In the Same Boat

01

Cheng Hetong was actually at a loss when he was transferred to the Chinese branch.

He has lived abroad with his parents since he was a child, and all his interpersonal relationships are there. For more than 30 years, the number of times he has returned to China can be counted on the fingers. He is suddenly transferred here, and he does not know if he can adapt.

At that time, Cheng Hetong was 30 years old, and he was considered a small achievement, otherwise the head office would not have sent him, but he never felt that he was a person with strong adaptability. On the contrary, when he faced new things, he was the first to rise It's restlessness and anxiety.

Even so, Cheng Hetong still didn't refuse the job, what he thought was that men always have to face some challenges.

So, he landed in M ​​City, a city he had never been to before.

Cheng Hetong flew from that hemisphere to this hemisphere, from summer to winter.

As soon as he landed, he was filled with cold air, and then subconsciously wrapped his coat tightly.

The person who came to pick him up was a young employee from the M city branch. His name was hard to remember. He was holding a sign with his name on it and looking around at the exit. It looked interesting.

Cheng Hetong is a person of few words, but the other party loves to chatter. From the moment he received him, he introduced the situation of the company along the way, and also inquired about the board and lodging arrangements of his new leader. Cheng Hetong asked him to take him directly to the company .

Cheng Hetong thought he was very interesting.

When the new official took office, Cheng Hetong made a thorough rectification of the department in charge of him. After busy work, he lived in the company for more than a week, and he didn't even send the suitcase he brought back to the apartment when he came here.

When he finished his work and finally breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized that the Chinese New Year is approaching.

When he was abroad, Cheng Hetong’s family would also celebrate Chinese New Year. His grandfather said that no matter where he was, he had to remember who he was. At that time, every Spring Festival, his grandparents would cook a table of hometown dishes in person, and all relatives would gather there. His family came to celebrate the Spring Festival in their own country lively.

It's just that this year, the family members are still celebrating the New Year together, but he can only be alone in M ​​City watching the lights of thousands of families miss his relatives.

Cheng Hetong is a person who can endure loneliness. He has nothing to do, so he just works. Anyway, work is never finished for a day.

On the afternoon of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the company began to have a holiday. He happened to buy a meal before everyone left at noon. Everyone saw him respectfully said "goodbye" and "Happy New Year".

Cheng Hetong likes this atmosphere very much. After all, it is the first time for him to celebrate the New Year in China, and he really feels the significance of the Spring Festival to this country.

Of course, he would have liked it better if he wasn't alone this evening.

When I was carrying lunch to the door of the office, I happened to meet Dou Yucong, the boy who picked him up to the company before. Cheng Hetong had a good impression of him, smart and hardworking, no matter what he was told to do, he was reassuring.

"Mr. Cheng! Don't you want to go?" Dou Yucong was wearing a white down jacket and carrying a red schoolbag. He looked like an energetic college student. He was holding a beautifully packaged box in his arms, which seemed to be a gift man's gift.

"Yeah." Cheng Hetong didn't say much, but said goodbye to the other party, "Happy New Year."

Cheng Hetong worked in the company until after eight o'clock before leaving. When he went out, the security guard downstairs was watching the Spring Festival Gala.

He had already left, but he hesitated when passing by the convenience store, went in and bought a lot of food, then turned back and sent it to the security room.

When he went, he happened to catch up with the security guard's daughter-in-law who came to bring him dumplings. The elder brother didn't expect the new director upstairs to bring him food, so he was flattered and insisted on giving Cheng Hetong a box of dumplings.

Cheng Hetong felt very embarrassed at first. The couple ate dumplings together, so it was fine to take away a box, but the big security guard chased him out and gave it to him, which made him feel very warm.

This is his first Spring Festival in China, and he suddenly feels that tonight will not be difficult.

The apartment is quite big, and the company treats him really well.

It's just that the room is too big and it looks more empty. When other people's homes are bustling, it seems that his place is particularly deserted.

Cheng Hetong made a phone call to his family, and there was a time difference of several hours, but both the elderly and children were waiting to celebrate the New Year with China.

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Hetong turned on the TV, and the room was instantly filled with the sound of the Spring Festival Gala.

There was a sound in the room, and it seemed that the temperature was several degrees higher.

The TV was on in the living room, and he sat on the sofa with his laptop in his arms and continued to process documents.

From more than nine o'clock until the New Year comes.

When the hosts of the Spring Festival Gala counted down the time together, Cheng Hetong stopped what he was doing. He leaned on the soft pillow and counted down with those people with a smile.

