[Now] I want to hold your hand tightly

Mother Xu was busy in the kitchen alone, and Xu Haoran was driven out of the kitchen by her mother when she was going to help.Xu Haoran knew that his mother was afraid that he would be sad when he saw his appearance, so Xu Haoran didn't go in again.

Zhou Jisheng stood aside, looking at the sad Xu Haoran, feeling uncomfortable.He experienced the pain of being rejected by his relatives a few years ago, so he can personally feel Xu Haoran's struggle.

"Take me to see the place where you grew up, how about?" In order to make Xu Haoran feel better, Zhou Jisheng suggested that Xu Haoran take him out for a stroll.

Xu Haoran glanced at the kitchen reluctantly, seeing his mother's busy figure moving back and forth in front of his eyes, Xu Haoran was silent for a while, then stood beside Zhou Jisheng and nodded.

This small town is not big, and it takes only half an hour to walk from the beginning to the end. The front of the town is a road leading to the county seat, and across the road is a river that is a tributary of the Yangtze River.The two walked across the road and came to the dilapidated pier. It was a pier, but it was more like a simple step paved with three [-]-meter-square stone slabs.A simple black-covered boat is moored by the pier, and an old man on the boat is stooping and putting a few fish he caught into a bucket.

"Aunt Li?" Xu Haoran seemed to know the old man. Hearing the sound, the old man raised his head and tried to identify the face and name of the person who called him in the memory that was about to disappear.

"It's Haoran," said Uncle Li with a bucket in his hand. The old man tremblingly stepped over the bow and walked up to the dilapidated pier, staring at Xu Haoran carefully again and again. This is the happiest time of the year for Grandma. I heard that you brought your daughter-in-law back, when will you bring it to Uncle Li, and Uncle Li will give her New Year's money."

Xu Haoran watched the old man smile at him, and avoided the old man's earnest eyes.Seeing that Xu Haoran did not speak, Li Abo thought that Xu Haoran was shy and the farmers were simple. Li Abo did not chase Xu Haoran to ask questions, but said that he would come to his house when he was free. His grandson Li Chengdong would also come from the county this year. Come back to see him, let Xu Haoran not miss meeting Li Chengdong again like last year.

When Uncle Li walked away, Zhou Jisheng asked Xu Haoran who Li Chengdong was. Xu Haoran said that he was a friend who had played with him since he was a child. Zhou Jisheng nodded thoughtfully. Xu Haoran quickly added: "He got married ten years ago. At the age of seven or eight, you can make soy sauce."

"Oh." Sometimes the other person's words are unintentional, but they have a different taste in the other person's ears.The children of friends who have played with Xu Haoran since he was a child can play soy sauce, and Xu Haoran will never have children in his life.

Xu Haoran felt that Zhou Jisheng fell silent, and at this time the sun was about to sink behind the mountain. In order to avoid the awkward atmosphere, Xu Haoran told Zhou Jisheng that it was time to go home for dinner.

The two returned the same way, and when they returned home to Xu Haoran's house, Mother Xu had already prepared a table of dishes: roasted chicken with potatoes, fried vermicelli with cabbage, fried vegetables with bacon, braised fish, and a pot of fragrant pork rib soup.The dishes are simple, enough to attract people's index finger.As soon as one stepped into the room, a smell of food lingered in his nostrils. Zhou Jisheng glanced at Xu Haoran, and thought that Xu Haoran's cooking skills were learned from his mother.

When Xu's mother saw the two coming back, although she hadn't sorted out the chaotic feelings in her heart, she still stretched out her hand to invite Zhou Jisheng and Xu Haoran to sit down.

After the two sat down, Mother Xu gave Xu Haoran and Zhou Jisheng each a pair of chopsticks, and put a piece of chicken in each of their bowls.

"Thank you auntie."

"Thank you mom."

Hearing the two people's thanks, Xu's mother's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly, and a warm current slowly rose from the bottom of her heart. Xu's mother quietly looked at the two people sitting together, and Xu's mother could not see the slightest disharmony.However, Mother Xu still wouldn't accept it. Even though these two people are really a match made in heaven, can they really be together forever and never be separated?

The atmosphere at the dinner table was dull and depressing. After eating, Xu Haoran wanted to help Xu's mother clean up the dishes. Xu's mother didn't ask her son to help, but asked Zhou Jisheng to clean up the dishes for herself.Zhou Jisheng gave Xu Haoran a reassuring look, and Xu's mother arranged for her son to go to the backyard to boil some hot water for his and Zhou Jisheng's bath water. Xu Haoran knew that his mother was deliberately dismissing him, so she responded and went to the backyard.

Xu Haoran had a lot of confidence in Zhou Jisheng, so he didn't lean against the wall to eavesdrop. He went to the backyard to boil water according to his mother's request, but he couldn't help thinking about what his mother would chat with Zhou Jisheng.

