Bamboo Horse Cultivation Manual [Rebirth]

Qiu Mu lay on the bed, holding the phone in his arms, dawdling back and forth on the QQ interface for a long time.

Been coming here for a while.

His parents arranged for him to go to several schools for entrance examinations. Qiu Mu obediently took the exams and got excellent test results.

Feeling that if this continues, the admission and transfer procedures may really start. Qiu Mu thinks that after a while, after the situation on the old man's side is completely confirmed, it is almost time to make a request to decide to return to Guangling.

Looking at the phone interface, Gu Yu and Ye Li, who were pinned to the top, made a choice in the chat bar.Knowing that after chatting with Gu Yu, he will definitely not be in a good mood, and his emotions will be complicated during the chat, so he subconsciously moves away from Gu Yu's profile picture.The thumb controls the button, and chooses the name that will definitely make you feel at ease, and will make you feel relaxed and emotional when you talk to Ye Li.

【have you slept? 】

Looking at these three words foolishly, it seems that they can see forever.He completely forgot that it was almost midnight now, and Ye Li had probably already fallen asleep.

Ten seconds later, Ye Li replied.

【not yet. 】

The movement of Qiu Mu holding the mobile phone moved closer to her head unconsciously: [Why haven't you slept yet]

Ye Li: [Reading a book. 】

Ye Li: 【You didn't sleep too. 】

Qiu Mu: [I just came back from my parents' company]

Ye Li: [It's very late, go to bed early after taking a shower. 】

【Um】

With eyes bent and a silly smile, Qiu Mu tapped briskly on the keyboard: [How is your side, are you okay]

【fine. 】Ye Li's answer was as usual, short and direct, and the words revealed his indifferent character from the bottom of his heart: 【Reading books, writing plans, and occasionally going to the gym to exercise. 】

【So self-disciplined】

Ye Li: [how is grandpa. 】

[Very good, the state is very stable.My parents hired a round-the-clock nanny for my grandfather, who lives in our house now.She knows nursing knowledge and can take good care of grandpa]

【That's good. 】

Qiu Mu: [I plan to tell my parents in two days that I want to go back]

Ye Li: 【Are you sure? 】

Qiu Mu: [Give it a try, anyway, I am determined to come back, and they can't tie me up at home, it's just that Grandpa is a bit embarrassed here, I'm afraid he will go back with me]

Ye Li: [Yes. 】

Qiu Mu deliberately wrote as a joke: [What if I really stay in Shanghai in the end]

Ye Li paused for a while.

Then Qiu Mu looked at the latest message from Ye Li, her eyes widened unconsciously, and she lay on the bed holding her phone happily for a while.

Ye Li: [Then I will go to Shanghai and tie you back. 】

Qiu Mu wrote with a smile: [Really?It’s okay, I can’t go back on my word]

[No regrets. 】

Looking at these three words, Qiu Mu was finally satisfied.

Beginning of spring shortly after the new year.

Although Qiu Mu said that it doesn't matter if he is alone, his mother insisted on driving him to the airport.

"There are still a few days before school starts, so it's okay to stay here for a while." Handing Qiu Mu's backpack to Qiu Mu, the mother said: "You didn't want to go to school in Shanghai, and the chances of seeing each other are already rare enough."

Looking at her mother's rare reluctance, Qiu Mu said: "I will come back to see you more in the future."

Mother sighed.

"If your grandpa hadn't kept telling you to go back..."

Qiu Mu smiled and said nothing.

In fact, until now, he was also very surprised that the old man would be so cooperative and help to speak.

On the night of the Spring Festival, both parents were at home.Qiu Mu put forward his request to go back to school.

The two adults naturally disagree.

"There are my friends there." It is obviously not feasible to use study as an excuse, and this line of thinking will instead become a weapon for parents to prevent him from going back.Qiu Mu decided to take the emotional route: "I can't bear them."

"You are no longer a child." My mother said: "For friends, it is enough to make a phone call at ordinary times, and to see each other on rest days."

"If it's just a friend who hasn't played together for a long time and the relationship has faded, then there's no need for you to make a special trip back. That's not someone worth dating." Father said.

