In the hot summer, the chirping of cicadas breaks into people's ears.
Ran Xi held a popsicle in her mouth and stood under the eaves, scrolling through her circle of friends.
After swiping and swiping, a post from my cousin Yi Xiaochen came up.Why did he suddenly... who hadn't posted on WeChat Moments for 200 years?
Ran Xi observed with interest.
It was a close-up photo of a hand.The photo was taken against the light. The shadow on the hand is serious but the diamond ring on the ring finger unexpectedly highlights, as if the ring is the focus. Happiness is revealed in the haze, and the picture is full of beauty.
Ran Xi took a bite of her popsicle and raised her eyebrows.
My cousin is getting married?
with who?
After thinking for a while, I gave up.
Instead, he stared at the photo in trance.
"Are you going to perform again?" A classmate from the same department walked out of the teaching building, carrying a guitar case on his shoulders, and greeted him familiarly.
Ran Xi raised his eyes and nodded: "Yes, I'm waiting for Muyang."
"I wish you good luck with your performance." said the classmate.
"Thank you." Ran Xi smiled slightly.
After the classmates left, Mu Yang trotted over with his guitar case on his shoulders, his hands on his knees, out of breath, "Sorry, the class has been delayed."
"It's okay." Ran Xi bit off the remaining popsicle and threw it into the trash can next door. "Let's go, Lao Hu is urging me."
Lao Hu is an agent-like existence, mainly responsible for contacting some commercial performances of their duo band during their college years.
There are three main reasons why they accepted commercial performances.
First, he could earn some extra money. Of course, Ran Xi was not short of this money, but what he coveted was the second and third items.
[-]. Accumulate stage experience.
[-]. Expand their popularity and let some areas in City A know them.
After Mu Yang took a deep breath, he said, "Let's go."
The two of them got into the Ran family's driver's Mercedes one after the other, so when a Mercedes appeared at the commercial launch site of a well-known brand that was being prepared, the staff's attention was focused on it.
"Who is it? Can we afford big-name artists?" Staff member A was discussing with his colleagues.
"Maybe the planner has lost his mind?" Staff B said.
"No, those two are college students who come to sing casually." An insider interjected.
"Is the planner really out of his mind? It's too petty to invite college students! Is it worthy of our X brand? No wonder there are no people at the scene, no fans at all. This won't attract the attention of passers-by, right?" Staff B was worried.
An insider looked disdainful: "Then you don't know something."
Staff A, B, C and D:?
As the opening time of the press conference approached, crowds of people gradually came to the scene, and it seemed that there were quite a lot of people.
The crowd was mainly young girls, each wearing a support headband and holding a support banner in his hand.
Seeing Ran Xi's head emerging from the background, fans immediately held up banners and shouted: "Mom loves you!"
Ran Xi seemed to be used to this kind of scene, showing a bright smile and saying hello calmly.
This was not the first time that he and Muyang had a business performance.They have already accumulated a certain number of fans through various major performances for several years, including stage performances, dinner performances, livehouse performances, etc.
Coupled with their incredible looks, they have attracted many female fans, with the number of Weibo fans reaching over one million.
However, I don’t know whether it’s the current trend or the reason why they have relatively young teeth, but every post reads “Mom loves you” and “Zai Zai, you are the best”, and the girlfriend fans are nowhere to be seen.
The scene gradually became lively. Whether it was the traffic coming from the two-person band or the attracted passers-by, the brand's goal had been achieved anyway.
The press conference finally opened.
After a series of things that are and are not, it is time for the artists to perform.
An electronic keyboard was set up on the stage, and then Ran Xi and Mu Yang, who was carrying an electric guitar, came up.
Different from traditional bands, they are just a simple small band that mainly uses electric guitar and electronic keyboard as a supplement.The two completely different timbres are intertwined, and it sounds unexpectedly good.
A pleasant melody sounded, filling the entire venue.
The fans were so satisfied that they shouted their idols' names and expressed their love for them heartily.
"Thank you everyone, see you next time."
At the end of the commercial performance, although some people dispersed at the scene, there were still many people staying at the scene to grab the benefits provided by the brand.
This time the two got into an ordinary car, with a middle-aged man with a beard sitting in the driver's seat.The man dressed very casually and even went out wearing slippers.
"Lao Hu, you are truly unique in the brokerage world." Ran Xi couldn't help teasing.
Lao Hu said "tsk": "It doesn't matter, people are looking at you but not me anyway."
He glanced at his phone and said to the two of them: "There will be a Y brand event tomorrow afternoon. Remember not to be late."
Muyang responded guiltily.
Ran Xi pouted: "Is there a performance tomorrow? It's so annoying."
Lao Hu started the car and glanced at the rearview mirror: "Young Master, it was you who told me to accept as many performances as possible."
"But there have been too many performances recently, and I haven't been able to date my boyfriend." Ran Xi fell towards Mu Yang and looked up at him, "Do you think it's Yang Yang?"
Muyang didn't dare to speak.
Lao Hu has always been strict, and none of the artists he led dared to go against him, except Ran Xi.
Who made Ran Xi the company's young boss?
