Chapter 1

Lynch is 17 years old and is a first-year student in a key high school in Shanghai. His mother is Li Yuqin, 43 years old, and is a housewife. Lin Qi's father is doing business abroad all year round and only spends half of the year at home.

Lynch's mother is a typical educational mother with a very decisive and a typical strong woman. She used to be an executive in the company and resigned to educate her children after she got married to her husband.

She is 167 tall, has a fair skin and a plump figure. Although she is not particularly beautiful, she also has the charm of a mature woman. She is not very fashionable in normal times. Her hairstyle is to tie her hair up on top of her head, which is a typical middle-aged woman.

His mother's personality is a very cautious and conservative woman who is not very fashionable and wears ordinary suit pants or jeans all year round.

In summer, I have a T-shirt on my upper body, and in winter, I just have a sweater and a down jacket. At most, I put on light makeup when I go out. In addition to the more serious expressions than ordinary middle-aged women, I also have the image of my neighbor's mother that can be seen on the streets. Nothing is particularly prominent.

Lynch's family has several houses in Shanghai, and the family is well-off.

His father is doing business outside all year round, and his mother is urging Lynch to study and then do housework at home.

His son Lynch has very good academic performance and is well-behaved and introverted. He is a typical child from other people's home as his parents call him.

Every day after school, he goes home to do his homework and has few friends. The only friend who has played since childhood is Wang Ming. Because Wang Ming's academic performance was particularly poor after the high school entrance examination and did not even have enough barrier lines, he went to the vocational high school entrance examination.

The two of them also parted ways.

Fortunately, the Vocational High School where Wang Ming studied was very close to his key high school, just across the street, so the two of them could meet and chat occasionally.

The Lynch family has strict tutoring, so Lynch's mother has always opposed him from dealing with Wang Ming, saying that his school is a garbage school, a rogue school, and will be a social debris in the future.

Tonight is a parent meeting for his son Lynch School. Lynch, as the deputy class leader, went to the school early to entertain parents.

His mother had supper in the evening, put on some light makeup, wore a tight white T-shirt, and a normal suit pants and black leather shoes on her lower body.

Still put your hair on top of your head.

Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

So I went to my son's school.

Although Lynch's mother is about 1.6 meters tall and has a very plump and convex figure, she is also a 43-year-old aunt because she is dressed too simply.

So when I arrived at school, I immediately integrated into the group of parents, and it was not particularly conspicuous. The parent meeting began. The teacher just routinely talked about some recent situations in the class, criticized the students who were poor in their studies, praised the students who were good at studying, and Lynch was of course included. Parent meetings in key high schools are often so simple and boring.

The parent-teacher meeting ended an hour and a half later. Ah, mom went home to cook first. What kind of late-night snack do you want to have to have in the evening?Mom asked.

No need, mom, I'm not hungry today, you go back first.I swept the floor and went home.

The son replied: OK, go home immediately after it’s over, don’t wander around outside.

A few ordinary conversations between mother and son, they never dreamed that this would be one of their last conversations as a normal family.

My mother didn't go home immediately. After leaving the classroom, Lynch's mother met the head teacher in the corridor. The two of them chatted for more than ten minutes.

Of course there is something about Lynch’s learning.

There is basically no bad news.

After the greetings, Lynch's mother left the school and walked home. She could walk home very close to home, and Lynch's duty was also over.

After carrying the schoolbag and going home, the mother and son left the school gate.

On the way home, Lynch's mother passed by the vocational high school, which was the vocational high school that Lynch's good friend Wang Ming attended.

That is the rogue school he calls.

Lynch was following his mother about 50 meters away, because she was about to get home, so Lynch was too lazy to come forward to say hello to his mother.

But Lynch saw his mother stop at the gate of the vocational high school, chatting with a few students with open school uniforms, dyed yellow hair, and cigarettes in their mouths.

One of them was wearing ripped jeans without even wearing school uniforms. During this period, my mother seemed to take out her cell phone and scan each other for something.

Maybe I added WeChat.

Those students looked like bad boys at first glance.

One of them is about 1.8 meters tall and looks quite handsome.

Bad boys like this who are in vocational high school have always been the person their mothers look down upon the most.

How could he chat with him there?

