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It was the first time Yin Li saw Huo Zhi showing such an expression, helpless and flustered, like a lost child who can't find his way home.

After getting in the car, Huo Zhilian's voice trembled a little when he said the name of the hospital.Yin Li couldn't fully understand the feelings of the other party, but he felt distressed, and wanted to hold on to his lover's hand tightly, so that Huo Zhi could feel as much comfort as possible.

No one in the world would like a place like a hospital, especially Yin Li, ever since Meng Yongqian committed suicide, he has a natural fear of the temperature and smell of the hospital.

But looking at the bewildered lover, he knew that he should be by his side at this moment, so that the other party can also rely on himself.

While soothing Huo Zhi's restlessness, Yin Li calmly led him to find the correct ward number.

After this emotional digestion, when he entered the ward, Huo Zhi's mood was much calmer. He grabbed the old man's hand, looked at the tubes all over his body, and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, Huo Zhi opened his mouth and asked, "Dad, what's going on, did Grandpa get some kind of sudden illness?"

Li Lichen approached the hospital bed, squeezed his shoulders hard, and said, "Brain stroke, grandpa already had high blood pressure, and it's inevitable as he gets older."

"There's nothing left to cure?" Huo Zhi couldn't believe that a person who had strong legs and feet a few days ago suddenly turned into what he is now.

His father shook his head and let out a long sigh: "The doctor said, it's only these two days. Even if you can survive today, you won't survive tomorrow."

Huo Zhi's tears came down quickly: "Then what about my mother...have you notified her?"

"It's too late, let's talk about it when it gets brighter, it's useless to call her now."

Yin Li stood aside without saying a word. He was the only outsider with three fathers and sons from one family.Yin Li let go of Huo Zhi's hand quietly, and wanted to go out to stay, but was stopped by Li Lichen.

The person in front of him has a serious face and a lean physique, with an innate sense of majesty.Although the face is full of tiredness and grief, it still looks very graceful: "Since we're here, let's stay with Huo Zhi, it's probably the last time. Regardless of whether it works out or not, Huo Zhi will bring it back after all." The first object of the house."

Yin Li leaned forward and bowed slightly, then quietly stayed by Huo Zhi's side until dawn.

Li Lichen contacted Huo Fu the next morning, and when Yin Li picked him up, the old man was completely cold.

When Huo Fu entered the door, her eyes were filled with tears, and she blamed people, "Why didn't you call me earlier?"

"You can't save people even if you come." Li Lichen looked like the calmest person in the audience.

"That's what I said. Anyway, I've been calling you Dad for more than ten years. What happened at the last meeting? You just like to make decisions for others." Huo Fu knelt beside the old man and called "Dad".

Li's ancestral graves are all in his hometown. Grandma Huo Zhi went there six years ago and was buried in her hometown. After the old man closed his eyes, he would naturally return to his hometown.Li Lichen called his secretary and immediately started arranging for the funeral in his hometown.

There are many customs in my hometown, and there are many relatives. As soon as the phone call came from the city, the people in my hometown began to make preparations. When Huo Zhi and the others arrived, the sacrificial shed had already been set up.

Seeing that Li Lichen and Huo Zhi were not the only people getting off the car, the cousin who had to deal with mourning clothes and other matters was in trouble. He knew that Huo Fu and his cousin had been divorced for many years, and for a while he didn't even know how to call him. He pointed to the clothes in his hand Ask: "This... how to do it?"

Li Lichen has worked away from home for many years, and he doesn't know much about these customs: "There is no standard for an ex-wife?"

Huo Fu gave Li Lichen a white look: "Just follow the regulations of the eldest daughter-in-law."

"Hey, okay." At this time, he saw Yin Li next to Huo Zhi, and he didn't know him at all, "What about this one?"

Li Lichen called Huo Zhi: "Your cousin wants to order mourning clothes, whether Yin Li will go to the funeral, what standpoint, what status, you can tell."

Huo Zhi replied without hesitation: "Trouble uncle, go and prepare him a mourning suit and a black suit of the same size as mine."

