Early the next morning, Qiu Qiu got up from the bed with swollen eyes.
He cried himself to sleep last night, but today his image was badly damaged, his double eyelids were swollen to five layers, there was only a small gap left in the big and round eyes, and the corners of the eyes were full of secretions, in short, the image is as bad as it is .
When Qiu Qiu was washing up, he was startled by himself in the mirror.
Yesterday he still had a pair of "black grape-like eyes", but today, there are only raisins left.
He was worried about his godfather thinking too much, and spent a long time in the bathroom, washing his face with cold water, and doing eye exercises, but unfortunately, the effect was minimal.
Papa Qiu didn't urge him either, and huddled together in front of the mirror with him, taking care of the three hairs on the top of his head.
After the two washed up, they took the elevator upstairs to have breakfast.
Such a big thing happened yesterday, Fu Ruien also tossed and turned all night, feeling restless, he slept on the bed for two hours and then got up to prepare breakfast.
In the refrigerator at home, there are small wontons and steamed buns that Qiu Qiu has wrapped in advance. The stuffing is shepherd's purse pork. The shepherd's purse is finely chopped and mixed with half-fat and half-lean pork stuffing. When wrapping, each ball of meat stuffing is filled with half a piece of shrimp. The taste is fresh and salty, and every bite can feel the sincerity of the little chef.
When Qiu Qiu and Papa Qiu entered the door, Fu Ruien had just taken the drawer off the stove. Three bowls of small thin-skinned wontons have been set on the dining table. The soup base is filled with richly colored seaweed and white shrimp skins, and the aroma is tangy.
Papa Qiu rushed to the dining table and sat down, picked up a small wonton, sipped the soup, and stuffed a small bun into his mouth.
He prolonged his voice first, "Mmm~~", and praised sincerely: "It's delicious, delicious, and the skill of making stuffing is fully passed down by your mother."
Hearing his father's praise, Qiu Qiu proudly responded, but his eyes were swollen into small steamed buns, and with such a smile, his eyes squeezed even smaller.
Fu Ruien noticed Qiu Qiu's sluggish expression, and his heart tightened. He walked up to him quickly and looked into his eyes carefully.
"Godfather, don't look at it..." Qiu Qiu said shyly.
Fu Ruien asked in a low voice: "Did Teacher Qiu criticize you?"
"No." Qiu Qiu also replied in a low voice, "It's the tears themselves who are inspired by the gravity of the earth."
Fu Ruien is really determined by this little crying bag.
He lowered his head to kiss Qiu Qiu's red and swollen eyes, but Qiu Qiu quickly reached out to block it.
"Don't kiss, don't kiss, my eyes hurt."
"Then godfather kisses lightly, and kissing lightly won't hurt."
Qiu Qiu was moved by his words, he hesitated to put down his hand, and before closing his eyes, he did not forget to tell him: "Then you must be gentle."
The man's warm lips brushed against the boy's red and swollen eyelids. His movements were extremely gentle, full of pity and love, as if a spring breeze kissed the boy's face lightly.
The thick eyelashes felt itchy and trembled unbearably.
Sitting at the table, Papa Qiu couldn't even eat the buns—the two were so affectionate early in the morning, how could he, a man who was blackmailed by his wife, face a miserable life!
…
On the other hand, Mr. Dong, who stayed in the tube building to beat the jet lag, also survived a very difficult night alone.
She flew home for more than ten hours, wanting to give her family a surprise, but before the surprise arrived, she received the shock from her son first.
She is not young, and her physical and mental exhaustion prevents her from taking a good rest. She woke up at dawn, but the more she thought about such a big event as her son coming out, the easier it was for her to get into the corner.
She understands intellectually that sexuality is everyone's nature and everyone's choice. She has read related literature before, and in an open Europe, there are more or less openly gay people around her.
But when this incident happened in her own home, she completely lost her composure.
She knew it was useless—but she couldn't help recalling everything that Qiu Qiu had experienced since she was a child.
Does Qiuqiu inadvertently reveal feminine qualities
Did Qiuqiu get close to any male classmate
Qiuqiu said that he had an ex-girlfriend. The parents of them had never seen this girlfriend before. Does it really exist
autumn autumn...
Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu.
Her son Qiu Qiu was born in autumn when orange is yellow and orange is green.
Teacher Qiu looked through the dictionary. He was obviously full of knowledge, but at this moment he looked like an illiterate with black eyes.
This poem is not beautiful enough, and that word is not deep enough, as if there is no word in this world worthy of this little treasure.
Teacher Dong still said: "Let's call it 'Autumn', the autumn of autumn. I hope he can catch the blooming flowers in summer and appreciate the snow and wind and frost in winter."
And her precious son did as she wished, he walked through the seasons with his head held high, and grew into a small green pine with a jade tree facing the wind.
