, she felt that Zhao's mother had passed away too quickly, not to mention Fang Yubo and Zhao Jinyu. I thought there was something strange.
"Thank you! Nothing happened anymore. By the way, why are you here to eat? Your home seems to be some distance away from here, right?"
"My sister wanted to find a summer job, and she came here for an interview after being introduced by a friend. The company is right next to here. The weather was too hot, so she came in to take a break. What about you? Why do you come here to eat? Isn't there always an aunt in your family? Food?”
Zhao Jinyu shook her head, "You are talking about Aunt Fang, right? Aunt Fang has already returned to her hometown. I just sent her to the train station this morning, so I had to come here to have lunch."
"Then what will you do in the future? I know you have never entered the kitchen before. Are you ready to invite someone else? If you don't invite someone, will you deal with it outside in the future?" Fang Yubo asked with concern.
"Let's do this for the time being. The summer vacation is not too long, and I won't need it when I enter university."
"So confident?! Why, what university are you ready to apply for?" Fang Yubo saw that Zhao Jinyu seemed to be in a calm mood, and he was in the mood to joke.
Fang Yubo didn't expect that the person in front of him had changed. Now that his mother had passed away, he was still acting so calmly. He just thought that his classmate knew that his mother had passed away. Because he had no one to rely on, he had to force himself to mature.
As an old classmate for many years, he still knows a little about the situation of Zhao Jinyu's family. There is no need to worry about money, but as far as he knows, the Zhao family probably has no relatives here, so Zhao Jinyu is probably considered an orphan now, but he He should be considered an adult now and no longer needs a guardian.
Zhao Jinyu really didn't expect that the boy opposite him would think so much all of a sudden. In fact, it was just that Zhao's mother was not his biological mother after all. He would definitely be a little sad about her death, but that was all. Even if there were original mothers All memories, but there is really no way to fully understand the relationship between mother and child.
Although I also know that Zhao Jinyu did very well in the college entrance examination this time, after all, the scores have not come out yet, so it is not good to say it now, "Let's wait until the scores come out. I may apply to a school in Kyoto. As for you, don't you want to say that?" Let’s study law. Are you ready to go to any school?”
"This is the same idea now. Let's look at the score report when the time comes. If the score is high, it will definitely be a key point. If it is not so ideal, then you will have to choose a worse school. We are all so familiar, and you also know the situation of my family. We have a big family Even many of my relatives in the family are in the police, procuratorate, and law. To be honest, if I study law, it will be very convenient whether I become a lawyer or take the civil service examination in the future. I don’t have to worry about employment after graduation.”
Zhao Jinyu nodded after hearing this. It was indeed the case. He also knew that it was because the two of them had a good relationship that Fang Yubo could say this clearly. Human relationships have been inevitable from ancient times to the present. There are people in the court who are easy to be officials, and they must be the same now. Same.
If Fang Yubo goes to study law, he really doesn't have to worry about his future employment, unless his grades in school are really bad. However, Zhao Jinyu still knows that Fang Yubo likes to play, but his grades have always been good. When he was in school, although his grades were not as outstanding as Zhao Jinyu's before, he was always among the top ten in the whole grade. Although he attracts attention, his grades in the class are also quite good. I believe that he will not change much after entering college.
Lawyers today are actually similar to the litigators they used to have, but not many people looked up to being litigators in the past, but lawyers today are different, especially those who are famous barristers, who have gained both fame and fortune. Just like Zhao's mother, she is also a lawyer. Although she is not particularly experienced, she is only slightly famous in the industry, and her annual income is considerable.
It’s no wonder that Zhao’s mother said that their family has a small amount of assets. Zhao Jinyu doesn’t have to worry about his own life at all. Not to mention the considerable assets left by Zhao Jinyu’s father, which Zhao’s mother has earned over the years, Zhao Jinyu doesn’t have to worry about his life in college. cost of living.
"It would be great to be a police officer or a barrister in the future!" Zhao Jinyu saw that a girl diagonally opposite had looked towards them several times. Thinking of Fang Yubo saying that he was accompanying his sister for an interview just now, she gestured to Fang Yubo opposite, "Always The girl looking over at us... is the beauty your sister??"
Fang Yubo looked back. His sister saw him turning around and winked at him. Fang Yubo took one look and turned around, "Yeah, who made you look so good-looking? My sister has always been particularly interested in handsome boys." ,hehe."
Zhao Jinyu heard Fang Yubo say this. Although she knew she was good-looking, she was still not used to people here speaking so straightforwardly. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and couldn't answer the question, so she could only smile sheepishly.
Probably Fang Yubo also knew that his words were too straightforward, and he didn't care that Zhao Jinyu was silent and didn't answer, but continued, "I finally waited until the exam was over. During this time, we often made appointments to hang out. I know the situation at your home. You haven’t asked anyone else to call you, and we have an appointment to go hiking tomorrow. You are bored at home every day, why don’t we go and relax together?”
Although there is no filial piety rule here, and Zhao Jinyu has all the memories of his original self, he is not exactly the same person after all. Another one, not to mention Zhao’s mother’s death, is Zhao Jinyu himself, who is not in the mood to go out and play, “You guys go and have fun.” Well, please help me tell other students that I really am not in the mood to play during this period."
"..." Fang Yubo originally wanted to give some advice, but considering that Zhao's mother had just passed away, he really couldn't say much, so he ordered, "Then take care of yourself and call us if you have any questions. After the scores are out, we will be at school. See you!"
Zhao Jinyu nodded, "Okay, see you then!"
Fang Yubo said a few more words, and then Fang returned to his sister's side. Zhao Jinyu sat for a while and then got up and left. When leaving, he said goodbye to Fang Yubo and his brother Fang and left.
After returning home from the tea restaurant, Zhao Jinyu sat in the living room, not knowing what to do for a moment. But there was one person missing, and without Aunt Fang's voice, it felt like the whole room was suddenly empty.
