The next afternoon, Tong Yang went to pick up Tong Yan from school, and it was almost two weeks since we saw each other. The last time we met was in autumn, but this time it really looked like winter. The tops of the street lights were covered with unmelted snow. Wearing a big cotton-padded jacket, almost to the ankle, like a quilt.
Tong Yang drove an off-road vehicle. Tong Yan didn't pay much attention to the car, but because the car was too big, he still had an impression and felt familiar. He quickly remembered that he went to Zhuo Xiangming's parents' house on weekends. A car exactly like this one is parked.
Tong Yan said casually: "I also saw this car at Zhuo Xiangming's house."
Tong Yang's reaction was a bit strange. Tong Yan thought for a while and asked, "? Could this be the one? Zhuo Jiashuo's?"
Tong Yang didn't look at him, but said, "What's your name Zhuo Jiashuo? Sister-in-law."
"..." Tong Yan said, "You drive my sister-in-law's car?"
Tong Yang said: "Mine."
Tong Yan: "Oh..."
"What to eat?" Tong Yang flipped through the navigation, "Hot pot?"
Tong Yan said yes, the two called a number first and waited.
Not long after, Zhuo Xiangming called and asked them where they were going, Tong Yan told him the place, Lin Yuehua took the phone over: "Tongtong, Auntie sees that there are many people at the moment, why don't you go to Zhuohang? There are both the 16th and 21st districts that are close to you, so you can go shopping if you want to, without wasting time."
Zhuo Xing is Zhuo's own shopping mall, it would be more convenient for Tong Yan to go there, but originally it was only for a meal, so it's okay to wait for a while, but Lin Yuehua kindly said it, and Tong Yan agreed: "Thank you, auntie, then we will go Go to Zhuohang."
He glanced at Tong Yang, Tong Yang looked at the navigation again, and said, "District 16."
Tong Yan said to Lin Yuehua: "Auntie, let's go to District 16 now."
"Okay, okay, I'll tell the other side, let them go out to pick you up." Lin Yuehua said, "Then you tell Xiang Ming."
It was Zhuo Xiangming who answered the phone again, Tong Yan said: "Brother, you are home."
Zhuo Xiangming said: "Well, I just came back, call me when you're done, I'll pick you up and go back together."
"Okay." Tong Yan said.
"Eat less, it will be uncomfortable if you eat too much." Zhuo Xiangming warned.
Tong Yan suffered from indigestion at Zhuo's house on weekends, and he felt a little better last night. He also blushed, and agreed, "Got it."
After hanging up the phone, Tong Yang had already changed the route. He turned his head and glanced at Tong Yan. His younger brother had been out for more than five months. Although he didn't want to admit it, his face was rosy, his eyes were dark and bright, and his hair was fluffy and black. He was raised very well by his family.
"Fucking mother cares about you too?"
Tong Yan nodded: "Auntie is very good to me."
"Little kid is easy to buy." Tong Yang scolded him with a smile.
Tong Yan argued: "He was kind to me in the first place!"
"I can't even say a word about you now, can I?" Tong Yang stretched out his hand and pinched Tong Yan's face, causing Tong Yan to scream, "I'll give you loose skin."
He withdrew his hand, Tong Yan wanted to beat him, but seeing him driving a car, it was hard to do it, so he could only endure it. Enduring until he got out of the car, he was finally able to fight back. The person Zhuo Xing came out to pick them up had been waiting early in the morning, so Tong Yan could only continue to be honest and followed to the place to eat.
Zhuo Xiangming's side also started eating, Zhuo Zhengde sat at the head, opposite Zhuo Xiangming was Lin Yuehua, Zhuo Jiashuo was not there, there were only three of them at the dinner table.
After taking a sip of the soup, Lin Yuehua said, "It's better when Tongtong is around."
"He only knows how to eat with his head down." Zhuo Xiangming said, "It's so big, no one can still suffer from indigestion while looking at it."
"As soon as I got home, I had a sullen face, who owed you eight million, and I laughed when I talked about outsiders." Zhuo Zhengde said coldly.
