Chapter 2: Little Red Riding Hood
Gu Qiumei has been living with her son at her mother-in-law's house for half a month, and her son will start school in a few days, so she decided to take her son home tomorrow. Looking at her mother-in-law who looked reluctant to her grandson at dinner time, Gu Qiumei said unhurriedly: "Mom, I know you are reluctant to go to Twilight, but the summer vacation will end soon." Originally, Xu Hai couldn't come to see you with us because of business this time, and I was already very sorry, but now I am even more sorry for you like this. Mrs. Xu didn't look up at her, and said while picking up vegetables: "I just want to stay with my grandson for a few more days, since Twilight is about to start school, you can take him back." Anyway, my former students in the United States are getting married, and they keep asking me to come over to attend the wedding, and I'm going to go with my old colleagues these days. "Then I wish my mother a happy trip. Xu Duhang, who was next to him, heard that his grandmother was about to leave recently, so he immediately put a chicken leg in his grandmother's bowl, "Grandma should remember to miss me every day." "Of course, you're grandma's baby. "As long as Mrs. Xu sees her precious grandson, she can smile like a child.
Early the next morning, Gu Qiumei took her son Xu Duhang and left Xu's mother's house in the car sent by Xu Hai to pick them up. Along the way, Gu Qiumei was bored several times and wanted to talk to her son, but her son's eyes were always locked on the PSP. Gu Qiumei felt bored, so she had to lean back in her chair and wait for sleepiness to strike. "Mom, why didn't Uncle Zuo pick us up today?" Xu Duhang said casually while playing the game, and the direction of his gaze never moved. Gu Qiumei listened to her son's words, but deliberately glanced at the driver in front of her, indeed, the driver had changed. However, that didn't really interest her, "Really, it's just a driver, I didn't even pay attention." ”
Gu Qiumei was full of joy and imagined that Xu Hai had already stood by the fountain in front of the gate to greet their mother and son, that's right, Xu Hai was waiting in front of the gate early, but there was a strange boy by his side. Facing the two people in front of her, she didn't notice whether there was a happy factor in her husband's eyes, but the boy, Gu Qiumei subconsciously lowered her head, because there was an inexplicable light in the boy's eyes as if it was a sharp sword unsheathed in an instant, emitting a cold and sharp light, stabbing her so that she couldn't open her eyes.
Xu Hai leaned down and said to Zuo Chen, "Xiao Chen, that's your mother and brother. You go play with your brother first, and your father will talk to your mother. As soon as Xu Hai's words fell, Zuo Chen turned around and left. After these days, Xu Hai has become accustomed to Zuo Chen's silence, but now that Zuo Chen can react to what he said, he is already very happy.
Xu Duhang is very smart, he understands every look of his father, he looks at his father's eyes at the boy, although he is a little surprised, but he knows that there are some things that he can know the truth without having to find it himself. He took the opportunity to pull Gu Qiumei's sleeve and said with a smile: "It seems that the welcoming ceremony prepared by Dad really gave Mom a lot of surprises." "Son, are you kidding your mother? Follow that kid, and your mother will go see your father." Seeing her mother hurrying forward, Xu Duhang was still smiling and walking forward······
bedchamber
After listening to her husband's account of what happened, Gu Qiumei still couldn't accept her husband's decision, "Husband, are you crazy? You want to raise a son for a driver!" "Zuo Yang is my old friend, not an outsider. "It's just a driver, besides, he saved you, you can thank him." Just give the money, why ······ it"" I won't regret what I've said! I won't say anything else. Remember, Xiao Chen will be our son in the future, and you must love him as much as you love Twilight. Although Gu Qiumei was unrelenting, Xu Hai's attitude was still resolute. Seeing Xu Hai's firm eyes, Gu Qiumei at this moment also shook her head resolutely, "I can't do it." Gu Qiumei's resoluteness made Xu Hai laugh instead of being angry, "You can't be a good mother, and you can't be a good wife, I can let you choose." Is it to be Mrs. Xu, who is envied by everyone, or to be Ms. Xu, who has nothing. "Xu Hai, you're too much!" Gu Qiumei said and threw the door away······
Living room
Xu Duhang and Zuo Chen sat side by side on the sofa, Zuo Chen didn't speak, and neither did Xu Duhang. About ten minutes passed, and Xu Duhang suddenly smiled, "Okay, I surrender." It seems that I am really not suitable for pretending to be cool, it seems that I am older than you, you can call me brother. Zuo Chen looked at him and suddenly sneered. This was the first expression on his face after entering the Xu family. Xu Duhang was not surprised by his expression, "I think, this should be your first expression here." From the first time I saw you, and the way my dad looked at you, I knew that you weren't here to be a guest. But I know you hate it here, and you don't want to be associated with everybody here. I don't care why you're here or what you want to get, but I'm going to tell you, you'd better keep putting up with it and not have any expressions. I'm sure you think so too. In the case of not knowing whether a person is sincere to you, no matter what expression will reveal the true self, if the other party is an enemy, isn't it defeated without a fight?" Xu Duhang's smile revealed a childishness, but under this childishness there seemed to be a kind of confidence that could control anyone. Unlike Zuo Chen, there is a feeling of being surrounded by sunlight in Xu Duhang, and there is always a bad smile on his face, and people with such a smile seem to never be worried.
