The air was filled with a faint smell of lust.
Xie Ning didn't calm down for a long time.
Zhuang Yan seemed to smile, looked at the bedside table, and asked, "Where did you put the tissue?"
Xie Ning blinked for a while: "Yes, on the table."
Zhuang Yan got out of bed and wiped his hands with a tissue.
Xie Ning lay down for a while and asked him, "You... do you want me to help?"
Zhuang Yan's eyes were deep and he smiled: "I suggest you don't."
Xie Ning silently pulled the quilt beside him and buried himself in it.
…
The gift for Mr. Xie was chosen by Zhuang Yan's grandfather. He and Mr. Xie have been together for decades, and they know more about each other than the grandson of Xie Ning.
Zhuang Yan's grandfather asked a few more questions while picking out gifts, and finally he prepared a birthday present for Xie Ning.
Shainin felt uncomfortable.
You Qi even made a video call from Ms. Qiao who was overseas: "I heard Zhuang Yan say, your birthday is coming?"
Xie Ning nodded: "Well."
"Unfortunately, I am already abroad." Ms. Qiao sighed, "If I had known earlier, I might have tried to go abroad later."
Xie Ning hurriedly said: "Don't be so troublesome, you... you're good to go."
Ms. Qiao smiled: "Then I'll first wish you a happy birthday, Ningning."
Xie Ning said sincerely: "Thank you."
"Tell me what to say thank you." Ms. Qiao said, "I will send the gift, but it will take some time to go through the customs. It should be delivered after your birthday."
She said angrily and glanced at Zhuang Yan next to Xie Ning: "It's also his fault for not letting me know sooner."
Zhuang Yan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is it my fault?"
Xie Ning shook his head: "Don't blame him, he just knew about it not long ago."
But Ms. Qiao didn't appreciate it: "I don't blame you, who doesn't even know her boyfriend's birthday, or is it my fault?"
Xie Ning choked abruptly: "He... I... "
Zhuang Yan: "…"
When Ms. Qiao spoke, she realized that she had exposed something, and put her hand against her lips.
Zhuang Yan glanced at her helplessly.
Xie Ning asked in panic, "You... you know?"
Ms. Qiao coughed lightly and comforted him: "That... Zhuang Yan told me, don't worry, my father and I like you very much."
Xie Ning was even more frightened: "Uncle... Did you know that?"
Ms. Joe coughed again.
Zhuang Yan rubbed his forehead with his hand and said, "Why did you tell him this?"
Ms. Qiao: "Didn't I... didn't notice it for a while."
Xie Ning's mind was blank at the moment, he just stared blankly at Ms. Qiao on the screen, not knowing what to say.
Ms. Qiao thought he was frightened, and hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, we are all open-minded people and will not hinder you."
Xie Ning replied unconsciously, "Yeah."
His hands involuntarily squeezed on the hem of his clothes, and his palms were sweating a little.
Ms. Qiao said: "It's a pity that his father is not here at the moment, otherwise let him come over and meet you."
Xie Ning said dryly: "No, no need."
Ms. Qiao smiled: "I should meet, let him wish you a happy birthday too."
Seeing that Xie Ning was so nervous, Zhuang Yan turned the camera to him: "Don't pay attention when you speak."
Facing Zhuang Yanchang, Ms. Qiao's tone was not so gentle: "What am I paying attention to? If I hadn't caught up with you now, would I have been so excited to say something wrong?"
Before Zhuang Yan could speak, Ms. Qiao said again: "And you are officially together. It's not a shameful thing, can't I know?"
Zhuang Yan pressed his forehead: "You scared him."
Ms. Qiao: "I think he's just too flustered and can't react for a while, and it's a good thing for him to know our attitude earlier."
Zhuang Yan thought about it, but couldn't refute it.
Shaining's parents were unacceptable to his sexuality, and it was also a piece of his heart.
As an elder, Ms. Qiao's attitude probably made him feel a lot better.
The mother and son talked again.
Before hanging up the video, Ms. Qiao asked Zhuang Yan to turn the camera back and said, "Ning Ning, if Zhuang Yan bullies you in the future, just tell me, and I will make the decision for you."
Zhuang Yan sneered: "Didn't you still complain that others asked you for my small report every day?"
Ms. Qiao frowned and glanced at him: "Others are others, Ningning is her own family, how can it be the same."
