The roads leading up the mountain were all carefully built, with a gentle slope, which was very suitable for walking. There were pavilions along the mountain road. The pavilions were large or small, with different shapes. Clean food and water were placed on the stone tables inside, which was very considerate.
Shi Jin and Lian Jun walked slowly hand in hand, chatting about some family matters. In order to take care of Lian Jun's legs, Shi Jin would ask to rest for a while every time he arrived at a pavilion. After staying in three pavilions, he finally found something wrong - the food placed in each pavilion along the way was different. The first two pavilions were filled with snacks that were ready to eat. There was nothing special. After arriving at the third pavilion, the things placed inside turned out to be a food box.
Shi Jin could no longer deceive himself that these were snacks prepared by the resort for guests. He looked at Lian Jun and asked, "Did you ask people to prepare all these foods?"
"Well, I was afraid that you would be hungry when you were resting. Climbing a mountain is a physical activity." Lian Jun replied, took out a plate of osmanthus cake from the insulated food box on the table, put it in front of him, and said, "This is made with the first batch of osmanthus flowers that bloomed this year. Try it."
The mountain breeze in the early morning blew, bringing a burst of coolness and a faint aroma of rice wine.
Shi Jin looked sharply into the food box.
"You have such a puppy nose that you can smell everything." Lian Jun smiled upon seeing this, and took out a bowl of wine-brewed pearl balls from the lunch box and placed it in front of him as usual, "You are only allowed to drink two sips. Eating too much during exercise will make your stomach uncomfortable."
"Then why are you preparing so much food..." Shi Jin muttered, but he still ate two pieces of osmanthus cake and drank a few sips of wine-brewed pearl balls out of courtesy. After eating, he squinted his eyes comfortably and sighed, "...So cool, delicious!"
The smile on Lian Jun's face deepened, and he reached out and pinched his face: "Exaggerated acting."
"What acting? I really think this is delicious. Are these made at the villa? When we go back, can I pack some to take away?" Shi Jin pulled down his hand and held it, asking seriously.
Lian Jun held his hand back and nodded: "Okay." Shi Jin
went over and kissed him in gratitude, then stood up and continued to climb higher with him hand in hand.
After walking and resting, the two of them didn't really reach the top of the mountain until after ten o'clock. At this time, the sun had risen a little high. Fortunately, because the altitude where they were located was high, it didn't feel hot.
There was also a pavilion on the platform at the top of the mountain, and there was a food box on it as usual.
After arriving this time, Shi Jin did not rush to see what delicious food was in the food box. Instead, he helped Lian Jun sit down as soon as he arrived, and squatted down to touch his leg.
"It's okay, it really doesn't hurt." Lian Jun bent down and tried to hold his hand.
Shi Jin frowned and looked at him, saying, "Your forehead is sweating, are you lying to me?"
Lian Jun explained, "I'm hot."
"The temperature in the mountains is not high, I'm not hot, why should you be hot?" Shi Jin was not so easily fooled, as he forcefully rolled up his trouser legs and kneaded his calves and knees carefully, and found that his calves were trembling unconsciously, and his expression suddenly became ugly.
Lian Jun was helpless and tried to comfort him, saying, "It's just normal trembling after exercise. It will be fine after a while."
"I know." Shi Jin replied, got up and sat on the stool next to him, moved his legs to his own legs, and kneaded them gently while lowering his head and said, "You used to tremble in your whole legs after exercise, but now only your calves tremble. The situation is much better than before."
Lian Jun looked at his lowered head, reached out and gently touched his head, and called, "Shi Jin."
"It was my negligence. I should have let you go down the mountain earlier. You have done too much exercise today." Shi Jin had adjusted his mood. He looked up and glared at him, saying, "Don't be so stubborn in the future. Tell me immediately if you feel uncomfortable. Our goal is to keep healthy and cure diseases. We can't be careless."
Seeing him like this, Lian Jun couldn't say anything stubborn. He said, "I was wrong this time. I will apologize to you."
"Who cares about empty apologies?" Shi Jin deliberately snorted and motioned him to change legs.