However, this luxuriant pine tree bent without warning!
Teacher Dong was so worried that he couldn't even sleep well.
After much deliberation, she decided to ask one of her students, Li Li, for help.
Li Li is a very special student. He comes from a small country in Europe. He has signed up for the Chinese language course at the Confucius Institute where Mr. Dong works. He has studied for five semesters and is the most dedicated and serious student among all the students.
The reason why he is "special" is because three years ago, his Chinese name was "Li Li" - yes, she was a girl at that time.
About 1.7 meters tall, plump figure, good-looking face, cheerful and outgoing personality... All the Chinese teachers had a good impression of this brown-haired girl, but gradually, everyone gradually noticed her changes.
She cut her hair short first, and put on a neutral dress, then her voice became thicker, her shoulders became wider, her muscles bulged, and her figure became taller... The chubby cheeks disappeared at some point, and the outline of the face It's getting tougher.
Regarding the changes in her body, two teachers once discussed privately: "Is she not a transgender person?"
At that time, Li Li had already understood a lot of Chinese, so she replied directly in Chinese: "Yes, I am changing my gender, and I will be a real man in the future."
Later, when Li Li took testosterone for a full year, she underwent sex reassignment surgery and even stopped her classes for a semester.
When she reappears, she becomes "Li Li", and she has developed a very fit body, and she is a handsome guy who attracts attention wherever she goes.
Now he is dating a blond girl in the Chinese class. The two of them go out in pairs every time they are in class. The combination of handsome men and beautiful women is very eye-catching.
Li Li's favorite teacher is Dean Dong.
"Mother Dong, I found that you Chinese are very conservative. Male teachers will be surprised when they see me in the toilet. You are the only one who has accepted the new me."
In fact, Teacher Dong did a lot of homework in a corner that he couldn't see. She read a lot of books and listened to a lot of lectures, trying to understand the psychology of transgender people and the hardships they will encounter in life. At the same time, she organized lectures for the teachers of the Confucius Institute to let them learn to understand and then learn to respect.
After Mr. Dong learned that his son was gay, Li Li was the first person who thought of discussing it. He hoped that he could give him some advice.
After all, he used to be a girl, and now he likes girls.
Soon, Li Li's phone was connected.
Li Li was very excited when he received a cross-ocean call from Teacher Dong. He happily asked her if China was doing well, and said that he planned to come to China during the Christmas holiday.
The two chatted for a while first, and then Teacher Dong hesitated to change the subject.
"Li Li, now I have encountered a very distressing thing, and I hope to talk to you."
"Mother Dong, tell me."
Because Teacher Dong is very kind, the students call her Mother Dong.
"It's like this... After I got home yesterday, my son told me a very shocking news."
Li Li: "Oh, is he going to change his gender?"
"...No, it's not."
"That is?"
"He said he likes men." Teacher Dong uttered this sentence with difficulty, embarrassed and embarrassed, "This incident has stimulated me too much, my mind is confused, and I don't know what to do. I think you may understand He can give me some advice."
Li Li was inexplicable: "I can't give you any advice, after all, he is gay and I am heterosexual."
Teacher Dong: ...? ?
Li Li: "Although I can't help you on this matter, I have something to tell you. This sentence was what my mother said to my father when I decided to change my gender."
"What words?"
"If you don't understand his choices, you might as well look at his choices."
…
This afternoon, Qiu's father received a great news - my wife released him from the blacklist of WeChat!
I'm Lao Qiu: Teacher Dong, are you jet lagged
I'm Lao Qiu: You are weak, and you can't sleep well every time you take a long-distance plane. Qiu Qiu has me here, so don't worry.
I'm Lao Qiu: If you feel uncomfortable, drink more hot water.
Dong Youxin: Let Qiu Qiu and Xiao Fu come to our house for dinner in the evening.
I am Lao Qiu: [Surprised] [Surprised] [Surprised] [Surprised]
I'm Lao Qiu: Have you accepted them
Dong Youxin: [angry] Of course not.
Dong your heart: I have prepared three washboards, one for each of you [Fist]
I'm Lao Qiu: Huh? Really
Dong your heart: fool.
I'm Lao Qiu: Huh
Dong your heart: [Flowers]
I'm Lao Qiu: Huh
Dong your heart: [bye]
Comrade Lao Qiu didn't understand what his wife wanted to do, but since his wife said that he wanted to bring the young couple back, he naturally conveyed his intention dutifully.
So after Fu Rui'en got off work, Qiu Qiu finished his vocal music class, and Comrade Lao Qiu finished his work, the three men returned to Qiu Qiu's house again.
They stood at the door of the small unit that was just blasted away yesterday, looking at the old "Fu" on the door, and fell silent for a while.
