Xu Fuji

When Xu's mother was having dinner, she had a good taste of Lang Zening and Xu Chunfeng's handicrafts.What my children didn't say, they taught me by myself, and I can eat which dishes are made by him with my eyes closed.Unexpectedly, Lang Zening's cooking skills are also very good. A dish of braised pork ribs is very authentic, and Xu's mother is full of praise. It can be seen that this child definitely does not have the kind of machismo thinking of "sit and wait for the meal, and push the bowl after eating" Mother Xu is very relieved.

At night, Xu Chunfeng let his mother live in the guest room, and Xu's mother took the opportunity to visit their small dwelling.At first I came with resentment, and I looked at it too purposefully, but now I am calm, and the attention is of course different.Xu Chunfeng and Lang Zening didn't buy a villa, a loft, or a house with a large area.They have all made up their minds that there will be no children in the future, just the two of them, and they don't like to hire a nanny to intervene in the small world between them.Therefore, I bought a [-]-square-meter house with a scene, and I lived with Liao Weixin and Bai Jiming on the first floor.There is a not-so-small garden outside, where Xu Chunfeng planted many vegetables, a grape, and two sunflowers.

"This house is too small." Mother Xu muttered, "It's not as big as ours. There's not much land, so there's nothing to grow."

Xu Chunfeng supported his forehead: "Mom, you are in the countryside, which is different from the city."

But tidy up very cleanly, Lang Zening is the kind of person with a very life style, get some bar counters, red wine, candlesticks, massage and surfing big bathtubs, etc.; Xu Chunfeng is not, he likes the strong local flavor, red paint Pisces big Wall clocks, paper-cuts with blessing characters pasted on window panes, chili firecracker pendants...the two styles are harmoniously blended together in a not-so-large house, which actually gives people a very warm feeling.

Xu's mother was very satisfied. The two children were doing well on their own, and they were more at ease. It was better than bickering and throwing dishes and bowls all day long.While Xu Chunfeng was making the bed for her, she asked in a low voice, "Where are Zening's parents? What do they think?"

This was a headache for the two of them, Xu Chunfeng sighed and did not answer.

"Can't you?"

Xu Chunfeng smiled wryly: "We haven't had much contact since we lived together after graduation. It's almost ten years."

"How can I do that!" Xu's mother was in a hurry, "You two little heartless, oh, just care about your own life and forget about your parents."

"We don't want to, there's no other way, just hang up the phone call, go and fall out with the things in hand, and refuse to even meet face to face, what can we do?"

"What do his parents do?"

"One is the director of the Education Bureau, and the other is a middle school teacher. They are both retired now and staying at home."

Xu's mother pondered for a while, then slapped her thigh: "Okay, leave this matter to me, I brought two big bags, you are not allowed to move around."

Xu Chunfeng's eyes widened: "Mom, don't make trouble."

"Fart! Why am I making trouble? When I was the captain of the production team and dealt with those bastards, I didn't have you."

"Mom, Hammer's parents are not bums, that's not the same thing."

"What do you know? People, it doesn't matter whether they are educated or not, how big an official is or how rich a master is, in the final analysis, it's all the same thing. Who has more noses and eyes than others? Just look at it. "

Xu Chunfeng didn't know what to say, but he didn't know what to say.Xu's mother said: "Go, don't waste time in my house, my wife is waiting."

"Mom—" Xu Chunfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and didn't know what to say.Xu's mother smiled, and touched her son's soft hair, feeling a little sad in her heart, her son is getting older, and this mother can't help her.Push him: "Go, live a good life is better than anything else."

Xu Chunfeng returned to the bedroom of the two of them. Lang Zening had just washed up. Seeing Xu Chunfeng's frowning face, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"My mother, I have to go to your house."

Lang Zening sat down, patted the bed and let Xu Chunfeng sit beside him.He thought about it for a while, and said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing to let them meet. The old man is more talkative than us. Maybe things will turn around."

Xu Chunfeng sighed and said, "I don't have any good illusions."

"How bad can it be?"

Xu Chunfeng thought about it and nodded.He never had any big ideas, let alone such a tricky matter, forget it, let Lang Zening worry about it.