"I don't think this can continue." Lao Hu suddenly said.
Ran Xi was a little surprised. He figured it out so quickly?
"Right?"
"As expected, I still have to ask Director Ran to assign you another agent." Lao Hu said.
Ran Xi:? ? ?
Ran Xi: "I don't want it, why?"
Lao Hu calmly explained: "Although I am your band's manager, I also take care of other people. I can't take care of your personal activities, and I can't take care of all aspects of your private life. For your bright future, I think it is necessary to send someone to specialize in I will take responsibility for you so that no scandal will break out in the future.”
"Ugly you..." Ran Xi almost exploded.
Lao Hu glanced at Mu Yang: "Mu Yang has agreed."
Ran Xi looked at him in disbelief and saw Mu Yang waving his hands towards him with a look of horror on his face and mouthing "No".
Ran Xi glared at Lao Hu and slandered: You damn old Hu, why did you lie to me because Muyang is easy to bully? ?
·
Back at Ran's house, this old thief Hu actually reported it to his grandfather.As soon as I entered the door, my grandfather called me to sit next to me.
Ran Xi sat down on the throne and put some distance between herself and her grandfather, "What are you doing?"
After grandpa showed a pitiful expression, Ran Xi rolled next to him with uneasy conscience.
"Grandpa has found a few candidates for you." Grandpa took out a folder with several resumes in it. "What kind of agent do you like? A pretty sister? An obedient one? A quiet and capable one? Or a nagging nanny? Nagging?"
Ran Xi glanced at it casually, put down the folder, and said seriously: "Grandpa, didn't I say that I don't need a personal agent until I graduate?"
"Old Hu said he couldn't bring him here." Grandpa said.
"Ask him to let go of the others and just take Mu Yang and me."
Grandpa moved his lips, there was something hard to say.After some effort, he said: "Old Hu said he doesn't like to interfere with artists' personal affairs, but in order to prevent you from being affected by scandals and ruining your future in the future, it's best to find someone to take care of you."
Ran Xi: "..."
Old thief Hu, what exactly did you tell grandpa about? !It's a waste of my trusting you!
Over the years, Ran Xi has never come out to her grandfather.He was afraid that the old man would be old-fashioned and unable to withstand stimulation, so he kept hiding his relationship with Pu Yu.
I also kept putting off my personal agent, and even agreed with my grandfather that I would not find an agent until after graduation, when Pu Yu also graduated.
Unexpectedly, everything would be ruined because of that thief Lao Hu.
"Grandpa, this is for your own good. You don't want your dream to be ruined because of some frivolous things, right?" Grandpa continued to persuade, "Grandpa will definitely protect our Xixi's dream of becoming a big star to the end. Grandpa promised your."
Ran Xi looked at her gray-haired grandfather, and her heart suddenly softened.
He hesitated for a long time and then slowly said: "Grandpa..."
"Huh?" Grandpa stroked his hair lovingly.
"My dream is not to be a big star." He explained, "You may have misunderstood. I just want to pass on positive energy to everyone through music. It doesn't have to be a big star, even a small singer with only a few fans. OK."
Seeing how pitiful his grandson was, grandpa suddenly softened his heart. He hugged Ran Xi and stroked his back desperately, "Grandpa knows he was wrong. I'm sorry Xixi. Grandpa knows he was wrong."
"No, no," Ran Xi quickly shook his head, "Grandpa, you are right, it was me who was wrong."
"How could Xixi be wrong?"
"Actually, I've hidden something from you." Ran Xi took a deep breath and mustered up her courage.
"Huh?" Grandpa let go of Ran Xi and stared at him.
Grandpa's eyes, which had been gnawed by years and had become cloudy, came into view.Ran Xi was confused and said calmly: "There is someone I want you to meet."
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This was the first time that Pu Yu stepped into Ran's house as someone other than a friend.
The three of them sat around the dining table and ate their dinner carefully.
No one dared to speak first.Everyone has their own thoughts.
The aunt who was cooking looked stiff and extremely embarrassed.
Meal time has never been so serious.
"Old sir, I'm going home right now." She cleaned up the kitchen and left.
"Xiao Pu," Grandpa gave Pu Yu some pieces of meat, "eat more."
"Thank you, grandpa." Pu Yu said politely.
Grandpa continued to cook the rice, trying to digest what Xixi said when he brought Xiaopu in.
He has actually met Xiao Pu several times and really appreciates his way of doing things and his unique vision. He is even more fortunate that he can become Xi Xi's close friend and accompany him in his joys and sorrows.
Xixi was always happy when she was with him, so close that they were like good brothers who could wear the same pair of pants.
I didn’t expect that fate would play a trick on people.It is indeed a relationship where we can wear the same pair of pants, but we are not good brothers.
He thought back.
Yangyang, Xiaoxu, Xiaoqing, Xiaojia...
Fortunately it was Xiaopu.
Thinking of this, he breathed out inexplicably.
and many more? ?
Why do I feel lucky all of a sudden? ?
After adjusting his mood, grandpa continued to cook rice.
