Prohibition of losing contact

There was no way to hide the "elopement" from the family, so the second day after returning from Shanghai, Zhou Qingbai changed into "serious clothes" that looked like a dog, and ran to Qingshan to plead guilty to his elder brother.

Two or three months later, Qingshan's access control was upgraded again, Zhou Qingbai's old work card became invalid, and at the security checkpoint, the ruthless AI stopped him outside with a red light.Fortunately, the security guards patrolling the lobby knew him and gave him the green light to let him pass.

As the holiday approached, the atmosphere in the company was rare and relaxed. Zhou Qingbai took the elevator unsteadily all the way to the designated floor. When he opened the door of the office, he didn't see his elder brother. Instead, he saw him lying on the sofa in the rest area reading a magazine. ginger vine.

"Sister-in-law?" Zhou Qingbai greeted with a smile, and said, "You're here too."

"Your elder brother lives more and more and goes back. He thinks it's boring to go to work alone and needs someone to accompany him." Jiang Man is a petite little one, nestling on the sofa, covered with a large blanket, it doesn't look like she came to "accompany the worker", More like on vacation.

"He's nervous about you." Zhou Qingbai smiled and said, "Noob dad, I can understand."

Jiang Man just found out she was pregnant last month, and she is still in the first trimester.Zhou Cangshan treasures her very much at ordinary times, but now he is even more nervous, as if Jiang Man is a glass doll that will shatter when touched, and he wants to carry her around in a velvet box all day long.

Jiang Man was both amused and disliked by his behavior. Hearing this, she put down the magazine and complained, "What kind of novice dad, I think he is an idiot dad."

While talking, Zhou Cangshan just came back from the outside, Zhou Qingbai and Jiang Man didn't show any guilt behind his back, they looked at each other, and at the same time turned their faces away and laughed sullenly twice.

Zhou Cangshan had nothing to do with his wife, so he had no choice but to attack his younger brother. Seeing this, he put on a blank face and gave Zhou Qingbai an angry look.

"I just found out now?" Zhou Cangshan said, "I thought you were going to run away without making a sound."

Zhou Qingbai didn't want to hide the matter of going to Shanghai.In the past few months, he has shared the progress of the renovation in his circle of friends from time to time. In addition to wanting to stir up enthusiasm for the store before opening, he also wants to subtly test the attitude of the family.

He didn't set up any groups in his circle of friends, and he also made many phone calls with Jiang Man and Liang Ying. Seeing that Zhou Cangshan and Zhou Jianguo had been quiet for the past two months, he knew that they were not that opposed .

"How can it be?" Zhou Qingbai knew that Zhou Cangshan was upset, not really angry, so he cheekily smiled at him, jokingly said: "Eloping would break your legs, I don't have the guts."

"Stop doing this, how dare you not have the guts?" Zhou Cangshan yelled at him, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, couldn't help but glance at him, and his voice softened: "I just saw you at the personnel department. I have applied for resignation—you really decided to leave with Pei You?"

Ever since Zhou Qingbai refused to reinstate his post last time, Zhou Cangshan had a vague premonition, knowing that his younger brother probably wouldn't be able to keep him.

Although he thought that it would be good for Zhou Qingbai to go out and make a living, but after meeting him, he felt empty in his heart and felt uncomfortable anywhere.

"Also, can your shop support yourself?" Zhou Cangshan's concept is still old-fashioned, and he doesn't have a good impression of a business place like a "bar". He gets angry when he thinks of it, and can't help but scold him: "Since you want to do business, why don't you open a store that guarantees your capital, and do those messy things. Think about it, have you done market research in the neighborhood, and if the business loses, have you thought about what to do?"

Zhou Qingbai is a master who is used to watching people order dishes, and he is the most "adaptive" in his life.He pursues the style of dealing with things where the enemy is strong and the enemy is weak, and when the enemy is weak, he is strong. Seeing that Zhou Cangshan was just scolding him, he felt relieved, carelessly touched an orange from the fruit plate, and started talking nonsense.

"It's okay." Zhou Qingbai stuffed an orange petal into his mouth, and said indifferently: "Even if I lose, at worst, I will become an Internet celebrity. Now the couple's finances are good, and Pei You is so handsome, I will open a WeChat account." Bo, it’s okay to post our daily Vlogs.”

Zhou Cangshan: "..." (spit out)

Zhou Cangshan probably didn't expect Zhou Qingbai to be so "devious" to this point, he was shocked by him for a moment, and he didn't say a word.

"Or let Pei You take care of him." Zhou Qingbai started talking nonsense: "Anyway, he's going to be promoted to manager soon, it's more than enough to take care of me—and I'm also very easy to take care of, I can live with some corn porridge and bread."