An imperceptible surprise flashed across his father's face, and then he ordered thoughtfully: "Just do as he said."

The funeral was scheduled for three days later, and the four of them stood in front of the black and white effigy in a row, showing the identity of the family head.

Yin Li's face was originally fair, but compared with his black hair, it looked even whiter, and he even looked haggard, as if he was more sad than the old man's grandson.But only Yin Li knew how depressed Huo Zhi was. Since the day he went to the hospital, he hadn't had a good rest. In addition, he couldn't drink water in the rush, and his voice was so hoarse that he couldn't open his mouth to speak.

At the funeral, the worshipers came and went, and the guests were courteous, it seemed that they were not in front of Huo Zhi's eyes.

The scale of the people who come to worship seems to be more like a proof of the identity and status of the living people.Yin Li seems to have seen more people on this day than he has seen in so many years of life, and it seems that on this day he said the most "thank you" in his life.

Li Lichen didn't shy away either. Someone asked about Yin Li's identity, and he said he was another son. The atmosphere at the funeral was solemn, and he was a big leader, so naturally no one dared to ask more questions.

On the second day, there was a thank-you banquet as usual, and because of Li Lichen's position, many people even rushed over from other places.Since he was thanking the people who came to worship, it was inevitable to drink and socialize. Huo Zhi had been hoarse since the day of the funeral, so Yin Li didn't let him drink a drop of wine.

Before Li Lichen personally recognized Yin Li's identity, the guests didn't dare to talk too much about the mayor, and Huo Zhi got angry again, so they all went to Yin Li with wine, and in the end he became the person who drank the most at the banquet.

After the banquet, Huo Zhi helped him go back to rest. Yin Li finally found a moment to be alone with Huo Zhi while he was drunk. He embraced Huo Zhi with a blushing face, and said inarticulately: "I... ...I know you are sad, but I don't know how to comfort others, I...just want to tell you that I am very distressed that you are not feeling well, for a while...remember to drink water. "

Huo Zhi couldn't remember how many times his eyes were red in the past few days, and at this moment, Yin Li hooked his nose sorely, he hugged Yin Li in his arms, and responded emotionally: "Baby, it's been a few days I'm exhausted, take a good night's rest, I... go find some water right away, so you don't need to worry."

Coming out of the house, Huo Zhi happened to meet Li Lichen who was smoking.

Seeing his son coming out, he stubbed out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can beside him: "Have Yin Li settled down?"

"Ah."

"At the old man's funeral, you let him accompany you throughout the whole process. You were greeted and sent off, and you served wine for you. There is no such thing as a certain status. After returning to the city, let's have a meal together."

"Okay, I understand." Huo Zhi looked up at his father's heavy dark circles, "You are also tired these days, go back and rest, and... stop smoking, don't think you are young. "

After listening, a visible smile appeared on Li Lichen's tired face: "Okay, less smoking, and you go to bed earlier."

The funeral was over, and after returning to the city, there was just one day left of the National Day holiday. That night, Huo Zhi took Yin Li, and the father and son had a meal together.

At the dinner table, Li Lichen also drank some wine, and it was rare for him to look like a loving father.He talked about the dinner culture in the past, saying that at that time, drinking was like eating. He stroked the wine glass and said, "I'm really grateful for the new policy, otherwise, this stomach, this liver, I'm afraid I really can't stand it."

Yin Li was listening quietly, when suddenly the person across from him looked up, and immediately sat upright.

Li Lichen is used to being solemn, and he didn't know how to make the other party less nervous, so he had to slow down his tone as much as possible: "Yin Li, it's okay, don't be so afraid. I called you here today because I have a few words to say. I admit that I do have doubts about your career, but on the day of the funeral, you behaved very calmly, and now it seems that you can take care of others, and with me, you two have passed the test."

After Huo Zhi came back, he was finally in a better mood, and he was able to make a few jokes. He grabbed Yin Li's hand and picked up the wine glass together: "Thank you, great leader."

