Mu Chen

48. Confession

February 2002, 2 was the third day of the Lunar New Year. Muchen bought a bus ticket for this day early to go to Jincheng. He had to go to school earlier to take the make-up exams. Through self-study, he felt that he should be able to pass the make-up exams for a few subjects. It's also less stressful.

Ding Bowen invited him to live in the house Gu Ning bought, which is near Haida University and not far from D University. He still wants to ask Gu Ning about some homework.

Ding Bowen still didn’t come back during the Spring Festival this year. When he called home, he only said that the instructor had a project. Most of the places they went to study were remote places with inconvenient transportation and few days off. He tried to come back and stay for a few more days during the summer vacation. .

Teacher Ding accepted the reality. Although Teacher Hu had been arguing for a few days, the phone was not connected, so she just yelled at her husband.Since Mr. Ding went on a long trip with his son in summer, he opened up new ideas. When he heard that his son would not come back for the New Year, he also booked a bus ticket for himself early.

In the past few years, with the successive deaths of Ding Bowen's grandparents, Mr. Ding's tolerance for his wife has plummeted.Mr. Hu was like when he was young and threatened to divorce at every turn. Mr. Ding's attitude was to stand up immediately to get the marriage certificate and household registration book, and just put on his shoes and go to do it.

This made Mr. Hu lose face and restrain himself a little, at least he won't casually propose a divorce anymore.

Teacher Hu is still the same. In fact, Teacher Ding invited her to go out with her. Going out for a walk can broaden her mind and improve her mood.But Teacher Hu said a lot of reasons because she was not in the mood, had to leave relatives at home, motion sickness, etc. Not only did she not want to leave, but she also didn't want Teacher Ding to leave. After all, it would be ugly for her to celebrate the New Year alone.

Teacher Ding ignored her and went out during another round of cold war.

When we first got married, Mr. Ding’s salary was collected by Mr. Hu on his behalf, but Mr. Hu’s abnormal desire to control made Mr. Ding very troubled. After the communication failed, Mr. Ding quickly took back his salary. Mr. Hu was not afraid of embarrassment. There was trouble at school, but it also became a reason for her quarrels over the years.

Her countermeasure back then was to stay out of the house.Teacher Ding is introverted, he doesn't make noise, and lives on his own wages carefully and carefully, taking care of his parents. If there is no money, the family can eat steamed buns and porridge for a month, and he will not reach out to his wife.

But he no longer cares about all the rituals of his natal family, no matter how big or small the affairs are, he can contribute, and Mr. Hu will take care of them himself if he has to pay.

Teacher Hu also drank porridge with her for a month, during which she was able to have a tooth-beating ceremony at her natal home, but Teacher Ding really lived like this for a month. In that month, Teacher Ding’s sister got married. I borrowed money to add makeup to my sister.

Teacher Hu was very angry, but Teacher Dan Ding's attitude was very clear—he didn't care if she divorced because of this, but if she dared to make trouble in his house and make his family unhappy, then the marriage would definitely be divorced. He was not afraid of others saying Nothing, I don't think it's a shame.

Teacher Hu was intimidated by her husband's resoluteness, and since then completely gave up the idea of ​​being in charge of the family's financial power.Ding Bowen and the birth of his son eased the conflict between the husband and wife, but the practice of financial independence continued.

Later, Mr. Ding began to open cram schools outside. He is a physics teacher in junior high school. His lectures are very simple and well-recognized.

Ms. Hu has also taught classes outside, but her teaching level is average and she is too strict. Parents of students who spend money don’t like it. In addition, she is only a primary school teacher. After a long time, there will be no remedial classes with her. .

Now that Mr. Ding is going on a trip, Mr. Hu can't stop him financially, let alone other things.The in-laws have passed away, the son is divorced, and the husband doesn't care about other people's opinions as much as she does, so there is nothing that can interfere with her husband's actions.

She realized this, but she would not divorce either.Her husband's income is not bad, and she is not responsible for all the expenses of the family. For so many years, her salary is completely free to control, and although her husband is indifferent, he is also a well-behaved person, so no matter how sad she is, she can only live on. .

It's just that her sadness is ignored.

Two elders in Mu Chen's family passed away, and it was inconvenient for him to go to other people's houses during the Chinese New Year. Although there are fewer people who pay attention to these things now, he himself is not in the mood to move around.

But Yu Yong forced him to go to his own house on the first day of the new year. He couldn't leave Lin Lan alone at home on the first day of the new year, but he didn't worry about Mu Chen being alone at home.

The Yu family didn't have a New Year's atmosphere either, and Mu Chen was leaving in the third year of junior high school, and when he came, he brought a lot of the family's stock.After sitting for a while, Lin Lan was going to cook, but Yu Yong said that his brother was leaving soon, and wanted to eat his brother's cooking. Mu Chen was sitting bored, so he stood up and went to the kitchen. Lin Lan couldn't help it, so he gave up up.

During the meal, Lin Lan and Yu Yong were talking about going to his aunt's house for New Year's greetings tomorrow. Yu Yong said he didn't want to go tomorrow, and he would go on the fourth day of junior high school. Yu Yong said that there are so many people in the aunt's family, Zhang Qiang's aunts will go home and there will be no shortage of their family...

Lin Lan was so angry that she cried again.

Muchen understood that Yu Yong was reluctant to let him go, and he was so sticky to him during this time that it was outrageous, but he also felt heartwarming.Seeing Lin Lan crying, she had to say a few words to him, and finally offered to say that she would drive the two of them there tomorrow, so that Lin Lan got better.

On the night of the first day of the new year, Yu Yong still followed Mu's house and used him as a big pillow for the whole night.Early in the morning of the second day of junior high school, Muchen drove them to Zhang's house.

