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Zhou Chunfang's family ran out of rice, so her mother gave her a large porcelain bowl and asked her to borrow a bowl of rice from the Xiao family. She should also ask Uncle Wang next door to go to the town to bring back a bag of rice the next day.

Looking at the bowl with a big hole in it, Zhou Chunfang went to the cupboard to replace it with a new one.

She walked to the Xiao family's yard and saw Chen Ye sitting on a chair enjoying the cool air and eating watermelon, with Qi He beside him fanning him from time to time.

Zhou Chunfang was shocked. When did Qi He become so close to Xiao's younger brother?

Everyone in the village knew that although Aunt Zhang loved to show off her adopted son who was a professor in the provincial capital, in fact, the adopted son had an ordinary relationship with the Xiao family and only came back for a few days during the holidays and then left.

But this summer vacation is almost over and Qi He hasn't left yet.

"Chunfang, come in and sit down. What are you standing at the door for?" Zhang Lan shouted when she saw Zhou Chunfang.

Zhou Chunfang responded and went into the yard, and Qi He stopped fanning Chen Ye.

Just now, Chen Ye kept complaining about the heat and begged Qi He to fan him. There was no one else in the yard, so Qi He fanned him.

Qi He was not sure whether others would suspect him and Chen Ye. Even though they had no real relationship, he still felt uneasy because of suspicion.

Zhou Chunfang explained her purpose to Zhang Lan, "Aunt Zhang, there is no rice in the rice jar at home. My mother asked me to borrow some and I will return it to you tomorrow."

It is common for people in rural areas to borrow rice from each other. Zhang Lan dragged the bowl in her hand over and said, "Right away, wait in the yard. Xiaoyi, get a stool for your sister Chunfang and share the watermelon with Chunfang."

Chen Ye stuffed the unfinished half of the watermelon into Qi He's hand and went into the house to get a bench.

"Sister Chunfang, sit down."

He handed Zhou Chunfang a big piece of watermelon.

Zhou Chunfang said shyly, "No, I don't want to eat. Xiaoyi, you eat it."

"Eat it, Sister Chunfang, it's so sweet."

After hearing what he said, Zhou Chunfang did not refuse. She took the watermelon and took a small bite.

She looked at Qi He secretly.

Many women in their early thirties in the village had a crush on Qi He when they were young. Not only was he handsome, but he was also promising. He was the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination.

Zhou Chunfang was younger. When she was in her teens, Qi He was already in his twenties. She only saw him once or twice a year, so she had no other thoughts about Qi He.

But now when she saw Qi He, her heart beat faster.

The men around her all wore a sweatshirt and a pair of weird shorts, with a key hanging on their pants that made noises wherever they went and blew their noses wherever they went. Zhou Chunfang couldn't eat for three days after seeing this.

Qi He was different. He wore a clean white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing beautiful arm muscles. He also wore a black watch on his wrist. Zhou Chunfang knew the brand of the watch. Her distant cousin had also bought one and worn it, but it was a fake. Fakes cost more than a hundred yuan, not to mention the real thing.

The man held the watermelon left by Chen Ye in his slender and clean hands. Seeing that Chen had no intention of eating it, he ate the watermelon in two bites.

Zhou Chunfang didn't think it was a big deal when seeing this scene. Everything was rare in the countryside. The younger brother was wasting food, so it was only right for the older brother to help him eat it.

Zhang Lan quickly came out with a bowl full of rice, "Chunfang, why don't you eat at my house today? I'll cook right away."

Zhou Chunfang stood up stiffly, "No need, Aunt Zhang, my mother is still waiting for me at home, I will go back first."

After she left, Zhang Lan seemed to be thinking about something. Zhou Chunfang grew up under her care. The child was obedient and sensible, and could do everything from washing clothes to cooking. It would be a good thing for anyone to marry her.

At the dinner table, Zhang Lan asked about Xiao Tianci and asked him whether he had visited Aunt Li's house after returning.

Xiao Tianci felt puzzled, "Mom, what should I play?"