Qiu Mu: "No, without them my grades will drop."

This sentence made the two adults shut up a little.

"what happened."

Qiu Mu: "It's all because of Xiaoli's supervision that I can study so seriously."

Mother: "If I remember correctly, you are the first in your grade every time you take the exam. Ye Li should be behind you."

Who supervises whom?

"I worked so hard just to do better than him in the exam." Qiu Mu said, "I didn't lie to you, it's true."

The parents looked at Qiu Mu suspiciously, because they hadn't lived together for a long time, so they didn't know much about these details: "Dad, is that so?"

The old man was silent.

My father changed his mind and said: "It is not necessary to be in the same school to compare."

"Your learning method is wrong." The mother said that she would not fall into the trap.

Qiu Mu spread her hands: "But I just want to go back. I don't want to study alone here. What if I become a poor student in the class?"

This is already pure dishonesty.

"..."

"..."

The parents looked at each other and glanced at each other, and found that they couldn't say anything serious in the face of Qiu Mu like this.

Because Qiu Mu usually behaved too sensible, and the family hadn't seen each other for too long, the guilt and debt accumulated in their hearts made neither of them want to make Qiu Mu unhappy.

Especially on New Year's Eve, when the family is reunited.

"You are there, what do you do in terms of life." The mother said: "I was a high school student, and I was under a lot of pressure to study. I didn't have an adult to take care of me..."

Originally, the reason for going back was "Qiu Mu had no one to accompany me, so I went back to my hometown and asked my grandpa to take care of me." Now, after five or six years, I didn't expect to bring it up again in another form.

Qiu Mu said: "It's okay, Xiao Li is here."

Xiaoli, Xiaoli, and this Xiaoli again.

"Isn't he a child too?" After spending a few days together, she knew that Ye Li was indeed a very capable Qiu Mu's mother. Under such circumstances, she chose to pretend not to know: "How can the two children take care of themselves?"

"Xiao Li is different. He can do everything from cooking, laundry, cleaning, and housework, and he can do it no worse than others." Qiu Mu: "He has never let anyone worry about him, whether it is in The school is still at home, and he basically comes to help us."

Even though Qiu Mu praised Ye Li to heaven, her mother still maintained her own attitude and said firmly, "No."

The father, who didn't know much about the specific situation, asked: "That kid named Ye Li lives in our house, maybe. How about letting him move to Shanghai? Dad seems to like that kid quite a lot."

Qiu Mu: "It's impossible for Xiaoli to come here. His mother is still in Guangling, and he will visit her in a nursing home after a while."

So the situation reached an impasse.

The mother refused to let Qiu Mu leave, and Qiu Mu insisted that she would not be able to stay with Ye Li.Both sides are resolutely unwilling to take a step back, and then neither can convince the other.

In the end, the old man who was still sitting on the side, silent for a long time, spoke: "Let Mu'er go back."

Mother said in surprise: "Dad!"

The old man said: "Mu'er likes it, so let him go. It doesn't mean that you have to study here in order to be admitted to a good university. You two just value the results too much, and you can't even take care of your family just to make money. Now Do you want Mu'er to become like you?"

The air fell into silence.

Neither of the adults could refute.

"In terms of life, it is enough for Xiao Huang to help me occasionally." The old man said, "Xiao Li and Mu'er are both sensible, so there is nothing to worry about."

His father was not very familiar with Ye Li, and when they met occasionally, they broke up without being able to say a few words due to work reasons.So for Qiu Mu, he had to ask a few more questions: "Is Xiao Li really that good?"

The old man said something that didn't seem like an explanation, but an explanation that was more useful than an explanation.

"Because he is Xiaoli."

So there is nothing to doubt about this kind of thing.

In the end, with the full support of the old man, it drew a perfect end to the conversation.

The mother, who was still upset about this, made Qiu Mu go back to study as a condition, and proposed, "Don't you often go to the province to participate in competitions? High school also came back with a few national competitions-this is very important for choosing a university. help" request.

Qiu Mu thought that as long as he did this, his mother would definitely let him go quietly in the next three years, so he nodded and agreed easily.

