Shi Rao didn't wake up until after ten o'clock, and got up to buy tickets and pack clothes before eating, and stayed there for a maximum of two days, but she couldn't miss any necessary daily necessities.
Before her luggage was packed, she heard movement in the yard, she walked over and opened the curtains, just in time to see Qiu Cheng getting out of the car.
"Didn't you go to work? Why did you come back here?"
She frowned and muttered, and hurried downstairs with her slippers on, blocking Qiu Cheng in the living room.
"You don't go to work today?"
"No, and I won't need to in the future."
"Um?"
Seeing her face full of question marks, Qiu Cheng pinched her nose gently, and let out a long breath with a smile.
"My dad fired me, and from now on, I don't have to go to work."
"???"
Shi Rao froze for a moment, and slapped his hand away, with a serious expression that looked like he was going to eat people.
"What do you mean dismissed?"
"Literally. I was still thinking about how to ask for leave before going to work, so I don't have to ask."
Looking at the relaxed man, Shi Rao suspected that his brain was burnt out, and raised her hand to touch his forehead, but he avoided it.
"I'm not crazy or have a fever, don't get excited."
"Can I not be excited, dismissal, not deducting wages!"
Even if she has seen big wind and waves, she can't guess what kind of drama is going on in the Qiu family.
"It's okay, small scene. Have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet, I plan to pack up and go eat."
"How about it? What time is it? I'll order you a takeaway."
As he said that, he took out his mobile phone, walked to the sofa and sat down, crossing his legs and looking for takeaway food for her, completely ignoring the dismissal.
"Why did you fire, because of me?"
"no."
He pursed his thin lips and didn't lift his head, but his tone was exceptionally firm. Shi Rao curled his lips and sat on the tea table in front of him.
"why?"
Seeing that she seemed to be breaking the casserole today and asking the end, Qiu Cheng bent his lips helplessly.
"My brother is coming back."
"Your brother is..."
Shi Rao's voice suddenly rose high, like a broken string, a little harsh and terrifying.
"The younger brother who is abroad?"
"Yes, I told you before that my father is not just my son."
Hearing this, she still didn't understand.
"Even if he comes back, there's no need to drive you down, right? What does your father think?"
Seeing the worry and tension in her eyes, Qiu Cheng sat up and put his hand on the back of her neck, touching her forehead.
"He wants an obedient son. Unfortunately, I am rebellious all over."
After finishing speaking, he raised his chin and kissed her pink lips, and after letting go, he lazily leaned back on the sofa to choose takeaway.
What does it feel like not to be recognized and liked by your parents? She had already realized that, looking at the man who didn't seem to care at all, her heart ached.
"Then what do you want to do in the future?"
Hearing this, Qiu Cheng smiled, there was no trace of grief or anger in his eyes, he was still the arrogant and unruly him.
"Accompany you. If it doesn't work, I can still be your driver. I don't want to pay you. Just share half of the bed with me."
As soon as the words fell, Shi Rao gave him a fierce look, and wanted to lift his foot to kick him.
"Don't be so out of shape, okay? Let's get down to business now."
If necessary, she would not mind raising Qiu Cheng, even if it was to raise him for a lifetime, but she couldn't accept this kind of unfair treatment.
At first he wanted to play music, but Qiu Jiafei forced him to study management. After graduation, almost all of his time was given to the company.
Now, he is asked to hand over his current status, achievements, and future development to others.
This is tantamount to asking her to return to the company to take Xie Yu's position, it's the greatest joke in the world!
"Don't worry, I can cover it, it's fine."
Regarding what happened today, he had already expected that what his father wanted was not an heir, but a puppet who would obey him absolutely, which he could not fulfill.
"If you're really okay, go up and pack your things, and we'll leave after dinner."
Originally, he wanted to leave tomorrow, but seeing him like this now, Shi Rao felt that leaving here earlier might help him relieve the boredom in his heart.
"Okay, what my wife says is what she says."
He shoved the phone into Shi Rao's hand, asked her to choose her own lunch, and reminded her not to do wasted work.
"You don't need to inform Cheng Li and the others about this. I told them about it half a year ago. At that time, Gu Yang asked me if he wanted someone to kill my brother. I didn't agree at the time, but now... I regret it a bit."
After finishing speaking, he patted her on the head with a warm face, got up and walked upstairs.
Shi Rao, who was sitting on the coffee table, took a long time to come back to her senses. Just at that second, she seemed to see Qiu Cheng, that cruel and crazy boy with blood on his hands more than ten years ago.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the two each took a taxi to the airport.
Qiu Cheng received a call from his mother on the road, and the woman on the other end of the phone lost her usual easy-going and calmness, like a frightened animal anxiously seeking help.
"Mom, I'm going on vacation and I'll be back in two or three days. I'll talk about the rest when I come back."
After finishing speaking, he was afraid that his mother would not be stable enough to argue with his father, so he added a sentence in a leisurely manner.
"Don't worry, no one can take away what belongs to you."
He couldn't help his mother keep her husband's true love, at least he could help her keep her status and wealth.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Literally, I'll go back in two or three days, and I'll take care of things over there. You can help me raise the fat tiger at home with peace of mind, and give it less meat in summer."
