Bamboo Horse Cultivation Manual [Rebirth]

At noon, I ate casually at a hotel near the company. In the afternoon, Ye Li and Qiu Mu got off work early, and then went to a nearby supermarket with their families to buy ingredients, planning to take them home for preparation.

Gu Yu said that they don't need to worry about the two of them, and that they can go to the hotel where they are staying to settle dinner later, but they still stayed at the warm invitation of Qiu Mu's mother.

In the corner of the supermarket, Ye Li pulled Qiu Mu and whispered something to Qiu Mu when no one else was paying attention.Qiu Mu subconsciously covered the back of her neck with her hands, glanced at the old man not far away with panicked eyes, and looked at Ye Li in bewilderment.

"Grandpa didn't say anything." Ye Li said, "Don't worry."

"But on your face..." Qiu Mu looked at the faint slap marks on Ye Liside's face, and said, "Sure enough, you were beaten by grandpa."

Just now, he explained that he was accidentally caught by a folder that fell from the cabinet, and Qiu Mu was almost deceived.

"It doesn't matter..." He wanted to go over to touch Ye Li's cheek, but was stopped by Ye Li's slight shaking of his head and his tactful rejection.Qiu Mu blamed herself, "It's all my fault."

Ye Li really wanted to hold Qiu Mu's hand and comfort him softly, but he still restrained himself, kept a distance that seemed appropriate to outsiders, stood two steps away from Qiu Mu, and said to Qiu Mu: "Don't feel bad. , You feel bad and I feel bad too."

"..." Qiu Mu lowered her head lonely. "If only I could be braver..."

"At least Grandpa has accepted us." Ye Li said: "Thinking in a positive direction, this is a big improvement."

After saying this, Ye Li looked at Qiu Mu's parents in the distance: "Don't worry, I will find a way." Then he walked over with a shopping basket and said to the two parents: "Godfather and mother , what do you want to eat tonight?"

Qiu Mu's mother smiled at her husband and said, "Look, the chef is here, it seems that I can save trouble today."

Qiu Mu's father said: "Just do whatever you want, don't worry too much."

Ye Li said with a smile: "That's not okay, I finally have the opportunity to show off my cooking skills, so I don't want to just let me go."

Qiu Mu's mother said: "Then cook your best dishes."

Qiu Mu stood in the distance, watching her parents and Ye Li having a happy conversation, her eyes moved to the face of the old man, and then met the eyes of the other party in mid-air.

Qiu Mu's face turned pale unconsciously, her fingertips trembled slightly, she looked away unnaturally for a second, then she was forced back abruptly by herself, and mustered up her courage to look at the old man again.

The old man frowned, stared carefully at Qiu Mu's face for two seconds, then turned around and left without saying anything or making any expression.

"..." Qiu Mu felt his heart beating like a drum, and couldn't calm down for a while.

He, he did it.Those who didn't back down did it head-on.

While nervous, he was suddenly a little happy. In his two lifetimes, adding up to decades, he finally met his family's eyes on his sexuality head-on for the first time, and he didn't subconsciously choose to escape.

Actually, it's not that difficult.

Qiu Mu said so to herself.

As long as you pass this hurdle, you will no longer have to suffer from self-torture in the future.You must work hard, even if it is for Ye Li, you must work hard.

After returning home, Ye Li went to the kitchen with a full load of ingredients, and asked what everyone wanted to drink. After getting the answer, Qiu Mu followed and said that he was here to prepare.

Seeing the tacit understanding between the two of them busy greeting guests, Qiu Mu's parents had a little satisfied smile on their faces.

It seems that even if they are not here, there will definitely be nothing wrong with the two people who are accompanied by each other.

They can rest assured.

A few minutes later, Qiu Mu came out with tea and drinks. Seeing the emptiness on the coffee table, she turned to Ye Li in the kitchen and said, "Xiao Li, get some fruit."

"it is good."

Qiu Mu's mother held the teacup and took a sip of tea with a happy expression, but she didn't respond to the words.When she saw Qiu Mu put down the tea tray carrying water and was about to sit down, she wondered, "Why don't you help?"

