South Rim North Fold

From eating at noon to sending his grandparents back to his home in the evening, and then all the way back home, Lu Chengliang always looked restless.Lu Ming asked him what happened, but Lu Chengliang just shook his head and said nothing.

"What happened to my dad?" Lu Ming asked.

"Who knows, it's been like this since before lunch." Jiang Cen frowned, not knowing what was going on with his husband.

"Maybe I'm tired from driving," Lu Ming said uncertainly. He didn't know why, but he always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart. "You should also go to bed early. You've been tired all day."

"Well, I'm fine. Your aunt has a big belly. I can help as much as I can. I'm going to sleep. You should wash up and sleep quickly." Jiang Cen patted Lu Ming on the shoulder, turned and left.

At the door of the room, he turned around and warned, "Go to grandma's house tomorrow, don't sleep in."

"Understood, you go to rest." Lu Ming responded and turned to go to the bathroom.

He didn't have time to chat with Ji Wen until he returned to his room after washing up.

Ji Wen was not idle today, and went to pay New Year's greetings to his grandparents early in the morning, because his sister-in-law's family would come over tomorrow, so he simply stayed here tonight.

Lu Ming told Ji Wen that he told Lu Yu that he was the same, and Ji Wen was a little surprised that this little girl was so receptive.

Then the topic of the two inevitably turned to this issue.

: Grandma said this morning that she would introduce me to the girl next door

Ji Wen sent a voice, "How can grandma do this, then do you agree?"

"No, I told her that I was still young." Lu Mingmeng whispered under the quilt.

"The topic of Chinese New Year is always unavoidable. It used to be a child. Now that you are in college, your parents have begun to treat you as an adult. When you are two years older, they may directly arrange a blind date for you." Ji Wen held the phone Putting it close to his mouth, staring at the ceiling, his tone was relaxed and cheerful, but his face didn't look happy at all.

: No way, do you want to go on a blind date before graduating from university?

: I really want to confess to them, especially these two days

"Wait a little longer, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, and it hasn't reached the point where I have to say it."

: A little anxious and miss you a little bit

Ji Wen also replied: Is there only one thing, I miss you very, very much

Lu Ming looked at the phone and smirked: Then I miss you very, very much too

Because it took a lot of time to go back and forth on the road, Lu Ming was actually a little tired, so he comforted himself, maybe his father would be more tired when driving, that's why he was in a bad mood.

He kept repeating this reason, trying to convince himself to try to calm down his increasingly restless heart.

However, it turns out that this is nothing more than deception.

The next morning, Lu Ming woke up early, pretending to be troubled, unable to sleep well.

Along the way, Lu Ming secretly looked at his father. He tried to take the initiative to talk to his father, but every time his answer was as concise as possible, he would not give him a chance to continue talking.

Lu Ming felt that his mind was extremely chaotic, his steps were light and light, and the feeling of uncertainty in his heart kept haunting him, and he gradually began to become paralyzed.

Lu Ming recalled yesterday, except for what he said in Lu Yu's room, he didn't do anything else, and he rarely even played with his mobile phone, for fear that people around would accidentally see the chat records between him and Ji Wen .

Even the wallpaper and lock screen made with Ji Wen's photos were replaced with landscape pictures.

This kind of sneaky feeling makes me feel sorry for both my parents and Ji Wen.For a moment, Lu Ming felt that he was terrible, and even wanted to feel that the current self was not worthy of Ji Wen.

In the evening, Lu Ming's family and aunt's family were at grandma's house, plus uncle's family, chatting and drinking in full swing.Lu Ming was in a bad mood, he only ate a little without drinking or eating, but his father drank a lot.

It was rare for the whole family to get together so well, and after dinner they got together to play cards, tossing and tossing until nearly midnight before finally breaking up.

Grandma's house is on the top floor of a small high-rise building, and the attic on the upper floor is equivalent to an extra half room, so the three big families can barely squeeze in.

