bamboo horse long time no see

After sending their parents back to their hometown, two young people helped carry the luggage behind them. Because they lived on the top floor of an old-fashioned public house, Xu Chetong heard Wei Nan panting behind him as soon as he climbed to the fourth floor.

Xu Chetong was about to turn around to help him carry the suitcase, but saw Wei Nan straightened up, acting as if nothing had happened.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Wei Nan held his breath to make himself look less out of breath.

Xu Chetong said in a low voice: "Don't hold on, you usually sit in an office, how can your physical strength be better? Give it to me? There are still two floors to go."

Wei Nan walked up to the corner of the stairs with a straight face, gently put down the suitcase, and said seriously: "No problem, isn't it the sixth floor, let me move it up for you in one go."

After finishing speaking, Wei Nan lifted the suitcase with one hand and climbed the stairs faster than before.

Xu Chetong panicked when he saw it, he didn't want to compete with Wei Nan at first, he was afraid that he would get angry if he tried to be brave.I quickly followed him up with my travel bag, and finally saw that he put down the trolley case steadily, as if there was nothing to do, so I gave up.

"Go in and sit for a while." Xu Chetong tilted his head, telling Wei Nan not to be polite.

Wei Nan smiled and followed in. This is the house that Xu Chetong's parents bought outside with the money they saved when they were still working with Wei Nan's parents.

Said to be the hometown, it was left for Xu Chetong's grandparents to live in. Later, the two old people passed away one after another, and Xu Chetong's parents also changed other jobs, so they lived here.

At that time, Xu Chetong had already started to live on campus, but he rarely came here.

The house is still the same, but there is a smell of dust because no one has lived in it for a long time.

Xu Chetong was also a little embarrassed. He didn't even think of coming to clean the room in China, let alone his parents coming to live in China when they returned to China.

In his mother's words, "Our family Tongtong is exactly like his father, and he is a little careless in life."

Wei Nan was the first to deny this point alone, even though Xu Chetong had not been an assistant by his side for long, he could feel how meticulous Xu Chetong was in his work.

Xu Chetong also wanted to explain, but when he heard that familiar nickname, he suddenly felt his head buzzing and forgot to refute.

Going to see Wei Nan again, he just rolled up his sleeves as if he wanted to help clean up together, but his eyes were a little wandering and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Xu Chetong didn't care anymore, and hurried to get a rag to help clean up the house.

Fortunately, the doors and windows were closed for a long time, so there was not so much dust, and the house was cleaned up quickly.

Xu's father and Xu's mother were packing their luggage in the bedroom, only Xu Chetong and Wei Nan were left in the living room.

Xu Chetong was embarrassed to bother Wei Nan, and if Wei Nan's parents knew that their son was cleaning up someone's room, he didn't know if he would throw hundreds of knives at him.

"Thank you very much today." Xu Chetong said, "Do you want to stay for dinner tonight?"

Wei Nan showed a look of joy, "Is it okay?"

Xu Chetong nodded slightly, "But only takeaway."

Wei Nan straightened his shirt sleeves and said in a good mood: "What's wrong with the takeaway? I don't pick anything, don't I often eat takeaway with you in the company? You don't know me yet?"

Xu Chetong just pretended that he didn't ask for it, and took out his mobile phone to order takeaway.

So when his parents finished packing and came out, worrying about what to do for dinner, the takeaway had already arrived, and they saw Xu Chetong and Wei Nan standing on the edge of the freshly cleaned table, laying out bowls and chopsticks.

Seeing this scene, the two elders were a little bit embarrassed.

Especially Xu's mother, she seemed to have thought of something, and her expression became guilty and remorseful.

Xu's father's emotions were not so complicated, but a little moved.

Xu's mother sat at the dining table and said that she was outdated. She hadn't used many life-related online apps before, and she was still wondering if she should go to the vegetable market.

Dinner was enjoyed in a harmonious atmosphere.

Xu's father and Wei Nan talked about the domestic and international situation, from politics to economics, some topics Xu Chetong felt had no concept in his ears, but Wei Nan could pick up all of them.

