tearful rose

three

As soon as Su Cailan got home, she saw the roses on the dining table in the living room.

"Wow, roses!"

Su Cailan smiled slyly, and took Su Qiyang's arm, "You lied to me just now that you don't have a girlfriend! Tell me, am I my biological sister?"

Xin Wanwan was coming out with the dishes, and when she heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a little nervous when something happened.

"Mom, look, my brother is still hiding from my own sister."

Su Qiyang was afraid that his mother would lose his composure, so he quickly changed the topic: "It's not yet the Chinese New Year, so don't ask mom to recite my scriptures eight hundred times, it will be nothing."

"Then where did this flower come from?"

"... Picked it up."

Su Qiyang's expression did not change.

"Brother, do you think your younger sister is mentally retarded?"

Xin Wanwan came back to her senses and put down the dishes: "Stop making trouble, we are ready to eat. Yangyang, go and get the bowls and chopsticks." She glanced at the bouquet of roses with a complicated look on her face, after all, she didn't want to arouse her daughter's suspicion.

"Lanlan, go get a vase."

"Know it."

At the dinner table, Su Cailan bit her chopsticks and looked at Su Qiyang: "Tell me, brother, who gave you the roses? If there is a situation, you can't hide it from the organization and the people. If you break away from the masses, you will be cast aside."

Su Qiyang just wanted to say "Who would give a grown man roses?", thinking of the person who gave the flowers, he endured it.

He said something jokingly.

"Without a girlfriend, why don't you allow your brother to have a suitor?"

"Wow, then your suitor is quite enthusiastic—who is it? An old classmate? The little girl in your studio? Do I know you?"

Su Cailan turned to look at her mother.

"Mom, are you surprised? Surprised or not?"

Xin Wanwan lifted her spirits, served her daughter a bowl of corn and carrot pork ribs soup, and handed it to her: "What am I surprised about?" She paused, recalling the past seven years ago, feeling a little sad in her heart, and could only say lightly: "I am so surprised." I don’t have any hope for your brother, the marriage of the children, the impatient parents, let him go—drink the soup quickly, if you don’t drink it cold, it won’t be fresh if you return it to the pot.”

Su Cailan gave her mother a thumbs up.

"Mom, your thinking can be said to be ahead of the vast number of old men and women dancing in the square."

"Square dancing old man, don't tell the neighbors that your mother is also a square dancer, and she's the lead dancer—stop talking, drink quickly."

Su Cailan chuckled and picked up the bowl.

Su Qiyang said: "Take you out for dinner at noon tomorrow? Go buy hearing aids in the afternoon."

Su Cailan shook her head: "There is a group building activity in the studio, and the teacher accepted an order from a big star, and the other party sent a big red envelope on WeChat, saying to reward our little girls, and asked the teacher to take us out to eat hot pot! The teacher is very happy , that we will go out to eat a luxurious version of hot pot together tomorrow."

"Then ask your brother to pick you up after eating, it's not safe on the road."

"No, let's go together. Brother's studio has a direct subway, which is very convenient. I just take the subway to find him. Don't make the teacher think I'm too delicate-the teacher dare not take me on a business trip."

"It's hard for a girl to go on a business trip. Besides, the hotel is not as good as your father's hotel at that time. The hotel environment outside is so bad. You didn't hear the news that the sheets in the hotel are full of bacteria. Also, it wasn't reported before There's a little girl from my family who lived in a hotel on a business trip and met bad guys and almost got caught..."

"Don't, don't, I'll drink the soup, don't talk about it."

Su Qiyang thought it was not too far away, so he warned: "Then you should pay attention to safety, there are many people in the subway, be careful not to crowd. Also, for dinner tomorrow, no matter whether others drink or not, you should not drink."

Xin Wanwan nodded quickly: "Listen to your brother."

Su Cailan was a little unhappy: "Isn't beer okay too?"

Xin Wanwan frowned.

Su Qiyang's attitude is not negotiable: "No."

