Teddy lives next door

Until he got on the bus to Liuyang, Chen Suiwen felt unreal. He actually agreed to go to Gao Chao's house for the festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and reunion with other people's families. Is it really appropriate for him to go rashly as an outsider?

Chen Suiwen turned his head and said to Gao Chao: "Why don't I go to your house, I'll find a place to stay by myself, and I'll treat it as a trip to Liuyang."

Gao Chao cut his hair short and didn't stay up late recently. He didn't always have a disheveled face like before. He looked more energetic. He squinted at Chen Suiwen with an expression like you were joking: "Why are you coy like a girl? It’s at my door, but I don’t go to my house, which shows that I’ve failed too much.”

Chen Suiwen glanced at Gao Chao, moved his eyes, stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, lowered his voice and said, "No, I really don't think it's appropriate, if it's normal, it's okay, today is the holiday, I'm going alone, it's a hindrance You are reunited."

"I only called you here during the holidays. Everyone is happily reunited. You are alone, and you feel pitiful when you think about it. Don't worry, my parents welcome you to my house. I used to bring friends home often. Yes." Gao Chao comforted Chen Suiwen.

This naked sympathy did not make the self-respecting Chen Suiwen feel uncomfortable, on the contrary, he felt a little moved, probably because he hadn't been home for a long time.Everyone has talked about this, and it would be hypocritical to refuse, so he didn't say anything else. He turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the window, and the autumn was getting stronger. The autumn in the southern country is not shown by the leaves, but by the flowers. , the roadside hibiscus blooms very lively, the huge red, yellow and yellow flowers are squeezed and squeezed, bending the branches, the real flowers are full and full.

Gao Chao warned again: "Don't tell my parents that I am writing novels full-time, they don't know that I have resigned."

"Why? You make a lot of money." Chen Suiwen looked at Gao Chao in surprise. Gao Chao's current achievements are enough to show off to his relatives and friends. Besides, he has always been so showy, but they are those who write danmei, Most of them are embarrassed to tell their relatives and friends that they write about Tanmei, because they are worried that they will think that they are abnormal, but they did not expect Gao Chao to hide it.

"I used to work in a state-owned enterprise, and my parents thought it was a solid job. Now I just broke it without discussing it. They must be in a hurry with me." Gao Chao said.

Chen Suiwen said: "Then you can't keep talking."

"It's okay, after I buy a car and a house, they won't say anything, I'll talk about it later. Keep it a secret for me, thank you!" Gao Chao and Chen Suiwen blinked his left eye.

It was about an hour's drive from the urban area to Gao Chao's home. When he entered Liuyang, Chen Suiwen noticed that there were many fireworks shops, processing plants, and batching factories on the roadside. It seemed that the whole people were making fireworks.In the small town where Gao Chao’s family is located, almost every household makes fireworks and firecrackers. There are factories, workshops and shops everywhere. More than two-thirds of the shops in the town are fireworks and ingredient shops.

Gao Chao’s family is in the countryside near the town. Gao Chao’s brother opened a small factory in the town. His parents have been helping his brother with work. The whole family lives in the town. In fact, he was going back to his brother's house.Last year, his brother bought a large piece of land on the edge of the town and built a small four-story bungalow. The whole family will move to the new house tomorrow.

Knowing this situation, Chen Suiwen became more and more uneasy, but Gao Chao said it was fine, he also paid for his brother's repair of the house, and it was agreed that one floor would belong to him.Chen Suiwen said with a smile: "Will you go back to your hometown in the future?"

Gao Chao said: "Of course not, but I will have a place to stay when I go home. I plan to buy a house next year or the year after."

"You still can't afford the down payment now?" Chen Suiwen said jokingly. Although Star City is a provincial capital, housing prices are considered cheap compared to provincial capital cities across the country. To buy a house of 100 square meters, a down payment of more than 20 yuan is enough .

