stepping into the night

After the four-month internship period, Lin Jiang was successfully hired by the No. 30 Middle School, and became a full-time employee after one year of internship. This year is enough for him to complete the rest of his studies and enhance his professional ability.He was led by an old teacher who has been teaching for more than [-] years. Lin Jiang's ability to be retained also has his approval.

Ruan Chu also successfully got the quota to go to No. [-] Middle School for an internship in advance before the start of his junior year. This is one step closer to the future life of the two of them walking hand in hand. Moving in the direction of expectation, this is already the best arrangement at the moment.

The salary during the internship period is half of the regular salary, but since the salary level of the teachers in the No. [-] Middle School is one of the highest in the city, it is already very impressive. One year is enough for him to use the house purchase benefits and allowances given by the school to the teacher to buy a down payment on a nearby house, and save a home that belongs only to him and Ruan Chu.

On Lin Jiang's birthday, he received gifts from the students in his class during his junior internship. When he saw the cards with the children's childish and sincere blessings, this job that was originally just to maintain a stable life was endowed with more meaning at this moment. , he gradually found other pursuits in this career of teaching and educating people.

Seeing this group of cheerful or introverted children, he would think of himself when he was a child, and Ruan Chu when he was a child, which made him feel a little regretful that he seemed to meet Ruan Chu too late, so that he missed his 18 years. But in the next few decades, he will seize every minute and every second of his time with Ruan Chu, leaving no regrets.

The students in the first grade of junior high school have evening self-study at [-]:[-] p.m. Although Lin Jiang is an intern teacher, he has to stay in the office until the students are over. He didn't stay at school and went home by car.

When I got home, there was no one in the living room, and the lights were all on. Only the kitchen, where the aroma of food was wafting, could hear the conversation and laughter.

Lin Jiang changed her shoes, walked quietly to the kitchen, and saw Ruan Chu wearing an apron adding seasonings to the stewed soup under Lin Ran's guidance.

"Mom, Ruan Ruan." Lin Jiang said softly.

"Hey, you're back. Your birthday meal was cooked by Ruan Ruan. I'll go out first, and you two will come out to eat later." Lin Ran and Ruan Chu Xunsheng turned around at the same time, and Lin Ran nodded with a smile. He turned his head, picked up the fried dishes, turned and went to the living room outside.

When Ruan Chu came to Lin Jiang's house, he didn't tell him in advance, he raised his head to meet Lin Jiang's smiling eyes, he was a little embarrassed for a while, wiped his wet hands on the apron, blinked nervously, looking for something to say Said: "You, you got off work so early..."

"It's already ten o'clock, isn't it still early?" Lin Jiang approached him with a smile, raised her hand around his waist, gently untied the apron tied around his waist, lowered her head and kissed the tip of his nose, "You You seem to be in a panic, do you want to leave after cooking? My snail Ruan Ruan?"

Ruan Chu blushed, he did have such thoughts for a moment, when Lin Ran called and asked him if he would like to come and celebrate Lin Jiang's birthday together.

Lin Jiang hugged him and kissed him quietly for a while, then took Ruan Chu to the living room outside, where the elders were there, Ruan Chu still looked a little unnatural when he recalled being intimate with Lin Jiang in the kitchen.

Ruan Chu's birthday was during the final exam week. Although he didn't need to go to class, he spent almost the whole day reviewing. He was afraid that Lin Jiang would delay his work, so he told Lin Jiang in advance that he didn't have to celebrate his birthday this year, but on the day of his birthday When Lin Jiang asked him if he wanted to go out, he was still reluctant to refuse, and he took him out after dinner with Lin Jiang who was back to school in the afternoon.

When passing by several iconic stops on the way, Ruan Chu roughly guessed that this was the direction to the No. [-] Middle School, but he couldn't figure out what Lin Jiang was taking him to No. [-] Middle School for, but he didn't ask much. Take him to a newly developed real estate.

The sales office has not officially started operation, and the building is still in the final stage of construction. The surrounding scenery is very nice, fresh and pleasant.

"When you finish your internship and are hired by the school, the houses will start selling here, and I have saved up the down payment." Lin Jiang took Ruan Chu's hand and led him along the bluestone paths that had been built around him. , "When the time comes, you don't need to live in the school dormitory, we will live together."

Ruan Chu blinked, and slowly clenched Lin Jiang's hand, his heart beating violently in his chest.

He thought for a while, leaned close to Lin Jiang's shoulder, and said seriously: "Then we each pay half of the down payment, and we will also repay the loan in the future. We want to live together and bear together. Your wish card said that I hope I can rely on you more, then Senior, can you also rely on me more?"

While Lin Jiang was trying to build a warm and safe haven for the two of them, Ruan Chu was also working in the same direction.

Lin Jiang held his hand and shook it, smiled and responded softly: "Okay."

No. [-] Middle School has its own off-campus cram school for its own students' learning progress and situation, allowing students to choose their own teachers, not just limited to the teaching methods of their own teachers at school, which is also an increase for teachers A very handsome income.

After becoming a full-time student, Lin Jiang went to teach in the second grade of junior high school. Although he is young, his teaching methods and style are deeply loved by the students, and because of his good looks, most of the students in the grade want to listen to his class. Therefore, I was invited by the person in charge of the tutoring institution to join the ranks of tutoring teachers.