Lian Jun did as he was told, then leaned over to take the food box on the table and said, "It's not an empty apology. I have prepared it."
"I'm not hungry at all now. Food is useless to me." Shi Jin refused the sugar-coated bullets and was firm in his attitude.
Lian Jun smiled, put his hand into the lunch box, took out something from it, held it in his hand, and passed it to Shi Jin.
Shi Jin reluctantly moved his eyes to look over.
With his palm open, a beautifully cut deep blue diamond lay quietly in his palm with clear lines. The sunlight shone on it, reflecting a dazzling light blue halo. Shi
Jin stopped pinching Lian Jun's leg, and looked up at Lian Jun blankly.
"This diamond was originally supposed to be inlaid in the engagement ring I gave you." Lian Jun shook the small stone in his hand, poked Shi Jin's face with a smile, and poked a dimple on him artificially, "But then I hesitated again, thinking what if you don't like this color, or what if you don't like diamonds? So I asked you indirectly, and you said gold looks best." At this point, he looked at Shi Jin helplessly.
Shi Jin immediately became embarrassed because he remembered his answer when Lian Jun asked him indirectly.
At that time, he and Lian Jun were playing mahjong together. Lian Jun suddenly asked him what kind of decoration he liked to wear on the character's hand, saying that he wanted to change the skin of his partner. At that time, he had no idea at all, because in the mahjong game, the focus of the skin is on the hand that touches the cards, so it is normal to ask this.
Then he answered very honestly: Of course, it is best to wear a large gold ring. Gold is better than diamonds and jade, because it intuitively represents wealth! You can win!
... So it turned out that Lian Jun was testing his preference for rings.
He silently looked at the lunch box in Lian Jun's hand, and suddenly an ominous premonition rose in his heart.
Lian Jun smiled at him, stuffed the blue diamond into his hand, and took something out of the lunch box and held it in front of him.
Shi Jin swallowed stiffly.
With his palm spread out, a gold ring that was carefully made to match the skin of Mahjong appeared in Lian Jun's palm. The ring was very rich and extravagant, making people feel like the wall of the dimension was broken.
"You, you actually..." Shi Jin's heart sank, he gritted his teeth and took the ring, saying, "This is good, I like it, this is it, I agree to your proposal." He would wear the ring he chose even if he had to kneel down.
Lian Jun was rarely stunned, then chuckled, put down his legs that were resting on Shi Jin, stretched out his arms to hug him, and sighed, "Why are you so easy to please?" There were no flowers, no candlelight dinner, no beautiful ring, and even no proposal ceremony. How could this person agree to everything?
Shi Jin said seriously, "What's so good about coaxing? I'm honest and resolute, okay? What kind of relationship do we have? We won't play those fake games."
"Okay, honest and resolute." Lian Jun smiled contentedly, kissed his forehead, suddenly stepped back, took the big gold ring from his hand, twisted it gently, and with a click, the ring split in two. It was actually hollow inside, and an exquisite thin chain appeared. Lian Jun grabbed the chain and pulled it out, and a simple and elegant platinum and yellow diamond men's ring that was stuck deep inside jumped out.
Shi Jin's eyes widened.
"This is the engagement ring I really want to give you. I wanted to tease you a little bit, but I didn't expect you to be so easy to talk to." Lian Jun took off the ring and put it on Shi Jin's hand. He admired it carefully and found that the size was just right. He couldn't help but kiss his finger and asked, "Do you like this? Although it's not made of gold, it's my own design. If the diamonds are inlaid in a circle like this, it will look more like a gold ring from a distance."
How on earth does it look like a gold ring!
The ring Lian Jun gave was very simple and thin in shape. The color of the colored diamonds inlaid on it was very pure and transparent, and the cutting was also very good. It was obviously a bright yellow, but because of the halo between the diamonds, it looked very soft, which was completely different from the texture of gold.
Shi Jin was a little stunned. He touched the ring and asked, "Did you design this yourself?"
"Not entirely. I also referred to the suggestions of several design masters." Lian Jun answered and asked again, "Do you like it?"
