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"No need, uncle," Xiao Mingyang declined with a smile, "We had lunch late."
"Just grab a bite to eat," the village chief said earnestly. "The farmhouses in the village are closed these days, and you'll be hungry later, so why not come and grab a bite to eat? I'm the only one home here, so come and keep me company, how about that?"
one person?
Xiao Mingyang turned his head to look at Li Xiangze.
"Sorry to bother you, village chief." Li Xiangze nodded.
The village chief's house is not big, but it is clean. There is a replay of the Spring Festival Gala on TV and dumplings on the table.
The village chief asked them to sit down and asked, "How much do you want to eat?"
"50?" Xiao Mingyang asked.
"Fifty is too little! How can a guy your age have such a small appetite?" The village chief waved his hand, "80, don't be polite!"
The village chief’s dumplings were very fragrant. Xiao Mingyang ate one bite at a time and praised them highly.
"Eat slowly," the village chief said with a smile, "I packed a lot!"
In comparison, Li Xiangze ate very slowly and looked like he had no appetite.
"What's wrong, Ozawa?"
Li Xiangze asked tentatively: "Your father..."
The village chief sighed and patted his shoulder: "He passed away last month. He was sitting in the yard basking in the sun. He died in the past."
Li Xiangze's eyes were red.
The village chief and his father, the former village chief, are the few people in the village who take care of them.
Xiao Mingyang took out a piece of paper and handed it to Li Xiangze, and even slowed down the speed at which he ate dumplings.
"I heard that your mother's restaurant has opened in the city?" The village chief smiled and changed the subject.
Li Xiangze forced a smile and said, "Yeah, we've opened a branch in the county town, too."
The village chief pursed his lips and nodded, patting Li Xiangze vigorously: "Not bad! You and your mother are living a better life. My father is relieved, and so am I!"
"Then," Li Xiangze bit his lower lip, "you and my mother..."
The village chief interrupted and picked up a dumpling for him, looking embarrassed: "More, eat more."
Xiao Mingyang's eyes lit up as he looked at Li Xiangze.
Li Xiangze pinched the back of his neck.
The living room suddenly fell silent. After a long moment, the village chief finally spoke: "The government has allocated funds. I plan to rebuild the village gate and develop tourism... Xiaoze, I was born here." The village chief's eyes were red as he looked at Li Xiangze, "I belong here."
Li Xiangze nodded, ate dumplings silently, and stopped talking.
Xiao Mingyang looked at the village chief and then at Li Xiangze without saying a word.
Before leaving, Li Xiangze left a message: "My mother and I will come to see you again next year."
The village chief stood at the door for a long time.
*
The mountain roads are complicated, and Xiao Mingyang and his uncle's secret base is nothing compared to this place.
Steep and dangerous.
Li Xiangze walked in front to lead the way.
Xiao Mingyang was still talking and laughing in the first half, but was so tired that he couldn't speak in the second half.
Finally arrived at the destination. The graves of my grandparents and father must have been cleaned regularly. There were not many weeds, and the things I brought last time were still there.
Li Xiangze took Xiao Mingyang by the hand and walked to his grandparents, kneeling down. "Grandpa and grandma, I'm sorry I can't give you a great-grandchild. I fell in love with a very good man, a boy."
Xiao Mingyang also knelt beside him. "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma. I am your grandson's lover, Xiao Mingyang. Please trust me, I will treat Aze well and hand over all my bank cards." After that, he took out a card holder from his pocket and stuffed it into Li Xiangze. "I have changed the passwords. The last three digits of our ID cards are on top, with Aze's first. I can cook and have full life skills. I will take good care of him in the future. I can drive, so I can pick him up and drop him off at get off work."
He looked at his wife and said, "Perhaps you think that I come from a wealthy family and live far away from your grandson... No, that's not the case. I hope my family background can be a plus. If not, I voluntarily give up all the money that I didn't earn, including the New Year's money."
Li Xiangze frowned: "Are you crazy?"
Xiao Mingyang smiled and kissed the back of his hand: "You've gone crazy..."
"No." Li Xiangze pinched his face.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Mingyang tilted his head and smiled.
"You can't give up anything that originally belongs to you," Li Xiangze pinched the back of his neck. "You will remain the same as you were before."
"But the premise is..."
"Yes."
Xiao Mingyang looked at him steadily: "Are you sure?"
Li Xiangze nodded firmly: "Affirmative."
That being said, the gap between the two of them is unlikely to disappear for the time being.
However, he will try his best to be on equal footing with Xiao Mingyang, both in terms of wealth and status.
Li Xiangze sat next to his grandparents for a long time, talking about his recent situation, but he never even glanced at the grave mound next to him that belonged to his father.
Before leaving, Xiao Mingyang stopped him and said, "Are you really not going to take a look?"
Li Xiangze walked over and looked at the words on the tombstone for a long time: "I know why Mom didn't come. You are not worthy of being a father, let alone a husband."
He looked at the tombstone quietly, and said calmly: "I won't come here again."
Xiao Mingyang tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Aze..."
Li Xiangze turned his head to look at his grandparents, his eyes reddened. "I'm sorry... I'll move you out when I have money."
Turning back, he regained his composure: "Dad, this is the last time I'll call you that. Goodbye."
