Absinthe

A few days before the Chinese New Year, both of them were spinning around.Gatherings, buying New Year’s goods, and visiting relatives and friends from all walks of life to pay New Year’s greetings.They have never met relatives before, but now they have to deal with complicated and polite exchanges.

Zhong Xiu's family went to his grandfather's house in other provinces to celebrate the New Year, and they no longer have to deal with colleagues and subordinates who came to visit through the threshold, so they are happy and relaxed.Hao Ai was busier. Two days before the Chinese New Year, he first went to Wei's house and then to Qu Yihang's house.

Since the junior year, the relationship between Hao Ai and Wei Guanzhou has eased a lot, and now he can talk to Wei Jiyang calmly.

When my grandma was alive, she hated Hao Ai's connection with the Wei family. Since Hao Ai was very young, she warned Hao Ai not to accept anything from them, including affection and love, except money.

In order to take care of her grandma's mood, Hao Ai was very indifferent to Wei Guanzhou and Wei Jiyang, neither hated nor hated, just didn't care.But he cared a long time ago, he cared about love, everyone needs love, seeking love is an instinct.

Hao Ai bought a lot of high-end gifts and came to visit.The Wei family's villa is in the suburbs. Hao Ai greeted Wei Jiyang and drove there.When the car stopped in front of Wei's garden, Wei Jiyang was already there waiting for him.

Hao Ai parked the car in front of Wei Jiyang, lowered the window, and Wei Jiyang spoke first: "Brother."

"Well, I'll stop first."

"It's fine to just stop here." Wei Jiyang said.

Hao Ai nodded, parked the car on the side of the road leading to the main building, and got out of the car with the gift he had prepared.

Wei Jiyang didn't say much, and helped him carry the gift to the main building.There is no need to involve them in the grievances of the previous generation.

Wei Jiyang did not take the path of entering his own company to inherit the family business as soon as he graduated, but found a good job, starting from the bottom, and practicing more.This is also what Wei Guanzhou meant.

"Is Auntie home?" Hao Ai asked him as he walked.

"Not here, my mother went out to play cards." Wei Jiyang said.

"Oh."

"By the way, brother, when will your new video be updated?" Wei Jiyang asked suddenly.

"It's Chinese New Year, can you do me a favor..." Hao Ai was helpless.

"I didn't mean to remind you to update," Wei Jiyang continued, "but you haven't updated for almost a month."

"..." Hao Ai would never have imagined that Wei Jiyang would also become a member of the reminder team.

Every Chinese New Year, when Hao Ai comes to visit, Wei Guanzhou will be in a good mood. He is over 50 years old this year, but he does not look old. The fine lines around his eyes can only be seen when he smiles.

Wei Guanzhou himself is indeed generous, socially responsible, and respected as the news media said.He does not do charity work on the surface, but personally supervises the implementation.In his senior year, Hao Ai followed Wei Guanzhou to the mountains to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of a primary school donated by him.

Wei Guanzhou actually knew that Hao Ai had always wanted to return the money to him. At that time, he told Hao Ai that instead of thinking about returning the money to me, it is better to donate it to those who need it more and do something meaningful.

So Hao Ai donated all the income he earned from fans' rewards in the past few years. He had always resisted fans giving him rewards and gifts. He felt that it was meaningless to spend money on him, but he saw a group of students When I smiled at him, I suddenly felt that the fans' efforts were worthwhile.

Hao Ai chatted with Wei Guanzhou for a while and then left. Hao Ai was restrained when he met them, and he didn't talk much.

Hao Ai came out of Wei's house, looked at his phone, saw that it was still early, bought some new year's goods, and went to Qu Yihang's house.

Qu Yihang's home is in an old neighborhood in the urban area.This community has been built for some years, and Qu Yihang's family has lived here for more than ten years.Spring Festival couplets are pasted at the gate of the community, and red lanterns are hung, creating a festive atmosphere.