Three, two, one.

Happy New Year.

Cheng Hetong said "Happy New Year" to himself immediately.

A lot of messages suddenly poured into his mobile phone, a flood of WeChat and text messages for New Year greetings. He read them one by one, and found that many people sent the same message.

This is probably the legendary "group sending New Year's greetings message".

Although it is a group post, Cheng Hetong also feels very happy, at least everyone has himself in the "group".

He scrolled down slowly, and found a different one.

The boy named Dou Yucong sent a photo of dumplings and said to him: Mr. Cheng, Happy New Year.

This message was too eye-catching in those group messages. Cheng Hetong zoomed in on the photo and carefully observed the dumplings one by one.

Later, he thought, it was probably at that moment that he suddenly cared about Dou Yucong.

Cheng Hetong discovered he liked the same sex when he was a teenager, and he lives in a country where same-sex marriage is legal.

He is used to that kind of living environment, homosexuals can fall in love generously, they can hold hands, hug and kiss on the street.

But obviously, it doesn't work in the country.

In Cheng Hetong's view, the thinking of people in China tends to two extremes. People on one side are becoming more and more conservative, while those on the other side are trying to be free.

These two kinds of people pull each other, they don't recognize each other, and they don't know when it will be the end.

Since the blessing message during the Spring Festival, Cheng Hetong has paid more and more attention to Dou Yucong.

This person loves to laugh and make trouble, and this person is very popular.

This person is very loyal, and this person seems to have a partner.

Cheng Hetong didn't expect that his secret love would have to end so soon, because Dou Yucong received a large bouquet of roses on Valentine's Day.

The flower was very beautiful, but it was a bit eye-catching to Cheng Hetong.

So, the gift he prepared that day lay in a drawer in the office and was not taken out until five years later.

02

Cheng Hetong has never felt that he is a dedicated and persistent lover. As an absolute egoist, he has always stopped losses in time.

However, he found that Dou Yucong's attraction to him was too strong, causing him to subconsciously compare himself with Dou Yucong no matter who he met later.

In fact, Dou Yucong is not so perfect. He is a few years younger than him. From many aspects, he is not only immature but also childish. The people Cheng Hetong met in the past five years are not as good as Dou Yucong. It is just very strange that Dou Yucong just occupies his heart. position, life and death refused to give way to others.

Later, Cheng Hetong didn't struggle any more, and just let it go, since he couldn't let it go, he didn't let it go, just hold it, wait, maybe one day he will wait for the opportunity.

Five years passed like this, and Dou Yucong's relationship was going well during the five years. Every Valentine's Day, a bouquet of roses was sent to the company, as if to tell Cheng Hetong that they were okay.

During these five years, Cheng Hetong also discovered Dou Yucong's secret, that is, this person is actually gay.

Regarding this, he was actually very happy, at least he didn't fall in love with a straight man desperately.

In fact, Cheng Hetong didn't know what he was waiting for until later. He felt that his relationship was stable, and it would be good if he could keep it stable. But he just kept his good feelings for Dou Yucong hidden in his heart. , no big deal.

Just when he was thinking this way, Dou Yucong actually broke up with him.

Cheng Hetong didn't know it at first, until one night when he had nothing to do and went drinking alone, he happened to meet Dou Yucong.

That guy didn't drink well, and he was already drunk at the time.

Cheng Hetong went over, and originally wanted to send him home, but Dou Yucong grabbed him like a bean and vomited bitterness, one mouthful of "dog B man", and told Cheng Hetong all the sad things about the past.

Cheng Hetong was very distressed at that time.

He always thought that Dou Yucong and his boyfriend were very happy, but only then did he realize that every family has their own scriptures that are hard to recite.

That night, Dou Yucong took him to drink and asked him: "Mr. Cheng, do you think this dog B is not worthy of my forgiveness?"

Cheng Hetong has always felt that cheating is absolutely intolerable, but when facing Dou Yucong, he decided to keep silent, otherwise he would be suspected of deliberately destroying the other's relationship for the sake of pursuing him.

Although, that feeling is really not worth cherishing.

Betrayed once and forgiven, there is no guarantee that there will be no next time.

Cheng Hetong looked at Dou Yucong who was drunk and looked aggrieved, and thought: I can't even think of this person, but that person doesn't cherish him.

He asked Dou Yucong: "Do you want to make up with him?"

Dou Yucong smiled and lay down on the table: "Reconcile? He will be fine if I don't chop him up."

Regardless of whether it was a drunken nonsense or not, Cheng Hetong took it seriously.