Ran Xi thought about various possibilities, including grandpa's earnest advice, grandpa being furious and driving him out of the house, or grandpa being so angry with them that he had a stroke...
I just didn't expect it to be like this - silence.
Ran Xi didn't think about how to speak, and stopped Pu Yu from speaking first.
So the situation continued in silence.It just fulfills the old saying - talk without eating, eat without talking.
It wasn't until the dinner came to an end that Ran Xi stammered: "Grandpa, Grandpa, do you have any opinion on...this matter?"
Grandpa had a meal.
"What, what's the matter?"
Was it a strategy to pretend nothing happened?
Ran Xi frowned slightly: "It's about my relationship with Pu Yu."
"..." Grandpa looked at Pu Yu and then at Ran Xi, saying nothing.
"What does this mean?" A fourth person's voice suddenly appeared in the dining room. The three of them looked at the source of the sound and were suddenly stunned.
A well-dressed woman appeared in the corridor.Although it is difficult to tell from her exquisite makeup, the woman is actually running for five.
"Old sir, the young sir and the young madam are back." The housekeeper arrived immediately and reported to grandpa immediately.
When Pu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but straighten his body and show a respectful posture.
Long-awaited name.
It turns out that this is Ran Xi's mother, the famous violinist Ms. Yi, who tours abroad all year round and has not come home to visit her children more than ten times in the past [-] years.
A middle-aged man appeared immediately, with a serious expression but a frivolous tone: "What's wrong?"
Presumably this is Ran Xi's father.
Although he is a middle-aged uncle who is over [-] years old, due to his extremely high level of cultivation and being influenced by music all the year round, his temperament is more like that of a social elite, without any of the slovenliness of an uncle. It reminds Pu Yu of his father, who is also a professional elite. .
Although they are social elites, they cannot see the warmth and coldness of being a father.
"The two of them," the mother pointed at Ran Xi and Pu Yu, "are dating."
The father's expression instantly became serious, and he looked back and forth between the two young men: "Is it a relationship based on friendship or love?"
A glimmer of hope flashed in her mother's eyes, and she looked at Ran Xi, expecting the answer to be friendship, but it was instantly extinguished by the cold answer.
"Love." Ran Xi's answer was as cold as if it had nothing to do with them.
Father and mother were stunned for a long time before they recovered a little.
"I won't allow it." His father scolded him coldly, "The Ran family has a good reputation. How can the reputation and prestige of generations be ruined by your generation?"
"Even if you can't inherit the Ran family's lofty status in the world of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and pass on the family's honor from generation to generation, please at least don't cause any trouble to the family."
"You are not ashamed, I am ashamed of you."
A ridiculous piece of words came out of his father's mouth, instantly disintegrating his elite image as if it were falling apart.
An elitist would never say such seriously prejudiced words.Very narrow-minded thinking.
Ran Xi couldn't agree, and a surge of anger aroused in her heart.Just as he was about to retort, a rich and hoarse old voice spoke first, and his momentum instantly suppressed the scene and occupied the absolute heights.
Grandpa: "The most shameful thing is you."
The father was surprised: "Dad, what did you say..."
"Shut up," Grandpa's attitude said, "Count yourself how many days you have spent with Xixi. Is there any more than Xiaopu? You have always been indifferent to him. He was hit by the ceiling a few years ago. He has been in the hospital for a whole season, have you ever come back to see him?"
"Now that things have happened, why do you care about him? Whether it's the future or feelings, you are not qualified."
"As a father, you are the most shameful."
My father was shocked by grandpa's rebuke and was so ashamed that he couldn't hold his head up.
"Besides," Grandpa continued, "How can we embarrass the Ran family by falling in love?"
Grandpa looked at Ran Xi and received a grateful look from his grandson.A pair of big eyes seems to contain a starry sky, sparkling, with determination for the future and no regrets for the decision.
Sun Tzu knew what he was doing and what he wanted.
Whether it is dreams or the people who will accompany him in the future, he is very clear-headed.
The confused ones are those who look down on him.
"If you have nothing else to do, let's go. We still have to eat." Finally, driven by Grandpa's cold voice, the couple rolled out of the dining room and went back to the room to pack their luggage.
In the days to come, no one in the Ran family dared to say a word about this matter.
The three of them continued to eat in silence until they finished eating. Grandpa put down his chopsticks and asked seriously: "Grandpa just wants to ask you, are you serious? Xixi, you are only 22 years old."
Ran Xi frowned: "The legal age for men to get married in our country is 22. If same-sex people weren't allowed to get married, I would have gotten married long ago."
"Get married..." Grandpa panicked again. He hesitated for a long time. Fortunately, same-sex marriage was not allowed in the country. Otherwise, his precious grandson would be the one who got married away!He might miss his dead grandson then!
but……
When my grandson grows up, it’s time to let go.
"So Xiaopu is the agent you are waiting for?" Grandpa asked suddenly.
Ran Xi glanced at Pu Yu and nodded: "Yes."
Grandpa thought for a long time and then said: "Grandpa doesn't know how long I can stay with you. If there is someone who can accompany you for the rest of your life, Grandpa won't care about that person's identity or gender..."