Muchen didn't go in, just said that he drove around and came to pick them up at four o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Yong was very upset, Mu Chen saw that Lin Lan's face was also stretched because of Yu Yong's unhappy look, so he quickly rubbed his face Hair left.

Muchen went home and read the book again, then packed his luggage.This time there are a lot of things, besides the clothes, there are also a lot of books and food for Ding Bowen and Gu Ning, and there is nothing prepared for this bedding.

The set four years ago was thrown away after graduation, and the cotton quilts have become stiff and not very warm after a few years, and it was too troublesome to bring them back, and they could not be sent directly to the graduate student apartment at that time.This time I went in advance to prepare these.

At four o'clock, Muchen went to Zhang's house on time, and saw Yu Yong playing with a stone at the gate from a distance, he honked, Yu Yong entered the house, but it took a while before he came out with Lin Lan .

After getting in the car, both mothers were unhappy. Lin Lan said that Yu Yong's aunt was still talking with relatives at home, so he was in a hurry to leave. Yu Yong said that he had agreed to leave at four o'clock, and Brother Chen would come Damn, I have no concept of time. Lin Lan said that it’s not that I am late for work and leave early. What kind of time concept do I need? New Year’s Eve...

Mu Chen smoothed things over with a smile, and asked about the situation of Lin Hong's family. Lin Lan immediately changed the topic when he mentioned the parents' family problems, and stopped complaining about his son, and started chatting with Mu Chen.

Yu Yong doesn't like to hear these things she said at home, and it's not good for her to go to other people's homes to talk about these things when it's Chinese New Year. Now that Mu Chen asks, she happily talks about them.

How much money did Zhang Bing earn from renting a big car for two years? The one-story house they used to live in had been turned into a two-story building a few years ago, and they could buy a car by themselves after a few years. I want to be admitted to the factory, the admission rate in the factory is much higher than that in the town...

Muchen drove the car downstairs, Lin Lan got out of the car and went home, and Yu Yong also helped to carry things.He noticed with sharp eyes that Mu Chen hadn't turned off the engine. When he asked, Mu Chen explained that he was leaving tomorrow, and he wanted to send the car back to his hometown to park in the yard. If it was parked in the factory, he was afraid that the car would be moved if the factory was rented out.

Yu Yong said, "Brother, wait for me to go together." He quickly ran upstairs to put things away.

He was fast, and Lin Lan had to go downstairs before going up to the second floor. Yu Yong said hello, "I'll stay at Brother Chen's place tonight, and I'll be back tomorrow." Lin Lan ran down without waiting for anything to say.

Muchen had already adjusted his head, Yu Yong opened the trunk and stuffed his bicycle into it, so that they could ride when they came back.

In the evening, Yu Yong asked to eat the noodles, and Mu Chen rubbed his head, "I'm so used to you, I just put away all my things this afternoon. Forget it, I'll fry some more sausages and put them in the refrigerator for you. Remember to come here eat."

Yu Yong, "We still need to make beef sauce."

Mu Chen patted his buttocks twice, "There's no end to this little brat."

Yu Yong didn't make a sound, he just hugged Mu Chen's waist.

Mu Chen's heart was so soft that he rubbed it twice, "Let go, bro, go get the meat."

Yu Yong didn't let go, Mu Chen turned around to get the meat.Cutting vegetables, kneading noodles, Yu Yong hung on his back all the time, Mu Chen was busy with a mountain on his back, and the kitchen was not big, so it was really troublesome. Although a creature like my brother is warm, it is also very troublesome.

After leaving the N city train station, Muchen saw Gu Ning and Ding Bowen who came to pick him up. They were both handsome, and they were wearing black down jackets and white jeans. The down jackets were short and didn't look bulky. It seems that the two are tall and long-legged, with perfect proportions and very seductive.

Mu Chen had a big backpack on his body, a suitcase in his hand, and a cardboard box on top of the box. He walked carefully, Gu Ning stepped forward to take the big bag on his back, and Ding Bowen helped him hold the cardboard box, "You What are you bringing? It’s so heavy! Didn’t you say that everything is ready here?”

Mu Chen smiled, "Don't you always want to eat my meatballs and snacks? I brought them all. Although I didn't make them, they are better than mine. I also brought some mutton. You can't buy good mutton here. You didn't go back during the Chinese New Year, so I had to take it for you."

Ding Bowen smiled, "That's great, I'm going to have stewed snacks tonight, and tomorrow I'm going to have stewed mutton."

Gu Ning looked at the two of them without speaking, but smiled very gently.

Gu Ning came by car, Ding Bowen put the cardboard box on the passenger seat, and he and Mu Chen sat in the back seat.

Sitting in the car, Mu Chen asked belatedly, "Bowen, why are you here with your brother? I heard from Teacher Ding that you were working on a project with the professor in the deep mountains and old forests, and you can't come back. Why are you still in City N? it's over?"

Ding Bowen hesitated for a moment, but did not answer directly, "You have been to my house, how is my dad?"

Muchen shook his head, "No, it's not good for me to go to other people's house for Chinese New Year. It was Mr. Ding who came to my house and brought me a lot of food, and insisted on giving me New Year's money. I'm such an adult. No. He said that you will not go home for the New Year, and the cram school is also on vacation, and he is fine at home, so he went to Xishuangbanna."

Ding Bowen, "Oh."

The three of them were speechless for a while, and Mu Chen was a little surprised, so he heard Gu Ning say, "Xiaochen, Bowen didn't go back to his hometown to accompany me, we are together now."

Muchen's eyes widened... "Is it the 'together' I want?"

Gu Ning was very calm, "Yeah, it's the 'together' you want. If you can't accept it, I'll help you book a hotel first."