rain is not far

Chapter 4

The Qi family's parents are both senior intellectuals in the university, both of them are in the Chinese Department, and they are a well-known loving couple.Because of such a family background, Qi Shiyu once thought that his road to coming out would be easy.

After the college entrance examination that year, the family of four sat in a well-known old Russian-style restaurant. Qi Yanjie, his father-in-law, was wearing a three-piece woolen suit. Although his well-trimmed temples were gray, they did not diminish his charm at all; Wu Yurong, Qi's mother, was wearing a sapphire blue cheongsam. This color was originally attractive, but her complexion became fairer on her body. Except for the fine lines at the corners of her eyes when she laughed, her real age could not be seen at all.

Everyone passing by will take a look at this table.A handsome and elegant father, a beautiful and gentle mother, a pair of handsome brothers, no matter who looks at it, this is an enviable family.

And it is true.Qi Yanjie first raised the goblet, his voice was low, but full of joy: "This cup congratulates Shi Yu for successfully passing the college entrance examination, and also celebrates Shi Yun's upcoming master's degree in advance."

The four raised their glasses and took a sip of red wine.Wu Yurong put down the cup and said with a gentle smile: "Little Treasure is about to enter a new stage of life. Mom hopes that everything will go well for you in the future, and I also hope that you can enjoy the tastes of life. When you are young, if you want to do something, you must be brave Do it, and cherish the girls you like."

Qi Shiyu is an unruly proud son of heaven.He looked directly into his mother's eyes, and said forcefully, "Mom, I don't like girls, I only like boys."

With a flick of the silver spoon in Wu Yurong's hand, the beetroot soup spilled out, and two drops splashed out from the soup bowl and landed on her pure white cashmere shawl.However, she was not in the mood to wipe it off at all. She stared fixedly at her little son, showing a smile that was uglier than crying: "Xiaobao, are you joking with mom?"

……

The situation at this moment is very similar to that at that time.It’s just that the red cabbage soup and stewed beef on the table turned into pork rib soup and braised chicken drumsticks, the Moscow-style music turned into brisk pop songs, and the girls talked and laughed hard. It’s still a family of four. , the person sitting next to Qi Shiyu turned into Qi Lang who was gnawing deliciously on the chicken leg.

But Wu Yurong's expressions and lines were like copy-and-paste from the past: "Shiyu, are you joking with mom?"

"Don't just eat chicken drumsticks, eat more vegetables." Qi Shiyu added a chopstick to the bowl of Qi Lang vinegared cabbage, and then said to his mother, "No, I met yesterday, and I feel pretty good."

"Just met? That means we haven't confirmed the relationship yet?" Wu Yurong keenly grasped the details, "Then you might as well meet this girl. She was just assigned to our department this year. She has a high degree of education and looks good. Gentle and gentle..."

Qi Lang quickly gnawed the chicken leg in his hand, and with the chopsticks that Qi Shiyu gave him, he licked the cabbage and pulled the remaining two mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, chewed it a few times before swallowing it, then put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, stood Get up and say: "Grandpa and grandma, I finished eating, I still have homework to do, you eat slowly, I will go back to the yard to do my homework first."

Qi Yanjie handed him a tissue, and said with a smile, "Xiao Lang is really a self-conscious good boy. You still have to rest for a while before studying, understand?"

"Understood." Qi Lang took the tissue, "Goodbye, grandparents."

After talking, he ran away.

Sitting behind the dessert counter not far away were two brothers and sisters, He Dong and He Xi. He Xi whispered to his brother, "Didn't Xiao Lang say he didn't have homework?"

He Dong knocked on her forehead: "This child is very smart, obviously the limelight is not right, why don't you run away?"

Sure enough, when Qi Lang was far away, Qi Shiyu put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Mom, I don't advise you to let yourself go or let me go. But please let this little girl go, okay?"

"You child, how do you talk?" Wu Yurong still had a smile on her face, still looking like an amiable mother, "You have never tried it with a girl, how do you know it won't work?"

"Mom, some things are too vulgar for me as a son to tell you directly." Qi Shiyu leaned back, "Let's put it this way, I'm not interested in sending Concubine Yang Gui who just got out of the bath to me. On a level of meaning, there is no, interest, and interest.”

