What about getting married?
Chapter 19 (2)
He won't let go?
If he had to go, would he really be the best man this time?
Qiu Zhenming rubbed the screen of the phone unconsciously, turning it on and off, always stopping at the interface where He He sent the last message.
"Okay. We'll talk about it in a few days."
Qiu Zhenming still goes downstairs to He He's company every day after get off work to wait for him.Even if I can't speak, I still want to look at him.Only once, he saw He He coming out of the main gate with his colleagues. He He didn't see his car, or maybe he pretended he didn't see it, and walked away talking and laughing with his colleagues.
Qiu Zhenming got out of the car and followed them across the road.Even though the distance was a bit far away, he still felt that Xiaojizier had no energy, wishful thinking that he was not the only one who was depressed because of the current situation.
They entered a shopping mall not far away, which had a food court on the fifth floor.Qiu Zhenming didn't follow him any more. After about four to ten minutes, He He came out with those two colleagues again and packed something.Looking at the plastic bag that He He was carrying, Qiu Zhenming felt a little hungry for the first time these days.
But in the middle of the night, the lights on that floor were turned off, and He He didn't come out, and Qiu Zhenming realized that he had lost sight of him again.
It may be that you are frustrated in love and proud in the workplace.After the launch of the new project, not only did nothing happen, but the response was better than expected.The leader in charge gathered the relevant responsible persons together for a three-hour meeting, and summed it up in one sentence: I hope they will use this shareholder style to go to heaven.
Seeing that lunch was about to be over, Qiu Zhenming's phone vibrated.
Mr. Qiu, I am Sun Ding.If it's convenient, let's see when we meet.I just got off the plane.
Qiu Zhenming persisted until the end of the meeting, and dialed out the phone as soon as he left the meeting room.Explain to the assistant that you will be back half an hour late in the afternoon, and if there is something urgent, please contact me at any time.
The traffic jam was not very serious at noon, and Sun Ding arrived at the reserved private room on time.Pushing the door open, Qiu Zhenming was already sitting inside, serving food.
Qiu Zhenming got up to meet people, and said apologetically: "Mr. Sun has worked hard. I was short on time, so I just found a random one. Please forgive me."
During meal time, it is difficult to find a place for a restaurant in this area, let alone a private room.Sun Ding waved his hand and said, "Where is it, you are too polite."
The dishes were served quickly, and the two exchanged a few words while moving their chopsticks. From the weather in Chongqing to the construction of the airport, they finally got to the point.
Qiu Zhenming wasn't actually eating, but he kept holding the chopsticks in his hand, occasionally picking up a couple of leftovers.To talk about things, Sun Ding arranged the bowls and chopsticks properly, and sat upright: "I didn't eat anything in the morning to catch the plane. I was very hungry. Thank you for this meal."
Qiu Zhenming also put down his chopsticks and listened to Sun Ding solemnly.
"Thank you for taking the time today. Although He He didn't tell me in detail, it's not hard to guess what happened between you. It was my ill-considered words and deeds that caused the conflict between you and He He." I feel really guilty about the misunderstanding and even the conflict, and I hope you can accept my apology."
Qiu Zhenming nodded slightly, and said, "Mr. Sun is serious."
"It's my fault, so I can't let He He take the blame. He He is not a person who is good at expressing his heart, and I rarely talk about the things between you. What does he think in his heart, he doesn't say it, I think I’m in a hurry but there’s nothing I can do.” Speaking of this, Sun Ding laughed at himself: “He doesn’t even want to know what you think, so I just want to know if you’re really going to get married.”
"If I'm not pretending to be smart, alas..." Sun Ding saw that Qiu Zhenming didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, so he changed the subject: "Don't just sit there, you didn't eat a few bites. I said mine, you go ahead and eat."
Seeing that Qiu Zhenming shook his head and said he was full, he went on to say: "Speaking of which, my work has a little cooperation with your company, so I have heard about Liu Minghui for a long time. When He He and I were talking sideways, Looking at him like that, he should have figured it out, but he doesn't know which girl it is. I guess he doesn't want to know. He always wants to shrink in his own shell, calm things down, and the world is peaceful. To tell you the truth, go I tricked Jin Xia into taking him away when he was having dinner. You know the result, and you have the right to pretend you didn’t see it.”
Sun Ding breathed a sigh of relief, sighed, and said: "I don't know what he thinks, he must be pretending to be okay like you. Anyway, if it were me, seeing my boyfriend having dinner with the legendary blind date, I will never feel comfortable in my heart. Don't mind if I say that. As far as I know about He He, it is better to say that he dare not think than that he is not greedy. "
Although Sun Ding didn't say clearly what kind of feelings He He had for him, Qiu Zhenming knew it clearly.But in life, just having feelings can only create a good memory.There are too many foreign objects that will hinder each other and grow old together.Regarding the future, what Qiu Zhenming can't be sure about is not He He.
While paying the bill with the waiter, Qiu Zhenming asked casually: "Did He He say that he came back on Saturday because of something?"
Sun Ding was taken aback by the question: "Really not. If you don't mention it, I'll forget about it."
It was also when He He was waiting for these few days that Qiu Zhenming realized that he had missed one point—why did He He come back on Saturday?Is it really just to send copy hands?
Sometimes Qiu Zhenming didn't dare to think about it, he hoped that there could be other reasons to explain all of this, at least there was a way to redeem it.
"Then he didn't tell his family about his moving." Qiu Zhenming asked again.
Sun Ding curled his lips and said, "If I hadn't happened to hear the agent talking to him on the phone, I wouldn't have known about it. He definitely couldn't tell my family. I haven't seen him call my family in the past two days."
Qiu Zhenming nodded, and said, "And recently, I don't know where he is staying temporarily, so I might trouble you, please take care of He He."
"Of course," Sun Ding understood the point of Qiu Zhenming's words, "but I was in a hurry on the phone that day, and there was one thing that I didn't think of at the time. The house that He Hexin rented should be near Rongcheng's home. The Lian family over there saw the house."
Qiu Zhenming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Sun Ding said: "I should thank you, thank you for being willing to meet me today and accept my apology. As an outsider, I can't do much. I sincerely wish He He and you all happiness."
"Thank you, let's get together often."
"no problem."
After discussing the main topics, Sun Ding hurried back to report on his work.Qiu Zhenming packed all the untouched dishes on the table for Sun Ding to take away, and added an extra serving of rice.Sun Ding originally said that there was no need for it, but Qiu Zhenming said that packing is environmentally friendly, and seeing how busy he is, he probably won't have to eat at night.
Not sure if it was right, Sun Ding smiled wryly, thanked Qiu Zhenming and accepted it.
After Sun Ding left, Qiu Zhenming returned to the office without any new plans in his mind. He only thought about He He, who he heard just now and described from another population.
From the beginning to the end, Sun Ding never praised He He, nor did he complain about him, and he didn't even comment on the matter between him and himself.Sun Ding showed him the somewhat unfamiliar He He from an angle that Qiu Zhenming could not observe relatively objectively.
Qiu Zhenming never realized that Xiaojizier was so... insecure.
That night, Qiu Zhenming didn't go to guard He He, nor did he go to Rongcheng's home to try his luck, but went to the shopping mall twice, cleaned himself up, brought out some shopping bags, and went home early. Recharge your batteries.
Tomorrow weekend, before the last battle is over, the horn of a new one is about to sound.
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At ten o'clock on Saturday, He He sat in his workstation with swollen eyes, and Liu's big head next to him immediately poked his head over and asked, "Brother, you didn't go home this weekend, didn't you complete the task in the group?"
"Then you're still here?"
"Uh, I don't care about you, brother—" Seeing He He raised his eyebrows, Liu Datou panted heavily, and said, "——the family's chasing hands."