"son."

Lu Ming was about to go to the attic when he was stopped.

"What's the matter, dad?" This was the first time in a long time that his dad took the initiative to talk to him, and Lu Ming was a little surprised.

"Go downstairs and help Dad buy a pack of cigarettes. I see a small shop at the entrance of the community that no one sells. I won't use you to help Dad run errands for those things."

Lu Ming hurriedly agreed, put on his coat and went downstairs.

He ran out of the unit door and went straight to the gate of the community. It took him only 10 minutes to run back after buying cigarettes.

When he ran around the corner of the intersection and saw a person standing at the door of the unit, the feeling of bottomless anxiety and confusion surged up in an instant.

Lu Ming's footsteps slowed down, like a prisoner on the guillotine, waiting for the moment when the knife fell.

Lu Ming walked over, and Lu Chengliang was leaning on someone's car door to smoke.

"Dad..."

Lu Chengliang exhaled a puff of smoke, glanced at him, "Talk for a while."

Lu Ming let out an "um" and leaned next to Lu Chengliang.

Then there was a long silence between the two of them. Lu Chengliang drank a lot of wine, but his mind was extremely clear until the cigarette butt in his hand was thrown into the snowdrift. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation."

Lu Ming panicked for a while, and then calmed down slowly, as if the imminent death was not so scary, "Yeah."

"I was actually going to the bathroom, and I happened to pass by the door of Lu Yu's room."

"Dad, just say what you have to say."

Lu Chengliang lit another cigarette and took a deep puff, "You mean the same thing, you mean gay, I checked it online."

"Dad...I'm gay..."

"I didn't realize this before, and I probably didn't have the opportunity to study this issue. After all, no one would think about whether they might be gay at the beginning."

"I... I also found out that I am different from others because I met someone I like."

"Dad, whether it's homosexuality or liking someone, it's like eating when you're hungry or drinking water when you're thirsty. It's something I can't change and can't restrain. It's an instinct."

Lu Ming stared at his toes, clenched his hands into fists in his pockets.

"You are instinctive. What do you want me and your mother to do? If your mother knows about this, what will she do!" Lu Chengliang said in a serious tone.

Lu Ming sighed, "Dad, my mother...I will tell her myself."

"But you don't have to persuade me. It can't be changed, and it hasn't been changed. If, I mean, if you really can't accept it and want to have another child, I have no objection."

Lu Chengliang snorted, "It's easy to say, what if there is another person with the same virtue as you?"

"Dad... I'm sorry." Lu Ming really felt sorry for his parents.

"It's not necessary. Anyway, I have a son who will die in retirement. Whether you have it or not is your business. Even if you live on the street when you are old, that's none of my business."

"I don't have the throne for you to inherit. Even if you are a little girl and have a child, you have to take someone else's surname. The matter of inheriting the family is not that important."

Hearing the looseness in Lu Chengliang's tone, Lu Ming was a little unbelievable, "...Dad?"

"I hope you can think about this matter carefully. You are still young, and I don't want you to regret it later."

"Dad, I won't regret it."

"It's useless to say anything now. You young people can do everything with enthusiasm and recklessness. Will you be responsible for your actions when you really calm down?"

Lu Ming didn't speak, not because he didn't have confidence in himself, but because he felt that no matter how much he said right now, he might not be able to dispel his father's doubts.

"Dad, I will be responsible for my own life, I will do what a son should do, I... just sorry for you and mom..."

Lu Chengliang's second cigarette has also been burned out, "Go back, whether your life is broken and bloody, whether you are proud of the spring breeze, is your own choice, your parents can grow up with you, but they can't grow old with you, only you Your partner can be with you forever."

Lu Ming thought of Ji Wen, and his heart felt hot.

"Then mother..."

"I'll tell her slowly, let's go." Lu Chengliang put his arm around Lu Ming's shoulders, and the two went upstairs together.