to deceive

Jian Hou Shujian had never seen Hou Anchen play the piano, and now hearing what Jiang Xiaoran said, Hou Shujian also felt that he really didn't pay much attention to his son's interest.

"Then, I'll cook first, and I'll be there in a while."

"If I help, won't it be faster?"

Hou Shujian saw that he insisted, so he let him go, "Just like in the morning, can you help me wash and chop vegetables?"

Jiang Xiaoran smiled and followed into the kitchen to wash his hands, "Maybe I can learn how to cook in the future, and then the two of us can take turns."

Hou Shujian smiled, "Speaking of which, there is indeed a kitchen killer by my side, the kind of person who can blow up the pot when he enters the kitchen. You are one, and my brother is one."

"The one I know?"

"Well, I have two older brothers. The second brother and I are twins."

"Eh? You don't look much alike."

"I didn't look much like him since I was a child, not only in appearance, but also in character." Hou Shujian said casually.He originally wanted to ask what Hou Chisu and Jiang Xiaoran had said before, but he felt that it was inappropriate to say nothing, so he decided not to ask.

"I was shocked when I saw your brother in City H before. He was opposite the coffee shop where your blind date was, observing you from a distance. If I hadn't seen him, I wouldn't have found you."

"He actually went again..." Hou Shujian rolled his eyes while chopping vegetables, "But he won't have this chance in the future."

Jiang Xiaoran was silent for a while, seeing that Hou Shujian was silent, he couldn't help asking: "Mr. Hou, don't you want to know what the two of us talked about?"

"...Actually, it's okay. I probably just talked about me. Hou Chisu doesn't talk too much. The reason why you can know what happened to us back then is because what Ye Xifeng said came in handy, and you Seeing Hou Chisu's scene, it's easy to know that he likes me."

"Indeed, your brother asked how we met, and then talked about work, but there is nothing specific." Jiang Xiaoran looked at Hou Shujian's expression, and asked hesitantly: "Can I ask, you What changed your mind and sent me that text message?"

"Oh..." Hou Shujian thought for a while, "The most important reason is probably because my brother heard what I said to you that night."

"Eh? Ah! He heard my confession!" Jiang Xiaoran held the celery in a daze, "And he also heard what you said..."

"Well, he analyzed it with me, and I thought about it myself, and then I made a decision." After Hou Shujian finished speaking, he complained, "Although it sounds extremely sloppy, I am really serious."

"...It sounds like a decision made for someone else." After Jiang Xiaoran said this, he was a little apprehensive.He was afraid that Hou Shujian would be angry when he heard such doubts.

Hou Shujian was not angry at all, and he just smiled at Jiang Xiaoran's doubts, "I said before that I can spend the rest of my life alone for him, but I will never find someone I don't like for the rest of my life."

"This sentence means, I am the person you like?"

"Emotionally, you can be more confident." Hou Shujian raised the knife and cut the vegetables on the chopping board, "You can let go of me who has rejected you, why can't you believe that I like you now? "

"When faced with great happiness, I might not believe it." Jiang Xiaoran smiled brightly, looking at Hou Shujian with his head tilted, "If I come to Mr. Hou again and again to confirm, don't think I'm annoying."

"I don't think you're bothering me." After Hou Shujian finished speaking, he immediately turned around, "Okay, I'm cooking, and I'll go find you later."

"Yeah." Jiang Xiaoran walked to the kitchen door, turned around and said seriously, "I like you, and I will always like you."

Hou Shujian turned his back to Jiang Xiaoran, the corners of his lips curved softly and indulgently, "Well, I like you too, as long as you like me, I will like you as long as possible."

Eighteen

Jiang Xiaoran had already left, but Hou Shujian still thought of him.

Hou Shujian felt that his last sentence sounded particularly preoccupied, but according to Jiang Xiaoran's laughter Hou Shujian heard, he definitely didn't care about such details.Those who listened didn't care anymore, and he, the one who said it, naturally didn't need to care.

Thinking of Jiang Xiaoran and Hou Anchen next door, Hou Shujian began to think about when and how to explain this matter to his son.

The dishes were all fried, but Hou Shujian still didn't expect any particularly suitable timing.

...Let's talk about it later.Hou Shujian wiped his hands, covered the cooked dishes with a cover, and went to the next door.

The door of the piano practice room was left open, and Hou Shujian heard the sound of the piano as soon as he arrived next door.Hou Shujian knew nothing about music, but thinking that it was played by either Jiang Xiaoran or Hou Anchen, he felt that the sound of the piano was particularly melodious.

Hou Shujian walked to the door of the room where the sound of the piano came from, and looked at the back of Hou Anchen sitting on the piano bench, and suddenly felt bursts of relief.

This is his son.

What a lovely kid.

Hou Shujian saw Jiang Xiaoran who was sitting on the sofa next to him. The corner of the other party's lips was smiling, and his eyes were full of warmth when he looked at Hou Anchen.

