youth and time

The winter vacation was coming soon, and everyone was packing up happily—even the final exam hadn't started yet, amidst the joy, only Jiang Yufan fell into a depressed mood.

There is no other reason, but because one day, a roommate asked him: "Do your parents know about the relationship between you two?"

Jiang Yufan: "........."

Yes, their relationship has not been confessed to the family.

Jiang Yufan was not afraid of what his parents would say. The first thing he thought of was Chen Jin and Grandpa Zhong. The two of them had always treated him very well, as if he was another child of their family. their children, wouldn't it be...

He was a little afraid to face Chen Jin and Grandpa Zhong's expressions of shock mixed with disappointment after they found out the truth.

"...Cub, cub! Jiang Yufan!"

The hazy voice in the ear became more and more clear, until the last "Jiang Yufan" pulled Jiang Yufan out of his own world.

Jiang Yufan was shocked: "Ah, what?"

"I asked you which one to buy for my dad?" Zhong Chaozhou held a thermos in each hand, "My dad's water cup should be replaced, it's too old, I'll buy him one to take home, both are good, help me choose One."

"It's for your dad, you can choose it yourself." Jiang Yufan said, raising his eyebrows.

"That's different!" Zhong Chaozhou held a cup in his left hand, put the other cup in the crook of his left arm with his right hand, and then wrapped his right arm around Jiang Yufan's shoulder, saying, "Let me give you reason." Analyzing a wave of serious expressions, "If I pick it myself, then I will give it to me; if you help me pick it, then I will give it to you. The son will give it alone, and the son and daughter-in-law will give it together. This The meaning is different, understand, little boy."

After Zhong Chaozhou finished speaking, he waited for Jiang Yufan to roll his eyes at him and then scolded him for a few words, but the other party lowered his head, thinking silently.

Zhong Chaozhou pursed his lips, put the cup back on the shelf, touched Sao Jiang Yufan's chin with his right hand, and said in a low voice, "What's the matter? You haven't been in a good mood for the past two days. What's the matter? What happened in school?" gone?"

Jiang Yufan shook his head and did not speak.

"Huh? What are you doing? Are you hiding something from me?" Zhong Chaozhou approached him and coaxed him softly, "What's the matter? Tell me, my husband will help you, huh?"

Jiang Yufan frowned upon hearing this: "What husband, don't talk nonsense."

"Then tell me what happened to you these two days, and I won't bark."

Jiang Yufan: "........."

……

"So... are you afraid of this? Afraid that my parents and grandpa will get angry and blame you?" In the coffee shop, Zhong Chaozhou sat opposite Jiang Yufan, propping his chin with one hand, raising his eyebrows in surprise, "You have been Are you in such a bad mood because of something like this?"

"What do you mean by 'this kind of thing'? This is very important, okay?" Jiang Yufan rarely got angry, he stopped his hand stirring the coffee, put the spoon aside, raised his head, and looked into Zhong Chaozhou's eyes With a little anger, "That's your family, their thoughts and attitudes are very important, I..."

"That's right, you said that they are from my family." Zhong Chaozhou interrupted Jiang Yufan and smiled consolingly, "Since they are from my family, then I should discuss the matter between the two of us." They said, don't worry, I will explain clearly, and they won't blame you."

Jiang Yufan couldn't believe it: "How are you going to explain it to them?"

"To be honest. No matter how you look at it, I was the one who chased after you. It was me, the pig, who chased after you for being such a good cabbage, so what can my parents and grandpa say."

"..." Jiang Yufan sighed helplessly, "When you hear this, you are trying to excuse me! Uncles and aunts won't believe it even if it is the truth!"

"Who said that? If I say it works, then it will work!" Zhong Chaozhou vowed, he pushed a small dish of cheesecake forward, and handed over the fork thoughtfully, "Here, this My classmate recommended the cake to me and said it was very delicious, try it, huh?"

