Chapter 100: Little Star (2/2)

Xiaoji looked at him for a while, as if trying to digest what he said for a while, looked at his eyes for a moment and then whispered: ”But you used to be a gentleman, and you gave stars from kindergarten…”

Guo Xiaohu waved his hand and said, ”That's not true, I really can't beat her.”

The summer night was destined to be long. On the other side, Tang Jinyu was following Xia Ye for a walk.

He ate dinner at Ji Yuanjie's house. There were a lot of people with Xiaoji, and the classmates talked lively. He ate a small bowl of rice with joy, and he was a little bit supportive.

The two brothers whispered as they walked, and they wandered around the community without going with a destination in mind.

This was the place where Tang Jinyu grew up. It hasn't changed in the past few years, but after he came back, he was familiar with everything. He can easily point out which tree was the easiest to catch cicadas, or where there will be a small cluster of solanum after a summer rain. The purple rice-sized berries were slightly sour and sweet. He stole one when he was a child, and at the same time, his brother grabbed the two purple and black berries on the spot, and forced him to rinse his mouth for a while.

The small fruit of nightshade was a little bit poisonous. It's okay to eat a few of them, but he was not healthy so this stuff can’t be touched. Since then, his brother has watched him more strictly, when walking with him.

It was dark outside and there were no people in the community. After walking on the small road, Xia Ye suddenly squatted down in front and said, ”Come on, I will carry you.”

After climbing up, Tang Jinyu hugged his neck and whispered, ”Brother, I've grown up.”

”Yeah, you have grown up a little bit.”

Xia Ye supported him, got up steadily, and continued to walk forward with him on his back.

The Ji family's matter has been resolved, and Xia Ye also wants to solve the problem between them.

The little guy has always been close to him. If it weren't for the entrance exam this time, he might have talked to the little guy about this before. As early as a few months ago, he was somewhat vaguely aware, and once he had suspicion in his heart, he began to feel that there were flaws everywhere.

From pocket money to the piggy bank at home, he was familiar with everything, especially the piggy bank, which Tang Jinyu has been using since he was a child. It was a big pink piggy bank, and it used to reward the little guy with candies and toys. Later, when there were too many of them, it changed into pocket money. Tang Hongjun was the first to start this, and when the little guy was very obedient, or if he did something worthy of praise, everyone would throw a coin into the piggy bank as a reward.

After so many years, the coins were full and then were replaced with paper money.

After Tang Jinyu came back from the summer vacation, Xia Ye unconsciously threw a coin in it, and the ”jingle” made a crisp sound, which was too obvious to tell-that the piggy bank was all hollowed out, and the coin could hear the echo when it fell.

The thousands of dollars in that little pig's belly can be said to have accumulated one yuan a day. Xia Ye opened it and looked at it. It was really empty, and there were no yuan paper or coins.

Xia Ye was on alert, he felt that something had happened, and his brother was hiding something from him.

So he waited until his brother called.

He waited for the unreceived call, no matter what reason the little guy thought, he couldn't stand it, so he just followed and returned to their old home.

Xia Ye walked with him on his back, and asked, ”Why didn’t you tell me that you encountered something difficult?”

Tang Jinyu hugged him and whispered: ”Just, I just want to try it myself… I can't always look for you whenever something happens.”

Xia Ye frowned: ”Why not?”

The person behind hesitated, and after a while, he said, ”Because, because when you look for a marriage partner in the future, and you have a partner, you will be responsible for another family when you get married. Brother, you will have your own child, I’m not your child, how can you keep in charge of me for the rest of your life?”

The little guy on his back felt a little bit wronged, and his tone fell down.

Xia Ye laughed and said to him: ”I don't have this plan for the time being.”

”Then you will definitely have such plans in the future.”

”Where did you get that idea from?”

Tang Jinyu hesitated, and murmured a few words in his brother's ear. Xia Ye had to hear it twice from him, and soon changed his tone, ”Huh? Song Yi?”

Tang Jinyu nodded and said, ”Yes, Brother Song is looking for someone. You will definitely have such a day in the future like Brother Song…”

Xia Ye focused his attention on Song Yi's object, and asked him, ”Did Song Yi talk about it?”

”Yeah, don't you know, brother? The person Song Yi is talking about is pretty, I haven't seen her yet, but last time someone saw her and said she was a big beauty with long hair, everyone on the 17th floor knows about this.”

