【Zhou Xiang】Gravity

1.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Zekai visited Sun Xiang's house as agreed.

The appointed time is 10 am.With 5 minutes to go, Sun Xiang excitedly changed into his coat and prepared to go downstairs to greet him, but he went to the bathroom before going out, and Zhou Zekai was already welcomed into the house by his mother Sun with a bright smile.

Looking at Mama Sun's outfit, Zhou Zekai was a little surprised.

She was wearing an apron and two sleeves, the cuffs were stained with flour, and she even held a dumpling wrapper in her left hand.

Could it be...

"Kaikai came at just the right time!" Mother Sun waited for him to finish changing his slippers, then she happily pulled him to a small round table and sat down, patted his shoulder, "I'll pour water for you, Sun Xiang is in charge of making dumplings today , and you, take charge of supervising him!"

"Wait, it's not..." Sun Xiang was more confused than Zhou Zekai, "How come I make dumplings?"

"I want to chat with Zekai, I don't have time." Mother Sun looked very confident and resembling Sun Xiang. After putting down the water glass, she took off her sleeves and apron and instructed Sun Xiang to put them on.

"Don't I want to talk?" Sun Xiang protested.

"Go, go, a person who holds his mobile phone every day, how dare he argue with his mother for a few minutes?" Mama Sun said.

The corner of Sun Xiang's mouth twitched, and silently embraced the bowl containing the stuffing.Boyfriend came to the door and they are not allowed to chat?What a world.

2.

Sun Xiang's emotions come and go quickly.Not long after, his attention shifted from "being wronged" to "No, I have to watch my mother, in case she bullies Zhou Zekai".

Fortunately, Mama Sun talked about the most ordinary topics, such as what I ate during the Chinese New Year.Zhou Zekai answered with ease, and the atmosphere was joyful for a while.

After a while, Father Sun opened the door and came in with large and small bags full of vegetables.

Zhou Zekai immediately stood up and said hello, and even wanted to follow up to help in the kitchen.Seeing his intentions, Sun's mother pressed his shoulders, blinked, and changed the subject: "How did Kaikai do in the final exam this year? What's the total score?"

Sun Xiang said vigilantly: "...Hey! Mom?!"

Mama Sun skillfully pretended to be wronged: "I have no other intentions, as Zekai's godmother, I just want to know..."

Zhou Zekai actually had no inconvenience to say, but he was hesitant at first because of Sun Xiang's face.Now that Mama Sun had said this, he stopped struggling and reported a number.

"Wow!" Mama Sun pretended to be surprised, and read the number aloud, "Higher than Sun Xiang! Kaikai is so good!"

"Mom, you did it on purpose, right?" Sun Xiang couldn't hold back.

Mother Sun laughed, got up and shaved the bridge of Sun Xiang's nose: "What's the matter, Zhou Zekai has better grades than you, why can't you say that? I guess other people must be better at making dumplings. Mom won't help you. You can do it yourself." Zekai study hard. Do you know how to use up all these skins? I'll go and see how your father's soup is doing!"

After speaking, Ms. Sun got up and left happily.Sun Xiang was left blankly staring at Zhou Zekai: "...No, she insisted on making dumplings here early in the morning, how could she become me... Isn't she too skillful at throwing the pot?"

Zhou Zekai, however, vaguely knew the reason—before Sun's mother left, she winked at herself from an angle Sun Xiang couldn't see...and secretly raised her hand to make a little heart gesture—obviously, she was doing this to herself and Sun Xiang. Xiang creates more opportunities for solitude.

It's just such a big turn... Only Sun Xiang's mother can do it.

Zhou Zekai was both helpless and moved. Thinking of this, he reached out to take a piece of dumpling wrapper: "Wrap it together, it's faster."

3.

Zhou Zekai didn't lie.

With him as a skilled worker joining in, Mama Sun ate dumplings as she wished at noon.Pork and cabbage is common. Pork and fennel Zhou Zekai tried it for the first time, but unexpectedly liked it very much.

This made Father Sun, who was in charge of mixing the stuffing, very proud, and bluntly said that Zhou Zekai was indeed his godson, and the taste was exactly the same.

"...Mom, forget it." Sun Xiang realized that today was too difficult for him. Not only did he lose the protagonist's treatment, but he also had to be responsible for fighting.

After lunch, Father Sun enthusiastically invited Zhou Zekai to join the poker game.The afternoon sun is the most comfortable, and the curtains are rolled up to the highest, allowing light and warmth to pour into every corner of the room instantly.With tea at hand, snacks and dried fruits, the time was leisurely and long. Zhou Zekai and Mama Sun teamed up to fight against Sun Xiang and Papa Sun. .

