Uncertain age difference

186.

The voice on the phone is still nice and magnetic, and the figure in the rearview mirror is still tall and handsome, even at an airport where people come and go, you can spot it at a glance.

But Ning Huang's temples twitched, coughed, and said, "Why are you at the airport?"

Lu Chen's voice was clear and light, and he couldn't hear too much joy or anger: "I have a cooperation with the senior brother. He brought his sister-in-law over in advance. I will pick up the phone and have a meal together."

Ning Huang had more or less heard of his collaborator for many years, and said "um", trying to cover up his slight guilty conscience with calmness: "Then, you can do your work."

But Lu Chen said: "Not busy, I lent them my car, little uncle, you take me for a ride."

There is no way to refuse this reason.

He couldn't see Lu Chen's expression clearly from the rearview mirror, and he used his tongue to push the orange candy in his mouth. The sour taste seemed to gradually outweigh the sweet. He couldn't help frowning and thinking, what did Lu Chen see? My parents didn't.

Should he bring it up?

To be honest, he was even a little worried that Lu Chen would be angry.

He also came from a young age, and he also experienced a terrible family relationship, and even hated his former family more than Lu Chen.

If in the early years, someone somehow used the name of a lover, pretending to be passionate, and insisted on getting involved in his shit-like relationship.

He might really get angry and ask why the other party is meddling, even if the person intervening is Boss Lu.

Who would have expected that Feng Shui would take turns, and now he has become an adult who makes a lot of trouble.

Ning Huang laughed at himself, before he could figure out what to say, he was knocked on the window of the driver's seat unexpectedly.

Then the cab door was pulled open directly.

Lu Chen stood outside the door of his driver's seat, calling him calmly, "Little Uncle."

I'm sorry, you won't be really angry, will you?

Ning Huang's eyebrows twitched, and he frowned, not knowing what to say.

But I heard Lu Chen say: "The road from the city to the airport is very long."

"I'll go."

Ning Huang: "..."

I mean this, so why pretend to be so scary.

Ning Huang breathed a sigh of relief, and walked around to the passenger seat.

Boss Lu lowered his eyes to put on the seat belt for him, and then put it on for himself, and asked him, "Is there any arrangement for a while, I'll take you there."

He easily turned against the customer, and he became a hitchhiker.

Ning Huang said: "No, just go to your place."

"Okay," Lu Chen hooked the corner of his mouth, glanced at his relaxed expression from the corner of his eye, and started the car.

Then he said in a gentle voice, "Think about it on the way, how to explain it to me."

Ning Huang choked for a moment.

Do you still know?

That pretended to be nothing.

I was thinking, now he can't jump out of the car, can he?

187.

Even if Boss Lu asked him to explain, it would be difficult for Ning Huang to explain his behavior and what kind of mentality it was.

At first, when Lu Chen started his business not long ago, he went out to a drinking party to socialize and called him, but he was drunk and didn't know where to go.

Lost my personal cell phone.

Ning Huang didn't find out until the second day after he dragged the man back, drooping his head in frustration, and said pitifully, a few thousand yuan.

At that time, Boss Lu started his business and was heavily in debt. The most valuable things on his body were two mobile phones, one for business and one for personal use.

Seeing him like this, Ning Huang couldn't help laughing, and said, "Swipe my card and go buy another one."

Lu Chen doesn't know where he learned his stubborn temper—maybe he learned it from him.

He lowered his head and said, "No, just call me another number. I'll see if I can afford it next week, and I'll buy another one."

At that time, Lu Chen had just graduated, and he had long made up his mind not to use his money, but to pay back all his money.

He can only respect the new boss Xiao Lu.

It turned out that during those few days, mother Lu wanted to call him, but she didn't get through for a few days.

In the end, after passing through several relatives and friends, they got a call to Ning Huang's cell phone.

With a trembling voice, he said, "Mr. Ning, is something wrong with Lu Chen?"

Ning Huang was stunned for a moment, doubting for the first time that his title of "Teacher Ning" might really refer to him as a kindergarten teacher.

And the one who was cooking in the kitchen was the little friend Lu Chen who was in charge of him.

The voice on the other side of the phone was panicked. He stabilized his voice for a while, then returned to a stable voice, and said, "I'm Lu Chen's mother, Mr. Ning, I'm sorry to bother you."

"I haven't been in touch with Lu Chen these days. His circle of friends hasn't been updated. I asked my relatives to call him, but they didn't get through. Do you know how he is now..."

The evening sun was orange then.

At that time, Lu Chen was cooking the pot with the door closed in the kitchen. The aroma of cooking came out from the crack of the door, and there was a sound of frying pan. Occasionally, Lu Chen would make himself cough twice.

Ning Huang likes this kind of sound very much, because there are only two people in the house, and there is such a sound, it seems that it suddenly becomes lively and has a human atmosphere.

The voice on the other side of the phone was restless, obviously he should have been worried for a long time.

Ning Huang looked at Lu Chen's profile, thought for a while, and slowed down his voice: "He's fine, but he lost his phone—do you want him to answer the call?"

Lu Chen's mother was silent for a while, and said, "No, as long as others are better."

Ning Huang was surprised by the complexity of people more than once.

At that time, the Lu family's parents still did not forgive Lu Chen, did not want to respect him, let alone admit what they had done wrong.

And at the same time, they cared about him and loved him.