He He took out two bags of quick-frozen dumplings from his bag.The weather wasn't cold enough, and the frozen dumplings melted into sticky lumps. "Let's just make do with this week, and I'll make up for it when I go back next time."
"Is that how I eat?"
"Then you take it out for me."
Da Liu covered the outsourcing bag, leaving the back of He He's head, and trotted to put it in the small refrigerator in the lounge.
He He stood there watching Da Liu Jiawu abscond, lowered his head and sighed.When mentioning copying hands, I think of my mother at home. My son has nothing to do and makes trouble all day long. Right now, I can't even do my filial piety.
I made a phone call to my family yesterday.Usually at 06:30, the old couple will go out for a walk. If the house is not cleaned up, Lao He will go alone.Then Mama He went to catch the last quarter of the square dance at [-]:[-].He He called at seven o'clock, and didn't hang up until the phone said "The user you dialed is temporarily unavailable, please call again later".
I don't know if my mother didn't want to pick it up, or if she was really not at home.With Mother He's routine, he would never tell Father He about these things.When a person is old, it is obvious that he should rely on the younger generation and enjoy the blessings, but he still cannot avoid carrying an unbearable burden.If one day, I can make my mother no longer...
Alas... I have sighed so many times recently.
"Brother, are you in a bad mood lately?" Da Liu came back after putting the dumplings, slid over on the swivel chair, and said, "Don't go out on weekends, no appointment?"
He He took a pack of instant coffee from the drawer, turned around and turned on the heating switch of the water dispenser, "Isn't there a small bug in the work that Brother Zhang was researching before, I suddenly had an idea last night, so I decided to come and try it today. You don’t even want to come to work when you’re paid, what gust of wind brought you here today?”
"Brother, the wages are all punched in, who will come to the unit to pick them up?" Liu Datou swiped open the screen of his phone, flipped through a picture, "I just arrived too. I gave something to a friend today, and it was scheduled to be near the company. put it here."
"Don't forget the quick-frozen dumplings will be gone in a while."
"Okay brother, I'll be back in a while."
"go Go."
He He turned on the computer and stayed there for a while.Suddenly, the phone rang, and Weibo reminded Sun Ding @ him.The original po published the map of Jiugong, recommending ten places that the general public must visit on weekends.He He glanced at the comments and wondered how these ten places squeezed in nine pictures, so there is no obsessive-compulsive disorder to tear down the pictures?
Sure enough, there was one in the top five of the hot comments called "There are trumpets haunting ahead", and strongly urged the po owner to change it to nine must-see places.He He reposted this comment, and Aite Sun Ding, asking if you did it?
Sun Ding immediately sent a Weibo message to He He.
Four boys: How can you live today with just one poke?
Ender Sigma: Usually alive.
Fourth boy: Are you still living there?
Ender Sigma: Yeah.
On the other end of the phone, Sun Ding couldn't help frowning.It's been a week since I met Qiu Zhenming, what kind of rhythm are they doing?Haven't chatted yet, or has the chat collapsed?
Four boys: What's the arrangement for today?
Ender Sigma: Overtime is coming.
Four boys: What time is it over, I'll find you for dinner.
Andre Sigma didn't send any more messages for a long time.Ten minutes later, Sun Ding received a WeChat message from He He, saying that it was not sure what time it was, and that he would make an appointment someday.
One after another, other colleagues came to the company to work overtime or on duty. In the middle, Liu came back, said hello and left quickly.He He ran the program again, and the previous bug disappeared, but it was stuck elsewhere.After thinking about it a few times, there was no new clue, and seeing that it was already 06:30, I packed up my things and called Sun Ding.This time it was replaced by Sun Ding who did not pick up.
After waiting for another 10 minutes, Sun Ding did not reply to the message. He He was worried about how to spend the night, should he call home?
The phone call that didn't go through yesterday was like speeding up the timer, which made He He's anxiety and guilt increase exponentially.Now even the code can't divert his attention.
No, there is actually Qiu Zhenming.
After breaking up with him, time proved to him that besides Sun Ding, there was no friend beside him who could chat with him about Qiu Zhenming.In the past few years, He He has been trying to avoid the compatibility of each other's friendship circles. Even if there are friends who have mutual acquaintances, including colleagues who worked together during the internship, they are only acquaintances of nodding.
Even so, after a few years, He He still knew a few friends of Qiu Zhenming, especially Cao Xiaoxian who was acquainted with each other. Several times they talked about exchanging WeChat, but He He interrupted them.
He He always feels inexplicably that they are too close.
This is too close to Qiu Zhenming.
Will he run away because I stretched my hand too far.
As the weeks passed, the relief from the breakup disappeared inexplicably.The sense of restraint that bound his limbs gradually grasped He He.He has restrained his feelings for so long, and this time it may come to an end like this.
At the beginning, I could still see Qiu Zhenming's car parked downstairs, but I couldn't see it in the past two days.
Lost is like a thick fog rising from the sea, which cannot be grasped or dispersed.
He He has never been in any other relationship. He doesn't know how his college roommates quarreled like that.At least that night, he really wanted to break up.But now...
Do we need to talk any more?
Boss Qiu, what have you been up to lately?
Boss Qiu was not busy with anything else, just wandering around and wandering to the next city.
Early in the morning before dawn, Qiu Zhenming tidied himself up, sprayed a little warm perfume before going out, and then drove his Hummer to the destination before the sun came out.
But when it reached the ground and turned off the engine, Qiu Zhenming hid in the car and couldn't get out.When he parked the car here, he couldn't help but wonder if he was too impulsive.He rushed forward regardless of whether it would make it difficult for He He.
But what happened that night?
The cigarette in his hand was about to burn to the end, he slid down the phone screen, it was not yet seven o'clock.
It is too difficult to find a needle in a haystack, and it is too easy to be exposed.But always try.
Maybe something moved God, after Qiu Zhenming missed He He several times, the god of luck finally favored him again.
He saw someone walking towards the Hummer carrying breakfast and vegetables.
Seeing that the visitor hesitated a little, but walked towards him with a clear goal, Qiu Zhenming had an indescribable premonition in his heart.
Before approaching, Qiu Zhenming got out of the car and stood beside the car.
He Ma looked Qiu Zhenming up and down, and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Liu?"
Qiu Zhenming didn't know why, thinking that he had made a mistake in his judgment, so didn't he recognize him?He nodded politely: "Hello, who are you?"
He's mother looked at the car, took a step back to confirm the license plate number, then turned around and said, "Oh, I'm He He's mother. You should be He He's colleague, right?"
"Ah, hello, auntie," Qiu Zhenming replied after a little thought, "I do know He He. But why do you..." At this point, Qiu Zhenming smiled and did not continue.
"Ah, I know this car, last time I made peace..." He Ma paused, barely maintaining a trace of kindness on her face, "Come back and drive this car, saying that I didn't get a ticket, and my colleague borrowed it from him." Auntie, thank you for taking such good care of He He. He is out of town alone, thanks to you colleagues and friends."
Qiu Zhenming reached out to pick up the vegetable bag in Mother He's hand, and said, "It's all right, Auntie. Let me carry it for you."
Mama He shook her head and remained still, "Thank you, I'm not sinking. Oh, I haven't asked yet, why are you here, Mr. Liu? Are you on a business trip?"
"To tell you the truth, Auntie, I came to visit at home. He He took leave for the past two days, and our department sent me to visit. I thought that this leave lasted until the weekend and he went home to recuperate, so I followed the company file I took the liberty to find the information in it."
"Ask for leave? Sick leave?" Ms. Xu became nervous, but her face became a little angry, and she asked Qiu Zhenming, "Is He He sick? How long has it been? I said why hasn't he been with the family these few days..."
