Ha ha

Xu Chenchuan soon discovered that his feeling was not wrong.

The atmosphere at the dinner table the next day was extremely dull. Xu Guoqi and Shu Yingli didn't say much, but they exchanged glances from time to time.Xu Chenchuan watched his parents' movements from the corner of his eye, and secretly made preparations in his heart.

The incidents of coming out of the closet that he had heard of were all extremely tragic, and if he met unenlightened parents, he would lose a layer of skin even if he did not die.His parents should not have reached that level, he thought optimistically as much as possible.

Putting down the chopsticks, Shu Yingli rolled up her sleeves to tidy up the dishes and said, "Chen Chuan is here to help mom wash the dishes."

here we go.Xu Chenchuan encouraged himself and quickly stood up to help, but Xu Guoqi walked away silently.

Shu Yingli turned on the faucet to run water, stared at the pots and bowls in the sink for a while before she said, "Is that assistant named Bai Qi dating you?"

She chose to get straight to the point, and Xu Chenchuan replied calmly: "Well, we are together."

"Together" and "falling in love" are not the same concepts. Shu Yingli was afraid of this, and immediately frowned and asked, "When did he——when did you start developing a relationship?"

Xu Chenchuan froze for a moment, Shu Yingli seemed to accept the fact that she was gay without any obstacles, and even skipped this step in the questioning.Sure enough, did the parents have noticed it a long time ago?

Her question was not easy to answer, Xu Chenchuan thought for a while: "It's been almost a year." As soon as he said the words, he realized that the things they experienced and the changes they made only happened in one year.

"What?" Shu Yingli was very surprised, "It's been a year?" She originally thought that Bai Qi had hooked up with Xu Chenchuan, the boss in the company, but now that they figured it out, the two of them had been in Xu Chenchuan's life for a long time. Good time at school.

"How long have you guys known each other?"

Xu Chenchuan recalled the date when he joined the subtitle group: "More than two years."

"So that's why he joined your father's company..."

In the eyes of Shu Yingli as a mother, even if her sunny and handsome son is gay, he is still not worthy of a disabled person.Ever since she heard the explosive news from Xu Guoqi, she had long believed that Bai Qi was using tricks to get close to her son.

Shu Yingli now remembered that Bai Qi drove Xu Chenchuan home that night, and all her good feelings turned into wariness. She only felt that this man had a deep scheming heart, and he probably had some schemes, and wanted to use the help of the boss's heir to climb up.

"Mom, Bai Qi didn't plan on me." Xu Chenchuan said helplessly.He can also roughly guess what Bai Qi's image is in the hearts of his parents now, but the misunderstanding can only be resolved with time, otherwise he will not be able to convince his parents even if he wears his mouth.

"What do you silly boy know? You think you fell in love with him naturally, who knows... Sigh."

Xu Chenchuan could only say: "It's not what you think."

"Your father and I have guessed your orientation and made preparations, but seeing that you have not shown your cards, I thought you hadn't met the right person." Shu Yingli rubbed the edge of the bowl vigorously, "So you are hiding it from us. long time."

"Mom..." Xu Chenchuan could hear the sadness in her voice, "At that time, I thought I couldn't get along with him."

"Then how can it be done now?" Shu Yingli squinted at him.

Xu Chenchuan lowered his head: "It is possible."

Shu Yingli sighed: "You are old, and you are always outside alone, we can't control you for a long time. But you like this one... and your body is like that, and your father said that your personality is not very good. I also I don't want to ask you what you like about him, anyway, young people never have a brain when they fall in love. I just ask you, have you considered it in the future?"

Just as Xu Chenchuan was about to speak, Shu Yingli had already counted: "We live with him under the same roof every day, and you have to take care of him for all kinds of inconvenient things. You are still colleagues, and there is no guarantee that you will not reveal your secrets when interacting. Everyone knows, and you can't even imagine the situation you will face at that time."

"I've considered it." Xu Chenchuan said.

Shu Yingli gave a wry smile, the meaning was self-evident.