Having been together for so long, Jiang Yufan understands Zhong Chaozhou very well, as long as it is what he promised, the final result will not be much different from what he said, and there is no exception until now.But this matter is different. Coming out to parents is a major event. Jiang Yufan has checked a lot of information on the Internet secretly, and he has seen many cases of same-sex couples being forcibly separated by their parents after coming out.

He lowered his head and quietly looked at the cheesecake in front of him. The thoughts in his head were constantly being cut and confused, but in this mess, he suddenly saw a familiar face—the one who often What appeared in front of his eyes was Zhong Chaozhou's gentle smiling face.

"I……"

Seeing that Zai Zai didn't eat a bite of the cake, Zhong Chaozhou was scratching his head and thinking about how to coax him, but he heard Jiang Yufan's small, hoarse voice.

"I...I've made up my mind." Jiang Yufan raised his head and looked at Zhong Chaozhou seriously, "Anyway, sooner or later we have to face it, so let's face it together. Find a time and bring my parents, your parents and Grandpa Zhong called, let's talk together."

Zhong Chaozhou didn't react for a while: "...Huh?"

"Well, let's talk together." Jiang Yufan repeated, nodding his head to show his determination, "This is between the two of us, I can't..."

Having said that, Jiang Yufan paused for a moment, turned his head, looked towards the foot of the table, and muttered, "I can't just let you be beaten and scolded alone."

Zhong Chaozhou couldn't help laughing: "Are you so convinced that I will be beaten and scolded?"

"Then, maybe Aunt Chen and Grandpa Zhong won't, what about your father? The conflict between the two of you would be shocking, and you ran away from home that time..."

"Get it! Stop it! Don't mention the black history, okay?" The past was really unbearable, Zhong Chaozhou interrupted Jiang Yufan's words directly, and continued, "Call the family members together and talk about it together, right? are you sure?"

Jiang Yufan nodded heavily: "Sure."

"Okay, then do as you said." Zhong Chaozhou gently took Jiang Yufan's hand, held it in his palm and rubbed it lightly, with a gentle voice, "Let's face it together."

The matter of coming out of the closet really affects people's mood, especially this year's Chinese New Year. Jiang Yufan's grandma and grandma also came to Yangcheng, and Chinese New Year is also a very important custom, so Jiang Yufan and Zhong Chaozhou decided not to affect the Chinese New Year. I thought about finding another opportunity to talk to my family when I came back from the summer vacation.

However, plans have not kept pace with the changes.

On that day, the students of Class Two came out to play at the Wanda Mall. Taking advantage of the lack of people around, Zhong Chaozhou quietly went to hold Jiang Yufan's hand. The two people's hands gradually evolved from a simple touch to ten fingers. However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind: "Xiaozhou? Xiaofan?"

Like thunder on the ground, Zhong Chaozhou and Jiang Yufan froze on the spot when they heard the sound. Fortunately, they reacted quickly and immediately parted their hands. Zhong Chaozhou coughed twice, rubbed his hair, Turning around, he said with a dry smile, "Mom, you...why are you here?"

"It's nothing, the store is closed today, and it's idle when it's idle. I just passed by and came here for a stroll."

Jiang Yufan took a few deep breaths, patted his face lightly with his hands, forced himself to be calm and sober, then turned his head and nodded slightly: "Hello, Auntie."

"Well, hello." Chen Jin smiled and straightened Jiang Yufan's broken hair, "How is it? Did you have fun with your classmates?"

Jiang Yufan nodded: "Happy."

"Just be happy. Auntie will be happy if you are happy." Chen Jin smiled, "Then you guys continue to have fun, I won't disturb you, I'll go first." After walking two steps, she stepped back and looked at the Zhong Chaozhou said seriously and solemnly, "And you, take care of Xiaofan, there are many people here, don't let them bump into him, do you hear me?"

Zhong Chaozhou: "...Oh, good."

After hearing Zhong Chaozhou's agreement, Chen Jin left contentedly.

Jiang Yufan: "..."

