Chapter 155: Untying the Knot
Zhong Ziyi didn't say these words to Su Yiyang, but both sides are smart people and can be aware of each other, so Su Yiyang didn't have much surprise when he heard this, and even felt a little relieved.
Just like the shadow left by Sun Jing to Su Yiyang has not been completely erased until now, the original family has given Zhong Ziyi a platform that others can't reach, but it is also like an inextricable mountain, always pressing on him, no matter what achievements Zhong Ziyi makes, he can only end up with a sentence of "the son of the Zhong family", and he can't prove something by his own efforts.
And now Zhong Ziyi took the initiative to open the thorns in his heart and be honest, that is, he really put down those concerns.
Su Dashao's gaze swept over Zhong Ziyi, and after a few seconds he withdrew his gaze, laughed casually, and then he picked up the wine bottle on the side, poured himself a glass, and filled Zhong Ziyi's cup: "What kind of ability do I have, and what do I have to envy...... You are being admitted to the military academy, whether you look at the results or the process, you can be regarded as a dragon and phoenix among people. Take 10,000 steps back, no matter how much the people in the circle compliment you, you have to have a target, have you heard less praise over the years?"
"It's not a compliment, these achievements are really rare, but they are all too logical, how to say it...... I did work hard, and in order to meet the standards set by my father, no one knows how much suffering I have endured behind my back, and I don't need to dwell on those grievances. But no matter how far I go, I always live in the shadow of the Zhong family, on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, everyone was congratulating my father and his son, and I couldn't even afford to praise the young master Zhong. ”
"So you want to recognize?" Su Yiyang took a sip of the wine glass unhurriedly, without saying anything about the bitterness and hatred, and even when he was relieved, he had a little casual banter, "But with all due respect, you are looking for a sense of existence and working hard in the field you are good at, as soon as you come up, it is a difficult copy, isn't it not fun to find it in a hurry?"
"Yes, I want to be recognized, otherwise I won't throw aside everything the Zhong family gave me...... And Ah Yang, at this time, can you stop burying me, occasionally say a few good words for the benefit of the society, can you be a little less cold, a little more warm, praise me a few words and embarrass you?"
Of course, Zhong Ziyi knew that Su Yiyang's words were not to squeeze him, but to be relieved in disguise, but no matter how relieved he was, his words still made Young Master Zhong cry and laugh, and he felt that there was really no one who had a little poisonous tongue in his house.
"Just like Li Xuanci said, since I was a child, I have lived under the protection of the Zhong family, and my whole life has been confined to the compound, with no opinions or ideas. I don't believe that I am nothing when I leave the compound, I want to see how far I can do without relying on my family - who knows that it is really difficult to start a business, and I offended my dad like that, mainly because I feel that I can't hold my face, and I can't say anything about my suffering at the beginning. But now...... There's nothing I don't want to mention now. ”
Zhong Ziyi said these words lightly, but Su Yiyang knew all the pain in his heart, and he was alone in the most difficult days, and what could others comfort.
He didn't make much comments, just sat aside and drank without saying a word, and listened to Zhong Ziyi quietly.
"Actually, now that I think about it, I'm pretty stupid, why question myself because of other people's words, to put it bluntly, I'm still young, I don't know if I'm angry with myself, or with those who can't get used to me......." Zhong Ziyi shook the wine in the cup, his slightly raised eyes laughed at himself, and his tone was a little free and easy after the passage of time.
"To be honest, when I first tossed geometry, I didn't think about bowing my head to my father, if you hadn't returned to China later to help me in everything, I really wouldn't be able to hold on, and I would have gone back to the Zhong family in disgrace...... Who knew that because of you, I actually gradually made the company better, and it can be regarded as crooked and on the right track. ”
"Xiaoyi, is it okay to be confident at this time?" Su Yiyang was too lazy to sensationalize, his crooked smiling eyes flashed with ridicule, and he said generously, "Geometry has nothing to do with others, I just want to give you a line, the company's business is followed up by you step by step, you can give credit to me for this matter, thank you for your diligence and hard work." ”
"Su Da Shao, I said who are you burying here, why don't you just say that I am a stupid bird that can fly first?" Zhong Ziyi listened to his own small words, and really didn't feel like a compliment, but after complaining, he didn't bother to care about it anymore, so he listened to it as a good thing, and slowly pulled the topic back.
"However, there is one thing that I really have to thank you, that is, the business of the Spring Garden - at the beginning, you came to me and said that you would do a small theater performance together and develop the Peking Opera market, to be honest, I was not optimistic at all, and even thought that you were fascinated, and I wanted to escort you back to the Su family directly. Later, I worked with you, from the very beginning, it was difficult, and now I finally made results, and it is false to say that I am unhappy...... The way to the garden full of spring is so smooth that it is quite unreal. ”
"It's normal for the development to go well, our team and strength are here, and we deserve results. ”
"I don't know, I just know that the spring garden has had a big impact on me. The spirit and quality of the seniors in the troupe are certainly a part, but those are too empty, I won't go into depth, what I want to talk about is the development of geometry - at the beginning, geometry also had good opportunities, such as the project "Dream", isn't it the olive branch handed to me by the Ji family? But the project was sent to Geometry, in fact, what they calculated was the power of the Zhong family behind them, to put it bluntly, these things have nothing to do with me Zhong Ziyi. ”
Speaking of this, Zhong Ziyi laughed self-deprecatingly, his tone paused slightly, and he continued.
