extra 4.1
This was actually just a joke to avoid the topic, but after saying it, Xu Jingning felt that it was somewhat feasible.
Besides, Xu Xingcheng had mentioned to him twice that if he felt that he could settle down, he should bring someone home to see his parents as soon as possible.
After hearing this, Yan Xun slowly restrained his expression. It didn't seem like he was rejecting, but he was obviously avoiding the question.
Seeing that he was not resisting much, Xu Jingning simply continued to tease him: "Why, Teacher Yan is unwilling?"
Yan Xun sighed softly: "Well, I'm a little scared. I'm afraid your parents will think that I have corrupted their baby."
Yan Xun knew that Xu Jingning had been in poor health when he was a child, and part of his character also showed that this child was raised with great pampering by his family. From this point of view, he was not kidnapping someone else's baby.
Xu Jingning was very surprised to hear this answer. He thought that it was his words that reminded Yan Xun of his not-so-good growing environment, but he didn't expect that he was worried about such a simple thing.
"Don't worry, my sister has already convinced my parents, otherwise I wouldn't dare to take you back." Knowing that Yan Xun wouldn't object, Xu Jingning's tone rose a little, "You just need to dress handsomely and help me gain face."
Seeing the man's confident look, Yan Xun couldn't help but smile.
So the plan was put on the agenda, but it was arranged after work. Xu Jingning's original idea was simple, just take out two days from any holiday. As a result, because of what he said at the promotion and release conference of "Linlang Pavilion", many people became very interested in this non-mainstream drama, which caused a lot of heat for a while. In other words, it became a complete explosion.
So, after finishing the filming of "Taotian", he immediately entered the promotion period of "Linlangge". Not to mention taking a vacation, he didn't even have time to have a good sleep.
After finally making it to the end, he thought he could finally consider the specific matters of meeting his parents, but Yan Xun started a multinational cooperation to create a large IP series of films, and he participated in it as a producer. Once it officially starts, Yan Xun may not be able to stay stable in China for at least the next three years.
This is a very good project. For the sake of his lover's career development after changing careers, Xu Jingning didn't want to give up the plan and planned to wait and see.
He waited until the Chinese New Year. Last year, he stayed on the crew during the Spring Festival and did not go home. This year, he specifically set aside that time so that he could at least spend the whole year with his family.
He kept the news secret until his home, and it really brought a surprise to his parents.
"Oh my god, Lao Xu, come here quickly! Our Ningning is back!"
Xu Jingning had just finished hugging her mother. When she heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Hey, the old man is at home?"
His mother glared at him and said, "It's almost New Year's Eve, how dare he not be here?"
Xu Jingning's mother, Ms. Jiang, is a middle school teacher with an extremely open mind. His father is a small business owner who made a fortune in the early years but has always been very conservative. The family conditions are above average. Because Mr. Xu looks kind and honest on the surface but often does earth-shattering things, Ms. Jiang scolds the old man a lot, and even the two children in the family often tease him like this.
When Xu Jingning was in high school, he was naughty and mischievous, and Ms. Jiang loved to scold him, saying that she learned it from his father.
Hearing the conversation between the mother and son, Lao Xu came over with a thermos cup in his hand and said, "Your mother is right. I have changed my personality now. I will retire in a few years anyway, so I should take good care of my health while I am not too old."
Xu Jingning was amused by him: "Why do you need to take care of your health? I heard from my sister that you were fighting with an old man who was trying to take a seat in the park last week."
Lao Xu just smiled and said, "Why are you saying such harsh words? It's just a normal exchange of ideas."
Xu Jingning nodded in understanding: "So it happens often, but it was only this time that my mother discovered it."
Lao Xu: “…”
After hearing what Xu Jingning said, Ms. Jiang finally reacted. Her face darkened and she slapped Old Xu on the back: "Go away, you only say nice things but don't do good things! You have made me lose face!"
The three of them walked into the house noisily. Not long after, Xu Xingcheng also came out of the room. She had originally looked haggard, but the moment she saw Xu Jingning, her eyes lit up. She immediately and happily took his arm and dragged him into the room: "Oh, my dear brother, you are finally back. I missed you so much after not seeing you for so long!"
Xu Jingning: “…”
I just saw him at an entertainment dinner two days ago. At most, he got home a day earlier than me.
Xu Xingcheng's grip was very strong, and Xu Jingning was always timid and obedient in front of her, so in the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared.
All I heard was the sound of the door closing, leaving my parents speechless at the kitchen door.
"Forget it, let's let the two siblings have a good chat. Lao Xu, go pick some vegetables!"
The two people who entered the house habitually lay on the door to listen to the sounds, and only dared to start chatting after confirming that their parents were out.
