Solstice Secrets

As a result of the discussion, the meeting place was changed from Zhuang's old house to Zhuangzhou's home.His father and Cheng Anni can pretend to be guests.This arrangement will not make it appear that he is taking people to meet the parents on purpose, and Zhuang Zhou feels that this is a place Ling Dongzhi is very familiar with, and there are cats and dogs at home with him, so he should not be so nervous.

Regarding his son's painstaking arrangements, Zhuang Chengyan rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Sure enough, the son is too big to stay. After marrying a daughter-in-law, he forgot...uh, he forgot about his father."

Cheng Anni comforted him, "This shows that the second child is a caring and considerate man."

Zhuang Chengyan shook his head, "Then take the third child with you. Doesn't he know Ling Dongzhi too? With more people, the atmosphere won't be so embarrassing."

Cheng Anni agreed with a smile.

Zhuang Zhou made arrangements for his home, and when he called Ling Dongzhi, he only asked him to come and watch him dig a tree pit.Ling Dongzhi felt that he insisted on planting flowers and trees by himself because he was full.But then he thought that he is now an unemployed person, he has no job to be busy, and his life is inevitably empty, and digging the ground can be used as a way to pass the time when he has nothing to do.

Having said that, when he came over, he still brought a few sheets that he had printed out, which listed the product details of several flower and tree wholesale markets near Binhai.The school officially started after the [-]th day of the first lunar month, and when Ling Dongzhi had no classes, he went online to search for the information he needed.

Zhuang Zhou held his face and kissed him deeply, "It's so sweet."

Ling Dongzhi patted him away in disgust, "You asked me to come over for dinner right after work, but you just stewed rice. What about the food? You tricked me into being your cook, right?"

Zhuang Zhou showed him the casserole on the stove, "fish with pickled cabbage. The pickled vegetables and soup are all made by Hekuandian, which is very delicious. You can't stop eating it once you eat it. I also thawed the ribs and chicken wings. With a few vegetarian dishes, it should be enough."

"Should be enough?" Ling Dongzhi looked at him suspiciously, "Do the two of us need to cook so many dishes?"

Zhuang Zhou chuckled twice, "My dad just called and said he would come over for dinner."

Ling Dongzhi froze for a moment, "They came over for dinner, then I..."

"Since we met, let's meet up." Zhuang Zhou persuaded him with an indifferent look, "Family, we will always meet."

Ling Dongzhi was apprehensive, and then doubted whether it was Zhuang Zhou's deliberate arrangement.But Zhuang Zhou's appearance was too natural to make him suspicious.

Zhuang Zhou hugged him into his arms, and patted him on the back like he was hugging a child, "Don't think too much about it. Besides, there's me, can I still make you feel wronged?"

Ling Dongzhi remained silent.

Zhuang Zhou thought of what happened at the end of summer last time, and suddenly felt a little distressed, "Trust me."

Ling Dongzhi let out a sigh of relief, raised his head to look at him, and nodded slightly.

Looking at his clear eyes like a child, Zhuang Zhou's heart felt hot, and he couldn't help but lowered his head and kissed his lips.

In the living room, Brown Tang put his head back, and whispered to Xiao Hui about his new discovery, "Winter Solstice hasn't eaten yet, in fact, my dad doesn't need to lick his mouth in such a hurry."

Xiao Hui was lying on the window sill, blinking her round eyes, looking thoughtfully at the two hugging people at the kitchen door.The servant lay beside it, muttering and complaining, "I think they both seem to enjoy the process of licking their mouths. I don't think they were so lazy before the winter solstice. It's strange..."

The little guy jumped over, rubbed his paws, and scolded the brown sugar, "What licking your mouth, I think you are talking nonsense. Do you need to put your hands into Dongzhi's clothes to lick your mouth? Your daddy is pestering Dongzhi, obviously wanting to mate!"

A word to awaken the dreamer.

The little guys looked at each other in dismay, with disbelief in their eyes that they had finally discovered the truth.After a long time, Xiao Hui flicked his tail and said thoughtfully: "We were all misled by brown sugar, that's why we thought they were still at the stage of licking each other's mouths... so they have developed to the stage of mating?" ?!"

Brown Tang was scolded, a little unconvinced, "When Dongzhi lived here, my dad always lived next door to him. There is nothing like what you said... that..."

Xiao Yang refuted him, "Anyway, it's not just as simple as licking your mouth."

"Don't make any noise." Xiaohui stopped a few little guys from arguing, "That's not the point. The point is that Brown Tang's father's parents will come to see the winter solstice, and Brown Tang's father deliberately hides the winter solstice. I don't think so. There's something odd about it."

Xiao Mao jumped up and shouted, "Anyway, we can't let Dong Zhi be bullied! When that big guy came to bully Dong Zhi last time, we should jump over and scratch him!"

