Accidental Hide and Seek

As soon as the father and son came home, Fan Weichen told Lin Xiyang about it. Lin Xiyang didn't feel disgusted as he imagined when he heard the words. He was just surprised. He didn't expect his son to have a soft spot for piano at such a young age.

"You never mentioned it before." Lin Xiyang complained to Fan Weichen with some dissatisfaction.

Fan Weichen said with a grinning face, "I'm afraid you're in a bad mood..."

The little cat also nodded, expressing his support for his father's statement.

"You guys..." What a pair of treasures!

Lin Xiyang smiled and shook his head, but he couldn't get angry, "What about now? Is Kitty Maomao going to participate in the competition?"

"Well, I want him to participate, but now I'm in a little trouble..." Fan Weichen looked at Lin Xiyang from time to time while talking, "The original teacher is moving, so I can't find a new piano teacher."

Lin Xiyang didn't understand why he looked at him that way at first, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he understood it—there is no better choice at home, why should he hire a teacher!

"You want me to teach him, right?"

"Yeah." Fan Weichen liked his understanding and nodded desperately, "Although your hands are not good, you can always teach children to play the piano, and some knowledge about the piano, and the kitten is very smart. problematic!"

It was the fault of not being a godfather, and of course his son had to be taught by his father. Lin Xiyang couldn't find a reason to refuse, so under the eager eyes of Fan Weichen and Kitty Maomao, he nodded readily.

"Okay, I'll teach."

"Long live!"

"But there is still a problem..."

"what?"

"Where's the piano?"

"..."

Because he paid too much attention to the teacher, Fan Weichen ignored the most important prop - the piano!

Going out to borrow?Impossible, go to the cultural center in the community to teach every day?It's not feasible, the only thing left is...

"Give you."

Just when Fan Weichen was hesitating, Lin Xiyang took out a small book from the drawer and handed it to him. This was the account he gave Fan Weichen the money before, but since he moved in, Fan Weichen returned it to him. And he said that he would pay back the rest of the money slowly, but Lin Xiyang actually didn't care. After all, living in this house, Fan Weichen was spending money on food and food.

"What is this for?" Fan Weichen was a little puzzled.

Lin Xiyang sighed, and had to lament his insensitivity in some aspects, "Is it not necessary to ask someone to borrow the money for the piano?"

Fan Weichen felt a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say anything, because he really... had no money.

"Hmm...it's not good to take your money, um...let me think of another way."

In fact, Fan Weichen had some savings before. In order to live, he would keep some of the money he earned every month besides repaying Lin Xiyang. It was originally for emergencies, but later most of it was spent on the cost of prosthetics. , I have also negotiated with the merchant, so it is not easy to go back on my word.Although I don't know the exact price of the piano, but since I want to buy it for my children, of course I can't pick a cheap one. The remaining savings... are really not enough!

"Forget it, your only solution is to ask someone to borrow it!"

Half of Lin Xiyang's guess was that Fan Weichen wanted to ask someone, but not to borrow, but to "discuss", and that person was naturally Papa Fan who loved his grandson dearly.

He insisted on throwing the passbook to Fan Weichen, and Lin Xiyang said without any room for discussion: "This money is originally for the children. You took the money for the piano and kept the rest as a backup."

Holding the account, Fan Weichen wanted to say something, but when he saw Lin Xiyang's expression, he was so frightened that he immediately fell silent. Obviously the other party didn't do anything to him, but somehow, he was just very scared!

In desperation, Fan Weichen had no choice but to accept the money first, after all, he didn't have to use the money.He had planned very well at first, meaning to take out some deposits, but he didn't need to. He would call back little by little in a few months, so he wouldn't lose anything. As for buying the piano, please ask his father, anyway, the old man made it clear —— He is responsible for all the study expenses of Kitty Maomao.

The prediction was good, but the extreme joy begets the sadness. Father Fan has a terrible habit of being loyal to famous brands. After receiving the call from Fan Weichen, the old man agreed without saying a word, and then asked someone to check about the piano. When Fan Weichen received the news again, the old man He said that he had decided to buy an original Steinway grand piano for his grandson.