Xu Xingcheng pulled a chair for Xu Jingning, then sat cross-legged on the bed and gave him orders: "Xu Jingning, I'll give you a task. Before the Chinese New Year, if my mom wants to send me on a blind date, you must cooperate with me and find an excuse to turn it down. Do you hear me?"
After listening to this, Xu Jingning raised her eyebrows and gloated, "Why, Ms. Jiang has finally entered menopause and is urging us to get married?"
"How dare you laugh!" Xu Xingcheng slapped him hard. "Originally, my parents thought that whether we dated or got married was our own business and they didn't interfere. But because you found a boyfriend and it seemed like you were heading for marriage, but you never brought him back, now look what happened! My parents can't see Yan Xun, so they started to urge me to find a boyfriend!"
Xu Xingcheng is not against marriage, but she believes that it is better to rely on herself than on men, so she has been working very hard to fight back effectively when she encounters various people urging her to get married.
But that’s no longer possible, because her dear brother also worked very hard and also found an excellent boyfriend.
Xu Xingcheng felt a little tired.
When I think about it carefully, I spent so much time and effort in the past few months convincing my parents, but in the end, it turned out to be a boomerang that backfired on me.
Xu Jingning couldn't help laughing after hearing this. She was pressed on the bed and beaten by the angry Xu Xingcheng. After a few beats, Xu Jingning obediently said that she would absolutely cooperate with all her sister's requests.
After venting his anger, Xu Xingcheng finally felt relieved and asked, "When will you bring Teacher Yan back?"
"Well, it's hard to say. You know he's abroad now. I haven't seen him for a month."
Xu Jingning hugged Xu Xingcheng's pillow and lay down on her bed. He was hit and quickly rolled off. "The first part has just been filmed. They are going to hold a global audition for new roles in the second part. To be conservative, they will not be back until after the new year."
Xu Xingcheng curled his lips: "Okay, then let me ask something else. Are you two planning to get married?"
"Get married?" Xu Jingning was stunned.
"Yeah, although I've never seen you in a relationship before, I can be sure that you've only chosen him for your whole life."
"This year, statistics show that the number of registered homosexuals is twice the number of the previous three years combined. I think public opinion is slowly getting better. You can think about it, too."
"It's hard to say now for something so far away." Xu Jingning smiled, "Besides, given the nature of my and his work, we can't even find time to meet their parents, let alone something as long as an engagement or marriage."
Xu Xingcheng originally wanted to watch the fun. After all, he was annoyed by being urged, so he transferred the pressure to his brother. But these words sounded...
"Are you really considering getting married?"
"I hadn't thought of that, but what you said makes sense. It's not surprising if you think about it."
Seeing Xu Jingning's expression gradually becoming serious, Xu Xingcheng couldn't help but slap himself in the face: "You are still young, there is no rush."
"I am still young, but Yan Xun will be thirty soon."
Getting married... When he thought of this, Xu Jingning was somewhat moved. Although they had never communicated, he guessed that Yan Xun must have had this idea.
After all, Yan Xun has always wanted to show off his red book on Weibo.
Well, this is much more interesting than a slap in the face.
It was a few days before New Year's Eve and Xu Jingning just returned home. He acted like a good boy for two days, taking the initiative to do the housework and chatting with his parents whenever he had time. The old couple was very flattered and began to wonder when he became so sensible.
"Tell me, what do you want?"
Old Xu started to act like a boss again, leaning back on the sofa with his hand raised. Although he was old, his handsome features still looked very capable of fighting. Every time when they were quarreling, Ms. Jiang could no longer continue scolding him when she saw his face.
She used to like telling her children that she was once a pretty girl in the district, but it was Old Xu's pretty face and good temper that made her come back home.
The two children listen to their father more because Boss Xu is very generous and is never vague about giving him pocket money.
Seeing his father behave like this again after so many years, Xu Jingning found it a little funny.
Still treat him as a child.
But since they hadn't seen each other for such a long time, he just let it go and satisfied his father's domineering addiction. He found an excuse and said, "Aren't we going to uncle's house to get Spring Festival couplets tomorrow? My sister and I will go, and you can take care of mom at home. You can do it, my almighty father!"
Lao Xu was flattered by his praise, but he was not fooled enough to dare to go against his wife: "Tomorrow your mother is going to take your sister to meet the son of her old classmate. Isn't that inappropriate?"
Xu Xingcheng, who was sitting next to him, tried his best to wink at him. Xu Jingning suddenly had an idea and said, "Actually, there is a man living near my uncle's house. When my sister and I went out yesterday, she was staring at him. We thought we could try our luck and see him again. Young people should always pay attention to mutual consent when they fall in love. Mom always forces my sister. Instead of eating and chatting with people she is not interested in, she might as well take the initiative."
"Look, this is fate!"