After all, the two parents still care about him very much. Although the way of caring seems a bit tough, if the object is not Qiu Mu, how could they bother to do these things.It's all for Qiu Mu's good that he cares about every detail, worrying that Qiu Mu will go the wrong way, which will leave regrets in the future.

Looking at her mother's reluctant face, Qiu Mu put down the luggage in her hand, walked over and hugged her gently.

"Don't worry, I'll have a good time over there." Qiu Mu said: "When the long vacation comes, I will fly back to see you, dad, and grandpa."

Mother was silent for a long time, then raised her hand and hugged Qiu Mu tightly.

"Got it, be good and be safe, you know? Just call home if you have anything to do. Mom and Dad will miss you all the time."

"Yeah." Qiu Mu smiled, and then let go of her hand: "It's getting late, I'll go in first. Remember to pay attention to safety on the way back, and drive slowly."

Mother nodded, watched Qiu Mu walk into the airport, and then secretly sighed.

"How does it feel..."

A few hours later, standing at the exit of the airport with luggage, Qiu Mu looked Ye Li up and down.

"It's been a while since I've seen you. Have you grown taller? Or stronger? How come the difference is so obvious at a glance!"

Ye Li took Qiu Mu's luggage and walked outside with him.

"It's a bit heavier." Ye Li said.

Qiu Mu walked around Ye Li, touched the muscles of Ye Li's arms and chest with his hands, and was amazed at the firm and powerful feel under the clothes: "Wow, that's amazing - have you been to the gym often lately? "

"Go when you are free." Ye Li explained: "I have more free time during the holidays, so I have nothing to do."

Qiu Mu couldn't help asking: "Do you want to become a muscular man?"

Ye Li asked back: "Do you like those with more muscle?"

Qiu Mu imagined that under Ye Li's head was the body of a hulking, muscular fitness trainer, and couldn't help shivering: "No, it's a bit scary. I think that kind of... A model with a naked body and flesh is very good."

Ye Li: "Oh."

Qiu Mu pondered for a while, and felt that he had no reason to demand Ye Li's figure, and said, "Of course, if you like it, I have no right to you."

Ye Li: "No."

Qiu Mu blinked: "Really? That's good."

Ye Li didn't explain, the "won't" he said didn't mean "won't become a muscular man", but "you won't have the right to ask me anything".

After all, he wanted to go to the gym in the first place for the purpose of pleasing Qiu Mu, so now he suddenly found out that Qiu Mu has the same preferences as him, which is quite a surprise.Otherwise, he would have to worry about how to become the bodybuilding coach Qiu Mu likes.

Then Qiu Mu recalled what Ye Li said just now: "You said you have nothing to do?"

Ye Li paused for a while, then nodded.

Qiu Mu looked around, but she didn't find that person, and her voice suddenly lost a little.

"Xiaoyu always asks Chen Siqi to go out to play again this winter vacation."

Otherwise, Gu Yu, who would come to their house to play whenever he was free, would make Ye Li "have nothing to do and go to the gym every day to exercise".

Now even when I came back from Shanghai, I didn’t come to pick up the plane. In all likelihood, I chose the former between lovers and friends, and I was busy with dates and didn’t have time to come.

Ye Li didn't answer, and changed the subject very skillfully: "What about those flowers and plants of grandpa?"

It's not that Qiu and Mu can't help take care of it, but this is one of the old man's hobbies, and he's not sure if the old man wants to take care of it himself.

Qiu Mu: "Ah...how about sending it back?"

"Let's keep the puppy at home." Ye Li said, "It's just for him to lose weight."

Qiu Mu suppressed a smile: "Suddenly I felt a little pitiful for Xiao Hei."

It is conceivable what kind of devil training and cruel diet treatment will be encountered next.

Ye Li's tone was cruel: "That's what it should be."

Then Qiu Mu mentioned Gu Yu's name again, the question that Ye Li had casually brought up but didn't answer at all: "So, Xiao Yu, is he really with Chen Siqi now?"

"..."

Looking at Ye Li's expression, Qiu Mu felt that he should have got the answer.