The melancholy in Zhou Cangshan's heart that "my brother is going to leave home when he grows up" disappeared in an instant, he was so angry that Zhou Qingbai held his breath in his chest, and he almost choked.

"Do you want to be shameless?" Zhou Cangshan said bitterly, "If they don't want you in the future."

"Then there's nothing I can do." Zhou Qingbo said bluntly: "I can only go to their office with my ID card and report to Manager Pei with his real name - and then die with him."

Zhou Cangshan: "..."

Zhou Cangshan suffered a crushing defeat in this confrontation, and was so choked by Zhou Qingbai's "rhetoric words" that he wanted to pinch himself, but Jiang Man listened for a long time, until finally he couldn't bear it anymore, and burst out laughing wildly for a full 2 ​​minutes.

I figured it out, Zhou Cangshan thought angrily, there was no need to worry about him.

Before Zhou Qingbai ran away with the water splashed by his married brother, he was already abducted by his elbow to someone else's house.

Zhou Cangshan finally accepted this serious fact, knowing that Zhou Qingbai had made up his mind, and it would be useless to persuade him any more, so he changed the subject and talked about serious business.

"By the way, how long are you going to fight with Dad?" Zhou Cangshan asked, "Aren't you planning to go home after Chinese New Year?"

This year's New Year's Eve was early, and the Spring Festival was not long after New Year's Day. In the past, Zhou's family had already started to go home to buy New Year's goods at this time, but this year Zhou Qingbai was busy doing business outside, and the house seemed much deserted.

"No, I still have to go home during the Chinese New Year." Zhou Qingbai swallowed the orange with a groan, and his subordinates habitually twisted the orange peel into a decorative flower, and said hesitantly, "But I'm afraid that Dad will throw me out."

"Why is he yelling at you?" Zhou Cangshan glanced at him, his attitude softened a little, and he explained to him: "It's not that Dad doesn't know about you, do you think he has been in charge of you during this time?"

"Really?" Zhou Qingbai climbed up the pole, moved to the edge of the sofa with a smile on his face, and asked aggressively: "Then I can go back boldly."

"Call Pei You along." Zhou Cangshan said, "Dad wants to see him."

"Ah?" Zhou Qingbai was stunned unexpectedly, subconsciously sat up straight, wondering, "Why did Dad ask him?"

"You're going to run away with someone, parents have to meet someone to be at ease." Zhou Cangshan glanced at him, and said in a cool tone: "Don't worry, I didn't want to eat your boyfriend."

Zhou Cangshan has obviously been softened a lot by Jiang Man's pillow wind in the past few months, and now talking about the word "boyfriend" is not as awkward as it was at the beginning.

"Then let me ask Pei You." Zhou Qingbai thought for a while and said, "If he is willing, I will invite him."

Pei You is not a stage fright person, Zhou Qingbai went back to discuss with him, and he agreed without saying a word. At [-] o'clock in the morning on the first day of the new year, he arrived at Zhou's parents' community on time with large and small gift boxes.

Zhou Qingbai had returned home early two days ago, woke up early today after watching the New Year last night, wrapped in thick pajamas, and stepped on slippers to pick him up at the gate of the community.

"Why do you buy so many things?" Zhou Qingbai was amused as soon as he opened the trunk of the taxi, and said, "Didn't Auntie say that you don't buy anything when you go home, but only give money?"

"My mother and my sister helped me choose it together, saying that it was the first time I came to the door, so I was afraid that I would show timidity." Pei You touched Zhou Qingbai's cold hand, and pushed him aside: "It's cold, so don't do it. .”

"It's okay, just a few steps away." Zhou Qingbai quickly picked up a box of tea from the trunk before Pei You stopped him, then naturally reached out to hold Pei You's hand, and said with a smile: "By the way, today There are no outsiders in the family, in order to see you, my parents pushed all the people who came to pay New Year's greetings—how, do you pay enough attention to it?"

"Then should I be more formal?" Pei Youchang has never met his parents at this age. Hearing this, he subconsciously lowered his head to check his clothes today, and asked worriedly, "Either you take a look at the things again to see if there are any omissions." of."

"It's too late." Zhou Qingbai laughed and teased him: "Can you still buy it?"

"There's a gift shop open at the intersection outside." Pei You said seriously, "There's still time to go now."

"It's okay, I'm just kidding with you." Zhou Qingbai pulled him lightly and said, "My parents don't need anything, and I just called you here this time to see you. They are a little worried about going to Shanghai."

Pei You was calm on the road, but Zhou Qingbai became nervous after a few words, and couldn't help but look at the gift box in his hand several times.

