Long grass warbler flying

"Did you come out to Auntie?" Ji Xiao secretly pulled Chu Lan's arm and asked.

Chu Lan looked indifferent: "No, she knows it's nothing. I'm afraid that my mother will talk too much and tell her husband, and then her husband will break my leg."

Li Wenyin led Pudding forward, and did not hear Chu Lan's rebellious reasoning.Ji Xiao felt a headache, he had never seen anyone describe his own father as "my mother and her husband" before.And Chu Lan's casual attitude made him even more certain that this person was soaked in a honey pot, so he grew up to this size.

So Ji Xiao couldn't help sighing: "Now I really met my parents."

Chu Lan: "Be good, my mother loves braised pork."

Ji Xiao laughed out loud, causing Li Wenyin to look back at them strangely, and waved her hands quickly.

When she got home, Li Wenyin gave a strange "hey" and she couldn't see the dust everywhere when she came back from a long trip before. The windows in the house were bright and clean, the coffee table had freshly washed fruit, and the chairs in the dining room were dragged away. It was obvious that someone had sat there in the morning. .She shifted her gaze to the balcony, where the washed clothes were hanging to dry, swaying slightly in the wind.

Li Wenyin was even more puzzled when she saw that Chu Lan went to eat oranges after changing her shoes, and asked, "Alan, did you clean up the room in the morning? And made breakfast?"

Chu Lan is an honest child, he said seriously: "It's not me, mom, this morning Ji Xiao came over to buy vegetables and cooked me a bowl of dumplings. Then when I was eating, he hung the clothes to dry, mopped the floor, and the table. The chair was wiped."

Pudding suddenly whined, and Chu Lan immediately added, "I even fed the dog."

Chu Lan has been excellent since she was a child, her grades are either first or second, she has a wide range of hobbies, and she is not noisy.These advantages covered up Chu Lan's shortcomings, so that he has always been called "other people's child" by Li Wenyin's girlfriends, so she neglected to discipline this kid's ability to take care of himself. It was not until Chu Lan was in high school that he learned to wash himself. sock.

Li Wenyin's mood suddenly became complicated for a moment, Ji Xiao said obediently: "Auntie, I'll wash the rice and cook first, what do you want to eat is in the refrigerator, you can just say it when the time comes - I promise Alan."

She was so shocked by this sentence, and seeing Chu Lan's normal appearance again, she became angry for the first time in her life, and said the classic lines of parenting to her own son: "Look at yourself, you don't know what to do anymore!" Look at the people!"

Chu Lan blinked her eyes, and quickly broke half of the peeled oranges to Li Wenyin, currying favor with Li Wenyin more obediently than Ji Xiao: "Eat it, this one is quite sweet."

Li Wenyin ate the orange peeled by her son, and counted her son from head to toe.

Sleeping late in the morning, not folding the quilt when getting up, being rude when going out, not saying hello to people, never taking the initiative to do housework, picking the most expensive fruit when buying, throwing away the books after reading, doing things in my own way and dislike receiving education, just tossing around when nothing happens Pudding... Driving without wearing a seat belt!

Chu Lan couldn't stop her mother from eating, and Chu Lan was wronged to death.

Because of housework and cooking skills, Li Wenyin has preconceived impressions of Ji Xiao.As a full-time wife, her husband doesn't often come home to eat, so she doesn't bother to cook - Ji Xiaohou felt that Chu Lan's natural dullness and lazy cancer were almost in line with her.

This day, except for "washing fruit" and "cooking noodles", the kitchen, which had been neglected for a long time, found its proper place again. Li Wenyin seemed to be very curious, and followed Ji Xiao, and learned how to do it from him. Cook.Just as Ji Xiao took out the dishes, Li Wenyin immediately said, "Give it to me, Ji Xiao, and I'll wash it."

The future mother-in-law did it herself, Ji Xiao had no choice but to step aside in fear.

When he was cutting vegetables, Li Wenyin praised: "Wow, you are so good, the shredded potatoes are too thin!"

He skillfully handled the chicken wings and put them in the pot. Li Wenyin was busy: "Ah Xiao, do you want to make Coke chicken wings or garlic chicken wings, or Coke chicken wings? I'll get you Coke."

Waiting for Ji Xiao to bring a table of home-cooked dishes with a complete mix of meat and vegetables, Li Wenyin stood beside her with chopsticks and commented: "Braised pork is my favorite, and that brat likes chicken wings... Ah Xiao, why don't you be yourself Favorite dish?"

Ji Xiao hurriedly said: "I also like chicken wings, and the hot and sour potato shreds, I really like it."

