Eleven. Midsummer Night.

The courses in the university are very loose, which gives Hou Yan more time to conceive and ponder his jade carvings.Now, his craftsmanship is still in the stage of recovery, so he is not greedy for more, just ponder over the piece of material in his hand now.

The phoenix sculpture of nothing happened has been slightly scratched by him. Hou Jia chose the thinnest jade roller to carve it carefully, and occasionally washed away the fine powder with running water. Although he hadn't carved for a long time, his right hand There was another deep mark like that on his chest, but once he picked up the jade mound, the boy's whole body seemed to be surrounded by a faint brilliance instantly, which was an indescribable grace and skill.

There are some things that are engraved into the bone marrow and brought into reincarnation by people.Jade carving is probably the same for Hou Jia. It has never been mentioned, but it has never been forgotten.

Does Hou Qi have any wishes for his younger brother?In the past, he also hoped that his younger brother would grow up as soon as possible, to the point where he could be alone and help him support the entire Hou family.Later, the situation in Hou's family gradually stabilized, and he fought his way through the strife between relatives and so-called relatives and friends, so he did not urgently ask Hou Jia to grow up.

What's more, Hou Yan's temperament is indeed soft, not suitable for the cruel shopping malls.Simply, Hou Qi let his interest go and let him pass the exam for his favorite major of painting.Even if Hou Yan is a rich and idle person all his life, as long as he is safe and happy, Hou Qi feels that he has nothing else to ask for.

However, in these days, what Hou Yan did suddenly reminded Hou Qi and gave him a new way of thinking.His younger brother was certainly not interested in the company's management, but, as he watched these days, Hou Li seemed to like jade carvings and jade materials very much.

In this way, Hou Qi asked him to follow the Hou family's handicap and learn about the basic knowledge of jade materials. As for how far Hou Jia can go, it is not something that Hou Qi can estimate.

Deliberately, Hou Qi planned to bring Hou Jia to the company at home.Although it is obvious that my younger brother is more interested in jade carvings, and the warehouse of Hou's company mostly accumulates rough stones that have not been unlocked, but the difference should not be much... I guess.

Because of the need for carving, these days, Hou Jia spends more time living in the old house of the Hou family. Although Hou Qi is busy, the two brothers can always have dinner together. As a result, the brotherhood is more intense than ever Worse.

This was the case for dinner that day, Hou Jia and Hou Qi abandoned the rectangular dining table in the living room, and sat together around a small round table.The hot pot base in the center of the table is brewing a boil, and around it, all kinds of ingredients have been cut and neatly stacked.

The soup base is bone broth, which has been boiled for a long time and exudes a strong aroma.The old butler deliberately left a bit of boneless meat in the pot, and he could take it out and eat it after the soup boiled.The tastes of Hou Jia and Hou Qi are very similar. The two brothers are not addicted to spicy food, but they love hot pot.

Hot pot without chili always looks less lively and fragrant, but the thick and mellow bone soup also has a special taste.On the milky white soup floats the fully soaked goji berries, and there are also golden oil stars.

Hou Jia and Hou Qi didn't talk, but stared intently at the hot pot where bubbles the size of pearls had started to appear, and waited until those bubbles floated up from the bottom of the soup, rolled and shattered.Accompanied by a burst of warm fragrance in the water vapor, and the sudden noise of the liquid, the base material that has been boiled for a long time finally bloomed into his stunning beauty.

Hou Qi first put the cabbage and lotus root slices into the pot.But Hou Jia took advantage of the time when Hou Qi put the vegetables in the pot to eat the bone-in meat in the pot. The bone-in meat itself was very tasty and did not need other dipping sauces.

While waiting for the dishes to be cooked, Hou Qi suddenly asked Hou Jia, "Xiao Jiuer, do you have few classes recently?"

Hou Yan was busy eating meat, and replied without raising his head, "Well, not many." As the mobile week approached the end of the term, all classes were stopped, leaving enough time for students to review and prepare for the final exam.

"That's it..." Hou used his chopsticks to tap his lips, and said to Hou Jia with a smile, "Then you can follow my brother for a few days, and my brother will take you to the company's warehouse to look at the jade materials." It seemed that Hou Jia was afraid After refusing, Hou Qi added, "I see that you are quite interested in these things.

Hou Yan thought about it, and the choice of jade material is also very important for a jade carver.Since his brother invited him to watch the rough stone, he might as well take this opportunity to learn his ability to grasp the jade material.After all, he has a pair of keen hands, so there is no reason to be reckless.

Hou Jia said "En." The two brothers cleared the cabbage and lotus root slices in the pot a few times, and then put down all kinds of meat such as fat beef rolls and fat sheep rolls.After all, Hou Jia and Hou Qi are both carnivorous animals, and those vegetables are just a formality.

At the end of a hot pot meal, only a few vegetables were left on the plate full of the table. The two brothers were stretched limply on the chairs. In front of Hou Jia was the soup that he was thinking about eating, cooked in the hot pot. Pearl River Noodles.But he could only watch helplessly, he couldn't eat any more.

