prudence

Chapter 15

On Friday afternoon, Lou Guo took two hours off work, left the company early, and went to the train station to pick up his cousin Mao Mao.

Maomao, whose full name is Lin Zhimao, just turned 14 this year.He went to school early, if it wasn't for the suspension of school, he would be in the third year of junior high now.

This child is introverted and autistic and doesn't like to take pictures.Lou Guo originally wanted to ask his uncle for a recent photo of him so that we could recognize each other, but what his uncle sent was the standard one-inch photo taken when Lin Zhimao's student card was just entering middle school.

In the photo, Lin Zhimao has fair skin, a smile on his face, and the outline of his face is still childish, which is almost like the small glutinous rice dumpling in Lou Guo's impression.

After the uncle sent the photo, he reminded him that Maomao has grown a lot taller now, and there is a little discrepancy with the one-inch photo. It will be more reliable to contact by phone.Uncle wanted to send the child over in person, but he was too busy to leave.

He works as an engineer and spends seven or eight months away from home every year. He earns hard money, so he has neglected the education of his children for many years.Because he was worried about his 14-year-old son taking the train to other places alone, he specially paid for someone to accompany him.He gave Louguo the contact number of the pick-up person, saying that Lin Zhimao only sent messages on weekdays and never answered the phone calls, so it would be inconvenient to contact him himself.

Lou Guo felt sorry for his uncle.My uncle and aunt finally had Mao Mao when they were nearly forty years old, and they naturally loved them in every way since they were old enough to have a son.Their son was so withdrawn, they thought they had worried a lot.

The train arrived on time, and after a while, Lou Guo's cell phone rang.

He communicated smoothly with his companions. After making an appointment on the phone, he soon saw someone waving in his direction from afar.

The two were tall and the other short. The man who waved was short in stature, but his movements seemed lively.When Lou Guo raised his hand, he thought to himself, Maomao is not as introverted as expected.

When he went forward to meet him, he saw clearly the face of the waving man, and immediately noticed something was wrong.

This person is about 1.6 meters tall and looks like a child from a distance. Why does he have a mature face over forty years old?

Is it the wrong person?Lou Guo turned his gaze to the tall man beside him in doubt.

The man lowered his head halfway, the upper half of his face was mostly covered by the overly long bangs, only a white chin was exposed.Although he is tall, he is somewhat hunchbacked, with a big student-like bag on his back.

Just wondering, the short middle-aged man dragged the tall man to him quickly.

"Louguo, right?" The middle-aged man introduced to him with a smile, "This is Maomao. Brother Lin said that you have all communicated, so I will send it here."

Lou Guo raised his head in shock, and looked at Lin Zhimao who was a head taller than him: "Mao, Maomao?"

Lin Zhimao's eyes covered by bangs seemed to blink, and then his lips moved a few times, not sure if he was greeting Louguo.

There were so many people at the train station, Lou Guo specially put on his plain glasses.At this moment, he slightly pushed down the glasses frame, and saw a small emoji face with sweaty brows on Lin Zhimao's head.

The middle-aged man finished his mission and left quickly, leaving Lou Guo at a loss for his oversized little cousin.

"How did you grow so tall?" He couldn't believe it. "It's close to 1.9 meters, right?"

Lin Zhimao shook his head, and replied softly, "I don't know, I haven't measured it."

"Straighten your back," Lou Guo patted his back hard, "Hurry up, let me see!"

Without saying a word, Lin Zhimao obediently straightened his bent back.

"Damn!" Lou Guo yelled and sighed around him, "You must be 1.9 meters tall! What did you eat to grow up? I bet no one will know that you are still a middle school student if you don't tell me! It's too high! Let me see your face...don't hide, let me see!"

Lin Zhimao blushed, shrank his back and dodged back pitifully.

"He looks completely different from the photo your father sent you." Lou Guo raised his head and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "Young man is very handsome with thick eyebrows and big eyes, why are you covering your face!"

After he finished speaking, he pushed his glasses casually, and saw the emoji of "SOS" on Lin Zhimao's head.

Not good, it seems too much.Lou Guo hurriedly stopped, cleared his throat and said, "It's getting late today, we won't go out for a stroll, let's go back and put our things down first."

Lin Zhimao nodded slightly.

The two left the train station, and Lou Guo took a taxi.Lin Zhimao sat in the back seat, looking out the window all the way, silent.

Lou Guo took off his glasses and took the initiative to talk to him: "Maomao, is there any place you want to go?"

Lin Zhimao shook his head.

Lou Guo asked again: "Is there anything you want to eat? The special dishes here."

Lin Zhimao still shook his head.

The little emoji face on his head looked a little uneasy, as if he wasn't used to such a conversation.

"No, then why did you come here?" Lou Guo was puzzled.