When he said this, he happened to be holding a large bowl of seaweed pork rib soup in the middle.Li Wenyin was amazed, and suddenly slammed her chopsticks on Chu Lan's hand who was about to steal it: "I know how to steal it, you should learn more from others!"

Just now recovering from the disappointment of being beaten up by her mother several times, Chu Lan suddenly entered the grievance mode again, Li Wenyin was looked at pitifully by him, and he had no choice but to compromise: "Forget it, it's better to count on the delivery guy than to count on you. See No, when you look for a wife in the future, look for me according to this standard, you want a virtuous one."

Chu Lan poked at the rice and muttered, "Then let him be your son."

Li Wenyin snorted, and said, "If I can give birth to a son like Ah Xiao, what do I need you for? But you... Now that you've grown so big, I'll make do with it."

Chu Lan has never been despised like this since she was born, and she suddenly became angry, and said without holding back: "Well, Ji Xiao and I are dating, and you are a son who is virtuous, sensible, and good at cooking. How about it?"

What he said was bad in nature, Ji Xiao didn't know what Li Wenyin's personality was, and only secretly thought that if he dared to say that at home, he would be punished immediately.With cruel images in his mind, Ji Xiao was so apprehensive when he looked at Li Wenyin that he didn't dare to look directly at him.He calmly added a piece of ribs, and said to Chu Lan, "You are messing around."

Unexpectedly, Li Wenyin said calmly: "Okay, but I guess Ren Ji Xiao doesn't like you, what would you do?"

Chu Lan calmly analyzed each case: "I am good-looking."

Li Wenyin was silent for a long time, then said indifferently: "...Chu Lan, you have completely embarrassed your mother. Ah Xiao came to eat, ignore him, his head hit the operating bed when he was born."

Ji Xiao: "..."

He and Chu Lan looked at each other, and the other shrugged, noncommittal.

Ji Xiao couldn't guess what Li Wenyin was thinking, so he had to bury his head in the meal. He was usually diligent in serving Chu Lan's food, but today he was much more restrained, not daring to be presumptuous, and even the number of eye contact was very limited. Li Wenyin, who had fostered an improper relationship, saw the clues.

After the meal, Ji Xiao offered to clean up the mess, but Li Wenyin declined, and then pulled Chu Lan to the kitchen to wash the dishes with him.

Ji Xiao didn't let Chu Lan move, wiped the bowl by himself, and lowered his voice by the sound of water: "You were too bold just now, aren't you afraid that Auntie will see that the two of us are not innocent?"

Chu Lan was fearless. He held a freshly washed strawberry in his hand and ate it without distraction. He took the time to say, "You can see it when you see it. My mother is very open-minded. She has a master's degree in psychology and has a very wide heart. I used to talk to When Song Shiyong was dating, she found out that my mother was in the row behind us after watching a movie. She was so frightened that she kindly asked Song Shiyong to eat a box of Haagen-Dazs. After returning home, she tactfully told me, Bad eyesight."

Ji Xiao almost laughed out loud: "Auntie is really good."

"She has always let my education go unchecked. For a while, my godmother—that is, Fan Fan's mother—found out the Tanmei novels that Fan Fan bought and burned them. Fan Fan came to my mother and cried. After she left, My mother told me very seriously, 'If you want to see your mother, I will never stop you, but your sexual orientation should not be affected by these.' I also had a lot of things at the time, so I asked her, 'What if I like boys'—— I was in the third grade at that time."

Ji Xiao obediently asked: "Did Auntie answer you?"

"Of course. She said, 'It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you like it or not, I don't care if you suffer. That person's character and behavior are far more important than gender'." After Chu Lan finished speaking, she took a bite of the strawberry on hand, " Hey, this is sweet, you eat."

He stuffed half a strawberry, the fruit juice burst on the tip of the tongue, and the overflowing sweetness immediately filled the five senses.Ji Xiao wiped the last bowl dry: "Then you plan to just say that?"

Chu Lan: "You are my boyfriend, so there is nothing to say about that."

Ji Xiao touched the tip of Chu Lan's nose with soapy fingers, and there was foam immediately.

Chu Lan erased it, he saw Ji Xiao with a rather greasy smile, humming a song while tidying up the sink, and finally restrained his urge to hug him.

He has grown up cheerfully in the face of adversity, Xiao Baiyang, who only shows his remaining fragility in lonely nights. He has been neglected for a long time, and he may not always be able to face life with a smile.If he is with himself, Ji Xiao can completely erase the last bit of gloom, become optimistic and lively from now on, and be kind and gentle to everyone, it seems not bad.