Lynch found it very strange.

But without thinking too much, I followed my mother's footsteps and went home.

After returning home, Lynch asked: Mom, I just passed by Wang Ming’s school, and I saw you chatting with a few bad students.What are you talking about?I see you have added WeChat.

It's nothing. It seems that a student in their school was seriously ill and his family was not in good condition. The class raised donations. Seeing that I was a student, the parents asked me to donate some money. I didn't know if it was true or not. Anyway, it didn't have much, so I gave him 100 yuan.

In this way, Wang Ming's school seems to be full of rich people, and unexpectedly there are also poor households.Mom, you are so kind-hearted. I thought you hated the people from that school very much.

It’s okay if the family really has difficulties to donate some money. After all, they are all children, so they are afraid that they will not do serious things if they take the money. But then again, don’t get too close to Wang Ming and the others.After all, all the students who are studying in vocational high school are very messy. Like the children at the door, they all have their hair dyed and tattoos. If you play with them, you will get rid of you. Now you are in a critical period. If you take a wrong step in your life, you will be ruined.

I know my mother, I rarely meet Wang Ming now.Some of their schools are pretty bad, but Wang Ming is still quite honest. He just has a stupid mind and has no choice but to study hard and have no choice but to go to that school.

Lynch replied.

Just have a clear idea in your heart, go to bed early.

One night a week later, my mother prepared supper and asked Lynch to have it first. She sat on the sofa in the living room and read the newspaper. Suddenly, a phone call came. When my mother picked up her cell phone, she suddenly turned red and her forehead was covered with white sweat. Her expression became extremely gentle and no longer had her usual cold and serious face.

My mother, who has always spoken concisely and doesn't like to be stubborn, talked for a long time this time, and Lynch sat in the living room and couldn't hear exactly what she was talking about.

I saw my mother crossing her legs and touching her thighs with her hands. Her words were gentle. After chatting, my mother's breathing increased and sweat flowed along her neck to her chest. Her expression was nervous and she felt a little excited. I heard: Why do I need me to wear that kind of thing... It's so strange... Okay... Let's talk about it then... It's the first time that aunt is like this.

Lynch thought maybe he was talking about other people's gossip with another aunt.

After all, my mother is also a woman. When she hung up the phone, her eyes lit up, she turned her head and said loudly to Lynch: Has the Archie finished her meal?After you finish eating, hurry up and do your homework. You haven’t memorized the words today, don’t be lazy.

I will recite my mom in a while.Lynch replied loudly.

One night a few days later, Lynch sat on the dining table as usual. Mother had prepared dinner, and the mother and son sat down to eat together, just like usual. The difference is that today, my mother kept silently squeezing the rice in the bowl without looking up at Lynch. After thinking for a while, my mother suddenly said: Aqi, after finishing the meal, go to the supermarket to buy a pair of stockings for my mother. You know the stockings, you need to have the flesh color, buy the thinnest type.

As he said that, his mother took out 100 yuan from her wallet and handed it to Lynch.

It’s the thin socks worn by women. Mom, why are you buying that thing?I remember you don't like to wear it.

Lynch asked in confusion.

Mom... Mom will have a class reunion in a few days... It is said that all the students will come and they can't wear it too casually. Just go and buy it. Go to the supermarket to buy the most expensive ones, don't go to the convenience store downstairs.

oh.The flesh color is right, I know.

After buying, hurry home and do your homework quickly and don’t wander around outside.

I know mom, today's braised pork is so delicious.Lynch responded while eating.

After dinner, Lynch, who was obedient, went out to the supermarket to buy stockings as his mother said.After a while, I bought it and handed it to my mother.Then I honestly recited English words.

At about 12 o'clock in the evening, Lynch finished all his homework and was about to go to bed. Suddenly, he felt thirsty and wanted to pour a glass of water. When he arrived in the living room, he found that his mother, who had always been going to bed early and getting up early, was typing on the sofa with her cell phone.

When my mother saw Lynch said she wanted to drink water, she got up and went to the kitchen to pour water. She put her phone on the coffee table.

Lynch sat sleepy on the sofa.

His eyes suddenly glanced at his mother's phone, and it was still lit. Seeing his mother talking on WeChat, Lynch curiously reached out and pulled it up. The previous chat history had been deleted, and only the message sent by his mother.

