Shoulder to shoulder

It was purely an accident that Xia Ling came to Hongcheng early.

The cooperative factory ushered in a temporary reorganization, and the original two-day inspection time became Xia Ling's family leave.

Originally, she was also planning to come, taking advantage of the New Year's Day holiday, to have a meal with Jian Xuezhou and Bi Guo. After communicating with Jian Xuezhou for half a year, Xia Ling felt that the meal should be very harmonious.

But now, she is a little nervous.

One meal and staying for three days are completely different concepts. Xia Ling is not even sure whether she should go to a hotel or find Biguo.

With Bi Guo's temper, being polite would be quite polite, but what is needed between mother and daughter?Xia Ling was afraid that if she couldn't say a word well, if she didn't do one thing well, the relationship between the two would continue to deteriorate.

Fortunately, Jian Xuezhou was here, and after calling her, Xia Ling felt much more at ease.

Bi Guo is her own daughter, but Jian Xuezhou must be much clearer than she is about what Bi Guo is thinking and wanting now.

This friend who has been friends for many years has always been a miracle in Xia Ling's circle of friends. Their lives are very different, but they have never broken contact these years.

Especially after she asked Jian Xuezhou to take care of Bi Guo, Bi Guo joined Jian Xuezhou's company and became an eternal topic between the two.

The coffee in front of her had already cooled down, Xia Ling didn't care.

She was flipping through Bi Guo's photos on her phone. Most of them were sent to her by Jian Xuezhou in the past six months. Xia Ling would look at them several times when she had nothing to do, to see whether this worrying child was getting fat or thin. , happy or unhappy.

Twenty minutes later, Xia Ling went to the bathroom and tidied her hair. Fortunately, although there were a few more wrinkles on her face, her hair was still black and shiny.

At her age, there is nothing special about her and she doesn't know how to make up.This will look at yourself in the mirror, and suddenly want to make your skin whiter and your lips redder.

Looks better, looks younger.Xia Ling pursed her lips, and felt that this idea was not right.

What she wants to see is her own daughter, she doesn't need to look young in front of her daughter, probably the traces of time can arouse Bi Guo's feelings and let her get in touch with her family more.

Thinking of this, Xia Ling frowned slightly, went out of the bathroom, and returned to her seat.

Not long after, the door of the coffee shop was pushed open, and Jian Xuezhou was as beautiful as ever, always surprising Xia Ling.

The eyes of the two met, Xia Ling stood up and smiled, Jian Xuezhou walked towards her quickly, Xia Ling looked behind Jian Xuezhou, but saw no one.

There was a little disappointment in my heart that couldn't be concealed, but it was also expected.Besides, I won't see it this time, but I will always see it later.

Xia Ling took a step forward and said with a smile: "Xue Zhou, won't you delay your business?"

"No, no." Jian Xuezhou raised his hand, "Sister, sit down."

Xia Ling sat down again, and Jian Xuezhou asked her: "Are you hungry? Let's eat something first. They are still preparing for the annual meeting, and it will be too late when we can eat."

"You guys are doing a great job this year. I came over just now and saw a lot of readers holding books."

"It's okay, it's like this every year." Jian Xuezhou smiled, "Do you want dessert? If you want to eat, let's go to the Hunan restaurant upstairs. It tastes good."

"Just eat something small." Xia Ling paused and said, "You must be busy, don't worry about me."

"I'm not busy." Jian Xuezhou ordered some food, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I want to chat with you."

"Wechat every day." Xia Ling sighed, "But it's all about that brat."

"How's the business going?" Jian Xuezhou asked, "Is the factory in Zhucheng still there?"

"Let's wait until they finish the inspection. You still have to go and have a look. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't rest assured."

"Yes, how big is the factory building, how many machines, and how the output is, you have to see it yourself. Let them report by themselves, and they can blow out flowers." Jian Xue thoughtfully said, "Zhucheng is very close, we will go there together when the time comes."

"After the New Year's Day holiday, are you not allowed to go to work?" Xia Ling asked.

"I have more free time."

"Hahaha, yes, where's the general manager?" Xia Ling teased, but the topic slipped away, "Guo'er didn't cause you any trouble, did she?"

"No, it's pretty good." Jian Xuezhou replied very simply.

Xia Ling waited for her to say a few more words. Jian Xuezhou was not a person who talked very little in front of her, but after a few seconds, Jian Xuezhou had no intention of continuing to talk about this topic.

