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Uncle Wang's house is relatively secluded and remote, and Sheng Ci and Ming Xu were silent all the way.This was probably the only time when they were together that they didn't say a word.

Sheng Ci turned his head to the car window, making Ming Xu unable to figure out what he was thinking, and couldn't even find the right time to strike up a conversation.

The journey was long and the time passed slowly enough.When he arrived at Uncle Wang's house, Sheng Ci immediately wanted to open the car door and jump out to end the breathless atmosphere.

But he forgot that Mingxu hadn't opened the door yet.

"Sheng Ci," Ming Xu called him softly, "Didn't you receive my message?"

Ming Xu's tone was different from before, there was some gentleness in the cold voice.Probably bewitched by this illusion, Sheng Ci's restless heart also calmed down, nodded and said honestly: "Yes."

"Then why didn't you come back?" Ming Xu asked.

When he said this, Sheng Ci remembered when they were still together.Sometimes Shengci would forget to reply to the message, Mingxu would ask him "Didn't you get the message?", and then seriously ask Shengci to reply to his message.

Sheng Ci lowered his head not to look at Ming Xu.He said: "I think our current relationship does not need to keep in touch all the time."

Mingxu's hand was still on the steering wheel, he said 'Sheng Ci', before he could say anything, Uncle Wang ran out of the house wearing an apron, Mingxu could only open the lock.

"Uncle Wang." Sheng Ci opened the car door without hesitation, got out of the car, hugged Uncle Wang who was wearing thin clothes, and pushed him into the house.

"Good boy." Uncle Wang patted Sheng Ci on the back, then turned his head to greet Ming Xu, "Boss, come in quickly."

Sheng Ci has known Uncle Wang for so long, but with this visit to Uncle Wang's house, he has been to Uncle Wang's house twice in total.What he wanted to ask more was why Mingxu appeared here, and when did Mingxu become so familiar with Uncle Wang.

He entered the room, took a look at Mingxu who was hesitant to speak, and thought that Mingxu's temperament did not match everything here.But Ming Xu was fixed there, and his eyes were fixed on Sheng Ci.

Seeing Sheng Ci, his hand holding the hot water cup was a little weak.

Uncle Wang sat on the sofa, trying to find a topic.After a while, I got up quickly, said 'dumplings are ready', and walked into the kitchen.

Sheng Ci also stood up and followed Uncle Wang.The dishes that had been prepared a long time ago were still hot in the cauldron. Based on the color of the dishes and the two years he had been with Mingxu, Sheng Ci could quickly distinguish which dishes were made by Mingxu.

He helped to put the dishes on the table, Mingxu kept a distance that would not scare Sheng Ci, and said 'be careful of burning'.

But Ming Xu may not know that many things he did today are enough to scare Sheng Ci.

Dumplings have many fillings, including cabbage, leeks, fennel, and corn, Shengci's favorite.With Uncle Wang at the dinner table, it was not too silent, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Uncle Wang drank the wine he brewed himself, and Ming Xu, who didn't like wine, drank half a glass rarely.Sheng Ci wanted to drink, but Ming Xu stopped him saying 'the wine is too strong'.

Afterwards, as if he was afraid that Sheng Ci would be unhappy, he raised his glass to Sheng Ci's eyes and said, "You can take a sip."

Sheng Ci stared at Mingxu in a daze, wondering why Mingxu would do the childish behavior he disliked the most.

Ming Xu slightly lowered her eyelids, unable to bear Sheng Ci's direct gaze.He raised his wine glass a little higher again, like a person who is eager to make the person in front of him happy and is eager to hand over candy.

Uncle Wang couldn't stand watching.He took a sip of his wine, laughed and said, "Drink quickly."

Sheng Ci hesitated for a while, then leaned forward slightly, and took a sip from Mingxu's wine glass.What Ming Xu said was right, the wine was very strong, he wrinkled his face uncomfortably, and swallowed it with difficulty.

He seemed to see the corner of Mingxu's mouth slightly raised a small arc.

When the New Year's Eve dinner was coming to an end, Mingxu was entangled in the phone calls, probably because there was something urgent to do.Uncle Wang drank a few glasses of wine, but because of his capacity for alcohol, he didn't appear drunk at all.

Sheng Ci picked up a corn dumpling and put it in his mouth. Uncle Wang kept looking at him.

"What's wrong?" Sheng Ci asked inexplicably.

Uncle Wang wiped his sleepy eyes, looked at Sheng Ci again and said, "There is no corn filling in the dumplings."

He pointed to the door and said, "The big boss bought it, saying that you are picky."

Sheng Ci put down his chopsticks, chewed and swallowed the corn-filled dumplings in his mouth, and the scene of Mingxu cooking in the kitchen with his back turned to him when they were still together suddenly appeared in his mind.

"You and him..."

Uncle Wang seemed to think of something, and laughed again for a while.He said: "Just two days ago, he came to the security room to look for me and asked me if you had contacted me. He also asked if he could come to my house during the Chinese New Year and called you over. He hasn't seen you for a long time."

"Say you ignore him, and you definitely don't agree to go back and have a New Year's Eve dinner with him." Uncle Wang picked up a piece of meat, ate it and said, "I think he is very pitiful, and he wanted to call you over, so I agreed." gone."