Xiao Hui squinted at him, "It's easy to scratch him, but what to do when it's over? Brown Tang's father is not at home, so it's all due to the winter solstice? In the end, the winter solstice will suffer. You can't be so reckless."

The more the servant listened, the more worried he became. He asked Brown Tang, "What if your grandparents still don't like the winter solstice like the big guy last time? Will they also go away after the winter solstice?"

Hearing the address of "grandpa and grandma", brown sugar was embarrassed, "I will recognize my daddy..." It is a dog, although there is also a theory of tracing blood, but for them, the term grandpa and grandma is really inexplicable up.

Xiao Kuang'er jumped on its head and patted its paw, "Seize the point!"

Brown Sugar raised his paw and scratched his neck, "Don't worry about it, I heard from Daddy that they... er, they are my Daddy's Daddy, and they won't embarrass Dongzhi."

Xiao Hui thought for a while, "How about this, the three of us hide and leave the brown sugar in the living room to see what happens."

The servant looked at it with Xiaomai, "Why hide it?"

Xiao Hui looked at them deeply, "This should be a very formal meeting. They will definitely make various evaluations on the winter solstice. Think about it, we were all brought by the winter solstice, will they Do you think Winter Solstice is meddling?"

Brown Tang, who often watches TV dramas, understood immediately, "Are you afraid of being treated as a fool?"

The servant and Xiaomi looked at him together, "What is a drag oil bottle?"

Brown Tang shook his head and explained to them, "It's the child who married in with the stepmother."

The three cats and cats looked at it with embarrassing faces, "Why stepmother?!"

Brown sugar, "..."

Yes, why stepmother?

The first meeting was more natural than Ling Dongzhi expected.Zhuang's father is a very serious person, but his expression is very gentle.Seeing Ling Dongzhi, he would think of what Zhuang Lin said to him before, "My dad just likes to pretend, he just likes to put on airs, even if he is not angry in his heart, he has to pretend to be very angry..." Then Ling Dongzhi said to him. He would repeatedly wonder in his heart whether the current appearance of Zhuang's father was just pretending.

This kind of suspicion relieved Ling Dongzhi's nervousness to a large extent.

Zhuang Zhou's stepmother looked very young and cheerful, sitting with Zhuang Lin looked like siblings.When they came, Zhuang Zhou and Ling Dongzhi were preparing dinner in the kitchen.Cheng Anni volunteered to show them off, and boldly drove them all to the living room.Zhuang Chengyan glanced at the closed glass door of the kitchen, endured it, endured it again, finally couldn't hold it back, and began to vaccinate a few children in advance, "Annie recently attended a cooking training class. The chef who taught the class pays attention to the combination of Chinese and Western, so the dishes they make are quite... strange. You should be mentally prepared and try not to dampen her enthusiasm."

Several children understood.

The dishes Cheng Anni brought out were: stewed chicken drumsticks in red wine, sauerkraut with bacon, stir-fried mixed vegetables with curry, and three delicacies corn soup.It tastes surprisingly good.

It was a joy to eat a meal.

When the fruit was served after the meal, Cheng Anni coughed twice, and began to tentatively point out the main purpose of the trip, "Winter Solstice, your uncle and I want to discuss something with you."

Ling Dongzhi quickly sat up straight, "Say it."

"That's right." Cheng Anni said, "As for us, we want to find a chance to meet your family members. You can see what time is convenient, or go back and discuss with them to see if it works."

Ling Dongzhi was stunned, and subconsciously glanced at Zhuang Zhou.Zhuang Zhou also looked very surprised.

Ling Dongzhi nodded, "Okay, I will discuss it with them when I get back."

Cheng Anni nodded with satisfaction, "You should also be able to see the attitude of me and Zhuang Zhou's father towards you. We, we hope that you can all be happy. Don't think too much about the attitude of the family, we still have to bear it .As for the issue of social recognition, you must have already prepared enough. What I want to say is that no matter what outsiders think, your family will fully support you."

Ling Dongzhi was moved, and his voice trembled slightly, "Thank you uncle and aunt."

Zhuang Zhou patted him on the shoulder.He was also moved by Cheng Anni's words.In particular, she made it clear that they would resolve the pressure exerted by the family.

Zhuang Chengyan saw that what his wife said was almost done, and added: "When the two parents meet, we will be considered a formal family. In the future, whether you plan to go abroad to get married, or invite relatives and friends to dinner at home, we will not discuss this." Decide your position, you decide for yourself. What I want to talk about is another matter." He paused, and when he spoke again, he had a somewhat troubled look, "Winter Solstice, I know that Xia Mo looked for you before. It is said that there was a lot of trouble It's kind of unpleasant... What I'm trying to say is that as long as you two get along, he'll accept it sooner or later. We're family after all."

