no longer ordinary friends

11 pm.

Zhou Guohua was sitting in the Meimei canteen, he pushed his glasses, he couldn't watch the TV at all, he stared at the rotating clock for a while, and stretched his neck to look at the road outside the door for a while, his brows were furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help it He gritted his teeth: "Well, you fellow from other provinces, what time is it, why don't you send Chengcheng home? It's raining so hard."

He held the mobile phone, wanted to call Chengcheng, and muttered to himself: "I just said, I want to send an umbrella to my Ming, not to urge her to come back, nor to monitor her..."

But after thinking about it, what should she do if she thinks that my grandfather is too much?But no matter what, you can't sleep out without marriage, you can fall in love when you are in love, and you have to go home to sleep at night.

After Cai Mei finished sweeping the floor, she saw that he was still struggling: "Okay, it's time to go to bed. The child is older and has his own ideas. You don't need to worry about it, the age is different."

Zhou Guohua was annoyed: "It doesn't matter if it's different, at least you have to get engaged first."

"Then you call Chengcheng."

"I don't want to fight, but I want to fight you."

"Be a good grandpa, let me treat you as a bad grandma, right? I don't call either." Cai Mei still didn't know what he was thinking, and encouraged him, "You can call Xiang Huai."

The two were arguing, Zhou Guohua's eyes lit up, and he said "Hey", Chengcheng finally came back.

Cai Mei hurried to the door, and shouted to the two people in the rain: "Come in, it's raining so hard, why are you two so wet? Are you in the rain? Why don't you find a place to shelter from the rain first?" ah?"

Zhou Zhicheng dragged Jiang Xianghuai into the canteen quickly.

Just after Zhao Yanjia came in, she decided to go home, but she couldn't change her clothes, so she had to put on her wet clothes again, and Jiang Xianghuai followed suit.

Cai Mei saw the drowned appearance of the two of them, and said distressedly: "Go take a bath first, and be careful of catching a cold." She turned to look at Zhou Guohua, "Go to Bingcheng's room and find a change of clothes for Xiang Huai."

Zhou Guohua frowned, looking displeased, isn't he going to stay overnight after taking a shower?no.

Jiang Xianghuai hurriedly said, "Grandma, no need, I'll go back to the hotel to wash."

Cai Mei was so angry that she patted Zhou Guohua on the shoulder, and said to Jiang Xianghuai, "Don't pay attention to this old man. It's raining so hard. If you walk back to the hotel, you will definitely catch a cold. You will sleep at our house tonight. There are plenty of rooms."

"No." Zhou Guohua immediately objected. Although he wants a grandson-in-law, there must be rules.

Jiang Xianghuai pursed his lips: "Grandma, I'd better go back, don't make things difficult for Grandpa..."

"It's a big embarrassment." The more Cai Mei said, the more angry she became, "Wait a minute, Grandma will get it for you, don't go back tonight, do you hear me?"

After she finished speaking, she went upstairs.

Jiang Xianghuai seemed to be in a dilemma: "Grandpa, this..."

Zhou Guohua sneered. If there was anything he didn't understand, this boy from another province did it on purpose.

He glanced at Jiang Xianghuai, and snorted, "If you really want to have a good result with Chengcheng, you have to let our two families meet."

Jiang Xianghuai naturally thought about this issue, and said: "When the recording of the program is over, I will bring my father to Nanri County. If he doesn't come, my aunt will come."

He paused slightly, but still told the truth: "My mother has bipolar disorder and her mood is not stable, but I can decide my own affairs."

When Zhou Guohua heard this, the creases between his eyebrows became deeper, and just as he was about to say something, Cai Mei from upstairs was already shouting: "Xiang Huai, come up and take a hot bath."

Zhou Guohua: "You go take a shower first, and I'll talk about it later."

Jiang Xianghuai rushed out of the shower and saw Zhou Zhicheng sitting by the bed.

The bed sheets were also just laid by Cai Mei. The pink coarse cloth sheets are purely handmade, with peony patterns, and the contrasting colors are bold and bright, which is obviously the love of grandma.

She looked at the pajamas on him, and couldn't help laughing. It was the first time she saw him wearing cartoon pajamas. It was bright yellow and matched his face. Printed with the word male god, neither fish nor fowl.

