ruthless here

It's been raining outside.

When Yang Congbai called back, my meals were already ready, and he said that there was a traffic jam on the road, so let's eat first without waiting for him.

"I've already told Coco, she won't listen to me..."

"Then you give the phone to Coco, and I'll tell her."

This made me very angry, "Does she listen to you?!"

"I……"

He was very innocent, as if he was about to laugh again, "I didn't mean that..."

Someone was already laughing over there, and when I heard the owner of the laughter, I suddenly felt evil.

"Su Zhe?!"

"Junior brother, please add another pair of bowls and chopsticks."

"Not for you!"

"Oh? That's how you treat the driver." Su Zhe said politely over there, "I think it's raining so hard, and he just had an operation, so I kindly drove him..."

I don't like his tricks, "You are here to make money!"

"Why, Yang Congbai can eat the food cooked by my junior brother, but I can't eat it?"

"..."

I really can't argue with this logic.

Yang Congbai interrupted us, "If you are hungry, you can take him to eat first, we will arrive in about 10 minutes."

I was prepared to fight, afraid that Su Zhe would make fun of me after he came in, after all, I am completely a househusband now.

And it's still Yang Congbai's house.

This is really...

But I was too worried, Su Zhe seemed a little out of shape today.

Although he still had a smile on his face, he was absent-minded and seemed very tired.Ke Ke insisted on sitting in Yang Congbai's arms during the meal. Yang Congbai took care of her while talking to Su Zhe. Ke Ke tried to interrupt them several times but failed, and finally shouted, "Uncle Yu Buy me a new dress today!"

I quickly explained, "Ke Ke stained her skirt while eating, so I..."

"Dad, quickly give the money to Uncle Yu!"

"..."

"..."

Yang Congbai and I accidentally looked at each other, and then we avoided each other's eyes.

It's so embarrassing.

I don't want the money at all.Whatever I buy for Coco is a matter of course, as it should be.

I am her father!

Obviously, Yang Congbai also thought so.

He discussed with Ke Ke in a low voice, "Let's eat first, Dad will give the money to Uncle Yu."

"no!"

Ke Ke acted as if he was in charge of the house, "Give it now! I'm afraid I'll forget it after dinner!"

Yang Congbai glanced at me again.I read the meaning in his eyes, and he didn't want this either.

He put down his chopsticks and reached for the phone on the table.

But Su Zhe held down the phone.

"How much is Coco's dress?"

Su Zhe turned to pick up his mobile phone, and I already guessed what he was going to do.

"Uncle Su Zhe suddenly remembered that he still owed the money to Dad." He smiled and said to Ke Ke, "How about this, Uncle Su Zhe will come and give the money to Uncle Yu for Dad, okay?"

The little girl thought about it, but she couldn't seem to find anything wrong with it.She asked Su Zhe cautiously, "Then how much do you owe Dad? Is it enough?"

Su Zhe said with a smile, "That depends on how expensive Ke Ke's dress is."

Ke Ke immediately asked me, "Uncle Yu, is the dress expensive?"

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive!...Just, just two hundred!"

I was grateful to Su Zhe for his rescue, and gave him a half discount directly.

"Oh? That must be enough."

My cell phone rang quickly.

Depend on!He transferred a thousand to me? !Is this Su Zhe who refuses to invite even a bowl of noodles? !

"Uncle, have you received the money?"

Coco asked me very concerned.

I quickly showed her the phone, "I got it, I got it, thank you Ke Ke!"

Ke Ke nodded, it seemed that a great event had been accomplished, full of achievements.I hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Ke Ke, come and sit with Yoyo, okay? Dad and Uncle Su Zhe have something to say."

When Ke Ke heard this, she reluctantly made a face at Su Zhe, and then moved between Yoyo and me.

I'm starting to be a little skeptical, Su Zhe doesn't really owe Yang Congbai money, does he? ... Never mind, let them figure it out, anyway, the money is mine now!

With two little ghosts, I ate very slowly.Ke Ke kept asking me to pick this and that for her. After we finished eating, Yang Congbai and Su Zhe had already gone to clean up the kitchen.After the little ghosts left the table, I took the remaining bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen, and Su Zhe took them at the door, but refused to let me help.

"Go and sit down, you've been tired all day."

"It's okay, I..."

Yang Congbai also chased me away, "He's here to eat, let him do some work."

They teamed up to drive them out of the kitchen, so I had no choice but to pack things for Yoyo, and we should go home after he finishes watching the cartoon.I found a sock under the table in the dining room, a crumpled handkerchief under the sofa cushions in the living room, but the kettle was missing.

Maybe Yang Congbai took it for washing.

I turned around and went to the kitchen to look for it. Before I reached the door, I heard Yang Congbai's voice.

"...He will definitely ask me when he sees me."

I couldn't help but stopped.