How could he not like it! Just based on this thought, he would like it very much. Shi Jin
answered directly with his actions. He leaned over to hug Lian Jun and kissed him with his eyes closed. Lian Jun smiled, hugged him back, and kissed him tenderly.
Wow, a small iron box suddenly slid to the top of the pavilion through the zipline, and then opened with a bang, releasing countless rose petals. Just as the mountain breeze blew, the petals fluttered in the air, lingering and floating into the pavilion.
Shi Jin was startled back to his senses by the voice. He let go of Lian Jun and looked up. He was shocked by the extravagant sight of petals all over the sky. He asked in an unromantic way, "What the hell is this?" It was so weird and scary that it covered the sky.
"I gave you flowers. How can I propose without flowers? But you don't seem to like them." Lian Jun explained, reaching out to take a petal. He found that Shi Jin was not surprised to hear that. Instead, he looked as if he was saying "You are such a treasure" and wanted to say hesitantly but couldn't. He immediately made a note of Gua Er who gave him this bad idea, then bent down and lowered his trouser legs, trying to ignore the petals around him. He stood up, took out a small cloth bag from the lunch box and stuffed it into Shi Jin's hand, saying, "It's getting late. Let's take the cable car down the mountain." Shi
Jin finally got rid of the awkward situation of wanting to praise the beautiful rain of petals but not being able to say it. He took the small cloth bag and put it directly in his pocket, asking, "Is there a cable car here?"
"Yes, it is for guests who don't want to climb the mountain but want to see the scenery. The place to get on the cable car is on the other side. Just follow this fork in the road and you will arrive." Lian Jun pointed to a fork in the forest on the right. Shi Jin
was a little regretful: "So there is a cable car. I was going to carry
you down the mountain. How romantic..." Lian Jun didn't think it was romantic to be carried down the mountain by a lover who was much younger than him. He looked at him deeply, took his hand again, and led him to the fork in the road.
"Or I can carry you over. Your legs..." Shi Jin was unwilling to give up.
Lian Jun interrupted him and said, "I just rested for a while. I'm fine. And the road is not far." Shi
Jin heard his resistance and sighed with regret.
...
The road to the cable car was indeed not far. The two of them only walked for a few minutes to arrive. Staff had already been waiting at the cable car station. The two walked forward, bent over and got into a very spacious cable car... Then a table of delicious food appeared in front of Shi Jin.
Shi Jin was stunned again.
"Of course a proposal can't be without a delicious meal." Lian Jun sat him down, fastened his seat belt for him, then sat opposite him, fastened his seat belt as well, and then signaled the staff outside to start the cable car.
The staff immediately started operating it, and the cable car slid steadily along the cableway, and soon left the mountain and hung in the air. Looking out from the air, most of the scenery of the mountains and the distant city came into view, which instantly made people feel a lot more cheerful. Shi Jin
was fascinated by it unconsciously.
In order to maintain stability, the cable car slid very slowly. It took a long time to slide to the middle of the slide with the best scenery, and then stopped steadily.
"Are you scared?" Lian Jun leaned over and touched Shi Jin, asking softly.
Shi Jin came back to his senses, retracted his gaze from looking at the wide scenery outside, and shook his head: "No!" Eating in the embrace of green mountains and white clouds, this experience is so exciting, he likes it!
"Then let's come here again next time to see the night view." Lian Jun helped him set the tableware, then poured himself a glass of juice, poured some wine for Shi Jin, and raised the glass, "Next time, I'll drink with you." Shi
Jin looked at his gentle appearance with a smile, his heart warmed, and he also smiled and picked up the wine glass, gently touched it with him, and said: "Okay."
...
The two of them didn't slide down the mountain slowly until after noon. After getting off the cable car, Shi Jin, who had drunk a little wine, asked the villa staff for an electric sightseeing car, let Lian Jun sit next to him, and drove the electric car around the villa.
"You are driving under the influence of alcohol." Lian Jun pretended to be serious. Shi
Jin snorted disdainfully, put his hand around his waist, and held the steering wheel with one hand, and said proudly: "What's there to be afraid of about driving under the influence of alcohol? With a beautiful woman by my side, even if I die in the next second, I will die of beauty."