Hearing the news, Fan Weichen also searched the Internet for relevant information, then he paused for a moment, picked up the phone and rejected his father's kindness, asking him to stop worrying about the piano, and he would buy it for his son himself.

Just kidding, that kind of grand piano can't fit in even if the whole cabin is vacant, not to mention that Lin Xiyang is a piano expert, so if he buys a piano with that brand price, he is deliberately copying his old background!

Fan's father couldn't get through this way, so Fan Weichen could only resign himself to withdrawing money from his savings to buy his son a piano. At the same time, he also started to tidy up the hut, trying to make the room vacant for them to use as a piano practice room.

Since Fan Weichen is an amateur when it comes to buying pianos, Lin Xiyang is responsible for everything, and Fan Weichen is only responsible for reference.After searching the Internet, the two went to a physical store to look at the piano, and finally bought an upright piano of about [-] yuan with the approval of Kitty Mao.This piano is not considered high-end, and there is no distinction between grades, but Lin Xiyang thinks that the price is reasonable, and the timbre and texture of the parts are acceptable, so it is suitable for practicing at home.

Moved in the piano, tidied up the house, and finally everything was ready.

Before the deadline, Fan Weichen filled out the registration form for his son and handed it in. By the end of September, Lin Xiyang had successfully fitted the prosthesis, and the matter was resolved one by one.

Since the addition of a piano at home, Lin Xiyang has spent most of his time in the piano room.Kitty Maomao's piano lessons don't start until after returning home at night, but except for meals and occasional entertainment time, Lin Xiyang still stays there in broad daylight, and Fan Weichen can occasionally hear one-handed playing in the piano room It's not bad, at least he has found what he wants to do, and Fan Weichen doesn't have to worry about his accident as before. [Do not spread] At the beginning of October, as the weather gradually turned cold, the piano room facing north became a knot in Fan Weichen's heart. Seeing that Lin Xiyang was not afraid of the cold, and still guarded there every day, Fan Weichen thought about it several times, and finally used his savings privately He bought an air conditioner, not only that, but he also bought desks, swivel chairs, soft sofas and other things from second-hand furniture stores and placed them in the cabin, which made the space of the piano room more substantial.

As a result of this move, Lin Xiyang’s warning and Kitty’s cheers were received, while Fan Weichen’s excuse was that — when Kitty’s at the age of studying, there should always be a place to do homework. This reason is very good, and Lin Xiyang also therefore No longer pursue it, but he finally reminded Fan Weichen that "the money should be used wisely".

This was a good statement, and Fan Weichen soon tasted the bitter fruit he had planted.Because of the previous excessive spending, his savings dropped sharply. Fan Weichen began to worry that his wallet would not be full, and he could not guarantee the future life of Lin Xiyang and Xiaomaomao. Therefore, in order to earn more money, he began to devote himself to creating new dessert products. In an attempt to attract more customers.

The creation of desserts is not that simple. Fan Weichen bought related books, printed materials online, and prepared ingredients. He spent every day in the kitchen trying to make finished products.So, it didn't take long, whether it was upstairs or downstairs, there was a thick sweet smell of milk.

This smell is intoxicating, but for the first time, Lin Xiyang felt that the smell was a bit "disgusting".

Lin Xiyang is not blind. He has seen Fan Weichen's hard work these days, and he knows that he is thinking about himself and the family. The hut originally used as a piano room does not need any air conditioning at all, and the kitten can practice the piano for a day at most. Four hours, but I was there for almost half a day. It was obvious who this air conditioner was bought for.Recently, it seems that in order to increase income, Fan Weichen has been busy in the kitchen all day long. From early in the morning, except for the meal time, he will stop, thinking about the production of products almost all the time, even part of the time when he sleeps at night Also spent on reading books and reading materials.

The busy life quickly responded, but for more than ten days, Lin Xiyang and Xiao Maomao gained a lot of weight because they were responsible for trying new snacks every day, while Fan Weichen obviously lost weight, with two dark circles under his eyes and a change in his complexion. Unbearably haggard.

