During the sleepless night, Zhang Zian had thought of countless ways to say goodbye, from hugging his head and crying to a long emotional speech. In the end, he decided to choose the most ordinary and plain way. It was as plain as every time he left home to go to college or work, as plain as if he could come back at any time if things were not going well, as plain as if all of this was real.
"Is the luggage heavy? Do you want me to take you to the station? " His mother looked at the suitcase. She had been like this last night, desperately stuffing things into the suitcase while complaining that it was too heavy.
"It's not heavy. I'm dragging it, not carrying it. It's okay," he said indifferently. "There's no need to take me. There will be customers coming soon. I can do it myself. "
His parents kept reminding him that he had not left anything behind, whether his wallet and phone were packed properly, that the station was crowded, and that he had to take his luggage with him when he went to the bathroom, in case it was stolen …
This was not the first time he had left home. This process had been repeated countless times since he went to college. The only difference was probably that he didn't remember to bring the train ticket. After all, now he had to swipe his ID card to enter the station.
No matter what they said, he nodded and agreed one by one, but in fact, he didn't hear a word they said. He just stared at their faces as if he was going to cry at any time.
Finally, after all the reminders had been given, he added a few extra words like, "Be nice to the girl when you get there, don't be too stingy."
He walked to the door, held the suitcase lever, and put his other hand on the door handle. He held it tightly, but didn't push it hard.
After a moment, he suddenly turned around. "How about I don't leave? Like Mom said, the company can't do without me anyway. It should be okay for me to stay for two more days. "
The new members next to him silently lowered their heads, and the grey parrot was even more discouraged and buried its head in its wings. Before they came, they were full of confidence that they could easily pull him out of the dream with the power of all of them. But after they came, they were not so confident anymore.
Even if this big gamble failed, they didn't blame him and could understand his choice.
Maybe it was because his father had tried to persuade his mother last night. His mother smiled and said, "You're already a big kid, and you still can't leave home? Why are you crying when you go out? Let's go, we'll be back in less than three months. "
She walked over and wiped his tears with the corner of her sleeve. She murmured, "So fast. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. I can't even reach you when I tiptoe …"
His father also said earnestly, "What your mother said yesterday was just out of anger. A good man's ambition is to travel far and wide. While he's young, he should go out and make a name for himself. How can he stay at home all day? Come on, it's time to go. "
Zhang Zian stood there for a few seconds, raised his hand to wipe the remaining tears from the corner of his eyes, smiled and said, "Okay, then I'm leaving."
"Let's go. Be careful on the road. Don't lose anything. Keep an eye on the car."
They patiently reminded him again and helped him open the door of the shop.
Zhang Zian picked up the birdcage with one hand and the suitcase with the other. The little monkey was sitting on the suitcase, and the cats that he couldn't get rid of yesterday ran out of the shop first.
The weather was very good. It was not a cloudless sunny day, nor was it a gloomy rainy day. Instead, it was a cloudy day with moderate sunlight and a suitable temperature, as if someone had specially arranged it for this parting.
His parents stood side by side at the door, probably planning to watch him leave before going in.
After walking out of the shop for about ten steps, he took a deep breath, let go of the hand that was holding the suitcase, turned around, and waved goodbye to them.
"Goodbye!"
They also smiled and waved at him.
After waving for about five seconds, he slowly put down his hand, pulled the suitcase again, and strode towards the station with his chest out and his head held high.
Bang!
After walking a little further, he heard the shop door close. Even though the sound of people and cars around him was very noisy, he could still hear it clearly. Even his heart skipped a beat.
He couldn't help but stop and just stand there.
He had a feeling that this was like the last fork in the road. If he turned back now, it was still not too late.
Three cats, a bird, and a little monkey were silently waiting for his choice.
A blue cat was sitting on the wall on the side of the road, and it was also waiting.
A police car slowed down and slowly drove over. There was a folding wheelchair in the compartment, and a girl in a light blue dress was sitting in the back seat. The policewoman sitting next to her saw the pet shop sign, pointed over there, and confirmed with the girl, "You mean, your home is over there?"
When the police car passed by Zhang Zian, the girl saw him pulling the suitcase, and excitedly slapped the window glass to ask to stop. She opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. It took a few seconds for the policewoman to understand what she meant, and she asked the driver to reverse the car.
The little girl with two pigtails noticed that he was in a daze, as if he was going on a long journey. She hesitated for a moment and decided not to disturb him. She quietly slipped away from his side. After all, they had only known each other for two or three days, and her mother often told her not to disturb adults when they were busy.
The girl, whose face was extraordinarily pale because she hadn't seen the sun for a long time, wore a pair of large-framed thick-bottomed glasses, and held a cat in her arms. She walked along the wall with her head down like a thief, and her eyes fell on the "cat wash" sign in front of the pet shop. She didn't notice his existence.
Two boys with dark circles under their eyes seemed to have just come out of an all-nighter in an Internet cafe. With unkempt hair and dark circles, they were holding their phones and begging their classmates to help them deal with the teacher's roll call. After that, they discussed where to eat breakfast and then went back to the dormitory to catch up on sleep.
The two of them didn't pay attention to Zhang Zian, but their eyes were attracted by the little monkey on the suitcase. When they passed by, they made faces to tease it.
"Go to bed early tonight, and come to work tomorrow."
Zhang Zian said this sentence without rhyme or reason.
The two boys looked at each other inexplicably, cursing in their hearts whether this person was crazy or not. They ignored him and strode away.
Yes, he had to go to work tomorrow.
After resting for so long, he couldn't just sit around and eat. Otherwise, even his family's pet shop would be confiscated.
He continued to move forward. At first, he was a little stiff, like a machine without lubricant, but he walked more and more smoothly.
For his choice, the elfins were very pleased, but not as happy as they had expected.
The station was empty, and he didn't care whether the seat was clean or not. He sat down, put his elbows on top of his knees, and looked down at his feet.
The bus came, stopped, opened, closed, and left.
He didn't get on the bus. He seemed to be waiting for someone.
Suddenly, everything around him was frozen, as if a movie had been paused.
Such a strange phenomenon did not set off any waves in his calm eyes.
A gorgeous Han dress appeared at the edge of his field of vision. He stopped.
Zhuang Xiaodie's voice sounded.
"You acted for so long just to say 'goodbye'?"
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