Qiu Mu was stunned for a moment, and said, "Ah... yes."

Just when he wanted to get up to "help", the old man suddenly said: "When I was a child, Mu'er accidentally cut his hand while cutting fruit, and Xiao Li never let him touch the fruit knife after that."

The people next to me were stunned when they heard what the old man said.

Either because the old man would suddenly say such short and warm words from parents, or because the content of the old man's words made people feel emotional.The air was quiet for two seconds, and Qiu Mu's mother said, "That's right, haha, mom doesn't even know."

Qiu Mu's body stiffened for a moment, she nodded and said nothing, picked up the plate on the coffee table, turned around and walked to the kitchen.

Qiu Mu's mother looked at Qiu Mu's leaving back with a puzzled expression.

Why do you feel that Qiu Mu's appearance just now is not right?

And didn't you say you can't peel fruit?Why did it pass.

On this side, Gu Yu received a text message, looked at it carefully, then looked up at the old man and Qiu Mu's two parents calmly, with thoughtful eyes.

Not long after, Qiu Mu brought over a colorful, beautiful and attractive fruit plate.The surface is smooth, the peeling is complete, and individual fruits are carved small and exquisite, very delicate, just like the ones served from the hotel.

Qiu Mu's mother thought it was Ye Li who made it up, and after asking a casual question, she realized that it was Qiu Mu.

Qiu Mu: "I just rarely do these things."

"Does Xiaoli usually do the housework?"

Qiu Mu nodded, looking a little taciturn, even reserved.

Even Chen Siqi who was on the side joked: "Ye Li is really a good wife and mother."

Qiu Mu didn't respond either, as if he had something on his mind.

It's not that he doesn't know how to do superficial skills, and if there is something in his heart, he will express it directly on his face.

If it is normal and knows to hide it, Qiu Mu can pretend to be normal very well, and no one can see what is wrong with him.

But now when I think about "confessing and speaking out", I keep cheering myself up in my heart, hesitating on the boundary line between speaking and not speaking, and I become what I am now.

Qiu Mu's parents, who thought they could rest assured to let Qiu Mu stay here, glanced at each other, and saw doubts and a little uneasiness in the eyes of their wives/husbands.

Sure enough, Qiu Mu still didn't have the courage to say that in person in such an unprepared situation. After sitting down for a long time, she quickly got up, left a sentence "I'll go and see if Xiao Li can help you", and then left .

The atmosphere was a little weird because of Qiu Mu's departure.

Just when everyone seemed to be confused, Gu Yu said, "Actually, there is a saying, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Qiu Mu's mother was still thinking about Qiu Mu's place, and didn't pay much attention to the situation here.But with a smile on his face and a very friendly look, he said to Gu Yu: "Just tell me if you have anything, we are so familiar, it's okay."

Gu Yu glanced at Chen Siqi and said, "Siqi, can you go to the kitchen and help Xiaoli and Xiaomu?"

Chen Siqi was taken aback for a moment, glanced at Gu Yu, then quickly stood up and said, "Okay, let's learn Ye Li's skills secretly."

"..." Qiu Mu's parents finally shifted their attention because of Gu Yu's mysterious behavior.

There were only three adults and Gu Yu in the living room, and Gu Yu said, "Actually, Xiao Mu does this sometimes."

When Qiu Mu's mother heard Qiu Mu's name, she couldn't help asking: "'This way'?"

"The state is very wrong, sullen, as if there is something important on his mind."

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Mu's parents couldn't pretend that they didn't hear them. Qiu Mu's father said, "What's going on."

"It's been a long time, probably...in the second year of high school." Gu Yu said, "Not long after they returned from participating in the national competition."

Qiu Mu's mother frowned, and retorted: "Muer, he..."

As soon as the words were spoken, they stopped immediately.

How did they find out before that they usually spend very little time with Qiu Mu.Qiu Mu is also a sensible person who doesn't like to worry her parents, even if she pretends, she won't let them see that something is wrong.

It was the same this morning, and Qiu Mu behaved normally until she got home from get off work.It's just half an hour now, and it seems that the state is a little bit wrong.

