A New Year for two people can be lively... No way. On the first day
of the New Year, worship the ancestors.
Shi Jin pulled Lian Jun out of bed early, took him to Jian Jinwen's grave, and swept Jian Jinwen's grave. When they were halfway through sweeping, Jian Chenghua, Jian Jinwen's adoptive father, also came.
Jian Chenghua saw someone in front of his son's grave from a distance, and was stunned for a moment. When he saw who it was, he was so excited that he almost dropped the flowers in his arms. He hurried over and greeted, "Is it Xiao Jin and Mr. Lian?" Shi Jin
turned back to look at him, smiled with his eyes crooked, and called, "Grandpa, I'm sorry, I haven't come to see you for so long."
Lian Jun also turned around, nodded to Jian Chenghua, and called him grandpa.
Jian Chenghua stared at Shi Jin blankly, his eyes suddenly turned red, but he couldn't stop laughing, so he cried and laughed, wiping his eyes and waving his hands and said: "Don't say sorry, you young people have your own lives, I understand, you can remember Jinwen, it is Jinwen's blessing, I..." He thought of something halfway through, stopped talking, lowered his head and looked at Lian Jun's standing legs, a little dazed.
He vaguely remembered that the last time he met Mr. Lian, the other party was sitting in a wheelchair...
Lian Jun saw him looking at his legs, immediately guessed his thoughts, stepped forward in line with his gaze, took out a card he had written in advance and handed it to him, saying: "Shi Jin has been accompanying me for treatment abroad for the past two years, so I haven't been able to come back to see you, I'm sorry. Now my illness has recovered, and I will live in China with Shi Jin in the future. This is my contact information and my relationship with Xiao "Jin Jinwen's new home address and new home phone number. You are welcome to visit."
Jian Chenghua looked at his naturally moving legs, took the card stupidly, scanned the various numbers and information written on it, looked up at him, and suddenly laughed again, and cried while laughing. He pulled up his sleeves and wiped his face, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I hope you are all fine."
Shi Jin's heart softened a little, and he stepped forward to hold the old man's shoulders and patted him gently.
...
The three of them cleaned Jian Jinwen's grave carefully, and then Shi Jin and Lian Jun took a car full of gifts and followed the old man back to the orphanage.
After arriving at the orphanage, Shi Jin and Lian Jun distributed most of the gifts in the car to the children, and then went to the kitchen to prepare lunch for Jian Chenghua with the various ingredients they brought.
Jian Chenghua was very embarrassed and paced around the kitchen door, saying, "Originally, I should have been the one treating you, but how come you ended up cooking for me and even brought your own ingredients? This, this is so bad."
"We bought too much New Year's goods before the New Year and we can't finish them, so we wanted you to help us use them up a bit. Besides, it doesn't make sense for the younger generation to wait for the elders to cook for us." Shi Jin smiled and comforted him. He stood up and pulled the old man to sit on the small stool in front of him and said, "If you can't spare some time, please help me peel the beans and we can chat while we do it."
"You are always right." Jian Chenghua had no choice but to do something and finally felt a little more at ease. He lowered his head, picked up the beans and started peeling them, asking about his life in the past two years while peeling.
Shi Jin picked out some things to say, and emphasized his good grades in school, as well as the various firsts he had won in military training and intensive training. Jian Chenghua listened and nodded continuously, his face full of pride, and the smile on his face never stopped.
Lian Jun, who was standing in front of the stove, listened to Shi Jin's boasting, curled the corners of his mouth, and put the pickled chicken into the pot.
...
Lian Jun and Shi Jin stayed in the orphanage for a whole day, until it was completely dark, and then they went home with the red envelopes that the old man had stuffed in, under Jian Chenghua's reluctant eyes.
"You have to come to see grandpa more often in the future." Shi Jin looked at Jian Chenghua who was slowly getting smaller in the rearview mirror, and couldn't help sighing.
