The following guilty

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"Cold?"

Gu Heng shook his head.

"It's better to turn up the air conditioner." Liu Yuan raised his hand and turned the button.

"I said it's not cold, I'm so hot, it would be great if I could take off my coat." Gu Heng said and did so, unfastened his seat belt, twisted his body and struggled to take off the heavy woolen coat , threw it into the back seat, and sighed easily.

Liu Yuan glanced at him while driving, "Hey, it's snowing outside, don't open the window."

"I don't know why, but I feel so hot." Gu Heng opened the window a small slit, brought his face closer, and blew some cold wind of snowflakes.

"That's because you're too excited." Liu Yuan turned the steering wheel with one hand and smiled, "Are you so happy? Huh?"

"There are so many people today." Gu Heng looked out the window. The people on the side of the road were all tightly wrapped in scarves, coats and down jackets. With the thumping live chickens and ducks tied up, a small cloud of white gas came out from everyone's mouth.

Gu Heng turned his head and looked ahead, the snowflakes fell on the slightly wet gray road, the taillights of the cars were connected side by side, the red was a bit dazzling, like a flowing shining river, and he murmured: "There are also a lot of cars."

Liu Yuan glanced at him and said with a smile, "Today is Chinese New Year, so it's fine if there is no traffic jam."

The bustling festive songs from the shopping malls on the street were blocked by the car windows, and some faintly came in, circling in the warm car.

"When the time comes, don't be intimidated by my family's population. This New Year's Eve, relatives from all walks of life will come, and the house will be as lively as a temple fair." Liu Yuan squinted at him and said with a smile, "You It’s fine if you don’t find it noisy, I get a headache every time.”

Gu Heng shook his head, "Is it really okay to go to your house for the New Year?"

"Honey, how many times do I need to answer you, my parents are waiting for you like looking forward to the stars and the moon, and you are too embarrassed to go to dinner when you are usually asked, which makes the two of you think that you have something in your heart. I heard that you are alone during the Chinese New Year, so I have to take you there no matter what, and I can’t leave you at home alone for the New Year. Those relatives have also said hello, no one will make things difficult for you, don’t worry.”

Liu Yuan turned the steering wheel and turned his head, then said slowly: "What about my brother, he still looks like that, don't look at his usual politeness and smile, it's all an illusion, I know you can't understand him, if you don't want to talk to him, you don't have to talk to him, Do what you want, and I absolutely support you, honey."

After that, she held his hand with a warm palm.

Gu Heng opened his mouth, wanting to explain the phrase "I can't understand him", but closed his mouth again.

Liu Yuan saw that he wished to write the words complicated emotions on his face, and held back his laughter.

"arrive."

"Ah?" Gu Heng shuddered and sat up straight.

Liu Yuan drove to the entrance of the residential area, lowered the window, and nodded to the security guard.

Gu Heng watched the telescoping rod lift up slowly, and his heart also lifted up, and he opened his eyes wide and looked out.

The buildings in the residential area are not high, mostly within five floors, and the architectural style is relatively western. The tree trunks on the side of the road are frozen white, and they are cold and emerald green.

The car slowly stopped downstairs, and the two got out of the car. Liu Yuan waved to Gu Heng: "Come on, let me tell you, I'll be up in a while, don't rush to do housework or something, there is auntie here, I don't need your help, You can just chat with them, huh?"

"Is this okay? How about a little help?"

"No need." Liu Yuan waved his hand, opened the trunk, and took out the big bags and small bags of food and drink, "You will come back more often in the future, just treat yourself as your own home, eat when you come, don't treat yourself as a guest Like."

After all, he took out a few red envelopes from his pocket: "If you go, take it and treat it as a gift from you."

"I'm also prepared." Gu Heng took out a few red envelopes from his handbag.

"Keep your money to buy me cigarettes. Let's go upstairs." Liu Yuan picked up a few plastic bags and strode upstairs.

As soon as he walked outside the gate, he heard faint laughter in the room, and Gu Heng swallowed a little uneasy.

Liu Yuan knocked loudly on the door a few times, "We're back!"

Just as the door opened a crack, the sound switch seemed to be broken, and all of them came out with a bang.The sound of the news on the TV, the sound of talking and laughing, was rubbed together by mahjong, and resounded through the corridor outside the door, interspersed with an excited and high-spirited young shout. "Teacher Gu is finally here."

A woman holding a water glass with her hands stretched her head out to look out, her eyes were bright.

"This is my sister-in-law." Liu Yuan introduced.

"Hello." Gu Heng laughed immediately, revealing a row of neat little white teeth.