Jiang Xiaoran also likes Hou Anchen.Hou Shujian was very pleased with the fact he realized.Jiang Xiaoran cares about Hou Anchen, and Hou Anchen also respects Jiang Xiaoran, no, compared to respect, it is a little more close.

Thinking of this, Hou Shujian became more confident about being honest with Hou Anchen in the future.

Jiang Xiaoran saw Hou Shujian, just smiled at him, and then focused on Hou Anchen again.Hou Shujian was not in a hurry to go in, and leaned against the door with his pockets in his pocket, listening to Hou Anchen play the piano.

After Hou Anchen finished playing a section, he looked at Jiang Xiaoran, Jiang Xiaoran smiled and pointed to the door, Hou Anchen turned his head and called out in surprise: "Dad?!"

Hou Shujian walked into the room with a smile, "My son plays really well."

"I played it just now, and I made a lot of mistakes." Hou Anchen was a little embarrassed.

"Don't be too hard on yourself." Jiang Xiaoran said with a smile, "When I was your age, I..." Jiang Xiaoran suddenly stopped talking.

Hou Shujian remembered that Jiang Xiaoran had said that his mother taught him the piano, so it shouldn't be too late to start, that is to say, when Jiang Xiaoran was a teenager, his level should be much higher than that of Hou Anchen.

No wonder I got stuck halfway through my speech.

Hou Shujian took over the conversation: "When you were your age, Teacher Jiang had been learning the piano for a long time. You are just getting started, so don't worry if you take your time."

Hou Anchen nodded. Hou Shujian looked at Hou Anchen's expression, and he didn't seem to have any obvious reaction to seeing him. However, based on Hou Shujian's understanding of his son, he could still feel that he was so happy.

Hou Shujian's mood also improved, and he smiled and said to the adults and children, "The meal is ready, should we practice for a while, or eat now?"

"I still want to practice for a while, and then eat after dinner."

"Okay." Hou Shujian sat next to Jiang Xiaoran, and the two of them looked at each other. Jiang Xiaoran had a pure smile in his eyes, but Hou Shujian was still a little grateful.

Thank him for telling Hou Shujian about this matter, and thank him for his concern for Hou Anchen and his meticulous observation.

He said he wanted to take good care of his son, but Hou Shujian, who knew nothing about music, finally stared at his son's hand in a daze after listening carefully for a while.

Jiang Xiaoran could see that Hou Shujian's thoughts had drifted away, so he said to Hou Anchen when he stopped, "Let's go eat first, the food will get cold later."

Hou Anchen listened to Teacher Jiang very much, and obediently went to the next door.Jiang Xiaoran and Hou Shujian followed behind. Jiang Xiaoran glanced narrowly at Hou Shujian. Hou Shujian's eyes wandered. He coughed dryly and said, "Son, don't forget to wash your hands before meals."

Hou Anchen looked back at him strangely, and said, "Dad, this sentence is what my kindergarten teacher would say."

Hou Shujian smiled dryly.

The three of them sat at the dining table, Hou Anchen looked at the dishes on the table, and said doubtfully, "Today is a lot of meat..."

Hou Shujian was serious: "When you grow your body, you can only grow taller by eating more meat."

Jiang Xiaoran looked over with a smile, Hou Shujian felt the other party's gaze, and suddenly felt an old blushing.

"Cough." He let out a second dry cough, "Is the dish cold? Otherwise, I'll go heat it up."

Hou Anchen clamped his mouth, "Don't heat it up, it's just right."

"Then," Hou Shujian paused, "let's eat."

After saying this, Hou Shujian felt that Jiang Xiaoran's gaze was still on him, heavy and real, and Hou Shujian knew what kind of expression Jiang Xiaoran was staring at him without looking.Hou Shujian raised his head, and was meeting Jiang Xiaoran's slightly squinted eyes when he smiled. When the two of them made eye contact, Jiang Xiaoran's eyes narrowed even more.

Hou Shujian put a chopstick of vegetables into Jiang Xiaoran's bowl, "Mr. Jiang, don't be in a daze." He wanted to pick up a chopstick full of celery, but when he put down his chopsticks, he still didn't have the heart, so he picked up a few stalks at random.

Jiang Xiaoran's reaction...Hou Shujian felt that there might be something wrong with Jiang Xiaoran's face control system today, or why his expression remained in a smirking state.

The first time Hou Anchen saw Hou Shujian pick up vegetables for Jiang Xiaoran, he was taken aback, and looked at Hou Shujian in surprise, Hou Shujian simply put a chopstick of vegetables into his bowl, "The combination of meat and vegetables is healthy."

After Hou Shujian finished speaking, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the job in front of him, never opened his mouth except for eating, and tried his best to ignore the eyes that the other two people on the table cast from time to time.

After dinner, Hou Anchen went to watch TV, school started tomorrow, Jiang Xiaoran couldn't stay longer, and was about to leave.

Hou Shujian also put on his shoes, "I'll give it to you, why don't you