Li Lichen continued: "Huo Zhi, the old man has loved and spoiled you since he was a child, and he probably won't hate what you like. The old man has just been buried there, and you have to mourn for the old man, so you can't arrange the wedding banquet for the time being. So, how about Let the parents of both sides meet and settle this matter first?"

Yin Li suddenly felt a little uneasy, and just as he didn't know how to speak, Huo Zhi noticed his emotional change and responded for him: "Dad, you also said that you have to mourn for grandpa. We are not in a hurry, and this matter can be postponed." Reconsideration."

"That's fine, follow your own pace."

Huo Zhi turned his head to Yin Li and said, "The custom in my hometown is that there is a hundred-day mourning. Our wedding may take three months."

Yin Li nodded immediately: "No hurry, no hurry, it should be."

After returning home and changing into home clothes, they probably finally relaxed, and Huo Zhi and Yin Li felt completely exhausted.

The two were lying side by side on the bed, and Huo Zhi suddenly said, "Yin Li, I want to hear you sing a song."

"Sing what?"

"Sing whatever you want."

Yin Li thought about it, instead of singing the song he wrote, he remembered a song recommended by Huo Zhi.

He sang about the willow tree in front of the door, and Huo Zhi remembered that when he was eight years old, his grandfather punished him to kneel under the tree in the yard of the old house all night because of fighting.He sang about street tourists, and Huo Zhi remembered that the old man rode a Da Erba on New Year's Eve 20 years ago and took him around the city to buy candied haws.

Before the song was over, Huo Zhi interrupted Yin Li and buried his head in the other's shoulder: "Let me tell you about my grandpa."

Yin Li gently stroked Huo Zhi's back, and responded gently: "Okay."

"When the old man was young, he worked in the post office. A green-painted 1000-bar bicycle was the only means of transportation. Unlike us who sat in the office, he had always been in good health and had no backaches. When I was young, I My parents are busy with work, and my grandpa always picks me up in that big 80 when I go to and from school. When I was very young and ignorant, I thought I was born by my grandpa. When my dad came back and scolded me, he bought candy and toys to coax me, and secretly accompanied me to say bad things about my dad. The old man likes to climb mountains, the kind of mountain that is less than [-] meters, more than [-], and he climbs faster than me. This is such a person , suddenly... suddenly fell there and stopped moving."

At the end, Huo Zhi nestled on Yin Li, and finally shed tears.

Yin Li raised his other hand to wipe his tears, but he didn't realize that the corners of his eyes were also wet. He felt happy for his lover and sad for him.

After this incident, Huo Zhi was touched, and when he woke up the next day, he kept thinking about going home more to spend time with the old man.

At noon, Yin Li accompanied Huo Zhi to Huo Fu's place first, probably because Huo Fu's personality is too easy-going, every time he sees her, Yin Li is more relaxed than when he goes back to his own home.

After the meal, the two accompanied the old lady to eat fruit and watch the news in the living room. Huo Zhi peeled a mangosteen and handed it to her, and suddenly asked, "Mom, I never understood why you and my father...why divorce?"

Huo Fu smiled and explained: "Actually, I didn't deliberately hide this from you. I knew Lao Li when we were in middle school, and we have always had a good relationship. When we reached the marriageable age, there was no suitable marriage partner around us. The two of them got the certificate with a slap on the forehead, but the relationship is good. If you really want to live together as a husband and wife, you always feel that something is wrong. After a long time, the affection of the previous years will be wiped out. It is better to separate. You see Now, we both live quite comfortably."

She grabbed Huo Zhi and Yin Li's hands and held them together, smiling from the bottom of her heart: "So, son, you two are doing well now, and mother is really happy for you. There are many people who will never meet their true love in their lifetime." If you look at the people you really like, those people outside may give you pointers, but they don’t really understand what love is.”

"Lao Li and I have wasted a lot of time with each other, but son, I still thank you for coming. It's not for raising a son to prevent old age. Mom just thinks that she can give birth to such a sensible and transparent son. , is a very powerful thing.”

When the evening approached, Huo Fu invited friends out, and Huo Zhi took the opportunity to suggest that the two of them go back to the suburbs together.