Lian Jun glanced at him and said, "I'll accompany you." Shi Jin
responded and looked out at the street. He thought of Shi Xingrui and his biological mother who were buried in a foreign country, and his adoptive parents who were sleeping peacefully in another world. His expression dimmed for a moment, but he quickly adjusted himself and lowered his head to happily open the red envelope.
...
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, visiting relatives.
Shi Jin, who had no relatives to go to, lay paralyzed on the sofa in his pajamas, touching his well-toned abdominal muscles with grief, and refused Lian Jun's feeding him: "The year is not over yet, and my abdominal muscles are gone. No, I don't want to eat anymore, so don't feed me."
Lian Jun, who was holding a plate of snacks, looked at his belly when he heard this. He spotted a bit of white belly through the gap between the buttons, and couldn't help bending down to touch it, pinching it, and commenting: "It feels good."
Shi Jin's body was shocked, and he quickly grabbed a pillow to protect his belly. He turned over with his back to him, glaring at him: "Your touch is good! My fat is only temporary, temporary!"
Lian Jun curled his lips, picked up a freshly made snack from the plate, bit half of it himself, then bent down to hold Shi Jin's face and kissed him.
The two exchanged a kiss with the sweet taste of sticky rice and red beans. Shi Jin's body softened and he lost the defense of his belly. Lian Jun touched him and gently kneaded the soft flesh on his belly, whispering in his ear: "Exercise more and you won't gain weight." Shi Jin's
eyes were full of confusion. Exercise more?
"Then let's go jogging outside." He suggested naively.
Lian Jun put the snack plate on the coffee table on the side, kissed his beautiful eyes again, and put the hand on his belly down to untie his trouser belt: "I'm talking about... indoor exercise."
Shi Jin's eyes widened: "Huh?" Where are you touching?
...
The third, fourth, fifth... until the tenth day of the first lunar month, Shi Jin's life was in dire straits. His legs were a little weak, his kidneys a little painful, and he had a slightly painful joy - it turns out that if you do that kind of exercise too much, you will really lose weight...
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, most working people across the country had ended their vacations and returned to their jobs. Lian Jun, as the chairman of Wanpu, finally had a conscience. Thinking of the large number of employees under him who depended on him for food, he reluctantly decided to check the layout of the branch building.
Lian Jun asked Shi Jin if he wanted to go with him, but Shi Jin shook his head wildly and refused, saying that he wanted to do physical recovery training at home to prepare for the start of school. Lian Jun touched his face, then his lower back, said nothing, kissed him on the side of his head, and left.
Shi Jin breathed a sigh of relief, covered his waist and lay back on the sofa, sighing - school is about to start, someone is going to die.
In a blink of an eye, the New Year is over and school
is about to start. Lian Jun has become busier and busier. He brings a lot of documents home every day and no longer has the energy to bother Shi Jin. Shi Jin feels distressed and a little worried when he sees this. He will start school soon and will have to live on campus and can only come back on weekends. How lonely and isolated Lian Jun must be living alone in this empty community. Maybe he will be so tired that no one will notice him at home... The more
he thinks about it, the more worried he becomes. He can't sit still and can't help but search for reliable property companies on the Internet. But as he flips through the pages, he becomes discouraged again - if he invites a strange team to the community, Lian Jun may not even want to go home and sleep directly in the company...
What to do?
He stared at the ceiling stupidly for a while, and in a trance he heard the doorbell ringing.
Oh, it must be an auditory hallucination, why would the doorbell ring? There would be no guests at home.
He turned over, picked up his mobile phone and continued to flip through, thinking about whether he could find a property company that had a relationship with Mie in the past. As a result, the doorbell sound became clearer and clearer as he flipped through the pages.
Huh?
He blinked, then sat up abruptly, dumbfounded - the doorbell seemed to be really ringing!
He hurriedly put on his slippers and walked to the entrance, turned on the video phone, and saw a man wearing an exaggerated fisherman's hat, looking down and flipping through something, and his face was completely invisible standing at the gate of the villa area.
