Chapter 58:

Chapter 58:

Fortunately, Pei Jing can make up his mind.

Pei Jing lowered his head: "I didn't blame Zhile, it's just that I don't want to go to your house today."

Ji Ning hesitated and said, "But you are the only one at home..."

Pei Jing said: "Then I won't be afraid. It turns out that I have stayed at home alone many times, and I have never been afraid."

Ji Ning asked, "Then are we still good friends?"

Pei Jing said: "Of course, we are good friends and this will not change."

Ji Ningyi's purpose of coming to Pei Jing's house today seemed to have been achieved, but he didn't seem to have achieved it. He knew the reason why Pei Jing came home, but Pei Jing didn't want to go to their house anymore.

When he finally left, the sky had already darkened slightly, and the street lights outside were gradually turned on. As soon as Ji Ning walked out of Pei Jing's house, he looked at the many lights on the windows outside, but suddenly thought of something.

He also had the same thought as Zhile. At that time, he thought that Zhile had robbed his mother and everything from him, and even wanted Zhile to disappear.

It's just that he didn't express his thoughts directly like Zhile, but silently suppressed it in his heart, thinking that it was wrong, and kept suppressing it, and finally broke out and caused very bad results.

The power of the past is very strong, and Ji Ningyi's emotions are also stuck in the past. He looked at the light on the window at home, and sat quietly on the bench outside.

Thinking about it this way, he is the one who understands Zhile the most.

Because he and Pei Jing are good friends, Pei Jing still called him brother today, so Zhile is not happy anymore, just like he felt that Zhile took away his mother's love, just as unhappy.

Thinking of this, Ji Ningyi's eyes were suddenly lit up, like a lamp in the dark night.

Does that mean that Zhile likes him very much, just like he likes his mother.

As soon as Ji Ning remembered what his mother said, after having Zhile, there is one more person who likes Ning Yi in the world. At that time, he was still a little ignorant. Le really likes him.

A lot of emotions gradually came to Ji Ning's heart, some were sour and astringent, some were as sweet as sugar, they came quietly, filling his heart little by little.

But in a blink of an eye, he was a little troubled again, so what should he do now, he can't stop being friends with Pei Jing just because of Zhile, although in Ji Ningyi's mind, Zhile and Pei Jing's status and role are completely different, they They cannot be substituted for each other, let alone replaced by anything.

At this time, Ji Ningyi felt that he could understand his mother again.

At that time, my mother should also be sad and helpless, just like him now, I don't know what to do.

It turned out that Zhile also liked Pei Jing very much, and said that Pei Jing was the best, and wanted to sleep with Pei Jing.

Recalling what Ji Zhile said at this time, Ji Ningyi didn't feel sore at all, because he knew that no matter how many brothers Zhile had, Zhile cared about him and liked him.

My heart became brighter, and I was more entangled with some things, but I no longer have that kind of silent depression.

Ji Ning thought, maybe he should ask his mother what to do.

Mom will definitely understand him and give him the best advice.

"Brother, what are you doing sitting there?"

Suddenly the door of the house opened, and the bright light inside poured out, Ji Zhile's crisp voice and light came to Ji Ningyi's side together.

As soon as Ji Ning raised his head, he saw Zhile and his mother standing by the door looking at him.

Ji Zhile ran out and stood in front of him with a childish voice: "Brother, we are going to eat."

He asked in a low voice: "Brother Pei Jing is not with you?"

Seeing that Ji Ningyi didn't answer immediately, Ji Zhile frowned again, and asked him in a low voice, "Is Brother Pei Jing angry?"

He hurriedly explained: "I don't hate brother Pei Jing, what I mean is that my brother has only one biological brother, and of course he can have other brothers."

Ji Ning looked at Ji Zhile's anxious look, and asked softly, "Will Zhile want Pei Jing to disappear?"

If Ji Zhile really has such thoughts, then Ji Ning will be very sad.

Ji Zhile opened his mouth in surprise, looking a little dumbfounded, he said, "Of course not!"

"Why do I want Brother Pei Jing to disappear? Brother Pei Jing is a good man."

Why did my brother ask him like this? Could it be that Brother Pei Jing had some terminal illness? The kind that can't be cured, Ji Zhile also watched it when watching TV.

Ji Ning breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it would be good.

Then asked: "Would Zhile like to have dinner with Pei Jing?"