"I really thought about it," Xu Chenchuan was a little anxious, "Even if I didn't fully consider it, if more difficulties arise in the future, I will still be responsible for my decision. Mom, I know you care about me, but Bai Qi He has really changed a lot for me, and when you get to know him better, you won’t be able to stop—”

"Stop it?" Shu Yingli shook her head listlessly, "I wouldn't do such a boring and tasteless thing. After all, you are the one who suffers in the end. Your father and I can't do anything but look at it and feel distressed."

She flushed her hands, turned around and left: "You wash the dishes."

Xu Chenchuan looked at her back, a little sad.

******

"That's what he said?" Shen Ji smiled slightly.

"Yeah, what did you say that you will be responsible for your own decision-as if he can afford it." Xu Guoqi shook his head again and again.

Shen Ji lowered his head and stood by the window sill, the shower in his hand was spraying water little by little.

Cheng Rong was allergic to pollen in the past, so there are only various foliage plants in this house, and there is a deep and shallow green as far as the eye can see.Now the colors here are gradually becoming richer. Although it is late autumn, there are still a few flowers blooming brightly.Shen Ji focused on watering the roses, and said, "Since he has thought about it himself, you don't have to worry about it."

Xu Guoqi sat at the table, showing a self-deprecating look: "As a parent, even if you say you don't worry about it, how can you really do it."

Shen Ji switched from Rose to Chlorophytum, and suddenly said: "At that time, my parents also blamed me for making mistakes for myself, and they didn't let me bring Cheng Rong into the house for several years."

Xu Guoqi's face froze, and he immediately regretted it, and hastily changed the subject: "What is this basin?"

"Silver-bordered Chlorophytum." Shen Ji turned his head and smiled at him, "Aqi, do you still remember when my father sent Cheng Rong to the hospital? If I hadn't been so stubborn at the time, I might have been scolded by them a few more times I broke up with Cheng Rong, and I don't know what life will be like now."

Xu Guoqi was stunned for a while when he saw his smile, which was exactly the same as Cheng Rong's, but Shen Ji turned back again.Xu Guoqi said uncomfortably to the back of his head, "I won't hit people."

When Xu Guoqi was young, he often scolded Shen Ji's brute father in private. Now that he is a father, of course he will not bear to become that kind of father.

"I know you won't." Shen Ji said immediately.

He took two steps: "Oh, this cactus has been raised for many years."

"Well...it seems so."

The cactus doesn't need to be watered very much. Shen Ji knelt down and wiped the dust on the rim of the pot carefully: "When I was watering the flowers these two days, I kept thinking about one sentence." He cleared his throat, "'Ting You The loquat tree, which was planted by my wife when she died, is now as graceful as a canopy.'”

There was a blunt knife on Xu Guoqi's head, and he couldn't bear to call out: "Shen Ji."

"I memorized so many texts when I was young, and [-]% of them have been forgotten, but this sentence has been remembered until now. Probably because I made too many mistakes in the exam at that time." Shen Ji put down the shower with a smile, "I used to I always thought that the author was lamenting that his wife passed away early, but recently he felt that maybe he lamented that time passed too fast. The saplings planted yesterday have become green shades today... until tomorrow, even the appearance of his wife is blurred Yes, you have to squint your eyes for a long time when you get on the Naihe Bridge."

He looked directly at Xu Guoqi: "Ah Qi, life is only so long. Let him live it to his heart's content, and don't leave regrets in vain."

******

"boom!"

The sound of explosions close at hand was deafening.The thick mast of a battleship was broken by this shell, and it fell into the turbulent sea at an angle.Along the thousand-meter embankment, a row of buffer shipwrecks was burning, and the flames and choking black smoke were blown by the sea wind, rolling up to the sky.The stones of the dam were shattered by shells, and the land of Kerala fell one after another, splashing huge waves, and the turbulent waves hit the shore.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The huge main ship sank slowly, and the soldiers on the deck fell into the water, struggling among the charred corpses.

There was a burst of cheers from the blockhouse on the dam, and a tall and strong French soldier cursed: "Buckingham son of a bitch, go to hell!"