The atmosphere of the conversation, which was originally relaxed and pleasant, suddenly became heavy again.

Because this feeling was too depressing, after a while, Qiu Mu began to think about whether he should find some interesting topics to talk about at this time.

Ye Li suddenly said, "Do you think you can wait until the ship berths by waiting at the airport?"

Qiu Mu was taken aback: "What?"

"Like and fit are two different things." Ye Li said: "You can like a pair of shoes, even if they don't fit, you can buy them home and enjoy them. But you will never feel the true value of the shoes, and you will always just look at them."

Only relying on wishful liking, giving or flattery, the relationship cannot last.

In order to get better with Qiu Mu, Ye Li has been working hard to change himself over the years to become the pair of "shoes" that can match Qiu Mu.But Qiu Mu has never noticed this, and only looks at Gu Yu who is not suitable for him at all, waiting for someone who is impossible to wait for.

Make him jealous, make him mad.

"..."

"..."

Qiu Mu lowered her head and looked at the toes of her shoes: "Is it not that I am so mean?"

Ye Li: "A little bit."

It's just that although he doesn't agree with Qiu Mu's approach, it's not incomprehensible.

Qiu Mu just likes Gu Yu so much, he likes "making no mistakes" more than "making progress", so he dares not do anything.

Qiu Mu: "If you have someone you like, will you do it right away?"

Ye Li replied: "Not necessarily."

Qiu Mu: "Will you wait forever like me?"

Ye Li: "As long as we can be together in the end, it doesn't matter whether it is sooner or later. The process of being with you is also very happy, so it doesn't matter."

"..." Qiu Mu looked at Ye Li and said, "I told you this, right?"

"Maybe." He just said what was in his heart.Ye Li raised his hand to stop a taxi, and then continued: "But if I try my best, but the result is still a disastrous failure, I absolutely can't bear it."

Qiu Mu asked: "What can I do if I can't bear it?"

There is nothing to do but accept reality.

Ye Li: "Probably will use any means."

Qiu Mu: "..."

When other people said this, Qiu Mu might just smile, knowing that the other party was simply saying something harsh and firing a cannon, and would not take it to heart.

But when Ye Li said that, he felt a little scary.

Because it felt like this guy would actually do it.

"What are you going to do to that man?" Qiu Mu asked.

Ye Li: "How could that be?"

Qiu Mu blinked.

"Didn't you say that I like that person?" Ye Li said, "How could I attack someone I like?"

Qiu Mu breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

"But I will attack others." After Ye Li said this, he put his luggage on the trunk of the car and got in the car: "It's much easier to deal with others than him, isn't it?"

Qiu Mu: "..."

Although they have been together for so many years, Qiu Mu has always been very reassuring about Ye Li, subconsciously acquiescing that he belongs to the "absolutely safe" trust camp.

But at that moment just now, when Ye Li said that sentence, he suddenly realized that Ye Li was actually very aggressive.

He showed his sharpness, said what he said, and never flinched when he did things. He was also a man full of blood.

Because it is too familiar, I have always ignored the external elements and only regarded Ye Li as a special individual, so I completely forgot about these things.

"..." After thinking about it, another thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and then he began to feel nervous and shy.

Ye Li looked sideways at Qiu Mu, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Your face is so red."

"It's okay." Qiu Mu said quickly with a distressed expression.

"Is it too boring?" Ye Li asked concerned: "Do you want to open the window?"

It was still cold outside at this time, so Ye Li asked the driver to close the window as soon as he got in the car. Could it be that Qiu Mu didn't like this?

Qiu Mu: "No, no."

Ye Li frowned and looked at him for a few times. The more he looked, he found that Qiu Mu's face became redder, and finally even his ears and neck were red.

Suddenly the tone was a little nervous: "You don't catch a cold, do you?"

He stretched out his hand to touch Qiu Mu's forehead, and Qiu Mu trembled subconsciously.

Ye Li carefully felt the temperature comparison, and said to himself: "It seems that I don't have a fever..."

But Qiu Mu felt that the place Ye Li touched was very hot, scorching hot, and had a strong sense of presence.