Chu Lan was leaning against the wall, holding a small fruit basket in his hand. He had a few sweet-looking strawberries left, and his eyes lingered on Ji Xiao with attachment.

When Ji Xiao asked him what he liked about him, Chu Lan said it too selfishly.

"Actually, I like your positivity and gentleness, good listening, and strong stubbornness. By your side, even I am no longer mean, and I have learned how to treat others. You make me better, so I day after day ——From the beginning when I had no choice but to face it, now I am willing to ——love you even more.”

After sorting out these feelings, he edited a long message and sent it to Ji Xiao before going to bed that night.

The other party watched for a long time, and it was not until Chu Lan became sleepy that Ji Xiao replied to him: "You know, I didn't like to communicate with others at that time, I was inferior and silent. Until I met you, my whole life was changed because of it. is my light."

Chu Lan can't imagine what Ji Xiao was like before meeting him, but he is a person who remembers "cherishing the present".

He has never remembered his dreams for many years. Chu Lan has always slept deeply, but today he clearly remembered that in the dream he and Ji Xiao were holding hands in Victoria Harbour. s eyes."

Xu Shi complained to each other that their hearts were a little numb, and when Chu Lan returned to school and Ji Xiao came to see them off, the two of them were still a little uncomfortable.This bit of shyness dilutes the sadness of parting. Chu Lan's summer vacation starts in May, which greatly shortens the interval between meetings.

Ji Xiao forced himself to get used to being away from home for a long time, which was a test of emotion, but for the two of them, it didn't seem to be a difficult task.I like the long stream of water, and the communication is like facing each other day and night across a distance of thousands of miles.

"I should stay in Hong Kong to find some internships in the future. We need field research in order to conduct academic thinking better." Chu Lan talked to him, and only Ji Xiao came to see him off. The short time between the two of them was over. Precious enough, "But June... should be over. If you don't bother me, I can go to Shanghai, but your dormitory is too inconvenient."

Ji Xiao then said: "The cost of staying in a hotel is also high. We can move out in our sophomore year. Then I will find out if there is a rental house in or near the school, and then buy a second-hand bicycle."

Chu Lan pinched his face, still speaking in a businesslike tone: "Boyfriend can provide financial support."

Ji Xiao smiled understandingly: "I know, I won't be stingy to ask you. These are all borrowed from me, and I will pay them back slowly in the future."

"There is still a long way to go," Chu Lan said lightly, "This year, please... take care of me more."

Ji Xiao patted his head: "Definitely."

It is immoral to abuse dogs in public at the airport, Chu Lan sees that the time is about the same, he has to go through customs again, and needs to go earlier, so he waved to Ji Xiao: "See you in summer vacation."

Ji Xiao took a step back, the feeling of sending him off has become a habit after many times of training: "Well, safe journey."

He turned around and walked towards the customs, Ji Xiao stood where he was, without moving.Chu Lan took two steps, then turned around suddenly, and said from a distance of less than two meters, "Your hair should be cut, it's better to be shorter, you're very handsome."

Ji Xiao said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Chu Lan: "I... asked my mother the same question as before, and her answer remained the same."

Ji Xiao didn't understand what he meant, and frowned suspiciously.

Chu Lan ground her toes restlessly on the ground, sticking out her tongue a little, and said quickly: "So, next summer vacation, I will take you to meet your parents—she said, even if you suddenly become gay, she will find a boy like you. Very satisfied."

Ji Xiao: "...Huh?"

Chu Lan: "But I don't dare to mention it to Comrade Chu. He will be angry if he is old-fashioned. I am afraid that he will anger you. My mother will do his work first, so it may be a long time before you can see me as a boyfriend. Dad... I heard from Xin En that your uncle and mother are not good to you, I hope you can make up for it at my house."

Ji Xiao: "What..."

Chu Lan looked at him, the corners of her eyes were crooked, and she couldn't express her affection: "I think it's good to have a home, so I also want you to feel it. Don't go to work as soon as the holidays come, you have to go home."

He quietly got out of the closet. Although he didn't encounter many obstacles, Ji Xiao can imagine the psychological pressure.He finally realized belatedly what Chu Lan had been doing since he hadn't been able to meet her two days ago.Chu Lan avoided him a little at that time, presumably also thinking seriously on her own.

These heartfelt words were spoken in such a low voice that after a long time, when Ji Xiao thought of Chu Lan today—he was not yet 19 years old—he still felt that he was right after all, and that Chu Lan was worth everything he gave. .