Perhaps because of his determination and calmness, Le Weiwei's expression softened a lot, and she showed a faint smile where her son could not see.
"Okay, mom is waiting for you to come back."
After hanging up the phone, he sent a message to Shi Rao.
[Do you hate my mother?]
She pondered for a while, then lowered her head and typed a few words.
[I can't like her, but I can't hate her either.]
After thinking about it, Le Weiwei has never done anything to really hurt her other than dissing her as a wild child in secret all these years, so she is not considered an enemy.
[If the three of us live together in the future, would you accept it?]
Seeing this line of words, Shi Rao's first reaction was not his own thoughts, but his plan.
[what are you up to? Self-reliant or rebellious?]
This kicked his scumbag out of the family tree directly! Sao, really Sao!
[In the early stage, I accumulated capital independently, and in the later stage, I rebelled and added yellow robes.]
Looking at this arrogant sentence, she knew that Qiu Cheng was not bragging, as long as he wanted, he could do it.
So she shook her little hand and answered two words.
[Awesome!]
Besides, what else could she say
[Baby, don't worry, I won't let you be wronged, I want you to live a life that everyone envies.]
[I took a screenshot, if you dare to renege on your debt, I will cut you off, Auntie!]
The two arrived at the airport one after the other, went to check-in separately, and did not have any communication when they met, just like two strangers walking in a hurry.
When leaving the airport, the city was dimly lit at night, and there was still a long way to go home. Qiu Cheng suggested to stay in a hotel at night, and then leave in the morning. Shi Rao thought about it and took his suggestion.
When we arrived at the hotel, there were naturally two rooms, but they were very close to each other. Qiu Cheng settled himself down and ran to her place.
"I've been pretending to be a stranger all the way, I'm exhausted, come here, I'll give you a hug."
Before the words were finished and she hadn't passed by, he leaned forward and hugged her in his arms, almost strangling Shi Rao to death.
"You can do it, don't get bored and crooked, order a meal."
"Okay, get tired after eating."
"..."
Shi Rao glanced at him in disgust, then turned to unpack the box to pick up the goods, he hardly left her room that night, and the two of them embarked on the journey again the next morning.
Grandma's former residence was in the countryside. They dragged their luggage and walked on the stone road. Except for the neighbor's big yellow dog, they didn't attract anyone's attention during the whole process.
"Why is there no one here?"
"Yes, it's the Chinese New Year. Young people have gone out to work, and this season is busy with farming, so they're all working in the fields."
Hearing this, Qiu Cheng nodded and did not speak again, until he entered the old courtyard of her house, he felt relieved.
After returning home, they first cleaned the yard, and then cooked instant noodles. The two of them sat in the yard and ate steaming instant noodles, as if they were eating delicacies from mountains and seas.
"Why didn't you consider renovating the inside and buying some new furniture, the house doesn't even have an air conditioner."
"I want it to remain the way my grandmother was when she was alive."
Qiu Cheng tightened his grip on the chopsticks, and lowered his head to give her the poached egg in the bowl.
"Eat more, you are so skinny that you can hardly find any meat."
Shi Rao curled her lips and wanted to say [I'm an actor, how can I have the courage to grow flesh], but when he met his concerned eyes, he couldn't say it immediately.
"Thanks!"
She has been doing tomb-sweeping for many years, and she is already familiar with the road. She knows what to buy, what to bring, and what to say. The only difference is that someone will accompany her this year.
"Go to my grandma's cemetery and don't mention my mother, she doesn't want to hear about her."
"..."
The eyelids of the man carrying the joss stick and the paper money trembled, and he nodded in response.
When she arrived at the tomb, she lit the joss stick first. Sending flowers is not popular here, it's still the same old way.
"Grandma, I'm Rao Rao, and I'm back to see you again."
Just a few words made the circles of her eyes red, Shi Rao lowered her head and wiped away her tears, sniffed and continued with a smile.
"Grandma, I brought someone to see you today. His name is Qiu Cheng, and he is my...fiancé."
Originally, he wanted to say [boyfriend], but he changed to this title that made him ecstatic. If the occasion wasn't too solemn, Qiu Cheng would have hugged her and turned her around three times.
"Come and introduce yourself."
He suppressed the joy and excitement in his heart, walked forward calmly, and bowed to the tombstone.
"Grandma, I'm Qiu Cheng, Rao Rao's boyfriend. I've known her for almost twenty years. I have liked her since I was a child, and I want her to be my wife..."
Listening to his shameless words, Shi Rao covered her mouth and let out a tearful laugh, then raised her leg and kicked him pretendingly.
"Be serious!"
"I'm serious."
He frowned, said innocently, and turned to complain to the old man in the tomb.
"You see, she has only bullied me these years. She hasn't changed a bit in the past twenty years. She either beats or scolds me all day long..."
"..."
She stood by the side, looking at him with disgust for more than 20 minutes of misery, and almost wanted to hit someone.
When he came down from the back mountain, Qiu Cheng's cell phone rang, looking at his father's private number, his eyelids trembled.
"Your brother had a car accident abroad, did you do it!"
His father's anger suddenly burned to him, Qiu Cheng slowly raised the corners of his lips, his eyes were frosty.