I heard Su Zhe smile, and he said, "Then you'll be a good person to the end, just say I'm dead."

He seemed to be telling a very innocuous joke, but I was still taken aback.

"Those who are alive will never forget it even more," Yang Congbai said, "It's not like you don't know."

There was only a moment of silence, and it might even be just my illusion.Before I figured out what they were talking about, Su Zhe still had a smile when he spoke again, "What do you mean, I just skipped a meal at your house."

Yang Congbai also smiled, "Hey! Just now I was..."

"Cure the sick and save the sick, that's your duty."

"...You are shameless."

I find it funny, I can almost imagine Yang Congbai's helplessness.

But Su Zhe said, "In terms of nobility, no one can compare to you."

...it's really hard to laugh.

"I advise you to forget it."

Yang Congbai did not answer.

"It doesn't do you any good. What are you doing?"

"...Maybe it's good for him?"

Su Zhe sighed softly, "You..."

"Pass me that plate."

"Which one?..."

Eavesdropping is of course immoral.

I turned and left.

I found Yoyo's water bottle on the cabinet in the entrance, and the balloon has been carefully tied to the shoe rack.

Things they can share are not things I should be snooping on.

It was also at this moment that I suddenly realized that I no longer cared so much about Su Zhe's deliberate concealment over the years.

Although my pain and entanglements were just a joke in his eyes, but his silence was only because he chose to protect Yang Congbai, not me.

And indeed, someone should protect him.

When we were leaving, Su Zhe took a taxi and took us home.

On the way, Su Zhe said that the patient was sent by the first aid. He was not sure, so he called Yang Congbai away.

"It's hard work with two children for a day, isn't it?"

"It's not bad...you have worked very hard."

He stopped talking.

The car was stuck at a congested intersection, the rain washed the car windows, and I looked aimlessly at the blurred neon signs.

"It's definitely superfluous for me to say this," Su Zhe said, "but he has never been malicious...but he is indeed selfish."

Yes.

I lowered my head and looked at Yoyo's sleeping face in my arms, not knowing how to respond to him.

After a while, Su Zhe said again, "It's hard for people not to be selfish."

Xiaocheng's birthday party included a very stylish western restaurant. The lawn in the backyard is surrounded by Chinese parasol trees, showing a unique flavor in autumn.

The venue was decorated in a simple, elegant and playful way. I guess Miss Li must have spent a lot of thought and money.

When we arrived, many guests had already arrived, and Yoyo was soon dragged away by Keke and Xiaocheng. I looked around, but I didn't see Yang Congbai.

I took a drink and sat in a corner alone in a daze, but was caught by Sister Li.She complained half-truthfully to me, "You didn't say you came to help me earlier, did you really treat yourself as a guest?"

We chatted for a while, she seemed to think of something, and suddenly patted my shoulder hard.

"By the way, I have a good thing for you today! Go, I'll take care of your business while I'm free!"

"what?……"

She dragged me to the restaurant without any explanation, just as the song ended.

"Teacher Xin plays really well!"

"you flatter me."

Sister Li introduced to me that this is Xiaocheng's piano teacher, surnamed Xin, called Xin Xiaoyuan.Sister Li praised Teacher Xin a lot. She said that Xiaocheng didn't like practicing piano before, but since she changed to Teacher Xin, it's different!

"... If you want to learn the piano, you can find Teacher Xin! You have a good chat!"

After Sister Li finished speaking, she took a drink and walked away.

Leaving me standing where I was, stupefied.Yoyo wants to learn piano?When did this happen?how would I not know? !

Fortunately, Teacher Xin is a considerate and generous woman. She didn't explore whether I really want to teach the child piano, but just naturally discussed with me about the cultivation of the child's interest.She said that interest cultivation may not be what every child needs, but parents nowadays are inevitably too anxious and utilitarian.I reckon that Teacher Xin may be about the same age as me. She said that she likes children very much. After graduating from the Conservatory of Music, she took a master's degree in educational psychology.We chatted a lot about children's education. This major is different. I think many of her views are very reasonable.

She helped me get my drink back, and we talked as we walked out onto the back lawn.A few children suddenly appeared on the way, and I saw Xiaocheng holding the Totoro doll in his hand.He greeted us happily, "Teacher Xin! Uncle Yu!"

"Happy birthday, Xiao Cheng."

"Thank you, Teacher Xin!" Xiaocheng said to me again, "Uncle Yu, Yoyo was looking for you just now."

"Huh? Where is he?"

"It's at the gate of the courtyard!"

Saying goodbye to Xin Xiaoyuan, I walked towards the gate of the courtyard.Yang Congbai was taking pictures of the children in front of the huge sunflower flower board.Seeing me coming, Yoyo quickly ran over and grabbed me and said to Yang Congbai, "Uncle Yang, I want to take a picture with my dad too!"

