Lucas Yin and the Trials of Youth Chapter 9

Ethan Nie carried Lucas Yin into the courtyard door and put him down, then supported him a little while walking in. Lucas Yin took small steps to the door of the house, fearing that Daniel Yin and Grace Bai would see it and gritted their teeth and walked in at a normal pace.

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Grace Bai almost dropped the bowl: "What are you yelling at? You just hang out all day without doing your homework, and you still make a fuss when you come back." Daniel Yin put his chopsticks on the table and suggested, "Enroll him in a cram school. Every little bit he learns is worth it." It also saves you the trouble of running around blindly."

Lucas Yin trembled all over: "Xiaoyu spent 20,000 yuan to register for one subject. If I look at the results, I have to register for all six subjects. You should take 120,000 yuan first."

Grace Bai filled the big pot of food and said, "You are not even worth 20,000 yuan. I'd better use 120,000 yuan to buy ribs. Wash your hands and eat quickly."

Lucas Yin endured the pain and returned to the bedroom. Ethan Nie put down the steamed buns and followed him in, locking the door. Lucas Yin took off his shoes and went to bed, lying on his back and said, "I was not even worth twenty thousand, but now that my lower body is disabled, my value is even less."

Ethan Nie sat down on the edge of the bed and stretched the other person's calf: "It will probably hurt more tomorrow. The muscles are overused. Relax and I'll give you a squeeze."

After staying in the swimming pool for too long, his skin became whiter. The multi-treasure chain tied around his ankle made it more eye-catching. Ethan Nie put his left leg down and said, "Come over here."

After saying that, there was no response. When he looked up, he saw that Lucas Yin was already asleep, with his head tilted to one side and his hands on his stomach. Grace Bai shouted outside: "Why don't you come out to eat? It's not warm anymore."

Ethan Nie went out and replied: "Yang'er is lying on the bed and asleep. Leave two bowls for him to eat at night."

"So tired that you just fell asleep? Didn't you secretly go to the construction site to move steel bars?" Daniel Yin felt strange. After all, Lucas Yin was full of energy all day long and had no time to rest.

Grace Bai scooped up a bowl of pork ribs for Ethan Nie and said, "Xiaoshan should eat more. He is tired from going to school all day, and he has to carry Lucas Yin back and forth. I think his feet are getting better, so I'll let him ride on it starting from Monday." bike."

After dinner, Ethan Nie cleared the table, Daniel Yin washed the dishes, and Grace Bai mixed the stuffing in the bowl and prepared to make wontons for tomorrow's breakfast. Just as he took out the dough, he stopped and asked, "Did he go to bed without changing his clothes?"

Ethan Nie understood what he meant as soon as he heard it. Grace Bai liked to be clean and couldn't go to bed directly wearing the clothes he had worn for a day of running, so he said, "You can make wontons and I'll change them for him."

The bedroom was dark and the curtains were not drawn, so there was a little light in the darkness. Lucas Yin was still lying flat on his back, looking like he was dead. Ethan Nie turned on the bedside lamp, found a pair of underwear from the closet, and then walked to the bed to help Lucas Yin up, holding his back with one hand and lifting his vest with the other.

Lucas Yin felt disturbed and turned over after lying down with his back facing the other person. Ethan Nie ignored him and directly grabbed the trouser leg and pulled it down. The shorts were loose and tugged to the crook of his leg.

The sore legs were placed, and they began to tremble from the calf to the B*tt0cks to a degree visible to the naked eye. Ethan Nie was diagnosed with hysteria. The frequency of trembling and trembling was so scary. If he didn't know the reason, he would definitely think that Lucas Yin had a brain attack. thrombus.

After struggling to put on the other party's underwear, Ethan Nie was so tired that he slapped Lucas Yin on the B*tt0cks. Lucas Yin's lower limbs were sore and numb, but he closed his arms because of the cold.

Ethan Nie didn't leave because he was afraid that Lucas Yin wouldn't be able to go to the bathroom by himself in the middle of the night.

At around two o'clock in the morning, no other sounds could be heard except the chirping of cicadas. The towels were placed across the two people's stomachs. Lucas Yin curled up and pressed Ethan Nie's head to his chest for warmth.

"Let me go..." Ethan Nie woke up from the suffocation and pushed Lucas Yin to the bedside with a palm. Lucas Yin was half in the air and opened his eyes with excitement.

Go back and lie down, still a little dazed: "You didn't leave, why did you push me?"

Ethan Nie said: "Just sleep on your own, don't force me to get into your arms all the time?"

"I'm just cold," Lucas Yin lifted the towel to cover himself, wrapped himself up and curled up again, "I still feel a little hungry, do you have any leftovers from dinner?"

Ethan Nie went to the kitchen to heat up the rice, added the bowl of ribs that Shan took out, turned off the heat when the soup boiled, and then brought it back to the house with water and paper towels. Lucas Yin had already set up a small table on the bed. He faced Ethan Nie and said, "I can't eat so many ribs."