Ling Dongzhi understood what he meant.He also knew that everyone would be happy if he said a few nice words about the past now.But he was not willing to express his position against his will. Such an attitude would be too contemptuous for the elders.Ling Dongzhi hesitated for a moment, and said lightly: "I'm not particularly considerate, but I'm not too stubborn. I won't say some beautiful words that don't mean anything to perfunctory elders... What I want to say is that if he treats us If you are interested in your private life, you can talk to Zhuang Zhou, as for whether Zhuang Zhou likes to tell him, that is his business. But he can't come to me."

Zhuang Chengyan didn't expect the kid to speak so honestly.But after thinking about it, I feel that we are all a family. It would be bad if we still use the words of the scene to perfunctory each other.So he nodded and said: "He really shouldn't be looking for you. I will have a good talk with him about this. He is also an adult, and he should be careful not to interfere in other people's private affairs. If he really did something to make you If you have any troubles, you can come to me directly."

Ling Dongzhi hurriedly said: "Thank you uncle."

Zhuang Chengyan added: "As for the second child, you are still brothers after all. Solve the conflict between the two of you yourself."

Zhuang Zhou nodded, "I know. Dad."

"The reason why I'm talking about this," Zhuang Chengyan hesitated, "is because someone told me that Xia Mo is looking at land in Binhai City, and it is said that he wants to open a branch factory here. If the rumors are true, I'm afraid we will meet again in the future." Quite a few, you have to be mentally prepared.”

Ling Dongzhi and Zhuzhou looked at each other and nodded together.

At that time, Ling Dongzhi didn't expect that he would meet this person before the dealer's people met with Xia Mo.

Extra: Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu ([-]) On the day Xiaoyu was born, the patriarch, Uncle Wu, happened to catch a large net of fish from the pool behind the village with his men.

The weather is cold, and the fish gather in the warmest pools for the winter.The water in the pool is very deep and the color is dark green. The ghosts and spirits of the fish all hide near the rocks in the depth of the pool. People standing on the shore can't even see a fish's tail.People in the Shanshen tribe pay attention to crossing mountains and not wading in water, so few people understand water, and naturally there are no such things as sampans and boats.So in this season, being able to catch such a large group of fish near the shore is simply a reward from the mountain god.

Everyone in the village was very happy, and each family got several fish.Xiaoyu's father hugged his newborn son and said, "Just call him Xiaoyu." People in the villages outside the mountain said that a child must have a worthless name so that he can support himself.Xiaoyu's father has dealt with these people from outside the mountain, so he has heard a little about this kind of statement.Xiaoyu's mother likes this name very much.Because the few fish that their family got were very fat, they were kept in the water tank and they were very vigorous.

The little fish mother thinks this is a good sign.

When he was born, the little fish was as strong as the few fishes in their water tank, and his mother had plenty of milk. After only two or three days after he was born, all the wrinkled folds on his body were stretched out, and his skin was also smooth. It is getting whiter and tenderer.Everyone in the village said that he was the most beautiful boy in the village.

Xiaoyu's mother leaned on the pillow, holding the small stone ball ground by Xiaoyu's father to amuse her son, seeing Xiaoyu's chubby little palms, unable to catch them even if she grabbed them, she couldn't help laughing .

"Does Xiaoyu also like the little stone balls that Dad grinds?" Xiaoyu's mother kissed her son's chubby face, "I will let Dad teach you when I grow up. My little fish must be more dexterous than Dad."

Xiaoyu's father sat on the side and looked at his son, with a pensive look in his eyes, "When he grows up, I want to send him to a school outside the mountain to learn how to read."

Xiaoyu's mother was taken aback, "Go outside the mountain?"

Xiaoyu's father nodded, with a look of struggle in his eyes, "I don't want him to be trapped in the mountains for the rest of his life."

Xiaoyu's mother knew that when he was young, he wanted to go out of the mountain, but was stopped by his parents.She can understand the annoyance of wanting to do something but not being able to do it, but the idea of ​​going outside the mountain makes her feel terrified, "His father, if he goes outside the mountain, will the child..."

Xiaoyu's father looked at the infant child affectionately, but his tone was very firm, "There must be risks. Let's instruct the child carefully, and we should be able to hide it."

Xiaoyu's mother was still worried, "What if..."

Xiaoyu's father sighed and comforted his confused wife, "Don't worry, you have to be six or seven years old to go. We'll see when the time comes. Besides, you have to agree with old Uncle Wu if you want to go out."

Mother Xiaoyu struggled for a long time, and held his hand, "Let me think again."

Little fish dad nodded.He knew that there was no rush for this matter, and there were still several years to go.The ideas of mountain people will always change bit by bit.There are only such people in the Mountain God Clan. If they are always trapped in this ravine, they will be trapped to death sooner or later.He has always had an idea that he wants to get out of the mountain to see if there are other people of the Mountain God Clan in this world.If so, how did they live?

Xiaoyu's father doesn't want his son to be like him, from birth to death, only seeing the sky above his head.