cloud and sun

A group of people washed and prepared vegetables, and before they knew it, it was evening.The setting sun shoots into the yard, casting long shadows on people.

"An'an, look over here!"

Qiao An immediately turned his head to look over, and found that Zhang Yuan was taking pictures of him, so he covered his face with the vegetable leaves in his hand.

Chen Shan pulled the vegetable leaves for him, Zhang Yuan was so satisfied with the photos that he put away his phone.

"Why are you photographing me? You see the sunset is so beautiful now." Qiao An unconsciously squinted his eyes under the sun.

Qiao An immediately put down the work in hand, and said to the busy parents in the kitchen: "Mom and Dad, I'm taking them to watch the sunset!"

"Go ahead, I'll take care of the rest. You guys are responsible and have fun."

"Okay!" Joan immediately said to the rest of the people, "Come with me, I'll take you to see it."

Joan led a few people out of the yard and walked up the road.The setting sun sinks more and more, and sprinkles a layer of orange color on the trees on the roadside.The sky is even more dyed with a gradient of red.

“The sunset here is so beautiful!”

"Actually, if there is no fog and the sun is shining, it will look good, but I can't get up."

Qiao An took his roommates to the place where Cheng Xu took him before.The rice fields that were not harvested before are now only left with neat rows of rice stubble.

In autumn, there are not too many insects in the fields, and the frogs that have been noisy all summer are silent.

Qiao An felt that it was just yesterday that he and Cheng Xu watched the sunset together.

The sun was setting and the sky was getting dark quickly. Joan saw a figure walking towards them, but he couldn't see who it was.

Qiao An felt that he might be in a daze, and he actually thought that person looked like Cheng Xu.

The figure was getting closer and closer. It was dark but the street lights hadn't been turned on yet. Qiao An watched the figure approach step by step and stayed where he was.

"Auntie asked me to tell you to go back to eat."

"Cheng Xu... are you back?"

Cheng Xu looked at Qiao An unnaturally: "Yes. I didn't expect you to come back."

Several people could hear that the direct relationship between the two was a bit strange, they didn't say anything else, and followed Cheng Xu.

Qiao An walked at the end, looking at Cheng Xu's back all the time, Cheng Xu didn't turn his head to look at him during the whole process.

Zhang Yuan pulled Qiao An: "An An, look at the way."

"Oh, thanks."

Zhang Yuan looked at Cheng Xu's slightly paused body, and sighed silently.

Qiao An's mother watched Cheng Xu and the others come back, and hurriedly let them into the yard, pulled Cheng Xu and said, "You see, I'll let you call for someone as soon as you come back."

"It's okay, I'm fine anyway."

After Cheng Xu finished speaking, he was about to go home, Qiao An's father also began to pull Cheng Xu: "Let's eat at our house tonight! You haven't eaten the food I cooked, right? It's no worse than you."

Joan added casually: "Dad, don't brag, uncle cooks better than you."

Cheng Xu looked at Qiao An: "If you like to eat, you can come to my house for dinner tomorrow."

Joan was taken aback: "Okay."

Cheng Xu probably didn't expect Qiao An to agree, so he was a little surprised.

"Shall we eat here tonight?"

Cheng Xu hesitated for a while and said in a low voice, "Okay."

Qiao An's mother had already started setting tables in the yard, Cheng Xu ran over to help, and Qiao An and the others were in charge of serving the dishes.

It's still a bit hot to eat inside the house this day, but there is just a cool breeze when eating outside.

Joan only found out that the potted flower he rescued during the summer vacation was still alive when serving the dishes, so he couldn't help but take another look.

"Is this flower really alive?"

Qiao An raised her head to meet Cheng Xu's eyes, and dodged in a panic: "Yeah! These flowers look good to feed."

Cheng Xu went into the room to serve the dishes, Qiao An put the dishes on the table, and sat on the chair feeling a bit at a loss.

