windy city rainy season

The meeting on Saturday did not go well. Before leaving the house, Tao Yu received a call from his mother, tactfully expressing his position that he did not want Dr. Chang to attend.Tao Yu had no choice but to let Chang Zheng stay in the residence to pack his luggage, and went back to his parents' house by himself.On the way, he thought about many possible situations, and even prepared to be whipped, but when he entered the house, he found that his father stayed in the field and never came back.

Tao Yu was a little confused: "I thought Dad came back and didn't want to see Chang Zheng."

"He doesn't even want to see you." Mother Tao closed the door and said, "Don't think that I recognized you last time because I didn't drive people out last time. That's just the basic way of hospitality. But this time is different, I can't Those who accept, I can choose not to see him."

"Mom, what are you dissatisfied with about Chang Zheng, he..."

"I'm not dissatisfied with him." Mother Tao interrupted him, "I know he's in very good condition. If he's your good friend, even an ordinary friend, I welcome him to my house. What I can't accept is You and he are..."

Tao Yu looked at his mother and thought, the relationship between him and Chang Zheng must be extremely dirty in his mother's conception, and she didn't even want to say it out loud.He was very sad, and the feeling of hope and disappointment was the most frustrating. He said angrily: "Whether you accept it or not, the other person is there, and our relationship is also there..."

Mother Tao raised her hand without warning and slapped him across the mouth. Before she could put her hand down, her tears fell first.

"I've taken a step back!" She said excitedly, "As long as you don't say it out, don't say you like men, I'll treat you as a celibate, never marry for the rest of your life, and don't bring that Chang Zheng or anyone else to me Come face to face!"

Tao Yuhong's eyes were circled, and he couldn't say a word.He knew that this was his mother's biggest concession. It was his own business who he wanted to spend time with outside, as long as he didn't tell her or bring anyone home.It sounded like a kind of acquiescence, but he didn't feel relieved at all. He only felt sad, and he could also feel the sadness of his mother. Since then, they have been living in self-deception. All festivals, anniversaries, and family activities he can only choose not to attend or attend alone. His other half is invisible to his family.

Tao Yu stood there for a long time, watching his strong woman mother sitting on the sofa crying, but he couldn't say any words of comfort.Waiting until she slowly calmed down, he said, "Mom, let me make you a meal."

Tao Yu rummaged through the refrigerator, defrosted a spare rib, picked up some vegetables, and made some home-cooked dishes that he was usually good at.His mother stood by and watched, occasionally handing him a bowl to look for condiments.

During the meal, the mother and son tacitly stopped talking about that matter.Tao Yu told her about his life in the United States, about his part-time job, his landlord, professors and classmates, and the projects he worked on.He carefully avoided anything about Changzheng, which made his narration seem incoherent. Every time he subconsciously paused to skip certain topics, his mother would look at him, and then he would pick up vegetables and eat as if nothing had happened, pretending to have nothing to do aware.

Tao Yu thought to himself, every meal he would go home from now on would probably be spent in this indigestion and each other's thoughts.

Compared with the anxious and expectant mood when I went to Beijing, the return journey seemed long and tiring, and it brought some helplessness.Tao Yu was not in the mood to watch the movie provided on the plane, he closed his eyes and wanted to catch up on sleep, but he tossed and turned on the chair and couldn't sleep well.

Chang Zheng lifted the armrest between the two seats and let him lean over, this movement actually woke Tao Yu up.

Tao Yu stared at the itinerary for a while, then suddenly said without thinking, "You never asked me about Wei Wei."

Chang Zheng was watching a movie, raised his hand and rubbed the top of his head, but didn't answer.

Tao Yu tilted his head to watch the small screen with him, and found that Chang Zheng was watching a teen movie, the main character seemed to be a pregnant girl, he asked curiously: "What movie are you watching?"

"Juno, tell a story about a 16-year-old girl's unexpected pregnancy." Chang Zheng said and put an earphone into his ear.

Tao Yu never expected that Dr. Chang would watch this kind of film. He passed the time with a disdainful attitude, but after watching it, he found that this film was actually very cool, especially the little pregnant woman, who was so warm and sunny.

In the film, Juno asked his father, is it possible for two people to be happy together forever?My father's answer can be called chicken soup for the soul.

"...Inmyopinion, thebestthingyoucandoisfindapersonwholovesyouforexactlywhatyouare,goodmood,badmood,ugly,pretty,handsome,whathaveyou,therightpersonstillthinkthesunshinesoutyourass.That'skindthepersonthat'sworthstickingwith."

After listening to this passage, Tao Yu subconsciously looked at Chang Zheng, who leaned over with a smile, kissed him on the bridge of the nose, and said in a low voice, "Hedidn'tseethesunshinesoutyourass."

It took Tao Yu a while to realize that "He" refers to Wei Wei. He suppressed a smile and asked, "Can you see the sunshine from my fart?"

This trip to Beijing didn't get a good result, and Tao Yu was still worried about returning to Chicago, but Chang Zheng didn't think so.

"It's the same as when I went to see those two hospitals. Don't think about doing things to succeed. Your mother saw me and knew that her son was not with a bastard. We are serious. At least you can live here. rest assured."

"She still can't accept you." Tao said depressedly.

Chang Zheng said: "It's not me that she doesn't accept, it's the matter of you living with a man. This can't be changed once we meet. We can only hope that she will slowly change her view over time."

"I hope, after all, I'm the only one in the family, and there's nothing they can do if they don't accept it."

"Don't blackmail your parents like this." Chang Zheng disagreed. "This is a matter of policy. I don't want to comment on its right or wrong, but it's unfair to them to blackmail parents with the status of an only child."

Tao Yu had nothing to say, and looked at Chang Zheng discouragedly: "I practice Chinese with you, is it because you want to argue with me?"

Chang Zheng shrugged nonchalantly: "You are no match in English."

Tao Yu angrily turned around to make breakfast, and decided that he would never share poached eggs again this week.

Chang Zheng stood aside and looked at him and said, "This trip has gained a lot. I went to the place where you grew up, met your best friend, and saw that you worked hard to communicate with your family for me. These made me understand more. You." After a pause, he said seriously, "I think now, what a fart, maybe I can see that the sun is shining brightly."

Tao Yu looked at him speechlessly, and silently took out two eggs from the refrigerator.