Mu Chen

84. Secret

On the morning of the [-]th, Muchen went downstairs to have breakfast with everyone. The breakfast consisted of millet porridge and pork and leek dumplings.In fact, there were already frozen dumplings in the refrigerator, but Lin Lan insisted on getting up at five o'clock to make another one for them.

"Frozen dumplings are not as delicious as freshly made ones, you should eat more." She wiped her tears again while putting them in Yu Yong's bowl.

Yu Yong had already prepared the food and supplies for sweeping the tomb yesterday. After breakfast, they would go to Shicheng, and then they would drive directly to the airport. The air ticket was after [-] o'clock, and the time was tight.Yu Yong will return to the army directly from City F, and this separation will last at least another year.

Seeing her like this, Yu Yong felt uncomfortable. He put the dumplings into her bowl and let them dry, then pushed the porridge bowl over, coaxing her to eat too.

After eating, the two were about to go out. Mu Chen said briefly, "Aunt Lin, Auntie, we're leaving. Aunt Lin, don't be sad, and pay attention to your health. Auntie, it's been cold these days, you all should be careful not to worry about it." I have a cold, but I still have to open the windows every day for ventilation, 10 minutes in the morning and evening.”

Lin Hong didn't like to open the windows very much in order to reduce the dust in the house.

Yu Yong leaned down and hugged his mother, "Mom, don't think about it, be happy yourself, if we are not nervous this year, I will try to come back for vacation, even if the time is short, okay, don't cry, You are fine, I can feel at ease outside."

Lin Lan cried even more when he heard what he said, and Lin Hong hurried over to hold her.

Yu Yong straightened up, "Auntie, my mother is asking you. She is narrow-minded and loves to think wildly. Please persuade her and be happy every day. Don't think about so many unpleasant things. The sky will soon heat up. Take her out for a walk."

Lin Hong consciously grasped the handle of these two people, feeling a little secretly proud in her heart, she nodded, "I know, I've been trying to persuade your mother."

After going out, Yu Yong drove. Yesterday Mu Chen came back late, and it was already midnight after sleeping, "Brother, if you sleep a little longer, you didn't sleep for a few hours yesterday."

Muchen, "I can't sleep right now, I'm fine."

Seeing that Yu Yong was still depressed, he said, "Don't worry about Aunt Lin, I'm here, it won't be too bad."

Yu Yong shook his head, and Mu Chen didn't answer any more questions.Mu Chen didn't know what he meant, but he could feel that he was in a bad mood, so he took his hand on the shift handle, put it on his lips and kissed it lightly, Yu Yong held him tightly with his backhand.

After arriving at the cemetery, Yu Jianguo went first. Yu Yong put the dumplings, pork head meat, and fruit in order, lit a cigarette, poured wine, and finally put a bunch of flowers on the side.

It was a large bouquet of white daisies. He didn't know the name of the flower, let alone its language, but when he went to the flower shop yesterday, he saw this kind of small flower at a glance. It was not gorgeous, but very simple, and it caught his eyes unexpectedly.

At this time, Mu Chen had already brought over the large iron bucket specially designed for burning paper in the park, and the two of them squatted aside as usual, silently throwing paper coins and folded ingots into it.

When the last spark in the iron bucket extinguished, Mu Chen got up first, rubbed Yu Yong's head, "Let's go, Xiaoyong."

When they arrived at Grandpa Mu and Mu Wen's place, they still placed food, flowers, and squatted there to burn paper.

But in the end, when Mu Chen got up and was about to put the iron bucket back to its original position, Yu Yong suddenly knelt down in a squatting position.

"Grandpa, Uncle Mu, I'm sorry, I took Brother Chen down a narrow road, but I promise that I will treat him wholeheartedly, and it will not change in my life. He is my destiny!" He kowtowed three times.

Muchen was startled, quickly pulled him up, and patted his knee again, "Don't be like this baby, don't be like this, your Uncle Mu will feel bad." I feel bad too.

Yu Yong's eyes were a little red, but he didn't say anything, he just hugged Mu Chen tightly into his arms.

Muchen sighed softly, and hugged the restless man with all his strength, and gently followed his back with one hand.