In the middle of the conversation, He Ma stopped talking, and finally sighed, her eyes were red.
Qiu Zhenming hurriedly said: "Auntie, please don't worry, the leader said that He He asked for a few days off and did not elaborate. It should be that we are too tired from the project we finished before, so we should take a rest. No, that's why I came to visit on weekends He He put in a lot of effort in the last project. The leader said that if you haven’t rested well, you can rest for two more days.”
Hearing what Qiu Zhenming said, Mother He also breathed a sigh of relief, and tried her best to calmly say: "Thank you for coming, and please thank your leaders for me. You bothered me. This child didn't tell me anything, and he didn't reply. Home, we don't know. Hey...I'm causing you trouble."
"It's okay, we're all friends. I came here without saying hello. I didn't think well and was abrupt."
Qiu Zhenming's interruption made He Ma swallow the question that was on her lips.All I can think about is whether my child is tired from work and sick, or is he sick with a fire in his heart.
Missing He He, facing Qiu Zhenming, He's mother relaxed a little, and the sense of alienation from the first meeting gradually faded away.
"Mr. Liu, you came so early, you haven't eaten yet, if you don't mind, come up and have a bite with us."
Seeing Qiu Zhenming's timid face, Mama He said, "I'm sorry for letting you go for nothing, you can leave after eating. Hey, I'm too old to carry it..."
"I'll come, I'll come, I'll be fine." Qiu Zhenming originally wanted to climb down the steps, so he hurriedly said, "Then thank you, auntie."
He Ma handed the vegetable bag to Qiu Zhenming, and asked casually: "Does Mr. Liu have any taboos? Do you eat celery and coriander?"
"Eat everything, Auntie, you can prepare whatever you want, I will eat everything."
He's mother glanced at him and said, "Well, if Auntie's cooking is not to your taste, Xiao Liu, you can take care of it."
Qiu Zhenming heard Xiao Liu from Mr. Liu all the way, knowing that Mama He had admitted the wrong person, but it was hard to clarify.He could only agree against his will and nodded.
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As soon as he entered the door, Father He came up to greet him, and asked Ms. Xu for credit: "The porridge is already pressed, let it dry out... Who is this?"
"This is Xiao Liu, He He's colleague." He's mother said as she walked towards the kitchen: "You wait, I'll call...or you can call He He and see what he is doing. Xiao Liu Sit down first. I'll get you a glass of water."
"Auntie, don't be busy, don't be busy, I'm fine."
Father He was confused, but he still made a phone call honestly.
Ms. Xu brought out the water and went back to the kitchen.After a while, he came out with freshly mixed side dishes and freshly served multigrain porridge.
"I just mixed two side dishes, celery, peanuts, and pickled coriander. I just made it two days ago. It seems that autumn is about to pass. I just baked a few cakes and eat them while they are hot. There is another dish , it will be ready soon."
"Auntie, please don't bother me," Qiu Zhenming hurriedly stood up, and said, "It's already pretty good, and I usually fool around in the morning. How can there be so many varieties?"
"It's okay, let's eat it with your uncle first, it's all cut up, and it will be cooked when you put it in the pot."
Just as he was talking, Father He came out of the room with no change in his face, "Xiao Liu, come and eat quickly. Don't dislike your aunt's craftsmanship."
"Where is it. I haven't eaten home-cooked food for a long time. Otherwise, I can't come up to eat with the cheek. It's good that uncles and aunts don't dislike me."
"Hey, look at what you said. You and your colleagues, you should walk around more. Who is Xiao Liu?"
He Ma's dish was ready in just 5 minutes.Smelling the smell of fried spicy peppers, Qiu Zhenming's stomach, which had been sleeping all morning, finally woke up happily.
Just now, Dad He talked eloquently, and as soon as he found out Qiu Zhenming's "details", the dishes were ready. "Smell the fragrance, your aunt is good at dishes, spicy twice-cooked pork." Dad He said.
Qiu Zhenming just sat down and stood up again to thank: "Auntie really took the trouble."
"I only eat pickles in the morning, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat enough, what can a young man do without meat." After speaking, Mother He also sat down, leaning over and whispering what Father He and his son had said.
Dad He said a few words, but he didn't shy away from Qiu Zhenming. He said, "I fell asleep on the phone, saying that the project was too busy, so I hung up before talking for a few words and let him go back to sleep. It sounds really tired. Yes. Xiao Liu, are you so busy recently?"
"It's the nature of our work, it's good to be busy with the project."
Mother He's expression was completely relaxed, "You didn't get sick after listening to your son."
"No, it doesn't sound like it. Don't worry, just give He He a no and call him later."
Ms. Xu didn't answer, just said: "It's fine."
When Qiu Zhenming heard this, he looked at He Ma thoughtfully.
At the dinner table, no one talked except for He Ma occasionally giving food to Qiu Zhenming.Except for He's father who is very nervous, the remaining two people have their own concerns, but they don't feel embarrassed at all.
After dinner, Mama He wanted to chat with Qiu Zhenming a little more, so she planned to clear the table later.But Qiu Zhenming was used to it when he lived with He He before, waiting for everyone to eat, then picked up the tableware to the sink, rolled up his sleeves, and dripped a few drops of dishwashing liquid on the dishcloth.
"Put it down quickly, Auntie will clean up later."
"It's okay, there's no oil, it's easy to brush. After a meal with you, let me do some work."
Mother He stopped trying to stop her, and said, "You are a good boy. Our family is harmonious, and it is difficult to ask him to wash the dishes."
As soon as He Ma mentioned He He, Qiu Zhenming pricked up his ears and raised his vigilance. Sure enough, he only heard He Ma say: "And the older you are, the less you like to chat with us. This time you asked for leave and didn't tell us."
Qiu Zhenming silently made a small fuss for He He Fu, saying in his heart that I will take the blame for this, and he can only vindicate He Heing in the future.
"Hey, as parents, we are worried about your health, starting a family and starting a business. Xiao Liu, you have such a good relationship with He He, so he, if he has something to do, I have to trouble you to take care of him."
Qiu Zhenming keenly noticed that the latter sentence was not what He Ma originally wanted to say.Now, Mama He's passage is a reading comprehension question, and the last sentence becomes a horizontal line, and Qiu Zhenming needs to choose the most suitable collocation for the context.
If you want him to start a family and start a career, and you are his colleague and friend, then he...does he have a date?
But what's stopping a mother from asking her son's co-workers about his friendships?Not even willing to divulge the suspicions about it?
Why is she unwilling? She is afraid of exposing something to an outsider like herself?
Qiu Zhenming couldn't figure out the answer, it was hidden behind the thick fog, ready to come out.Now, just a breath of fresh air.
As soon as they met, Qiu Zhenming went along with the flow and hid himself under Liu's coat. He guessed that He He had put the matter of borrowing a car from him on his colleague.
Based on his understanding of He He, He He is definitely not willing to disclose anything related to him, even if these things are daily and normal.So he would not take the initiative to tell his family about borrowing a car.Then Mother He now thinks that the car was borrowed from Da Liu, because He He didn't hide it?
Got caught?
So coming out? ? !
Impossible, driving his Hummer back was the last time.Back then it was fine.What about last time?
As soon as He He thought of coming out, it was like pinching a wax pill, which could never close again.He intuitively felt that it was the breeze he was waiting for.
Did He He come out of the closet?This thought exploded in Qiu Zhenming's mind, and he couldn't help thinking about it.
No wonder he was distraught when he came back.He must have come out.
But, it doesn't make sense.If he came out of the closet, He's mother and father should not have this attitude.Father He probably didn't know, but what about Mother He?
