Standing in front of an entire row of winter plush slippers, Shu Jin carefully selected and quickly locked on a pair of shoes with dark gray suede lining. The home is heated and the floor is warm, but it's still too inconvenient to walk around wearing only socks.
When Shu Jin saw Sheng Xinghe just standing on the ground in the morning, he always felt slighted in his heart.
When choosing the size, Shu Jin hesitated for a long time. He didn't know Sheng Xinghe's size. After so many years, Sheng Xinghe's height seemed to be a little different from his initial impression.
It took a while at this step, and when Shu Jin returned to the place just now, Sheng Xinghe was still there, but was answering the phone.
It was quite noisy in the shopping mall. Apart from the crowd, the stereo was playing a song of congratulations on the New Year all the time. Sheng Xinghe saw him coming and looked at his hand. Shu Jin immediately threw the slippers into the pusher. The car, with hot ears, pretended to look at the goods on the shelves around him naturally.
The earlobe was pinched.
The fingers were warm and light.
Shu Jin heard Sheng Xinghe say in his usual tone from close behind him, "Well, you can call me anytime if you have any questions."
"If there is an urgent need for approval, I will find Jing Chao. He has nothing to do anyway."
"Happy New Year."
The phone hangs up.
Shu Jin turned around and asked, "Is it a matter of work?"
He didn't know how long Sheng Xinghe could stay here, and he didn't ask this question. He suddenly felt that the time they could stay together might be very short.
"It's Jiang Jiang." Sheng Xinghe said, "My assistant, you met last time."
"Oh." Shu Jin remembered the girl, and also remembered that the other party was also there on the day he had a fever, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "She knows we..."
Sheng Xinghe: "I know."
Shu Jin: "Does she think it's weird?"
Although times have changed, young people don't care much about gender, but Sheng Xinghe is different after all. Shu Jin's first reaction is whether it will affect him.
"No." Sheng Xinghe said, "They all know my sexuality."
When the purchase was almost done, the two slowly moved towards the cashier with the cart.
This was the first time they talked about topics related to Sheng Xinghe's work and life. Shu Jin knew nothing about them. Sheng Xinghe had developed too fast in recent years. Because of skipping grades, Sheng Xinghe graduated from college at the age of 20. Instead of going to graduate school, he started a small company with his classmates. At the beginning, it was only a small and inconspicuous project, and it was only after getting the first real investment. Because the technology is too new, many people commented that they were lucky, and they made the first pot of gold by taking slanted swords and opportunistic tricks, and they were not optimistic about them. But Sheng Xinghe's team got a bigger springboard two years ago, backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, and now no one can deny the fact that they are still taking off.
These are all very one-sided news that Shu Jin learned from the Internet.
Sheng Xinghe said to Shu Jin, "There are only 18 people in our team. The management has a married foreigner, a single foreigner, and someone you know, so you don't have to worry about them making a fuss."
"I know?" Shu Jin asked, "Who?"
"Jing Chao." Sheng Xinghe said, "My college roommate, you've seen it before."
It was only then that Shu Jin remembered, no wonder he felt familiar when he heard the name just now.
They seem to have met two or three times, and the impression is that it is a tall and dark boy, and he is quite cheerful. At that time, Shu Jin knew that they started a company together and that Jing Chao's family was in good condition, but he didn't expect them to work together until now.
Sheng Xinghe: "The first investment was given by his father."
He briefly told Shu Jin what had happened in the past few years, and before they knew it, the two had come to the cashier.
There was a long queue here, and it was not uncommon for two young boys who seemed close to buy things together, not to mention Sheng Xinghe's too eye-catching appearance. Some children in the queue peeked at Sheng Xinghe's gray eyes, and other customers cast curious glances at him.
Sheng Xinghe didn't realize it, for so many years he had been immune to these inquiries.
Shu Jin only felt that those eyes were like being cast on himself, like thorns, scratching on his heart, he suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have brought Sheng Xinghe to a place where so many people were, Sheng Xinghe shouldn't be here like an alien Let anyone measure.
"Is it difficult at that time?" Shu Jin asked, "It was when you hadn't gotten the investment yet."
"It's okay." Sheng Xinghe said, "At most, it's just living in the basement and eating instant noodles. It doesn't feel hard for everyone to work hard together, and the time is relatively short, only about half a year."
That was half a year after Sheng Xinghe left the Shu family completely.
At that time, Shu Jin never asked or cared about it. He didn't dare, nor was he qualified.
The line is almost up to them.
Sheng Xinghe said: "If you have the opportunity to arrange a meeting, Jing Chaoren is good."