If Qiu Mu comes back later and puts on a normal face, it is estimated that Qiu Mu's parents will soon forget this detail.

But Gu Yu always said "it's been like this since the second year of high school", how could they not attract attention.

After all, Gu Yu and Qiu Mu have known each other for so many years, so what they say must be worth listening to.

"It's not bad now, but it was very serious for a while at first." Gu Yu said: "He was so thin that he was almost sent to the hospital for a drain."

Qiu Mu's mother's voice became louder: "Xiao Yu, you can't lie to your aunt about this kind of thing! ——Really?"

Gu Yu nodded: "Really, I wanted to call grandpa and you and uncle, but Xiao Mu stopped me."

Qiu Mu's mother said, "Then why didn't Xiaoli tell me!"

Gu Yu said: "Xiao Li is even more helpless, his mobile phone was broken by Xiao Mu, and he said that if he told you, he would break up with Xiao Li."

Qiu Mu's father frowned, and his voice was very low: "What's going on, why is this happening."

"Are you having a bad time somewhere? Do you want to see a psychiatrist?" Qiu Mu's mother asked her husband with eager eyes.

"Listen to Xiao Yu first." The man said with a serious expression.

Gu Yu continued: "Originally, it was just a matter of a while, and it will be fine after a week. Just when I thought it should be okay, after a long time, I suddenly received a text message from Xiao Mu, saying It was written that he wanted to die, so I felt something was wrong, so I ran out to find Xiao Mu next door. Xiao Mu opened the door, looking normal, and said that he sent the message by mistake, and refused to say anything else. "

The word "death" made the hearts of the two adults tighten suddenly.

Qiu Mu's mother said: "What's going on? Why?!"

She stood up, and wanted to see her son, and asked Qiu Mu to ask him clearly.

The old man said, "Sit down and listen slowly."

Qiu Mu's mother turned her head quickly, her voice sounded a little shrill: "Dad——!"

The breath in her mouth was very unstable, and she couldn't believe why the old man stopped her.

"Now I don't know anything, so I rush to ask, is it useful? Can I ask anything?" The old man gave her a displeased look: "Sit down."

"..." Qiu Mu's mother's eyes flickered, and she sat back on the sofa uncomfortably.

Qiu Mu's father stretched out his hand and patted the back of his wife's hand, then raised his arms to hug her, tightening his arms slightly, comforting her and letting her relax.

Gu Yu said: "The text message was the most serious one, and after that it was almost like today, anxious and out of shape."

Qiu Mu's mother said: "Do you know the reason? You usually spend a lot of time with Mu'er. If you have anything to do, you can come to Auntie. Don't hide it from us."

Qiu Mu's father said: "Go and ask Xiaoli later. He doesn't say anything." There was obvious dissatisfaction in the words.

Gu Yu said: "It's useless to ask Xiaoli."

The two adults looked at Gu Yu in unison.

Gu Yu said: "Xiao Mu doesn't even hide it from Xiao Li. He only occasionally shows a little uneasy look in front of me. In front of Xiao Li—yes, just like in front of uncles and aunts. It's very normal."

Qiu Mu's parents frowned and lowered their heads in thought, thinking that this should not be the case.

Gu Yu said: "Actually, after so many years, I have seen a little pattern."

Qiu Mu's parents looked at Gu Yu again with searching eyes.

Gu Yu said: "It seems that it basically happens when Xiao Li meets your uncles and aunts."

The eyes of Qiu Mu's parents were obviously surprised and incomprehensible.

"Look, in the second year of high school, didn't it happen after Xiaomu asked Xiaoli to go to Shanghai with him to meet the American minister?" Gu Yu said: "The time when the text message said that he wanted to die was also because of the uncle and aunt. The matter about the square happened before Xiao Li and Xiao Mu went to Shanghai to discuss the project."

"Does Mu'er have any opinions on Xiaoli..." Qiu Mu's mother couldn't help but say this.

"I think it's the complete opposite." The old man snorted.

The two adults glanced at the old man, puzzled, and then turned their gazes to Gu Yu.