"Who is it?" he asked puzzledly. Is he a salesman?
"Excuse me, are you hiring a real estate agent here?" A familiar voice sounded, and then a poster was delivered to the camera. It was the one that Shi Jin had posted on the door. "I'm here to apply for a job."
Upon hearing this voice, Shi Jin's mouth widened a little. He looked at the blurry poster on the screen. After a long pause, he said with a trembling voice, "You, say another word."
The poster was moved away, and a friendly face appeared on the screen. The man said seriously: "Boss, are you sure you want to interview me on the video phone?"
Surprises always hit people when they are least prepared. Shi Jin was stunned for two seconds, then hurriedly ran towards the gate, ran two steps and turned back, and said incoherently to the screen: "Don't leave, don't leave, just stay there, I'll be right up!" After saying that, he rubbed his sore nose hard and rushed towards the gate of the community.
It was late winter and early spring, and the temperature was still a little low. Shi Jin ran out in just his home clothes. He should have been cold, but when he ran to the gate, he was sweating all over his forehead.
The gate of the villa area was carved and hollowed out. Through the gaps in the hollowed-out patterns, he saw a man standing outside with his back to the gate, wearing casual clothes and with a suitcase at his feet. He stopped abruptly, then rushed over even faster, opened the door in a hurry, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something. He called out: "Gua, Gua..."
The man turned around when he heard the voice and met Shi Jin's gaze. His smile deepened, but his eyes were a little red. He said: "Boss, my name is Chen Bin, and I am the sixth child in my hometown. You can call me Chen Liu. I am here to apply for a job in property management."
It was Gua Liu! It was really Gua Liu! I didn't expect that he would be the first to come back.
Shi Jin was stunned, then he rushed over and hugged him. There were a thousand words stuck in his throat, but in the end he could only squeeze out one sentence: "Six... Uncle Six! Uncle Six! Why did you come back just now, why did you come back just now!"
Gua Liu blinked hard to hold back his tears, insisted on smiling, raised his hands to hug him back, and asked: "Boss, did I pass the interview?"
How could I not pass! Shi
Jin tightened his arms, wanting to cry and laugh, and couldn't help but patting his shoulders hard a few times.
...
An hour later, Lian Jun's car drove into the yard. He got out of the car anxiously and rushed into the villa. Seeing Shi Jin sitting on the sofa in the living room, he hurriedly leaned over and asked: "What's wrong, are you uncomfortable? Why are your eyes so red? Do you have a fever?" Then he touched his forehead.
Shi Jin rubbed his tear-swollen eyes embarrassedly, stood up, held his hand, and said, "I'm not feeling unwell. I lied to you on the phone. In fact, I asked you to come back because I hired a property manager for the community."
"Property manager?" Lian Jun was stunned, then frowned slightly and asked, "Why did you suddenly..." Shi
Jin explained, "I'm about to start school, how can you be the only one in the community? Don't worry, the property manager I hired is very capable. Not only can she manage our community, she can also be our housekeeper and take close care of you when I'm in school."
Close care?
Lian Jun frowned even more, thinking that Shi Jin must have made such a rash decision because he was too worried about him, and then he relaxed his expression and said, "Don't be so anxious, don't worry, I can take care of myself. As for the property, we should wait until the landscaping is done before we deal with it..."
"But I think this property is really suitable." Shi Jin interrupted him, finally unable to hold back, smiled and pressed his shoulders, turned around and said, "And I have already taken the person in charge of the property to my home."
Taken to my home?
Lian Jun frowned again, turned around passively, and noticed that there was a person standing not far behind him. His expression suddenly sank, and he looked over with a little defensiveness, and then after seeing the other person's appearance clearly, his body froze.
Gua Liu took off his fisherman's hat to meet his gaze. His eyes were red, but he was smiling. He said respectfully, "Jun Shao, I'm back... You've gained some weight, that's great."
