growing up

After returning to the place where Ling Chao lived, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor made the two of them couldn't help sighing as soon as they entered the door.

Gu Yuan changed his shoes with ease, and helped Ling Chao put away the things he bought.

Ling Chao poured him a cup of hot water, and the two of them leaned against the dining table together. After he took a sip of the hot water, he slowly asked, "You said you don't need to go back for dinner?"

"Yeah." Gu Yuan blew on the hot air, and carefully drank a little, "I called my mother before I came out, and said you're here, and I'll be back later at night."

Ling Chao looked at Gu Yuan's calmness, but was still not sure whether he had come out to his family.

"Well, did you just say that directly?" Ling Chao asked again.

"Otherwise?" Gu Yuan said naturally.

"Okay." Ling Chao didn't want to be entangled anymore, he should be happy to see him after all.He glanced at the time, it was almost five o'clock, "Then take a break and I'll cook with you."

"En." Gu Yuan replied.

Ling Chao took Gu Yuan's hand and sat down on the sofa, and the two chatted for a while.

"I'm going to cook, it's getting late." Gu Yuan drank half a cup of hot water, coupled with the heating in the room, his body that had been blown outside just now finally warmed up.

He took off his outer padded jacket and went to the kitchen first.

Ling Chao watched him get up and followed suit. There were only the two of them in the house, and Gu Yuan didn't plan to cook too much. Two dishes and one soup were enough.

Ling Chao said he was here to help, but in fact there was nothing he could do.When it comes to cooking, Gu Yuan is used to being smooth and smooth.In a short while, everything that should be prepared will be ready.

Gu Yuan stood in front of the stove, waiting for the fire to burn off the moisture in the frying pan.

Ling Chao walked up behind him, hugged him from behind, put his chin on his right shoulder, and said, "I think I can't live without you for the rest of my life."

Ling Chao said such nasty words very naturally, but it made Gu Yuan feel a little uncomfortable.He lowered his head and smiled, seeing that the pot was already starting to smoke, he took the oil bottle and poured it in.

Ling Chao didn't wait for a reply, he tilted his head and looked at Gu Yuan's side face.His expression was as calm as usual, and the corner of his mouth that had just smiled did not retract a little, adding a touch of warmth to Jun Leng's face.Ling Chao didn't know what Gu Yuan was thinking, he wanted to ask, but couldn't ask.

"I deliberately didn't tell you when I came back. Maybe I started to think too much this winter vacation, and many things went into my mind. It's quite messy, but Gu Yuan, I like you, it's not fake "Ling Chao hugged Gu Yuan like this, and whispered in his ear.

"Yeah." Gu Yuan methodically poured all the vegetables into the pot, and there was a clattering sound for a while, and he said while stirring, "Actually, there is no need for us to do this, there is still a year and a half before high school graduation, as for the future , at that time, it will naturally be handled well. I believe in you, and I hope you believe in me. "

Trust is the most basic condition for falling in love with anyone, Gu Yuan understands it, how could Ling Chao not understand it?However, Gu Yuan's words warmed his heart.

Ling Chao kissed him on the side of his neck, and Gu Yuan tilted his head and posted a note to him, "Okay, you go to the living room first, the dishes will be ready soon."

Ling Chao reluctantly let go of him, and didn't go out, standing aside to watch Gu Yuan cook.

This kind of scene has happened many times between them, but every time he sees Gu Yuan busy in the kitchen, Ling Chao is still very satisfied.

Just like what Gu Yuan said, there is no need to think too much about it now. From Christmas last year to now, I have always struggled with it from time to time. Instead, I lost a lot of time that should be happy, which is not worth it.

"Brother Chao, you can take out these two dishes first, and just make a soup." Gu Yuan said to Ling Chao after packing the second dish.

Ling Chao went to the restaurant with the plate, and went out with the bowl and chopsticks.The rice is still 5 minutes away, the soup should be ready.

He suddenly thought of something, glanced at Gu Yuan who was busy with his back to the kitchen door, turned around and entered the bedroom.

Gu Yuan served out the prepared soup, and Ling Chao was sitting at the dining table waiting for him.

Gu Yuan took Ling Chao's bowl and filled him with half a bowl of soup: "Let's have a bowl of soup first before eating."

"Well," Ling Chao took it and said, "Sit down first."

Just as Gu Yuan sat down, Ling Chao who was opposite suddenly handed him a box.

"What?" Gu Yuan asked.

"Open it and have a look." Ling Chao said with a smile.

The box is not big, it is wrapped with a layer of pure white cellophane, and there is a purple ribbon flower in the upper right corner, so it looks like it can't be seen at all.

Gu Yuan took it and looked it over, then looked at Ling Chao, Ling Chao signaled him to open it with his eyes, Gu Yuan pulled the seal on the side and removed the cellophane.

The box inside is black with an English logo, but Gu Yuan doesn't recognize it.He slowly opened the box, and finally saw the items contained in the box.

It is a perfume.

Gu Yuan took it out, he had never used perfume before, and looked at Ling Chao with some incomprehension.

"My mother went on a business trip a few years ago. I asked her to help me bring it. It smells very good. It smells like orange at the top. You and I will have one each." Ling Chao said.

Gu Yuan picked it up and smelled it, and it seemed that a faint fragrance penetrated into his nostrils through the mouth of the bottle.It was a little different from the orange flavor of the shampoo that Qingqing bought for him, and mixed with other flavors.