Xia Ling felt a little uneasy, for fear that Bi Guo would cause trouble and make Jian Xuezhou hate him.

"Well, Xuezhou, my sister told you sincerely that when Bi Guo joined your company, you treated her as an ordinary employee." Xia Ling raised her hand and shook Jian Xuezhou's hand, "You should be punished, you should be punished." Scolding, if she doesn't work hard, it's okay to fire her."

Jian Xuezhou raised his eyes to look at Xia Ling, then lowered his eyes, and finally smiled back at her and said, "Didn't I tell you that Bi Guo is very capable, and no one would be willing to fire such an employee."

"Really, I'm afraid she will cause you trouble..."

"Sister." Jian Xuezhou called her suddenly.

Xia Ling swallowed her unfinished words, and Jian Xuezhou looked at her seriously, which made her nervous all of a sudden.

She smiled to make her facial expression less rigid: "what's the matter, tell me."

Jian Xuezhou's smile seemed stiffer than her: "I have a question that I've always wanted to ask you."

"You ask."

"You and Bi Guo, what is the reason?" Jian Xuezhou paused, "There have been conflicts for so many years."

Xia Ling choked, raised her hand and grabbed the bag on the side, tugged at the corner of her mouth, lowered her head and turned over: "I brought you a gadget, you must like it..."

"Sister, if you don't speak out, the problem will never be resolved." Jian Xuezhou's tone was a bit dry, "It has been delayed for so many years. After all, after working, there is very little time to see each other."

"Not all problems can be solved." Xia Ling was still looking for something, "There is no way."

"Is it because of her sexual orientation?" Jian Xue asked thoughtfully.

This question was like a pause button, it stopped all Xia Ling's actions at once.

Her hands were frozen in the bag, her eyes were glued to her hands, and her brain stopped thinking for a moment.

Ever since Bi Guo yelled at her, "I like girls! I like girls! It's natural!", Xia Ling has become extremely sensitive to this topic.

It's not that she doesn't know that there are homosexuals in this world, and she doesn't hate this group, she just didn't expect that this would happen to her daughter.

Over the years, while worrying about Bi Guo, she thought about what the word "gay" meant.

She checked a lot of information on the Internet and watched a lot of videos. What she concluded was not "equal love", but "different", "discrimination", "unhealthy groups", "unrecognized" and "unable to have national recognition". Marriage relationship" "can't have the next generation"...

Xia Ling still couldn't accept it, and these words were all thrown at Bi Guo.The outstanding child she raised, because of a sudden "homosexual" identity, became a retrograde person in the crowd and became a person who would suffer more pain.

It's like a fire pit, she can't watch her child jump into it, but the child has been telling her with actions all these years: I'm already in the pit.

Xia Ling didn't know how to pull her up.

She hoped that as the years passed, Bi Guo would grow up and see more clearly, and then she would be willing to give her a hand for help.

At that time, she will definitely hold Bi Guo's hand tightly, take her out of pain, and bring her back to the home that will always be a harbor.

Before that, Xia Ling would always keep the secret and guard the way out.

But things were not as expected, Jian Xuezhou asked her in front of her.

For a moment, she instinctively regretted letting Jian Xuezhou take care of Bi Guo and let Bi Guo join Jian Xuezhou's company.Then her rationality returned completely, and she understood the most important question now: what did Bi Guo do to make Jian Xuezhou ask such a question.

It can't even be regarded as a doubt. The fact that Bi Guo has a special sexuality is an established result in Jian Xuezhou's words. What Jian Xuezhou asked was whether the conflict between her and Bi Guo was due to this matter.

Xia Ling closed her eyes. When she put the bag aside, her fingers trembled slightly.

She couldn't look directly into Jian Xuezhou's eyes, although there was no surprise or contempt in those eyes.

"What did Bi Guo do?" Xia Ling asked in a low voice.

There was an awkward silence, and when Xia Ling looked up at Jian Xuezhou's expression, she saw a trace of nervousness that was the same as hers.

She felt that her eyes must be dazzled, but then Jian Xuezhou's voice was a little tight, her eyes were a little shaken, and her body even tensed up.

Xia Ling paused, and it took a long time to realize what Jian Xuezhou said just now.

She couldn't believe it, her hands and feet felt cold, and her face was hot.

This is the result of panic, anger, and deep shame mixed together.

With a trembling voice, she confirmed again: "What did you say?"

Jian Xuezhou took a deep breath, looked at Xia Ling, and repeated: "I said, Bi Guo didn't do anything, it was me who fell in love with her."