Zhuang Yan: "Okay."
After hanging up the video, Xie Ning turned to look at Zhuang Yan, licked the corner of his lips, and his voice trembled: "They, they all know?"
Zhuang Yan nodded and smiled at him: "...I told them."
Xie Ning squeezed the hem of his clothes even tighter.
After a while, he asked again, "Then... your grandfather...?"
Zhuang Yan guiltily looked away.
Shainin: …
He really didn't know how to react right now.
Thinking of the gift from Grandpa Zhuang Yan again, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything.
Xie Ning asked after a long while, "They... don't mind?"
Zhuang Yan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mind? I found such an excellent and well-matched boyfriend, and it's too late for them to be satisfied."
Xie Ning whispered, "I and you... are both men."
Zhuang Yan sneered: "Darling, are you living in the last century? Same-sex marriage has been legal for so many years, as long as those old stubborn people still talk about gender issues. Don't worry, my family is very open-minded."
Xie Ning looked at him and said, "Your family... it's so nice."
Zhuang Yan smiled: "Be confident, Ning Ning. My relationship with you is open and above all blameless. You can also loudly introduce me as your boyfriend to anyone."
"We don't have to hide, and we don't have to worry about other people's eyes. I love you, and you love me too. We will fall in love, get married, live together, and raise another litter of bunnies. When we get old, we have to go hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder. walking down the street."
Xie Ning's nose was inexplicably sour.
After a long time, he nodded slowly and replied, "Okay."
Xie Ning went to the compound with Zhuang Yan on his birthday.
The two went out early in the morning. Because it was a birthday, Xie Ning put on a white dress with a bow tied around the neckline.
In the mirror, he looks like a little prince who came out of a fairy tale.
Zhuang Yan couldn't help but pulled someone over and kissed him, and picked out a brooch for him to wear.
Thinking that such an excellent Xie Ning would be seen by more people, Zhuang Yan couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
Really want to hide his rabbit in his palm.
Zhuang Yan also dressed up a little, dressed very formally, and deliberately avoided being too sharp, for fear of stealing Xie Ning's limelight.
But in any case, he has an extraordinary temperament and extraordinary charm, and when he appears with Xie Ning, it is a match that makes people unable to take their eyes off.
It was still early in the morning when we arrived at the compound, and the two were the first to come.
I thought that Mr. Xie was still asleep, but as soon as he entered the living room, he saw Mr. Xie sitting on a chair specially prepared for him. When he saw Xie Ning, his eyes lit up.
"Ning Ning is here."
Uncle Zhong took care of Mr. Xie by the side: "Young master is here."
Xie Ning walked over: "Grandpa woke up so early today?"
Father Xie said with a smile, "It's not early, it's not early."
Uncle Zhong also smiled: "Usually the old man is asleep at this time. I woke up early this morning. I must have wanted to see you earlier."
Father Xie narrowed his eyes: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
After speaking, the two of them turned their eyes to Zhuang Yan again.
"Who is this?"
Mr. Xie is old and his memory is not very good. Zhuang Yan looks familiar, but he can't remember who it is.
However, Uncle Zhong still remembered him and reminded: "This is what you praised before, that kid from the banker."
"Oh, Zhuang... Zhuang Yan, right? He passed the New Year, come over and let me see..." Mr. Xie beckoned to him and called him to him, "I haven't seen him for a while, and he's getting better and better."
Shainin quietly pulled his hand and told him not to be nervous.
Zhuang Yan was really a little nervous.
He swallowed and smiled: "The old man has become more and more healthy."
Although it was not the first time he came to see Mr. Xie, but... After all, his identities are different today.
In front of Mr. Xie, his identity changed from his friend's grandson to his grandson's boyfriend, which is not a concept.
Although Xie Ning has not introduced him to Mr. Xie.
Zhuang Yan didn't think that this matter could be hidden from Mr. Xie, not to mention whether his grandfather had disclosed it, but even Ms. Qiao had heard the news that Xie Ning had lived with him for so many days.
Although Mr. Xie is old, he has probably heard of his love for Xie Ning.
However, Mr. Xie's attitude towards him was very intimate, even more enthusiastic than that of the New Year, which made Zhuang Yan a little flattered.
The official dinner will not start until the evening, no one is coming at this time, only the servants who are preparing for the dinner come in and out.