"As long as he treats you well and you feel happy, that's enough."
The grandfather and grandson were honest with each other, and the dinner ended peacefully with tears of emotion.
Before seeing off the guests, Grandpa also told Pu Yu to be kind to Xixi, otherwise he would not let him go if he died and became a ghost.
And said to Ran Xi: "If you encounter any difficulties, you must remember to tell grandpa. No matter how the world becomes, grandpa will never change."
"Grandpa will always protect our Xixi."
After hearing this, Ran Xi stepped forward and gave her grandfather a big hug. The hug was full of love for him that no words could express.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely treat Ran Xi well." Pu Yu took advantage of the situation and bowed, giving a seemingly light but profound promise.
Grandpa nodded kindly, officially acquiescing to them.
·
The summer nights are different from the days. They are particularly cool, but the chirping of cicadas is even more rampant.
Before Pu Yu went home, the two took an after-dinner walk in the park of the community.
Ran Xi just focused on eating, but her stomach was very full at the moment.He rubbed his stomach and said with a smile: "After I confessed to grandpa, I felt a lot more relaxed. Finally, I don't have to hide it from you in front of grandpa."
Pu Yu had a smile on his face and an envious tone: "It's really great to have the support of my family."
"Pu Yu, what should I do?" Ran Xi twitched the corner of his mouth with a bitter look on his face.
Pu Yu looked at him puzzled: "Huh?"
"I'm so happy. I feel like I'm the happiest person in the world." Ran Xi looked back and smiled brightly.The fox's eyes curved into two crescent moons, which melted Pu Yu's heart.
Pu Yu stretched out his hand, touched his head, smiled back, and said sincerely and firmly: "You are worth it."
Ran Xi was stunned, then grabbed his arm and rubbed against him: "What~"
The two of them walked slowly in the park, like elderly grandfathers.They could walk around the park in 15 minutes but it took them an hour.
Not because of anything else, because there is each other on the road.
"Even if I become an old man in the future, will our relationship still be like this?" Ran Xix put his head on Pu Yu's shoulder and asked, looking up at the sky.
Pu Yu stopped, looked up at the sky with him, and said calmly: "Yes."
The voice was very soft, but extremely firm, without any hesitation.
After a pause, he added: "If you are willing, I am happy."
Ran Xi smiled: "Of course I am willing."
Hearing this, Pu Yu felt an unprecedented feeling in his heart. He had an impulse at this moment and wanted to hold Ran Xi tightly and never be separated from him.
It's indescribable to love this feeling.
Simply inexplicable.
It will make people distraught and maddening.
He put his other hand into his pocket, grasped the metal object inside tightly, hesitated for a moment, and slowly pulled out the metal chain tied to it.
At this time, Ran Xi suddenly said: "I was checking Moments today and saw that my cousin had posted a close-up photo of a hand wearing a ring."
Pu Yu paused, curious about what he said next.
Ran Xi looked over, stared straight at Pu Yu, and pouted: "How about we also go and order a pair? I want to wear a couple's ring with you."
Pu Yu stared at him for a moment and smiled softly.
"That will disappoint you." He said, then he pulled out the chain from his pocket and held it high in the air. Two silver rings fell in front of Ran Xi's eyes, reflecting little bits of silver light under the moonlight and street lights, "I I prepared it for you privately.”
Ran Xi was stunned for several seconds, and her chest was immediately filled with excitement and touching emotions. Her nose became sore and her eyes gradually filled with tears.
"I bought this with my internship salary. The price is not high. I hope you won't mind." Pu Yu said, "When I make a lot of money in the future, I will buy you one with diamonds."
Ran Xi held the two silver rings in surprise and joy, crying with joy: "Then I have to work hard, so that my agent can make a lot of money to buy me a diamond ring."
After joking to himself, he added: "That way I can also buy you a diamond ring."
"Okay, I'm really looking forward to it."
"You take off this chain, I want to wear it on my hand."
Pu Yu took off the chain and took off the ring.
Ran Xi naturally stretched out his right hand, and Pu Yu hesitated for a moment and put it on his middle finger.
"Wear your ring finger." Ran Xi was dissatisfied.
"Leave the ring finger for the diamond ring." Pu Yu put the ring in and wiped it with his thumb until it was shiny.
He stared at the ring, his eyes full of contented joy.
Suddenly a hand stretched out in front of him, "Give me the other one."
Pu Yu handed the other one to Ran Xi.
Ran Xi roughly grabbed Pu Yu's left hand and put the ring on the same finger.
Then clasp your fingers tightly.
The night is beautiful tonight. The daylight is coming to the earth, and the bright stars are shining brightly on the gloomy earth.
This is the first time in so many years that Pu Yu appreciates the city's night sky.
It is obviously just an ordinary scenery, an ordinary scenery that can be seen in other places.But at this moment, in the eyes of the two of them, it was a unique sight.
Maybe, depending on your mood, the scenery in front of you will change accordingly.
Then,
Ran Xi hopes that every night will be as beautiful as tonight.
Pu Yu hopes that the night sky will always be filled with stars and the haze will never gather again.