It's impossible to go on like this, Lin Xiyang reminded Fan Weichen to pay attention to rest, but this person has always heard of being pulled down, and it's another matter to say yes and act.

October [-]th is the day of the kitten's preliminary competition. The competition venue is held in a gymnasium near Fan Weichen's home. Parents can watch from the stands, and Fan Weichen and Lin Xiyang will naturally not miss it.

The night before the competition, Fan Weichen cooked a table of delicious dishes to cheer up the children, and the family had a great time eating. Under Lin Xiyang’s suggestion, Kitty Maomao did not practice the piano that night, but used entertainment and rest to relax. The child climbed into bed early, and soon fell asleep in Daddy's arms, and fell asleep around 09:30.

Lin Xiyang hugged the child to watch the news, while Fan Weichen leaned on the desk lamp to read a book on the other side. The room was very quiet and warm, and Lin Xiyang also gradually fell asleep without knowing it, and fell asleep silently while the TV was still on...

This sleep was very deep, but it lasted for a short time. At about midnight, Lin Xiyang opened his eyes again in a daze. At this time, there was no noise from the TV, only a faint light yellow light was on. .

Confused, he stretched out his hand to touch it, and the kitten was still sleeping in his arms. After confirming, Lin Xiyang's blurred eyes moved to the other side, still the same as before going to bed, and Fan Weichen leaned on the bed in the same posture With his head down, his lower body got under the quilt and flipped through his book page by page.

Looking at his side face, Lin Xiyang always felt that his vision was a bit different, and he didn't know if it was because he had just woken up. At this time, Fan Weichen was not like a laughing boy, but more like a reliable man.

"What time is it... are you still asleep?" Lin Xiyang asked hoarsely.

Fan Weichen was startled when he heard the voice, turned around and found that Lin Xiyang woke up, because of the position, Fan Weichen stretched out his hand naturally, touched Lin Xiyang's forehead habitually, and asked softly: "Why did you wake up? not comfortable?"

The hand covering his forehead was very warm, and Lin Xiyang had no intention of waving it away. He shook his head lightly and replied, "No, I just woke up..."

Feeling that his forehead was not hot, and there was no sign of fever, Fan Weichen then withdrew his hand, lifted the quilt to tuck Lin Xiyang and Xiaomaomao, then patted and said: "It's about two o'clock, let's sleep again. "

Lin Xiyang blinked when he heard the words, and then continued: "It's so late, you should also rest."

Fan Weichen was stunned for a moment, the meaning of these words can be understood as...Xi is worried about herself, right?

"I fell asleep soon after reading this page..."

"Ah Chen." Lin Xiyang suddenly interrupted his words.

"Um?"

"I'm also thinking about... work today."

How come you talk about this?

Fan Weichen was puzzled, but answered patiently: "Okay, you can do whatever you want."

"I'm composing."

"Arranger? Is it piano music? Is it the kind of profession that specializes in composing music?"

Fan Weichen doesn't know much about music, but he can still understand the difficulty of this kind of work, just like creating desserts, it should be difficult.

"Yes, the company arranged special courses for me before, and I also had experience in composing music in previous albums...so I want to do this."

But wouldn't this connect him with the art world again?Will it be very hard?

Fan Weichen had doubts, but did not speak out.

"If Xi really wants to do it, just do it. No matter what you do, Kitty and I will fully support it."

"Well... I know, I just want to tell you that you don't have to work so hard."

"Hard work?" Fan Weichen immediately touched his cheek, then smiled, "Haha...it's okay, it's nothing."

Compared with five years ago, the current situation is really much better, Fan Weichen thought in his heart, a warmth also came from his heart, not for anything else, just because Lin Xiyang comforted him and made him feel very happy, In fact, this person also cares about himself a little bit!

Thinking of this, Fan Weichen was so satisfied that he died, so he obediently closed the book, went over and kissed the foreheads of Kitty Maomao and Lin Xiyang, then turned off the light and got under the covers.