"Don't pretend, you can eat another bowl." Ethan Nie half-closed his eyes, feeling a little sleepy. Lucas Yin tore the soft stewed meat from the bones and stuffed it into the other person's mouth, "Eat it together, it won't taste good just by yourself."

After eating, he brushed his teeth and washed his face. It was already three o'clock when he went back to bed. Lucas Yin had eaten to warm himself up, and piled the towels and quilts on Ethan Nie. Ethan Nie spread them out to cover them and said, "I'm so sleepy, let's go back to sleep."

Lucas Yin reached out and wanted to press the other person's head, but Ethan Nie brushed it away and cursed: "I told you it's so uncomfortable! Do you want me to be anxious with you?! If you don't believe me, try it yourself!"

Ethan Nie roared and pressed Lucas Yin into his arms, and continued to curse: "You know it! I'll suffocate you to death!"

Lucas Yin didn't expect the other party to be angry. He was a little confused for a moment. He put his hand on Ethan Nie's waist and said, "I feel quite comfortable, but the posture is a little sticky."

Ethan Nie, your grandma, closed his mouth and said nothing. When he looked down again, the fool had fallen asleep again.

Lucas Yin barely got out of bed on Sunday, and on Monday he was still begging for leave. Grace Bai threw her crutches on the bed and said, "Hurry up and get up and go to school. If you have any problems with your legs again this semester, I will break your legs and put you in permanent peace!"

Lucas Yin put on his schoolbag and put on a crutch, and said with hatred and humiliation: "You and my dad don't love me at all. I guess you picked it up. One day my rich mother comes to see me, don't be reluctant to let it go."

"If you really have a biological mother, I will tie a bow for you immediately and give it to her." Grace Bai said as she straightened Lucas Yin's clothes from behind and put a bottle of milk into the side pocket of her schoolbag. "It's a pity that you are my biological mother." , Your father and I saw that your sister was smart and beautiful, and we wanted to replicate the success of the last time, but who knew that we would give birth to an ancestor. "

Lucas Yin was not good at studying or speaking. His mother suppressed him after just a few words. When he walked out of the gate and saw Ethan Nie, he was not even in the mood to say hello. Oliver Nie caught up from behind on his repaired mountain bike and asked, "Brother Yangyang, how are you and that Owen Qin doing?"

"It's okay. I am disabled at Level 8, and he is disabled at Level 3. We will be fine from now on." Lucas Yin's eyes were blank. Oliver Nie said happily: "Level 10 is the lightest level of disability, and level 1 is the most severe. Do you have any common sense?"

Lucas Yin blushed and pretended to hit someone with his crutch. Ethan Nie accelerated and threw Oliver Nie off, saying, "Behave better in class today, don't make Mr. Johnson Liu unhappy again."

"Well, just don't ask me to answer questions." Lucas Yin turned his head and saw McDonald's, "Stop for a moment, I'll buy Mason some breakfast. He can't wear underwear, so let's just buy some food."

As the saying goes, everything has two sides. Lucas Yin was exempted from running exercises because of the excessive pain in his legs, especially with crutches, the teacher did not dare to let him do anything wrong. He stayed in his seat for most of the day, and the class became much quieter.

The recess before evening self-study was relatively lively. Everyone studied for one day and persisted for two periods before being liberated. Ethan Nie was leaning on the window sill and chatting with Lei Zheng. When he looked up, he saw Lucas Yin looking at him with his chin propped up.

Lucas Yin waved his hand: "Don't worry about me, you continue."

Lei Zheng asked: "Have you and Lucas Yin known each other before?"

"Well, our two families have known each other for a long time and live close to each other. We grew up together." Ethan Nie took out his mobile phone as soon as he finished answering. The phone number of his third uncle was displayed on it. He didn't make any calls at home during school hours. Come on, he answered the call immediately, "Uncle Third, what's the matter?"

The third uncle said: "Xiaoshan, your father is back. I have asked for leave from your class teacher. You can come back and take a look."

His father Nie Feng owed a lot of debts and ran around everywhere. He sold everything he could. He suddenly came back and no one knew when he would leave again, so his uncle asked him to go back and meet his father.

The bell rang with two minutes left, and Mr. Johnson Liu came in from outside. Ethan Nie packed up his things and greeted the teacher, then walked to Lucas Yin's seat and leaned over and said, "My dad is back. I want to go home now."

Lucas Yin's expression changed, he nodded and said, "You go quickly, I'll take a taxi back."

Ethan Nie warned: "Then you wait until there are fewer people after school before leaving. Don't squeeze when you go downstairs. I'll leave first."

Lucas Yin's eyes were locked on the other person, and he was still looking at the door of the classroom when the other person disappeared. The quiet self-study class began. He quietly sent a message to Daniel Yin: Dad, have you got off work? Uncle Nie is back, Xiao Shan left early, please keep an eye on it.