"Happy Chinese New Year, Mr. Gu. I'm actually one year younger than Liu Yuan. You can just call me Xiaowan." Her eyes shone brightly, hanging directly on Gu Heng's body. Something that feels fresh and curious.

Mother Liu leaned out from behind wearing a magenta cheongsam: "Come on, come in quickly!"

A small yellow figure threw itself into Gu Heng's arms, as soft as a small dumpling, raised his head and smiled: "Uncle Gu!"

Gu Heng hugged Liu Zixin and smiled, then bowed slightly to Mother Liu, "Happy New Year."

"Hey, let's talk when we get in the house!" Mother Liu gave him a hand, dragged him into the house, pinched his arm and looked him up and down, "I'm thinner than in summer, is it because I'm too tired in school? "

Gu Heng didn't know how to answer, so he could only smile shyly.

Mother Liu turned her head and called Teacher Gu to come, a group of unfamiliar faces rushed towards him with all smiles and smiles, everyone was bustling and joyous as if they were looking at some rare treasure, and asked questions one after another like a barrage of bullets at Gu Heng cast over.

"Is the road blocked?"

"There are a lot of people, right?"

"Where does Teacher Gu work?"

"Teacher Gu is quite thin, you don't usually eat much?"

"I've heard Liu Yuan say it all the time, but I finally saw you in real life."

Gu Heng's face was flushed, surrounded by the crowd, he couldn't speak for a long time, he could only laugh all the time, the smile seemed to be stuck on his face, his ears were red, and his chest was throbbing, full of excitement , Excited and nervous, and a little uncomfortable.The smell of food in the kitchen has already wafted out, the room is warm, and the child hugged his trouser legs to send immature New Year greetings. This scene was so unfamiliar that he had goosebumps all over his body, shivering down his spine, completely I don't know how to adapt as quickly as possible.

Gu Heng's pupils dilated, with a look of anxiety and anticipation flashing inside, watching all this.He put his hands behind his back, intertwined his fingers, held back his emotions for a long time, and said with a smile: "Happy New Year."

Everyone laughed loudly, "It's quite shy."

"Come on, lift your legs." Liu Yuan squatted by his feet to untie his shoelaces, and put his feet into slippers.

Just after changing his shoes, Liu's father came out from nowhere, clasping his hands, with a straight face that didn't fit in with the crowd: "Mr. Gu, come on, we're fine, first go to my study to play chess."

Gu Heng and Liu Yuan looked at each other.

"It's okay, go, I'll wait for you in the living room." He patted him on the shoulder, saw his nervousness, and leaned into his ear and smiled and said, "When you come out, I will show you my previous photos." bedroom."

Only then did Gu Heng laugh, and nodded expectantly.

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The corridor leading to the study room was very quiet, Gu Heng's nerves were tense, he didn't even dare to take a big breath, knocked on the door, and heard "Come in".

Gu Heng exhaled slowly, and the moment he pushed the door open, he showed a calm posture.

There was a square couch in the study room, Liu's father had already set up the chessboard, as if inviting him to sit down, Gu Heng walked over, took off his slippers, and sat down cross-legged.

After guessing, Gu Heng took the black chess.

He pinches chalk all the year round, no matter how confused his heart is, his hand is still steady. A cold chess piece is clamped between the index finger and middle finger, and it lands on the chessboard with a soft sound.

It was very quiet in the study, and the two of them were following each other on the chessboard. Gu Heng knew very little about chess, and knew that it was okay to lose, but it felt like a game.He couldn't hold his breath on his chest, he always felt that Father Liu must say something, if he didn't say something, he would have to hold his breath all the time.

The black and white chess pieces began to be scattered, and the scope gradually expanded. Liu's father finally said, "The second child...how did you fall in love with him?"

Without waiting for Gu Heng to speak, he said slowly: "His restraint is relatively poor, and his temper is not good. If you follow him, you will be wronged, alas!"

"The meaning of my words is not to separate you, but just as a piece of advice. If you are with him, you have to be prepared to endure his erratic and unpredictable temper... Then there is his job. Maybe transfer to the branch office, so what do you do? Plus he is very stubborn, and the relationship with his mother is not good, alas... I hope you don't have prejudice against his mother like him, if you can ease the relationship between them relationship is the best."

"Forgive me." Gu Heng suddenly surged with courage, lowered his head and said, "Your advice is not valid, because in my eyes, he is not as bad as you said."

Father Liu raised his eyelids and stared at him.

"We have been together since he was in college. I know him no less than you. He is very kind. This is his unique quality."

"He's a diamond of good quality and would be priceless if he were cut and polished, but unfortunately, he's not being noticed. It's not his fault."

Liu's father straightened his face and spoke calmly, "Are you accusing me of my education?"