"Why exactly?"

Gu Yu looked a little embarrassed, and said, "Actually, I don't really want to say such things."

Qiu Mu's mother quickly said: "It's okay, tell me, uncle and aunt won't blame you."

Gu Yu remained silent.

"Auntie, please, Xiao Yu, can you tell Auntie?"

Gu Yu looked at the two adults in front of him with embarrassing eyes, and after a while, he whispered in a very low voice, "I think that Xiao Mu's relationship with Xiao Li may be more than just a brotherhood."

After listening to Qiu Mu's mother, her body shook obviously, as if she had received some violent shock, her eyes were in a daze for a moment.

But Qiu Mu's father looked normal.

"I didn't want to say it at first, but it's been so many years, I'm really afraid that Xiao Mu won't be able to think about it any time, and what to do if he does what he wrote in the text message." Gu Yu whispered: "Although he is not such an impulsive person , but I'm really worried, so I thought it's rare that you are here today, so I'd better tell you, so that I don't really..."

Qiu Mu's mother's face was green and pale. Looking at her husband, she felt powerless all over her body and could only lean on him softly: "What, what should I do..."

If it is true, then what to do.

Qiu Mu's father began to think about everything in the past, the little things about Qiu Mu and Ye Li when they were together, the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt.

Since childhood, Qiu Mu has shown an inexplicably close attitude towards Ye Li; middle school, high school, and even college, and Ye Li are inseparable, and the distance is getting closer; It's also a good idea to work in the same place as Ye Li.

I can't believe it, but when I think about it carefully, some places are really weird.

For example, in the meeting with the US minister, it was agreed that it was a family meeting, no matter how good the relationship was, Qiu Mu would not bring Ye Li along.If you really want to bring it, why doesn't Gu Yu come?But Ye Li was the one to find.

There is also Qiu Mu's vague response every time he asked "Have you got a girlfriend", and prevarication words such as "I will talk about this kind of thing after my work has stabilized".

It seems that Ye Li and Qiu Mu bought the house with half of the money, right?It's not that you can't afford it, why do you have to do this.

Qiu Mu's mother obviously thought of this too. She had probably determined that Qiu Mu was really interested in Ye Li in all likelihood, and said to Gu Yu, "Does he know what's going on with Xiao Li? He, he loves Mu'er." ..." At this point, she suddenly couldn't continue, her mouth choked up, and her eyes began to turn red.

Gu Yu said: "Xiao Li probably doesn't know anything. If he knew, he would definitely not do nothing, let alone live with Xiao Mu like this."

Qiu Mu's mother let out a mournful sob, slightly covered her cheeks with her hands, bent her body unnaturally, and kept shaking her head.

Gu Yu said: "You know Xiao Li's attitude towards Xiao Mu and Grandpa Qiu. I have received so much help from them before, so now I want to repay them both wholeheartedly. Xiao Mu has never been able to talk to Xiao Li, probably because I was afraid that Xiaoli would resist and reject him, and felt that it was because of him that Xiaomu became like this, so I didn't dare to say anything to Xiaoli."

Qiu Mu's mother's tears kept falling, and she felt uncomfortable when she thought of what kind of life Qiu Mu had lived in recent years.

"I didn't say this to let you persuade Xiao Mu to change your mind and leave Xiao Li. To be honest, I don't think Xiao Mu can change her mind. After all, I have hidden my feelings in my heart for so many years and silently stayed by Xiao Li's side. It's hard to let go of love." Gu Yu said: "If you do something impulsively, I'm afraid Xiao Mu will really miss it."

Qiu Mu's mother looked at Gu Yu with red eyes, and her tone was very indifferent, even with a little resentment: "Then let him continue like this for the rest of his life! For a man, a lonely life?!"

Qiu Mu's father patted Qiu Mu's mother on the back to calm her down.Qiu Mu's mother looked helplessly at her husband.

It's all her fault, she usually spends too little time with her children, which led to such a result.If he cared more about Qiu Mu, if he cared more about Qiu Mu, maybe it wouldn't be like this.