But the dishes were almost brought over, Qiao An's parents made a big table of delicious food, which opened Zhang Yuan's eyes.Joan's roommates were also treated like this when they went to Joan's house before, so they weren't very surprised.

During the meal, Zhang Yuan always brought food to Qiao An, and Qiao An found that Zhang Yuan really knew him, and even knew his taste.

"Having eaten with you for two months, can I not know your taste?"

Qiao An's mother: "I have been with An An for more than [-] years and I haven't figured out what he likes to eat."

"Mom, I'm not picky eaters, so I like it so little that you can't see it."

"Yes, the flesh on my body is not for nothing."

"Mom, haven't you noticed that I've lost weight? These two months have been too troublesome."

"You still have room to be thin."

Everyone was amused when they heard this, and Joan ate another chicken leg angrily.

The evening breeze is very gentle, and the lights in the yard make the atmosphere very warm. They are very happy while eating and chatting.The courtyard door was open, and people were seen walking on the road from time to time.

After the meal, Joan's mother had a clear division of labor.Joan's father was in charge of cleaning the dishes, Joan was in charge of washing the dishes, and the rest were in charge of digesting food in the yard with her.

Joan was already familiar with washing dishes, and ran to the kitchen without any rebuttal.

"Auntie, let me help him. An An washes the dishes very slowly."

"Then you go! You guys just sit and play, and I'll tell you about tomorrow's itinerary."

"Okay, Auntie! We are not welcome with An'an."

"That's right, just treat it as your own home."

Qiao An was looking for where the dish soap was when he saw Cheng Xu running in.Cheng Xu took out the dish soap in the corner and handed it to Qiao An.

"I'll be quick, you just came back to pack your things!"

"I didn't bring anything, let me do it!" After speaking, he took the rag aside and began to wash the dishes.

Qiao An looked at Cheng Xu's busy appearance and stood aside, not knowing what to say.

"How are you and Xu Nuo doing now? You finally went after your dream as he wished."

Cheng Xu paused while washing the dishes, and then said, "I haven't been in touch with him for a long time."

"I thought that after that list, you would... Actually..." Joan wanted to say that you should stop torturing each other if you still love each other, but she couldn't say it.

Cheng Xu smiled wryly: "It's impossible for us. Because... I already have someone I like."

In the past, Qiao An would have pestered Cheng Xu to ask who Cheng Xu liked, but at this moment, Qiao An felt that there was a distance between him and Cheng Xu.

"That's great. The best way to get over an ex is to start a new relationship."

Cheng Xu turned around and asked, "I don't want to know who the person I like is?" The light in the kitchen was very bright, and Cheng Xu was clean and fair.

Joan shook his head and said in a low tone, "Not interested."

Cheng Xu continued to wash the dishes with his head down: "Then tell me about you, are you tired from work?"

"Tired. But didn't have the guts to quit. I'm too dumb to program."

"You have to have confidence in yourself. Was it your roommate who brought you food just now?"

"No, colleague. We worked on projects together, so we are very familiar. We were in the same academy before."

"Oh." Cheng Xu put away his favorite bowls and chopsticks and said to Qiao An, "Let's go, wash it."

"Ah."

The two went out of the kitchen and found that there was no one in the yard. They guessed that Joan's mother took them for a walk.

Cheng Xu asked Qiao An: "Go out for a walk?"

Qiao An looked at Cheng Xu's side face, maybe because of the lighting, Cheng Xu looked very gentle.

"it is good."

Cheng Xu didn't take Qiao An online as usual, but took Qiao An to another direction.

The street lights are not continuous, there is a section of the road that is bright and another section is dark, Qiao An and Cheng Xu walked side by side, neither of them wanted to speak first.In the end, it was Cheng Xu who spoke first.

"An'an, when you left in a hurry, I wanted to tell you that I can't change it. And I won't change my relationship with you because of this."

"Do you love Xu Nuo so much?"

"This has nothing to do with Xu Nuo. No matter who it is, I can't change the fact that I like boys."

"Hmm. So what?" Qiao Andu has graduated from university, so he can learn more or less about these things online.

