don't be cheap

After all, their physiques are different from ordinary people, Qi Ao can move around freely within a few days, and the doctor allows them to go home and recuperate slowly.

Before leaving the hospital, Shen Bei specially thanked the attending doctor.Although he kept saying that he didn't do anything, Shen Bei was grateful for his concern at that time, so he invited the doctor to have a meal no matter what, and sent a pennant of thanks along the way.

Before going back, a few people took a car back to Anning Village.

Shen Bei took Qi Ao and Gu Xiaoyan to the two side by side double tombs on the mountain.

He placed flowers and fruits in front of the stele, and respectfully kowtowed three times, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I'm back to see you."

Touching the thin dust on the tombstone, Shen Bei felt an unspeakable guilt in his heart.He only has time to visit them every year during Qingming Festival and Chinese New Year.

Almost half a year has passed, and every time I come back, some short weeds will grow beside the tomb, which looks a bit desolate.

Shen Bei's voice started to choke, he lowered his head and said softly, "I brought two very important people to see you today."

After saying this, Shen Bei knelt in front of the tomb and began to tremble slightly, Qi Ao stood behind him and looked at him with his head bowed, feeling pain in his heart.

He didn't wait for Shen Bei to continue speaking, he stepped forward and knelt beside Shen Bei, and kowtowed three times to the two steles in front of him.

"Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I'm Qi Ao, Beibei's boyfriend, the one who will accompany him for the rest of his life."

Seeing Qi Ao's movements, Gu Xiaoyan also followed him, kowtowed obediently, and said seriously: "Grandpa Zeng, Grandma Zeng, grandpa, grandma, I am Gu Xiaoyan, and I am your grandson. "

Shen Bei heard the two kneeling down by himself, looked at them with red eyes, and calmed down before speaking: "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, I'm sorry that I may not marry a gentle and kind wife as you think. , give birth to a healthy and lovely child. But for me, Qi Ao is the one who will make me happy for the rest of my life. And Xiaoyan, he is my own son."

Shen Bei kowtowed again, and said with a smile, "I love them very much, so you will love them too, right?"

The mountain wind blew past, rolling up some dead leaves and grass clippings. Although it was winter, today's wind didn't seem to be as piercing as before. There seemed to be an undetectable gentleness on the face.

Qi Ao looked sideways at Shen Bei, took his hand, and interlocked his fingers, "We will be happy forever." These words were not only said to Shen Bei, but also a promise to his family members.

This is the first time Gu Xiaoyan heard Qi Ao and Shen Bei talk about their relationship.

If it were his former self, he might still not be able to understand the meaning of these words, but after he experienced it himself, he looked at Qi Ao and Shen Bei's eyes looking at each other, and his heart was filled with envy besides blessing.

……

The three of them cleaned up the surrounding area together, and chatted with the elders for a long time, and they didn't go down the mountain until the sky darkened.

They rested in the old house for one night, and Shen Bei didn't bother to go to the only small shop in the village to buy some rice, vegetables, oil and salt, and also went to the next door to buy some firewood, and made a rich meal for Qi Ao and Gu Xiaoyan. farm food.

Shen Bei knew how to cook in the first place, and his cooking skills were not bad. In addition, it was fried in a big firewood pot, and the taste was so delicious that he would bite his tongue off.

Ever since Qi Ao and Shen Bei lived together, Qi Ao never let Shen Bei into the kitchen when he was at home, and this was the first time he ate the food cooked by Shen Bei in such a long time.

He and Gu Xiaoyan unceremoniously ate up a large table of dishes.

He was so happy that the last bit of worry in Shen Bei's heart disappeared.

He is not alone anymore.

very nice.

***

After returning to the capital, Hua Rushui arranged for a doctor to give Qi Ao and Shen Bei a detailed physical examination. After confirming that they were in good health, they were specially granted a three-day leave for them to recuperate.

Valentine's Day will be in two days, and festive promotions have started in the streets and alleys. There are discounts for couples wherever you go, and many shopping malls have launched activities for couples, enviing a lot of single dogs.

Not only is there someone by your side, but there are so many exclusive discounts, the world has no love for single dogs anymore.

As for Shen Bei, after eating dog food for so many years, he was finally able to sprinkle dog food by himself, he was so happy that he couldn't help it.

