webnovelvip Chapter 135 New Year Chapter 2
Chapter 135 New Year Chapter 2
During the Chinese New Year, each family has their own business needs. After breakfast on the second day of junior high school, Ming Tang's parents came to visit Spring City with gifts.
He had told Mr. Qiu and Qiu Shaoyang about Mingtang's parents coming in advance, so Aunt Liang also prepared the dishes and waited for noon to treat them well.
Around eleven o'clock, Mingtang's parents arrived at Qiu Shaoyang's house. Qiu Shaoyang and Mingtang heard the sound of parking, and went out to greet them one after another.
When Chen Wan saw Ming Tang, she greeted him: "Go and take out the things in the trunk."
Mingtang went as the fuck asked.
In their family, he has no status.
Chen Wan pulled Qiu Shaoyang over, looked left and right, looked forward and back.
Qiu Shaoyang didn't know what she was looking at, so he just stood there.
After looking around, Chen Wan held Qiu Shaoyang's wrist and patted it: "You are fatter than when I saw you before, and you look healthier."
Qiu Shaoyang smiled: "When the company is on holiday, I will stay at home. If there is no pressure, I will naturally gain weight."
Chen Wan said: "I've wanted to see you for a long time, but I think Ming Tang is too busy with work, he may not have time for you, otherwise I also hope you can go home for dinner."
Qiu Shaoyang quickly said: "Auntie, Mingtang and I will go back often when we find time."
Chen Wan looked at Mingtang and asked him: "Did you hear that? Don't be like a savage, never return home."
Ming Tang and his father looked at each other, and his father whispered: "The menopause is here."
Seeing his mother and Qiu Shaoyang getting along well, Mingtang smiled softly, he knew it well.
His sister is married and her brother-in-law has a small family. Naturally, he will not live at home like he is not married. He does not return home several times a year in Spring City. Work is busy, only his mother is at home, so naturally his mother will feel lonely.
When I called his sister two days ago, his sister complained that his mother was urging them to have a baby and that she would help with the baby.
Mingtang walked up to them.
Qiu Shaoyang said: "Auntie, uncle, let's all go in, it's really too cold outside."
Seeing that Qiu Shaoyang was only wearing a sweater, Chen Wan worried that he might be freezing, and echoed, "Yes, yes, right, let's go in soon, don't let you catch a cold."
Then he explained to Tang: "You don't know how to get a thick coat for Shaoyang."
Ming Tang felt bitter, his mother now has a daughter-in-law and no longer wants a son.
The old man didn't go out to greet them because of his poor health, but he still greeted them at the porch.
When Chen Wan saw the old man, she smiled and said to him, "Happy New Year, old man Qiu."
The old man responded with a smile: "Happy New Year, Happy New Year."
Pei Yumin gave them a smile, took the gift from Mingtang and handed it to Aunt Liang, calling them to sit down.
Aunt Liang was also fast, and immediately arranged for someone to serve them tea.
Qiu Shaoyang and Mingtang sat together, there were melons and fruits in the fruit plate on the coffee table, and the news broadcast that the old man liked to watch was on the TV.
Mingtang's parents first asked the old man how his health was recently, and then asked whether Qiu Shaoyang's injury was healed.
It's just that it's the first time for the parents of the two parties to celebrate the New Year together. It's the first time for Qiu Shaoyang to see their elders chatting, but he can't get in the conversation, so he can only eat oranges and watch the news channel at the same time.
Mingtang sat on the side and was in charge of peeling oranges for Qiu Shaoyang.
Mingtang's parents had to go back to Shicheng in the afternoon. After all, the Ming family had many relatives. Some relatives in the family called for dinner on the second day of the new year, and they had to go to New Year's greetings on the third day.
The old man said: "The two families should have mutual visits during the Chinese New Year. It's a pity that I'm not in good health and can't travel long distances. But our family, Shao Yang, should come to pay New Year's greetings."
Mingyao said: "Old man, let the children stay by your side during the Chinese New Year."
The old man glanced at Qiu Shaoyang, his eyes were full of reluctance, and he didn't shy away from it: "My health is failing, and I don't know how long I can live. I'm already old, and one more day of life is a profit for me. The only thing I can't let go of is my grandson, Shaoyang is still young, if I leave in the future, if something happens to him, I hope you will help him if you can."
"grandfather."
Just as Qiu Shaoyang opened his mouth, the old man raised his hand to stop him before he could say the following words.
The old man said: "There is nothing I can't say about my body, Shao Yang, you have to face the reality and accept the reality that I will leave."
Qiu Shaoyang got up and walked outside, but he couldn't hear him.
Pei Yumin got up immediately: "Shaoyang."
Both the old man and Mr. Pei shook their heads at Pei Yoomin.