He and Sun Xiang helped each other tear up the paper, and couldn't help laughing while tearing it up, which was also a rare experience for Zhou Zekai.

Father Sun was in charge of dinner, and Sun Xiang was always more nervous about things that didn't involve Zhou Zekai.He only felt that the dishes were richer than the previous two days, and whispered to Zhou Zekai that he was worthy of the treatment of a "godson", and even his own son was envious of him.

Zhou Zekai observed very carefully.He first noticed the amount of meat and vegetables in the dishes, and then thought about the specific content, and immediately recalled that this set of configuration is not only "too rich", but also a standard template for local people's New Year's Eve.

The reason why Sun Xiang didn't realize it was probably because Mama Sun's taste was from the neighboring province, so the Sun family didn't strictly refer to the local tradition when cooking.

So... why do you want to prepare a set of "New Year's Eve dinner"?A vague guess gradually formed in Zhou Zekai's mind.

If you are still just skeptical here, then after the meal, the Sun family’s parents cooked Lantern Festival for supper, and then took out the red envelopes after the two children were full, and won Sun Xiang’s “If Zhou Zekai doesn’t come to play, do you even give me my red envelopes?” I forgot" to make complaints about... This series of developments basically confirmed Zhou Zekai's deduction-how could it be another day when there are dumplings, New Year's Eve dinner, Lantern Festival and red envelopes at the end-these two The elders probably hope to use this unobtrusive way to make up for a complete Spring Festival for themselves.

He believed that according to his boyfriend's personality, he was cautious even when asking privately, so how could he take the initiative to tell Sun's parents the fact that "Zhou Zekai's parents didn't come back for the New Year".On the premise of not confirming the information, Zhou Zekai still took a lot of time to prepare such a gentle and low-key surprise. Zhou Zekai received all the kindness and care during the period, and felt moved and grateful.

Unlike in the past, this time, he did not choose to keep this gratitude deep in his heart, but chose to wait for Sun Xiang to take a bath, and then took the initiative to knock on the bedroom door of Sun's parents - because of the influence of his growing environment, he He developed a restrained personality, but after interacting with Sun Xiang, he could feel that something in his body was quietly changed.

For example, what should be said must be said.

4.

After understanding Zhou Zekai's intentions, Father Sun and Mother Sun looked at each other subconsciously.

Mother Sun stepped forward and gave Zhou Zekai a gentle hug: "Zekai, we didn't do this to express sympathy or compassion. I hope you don't misunderstand."

"I know, actually..."

"Well," Sun's mother quickly pinched his face, took his sentence and said playfully, "You know we just like you very much? That's great!"

Father Sun looked at him gently: "Zekai, as for us, we treat you as our own son and want to spend a new year with our son. It's that simple. I didn't know how to ask that kid Sun Xiang to mention it. Fortunately, you I am willing to come to play on such an important day as the Spring Festival, so in the final analysis, thank you for giving us this opportunity."

"Thank you..." Zhou Zekai opened his mouth, but found that his throat seemed to be choked by something, and he, who never worried about the composition score, was suddenly at a loss for words. Apart from repeating these two words in a murmur, he couldn't say anything for a while. Say something that is both beautiful and touching.

"You're welcome." Mama Sun could feel the change in his mood, and lightly patted Zhou Zekai on the back, "Otherwise I won't fry up small balls for you tomorrow."

Zhou Zekai gave a low "hmm" with a nasal voice.

5.

Zhou Zekai didn't want to disturb more, and planned to leave after sorting out his mood.Unexpectedly, before leaving, Father Sun suddenly called him from behind: "Zekai, wait a minute."

Zhou Zekai turned around and looked at Sun's father with hesitant eyes: "Say it."

"There is something. After we discussed it, we felt it necessary to tell you. Of course, this day may not be suitable. You can refuse and we will make an appointment again."

something?What's up?

Father Sun's expression and words were too obvious, Zhou Zekai didn't need to think deeply, the answer came to his mind almost instantly.

He had just knocked on the door at 8:45.

Now it is, Zhou Zekai glanced at the alarm clock on the table, it is now 8:52.

Sun Xiang takes a bath in two stages. The shower is very short and can be done within 5 minutes, but he usually likes to soak in the bathtub at home, which lasts for 15 to 20 minutes, and then he blows his hair and changes clothes, at least five or six minutes.

There is plenty of time.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zekai had an idea.In other words, even at the risk of being known by Sun Xiang, he still thinks that this timing is very suitable and necessary.

"The one from 13 years ago?" He took a step back, closed the door with his backhand, and raised his head to look at Dad Sun seriously, "It's just right, I really want to talk to you too."

TBC