This night Lang Zening was tossing and turning his mind a lot. Even though he pretended to be indifferent on the surface, in fact, everyone wanted to get the sincere blessing from his parents. After all, they were the most important blood relatives in the world.He turned his head, and with the little light coming through the curtains, he could only vaguely see a vague silhouette of the person beside him.Xu Chunfeng was snoring, and slept soundly. This kid was covered by a quilt when the sky fell. He lived a simple life, but he was also more likely to be happy.Lang Zening smiled helplessly and indulgently, raised his head and kissed Xu Chunfeng's forehead, which woke Xu Chunfeng awake, opened his eyes in a daze, and muttered indistinctly: "I'm not asleep yet, don't make up your mind Now, go to sleep." Turn over and continue to sleep.

Lang Zening helped him tuck the corner of the quilt, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Xu's mother took a special shower, changed into clean clothes, took two bags of home souvenirs, and found Lang Zening's parents' home according to the address.

The door opened and a woman stepped out.Xu's mother guessed that this was Lang Zening's mother. She looked younger than 60 years old and was well maintained. She looked at Xu's mother with a very surprised look: "You are..."

"Oh, Zening's mother, I'm Chunfeng's mother..." Before Xu's mother warmed up, the woman's expression darkened, and she said coldly, "I'm sorry you recognized the wrong person." It closed with a "bang". door.

"Hey——" Xu's mother hurriedly knocked on the door again. After knocking for a long time, the door opened again. This time it was a different man, probably Lang Zening's father.He looked very serious, and before Xu's mother could speak, she said, "I'm sorry, there is no such person as Lang Zening in our family. You remember wrongly, please don't come again." Just as Xu's mother was about to speak, Lang's father closed the door again with a bang .

Xu's mother let out a sigh of relief, knowing that this idea would not work.It doesn't matter, she has plenty of ways, so she just sat down on the steps and waited.

This wait lasted all morning, and Xu's mother was hungry at noon.It's okay, I was prepared, I took out two boiled eggs from my pocket, knocked on the steps, peeled off the egg shells, ate them in three bites, took out a bottle of water, and gurgled down half of the bottle.continue to wait.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, the door opened, and the father and mother came out dressed neatly, and seemed to be going out.Lang's mother caught a glimpse of Xu's mother, was very surprised, nudged Lang's father who was locking the door with her elbow, and whispered: "Old Yan, Lao Yan."

Father Lang looked back, frowned, and walked away without saying a word.The mother-in-law hurriedly followed.

Xu's mother said: "Hey, don't go, let's have a good chat."

The two people in front pretended not to hear her, and they ignored her.

The three walked all the way to the community, and Xu's mother shouted from behind: "That... big sister, don't go, I'll wait for you later." Her voice was so loud that everyone in the community looked this way.The parents of the Lang family lowered their heads and walked faster.

When Mother Xu saw that the situation was not good, she rolled her eyes and fell to the ground with an "Ouch", she pulled her neck and shouted, "Oh, oh, I fell to death, my old arms and legs, it's over, it's over—"

When she yelled, the two in front couldn't continue walking, and the mother-in-law turned around to help her: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, hehe, it's just that my ankle hurts a little." Mother Xu stood up pretending to be struggling, and patted the dirt on her body.The mother-in-law saw that there was nothing to do, and turned to look at her wife.Furious and helpless, Lang's father waved his hands: "Go home!" He strode back with his hands behind his back.

Mother Xu finally entered the house.Lang's father sat aside to smoke, and Lang's mother brought her a glass of water.The three of them stayed in the living room, each other's identities were too strange, and they were all a little embarrassed.Lang's mother cleared her throat and said, "I'm sorry, big sister, are your feet okay, if not, can I take you to the hospital?"

Mother Xu took a sip of water and said, "No, no, no. Oh, big sister, I know why you didn't let me in, and I don't blame you. I can't help whoever let our two families have such a child. Big sister won't hide it. You said, my rural family has three sons, the first two are not up to the mark, and they have no great prospects. The whole family's hope is placed on Chunfeng. Selling pots and bowls to raise some money to send him to college, and finally finding a job to stay in the city Here, I still hope that he can honor his ancestors and win the reputation of the old Xu family, so it's impossible to..." Xu's mother shed tears as she spoke, and took out the little flower handkerchief again.

The mother-in-law was saddened by what she said, touched her own thoughts, and sighed softly.Xu's mother wiped her tears and said, "At first I was angry and anxious, but the two of them have become determined after eating the weight. They must be together if they want to die or live. What do you think we can do?"

"What should I do?" Lang's father couldn't listen anymore, and said in a deep voice, "There is no need to do anything! You go back and tell Lang Zening, I will pretend that I never gave birth to this son, and never come to see me again!"