Grandma Cai also came in to take a look, but she was very satisfied: "I just said that I have good eyesight. This is brand new. I bought it for Bingcheng last time when the season was on sale. He hasn't worn it yet. Guess how much it is, 34 yuan A set, discounted at 170 yuan, pure cotton, good quality, comfortable to wear?"

Jiang Xianghuai smiled cooperatively: "It's very comfortable."

Zhou Zhicheng suspected that he had never worn 170 yuan clothes in his life.

Cai Mei took the clothes he had changed to wash, and said, "Grandma washed and dried them for you, let them hang out overnight, and see if they can dry tomorrow morning, if not, you can wear Bingcheng clothes."

She remembered something again, and stared back at Jiang Xianghuai's crotch.

Jiang Xianghuai's face was calm and calm, but his hand was almost subconsciously covering it. Grandma's eyes frightened him. He just wasn't used to Grandma's occasional overintimacy. His relationship with his family tended to be harsh and indifferent. There's no way his mother cares what he wears in his underwear.

Grandma Cai: "How about these ice silk underwear?"

"pretty good."

"It's purple. When I bought it, the salesman said that I must buy this color. It will make me rich and lucky."

Zhou Zhicheng was curious: "Why?"

Cai Mei: "Purple buttocks make a fortune. The boss is from the north. She said that rump means buttocks."

Specify to get rich.

Zhou Zhicheng reacted, and couldn't help laughing in the next second. This homophonic stalk happened to be that the older generation of locals like Grandpa and Grandma could speak Mandarin without distinction.

After Cai Mei left, she couldn't help but stare at Jiang Xianghuai's butt and laugh.

Jiang Xianghuai frowned, and said to her, "Twice tonight."

"what?"

"In that case, let me show you." He nodded, making a gesture to unbutton his pants generously.

Only then did she understand, and imitated him: "No, minors are not allowed to watch."

He chuckled and leaned over to hug her. The shower gel on both of them smelled the same.

He said: "I will talk about it, Grandpa. I will tell the truth to Grandpa. There will be obstacles from my parents, but I will solve it. You trust me."

She didn't speak, just stretched out her hand and hugged him back.

He tilted his head and kissed her cold earlobe: "Do you remember my aunt?"

"Ah."

"My mother is not very good at communicating, and she is unlikely to agree, but she is two thousand kilometers away, and she will not leave Beicheng, so it will not affect anything. When the elders of the two parties meet next time, I will invite Zhao Yanjia's family to come over , my aunt and uncle are my mother and father to me."

Zhou Zhicheng heard the dullness in his voice, she wanted to comfort him, but she didn't say anything.

A thought came to her mind, if it was Zhou Zhicheng back then, she would have said to him at this time, it doesn't matter, you will have me in the future, but now Zhou Zhicheng can't be that optimistic and naive. The separation is real, and the hurt in the past is also real. What's more, as she grows older, she knows very well how the blood relationship of her family can be easily replaced by her lover.

At least for her, no one can replace her grandpa and grandma, and she will naturally not force Jiang Xianghuai to make a choice between her family and her lover.

Jiang Xianghuai chatted with Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Cai for half an hour, and he briefly mentioned the shadow brought to the family by his brother's unexpected death.

Zhou Guohua lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, and Cai Mei didn't sleep either.

Two old men chatting in the dark.

Cai Mei first said: "Xiang Huai is also very pitiful. His parents don't love him. If one child is gone, shouldn't he cherish the other child more? How can parents blame another innocent child who is alive? They lost two children."

"It's pitiful, and I'm worried that Chengcheng will be pitiful with him." Grandpa Zhou wanted to cry when he thought of Chengcheng being bullied. Targeting Chengcheng every day? This kind of family is here to torture people."

"Didn't he just say before that he would live in Nanri? The house has been bought and it's right under our noses. There's nothing to worry about. I can also help Chengcheng take care of the child again."

"The words are all good-sounding. I thought his parents might be more reasonable..." Zhou Guohua couldn't say anything bad. He thought of Jiang Xianghuai's sincere words just now. He has lived for such a life, and he has seen all kinds of people. , that child is indeed very sincere, and indeed a capable and responsible young man. The key point is that Chengcheng also likes him.

