Two and a half years had passed since Dong Ge and He Changsheng lived together.
Last year, Dongge couldn't celebrate the New Year at home because she participated in the competition, so in order to make up for it, this year's New Year was extraordinarily lively.
The home was newly renovated, a floor-to-ceiling window was built in the dining room, the snow fell on the steps outside, and the place across the wall was as warm as spring.
The dumplings are stuffed with pork and green onions, and they are rolled up and down in the boiling aluminum pot; the meat is brightly colored with caramel, the dried plums are black and refreshing, and the aroma of the gravy fully draws out the mellow taste of the dried plums and complements each other; The flesh of the oysters is thick and the mineral smell is well masked by the ginger juice.
Such a wonderful and rich table of dishes, all prepared by Dong Feihong.
There were not many participants in this family banquet, there were only four present, Dong Pa Dong Mom, Dong Ge, and Dong Feihong.
Dong's mother served Dong Ge with a rosy face, while Dong Ge and Dong's father had a drink.
Dongge can drink a little bit of wine, so when Dad Dong's face was already red, Dongge's cheeks only had a bit of a seductive wine color, and his eyes were still bright and quiet.
Since it is a family banquet, it is natural to talk about personal matters during the banquet.
Mother Dong asked with a smile, "Xiao Ge, who have you been in a relationship with recently?"
Dongge said: "I'm training every day, so I don't have time to think about this."
Mommy Dong winked: "Don't be sloppy with Mom, tell Mom if you like it."
Winter Song: "Where is it?"
Mother Dong simply picked the words more clearly: "Do you like boys or girls?"
This world line is different from the previous world line, and the social acceptance of homosexuality is quite general. Dong Ma was a little surprised that Dong Ma could ask such a thing.
And soon Mommy Dong gave the reason: "What are your eyes? Our family is an ice rink, and most of the boys bring boys to ice skating. In these old years, my mother has accompanied you to several foreign countries. What Western Jinger has not seen before?"
Dongge was surprised: "...Why do you suddenly think so?"
It's true that Dongge has always been gay, but why did Mommy Dong bring this up
Mother Dong's expression "Is your mother guessed it?" "Is that person's surname He?"
Chi Xiaochi: "..." Huh
Dong Ma said: "When I went up to see you, I met one of your female teammates and chatted a little. She said that someone always came to the sidelines to watch you practice, and every time he went, you danced very vigorously. Whatever dance method is fancy, I can dance it. She said it well, so I went to inquire about it. I thought it was a girl, but I didn’t expect…”
Chi Xiaochi: "... Teacher Six, Teacher Six. Is there such a thing?"
During practice, Chi Xiaochi always handed over his body to Dong Ge and let him sway, but he didn't expect that he would take this opportunity to show his careful thinking.
061: "...Really."
Chi Xiaochi held the wine glass: "... I taught with me for a long time, and brought out a little peacock with its tail up."
061 Laugh.
Since receiving the subtle signal last time, 061 has paid special attention to the situation from inside Dongge's body.
Sure enough, this time there was another response.
If 061 is not wrong, the signal received this time is "blush".
Seeing that Dong Ge didn't speak, Mommy Dong couldn't help but continued to preach: "If you like boys, you like them, and it's not a bad thing. If you are like your uncle and engage in celibacy, that's a bad thing, when you get old. If your body is broken, who will take care of it?"
Dong Feihong, who was named for no reason, immediately acted cautiously, bowed his head to eat obediently, and at the same time crossed the edge of his rice bowl and winked at Dong Ge.
After dinner, Mother Dong washed the dishes, Dad Dong wiped the table, and Dong Ge was driven to watch TV.
After transferring the station to the central station, he put on his clothes and walked out of the house.
He found Dong Feihong who was smoking by the ice rink.
A bright red banner was pulled on the ice rink: Congratulations to Dongge for entering the national team, and the ice rink is free for seven days.
This was a notice issued a few years ago.
Dong Ge, another women's singles player Liang Xiao, and He Changsheng and Fang Xiaoyan, the pair skating combination, have been recognized by the National Skating Association and will be members of the national team starting after the year.
The training location is still dominated by provincial teams. If there is an important event, they will gather together for centralized training.
After the new year, they will fly to Finland to prepare for the training camp for the World Figure Skating Championships in March.
Seeing him, Dong Feihong swept away the smoke, intending to extinguish the cigarette butt.
Chi Xiaochi said, "No need."
He stepped forward and opened his palm to Chong Dong Feihong.
Dong Feihong understood and took out a cigarette case from his arms: "Can you smoke?"
Chi Xiaochi took one from the middle, and said in his mouth, "I will."
Dong Feihong said with a smile: "Our father and I are secretly smoking. Don't let your mother find out, or you should say that I brought you bad."
