Chen Youhan's eyes were burned by the big red "囍" character. Afraid of losing his composure, he took a deep breath without making a sound and quickly raised his eyes. His handsome face was smiling and his eyes were gentle, but his usual social skills of getting along with everyone were silenced at this moment. Ye Kai came up at the right time, put his arm around his shoulder and said in surprise: "Wow, grandma, you are biased!" Then he snatched the red envelope from Chen Youhan's hand and opened the seal: "Let me see how much..."
Six thousand six hundred and sixty-six, an old version of RMB, it looks brand new and crisp and it should have never been circulated in the market.
The age of this money is older than Ye Kai.
He slapped the red envelope back onto Chen Youhan's chest and sighed deliberately, "I'm so happy for nothing. None of them can be used."
Lan Man rolled her eyes at him: "You little money-grubber."
The four of them walked towards the elevator to the parking lot, chatting and laughing. Ye Kai walked side by side with Chen Youhan. While the two elders were not paying attention, he hooked Chen Youhan's fingers, then quickly let go, ran up and patted Lan Man, "Grandma!" He acted like a little kid, "Did you ask Mary to prepare sea salt cookies for me?"
Chen Youhan looked at his back as he held Lan Man in his arms, and her heart felt like a piece of glass that was being frivolously brushed across by a hand after the rain, and was filled with an lingering wetness.
Two backpacks were thrown in the trunk. Qu Zhongli drove the car. Ye Kai took the initiative to apply to sit in the passenger seat and threw Chen Youhan to Lan Man.
The car drove onto the wide asphalt road. The weather was neither hot nor impetuous. Qu Zhongli lowered the car window halfway, and the wind flowed in gently. Ye Kai was flipping through his CDs and heard Lan Man ask Chen Youhan: "How have you been these years? I think you seem to have lost some weight."
Chen Youhan reported his weight properly and said, "I lost a few pounds."
Ye Kai couldn't help but burst out laughing. Compared to a few years ago, Chen Youhan was so disarmed and surrendered by a red envelope that he lost his composure and became more restrained like a serious junior.
Lan Man glared at him through the rearview mirror, then patted Chen Youhan's hand and said softly, "Ignore him, he's just a kid."
He asked a lot more questions, about the company, about Chen Feiyi, what he had been busy with in the past two years, and whether he was healthy. In fact, she didn't know much about the operation of the company. She was a girl who had stayed in an ivory tower all her life. Chen Youhan picked simple, nice and interesting things to coax her. Her mood gradually calmed down, and she finally found the feeling of being at ease.
Lanman renovated her flower garden in the past two years, and moved the scented leaf garden and vegetable garden to the backyard. She no longer planted radishes under the cherry trees as before. The rose varieties became more and more expensive, blooming for more than 300 days, and blooming all year round. The white fence did not change, and it seemed to have been repainted.
After getting out of the car, the Chinese housekeeper Mary was already waiting at the door with two maids and a gardener. Jia Jia was squatting beside them, humming and laughing foolishly. As soon as he saw Ye Kai, he roared and was about to knock Ye Kai down with one claw. Fortunately, Chen Youhan was protecting him from behind.
Jia Jia inherited the upbringing of this family. When she saw a stranger, she first barked to show her welcome, then sniffed around him. When she smelled something familiar, she started to pull Chen Youhan up and down. She was younger than Lie Lie. Lie Lie was an old gentleman, but she was still a little girl. Chen Youhan squatted down and played with her like she was familiar with the place.
Qu Zhongli was very proud: "Jia Jia has a good memory, she still remembers You Han!"
Ye Kai said jealously: "Silly dog, it took me three times to remember me." Ye Liangliang said to Chen Youhan: "Just wait, it will definitely come to you in the morning."
Lan Man took the opportunity to ask affectionately, "Youhan, you're not staying in a hotel this time, right?"
Chen Youhan stood up, stared at Lan Man and said with a smile: "I'll follow your arrangements."
Lan Man felt her aging heart thumping twice, and turned to Qu Zhongli again and said, "...You are far worse than him!"
Qu Zhongli looked confused, then he spread his hands and shrugged innocently amid Ye Kai's breathless laughter.
The elderly were too old to use the elevator, so they installed a new one when they renovated the house two years ago. It was just right for two people, but it was too crowded for three people. The guest bedroom was occupied by three people. The two elderly people took Jia Jia up the elevator, while Chen Youhan and Ye Kai took the stairs, and Mary followed a few steps behind. Chen Youhan finally found a chance to question him: "Grandpa and grandma know all about it?"
Ye Kai didn't know when a bunch of green grapes came out of his hand. He weighed one and put it into Chen Youhan's mouth before saying calmly, "I knew it a long time ago."
I don't know what variety it is, but it tastes like roses and has an aftertaste of peach.
Chen Youhan picked another one for herself and felt that it was sweet from her taste buds to her soul.
"When did you know?"
"That summer vacation. I was sleepwalking all day. I couldn't hide it."