Finally, he couldn't help lowering his head, avoiding Ye Li's palm, then turned up his collar, covered his face and neck, bent down and hugged his knees, and said in a muffled voice: "I'm fine, leave me alone."

"..." Ye Li: "Are you really okay?"

Qiu Mu: "It's okay, maybe I just got off the plane and feel a little uncomfortable."

"Is it okay to be uncomfortable?" Qiu Mu seemed to be able to imagine Ye Li frowning and talking: "Go home and lie down... What do you want to eat at noon? Can you eat it?"

"It's okay, just let me be quiet for a while."

Ye Li had no choice but to shut up: "Okay, tell me if you feel uncomfortable - isn't it uncomfortable to squat like this? Do you want to lean on me?"

"...Well." Qiu Mu said slowly: "It's okay, no need."

......

I thought that after getting out of the car, walking on the ground and returning to the familiar environment would make him relax and forget that bad thought.

Unexpectedly, the situation has not changed at all.

Because he was in the car before, there was no way to leave, so the close distance made him nervous-Qiu Mu could explain it this way before.

But now it is nothing more than expanding the space of the car and turning it into a house.No matter what, Ye Li will still be by his side, where he can see him when he raises his eyes.

You can't tell Ye Li to go away just because you're nervous, tell him to get out of his sight, even Qiu Mu can't say that if you kill him.

What's more, Ye Li is still helping him pack his luggage and hang up his clothes with a serious face.He couldn't have looked more friendly.

What a friend.

"..."

I silently condemned myself in my heart for a long time, but the effect was not very good. When Qiu Mu looked at Ye Li, his eyes were still a little evasive.

Ye Li stood with his back to Qiu Mu, as if he saw Qiu Mu's expression, and said, "Did I hinder you?"

Qiu Mu's eyes widened: "Huh?"

Ye Li: "It feels like you care about me."

He turned around and said to Qiu Mu, "Do you need me to leave?"

Qiu Mu: "Huh? Ah...no."

In the final analysis, it was a problem of his own mentality, no matter whether Ye Li was present or not, the root cause could not be cured in the end.

Ye Li: "Do you have something to say?"

Qiu Mu was surprised: "No?"

Ye Li: "But it looks like you're restless."

Qiu Mu: "Probably because I haven't been back for a long time, hehe..."

"Really." Ye Li turned around and continued to hang his clothes.

Qiu Mu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there would be no problem.

Unexpectedly, Ye Li said neither serious nor serious: "If you make up your mind and want me to keep calm down, don't tell me and make me continue to suffer."

"Eh?" Qiu Mu was dumbfounded.

Ye Li didn't speak.

Qiu Mu: "..."

Oops, what should he say at this time?

Want to explain?But won't it be embarrassing to explain?

"that......"

Qiu Mu pronounced two syllables cautiously.

Who would have thought that Ye Li, who had been silent just now, immediately responded, "Huh?"

"..."

Qiu Mu had no choice.

Closing her eyes, Qiu Mu said indifferently: "I was thinking, do we count as cohabiting with us like this?"

"Hoo, slap"

The sound of clothes and hangers falling to the ground.

Ye Li propped his hands in the air, holding the empty "clothes", turned his neck stiffly, and looked at Qiu Mu.

Qiu Mu really wanted to catch that sentence and swallow it back.

"Don't care, don't care..." Qiu Mu said with an awkward smile, "I'm just talking..."

While saying "Don't worry about it", Qiu Mu was shocked to find that Ye Li, who was not afraid of anything, who was too lazy to blink his eyes before Mount Tai collapsed, actually blushed.

Blushed? !

He opened his mouth wide in surprise, and he didn't even have time to think about embarrassment—this was the first time he had ever encountered it!

Ye Li hurriedly turned around, picked up Qiu Mu's clothes, patted the dust on it, and hung it back in the closet.Then, without saying a word, she moved quickly, tidied up all the clothes three times and two times, stepped on extremely fast pace, opened Qiu Mu's room door, and ran away in a hurry.

Qiu Mu was dumbfounded.

"Eh--???"