They knew that Pei Yumin didn't want Qiu Shaoyang to feel uncomfortable, but they also knew that Qiu Shaoyang needed to face the truth.
They could control Pei Yumin and keep him from moving, but they couldn't control Ming Tang, Ming Tang couldn't see Qiu Shaoyang's pain, so he got up and chased him out.
Chen Wan worriedly looked in the direction where Qiu Shaoyang left.
Seeing this, the old man felt a little relieved.
Mingyao could hear that the old man's words were confiding in him, and said, "Old man, don't worry, our Ming family is Shaoyang's backing, and we must treat him as our own family."
The old man lived to be more than 70 years old, and he walked through the wind and waves. Mingyao didn't tell lies, so he could tell at a glance. It was their sincerity to Qiu Shaoyang that made the old man very satisfied: "With your promise, I also Don't worry, this child is very good in the eyes of outsiders, but he hides a lot of things in his heart, and meeting Mingtang now is also his blessing."
When he said that, Chen Wan and Mingyao felt proud in their hearts.
Their son is naturally the best among them.
Qiu Shaoyang sat on a chair in the corridor outside, feeling even more uncomfortable.
Even though everyone said they were telling him that he needed to accept the fact that Grandpa would die in the near future, he just couldn't accept it.
Even though he knew that if he didn't accept it, his grandpa would still leave. Grandpa's death was an irreversible fact. Perhaps wanting to understand the facts and being able to accept the facts were two different things.
Mingtang sat beside Qiu Shaoyang and held his hand.
Qiu Shaoyang asked: "Are you going to persuade me to accept it?"
Ming Tang shook his head.
He said: "Whether you accept it or not is your own choice. Whether you accept it or not, I will be by your side and bear with you."
Qiu Shaoyang took the initiative to approach Mingtang's arms: "Do you think I have a bad temper?"
"No." Mingtang said: "You are not a saint. People have emotions and desires, it is normal to have a little temper, and you are not losing your temper randomly."
"You really have a way of comforting people."
Leaning in Mingtang's arms, Qiu Shaoyang can feel a little more at ease in his heart, and won't feel so lonely.
Mingtang said: "That didn't make you feel better."
"It's gotten a lot better."
The cold wind blew over, Qiu Shaoyang shivered, Mingtang hugged him tighter: "Do you want to go in? It's too cold outside."
"Stay outside for a while, go in now, I must hear that again, I don't want to hear it."
"Then I'll get you a thick coat."
Mingtang went upstairs to fetch clothes for Qiu Shaoyang, but Pei Yumin still didn't sit still, and went out to the corridor to see how Qiu Shaoyang was doing.
Seeing that Qiu Shaoyang was emotionally stable, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiu Shaoyang said: "Uncle Pei, don't persuade me."
Pei Yumin sighed helplessly: "I'm not here to persuade you, I just came to see you."
Qiu Shaoyang turned his head, met Pei Yumin's eyes, and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm fine."
Pei Yumin hummed, and said to him: "Come in after a while, don't sit outside for too long, you'll catch a cold again."
"understood."
Mingtang took a blanket and came down, Qiu Shaoyang looked at the blanket wrapped around his body and said, "Didn't you say you were taking clothes?"
Mingtang wrapped him up tightly, and after confirming that there was no air leakage at all, he said, "Blankets are warmer."
Qiu Shaoyang smiled.
In the afternoon, Mingtang originally sent his parents back to Shicheng, but his mother stayed behind.
Before leaving, Chen Wan stuffed Qiu Shaoyang with a red envelope.Said to him: "The New Year's money for the Chinese New Year is auspicious."
Qiu Shaoyang had no reason to refuse to accept it, so he had no choice but to accept it.
Mingtang saw him and said: "Mom, you're going too far, why don't you show it to me?"
Chen Wan took out another one and handed it to Ming Tang: "Can I still lose you?"
Mingyao also gave each of them two.
Mingyao said: "Shaoyang, we will be a family from now on, if anything happens, we will be there."
Qiu Shaoyang could feel their warmth, from the fact that they gave red envelopes to themselves first, no matter what they cared about their own details, it could be seen that they were really warming themselves with their hearts.
"Uncle and aunt, thank you."
As soon as Qiu Shaoyang opened his mouth, his voice was full of tears.
Chen Wan patted his hand, and said lovingly: "Silly boy, we are all one family, don't talk about two families."
Mingtang put his arms around Qiu Shaoyang's shoulders, pulled the belt slightly into his arms, and said, "Mom is right, we are a family."
Qiu Shaoyang nodded with a smile.
Mingyao has already gotten into the car, lowered the window, and said to Mingtang: "Take care of Shaoyang."
"Dad, don't worry."
Qiu Shaoyang said: "Uncles and aunts, you should also pay more attention to your health."
"Okay." Seeing that they had been out for a long time, Chen Wan said, "Stop standing there, go back, we are leaving too."