Lian Jun's tense body relaxed a little bit, and then he said nothing, took the initiative to step forward and hugged Gua Liu.
Gua Liu hugged him back, patted his back, and said, "Jun Shao, let me take care of you. I've already done everything. It's okay."
Lian Jun closed his eyes, rarely showing his emotions, and said in a hoarse voice, "Welcome back... Thank you."
...
After Gua Liu returned, Lian Jun's mood improved visibly. Shi Jin finally felt relieved and put his attention back to the upcoming school.
On the first day of school, Lian Jun made time to personally send Shi Jin back to school. Gua Liu volunteered to be the driver for the two.
"Uncle Liu, don't call me Master Shi or Master Lian Junjun when you are outside. It's too weird." Shi Jin couldn't help but tell him after getting in the car, "Just call us by our names."
Gua Liu looked at them in the rearview mirror and saw Lian Jun nodded, agreeing with what Shi Jin said. His face froze and he said, "I know, Xiao, Xiao Jin, Lian, Lian... Boss."
Shi Jin immediately laughed and said, "What is Boss Lian? It's too weird."
Gua Liu felt a little embarrassed and looked at Lian Jun in the rearview mirror again and said, "I'm not used to it yet..."
"Take your time." Lian Jun soothed, then pinched Shi Jin's mouth, "Don't make trouble for Uncle Six."
Shi Jin quickly stopped laughing to show that he would stop making trouble, but Gua Liu's heart skipped a beat when Lian Jun called him Uncle Six naturally, and he couldn't help but step on the accelerator and speed up the car.
So Shi Jin broke his composure and laughed again.
...
This was the first time that Lian Jun showed up outside without any scruples when sending Shi Jin back to school, and even followed Shi Jin into the school. He walked very slowly, with a serious expression, trying to observe the scenery along the way and imagining how Shi Jin lived there.
Shi Jin walked slowly with him, holding his hand, and introduced every building and facility along the way in detail, saying what he had done, what he had learned, or what interesting things had happened there.
The two were so absorbed in their studies that they didn't notice that the students passing by were all looking at them vaguely.
Gua Liu followed behind the two, seeing the various expressions of surprise, astonishment and curiosity on the faces of the others, feeling proud and sad at the same time - look, his Shi Shao and Jun Shao were so dazzling and outstanding! Finally, he watched Jun Shao grow up and walk among the crowd like he does now.
God bless him.
He raised his hand and wiped his eyes, feeling that he was indeed getting older and always getting so sad easily.
...
Seeing Lian Jun appear in the dormitory, Liu Yong and Luo Donghao were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly came up to greet him enthusiastically - after seeing Lian Jun at home, they were no longer so afraid of Lian Jun.
Gua Liu looked at the natural conversation between Lian Jun and Shi Jin's friends. After being surprised, he couldn't help but wipe his eyes.
"Uncle Liu, your eyes are red from crying." Shi Jin deliberately went over to tease him.
Gua Liu coughed uncomfortably and stretched out his hand to chase him away: "Go away, stop making trouble." After chasing him away, he couldn't help laughing again.
...
The days became stable and ordinary.
Shi Jin went to school and went home normally, and then went home normally, and then...found that the community had changed a lot.
When he went home on the first weekend, Shi Jin found that there were many more security guards and cleaners in the community. They were all sturdy and looked unfriendly. When they saw Shi Jin, they would immediately stop and call him Shi Shao respectfully. Shi Jin's mouth twitched, and he instantly understood where these people were poached from.
When Shi Jin went home on the second weekend, he found that there were many more cameras inside and outside the community, and there were security teams patrolling. Gua Liu explained: Security work cannot be neglected.
Shi Jin: "..." But this security is too exaggerated.
On the third weekend, Shi Jin found that all the infrastructure in the community had been inspected and repaired, and equipped with a full range of management personnel. Basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pools... and other venues were officially put into use.