"So you can accept that I'm gay now?"

"When did I say that I can't accept it. I... Forget it."

Cheng Xu didn't expect that Qiao An was not interested in this: "Then why did you keep avoiding me after meeting Xu Nuo? Didn't he just let you know that I'm gay?"

"That's because... How can I avoid you?"

No matter what Cheng Xu thought, Qiao An was avoiding him: "Then why are you blocking me?"

"I... I'll try to block what this function is like."

Cheng Xu looked at Qiao An's sophistry, as if he was pulling Qiao An's face.

"So our relationship hasn't changed, right? Good brother!" After speaking, he put his hands on Joan's shoulders.

Qiao An's body trembled, and he didn't make any resistance after that, but he didn't want to answer Cheng Xu either.

Joan pointed to the sky: "Stars."

Cheng Xu looked at Qiao An's way of looking at the stars and joked, "Why do you talk so sparingly after work?"

"is it?"

"If you had said before, 'Brother Xu, Brother Xu, look at the stars in the sky! There are so many stars?'" Still imitating Qiao An's tone.

"How can I be so noisy? It's impossible for my social fear to say that kind of thing!"

"Oh, really?" Then he pulled Joan by the collar and pulled him back, "Let's go, go home."

Qiao An grabbed Cheng Xu's sinful hands and met Cheng Xu's eyes for a while, Cheng Xu quickly let go.

"Is there anything fun in autumn?"

"You can pick chestnuts. Oh yes, you can pick mushrooms, but it depends on the weather."

"My parents are going to take my friends to the scenic spot, do you want to go together?"

"Then call me when you leave, and I'll drive for you."

"By the way, when are you leaving?"

"The morning of the 6th."

"Me too, we can go together."

"it is good."

As soon as the two of them went back, they met a few people who had just returned from a walk.Chen Shan and the others looked at Qiao An and Cheng Xu when they came back together, and they felt a little resentful.

Hu Tianyu: "An'an, take me into the room, I don't know where the light is?"

"Ah good!"

As soon as he entered the house, Hu Tianyu began to criticize Qiao An.

"Did you forget the training I gave you? Didn't Wu Chen tell you to forget about him? Although he... is indeed a bit handsome, but you are the one who is the best to be injured."

"But he doesn't know. As soon as he approaches me, I unconsciously want to get closer to him."

"Are you an iron and he a magnet? You still don't consciously approach. Or do you think he also likes you a little bit?"

Joan shook his head: "He just told me that even if he is gay, our relationship will not change."

"He really said that? He knows you like him?"

"I don't know. But he won't like me. He still calls me brother."

"So hurry up and stay away from him! If you can't do it, tell him clearly, let him stay away from you if he doesn't like you, don't be like some people who only flirt but don't marry."

"Ah? Who only flirts but doesn't marry?"

"No, no! Talk about your business, don't talk about it! Remember, keep your distance, distance creates beauty."

"Well, remember..."

Hu Tianyu warned him for a long time, but when Qiao An went downstairs, he broke his defense when he saw Cheng Xu smiling at him.

Qiao An thinks that Cheng Xu is really damned, exuding charm all over his body and not being discreet, smiling at others all day long, and the worst thing is not letting others get it.

Everyone didn't want to watch TV, so Joan's mother organized everyone to start performing. Joan thought it was embarrassing, but she didn't expect it to be very romantic.

Joan's father took out a guitar somewhere and sang "Chengdu".To be honest, even Joan didn't know that his father could play the guitar, and he could sing as well.

After Qiao An's father sang, everyone applauded, and Zhang Yuan borrowed a guitar to sing too.

"I want to raise my head to warm the spring grass, just give me a simple smile..." Zhang Yuan kept looking at Qiao An, but Qiao An was talking to Cheng Xu.

"Do you know the name of this song? It's quite nice."

Cheng Xu glanced at Zhang Yuan and said to Qiao An: "I don't know. What do you want to hear and I'll sing it to you?"