Speaking of going back to the suburbs together, Yin Li's face was obviously a little embarrassed.

Huo Zhi knew what he was worried about, and forgave him: "If mom still can't accept it for the time being, I will hide in your room and take your time. After all, we are still young, but if we don't meet, we will never be able to accept it." that day."

Huo Zhi considered him so thoughtfully, Yin Li no longer hesitated, even though no miracle happened after going back, Meng Yongqian would still go crazy when seeing strangers entering the house, but Yin Li was not like the first time he brought him home. Huo Zhi was so panicked when he came back.

After dinner, the two huddled together on a small bed, and Yin Li even took the initiative to joke: "This bed was used when I was ten years old, and no one has replaced it for so many years, so I have been using it all the time. I am sorry for you." Big legs."

Huo Zhi bent his legs and pressed Yin Li's body: "Oh, squeeze in quickly, don't fall to the ground."

With Huo Zhi by his side, Yin Li didn't suffer from insomnia when he returned to his suburban home for the first time, and had a good night's sleep hugging each other.

The next day Huo Zhi got up early to go to work, after Yin Li saw him off, he stopped by his former neighbor Uncle Liu's house to pick up Huo Chongyang.

After entering the door, Huo Chongyang threw himself into his arms abruptly, almost knocking him down. It seemed that he had gained a lot of weight after not seeing him for a few days. Yin Li touched its round head and turned to the kitchen: "Uncle Liu, these few days Excuse me, there is really no place to send it."

"No trouble, just a few more bites of food."

Yin Li smiled, took the melon handed over by the other party, looked at the cat in his arms who was acting coquettishly towards him, and suddenly remembered that Meng Yongqian couldn't understand the matter of him and Huo Zhi being together, but he could explain it to Uncle Liu Fan.

So as soon as he opened his mouth, the old man's melon fell to the ground in fright.

"Uncle Liu, let me tell you something, I'm with Huo Zhi."

"……what?"

"Huo Zhi, the civil servant who brought me over for dinner earlier, we're done."

The old man froze in place, as if he couldn't calm down for a long time. He clearly remembered that the child was a man.

Yin Li took the other party's hand and sat down, poured a glass of water and said, "Drink your saliva, and I will speak slowly."

Holding the cat in his arms, he spent half an hour telling everything about Huo Zhi since he met Huo Zhi under the surprised eyes of the old man.

After listening, Uncle Liu sighed after a long time: "Such a noble family."

Yin Li calmly explained: "Uncle Liu, their family is not the kind of family that looks down on others. Huo Zhi treats me very well, and their family also takes good care of me..."

"Xiao Li, it's actually not a matter of family or not." The old man's eyes were red when he said that, "Then if it's a girl, let alone the child of the mayor's family, the governor is here. I also think it is worthy of your appearance, but you...you are two men, how can two men live together. "

In these years, he almost regarded this sensitive and hard-working child as his youngest son, so he sincerely hoped that Yin Li could live his future life in peace.

Yin Li knew that Uncle Liu cared and worried about him, so he was very patient, and he poured out all the thoughts he had accumulated for so many days: "Do you know? From the day I knocked on your door when I was ten years old... ..."

The old man knew that Yin Li recalled the nightmarish scene 18 years ago: "Xiao Li, let's not mention that."

Yin Li pressed the old man's hand and signaled that he was okay: "You know, when I was young, my mother was very strict with me when she was still alive. I was originally an extremely introverted person, so I have never had many friends since I was a child. Afterwards, I completely became a person who completely lost emotional cognition, and I didn’t care about everything around me. I grew up like a person living outside the society. I always felt that I was like this all my life, yes I'm not interested in anything anymore, but until I turned 28, I met Huo Zhi."

A smile appeared on Yin Li's face at some point, as if just mentioning that person's name was enough to feel sweet and happy: "He is very good, very good, I only use these few One word to describe him, because he is so good that I can't use any complicated words to describe him, he is so simple and good."

In the end, Yin Li lowered his head and said shyly, "Uncle Liu, don't worry, Huo Zhi and I will be together forever."