A few bowls were washed out quickly, and Mama He chatted with Qiu Zhenming casually.The center of the topic is naturally He He's current situation.But Qiu Zhenming could hear Mama He's hesitant to speak several times when she asked her nonchalantly.
Mother He is still not sure, or she doesn't believe that He He is gay.She wanted to know if her son was in a relationship, and she wanted to get evidence from his close colleagues, but she was afraid that her actions would reveal her son's sexual orientation.
He also finally figured out why He Ma was so cold to him. She thought I was his son's boyfriend.
Seeing Mama He chatting with him so enthusiastically, Qiu Zhenming understands that he has temporarily taken off the hat of "suspect boyfriend" at Mama He's place.
But the more this happened, the more evil thoughts in Qiu Zhenming's heart.I am indeed your son's boyfriend, but maybe I will become an ex-boyfriend, Qiu Zhenming thought to himself.
The battlefield of the two people's conversation shifted from the kitchen to the living room. He Ma put out a plate of oranges and brought them out. Seeing this posture, they had to chat for a while.
"Xiao Liu, you are usually so busy, do you have time to talk about friends?" He said and put the plate on the coffee table in front of Qiu Zhenming's lap.
"Well, we're talking now." Qiu Zhenming nodded, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, his sense of happiness was self-evident.But then his shoulders sank slightly, and he let out a soft "hey".
"What's the matter, emotional instability?"
"No, it's been several years. Seeing that it's all about marriage." Qiu Zhenming paused for a while, put his hands on his lap, rubbed them to his knees and put them back together, "But my partner has more concerns , I haven’t been introduced to his family yet.”
Seeing Qiu Zhenming bowed his head and said nothing, Mother He was also a little embarrassed: "Hey, there must be difficulties. You didn't talk to your partner?"
"It's been talked about. I may not meet the expectations of my partner's family."
Mama He waved her hand and said, "I don't have any expectations. I think you're pretty good, Xiao Liu. You're just saying a thousand words and ten thousand. Those rules are not because you are afraid that your children will be burdened by them in the future." As she spoke, Mama He also sighed. He breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, if we really have any expectations, how can we as parents have the final say."
Qiu Zhenming said: "Auntie, please tell me more, so I can understand..."
Mother He smiled knowingly, "Every family's situation is different, and your mother-in-law may not think the same as me."
Qiu Zhenming thought to himself, it really is just like you.Although he thought so, and felt that he was not upright enough to say such a routine, he didn't show anything on the surface. He just said sincerely: "You should help me to mark the key points of the exam. I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me, auntie. The person I'm talking to is actually quite good. Failed, the first two went for a long time, and they ended up with nothing. This time, I was even more afraid. He treated me very well, and we have deep feelings for each other, so I didn’t dare to think that if he broke up with me What should I do in the future. In order to keep him, I may really do anything."
He confided his heart in this way, spreading his difficulty of asking for help in front of an almost complete stranger, and no one could remain indifferent.
Mother He sighed: "Let's talk about me, I hope He He will bring someone back to show me and your Uncle He quickly. A few days ago, asking him to go on a blind date was like killing him. Alas, he is determined. I don't want to go on a blind date, I... well, I just heard that he was sick and asked for leave, so I thought about blind dates, getting married, and nothing is as important as his health and safety. But when your uncle said that he was fine, I thought He said that you have no one to take care of you, you have to carry it yourself when you are sick, and you still have to have a companion. But I really can’t help. I don’t know what he is thinking. You also help auntie, you say Say what are you thinking about?"
Qiu Zhenming didn't know why he threw the topic back at himself, and after thinking about it seriously, he said: "Maybe I'm too selfish. Most of the time, I think about how happy I am, how happy I am. What I think about is what I want to pursue, but I don't have Considering the expectations and concerns of my parents. Hearing what you said, I understand my other half better, why he hesitates, why he puts himself in a dilemma but still persists. He does a better job than me in filial piety to his parents. .”
Mama He shook her head: "It's also hard work for your partner."
"So that's why, until now, I am willing to maintain the balance he wants to maintain. If he doesn't want to say, I won't say it for him. If he doesn't want to do, I don't want to force him to do it. It's just that I do It's still too little. He suffered a lot of grievances."
Xu Xiuli looked Qiu Zhenming carefully, and said, "Don't worry, things may not be as pessimistic as you and your partner think. When your mother-in-law sees you, she will definitely like you."
Qiu Zhenming didn't answer, but forced a smile.
☆, 25
Afterwards, the topic inexplicably changed to the health preservation of the elderly and the serious social problems of urban smog.In contrast, talking about these is much easier.
Qiu Zhenming could tell that sometimes He Ma looked at him with hopeful eyes, as if looking at He He through him.With a deeply emotional partner, you can look beyond the mundane.
More likely, she was trying to look at "Da Liu", the partner who was struggling to survive in the cracks, unable to confide in her parents, unable to ask her partner for help.Caught in the middle like this, it is difficult to maintain a balance, and I dare not make any more demands.
Why must one of He He and He Ma insist on compromise?How much pressure did He He Tuan receive from himself or from his parents in seeking the best of both worlds?In the process of this game, if they don't have themselves, will they be happier.
As soon as this thought came to him, Qiu Zhenming was shocked.
"Auntie, it's getting late, I'm leaving today."
"Hey, look, I didn't pay attention to the time when I was chatting here. Don't delay your business, it's still early, and you can spend a weekend with your partner when you go back."
Mother He sent Qiu Zhenming to the door, "Thank you for coming to see He He, Xiao Liu. I wish you all the best too!"
Qiu Zhenming shook his head, and said with deep meaning: "It's nothing. I borrowed my aunt's good words. I hope that next time, my partner can formally introduce me to my family."
He Ma patted his arm lightly, "Yes."
Qiu Zhenming sat back in the car but couldn't calm down for a long time.He didn't get the answer he wanted to confirm in the first place, because that wasn't important anymore.Upstairs just now, the most obvious truths he talked with Mama He cleared away his most uncertain dust and fog.
As he has always believed, in the days to come, what he can't be sure of is never He He.Qiu Zhenming never thought that he himself was the culprit of the uncertainty.
In fact, it was him, the one who made He He hesitate, made He He sad and disappointed, it turned out to be him all along.His uncertainty, the insecurity he created is the most insurmountable gap between him and He He.It was because he didn't dare to expect that He He would go to the last moment of his life with him, which made He He unwilling to think about what would happen tomorrow.
How can a love that cannot even be affirmed by the person concerned get the blessing from his parents.
Faced with the expectations of his family and the care of his friends, how did He He get from the day he met to the present step by step?
Regardless of whether He He came out of the closet that day, he returned to his city in a daze, in fact, to get comfort from the closest people.But what did you do yourself?
God, what did I do when he needed it the most.
Is there really no such thing as regret medicine in the world?
Or a time travel machine.
In his relationship with He He, there have been too many adjustments and forbearance, but he has never been the one who regressed.I used this heart that was riddled with holes because of others to hurt the person I love the most.
Little Chickie, a crappy tailor, patched up other people's hearts stitch by stitch, but used his own heart as a needle bag, and now it's tied like briquettes.
Finally, Qiu Zhenming slowly started the car and drove towards the unknown that he could not grasp.
A hot search on Weibo said that it only takes 3 days to heal the pain of losing a relationship.Scroll down again, and it is said to be 7 days.Further down, even 6 weeks are out.
He He thought, this time is more reliable.Just count with your fingers, and it will be fast.Maybe one day, someone will suddenly wave a wand at him and say, "Forget nothing."
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Sun Ding rushed in the door in a hurry, flipped his mobile phone on the table and sat across from him, took a sip of water before continuing, "Have you ordered? I want to eat twice-cooked pork."
"I'm waiting for you. Slow down, there's no rush."
Sun Ding wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand,
If he had to go, would he really be the best man this time?
