As they spoke, the two of them quickly arrived at their exclusive heartbreak----- The snow on the side of the road had long been removed, and in its place was a patch of unknown wild grass. There was less depression and more vitality, but the people here were the same at all times, because they were always hurt when they came here.
The sparse number of vehicles occasionally drove by, and a few gusts of breeze stirred everything here. It was very quiet here, so quiet that there was almost no sound of insects and birds. There was only the faint sound of dark clouds drifting across the moon and the breeze brushing against the branches.
His eyes had long been removed. Under the pale yellow light, it was impossible to tell whether his handsome face was yellow or red. He sat on the pavement, his drunken eyes looking into the distance. The cans and bottles around him confirmed the degree of his sadness.
"Why did you drink so much?" Edward asked.
With his blurry eyes, he could vaguely tell that the person in front of him was his good brother." Brothers, you two are here too."”
"Yeah, I've been looking for you all night." The exhausted Xiao Shi couldn't help but feel resentful.
"Is there anyone in this world who still cares about me?”Gao Fengliang laughed at himself and drank the remaining half bottle of beer in his hand.
"You drank too much. Stop drinking." Edward knew that he was drunk and immediately stopped him.
"I didn't. Aren't you two my good brothers?”Gao Fengliang's words were already slurred.
"Nonsense, aren't we supposed to come and find you? It's late at night.”When Xiao Shi saw Gao Fengliang's ungrateful look, anger rose in his heart.
"That's good. Come and drink with me. We brothers will get drunk today.”As he spoke, he tossed a can of beer to Edward and Xiao Shi.
"Don't drink yet. Tell me why you're here. Is it because of your father?" Edward put down the beer in his hand and asked tentatively.
Gao Fengliang didn't give a direct answer to Edward's question. He took two gulps of beer and said,""Let's drink first, brother. I just want to drink today.”
Edward knew that he couldn't solve today's problem without drinking. "Alright, since you want to drink, I'll drink with you today.”Edward finished nearly half a bottle of wine in one gulp.
Gao Fengliang was still not satisfied after seeing Edward drink it. "Little Shi, you drink too. We brothers will get drunk today.”
"Alright, I'll accompany you too." Seeing Edward's performance, Little Shi also threw caution to the wind.
"What do you think I've done here today?”Gao Fengliang asked drunkenly.
"Ah, you've been here all day.”Edward and Xiao Shi were both shocked.
"Don't worry about how long I've been here. Just tell me what I'm doing here.”Gao Fengliang forced the two of them to hand over the answer.
"Who knows?" Xiao Shi was a little angry. Gao Fengliang was usually the most stable one among them. He didn't know why he kept saying these irrelevant words today.
"I'm counting the cars here." Gao Fengliang said frankly.
"What? Are you sick? Why are you counting it?”Edward was very puzzled by Gao Fengliang's behavior.
Gao Fengliang looked at Edward and didn't say anything. Instead, he took a big gulp of wine. Then, he suddenly became excited. "I'm not sick. The world is sick. I saw three BMMUs, one Mercedes-Benz, twelve Audis, thirty-one Toyotas, and ninety Chinese-made Xiali and Chery cars in a day. Why is it that some people want to drive a BMW and some people drive a Xiali, but there are still some people who can't even afford a Xiali? They say that everyone is f * cking equal, but why do I think that this world is not equal at all?”Gao Fengliang shouted emotionally at Edward.
"This world is unfair to begin with. People's efforts are different, and they give different things. We don't have to think too much. It's good enough that we don't have to worry about food and clothing and have friends by our side. Why use this evil society to punish ourselves?”Edward voiced his thoughts.
"It's good for happiness. Why care too much?”Little Shi added.
"No, no, no." Gao Fengliang said no three times in a row, then took another big gulp of beer and said,""You don't understand me. You really don't understand me. You are all children who grew up in a honey pot. You don't know the hardships of life, and you have never experienced being looked down upon or ridiculed by others. You don't know the concept of money, and you don't know that in the future, without money, you will be a stray dog on the streets, begging everywhere and having to look at people's faces. Hard work doesn't necessarily mean success. None of us are as hard working as me. You're all still in bed, but I've been up memorizing words for two hours. Every day, I study until two o'clock. There's no heating in winter, so I'm reading under the blanket. I've worked so hard to get from the 40th place in school to the first place now. But what I got was the so-called first place title. The few of us didn't take studying seriously at all, but in the end, he lived in a 150-square-meter house and was with a rich girl. All he did was eat, drink, and have fun, but he still had a job after graduation. And you, you always say that your parents don't treat you well, but in this city, it's not big nor small. They left you two houses. If you don't do anything in the future, it's enough for you to live the rest of your life. I, Gao Fengliang. "I don't dare to spend any extra money. I've been in school for almost a year, but I haven't bought a single piece of clothing. No matter if it's weekends or classes, I always wear my school uniform. And I don't know how many years I've been wearing these glasses…" Gao Fengliang said with tears in his eyes.