"Oh, big brother, I don't like to hear your words." Xu's mother straightened her waist and complained, "Oh, dare to touch your man's upper lip to his lower lip, and if he says it's not your son, we won't be your son. What about women? You are busy outside all day and night. How many days have you taken care of the child? I don’t know you, big sister. It hurt me for two whole days, and I almost bleed heavily to confess my life. If you gentlemen say no, don’t say no, just don’t say no, it’s the flesh that falls from our women, how can we be willing, can’t we, big sister. "Xu's mother's tears flowed down again, "Xiaochunfeng's health is not good, always sick, one has a headache and brain fever, I feel sad, really sad. I have a lot of shit and urine. I just went to college and lived in the dormitory. After a while, I couldn't sleep well every day. I always dreamed that he was hit by a car and lost... Big sister, do you think it's easy for us to be mothers? Ah? Big sister, you haven't watched him for almost ten years Your son, ten years, how many ten years do you have, don't you want to?"

The mother-in-law couldn't help crying too, covering her mouth with her hands, and the tears couldn't stop falling.The two mothers held each other's hands, clearly feeling each other's love, reluctance, resentment and sadness that belonged only to the mother.

Father Lang couldn't sit still, he stood up and walked back and forth in the living room, full of resentment and impatience.The mother-in-law finally said what she said from the bottom of her heart: "Sister, why don't I think about it? I even dream about it. But why...how did he become like this? He actually likes, likes men, and I'm too embarrassed to say it. After seeing relatives and neighbors face, what should I say? I lost all face..."

Xu's mother said: "It's easy to handle, let Chunfeng be your godson. Oh, big sister, I think, the two of them can live in peace and stability, better than those who raise their little wives all day long and fight. Big sister, you Both of them are educated people, so they should understand better than us. Let’s just say that in the past, marriages were arranged by their parents. Whoever dares to flirt with each other in private will be put in a pig cage. But now, it’s not a big deal at all. , get married if you can, it doesn't matter if you don't. Maybe ten years later, this man likes men, it's still trendy."

Lang's mother was amused by her unreasonable "puchi", and Lang's father frowned and stood in front of the window sill to smoke.Mother Xu put it away when she saw it was ready, stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go first, don't bother me. These two bags are all grown at home, and they are definitely green products. I bring you a taste."

The mother-in-law hurriedly followed suit: "That's so embarrassing, you are tired all year long, and it is not easy to grow something."

"It's okay, it's nothing, you old couple eat." Xu's mother left the things anyway, Lang's mother sent them downstairs, and the two old ladies talked for a long time in front of the courtyard, and then they separated .

When Lang's mother returned home, she looked at the two big bags on the ground, raised her head and asked her husband, "Look, Lao Yan, what should I do?"

Lang's father heaved a long sigh, waved his hands in frustration, and entered the room.

This afternoon, Lang Zening, who was in the company, suddenly received an unexpected call. His mother said calmly, "Zening, come home and have a look when you are free. Your father misses you."

Lang Zening responded, his throat suddenly choked, and he found that he couldn't say anything. The mother and son were silent on the phone for a long time, until the mother gently put down the receiver.

Everyone was very happy when Lang Zening told the good news at the dinner table.Lang Zening stood up and said sincerely to Xu's mother, "Auntie, thanks to you this time, thank you."

Xu's mother pursed her lips and said happily, "Stupid boy, call him auntie."

Lang Zening was stunned for a moment, and then called out: "Mom."

"Hey." Xu's mother smiled from ear to ear and said, "Good boy, you will be my godson from now on. Go to the countryside to play during the Chinese New Year. Don't always be separated from Chunfeng, ah."

Lang Zening was deeply grateful to this cheerful and cheerful old lady, he nodded heavily, feeling sour, hot, bitter and sweet in his heart.

The two of them took two bottles of good wine, two good cigarettes and some nutritional supplements, and they dressed very solemnly.Park the car on the side of the road and walk downstairs step by step.

"You were born here?" Xu Chunfeng asked.

Lang Zening nodded, looked at the familiar and unfamiliar scenery around him, and said slowly: "When I was born, this was a bungalow, and it was scrapped and rebuilt later." He knew that Xu Chunfeng deliberately talked about other topics in order to let Calm yourself down.They entered the building door and walked up the stairs one after the other.

Going up to the third floor, Lang Zening pointed to the door on the left and said, "Here we are." The two looked at each other, and they could see the excitement, nervousness and a little fear in each other's eyes, but what was more, it was encouragement, expectation and warmth .Lang Zening took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand, and knocked on the closed door.