Sheng Ci couldn't imagine Mingxu's "poor" appearance, and the story has already reached this point, anyone who is not stupid can guess his relationship with Mingxu.

He said hesitantly, "Uncle Wang, we..."

Uncle Wang said 'it's okay', and after deliberating for a while, he said as smoothly as possible: "If you like men, just like them, it's nothing."

Sheng Ci knows that Uncle Wang is not acceptable.

Wang Shuai told him about various folk customs. He is a very traditional person who pays attention to traditional festivals.At his age, he may not understand why a man can fall in love with a man, and how to stay together until old age.He can accept this kind of thing because the person who likes men is just a grand word.

"The big boss also told me that he hoped that I would not look at you differently because of this, and he also popularized it with me a lot." Uncle Wang smiled and patted Sheng Ci on the shoulder: "How can I say that?" Ah, Xiao Sheng and I have such a good relationship."

Sheng Ci couldn't tell what mood he was in now, it was complicated and messy.There were too many emotional ups and downs this day, first it was father and stepmother, then Uncle Wang, and then Ming Xu.

So what did Mingxu think?Miss him?do you love him?Wasn't he the only one who was sad when they broke up?

While Shengci was still in a daze, Mingxu came in after making a phone call.A few wisps of cold air from him suddenly penetrated into Sheng Ci's nostrils.The cold air was getting closer and closer to Sheng Ci, Sheng Ci raised his head, just in time to see Ming Xu standing beside him, as if hesitating whether to sit next to Sheng Ci.

Uncle Wang's house is relatively simple, and he eats in the living room when he eats.The small square table is surrounded by two single sofas and a double sofa, and Uncle Wang and Ming Xu are sitting on the single sofas.At this time, Ming Xu was standing between the positions of the single sofa and the double sofa, but his eyes fell on the double sofa.

Sheng Ci avoided Ming Xu's sight, but he didn't expect Ming Xu to stand there and not leave.He rubbed his face helplessly, moved a little bit, and patted the side next to him with his right hand, but never looked at Mingxu.

A few seconds later, with Uncle Wang's hearty laughter, Ming Xu sat down.

Uncle Wang may have a very good impression of Ming Xu, or he may be too worried about Sheng Ci, he spoke to Sheng Ci carefully and earnestly, Sheng Ci listened carefully.

He said that if young people have problems, they should solve them properly, and he told them about the past between him and his wife.

Sheng Ci and Uncle Wang have known each other for so long, Uncle Wang rarely talked to him about family matters, this is the first time he has said so much.

Uncle Wang's wife died five years ago due to a brain tumor, very suddenly.Before his wife passed away, she was still in tears, and she was worried about Uncle Wang all the time, and said why did God treat Uncle Wang like this.

They took away their son, and now they want to take away his wife.

After his wife passed away, he was the only one left in Uncle Wang's family.

Uncle Wang's son was a firefighter who died six years ago when he was just 25 years old, and Uncle Wang was over half a century old at that time.The son is very good and cheerful, and he hasn't bothered the couple much since he was a child.Since becoming a firefighter, every time their son goes to the police, they have to pay respects, hoping that they will return safely.

Six years ago, a warehouse in a certain area caught fire. The fire was huge, the smoke was billowing, and every spark was screaming. The people trapped in the warehouse and nearby residents fell into an unprecedented panic.Uncle Wang's son and his comrades put in all their seriousness and strength to save people.

Finally, the nearby residents were rescued safely, and some people in the warehouse were rescued.Unfortunately, the warehouse was completely burned down, several people were injured and several were killed, and the comrades were also scarred.Uncle Wang's son and two other comrades in arms died in the fire.

"My son is very similar to you." Uncle Wang looked at Sheng Ci and said, "Both love to laugh, I said how can a person love to laugh so much."

Ming Xu looked at Sheng Ci, who held Uncle Wang's rough and dry hand.

"Everyone says my boy is amazing, my boy is amazing, and my boy is a good boy." Uncle Wang patted the back of Sheng Ci's hand, raised his glass and took a sip of wine, saying: " That's right! My boy is naturally a good boy, he saved so many people, we are all proud of him!"

He wanted to drink it all in one gulp, but was stopped by Sheng Ci with his bare hands.Sheng Ci put down the wine glass, and was held by Ming Xu beside him and put it a little further away.

Uncle Wang didn't know how much he had drunk, and the drunkenness had slowly crept up his cheeks and wrinkled eyes.He watched their actions and laughed for a while.Sheng Ci patted him on the back lightly, feeling sorry for Uncle Wang.

"It's okay, I can drink very well." Uncle Wang waved his hand and said.

Sheng Ci stopped him: "I can't drink any more."

"If my boy is still here, I will definitely be a good friend with you." Uncle Wang said with a smile: "Every time I see you, I will think of my boy."

All the wives and children left, but Uncle Wang was left alone.Sheng Ci's nasal cavity is sore, it's hard to imagine how Uncle Wang came here these years.It is probably that one person misses the life that three people used to live together, misses during the day, and dreams at night.

"At that time, everyone said my son was a great hero." Uncle Wang wiped his eyes, but the eyes full of age marks could no longer shed a complete teardrop, "But I never said he was a hero. I just said he was my son."

Those heroes who fought desperately in the raging fire have another identity-they are the treasures in the hearts of every pair of parents.

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Salute to every hero!grateful.