"Okay."

Not to be outdone, Ke Ke pulled Yang Congbai's clothes and said to Yoyo, "Then I want to take pictures with Dad too!"

"cocoa……"

I took the camera from Yang Congbai's hand, "Hurry up, let Keke take pictures first."

He glanced at me and was pulled away by Coco.

The light in the evening was very good, and the sun was shining gently on the sunflowers and our faces, which were generously recorded by us in the photos.After Yoyo and I finished taking pictures, Keke came over and took my hand, "Thank you, Uncle Yu."

"Do you want to take a picture with Ke Ke?" Yang Congbai asked me.

"No need..."

This thoughtfulness is like a handout.

"It's not her birthday today."

I made a poor excuse.

While speaking, the little ghosts had already run away holding hands, Yang Congbai didn't say anything more.He showed me the photos in the camera and said that he would sort them out and send them to me when he went back.

"Oh, by the way, did Yoyo say she wanted to learn piano?" I asked Yang Congbai, "He didn't tell me? Did he tell you?"

Yang Congbai didn't answer me directly.

"You have met Teacher Xin."

"Ah yes, Mr. Xin is very nice, just one look..."

"yes."

"But she is too expensive! One thousand and two classes? One class is only four and ten minutes!..."

Yang Congbai just looked at me.

Well, our concept of money is different.

"...But she must be expensive for a reason. I just chatted with her for a while, she is so amazing..."

"Teacher Xin, you are excellent."

"She doesn't seem to have children yet? You see, people's majors are different, and those who don't have children know how to be parents better than those who have children..."

"Ms. Xin is still single." Yang Congbai said, "Yu Fei, what do you think of her?"

"She's pretty good! But she's too expensive, please thank Sister Li for me first, if you really want to learn, I have to find a cheaper one..."

"I'm not asking you that."

He looked at me as if waiting for something.

I look at him too.

I suddenly understood.

"What do you mean?"

I can't believe it.

"I think," his face was still calm, "you should like this type."

I clenched my fists.

"...What the hell do you mean?!"

In the gentle sunset, his voice was very low, but it was enough for me to hear clearly.

"Do you think she looks like Bai Xuan?"

No wonder.

Yang Congbai, how dare you use Bai Xuan to test me?

I staggered him with one punch.

Sister Li called everyone to cut the cake in the backyard. I hid in an inconspicuous place and watched Yoyo and Keke happily singing and blowing bubbles with them from a distance. Everyone's faces were filled with happiness and smiles.

I held back my tears, not knowing why I wanted to cry.

I shouldn't have come.

Could this be what he said, "maybe it's good for him".

But what does he want me to do?

If, if Bai Xuan was still alive, what would she say?

She's so smart, so open-minded, she'll tell me what to do.

Yoyo ran towards me holding a piece of cake, "Dad, let's eat the cake!"

My tears flowed down.

"Dad, what's the matter with you?" Yoyo was confused and flustered, "I'm sorry, Dad, I only let brother Xiaocheng kiss me a little! It's just a little..."

"..."

"dad?"

"Let's go home."

I want to go home.

When I left, I only said hello to Yang Xun. He saw that something was obviously wrong with my face, but he didn't ask any more questions.After I got home, I sent a message to Sister Li to thank her for the hospitality, and she quickly called.She first complained that I left without saying goodbye, and then asked me if I knew what happened to Yang Congbai.

"Who did he fight with?!"

"...I don't know, what happened to him?"

"He said that he accidentally fell, how could he fall like that? He..."

"I don't know, I didn't see him afterwards."

He can say whatever he likes, and he has done it for himself.

After dealing with Sister Li, I called Yu Fan again, "What did you tell Yang Congbai? Did you really ask him to introduce someone to me?!".

After hearing this, Yu Fan was not to be outdone, "You said it yourself! You said you asked him to introduce it for you!"

I was so choked by her that I almost couldn't catch my breath.

"...Then you should tell me in advance!"

"Did his sister-in-law misunderstand? He told me to ask you first when he finds a suitable opportunity... How reliable Yang Congbai is!"

"..."

"What's the matter with you? It seems that you have been wronged a lot... You are talking!"

I was so annoyed, "I beat him!"

"...you beat Yang Congbai?"

Yu Fan's voice suddenly rose an octave.

"Why do you beat people?! You treat them like a donkey with all their good intentions?! Yu Fei, let me tell you, don't be ignorant..."

I'm so sorry.

Why should I tell Yu Fan, am I just looking for trouble?

Yu Fan scolded me a lot, and she ordered me to apologize to Yang Congbai immediately.I quarreled with her a few words, but in the end I couldn't quarrel with her, so I reluctantly agreed.

Why should I apologize to him?

If it wasn't for him doing all these things, if it wasn't for him to provoke me, if it wasn't for him...

What is he trying to do? !

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