Zhuo Xiangming and Lin Yuehua looked at each other, Lin Yuehua said: "I think you don't smile at him."
"You put on a bad face and blame others." Lin Yuehua said, "Besides, who is an outsider? Tong Yan is my serious daughter-in-law. According to what you said, anyone whose surname is not Zhuo is an outsider, so I am also an outsider. gone."
Zhuo Zhengde hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant!"
Lin Yuehua said: "Then what do you mean?"
"Let me eat my meal." Zhuo Zhengde tried to join the family chat but failed, so he stopped attacking Zhuo Xiangming, and picked himself a chopstick of braised fish.
In the past, Zhuo Xiangming left after eating a meal, but this day because he had to wait for the children's feast, he was not in a hurry to go home, so he stayed with Lin Yuehua in the living room.
Zhuo Zhengde also dawdled, sitting on the other side of the sofa, not going upstairs to his studio.
Lin Yuehua asked Zhuo Xiangming in a low voice: "How is it?"
"How about what?"
Lin Yuehua clicked her tongue, "Tong Yan, didn't you say... that it was okay last time?"
Zhuo Xiangming had a headache and said, "It's okay."
Lin Yuehua anxiously said: "What else could it be? Let me tell you, seeing that there is no problem with the project, I wanted to ask you two days ago. Why did Tong Yan's father say he wanted him to move back home?"
Zhuo Xiangming was also stunned: "When?"
"Four or five days ago." Lin Yuehua said, "I can't remember exactly, but it was only a few days when you were away on a business trip. But at that time, Tong Liqin probably didn't know that you were not at home, so he just mentioned it. I didn't dare to say, Hit it haha, or I'm afraid he just took this excuse to take the child back."
Zhuo Xiangming felt that what his mother said was like a scene of child abduction, and Tong Yan was the poor abducted object.
But it was really dangerous, Zhuo Xiangming said: "What did uncle say? Did you hear something?"
Lin Yuehua said: "I said I was afraid that Tong Yan would trouble you if you were there, since there is nothing else going on now, why not let Tong Yan move back to make room for you, it doesn't seem like I heard something... But what are you still dawdling about?" How about it? According to me, let’s say it quickly, the adults on both sides meet, and in the future, you don’t have to deal with a partner and feel like a thief.”
She guessed: "Tong Yan thinks it's early and shy?"
Zhuo Xiangming said: "No, no."
Lin Yuehua hissed, and said dissatisfied: "I wonder why the old boy is still killing the donkey? The stress disorder happens to be too busy to deal with it, and my son doesn't seem to be uneasy."
"Do you two look like good people?" Zhuo Zhengde couldn't help interjecting, "As long as you two look together now, I'm afraid, not to mention Tong Yan's father."
"Just tell me what's the matter with you?" Lin Yuehua turned to stare at him, "Can you stop messing up?"
Zhuo Zhengde said: "Why is it nothing to do with me? Isn't Tong Yan my daughter-in-law? I also care."
Lin Yuehua said: "Listen to what you said, can it be called concern?"
She ignored Zhuo Zhengde, and said solemnly to Zhuo Xiangming: "Let's settle this matter quickly. If you young people are embarrassed, let your mother talk about it. Zuo Tongyan is also willing, and he still has to look after his own child." What do you mean, it’s not easy to forcibly tear down a marriage.”
Zhuo Xiangming said: "Don't worry."
After talking for a long time, Zhuo Xiangming was anxious when he heard that Tong Liqin wanted Tong Yan to go home, but now he was still calm, Lin Yuehua also knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, but he knew that It's one thing, it's another thing to know and be calm.
"What on earth are you thinking, do you still don't want to find a partner?" Lin Yuehua blurted out.
Zhuo Xiangming paused, saw that her expression was not right, and comforted her: "No, Tong Yan is still young, so we won't come in a hurry. And I also said it two days ago, I want to talk to his family slowly, but it's not sure... Now that the marriage certificate has been obtained, there is really no need to worry."
Lin Yuehua was relieved to hear that he wanted to tell Tong Yan's family, but also embarrassed by her momentary gaffe.