Lao Qiu raised his hand to knock on the door, but at the moment when his finger was about to touch the door panel, he quickly retracted it.
He worriedly asked: "Son, although I agree with you to be together, your mother hasn't agreed yet. If you kiss like this morning, you can't do it in front of your mother!"
Qiu Qiu nodded quickly, but his godfather was gripped even tighter.
"Also, do you stuff your knees with socks? Your mother said, let the three of us kneel when we enter the door!"
Fu Ruien coughed: "... I think Mr. Dong may have used an exaggerated rhetorical method."
"Shut up! I've been an editor for thirty years, do you know rhetoric or do I?"
Fu Ruien doesn't know rhetoric, but his company is in the business of women, so he understands women.
The three of them stood at the door of the house mumbling and discussing, when the door in front of them suddenly opened inward.
The lighting in the tube building was very poor, and in the slightly dim room, Teacher Dong put on home clothes and stood by the door alone. She was a little pale, but she looked in good spirits, and the expression on her face was that kind of thoughtful hospitality.
A strong aroma of fried octopus came from inside the door, and the familiar smell caused the stomachs of the father and son to growl.
Fu Ruien is tall, looking over the top of Teacher Dong's head, he can clearly see seven or eight good dishes on the table in the small foyer, such as braised pork, three-cup chicken, steamed sea bass... This table is full of delicious hard dishes, It is more than enough to take out to entertain the son-in-law.
"What are you muttering at the door?" Teacher Dong let the door open and motioned for them to come in. "I thought there was a colony of weasels coming in front of the house."
In fact, it is true to say that, isn't it just a yellow, a mouse, and a wolf standing at the door of her house
The weasel trio quickly changed their shoes and entered the door. It was still the small dining table in the small hallway that I was familiar with yesterday, except that the three of them were kneeling yesterday, but today the three of them were rewarded by the Queen and could sit down to eat.
The Qiu family is really too small. After the dining table was pulled to the middle, the backs of Fu Ruien and Qiu's father sitting on both sides of the table were pushed against the wall. Qiu Qiu proposed to change places with Qiu's father. Teacher Dong spat: "You are honest! sit down!"
Teacher Dong went to the kitchen to put the last dish of fried octopus out of the pan, and sprinkled freshly ground salt and pepper on it.
Teacher Dong went to get four more cups and poured drinks for several people.
This family banquet was rich and delicious, the small table was not enough, the dishes were stacked on top of each other, and the aromas of the dishes collided together, creating a wonderful taste.
None of the three men dared to move their chopsticks, and they even lowered their breathing.
"Watch what I do, but you guys will eat it."
Teacher Dong gave an order, and the three men picked up chopsticks to pick up vegetables at the same time.
Even Fu Ruien, who was decisive in killing and killing in the mall, did not dare to raise a single objection when facing his mother-in-law.
The Qiu family didn't have the rule of "no talking when eating, no talking when sleeping". Normally when the family sat together, they would chat about the big and small things in life. Qiu Qiu wanted to speak several times today, but he didn't dare to destroy the tranquility at will. He could only turn his nervousness into appetite, and ate hard with his head down.
Teacher Dong sat across from him, eating gracefully and slowly.
Suddenly, Teacher Dong picked up a piece of fried octopus, crossed the whole table, and handed it to Qiu Qiu's bowl.
"Let's eat." Teacher Dong said.
Qiu Qiu said: "Thank you, Mom." He also picked up a chopstick dish for Mr. Dong, "Mom will eat too."
Qiu Qiu was embarrassed to look at his mother, so he quickly lowered his head and continued to plan the rice in the bowl after picking up the dishes.
"Mom is not hungry." Teacher Dong said, "I ate the dish you cooked last night at noon, it was delicious."
Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Fu Ruien quickly answered: "Yes, Qiu Qiu's cooking is very delicious."
Teacher Dong didn't look at him, but still stared at the top of Qiu Qiu's head. She looked far away, as if she was not looking at the son in front of her, but the former and future Qiu Qiu.
After a while, she picked up the chopsticks again.
"Qiuqiu, when you were young, you loved to eat your mother's cooking the most... But now, you can cook too."
The movement of Qiu Qiu's hands suddenly froze, and he just held the bowl stupidly, staring at the rice and vegetables in the bowl.
A drop of water suddenly fell on the finger, followed by two drops, three drops...
Qiu Qiu realized belatedly that he was crying.
Fu Rui'en was very distressed, everything started because of him, he was the one who dragged this boy to his side. If they had never met, Qiu Qiu would not have been under such a great pressure.
He hurriedly took out his handkerchief to wipe away his tears, Qiu Qiu closed his eyes and let him move, his eyelids that had not subsided were trembling with pain, teardrops were hanging on his eyelashes, he looked very pitiful.
