Self-cultivation of spare tire

"Azhu." The man paused as he lit his cigarette, and then slowly put the lighter aside, "Do you want to study abroad?"

Chen Zhu turned over and hugged the man's thin waist, and said lazily, "I don't know English, so why go abroad."

"This way—" Xu Lanting rubbed Chen Zhu's slightly damp hair habitually, "Then, how about I accompany you?"

Chen Zhu raised his head and looked at the man's eyebrows in the dark night, "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

Xu Lanting looked into the distance, wondering what he was thinking, "No."

"Your grades are coming down soon," he said, "we'll see when the time comes."

Chen Zhu let go of Xu Lanting, lay on his back on the pillow, looked at the mottled ceiling above his head and said slowly, "Brother, I don't want to go abroad."

The man's hand paused, his knuckles bent slightly, and he rubbed Chen Zhu's cheek with residual warmth.

Trapped in tenderness, Chen Zhu slowly opened up his heart that had been closed for many years: "When I was young, my parents didn't come home for the New Year's Eve. I knew they were busy, but other houses were bustling during the New Year, only ours , not even hot meals.”

"Little poor." Xu Lanting thought that Chen Zhu was going to be coquettish with him, telling him about his childhood grievances, but Chen Zhu shook his head with a smile.

"No." Chen Zhu blinked, "I missed them so much at that time, so I sneaked out while Grandpa was playing chess with his uncle."

"That's the first time I've seen them work." Chen Zhu raised his head and leaned on Xu Lanting's body, "Do you know...my mother, a woman who dare not even catch chickens and ducks, and my father, a woman who just College students who have not graduated for a few years—the two of them, one carrying cement and the other holding a rake, led a group of people to dig the road in the mud."

As Chen Zhu spoke, he seemed to think of something, and smiled, "At that time, I walked up to them, and they recognized me."

For a moment, Xu Lanting didn't know how to speak, he vaguely anticipated what Chen Zhu was going to say next.

"At the beginning, I didn't understand why they would rather abandon me than spend all day in the mud." Chen Zhu gradually restrained his smile and said, "Later, when I transferred from the mountains to the capital, the car drove on that road. When I was on the winding mountain road, I understood it in my heart."

Chen Zhu looked up at Xu Lanting with firm eyes, "Maybe at the beginning, some things were imposed on my shoulders by my grandfather, but now that I have grown up, I can understand their persistence and belief, because—"

Chen Zhu said slowly: "That is also my persistence and belief."

There seemed to be sparks in the young man's eyes, hot and surging.

Xu Lanting: "So, you want to be like your uncle and aunt?"

"Yeah." Chen Zhu held Xu Lanting's hand, feeling a little nervous, "Brother, tell me, can I do it?"

Xu Lanting rarely made a sound, he was silent, leaned over and kissed Chen Zhu's forehead.

Under Xu Lanting's careful arrangement, Chen Wenguo began rehabilitation treatment after the operation.

Chen Wenguo's physical fitness is not bad due to working around all year round, and he has a strong personality, so he often has to do a complete set of rehabilitation training before stopping to rest.

In less than a month, Chen Wenguo could barely sit up for a while.

"How do you think about filling in volunteers?"

Even though he was sitting on the hospital bed with a haggard look on his face, Chen Wenguo was still the strict elder in front of Chen Zhu.

Chen Zhu lowered his head to peel the apples. His hands were steady, and the apple peels dragged on the ground.

"The recommended quota has come down, so I should go." Chen Zhu said while moving, "However, if the University of Science and Technology also recruits me, I will go."

The old man suppressed the joy in the corners of his eyes and brows calmly, coughed and sat up straighter, still with a straight face, "It's still promising."

Chen Zhu understood Chen Wenguo's words and deeds clearly, he smiled, "Grandpa, when you recover from illness, I will take you around the school."

"What's so interesting about the school." Chen Wenguo said, but his fingers briskly patted the bed.

Chen Zhu pursed his smile and continued to peel apples with his head down.

"By the way, this operation cost a lot of money. Where did you save all that money?"

With a slap, the fruit peel broke off suddenly, and the knife in Chen Zhu's hand slipped, almost scratching his fingers.

Xu Lanting was reluctant to deceive his aunt and uncle with his absurd rhetoric, but Chen Wenguo worked at the grassroots level all year round, so how could he believe it?

"I..." Chen Zhu licked his lips, "The loan..."

Sure enough, the smile in Chen Wenguo's eyes disappeared without a trace. He lowered his voice and asked Chen Zhu, "Which bank gave you a loan from a poor student?"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Chen Zhu's back. No matter what, he dared not reveal half of the love entanglement hidden in the corner in front of Chen Wenguo.

Chen Wenguo's gaze pierced Chen Zhu's back like an arrow, "Did you borrow usury?"

"No." Chen Zhu hastily denied, and in a panic, the knife in his hand accidentally slipped and cut a long gash on his arm.

Beads of blood dripped slowly, but Chen Zhu was still in a daze, at a loss.