The community does not need a key card, you can enter as you like, and the guard only sits in the guard room and watches symbolically.

Hao Ai stood at the door of Qu Yihang's house, only knocked on the door twice, and someone inside answered.

"Brother Hang."

"It's coming, it's very early this year," Qu Yihang was not too emotional, as if he hadn't woken up, "I bought so many things during the Chinese New Year, just put them there." He pointed to the ground again, and said walked into the house.

"You're welcome, just eat whatever you want." Qu Yihang glanced at the coffee table and signaled with his eyes.

There are several fruit plates on the coffee table, which are full of small snacks such as fresh fruits and melon seed candies.

"Where's my uncle and aunt?" Hao Ai didn't have to be as cautious at Qu Yihang's house as he was at Wei's house, and just sat down on the sofa next to him.

"Going to visit relatives." Qu Yihang looked at the phone absently, with an irritable expression on his face.

"What's wrong with you," Hao Ai asked, "Who messed with you?"

"Look at today's trending searches." Qu Yihang said.

So Hao Ai took out his phone and opened Weibo.

The second on the hot search list is a familiar name——Chen Rao

Hot Search No. [-] - Chen Rao's Boyfriend

"Hey, Chen Rao has a boyfriend?" Hao Ai was startled, and hurriedly clicked on the hot search below, and scanned all kinds of pictures and texts at a glance, "Why didn't anyone notify me?"

Qu Yihang sneered: "No one notified me, it just broke out an hour ago."

Hao Ai swiped down and clicked on a very popular Weibo. This Weibo was posted by a well-known marketing account in the fan circle.

"On the night of New Year's Eve, Chen Rao went to entertainment venues with a strange man, and behaved intimately. The man was suspected to be his undisclosed outsider boyfriend."

There are a few pictures below. Since it was at night and it was a candid shot, the picture quality is very blurry. Only two blurred silhouettes can be seen, a man and a woman.

Can't really see anything.

There was a lot of scolding under the comments, most of which were Chen Rao's fans scolding the marketing account for spreading rumors.

Hao Ai saw Qu Yihang's face was cold, so he also cursed: "Fuck, which one is hotter than rubbing against our sister Rao?"

"..." Qu Yihang was silent for a while, then said, "Then it's me."

"Huh?" Now it was Hao Ai's turn to be stunned.

"I'm that goofy guy you mentioned." Qu Yihang said indifferently.

"...Hahaha," Hao Ai was stunned for a long time, then laughed dryly, and said, "You are not outside the circle, are you? At least you have been on a variety show."

"Come on." Qu Yihang said.

"Why did you go to... a nightclub with Chen Rao on New Year's Eve?" Hao Ai clicked on the pictures and swipe through them. The background looked familiar, and it was a nightclub that Hao Ai had heard of.

"She said she was being stalked by someone. When she sent me a message, I happened to be doing business nearby, so I went to pick her up." Qu Yihang scratched his hair, "Who knew this would be photographed!"

"When did Chen Rao come back? I don't even know, I thought she was still filming abroad." Hao Ai asked strangely.

The last time Chen Rao said in the group that she was filming a new movie abroad was in December.

"Isn't it necessary to avoid suspicion? Everyone in the group knows that Zhong Xiu is back." Qu Yihang said lightly, "Zhong Xiu must not be happy for her to contact you. They have not been on good terms."

"That's right, Chen Rao didn't take it seriously. Although she never said it, I still wonder why she treated me at that time..."

"Did you take anything seriously?" Qu Yihang asked.

"I..." Hao Ai lacked confidence when he said it.

"Do you have any brains? At that time, she treated you very differently from others, and blind people can't see it. Moreover, if you pretend to be blind, you have to pretend to be a little bit. As soon as you change someone, you will get along with her. You have Chen Rao's temper again. It's not that she doesn't know, it's only a ghost that she can watch you get close to others."