He made a plan. On Valentine's Day, he and Qi Ao will wear couple outfits and go shopping and eating together all day long.So on the first day after the holiday, which is the day before the festival, Shen Bei and Qi Ao went to the shopping mall to buy clothes.

Qi Ao hasn't been to the shopping mall for a long time, his clothes are all tailor-made and delivered to his home.When I was young, I would accompany Hua Rushui to enjoy the thrill of shopping, but since I officially started working at the Special Administration, I have never stepped into a shopping mall.

"There are so many people." Qi Ao looked at the six-storey shopping mall and sighed.

"It's winter vacation now, and Valentine's Day will be celebrated tomorrow, there must be more people in the mall." Shen Bei took Qi Ao's hand and walked towards the men's clothing area on the third floor, "There will be more people tomorrow."

Qi Ao looked at the surrounding people looking at the two of them from time to time, while Shen Bei led him around with a natural expression, feeling his heart was scratched by a feather, itching.

Then he clenched his hand even harder, making Shen Bei look back at him strangely, "What's wrong?"

Qi Ao smiled, shook his head, pointed to a casual men's clothing store next to him and said, "This store looks good, let's go in and have a look."

Shen Bei turned his head and took a look, and found that the coat displayed on the model was not bad, so he walked in excitedly.

The men's clothing area is not as crowded as the women's clothing area on the two floors downstairs, but there are still quite a few people during this time period.

The clerks were all busy, so Shen Bei and Qi Ao picked out by themselves, and brought two sets of clothes that were identical except for the different models into the fitting room.

There are a lot of people queuing in front of the fitting room, and everyone holds a lot of clothes in their hands, standing with their lover or friends.

When the two arrived, Qi Ao simply entered a room with Shen Bei, lest the next one would have to wait for a long time.

The room was a bit small, so Shen Bei sat on the stool and asked Qi Ao to change first.When Qi Ao took off his clothes facing Shen Bei, Shen Bei saw his back with intertwined scars reflected in the full-length mirror behind him at a glance.

Shen Bei's eyebrows were pulled into a lump at once, and he felt very uncomfortable when he touched those scars.

He didn't see Qi Ao's back being covered with medicine before, and Qi Ao deliberately prevented him from seeing his back, Shen Bei didn't see the whole picture of Qi Ao's back until today.

The group of wild dogs also made a cut, and now they have been destroyed beyond recognition.

Shen Bei still remembered how smooth and sexy his back was after Qi Ao returned to the demon world to heal his wounds, but now it looks like this...

"Don't look." Qi Ao knew what Shen Bei was thinking, and immediately put on his shirt to cover his scars.

Shen Bei looked up at him, and asked softly, "Can this scar be removed? Like last time."

Qi Ao sat down and hugged him on his lap, rubbing his nose against his face, "It looks scary."

Shen Bei embraced his shoulders, feeling a little depressed, "It's not scary, not at all, it just looks uncomfortable."

As soon as he saw this, he thought of Qi Ao lying in front of him covered in blood that day, with no trace of life on his face.

Looking at it, I felt that my heart was in pain, like being stabbed densely by thousands of needles.

Qi Ao patted his head, and said softly: "Hey, when the enchantment gate opens next time, we'll go back and remove the scar."

Shen Bei looked at him with bright eyes, "Really? Can it be removed and restored to its previous appearance?"

Qi Ao couldn't help but kiss the corner of his eyes, and said firmly, "Don't worry, it will be the same as before."

After the two bought their clothes, they went to the supermarket, which was also crowded with people.

When Qi Ao saw the crowd, the corners of his mouth twitched, he turned to look at Shen Bei, "How about we come back another day?"

Shen Bei didn't care about the horror on his face, he just dragged people in and walked in, "The Chinese New Year is only a week or so away. During this time, there will only be more and more people in the supermarket. Don't tell me you have to wait until the Chinese New Year is over before coming here?"

Qi Ao didn't expect this, he was stunned for a moment, and asked: "It's almost Chinese New Year?"

"Otherwise, what do you think?" Shen Bei let him push the cart, while walking, he looked at the items on the shelves, and when he saw something he was satisfied with, he threw it into the cart.