The invincible woman in the mall, when she returns home and takes off her full body armor, she is actually just a ignorant and clumsy mother in educating her children.Not much stronger than others.

"Do you think it's better to let Xiao Mu and Xiao Li stay together, or let Xiao Mu and Xiao Li separate?"

Qiu Mu's mother opened her mouth, her voice was stuck in her throat, and after a while she forced out a few words: "They must be separated, if this continues, Mu'er will only sink deeper and deeper, and will not be able to get out. "

Gu Yu said: "Do you think Xiao Mu will be happy like this?" His voice was very soft, full of emotion and sadness: "You didn't see Xiao Mu's distraught appearance, that's why you said that."

Qiu Mu's father said to his wife: "Sexual orientation can't be changed."

He and Qiu Mu's mother have met many people and been to many places, so they know more about the specific situation of this group than most people in the country.

I have also dealt with many people with "abnormal" orientation in the past, and the cooperation is also very pleasant.The other party has a successful career, a harmonious family, and a good life.

Qiu Mu's mother kept shaking her head, expressing her resistance: "But others will..."

The old man suddenly said: "Your son, was he born to live for others to see?"

The two adults looked at the old man with surprised eyes.

They didn't expect the old man to say such a thing.

"Do as you said, arrange a harmonious and happy marriage for Mu'er to outsiders, and then let him live in the shadows all his life, hiding secrets in his heart, force himself to show a happy smile to the two of you, and go home alone sad?"

When Qiu Mu's mother heard that Qiu Mu might embark on such a life path, tears kept falling.

Why does her child have to live that life.

"It's nice to say, don't lose the important people around you because of money and career." The old man snorted, and said in a stern tone: "What about Mu'er? Let him lose the most important people just like this, just to let your Your career will not be affected, and your face will not be shamed? You two parents have not fulfilled your responsibilities, and you already owe Mu'er a lot, and now you want him to suffer and suffer for you two, and you will suffer for the rest of your life ?!"

Qiu Mu's mother's lips trembled slightly, and she said, "It doesn't matter to the two of us, but Mu'er..."

"Let the child walk on his own, don't interfere so much." The old man said: "Don't create so much pressure on him, don't let him say that kind of unlucky words, help him, protect him, don't let him He was hurt by outside voices, and that's what you two should be doing."

Qiu Mu's mother's tears kept falling like broken pearls: "What will we do in the future? They can't have a child. When my father and I leave, who will take care of them."

"Have the two of you taken care of me?" The old man said, "We have seen you several times at home, but the nurses accompanied me. If it wasn't for Mu'er who came to Guangling to accompany me, if it wasn't for Mu'er and Xiao Li Insist on me to receive better treatment in Shanghai, until now, I should be alone in my hometown."

Qiu Mu's mother stared blankly at the old man.

"Family property, children, future, and the world's vision, what is more important than Mu'er's happy life." The old man said, "They don't need anything else now, and they are not afraid, except that you will object. Otherwise Who do you think Muer's uneasy look is because of?"

After hearing this, Qiu Mu's mother didn't look so broken. She wiped her tears and said "I'm going to the bathroom", intending to calm down by herself.

Qiu Mu's father watched his wife leave, looked at his father, and said, "You already knew?"

The old man snorted dissatisfiedly, and said, "At least I knew it before you."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier."

"I told you what would you do?" The old man said, "Separate those two children?"

Qiu Mu's father lowered his head.

"Of course the first reaction is like this." The old man said: "It's true that you want to be good for the child, but don't do bad things with good intentions. The two of them are not much stupider than you, and they know their own way."

"What about Xiao Li's child?"

Old man: "If you're worried, just ask and see how he answers."

Gu Yu saw that the atmosphere among the few people was still "safe", so he lowered his head and took out his mobile phone, and sent a text message to Ye Li.

Not long after, Ye Li found an excuse to leave the kitchen and walked to the living room.

Looking at the old man sitting on the sofa, Qiu Mu's father, and Qiu Mu's mother who finally calmed down a little and came out of the bathroom with red eyes."Let's switch places and have a good talk," he said.

Qiu Mu's mother suddenly looked a little nervous.