And Xu's mother pulled Xu Chetong to ask him if he lived alone in the country these few years, did he eat well, why did he look a little thinner than before, and seemed to be taller.

Xu Chetong said softly that I had already passed puberty, how could I still grow taller.

Mother Xu had to change the subject, "Did you sleep well at night, you look a little tired?"

"Of course there is!" Xu Chetong thought that next time, he would ask a female colleague for some foundation to cover the dark circles under his eyes.

Wei Nan interjected, "It's mainly my fault. I work too much, and Chetong has to follow me to work overtime every day."

Xu Chetong's parents had heard that Wei Nan had come back to be Xu Chetong's leader. After hearing this, Xu's father said, "I'm busy with work. It should be. Our Tongtong needs to learn more from you."

But Xu's mother pouted, "I also care about my son."

He also used his elbow to push Dad Xu's arm. Dad Xu chuckled, agreeing with Mom Xu's words on his face, but retreated with his arm.

The two pushed back and forth like children for nearly three rounds, seeing their son blushing, wondering why his parents were so childish, he coughed twice and lowered his head, he didn't have the nerve to look at Wei Nan's expression, it was probably quite exciting.

After eating, Xu Chetong packed the dishes and put them in the dishwasher, then turned to see Wei Nan leaning against the kitchen door frame and looking at him.

"What?" Xu Chetong asked strangely, "Do you want to leave? I'll drive you back."

Wei Nan said: "Are you in such a hurry to see off the guests?"

Xu Chetong frowned slightly, "Isn't it?"

Wei Nan walked over, touched the tip of his nose, and smiled, "Actually, I just want to look at you and talk to you."

Whether it's tone or expression, it sounds a bit ambiguous.

Xu Chetong stood up straight, leaned against the cabinet, and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Some people asked knowingly, Xu Chetong could more or less guess what Wei Nan meant, he saw Wei Nan walking over and standing beside him, he lowered his eyes and sighed softly.

"I really envy your parents who are so loving." Wei Nan said, "Hasn't I had such a meal for a long time?"

It turned out that he thought wrong just now, Xu Chetong turned to look at Wei Nan, but he didn't understand the meaning of Wei Nan's words.

Wei Nan said: "I just hope that I can eat such a simple meal every day and talk about work. I can talk about everything else, and I can't talk about it. Anyway, I don't feel awkward when talking. It's best to sit next to me. It's you, looking at you makes my appetite much better."

Xu Chetong's face sank, "Am I a pig's trotter? Can I still let you eat?"

"Uh... I didn't mean that!" Wei Nan stammered and explained, "I, I'm not, I mean, I mean, I feel better when you are by my side..."

It was rare to see Wei Nan in a hurry, Xu Chetong was in a good mood, and couldn't help laughing all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Wei Nan said unconvinced: "Okay, are you scaring me?"

"Am I scaring you?" Xu Chetong asked with a smile.

"Aren't you scaring me by worrying me?" Wei Nan crossed his arms and said, "Don't you know the reason why I came back?"

Xu Chetong quickly fell silent, and sure enough, he still ran towards this goal after the chat.

He was wondering if he had given Wei Nan too many "misunderstandings" and made him "think" that it was possible for them to be together.

Xu Chetong thought about what to say to dispel Wei Nan's thoughts.

He's not Wei Nan, he can't do whatever he wants.

The lesson from the past is there, what happened after he fell in love with Wei Nan back then, he doesn't want to think about it, and he won't forget it easily.

Xu Chetong said: "I won't respond to you until now, do you still want to continue?"

Wei Nan didn't react like the last time at the Hot Spring Villa, he still stood there calmly and said, "Yes, and this is not called 'continue', my love for you will always exist, and it won't be because of you. If you have any feelings for me, it doesn't exist. You have been rejecting me before, do you think I stopped liking you?"

I saw a confident smile slowly appearing on Wei Nan's face, and said: "Whether you believe me or not, my feelings for you will not change. It may be wrong to hear the word 'forever' from a man. Too believable? But it’s okay, even if no one believes me, I will continue to do this.”

Xu Chetong looked at Wei Nan's face and pursed his lips tightly.

He thought to himself, Wei Nan, don't shake me anymore...