The message is a photo. The photo shows a pair of flesh-colored stockings spread on the bed. They have just been unpacked and have not been worn yet. Isn’t it the pair of stockings I bought at the supermarket at night? Lynch thought, and then a line of text followed and asked, "Are you talking about this?"

Lynch was puzzled. Why did his mother ask others if she bought a pair of stockings? Maybe she asked her friends which stockings would be more suitable for students to wear when they went to participate.

Lynch stopped thinking about it and went back to his room to sleep after drinking water.

In the next month, nothing happened, and life still lived the same as usual. However, Lynch's mother, who had never paid attention to dressing on Friday, suddenly began to dress up carefully. She started dressing from four o'clock in the afternoon until 5 o'clock. Today, her mother's dress was very different from usual, which made Lynch very strange. The mother who usually didn't like to wear skirts actually wore a long skirt that reached her knees today, and she also bought a pair of flesh-colored stockings last time. Although the skirts and stockings were just the daily dress of ordinary middle-aged women, it was really strange for mothers who hated skirts and stockings to wear this way today, and she also put on very heavy makeup. My mother usually doesn't wear makeup, at most she put on light makeup. Today, she put on such heavy makeup, and her heart trembled in her heart. I didn't expect that her simple mother would have such great charm after dressing up.

Mom, the clothes you are wearing today are not much the same as usual, why are you wearing a skirt?Don’t you like to wear skirts?Where are you going tonight?

Several friends who have not seen each other for many years asked their mother to go out for dinner.I haven't seen you for so long, and I'm not good at dressing too casually, so I'll dress up a little.Does mom look good in dressing like this?

Very nice looking and looks very dignified.

OK, then I'll leave.After you have eaten, you are not allowed to play with computers. Go to bed early, and your mother may come back later.

OK, I understand, go quickly, don't be late.Lynch, who was determined to play online games, urged.

As soon as my mother left, Lynch started playing games and had a lot of fun. Until 12 o'clock in the evening, Lynch was a little worried, but of course it was more strange. After all, my mother rarely didn't go home so late in the years.

So Lynch took out his cell phone and called his mother.

There were several beeps and no one answered it.

After the phone hung up, it was 12:30 again. Lynch called another phone and finally someone answered the other end.

The sound on the other end was very noisy and accompanied by a lot of laughter. It was probably because my mother had fun with her friends and had dinner, drinking and chatting until late.

Hello, mom, why haven’t you been home yet?

Ah... You haven't slept yet... A few friends pulled me and insisted on chatting for a while... You go to bed early... Ah... It feels so comfortable... Ah... Don't wait for me to go to bed early...

Mom, what are you talking about?What's so comfortable?Where are you?

Mom and a few aunts were washing their feet in the foot washing city... The master pressed it very well and felt comfortable... Don't ask, go to bed quickly... buzz...

Lynch's mother seemed to be eating something, her mouth was full, buzzing...

OK Mom, I'm going to bed right away. What are you eating?The mouth is so full?

Well... I just drank wine... Auntie bought me a popsicle to eat... You go to bed... I'm dead... Who... Is it a fool son... Hahaha...

Lynch's mother hung up the phone after she said that.

It's really rare. My mother, who is usually so introverted and conservative, has had such a happy time and has been having so late today.

However, it should be impossible to have an affair with my mother's personality.

Maybe it was because several aunts hadn't seen each other for a long time, so I was particularly happy.

It was rare for my mother to come out and be happy. Lynch thought not to disturb her. But when she hung up the phone just now, Lynch seemed to hear someone saying "Who, the stupid son," maybe she heard it wrong. Lynch kept playing with the computer until two or three o'clock in the evening. His mother still didn't go home.

The next morning, Lynch was awakened by his mother's huge scolding: Aqi!What happened to you last night!I just didn't stare at you for one night, so you just played on the computer all night?Do you still want your academic performance?Don’t think that if your dad is not at home, you can do whatever you want!If you dare to fail the final exam, I will not break your legs!

Lynch was sleepy.

It turned out that it was the computer I played all night yesterday and slept on the computer desk before I knew it. Seeing that my mother was still wearing the clothes she had from yesterday, she scolded herself with a stern look on her face.