Hao Ai reached for the melon seeds in the fruit plate, and said depressedly: "I know she likes me, but she didn't say anything, what if I think too much. I can't ask her if you like me, Let's discuss it, don't like me, if I dare to say that, I will definitely be smashed by her."

He imitated Chen Rao's disdainful tone again: "Sister will like you? Brother, don't daydream."

"..." Qu Yihang lost his temper after being teased by him, and he sighed again: "You used to be so nice to everyone, and when others treat you better, you can't wait to show your heart. "

"It's not such an exaggeration. I had a good relationship with you at that time, and it wasn't good for everyone." Hao Ai said unfairly while eating melon seeds.

"But your indiscriminate kindness to everyone, no one really wants."

Everyone doesn't want to be treated indiscriminately. They always hope that they are the special one and want to be the only one.

Chen Rao had thought about it like this, and gave up without hesitation after failing. She was surrounded by people, so naturally she didn't care about this, which is particularly good.

But Hao Ai is not like this. He is greedy for the kindness of the people around him, but that kind of greed is different from liking.When you meet someone you like, all the confusion will be solved, no longer hesitate, but become firm and brave.

"Well, I've figured it out a long time ago." The sound of cracking melon seeds stopped, Hao Ai was silent for a moment, nodded and whispered.

It was already evening after leaving Qu Yihang's house, Hao Ai came home just in time for dinner.After dinner, my uncle's family went out for a walk. Tang Ziyang took Hao Ai to go with him. Hao Ai refused to go because he wanted to edit the video.My aunt began to scold him again: "You are young, you should go out for a walk after eating, more exercise is good for your health."

Hao Ai hurriedly said, I got it, I got it, I will get up early tomorrow and go for a morning run.

After uncle and the others left, Hao Ai went back to the room and lay down under the quilt to call Zhong Xiu.

"I'm so bored at home," Hao Ai complained, "Tang Ziyang is scolded at home every day, and I'm always pulled over by him as a shield."

"I'm also at my grandfather's house. It's quite boring. I listen to operas and play chess with him every day. Now I have entered the old age ahead of schedule." Zhong Xiu also said.

The two share the same illness and pity each other.

"What are you doing now?" Hao Ai asked.

There was silence on the phone for a moment, and then Zhong Xiu's deep voice as always was heard: "I miss you."

So Hao Ai was also silent for a rare few seconds.

Hao Ai rolled on the bed, put the phone to his ear, and asked, "How about I go find you?"

Zhong Xiu was stunned: "Aren't you in Zheng Chuan to accompany your uncle and aunt?"

"There's Tang Ziyang here," Hao Ai's tone was flat, with no ups and downs. After a while, he sighed again: "Oh, I'd better stay in Zhengchuan for a few more days. I can see you."

Zhong Xiu heard his disappointment on the phone.Hao Ai and his uncle are a family, but they are not.He no longer has a close relative.

He only has me.Zhong Xiu thought.

"My grandfather and I are the only ones at home, and my parents are not here." Zhong Xiu said.

"Why aren't your parents at home..." Hao Ai asked.

"After the new year, they go out for travel. They only have a few days in a year. Of course, they have to go out to relax. Basically, they do this every year."

"That's it," Hao Ai sighed, "Uncles and aunts are so kind..."

"Do you want to come over?" Zhong Xiu asked, "Shannan is very close to Zhengchuan, and it takes more than an hour to get there by high-speed train."

"Not so good," Hao Ai hesitated, but his heart was ready to move, "It's Chinese New Year, don't bother grandpa to rest..."

"Don't bother me, grandpa just wants someone to talk to him. Me...you understand too—not as sweet as you." Zhong Xiu said the last sentence very lightly.

"Why do I feel that you are playing hooligans?"

"Come?" Zhong Xiu didn't answer, but asked again.

"Come."

Hao Ai hung up the phone, and began to check the latest high-speed rail tickets on the ticketing website.

The Spring Festival period is the peak period of people flow, and it is difficult to book tickets.Hao Ai bought a ticket for the afternoon of the third day of the Lunar New Year and went to Shannan.

