put on a show

"Aren't you going to see your mother today?" Pei Qing asked.

"Today, my aunt accompanied my grandparents to visit, and my dad will accompany my grandparents to visit again on the death day." Xing Pei paused, "I only go to see her on her birthday."

Pei Qing hummed lightly.

Xing Pei turned his head and looked out of the car window. A few of the people coming and going in and out of the cemetery had sad expressions on their faces, but most of them looked normal.In fact, when a person dies, he also dies. At first he wanted to get rid of the shadow of his mother's death, but when he really got rid of it, he felt guilty in his heart, and even his own son didn't feel sorry for her any longer.

Before Pei Qing could speak, he crossed the armrest box in the middle of the car, picked up Xing Pei's hand and held it gently.

"Mr. Pei, don't you talk to the old man at home?"

"They passed away many years ago. I was young at that time, so I don't have much memory."

"I read in the book that when a person really dies, he is forgotten by everyone." For this reason, Xing Pei always hopes that he regrets his mother's death for a longer period of time.

"If it's me, if someone else is suffering because of my death, I'd rather he forget me earlier." Pei Qing said indifferently, "The dead can no longer bring happiness to the living. People close to me caused pain, and if someone really knew about it, I'm afraid they wouldn't want to."

Xing Pei smiled suddenly, the gloomy look between his brows melted away, he frowned and thought for a while: "I still hope that others will remember me, but in the way of a celebrity, I become a legend. Miss that."

Pei Qing also laughed: "You are vain."

"Maybe."

This is the first time that Xing Pei talked about death with someone in a relaxed manner. The heavy thing that has been smoldering in his heart is slowly loosening in such a strange way.He let out a breath slowly, it would have been better if he had met Pei Qing earlier.

He followed Pei Qing back home, and in the afternoon, many neighbors came to visit Pei's house.When the neighbor saw that Pei Qing had returned, he first praised him inside and out.Seeing Xing Pei was naturally a little surprised, so Father Pei proudly introduced to every acquaintance who came to visit that this was his new student, a closed disciple. For this reason, Xing Pei was pulled out to perform.

Thinking of him learning piano when he was a child, he was ridiculed by his relatives for performing, and Xing's mother tactfully evaded it on the surface, but in fact she didn't bother to show her son to those people who knew nothing about music.Unexpectedly, the talent show that he was exempted from when he was a child would use this method to make up for it when he grows up.

Xing Pei looked at Pei Qinghuan in despair, hoping that Teacher Pei could speak a few words for him.Pei Qing could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, and then turned his face away.Xing Pei remembered that Pei's family was looking after Pei's mother, so he quickly changed to another person for help, but unexpectedly, Pei's mother smiled and said: "It's okay, you go and show them a hand."

He also said to the guests who came to visit, "Our Xiao Xing is very talented and plays very well."

Xing Pei had no choice but to stand up. Just as he walked into the study, the door of the living room was pushed open from the outside. Qu Lian, holding a hand full of gifts, turned sideways and wanted to come in.Seeing this, Pei Qing hurriedly got up to pick up what Qu Lian was holding.

The neighbor said: "Hey, Qu Lian is here. You are really caring. I come to see your teacher every first day of the new year." Then he turned his head and joked sourly to Pei's mother, "I also teach so many students. How rare are you? How can you teach such a conscientious person who calls to greet you every year and holiday?"

Father Pei thought for a moment: "I'm afraid this has nothing to do with conscience, it's because you make people run too many stairs, and your students say behind their backs that their vocal music is taught by the physical education teacher, you know."

The neighbor is teaching vocal music at the Conservatory of Music, and he was not very happy to hear his old colleague say this: "It's to exercise lung capacity, for their own good. I have nothing to say to you, let's go, it's Chinese New Year, really."

Pei's mother, Qu Lian, and Pei Qing were all holding back their laughter. Pei's mother quickly poured Qu Lian a cup of hot tea, and complained distressedly: "We're going to go to your place on the fifteenth day, why are we here? Not too hard."

"It's okay, it's not far away, the plane will arrive in an hour."

"You took so many things again, and you didn't finish what you took last time. You really don't want to buy these in the future. It's a waste of money. Your uncle and I don't like it either."

Qu Lian didn't answer, just smiled shyly.The Pei family is kind to him, so he can't just come here empty-handed.

Pei Qing also glanced outside the door: "Brother, you came alone, you..."

Wife, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, daughter-in-law, Pei Qing didn't know which word to use for a while.When he got a card, Qu Lian immediately understood: "She is arranging the wedding at home, and she can't come this year. Next year, I will come to the teacher together to pay New Year's greetings to the teacher."

Before Pei Qing could speak, Mother Pei said to him again: "Why do you come here when you're so busy, leave your wife alone at home and blame you for not being able to keep everything safe."

"I told her that she asked me to come, just stay for one day and go back tomorrow. I can't visit you several times a year, so I can come twice more if I can."

Mother Pei complained, but she was also happy in her heart.She herself did not expect that a temporary helping hand would lead to decades of teacher-student friendship, and Qu Lian and Pei's family had already surpassed the teacher-student relationship. Pei's mother looked at him more like her own nephew. .She happily went to the kitchen to cut fruit.