Today is a good day, the sun is shining brightly, Xie Ning and Zhuang Yan simply accompanied Mr. Xie to the garden for a walk.
"This yew tree was given to me by your grandfather when Ning Ning's grandmother and I got married." Mr. Xie pointed to a tree and said, "It's very difficult to raise."
A little bit of red looms in the green leaves, which is really pleasing to the eye. Zhuang Yan said, "You are very good at raising them. My grandfather likes to toss with flowers and plants.
Old man Xie glanced at him with a smile: "You can't let your grandpa hear this, or he should get angry again."
He said and recalled: "Your grandfather's temperament is still the same. I am the only one. I have to make people follow his wishes. Whenever they are dissatisfied, they blow their beards and stare. They have not improved for so many years."
Zhuang Yan held back a smile: "You have a good temper, so you can bear him."
Xie Ning glanced at him and felt that Zhuang Yan's temper was not much different from that of his grandfather.
Mr. Xie picked two red fruits and put them in the hands of Xie Ning and Zhuang Yan respectively.
Xie Ning wondered: "Can this be eaten?"
"You can't eat it." Father Xie said, "This fruit is poisonous, so it looks good, and I'll give it to you to play with."
Xie Ning: "Oh."
Mr. Xie added: "There is also a legend about this yew tree. It is said that a bird named 'Ai' poured it out with tears. When people are old, they don't remember what the legend is."
Holding the fruit in his hand, Zhuang Yan always felt that Mr. Xie already knew about him and Xie Ning.
After lunch, Mr. Xie began to feel sleepy again. Uncle Zhong moved a reclining chair and put it in a place where the sun was not too violent, so that Mr. Xie squinted for a while.
Mr. Xie was still thinking about Xie Ning's birthday banquet in the evening, and asked Uncle Zhong to remind him to wake him up early.
When Mr. Xie fell asleep, Xie Ning took Zhuang Yan to visit his bedroom - mainly because Zhuang Yan wanted to see.
In fact, there is nothing special. Xie Ning returned to the compound after the college entrance examination. The student dormitory he lived in when he was in college only came back on weekends. After graduation, the uncle's family started to make trouble, and Xie Ning had to move out.
But the room has been kept, and people come to clean it regularly.
In a box under the bookshelf, Zhuang Yan also turned to the paintings of Shaining University, some were homework, and some were sketches he painted for inspiration.
Xie Ning blushed and smiled: "At that time, the level was not mature, and the painting was not good enough."
Zhuang Yan said, "I think it looks pretty good."
There is a book next to the drawing, Zhuang Yan thought it was a classmate's recording, and opened it, only to find that it was an album.
The floor was covered with a soft carpet, which was very clean. The two of them sat on the carpet with their heads together, looking at the album.
"It's all taken in college." Xie Ning said, "The back is the graduation photo."
Compared with the present, Xie Ning in college has not changed much, but his attire is more concise, and his temperament is the same as clean and cold.
Xie Ning's face is not childish, but he always has an inexplicable pure temperament, which makes people feel like he is a student.
Zhuang Yan flipped and thought: If he hadn't chosen to go abroad, he would have met Xie Ning like this.
It was so beautiful that it moved his heart.
After flipping through the album, Zhuang Yan asked, "Aren't there any photos of you when you were young?"
Xie Ning bit his lip and said in a low voice, "...No more. When we moved back to the north, it was more urgent and confusing. I didn't know where the albums were missing, and I didn't bring them back."
Zhuang Yan said "Oh", a little disappointed.
He was more curious about what Shainin was like as a child.
Isn't it... cuter and more shy than it is now.
The two chatted for a while, and when the sun moved westward, people came one after another.
Although Uncle Zhong received him, Xie Ning, as the protagonist, could not hide upstairs.
Xia Wan and Xie Jing arrived early.
Xie Ning was stunned when he saw them.
Xia Wan also followed a girl, as if she was brought here.
The girl Xie Ning is very familiar, and Zhuang Yan also knows him.
It's Song Qingqing.
Xia Wan said, "This is a little girl I know. When I heard about your birthday, I brought it with you for a meal."
Xie Ning's face immediately turned cold.
The author has something to say: Remember a story: If Zhuang Yan did not go abroad, he met Xie Ning in college.
It's not over yet, but there are more and more stories I want to write.