"Dad, drive carefully on the road."
After seeing off Mingtang's parents, Qiu Shaoyang and Mingtang returned to the house together.
The old man went to take a nap, Qiu Shaoyang and Mingtang went back to the upstairs room.
Qiu Shaoyang tidied his clothes and asked Mingtang, "When do you go to work?"
Mingtang said: "Number seven."
"That's coming soon."
Mingtang hummed: "I will be with you for the next few days."
"Then can you rest on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?" Qiu Shaoyang thought that if Mingtang could rest on the fifteenth day, they would go to Shicheng together and stay with Mingtang's parents.
Ming Tang: "I can apply to Bureau Chen at that time and see if he approves it."
Qiu Shaoyang hummed.
Mingmei and Zhao Xinliang will also go home for the fifteenth day, and Ming Tang and Chen Ju are also on leave.
The old man was very supportive of Qiu Shaoyang's going to Mingtang's house to spend the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The two families walked around more and established a good relationship.
At this time, the old man sighed a little. It would be great if same-sex marriage could be allowed, so that before he left, they could still settle their marriage. It would be better to have legal protection than none.
Thinking of his youngest son who passed away early, the old man couldn't help but feel sorry for him and Pei Yumin.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Qiu Shaoyang accompanied the old man to eat glutinous rice balls at home in the morning, brought the gift he had prepared earlier, and returned to Shicheng with Mingtang.
In fact, during the Chinese New Year, I should have come to pay New Year's greetings, but I didn't come because of my grandfather's health.
Mingtang's house is an old community, and most of the people living around are his father's colleagues and friends, and most of them are people from the Shicheng police system.
This year, everyone didn't see Mingtang during the Chinese New Year, and they would always ask Chen Wan why Mingtang didn't come home for the New Year.
Yesterday, Mingtang said that he was going home, and Mingmei would go home with Zhao Xinliang, and her sons and daughters would go home, so Chen Wan went out to buy vegetables at a distant seafood market with her old sisters whom she had a close relationship with.
As soon as Mingtang parked the car, Qiu Shaoyang got out of the car.
Mingtang was about to ask him why he was going, but he saw the direction Qiu Shaoyang was heading for. His mother was walking back with other aunts carrying vegetables.
When he parked the car and got out, Qiu Shaoyang was already in front of Chen Wan.
"Auntie, let me carry it."
As Qiu Shaoyang said, he went to pick up the bag in Chen Wan's hand, and Chen Wan handed it to him without hesitation, and saw Ming Tang downstairs who had just got off the car in the distance.
Someone nearby asked, "Old Chen, what is this?"
Chen Wan said, "My son."
The person who asked the question was taken aback: "? When did you have an extra son?"
Qiu Shaoyang was also surprised when Chen Wan said that he was his son.
"Go son." Another person in the same company said.
Chen Wan didn't explain too much, and shouted to Mingtang: "What are you still doing there, don't you take what Shaoyang is holding?"
Mingtang quickly ran to Qiu Shaoyang's side, and said to him: "Look, since I have you, my family is at the bottom again."
Qiu Shaoyang smiled lightly, stood beside Chen Wan, and gave everything to Mingtang.
Chen Wan said with a smile: "That's right, let him do all the dirty work."
Others find it strange that Chen Wan does not favor her own son.
Some people thought Qiu Shaoyang looked familiar, but after all, they didn't remember who this person was.
"Young man, do you have a date?" an aunt asked Qiu Shaoyang kindly.
Qiu Shaoyang said, "Yes."
The aunt said regretfully: "I have an eldest niece, who is quite beautiful."
"Don't think about it." Chen Wan pulled Qiu Shaoyang and said, "This is my son's."
Qiu Shaoyang was stunned and looked at Mingtang.
Mingtang just smiled and didn't speak.
The others didn't react for a while.
Chen Wan went downstairs, said goodbye to the old sisters, and took Qiu Shaoyang upstairs.
This Mingtang not only returned home, but also brought back a handsome man, which inevitably became a topic of discussion for everyone.And what Chen Wan said.
It wasn't until Chen Wan and the others entered the building that they could no longer see them that someone realized it.
"What Chen Wan meant was that the young man and Ming Tang got on good terms, right?"
Another said: "It should be. In the early years when everyone wanted to introduce someone to Mingtang, she and Mingyao tried every means to avoid it. It is likely that this young man and Mingtang are a good couple."
"Hey, tell me, isn't this man and this man... isn't that nonsense?" The speaker sighed: "If so, wouldn't the Ming family be extinct."
"Nowadays there are a lot of young DINKs. Not having children is not much different from them. Life is lived by others, and we live by ourselves behind closed doors. What do we think so much about?"
"That's right, it's 2021, and homosexuality is not an unforgivable sin. The society is so open, so let's not talk about others behind their backs."