Because of the delay, it was already past [-] pm when they arrived in City F, and the two left without checking their luggage.As soon as he passed the exit, Mu Chen saw Jiang Cheng who was standing in the front row. He ran over a few steps, opened his arms and hugged him, "Uncle Cheng!"

Yu Yong saw that Jiang Cheng had white hair. Although he knew it a long time ago, he was still a little stunned when he saw someone. "Uncle Cheng! What are you doing, what's going on?"

Jiang Cheng smiled brightly, "Uncle Cheng is old, even Xiaoyong can't recognize him."

Muchen let go of Jiang Cheng to make room, Yu Yong took a step forward, but hesitated and didn't give him a hug.

Seeing his obvious embarrassment, Jiang Cheng stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder, "How tall is Xiaoyong? That's right, your parents are not short."

Jiang Cheng first took the two of them to the reserved clubhouse for dinner, and then returned to his villa.

Muchen found out that since he hadn't been here for a few years, many new varieties had been added to the house and yard, but most of them were foliage plants, except for a few pots of small white daisies, which were green everywhere, looked very comfortable, but also lonely.

After Jiang Cheng brewed the tea, Mu Chen smiled, "Uncle Cheng, just by looking at the kung fu tea in your hands, I can't recognize you as a foreigner."

Jiang Cheng pushed the teacup over, smiled without saying a word.

Muchen was about to speak, when from the corner of his eye he saw Yu Yong drank a cup of tea pushed by Jiang Cheng, he couldn't help being startled, "Xiaoyong, you are stupid, open your mouth quickly, Uncle Cheng, you Is there ice water?"

Jiang Cheng was also taken aback by Yu Yong's actions, and hurriedly said, "There is no ice water, but room temperature ones." After speaking, he handed over a bottle of purified water.

Muchen unscrewed the bottle cap, "Take a quick sip and put it on, it's all hot red."

Yu Yong took the water bottle in a daze, gulped and gulped for a few gulps, drank too much, coughed again all of a sudden.

Mu Chen patted him on the back helplessly, with a distressed expression on his face.

Jiang Cheng sat down again thoughtfully, "What's wrong with Xiaoyong?"

Just as Mu Chen was about to speak, Yu Yong pressed him down with one hand, and clasped his fingers tightly with his other hand, "Uncle Cheng, Brother Chen and I are together."

Jiang Cheng saw that the veins on the back of his hands were about to bulge, and hurriedly shouted, "Let go! No matter how hard you try, your brother's bones will break."

Yu Yong didn't expect such a reaction from Jiang Cheng, he was taken aback for a moment before he came back to his senses, he quickly lowered his head and let go, "Oh oh."

Seeing how nervous he was, Mu Chen was both funny and distressed, so he clasped his hands together, "I'm fine, don't be nervous."

Looking back at Jiang Cheng again, he smiled, "Uncle Cheng, we're together, bring him over to meet you, this silly boy hasn't been able to sleep for days."

Jiang Cheng saw Mu Chen smiling peacefully and contentedly, while Yu Yong seemed to be holding his breath, his black and white eyes stared at him without blinking, and sighed unconsciously.

Mu Chen smiled, "Uncle Cheng, Xiaoyong is very good, I really like him." He acted coquettishly, "Say something, this silly boy is too scared to say anything."

Jiang Cheng's expression was complicated, and he asked for a long time, "Have you really thought about it? This is not a good road."

Mu Chen's smile remained unchanged, "Well, I've been thinking about it for two years, and it's just him."

Jiang Cheng looked at Yu Yong again, "Xiaoyong, I watched you grow up, what do you think, and what plans do you have for your future?"

Only then did Yu Yong secretly exhale, "Uncle Cheng, I will definitely treat my brother well, and it will not change for the rest of my life."

Jiang Cheng unconsciously sighed again, and turned to Mu Chen, "What about you, what's your plan? You're just a fool, you haven't grown up yet."

Muchen's smile widened, "It's okay, I will grow up, I can afford to wait."

Seeing Jiang Cheng's unhappy face, Mu Chen hurriedly added with a smile, "Don't worry, Uncle Cheng, Xiaoyong is still young, and he also likes the army. I want him to work hard. There will be no problem for ten or twenty years. I It's simple here, as you know, I don't have financial pressure, so I just work in the hospital and take good care of Aunt Lin."