Before leaving, my uncle asked him where he was going for the New Year's Eve. He said he would go to a friend's house for a few days, so my uncle didn't ask much.

Zhong Xiu's grandfather lived in a small town in Shannan City, which was his hometown.When he was young, like Zhong's father, he was the leader of the government unit. Zhong Xiu's grandmother passed away early, and after he retired, he went back to his hometown alone.

Zhong Xiu's family would go back to Shannan to accompany the elderly to celebrate the New Year at the end of each year. Just after the New Year, Zhong's father and Zhong's mother went out for a trip, and the nanny who had been taking care of his grandfather also returned home for the New Year.So Zhong Xiu didn't go out, and stayed at home with his grandfather.

Zhong Xiu went to the high-speed rail station after lunch. The high-speed rail station was always crowded with people, especially during holidays.

"Are you here?" Hao Ai said, "I just stopped here and am about to go out."

"Come on, which exit did you come out from?" Zhong Xiu asked.

"Which exit are you at?" Hao Ai asked him back.

Zhong Xiu glanced at the sign above the exit, and told him which exit it was.

"Okay, wait for me to find you."

Zhong Xiu kept looking at the exit, for fear of missing the person who was waiting.A few minutes later, he saw a man who was taller than the people next to him come out from a distance.Hao Ai wore a dark green overcoat, which made his skin very fair.Getting a little closer, Zhong Xiu could clearly see that he was wearing a pair of black leather shoes.In my impression, Hao Ai seldom wears long clothes, and I have never seen him wear leather shoes. His outfits have always been street style, like a young and energetic teenage student. Now that he is dressed like this, he looks more mature than before many.

Through the turbulent crowd, Zhong Xiu suddenly realized that his boy had grown up quietly.

He knew that Hao Ai dressed up specially to meet his grandfather to make himself look more mature, but he was still not used to it.

Hao Ai walked this way, with a cold face, looking cool and indifferent.

However, this cold temperament disappeared as soon as he spoke.

"It's your turn to pick me up this time." Hao Ai looked around and saw Zhong Xiu, and smiled at him with raised eyebrows.

His smile is as sweet as ever, and it won't change after a while.

"Yes." Zhong Xiu also showed a faint smile.

Hao Ai didn't bring any luggage, and the two walked out of the high-speed rail station. It was very cold outside and the wind was blowing.

"Is it cold? It's so thin." Zhong Xiu tied his scarf around his neck.

Hao Ai's coat was so thin that it couldn't resist the wind at all.

Hao Ai shook his head, struggling not to tie the scarf: "It's not cold, I read the weather forecast when I came here, it's not as cold as Zheng Chuan."

"Don't move." Zhong Xiu knocked on his head.

Sure enough, Hao Ai obediently did not move.

"I finally saw the real thing. I feel like I have a mobile phone pet these days." Zhong Xiu tied the scarf for him and patted his head with satisfaction.

They hadn't seen each other for eight whole days.

"Where are pets on the phone, what are you doing on the phone..." Hao Ai gradually faded away as he spoke.

"..." Why is this person still full of pornographic trash in public?

"It seems to be a little fatter." With so many people coming and going, Zhong Xiu couldn't kiss him, so he had no choice but to pinch his face.

"Hey, I am fed by my aunt like a pig every day at home, am I not fat?" Hao Ai sighed.

"Be fatter." Zhong Xiu couldn't help laughing, and pinched Hao Ai's face again.

Hao Ai brushed his hand away, pretending to be distressed: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you say I'm fat, it's so annoying!"

"I used to be too thin to hold my hands, but now it's just right." Zhong Xiu took him to the car.

Zhong Xiu's grandfather's house is in a small town far away from the busy city. It is a relatively simple building with a small garden outside.But now it is winter, there are no flowers in the garden, only some evergreen plants.

When the two entered, the old man was making tea. He stood up when he heard the sound, with gray hair and hale and hearty.