Shi Jin... Shi Jin immediately took Lian Jun to the tennis court to wipe off the sweat.
On the fourth weekend, a small supermarket opened in the community.
Shi Jin: "...This, is it necessary?" There are only three people in the community, including the owner and Gua Liu. It seems that there is no need for something like a supermarket.
"Yes, yes." Gua Liu was holding a tablet, flipping through the plans and bills. "There will definitely be more owners in the future, and these are all necessary. Besides, when the brothers below are tired and thirsty, we can't let them go to the supermarket outside to buy things. It's too troublesome." Shi Jin
thought about it and saw the numbers on his bill with his peripheral vision. His eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "Does it cost so much to decorate the community?"
"Hmm? That's what you're talking about." Gua Liu glanced at the bill on the tablet and waved his hand, saying, "This isn't the property's money, it's the money Young Master Jun gave me to build a dormitory for the employees. These people I recruited are all those who... for some reason, lost their families and can't find a place to stay. Young Master Jun feels sorry for them, so he wants to pay to build a dormitory for them to settle down." Shi Jin
was silent when he heard that, and thought of a security guard's hand with several fingers missing. He pursed his lips and said, "Then build a better one. I can't take the money if it's not enough."
Gua Liu looked at him with satisfaction and sighed, "Young Master Shi is acting more and more like a boss lady..." Shi Jin's
face darkened, He raised his arm and strangled his neck, slowly applying force: "I told you not to call you Young Master Jun and Young Master Shi anymore, why do you always forget! Also, a property management team should act like a property management team and serve with a smile, understand! With the current atmosphere in the community, I don't even dare to invite friends back to play!"
Gua Liu gained a little weight after his life became stable, and was uncomfortable with the strangulation. He quickly said, "I know, I know, Shi... Xiao Jin, let go!"
Another weekend, Shi Jin returned to the community, and finally did not find anything unusual in the community. He breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to walk back to the villa, he ran into a patrolling security guard coming towards him.
"Shi--" The security guard started to call for someone, but he stumbled halfway and said with a smile, "Mr. Shi, you are back from school. Have fun this weekend."
Shi Jin stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He looked at the ferocious smile on the security guard's face, raised his hand to cover his chest, and felt that Gua Liu had a misunderstanding of the term "smiling service".
...
After the temperature rose again, Wanpu Garden finally began to be greened. Gua Liu and the team leader Zhang met happily at the gate of the community.
Gua Liu said: "You..."
Zhang said: "I..."
The two looked at each other deeply, then smiled and hugged. Shi Jin
, who came to Zhang Gong to reminisce about the past, was watching in confusion, then suddenly reacted and roared: "Old Zhang, you lied to me!"
...
On Lian Jun's birthday, Shi Jin asked his counselor for a leave of absence, and went home to make a birthday cake and a sumptuous meal for Lian Jun. Lian Jun smiled and blew out the birthday candles, and kissed Shi Jin gratefully.
After dinner, Lian Jun and Shi Jin walked hand in hand in the community. From time to time, they would meet patrolling security teams and cleaning staff who were about to finish work. Everyone nodded and greeted each other, and the atmosphere was natural and casual. Shi Jin
watched a team of security guards leave, and smiled and sighed: "It seems that everyone has gotten used to life here."
"Yeah." Lian Jun responded, looking at the villas that were still empty along the road, his eyes slightly dimmed. Shi Jin
noticed it, and squeezed his hand to get his attention back, saying, "Sixth Uncle chose the villa next to ours to live in, and it seems that the decoration will be completed soon. Should we give him a gift for the completion of his new home?"
Lian Jun came back to his senses, looked at him, nodded and said, "We must give him a gift, let's choose together."
"Okay." Shi Jin held his hand tightly, and after a while he added, "In the future, we will definitely choose many more gifts like this to give out."
Lian Jun understood what he meant, smiled, raised his hand to his lips and kissed it.
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