Idle People

No one responded to Gu Xu's greeting.

Seeing this, Tang Feng felt anxious, and subconsciously took a step forward, slightly blocking in front of Gu Xu.

Tang Ke raised his brows at this obviously protective action, and Tang Ying, who was originally smiling, gradually turned cold.

Tang Feng felt that there seemed to be some kind of dignified element in the air, and his fingers trembled slightly due to the depression.

Seeing Tang Feng's reaction, Gu Xu raised his hand to press his shoulder, and was about to say something when Father Tang, who was sitting on the master's chair, suddenly spoke.

"Put down the things first and rest for a while, and let's talk about other things later."

Tang Feng hadn't heard his father speak in such a calm but irrefutable tone since his eldest sister became an adult and started housekeeping.Even though he has not interfered in the lives of the children for many years, Father Tang still has his prestige as a father.Therefore, after he made his statement, Tang Ke swallowed what he wanted to say, and went back to his room quietly. Tang Ying also sat back on the sofa.

The tense atmosphere in the living room eased.

Tang Feng breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went to find a replacement slipper for Gu Xu.

Taking advantage of this gap, Gu Xu's eyes briefly collided with Tang's father.

Before he could see clearly what Father Tang was looking at, the other party had already opened a newspaper and blocked his entire face behind the newspaper, completely cutting off the possibility of Gu Xu's prying eyes.

"Xuehe, will the forty yards be too short for you?"

Hearing Tang Feng's question, Gu Xu calmed down and replied, "Slippers are fine."

After changing their shoes, the two began stuffing things into the storage room.Tang Ying, on the other hand, stood aside with her arms folded like a supervisor.

Gu Xu let Tang Ying stare at him without any hindrance.Affected by his calm attitude, Tang Feng's mood also stabilized, and he no longer secretly peeked at his second sister's reaction.

Maybe it's because they've seen enough, or maybe it's because the two of them don't care about her existence anymore, so they feel very boring... Tang Ying finally pouted and walked away.

***

"This is my room." Throwing the luggage bag beside the bed, Tang Feng went to the window and drew the curtains, and pushed the window open, letting the warm sunlight shine into the dark room.

Although Tang Feng spent a lot less time living at home every year after college, the room still feels warm and warm, and it doesn't lack popularity because the owner is often away.It can be seen that other members of the Tang family must be very attentive in helping to take care of this room.

Looking across the faint nicks on the solid wood bookcase, Gu Xu reached out his hands curiously to touch those marks of different heights.

Tang Feng blushed when he saw this, "Well, I was always shorter than most of my classmates when I was in junior high school, so I poured milk as hard as I could every day. After I drank it, I quietly stamped it here, so I can check whether I have grown taller..."

Listening to Tang Feng's whispers, Gu Xu felt as if he could see a miniature version of Tang Feng standing beside the bookcase holding a knife in distress.

"Later, my elder sister found out and beat me up." Tang Feng smiled embarrassedly, "This bookcase is still my mother's dowry when she got married. It is said that I insisted on it when I was in the second grade of elementary school."

But he himself had no impression.

The books in the bookcase are not divided into clear categories, but they are all neatly stacked.

After obtaining Tang Feng's consent, Gu Xu randomly selected a few books to read.From the slightly curled pages at the corners, it can be seen that Tang Feng has read these books many times.

"You like fantasy genres very much." After a while, when Tang Feng began to doze off on the bed, Gu Xu said suddenly.

Tang Feng laughed when he heard the words, "Yeah, when I was a child, I still wanted to fly a hot air balloon by myself when I was an adult, and explore unknown and mysterious places."

Being recalled by Gu Xu's words, Tang Feng jumped up and took out a few books from the bookcase to reminisce.

The room was quiet until Tang Ying knocked on the door.

"Have a meal."

Hearing this call, Tang Feng instantly returned to the real world.

Just thinking about the problems he might have to face after the meal made his stomach ache.

Seeing Tang Feng's expression of hesitation and not wanting to go out, Gu Xu slowly said: "Uncle Tang asked me to leave my things before." Although he was not sure yet, regarding the matter of his relationship with Tang Feng, What is Tang's father's attitude?But just because he hadn't been kicked out with anything before, Gu Xu felt that the situation shouldn't be too bad.