Zhong Chaozhou: "..."

"Zai Zai, let me tell you something, calm down first..."

"Are you trying to say that your mother might have seen us holding hands just now?"

"..."

"Ah, yes, that's a good guess."

Zhong Chaozhou touched his nose: "That's my mother, I know it too well, her reaction just now, some micro expressions and micro movements, all appeared after she saw something she thought she shouldn't see of."

"so what?"

"So...do you think we should delay it?"

"..."

Jiang Yufan lowered his head and pondered for a while: "Tonight, just call your mother and my parents, and make it clear to them first."

"Okay, listen to you."

It was after ten o'clock in the evening, after all the elders at home had gone to sleep, that Jiang Yufan and Zhong Chaozhou dared to call their parents together—in the small living room of Zhong Chaozhou's house.Of course, it is impossible for Jiang Yufan's family to be just his parents, his own brother and sister-in-law are also here.It doesn't matter to Zhong Chaozhou that there are more of these two people, because Jiang Yuqing and Qu Ying are young people, and their acceptance of such things may be higher. With them in the middle, there may be conflicts between them and their parents Sex will be so small.

The elders of the family sat in a row on the sofa, waiting for the two young people standing in front of them to tell the purpose of bringing them together.

Under the gaze of these sharp eyes, Zhong Chaozhou felt a little flustered - he had never been so nervous at school when he faced a row of school leaders in police uniforms.

"That...Mom, uncles and aunts, brother Yuqing, sister Quying, I...I have something to do..."

"We." Jiang Yufan interrupted Zhong Chaozhou, he looked straight into Zhong Chaozhou's eyes, said very seriously, "It's us, we have something to say."

Zhong Chaozhou pursed his lips, feeling slightly moved in his heart.

This seemingly cold, indifferent, and impersonal young man in front of him actually pays more attention to affection than anyone else. He attaches great importance to the relationship between them, and he tells himself time and time again with practical actions—— I don't regret being with you, I will face everything with you, no matter what difficulties and obstacles, I will always be by your side.

Zhong Chaozhou closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed down his racing heartbeat. After a long time, he opened his eyes, grabbed Jiang Yufan's hand, and held his hand tightly in his palm. With the greatest courage, he said: "Jiang Yufan and I are together, the kind of relationship we have been together since the second year of high school, I like him very much, and he likes me very much, we...we don't want to hide forever Go on, we want to be fair and aboveboard in front of you, and we also hope to get your approval."

"If you don't agree, or even get angry, then blame me. I'm the one chasing him. Uncles and aunts. Even if you are angry, don't quarrel with him. It's all..."

"You don't have to take responsibility on yourself." Jiang Yuqing interrupted Zhong Chaozhou, "If my brother doesn't mean that, it's useless for you to chase after him."

Zhong Chaozhou was stunned for a moment: "...Huh?"

"What? I don't understand my brother? Between you, he may be the passive one, but he is only passive in behavior, but he is very active in his heart."

Zhong Chaozhou: "..."

Jiang Yufan: "..."

"Haha, you two are still young." Jiang Lin couldn't help laughing, "At your age, you always feel that you have grown up and become adults, but in fact, you are still a bunch of brats in our eyes. I hid it well, but it was full of loopholes."

Zhong Chaozhou: "..."

Jiang Yufan: "..."

Wait a moment!The direction of this plot seems to be a bit wrong!

Chen Jin said: "You two are really stupid, do you really think we can't see anything? Are we that stupid?"

Zhong Chaozhou: "..."

Jiang Yufan: "..."

Zhong Chaozhou stammered a bit: "No, it's not...you...we..."

"I've already seen it! The eyes of the two of you look like they grow on each other every day. A blind person can't see it anymore!" Jiang Yuqing leaned on the sofa very leisurely, with her arms folded, "Actually, I regret that I didn't Record the two of you like that, it should be recorded so that you two can see how deathly you looked on just now!" He said, and laughed a few times very unkindly.