Qu Jia was afraid that Ye Tong would see something wrong, so she told Lan Man that Ye Kai was not in a good state recently and wanted to go to Vancouver to relax. Little did she know that Vancouver was also a sad place with old dreams. Ye Kai not only did not figure it out, but became even more seriously ill. Lan Man was sensitive and guessed the reason after chatting with him for a few words.
Chen Youhan was slightly stunned. This meant that the two old men knew about this two years ago. He was relieved and then afraid, and pinched Ye Kai's palm: "Have you been embarrassed?"
Ye Kai laughed and shook his head gently, "No."
Chen Youhan had never seen him in such a state of despair, and if he had, he would not have been able to ask this question. At that time, everyone who saw him would carefully coax him, not daring to say a harsh word, not daring to give him a bad look, afraid of scalding him when drinking milk, afraid of choking him when eating, and wishing to hang a sun for him when the weather was cloudy.
As we were talking, we reached the third floor, where there were two independent bedrooms facing each other, a circular corridor and two small living rooms. The atrium was hollow, and you could overlook the sunken staircase walk-in living room on the first floor.
Lan Man led him to the guest bedroom on the left: "Xiao Kai and Xiao Jin are used to living on the second floor, so please bear with it."
There is a very high-grade scent of bergamot and pine in the air, very quiet, as if singing a counter-tune to the summer.
"I asked my baby what kind of fragrance he liked, but he didn't know anything," Lan Man said, glaring at Ye Kai with a smile, then turned around and continued to take care of Chen Youhan, "If you don't like the smell, just tell Mary and we'll change."
"I like it," Chen Youhan thought for a moment, then said a brand name in an uncertain tone. It sounded like French. "I don't know if I guessed it right. My mother liked it when she was alive."
Lan Man's eyes lit up, and he was surprised and delighted: "Really?"
She was an old lady in her seventies, and asking "really?" still sounded very naive. Chen Youhan didn't dare to lie to her, and said gently and calmly, "Really."
Smell lasts longer than memory. It was because of the deep impression that when he smelled this smell, he would think of Ning Shu's painful months in the ward, and her pale hands mixed with fragrance and disinfectant. He never touched any products of this brand again. But he didn't say a word to Lan Man.
Lan Man clasped her hands together and raised her chin slightly. Her clear eyes were filled with disbelief at this coincidence. After a while, she exclaimed, "No wonder, no wonder..."
Ye Kai glanced at Chen Youhan, and seeing his lazy and gentle smile, his heart suddenly tightened. He pushed Lan Man and said, "Grandma, I'm hungry. What do you want to eat tonight? I want to eat seafood risotto," while winking at Qu Zhongli, "Grandpa, that..."
Qu Zhongli smiled and continued, "Isn't it time to take Jiajia for a walk?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Ye Kai nodded vigorously, "Look, Jia Jia is about to lose her temper again."
Lan Man glanced at Jia Jia, who was sitting obediently at the stairs with her head tilted.
"Jia——" Ye Kai interrupted her and whistled, "Jia Jia! Come on, let Man Man take you out to play!"
Jia Jia received the order and rushed down the stairs like a rocket.
Lan Man had no choice but to be pushed out by Qu Zhongli, while she turned back and scolded him: "Youhan, no, why are you wearing a T-shirt too! I'll take you shopping for clothes tomorrow - hey, Mr. Qu, please stop pushing me!"
Before the voices faded away, Ye Kai hugged Chen Youhan and laughed out loud.
Although they had been cleaned up, the two still looked like they had just returned from a training trip in the mountains and forests. Ye Kai kissed his ear and said with a smile while panting, "It's over, it's over. Points have been deducted."
Through the window, one can see the two old people holding Jia Jia and trotting out of the fence, with Lanman's white dress fluttering in the heavy sunset.
The two hugged each other and watched them turn the street corner full of flowers. Ye Kai asked: "What is the name of that brand? I forgot."
"Cire Trudon," Chen Youhan paused, "What's wrong?"
"When you smell sad words, you sneak to me at night."
Chen Youhan couldn't help but curl his lips: "Do you want me to become a negative score?"
"..." Ye Kai said cleverly: "Sneak back before they get up."
Chen Youhan pinched his waist and said, "You are indeed a top student of Tsinghua University."
"I took the entrance exam to Tsinghua University for you," Ye Kai leaned over his shoulder and complained in a low voice, "I'm so tired. I study until late at night every day and don't get enough sleep."
Mary knocked on the door carefully, and Chen Youhan answered. Mary came in with a small dining cart. Her Chinese had a Southeast Asian accent, and she smiled politely and said, "Dinner is being prepared. If you two young masters don't mind, you can have some afternoon tea first."
There was a large balcony connected to the door. There were many plaster statues placed high and low on the ground. There was an iron hammered glass coffee table between two rattan chairs. Mary arranged the tea sets and tableware in a well-trained manner. The evening breeze ruffled her hair. She had worked here for more than ten years and was very familiar with Ye Kai. She jokingly warned, "Master Chen, you must keep an eye on Master Xiaokai. He is greedy."