Zhang Lan: "Aren't you and Chunfang classmates in elementary school? You walked together after school. Why don't you spend more time together during the holidays?"

Now Xiao Tianci understood what Zhang Lan meant. Zhang Lan wanted to match him up with Zhou Chunfang.

"Primary school is elementary school. It's been so long. I haven't spoken to her in years. Mom, you think too much." Xiao Tianci glanced at Chen Ye, "Didn't Xiaoyi like to follow people around? Why don't you let Xiaoyi have some contact?"

When the original owner was a child, he was bullied. Zhou Chunfang helped him once, and he remembered it. After school, he secretly followed Zhou Chunfang.

However, Zhou Chunfang didn't know this all along. She didn't notice the original owner. Xiao Tianci accidentally saw it and even laughed at Xiao Xiaoyi about it.

Zhang Lan thought Zhou Chunfang was a good match for any of her sons. Since her eldest son didn't like her, she asked Chen Ye, "Really? You and Chunfang are pretty familiar with each other? Xiaoyi, what do you think of Sister Chunfang?"

Chen Ye subconsciously looked at Qi He. Qi He looked normal, but under the table, Qi He's hand was on Chen Ye's thigh.

He didn't hold the bowl with his hands and no one said anything to him.

"Mom, I'm still young. I'll talk to you after my eldest brother gets married."

In a word, the spearhead was pointed at Qi He again.

Qi He: "You can't force feelings. You can only be together if you meet the right person."

Chen also felt his thigh being pinched.

Zhang Lan was very disappointed. None of the men at the table wanted to date or get married. She didn't know when her wish to be a grandmother with grandchildren would come true. Her sisters of the same age all had grandchildren.

Xiao De said, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, why do you care so much?"

Zhang Lan was furious when she heard this. "I don't care? If I don't care, your son will be a bachelor for the rest of his life. What do you, a hands-off manager, know?"

The old couple started arguing again, and Chen took the opportunity to slip back into the house, followed closely by Qi He.

Qi He asked Chen Ye: "Were you with Zhou Chunfang when you were a child?"

Chen knew Qi He would ask, so he began to fool around, "I can't remember. Brother, it was too long ago, I can't remember."

Qi He pinched his nose. Even though he knew he was fooling him, he still didn't get angry.

After a while, Xiao Tianci knocked on the door and came in, holding a book in his hand.

"Brother, I don't know how to solve a problem."

Looking at his expression, Chen Ye had an unrealistic guess in his mind: Could it be that Xiao Tianci is interested in Qi He?

He was not imagining things. Every time Qi He was nice to him, he could feel Xiao Tianci's strong hostility, almost like jealousy.

But in this era, homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness, and the culture of danmei was not popular. How could Xiao Tianci like men? Unless it was born that way.

When Qi He was explaining the problem to Xiao Tianci, Chen was also reading a novel next to him. With his previous guess, he secretly glanced at Xiao Tianci from time to time.

When facing Qi He, Xiao Tianci was nervous and excited. He restrained himself well, but his sweaty palms and back were still exposed.

Occasionally, he would secretly stare at Qi He's profile, and when Qi He looked over, he would quickly lower his head.

Qi He's eyes were calm, and he spoke rationally and clearly. Xiao Tianci, on the other hand, was often distracted, and couldn't answer questions when Qi He frowned and asked him questions.

All signs indicate that Xiao Tianci is gay and likes Qi He.

Chen didn't even look at them. No matter what Xiao Tianci's orientation was, it had nothing to do with him.

During the lecture, Xiao Tianci asked casually during a break: "Brother, have you been in a relationship in the past few years?"

Qi He: “No.”

Xiao Tianci nodded, "What kind of girls do you like, brother?"

"I love sweets."

Chen Ye smacked the candy in his mouth and turned over.

Xiao Tianci lowered his head somewhat disappointedly.

"Summer vacation will be over soon, big brother, can you give me a ride back to the provincial capital?"

Qi He nodded and glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. We'll talk tomorrow."

