detour

Standing on the reef by the sea, Li Minhui turned around and looked at the villa with white walls and red tiles, feeling quite complicated.She looked at Xu You beside her. Xu You's expression seemed very calm, but from the corners of his slightly raised mouth, it could be seen that he was still in a very happy mood.

"You like it?" Li Minhui couldn't help asking.

Xu You nodded, smiled and took Li Minhui's arm, "Mom choose first, which one do you like best?"

Li Minhui tilted her head and thought for a while, then pointed to the side of the villa, "The one on the northeast corner."

"That one is in the shade," Xu You frowned, "Why did you choose that one?"

"The glass windows are double-layered, so it won't be cold even in the shade." Li Minhui patted the back of her son's hand and said with a smile: "The scenery over there is good, and you can see the garden behind the house from the window. I looked at the blue sea water outside, and I felt so uneasy."

Xu You laughed, "How open it is."

"You young people like it, but I can't do it." Li Minhui shook her head, "I happened to bring a card with me when I came, so I will leave some money for you to decorate and buy furniture."

Xu You hurriedly said, "No need. I have money in my hand, it's enough."

Li Minhui couldn't help saying, took out her wallet, took out a card and handed it to him, "Renovation, it's the most expensive. It's always right to have more money in your hands. Besides, I will come to live in the future, just treat me and you Dad gave you red envelopes."

Xu You pinched the card, feeling a little complicated in her heart, "This house... I thought you would be unhappy."

"He treats you well, why should I be unhappy?" Li Minhui pursed her lips and smiled, "Besides, as long as the two of you live together, it doesn't matter whose name is written on the real estate certificate? I also see It can be concluded that this kid Shaodong is playing tricks. If you are greedy for money, you will naturally not reject this house, and then you can accept him for the sake of this house; if you are not greedy for money, you will also be rejected by him. It's so heartwarming. So no matter how you look at it, he doesn't suffer, and you don't take advantage of it."

Xu You couldn't help laughing.Poor Zhuang Shaodong, he certainly never thought that his mother-in-law could see him so thoroughly.

"Besides, I know my son well." Li Minhui rubbed his face, her eyes softened, "Even if you really break up with him in the future, you won't be greedy for his things. In this regard, that kid Shaodong must be more powerful than him." I know quite well."

Xu You imagined what Zhuang Shaodong's expression would be like standing here... His heart became happier.

"Have you thought about when you will go home to see your father?" Li Minhui changed the subject unexpectedly.

The expression on Xu You's face froze obviously, "Go home?"

Li Minhui nodded hopefully.

Xu You's mind flashed his father's distorted face that was pale with anger.He is a person who has been trained in the army, and he is a tiger. When he was whipped with a belt, his subordinates were merciless.To be honest, Xu You is not afraid of being beaten, but he is really afraid that he will get angry.

"People don't get angry so much when they get old." Li Minhui sighed softly, "I think your father's temper is much better than in the early years."

"I... I'll think about it again."

Li Minhui nodded.

Huo Ying still had classes in the afternoon, Xu You sent Li Minhui and sisters to the station, and watched the bus bound for City C leave the station, feeling a little lost in his heart.The last time I met Li Minhui, I told him to let him go home, and he was really moved by this proposal.But when the initial impulse subsided, he began to waver again.

back?Still not coming back?

He has always kept in touch with his mother, and will regularly save money for his parents. If there is any trouble, he can go back in two or three hours.It won't provoke his father to get angry again, and he can keep paying attention to them.Xu You always felt that this was not bad.But seeing Li Minhui's disappointed eyes, Xu You felt a little guilty again, and his heart was very entangled.

Xu You decided to consider the problem from another angle: Do you want to go back?

The answer to this question is obvious.He has never been back to City C in these years, and sometimes he would dream of his own home in his dreams. The familiar feeling that lingers deep in his bones always makes his heart ache when he wakes up in the middle of the night. Desire, because you can't get what you want, has almost become the deepest obsession in your soul.

Xu You said to herself: I want to, even in my dreams.

