Solstice Secrets

At the end of summer, I checked my luggage and found a text message on my phone: I am at the airport, how can I find you?

The text message was from Zhuang Zhou, and it was a few minutes ago.In addition to this text message, there were two phone calls from him.At that time, he was waiting in line to check in, and there was a noisy young couple behind him, so he didn't hear anything.

Called back in late summer and made an appointment to meet at a nearby coffee shop.As soon as he walked over with his backpack, he saw Zhuang Zhou walking towards him, looking around in a silly way.At the end of Xia, he suddenly remembered something from a long time ago. Zhuang Zhou took him to play peek-a-boo in the dealer's old house.At that time, he was very stupid, and he couldn't find the place where Xia Mo was hiding every time.Sometimes when Xia Mo gets impatient with waiting, she pokes her head out to look for him, and she can always see him stretching his neck and looking around stupidly.

Xia Mo waved at him.Seeing him, Zhuang Zhou relaxed his frown, showing a relaxed expression.He put away his cell phone and walked towards him in big strides.Xia Mo took him to find a corner seat, and there was more than an hour before the plane took off. He wanted to take this time to have a good talk with him.Some words, if you don't say it, you may never have a chance to say it in your life.

The latte and black tea ordered by Xia Mo were delivered quickly, and he pushed Zhuang Zhou's favorite black tea in front of him.The two of them didn't know how to speak for a while.In fact, Zhuang Zhou was also full of doubts. He still couldn't figure out why the end of Xia accepted Mr. Zhuang's proposal and went to such a far place to be an assistant.He couldn't even figure out why Xia Mo wanted to meet him before leaving.After Cao Minghe's incident, he thought that the two brothers would not communicate with each other for a long time.

Looking at Zhuang Zhou's gloomy face, Xia Mo couldn't help sighing, "I know you're still angry with me."

Zhuang Zhou curled his lips, "I don't seem to be able to use the word angry to describe the problems between us. At the end of Xia, let me ask you, do you really think I'm your brother?"

Xia Mo asked him back, "I don't think you are a younger brother, why did I call you all the way?"

"Is it hard to guess what your intentions are?" Zhuang Zhou snorted coldly with disdain, "You ran so far by yourself, and you don't worry about her staying in Xia's house alone, so I want to find someone to watch for you. " He squinted at Xia Mo, his eyes clearly showing doubts about his IQ, "The problem is that she wants to go back to Xia's house by herself. Can she listen to the son who she was too lazy to look at when he was born?"

This was actually something that Late Xia himself had always found difficult to understand.After all, Zhuang Zhou is his own brother and her own son. Why does Xia Xueying feel so disgusted with Zhuang Zhou?

Zhuang Zhou spread his hands, "Look, you have nothing to say, right?"

Xia Mo sighed, "If you don't want to see her, then don't. I just hope you can pay more attention to her situation, in case there is anything that needs attention..."

"I know, I know," Zhuang Zhou interrupted impatiently, "Can I still watch her being eaten by a group of hungry wolves? After all, she is my own mother. I said, I put down a lot of things and run away I came here just to listen to your nonsense? You can say it on the phone, or send a text message, and save money..."

"sorry."

Zhuang Zhou was stunned with his mouth open, "Huh?"

"I'm sorry." Xia Mo looked at him, with deep emotions in his eyes, "Believe it or not, I really didn't want anyone to hurt you. I didn't expect Cao Minghe to pick on you when he was there .”

Zhuang Zhou got stuck in his throat, and the circles of his eyes were red with anger, "That bastard is going to climb on my head to show off, you knew beforehand, right?!"

Xia Mo's expression was slightly awkward, "I don't like you looking for a man to live with. This view has never changed. Second child, I know that grandpa threw me to England on the one hand to tear me from the Xia family's shield Come down. On the other hand, it means to protect the Lingdong Solstice, right?" He paused, and then said: "But I still don't like this person. If it wasn't for him, I don't think many things will change... changing……"

He was still thinking about a suitable word, but Zhuang Zhou on the opposite side already had an angry look on his face, "You are so fucking focused on cleaning up my wife, are you sick? Whether he is good or bad has nothing to do with you? !"

Mo Xia opened his mouth.

"Let me tell you clearly," Zhuang Zhou stretched out a finger and nodded at him, "That little bastard of the Cao family, if I don't kill him, I won't be named Zhuang! Don't think you can tell me with a few words." Foolishly, the person who touches Lao Tzu will also see if he has the courage to take the next move. What the hell!"

Xia Mo was helpless, "I didn't want to fool you. Besides, I have nothing to do with the Cao family now. I knew that Cao Minghe was not a good bird. If you really want to deal with him, I won't intercede for him."

Zhuang Zhou sneered, "Okay, Xia Mo, you really have it. When you cross the river, you will demolish the bridge, and when you unload the mill, you will kill the donkey. You are so fucking smooth at turning your face and being ruthless."

Xia Mo looked at him expressionlessly, "I spent a lot of money on him. He ran errands for me and did a few things that I couldn't come out to do. Don't you think this is a fair deal?" ?”

Zhuang Zhou was shocked by his brazenness.

Xia Mo looked at him like this, and felt a little annoyed, "Cao Minghe is not a good guy, you can clean him up if you want, you don't need to say hello to me."

Zhuang Zhou felt aggrieved and unable to vent his anger, "Why the hell did you call me here?"

"I have something to do." Xia Mo looked at his twitching little expression on his cheeks, and his mood suddenly improved for no reason, "You also know that I have to stay in England for at least three years. There are many things that I can't take away and I don't want to part with them. Throw it away. So I'm going to find someone to keep it for me."