Ji Zhile nodded quickly: "Yes, of course."

A smile appeared on Ji Ning's face, he stretched out his arms to hug Ji Zhile, blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Zhile don't have to worry about who will **** me away, I will always be Zhile's elder brother."

He is not very good at expressing his feelings, so he was a little embarrassed when he said this, but he felt very happy after saying it.

Ji Zhile's face also turned red, he opened his arms, and hugged his brother back: "I see, hehe."

Ji Ningyi said: "Then let's go to Brother Pei Jing and let him have dinner with us, shall we?"

Ji Zhile nodded: "Okay."

"Because Pei Jing is at home alone, no one will cook for him..." Ji Ning's voice was weak, he really wanted to help Pei Jing.

Hearing this, Ji Zhile immediately imagined that Pei Jing was alone at home, with nothing to eat, and could only drink cold water to fill his stomach, like a little match girl, he must be very, very pitiful.

Ji Zhile clenched her fists and decided to make it clear to Pei Jing later.

Ji Ning took Ji Zhile's hand and knocked on the door of Pei Jing's house again. After a while, the door opened from the inside.

The moment he saw Pei Jing, Ji Zhile confessed frantically: "Brother Pei Jing, I like you so much, I don't hate you at all, come home with us for dinner, don't drink cold water alone..."

While talking, Ji Zhile smelled something, he moved his nose, looked for the smell, and then saw a bowl of instant noodles on the table, his eyes widened immediately.

"Brother Pei Jing, are you eating instant noodles?"

Pei Jing was a little embarrassed. He knew that in their eyes, instant noodles were all junk food, but now they were all seen...

He gave a soft "hmm".

Ji Zhile immediately looked at Ji Ningyi, and complained: "Brother, you said that it is very pitiful for Brother Pei Jing to be alone at home."

Ji Ning, who was suddenly exposed by his younger brother, was a little embarrassed, and he didn't dare to look at Pei Jing's eyes, because he remembered that Pei Jing said he didn't want his pity, but he couldn't restrain his feelings.

Looking at the bowl of instant noodles, Ji Zhile couldn't help saying, "I want to be so pitiful too..."

Ji Ningyi:?

Pei Jing:?

Hearing Ji Zhile's words, the two children were stunned for a moment.

Ji Zhile swallowed: "Instant noodles are so delicious, how can eating instant noodles be pitiful."

The last time Ji Zhile had instant noodles was a long, long time ago. The taste is really delicious, the instant noodles are springy, and the instant noodle soup is delicious. He really wants to eat it. Those who can eat instant noodles are happy!

Pei Jing only needs to turn his eyes slightly to see Ji Zhile's salivating appearance, which is really no lie, he asked hesitantly: "Does Zhile want to eat?"

Hearing these words, Ji Zhile already wanted to move, but he still restrained himself and asked politely, "Is it okay?"

My brother said that this is brother Pei Jing's dinner, so he must be more polite.

Pei Jing said, "Yes."

Immediately, Ji Zhile put politeness behind him, quickly climbed up to the table, picked up the chopsticks on the table, mixed it in the instant noodle bowl, and then started, until he had a big mouthful before raising his head, looking at Pei Jing and Ji Ning spoke with a little flamboyance, "I've already eaten."

In Ji Zhile's mind, other people should not eat indiscriminately, even if they really want to eat.

When Ji Ning saw Ji Zhile's quick movements, his face became slightly hot, and he hummed, thinking that his younger brother Ji Zhile was really gluttonous.

The corners of Pei Jing's lips raised slightly: "Go ahead and eat."

Ji Zhile ate very quickly. First, he was really hungry. It was already dinner time. Second, the instant noodles were so delicious that he wanted to eat them again tomorrow. In the end, he finished the noodles and drank several mouthfuls of soup.

Only then did Ji Zhile raise his head to look at the other two on the side, and he also felt a little embarrassed belatedly.

"Brother Pei Jing, I finished your instant noodles."

"Brother Pei Jing, please go to our house, I'll give you my dinner!"

Ji Zhile is a very fair child. In his eyes, the dinner made by his aunt is not as good as instant noodles. He didn't want to make Pei Jing suffer, so he said, "I'll exchange two meals for you, okay?"

Pei Jing said, "No need."