Now that the most critical question has been determined, the next question is whether he can bear it.Xu You looked at his outstretched palms. These were no longer the immature hands at the age of 19. They had become thicker, and the palms were no longer as soft as they were then. They had become a pair of men's hands.When he was an immature boy, he could find all kinds of excuses for his timidity.But now, those excuses no longer apply to a grown man.

Xu You patted the steering wheel, raised his head and looked at his face in the rearview mirror.This is no longer the youthful face when he was 19 years old. Shallow fine lines have appeared in the corners of his eyes. Although it is not easy to notice without looking closely, no one can deny that they do exist. fact.And those eyes that were originally clear and flawless have also been stained with the color of wind and frost.

Xu You thought, maybe it's time to go back.

Zhuang Shaodong knew that Li Minhui was leaving today, and also knew that the secret conversation between the two mothers before leaving must have something to do with him.He wandered around the auto parts factory in a state of anxiety, and drove home early when he saw that there was nothing to do in the factory.At this time, Li Minhui should have arrived at the station, Zhuang Shaodong looked at his watch.It is said that the bus back to City C leaves at four o'clock in the afternoon every day, and so on, Xu You will not be able to return until around five o'clock.

Zhuang Shaodong went around to Tonghezhai to buy a bunch of Xu You's favorite chicken neck and chicken feet, and went home anxiously.It was still a little early, and the employees were all crowded in the kitchen to make preparations. Seeing Zhuang Shaodong coming in, the little girl who had just been promoted to be the manager of the lobby ran over immediately and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhuang, your guests are already waiting for you." It's been over an hour."

"Guests?" Zhuang Shaodong was taken aback for a moment, "I didn't have any guests."

The lobby manager was also taken aback for a moment, and pointed to the reception area, "That handsome guy."

That... little handsome guy?

This address made Zhuang Shaodong feel a little chill behind his back, he suddenly felt that he had some kind of super power of prophecy, and he had already guessed who was coming before he glanced over.Of course, it turns out that his superpowers are still a little off.Because the person sitting on the sofa in the reception area looking at him pitifully was not Zhuang Shaoyi who dared not invite parents after a fight at school, but his older brother Zhuang Shaoru.

Zhuang Shaodong has always thought that these two sons of Zhuang Shiwen are very strange. He is the son of Zhuang Shiwen's original spouse, and they are the children of Zhuang Shiwen's concubine. Shouldn't the barrier between them be more insurmountable than prey and natural enemies?Why do they blink their big eyes and put on a pitiful look begging to be petted when they are in front of me?

Zhuang Shaodong supported his forehead, and instinctively turned around to go out.

"Brother..." The adolescent boy's voice was a little hoarse, without Zhuang Shaoyi's soft and cute child's voice, but it added a bit of pitiful flavor.

"Don't yell." Zhuang Shaodong was full of grief, "Who are you?"

Zhuang Shaoru blinked and fell silent.There was a bit of condemnation silently in the big watery eyes.

Zhuang Shaodong handed the chicken paws in his hand to the lobby manager, motioned her to take them to the kitchen, then sat down beside him resignedly, "What do you want?"

"I……"

"No, how did you find this place?" He didn't remember that he had introduced his details to the two brothers.

"The last time I came here to eat, Shaoyi said that I saw you." Zhuang Shaoru glanced at him secretly, and said cautiously with a little fear: "Then I asked the waiter here, and she said you are from here." boss."

"You're really smart." Zhuang Shaodong rubbed the center of his brows, thinking to himself that he didn't know which talkative waiter he was asking, and if he found out, he would have to fire her, "What do you want from me? "

The child fell silent.

Zhuang Shaodong suddenly became impatient, "Say something quickly!"

The child was taken aback by his sudden stern tone, "I...I ran away from home."

Zhuang Shaodong stared at him dumbfounded, and then laughed angrily, "Okay, okay, you are really capable, you just entered junior high school, right? You have learned to run away from home. Since you have run away from home, I say you should go, you What are you doing here with me? I have nothing to do with your parents, and I have no responsibility to take you in."