Shu Jin was silent for a while and said, "Okay, I'll talk about it when I have a chance."
This answer was a bit perfunctory. Sheng Xinghe understood what Shu Jin was thinking, but he didn't say anything and just moved with the team.
Checkout begins.
Shu Jin originally lowered his head, but his eyes swept to a row of things near the cashier.
Sheng Xinghe took out the things from the cart one by one, and was talking to the cashier, with a nice profile. Shu Jin stood on his right side and looked at him secretly. Knowing that he couldn't see himself, he looked back at the small boxes of different colors.
There are many brands, many sizes, and even different flavors.
Shu Jin has not researched it, and the only experience I have is that I have only bought it once, and I bought the wrong one, and it is not a pleasant experience.
It was frustrating that time.
In the room on the second floor, Shu Jin's hands were shaking so badly that he tried several times to no avail. Sheng Xinghe helped, and finally pressed him to the floor and laughed. Shu Jin became angry and beat him on the shoulder.
When he bought it, Shu Jin didn't dare to look at it. He grabbed a box and threw it into his pocket. He couldn't blame him if he bought the wrong one.
Sheng Xinghe didn't buy it at that time either. After he stopped laughing, he hugged Shu Jin in front of him. The two looked at the outer box together. After confirming that it was not the right size, they threw the box into the trash can.
But the housekeeping aunt saw it when she was cleaning up.
She told Shu Zhaoyuan about this.
There are two boys in the family, one is twenty and the other has just turned eighteen. They have all gone through sex education in adolescence, and it's okay to start dating after college, but young people are not mature enough. If they hurt a girl or do something bad, it will affect their life.
Shu Zhaoyuan received a call and rushed back from out of town overnight.
He didn't look for Sheng Xinghe, and went straight to the second floor to open his son's door.
For a long time afterwards, Shu Jin was glad that Sheng Xinghe did not stay at home that night, but went to school, otherwise Shu Zhaoyuan would definitely find a surprise in his room.
"Who bought it?" Shu Zhaoyuan got straight to the point, "Is it Xiaosheng?"
Shu Jin said, "I bought it."
Shu Zhaoyuan asked seriously, "Did you bring the girl home?"
Shu Jin: "No."
The next day, Shu Zhaoyuan may have had a rare reflection and felt that his tone was too bad. Shu Jin grew up in a single-parent family, and he gave very little company. Perhaps as a father, he should guide his son.
He said to Shu Jin: "Dad didn't mean to teach you a lesson last night. It's normal for you to want to fall in love when you grow up. But you're only eighteen years old, isn't it too early to have a relationship with your love interest? You didn't tell me how old the girl was and what her family conditions were like."
Shu Jin had to say, "I'm not in a relationship."
Shu Zhaoyuan: "Then why did you buy that kind of thing?"
Shu Jin made it up, saying that he was just curious, and exposed the matter.
Shu Zhaoyuan finally said helplessly: "Good, it's fine if you don't. You're still young, it's best not to fall in love so early. If you really want to talk, you must tell your father first, and I'll check it out for you."
After checking out, Sheng Xinghe took out his mobile phone to pay.
Shu Jin immediately recovered and said he was coming, but Sheng Xinghe didn't give him this chance.
The two returned home with a large bag. Sheng Xinghe looked at the time. Before noon, he said, "I'll go get my luggage."
Shu Jin was surprised: "Did you bring your luggage?"
He thought that Sheng Xinghe came here on a temporary basis.
"Well, it was deposited in the hotel yesterday." Sheng Xinghe said, seeing his expression, he curved his lips again, "Shu Jin, I also want to save face."
After speaking, Sheng Xinghe lowered his head and bit his lip, "I don't know if you lied to me last time. If so, I would be too self-indulgent with my luggage."
Shu Jin immediately understood.
Sheng Xinghe was saying that when he asked him if he was in a relationship last time, his answer was no.
But the five-year separation was too long, and it was full of too many uncertain factors. Sheng Xinghe was proud of himself. Even if he could see through Shu Jin's heart, he had to force Shu Jin to give the answer in person, but he was still too uncertain. .
From one city to another, to meet someone who can't give an answer.
Seeing that he appeared at the door of Shu Jin's house with a strong force that could not be refused, in fact, Sheng Xinghe almost let go of everything.
Shu Jin was very sad, and said as if his conscience found it: "Is it serious? I'll go with you."
"No, you organize the things you just bought at home." Sheng Xinghe said, and added by the way, "Remember to put my slippers in the cabinet by the door."