The last time they discussed Zhuo Xiangming's celibacy and unmarriageism was not peaceful, Zhuo Xiangming looked calm, but at least her attitude was very bad.
The unhappiness broke up that day, which disrupted a blind date, and Zhuo Xiangming didn't go home for the next few months.
Until now, it is still a topic that cannot be directly mentioned.
Zhuo Xiangming smiled at her again, Lin Yuehua pursed her lips, and said: "I know the child is still young, but it's not... Thinking about it, it's not easy to meet someone you like, Mom is afraid..."
She was emotionally unstable while taking the medicine, and she was in a hurry, anxious and angry for a while, and wanted to cry for a while. Generally speaking, Zhuo Zhengde, who is generally recognized as having the lowest EQ in the family, is the one who deals with this kind of situation the most. Zhuo Xiangming got up and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Looks good, our eldest is indeed much older than others, but it seems that he is devoted to Xiang Ming, following around at home and outside, can do without him? What are you worrying about?"
His words always make people feel inexplicably unpleasant, Lin Yuehua wiped his eyes, and smiled angrily: "Shut up, you."
"Okay, you go up and rest for a while, it's time for a massage later."
Lin Yuehua went upstairs, leaving Zhuo Zhengde and Zhuo Xiangming in the living room.
The two of them had nothing to say.
After a while, Zhuo Zhengde took out a folder and handed it to Zhuo Xiangming.
After opening it and turning it over a few times, Zhuo Xiangming understood. This is another chance to meet a young painter who is underappreciated.
When he was young, he was always like this. He couldn't draw well by himself, and when he saw someone who thought he was talented, he was ridiculously naive, and he always wanted to help in every possible way. He didn't have much thought, but behind him was the Zhuo Group. Yes, either they have their own thoughts, or it seems to outsiders that the two of them have thoughts, and this is how the continuous anecdotes with the female students come from.
There are so many gossips that even the person involved thinks it is true. There were two girls who really thought they were going to be the head wife of the Zhuo family. One said she was pregnant, and the other cried to reporters every day. I am not recognized by Zhuo's parents' bitter love.
At that time, Lin Yuehua had just married him, how could she bear this, she made such a fuss, she would definitely want a divorce.
Now he himself doesn't touch these things, but after looking for Zhuo Xiangming once, he found that Zhuo Xiangming did a good job, so he generously let Zhuo Xiangming do it every time.
It's just a matter of praising people with money, and with some tricks, it won't make it like Zhuo Zhengde. Zhuo Xiangming would not be very troublesome, it would be faster to ask Zhuo Zhengde to do it directly than to refuse Zhuo Zhengde, so he agreed every time.
"Don't let your mother know." Zhuo Zhengde rubbed his hands.
Zhuo Xiangming didn't have much interest, he closed the folder after glancing at it twice: "I know."
Zhuo Xiangming looked at the report for a while before Tong Yan called. It was already ten o'clock, not very late, but definitely not early either.
He received Tong Yan at Zhuohang Square, and Tong Yang stood watching their car go away.
Tong Yan blushed, Zhuo Xiangming didn't see him all night, and always wanted to turn to look at him, "It's cold outside?"
Tong Yan said: "It's cold, but I didn't stay outside."
He covered his face with his hands: "It's hot. I went to see the prehistoric park. I've been running. It's so fun. I'll go with you next time."
"Okay." After saying a few words, Zhuo Xiangming still couldn't hold back, reached out and pressed his index finger on Tong Yan's lips, and then quickly took it away, "Is there a lot of homework?"
Before Tong Yan had time to be shy, she received a death reminder: "A lot! Today is especially big!"
"It's okay." Zhuo Xiangming glanced at the dashboard, "I'll be back in twenty minutes, there's still time."
But they couldn’t go back for 20 minutes—unfortunately, they encountered a series of rear-end collisions halfway from home. The weather was cold and the road was slippery. It was five past midnight when I got home.
Tong Yan fell asleep in the car for a while, changed into pajamas after taking a shower, and started doing homework.