He said, "Then I won't be polite."

Dou Yucong, who was drunk at the time, didn't pay attention to what their Boss Cheng said. It was only later that he realized that Boss Cheng started chasing him.

The last time Cheng Hetong pursued someone was in middle school, 20 years ago.

His pursuit of Dou Yucong was very low-key, and he couldn't see any private contact between the two in the company, which made Dou Yucong feel at least comfortable.

At first Dou Yucong was actually quite resistant, but after getting along with him, he felt more and more at ease with Cheng Hetong.

He also secretly scolded himself for changing his mind quickly, which is really not a thing.

But he also knew that he was really hurt.

The first time Cheng Hetong told him that he liked him was in the morning after he was drunk. He woke up in Cheng Hetong's apartment, but he slept on the bed, and Cheng Hetong slept on the sofa.

Dou Yucong was stunned.

That morning, Cheng Hetong stood in front of him who slept like a chicken coop, and said very seriously: "Since you broke up, I will confess. I have liked you for five years, does it mean that there must be echoes if I can't forget it?"

Cheng Hetong's second confession was in a company where there was no one else but them. They stayed to work overtime that day. After the end, Cheng Hetong said, "How are you thinking? Do you want to try it with me?"

At that time, they had been ambiguous for a long time, during which time they traveled together, and he even helped Cheng Hetong move.

"Last time I forgot to tell you that I hope you will be my boyfriend," Cheng Hetong said, "Now make it up, would you like to fall in love with me? Would you like to be my boyfriend?"

At that time, Dou Yucong was sitting at his desk, thinking: Oh my god, Mr. Cheng is too straightforward.

Then, they are together.

It's sloppy, but Dou Yucong really wants to try.

Love is about participation.

03

Although the focus is on participation, Dou Yucong never expected that in this love affair, he opened the door to a new world.

Cheng Hetong looks very good-looking. Although he is in his 30s, he looks very tender. When they walk together, if you don’t pay attention to the clothes on him that are so expensive that even Dou Yucong gasps, it’s like two college students talking about each other. in love.

When they first got together, it also took a little time to get used to it.

Two people are of different ages, grew up in different environments, and have different statuses, so when dealing with many things, their attitudes and concepts are very different.

Cheng Hetong took Dou Yucong to the best restaurants in the city. The so-called "best" does not mean how good the dishes are, but the price that Dou Yucong, who is a working class, can't even imagine.

It's common for two people to eat thousands of yuan for a meal. Dou Yucong didn't know it at the beginning, until one time Dou Yucong rushed to pay, and he was stunned after the waiter reported the price.

At that time, Cheng Hetong smoothed things over for him, grabbed the list in his hand and said with a smile, "Don't fight with me!"

After coming out of the restaurant that day, Dou Yucong was in a bad mood.

When two people are together, no matter what they eat or do, there is no need to care about who spends more money. They always come and go. If you paid for the meal today, I will buy the ticket for the movie, but he Unexpectedly, this meal cost him half a month's salary.

That was the first time Dou Yucong knew that there was such a big gap between him and Mr. Cheng.

In fact, he knew very well that the reason why Cheng Hetong never told him that the place they went to was so expensive was for his consideration, but he still felt uncomfortable.

Mr. Cheng's money did not come from the wind.

That night, they talked for a long time around this topic.

Cheng Hetong said: "I hope you will not be burdened. A meal will not cause much pressure to me. I want to give you the best."

"You have given me the best." Dou Yucong said, "Isn't you the best?"

Cheng Hetong originally thought that Dou Yucong would be angry because of what happened today, and racked his brains to think of a lot of apologies, but he didn't expect that Dou Yucong would say this to him.

"I know that your conditions are much better than mine. Maybe thousands of dollars for a meal is really common for you, but we are going to live. If we live, we don't have to plan carefully, but We can't be too extravagant and wasteful." After Dou Yucong finished speaking, he felt that the words were not very pleasant, so he quickly explained, "I'm not saying you waste, I know that may be your habit..."

Seeing him explaining in a panic, Cheng Hetong smiled and hugged him, acting like a baby, and asked him: "There will be no special circumstances from now on. Let's all cook at home, okay? You teach me, and I will cook for you. "

It was probably at this moment that Dou Yuming clearly felt the weight of love.

In a healthy love relationship, there is never a need to argue about whether you are right or me is wrong, because many times there is no right or wrong in many things, the important thing is not this, but the willingness of two people to work together.

Two people with different consumption concepts can also fall in love. After that, they will occasionally go out to have a big meal, but most of the time they go shopping together after get off work, and tie an apron on each other after returning home. Talking and laughing in the kitchen, making a warm dinner.