Su Cailan's life is very regular. After washing up, she watched family ethics drama with Xin Wanwan for a while, and watched her brother's newly bought "Xue Huan Embroidery Book" for an hour, then turned off the lights and covered the quilt.

"Lanlan is asleep?"

Su Qiyang took a shower, brushed his hair, walked from the bathroom to the living room, and saw Xin Wanwan carefully closing the bedroom door for his daughter: "Did she not ask anything?"

"What can she ask?"

Xin Wanwan sat down, glanced at the roses in the vase, and was a little annoyed: "Why did you bring this thing home? Just throw it away on the way, and save Lanlan from thinking about it."

Su Qiyang put down the towel, and said in a low voice, "Mom, it's impossible, Chen Zhen gave it to Lanlan."

Xin Wanwan sighed.

"I'm just afraid. This incident made me flustered." She asked Su Qiyang: "That child's name is Chen Zhen, right? Chen Zhen doesn't know about our family information?"

Su Qiyang said: "I probably don't know."

only--

He thought about Chen Zhen's face carefully, and suddenly felt a little strange, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he didn't remember it at all—the human brain is very mysterious, and some memory images cannot be explained by science.Sometimes, there will be some familiar pictures in the mind, and some people will be very sure that it is their own experience, but it is impossible to judge whether it is true or not.

"Don't be confused. You can't be careless about this matter. You can let go of work these two days. Don't let Lanlan go to and from get off work by herself. You pick her up every day. I'm afraid that the Chen family will find you in the studio. Blue."

Xin Wanwan repeatedly told her a few words before she was willing to go to sleep.

Su Qiyang felt that his mother was a little worried.The Chen family didn't know anything about their Su family, so how could they go directly to the studio to find his sister?

It's just that in the world, there are many things that go against people's wishes, and few things that go along with people's wishes.

Accidents either do not come, or come in series.

Su Qiyang worked in an international chain of psychological counseling institutions for several years after graduating from a postgraduate degree in S City, focusing on the treatment of children's emotional disorders and the correction of behavioral disorders.A few years later, he returned to Z City and wanted to set up his own studio.After discussing with Xin Wanwan, Su's father divided the family savings into three parts, bought a house for his daughter in the name of Su Cailan, kept part for his own retirement, and donated part to Su Qiyang to open a studio.

The size of the studio is small, but the environment is very good. Su Cailan is no stranger to this place.

The girl at the front desk has fresh makeup and a sweet appearance. She doesn't like to smile. Her cold appearance can bluff people, but she is actually a soft girl who is easily shy.Su Cailan likes her very much, every time she comes to Su Qiyang's studio to find her brother, she likes to tease the little girl for nothing.

"Miss Su."

"Hey, beauty, are the earrings newly bought? They are so delicate."

The girl at the front desk's eyes changed, revealing a sweet smile, and her aloof demeanor was instantly disillusioned.

"Thank you, yes."

"You braided a new hairstyle today? Did you braid it yourself? What a skill."

The girl at the front desk blushed slightly when she teased her, and smiled shyly.The details that are difficult to notice in the eyes of these colleagues, once Su Cailan's mouth reveals them in a sincere and admiring tone, it is easy to make people happy.From the point of view of appreciating beautiful things, Su Cailan is very qualified as an embroiderer.

"Miss Su came to see Teacher Su?"

"Well, is my brother in the office?"

"Yes. But Mr. Su has a visitor now."

Su Cailan was a little surprised.

"Didn't you say you don't have an appointment this afternoon?"

"That gentleman didn't make an appointment. He was a reporter from a newspaper and said he wanted to interview Mr. Su. Mr. Su seemed to know him, so he let him in to talk."

"I'll wait for my brother in the reception room."

"Okay, I'll call right away and ask Teacher Su's assistant to turn on the air conditioner for you——Miss Su, would you like tea or coffee?" When the front desk called, she didn't forget to ask Su Cailan.

"Actually, I really want to drink tea—" Su Cailan smiled: "But when I went to get my teeth cleaned last time, the dentist advised me not to drink any more drinks, please give me a glass of plain water."