Qiu Zhenming rubbed the screen of the phone unconsciously, turning it on and off, always stopping at the interface where He He sent the last message.
"Okay. We'll talk about it in a few days."
Qiu Zhenming still goes downstairs to He He's company every day after get off work to wait for him.Even if I can't speak, I still want to look at him.Only once, he saw He He coming out of the main gate with his colleagues. He He didn't see his car, or maybe he pretended he didn't see it, and walked away talking and laughing with his colleagues.
Qiu Zhenming got out of the car and followed them across the road.Even though the distance was a bit far away, he still felt that Xiaojizier had no energy, wishful thinking that he was not the only one who was depressed because of the current situation.
They entered a shopping mall not far away, which had a food court on the fifth floor.Qiu Zhenming didn't follow him any more. After about four to ten minutes, He He came out with those two colleagues again and packed something.Looking at the plastic bag that He He was carrying, Qiu Zhenming felt a little hungry for the first time these days.
But in the middle of the night, the lights on that floor were turned off, and He He didn't come out, and Qiu Zhenming realized that he had lost sight of him again.
It may be that you are frustrated in love and proud in the workplace.After the launch of the new project, not only did nothing happen, but the response was better than expected.The leader in charge gathered the relevant responsible persons together for a three-hour meeting, and summed it up in one sentence: I hope they will use this shareholder style to go to heaven.
Seeing that lunch was about to be over, Qiu Zhenming's phone vibrated.
Mr. Qiu, I am Sun Ding.If it's convenient, let's see when we meet.I just got off the plane.
Qiu Zhenming persisted until the end of the meeting, and dialed out the phone as soon as he left the meeting room.Explain to the assistant that you will be back half an hour late in the afternoon, and if there is something urgent, please contact me at any time.
The traffic jam was not very serious at noon, and Sun Ding arrived at the reserved private room on time.Pushing the door open, Qiu Zhenming was already sitting inside, serving food.
Qiu Zhenming got up to meet people, and said apologetically: "Mr. Sun has worked hard. I was short on time, so I just found a random one. Please forgive me."
During meal time, it is difficult to find a place for a restaurant in this area, let alone a private room.Sun Ding waved his hand and said, "Where is it, you are too polite."
The dishes were served quickly, and the two exchanged a few words while moving their chopsticks. From the weather in Chongqing to the construction of the airport, they finally got to the point.
Qiu Zhenming wasn't actually eating, but he kept holding the chopsticks in his hand, occasionally picking up a couple of leftovers.To talk about things, Sun Ding arranged the bowls and chopsticks properly, and sat upright: "I didn't eat anything in the morning to catch the plane. I was very hungry. Thank you for this meal."
Qiu Zhenming also put down his chopsticks and listened to Sun Ding solemnly.
"Thank you for taking the time today. Although He He didn't tell me in detail, it's not hard to guess what happened between you. It was my ill-considered words and deeds that caused the conflict between you and He He." I feel really guilty about the misunderstanding and even the conflict, and I hope you can accept my apology."
Qiu Zhenming nodded slightly, and said, "Mr. Sun is serious."
"It's my fault, so I can't let He He take the blame. He He is not a person who is good at expressing his heart, and I rarely talk about the things between you. What does he think in his heart, he doesn't say it, I think I’m in a hurry but there’s nothing I can do.” Speaking of this, Sun Ding laughed at himself: “He doesn’t even want to know what you think, so I just want to know if you’re really going to get married.”
"If I'm not pretending to be smart, alas..." Sun Ding saw that Qiu Zhenming didn't move his chopsticks for a long time, so he changed the subject: "Don't just sit there, you didn't eat a few bites. I said mine, you go ahead and eat."
Seeing that Qiu Zhenming shook his head and said he was full, he went on to say: "Speaking of which, my work has a little cooperation with your company, so I have heard about Liu Minghui for a long time. When He He and I were talking sideways, Looking at him like that, he should have figured it out, but he doesn't know which girl it is. I guess he doesn't want to know. He always wants to shrink in his own shell, calm things down, and the world is peaceful. To tell you the truth, go I tricked Jin Xia into taking him away when he was having dinner. You know the result, and you have the right to pretend you didn’t see it.”
Sun Ding breathed a sigh of relief, sighed, and said: "I don't know what he thinks, he must be pretending to be okay like you. Anyway, if it were me, seeing my boyfriend having dinner with the legendary blind date, I will never feel comfortable in my heart. Don't mind if I say that. As far as I know about He He, it is better to say that he dare not think than that he is not greedy. "
Although Sun Ding didn't say clearly what kind of feelings He He had for him, Qiu Zhenming knew it clearly.But in life, just having feelings can only create a good memory.There are too many foreign objects that will hinder each other and grow old together.Regarding the future, what Qiu Zhenming can't be sure about is not He He.
While paying the bill with the waiter, Qiu Zhenming asked casually: "Did He He say that he came back on Saturday because of something?"
Sun Ding was taken aback by the question: "Really not. If you don't mention it, I'll forget about it."
It was also when He He was waiting for these few days that Qiu Zhenming realized that he had missed one point—why did He He come back on Saturday?Is it really just to send copy hands?
Sometimes Qiu Zhenming didn't dare to think about it, he hoped that there could be other reasons to explain all of this, at least there was a way to redeem it.
"Then he didn't tell his family about his moving." Qiu Zhenming asked again.
Sun Ding curled his lips and said, "If I hadn't happened to hear the agent talking to him on the phone, I wouldn't have known about it. He definitely couldn't tell my family. I haven't seen him call my family in the past two days."
Qiu Zhenming nodded, and said, "And recently, I don't know where he is staying temporarily, so I might trouble you, please take care of He He."
"Of course," Sun Ding understood the point of Qiu Zhenming's words, "but I was in a hurry on the phone that day, and there was one thing that I didn't think of at the time. The house that He Hexin rented should be near Rongcheng's home. The Lian family over there saw the house."
Qiu Zhenming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Sun Ding said: "I should thank you, thank you for being willing to meet me today and accept my apology. As an outsider, I can't do much. I sincerely wish He He and you all happiness."
"Thank you, let's get together often."
"no problem."
After discussing the main topics, Sun Ding hurried back to report on his work.Qiu Zhenming packed all the untouched dishes on the table for Sun Ding to take away, and added an extra serving of rice.Sun Ding originally said that there was no need for it, but Qiu Zhenming said that packing is environmentally friendly, and seeing how busy he is, he probably won't have to eat at night.
Not sure if it was right, Sun Ding smiled wryly, thanked Qiu Zhenming and accepted it.
After Sun Ding left, Qiu Zhenming returned to the office without any new plans in his mind. He only thought about He He, who he heard just now and described from another population.
From the beginning to the end, Sun Ding never praised He He, nor did he complain about him, and he didn't even comment on the matter between him and himself.Sun Ding showed him the somewhat unfamiliar He He from an angle that Qiu Zhenming could not observe relatively objectively.
Qiu Zhenming never realized that Xiaojizier was so... insecure.
That night, Qiu Zhenming didn't go to guard He He, nor did he go to Rongcheng's home to try his luck, but went to the shopping mall twice, cleaned himself up, brought out some shopping bags, and went home early. Recharge your batteries.
Tomorrow weekend, before the last battle is over, the horn of a new one is about to sound.
☆, 23
At ten o'clock on Saturday, He He sat in his workstation with swollen eyes, and Liu's big head next to him immediately poked his head over and asked, "Brother, you didn't go home this weekend, didn't you complete the task in the group?"
"Then you're still here?"
"Uh, I don't care about you, brother—" Seeing He He raised his eyebrows, Liu Datou panted heavily, and said, "——the family's chasing hands."