Gao Chao smiled: "I borrowed all the money from my brother. In the past two years, he opened a factory and built a house, and spent a lot of money. I am still young, and I am not in a hurry to get married. It doesn't matter if I buy a house two years later. I don't even have a girlfriend now."

Chen Suiwen didn't expect Gao Chao to be a man of brotherhood.Gao Chao's parents are simple farmers. They already knew that Chen Suiwen was taking care of Gao Chao's illness and hospitalization. After seeing Chen Suiwen's enthusiasm, he almost didn't burn incense, which made Chen Suiwen very embarrassed.

Gao Chao handed the hairy crabs to his mother: "Chen Suiwen bought these and said they were for everyone to try."

Gao's mother doesn't know the goods, but Gao's sister-in-law knows the goods: "Hey, this is a hairy crab. It costs a few tens of dollars each. Xiao Chen, you are too polite, and you are here to buy such an expensive thing."

Chen Suiwen looked at Gao Chao and opened his mouth: "Oh, actually——"

Gao Chao interrupted him: "Mom, let's eat it tonight, clean it with a fine-bristled brush, steam it, fry it, whatever you want. I'll take my friends upstairs to store things."

The place where Gao Chao brought Chen Suiwen was not a new house, but the factory rented by his brother. It was an old factory, and they lived in the original staff dormitory. They were all single rooms with poor conditions and no separate toilets and bathrooms. , very inconvenient: "I don't usually like to come back, it's too inconvenient. Let's go to the hotel to deal with it for the night, and we can live in a new house tomorrow. I'll take you there in a while. The environment is pretty good."

Chen Suiwen nodded: "OK."

Lunch is a typical local dish. Steamed chicken, steamed fish head, steamed bacon, steamed taro, etc. are all made by Gao's mother. Gao Chao highly admires his mother's craftsmanship and keeps urging Chen Suiwen to eat more.Chen Suiwen usually eats a lot of stir-fried vegetables, but now he eats steamed vegetables and finds that they have a unique flavor. Gao's mother's cooking skills are really good. He is usually very ashamed to say praises. He also praised this meal several times, and Gao's mother was very happy , Usually, my husband and son never say that the food is delicious when they eat.

Gao's mother smiled and said, "Eat more if you like it. It's hard for you to eat homemade dishes when you go out. You see, my youngest is so thin, but he doesn't eat well. He eats cafeteria and fast food every day." There is a big sister, he is ranked third.

Chen Suiwen glanced at Gao Chao, and decided not to tell the fact that he ate instant noodles every day.

Gao Chao stopped his chopsticks and said, "Mom, Chen Suiwen's life is much happier than mine. He can cook by himself, and his craftsmanship is very good. I often go to his place for dinner."

This remark made Gao's mother and Gao's sister-in-law a little surprised: "A boy can you cook?"

Chen Suiwen smiled shyly: "I'm trying to do it myself. If I don't do it well, it's cleaner than eating outside."

Gao's mother said: "It's true, you can cook and eat by yourself. But your parents actually let you learn to cook. Our two sons have never been in the kitchen since they were young."

Father Gao said: "Whatever a man's family cooks is a woman's job."

Gao Chaochao and Chen Suiwen chuckled: "My father taught us since we were young that a gentleman stays away from cooking."

Chen Suiwen smiled and didn't say anything. He thought to himself, I don't know if he is a gentleman, but machismo is true anyway, because he found that the meals of Gao Chao, father and son were all served by Gao Mu, and Gao Mu would give them to him. Serving the rice frightened him, so he quickly grabbed the bowl and came by himself.

Chen Suiwen stayed at Gao Chao's house for a long time, and found out that his family had a serious patriarchal tendency. Gao Chao was a superborn. He had a sister and a brother in front of him. I don't regret it at all, I just say that it's worth it to change my son!Gao Chao's elder brother was still born, and he gave birth to two daughters and a son. The two-year-old boy was simply the little emperor of the family, very domineering.No wonder Chen Suiwen felt that Gao Chao had the tendency of straight male cancer. This was not an illusion, but such a family environment caused him to have this perception.