Qi Ao turned his head and looked at the people around him. Some of them bought together as a family, some bought together as husband and wife, and even some friends and classmates chose together. A peculiar setting.

Cozy and comfortable.

Looking back at Shen Bei who was still shopping around, sometimes lowered his head, sometimes raised his neck, the white neck that had been exposed since entering the supermarket writhed in front of him, making Qi Ao's heart itch.

As his body moved, he stepped forward and put his arms around Shen Bei's neck, and together with him looked down at the hot pot seasoning in his hand.

"What are you looking at?"

"Itch, stay away from me." Qi Ao's hot breath sprayed all over Shen Bei's ears, itching him so much that he kept wanting to walk away.

But Qi Ao restrained him and wouldn't let him leave, he pointed to the package of slightly spicy seasoning in his hand with a chuckle, and said, "Take this."

Shen Bei frowned, "This tastes good, but it's not spicy at all, I want this." He raised the spicy taste on his other hand and shook it.

Qi Ao took it and put it back on the shelf, and walked to other areas with his arms around him, "Don't eat too spicy tonight."

"why?"

"I watched the sky at night and found that it is not suitable to eat too much spicy food today."

"What a mess!" Shen Bei ignored him, thinking that his injuries were just right, so he simply changed the base of a pack of clear soup.

Qi Ao watched Shen Bei's movements, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he moved his hand up to Shen Bei's head, and rubbed it vigorously, "You are so good, I will reward you tonight."

Shen Bei slapped his hand away, and ran to the front by himself, pulling his hair with both hands, "You messed up your hairstyle after so much effort."

There were two girls walking by pushing the cart together, witnessing the intimacy between the two, Qi Ao stopped and let them go first.

One of the girls looked at him, then at Shen Bei, and said with a smile, "I wish you happiness."

Qi Ao smiled and nodded towards her, "Thank you, I wish you happiness too."

***

After queuing for a long time, the two finally checked out and put their things in the car. There were four big bags, enough for them to eat for a while.

As soon as Qi Ao drove the car out of the parking lot, Shen Bei received a call from Gu Xiaoyan.

"Dad, I want to go to City W."

"Huh? City W?" Shen Bei didn't turn his head around for a moment, "Why are you going there?"

Gu Xiaoyan was silent for a while, and then said, "Tomorrow is Valentine's Day."

Shen Bei patted his head, only then remembered that his son already has someone he likes.

"when are we leaving?"

"I saw that the ticket was at eight o'clock in the evening."

"Have you bought the ticket?" Shen Bei glanced at the time, it was already six o'clock.

"No, I'll wait for your consent before leaving."

Shen Bei's heart suddenly mixed with sweet and sour, "Then you take a taxi to the airport immediately, and I will buy you a ticket right away. Son, come on, dad and your uncle support you."

It was quiet for a while, before Shen Bei heard Gu Xiaoyan say: "Well, thank you Dad."

"Have fun, baby! Stay safe."

After Shen Bei hung up the phone, he immediately bought an air ticket for Gu Xiaoyan. Fortunately, there was still one seat left in the first class.

After finishing in a hurry, he put down his phone and sighed: "It's been a long time since I saw him, and I feel like my son has suddenly changed from a cute kid to a melancholy boy."

Qi Ao took advantage of the traffic lights to grab his hand and comforted him, "He's in a period of depression now, it will be fine when this thing passes."

"To be honest, I still haven't figured out why he suddenly fell in love with Ji Hong."

"Emotions are hard to explain." When the green light came on, Qi Ao withdrew his hand and drove forward, "Just like me, I fell in love with you out of nowhere. I should really hate you."

"It's not because I'm so attractive!" Shen Bei grinned and leaned on the co-pilot.

Qi Ao smiled and said nothing.

"Do you think Ji Hong will be with Xiaoyan?" Seeing that Qi Ao didn't speak, Shen Bei asked on his own.

"It's hard to say." Qi Ao shook his head, "Although Ji Hong acts like a fool all day long, but as long as he is serious, he will give his partner enough sense of security. So Xiaoyan has a good vision, but I don't know if he can subdue this restless heart."

Shen Bei thought for a while about the picture of Ji Hong and Gu Xiaoyan together, a suave and handsome young man, it feels quite beautiful.

He felt that Gu Xiaoyan would succeed.