Zhuang Zhou stared at him, "Oh, you think of me when you have work to do?!"

Xia Mo nodded proudly, "Yes."

Zhuang Zhou, "..."

The corners of Xia Mo's lips curved imperceptibly, "I remember that your house has a basement, right?"

Zhuang Zhou snorted.

Xia Mo didn't seem to see the gloomy expression on his face, and said to himself: "I have already sent my luggage to the freight company, and it will be delivered to Binhai within a week. Then you can tidy it up for me and seal it in your luggage for the time being." basement."

Zhuang Zhou stared at him, "You don't treat yourself as an outsider."

Xia Mo lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, "Second brother, I know that you all have opinions on me, and think that I eat inside and outside and cooperate with outsiders to embarrass my family. But if you stand in my position, you can somewhat understand me for doing this Intentionally. Although the Xia family is not my home, I have never had any sense of belonging to the Zhuang family."

Zhuang Zhou didn't say a word, but secretly he felt a little soft-hearted.Their family situation was too complicated, as if it was difficult for him to treat Xia Xueying as a mother.To some extent, Xia Mo's situation was worse than his. Although he had been growing up by his biological mother's side, he didn't have a real home of his own.

"At the end of Xia," Zhuang Zhou interrupted him, "You probably never thought that a home doesn't necessarily have to be imposed on you by others. There is no home that you can find yourself, and find a suitable family for yourself. For example, Dad and Aunt Annie, like me and Ling Dongzhi."

Xia Mo's expression was in a daze.

"Why did grandpa react so much to your incident this time, because he also knows that Lingdongzhi is my family, not a little lover I adopted on a whim or someone who stays by my side for fun. Boss, I Let me tell you again, Ling Dongzhi is my family, relatives, more complicated and more important than a simple wife and husband. With him, there is my home."

"A home?" Xia Mo felt that she seemed to understand a little bit, "I also thought about building a home for myself, but my mother still refused to leave Xia's house."

"You can leave first." Zhuang Zhou reminded him, "You buy yourself a home and let her see that she can live a good life after leaving Xia's house, so that she will have the courage to leave Xia's house."

Xia Mo was silent.But he couldn't help feeling that Zhuang Zhou's words were reasonable.If Xia Xueying saw that his life in England was better than when he stayed in Xia's house, would she be tempted?Having been together day and night for so many years, he still doesn't know anything about Xia Xueying's character. She only believes in what can be seen and what already exists, and she is skeptical of any good plan.

After a long silence, Xia Mo nodded slowly, "You are right."

Zhuang Zhou never thought that Xia Mo would admit that he did not do well so easily, and he was taken aback for a moment.

Xia Mo noticed his reaction, smiled wryly and said: "I have always thought that I am good in all aspects. But as I got older, I also began to realize my shortcomings. The first one is my short-sightedness. I have been raised in By my mother's side, to put it bluntly, she is a boudoir woman with little knowledge. Even though there are elders in the Xia family, no one has sincerely devoted their efforts to raising me. I am only now beginning to recall that my grandfather said that I was raised by my mother Rubbish words are not words of anger."

Zhuang Zhou didn't know how to answer, but he said that he was short-sighted, which Zhuang Zhou agreed with in his heart.But at the same time, he also felt that Xia Mo's ability was more than that.Mr. Zhuang should have seen this too, that's why he sent him far away to an environment where he couldn't make use of his strength to polish it.Thinking about it this way, Zhuang Zhou felt that Xia Mo was a bit pitiful.The good years were all trapped by those involuntary people who couldn't explain clearly.

"Experts have long said that you can't put all your eggs in one basket." Zhuang Zhou tried to comfort him, "If you really worry about mom, you should open up the situation outside the Xia family instead of tying your future in the On the Xia family's boat. The more you do this, the more mom can't leave the Xia family."

Xia Mo nodded, "I've already figured it out."

"That's good."

Zhuang Zhou looked at the time, hesitated for a moment, and said that he had planned all the way when he came here, "Dong Zhi and I plan to go to England to register for marriage while he is on summer vacation this year."

Xia Mo was taken aback.

"Grandpa already knew about this. He, Dad, Aunt Anne, and relatives and friends from the Winter Solstice family will all attend our wedding." Zhuang Zhou looked at him, "What about you? If I invite you, you will come to our wedding." wedding?"

Xia Mo didn't know how to answer.Even if Zhuang Zhou told him more than once how much he valued Ling Dongzhi, he never thought that his younger brother would really marry a man one day.

Zhuang Zhou didn't seem to be surprised that he would have such a reaction. He smiled lightly and said, "I will notify you when the date is set. As for whether to come or not, it's up to you."

Xia Mo's expression was a bit complicated, and he held back what he wanted to say.

"It's almost time," Zhuang Zhou reminded him, "Go in."

Xia Mo put his hand on Zhuang Zhou's shoulder and patted lightly, "Second boy, let me tell you this, you can't change your opinion of a person overnight. Besides, you don't need my opinion. So I Don’t say anything else, as long as you think it suits you.”

Zhuang Zhou's brows loosened, and a relieved smile appeared on his face, "It's enough to have you."

Xia Mo patted him on the shoulder again, turned around and left without saying a word.

Things in this world are easy to destroy, but difficult to repair.It was not easy for him and Zhuang Zhou to get to this point.As for where he will go in the future, he dare not say.

The only thing that is certain is that their future should be better than the present.