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Seeing Wu Le and He Xinyang laughing, Xia Yu felt very relaxed.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he turned his head to chat with Zhou Ding from time to time, and the whole box was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Just then, Xia Yu's cell phone rang.

He looked down, and the smile on his face faded instantly.

He said to Zhou Ding, "I'll go out and answer the phone."

Zhou Ding was lowering his head to tear apart the crabs, when he heard this, he hummed: "Go."

Xia Yu left the box and walked to a secluded corner.

He took a deep breath, his eyes drooped slightly, and the sense of relaxation just now disappeared.He picked up the phone and said, "Mom."

"Yu'er, have you returned to Jiangcheng?" Her mother's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Xia Yu hummed lightly.

"Why didn't you tell me when you came back? If your sister-in-law didn't mention it, I wouldn't even know you were back. Where are you now?"

Xia Yu didn't answer, but asked, "Mom, did you call me for something?"

As if feeling the alienation in Xia Yu's tone, Xia's mother on the other end of the phone was silent for a while before saying, "Are you going home?"

Xia Yu blinked lightly: "No reply."

"...When will you come back?"

Xia Yu looked down at the eyes on the ground, and said in a low voice while stepping on it: "Mom."

"Ok?"

"I made a boyfriend." Xia Yu said.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Xia Yu lowered her eyes, and continued: "After that day, I have been thinking about how to get along with you in the future. Later, I thought about it, but I don't know if you agree or not."

He said softly, "This is what I think. Since none of us are willing to bow our heads on this matter, then no one should bow their heads. I don't ask you to accept him, nor do I ask you to accept my sexual orientation. Yes, you guys don't want to interfere with my relationship anymore, let alone match me up everywhere, let's just stop talking about this topic, never talk about it, okay?"

There was still silence on the other end of the phone, only shallow breathing could be heard.

"This is already the best way I can think of. If I can, I will go back."

Xia Yu's hand moved over the hang up button, "If it doesn't work, forget it."

"Your dad won't agree, he can't compromise."

"Forget it, let's talk about it later, Mom, I'll hang up first."

Just when she was about to hang up, Xia's mother finally failed, with obvious anxiety and impatience in her voice: "What the hell are you two doing? Then it’s been ten or twenty years, why do you insist on getting so unhappy with him? After these ten or twenty years, he can’t control what you like, so you can’t bear it? I feel very uncomfortable being caught in the middle of you like this, what do you want me to do? Who should I help?"

Xia Yu said: "Didn't you help Dad all the time?"

The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly stopped.

"From Xia Zhao to me, haven't you always stood by Dad's side?"

Xia Yu felt a little bored, he frowned, "Forget it, don't talk, hang up."

"Is it important to fall in love or the parents who gave birth to you and raised you?!" A sentence suddenly burst out from the other end of the phone.

Hearing this familiar roar, Xia Yu was a little surprised, but he didn't expect his father to be listening to him, but soon he regained his composure, and replied, "Then let me ask you, is the son important or your desire to control? "

"I'm all for your own good!"

"You did it for Xia Zhao's sake, and then what? Then he was not only bad, but committed suicide."

"That's because he himself is too fragile! Not only can't take responsibility, but he can't bear a little pressure!"

"I'm also quite fragile, and I can't bear the pressure."

Xia Yu frowned, and said impatiently, "So? Are you disappointed? Are you already planning a third child?"

"Is this how you speak to me?"

"It's fine if you don't want to listen, I'll hang up."

After speaking, there was a click, and the phone was hung up.

Hearing the beeping sound on the phone, Father Xia slapped the mahogany table: "Look at your son, he dares to hang up on my phone!"

He stared at Mother Xia, "You are used to him now!"

Mother Xia sat on the stool with her head bowed, silent.

"He still thinks I'm taking care of him, isn't it natural for me to take care of my son?"

Father Xia stared, his chest heaving violently, "I think he's been brainwashed by those messy things on the Internet, his mind is full of true love, true love, and he doesn't even want his parents when he falls in love, and all the books are in the dog's stomach! You It's useless at all! It's been a few months and he still has this attitude, so you won't persuade him?"

Mother Xia lowered her eyes: "I persuade..."

"What do you call persuasion? What a loving mother who loses her son!"

Father Xia pointed at her, "Can't you be strict with your words? That tone is like begging him, no wonder he is so confident!"

Mother Xia raised her head, sighed and said, "Yuanhang, actually I think... I think the method he said is not bad, and Premier Zhou also said, seek common ground while reserving differences, since none of you are willing to make concessions, then just let the Put this question aside for now, don't mention it to everyone, wouldn't it be good to live the same life as before?"

"Seeking common ground while reserving differences is used in this way? I am in charge of my son. If you say seek common ground while reserving differences here, then according to your opinion, all the fathers and mothers in the world can't control their children, right?"

Father Xia had a look of disbelief, "Are you out of your mind when you say that? Huh?"

Mother Xia's face turned pale, she turned her head away and said, "I can't control him anyway, and I can't give birth either."

"I didn't count on you either!"

Father Xia took a deep breath, "Next month, next month I have a lecture at their school, I'll go find him, I want to see if he dares to be so crazy in front of me!"

the other side.