"No, because it's useless to criticize now." Gu Heng interrupted him, with his hands half clenched into fists, resting on his knees. "I can only make up. I will use myself to make up for the pain you caused him, so that there will be fewer scratches on this diamond."

"As for his work, I respect his decision and... will not interfere with him."

Father Liu's eyes were heavy, and he nodded if there was nothing.

"What's more, for my aunt, I've always heard compliments from him. Maybe their relationship is not as tight as you think...Of course, this is your family business, I..."

"Mr. Gu, don't you think of us as your family now?"

Gu Heng suddenly raised his eyes.

Father Liu seemed to be in deep thought, his eyes were heavy, he didn't know how long it had passed, and he sighed softly: "I know, Liu Yuan, this child, has been wronged, and he has been wronged a lot."

"But..." Father Liu looked at the wall, his cloudy eyes were slightly moist, "He is more blessed than the boss."

Gu Heng looked at him in bewilderment, and asked softly, "Why?"

"Why?" Father Liu laughed twice.

Gu Heng was slightly taken aback, this was the first time he saw the nearly 60-year-old man in front of him smiling.In the past, he always had a straight face, like an old scabbard, although the outside was rusted, the blade inside was still extremely sharp.

Father Liu was still smiling, and the dim light outside the window softened his cloudy eyes a lot.

"Because..." He stretched out his index finger and tapped it twice in the air.

"Me?" Gu Heng pointed at himself.

Father Liu didn't answer, the smile stayed on his face for a while, then he gradually put it away, straightened his back, and said slowly in a low tone: "If Liu Yuan treats you badly in the future, just tell me directly, and I will beat him. This kid, huh?"

Gu Heng nodded slightly, "Got it."

"Well, cough, your piece is doing well." Father Liu returned his gaze to the chessboard.

Gu Heng relaxed his tense muscles, and the breath in his chest had dissipated at some point.

He raised the corner of his mouth, took out the smooth and round chess pieces, and lost the game with a happy smile.

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"Happy New Year!!——" With a bang, dozens of wine glasses collided and a pale golden liquid was knocked out.

Holding the cup with both hands, Gu Heng closed his eyes and took a sip down his throat. The alcohol rushed to the top of his forehead, his nasal cavity was tingling, and he suddenly coughed violently.

"Is Teacher Gu okay?" The people sitting beside him asked one after another.

Gu Heng waved his hands tremblingly, coughing and laughing at the same time: "Go ahead, don't worry about me."

Liu Yuan gave him a tissue, "I drank your wine for you." Then he leaned into his ear and said, "Hey, don't tell me, my dad really likes you."

"Really? You can see it." Gu Heng turned his head and asked, a little happy.

"That's my father. I don't know better than anyone else. I noticed it when I just poured the wine, and he poured it for you alone. He didn't care about me and my brother."

Gu Heng stared at a table full of oily and rich family banquets, seeing the smiles on the faces of the people at the table, and the way the chopsticks were intertwined with each other, quietly pursed the corners of his mouth to hold back his laughter, and said in a low voice: "You must be trying to make me happy again."

"Really." Liu Yuan raised his voice a little, then lowered it again, breathing in his ear: "My dad likes educated people the most. My brother and I didn't do well in school before, so he's quite disappointed. , now that an intellectual is added to the family, can he not be happy?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard someone call his name, "I said Liu Yuan, you two are biting your ears before you eat this meal!"

Liu Yuan smiled, and took an oily braised prawn with his chopsticks and put it in Gu Heng's bowl, "He was nervous, and asked me if there was anything I should pay attention to, and I comforted him."

The people at the dinner table burst out laughing, "There's nothing to be nervous about, we're all family, and we'll see each other often in the future!"

Gu Heng bent his eyes and smiled gently. In fact, he was not very nervous a long time ago, but the excitement of the Chinese New Year made him a little uncomfortable. He didn't know whether it was excitement or excitement in his chest, but he enjoyed this complicated feeling.The children were laughing and clamoring in their ears, and a few children didn't eat at all, and ran to the balcony to set off fireworks. Gu Heng lowered his head and chewed the shrimp carefully, listening to the crackling of the little flowers over there, like flames A little bit ignited to the tip of his heart.

In the middle of the New Year's Eve dinner, the dinner table has turned into a wine table. Liu Yu has long since fled, saying that he has been drinking for 360 days a year, and if he drinks again, he will follow Li Bai to cultivate immortality. Help the man fight for wine.

When the power was evenly matched, a short and fat middle-aged man suddenly appeared, holding a cup and walking up to Gu Heng with a smile, "Mr. Gu, you drink too! Once you enter the door, you are a family. This is the rule of our house. Drink first and then talk." !"