He He took out two bags of quick-frozen dumplings from his bag.The weather wasn't cold enough, and the frozen dumplings melted into sticky lumps. "Let's just make do with this week, and I'll make up for it when I go back next time."
"Is that how I eat?"
"Then you take it out for me."
Da Liu covered the outsourcing bag, leaving the back of He He's head, and trotted to put it in the small refrigerator in the lounge.
He He stood there watching Da Liu Jiawu abscond, lowered his head and sighed.When mentioning copying hands, I think of my mother at home. My son has nothing to do and makes trouble all day long. Right now, I can't even do my filial piety.
I made a phone call to my family yesterday.Usually at 06:30, the old couple will go out for a walk. If the house is not cleaned up, Lao He will go alone.Then Mama He went to catch the last quarter of the square dance at [-]:[-].He He called at seven o'clock, and didn't hang up until the phone said "The user you dialed is temporarily unavailable, please call again later".
I don't know if my mother didn't want to pick it up, or if she was really not at home.With Mother He's routine, he would never tell Father He about these things.When a person is old, it is obvious that he should rely on the younger generation and enjoy the blessings, but he still cannot avoid carrying an unbearable burden.If one day, I can make my mother no longer...
Alas... I have sighed so many times recently.
"Brother, are you in a bad mood lately?" Da Liu came back after putting the dumplings, slid over on the swivel chair, and said, "Don't go out on weekends, no appointment?"
He He took a pack of instant coffee from the drawer, turned around and turned on the heating switch of the water dispenser, "Isn't there a small bug in the work that Brother Zhang was researching before, I suddenly had an idea last night, so I decided to come and try it today. You don’t even want to come to work when you’re paid, what gust of wind brought you here today?”
"Brother, the wages are all punched in, who will come to the unit to pick them up?" Liu Datou swiped open the screen of his phone, flipped through a picture, "I just arrived too. I gave something to a friend today, and it was scheduled to be near the company. put it here."
"Don't forget the quick-frozen dumplings will be gone in a while."
"Okay brother, I'll be back in a while."
"go Go."
He He turned on the computer and stayed there for a while.Suddenly, the phone rang, and Weibo reminded Sun Ding @ him.The original po published the map of Jiugong, recommending ten places that the general public must visit on weekends.He He glanced at the comments and wondered how these ten places squeezed in nine pictures, so there is no obsessive-compulsive disorder to tear down the pictures?
Sure enough, there was one in the top five of the hot comments called "There are trumpets haunting ahead", and strongly urged the po owner to change it to nine must-see places.He He reposted this comment, and Aite Sun Ding, asking if you did it?
Sun Ding immediately sent a Weibo message to He He.
Four boys: How can you live today with just one poke?
Ender Sigma: Usually alive.
Fourth boy: Are you still living there?
Ender Sigma: Yeah.
On the other end of the phone, Sun Ding couldn't help frowning.It's been a week since I met Qiu Zhenming, what kind of rhythm are they doing?Haven't chatted yet, or has the chat collapsed?
Four boys: What's the arrangement for today?
Ender Sigma: Overtime is coming.
Four boys: What time is it over, I'll find you for dinner.
Andre Sigma didn't send any more messages for a long time.Ten minutes later, Sun Ding received a WeChat message from He He, saying that it was not sure what time it was, and that he would make an appointment someday.
One after another, other colleagues came to the company to work overtime or on duty. In the middle, Liu came back, said hello and left quickly.He He ran the program again, and the previous bug disappeared, but it was stuck elsewhere.After thinking about it a few times, there was no new clue, and seeing that it was already 06:30, I packed up my things and called Sun Ding.This time it was replaced by Sun Ding who did not pick up.
After waiting for another 10 minutes, Sun Ding did not reply to the message. He He was worried about how to spend the night, should he call home?
The phone call that didn't go through yesterday was like speeding up the timer, which made He He's anxiety and guilt increase exponentially.Now even the code can't divert his attention.
No, there is actually Qiu Zhenming.
After breaking up with him, time proved to him that besides Sun Ding, there was no friend beside him who could chat with him about Qiu Zhenming.In the past few years, He He has been trying to avoid the compatibility of each other's friendship circles. Even if there are friends who have mutual acquaintances, including colleagues who worked together during the internship, they are only acquaintances of nodding.
Even so, after a few years, He He still knew a few friends of Qiu Zhenming, especially Cao Xiaoxian who was acquainted with each other. Several times they talked about exchanging WeChat, but He He interrupted them.
He He always feels inexplicably that they are too close.
This is too close to Qiu Zhenming.
Will he run away because I stretched my hand too far.
As the weeks passed, the relief from the breakup disappeared inexplicably.The sense of restraint that bound his limbs gradually grasped He He.He has restrained his feelings for so long, and this time it may come to an end like this.
At the beginning, I could still see Qiu Zhenming's car parked downstairs, but I couldn't see it in the past two days.
Lost is like a thick fog rising from the sea, which cannot be grasped or dispersed.
He He has never been in any other relationship. He doesn't know how his college roommates quarreled like that.At least that night, he really wanted to break up.But now...
Do we need to talk any more?
Boss Qiu, what have you been up to lately?
Boss Qiu was not busy with anything else, just wandering around and wandering to the next city.
Early in the morning before dawn, Qiu Zhenming tidied himself up, sprayed a little warm perfume before going out, and then drove his Hummer to the destination before the sun came out.
But when it reached the ground and turned off the engine, Qiu Zhenming hid in the car and couldn't get out.When he parked the car here, he couldn't help but wonder if he was too impulsive.He rushed forward regardless of whether it would make it difficult for He He.
But what happened that night?
The cigarette in his hand was about to burn to the end, he slid down the phone screen, it was not yet seven o'clock.
It is too difficult to find a needle in a haystack, and it is too easy to be exposed.But always try.
Maybe something moved God, after Qiu Zhenming missed He He several times, the god of luck finally favored him again.
He saw someone walking towards the Hummer carrying breakfast and vegetables.
Seeing that the visitor hesitated a little, but walked towards him with a clear goal, Qiu Zhenming had an indescribable premonition in his heart.
Before approaching, Qiu Zhenming got out of the car and stood beside the car.
He Ma looked Qiu Zhenming up and down, and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Liu?"
Qiu Zhenming didn't know why, thinking that he had made a mistake in his judgment, so didn't he recognize him?He nodded politely: "Hello, who are you?"
He's mother looked at the car, took a step back to confirm the license plate number, then turned around and said, "Oh, I'm He He's mother. You should be He He's colleague, right?"
"Ah, hello, auntie," Qiu Zhenming replied after a little thought, "I do know He He. But why do you..." At this point, Qiu Zhenming smiled and did not continue.
"Ah, I know this car, last time I made peace..." He Ma paused, barely maintaining a trace of kindness on her face, "Come back and drive this car, saying that I didn't get a ticket, and my colleague borrowed it from him." Auntie, thank you for taking such good care of He He. He is out of town alone, thanks to you colleagues and friends."
Qiu Zhenming reached out to pick up the vegetable bag in Mother He's hand, and said, "It's all right, Auntie. Let me carry it for you."
Mama He shook her head and remained still, "Thank you, I'm not sinking. Oh, I haven't asked yet, why are you here, Mr. Liu? Are you on a business trip?"
"To tell you the truth, Auntie, I came to visit at home. He He took leave for the past two days, and our department sent me to visit. I thought that this leave lasted until the weekend and he went home to recuperate, so I followed the company file I took the liberty to find the information in it."
"Ask for leave? Sick leave?" Ms. Xu became nervous, but her face became a little angry, and she asked Qiu Zhenming, "Is He He sick? How long has it been? I said why hasn't he been with the family these few days..."