Seeing this, Chen Wenguo didn't care about other things, and subconsciously used his sleeve to plug the wound on Chen Zhu's arm.

"For such a big man, he can make himself look good by peeling a piece of fruit!" Chen Wenguo scolded Chen Zhu while struggling to reach for the paper towel beside the bed.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry." Chen Zhu lowered his head and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Chen Wenguo wiped Chen Zhu's wound with a paper towel, and sighed, "The child I raised by myself, I have the bottom line in my heart."

The old man's sigh sounded like a sharp knife, stabbing straight at Chen Zhu's chest.

He was too guilty to say a single word.

"Chen Zhu, you are an adult. I won't get involved in your affairs, but you have to know the boundaries between morality and law."

Chen Zhu lowered his head. As a young man, he still couldn't distinguish Xu Lanting's true from false, let alone see through Xu Lanting's complicated soul.

He also didn't know if this forbidden love was the "moral boundary" that Chen Wenguo said.

He didn't know anything—but he knew that when Xu Lanting rushed towards him, he couldn't refuse.

"Grandpa." Chen Zhu said, "I know it well, don't worry."

Seeing this, Chen Wenguo didn't ask any more questions.But Chen Zhu knew that the biggest rebellion in his lifetime would be discovered by Chen Wenguo sooner or later.

I hope... Chen Zhu thought, at that time grandpa could understand him and accept Xu Lanting.

"How are the arrangements for going abroad?" The man looked at the tall buildings in the capital, and in front of the huge window, his figure was lonely and proud.

"Mr. Xu, the formalities for going abroad are all done." The assistant sensed Xu Lanting's suppressed aura, and involuntarily lowered his voice, "The school has read Chen Zhu's information, and they all expressed their willingness to give an offer, as long as they pass the final Just an interview."

Xu Lanting stood in front of the window for a long time, silent, with mixed thoughts.

Finally he said, "Don't let Chen Zhu know for now."

"clear."

After the assistant left, Xu Lanting returned to his desk to deal with the mess left by his uncle.

Xu Lanting's uncle is the son of Xu's eldest son, but he was defeated by years of power struggles, and now it depends on the face of Xu Lanting, a junior.

The Xu family has a great career, and everyone in the wealthy family is exquisite, so how can they be willing to give up the power in their hands?

After Xu Lanting took over the company, his uncle never stopped for a day.

This time, he made a mess and threw it to Xu Lanting.

A large project under Xu Yonglian's hands has been delayed for too long, and the real estate project is unfinished, and a large number of owners jointly sued.

Moreover, Xu Lanting also found out that his uncle was not idle behind his back, and all the company's money went into this unfinished building project, and nearly [-] million of the funds disappeared like this.

Xu's is a family business, and such companies are often divided into groups, with complex relationships that cannot be clearly understood.

Xu Lanting is young and in charge of the family, so there are naturally people behind his back who are deliberately trying to show him off.

However, Xu Lanting is good at winning people's hearts, coupled with his ruthless methods in private, he insists on taking the position of the boss of the Xu family firmly.

Xu Yonglian was the only one who dared to confront him blatantly.

Xu Lanting looked at the account in his hand and laughed angrily, "He's so sure, I dare not send him into the bureau."

"Speaking of which, this matter really has to be pushed down." The cfo frowned, "otherwise, what will happen to your stock?"

Xu Lanting frowned, "Pay all the money first, especially the losses of those owners, and compensate as soon as possible."

He raised his eyes slowly, "As for my uneasy uncle, the grasshopper after autumn, don't worry."

In the oppressive office, a light bell rang suddenly.

Xu Lanting waved his hands, "You all go out first." After seeing the number on the phone, his tense face finally eased a little.

On the other end of the phone, Chen Zhu's voice was a little fuzzy, "Brother."

"Yeah." Xu Lanting slowly leaned back on the chair and stretched, "Miss me, baby."

Chen Zhu's cell phone was too old, and after the rustling sound of electric current, the boy's low "um" was as light as spring rain at night.

"Brother, where are you?" Chen Zhu raised his hand and looked at the long bloody wound on his arm.

The person who used to not hum when his head was broken, now said in a muffled voice, "I want to see you."

He was wrapped in inexplicable emotions, restless and confused.

If possible, Chen Zhu wanted to see Xu Lanting in the next second.

But Xu Lanting has his own career and life rhythm.Looking at the messy accounts on the table, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

"Honey, you go home first, I'll find you later." Finally, Xu Lanting habitually said "Good boy" and hung up the phone hastily.

Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Chen Zhu slowly lowered his hands.

With his heart full of thoughts, he walked alone in the alley at dusk until the sunset at the west mountain, and he didn't wait for Xu Lanting to appear at the end of the alley.

In the past, he could calmly face Xu Lanting's missed appointments, but now that he had the so-called "boyfriend" status, Chen Zhu couldn't let it go.

He fell into Xu Lanting's net, unable to struggle, unable to struggle.

He didn't wait for Xu Lanting, but saw Jiang Jianren from afar.