Seeing that they had a good appetite, the old housekeeper was naturally happy.Cheerfully, he brought people out to clean up a messy table, and drove the two brothers out for a stroll.Although it is better for boys to eat more, it is not fun to eat too much food.

The two brothers were kicked out of the house by the old housekeeper, and walked side by side on the deserted street.The trees on both sides of the road grew into an embrace, and the midsummer night breeze blew past, leaving a rustling sound.On the quiet road, apart from the sound of intertwined leaves, only the shallow footsteps of the two brothers remained.

Hou Yan followed behind Hou Qi step by step, almost giving Hou Qi the illusion that he was still in his teens, his parents were still there, and his younger brother was innocent.At that time, he was like this, running and playing on the road in front of his house with his six or seven-year-old Hou Yan.And their parents followed them far away, they were making trouble, and they were laughing.

Today, everything is wrong.

Hou Qi turned around and looked at the young boy who was following behind him.The juvenile is not tall enough, and his face has indeed inherited the exquisite beauty of his mother.This is one of the reasons why Hou Qi must guard the Hou family.The word "face like a good girl" was the criterion for judging whether a man was handsome or not in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, but nowadays, for a man, it is very likely to be a disaster.

If the Hou family collapses and his younger brother loses the protective umbrella of the Hou family, Hou Qi can't imagine what will happen to Hou Jia.

What's more, the Hou family can't give Hou Jia a foolproof protection, otherwise, he wouldn't choose to commit suicide in his apartment.Hou Qi's eyes glanced at the scar on Hou Jia's right wrist, and a dark fluctuation flashed in his eyes.

Hou Qi never mentioned the reason for Hou Yan's suicide, but that doesn't mean he didn't pursue it.

The atmosphere of Midsummer Eve is so good, many words that are usually difficult to utter will come out.What's more, Hou Qi observes Hou Jia these days, and always feels that his younger brother should not be so fragile because of the unyielding blood of the Hou family for many generations.

"Xiao Jiuer, can you tell me, at that time...why did you choose to do this?" Hou Qi held Hou Jia's wrist in his hand, and ran his fingers across the scar on Hou Jia's right wrist.He didn't look back, so Hou Yan couldn't see his slightly frowning brow.It was an indescribable distress, the kind that didn't need to be known by the person he loved.

Hou Jia was startled for a moment.For him, this topic was not a secret, but it was not so easy to answer.He knew all the reasons why the original owner committed suicide, but knowing it did not mean agreeing.

Things in this world, except life and death, should be trivial matters.But the original owner chose to regard matters of love as more important than life and death.He couldn't comment on the original owner's values, and he should even be grateful.Because, if it weren't for the original owner's choice, he might not have the chance to be reborn once.

Therefore, Hou Yan has been silent about this.However, when Hou Qi asked, he had to answer.

Touching his nose, Hou Yan said to Hou Qi, "It's probably because of Li Siheng." This is the original owner's concern, and he can even feel every ups and downs of the original owner's mood, so he can't make the original owner's entire state of mind public.Facing Hou Qi's inquiry, he could only give a vague idea.

Hou Qi was silent for a while.He was prepared for the reason for Hou Yan's suicide, but when Hou Yan said it so frankly, Hou Qi's heart was still shaken.

His throat seemed to be strangled, and after a while, Hou Qi found his own voice.

"Xiao Jiu'er, you... like him?" Hou Qi asked this sentence in a calm tone, as if there was a stone stuck in his throat, and he didn't seem as relaxed as his tone.

Hou Jia was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Hou Qi to ask such a question, an awkward silence spread between the brothers, the two stopped, as if they were confronting each other, they were relatively speechless.

In the end, it was Hou Qi who made the first compromise.He sighed, pulled Hou Jia and continued to walk back.Many years ago, he dragged his young brother along on the way home like this.

Hou Yan was pulled by Hou Qi at a loss, and wanted to withdraw his hand, but was pulled even tighter by Hou Qi.Hou Qi didn't look back, but said faintly, "Xiao Jiu'er, remember, no matter who you like, whether it's a woman or a man, you should never regard them as more important than yourself. You have to treat yourself well, do you know?"

Hou Qi's tone was very flat, but it made people feel that he was going to cry in the next second.Hou Qi is different from Hou Jia. At the funeral of his parents, Hou Jia almost fainted from crying, but Hou Qi didn't shed a single tear.Because, if he didn't show even the slightest weakness, he might be attacked and knocked down.

But now, he looked like he was about to cry.

Because, Hou Ji is already his only remaining relative.The only one that can no longer be lost.

Therefore, he hopes that Hou Yan will always regard himself as the most important thing, and never hurt himself for other people, even if that person is his lover.This kind of thinking may be selfish, but it is Hou Qi's only expectation for his younger brother as an elder brother.

Hou Yan was speechless.For a long time, the feeling of being unable to substitute for Hou Qi suddenly dissipated.This is his elder brother, the only elder brother in this life.

Not to mention above the world of mortals, we depend on each other for life.However, it was his deep blood bond.Cut constantly, can't forget, can't separate.

He nodded solemnly to Hou Qi.The two brothers walked side by side on the way home. Midsummer's night was the same as before.

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