"But the operation of the Spring Garden, from the initial publicity plan, to the press release of each subsequent performance, the packaging of the actors and team, the overall operation...... I followed every step of the way. Those who come to me to talk about business cooperation are also interested in the achievements I have made, and the people who talk about cooperation with the Spring Garden may not be regarded as business predators, and the benefits, money and even the connections behind them are not top-notch, but their purpose is simple, and even there is awe of traditional culture in their bones, and there is respect for workers - Ayan, this kind of recognition and respect is too rare for me. ”
After three rounds of drinking, whether it was Zhong Ziyi or Su Yiyang, they were vaguely drunk, and they couldn't refrain from saying what was in their hearts.
These two are arrogant and outwardly exposed people on weekdays, and they are also quite proud and self-contained people, like now, if they are almost digging their hearts, they can't say it to others, if they are in normal times, they must have no opportunity at all, and they can't say it at all, after all, both of them are too good-looking.
Su Yiyang and Zhong Ziyi are small, they are iron porcelain, and they are good brothers who can live their lives.
But no matter how intimate they are, they all have their own vague thoughts, none of them want to say those things, and they rarely talk about that level on weekdays, it has nothing to do with believing or distrusting, no matter how close people are, they have a relatively independent space, and the locked heart door is difficult to open even with the closest people, Su Yiyang and Zhong Ziyi are of course no exception.
And now, the few vulnerabilities are so nakedly exposed.
They invariably delivered too much trust and confession, and as the wounds were completely torn open, the acne that had been precipitated for a long time was squeezed out, and all the emotions that had not seen the light of day were vented, and they became light and light in the communication with each other.
This pair grew up together since childhood, and have exchanged countless little secrets, they have been young and frivolous together, and they have also been indulgent together, they know each other's personalities and habits too well, and they also know each other's pain points.
Whether it is Li Xuanci or Zhong Ziyi of the Zhong family, or Su Yiyang of Sun Jing and the family responsibility, these are the scars accumulated over the years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there is an obsession in the bottom of my heart. They have all thought about comforting each other, but they have never found a suitable opportunity, so they can only hide their concerns and worries very vaguely, for fear that if they say too deeply, they will stick a knife in the depths of their own hair, and instead of comforting, it will become an added fuel to the fire.
After all, these things can only be delivered to time, and then slowly digested.
And on this slightly drunk night, as Zhong Ziyi opened his heart first, counting many of his past with Li Xuanci, from the ignorance of his youth to the current free and easy relief, those secretive emotions have become clear with the surging of wine.
They are like two arrogant beasts, both want to be friendly to each other, but they are not willing to take the first step due to their innate pride, and take the initiative to reveal hidden vulnerability. They don't mind being born and dying for each other in a critical moment, but they can't be honest with each other when they lick their wounds alone, and the last bit of secrecy is all left to the darkness of the night.
But there are always some emotions that are not vomiting or unhappy.
Time will not heal everything, and the years of indescribable will only deteriorate everything into an unhealable scar and an unbreakable stalemate. Until one of the beasts took the initiative to expose its most fragile belly, the other followed suit, putting aside all its scruples and trying to deliver its weakness little by little. Then those emotions that have been engraved in the hearts of Su Yiyang and Zhong Ziyi since they were children, and they have been squeezed out only through the cracks for so many years, and they have finally been released.
The spring garden is an opportunity for catharsis, and then all the things that can't be passed are left on this night, which becomes a precious heart-to-heart conversation.
"Ayang, I felt very deeply this year, at the beginning of the establishment of geometry, a moment of spirit accounted for three points, and it was difficult to ride a tiger and accounted for three points, only half a year later I regretted it. At first, my dad didn't support me, and he squeezed me a lot in the open...... I know that he wants me to retreat, thinking that I don't have the appearance of the Zhong family, and I am embarrassed to him. But the more he squeezed me, the more I didn't want to admit defeat, knowing that I was actually not suitable for publicity, and I was stunned to hit the south wall with all my heart - in fact, it's quite stupid to think about it now, why bother with my own future?"
Su Yiyang's beautiful smiling eyes were half-squinted, he looked at his small hair, and suddenly felt a little emotional.
Zhong Ziyi has really changed a lot in the past six months, the rules and regulations of the disciples in the big courtyard have gradually been smoothed out by the ups and downs in the social field in the past few years, and Qinggaoli is a little more worldly, and time seems to have consumed all his silence. Then in the past year, I have probably experienced too many things, and my mood has also changed, my youth and frivolity have faded a little, Zhong Ziyi quickly settled down, and the amorous affection between his eyebrows and eyes is no longer the appearance of a prodigal son in love, but with inexplicable maturity and sharpness, as if he will inadvertently reveal his edge.
In fact, this is not the case, Zhong Ziyi should be a good sword, he was locked by the scabbard earlier, and he was stained with filth in the mire, and finally he was dragged all the way by the constant love words, not enough to be simple and not direct enough, and even the sharp color of the sword qi was covered with dust.
It was only at this point that he finally sharpened his edge.