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Ran Xi held a popsicle in her mouth and stood under the eaves, scrolling through her circle of friends.
After swiping and swiping, a post from my cousin Yi Xiaochen came up.Why did he suddenly... who hadn't posted on WeChat Moments for 200 years?
Ran Xi observed with interest.
It was a close-up photo of a hand.The photo was taken against the light. The shadow on the hand is serious but the diamond ring on the ring finger unexpectedly highlights, as if the ring is the focus. Happiness is revealed in the haze, and the picture is full of beauty.
Ran Xi took a bite of her popsicle and raised her eyebrows.
My cousin is getting married?
with who?
After thinking for a while, I gave up.
Instead, he stared at the photo in trance.
"Are you going to perform again?" A classmate from the same department walked out of the teaching building, carrying a guitar case on his shoulders, and greeted him familiarly.
Ran Xi raised his eyes and nodded: "Yes, I'm waiting for Muyang."
"I wish you good luck with your performance." said the classmate.
"Thank you." Ran Xi smiled slightly.
After the classmates left, Mu Yang trotted over with his guitar case on his shoulders, his hands on his knees, out of breath, "Sorry, the class has been delayed."
"It's okay." Ran Xi bit off the remaining popsicle and threw it into the trash can next door. "Let's go, Lao Hu is urging me."
Lao Hu is an agent-like existence, mainly responsible for contacting some commercial performances of their duo band during their college years.
There are three main reasons why they accepted commercial performances.
First, he could earn some extra money. Of course, Ran Xi was not short of this money, but what he coveted was the second and third items.
[-]. Accumulate stage experience.
[-]. Expand their popularity and let some areas in City A know them.
After Mu Yang took a deep breath, he said, "Let's go."
The two of them got into the Ran family's driver's Mercedes one after the other, so when a Mercedes appeared at the commercial launch site of a well-known brand that was being prepared, the staff's attention was focused on it.
"Who is it? Can we afford big-name artists?" Staff member A was discussing with his colleagues.
"Maybe the planner has lost his mind?" Staff B said.
"No, those two are college students who come to sing casually." An insider interjected.
"Is the planner really out of his mind? It's too petty to invite college students! Is it worthy of our X brand? No wonder there are no people at the scene, no fans at all. This won't attract the attention of passers-by, right?" Staff B was worried.
An insider looked disdainful: "Then you don't know something."
Staff A, B, C and D:?
As the opening time of the press conference approached, crowds of people gradually came to the scene, and it seemed that there were quite a lot of people.
The crowd was mainly young girls, each wearing a support headband and holding a support banner in his hand.
Seeing Ran Xi's head emerging from the background, fans immediately held up banners and shouted: "Mom loves you!"
Ran Xi seemed to be used to this kind of scene, showing a bright smile and saying hello calmly.
This was not the first time that he and Muyang had a business performance.They have already accumulated a certain number of fans through various major performances for several years, including stage performances, dinner performances, livehouse performances, etc.
Coupled with their incredible looks, they have attracted many female fans, with the number of Weibo fans reaching over one million.
However, I don’t know whether it’s the current trend or the reason why they have relatively young teeth, but every post reads “Mom loves you” and “Zai Zai, you are the best”, and the girlfriend fans are nowhere to be seen.
The scene gradually became lively. Whether it was the traffic coming from the two-person band or the attracted passers-by, the brand's goal had been achieved anyway.
The press conference finally opened.
After a series of things that are and are not, it is time for the artists to perform.
An electronic keyboard was set up on the stage, and then Ran Xi and Mu Yang, who was carrying an electric guitar, came up.
Different from traditional bands, they are just a simple small band that mainly uses electric guitar and electronic keyboard as a supplement.The two completely different timbres are intertwined, and it sounds unexpectedly good.
A pleasant melody sounded, filling the entire venue.
The fans were so satisfied that they shouted their idols' names and expressed their love for them heartily.
"Thank you everyone, see you next time."
At the end of the commercial performance, although some people dispersed at the scene, there were still many people staying at the scene to grab the benefits provided by the brand.
This time the two got into an ordinary car, with a middle-aged man with a beard sitting in the driver's seat.The man dressed very casually and even went out wearing slippers.
"Lao Hu, you are truly unique in the brokerage world." Ran Xi couldn't help teasing.
Lao Hu said "tsk": "It doesn't matter, people are looking at you but not me anyway."
He glanced at his phone and said to the two of them: "There will be a Y brand event tomorrow afternoon. Remember not to be late."
Muyang responded guiltily.
Ran Xi pouted: "Is there a performance tomorrow? It's so annoying."
Lao Hu started the car and glanced at the rearview mirror: "Young Master, it was you who told me to accept as many performances as possible."
"But there have been too many performances recently, and I haven't been able to date my boyfriend." Ran Xi fell towards Mu Yang and looked up at him, "Do you think it's Yang Yang?"
Muyang didn't dare to speak.
Lao Hu has always been strict, and none of the artists he led dared to go against him, except Ran Xi.
Who made Ran Xi the company's young boss?