"No, no, no." Liu Yuan covered the mouth of the cup with his hand, "He can't drink, third uncle, I'll drink with you, and keep the drink until you are satisfied, don't you think so?"

"Go! Who is following you? We want to drink with Teacher Xiao Gu, right?"

A group of people responded enthusiastically.

Liu Yuan smiled helplessly, "Yes, I dare say his market is tighter than mine."

"Come here, Teacher Gu, let me tell you, this kid Liu Yuan, when he was a kid, he was... ouch, my brain hurts when I mention it! Let's talk while drinking!" The man filled him with wine.

Liu Yuan originally thought that Gu Heng would refuse, but seeing him squinting his eyes with an enthusiastic attitude, it seemed that he was really ready to have a good drink, and he reckoned that he would not be able to stop him.

The liquid in the wine glass was changed three times, and the elders became more and more excited as they talked, wishing to reveal all the trivial and evil things that Liu Yuan did when he was young, Gu Heng had already covered his mouth and laughed tremblingly, his face flushed, The exhaled breath carried a scalding temperature, and the lips were moistened, making them appear plump, revealing a row of glistening white teeth.

Liu Yuan didn't expect him to be in such a good mood, and he didn't plan to let it go any longer, so he took Gu Heng, who was already unsteady on his feet, away from the table, and helped him to the bedroom with his hot skin.

The two stumbled and fell on the bed, Liu Yuan lay beside him, seeing him panting, smiled and stroked the hair on his forehead: "How is it? Doesn't it feel good to drink too much?"

"..."

"Are you all right? Baby, are you feeling bad?"

After a long while, Gu Heng finally shook his head and opened his eyes. His brown pupils seemed to be swaying with intoxicating wine, shining brightly and reflecting the light. His eyelashes were moist and stood distinctly one by one.The skin on the cheeks is crimson, so thin that it is almost transparent, and you can feel the scalding temperature without touching it with your hands.

He stretched out his hand to hook Liu Yuan's neck, slightly parted his moist red lips, and rebuked with the smell of alcohol: "You guys, you bully me..."

"You, you, your third uncle, and your second aunt, you can drink too much, you all bully me..."

"Oh, don't count me in. How did I persuade you? Hmm? You insist on drinking, and you still drink so much. Do you think I don't feel sorry for you?" Liu Yuan kissed the tip of his red nose, even the top All smelled of alcohol.

"...Is this your bedroom?" Gu Heng touched the side of the bed with his hand, staring at the room with hazy eyes.

"En." Liu Yuan nodded.

Gu Heng turned over, buried his head in the bed sheet, took a deep breath, and sighed: "It smells so good...it smells like you."

"These are all newly changed sheets, where does my smell come from?" Liu Yuan was amused by his movements, and gently stroked the back of his head.

"It smells good..." Gu Heng repeated with his head buried in the bed sheet.

"Do you like it?" Liu Yuan asked in a different way.

Gu Heng turned over, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and nodded.

Liu Yuan sat on the head of the bed, unzipped his coat, put his hands under Gu Heng's armpits, and lifted him up, "Come on, let you smell me directly."

Gu Heng spread his legs obediently, straddled his lap, hugged him face to face, buried his nose into his chest, the warm and safe breath made him indulge in it for an instant, his brain was dizzy, and he was so drunk deeper.

"Do you smell it?"

"Hmm." Gu Heng took a deep breath, and exhaled it addictively, the whole airway was warm and warm, his chest was gradually full, turning into tears and overflowing from his eyes.

Liu Yuan stood up slightly, curled his index finger, gently wiped off the crystal liquid on his face with his knuckles, and smiled dotingly: "Look, our Teacher Gu is crying more and more, ouch...Okay, Don’t cry, don’t cry, darling, who messed with you again, tell me?”

"No, no." Gu Heng sobbed, hiccupped, and said out of breath, "I am, happy."

"It turns out that Chinese New Year is so happy... being with you, your family, your... I am also qualified to be one of them."

"I am so happy……"

Liu Yuan looked at the end of his red eyes, smiling with tears overflowing, even the eyelashes curved out.

He pinched his thin chin and kissed it.

Lips touched and tongues mingled, both of them drank the wine, the temperature in their mouths was hot, and the slightly spicy smell of wine rushed to the top of their heads, making people lose their strength and turned into a soft low hum in the nasal cavity.

Gu Heng tasted the taste of that tongue carefully, dizziness made him almost hang on Liu Yuan's body, licking that mellowness, inexplicably remembered a sentence, the same taste every year.

The taste hasn't changed, and neither have the people.

Gu Heng's head slid down, and he just fell asleep peacefully.

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The Chinese New Year series is not finished^^