This was unanimously approved by everyone, and no one said anything more.
When he got home, Ming Tang didn't see his father, so he asked, "My father is still in the Municipal Bureau?"
Chen Wan said: "Something happened in the bureau, he went back."
After washing the fruit, Chen Wan handed it to Mingtang: "Bring it to Shaoyang."
Mingtang sat down beside Qiu Shaoyang with a basket of freshly washed fruits, and asked him, "What do you want to eat?"
Qiu Shaoyang took an apple.
The last time I came home, I didn't take a good look at the things at home. Qiu Shaoyang looked around and saw a few photo albums under the coffee table.
Taking out the photo album, I found that there were photos of Mingtang and Mingmei when they were young, family portraits of the whole family and so on.
Mingtang was very thin when he was a child.
Mingtang pointed to the photo of himself standing at the school gate and said, "This is when I was in kindergarten."
"I can see it." Qiu Shaoyang continued to look back, and there were photos of Mingtang in the wild, and some of them were traveling.
From the full moon to the grown-up photos later, they are all in order.
Chen Wan came out and saw them flipping through the photos, and said to Qiu Shaoyang: "After Mingmei got married, we are the only old couple in the family. Sometimes his father would take out the photo album and look at it, and sigh how time flies."
Qiu Shaoyang smiled, and saw Mingtang's junior high school graduation photo. At that time, he was still very short, but when he entered the military training in the first year of high school, he suddenly jumped so high, and asked him, "How did you do it?"
Chen Wan smiled and said to Qiu Shaoyang: "At the beginning, his father and I thought that there was something wrong with him. How come he didn't move at all when other children at the age of [-] or [-] had already started to grow rapidly? The hospital did an examination, and everything was normal. Later, during the summer vacation, he often played ball with his classmates when he had nothing to do. When the school started, I found that the clothes I bought for him last semester were directly a lot shorter."
Mingtang and Qiu Shaoyang said: "At that time, my mother was scared, worried that I would not grow taller. At that time, I was not even 1.6 meters tall. When I started my first year of high school, I went straight to 1.7 meters. My classmates were shocked. Well, my mother was also relieved, and said that 1.7 meters is 1.7 meters, which is better than 1.6 meters. Who would have thought that I jumped to more than 1.8 meters in three years of high school. I couldn’t sleep in the bed at home, and my dad specially gave it to me. It has been extended to two meters. It is barely enough for me to sleep, and my mother no longer worries about my height. When I go out, my relatives and friends all praise me as a handsome guy with tall legs and long legs. My mother is so happy."
Qiu Shaoyang chuckled: "Then how did you grow to 194?"
Mingtang said: "After college, I grew up in school. When I went to the school to report, I measured my height as 184cm. The school's iron frame bed was arranged for me at that time. The size was 190. After half a year in college, my iron frame bed The logistics management was worried that I was still tall, so they changed me to a 210. My height of 194 was measured when I shaved my head. Counting my hair and shoes, it should be about two meters rounded.”
Qiu Shaoyang: "I just said, why does your 194 look so much taller?"
Ming Tang smiled: "Yes, the bed at home, I lie on it now, straighten my legs, and my feet are outside."
Chen Wan asked: "Why don't I ask your dad to add another 20 centimeters to you? That shouldn't be possible."
"Don't bother." Mingtang said: "Shaoyang and I rarely come back to live, and it's not like we can't sleep at all."
Chen Wan pursed her lips and said nothing.
Qiu Shaoyang noticed it, and said to Chen Wan: "Auntie, please trouble Uncle to lengthen it."
Mingtang looked at Qiu Shaoyang, and Qiu Shaoyang pinched him.
A person who is usually so smart is acting stupid now. As a mother, Chen Wan cares so much about her children, and it is so uncomfortable to hear that her son can't come back to live.
Only then did Mingtang come to his senses, and said, "Mom, my bed has been around for many years, and it probably won't be strong if it's reinforced. Let's buy a bigger one."
Only then did Chen Wan say, "Okay, I'll start making arrangements in a few days."
She said to Qiu Shaoyang again: "Shaoyang, when you see what needs to be changed in the room, just tell me, and I will change it together when the time comes."
Qiu Shaoyang said: "No, keep everything else, after all, it's something that Mingtang has used for so many years, it's all memories."
"Okay, then listen to you."
Chen Wan saw that it was almost time, so she got up and went to the kitchen to cook, not to disturb them anymore.
Mingtang pondered, he hadn't been back to Shicheng for a long time, and he hadn't been to the bureau for a long time, so he planned to go back to the bureau to see his brothers.
Qiu Shaoyang naturally had no objection.
Seeing that they were going out, Chen Wan asked them where they were going, Ming Tang told the truth, and Chen Wan said: "Then remember to come back for lunch at noon."
"understood."