Edward felt as if his heart had been stabbed by thousands of knives when he heard Gao Fengliang's words. He really didn't know that his brother, who was like a brother to him, was living such a difficult life." Brother, I really didn't know that you were living like this. But if you have any difficulties, just say it. Whether it's Little Shi or Leng Liang, our relationship is still on the same page, right?"”Edward tried his best to comfort the agitated Edward.
"Yes, Xiao Sen is right." Gao Fengliang's heartfelt words moved little Shi.
Gao Fengliang slowly stood up and looked at Noel County in the distance as if he was deep in thought. "Brother, come here."
Edward heard the voice and arrived.
"Look at this city. Its appearance was gorgeous, and its night view was charming. However, it recorded how many people's heartaches and how many people's failures. I am a man. I want to fight, I want to succeed. I want to get what I want in this cold city. For this, I can exchange everything I have.”Gao Fengliang spoke, but his drunken eyes seemed to be burning with desire, which made Edward secretly shocked.
"I don't have any dreams. I just hope to have a job that I like, to be able to obtain a hard-working and unforgettable love, and to be able to find you even when I'm sad.”Looking into the distance, Edward revealed his inner thoughts.
After saying that, Little Shi smashed a wine bottle and picked up the note inside. He said affectionately,"Then I'm even more short-sighted. I'm willing to have Qin Wen in my life.”
"Love." Gao Fengliang smiled disdainfully. "What right do I have to talk about love now? I can't even take care of myself. What ability do I have to take care of others?”
"Do we not deserve love just because we have nothing?”Edward disagreed with Gao Fengliang's opinion.
"I think so too. Can't the poor have love?”Little Shi was also doubting Gao Fengliang.
"The way you think proves that you haven't grown up yet. The poor could have love, but the love of the poor was cheap. It could not withstand the bombardment of time and material. Time and desire would always defeat love.”Gao Fengliang explained his theory.
Edward felt that his words were harsh and completely contrary to his view of love. "Cheap? Do you think love has a price?”Edward immediately retorted.
"Of course, there is absolutely no love without bread in this world. Love was just a means for rich people to play. Material things were the foundation of love, and love was the manifestation of material things. Everything in this world had a price tag, including love.”The words were cold, and they struck Edward's heart. Was it Gao Fengliang's reality, or was he really not grown up yet? He kept asking himself, but he could not give himself an answer.
"That's because you haven't met the person you like yet. When you meet her, you will know what love is priceless.”Xiao Shi refuted Gao Fengliang's point of view.
" The person I like, the person I like..." Gao Fengliang muttered to himself. His eyes couldn't help but look into the distance. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.
"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. Are you here for your father?”Edward didn't want to continue arguing. Everyone was stubborn, and the result would be bloody if they continued arguing.
"You two come to my house." Gao Fengliang asked.
"Go, come." Little Shi answered first.
"I saw my dad." Gao Fengliang seemed very calm at this moment.
"Yes." Edward also adjusted his emotions.
"What happened to his leg?" Edward found an answer for himself.
"At the construction site, he fell from the fifth floor.”Gao Fengliang said calmly.
A 'shattered fracture' Edward and Xiao Shi both had a terrifying concept in their minds, which was that there was no cure. It meant that Gao Fengliang's father would be unable to leave the hospital for the rest of his life, and it also meant that Gao Fengliang's family's only source of income had been cut off just like that. It was just like a rainy night when the house was leaky.
" That means that Uncle's leg will never…" Edward did not dare to say those words.
"Yes, I saw her in Beijing. She said that there was no hope of recovery and that she would never be able to leave her crutches for the rest of her life.”Gao Fengliang replied calmly.
This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. Xiao Shi and Edward couldn't accept this fact, let alone Gao Fengliang himself.
" Brother…" Edward patted Gao Fengliang's shoulder. He had a thousand words to say, but now they could only be transformed into the word 'brother'.
The three of them fell silent. The faint smell of beer was like a faint sadness that attacked the three children in distress. They each had their own thoughts, but there was no solution.
"Do you have any plans for the future?" Little Shi was the first to break the silence.
"Let's take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work out, then stop studying. No matter what, I can't let my dad lose his legs and still work hard for me.”Gao Fengliang replied calmly.
But behind his calm voice, Edward could hear too much sadness. He knew that he had made up his mind after a strong mental struggle, but he would never allow him to do that. He would not allow any of his brothers to fall behind.
"Have you thought about it?" Edward asked calmly.
Gao Fengliang didn't say anything. He just nodded silently.
"Then what about your so-called dreams? What about those so-called being below one person and above ten thousand people?”Edward was provoking him. He would never allow him to drop out of school.
"I don't want it anymore. I don't want it anymore. All these are too insignificant compared to my father. I've never met my mother, and I don't admit that I have a mother. My father raised me single-handedly, so no matter what, I won't let my father suffer any more because of me.”Gao Fengliang said as tears slowly flowed down his face. Every man had a piece in his heart.
The most vulnerable part of Xiao Liang was his father.
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