"OK, just a second."

Su Qiyang's office is connected to a small reception room, which is usually used for small meetings and entertaining clients.Su Cailan pushed the door open and went in familiarly.The door of Su Qiyang's office was ajar, Su Cailan glanced at it, there was a man standing in front of her brother with his back to her, the potted plants in the corner of the office slightly blocked his view.

When she passed by the door of the office, she heard a sentence by chance, and her eyes lit up slightly——

Hold the teacup and stay still.

"Mr. Chen..."

"Chen Zhen."

Su Qiyang raised his forehead: "Okay, Chen Zhen. I remember I told you yesterday that this matter is not a trivial matter for our family, and I cannot make a quick decision - this matter will affect our family every day. member's life."

"I didn't want to force you to answer me right away..."

"Then what are you looking for here today?"

"At least, can you give me a time limit? Su Qiyang, this decision is also very important to me, and it's not a trivial matter. I really hope you can seriously consider it instead of just playing me off."

"I……"

"Did you bring that bouquet home?"

"Ah."

"That's good……"

Su Cailan listened too engrossed, and was stimulated by the huge amount of information, and then recalled the "suitor" joke last night, and felt a little restless.Su Cailan had some problems with her feet, her balance was not very good, and the door was ajar. She accidentally staggered forward and slammed the door open!

Su Qiyang looked at his younger sister in astonishment, his calm and gentle expression immediately changed.

"Blue?!"

Chen Zhen immediately turned around——

"Su Cailan?"

"Do you know my name?" Su Cailan looked at Su Qiyang's changing face, and then saw Chen Zhen's cautious eyes, and her guess became more intense: "Uh...I am Su Cailan, Su Qiyang's younger sister. "

Su Qiyang suddenly stood up with a stern look on his face.

"Lanlan, how long have you been listening?"

Su Cailan has never seen Su Qiyang use such an expression towards her.She looked at Chen Zhen with a confused expression: "You gave me the bouquet of roses that my brother brought home yesterday?"

The meaning of these words made both Su Qiyang and Chen Zhen nervous!

"Chen Zhen!"

Su Qiyang's warning call was ignored by Chen Zhen: "I sent the flowers."

"you!"

"Brother, no wonder you have been so good for so many years but you don't have a girlfriend..." Su Cailan showed a clear expression and murmured.

Chen Zhen raised his eyebrows in surprise, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"Really never had a girlfriend?"

All of this "confirmed" Su Cailan's conjecture about their relationship.Seeing that Su Qiyang was angry, Su Cailan immediately closed the door, then stretched out her right hand and put her fingers together, with a very serious expression.

"Brother, I am a highly educated intellectual woman. Although I am not gay, I neither discriminate against nor object to you being gay. You can rest assured."

These words made both Chen and Su stunned——

"Blue Blue..."

Su Qiyang breathed a sigh of relief - it's good that he didn't hear the truth before.

"but……"

Su Cailan took a cautious look at Chen Zhen: "Mr. Chen, right? Are you discussing coming out? What I want to say is, although I don't object to your homosexuality, but you want my brother to come out to his family?" You should be more cautious about the cabinet, right? You have to respect my brother, my mother was found to have high blood pressure a few years ago, so don't provoke her casually."

What is "affecting the lives of every member of our family"?

This is definitely coming out of the closet!

"After all, my mother is an intellectual in the 60s, uh...Mr. Chen, in fact, my mother is quite open-minded, she is very reasonable, but this matter, theoretically can accept this group and emotionally can quickly accept that my family belongs to This group may be a bit too embarrassing for her. What do you think? Do things step by step."

Su Qiyang cast a meaningful glance at Chen Zhen.

Chen Zhen didn't know the joke that Su Qiyang said to Su Cailan last night, but he was an extremely smart person, and when he thought about the conversation between him and Su Qiyang just now, it was indeed somewhat ambiguous. Add roses...

It is really not to blame Su Cailan for misunderstanding their relationship.

"You're right, I was too impatient."

Su Qiyang's expression suddenly became complicated.