This income is several times that of his previous part-time jobs during the winter and summer vacations, but because of this, he and Ruan Chu can no longer go to a tutoring institution as a tutor. Fortunately, they have more time after get off work, which is better than when they stayed together during school. to be long.

When Ruan Chu was successfully hired by the No. [-] Middle School and entered the internship period, he was arranged to observe and study in Lin Jiang's class. He was handsome and had a good personality. Students who met him on the road would greet him proactively. I also like to go to the office to ask him questions, and after asking questions, pester him to gossip about college.

At that time, Lin Jiang not only got the graduation certificate and scholarship, but also got the award because she worked with several math teachers in the class she led from the second to the third year of junior high school to train the students who won the gold medal in the national mathematics competition. Prize money from the school.

The money saved by the two is not only enough for them to pay the down payment, but also enough to decorate the home that only belongs to them in a simple and warm way.

Lin Ran naturally knew about the two of them buying a house. At first, because they were worried that the two children were born in society not long ago and did not have much savings, they proposed to contribute part of their savings, but they refused.

But Ruan Chu's parents didn't know his sexual orientation. Because Ruan Chu wasn't sure about his parents' attitude, and he didn't dare to openly make his parents angry and sad, he never dared to confess about this matter. Indeed, I feel ashamed of Lin Jiang in my heart.

But Lin Jiang never took the initiative to ask Ruan Chu to inform her family of her existence, let alone hint at such information. Instead, when Ruan Chu felt guilty, she gently comforted him so that he didn't have to worry about it.

During the renovation, Lin Ran helped the two keep an eye on them. She was worried about the two children, and even went to the furniture city with her to choose the furniture on weekends. When the polite and enthusiastic shopping guide asked with a smile who she was buying for , She also smiled and pointed to the two people beside her, and said, buy it for the new home of my two sons.

Ruan Chu had a sore nose, and Lin Ran walked in with his arms held by Lin Ran with a gentle smile. Every time he saw a piece of furniture, he asked him if he liked it. After asking his opinion, he turned to ask Lin Jiang again.

Ruan Chu had already become a regular when he officially moved into the renovated new home. At that time, Lin Jiang had already sent away the students of the third grade of junior high school, and returned to the first grade of junior high school to start teaching, but this time he was the class teacher.I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but Ruan Chu is an English teacher in Lin Jiang's class.

On the day when he became a full-time English teacher, Ruan Chu went home and told his parents the good news, took them out for dinner, and at the same time confessed his sexuality and relationship with Lin Jiang to them after returning home.

Ruan Fu and Zhao Yafang worked hard all their lives, and spent most of their lives raising their children. When they learned that their son liked men, their minds went blank and they couldn't say anything.

The concepts of the two elders are still stuck in their time. It is unacceptable and unbelievable for men to fall in love, but the love for their children can transcend all barriers of worldly vision and soothe their extreme emotions and stubborn thoughts.

The old couple was silent for a long time, looked at each other and sighed, "Let us think about it", then they went back to the small bedroom together and closed the door.

Ruan Chu stared at their hunched backs, guilt and relief weighed on his heart, making him a little breathless.

But here's what he had to say.

He doesn't want to make his parents sad and embarrassed, and he can't be sorry for Lin Jiang.

When Ruan Yun came home, Ruan Chu called her back to her small bedroom with a rare and tough attitude, but she felt uneasy, so she secretly opened a crack in the door, lay down by the door and listened, and stayed there for a long time.

When she heard Lin Jiang's name, she recalled in her mind the face of the big brother who gave her a lecture during the winter vacation. She remembered that Lin Jiang had finished explaining the question to her, and when she returned home, she turned her head and saw Lin Jiang smiling for her. The appearance of my brother wearing the hat seems a bit unbelievable, but there are traces to follow.

There are many girls in the class who are playing cp with men and men. She is not very interested, but she thinks that her brother has worked hard for 20 years and has been quietly shouldering the burden of the family. Now there is one more person to take care of him. It's a good thing.

The sky outside the window was dark and then bright, until the last shining star in the night faded away, a thin line of fish-belly appeared on the horizon, and the tightly closed door of the bedroom opened with a "click".

Ruan Chu sat on the sofa in the living room overnight, and Ruan Fu and Zhao Yafang spent the night relatively silent in a small bedroom of a few square meters.

They hadn't slept all night, Qing Dai fainted from exhaustion, but when they looked at Ruan Chu, who had always been so sensible that they felt distressed, the last bit of entanglement restricted by traditional concepts disappeared.

Ruan Fu sighed softly, put his coat on Ruan Chu, took two steps back and sat on the sofa next to him, and pointed to his wife to Ruan Chu who was looking at him: "Listen to your mother. "

Zhao Yafang smiled wryly, sat down next to Ruan Chu, and raised her hand to tuck in the oversized jacket on Ruan Chu: "Xiao Chu, Mom and Dad only hope that you are happy——when you are free When it’s time, bring him back to drink and eat peanuts with your dad.”

The warm liquid slipped from the corners of his dry eyes, Ruan Chu pressed his lips tightly, the sourness in his nose made him speechless, and it took him a long while to choke out "I'm sorry" and "Thank you" in a hoarse voice.