But he wasn't going to get to the bottom of it.

Just replied calmly: "Okay."

The other side of the phone didn't hang up, but hesitated for a long time, and asked him softly: "...how is he recently, is his work going well?"

Ning Huang doesn't know how to coax people with polite words, he just said: "It's not going well, but he has a good attitude."

There was no word on the phone.

But I heard Lu Chen finally finished cooking, opened the kitchen door, and said with a smile, "Uncle, it's time to eat."

"Who are you calling?"

The aroma of the stir-fried vegetables rushed to my face, together with the spiciness of the seasoning.

"No one," Ning Huang coughed with a itchy throat, "What did you fry, it's so spicy."

Lu Chen picked up two bowls, turned his back to serve the rice, and said with a smile, "Maybe there are too many cabbage and peppers, but they are very good for rice."

Ning Huang lowered his head and saw that he had been listening to the phone for a long time before hanging up silently.

Unfamiliar number, call time is not long.

After all, he sighed and lowered his head to fiddle with his phone for a while.

Seeing that he hadn't come to the dining table for a long time, Lu Chen leaned over to have a look and said, "What are you doing?"

Ning Huang deleted the photos and memos, most of them were cloud files, and he was not afraid of the trouble of backing up, so he just threw the phone to him.

"I removed the card, you can use it first, and it's time for me to replace it with a new one."

"When a new model is released next year during the Chinese New Year, remember to return my expensive one."

Lu Chen's ears turned red, and he subconsciously wanted to say no.

But when he thought that the little uncle had used it, he clenched it tightly again, dawdling with his fingertips for a long time, and said in a low voice, then I will pay you back.

Ning Huang didn't speak, just smiled, and finally rubbed his head.

188.

Even at this age, Lu Chen is actually a little reluctant to contact his family, not because he is afraid, but because he is tired.

When I was busy with business, I often couldn't answer the phone.

Before this time, Mother Lu was really worried and would call Ning Huang.

"Probably, only once or twice a year." Ning Huang smiled and said, "I didn't say much."

As the car was driving on the road, Ning Huang stared at the scenery outside the window, and said slowly, "...you have the right to think that I'm a bad guy and make your own decisions. If you want to get angry, it's okay."

Since Ning Huang was a teenager, his family has been a complete mess. Until now, his father has disappeared and his mother has a new family. Apart from occasional contact with his mother, the concept of home is almost gone.

If someone asked him if he regretted it, Ning Huang would never regret it.

Because he has no choice.

But Lu Chen was always different from him.

Even if it's not as expected, he still has people who love him.

Regardless of whether he will turn back or not, he has a family that was originally his, waiting for him.

"If you want to have a reason, it's that...you have to take some responsibility for his life if you mess with a boy younger than you."

Ning Huang's tone was joking, but his voice was extraordinarily serious and calm, "I can't let you and me for more than ten years, and in the end everyone betrays us, and we have nothing but me."

At that time, he firmly supported Lu Chen to continue his studies and graduate studies. Whether it was travel or activities, he often took Lu Chen with him.

He was not a sociable person originally, but he was willing to expand his network with Lu Chen, and let him get to know more people.

This is also the reason.

He is a little older than Lu Chen and knows what is more important to him.

He wouldn't force Lu Chen to do something, but just quietly gave him a chance.

He watched Lu Chen, a young and cautious college student who just came out of a small town, gradually peel off the rigid shell left by his parents, break free from obedience and obedience, and become stronger day by day.

In the end, he became such a generous and gentle Boss Lu.

This is what he expected.

He has seen many cold people, and he is calmer than Lu Chen.In fact, I never thought that I could walk with Lu Chen for such a long time in one breath.

Perhaps in his original vision, it would be shorter.

Five years, four years, three years, they can accompany each other when they can love each other.

Or when Lu Chen grows up to be Boss Lu, when he can have better people, he will get tired of companionship and love.

But Lu Chen just stayed there, motionless.

Quietly and silently, it melted layer after layer of his cold shell.

He couldn't help but wonder if Lu Chen could really walk with him.

Go all the way.

red light.

The traffic outside the window stopped.

Everything becomes still.

Lu Chen's hand covered the back of his hand, and the touch was warm and solid.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you angry?"

Lu Chen sighed softly: "Little uncle, I have already passed the rebellious period."

many things.

No need to say much.

Ning Huang hooked the corners of his lips, turned his head and looked out the window.

The red light has passed.

Lu Chen reluctantly let go, and after a while, said slowly: "Little uncle, there is one more thing."

"Do you want to go to dinner with me?"

Ning Huang said, "Your senior brother?"

"Yeah." Lu Chen's expression didn't change, and he unconsciously clenched the steering wheel, "That's right, the one I started a business with when I was in college."

"The last time I went to his place, he asked if you want to have dinner together."

Ning Huang didn't speak, but just looked at his profile thoughtfully.

Lu Chen said softly: "If you don't want to go, then don't go."

"Just a light meal and I'll be home soon too."

In fact, Ning Huang seldom dined with people he knew.

Their social circle is like those superficial news.

They all know each other's existence, but they are separated by a clear line. Ning Huang exists in his mouth, and he often only has a sense of presence when he visits the class and calls Ning Huang home.

This is the tacit understanding between them, and he vaguely sensed something in it.

But dormant and waiting quietly and silently.

Ning Huang was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Go."