Tang Feng's eyes lit up, obviously hopeful again.

Open the door and go out, and immediately meet three pairs of piercing eyes.

Enduring this feeling as if being scanned by a scanner, Tang Feng felt very puzzled——I never saw my father and sisters staring at me like this when I went home before!It wouldn't be after so many hours that they suddenly realize that they miss themselves a lot, right?

Gu Xu, who probably guessed what the Tang family was thinking, suddenly looked at the ceiling in embarrassment, wondering if he should wake up the dull guy beside him.

After looking carefully, I didn't see anything unusual in the clothes and attitudes of the two of them.Tang Ke and Tang Ying looked at each other, and nodded secretly in satisfaction.

The dining table seemed to continue the atmosphere in the living room. No one spoke, only the sound of bowls and chopsticks clashing.

Suddenly, Tang Ke said: "Xiaofeng, the second child made your favorite dish today, eat more." Even so, she didn't serve Tang Feng herself, and she didn't even raise her head.

Tang Feng looked at the eldest sister who suddenly took the route of tenderness in a daze.

Gu Xu lowered his eyes to hide his smile, and the chopsticks flowed back and forth between the dish and Tang Feng's rice bowl several times, and quickly filled his bowl with Tang Feng's favorite dishes skillfully.

If he was right, what Tang Ke said just now was not so much for Tang Feng, but for himself.

Compared with Mr. Lin's straight-to-the-point heart-to-heart talk, Tang Feng's relatives took a few more detours, but the essential starting point is the same - concern for important family members.

At least this kind of temptation shows that the other party's attitude is not to resolutely oppose himself and Tang Feng to the end.

So Gu Xu didn't dislike the implicit temptation of the Tang family.

Obviously, he added some points to himself for his honest reaction. Seeing that Gu Xu didn't make a mistake in any of the dishes, and even helped Tang Feng pick out the condiments he didn't eat, the atmosphere at the table was more lively than before. many.Tang Ke and Tang Ying began to chat intermittently with Tang Feng while eating intermittently, while Tang's father listened quietly.

Finally, the topic finally turned to the process of getting to know Tang Feng and Gu Xu.

Tang Feng's small eyes drifted towards Gu Xu - how did he know Gu Xu?If you tell the truth about the process of meeting for the first time, the family will not think that the other party is a pervert, right?

Just as Tang Feng hesitated for a short while, Tang Ying asked, "I seem to have heard you call him 'Blood River' before."

"Well." Anyway, he could hide from the first day of junior high school, but not the fifteenth day of the junior high school. Tang Feng was cruel and nodded, "We know each other through playing games."

As soon as the words fell, Tang Feng felt as if lightning struck the dining table.

Tang Ying smiled sweetly, looked at Gu Xu and said, "Can I ask Mr. Gu's occupation?"

Playing online games is nothing. In the Internet age, there are more and more people playing games.But because Gu Xu was going to abduct her own younger brother, after hearing that the two met by playing games, Tang Ying subconsciously labeled each other as "not doing business properly".

"He's a photographer." Tang Feng answered quickly.

"The kind that often shoots beautiful girls?" Tang Ke asked provocatively.

"It was for taking pictures of the scenery. Some time ago we went on a trip because of Xuehe's work... ah." Surprised that he had slipped his mouth, Tang Feng became dumb for an instant.

With a soft "click", Father Tang put down the bowl.

Tang Feng lowered his head tremblingly, a little afraid to look at the expressions of his father and sisters at the moment.

At this moment, Gu Xu calmly shouldered the responsibility and said, "I invited Afeng to go, because I heard that he rarely travels."

There was silence.

Because Tang's father pushed away the chair and stood up, neither Tang Ke nor Tang Ying rushed to speak, but quietly waited for their father to speak first.

But Father Tang glanced at Gu Xu and said, "Please follow me to the study for a while."

Polite words mean seeing outsiders, which is not a good thing... Gu Xu's heart tightened, but he was already on the verge of death, so he could only follow obediently.

***

After Father Tang called Gu Xu into the study and closed the door, the three siblings of the Tang family packed up and moved to the living room.

Tang Ying turned up the volume of the TV, squinted at Tang Feng who was restlessly looking towards the study door, and said, "If you're so curious about what Dad is telling him, why don't you follow in?"