"Okay, I'll sleep, so you can rest too." In the dark, Fan Weichen said to Lin Xiyang.

Under the quilt, while wrapping his arms around the kitten, he also put it around Lin Xiyang's waist, because the three of them were covered with a big quilt, and Fan Weichen always had this habit of sleeping, so Lin Xiyang was already familiar with the second time. I'm used to being hugged by him like this.

"Okay." Amber eyes blinked in the dark, and then they closed their eyes and fell asleep, "Good night, Ah Chen."

Fan Weichen raised the corners of his mouth, and then closed his eyes.

"Good night, Hee."

The simple words made people's heart skip a beat, Lin Xiyang closed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift up, with uncontrollable satisfaction in his heart.

This kind of life is what he longs for, without big wind and waves, without vigor and vitality, only caring for each other, a real and happy life.

◇

On the day of the competition, Fan Weichen deliberately took a day off to watch his son's competition with Lin Xiyang.

The preliminary competition for the children's group starts at [-]:[-] am. The young contestants need to arrive at the venue half an hour in advance. The competition is scheduled for two and a half hours, and then the results will be announced on the spot. It is estimated that it will not officially end until around [-]:[-] pm.

This competition is very formal. It is divided into groups from children to adults. Its high level has attracted a lot of attention from the art world. Many parents have put a lot of pressure on their children because of this, but Kitty Mao has nothing like this He was still able to eat and drink this morning. After putting on the little black dress his father chose for him, he began to think about what to eat this afternoon and evening.It is not surprising that he has such a mentality, because the two fathers did not put any pressure on him. They all registered for him because of the child's own wishes. As for the ranking, he can get the best. .

Lin Xiyang did not want his son to engage in this kind of work because he had a deep understanding of it, and Fan Weichen even directly stated that it is impossible for his kitten to enter the entertainment circle in the future.With such considerations, the ranking in the competition is naturally no longer important.

At around nine o'clock, the family of three finished packing and drove to the venue. [Do not spread] According to the rules of the competition, the contestants in the children’s group can be led by their instructors to wait in the waiting area, while parents can only sit in the stands to cheer for their children. Kitty’s situation is special and there is no special teacher, so Fan Weichen invited Mr. Li to accompany his son in Husai District, and Lin Xiyang and himself went up to the stands and sat down in an unremarkable corner.

At ten o'clock sharp, the game started on time. The young contestants played according to the numbers drawn in the waiting area just now. Parents didn't know the number of their children, so they could only look forward to them one by one.

Lin Xiyang has never seen a children's piano competition, so he is very curious. As far as he knows, it is very remarkable that Kitty Maomao can play such a melody at this age, and since the beginning of the competition, the surprise is even more Ongoing.The children are young, and their strength is not as strong as that of adults, so it is difficult to play those powerful movements, but the children who participated in the competition have shown their strengths since the first place, with skilled fingering and superb piano skills. The performance came from a pair of immature hands, which made him amazed.

Just when Lin Xiyang was sighing, his shoulders suddenly sank, and he immediately looked to the side, only to see that someone beside him, Fan, had already fallen asleep without even waiting for his son to appear.

Lin Xiyang was really speechless, and stretched out his hand to wake him up, but when his eyes touched the obvious dark circles under his eyes, he stopped moving again.

Thinking of what happened last night, and thinking that Fan Weichen got up on time at [-] o'clock this morning to prepare his son's clothes and breakfast, Lin Xiyang's heart softened, he hesitated for a while, he turned his head and looked at the stage again, as for Fan Weichen leaning on his shoulder... Let him go.

The order of appearance of Kitty Maomao is in the middle, because he looks cute, and he won the hearts of the audience as soon as he appeared in a small dress. The girls sitting in the two rows in front of Lin Xiyang praised him more than once for his cuteness, and some even praised him. He directly picked up his mobile phone and started taking pictures. Lin Xiyang sat in the back and listened, and soon understood Fan Weichen's desire to dress up his son. People say that his wife is someone else's beauty, but his son is always good at his own. Hearing others praise his child , that's more comforting than boasting about yourself.