Jiang Cheng shook his head, "This is your plan? Chenchen, don't ignore the important things for me, Xiaoyong just comes back for dozens of days every year or two, and you've been waiting at home like this? His family still has a plan to accompany the army." What about you, can you be a family member or leave Xiaoyong's mother alone?"

Muchen...

Yu Yong...

Jiang Cheng, "Besides, Xiaoyong can't go home for such a long time, you can, his mother may not be able to bear it. She is just such a son, no matter how good you are, you are an outsider. She is a patient, so she will inevitably think too much. I heard from you that she already has symptoms of depression, so it's definitely not going to work like this."

Muchen hesitated this time, "Well, I didn't think about it. I just think it's impossible for Xiaoyong to pay attention to her and explain her wholeheartedly when he comes back. Maybe he just turned a blind eye and didn't pay enough attention to her situation."

Just as Yu Yong opened his mouth to speak, Mu Chen pinched his hand and passed the water over, "Take another sip, don't swallow it."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Jiang Cheng, "However, at least it won't be used for a few years. Uncle Cheng and Aunt Lin's situation is more troublesome. To be honest, I don't think she will improve when Xiaoyong comes back. To put it bluntly, she It will only push forward and never be satisfied."

Speaking of this, he looked at Yu Yong, saw that the other person's expression had not changed, and then continued, "She has a hard life, and there are too many psychological shortcomings. Xiaoyong can't be satisfied. No one can be satisfied."

Jiang Cheng rubbed the space between his brows, "I know, psychological problems are the big ones."

Mu Chen's expression was indifferent, calm and determined, "So, since there is no solution, then don't ask for a result. I will do my best and have a clear conscience."

Jiang Cheng's expression was complicated, "Then where do you put Xiaoyong? Will he not be ashamed if you do this? How do you want him to think about himself in the future?"

The words were a bit sharp, and Yu Yong still didn't quite understand them, but Mu Chen pressed him again to prevent him from speaking.

Mu Chen thought for a while, and then said, "Then choose the one that is more economical. I don't think Xiaoyong's return will help anything. I'm already here. When he comes back to take care of Aunt Lin, it's a waste of human resources. So I don't agree with him coming back, and I don't agree with him ruining his future now just to think about it later."

Speaking of this, the voice was a bit bitter, "Uncle Cheng, you don't know how hard Xiaoyong is, how difficult he is, how... I can't bear it."

Mu Chen finally revealed the deepest secret hidden in his heart, he was reluctant, yes, he was reluctant.

He doesn't want his lover to give up his ideals, he doesn't want him to come back to take care of an emotionally unstable selfish mother, and he doesn't want him to live in a home full of negative energy.

His lover is indomitable, a person who saves lives and serves the country, why is he willing to come back and serve a woman who treated him so harshly every day?Even if it was his mother.

He would rather give up his own future to go up, because she can't hurt him, and he, Mu Chen, doesn't care about her, but Yu Yong is different, he is his son, he can't be sad, anxious, or empathetic.

This is Muchen's ultimate secret.

No matter how calm the surface is, in his heart, he has never forgotten Lin Lan's beating, neglect, selfishness, and troubles to Yu Yong... It should be said that he has never forgotten all those who have hurt Yu Yong. No forgiveness.

After not speaking for a long time, Mu Chen poured Jiang Cheng another cup of tea, "Uncle Cheng, don't worry. We will be fine."

Jiang Cheng drank tea, watched Mu Chen keep holding Yu Yong's hands in his own, but was speechless.

After a long time, he let out a long sigh, got up and went upstairs.

Yu Yong, still a little confused, turned his head and asked in a low voice after watching Jiang Cheng go upstairs, "Brother, what does Uncle Cheng mean? Do you agree?"

Muchen knew that Jiang Cheng was sad, and he was also feeling bad, but the smile on his face was not hazy, "Well, let's take it easy, and don't let him worry."

Yu Yong's smile gradually grew bigger, "Really? I've met my parents, it's like a dream, hehe, hehe."