"I don't think this can continue." Lao Hu suddenly said.
Ran Xi was a little surprised. He figured it out so quickly?
"Right?"
"As expected, I still have to ask Director Ran to assign you another agent." Lao Hu said.
Ran Xi:? ? ?
Ran Xi: "I don't want it, why?"
Lao Hu calmly explained: "Although I am your band's manager, I also take care of other people. I can't take care of your personal activities, and I can't take care of all aspects of your private life. For your bright future, I think it is necessary to send someone to specialize in I will take responsibility for you so that no scandal will break out in the future.”
"Ugly you..." Ran Xi almost exploded.
Lao Hu glanced at Mu Yang: "Mu Yang has agreed."
Ran Xi looked at him in disbelief and saw Mu Yang waving his hands towards him with a look of horror on his face and mouthing "No".
Ran Xi glared at Lao Hu and slandered: You damn old Hu, why did you lie to me because Muyang is easy to bully? ?
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Back at Ran's house, this old thief Hu actually reported it to his grandfather.As soon as I entered the door, my grandfather called me to sit next to me.
Ran Xi sat down on the throne and put some distance between herself and her grandfather, "What are you doing?"
After grandpa showed a pitiful expression, Ran Xi rolled next to him with uneasy conscience.
"Grandpa has found a few candidates for you." Grandpa took out a folder with several resumes in it. "What kind of agent do you like? A pretty sister? An obedient one? A quiet and capable one? Or a nagging nanny? Nagging?"
Ran Xi glanced at it casually, put down the folder, and said seriously: "Grandpa, didn't I say that I don't need a personal agent until I graduate?"
"Old Hu said he couldn't bring him here." Grandpa said.
"Ask him to let go of the others and just take Mu Yang and me."
Grandpa moved his lips, there was something hard to say.After some effort, he said: "Old Hu said he doesn't like to interfere with artists' personal affairs, but in order to prevent you from being affected by scandals and ruining your future in the future, it's best to find someone to take care of you."
Ran Xi: "..."
Old thief Hu, what exactly did you tell grandpa about? !It's a waste of my trusting you!
Over the years, Ran Xi has never come out to her grandfather.He was afraid that the old man would be old-fashioned and unable to withstand stimulation, so he kept hiding his relationship with Pu Yu.
I also kept putting off my personal agent, and even agreed with my grandfather that I would not find an agent until after graduation, when Pu Yu also graduated.
Unexpectedly, everything would be ruined because of that thief Lao Hu.
"Grandpa, this is for your own good. You don't want your dream to be ruined because of some frivolous things, right?" Grandpa continued to persuade, "Grandpa will definitely protect our Xixi's dream of becoming a big star to the end. Grandpa promised your."
Ran Xi looked at her gray-haired grandfather, and her heart suddenly softened.
He hesitated for a long time and then slowly said: "Grandpa..."
"Huh?" Grandpa stroked his hair lovingly.
"My dream is not to be a big star." He explained, "You may have misunderstood. I just want to pass on positive energy to everyone through music. It doesn't have to be a big star, even a small singer with only a few fans. OK."
Seeing how pitiful his grandson was, grandpa suddenly softened his heart. He hugged Ran Xi and stroked his back desperately, "Grandpa knows he was wrong. I'm sorry Xixi. Grandpa knows he was wrong."
"No, no," Ran Xi quickly shook his head, "Grandpa, you are right, it was me who was wrong."
"How could Xixi be wrong?"
"Actually, I've hidden something from you." Ran Xi took a deep breath and mustered up her courage.
"Huh?" Grandpa let go of Ran Xi and stared at him.
Grandpa's eyes, which had been gnawed by years and had become cloudy, came into view.Ran Xi was confused and said calmly: "There is someone I want you to meet."
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This was the first time that Pu Yu stepped into Ran's house as someone other than a friend.
The three of them sat around the dining table and ate their dinner carefully.
No one dared to speak first.Everyone has their own thoughts.
The aunt who was cooking looked stiff and extremely embarrassed.
Meal time has never been so serious.
"Old sir, I'm going home right now." She cleaned up the kitchen and left.
"Xiao Pu," Grandpa gave Pu Yu some pieces of meat, "eat more."
"Thank you, grandpa." Pu Yu said politely.
Grandpa continued to cook the rice, trying to digest what Xixi said when he brought Xiaopu in.
He has actually met Xiao Pu several times and really appreciates his way of doing things and his unique vision. He is even more fortunate that he can become Xi Xi's close friend and accompany him in his joys and sorrows.
Xixi was always happy when she was with him, so close that they were like good brothers who could wear the same pair of pants.
I didn’t expect that fate would play a trick on people.It is indeed a relationship where we can wear the same pair of pants, but we are not good brothers.
He thought back.
Yangyang, Xiaoxu, Xiaoqing, Xiaojia...
Fortunately it was Xiaopu.
Thinking of this, he breathed out inexplicably.
and many more? ?
Why do I feel lucky all of a sudden? ?
After adjusting his mood, grandpa continued to cook rice.