"Grandpa, hello, I'm Zhong Xiu's friend, my name is Hao Ai." Hao Ai bowed very politely to say hello.

"Hey, hello, hello," the old man smiled, "Ai Ai, right, I often hear Ah Xiu mention you."

Often mentioned?Hao Ai turned his head to look at Zhong Xiu, and Zhong Xiu smiled at him.

It was already dark outside, Zhong Xiu went to the kitchen to make dinner.

Hao Ai originally wanted to help Zhong Xiu, but Zhong Xiu asked him to chat with his grandfather.

So Hao Ai sat in the living room and chatted with the old man to relieve his boredom.

"Come, come, have a taste of the tea I just brewed." The old man greeted him very warmly.

"Thank you, grandpa." Hao Ai picked up the porcelain cup and took a small sip, "It's delicious."

Hao Ai doesn't understand tea at all, and he doesn't know anything else except boasting.

"Hey, you're just like Zhong Xiu, you only know how to drink." The old man was happy, but not angry.

"He was perfunctory, I really think it's delicious!" Hao Ai said very sincerely.

"I heard someone say bad things about me." At this moment, Hugh just came out of the kitchen.

Hao Ai: Oh shit.

"What bad words? You kid can only fool me, and you are absent-minded when doing anything with me. Do you think I can't see it?"

"You, learn from Ai Ai, look at others..."

Zhong Xiu's ears hurt from being scolded, and he glanced at Hao Ai with some resentment, and then hid in the kitchen to cook.

Hao Ai: Oh, it's over.

Hao Ai continued to chat with the old man. Most of the time, the old man was talking. Hao Ai listened and only needed to echo a few words occasionally.

"I only have one son, Zhong Xiu, and I have no other siblings. He has no one to play with since he was a child, and he doesn't like to play with other children."

"At the beginning, I told his father to let him go to school here and accompany me, an old man, so that he could make some friends, but his mother was not very happy, thinking that my old man could not teach him well."

"This kid used to be a boring gourd, but now he is much more lively than before, so you see, man, we still have to make friends."

Hao Ai repeatedly said yes.

"Zhong Xiu has been very unhappy before, and he always kept something hidden in his heart, and he didn't tell anyone, thanks to you being with him." The old man looked at him quietly, with deep eyes.

Hao Ai was so excited that he almost thought that his grandfather knew about their relationship.

……

But the old man diverted the topic, and chatted with some parents.

"Is it snowing outside?" Grandpa suddenly glanced out of the window and said.

"Ah," Hao Ai also looked out the window, and at some point, snow began to fall outside.

The snow in the mountain city falls, gently and gently, silently, unlike the snow in Zheng Chuan, which falls without warning, always swiftly and violently.

In order to take care of the taste of the elderly, Zhong Xiu has been cooking very light dishes these days, with less salt and less oil.

"Ai Ai, are you still used to eating these dishes?" Grandpa asked him.

"Get used to eating, get used to eating."

"Zhong Xiu is exactly like his mother, the food he cooks doesn't taste salty at all." Grandpa commented.

Zhong Xiu: "..."

"You said that eating these soups with little water all day, who can stand it?" Grandpa said again, "Isn't it?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Hao Ai kept holding back a smile, he felt that Zhong Xiu was too difficult.

After dinner, the two chatted with the old man for a while. After nine o'clock, grandpa was going to bed. Elderly people usually go to bed very early.

"Zhong Xiu, remember to tidy up the guest room, don't let Ai Ai share the bed with you." Grandpa said.

"Understood." Zhong Xiu said.

After the old man explained, he went upstairs and went back to his room to sleep.

Hao Ai heard the sound of the door closing on the second floor, felt relieved, and asked softly, "Does Grandpa know about us?"

"I don't know." Zhong Xiu said.

Hao Ai breathed a sigh of relief, but heard Zhong Xiu say: "But I have plans to let him know."

"Don't! Old people can't stand stimulation!" Hao Ai was startled when he heard this.