Zhou Jisheng helped Mama Xu clean up the dishes. He thought that Mama Xu would ask about him and Xu Haoran after Xu Haoran left, but after waiting for a long time, Mama Xu did not speak.The atmosphere in the room was tense for a while, and the sound of bowls and chopsticks hitting Zhou Jisheng's heart came from time to time. Zhou Jisheng didn't want to urge Mrs. Xu. What.How did you meet Xu Haoran?Are you serious about Xu Haoran?Have you ever thought about the future?still……

"How is Haoran treating you?" Just as Zhou Jisheng's thoughts were flying wildly, Mother Xu suddenly asked a question that Zhou Jisheng had never thought of.

The person cleaning up the dishes was taken aback for a moment, and it took five seconds for Zhou Jisheng to answer Mama Xu: "Very good."

Xu's mother forced a smile, then she shook her head and said with some distress: "If he really treats you well, you won't be stunned for a moment."

"No, auntie, he is really good to me, no, maybe it should be said that even if he is angry, I think he is very good to me." Zhou Jisheng quickly explained, "I just froze for a moment because I didn't expect you will ask me that question."

"Why do you think so?"

"Because..." Zhou Jisheng stammered again. A few years ago he was eloquent in front of his father Zhou Bo, but now he is speechless in front of a gentle woman.

Mother Xu didn't urge Zhou Jisheng, she took the bowls and chopsticks from Zhou Jisheng's hands and brought them into the kitchen.There was a sound of washing in the kitchen, and Zhou Jisheng was brought back to his senses by the sound. He glanced at the empty dining table, and then walked into the kitchen.Seeing Zhou Jisheng coming, Xu's mother hurriedly asked Zhou Jisheng to go back to the room to wait. Zhou Jisheng rolled up his sleeves and said that when he and Xu Haoran were at home, he was the one who washed him. Xu's mother looked at Zhou Jisheng in surprise, as if she hadn't expected it Such a rich young master can do housework.

"Mother Xu, don't be so surprised. Even if I live in my own home, I am still responsible for washing the dishes of the whole family." Zhou Bo practiced Zhou Jisheng's independence since he was a child. Let Zhou Jisheng wash, and after Zhou Jisheng ran away from home, Zhou's mother once cried and said to Zhou Bo that if he hadn't let his son be so self-reliant when he was a child, his son would not run away easily, but Zhou Bo shook his head repeatedly, saying Can he stop Zhou Jisheng from leaving?

Xu's mother has lived in this small town all her life, but she still heard some clues from Zhou Jisheng's words just now.

"Xiao Zhou, have you told your parents about you and Hao Ran?"

"Yes," Zhou Jisheng didn't intend to hide from Mama Xu, "They don't agree with us being together."

"When did it happen?"

"It's been four or five years." Zhou Jisheng didn't remember much, he didn't want to remember painful things too clearly, but he couldn't completely forget this matter.

Xu's mother looked at Zhou Jisheng with mixed feelings. Zhou Jisheng was gentle and refined. At first glance, he looked like a child who grew up in a big city.He is different from Xu Haoran. Xu Haoran lived a hard life since he was a child, and he went to the big city to work hard alone. Mother Xu let Xu Haoran leave her life at ease, but Zhou Jisheng was different. It's been a hard time.

"It's not easy for you. I heard from Haoran that you bought a house and you owed a whole body of debt." Xu's mother didn't know what it was like to buy a house in the city and repay the loan. She understood a little from Xu Haoran's description last time , thinking that Zhou Jisheng’s loan to buy a house is a debt.

Zhou Jisheng shook his head, reassuring Mother Xu: "No, I can pay off the rest of the money this year."

"Didn't Haoran pay you?" After all, Xu Haoran and Zhou Jisheng lived together, even if Xu Haoran didn't own the house, Xu's mother felt that Xu Haoran should help Zhou Jisheng share some of the rent.

"Neither he nor I have thought about it. If he is happy, I am happy."

Xu's mother looked up at Zhou Jisheng. The child's gaze was firm and unadulterated. Xu's mother was gradually infected by Zhou Jisheng. She liked Zhou Jisheng's personality, and her doubts gradually melted away.

However, this does not mean that Mother Xu will agree to them.The knot in Xu's mother's heart will not be solved just because of Zhou Jisheng's few words. How difficult is it for two men to live together for a lifetime?

After Xu Haoran finished boiling the hot water, he ran back to the front room from the backyard. Seeing Zhou Jisheng helping his mother wipe the clean dishes, Xu Haoran's heart sank a little.

When Xu's mother saw that Xu Haoran was back, she asked Xu Haoran to take Zhou Jisheng to take a bath. Xu Haoran took Zhou Jisheng to the backyard. Halfway there, he heard Zhou Jisheng ask him, "Don't you ask me what I talked about with my aunt?"

"Left and right are just our business, thank you for your efforts." Xu Haoran stopped and said to Zhou Jisheng.

"You shouldn't thank me. If you want to thank us, thank us." Zhou Jisheng smiled and pulled Xu Haoran into his arms.

They still have a long way to go, and no matter whether the road ahead is bumpy or not, they are unwilling to turn back.

Xu Haoran leaned quietly in Zhou Jisheng's arms, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse above his head, it should still be a sunny day tomorrow.He likes sunny days, and sunny days are always better than cloudy days. Sunny days can make Xu Haoran see the thorns on the road clearly, so that Xu Haoran can be mentally prepared to open a smooth road for the road he chose.