He turned around and pulled Xiao Mingyang away.
Li Xiangze didn't say a word along the way. No matter how Xiao Mingyang teased him, he remained indifferent and just smiled at most.
When they returned to the county town, it was already morning, but they did not go back.
This time, time was not as urgent as last time. Li Xiangze took him to the small park where he often set up a stall. The security guard at the scenic spot and the aunts and uncles near the stalls all remembered him. Seeing that Xiao Ming was not only handsome but also sweet-mouthed, they stuffed him with a lot of food.
Li Xiangze was as indifferent as ever, looking into the distance from time to time, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Before they finished strolling around the small park, Xiao Mingyang suggested going home.
Li Xiangze was absent-minded and hummed casually. He only came to his senses when he reached the bus stop: "Going back?"
Xiao Mingyang looked at him and smiled gently: "My baby is finally back."
Li Xiangze was stunned for a moment: "Sorry."
"What are you apologizing for?" Xiao Mingyang held his hand. "I know you can't bear to leave."
Li Xiangze didn't say anything, but tears finally burst out uncontrollably.
Xiao Mingyang hugged him and patted his back slowly: "Let's work together to get our grandparents out."
"Dad..." Li Xiangze choked.
"Together."
"no!"
"Then could you please keep him away?"
"Hmm..." Li Xiangze's voice was muffled.
Xiao Mingyang was very patient and talked to him about all sorts of things, but he would soon be pulled back by Li Xiangze.
For the first time, Xiao Mingyang felt that it would be better to be a little less proficient in Chinese.
*
They went back and slept for a long time.
It was already the afternoon of the third day when they woke up. They cooked dinner together and went to help their mother in the store.
After returning home, Qiu Xun called Xiao Mingyang. The two discussed the questions until the early morning. When he came to his senses, he looked up and saw Li Xiangze sitting next to him, working hard on the questions.
Everything beautiful is unreal.
This beauty lasts until school starts and ends.
Li Xiangze returned to school and he returned to the training team.
As the competition drew closer, Xiao Mingyang was like a top, working non-stop every day. He had no time to chat with his wife at night because he was connected to the microphone. The questions given by Qiu Xun became more and more interesting, and he was addicted to them.
In a blink of an eye.
The competition is about to begin.
The day before departure, the affiliated high school had just finished its monthly exam.
Li Xiangze didn't call Xiao Mingyang. He had to get up early to catch a flight tomorrow and had to go to bed early.
Xiao Mingyang was surprisingly well-behaved today. He didn't make any noise and went to bed quietly on time.
Li Xiangze set an alarm for the early morning.
He calculated the time so that he could arrive at the airport at just the right time to meet Xiao Mingyang.
So he went to bed early today.
In a dream.
He saw a car take his mother's life.
His so-called relatives helped him organize a funeral and took him back home.
In his dream, he did not report to the Normal University Affiliated High School.
After his relatives used the compensation to pay off their debts, they treated him badly, arranged for his retirement, and allowed him, a person who was not good at socializing, to work in the factory. The people in the factory thought he was self-righteous and targeted and bullied him in various ways.
When I resisted, I was met with more punches and kicks. When I reported it to the higher-ups, they pretended not to see anything.
Until he lay in a pool of blood, his ear left with a lifelong disability.
Compensation again.
This time he was free.
He had little education and had difficulty finding a job until the village chief found him and gave him the opportunity to intern at a company.
He worked hard for a long time and finally climbed up step by step.
Once when he went to a social event, he saw a familiar figure.
Xiao Mingyang.
At that time, he had lost his youthfulness, romance and innocence. In the dream, he was shrewd and cunning, but his eyes were still bright.
Li Xiangze's heartbeat resonated with his chest.
The unique smell of Xiao Mingyang became clearer and clearer.
He woke up.
As soon as I opened my eyes.
Xiao Mingyang looked at him, stunned: "Why are you awake?"
Li Xiangze looked at him, still not recovered from his shock, staring at him blankly.
"Having a nightmare?" Xiao Mingyang sat down on the edge of the bed.
Li Xiangze hugged him and said, "I dreamed about Xiao Dayang's world."
Xiao Mingyang's body stiffened, and he hugged him: "You in that world are also very powerful."
Li Xiangze smiled.
The weather hasn't warmed up in the past few days.
Xiao Mingyang's clothes were cold.
"Why are you here?" Li Xiangze leaned forward and kissed the corner of his mouth and pinched the back of his neck.
"Surprise!" Xiao Mingyang looked at him with a smile.
They haven't seen each other for a long time.
"Didn't you say it's difficult to ask for leave?" Li Xiangze raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Mingyang has said many times that he wanted to go home on weekends, but he has never been able to get leave.
"Yeah," Xiao Mingyang licked Li Xiangze's lips tenderly like a puppy, then smiled smugly, "But who am I?"
Li Xiangze kissed her.
The two of them completely threw their rationality to the wind and were completely immersed in each other's breath.
They were like two wild beasts in spring, without any rules, relying entirely on their feelings, entangled and biting each other, and time was wrapped in clothes and thrown to the ground together.
In their eyes, there is only each other.
They possess, indulge, and mark what belongs to them as much as they want.
Until the sun is about to rise.
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