But marriage is a matter of two families.

There was silence in the room at that time, except for the ticking of the hands of the wall clock.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I know that you are worried about my parents. Not only you, I also often feel inferior because of them. I didn't even dare to let Chengcheng know about family affairs. I never felt superior to her. You raised her so well that I don’t think any words are enough to describe her. People who grow up in love are always shining. If we have a daughter in the future, I will raise Cheng like you Cheng raised her the same way."

"I like Chengcheng, so I won't let her suffer what I have suffered. She loves her family and Nanri County, and wants to be with you. I won't use my love to kidnap her and let her leave here. The same reason , I chose to stay in Nanri County, but also for myself, not for Chengcheng, I will never say that I gave up the position of partner of the law firm, the high salary, the future, the hometown and the family because of her. It has nothing to do with her, it is my own life choice."

"I will take care of my parents' affairs, but to me, their blessings and recognition are irrelevant. My aunt and uncle like Chengcheng very much. They will come to Nanri County to meet with you to discuss marriage. As for work, I I have already sent a resignation letter to the law firm, Grandpa, everything I told you before also counts, including marriage and real estate."

Thinking of this, Zhou Guohua complained softly: "He speaks very politely, and I am tired of listening. I don't understand what he loves or not."

"Anyway, it's just boasting that we can take care of children."

"That is." Zhou Guohua couldn't help being proud. He raised such a young girl into the current Lawyer Zhou. This sense of accomplishment cannot be explained at all.

He asked Cai Mei again: "Do you think his parents will agree to marry him?"

"It's a good idea, his parents won't even agree to get married." Cai Mei snorted coldly, "But there's no need to get married, there will be a lot of gossip later, and there's no need to talk about getting married, like before That is to say, it is as if the two of them have formed a small family together, and they are willing to stay in Nanri County."

Zhou Guohua was obviously a little disappointed, but he could accept it. He asked quietly, "Who is the surname of Chengcheng's child?"

"You care so much, if you don't have the surname Zhou, you're not your grandson? Then if I don't have the surname Cai, shouldn't I recognize these children? You guys really want to take advantage of you, Why don't you let Zhou Bingcheng's child have the surname Jiang Li?"

Zhou Guohua said angrily: "Has Zhou Bingcheng heard what I say? He will only be angry with me. Whose surname does his child like to have?"

Cai Mei came up with an idea: "That's fine, let Chengcheng's child draw lots for himself, and take the surname of whoever catches it."

The child hasn't been seen yet, but Zhou Guohua is ready to go to pray to Tiangong tomorrow, and bless the child's surname Zhou.

……

Maybe people are too happy, they will have an unreal sense of emptiness, like stepping on the clouds, and then stepping on the air suddenly, falling, weightless.

After Jiang Xianghuai came to Nanri County, he slept pretty well, but this night he suffered from insomnia again, and his temples hurt like acupuncture. He was obviously tired, but his nerves were extremely excited, and his head seemed to be pounding heavily all the time.

He didn't have any medicine at hand, his heart was stuffy, he was constricted from time to time, and he felt inexplicable bouts of panic.

When it was almost dawn, he fell into a drowsy sleep. The dream was first dark and empty, and then gradually filled with red blood. There were people and cars everywhere. Brother lay motionless on the steering wheel, and his mother scolded him in tears: "Why don't you die? Why didn't you die?"

He knew it was a dream, but he couldn't wake up no matter what. He struggled painfully until a pair of hands held his hand, as if someone was calling him gently, to save him from the nightmare.

He opened his eyes suddenly, the sky was bright, and he could only vaguely see a figure sitting by the bed, and he was holding that person's hand tightly in his hand.

He hugged the visitor: "Chengcheng."

"It's Jiajia." Zhao Yanjia pinched his throat, let him hold him, and acted like a male mother, patting his back comfortingly, "Did you have a nightmare? Huaihuai, be good , don't be afraid, dreams are always reversed..."

Jiang Xianghuai suddenly felt that no nightmare was as scary as these two "Jiajia" and "Huaihuai".