Saying that, he took the smoky smoke back into his mouth, lowered his head and touched the lighter from his pocket.
But he didn't expect that Chi Xiaochi stood on tiptoe slightly, and the cigarette in his mouth naturally touched the cigarette butt in Dong Feihong's mouth.
— Hiss.
The dark red, burning cigarette butt lit the cigarette paper of the other cigarette, which in turn ignited the tobacco inside.
Dong Feihong's heart suddenly jumped.
After the ignition, Chi Xiaochi automatically pulled away, as if the slightly ambiguous action just now was not done by him at all.
Leaning against the cold railing, he looked up at the dark night sky and the occasional sporadic fireworks in the night sky.
After the promulgation of the order prohibiting the release of fireworks for so many years, there are still people who are willing to commit crimes against the wind.
Chi Xiaochi asked, "Uncle, I heard that you are going abroad."
Dong Feihong nodded.
Chi Xiaochi's mission in this world is coming to an end, so he has to prepare for his "disappearance" in advance.
Chi Xiaochi said, "It's good to go abroad. In the future, when I go abroad to compete, I can still visit you."
Dong Feihong smiled and didn't answer.
"Dong Feihong" exists to protect Chi Xiaochi. Chi Xiaochi is gone, and it is too difficult and unrealistic to think about crossing the long timeline and maintaining the existence of "Dong Feihong".
After saying this, Chi Xiaochi stopped talking.
The uncle and nephew finished smoking a cigarette side by side and lit another.
The temperature difference between indoors and outdoors is huge, but for Chi Xiaochi, the coldness is nothing if he trains in a sub-zero environment all year round.
After the two stood silently for a long time, Chi Xiaochi suddenly spoke.
Facing the vast ice rink, he asked, "Uncle, have you watched The Matrix?"
There is this movie in this world, but because 061 has not seen it, Dong Feihong has not seen it either.
He shook his head honestly and asked, "What?"
Chi Xiaochi took a breath and said, "It's nothing. That's a good movie."
The tone of his words was very lazy, very close to the real Chi Xiaochi.
In Dong Feihong's eyes, all the data can be parsed, so at this moment, the Chi Xiaochi in his eyes is exactly his original appearance.
- Snow-white smoke flowed from his reddish lips, slowly parting along his dangling nose, disappearing in the cold air.
His eyes were full of sultry indifference, mixed with a little melancholy, and bewitchingly bewitching.
Dong Feihong couldn't help but say: "You..."
However, before the words were finished, Mother Dong's voice came from afar: "Dong Ge.... Xiao Ge! Where is it?!"
Chi Xiaochi naturally turned back to Dongge's expression mode, and skillfully dipped the cigarette butt into the disposable water cup Dong Feihong had prepared: "Mom, here I am."
Mother Dong called: "Someone is looking for you!"
Dong Ge thought that he might be an acquaintance, but when he saw He Changsheng pulling a suitcase, he was still startled.
He walked up quickly: "Senior He?"
"I originally planned to come back to your house for New Year's greetings tomorrow." He Changsheng's mouth was blushing, his eyelashes were covered in frost, and he looked pale and beautiful, "...But something went wrong. Can I come to your house for a day?"
Winter Song of course agreed.
There are two guest rooms in their house, enough for He Changsheng to sleep.
When bringing He Changsheng into the door, Dong Ge didn't ask a question, and when he introduced He Changsheng to his parents, he only said that He Changsheng was here to travel.
Mother Dong knew him, and not long after she heard the gossip, she looked at He Changsheng with a different look: "Why did the New Year's Eve go out to travel? Where are your parents?"
Holding the hot tea, He Changsheng answered truthfully, "I am an orphan."
It was because of this that He Changsheng was bullied when he first entered the sports school. In the minds of children, those born with a mother were superior to those without a mother.
Now that this matter is brought up again, He Changsheng no longer has any special feeling, but Mother Dong's love and affection can no longer be held in her arms.
He Changsheng had never been treated so solemnly in his life, and he was at a loss for a while, so he could only lean on the familiar Dongge.
It was Dongge who rescued him and brought him into the guest room.
As soon as the door closed, He Changsheng breathed a long sigh of relief: "Thank you."
Winter Song: "You're not used to it."
He Changsheng said, "I'm not used to it. Brother Lou's family... not like this."
Lou's father and Lou's mother were reminded by Lou Sifan of He Changsheng's life experience many times in private. He always treated He Changsheng carefully, for fear of touching his sore spot. Therefore, although He Changsheng was often treated politely in Lou's house, he was always embarrassed. .
In contrast, Mother Dong's enthusiasm made him a little uncomfortable, but it gave him an extra warmth.
Winter Song said nothing.
He Changsheng sat on the chair: "I'll stay for one night and leave tomorrow."
Dongge said: "Listen to you. Just stay for two more days if you're happy."