Facing the audience, Kitty Maomao was not nervous, and saluted the judges graciously, then sat down in front of the piano and took a deep breath before starting his own repertoire.Lin Xiyang listened to his playing, and beat him silently in his heart. Facts have proved that the child did not perform abnormally due to nervousness. The rhythm of Kitty Maomao was as soothing and smooth as when he was practicing at home, no matter how much the judges scored. In Lin Xiyang's mind, this is enough.

……

The time of the competition was almost the same as the estimate. At one o'clock in the afternoon, the judges announced the list of young players who would advance to the next round of semi-finals. Afterwards, some were happy and some were sad, and the preliminary round came to an end.

When Kitty Mao got the spot for the semi-finals and bid farewell to Mr. Li, he happily ran to the stands to find his parents.Because the game was over, the audience gradually left the arena, but Fan Weichen still didn't wake up, so Lin Xiyang could only follow along, so Kitty Maomao quickly found them in the auditorium.

"Daddy!" Seemingly familiar with such a situation, the kitten leaped past Fan Weichen and jumped into Lin Xiyang's arms to act like a spoiled child.

Lin Xiyang, who knew the result of the game, patted his son's little head appreciatively, and let him sit obediently on his lap.

"Little cat, good boy, are you hungry?"

Kitty Maomao nodded, but looked at his father at the side, then shook his head suddenly, "I'm not hungry, I won't be hungry until my father wakes up."

Such an answer made Lin Xiyang couldn't help laughing, and asked jokingly, "Dad used to be like this too?"

Kitty Maomao thought for a while, curled her lips and replied: "It's not often...but I have a criminal record. The most embarrassing time was at the kindergarten sports meeting. Before halfway through, he hugged me and fell asleep in the auditorium."

Lin Xiyang imagined that scene for a while, and couldn't help laughing out loud, "That's really embarrassing!"

"Right, right!" Kitty Maomao also nodded desperately, "Because of that incident, almost all the teachers in the kindergarten knew Dad, "The father who is very conspicuous and off-line is Xiao Fan Lin's." Daddy’, that’s what teachers have been saying for a long time.”

Kitty Maomao imitated the gossip tone of the teachers at that time, which was very ridiculous, but soon he resumed the tone of a child and continued: "But it doesn't matter, I know Dad is very busy and tired, he is very happy to see me." I'm happy."

In his son's eyes is happiness that cannot be deceived. Lin Xiyang smiled gratifiedly, "Daddy knows that Ah Chen is a good father."

With Daddy's affirmation, Kitty Maomao laughed even more happily. The father and son were chatting like this, and Fan Weichen who was on the side was soon alarmed. His son was already waiting beside him.

This made him recover quickly, and looked at his watch, it was already 01:30 in the afternoon.

"Why is it so late...why didn't you wake me up?"

Fan Weichen has a lot of complaints, but the world is the biggest and the people's livelihood is the biggest. Fan Weichen didn't bother to complain, and got up quickly to drive. Now it is the most important thing for everyone to fill their stomachs!

Although it was Saturday, because it was afternoon, the restaurant was not overcrowded, so I chose a sofa to sit down, and then started ordering.

The family of three was hungry for a long time, so they ordered a lot and ate a small hot pot. These things seemed unpalatable, but they consumed a lot of time. Fan Weichen and the others sat at the table at two o'clock, Talking and laughing, chatting gossip, talking while eating, actually did not check out until around five o'clock in the evening.

They were too full to eat, so at Fan Weichen's suggestion, the three of them went to the business district for a stroll at night.After walking for a while, Kitty Maomao saw his favorite ice cream shop, so no matter how full his stomach was, he insisted on pestering Fan Weichen to eat ice cream, but Fan Weichen, who couldn't hold back him, could only enter the shop and queue up to buy it.

Because it was the weekend, there were quite a lot of people in the store. Fortunately, the ice cream making time was very fast. After about 10 minutes, it was Fan Weichen's turn.

While he was boredly looking at the ice cream models displayed on the shelf, he saw a couple in front of him taking out an order to the waiter. They came to pick up a birthday cake for their child.