Ye Kai held his forehead with his hand and said in a half-seriously serious tone: "Mary, don't tear me down on the first day."
Mary put away the tray and made a zipper-like motion. However, before leaving, she couldn't help but say, "Master Xiaokai, you look much better when you smile than you did then."
As soon as Mary left, Chen Youhan hooked his finger at him, pulled Ye Kai into his arms, and stuffed a still hot sea salt cookie into his mouth.
Ye Kai took a bite and frowned, "Are you feeding the cat?"
"Atonement. Didn't you see Mary was warning me?" Chen Youhan reflected, "Grandpa, grandma, Mary, and Jiajia didn't bother with me because of your face."
No, it’s okay for a few elders, Ye Kai asked in confusion: “Jia Jia?”
Chen Youhan leaned close to his ear and said, "I smell like you. Do you think Jia Jia would recognize me?"
Damn, what kind of person is this!
Ye Kai's ears were red, and he wanted to run, but Chen Youhan easily held him in her arms and kept him still, feeding him biscuits one by one, until Ye Kai was so full that he was worried about the seafood risotto on the table. Fortunately, Lan Man guessed that they were exhausted from the journey and probably didn't have the energy to have a good meal, so she just asked Mary to prepare something simple.
After dinner, they took a short walk in the yard with their elders and then rested. Lan Man specifically told Chen Youhan that she would find him for important matters tomorrow morning and asked him to have a good rest at night. She kept it a secret, and no one could guess it. Only Qu Zhongli smiled and said nothing in the moonlight.
Chen Youhan returned to the bedroom, and the servant had already prepared a bathtub for him. This family, from top to bottom, was infected with Lan Man's exquisiteness. Not only did they light a row of fragrances, but they also decanted the red wine. Chen Youhan guessed that if he were a woman, Mary would have sprinkled flower petals on him. He had just laid in the bath for two minutes when he received a text message from Ye Kai.
: I was wondering how come Rose became half bald in the blink of an eye!
Clicking on the attached picture, Chen Youhan almost choked on the red wine. A bathtub full of roses was illuminated by orange light, making it look charming and ambiguous. It was just like a princess taking a bath.
Ye Kai sent another message: No, I can’t overcome the psychological barrier.
Lan Man would always think of some strange tricks to deal with him, such as the rabbit ear plush slippers in the past, and even more so today. Ye Kai suspected that it was because Ye Jin and Qu Jia didn't have a girlish heart, so Lan Man had nowhere to express his hypocrisy. He was young and had no successor, so Lan Man could only bully him whenever she could.
Chen Youhan knew what he wanted to say and replied coldly: Don’t come up.
Ye Kai: ...
He was probably angry, and he ignored Chen Youhan again, not even replying to her goodnight message. Thinking about his recent schedule and exercise, Chen Youhan suspected that he had fallen asleep. After midnight, he was still thinking about him subconsciously, and woke up in a daze in his dream. His first reaction was to touch his phone to see if Ye Kai had replied.
Ye Kai indeed sent a few messages.
:Are you asleep?
:...Why do you go to bed so early?
: Ignore me
: The daily routine of the elderly
: Good night, uncle
Chen Youhan smiled and sighed, put his hand on his forehead, closed his eyes for a while, then lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
The sliding door was smooth at least. Chen Youhan walked through the living room and tripped over the mess of books and backpacks on the floor. It hurt so much that he gritted his teeth and held back a groan. Ye Kai was asleep, probably because he was angry. His brows were still furrowed, as if he was going to greet him in his dream. Chen Youhan had never been so embarrassed in his life. He pressed on him lightly and kissed his soft cheek, waking him up. The first thing he asked was, "Who is your uncle?"
Ye Kai wanted to speak, but Chen Youhan covered his mouth and said, "Shh."
Then he lay down in it.
Ye Kai whispered in his ear, "Are you still leaving?" After asking, he felt it was ridiculous. How could it be like a young lady in ancient times having an affair with a scholar?
Chen Youhan was so sleepy that he set an alarm on his phone and held the man in his arms: "Let's go at five."
Ye Kai laughed in the crook of his neck until he couldn't breathe.
As a result, the next day, he was woken up by Jia Jia's licking. The silly dog had a strong sense of territory and thought that these two were his younger brothers. He arrogantly pushed open the door and ran in to inspect the room early in the morning. Ye Kai was startled by the licking and sat up and shouted: "Chen Youhan! You forgot to close the door last night!"
With a shout, Jia Jia was thrown to the ground by him, and the birds on the balcony were scared away. Lan Man rushed in with a soft tape measure and reading glasses: "What's wrong?"
Ye Kai's body froze, and he instinctively pressed down the corner of the quilt, his face pale as he said, "No, nothing..."
Lan Man squinted her eyes, and then saw an arm stretched out from under the quilt and hugged Ye Kai around the waist.
Her precious grandson staggered and fell into the bed. He lowered his voice and said in a dying tone: "...Brother Youhan! Brother Youhan, let go!"
Bang!
The door was slammed and the world returned to silence, with only Jia Jia still jumping up and down in the room.
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