In the middle of the conversation, He Ma stopped talking, and finally sighed, her eyes were red.
Qiu Zhenming hurriedly said: "Auntie, please don't worry, the leader said that He He asked for a few days off and did not elaborate. It should be that we are too tired from the project we finished before, so we should take a rest. No, that's why I came to visit on weekends He He put in a lot of effort in the last project. The leader said that if you haven’t rested well, you can rest for two more days.”
Hearing what Qiu Zhenming said, Mother He also breathed a sigh of relief, and tried her best to calmly say: "Thank you for coming, and please thank your leaders for me. You bothered me. This child didn't tell me anything, and he didn't reply. Home, we don't know. Hey...I'm causing you trouble."
"It's okay, we're all friends. I came here without saying hello. I didn't think well and was abrupt."
Qiu Zhenming's interruption made He Ma swallow the question that was on her lips.All I can think about is whether my child is tired from work and sick, or is he sick with a fire in his heart.
Missing He He, facing Qiu Zhenming, He's mother relaxed a little, and the sense of alienation from the first meeting gradually faded away.
"Mr. Liu, you came so early, you haven't eaten yet, if you don't mind, come up and have a bite with us."
Seeing Qiu Zhenming's timid face, Mama He said, "I'm sorry for letting you go for nothing, you can leave after eating. Hey, I'm too old to carry it..."
"I'll come, I'll come, I'll be fine." Qiu Zhenming originally wanted to climb down the steps, so he hurriedly said, "Then thank you, auntie."
He Ma handed the vegetable bag to Qiu Zhenming, and asked casually: "Does Mr. Liu have any taboos? Do you eat celery and coriander?"
"Eat everything, Auntie, you can prepare whatever you want, I will eat everything."
He's mother glanced at him and said, "Well, if Auntie's cooking is not to your taste, Xiao Liu, you can take care of it."
Qiu Zhenming heard Xiao Liu from Mr. Liu all the way, knowing that Mama He had admitted the wrong person, but it was hard to clarify.He could only agree against his will and nodded.
☆, 24
As soon as he entered the door, Father He came up to greet him, and asked Ms. Xu for credit: "The porridge is already pressed, let it dry out... Who is this?"
"This is Xiao Liu, He He's colleague." He's mother said as she walked towards the kitchen: "You wait, I'll call...or you can call He He and see what he is doing. Xiao Liu Sit down first. I'll get you a glass of water."
"Auntie, don't be busy, don't be busy, I'm fine."
Father He was confused, but he still made a phone call honestly.
Ms. Xu brought out the water and went back to the kitchen.After a while, he came out with freshly mixed side dishes and freshly served multigrain porridge.
"I just mixed two side dishes, celery, peanuts, and pickled coriander. I just made it two days ago. It seems that autumn is about to pass. I just baked a few cakes and eat them while they are hot. There is another dish , it will be ready soon."
"Auntie, please don't bother me," Qiu Zhenming hurriedly stood up, and said, "It's already pretty good, and I usually fool around in the morning. How can there be so many varieties?"
"It's okay, let's eat it with your uncle first, it's all cut up, and it will be cooked when you put it in the pot."
Just as he was talking, Father He came out of the room with no change in his face, "Xiao Liu, come and eat quickly. Don't dislike your aunt's craftsmanship."
"Where is it. I haven't eaten home-cooked food for a long time. Otherwise, I can't come up to eat with the cheek. It's good that uncles and aunts don't dislike me."
"Hey, look at what you said. You and your colleagues, you should walk around more. Who is Xiao Liu?"
He Ma's dish was ready in just 5 minutes.Smelling the smell of fried spicy peppers, Qiu Zhenming's stomach, which had been sleeping all morning, finally woke up happily.
Just now, Dad He talked eloquently, and as soon as he found out Qiu Zhenming's "details", the dishes were ready. "Smell the fragrance, your aunt is good at dishes, spicy twice-cooked pork." Dad He said.
Qiu Zhenming just sat down and stood up again to thank: "Auntie really took the trouble."
"I only eat pickles in the morning, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat enough, what can a young man do without meat." After speaking, Mother He also sat down, leaning over and whispering what Father He and his son had said.
Dad He said a few words, but he didn't shy away from Qiu Zhenming. He said, "I fell asleep on the phone, saying that the project was too busy, so I hung up before talking for a few words and let him go back to sleep. It sounds really tired. Yes. Xiao Liu, are you so busy recently?"
"It's the nature of our work, it's good to be busy with the project."
Mother He's expression was completely relaxed, "You didn't get sick after listening to your son."
"No, it doesn't sound like it. Don't worry, just give He He a no and call him later."
Ms. Xu didn't answer, just said: "It's fine."
When Qiu Zhenming heard this, he looked at He Ma thoughtfully.
At the dinner table, no one talked except for He Ma occasionally giving food to Qiu Zhenming.Except for He's father who is very nervous, the remaining two people have their own concerns, but they don't feel embarrassed at all.
After dinner, Mama He wanted to chat with Qiu Zhenming a little more, so she planned to clear the table later.But Qiu Zhenming was used to it when he lived with He He before, waiting for everyone to eat, then picked up the tableware to the sink, rolled up his sleeves, and dripped a few drops of dishwashing liquid on the dishcloth.
"Put it down quickly, Auntie will clean up later."
"It's okay, there's no oil, it's easy to brush. After a meal with you, let me do some work."
Mother He stopped trying to stop her, and said, "You are a good boy. Our family is harmonious, and it is difficult to ask him to wash the dishes."
As soon as He Ma mentioned He He, Qiu Zhenming pricked up his ears and raised his vigilance. Sure enough, he only heard He Ma say: "And the older you are, the less you like to chat with us. This time you asked for leave and didn't tell us."
Qiu Zhenming silently made a small fuss for He He Fu, saying in his heart that I will take the blame for this, and he can only vindicate He Heing in the future.
"Hey, as parents, we are worried about your health, starting a family and starting a business. Xiao Liu, you have such a good relationship with He He, so he, if he has something to do, I have to trouble you to take care of him."
Qiu Zhenming keenly noticed that the latter sentence was not what He Ma originally wanted to say.Now, Mama He's passage is a reading comprehension question, and the last sentence becomes a horizontal line, and Qiu Zhenming needs to choose the most suitable collocation for the context.
If you want him to start a family and start a career, and you are his colleague and friend, then he...does he have a date?
But what's stopping a mother from asking her son's co-workers about his friendships?Not even willing to divulge the suspicions about it?
Why is she unwilling? She is afraid of exposing something to an outsider like herself?
Qiu Zhenming couldn't figure out the answer, it was hidden behind the thick fog, ready to come out.Now, just a breath of fresh air.
As soon as they met, Qiu Zhenming went along with the flow and hid himself under Liu's coat. He guessed that He He had put the matter of borrowing a car from him on his colleague.
Based on his understanding of He He, He He is definitely not willing to disclose anything related to him, even if these things are daily and normal.So he would not take the initiative to tell his family about borrowing a car.Then Mother He now thinks that the car was borrowed from Da Liu, because He He didn't hide it?
Got caught?
So coming out? ? !
Impossible, driving his Hummer back was the last time.Back then it was fine.What about last time?
As soon as He He thought of coming out, it was like pinching a wax pill, which could never close again.He intuitively felt that it was the breeze he was waiting for.
Did He He come out of the closet?This thought exploded in Qiu Zhenming's mind, and he couldn't help thinking about it.
No wonder he was distraught when he came back.He must have come out.
But, it doesn't make sense.If he came out of the closet, He's mother and father should not have this attitude.Father He probably didn't know, but what about Mother He?
A few bowls were washed out quickly, and Mama He chatted with Qiu Zhenming casually.The center of the topic is naturally He He's current situation.But Qiu Zhenming could hear Mama He's hesitant to speak several times when she asked her nonchalantly.