Of course, the major problems these two people faced after they got together were not just consumption. Another thing that caught them off guard was the collision of models.

Cheng Hetong and Dou Yucong have not slept together for half a month, and the two men who have passed their thirties are still quite reserved. The daily routine of their relationship is to eat, chat and hold hands secretly, and occasionally kiss like a superficial kiss.

I'm sorry.

I don't know why I am embarrassed.

The first time they had a relationship was on Cheng Hetong's birthday. Cheng Hetong, who had prepared everything, held a wine glass, smiled charmingly, and said to Dou Yucong, "Why don't you stay tonight."

This is the naked invitation, and Dou Yucong has long wanted to do this.

That night, the two of them made a wish and blew out the candles, cut cakes and put them on each other's noses, kissed each other affectionately, touched each other affectionately and entered the bedroom.

Cheng Hetong was lying on the bed with his arms around Dou Yucong's neck, and they were very excited when they kissed.

However, when it went a step further, something embarrassing happened.

They are all number 0.

For a moment, both of them were stunned. Cheng Hetong looked at Dou Yucong, was silent for a while, bit his lips, and said, "How about I come?"

"Don't." Dou Yucong gritted his teeth, and said in his heart: That can't make you wronged.

It was Dou Yucong's first time doing the one above, and he was not proficient at first, so the two couldn't help but laughed.

Cheng Hetong put his arms around him and said it was hard work. Dou Yucong kissed him and said with a smile: "Serve President Cheng."

For so many years, Cheng Hetong never thought of trying to be the one above, who would be willing to spend so much effort to "plow the ground" if he could be served by others?

But when facing Dou Yucong, he actually thought it was okay. Only when he had this idea did he realize that he really loves Dou Yucong.

And what Dou Yucong did made him finally let go of his hanging heart.

It's not easy, but it's gratifying and congratulations, all the hardships are coming.

After all, this person is willing to be No. 1 for him, so what else does he have to worry about?

Love is right.

Love is right.

04

Cheng Hetong felt that Dou Yucong was his windfall. When he was sent to work here, he never thought that he would gain a love.

Dou Yucong always said: "What kind of golden shit luck did I have, and I was picked up by you."

Cheng Hetong laughed: "Don't say that, I'm lucky."

Everyone is in their 30s, and many things have been seen through and underestimated. For a long time in the past, Cheng Hetong felt that he would no longer be crazy about love impulses like he was in his teens and 20s, but It was only later that I realized that it was just that I didn't meet the right person.

They moved together, and after they lived together, all kinds of small conflicts would happen from time to time, but he would no longer start to lose points as soon as he saw something in his lover that displeased him like before. If you pass the test, you will break up decisively.

When facing Dou Yucong, there was never a point reduction, and even the scoring table no longer existed.

Small conflicts have also been turned into adjustments for boring life by them.

After the two had been together for a while, Cheng Hetong's grandfather had his [-]th birthday. Everyone in his family knew that he had a boyfriend in China, and his grandfather ordered him to take his boyfriend back to celebrate his birthday.

Cheng Hetong is very happy about this. You know, in the past few years, he has never brought his boyfriend home to see his family members. At the beginning, he didn't take love so seriously. I can't find anyone who is truly worthy of love.

Now that this person has finally come, he really hopes that his family can also like his lover.

Dou Yucong said: "Really or not? Shall I go?"

"If you don't want to, I can find an excuse to quit."

Dou Yucong could see Cheng Hetong's thoughts, how could he not want to go, he was just nervous and a little shy.

"Don't, don't push." ​​Dou Yucong hooked Cheng Hetong with his legs under the bed, "As your real boyfriend, it's impossible not to attend this kind of occasion, but I'm nervous, what if they don't like me?"

Cheng Hetong laughed at him stupidly and said, "No one will dislike you."

Cheng Hetong's family surprised Dou Yucong.

This is a big family. Grandpa's [-]th birthday, all relatives and relatives came, and gifts piled up all over the room.

Dou Yucong said: "You are really a big family."

"It's okay." Cheng Hetong held his hand, "Grandpa is waiting for us, let's go."

Dou Yucong has been here for a few days and is deeply loved by the old man.

Cheng Hetong's grandfather injured his leg when he was young, and he almost sat in a wheelchair when he was old. Since Dou Yucong came, he has pushed the wheelchair and took his grandfather out for a walk every day. The relationship between the two is as close as a grandparent .