Lian Jun slapped his hand away and gave him a warning look. Shi Jin
realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly took back his hand and slapped himself on the mouth, smiled at Lian Jun in a flattering way, then obediently held the steering wheel with both hands and drove happily towards the small building.
On the roadside, Gua Jiu vaguely saw a drunk with a lewd look passing by with his beautiful boss. His eyebrows twitched, and he decisively pretended that he didn't see anything. He rubbed his eyes with a sense of pain, turned around and went to his house along another fork in the road.
The alcohol helped him sleep. After the drive, Shi Jin, who was originally prepared to take a nap with Lian Jun, found that it was already dark when he opened his eyes again, and he was half lying in the car on the way back to the club, held in Lian Jun's arms.
"Aren't you going to see Aunt Lu, why did you go down the mountain?" He was a little confused, and didn't realize that meeting Lu Shan was just a cover.
Gua Er, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and looked at him with a look of mental retardation.
Lian Jun smiled without saying a word, just touched the ring on Shi Jin's finger again, with a satisfied expression.
...
It was not until two days later, when Lian Jun took time out to accompany him to the orphanage to meet Jian Chenghua, that Shi Jin realized belatedly that the trip to the resort was actually a date arranged by Lian Jun for him, and it was a proposal date.
He was so embarrassed that he wanted to beat himself to death for being so slow. He poked Xiao Si in his heart: "Why didn't you remind me! My reaction to the date was so dull. Would Lian Jun be disappointed?"
Xiao Si stammered: "Actually, I didn't react either... But it doesn't matter! Your reaction was perfect, and the baby was very happy. He definitely wasn't disappointed. Believe me!"
Shi Jin remembered Xiao Si's abnormal silence during Lian Jun's proposal, and immediately became suspicious and asked : "You didn't know Lian Jun's plan a long time ago, did you? You were so quiet this time."
Xiao Si's voice suddenly rose, and he said, "No, no, I didn't eavesdrop on the phone calls between Baobei and Gua Er, and I didn't practice holding my breath deliberately to eavesdrop. I, I am innocent!"
It was really a case of trying to cover up the truth. Shi Jin was furious and locked it in a small dark room for three full minutes before letting it out. Then he ignored its crying and looked at Lian Jun beside him.
Lian Jun was dressed in a low-key and solemn manner today, wearing a plain black robe with no patterns and a white brooch on his chest. Shi Jin looked at his white and black shirt and trousers again and frowned.
This time he came here mainly to sweep Jian Jinwen's grave. Before coming, he had a brief phone call with Jian Chenghua, telling Jian Chenghua all his life stories, without hiding anything.
...
They met Jian Chenghua, who had been waiting at the gate of the orphanage, and headed towards their destination together.
After getting in the car, Jian Chenghua kept looking at Shi Jin with an expression that seemed to want to say something but was hesitant, and occasionally couldn't help sighing.
Seeing this, Shi Jin took the initiative to smile at him and soothed him, "The past is the past. I don't resent where I was born. The future is more important. Besides, I'm living a good life now, and it will get even better in the future. You don't have to worry about me."
Seeing that he took the initiative to bring it up, Jian Chenghua couldn't hold it in any longer, and sighed, "I just think... forget it, it's good that you can just look at it in an open-minded way. I'm just afraid that you're like Jinwen, with a sensitive and thoughtful personality. People should look forward. If you're fine, I'll be relieved." Shi Jin
nodded, smiled and soothed him a few more times, then changed the subject, mentioned his own studies, and diverted the old man's attention.
The atmosphere in the car relaxed, and Jian Chenghua put down the heavy stone in his heart. He noticed Lian Jun who was silent next to Shi Jin belatedly, and asked politely: "Sorry, it's my negligence. May I ask who this person is..."
"My boyfriend." Shi Jin answered proudly, pointed to the ring on his hand, and added with a smile, "The kind of relationship with the premise of getting married."
Hearing this, Lian Jun curled his lips and greeted Dean Jian politely.