This excuse was well-reasoned and convincing, but in fact, if he asked a few more questions, he might not be able to hide it. In other words, Lao Xu was not fussy about details, so he could fool people on the surface and agreed with a wave of his hand.
The next day, he even personally provided cover for the two children when they went out.
By the time Ms. Jiang realized something was wrong, they had already run far away.
Old Xu naturally gave the excuse that Xu Jingning had said, looking very confident.
But Ms. Jiang asked pointedly: "Your eldest brother's house is a single-family house, and the children of the neighbors around him are either married or have not graduated yet. Where can you find a suitable partner of the right age?"
Only then did Lao Xu realize something was wrong: "Could it be... the neighbor's neighbor?"
"Idiot! You believed them even though they were trying to trick you!"
Ms. Jiang made a sharp popping sound.
The brother and sister had already run far away, all the way out of the community, laughing more happily than the other.
Xu Xingcheng was very satisfied and gave Xu Jingning a big red envelope: "Well done, brother. I'll treat you to lunch!"
"Forget it. I just stuffed two steamed buns at home and I can't eat them now."
The two walked all the way to the bus stop. It was winter, so no one would find it strange that Xu Jingning was wrapped up so tightly. He looked at the timetable on the bus stop sign and saw that the next bus would be at least fifteen minutes later. He turned around and asked, "Are we going directly to Uncle's house? If you go back too early, Mom will definitely catch you."
Xu Xingcheng seemed to be chatting with someone. Although she was wearing a mask and scarf tightly, one could tell from her eyes that she was extremely happy at the moment.
It's rare to see her so engrossed in a conversation that she didn't even hear what Xu Jingning said.
Xu Jingning raised his voice: "Xu Xingcheng."
"Ah, what did you say?" Xu Xingcheng quickly put away his smile.
Something is wrong. This is very wrong.
Xu Jingning narrowed his eyes and asked directly: "Who are you chatting with?"
Xu Xingcheng laughed awkwardly: "No one, just a friend. We haven't seen each other for a long time so I was very excited."
Xu Jingning was suspicious: "Male or female?"
Seeing his alert look, Xu Xingcheng was amused. She took the opportunity to set a trap for her brother: "He's a man. He just returned to China and is nearby. How about we go meet him?"
Xu Jingning snorted coldly: "Okay."
I originally thought that Xu Xingcheng would not be a romantic partner, and Xu Jingning was fine, and the excuse he made up yesterday was just made up, but now it seems like something is really going on?
Then he would have to see who could win his sister's favor.
The man sent them the address of a restaurant, which was on their way, so after getting off the bus, they quickly found the place. This was a restaurant they often came to. From childhood to adulthood, every time they went to their uncle's house as a guest, they would come to this restaurant for dinner. Although it has been renovated many times over the years, the taste has not changed, and the brother and sister both like it very much.
He's quite good at choosing places.
The two entered the box and first saw a man who was also wrapped tightly. As soon as Xu Jingning came in, he looked at the other person with a serious face, but he was very polite. Not only did he not express dissatisfaction with Xu Jingning's behavior, he also very politely let the two in.
The voice was muffled and sounded familiar.
The man was slightly taller than him, and seemed a little... familiar?
When the waiter came in and asked them to order, the man ordered one by one, and they were all the dishes the siblings liked. After the waiter left, the man took off his mask and glasses and smiled at the two of them.
Xu Jingning stared at the other person blankly: "Brother Chen? Why is it you?"
The agent greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see."
"Didn't you go abroad with Yan Xun?" After saying that, Xu Jingning made a somewhat unbelievable guess, "Then Yan Xun..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a man approaching from behind. His warm breath touched him, which was familiar and made people miss him.
"Ningning, I'm back."
Xu Jingning immediately turned around, stood up, and couldn't help but his eyes turned red.
He hugged her without hesitation.
In fact, it has been less than a month since the two of them separated. When they can't meet, they will make video calls every day, but chatting through the screen can never compare to the feeling of a real person.
Xu Jingning felt a lump in his throat, and he didn't care about the others and kissed her immediately.
Xu Xingcheng and his agent glanced at each other, and after finishing their business, they left and walked quietly to the outer room, leaving the young couple with some warm space.
Yan Xun held him in his arms and stroked his fur, saying coaxing words one after another. After finally comforting him, Xu Jingning's emotions finally stabilized a little.
After coming to her senses, Xu Jingning felt embarrassed that she was crying.
"No reply yet. When did you come back?" Xu Jingning sniffed and tugged at Yan Xun's clothes while getting into the topic, "I thought you wouldn't be back until at least March."
"Well, that was originally the plan, but the director team had new ideas and wanted to revise the script, so I have a week off."
Yan Xun smiled warmly: "I think this time is the New Year after all, and we should reunite with our family."