Ji Zhile looked at him sadly: "Then brother Pei Jing is not willing to change with me? But I have already finished eating."

After speaking, he burped.

Pei Jing shook his head: "No."

Ji Zhile was very sad, and even his hair drooped a little, he said: "But the snacks I hid have been eaten today, and there is nothing else to change, so what should I do?"

Ji Zhile's appearance is really pitiful, her eyelashes are drooping, her round eyes are watery, and her voice has become low, Pei Jing hurriedly said: "I am willing, Zhile, don't cry."

Ji Zhile blinked: "Really?"

"real."

The corners of Ji Zhile's lips curved, revealing a smile: "Okay."

He felt a little strange, because he didn't want to cry just now.

Suddenly a thought popped into Ji Zhile's mind, could his crying be so effective? You can let brother Pei Jing change his attitude at once, Ji Zhile vaguely remembered it.

Although the process is a bit tortuous, the final result is good.

The three children walked into the brightly lit house hand in hand, there was sumptuous food on the dining table, Si Tian was waiting for them, she didn't ask anything, she said as usual: "Can I still sit in the original seat? "

Pei Jing let out a "hmm".

At this moment, Ji Zhile felt a little guilty, he hesitated for a while holding the chopsticks, and said, "Mom, I don't want to eat."

Si Tian glanced over: "Didn't you say you were hungry just now?"

Before Ji Ningyi came back, Ji Zhile looked at the food on the table and kept talking, I’m hungry, I’m hungry, I’m going to ask my brother to come back for dinner, and in the end I didn’t want to wait at home anymore, so I just stood there Looking at the door, I finally waited for Ji Ningyi.

Just now I wanted to eat so much, but now I don’t eat, there is definitely a problem.

Sure enough, Ji Zhile was embarrassed, and said in a low voice, "I've already eaten instant noodles at brother Pei Jing's house."

Si Tian stared: "Eat instant noodles?"

Ji Zhile nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "My brother and I went to brother Pei Jing's house and happened to meet brother Pei Jing eating instant noodles, and brother Pei Jing offered to eat it for me."

He very cleverly omitted how he was salivating over the bowl of delicious instant noodles, and perfectly avoided all possible factors that might lead to being said.

It turned out that Pei Jing had rarely come into contact with a child like Ji Zhile in his life. Sometimes he looked silly, sometimes he was ghostly, and he loved to act like a baby to him. He couldn't help but want to protect Ji Zhile. His words continued: "It's such an aunt...it's my fault."

Ji Zhile didn't want others to be scolded for her, so she immediately said: "Mom, I exchanged dinner with brother Pei Jing, so that brother Pei Jing can help me eat, brother Pei Jing is not bad."

Si Tian couldn't laugh or cry, the two children said something to each other, making her look like that villain, but she really wasn't.

"I see, you two are good boys, eat quickly."

The three of them ate, and Ji Zhile sat next to him and watched them eat, shaking his legs, and asked deliberately, "Mom, is it delicious?"

Si Tian deliberately tempted him: "It's very delicious. The green vegetables are oily, crispy and fragrant. The pork ribs are so tender, and the meat melts when you sip it lightly. It's so delicious. It's even better than the ribs before. You know?" It would be a loss if you don't eat today."

Unexpectedly, Ji Zhile, who is usually easy to deceive, will not be fooled at all today, he snorted softly: "I don't want it, instant noodles are the best."

"It's fun to pick it up with chopsticks and flick it. The soup is very delicious." Ji Zhile thought about it for a while, swallowed, and then asked Si Tian, ​​"Mom, have you ever eaten?"

He raised his chin with a haughty look, as if no one had eaten instant noodles except him, and those who didn't know thought it was a delicacy.

Si Tian said, "I have."

Ji Zhile said: "Then you must have never eaten such delicious instant noodles as I ate tonight."

He was really confident, Si Tian said: "Maybe, but I have eaten braised beef noodles, stewed beef noodles, pickled pepper beef noodles, spicy bamboo shoot beef noodles..."

Si Tian talked about many kinds of instant noodles in one breath, and successfully stunned Ji Zhile, a little frog who had never seen the world before, his eyes widened: "Are there so many kinds of instant noodles?"

Dessert: "You have never eaten more."

"Then can we have instant noodles tomorrow morning?" Ji Zhile looked at her expectantly.

Si Tian said very coldly: "No, what kind of family, how can they eat instant noodles every day."