Zhong Chaozhou: "........."

Jiang Yufan: "........."

"Actually, we have talked about the relationship between the two of you in private." An Ruosu glanced at Chen Jin, Chen Jin nodded at her, An Ruosu continued, "We agree that although you are our children, you We are people, not our property. You should have your own life and your own choices. As parents, whether you choose to be with the same sex or with the opposite sex, or even unmarried, as long as you can be happy Be happy, we will support you."

Jiang Yufan and Zhong Chaozhou opened their mouths, wanting to say something, but they couldn't say a word.

After a long time, Zhong Chaozhou asked hoarsely, "Where are my father and grandpa..."

"Hey, the two of them? They see it better than anyone else." Chen Jin laughed out loud, "Who are your father and your grandfather, what kind of storms and waves have you never experienced, what shocking scenes that frighten the world, have you never seen them before, You two... Xiaofan, do you still remember, when you went to the North Barracks for a spring outing, did your uncle ask you to give Xiaozhou a letter?"

"……Um."

"He asked you to do this just because he knew the relationship between you two and Xiaozhou would listen to what you said, understand?"

Jiang Yufan: "………………………"

"About the two of you, your father and your grandfather said this." Chen Jin stood up, walked in front of Zhong Chaozhou, cupped his face in both hands, his eyebrows were gentle and bright, "They said that there is not only one kind of love, As long as you really love each other, you have the right to be together. They can see that you like Xiaofan very much. If you like Xiaofan, why don't you pursue it? Fearless and brave, this is the child of our Zhong family!" Speaking of In the end, Chen Jin's voice was a little choked, she resisted the urge to cry, and continued, "Xiaozhou, mother only wants you to be happy, you can be happy, since you and Xiaofan are serious, then be happy with him Together, parents and grandpa will not force you to fall in love with girls, and you don’t need to have any psychological pressure like inheriting the family. Compared with this, we hope that you can create a family that you will not regret. own life."

Zhong Chaozhou's eyes were slightly red, and his voice was trembling: "Mom..."

"It's the same for you, you don't need any pressure." An Ruosu took Jiang Yufan's hand and rubbed it lightly, "You have been a sensible child since you were a child, except that time we forced you to come to Yangcheng. You have lost your temper, and at other times, you appear to be much more mature than children of the same age. Maybe such a child will make parents worry, but parents don’t want you to be like this. You are still young, and you are still a child, Dad Mom hopes that you can play with your temper and emotions like a child. But you are different in front of Xiaozhou."

"We have noticed that you will be more comfortable in front of Xiaozhou, more willing to show yourself, have a small temper, and express your thoughts. You have no reservations in front of him. In front of Xiaozhou, you are The real you, and the kid Xiaozhou has a good personality and a careful heart, and can take good care of you in every detail, so why should we worry about it?" An Ruosu stroked Jiang Yufan's face, "There is a person You are willing to rely on, and this person is willing to take care of you and accept you, of course we must support you!"

Jiang Yufan pursed his lips, slowly opened his arms to embrace An Ruosu, buried his head on her neck, and rubbed against her like a child coquettishly, without saying a word, but conveying it with actions—Mom, Thank you.

The so-called coming out is not as broken as it is on the Internet, nor is it as vigorous as they imagined.

I just stated the facts very calmly, I thought I would get criticism and scolding, but what I got was encouragement and blessing.

Once, they held hands and leaned against their heads in the dark at the cultural performance of the school celebration and culture and art week; but now, they are interlocking fingers in front of their parents under the light.It is also full of guests, but they no longer tell their secret love, they can openly say to everyone like ordinary couples-this is my boyfriend, this is the person I am willing to entrust for life.

The author has something to say:

I'm sorry everyone, it's been a long time, it's been a month, because this month is really too busy, there are a lot of things, every day is full, and I have to prepare other things, I am really sorry everyone !Thank you very much for your understanding!Bow again and apologize~

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