Zhuang Shaoru stared at him, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Zhuang Shaodong stood up distractedly, and walked back to his office along the staff aisle.What he didn't want to admit was that the moment the child said the words "run away from home", the jealousy in his heart rose to an unprecedented height.

This is Zhuang Shiwen's son. He personally took care of the grown-up son. Because of the undoubted love and support of his parents, he unscrupulously poured out his slightest dissatisfaction with life.Run away from home, why should he run away from home?Because the parents will be anxious after knowing that he is gone?Because knowing that their anxiety can be used as a bargaining chip with them?

fuck it.

Did he come here on purpose to show off to him?

Zhuang Shaodong's thoughts were inevitably drawn by this half-grown child who appeared suddenly, recalling his youthful years.What were you doing when you were so old?Go to class, leave get out of class, go to Zhuang's company for internship, sit in the conference room and listen to business management tutorials like heavenly books.In his youth, when he recalled it now, there was not a day when he was willful and self-willed.And running away from home has never even occurred to me.

This brat is really here to show off, right? !

There was a soft knock on the door behind him, and a familiar voice called his name with some doubts, "Shaodong?"

"Here." Zhuang Shaodong came out from the balcony, leaning his head on Xu You's shoulder with a depressed face, "Why did you come back? Mom, they left?"

"Let's go." Xu You rubbed the back of his head, "Are you in a bad mood?"

Zhuang Shaodong rubbed his shoulders, "Did you see that?"

"Still sitting outside," Xu You thought of Zhuang Shaoru's pitiful appearance, and couldn't help laughing, "I think he also brought a travel bag out, so he ran away from home, right?"

Zhuang Shaodong snorted, "You are so smart, you can guess all of this."

Xu You laughed softly, "No wonder you are in such a bad mood. I guess you must have never run away from home when you were young, right? Are you jealous?"

Zhuang Shaodong was caught by what he said, and he straightened up resentfully, "Who would be jealous of him."

Xu You leaned over and kissed him on the face, "The child's closeness to you is only between you and him. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Don't think too much about it."

Zhuang Shaodong didn't know how to understand what he meant.Zhuang Shaoru and Zhuang Shaoyi are his half-brothers, how could he accept their closeness?

Xu You had no choice but to say, "Just treat yourself as a neighbor's child."

Zhuang Shaodong nodded, this can be done.

"Get the child something to eat," Xu You continued to give him advice, "and then let someone send him back, right?"

"Well," Zhuang Shaodong called the lobby manager and explained what Xu You wanted.No need to think about Zhuang Shiwen anymore, his mood gradually became lighter, "Didn't Mom say anything when she left?"

Xu You looked at him with a smile, "Guess."

Zhuang Shaodong liked to see his slightly cunning expression the most, and couldn't help but leaned over and took a bite on his mouth, "Do you still have to guess, I must be fascinated by me, and I am willing to send you away." Give it to me."

Xu You touched his forehead and looked into his eyes seriously, "Hey, do you dare to go home with me to meet my dad?"

Zhuang Shaodong froze for a moment.

"My dad is very stubborn. He was a soldier when he was young. He is very skilled, and it hurts to beat people." Xu You thought for a while, and added: "He is not as easy-talking as my mother. I guess he still has to beat someone up." I."

Zhuang Shaodong felt a little distressed when he heard it, "He was angry because he thought you didn't learn well. If he knew that you lived a well-behaved life, he wouldn't be angry with you."

Xu You lowered his eyelids, looking uncertain, "Probably."

Zhuang Shaodong followed his back one after another, and was also a little worried about how to deal with this stubborn and impatient old man, such a person is the worst to deal with.If you come soft, he will look down on you; if you come hard, he will be harder than you.It's just that oil and salt don't get in...

Xu You comforted him, "Don't think so much, just take one step at a time."

"I said," Zhuang Shaodong raised his face with a serious face, "let's just get married."

"what?"

Zhuang Shaodong looked at him with twinkling eyes, "I'll find someone to go through the formalities and register abroad. We're both officially married, so your old man can't pick anything, right?"