Ling Chao grabbed his hand, opened the perfume, sprayed a little on his wrist, and then let go.

Gu Yuan raised his wrist suspiciously and sniffed it. He couldn't describe what the smell was, but it smelled really good.

"Thank you." Gu Yuan carefully put the perfume back into the box.

"This is a New Year's gift and..." Ling Chao paused before saying, "Valentine's Day gift."

Gu Yuan raised his head and looked at Ling Chao: "A gift for Valentine's Day?"

"Yeah." Ling Chao nodded.

Gu Yuan took out his mobile phone, quickly pressed a button on the screen before looking at Ling Chao again: "I'm sorry Brother Chao, I... I don't know about this."

It took Ling more than two or three seconds to realize the reason for the apology. He smiled and said, "Actually, I don't know. It was when I went out to play with my friends yesterday that they told me that I found out that the second day of the Lunar New Year is Western Valentine's Day." When I asked my mother to bring perfume, it was only a New Year's gift."

"But, I didn't prepare a gift for you." Gu Yuan lowered his head and whispered.

"Shouldn't I give it away today?" Ling Chao said.

Gu Yuan looked at him puzzled, Ling Chao pointed to the food on the table.

"That doesn't count." Gu Yuan said.

Ling Chao rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, I didn't give you a gift to get you back. It's just because the smell of your shampoo suits you very well. It happened that my mother was on a business trip, so I thought about it." Bring back two orange-flavored perfumes. In fact, we don’t use perfumes at this age, so let’s take it as a commemoration and our exclusive scent.”

Gu Yuan nodded: "Let's eat."

After dinner, Gu Yuan stayed with Ling Chao for a while.It was already dark outside, the two of them nestled on the sofa, Ling Chao hugged Gu Yuan, and a classic old Hong Kong movie was playing on the TV.

I've watched the movie several times before, but it's not for watching the plot, it's just to add a little sound to the space.

After Gu Yuan said those things while cooking, Ling Chao decided not to worry about it any more, he just wanted to go to school now, be with Gu Yuan well, and let the rest take its course.

"Have you been taking jobs recently?" Ling Chao asked.

"Well, there is a small program to do it, and it doesn't take much time." Gu Yuan replied.

"Have you been working for He Nuo's company?" Ling Chao continued to ask.

"It's almost the same, and there are others, but they were all introduced. He Nuo is Uncle Niu's nephew, in fact, Uncle Niu introduced it to me." Gu Yuan said.

"Oh, Uncle Niu is very kind to you. I thought I could meet you in 'Come Here' today." Ling Chao said.

"The time is too short, I only helped out in his shop a few times during the summer vacation." Gu Yuan said.

Ling Chao's fingers rubbed in Gu Yuan's hair, walking around the entire back of the head as if massaging.After a while he asked again: "Do you want to go to that boxing gym?"

Gu Yuan sat up, lit a cigarette, and slowly said: "Go and play when you have time, anyway, I don't need to study by myself at night, and they are also planning to move the company to a new city, which should not be far from here. It will be inevitable at that time See them often."

"Are you planning to keep doing this in the future?" Ling Chao asked.

"It should be." Gu Yuan flicked a piece of soot into the trash can, "I really like making programs. It's quite a sense of accomplishment to watch those codes and finally calculate and complete a formed program."

"Then go for it!" Ling Chao made an encouraging gesture.

"Yeah." Gu Yuan nodded.

At the end of the movie, Gu Yuan stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'll go back first."

"Yeah." Ling Chao said.

Gu Yuan put on his coat, put the perfume Ling Chao gave him into his coat pocket, and walked towards the door.

"By the way, maybe my mother will invite you to dinner in the next two days." Gu Yuan put on his shoes, raised his head and said.

"Okay." Ling Chao said.

He adjusted his heart very well, and he didn't feel flustered before hearing what Gu Yuan said.

"Then, I'll come back tomorrow." Gu Yuan opened the door, "Don't come out, I'll go down by myself."

Ling Chao grabbed Gu Yuan's hand and pulled it into his arms, kissed him on the lips, and let him go before Gu Yuan blushed: "Bye."

Gu Yuan smiled, then walked out again, and said before closing the door for Ling Chao: "Goodbye."

The next afternoon, Ling Chao was reading a book at home, and there was a request from a WeChat friend on his mobile phone. He clicked on it and saw the note, which turned out to be Gu Yuan's mother.

Ling Chao was a little surprised for a moment, but quickly clicked through.The other party's information followed.

— Hello Ling Chao, I am Aunt Zhang.

Ling Chao quickly replied.

—Hello, auntie.

—I heard from Xiao Yuan that you came over yesterday, and today is the weekend, so let’s come to dinner at home.

Ling Chao didn't expect it to be so fast, but politely, he couldn't shirk it.

-good.

The phone vibrated again after a minute or two of inactivity.

-Are you free right now?

What's wrong with Gu Yuan's mother?

— Well, free.

—I want to meet you. Xiaoyuan took Qingqing to the hospital to get medicine. It's still early. I want to chat with you.

It seemed that something was really going on, Ling Chao became inexplicably nervous.

He had a good impression of the time he spent with Gu Yuan's mother, and he also felt that it was normal to invite him over for a meal.But meeting and chatting, the meaning is different.

Intuitively, he couldn't ask Gu Yuan now, so he directly agreed to meet Gu Yuan's mother in a coffee shop not far from Ling Chao's home in an hour.