"Buckingham is dead!" roared the soldier beside him over the sound of the gunfire. "It's Lord Lindsay!"

"That's right!" the big man spat, "There's no smell of perfume in the air, so it's definitely not Buckingham!"

His companions fired two more shots amidst rude laughter.

"It's time for the La Rochelles to celebrate, their English master has finally arrived!"

"Damn it, don't be too happy!"

At this time, the city of La Rochelle was really full of joy, the big bell of the church was ringing non-stop, and the people who were still breathing seemed to be suddenly inspired by the gods, striding over the hungry people on the ground, ready to join the battle.The British are coming, the British are going to rescue us!Victory is in sight, freedom is in sight!

However, in a place where the gunpowder smoke was not enough, there was a small group of people led by the French army, quietly walking towards the cardinal's residence.

"Your Excellency, the city councilor of La Rochelle has arrived." The guard bowed to let out the middle-aged man behind him who was trying to maintain his demeanor.

"This is really a rare guest, so I'm not welcome." Richelieu said pretendingly, but his body was sitting in the high-backed armchair without moving, even holding a glass of red wine in his hand, "I'm coming to the humble house at this time." , what are you doing?"

******

Xu Chenchuan thought that Shu Yingli was here to take the lead, and he was waiting for Xu Guoqi to talk about his life with him.As a result, he thought hard for several days, and felt that he was ready to deal with it, but he couldn't use it.Xu Guoqi never asked about this matter, and his communication with Xu Chenchuan was the same as usual.

Xu Chenchuan still had some stage fright in the face of his gentle and steady father, he tried to initiate a conversation several times, but gave up halfway.The worry in his heart became more and more serious, he was afraid that his parents were planning some big move, and he just waited for an opportunity to reveal it.

Xu Guoqi was indeed waiting.But what he was waiting for was something Xu Chenchuan didn't expect.

On this day, Xu Chenchuan was going to report to the general manager's office as usual, but when he passed by Bai Qi's gate and wanted to say hello, he found no one inside.He couldn't remember when Bai Qi disappeared, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, as soon as he reached Xu Guoqi's door, he was stopped by Secretary Li.The polite secretary smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Manager Xu, Mr. Xu is talking to someone, please wait a moment."

"Talk to someone?" Xu Chenchuan immediately became nervous, "Is it Bai Qi?"

"Yes. Mr. Xu told me that if you come, you can sit outside for a while."

Bai Qi and Xu Guoqi didn't have much work overlap, so there must be only one thing that these two people talk about behind closed doors at this time.Thinking of Bai Qi's mouth of destroying gods and killing Buddhas, Xu Chenchuan couldn't hide his anxiety, and asked, "When did my dad call him?"

Secretary Li looked at his watch: "About an hour ago."

It's been an hour and we haven't settled yet?

Xu Chenchuan was restless, the secretary looked at his face and thought about it, and then said: "Manager Xu, it wasn't Mr. Xu who called him, he came here by himself. Mr. Xu pushed the matter in hand and let him in. "

Xu Chenchuan was taken aback for a moment, Bai Qi hadn't informed him beforehand.But since we came prepared, it will probably be smoother, right?

Xu Chenchuan settled down, found a seat and sat down, took a sip of the water poured by the secretary.

After waiting for a while, the door of the office finally opened, and Bai Qi's wheelchair appeared at the door.Xu Chenchuan was about to get up to meet him, but Bai Qi didn't see him, as if he suddenly remembered something, the wheelchair turned and went back.

The door was closed again, and Bai Qi met Xu Guoqi's inquiring gaze and said, "By the way, Mr. Xu, I forgot this thing just now, and I'll give it to you by the way."

Xu Guoqi sat behind the desk, although the expression he showed to him was not friendly yet, it was already much friendlier.

"what?"

Bai Qi returned to the desk, took out a scrap of paper from his pocket, put it on the table, and pushed it towards him very slowly with his hand.

Yellowed and brittle paper with creases and irregular torn edges.