"Then how should I behave better?" Classmate Pei has no experience in meeting parents. He reflected on his somewhat poor expressiveness, trying to learn from Zhou Qingbai's impromptu performance.

"You just do as usual, you don't need to show it deliberately." Zhou Qingbai seemed much more relaxed than him, after hearing this, he squeezed his hand and said with a smile: "If the two of them are not satisfied, I will elope with you. "

Pei You: "..."

Zhou Qingbai's consolation didn't help much, Pei You's heart fluctuated with his two words, and he couldn't tell whether he was relaxing or getting more nervous.

Seeing that Pei You's whole body had stiffened into a piece of wood from top to bottom, Zhou Qingbai couldn't help but pursed his lips and laughed sullenly twice, pressed his shoulder from behind, and pushed him up the steps.

"Okay, don't be nervous." Zhou Qingbai said: "If something happens, they will come to me, and they won't embarrass you."

Zhou's parents lived not far from the entrance of the community, in a single-family villa. Because they wanted to welcome Pei You, the courtyard door had already been opened in advance.

Zhou Qingbai stood at the door and rang the doorbell, and soon someone inside opened the door with slippers on.

Zhou Qingbai gently let go of Pei You's hand, stuffed the tea he was carrying into his hand, gave him a comforting look, then stepped aside slightly, waiting for the door to open.

It was Liang Ying who opened the door. She still had a little flour on her hands. When she opened the door and saw Pei You, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled at him, and beckoned him to come in.

"It's Xiao Pei." Liang Ying said, "Come in, it's cold outside."

Before Pei You came, he had actually made tens of thousands of psychological preparations. He Ping and Pei Yu even gave him an overnight surprise "remedial class" for most of the night the night before, practicing how to deal with Zhou's parents if they made things difficult.

But to Pei You's surprise, the attitude of Zhou's parents towards him was quite friendly. Although Zhou Jianguo was not warm at the door to giving gifts, Zhou Jianguo accepted the things politely and asked him Go to the living room to drink tea and eat fruit.

Not to mention Pei You, even Zhou Qingbai was a little surprised by Zhou Jianguo's attitude, taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the kitchen to serve dishes, he quietly whispered to Liang Ying.

"Dad changed his sex today?" Zhou Qingbai whispered, "I thought he had to give us two a blow."

"What do you think of your father?" Liang Ying gave him a reproachful look, and whispered, "You were raised by my father, and it's okay for him to say a few words about you. Xiao Pei has never eaten his food, so he Why are you yelling at others."

When Liang Ying said this, Zhou Qingbai was completely relieved. He stole a piece of crispy meat from a small pot and walked away, walking slowly to the small living room, wanting to hear what Zhou Jianguo was talking about with Pei You.

Pei You is upright and serious. Although he feels unkind during the blind date, he is very pleasing to the elders.

Zhou Jianguo has always liked young people who can endure hardships and are willing to make progress. Now a "serious child" suddenly came to the family, and even his prejudice against the word "gay" disappeared a lot.

But to Zhou Qingbai's surprise, neither Zhou Jianguo nor Liang Ying asked about Pei You's family situation, nor did they ask about their going to Shanghai.They had a meal together in a bland manner, as if they were simply asking Pei You to meet.

Zhou Jianguo and Zhou Cangshan didn't talk much, and they couldn't gossip even if they were tied together, but Liang Ying and Jiang Man chatted with Pei You at the dinner table and asked him if his work was going well.

"The work is going well, and the leaders are taking good care of them." Pei You said honestly: "After the promotion in the next year, the salary will be much better than before."

"It's good that the work goes well." Liang Ying pushed a plate of fried fish slices in front of him and Zhou Qingbai, and said with a smile: "You are still young, it's good to be self-motivated, but don't be too tired. Money is endless, But you only have one youth, so you have to balance work and life.”

"Well, I got it." Pei You said seriously, "But don't worry, Auntie, my job is fairly stable, and I can afford Qingbai while taking care of my family."

Zhou Qingbai: "Poof——"

Liang Ying was also amused by Pei You, and picked up a chopstick dish for him, so she had to speak clearly.

"Good boy, he doesn't need you to raise him, he can live by eating some corn porridge." Liang Ying said, "But I heard that the nature of your job is very hard. You have to adjust yourself and combine work with rest."

She returned Zhou Qingbai's words of molesting Zhou Cangshan intact, and Zhou Qingbai's ears became hot when he heard it, and he shouted angrily: "Mom—"

Liang Ying put her chopsticks into his bowl and said with a smile, "Eat fish."

Only then did Pei You realize that he was a little too nervous just now, he lowered his eyes in embarrassment, and smiled with his lips pursed.