While doing it, I have to think about how to answer if the teacher asks about the submission time tomorrow. Tong Yan has no time to worry, so he can just keep his head on the questions.
But only half of the math paper was done, and it was already one o'clock. Zhuo Xiangming had been waiting by the side, seeing Tong Yan blinking from sleepiness, rubbing his eyes in turn, holding back for a while, got up and shook his writing hand : "Don't do it, go to sleep."
Tong Yan said: "But it's not finished yet, there is still a paper for Chinese and English, a summary for physics, chemistry..."
"I'll help you write." Zhuo Xiangming pulled him up from the chair, "I learned your handwriting, but the teacher can't tell."
"Is it possible?" Tong Yan has never done this before, he has never even copied his homework, let alone asked others to do it for him, "But you are tired too."
Zhuo Xiangming said: "I can rest anytime, you have to go to school tomorrow."
Tong Yan hesitated and said, "Or..."
Zhuo Xiangming said: "During it, do you want me to hug you again?"
Tong Yan blushed: "I didn't think so."
Zhuo Xiangming propped his hands on the edge of the table, put Tong Yan between himself and the desk, bowed his head and said, "I didn't think about it, but now?"
Tong Yan was sleepy at first, but now he didn't seem to want to sleep that much anymore, he put his arms around Zhuo Xiangming's waist, leaned over to put his cheek against his: "What do you think?"
The child just took a bath, without the isolation stickers, and the smell of the shower gel on his body was covered by pheromones, which was especially sweet mixed with the warm water vapor.
Zhuo Xiangming still wanted to get close to him, but it was getting late, and there was no room for flirting. He kissed the corner of Tong Yan's mouth, and carried him back to the bedroom.
The light in the bedroom was still turned off, Zhuo Xiangming put him on the bed, and Tong Yan got into bed by himself.
But as soon as his nerves were relaxed, Zhuo Xiangming couldn't stand up, instead he put part of his body weight on him, and his lips slowly lingered on his face.
The two of them have made out more times, Tong Yan is not so easy to be ashamed, and besides, he is more courageous, not aware of the danger, so he pouted to respond to Zhuo Xiangming.
Zhuo Xiangming fixed Tong Yan's face with one hand, and he hesitated for a while before kissing his mouth. First it was a light kiss, and he took the child's lower lip and sucked it lightly, with a very tender look, until Tong Yan couldn't help snorting, Zhuo Xiangming seemed to be turned on a certain switch, and stretched fiercely. After a while, he tore off the quilt between the two of them, and got his hands into Tong Yan's loose pajamas.
He kissed Tong Yan so hard that he couldn't breathe, and it was a mess underneath, it took a long time to let go, both of them were panting heavily.
With some tears in Tong Yan's eyes, she put her face against his neck and complained: "You have no good intentions, who will dare to let you hug next time?"
"Who can help you do your homework for nothing? Can't I take some benefits?" Zhuo Xiangming pulled up the quilt again, blocking the place where he had reacted early in the morning, his voice was so hoarse that Tong Yan was afraid, "Besides, I don't care about anyone. If you don't hug me, I will hug you."
"I won't let you hug me!" Tong Yan was still panting, and the hot breath he exhaled hit Zhuo Xiangming's chin and neck, and his breath was filled with the sweet smell of pheromone, which caused the veins on Alpha's forehead to throb.
Zhuo Xiangming tightened his grip around his waist, lowered his head and touched his forehead, and asked fiercely and urgently: "If you don't give me a hug, who do you want to hug?"
Tong Yan was about to cry, and she didn't want him to help her with her homework anymore, so she pushed him with all her strength: "I won't give it to anyone."
"No." Zhuo Xiangming took a deep breath on his neck, got mad enough for the time being, got up and helped Tong Yan cover the quilt, "Go to sleep."
Tong Yan snorted, but Zhuo Xiangming didn't leave, so he took Zhuo Xiangming's hand again.
"Do you love me?" Zhuo Xiangming squeezed his limp fingertips.
Tong Yan replied in a low voice with a crying voice: "I love you."