Ran Xi thought about various possibilities, including grandpa's earnest advice, grandpa being furious and driving him out of the house, or grandpa being so angry with them that he had a stroke...
I just didn't expect it to be like this - silence.
Ran Xi didn't think about how to speak, and stopped Pu Yu from speaking first.
So the situation continued in silence.It just fulfills the old saying - talk without eating, eat without talking.
It wasn't until the dinner came to an end that Ran Xi stammered: "Grandpa, Grandpa, do you have any opinion on...this matter?"
Grandpa had a meal.
"What, what's the matter?"
Was it a strategy to pretend nothing happened?
Ran Xi frowned slightly: "It's about my relationship with Pu Yu."
"..." Grandpa looked at Pu Yu and then at Ran Xi, saying nothing.
"What does this mean?" A fourth person's voice suddenly appeared in the dining room. The three of them looked at the source of the sound and were suddenly stunned.
A well-dressed woman appeared in the corridor.Although it is difficult to tell from her exquisite makeup, the woman is actually running for five.
"Old sir, the young sir and the young madam are back." The housekeeper arrived immediately and reported to grandpa immediately.
When Pu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but straighten his body and show a respectful posture.
Long-awaited name.
It turns out that this is Ran Xi's mother, the famous violinist Ms. Yi, who tours abroad all year round and has not come home to visit her children more than ten times in the past [-] years.
A middle-aged man appeared immediately, with a serious expression but a frivolous tone: "What's wrong?"
Presumably this is Ran Xi's father.
Although he is a middle-aged uncle who is over [-] years old, due to his extremely high level of cultivation and being influenced by music all the year round, his temperament is more like that of a social elite, without any of the slovenliness of an uncle. It reminds Pu Yu of his father, who is also a professional elite. .
Although they are social elites, they cannot see the warmth and coldness of being a father.
"The two of them," the mother pointed at Ran Xi and Pu Yu, "are dating."
The father's expression instantly became serious, and he looked back and forth between the two young men: "Is it a relationship based on friendship or love?"
A glimmer of hope flashed in her mother's eyes, and she looked at Ran Xi, expecting the answer to be friendship, but it was instantly extinguished by the cold answer.
"Love." Ran Xi's answer was as cold as if it had nothing to do with them.
Father and mother were stunned for a long time before they recovered a little.
"I won't allow it." His father scolded him coldly, "The Ran family has a good reputation. How can the reputation and prestige of generations be ruined by your generation?"
"Even if you can't inherit the Ran family's lofty status in the world of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and pass on the family's honor from generation to generation, please at least don't cause any trouble to the family."
"You are not ashamed, I am ashamed of you."
A ridiculous piece of words came out of his father's mouth, instantly disintegrating his elite image as if it were falling apart.
An elitist would never say such seriously prejudiced words.Very narrow-minded thinking.
Ran Xi couldn't agree, and a surge of anger aroused in her heart.Just as he was about to retort, a rich and hoarse old voice spoke first, and his momentum instantly suppressed the scene and occupied the absolute heights.
Grandpa: "The most shameful thing is you."
The father was surprised: "Dad, what did you say..."
"Shut up," Grandpa's attitude said, "Count yourself how many days you have spent with Xixi. Is there any more than Xiaopu? You have always been indifferent to him. He was hit by the ceiling a few years ago. He has been in the hospital for a whole season, have you ever come back to see him?"
"Now that things have happened, why do you care about him? Whether it's the future or feelings, you are not qualified."
"As a father, you are the most shameful."
My father was shocked by grandpa's rebuke and was so ashamed that he couldn't hold his head up.
"Besides," Grandpa continued, "How can we embarrass the Ran family by falling in love?"
Grandpa looked at Ran Xi and received a grateful look from his grandson.A pair of big eyes seems to contain a starry sky, sparkling, with determination for the future and no regrets for the decision.
Sun Tzu knew what he was doing and what he wanted.
Whether it is dreams or the people who will accompany him in the future, he is very clear-headed.
The confused ones are those who look down on him.
"If you have nothing else to do, let's go. We still have to eat." Finally, driven by Grandpa's cold voice, the couple rolled out of the dining room and went back to the room to pack their luggage.
In the days to come, no one in the Ran family dared to say a word about this matter.
The three of them continued to eat in silence until they finished eating. Grandpa put down his chopsticks and asked seriously: "Grandpa just wants to ask you, are you serious? Xixi, you are only 22 years old."
Ran Xi frowned: "The legal age for men to get married in our country is 22. If same-sex people weren't allowed to get married, I would have gotten married long ago."
"Get married..." Grandpa panicked again. He hesitated for a long time. Fortunately, same-sex marriage was not allowed in the country. Otherwise, his precious grandson would be the one who got married away!He might miss his dead grandson then!
but……
When my grandson grows up, it’s time to let go.
"So Xiaopu is the agent you are waiting for?" Grandpa asked suddenly.
Ran Xi glanced at Pu Yu and nodded: "Yes."
Grandpa thought for a long time and then said: "Grandpa doesn't know how long I can stay with you. If there is someone who can accompany you for the rest of your life, Grandpa won't care about that person's identity or gender..."