In the afternoon, Gao Chao took Chen Suiwen to see his elder brother's new house. The house has been completely renovated. Live on people.

Gao Chao lives on the second floor with his parents, his brother-in-law's family lives on the third floor, and the fourth floor is vacant.

The furniture in the house is complete. Gao Chao looked at several rooms, pointed to a west-facing room and said to Chen Suiwen, "You can live in this room. This is the guest room. I live next door."

Chen Suiwen nodded: "Okay, anywhere is fine." The guest room is very large, covering more than 1.8 square meters, and there is a [-]-meter Simmons in it, as well as a cabinet and a dressing table. Very polite.Chen Suiwen looked out of the window, and behind him were vegetable fields, farmland and streams, and further away were mountains. It was a beautiful place with mountains and water, and he could hear chickens crowing and birds singing. He couldn't help but smiled slightly. good place.

Gao Chao came over at some point. He leaned against the door with his arms crossed, and said to Chen Suiwen, "Actually, I found out that I should live in your room. Why would my parents think of a house next to the road as the master bedroom? It’s so far-sighted.”

Chen Suiwen smiled: "Then let's change."

"No, you stay here first, and I will live in this room when I come back. There are mountains and rivers, and I feel relaxed and happy." Gao Chao walked to the window and looked at it, with an intoxicated look on his face.

In the afternoon they took a walk around the streets. Because of the festival, most of the shops were closed and the factory was not open. Chen Suiwen didn't see the production process of the fireworks. Gao Chao said that work would start around the 2nd.In the evening, Sister Gao Chao's family also came back to celebrate the festival. The whole family celebrated the festival together with more than a dozen people, old and young, not to mention how lively it was.In fact, the meal was turbulent. Chen Suiwen also noticed the weird atmosphere, but he didn't inquire about anything. Being a guest should be like being a guest.

After eating, everyone ate moon cakes and fruits to admire the moon for a while, and Gao Chao called Chen Suiwen to leave.After leaving the factory, Gao Chao breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect my sister to come back for the holidays. Every time she comes back, she will have a fight. I'd better avoid it."

Chen Suiwen was a little surprised: "I see that the atmosphere is okay."

Gao Chao sighed: "My brother-in-law is lazy and likes to gamble. He often asks my sister to come back and ask for money. Especially after my brother-in-law injured his right hand in an explosion while working in my brother's factory the year before last, he got even worse, saying that my brother owed him of."

Chen Suiwen recalled that Gao Chao's brother-in-law's right index finger was indeed missing. Could it be that he was injured by firecrackers: "This industry is really dangerous."

"My brother-in-law's situation is considered good. People in this business seek to get rich while taking risks," Gao Chao said.

Chen Suiwen followed Gao Chao into an alley, suddenly wondering: "Isn't the hotel over there?"

"Yes, it's still early, let's go to enjoy the moon first." He led Chen Suiwen through the streets and alleys, into the fields, walked along the gray-white road for a long time, and finally said, "Here we are."

When Chen Suiwen saw it, it turned out to be a small stone bridge with flowing water under the bridge, the water surface was very calm, reflecting the full moon in the sky, the breeze was blowing, the fragrance of hibiscus flowers faintly drifted by, and the chirping of autumn insects came from the grass. It became more and more quiet and beautiful.

Gao Chao put his legs into the gap between the railings of the stone bridge, sat on the bridge, took out two cans of beer from his pocket, and handed one to Chen Suiwen: "Cheers, raise your glass to invite the bright moon, and make six people look at each other."

"Cheers!" Chen Suiwen sat down and clinked glasses, and suddenly felt that it was very nice to have a friend with the same hobbies. At least at this moment, he didn't feel sour at all, and inexplicably felt that he liked him.