After hearing his order to leave, Xiao Tianci left the room.

Qi He lifted the quilt and saw Chen Ye, whose cheeks were bulging like a groundhog.

He pinched Chen Ye's face: "Eating candy again?"

When he was explaining the problem just now, he smelled a light sweet scent in the air, and then he thought of Chen Ye in the quilt, and he solved the case immediately.

Chen Ye's face was pinched by his big hands and his mouth opened.

"Brother, I didn't steal it. You gave it to me this morning."

Qi He didn't hear what Chen Ye said. He smelled a hint of sweetness. He stared at Chen Ye's pink mouth and suddenly lowered his head to kiss her.

Soft and sweet, these were the only thoughts in Qi He's mind, just like what he had thought in his dream.

Chen Ye spoke vaguely, wanting Qi He to let him go.

Qi He sensed his resistance, and his rationality instantly returned, and he let go of Chen Ye.

His heart was a little confused.

Chen Ye’s resistance just now made Qi He’s heart sink to the bottom.

Chen Ye was breathing heavily. It was his first time kissing and he almost suffocated to death. Who could he turn to for justice?

"Xiaoyi, do you feel sick?" Qi He asked.

Chen Ye didn't feel sick, he just felt very tired and short of breath.

He met the man's deep eyes. The man's eyes were heavy. Chen also felt that if he was disgusting, Qi He would be sad to death.

"No, I just couldn't breathe."

The haze in Qi He's eyes dissipated, and he rubbed Chen Ye's mouth with his fingertips, "Do you like big brother kissing you like this?"

Chen also said he liked her against his will, because the system reminded him that the kiss just now made Qi He's favorability towards him rise to 88.

Before this, Qi He's favorability had increased sporadically, up to 76. Now, it has reached 88 in one go, which is very auspicious.

Chen also felt that he had seen the dawn of victory beckoning to him.

The price of saying love is that Chen Ye was pressed on the bed by Qi He and kissed for a very long time, and Chen Ye's mouth was even worn out.

After kissing for a long time, Chen also learned to breathe, so he just lay there and let the man kiss him.

His well-behaved appearance made Qi He both happy and uncomfortable.

Chen was just too young, and the place where he grew up was isolated from the news. There had never been any homosexuality in Xiashui Village. He probably didn't know what they were doing at all, and thought it was just intimacy between family members.

In his heart, his elder brother is knowledgeable and successful in his career, and everything he does is right.

Qi He thought meanly in his heart that he was just taking advantage of Chen Ye's innocence. If Chen Ye knew clearly what was going on between them, he might dislike him or even hate him.

Qi He stopped kissing, and Chen Ye opened his eyes and stared at him strangely, "Brother, why don't you continue?"

His childish words and eyes made Qi He's breathing stop.

"Xiaoyi, do you know what you and big brother were doing just now?"

Chen also complained silently in his heart. His original body was slow to react but not really mentally retarded. What on earth did Qi He think of him?

"I know. I was just kissing my big brother."

Qi He frowned slightly, "Do you think you can kiss me?"

Chen Ye, hey, I'm really teasing you. You're asking me only after we've been kissing for such a long time.

"That's fine. Big brother likes me and I like big brother, so we can kiss. That's what the book says."

Qi He asked: "Your love is different from that of big brother. Big brother likes Xiaoyi, wants to hold Xiaoyi, and wants to be with Xiaoyi forever."

Chen also blushed. This was the first time he faced such a straightforward confession.

He couldn't pretend to be a simple boy anymore, he wanted to pull Qi He by the collar and yell, I understand how you like him.

"I want to hug my big brother, too."

Chen Ye hugged Qi He and avoided the topic.

Qi He lowered his eyes and put his arm around Chen Ye.

Forget it, he would explain homosexuality to Chen Ye when they got to the provincial capital.

He kissed Chen Ye's forehead and said, "Go to sleep. I'll fan you."

The night gradually deepened, and no one knew what Qi He was thinking about that night. He sat there in silence until dawn.