"No, my grandfather has experienced all kinds of storms and waves before, and he has always been in good health." Zhong Xiu deliberately teased him.

Hao Ai was a little anxious, he frowned: "It's really not possible!"

"Okay, I'm kidding you," Zhong Xiu saw that he was serious, so he patted his head reassuringly. He always thought Hao Ai's blown hair was very funny, "My grandpa asked me before if I had a daughter." Friend, I said no, I am not interested in women, and then you came today, my grandfather, even though he is old, but he is smart, he should be able to see something."

"Don't play with fire, I warn you." Hao Ai rolled his eyes.

Zhong Xiu and Hao Ai also went upstairs.

"Hey, the guest room..." Walking to the door of Zhong Xiu's room, Hao Ai was still thinking about his grandfather asking Zhong Xiu to clean up the guest room.

"Do you want to live in a guest room?" Zhong Xiu glanced at Hao Ai and asked expressionlessly.

He put his grandfather's words behind him and wanted to share a bed with Hao Ai.

"No, no, no!" Hao Ai said quickly.

"I want to play with fire right now." Zhong Xiu's eyes darkened.

"Hahahaha, what kind of quotations from the overlord are these, man, I warn you, don't play with fire!" Hao Ai followed Zhong Xiu into his room with a smile.

As soon as he closed the door, Zhong Xiu pushed him and pushed him against the door.

"The biggest advantage of this house is its good sound insulation." Zhong Xiu leaned forward and touched Hao Ai's lips.

During the previous renovations, Father Zhong was afraid that the old man would sleep lightly and be easily woken up by slight movements, so he asked someone to add a soundproof board.

The fine snow outside the window is still falling quietly, as if to cover up all sounds.

Hearing this, Hao Ai didn't hesitate anymore.

He leaned over to untie Zhong Xiu's pants.Zhong Xiu wore a pair of very loose home pants, which were untied in two or three strokes.

Zhong Xiu blocked it with his hands.

"Don't you miss me?" Hao Ai raised his head, looking at him with wet eyes.

"No way." Zhong Xiu thought about this, and immediately calmed down.

The two of them hadn't done it for a long time, Zhong Xiu was afraid that what he did was not serious enough to hurt him.

"Yes." As Hao Ai said, he took out two rectangular paper boxes from his pocket and handed them to Zhong Xiu.

"...Why do you still carry this thing with you?" Zhong Xiu took it in a strange way.

"I bought it at a convenience store when I came here." Hao Ai blushed, and leaned over to kiss him again.

"Miss me so much?" Zhong Xiu said with a low smile.

Hao Ai panted lightly, and also smiled. He moved closer and said, "Yes."

"Do you miss me?" Hao Ai's cheeks were stained with a layer of blush, he raised his arms, hooked Zhong Xiu's neck, and took the initiative to seduce/seduce this kind of thing, the first time is familiar with the second time, the face is not worth it, "I miss you so much..."

Hao Ai is not the kind of character who likes to be coquettish, but once he acts coquettishly, it can instantly make people lose their ability to think.

Zhong Xiu was about to carry him to the bed, but Hao Ai suddenly half-knelt down, and then looked up at him: "Do you want to?"

Zhong Xiu stroked the top of his head one after another, Hao Ai felt very comfortable, he narrowed his eyes, and rubbed Zhong Xiu's nipple with his lips vaguely.

Hao Ai stopped, spat out what was in his mouth, with a bitter expression on his face: "My mouth is a little sore..." Before he finished speaking, he only whimpered, and his lips were blocked again.

After a long time, Hao Ai's knees were almost unconscious, Zhong Xiu picked him up and walked towards the bed.

The neat suit and trousers slid down the bed along the calf, and was kicked to the ground by someone who thought it was getting in the way.

The unfinished words, together with love, permeated the long night together.

The author says:

I am coming again!The countdown is over.I'm too hard, lost a lot of favorites today ('..?.')