Jian Chenghua was stunned, looking back and forth at the two of them, and responded twice stupidly and said congratulations. Shi
Jin smiled and thanked him, and took the initiative to reach out and grab Lian Jun's hand, gently squeezed it, and felt a little happy in his heart - this can be regarded as taking Lian Jun to meet the parents, not bad.
Lian Jun looked at him sideways and gently shook his hand back.
The interaction between the two was so natural and sweet that Jian Chenghua recovered from his initial surprise and looked at their expressions carefully. Seeing that their expressions would become gentle unconsciously when they saw each other, he breathed a sigh of relief - it seemed that the two really liked each other, and Shi Jin was not being coerced or anything. His Jinwen's life was too short, and he didn't meet the right person. Now Shi Jin has found the person he decided to spend his life with so early, which is good, very good.
The three of them arrived at the cemetery with their own thoughts and got off the car one after another. When Jian Chenghua saw that Lian Jun needed to sit in a wheelchair, he was obviously stunned for a moment, frowned, and looked at Shi Jin with a little heartache in his eyes.
Lian Jun noticed the change in his eyes, put down his hands on the armrests of the wheelchair, and folded them on his abdomen.
Shi Jin pushed Lian Jun and followed Jian Chenghua to a cemetery built under a tree.
Jian Jinwen's tomb was very simple, a small square house and a simple tombstone, that's all, there wasn't even a photo on the tombstone.
"Jinwen said that he wanted everything to be simple after his death. I didn't want him to be unhappy about the cemetery after he went to the underground, so I did what he wanted." Jian Chenghua explained, squatted down and began to wipe the tombstone. Shi Jin hurried
to help, and followed Jian Chenghua to carefully sweep the tomb, trace the words, burn paper money, and finally solemnly light a stick of incense.
Jian Chenghua kept talking to the tombstone, as if he was chatting with Jian Jinwen. He introduced the identities of Shi Jin and Lian Jun, and talked about Shi Jin's life experience. He deliberately skipped Shi Xingrui's information, fearing that Jian Jinwen would be unhappy.
When the tomb sweeping was almost over, Shi Jin called out to the tombstone, "Uncle," while Jian Chenghua looked as if he wanted to ask for something but was too embarrassed to do so. Jian Chenghua's eyes immediately turned red, and he raised his hand to wipe his eyes. He then stuffed a red envelope into Shi Jin's pocket on behalf of Jian Jinwen, saying that it was a meeting gift from uncle to nephew. Shi Jin
accepted it without refusing, and called Jian Chenghua "Grandpa" again.
Jian Chenghua was stunned, and couldn't hold back his tears any longer. He agreed while hugging Shi Jin and crying, mumbling something in his hometown dialect that Shi Jin couldn't understand. Shi Jin carefully comforted the old man and sighed softly in his heart.
If doing so could bring a little comfort to this old man who had suffered all his life, then he was willing to take on this responsibility as a younger generation while the old man was still alive.
...
In the end, Shi Jin returned to the club with two red envelopes and an ancestral jade bracelet.
Shi Jin looked serious, holding up the bracelet and said, "Grandpa said that this is the heirloom of the Jian family. Every generation of the Jian family's sons will receive this bracelet from their mother's hands when they get married and put it on their wives personally."
Lian Jun raised his eyes and glanced at him indifferently,
then continued to flip through the documents. Shi Jin was still determined, so he took the bracelet and moved over to touch his hands as he flipped through the documents.
Lian Jun let him do it. Shi
Jin was delighted and happily put the bracelet on his wrist. However, after putting it on for a long time, he was shocked to find that the bracelet was too small and could not be worn. He was deeply shocked and his whole body was wilted.
"This bracelet is obviously made according to the size of a girl. Although I am thin, my frame is still that of a man." Lian Jun took back his hand, patted his head, and said, "You should study more."
You mean to say that stupid people should study more. Shi
Jin looked at him expressionlessly, shook his head and let go of his hand, took the bracelet and left.
Lian Jun watched him leave, the gentleness on his face faded a little, glanced at the calendar on the table, and pursed his thin lips - tomorrow, Shi Jin will report to the school, and will have a physical examination and military training. Shi Jin will not be able to come back for at least two months. For
a long time, I didn't want Shi Jin to leave.
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