Wu Yurong was about to say something, but Qi Yanjie on the side had already held her hand, and said in a low voice, "It's getting late today, and Shiyu has to help Lang Lang with his homework! Right, Shiyu?"

Qi Yanjie blinked vigorously at his son.

Qi Shiyu sighed in his heart, stood up and issued the order to evict the guests: "Yes, parents, I will see you off."

After finishing speaking, he raised his voice again: "Xiaoxi, go and ask Lang Lang to come out to deliver to grandparents. Brother He, the box of my mother's favorite snacks I packed in the afternoon is behind the counter, help me get it."

The brothers and sisters responded quickly.Wu Yurong didn't say much, stood up with her husband, and walked outside with her son. When passing the door, she took the snack box from He Dong with a smile, and said in a kind and gentle tone, "Thank you Xiaodong."

He Dong hurriedly said: "Auntie, you are welcome, Uncle, please drive slowly on the way back."

Qi Shiyu accompanied them to the door, Qi Yanjie's car was parked in the alley, Qi Shiyu watched them get into the car, and heard jingling bells behind him, it was Qi Lang who came out with the mushrooms, Qi Lang obediently stood Beside Qi Shiyu, he said to the two people in the car: "Goodbye, grandpa and grandma."

When the car drove away, Qi Lang sighed like a grown-up: "Oh, you adults are really tired. I'm going to stalk mushrooms, do you want to go?"

As he spoke, he raised his left hand, holding a poop shovel wrapped in a plastic bag.

Mushroom is a pure white Pekingese who is the same age as Qi Lang. He has grown up with a tiger head since he was a child. Now he hears that the little master is going to take him for a walk, and he is so happy that he goes around in circles.

Qi Shiyu looked at his watch, knelt down and rubbed the dog's head, then the human cub's head, and said, "I'm not going, you go, don't go far, don't go on the road, it's almost eight o'clock, Come back after a while, your head teacher is going to visit your home."

"Okay." Qi Lang nodded, turned his head and said to a group of snow-white poodles, "Let's go, Mushroom."

Qi Shiyu looked at the back of Qi Lang leaving, leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette, smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking: When it comes to deception and self-deception, my mother is the second, and no one really dares to be the first.

And it's not a good thing to casually pull yesterday's one-night stand out to deal with my own mother.

The smell of tobacco was a bit bitter, he raised his head and exhaled a puff of smoke, the city was really too bright, it was so bright that it was hard to see the stars.

It seems that I haven't seen the stars for many years.he thinks.

Qi Shiyu was thinking about it, and even felt that he had a melancholy temperament of a literary youth, when a low-pitched male voice suddenly came from his ears: "What a coincidence? Can I borrow a fire?"

He was startled, the burning cigarette butt almost burned his hands, and when he looked to the side, the cigarette butt fell directly to the ground.

The man looked at his dazed expression, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "What? You left me at the hotel in the morning, and when you said you were running away, you didn't expect to meet again so soon?"

"..." Qi Shiyu cleared his throat tactically, "Well, I really have something urgent in the morning. I ordered you a breakfast when I paid the room bill..."

"I thought you were not satisfied." The man himself took the lighter from his left hand, took out a cigarette and lit one, "How is your health? Is there any discomfort?"

"...No." Everywhere is quite comfortable, although the butt hurts, it is also painful and happy.

The man took two puffs of cigarettes, still in the same posture and movements as last night, like a fuse, igniting Qi Shiyu's little theater in his brain full of yellow waste.

Neither of them spoke, and the silence was awkward.

Soon, Qi Shiyu decided to break the silence by himself this time: "Why are you here, such a coincidence?"

"I have a job." The man said, "What about you?"

"Oh, I live here." Qi Shiyu pointed to the small rectangular door above his head, "The store is also mine, you can come over for dinner when you are free."

The man looked up at the house number, then at the graffiti on the wall behind Qi Shiyu, his expression became weird.

Qi Shiyu was amused by his expression: "What's wrong? You don't believe it..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the sound of a bell. Along with the sound of the bell, there was a crisp child's voice who barked when Mushroom met a stranger: "Hello, Mr. Zhong!"