Hearing Si Tian's words, Pei Jing who was eating also raised his head, looked at them, and tightened his hands holding the chopsticks.

Ji Zhile asked ignorantly, "Is it because instant noodles are expensive?"

Si Tian neither affirmed nor denied, just asked: "What do you think?"

Ji Zhile had never bought instant noodles, so he didn't know the price, but his mother said that it must be very expensive. He regretted it and said, "Okay, let's eat dumplings and seafood porridge tomorrow morning."

Si Tian said yes.

Pei Jing opened his mouth, wanting to say that the instant noodles are not expensive at all, but he didn't say anything, just lowered his head silently and continued to eat.

After the meal, the three children played in the children's room and built blocks together.

Ji Zhile was next to Pei Jing, and he said in a low voice, "Brother Pei Jing, I ate your expensive instant noodles, and I can't afford to pay for two meals. It must be twenty meals."

Pei Jing still couldn't bear to deceive the child, and said softly, "It's not expensive."

But Ji Zhile firmly believed in his opinion: "Brother Pei Jing must come to our house and finish twenty meals."

Pei Jing hesitated.

Ji Zhile rubbed her eyes, looked at Pei Jing pitifully, and asked with red eyes, "Brother Pei Jing is not willing?"

"I'm so sad, I'm going to cry."

Pei Jing really panicked: "Don't cry, I am willing, it's just..."

"If you are willing, you agree, and if you agree, you can't go back on it." Ji Zhile said quickly, and he even smiled proudly at Pei Jing, "This way I won't cry."

Pei Jing: "...Okay."

Ji Zhile was in a good mood, humming a song that the kindergarten children often sang, and he tried it again. It turns out that crying is so useful for them.

Ji Zhile started to diverge his thinking again, so next time he would cry to his mother when he didn't want to eat carrots, or cry to his mother when he didn't want to do handicrafts, it must be useful. Why didn't he think of such a good way?

While playing, Ji Zhile thought of something, and turned his head to whisper to Pei Jing: "Brother Pei Jing, are you sick?"

Pei Jing was a little inexplicable, he often couldn't keep up with Ji Zhile's thinking, because he was too jumpy, he said one thing in one second, and the next in the next second, but Pei Jing still shook his head: "No."

Ji Zhile nodded solemnly, and continued to ask: "Brother Pei Jing won't disappear, right?"

Pei Jing said, "No."

Pei Jing was a little confused, so he heard Ji Zhile's answer, "Brother asked me if I wanted Brother Pei Jing to disappear, but I didn't want to, disappearing is just like on TV, you will die, brother Pei Jing don't disappear. "

Pei Jing keenly heard something unusual in Ji Zhile's words, but he didn't ask again, just said: "Thank you Zhile."

Ji Zhile chuckled: "Brother Pei Jing, I like you so much, don't be sad."

Pei Jing let out a "hmm".

"Brother Pei Jing, look at the single-plank bridge I built!" Ji Zhile put the last building block on, and a simple and crumbling single-plank bridge appeared in front of several people.

Ji Ningyi and Pei Jing were silent for a moment when they saw it. It really deserves to be a single-plank bridge. If there is a little more weight on it, the bridge is probably about to collapse, but Ji Zhile is still complacent: "Is it mighty?"

Ji Ning praised without conscience: "Mighty."

Pei Jing opened his eyes and said nonsense: "It looks good."

Ji Zhile was grinning, putting his hands on his waist to admire: "Yes!"

He turned to look at Ji Ningyi and Pei Jing: "Let me see what you guys did."

The two refused, but Ji Zhile insisted on seeing it. In his eyes, it would be unsightly not to show it. He had no intention of saving face for the two elder brothers.

Facing the stubborn Ji Zhile, Ji Ningyi and Pei Jing had no choice but to step aside.

So Ji Zhile saw the castle built by Ji Ning and the watchtower built by Pei Jing, and his eyes couldn't turn anymore.

Although Ji Zhile has blind self-confidence in himself, but that is without a reference, even a three-year-old child can distinguish good-looking from bad-looking.

Ji Zhile looked at his single-plank bridge again, blushed, and moved his body to block it: "Don't look at me..."

"Let's stop playing, let's go to sleep." Ji Zhile suggested.

Pei Jing said, "I want to go home and sleep."