"Is it possible?" Tang Feng looked at the other party with some surprise.

"Of course not." Tang Ke categorically poured a basin of cold water down, extinguishing the fire of hope in the younger brother's heart, "Are you really planning to spend your whole life with a man?"

Hearing the eldest sister's question, Tang Feng nodded sincerely, and then corrected him earnestly: "I'm not planning to 'live a lifetime with a man', I'm just planning to spend a lifetime with Xuehe." Or women have little interest.

Hearing this, Tang Ke silently lit a cigarette, took two puffs and said, "This man doesn't look like a dubious type."

"Sister!" Sensing that the eldest sister's attitude was softening, Tang Ying sat up straight and patted the table.

Tang Ke stopped him with a single look, "I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you so anxious, now I'm just objectively analyzing it with Xiaofeng."

Tang Ying grabbed the pillow and shrank back.

"I won't tell you anything about social discrimination, I believe you are mentally prepared for this." Tang Ke said, "Actually, I would rather you said that you can only accept being with men than you said You can only accept being with a specific person... If your relationship breaks down in the future and the other party abandons you, what will you do?"

"He won't." Tang Feng retorted.

"I mean 'if'. After all, there is no absolute thing in this world, isn't it?" Tang Ke's eyes were like a knife. "Or, you don't have the guts to imagine such a future? But life has to consider all aspects."

Listening, Tang Feng pursed his lips tightly.

His attitude of not directly resisting but not cooperating reminded Tang Ke and Tang Ying of the scene when Tang Feng got angry with them every time the three of them quarreled when they were young.

Tang Ying suddenly softened, and sat closer to Tang Feng.

But before she could say anything, Tang Feng had already looked at Tang Ke firmly and said, "If the relationship is no longer there and he explains the situation to me truthfully, I... I can accept the breakup. People's hearts are unpredictable, and I won't put My hopes are equal to reality."

"But one day you will be very sad. For men and women, the relationship is gone, and maybe there is still a blood connection." Tang Ke continued to point out calmly and almost coldly, "With the same sex, if the relationship is gone, there will be nothing. .”

"I know." Tang Feng nodded, "That's why I hope that I can get your support for being with Xuehe...so that if I get dumped in the future, I can run home and cry with you."

He said the latter words as a joke.

Tang Ying didn't hold back for a moment, and burst out laughing with a "puchi", Tang Ke also showed a dumbfounding expression.

"You brat, you've learned to skate! We're talking about a very serious topic with you, but you're still playing the emotional card!" While muttering, Tang Ying made a gesture to pinch the other's ear.

Tang Feng quickly raised his hand to surrender, and shouted while hiding: "Sister, you just say 'agree'! So what, this is my once-in-a-lifetime request?"

"Don't learn from the miscellaneous books I read, they are all for tricking little girls, you bastard..."

The study door opened suddenly, interrupting the quarrel between the siblings.

Tang Feng immediately looked over nervously.

Completely ignoring the sofa cushions thrown everywhere by Tang Ying in the living room, Father Tang announced calmly: "From now on, there will be one more person in our family."

Tang Feng suddenly collapsed back onto the sofa.

"Xiao Gu promised me that it will not affect your studies and work." Tang's father said, probably a little unaccustomed to this kind of words like marrying a daughter but speaking to his son, so he coughed before continuing, "Remember in the future Come home from time to time."

"Dad." Tang Feng felt his nose a little sore.

"Dad! You just agreed?!" Tang Ying couldn't accept that her father let Gu Xu go so quickly.

Hearing his daughter's question, Father Tang's eyes softened, and he said slowly: "Your mother and I have only one wish for the three of you from the past - I hope you can live a happy and happy life. Xiao Ke directly said to get married, I didn't say anything about treating work as an object; you broke up with the Cui family child every day, and it's been almost five years and it hasn't been settled yet. People who support each other, I will not say anything."

Being scolded by her father for being unreliable in front of her younger brother and his lover, Tang Ying lowered her head guiltily, and Tang Ke looked away uncomfortably.

"As for me, anyway, when I go to see your mother in the future, the three of you are enough to die. Whether you have someone to take care of yourself is something you have to consider." Father Tang said openly, "Take the path that is most suitable for you, and don't do things that you will regret. This is my only request to you."

The three siblings listened honestly, and nodded together——