He Changsheng said, "Can I lend you some money?"
Winter Song: "How much?"
He Changsheng: "The train ticket back to the provincial team is about 120 yuan."
Dongge said: "Okay. But there should be no tickets now. Check online to see if there are any remaining tickets."
He Changsheng: "I lost my phone."
Winter Song: "...buy a spare first."
He Changsheng: "The wallet and mobile phone were stolen."
Dongge: "...what else do you have?"
He Changsheng said: "The ID card is still there. My ID card and wallet have always been kept separate."
Chi Xiaochi: "…"
I let you pass this year, and I only have an ID card left.
He asked, "Senior, you are here to celebrate the New Year with Senior Lou."
He Changsheng was strangely silent for a while before answering, "Yeah. I quarreled with him."
… Well, the cause and effect of the story are finally connected.
He Changsheng originally planned to celebrate the New Year with Lou Sifan, but an accident happened; He Changsheng left Lou's house and planned to go to the train station to buy a ticket to return to the provincial team. Unexpectedly, his wallet and mobile phone were stolen. He had no choice but to walk to find the same person. Ask for help at the local Winter Song.
Dongge checked the remaining train tickets: "The tickets from the first day of the new year to the fourth day of the new year are all sold out."
He Changsheng lowered his head: "I'll take the bus back."
Dongge said: "Okay, I will accompany you to the passenger terminal tomorrow to see."
He Changsheng said, "Thank you."
He Changsheng didn't say why he quarreled with Lou Sifan, nor did Dongge ask.
This seemingly inhuman thoughtfulness made He Changsheng very grateful.
After the good news was sent to the provincial team a few years ago, Lou Sifan's condition has not been very good. In the next national competition, he did not even enter the preliminary round.
This incident made Lou Sifan's coach extremely annoyed and made him submit at least five personal reviews and analyses.
When chatting in the afternoon, Lou's father also mentioned this matter, telling him to guard against arrogance and impatience, and learn more from Dongge in the same team.
At that time, Lou Sifan's face was very bad.
He Changsheng knew that this topic was not very pleasant, so he wanted to divert the topic away: "Dong Ge also lives here. I'll go to him tomorrow to say New Year's greetings, Brother Lou, are you going?"
Lou Sifan, who has always been suave, actually bombed the camp: "Don't mention this person!"
He Changsheng was stunned: "..."
Lou Sifan shouted like venting: "He is everywhere, he is everywhere! You have no home to go back to these years, who took you in for the New Year? You want to find him, okay, you go, hurry up Go! Don't be here—"
As soon as the words came out, Lou Sifan also noticed something was wrong, his face turned red and purple, but it was too late to take it back.
He Changsheng had long been indifferent to the death of his parents, but his friend said such words, which made it difficult for him to accept.
So in order not to make things more embarrassing, he chose to leave.
After a simple conversation, He Changsheng said, "Go and accompany your parents."
Dongge said, "I'll accompany you."
He Changsheng said, "It's boring to be with me. I want to do a choreography plan."
Dongge said, "That's very interesting."
Only then did He Changsheng think that the people in front of him are also people who regard figure skating as their life. For them, figure skating will never be boring, and every day has a new look.
So his heart was warmer: "Okay."
The "plan" He Changsheng referred to was the program design plan they planned to perform at the World Championships.
This time, He Changsheng's coach was very ambitious. He wanted He Changsheng and the others to break through the regret of fourth place last time and try to win the medal.
Therefore, Dongge had already submitted the plan a few years ago, and He Changsheng was still running in with the choreographer, lighting the lamp and cooking oil until late every day, and this New Year's Eve was no exception.
Dong Ge went outside to make a pot of black tea and came back: "Senior, is there any problem."
He Changsheng's expression was a little distressed: "Tomorrow I will submit the plan 12, but I'm still not sure how to design this action better."
Dongge glanced at his design sketches.
In Dongge's memory, He Changsheng performed quite well in this World Championships, but because he changed his partner again, his running-in degree with her was not enough, and his dancing performance was not enough, so he regretted losing the medal.
"Development" is a hurdle that almost every young athlete has to go through, especially sports such as figure skating and swimming that are so demanding on body shape that they are almost abnormal.
Dongge and their body weights are calculated by two, and they must be measured every day. If there is an increase or decrease beyond the calculation range, they must accept a fine and double the training.
Because girls have to face the development of local organs such as chest and hips, there are more uncertain factors than boys. Therefore, in the process of adulthood, it often happens that male players change female partners.
And this time, He Changsheng's partner is Fang Xiaoyan, who has worked with him for nearly ten years, so there should be no problem in terms of technology and cooperation.
Dong Ge saw He Changsheng's pondering and incomprehensible appearance, and simply suggested: "I have an ice rink at home, why don't I try on the ice?"