Looking at this picture, Fan Weichen suddenly remembered something.

Although it has been almost half a year since that happened, but...wouldn't it be better to make up for it?

◇

Lin Xiyang and Kitty Mao sat in the rest area on one side of the square, watching a jewelry advertisement of a famous brand on the big screen in the square to pass the time.

After a while, Fan Weichen came towards them with a bag and a cell phone, and the kitten jumped excitedly, and the target was naturally the ice cream in Fan Weichen's hand.

Fan Weichen handed him the bag, and then said to the phone: "Okay, I see, thank you... um, okay, I will contact you again if I need something."

Because it was ice cream in a paper cup, Fan Weichen asked the clerk to put a lid on it and put it in a bag for easy taking away. He took out a paper cup and handed it to his son, saying, "This is your favorite chocolate nut, take it."

The little cat took it happily, and Fan Weichen gave him another small plastic spoon, then he stood up, took out another small paper cup from the bag, and handed it to Lin Xiyang, saying, "This is for you, the taste is as good as the little cat's." Like a cat, I think you'll like it."

Lin Xiyang was a little surprised, but only for a moment, "Thank you."

After being surprised, Lin Xiyang took the paper cup, and the auxiliary function of the prosthesis was still very obvious, "Do you want to eat?"

Fan Weichen shrugged, "No, I'm a bit allergic to nuts, but Kitty likes them very much, especially the ones from this store, so I think you will like them too."

"So that's how it is."

Because Kitty Maomao likes it, so he will like it too, he can really reason!

Looking at Lin Xiyang's smiling side face, Fan Weichen couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, looked up at the ring advertisement on the big screen, and suddenly asked, "Xi, would you...would you, I mean...be a kitten The cat's daddy, the real one?"

"Daddy? Am I not?" Lin Xiyang asked strangely.

Fan Weichen rubbed his hands in embarrassment, thought for a while and said, "I mean... well, I admit that we haven't really known each other for a long time, and we haven't even spent a single Christmas or Valentine's Day, but apart from this Talk, we have a kitten, don’t we? So you...would you like to live with me like this in the future?” [Do not spread] Intermittent, eloquent words, Lin Xiyang listened in a daze, and it took a long time for him to react ——Is this a marriage proposal in disguise?

Seeing Lin Xiyang's puzzled expression, Fan Weichen smiled awkwardly, and immediately added: "Ah, of course what I'm talking about now is not official."

These euphemistic words reassured Lin Xiyang a little. To be honest, in just a few months, he was not sure if he and Fan Weichen were suitable, but it was very contradictory. Another corner of his heart was a little bit lost, and he really felt that he I can't tell myself.

"If..." Lin Xiyang lowered his head and hesitated for a while before opening his mouth, "My answer is, if the two of us have always been like this, it's not bad, I think I will agree, but if you are not sure, feel that you If you change your mind, or love women more...then let’s pretend we haven’t brought up this topic!”

"I……"

"You're bisexual, am I right?"

Lin Xiyang is older than Fan Weichen, after going through so many things, he will no longer blindly pursue love.

Fan Weichen didn't go any further, because women are definitely not a pleasant topic for Lin Xiyang. His childhood was ruined by his mother, and his last love affair also fell into the hands of a woman. He thought he should not Will gladly mention these.

"I understand."

The general meaning is that Fan Weichen's variability is relatively strong, but if there is no change...

Taking out his phone again, Fan Weichen asked with a smile, "Would you mind taking another look at Kitty? I'm going to make a call."

Lin Xiyang shrugged indifferently, and took the child to sit in the rest area just now.

Fan Weichen walked to a place far away from them, took his mobile phone, searched out a series of familiar numbers, and dialed. After a few beeps, the connection was connected.

"Hey, Ah Chen, what can you do with me at this time? 』

"Father, please help."

"About whom? 』

"Your future daughter-in-law."

"oh?What's wrong with him... 』

"Well, that's how it is..."

Chirping, crackling... The conspiracy of Fan's father and son unfolded from this.