When it came to grandpa's birthday, the old man was in high spirits, and specially asked someone to prepare two suits that matched each other perfectly, and told Cheng Hetong and Dou Yucong to wear these two suits for his birthday.

When Dou Yucong woke up and got dressed in the morning, he joked with Cheng Hetong, saying, "Grandpa is so interesting, isn't he planning to arrange our marriage by the way?"

Sometimes, Dou Yucong really felt that his mouth was opened.

Grandpa called the two of them over, and there were only three of them in the room.

Grandpa said: "Tongtong, after you think about it, it's Xiaodou?"

Cheng Hetong poured a glass of water for Grandpa and sat beside him: "I've thought about it a long time ago."

"What about you? Brat."

Dou Yucong got acquainted with his grandfather, and he talked to him about domestic affairs all day long, and occasionally learned to make jokes. Grandpa liked him, and even called him intimately.

"Grandpa, if you ask me that, I'm under a lot of pressure." Dou Yucong hooked Goucheng Hetong's finger, and said, "I have made a private decision with Hetong for a long time."

Grandpa laughed, very loudly, and the two younger ones followed suit.

Cheng Hetong held his grandfather's hand and said, "Grandpa, you have loved me the most since you were a child, and you have always worried about me. Now it's all right, I have met my lover."

"Okay." Grandpa handed the cup to Cheng Hetong, and asked Dou Yucong to push himself to the table. He opened the drawer and took out a wine-red flannel box, "Our family doesn't have any family heirlooms, but grandpa has prepared gifts for you. "

He opened the box, and there were two rings lying quietly inside.

"Made to order, with your names engraved on them, these two rings can only be worn by the two of you in this life." Grandpa called Cheng Hetong over, "Come Tongtong, put them on and see if they suit you."

Dou Yucong didn't expect that grandpa would give them rings, he was a little excited, but also a little embarrassed.

"Grandpa, I should have prepared this, I..."

"Hey, so what if who is ready?" Grandpa smiled as he watched them put the rings on their fingers, and said, "A heart."

He held the hands of the two children and said, "Tongtong grew up beside me. He is sensible and caring. He never let me worry about it. I used to think that what kind of partner this kid is looking for?" I can't bear it, I can't bear our child to be wronged in front of others."

Dou Yucong looked at Cheng Hetong and smiled.

"He was really wronged before, I guess, he can't even tell you." Grandpa patted the back of Dou Yucong's hand and said, "If you don't say it, don't say it, I don't talk nonsense anymore, you guys Two, if you really love each other, it will be fine. The road ahead seems to be long, but in fact, it is not that long. Together, less quarrels, think about each other, what happens, don’t be stubborn, don’t care too much about gains and losses in marriage, If you give everything, you will be rewarded.”

"I know," Cheng Hetong squatted down, lying on his grandfather's lap and said with a smile, "So, you are planning to get us engaged?"

"Ah? Engaged?" Dou Yucong was shocked. He has been in China since he was a child, and the fact that same-sex marriages cannot be married is already deeply ingrained in his heart.

"Do you want to?" Cheng Hetong turned to ask Dou Yucong.

"I want to dream!" Dou Yucong still remembers the hand-painted marriage certificate he saw at his brother's house. At that time, Cheng Hetong said that if he wanted, they could come here to get married.

At that time, Dou Yucong thought that the other party was just talking casually, but he didn't expect that it was really possible.

As his brother said before, in an environment where heterosexuals can get married as they please, many people are actually very resistant to marriage, but like them, the more they can’t get it, the more they want it.

He originally thought that this longing would turn into regret in the end, but unexpectedly, there are surprises in life.

That day, at grandpa's birthday party, Dou Yucong and Cheng Hetong stood beside grandpa and in front of all relatives and friends.

Grandpa said: "Double happiness is here today. The old man is celebrating her [-]th birthday. My beloved grandson is getting engaged."

Dou Yucong was so happy that the corners of his mouth went up but never fell down. He and Cheng Hetong held hands and accepted the warmest blessings in front of each other's family members.

That night, after the banquet was over, the two of them started kissing as soon as they entered the room. The tie was thrown aside, the shirt was thrown aside, and the underwear was thrown aside...

Dou Yucong leaned on Cheng Hetong's body, and whispered into his ear, "I'm engaged, so when are you going to officially marry me?"

Cheng Hetong hugged him with a smile, blew lightly into his ear, and said, "How about now?"

The author has something to say: This article is completely over here, thank you bosses for your support all the way, and I will open "Ex-Husband Calls" in the next few days, see you in the next story.

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