Xia Yu took a deep breath after hanging up the phone, then turned around and returned to the box.

I still feel a little uncomfortable, but it's okay.

After all, after such a long time, he has completely seen through his parents, and no longer has any hope for them.

He knew they would not be persuaded, nor would they be willing to compromise.

The old thoughts have been deeply ingrained in their minds, and even the death of their own sons cannot shake it in the slightest.

forget about it.

If you can't shake it, forget it.

Back in the box, it was still bustling inside.

He Xinyang was covered by several sofa pillows, and Wu Le was frantically taking ugly photos of him with his mobile phone.

Xia Yu restrained her expression, returned to her seat and sat down.

Zhou Ding pushed the bowl full of crab meat in front of him: "It's not time to eat crabs yet. The crabs are not fat enough and not yellowish. Let's come back in November. The hairy crabs will be the best then."

Xia Yun hummed: "Don't patronize me, you eat too."

Zhou Ding glanced at him and said in a low voice, "Did you call from home?"

Xia Yu nodded: "Yes."

"Are you okay?"

"fine."

Zhou Ding was still staring at him.

Xia Yu laughed: "It's really okay, I'm tired of hearing the same old words over and over again."

He asked again, "Would you like some shrimp?"

Zhou Ding said: "Will you strip it for me?"

Xia Yu reached out and took a prawn and peeled it. After peeling, he wanted to put it in Zhou Ding's bowl, but when he saw Zhou Ding's mouth approaching, he couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth, and fed the prawn into Zhou Ding's bowl. mouth.

Rubbing his fingertips on the soft lips, he asked him, "Is it delicious?"

Zhou Ding nodded and smiled: "It's delicious."

Wu Le & Lin Fan & Zhao Xiunan who wanted to come back to eat after beating He Xinyang: "..."

They turned their heads together, "Let's beat He Gou again."

He Xinyang: "???"

After laughing and laughing, everyone sat down to have lunch together.

After lunch, He Xinyang and the others bought a high-speed rail ticket back to the city, saying that they wanted to go back and continue fighting the unfinished boss, so as to leave the rest of the time for the world of the two of them.Before leaving, they exchanged WeChat with Xia Yu.

Watching them enter the station, Zhou Ding looked sideways at Xia Yu: "What about us? What shall we do next?"

Xia Yu thought for a while and said, "How about...let's return the car first, and let's leave later after returning the car."

"Back to Dragon City?"

Xia Yu nodded: "Well, I don't want to stay in Jiangcheng any longer."

Zhou Ding didn't say much, and immediately returned the car with Xia Yu, returned the car, and bought a ticket back to Longcheng.

Because there was a delay in returning the car and packing their luggage, they bought the tickets a little late, and it was already past six o'clock in the evening when they arrived in Longcheng.

The sky was gray and the wind was a bit strong, with a slightly fishy earthy smell in it.

Zhou Ding glanced out the window and said, "It might rain later."

Xia Yu was washing mulberries: "I have seen the weather forecast, it has been raining in Dragon City for the past few days."

He asked again, "Is the smell gone in the room?"

Zhou Ding sniffed: "It should be tasteless."

They didn't go to the hotel after they came back, but went back to Xia Yu's dormitory. They also ordered takeaway for dinner, so they ate directly in the dormitory.

One of the boiled pork slices tasted a bit strong, and it took almost an hour to open the window for the wind to finally dissipate the smell. Therefore, Zhou Ding sat in the small area covered by curtains for almost an hour.

"Then close the window and draw the curtains."

Zhou Ding hummed, propped his hands on the table, and leaned over to close the curtains.

When he drew the curtains, his clothes accidentally hung on the computer on the table, and the standby computer instantly lit up.

Zhou Ding casually glanced at the screen, only to see that the desktop was full of icons

He glanced roughly, but didn't see any games. Except for some software, there were all draft-related files on it. Each folder was also marked with the date and progress, such as "delivery at the end of the month/line draft √, delivery in June/received on 6" Single..." and so on.

He smiled, and wanted to say, "Is your C drive about to be squeezed out?", but before he could say anything, his eyes were attracted by a few inconspicuous folders in the corner.

The titles of these folders are different from the sketches. They don't write any date and progress, but are marked with [Skills Summary], [Introductory Teaching Video], and [10 Small Gifts].

Very simple text.

It is also a text he is very familiar with.

Because he had never received such unscrupulous things, it was rare to receive a few, and he was still impressed so far.

These titles are exactly the titles of the briefcases Xiao Ge sent to him back then!

Zhou Ding blinked, thinking that he might have discovered something extraordinary.

Thinking of this, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, opened the network disk, and checked the download record after logging in.

【10 small gifts】

[Introductory Video Teaching]

[Skills Summary]

There are three text packets side by side, all of which are from the sender - cute little give to 0w0.

At this moment, Xia Yu came out of the bathroom with a fruit plate: "This mulberry is a bit troublesome to wash."

He frowned slightly, and his fingers were still gently flipping the mulberries in the fruit plate, "Otherwise, I'll soak them in salt water again, I always feel that the washing is not very clean."

After he finished speaking, he raised his head, only to see Zhou Ding pulling the curtains, carefully covering up the last gap of light leakage.

After pulling it, Zhou Ding turned around and smiled: "Okay."