As soon as Ethan Nie turned into the alley, he heard Nie Feng's shouting. There were two or three neighbors standing outside the courtyard gate. He parked the car and went in. When he stepped into the threshold, he saw Nie Feng wandering around the courtyard with red eyes.

His father's face would get on his face after taking a sip of wine. After drinking too much, he would be like this now. His eyes would be red. His uncle and aunt kept urging him. Oliver Nie hadn't finished school yet. He took a few steps closer and said from half a meter away: "Dad, you're back."

Nie Feng approached, grabbed Ethan Nie's shoulders, and said with a drunken breath: "Son, Dad went back to the city to do some work, and didn't want to go home." He loosened his hands, and his face showed fatigue, "I am a coward, and alcohol makes cowards brave. I dared to come back after drinking, and came back to see how much taller you have grown."

Ethan Nie asked: "Have you gone to see grandpa?"

"I'm not going, I'm just going to leave now." Nie Feng staggered a few steps and sat on the bench, "It's a disaster for your grandfather to have a hopeless son like me. I won't cause trouble for his old man."

Uncle San brought a cup of tea and said, "Brother, drink this and take a nap. When you are clear-headed, you can have a good talk with Xiaoshan." Aunt San also advised, "That's right. You haven't been home for more than a year. Ask Dad to get together tomorrow."

Nie Feng suddenly seemed to be stimulated: "I know very well! I know everything! The alley next door is our home, and now everything is Fcuking gone! I am Fcuking homeless!"

Ethan Nie walked over and squatted down: "Dad, don't hide here and there. Even if you make a nest under the overpass, we still have a home."

The third aunt closed the courtyard door, and the neighbors who were looking at the commotion in the alley dispersed. Soon, suppressed crying came from the backyard. At the entrance of the alley, Daniel Yin stopped. He sighed and turned back, feeling that his old friend needed peace more at this moment.

A taxi drove in at eight-twenty, and Lucas Yin rushed the taxi all the way, eager to let the driver run the red light. After getting out of the car, he ignored the pain and ran home as hard as he could with his crutch.

"Dad!" He ran into the house in one breath, "Where's Uncle Nie? Have you gone to see him?"

Daniel Yin said: "He drank too much and was in a bad mood." Lucas Yin became even more anxious when he heard this. He put down his schoolbag and walking stick and walked out. As he walked, he said, "That Xiaoshan must be in a worse mood. Let me take a look."

When he walked to the door, he was stopped by Grace Bai: "Why are you causing trouble? An Sheng stays at home."

"Then I'll go sit in the yard." Lucas Yin broke free and moved a bench to sit under the tree. He didn't eat or drink water, just sat there for two hours. It was past ten o'clock and the outside of the alley was quiet, with only the footsteps of one or two people returning from the night shift.

His head dropped lower and lower, and Lucas Yin began to feel sleepy. He lay on his knees and closed his eyes. When he was about to fall asleep, he forced himself to raise his head to stop falling asleep. He got up and went to the sink to wash his face. The cold underground water relieved his sleepiness.

"Let me see...let me see our yard..."

Lucas Yin turned his head suddenly when he heard the noise, and Daniel Yin ran to the door ahead of him. In the alley, Nie Feng walked unsteadily from the inside until he reached the outside of the yard next door.

Ethan Nie followed behind and said, "Dad, don't disturb others."

Nie Feng took two steps back and leaned against the wall: "It belongs to other people. It belongs to other people. We used to live here as a family of three. Next door was your Uncle Yin's house. Now we don't have any land..."

Lucas Yin had already run out and stood on the steps. He called out: "Uncle Nie."

Nie Feng didn't respond. He took two steps closer to take a closer look before saying, "Lucas Yin has grown so tall and still recognizes me."

Daniel Yin walked down the steps and hugged Nie Feng. His third uncle also rushed over. After a while, the two adults helped Nie Feng back. Ethan Nie and Lucas Yin were the only ones left in the alley. Ethan Nie walked to the base of the wall where his father was standing, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and looked at the door in front of him without speaking.

Lucas Yin walked to the side and asked, "When did you learn to smoke?"

"Forgot," Ethan Nie exhaled, "I only smoke when I want to show off."

The two of them didn't say anything else. When the cigarette burned out and was put out, Lucas Yin grabbed Ethan Nie's arm. He pointed at the front door of his house and said, "Your house used to be next to mine, but now it's someone else's house. But you don't have no home. My home is your home. I'm saying it like a tongue twister. Do you understand?"

Ethan Nie smiled: "I understand."

"Yang'er, Uncle Yin hugged my dad just now, can you hug me too?"

Lucas Yin stepped forward and hugged the other person. Ethan Nie tightened his arms, buried his head in the other person's ear, and then whispered "Thank you" softly.