Mother He is still not sure, or she doesn't believe that He He is gay.She wanted to know if her son was in a relationship, and she wanted to get evidence from his close colleagues, but she was afraid that her actions would reveal her son's sexual orientation.
He also finally figured out why He Ma was so cold to him. She thought I was his son's boyfriend.
Seeing Mama He chatting with him so enthusiastically, Qiu Zhenming understands that he has temporarily taken off the hat of "suspect boyfriend" at Mama He's place.
But the more this happened, the more evil thoughts in Qiu Zhenming's heart.I am indeed your son's boyfriend, but maybe I will become an ex-boyfriend, Qiu Zhenming thought to himself.
The battlefield of the two people's conversation shifted from the kitchen to the living room. He Ma put out a plate of oranges and brought them out. Seeing this posture, they had to chat for a while.
"Xiao Liu, you are usually so busy, do you have time to talk about friends?" He said and put the plate on the coffee table in front of Qiu Zhenming's lap.
"Well, we're talking now." Qiu Zhenming nodded, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, his sense of happiness was self-evident.But then his shoulders sank slightly, and he let out a soft "hey".
"What's the matter, emotional instability?"
"No, it's been several years. Seeing that it's all about marriage." Qiu Zhenming paused for a while, put his hands on his lap, rubbed them to his knees and put them back together, "But my partner has more concerns , I haven’t been introduced to his family yet.”
Seeing Qiu Zhenming bowed his head and said nothing, Mother He was also a little embarrassed: "Hey, there must be difficulties. You didn't talk to your partner?"
"It's been talked about. I may not meet the expectations of my partner's family."
Mama He waved her hand and said, "I don't have any expectations. I think you're pretty good, Xiao Liu. You're just saying a thousand words and ten thousand. Those rules are not because you are afraid that your children will be burdened by them in the future." As she spoke, Mama He also sighed. He breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, if we really have any expectations, how can we as parents have the final say."
Qiu Zhenming said: "Auntie, please tell me more, so I can understand..."
Mother He smiled knowingly, "Every family's situation is different, and your mother-in-law may not think the same as me."
Qiu Zhenming thought to himself, it really is just like you.Although he thought so, and felt that he was not upright enough to say such a routine, he didn't show anything on the surface. He just said sincerely: "You should help me to mark the key points of the exam. I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me, auntie. The person I'm talking to is actually quite good. Failed, the first two went for a long time, and they ended up with nothing. This time, I was even more afraid. He treated me very well, and we have deep feelings for each other, so I didn’t dare to think that if he broke up with me What should I do in the future. In order to keep him, I may really do anything."
He confided his heart in this way, spreading his difficulty of asking for help in front of an almost complete stranger, and no one could remain indifferent.
Mother He sighed: "Let's talk about me, I hope He He will bring someone back to show me and your Uncle He quickly. A few days ago, asking him to go on a blind date was like killing him. Alas, he is determined. I don't want to go on a blind date, I... well, I just heard that he was sick and asked for leave, so I thought about blind dates, getting married, and nothing is as important as his health and safety. But when your uncle said that he was fine, I thought He said that you have no one to take care of you, you have to carry it yourself when you are sick, and you still have to have a companion. But I really can’t help. I don’t know what he is thinking. You also help auntie, you say Say what are you thinking about?"
Qiu Zhenming didn't know why he threw the topic back at himself, and after thinking about it seriously, he said: "Maybe I'm too selfish. Most of the time, I think about how happy I am, how happy I am. What I think about is what I want to pursue, but I don't have Considering the expectations and concerns of my parents. Hearing what you said, I understand my other half better, why he hesitates, why he puts himself in a dilemma but still persists. He does a better job than me in filial piety to his parents. .”
Mama He shook her head: "It's also hard work for your partner."
"So that's why, until now, I am willing to maintain the balance he wants to maintain. If he doesn't want to say, I won't say it for him. If he doesn't want to do, I don't want to force him to do it. It's just that I do It's still too little. He suffered a lot of grievances."
Xu Xiuli looked Qiu Zhenming carefully, and said, "Don't worry, things may not be as pessimistic as you and your partner think. When your mother-in-law sees you, she will definitely like you."
Qiu Zhenming didn't answer, but forced a smile.
☆, 25
Afterwards, the topic inexplicably changed to the health preservation of the elderly and the serious social problems of urban smog.In contrast, talking about these is much easier.
Qiu Zhenming could tell that sometimes He Ma looked at him with hopeful eyes, as if looking at He He through him.With a deeply emotional partner, you can look beyond the mundane.
More likely, she was trying to look at "Da Liu", the partner who was struggling to survive in the cracks, unable to confide in her parents, unable to ask her partner for help.Caught in the middle like this, it is difficult to maintain a balance, and I dare not make any more demands.
Why must one of He He and He Ma insist on compromise?How much pressure did He He Tuan receive from himself or from his parents in seeking the best of both worlds?In the process of this game, if they don't have themselves, will they be happier.
As soon as this thought came to him, Qiu Zhenming was shocked.
"Auntie, it's getting late, I'm leaving today."
"Hey, look, I didn't pay attention to the time when I was chatting here. Don't delay your business, it's still early, and you can spend a weekend with your partner when you go back."
Mother He sent Qiu Zhenming to the door, "Thank you for coming to see He He, Xiao Liu. I wish you all the best too!"
Qiu Zhenming shook his head, and said with deep meaning: "It's nothing. I borrowed my aunt's good words. I hope that next time, my partner can formally introduce me to my family."
He Ma patted his arm lightly, "Yes."
Qiu Zhenming sat back in the car but couldn't calm down for a long time.He didn't get the answer he wanted to confirm in the first place, because that wasn't important anymore.Upstairs just now, the most obvious truths he talked with Mama He cleared away his most uncertain dust and fog.
As he has always believed, in the days to come, what he can't be sure of is never He He.Qiu Zhenming never thought that he himself was the culprit of the uncertainty.
In fact, it was him, the one who made He He hesitate, made He He sad and disappointed, it turned out to be him all along.His uncertainty, the insecurity he created is the most insurmountable gap between him and He He.It was because he didn't dare to expect that He He would go to the last moment of his life with him, which made He He unwilling to think about what would happen tomorrow.
How can a love that cannot even be affirmed by the person concerned get the blessing from his parents.
Faced with the expectations of his family and the care of his friends, how did He He get from the day he met to the present step by step?
Regardless of whether He He came out of the closet that day, he returned to his city in a daze, in fact, to get comfort from the closest people.But what did you do yourself?
God, what did I do when he needed it the most.
Is there really no such thing as regret medicine in the world?
Or a time travel machine.
In his relationship with He He, there have been too many adjustments and forbearance, but he has never been the one who regressed.I used this heart that was riddled with holes because of others to hurt the person I love the most.
Little Chickie, a crappy tailor, patched up other people's hearts stitch by stitch, but used his own heart as a needle bag, and now it's tied like briquettes.
Finally, Qiu Zhenming slowly started the car and drove towards the unknown that he could not grasp.
A hot search on Weibo said that it only takes 3 days to heal the pain of losing a relationship.Scroll down again, and it is said to be 7 days.Further down, even 6 weeks are out.
He He thought, this time is more reliable.Just count with your fingers, and it will be fast.Maybe one day, someone will suddenly wave a wand at him and say, "Forget nothing."
"Hey, what are you thinking?" Sun Ding rushed in the door in a hurry, flipped his mobile phone on the table and sat across from him, took a sip of water before continuing, "Have you ordered? I want to eat twice-cooked pork."
"I'm waiting for you. Slow down, there's no rush."
Sun Ding wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand,
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