"As long as he treats you well and you feel happy, that's enough."
The grandfather and grandson were honest with each other, and the dinner ended peacefully with tears of emotion.
Before seeing off the guests, Grandpa also told Pu Yu to be kind to Xixi, otherwise he would not let him go if he died and became a ghost.
And said to Ran Xi: "If you encounter any difficulties, you must remember to tell grandpa. No matter how the world becomes, grandpa will never change."
"Grandpa will always protect our Xixi."
After hearing this, Ran Xi stepped forward and gave her grandfather a big hug. The hug was full of love for him that no words could express.
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will definitely treat Ran Xi well." Pu Yu took advantage of the situation and bowed, giving a seemingly light but profound promise.
Grandpa nodded kindly, officially acquiescing to them.
·
The summer nights are different from the days. They are particularly cool, but the chirping of cicadas is even more rampant.
Before Pu Yu went home, the two took an after-dinner walk in the park of the community.
Ran Xi just focused on eating, but her stomach was very full at the moment.He rubbed his stomach and said with a smile: "After I confessed to grandpa, I felt a lot more relaxed. Finally, I don't have to hide it from you in front of grandpa."
Pu Yu had a smile on his face and an envious tone: "It's really great to have the support of my family."
"Pu Yu, what should I do?" Ran Xi twitched the corner of his mouth with a bitter look on his face.
Pu Yu looked at him puzzled: "Huh?"
"I'm so happy. I feel like I'm the happiest person in the world." Ran Xi looked back and smiled brightly.The fox's eyes curved into two crescent moons, which melted Pu Yu's heart.
Pu Yu stretched out his hand, touched his head, smiled back, and said sincerely and firmly: "You are worth it."
Ran Xi was stunned, then grabbed his arm and rubbed against him: "What~"
The two of them walked slowly in the park, like elderly grandfathers.They could walk around the park in 15 minutes but it took them an hour.
Not because of anything else, because there is each other on the road.
"Even if I become an old man in the future, will our relationship still be like this?" Ran Xix put his head on Pu Yu's shoulder and asked, looking up at the sky.
Pu Yu stopped, looked up at the sky with him, and said calmly: "Yes."
The voice was very soft, but extremely firm, without any hesitation.
After a pause, he added: "If you are willing, I am happy."
Ran Xi smiled: "Of course I am willing."
Hearing this, Pu Yu felt an unprecedented feeling in his heart. He had an impulse at this moment and wanted to hold Ran Xi tightly and never be separated from him.
It's indescribable to love this feeling.
Simply inexplicable.
It will make people distraught and maddening.
He put his other hand into his pocket, grasped the metal object inside tightly, hesitated for a moment, and slowly pulled out the metal chain tied to it.
At this time, Ran Xi suddenly said: "I was checking Moments today and saw that my cousin had posted a close-up photo of a hand wearing a ring."
Pu Yu paused, curious about what he said next.
Ran Xi looked over, stared straight at Pu Yu, and pouted: "How about we also go and order a pair? I want to wear a couple's ring with you."
Pu Yu stared at him for a moment and smiled softly.
"That will disappoint you." He said, then he pulled out the chain from his pocket and held it high in the air. Two silver rings fell in front of Ran Xi's eyes, reflecting little bits of silver light under the moonlight and street lights, "I I prepared it for you privately.”
Ran Xi was stunned for several seconds, and her chest was immediately filled with excitement and touching emotions. Her nose became sore and her eyes gradually filled with tears.
"I bought this with my internship salary. The price is not high. I hope you won't mind." Pu Yu said, "When I make a lot of money in the future, I will buy you one with diamonds."
Ran Xi held the two silver rings in surprise and joy, crying with joy: "Then I have to work hard, so that my agent can make a lot of money to buy me a diamond ring."
After joking to himself, he added: "That way I can also buy you a diamond ring."
"Okay, I'm really looking forward to it."
"You take off this chain, I want to wear it on my hand."
Pu Yu took off the chain and took off the ring.
Ran Xi naturally stretched out his right hand, and Pu Yu hesitated for a moment and put it on his middle finger.
"Wear your ring finger." Ran Xi was dissatisfied.
"Leave the ring finger for the diamond ring." Pu Yu put the ring in and wiped it with his thumb until it was shiny.
He stared at the ring, his eyes full of contented joy.
Suddenly a hand stretched out in front of him, "Give me the other one."
Pu Yu handed the other one to Ran Xi.
Ran Xi roughly grabbed Pu Yu's left hand and put the ring on the same finger.
Then clasp your fingers tightly.
The night is beautiful tonight. The daylight is coming to the earth, and the bright stars are shining brightly on the gloomy earth.
This is the first time in so many years that Pu Yu appreciates the city's night sky.
It is obviously just an ordinary scenery, an ordinary scenery that can be seen in other places.But at this moment, in the eyes of the two of them, it was a unique sight.
Maybe, depending on your mood, the scenery in front of you will change accordingly.
Then,
Ran Xi hopes that every night will be as beautiful as tonight.
Pu Yu hopes that the night sky will always be filled with stars and the haze will never gather again.
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