"And I promised you that I would meet your parents. Do you think I have dressed well today?"
Xu Jingning smiled and reached out to touch Yan Xun's face: "Did you shave last night?"
Yan Xun replied: "I just scraped it on the plane."
"So hurried?"
"Time is limited. I don't know when we will meet next time." Yan Xun gently clasped his hands around Xu Jingning's waist, "So, Teacher Xu, can you give me some feedback?"
Xu Jingning's eyes were filled with emotion: "Very handsome, very handsome."
"He's the kind of handsome that my mother would be satisfied with at first sight."
Yan Xun pinched the back of Xu Jingning's neck and said, "Well, let's eat and go back to see uncle and aunt."
In order to save time, Xu Xingcheng was the only one who went to get the Spring Festival couplets, so as to avoid letting the other party know that Ningning brought someone home and repeatedly chatting with her. So within three hours of going out, the three of them returned to Xu's house.
Ms. Jiang had almost calmed down after such a while, but when she heard the doorbell, she knew that the two little bastards had returned, and she got angry again and went to open the door angrily.
"You two, how dare you come back? It's been three days, and every day you just try to fool me..."
Before she finished her curse, Ms. Jiang noticed that there was another person behind the two men. She was immediately stuck and didn't know what to say.
"Um... you are..."
She recognized the person almost immediately, "Are you that big star, that big movie star? Yan Xun!"
Yan Xun nodded politely: "Hello, Auntie."
Ms. Jiang answered excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes," and turned back to call out to Lao Xu, "Old man! Your son has brought his girlfriend home!"
After saying that, she pulled Yan Xun inside affectionately, as if she hadn't seen such a handsome man in hundreds of years.
The brother and sister were left there, speechless for a moment.
"Why is Mom suddenly so excited?" Xu Jingning looked at the eager family inside and was very confused by her parents' fanatical state.
Xu Xingcheng snorted coldly: "Oh, it's just that I've never seen my own children dating."
"What would you like to drink, tea or something?"
"Whatever dish you like, Auntie will prepare it right away!"
"How long have you been dating our Ning Ning? How's the progress? Do you have any plans to get married?"
"Look at me, I'm talking too much, hahaha, let's talk about something else! Our Ningning has liked you since he was little, and he always rushes to watch your movies. He also saved a lot of your photos and albums. Oh, and there's an autographed poster! That was the only one I got when I went to buy it. I remember he and Chengcheng almost got into a fight!"
"Who would have thought that he would actually end up dating you! Hahahahahaha!"
The brother and sister walked in leisurely and heard Ms. Jiang enthusiastically "entertaining" Yan Xun. Xu Jingning blushed and shouted, "Mom, what are you talking about!"
Xu Xingcheng watched the fun from the side: "Wow, Xu Jingning, you have come to this day too!"
Ms. Jiang didn't even look at her son, and immediately pulled Yan Xun to go to Xu Jingning's room: "He is still embarrassed, come on, auntie will take you to see!"
This was a big deal. Xu Jingning quickly rushed forward to block his mother and said, "Mom, go and do your work. I'll take care of him."
Seeing Xu Jingning pursed her lips and reddened her ears, and Yan Xun, who was being pulled by her, was looking at him and smiling, Ms. Jiang immediately reacted: "Oh, yes, yes, you should indeed take him to see it, young couple, hahahaha!"
Xu Jingning: “…”
Yan Xun smiled helplessly.
As soon as Ms. Jiang left, the two of them were left there looking at each other.
Xu Jingning and Xu Xingcheng's rooms face each other. They both have to go through the living room and then turn the corner to the innermost part. As long as someone approaches, they can quickly notice it, but they can't see any movement from this side in the living room.
Ms. Jiang left, but Xu Jingning leaned against the door and showed no intention of inviting anyone in.
Yan Xun lowered his head and moved closer to him, and the distance between them shortened, making it a little ambiguous for a moment.
"Well, can Mr. Xu invite me in?"
Originally Xu Jingning had made up his mind to refuse to obey, and Yan Xun would never force him. But Yan Xun suddenly asked in such a friendly manner that he felt embarrassed.
After hesitating for a while, Yan Xun lowered his eyebrows and said, "If that's not possible, I'll wait outside for you to be ready."
Xu Jingning: “…”
Help, where did this person learn this...
He really fell for it.
After thinking about it, the room was nothing more than a proof of my fanatical love for Yan Xun when I was young and frivolous. I just felt too lazy to clean it up after coming back these days, so it has been left there. I also didn't expect Yan Xun to visit suddenly.
They have talked about this to this point...it's not too embarrassing. Even if Yan Xun wants to make fun of this matter later, it will at most be a private matter between the two of them.
So Xu Jingning closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then resigned himself to his fate and let go of her hand: "Come in."
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