My mother must have just arrived home.

It’s not Ah’s mother. Now the teachers all assign homework online. I did my homework online last night.I wrote it too late, and I played games for a while later and fell asleep.I will never dare to do it again, don’t be angry!

Lynch hurriedly said that he has always been a good child and rarely received such severe scolding from his mother.

I don’t know if I looked at my mother’s face because she was angry or because she was flushed, and there was a little tiredness in her eyes.

You are not allowed to go out all day today, so you can review your homework at home!

Mom scolded: I know, Mom, I'm going out to play with Mingbu today, so I'm doing my homework at home, but mom, why are you going home now?

Last night, I had dinner with your Aunt Zhang and the others and washed my feet, and then played mahjong all night.I didn't let me worry about it one night. This is the first and last time. You dare to play with the computer all night long in the future.I will tell your dad that he will come back and clean up you. Okay, go brush your teeth and wash your face, and I will make breakfast for you.

After saying that, my mother turned around and walked towards the kitchen. At this time, Lynch noticed something very strange.

When my mother went out last night, she obviously wore flesh-colored stockings, but now she was wearing a pair of black stockings on her legs.

Did my mother change into stockings halfway through when she went out?

Moreover, there are several holes in this pair of stockings. Even if they are hung until nothing is broken, they will not be broken like this. What did my mother experience last night?

Too strange.

Lynch originally wanted to ask, but he thought that he should not talk too much when he was scolded by his mother, so he went to brush his teeth and wash his face to prepare for breakfast...

Lynch sat on the dining table, watching her mother stepping on tattered black stockings and making breakfast with all her heart. She thought that although her mother was usually strict and serious, she was still very good to herself.

My heart is full of happiness.

But this pair of tattered black stockings made him feel endless doubts.

Why did my mother go out with a few aunts and change into stockings during the trip?

Lynch had an ominous premonition in his heart, although he couldn't tell what it felt.

In short, it is a secret that makes people dare not explore. The holes in my mother's stockings are like black holes, making people dare not spy in depth, as if they will be sucked into the bottomless abyss once they get close.

This feeling made Lynch feel uncomfortable. He finally couldn't help but plucked up the courage to ask: Mom, why are you wearing black stockings when you come back today?I remember when you went out, you wore flesh-colored stockings, and why did you even break it like this?

My mother's eyebrows were a little surprised, and her eyes seemed to shake.

It seemed that he had stabilized his emotions and replied calmly: You are talking nonsense, why don’t you care about studying so much?Mom, I fell asleep at your Aunt Zhang's house last night. When I woke up in the morning, I might have taken it wrong. I put on the torn stockings on your Aunt Zhang's floor and put them home. I guess walking on the road makes people laugh to death.

So that's it, Lynch's heart was finally let go.

It’s all my fault for staying up late to play on the computer, making my mind confused and thinking a lot early in the morning.

How could something strange happen to such a dignified and steady mother?

Besides, my mother is so old.

It's ready, you can eat it quickly.After eating, I went to memorize all the words I hadn't finished memorizing last time.

As my mother said, she was about to take off her stockings in front of him and was about to throw it away from the trash can because it was mother and son.

So my mother always treats her as a child and never shys away from changing clothes and pants.

Just as my mother took off her stockings, Lynch was surprised to find that the black stockings she was wearing were not pantyhose, but a pair of stockings wearing lace edges, with garters on them.

My mother took off her socks with a garter belt from her waist, and Lynch had just let down her heart up again. My mother said that the stockings were wrong with Aunt Zhang, but ordinary housewives wear pantyhose. How could she wear such stockings and throw them everywhere? This kind of suspender socks can only be seen in short videos in the island country. How could Aunt Zhang wear such socks?

Lynch couldn't help but fall into endless reverie again.

After breakfast, Lynch focused on studying.

The original doubts were also hit by the English words. He was a top student and had good grades.

Even so, my mother was still very strict in education, and he couldn't help but relax.

Whenever he feels tired, his mother will look stern in her face and criticize herself. The difference is that today, the mother who was standing on her legs, who was cursing herself, was wearing those pairs of ripped stockings.