A small city in the north is Yue Wei's hometown. After returning from many years ago, Yue Wei has never thought about seeking a life elsewhere. It seems that for many years, Yue Wei and her lover Lu Wei have been running this couple's cigarette shop. A few years ago, after Lu Wei

A small city in the north is Yue Wei's hometown. After returning from many years ago, Yue Wei has never thought about seeking a life elsewhere.

It seems that for many years, Yue Wei and her lover Lu Wei have been running this couple's cigarette hotel. A few years ago, after Lu Wei went to work in a cultural unit, the mom-and-pop shop became just a name in name. But fortunately, the store is our own, the customer base is stable, and the goods are all brand names. If anything is missing, just use WeChat and it will be delivered to your door, which saves a lot of trouble. Yue Wei runs the store alone, just like before, there is no essential difference.

The gymnasium is on the east side, ten minutes away from the community. Yue Wei walked out of the community gate and walked slowly along the sidewalk towards the gymnasium.

The night in the small town has the calmness of the countryside and the prosperity of the city. On the road, there are vehicles from time to time, with their lights on in the distance, like gentle monsters, coming and going slowly. After a while, another car followed and left again.

Entering midsummer, there are always street lights above the road, playing silent games with the dense branches and leaves in the wind. It swayed tirelessly through the leaves, and persistently sprinkled some yellowish light flakes on the path in front of Yue Wei's feet. In Yuewei's view, every place covered by a street lamp is a palace of light and shadow. Even if you walk for a short time, you can enjoy the beauty of this small town at night.

The floors along the street, the highest are more than a dozen floors, and they are not densely packed. If you are really interested, you can look up and explore the deep night sky. There are definitely many stars, which will allow you to expand your imagination. However, the rainy season, which is traveling from the south to the north, is just around the corner. The twinkling stars tonight may all escape tomorrow and not a single one will be seen. In front of

is the only traffic light intersection, and then turn left, which is the stadium. There are two fruit stalls at the intersection. There are cherries on the north side of the road. Along the stone roadside, there are four wooden baskets placed diagonally. In each basket, there are some leftover cherries that were picked by others. Although they are cheap, "I would rather eat a fairy peach than eat it rotten." Yuewei, who has a basket of apricots, will not buy it. What's more, at this time, the price of cherries was very high. After her mother left, Yue Wei lost interest in buying some luxurious things, unless she had to buy them. And Lunan is a watermelon stall. A small half-truck bucket of watermelons, round and round, looks like they weigh more than ten kilograms each.

In normal times, Yue Wei wouldn't have to think about it. There were only a few people at home and there was not enough watermelon to finish, so it would be a pity to waste it. Most children who come from rural areas know the hardships faced by their parents and have always cherished food. Yuewei remembers that in her hometown, there were many people and the family was big, so her father would often carry big watermelons home one after another. On a hot noon, when the adults came back from work and the sisters got off school, the family gathered in the living room and took out a large watermelon that was as round as a ball and washed it in cold water. The father touched it lightly with a kitchen knife and the emerald green watermelon appeared. The skin of the watermelon suddenly cracked, and the red pulp was about to come out. At this time, my father smiled and kept saying "good melon" while cutting the watermelon. Thinking of this, Yue Wei seemed to see her father's smile again. She smiled slightly and approached the watermelon cart.

A man in his fifties was flipping watermelons for a young woman riding an electric bicycle. One after another, the young women said they were too big. Seeing Yue Wei coming forward, she looked at Yue Wei with questioning eyes. Yue Wei also had this intention, and the two hit it off immediately. She asked the shop owner to find the biggest one and kill him from the middle, killing each person in half.

"Mom, let me get it." At some point, my daughter came over, and there was a girl of similar age beside her. She has a delicate appearance, a long face, and a low ponytail hanging down her back. On such a hot day, the girl was still wearing long pants and shorts, which was a bit outdated.

"Hello, aunt!" the girl greeted Yue Wei with a smile.

"It's Jingjing." Yue Wei smiled happily and held the girl's hand affectionately. After a brief exchange of greetings, Shanshan carried the watermelon and the three of them turned around and walked back.

Jingjing is Shanshan's good friend and graduated from an ordinary university in this province. The two grew up together and studied in the same class since junior high school. Then, they entered the key high school in the small town at the same time.After graduating from college, Jingjing failed the postgraduate entrance examination and had to return to his hometown. Since I majored in accounting, I found my first job fairly smoothly. But not long after, I heard from Shanshan that I found another job, and not long after that, the same thing happened.

"Isn't it not good to change jobs so frequently?" Once, Yue Wei expressed her thoughts, and her original intention was to give Shanshan a vaccination. Unexpectedly, Shanshan became unhappy on the spot: "Mom, I don't know the specific reason, so don't talk nonsense." Yue Wei felt a little unhappy. Next, different situations happened several times, and Yue Wei's suggestions were basically rejected by Shanshan.

Yue Wei completely understands that when her children grow up, it’s time to let go. As a mother, you have basically fulfilled your responsibilities as a guardian. In addition to caring about daily life, the mother may no longer be able to help the child who is traveling far away.

’s quiet home is in a community not far ahead. Under the traffic light, the two of them stood on the side of the road. After watching Jingjing for a while, they jointly carried the watermelon and turned around to walk home.