When the son cried, even Qiu's father next to him felt unbearable.
Teacher Dong didn't stop Fu Ruien's intimate movements, she watched them calmly, she didn't seem to agree, but she wasn't angry either.
When Qiu Qiu's tears dried up, Teacher Dong opened his mouth slowly.
"Mr. Fu... Let me call you Xiao Fu."
"Okay, Teacher Dong."
In fact, in terms of seniority, Fu Ruien should call Qiu's parents "uncle" and "auntie", but after all, the age difference is not that big, so calling them like this makes them old, so Fu Ruien simply called them teachers.
"I've thought about the matter between you and Qiu Qiu a lot, and I've also asked other people's opinions. When I heard that Qiu Qiu had found a rich godfather, I was worried that ordinary people like us were too different from you, and I was afraid of being caught People misunderstand that they are clinging to power and relatives."
"How could it be?" Fu Ruien said politely, "Your family is from a scholarly family. It is my luck to marry you."
"...But when I found out that you and Qiu Qiu were dating, I became more worried." Teacher Dong ignored his compliment, "I found some information about you on the Internet, but I don't think the news on the Internet is necessarily true. Really, so now I want to ask you a few questions face to face, I hope you can tell me the answer frankly."
Fu Ruien nodded: "Go ahead."
Qiu Qiu and Papa Qiu sitting next to each other sat up straight at the same time, looking at Teacher Dong nervously.
"First of all, you are forty years old, right?... It is said on the Internet that you have never been married. Is this true?"
"No, I have never been married."
"No illegitimate children?"
"No, I'm gay and I only like men."
"... Then how many boyfriends have you dated before?"
"I have dated one, and the other party is also in the business circle, but that was already ten years ago."
"Since you are in the same circle, if you don't look up and look down, will there be any trouble? For example... resurgence, for example... You will die?"
Qiu Qiu immediately said: "Mom, don't worry, I also know godfather's ex-boyfriend, Brother Li is a very good person!"
Teacher Dong then asked Fu Ruien several more private questions, such as his family, his property, his physical condition and so on.
"Also, I saw some bad rumors on the Internet, saying that the reason why Qiuqiu was able to keep advancing in the show was because you operated behind the scenes?"
"No." Fu Ruien denied it righteously, "Qiuqiu is very talented in music. You can see that there are many calls for him to win the championship on the Internet. He likes to sing very much. I also hope that he can become a singer. He went further, so I enrolled him in vocal music lessons from a famous teacher, and invited an arranger, but I absolutely never interfered with the selection of the judging panel."
Teacher Dong nodded: "That's good. Actually, I don't know much about music, but I really think he can sing better than those little fresh meats."
Comrade Lao Qiu interrupted: "... our son is also a fresh meat!"
Teacher Dong glared at him, with "You're the only one who talks too much" written all over his eyes.
Comrade Lao Qiu quickly covered his mouth and dared not speak.
Next, Teacher Dong cleared his throat and sat upright. Her expression was serious, indicating that the next topic was definitely not as easy to answer as before.
"Xiao Fu, I have one thing that I ask you to do."
"You say."
"I will stay in China for seven days when I return to China for a meeting. I will give you a week. You must issue a written report to me before I leave."
Qiu Qiu: ...? ?
Comrade Lao Qiu: ... ? ?
"It doesn't matter what form this report is in. It doesn't matter whether it's a PPT or a document. You just need to write down the importance you attach to this relationship. Because Qiu Qiu has never shown a preference for boys since he was a child, I dare to guess , he will become gay, and your responsibility is relatively heavy."
"Yes, it was my fault."
"It's not wrong. As long as you think you are right, that's enough. I hope that in this report, I can see a clear line of your relationship, your property, career, Qiu Qiu's studies, acting career, Whether you will come out in the future, whether you will marry abroad, whether you will have a surrogacy... the future cannot be predicted, but the future can be planned."
Comrade Lao Qiu was shocked: "My wife, isn't this very good?"
But Fu Ruien immediately agreed: "No problem, I will definitely do it."
Qiu Qiu secretly held his godfather's hand under the table.
However, this was not over yet, Teacher Dong then threw down a huge thunderstorm.
She said in a soft voice: "Just to remind you, this report is not just for the couple of us to read. I will send it to the 'City A Senior, Middle-aged and Young Academic Discussion Group', so that all family members can watch and comment together."
Qiu Qiu suddenly became anxious. Now that his family member's road to coming out is not smooth, he wants to show it to other relatives. What a shameful play.
He cried out anxiously: "Mom!"
Teacher Dong was unmoved, just stood up, reached out and touched his son's tender cheek.
"Qiuqiu, don't blame mom for being troublesome. You have been a worry-free child since you were a child. Mom has never worried about you in her life. This time, let mom worry about you once."