Xia Ye didn't know it at all, ”Why are you so clear about our company matters? Where did you hear all this stuff from? Your gossip skills are so good.”

On the 17th floor were Xia Ye and Song Yi, and on the other was the secretary room. There were not many people who could go up there. Tang Jinyu took Xia Ye’s backup card, and he can go anywhere in the company. He could even stay when he was a child in the boss’s office to work on his homework, and was very familiar with it.

Xia Ye was obviously not included in the ”all people” that the whole floor knows.

After Xia Ye expressed surprise about Song Yi's love affairs, he didn't pay much attention. Song Yi was in his thirties, and he had reached the age to get married. He simply asked a few words, then turned his attention to his brother again, ”You just had a tantrum with me because you thought so much?”

”I'm not making trouble.” Tang Jinyu took his finger to pull his shoulder and whispered, ”I just, don't think it can be too capricious, brother, I've grown up and I can't be like a kid anymore.”

Xia Ye walked with him on his back and said to him: ”You can continue to be a kid.” He thought about it, his tone softened a little and discussed with him, ”You can make trouble with me unreasonably, and if you are wronged, come and tell me. If you get into trouble, just push it to me. You don't need to rush to the front by yourself. If you're scared, you can retreat behind me…Xiaoyu, you don't need to grow up.”

The little guy on his back hugged his arms tightly, and said nothing, ”I don't know what else to do, brother, I don't think I can catch up to you…”

”You can act like a baby with me.”

”Huh?”

Xia Ye said: ”Tell me, and I will help you solve it.”

Tang Jinyu said boredly: ”I don't want to be a kid.”

Xia Ye laughed and discussed with him: ”You can be a mature and stable child.”

Tang Jinyu rubbed his back lightly and smiled.

Xia Ye kept carrying him on his back and didn't let go. His brother wanted to come down, but he didn't let him go. He didn't know why he was so stubborn, but he couldn't bear to let go, as if letting go, the little guy would really grow up.

His brother was as focused and assiduous as he is. When he goes to the hospital for treatment, he always smiles to make them happy. He has never shouted grievances. He usually uses very simple things. Although their family conditions are good, he doesn’t act spoiled at all. The special allure that he has made their parents come together, and the little guy can eat as much as they do, and endure hardships. He can go work at a restaurant, and move furniture and clean them, and does a pretty good job.

It’s just that he can’t bear for the little guy to face any hardships.

It was also because he wants to keep the little guy by his side, and wants to take over all his worries.

The little guy on his back hugged him from behind, a little embarrassed and said: ”Brother, I have always only followed you…”

”Yeah?”

”Just, being too close to you, will it bother you? What should I do in the future? I have been thinking about this all this time. You are so good to me. If you are good to other people in the future, I would feel worried when I think of this and it makes me a little bit uncomfortable.” Tang Jinyu lay on his shoulders, with his face pressed, and looked up at the night sky. He didn't know what to do, Xingxing liked her brother too, but she certainly didn't like him so much.

”I don't know, I only have you.”

Xia Ye carried him home, walking slowly. He didn't know what would happen in the future, but no one would be more important than the little guy on his back now.

This little guy occupies his entire youth, how many years can he stay in his youth? With the little guy accompanying him everyday, he grew up carrying the little guy on his back, carrying him in his arms, holding his hands, and knees, on his back by himself.

”I bought the skateboard, but it's a bit dangerous. Tell me when you want to play with it, I have to be there to watch.” Xia Ye said, ”Baby, I filled up your piggy bank at home.”

”And?”

”You can take it anytime in the future, it will never be empty.”

The little guy on his back smiled, rustled and didn’t know what he was doing. After a while, he stretched out his hand from behind, clenched it into a fist and gave it to him, ”Brother, look.”

Xia Ye looked down, the little guy’s hand slowly opened, and he drew a small star in his palm with a luminous pen.

The person on his back dispelled the last separation, and embraced him affectionately, as they did every day in the past: ”Brother, I ‘caught' a little star for you, isn’t it good-looking?”

Xia Ye laughed, ”It looks good.”

He has a star, he held him in his arms when he was a child, and carried him on his back when he grew big, and hold him in the palm of his hands and take care of him for the rest of his life.