Qu Lian greeted Mr. Pei, and pulled Pei Qing to sit down on the sofa. He had received two roles recently, and it just so happened that the schedule coincided.The two roles have their own strengths and weaknesses, and he didn't know which one to take at the moment, so he wanted to ask Pei Qinghuan's opinion.

Xing Pei had already entered the study just now, and he had been watching the situation in the living room from there, but Qu Lian, who just came in, didn't notice him.At this time, he came out of the study and called Qu Lian from behind: "Teacher Qu, happy new year!"

Qu Lian turned around and was naturally surprised to see Xing Pei.

"Xing Pei?"

"Yes, we meet again."

Qu Lian was full of suspicion: "Happy New Year!"

While saying hello to Qu Lian, Xing Pei secretly teased Pei Qing to repay him. Pei Qing naturally understood, moved his buttocks, and sat a little further away.

"you……"

Pei Qing quickly explained: "Xing Pei is my dad's new student, learning piano here."

"Oh, so it really is."

Xing Pei sat down on the wide armrest of the three-person leather sofa, and naturally wrapped his arms around Pei Qinghuan's neck: "Yes, there are always times when gossip is true. I have learned it here for a long time."

Father Pei interjected: "I've been studying for a long time, but I haven't made any progress. Don't say I'm a student when I go out."

Xing Pei sat next to his teacher, offering tea like a dog's leg, and coquettishly: "But I am your student, and you are my favorite teacher since I was a child."

Mr. Pei couldn't bear this, coughed twice, blushed slightly, and turned his face away: "My favorite teacher, then you have to take your studies more seriously."

Qu Lian was dumbfounded. In his impression, Mr. Pei was a very serious person with the title of piano master. What happened today... Recalling the overwhelming scandals some time ago, he glanced at Pei Qing suspiciously.

Pei Qing had no choice but to keep a calm face, pretending to ignore Qu Lian's meaningful eyes, but also ignoring Xing Pei's flirtatious and coquettish behavior with his father.It's not that he doesn't know what Xing Pei is doing.

Although he couldn't see it at all, he guessed that Xing Pei didn't like Qu Lian very much, but there was no way, Xing Pei had to accept the existence of this person.In order to take care of Xing Pei's feelings, Pei Qing can not be alone with Qu Lian, but Qu Lian is not only related to him, but also related to his parents, especially to Pei's mother, he is a very important junior.

Mother Pei has helped many people like she helped Qu Lian, but most of those who received her help ended up as irrelevant people, and there were even those who turned against each other because she did not continue to help and turned against each other and framed and slandered elsewhere. Repayment, but the matter of favor and hatred always makes people doubt themselves.The existence of Qu Lian made her believe that what she did was worthwhile.

When it was dinner time, when Mother Pei entered the kitchen, Qu Lian also went in to help, wearing an apron.Most of the dishes on the dinner table were Qu Lian's favorite dishes.Mother Pei was very happy, and even specially opened a bottle of wine. She was bored and talked more.She has been enthusiastically feeding Qu Lian food, asking him about the wedding in every detail, caring as much as her own son getting married.

Seeing Mother Pei's appearance, Xing Pei bit his chopsticks and thought, if Father Pei and Mother Pei were asked to choose their son's partner, they would definitely choose Qu Lian, after all, it seemed that he had already regarded him as another son.

Maybe they treat themselves well just because the old couple are kind people that are rare.

I was panicked.

Suddenly, his elbow was bumped lightly, Xing Pei glanced sideways.

Pei Qing also put a chicken leg into his bowl, taking advantage of the lively conversation between the three, whispered to Xing Pei: "Don't think about it, eat quickly."

Xing Pei was a little embarrassed to be peeped into his mind, and smiled at Pei Qing.He lowered his head and took a bite of the chicken leg.He secretly laughed, and under the table, he threw off his slippers and stepped on Pei Qing's instep, which was still wearing cotton slippers.Pei Qing gave him a warning look, and Xing Pei took off his feet tactfully, put his legs over, and leaned against the outside of his calves.

After dinner, Qu Lian was going to wash the dishes, but was caught chatting with Pei's mother, and Pei Qing took the initiative to do the dishes.He dumped the leftovers, pulled away the dishwasher at home that had not been used all year round, and stacked the dishes neatly in it.Xing Pei grabbed a handful of winter dates, leaned against the refrigerator, and looked at Pei Qinghuan's back.Such a straight back, such a well-curved and powerful waist.

But Xing Pei didn't want to think about it anymore. After being left alone for so long, he usually only thought of Teacher Pei to solve it by himself, and he no longer expected the person in front of him to solve it for him.

"Do you eat dates?"

Pei Qing turned around and reached out to him: "Take two."

Xing Pei didn't put it in his hand, but handed it to his mouth: "Don't look outside."

Pei Qing also glanced outside the kitchen door, opening his mouth as he couldn't see the person in the living room from this angle.But Xing Pei quickly withdrew the one in his hand, brought the one in his mouth to his mouth, pressed his head, pressed the tip of his tongue, and stuffed it into Pei Qing's mouth.

Xing Pei rubbed the corner of his mouth and asked with a smile, "Is it sweet?"

Pei Qing's face was still not very good, and he said in a deep voice: "I told you not to be so nonsense."

It was originally a sweet joke, but it was scolded, and the corners of Xing Pei's raised mouth turned down.

Pei Qing turned around and said: "Me and Qu Lian, me and him, nothing happened to us before, and nothing will happen in the future."