Ji Ning asked: "Pei Jing, don't you sleep with us?"

Pei Jing said: "My mother may be coming back, she will be angry if she sees that I'm not at home."

Ji Ning pursed his lips lightly, reluctantly said: "Okay."

Seeing that his elder brother agreed, Ji Zhile seemed to have nothing to do with his own opinion, so he said: "Then brother Pei Jing remembers to come to eat tomorrow morning, and it's only eighteen meals away."

Pei Jing said yes.

When leaving Ji Ning's family, Pei Jing looked at Si Tian, ​​summoned up the courage and asked her softly: "Auntie, I have something to tell you..."

Si Tian didn't know what Pei Jing wanted to tell her, so she asked Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile to go home, and she sent Pei Jing back.

The two children stood at the door, looking at Si Tian with burning eyes, they looked very curious, one was bright and the other was restrained, but they both showed some similar emotions in their eyes, but they obediently did not keep up.

Seeing this scene, Si Tian suddenly felt that Ji Ningyi and Ji Zhile were indeed brothers, and they also had many similarities, but she only saw differences.

Under the streetlight, Pei Jing stopped, raised his head to look at her, and said in a nervous voice, "Auntie, today I took the initiative to give Zhile instant noodles, and there is no need for Zhile to compensate, and instant noodles are not expensive at all, Zhile seems to have misunderstood It's..."

He was a little embarrassed: "Zhile also said that he would use twenty meals for one instant noodle."

"But I haven't thought about it that way." Pei Jing quickly explained, his eyes are clean, he has a sense of boundaries, he doesn't like to take advantage of others, and he doesn't want others to give to poor children.

Si Tian said softly: "Pei Jing, I actually support Zhile's words."

"Some things cannot be measured by money alone. In Zhile's mind, a bowl of instant noodles is worth 20 meals, because it is given by a very special person."

Pei Jing's heart moved slightly, and he asked softly, "Is that so?"

Si Tian looked at him encouragingly: "Pei Jing, you should have your own ideas."

Pei Jing was lost in memory, and said softly: "Today Zhile said that she likes me very much, she doesn't want me to disappear, and hugged me for a long time..."

Therefore, because he is a very special person in Zhile's eyes, the mediocre instant noodles given are very precious, and can be offset by twenty meals.

Or maybe Zhile knows the value of instant noodles, and she just said that because she wanted to help him.

Pei Jing suddenly realized something. He did the same to Ning Yi. He didn't want Ning Yi to feel sorry for him, but he was clearly aware of the environment he was in. Being pitiful was not a negative emotion, nor would it be felt by everyone. Such emotions are born.

He remembered that Ning Yi would pay special attention to his emotions when talking about his parents' families. Pei Jing felt a little irritated at that time, but now thinking about it, isn't it because of himself? He is always too concerned and self-respecting about what he lacks.

At this moment, Pei Jing finally understood these things.

Even if Zhile knew the true value of instant noodles but wanted to help him in this way, Pei Jing would no longer feel embarrassed about being given alms.

At this moment, he only felt the tenderness and sourness in his heart, and he was ashamed that such a small child would do this to maintain his ridiculous self-esteem.

Maybe sometimes too much self-esteem is a burden, not only for yourself, but also for those who care about you.

Pei Jing's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Si Tian, ​​his words choked up slightly: "I understand, Auntie."

The corners of Si Tian's lips were slightly curved, and her smile was calm and elegant: "It's good to understand, you are a good boy, come to our house for breakfast tomorrow, Zhile and Ning will be very happy to see you."

Pei Jing finally didn't refuse anymore, he nodded: "I will, thank you auntie for telling me this."

The moonlight was faint, Pei Jing's pupils were black, and his eyes were bright, like a caged bird that finally broke through the cage, even if his head was bloody, he was fearless and unchained.

Si Tian continued to smile and nodded, watching Pei Jing walk into the dark villa.

He walked briskly, finally unloading the burden of being unknown and present all the time.

Seeing the door close, Si Tian finally couldn't maintain her inscrutable smile. She rubbed the corners of her lips, thinking that the image of a wise man is really hard to be. Fortunately, Pei Jing can make up his own brain.

Although Ji Zhile didn't have much connotation and wasn't very smart, at least she made up for him. At least in the eyes of others, especially Pei Jing, Ji Zhile still had a lot of connotation.