He also picked up a chopstick dish for Zhou Qingbai as if to cover up, and conveniently separated the carrots from the side dish, and put them on his own plate.

Liang Ying didn't say anything when she saw this, she just raised her head and exchanged glances with Zhou Jianguo, who had been watching them both in the chief seat.

Liang Ying quickly withdrew her gaze and changed the subject with a smile.

The atmosphere of the meal was quite harmonious. In the afternoon, Zhou Qingbai packed up his things and prepared to go home with Pei You - he and Pei You had to go to Shanghai after the next year, and now they had to go back and pack up as soon as possible, bringing some loose items with them Pack and send away one by one.

Liang Ying knew that he was still busy, so she didn't keep him, but just packed some food for him to take away with her.

Before leaving, Zhou Jianguo, who had returned to the study after dinner, arrived late.Leaning on a cane, he stood at the gate and glanced at Zhou Qingbai's and Pei You's hands, and finally said the first sentence since lunch.

"I still have reservations about your future." Zhou Jianguo said: "But you are all adults and can be responsible for your own choices. No matter what happens in the future, it is the path you choose, so don't regret it."

"I know, Dad." Zhou Qingbai took a step ahead of Pei You and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've spotted him."

"Also—" Zhou Jianguo said: "Even if you lose money outside and are poor, you still choose your own vegetables to eat, and you are not allowed to go home to ask for them."

The old man didn't know that Zhou Qingbai had already spent 20 yuan to buy the storefront, and he thought that he had spent all his money to go out and make a fortune, and even gave such a simple "farewell message".

Zhou Qingbai couldn't laugh or cry, but he also felt that there was nothing wrong with maintaining this wonderful misunderstanding, so he nodded and obediently agreed.

"Okay." Zhou Jianguo took out two bulging red envelopes from his arms, threw them into Zhou Qingbai and Pei You's arms one by one, waved his hands out of sight and out of mind, and said, "Go, go, don't be annoying at home." .”

Pei You got a red envelope for nothing without saying a word, and suddenly felt ashamed of receiving it, and was about to say no, Zhou Qingbai grabbed him quickly, and said goodbye to his family quickly.

Pei You was caught off guard, and only had time to say goodbye when Zhou Qingbai dragged him out of the courtyard.

"Why is it so real, don't want it for nothing." Zhou Qingbai put the two red envelopes into Pei You's pocket together, and said confidently: "Otherwise, 'Uncle and Aunt Happy New Year' is for nothing?"

"But... isn't it a bit much?" Pei You is very sensitive to money. He touched it just now, and he always felt that the bag was at least more than 2 yuan.

"Not much, after all, it's the last lunch." Zhou Qingbai held back his smile and deliberately frightened him: "You didn't listen to what my dad said just now, you are not allowed to go home and ask for money after eating bran and swallowed vegetables—the food expenses for parting gifts , why not give more."

Hearing this, Pei You lowered his eyes, and touched the red envelope in his pocket thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhou Qingbai put his pocket in one hand, and sneakily climbed up Pei You's sleeve with the other hand, hooked his cuff with his fingertips, and shook it slightly.

"Hey." Zhou Qingbai asked: "The family won't care about me in the future, will you let me eat bran swallowed vegetables?"

He obviously asked the question knowingly, but Pei You still turned to look at him and shook his head seriously.

"No." Pei You said, "You have to trust me."

"I'm just joking with you." Zhou Qingbai chuckled, shook his sleeves with a smile, and said, "I don't usually have so much lucky money, and I have more money for you—my dad is embarrassed to say, you just need to know." .”

"Actually, uncle is not bad."

Pei You glanced back while speaking, and after turning the corner, the small villa was already blocked by green trees, only a corner was slightly exposed.Pei You took a look, then looked away, and then said, "He cares about you very much."

"Yes." Zhou Qingbai did not deny this: "It's just that he was a bit fierce when he was young, which made the whole family afraid of him."

"But my dad has an advantage, that is, he spit on a nail, and he will never go back on what he said." Zhou Qingbai said: "Whether he gives you food expenses or a meeting gift, it means that he approves of you and is going to hand me over to you." .”

Zhou Qingbai's fingers fell from Pei You's cuff, and the general good fell into his palm.He took Pei You's hand and turned his head to look at him with a smile.

"How about it." Zhou Qingbai deliberately teased him: "It's up to you whether you want to take on this big trouble."

"Of course." Pei You always took this kind of jokes very seriously. He put Zhou Qingbai's hand in his palm, brought it to his mouth in the cold wind, and said solemnly: "And I will treasure it carefully." of."

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