Qiao An didn't remember the education that Hu Tianyu specially called him into the house, and he happily ordered songs with his mobile phone.Cheng Xu seldom sang, he couldn't take advantage of Cheng Xu, so he picked several songs.

""Mercury" is okay, and "Slowly Like You" is also good. I quite like "Guest"."

"Do you want me to sing it all?"

"Can you?" Qiao An looked at Cheng Xu with a pleading face.Cheng Xu felt that the lights were too bright, but Qiao An's eyes were shining, otherwise how could he be so stupid to agree to Qiao An.

When Cheng Xu sang, Zhang Yuan sat next to Qiao An, but Qiao An listened very carefully, and couldn't help recording a video on his phone during the period, and then posted a Moments, with the caption: handsome guy singing.

Cheng Xu was singing I like you slowly, and Qiao An was taking pictures with her mobile phone. For a moment, Qiao An felt that Cheng Xu was singing this song for him.

After Cheng Xu finished singing, Zhang Yuan was no longer beside Qiao An, and Cheng Xu sat back in his original seat.

Joan was still humming.

"Liking you slowly, slowly..." Cheng Xu rubbed Qiao An's head, but Qiao An hadn't had time to dodge.

"Why didn't you listen to the song carefully and film me just now?"

Qiao An pulled Cheng Xu's hand off and smiled: "Can't I take it back and appreciate it again and again?"

"Outrageous."

After Joan's father sang the last song, everyone was a little tired, so Joan's mother asked everyone to go back to bed.

"Mom, do you have a tent at home?"

"It doesn't seem to be there. You can borrow it from your Brother Xu. He should have it. Why do you want a tent?"

"I want to see the stars."

"You see, I will sleep in the room. It's a bit cold outside in the middle of the night."

Cheng Xu immediately said, "I have two tents, does any of you want to sleep outside?"

To Qiao An's surprise, Hu Tianyu and Chen Shan actually said they wanted to go back to their room to sleep.In the end, only Cheng Xu, Qiao An, Zhang Fatty and Zhang Yuan were left wanting to sleep in tents, and two tents were just enough.

Joan asked everyone to go upstairs to watch the stars after washing up.Qiao An tidied things up quickly, but she didn't expect to meet Zhang Yuan as soon as she went out.

There are only two reclining chairs on the roof, and everyone else brought their own chairs when they came up.

Cheng Xu has already propped up both tents.

Zhang Yuan stopped Qiao An and said, "An An, you and your brother sleep in the same room, we don't know handsome guys well."

"Oh fine."

Qiao An felt that the starry sky in autumn seemed to be inferior to the magnificence of summer, but the Milky Way swayed freely and calmed people down at any time.

Hu Tianyu looked at it for a while and thought it was too cold outside, so he went back to the house, and Chen Shan also went back.It was getting late, and everyone got up very late, so they were a little sleepy.

Qiao An didn't want to sleep in a tent with Cheng Xu, and wanted to take the opportunity to sneak away, but Cheng Xu saw it.

"You want to set up a tent to see the stars, why are you going back now?"

"I'm going to get the quilt, I'm afraid it will be cold at night."

"What are you doing with the quilt and your mobile phone? Give me your mobile phone and I'll hold it for you."

The Zhang family, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Fatty, were already lying in the tent, and they seemed to be chatting quietly, but Qiao An couldn't hear the content clearly.Joan returned to the room and struggled for a while, but took the quilt and went up. After all, the mobile phone is important.

"are you sleepy?"

Joan nodded quickly.Qiao An was really sleepy, but Cheng Xu kept looking at him, which made him unable to sleep again.

Joan finally fell asleep amidst the left and right struggles in his heart.Looking at Qiao An's sleeping face in the dark, Cheng Xu unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth.

"Are you asleep?" Then he scratched Joan's nose lightly, "So why are you avoiding me?"

Cheng Xu asked Qiao An this question during the walk after dinner, but Qiao An's answer was obviously perfunctory.