Lin Zhimao lowered his head, and the emoji also became frustrated.

Lou Guo couldn't stand this pitiful look the most, so he hurriedly coaxed him: "It's okay, I've been here for several years, and I'm still half a local snake. I'll introduce you and take you to play!"

Lin Zhimao remained silent, and the emoji remained the same.

Lou Guo was in a dilemma for a while, then suddenly thought of something, and said to the driver: "Master, change the destination! Let's go down early."

Lin Zhimao turned his head slightly nervously.

Lou Guo winked at him: "Just on the way, I'll take you to eat delicious food! Do you like bananas, strawberries and chocolate?"

Ten minutes later, Lin Zhimao stood on the side of the road, stunned at the crepe that Lou Guo handed over.

"Do you like mango?" Lou Guo glanced at the emoji on his head, and handed over the mango cream crepe in his hand, "This is a new product, I just tried it a few days ago, it's delicious!"

Lin Zhimao took the crepe and nodded slightly: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, I'm your brother," Lou Guo said, remembering something, "By the way, I haven't reported your parents' safety yet."

As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone, leaned close to Lin Zhimao, and turned on the selfie function of the camera.

"Hold up the crepe," he directed Daolin Zhimao, "look at the camera!"

Lin Zhimao turned his head nervously, not looking at the camera.

"It's not bad," Lou Guo confirmed the photo, and nodded with satisfaction, "By the way, Maomao, shall we add a friend?"

Lin Zhimao shook his head: "I don't need this."

"Ah? No way, how do you usually communicate with people?" Lou Guo was puzzled, "Uncle said that you don't call but only send messages."

"I usually use QQ." Lin Zhimao said.

"Oh... I used it before," Lou Guo said while posting to Moments, "Then let's add a QQ friend."

Lin Zhimao hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded.

"Try it quickly, let's walk while eating," Lou Guo smiled at him, "My house is right in front."

Lin Zhimao was the same as when he was a child, very obedient and quiet, and spoke softly.

He always keeps his head down, and the emoji on his head rarely changes. He is obviously a tall man, but he looks pitiful, as if he is being bullied.

When it came time to sleep at night, an embarrassing little nuisance arose.

Lou Guo originally slept on a single bed, but in order to let Lin Zhimao, who came to stay for the night, sleep comfortably, he borrowed a sofa bed from his college classmates.

But the problem now is that the sofa bed is obviously too small for Lin Zhimao.

After comparing the height and body shape of the two, Lou Guo had to change his plan, let Lin Zhimao sleep on his own bed, and make use of the sofa bed by himself.

After a night, Lou Guo's back hurts from sleeping, and his whole body feels uncomfortable.

The next day was Saturday, he originally wanted to take Lin Zhimao to the city center, find a restaurant to have lunch and then go to the movies in the afternoon.

Ke Lin Zhimao was unwilling.He didn't have much luggage, and he stuffed a laptop in his bag.After waking up, he hugged the computer and tapped.

"Are you chatting with someone?" Lou Guo asked.

Lin Zhimao glanced at him as if frightened, and quickly lowered his head again.

The emoji on his head looked aggrieved and obviously not very happy.

Lou Guo sighed in his heart, no wonder his uncle and aunt couldn't do anything about him, even if he could see the emoji, it was still troublesome.

Fortunately, after learning that he had "bought" the movie tickets in advance, Lin Zhimao obediently went out with him.

Along the way, the child held the phone and pressed it non-stop, and different emoji popped up on his head from time to time.

Lou Guo speculates that this child who is too autistic in the real world may have some friends who can make friends online.

When approaching the entrance of the cinema, a smiling emoji finally appeared on Lin Zhimao's head.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Lou Guo took the opportunity to talk to him: "I heard that this movie is very touching, should we buy a pack of tissues in advance before going in?"

Lin Zhimao blinked his eyes under his bangs, and turned his head away.

"Hahaha I'm joking," Lou Guo patted him hard on the back, "Maomao is a big boy, he doesn't like to cry a long time ago."

Lin Zhimao finally responded and nodded, "En."

"Oh, my movement..." Lou Guo withdrew his hand, wrinkled his face and moved his shoulders, "It's so sore and painful. It's all because of you, you are so big, you caused me last night..."

Halfway through his speech, his voice lowered unnaturally.

It seemed that someone was staring at him.A chill rose from behind, Lou Guo turned his head anxiously, and saw a familiar face.

"Student, senior?" He shouted in surprise.

Less than half a meter away from him, Jian Lingsa was looking at him with half-closed eyes.

On Jian Lingsa's head, a tornado whizzed, dark clouds billowed, and lightning flashed and thundered.

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Some readers reported that the protagonist Lou Guo is too stupid, and ordinary adults are not so stupid.

Yes.

He is not ordinary.

He is that stupid.

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