This was the first meeting between Zuo Chen and Xu Duhang. His eyes were deep, his eyes were confident. The corners of his mouth were as straight as a sword, and the corners of his mouth were half-curved like the moon. He was like a young man carved from jade, handsome, pure, but cold and hard. He is like a prince who has walked out of the comics, perfect, heroic, but he can't see his heart.
"Twilight!" Gu Qiumei rushed into the living room angrily, pulling Xu Duhang and leaving······
After listening to his mother's distress about himself, Xu Duhang felt sympathy for his mother, "Dad's meaning is to take care of him like a family, which is very good." "What, son, are you crazy too?" After talking about the whole thing, his son not only was not angry but calmly told himself to accept it, Gu Qiumei was really puzzled. "It's not a big deal, what we owe Uncle Zuo should be repaid to him. It turns out that he is the son of Uncle Zuo. Xu Duhang laughed again. Xu Duhang's smile made Gu Qiumei feel incredible, she really couldn't believe her son's attitude, "You and your father are crazy." He can be his son, you can be his brother, but I can't!" Haha, Mom, you're miserable. "What did you say, kid? I'm not here for you. Well, I'll compromise, but only halfway. I want your dad to know that I'm not a bully. ”
Gu Qiumei returned to the living room and saw Zuo Chen sitting quietly, she walked up to him angrily and said, "You can live here, but you have to remember that you are only picked up by my husband from the countryside, and we kindly took you in, and there are no real relatives of yours here." You can call Xu Hai's father, Twilight is a year older than you, you can call him brother, but you have to call me Madame! I will never be your mother!"
In the next few days, except for Gu Qiumei, who felt that she was one more annoyance and uncomfortable, the Xu family's life was as usual. Until the day before the end of the summer vacation······
"Sister-in-law Wu, last time you made that rock candy Sydney dew Xiaoxue likes to eat it very much, you can make some more now. Oh yes, Xiaoxue doesn't like things that are too sweet, so put a little less sugar this time. ”
"Yes ma'am. After Sister-in-law Wu finished speaking, she went in to prepare.
After Gu Qiumei got married, she never did housework carefully, on the one hand, because of the temper of the eldest lady she had cultivated since childhood, and on the other hand, she thought that people in the upper class society were pragmatic in their homework. However, since her friend Shan Ru gave birth to Lan Xue, every time Xiaoxue comes to the house, she has to personally tidy up the house, including "training" everyone in the family to understand Xiaoxue's habits.
Xu Hai looked at Qiu Mei, who was busy with her aunts in the kitchen, and smiled helplessly: "Hey, I envy Xiao Xue, when will our father and son be able to enjoy such treatment?" Gu Qiu Mei said casually: "Loving Xiao Xue is equivalent to loving Twilight, what do you know?" Gu Qiu Mei's words made Xu Hai laugh, "Qiu Mei, you are really a good mother." However, I think that if Xiaoxue was not the daughter of Lan Fei and Shan Ru, but the daughter of an ordinary family, I am afraid you would not have worked so hard to do your homework. Xu Hai's words made Gu Qiumei's face flash a trace of embarrassment instantly, "You, what do you mean by this." That's, that's because Lan Fei and his wife are your old classmates, plus Xiaoxue has had a good relationship with Twilight since she was a child, just like my daughter, of course I have to be good to Xiaoxue. Is there anything wrong with this?" Xu Hai smiled disappreciatively: "What are you nervous about, I'm just talking casually." ”
"Wuxinhai, we're here!" Lan Fei had already shouted Xu Hai's nickname before he got out of the car, making the driver who had just been hired by the Xu family couldn't help but hold back a smile.
Mr. and Mrs. Lan Fei and Xu Hai were best friends from high school to college, and after graduation, they agreed that the two families would always maintain the closest contact. At that time, Lan Fei studied medicine and is now the director of one of the most well-known hospitals in the world. Shan Ru studied finance, and later inherited his father's Shan Ji catering group, and was praised as the wisest and most beautiful chairman in the industry. Xu Hai is born to love to play and not like to learn, although he studied medicine with Lan Fei, but in the end he still chose his favorite directing major, with his strength and communication skills, he has become the most famous director in China, and he is also the chairman of Xingcheng Entertainment. Although they are both busy with their respective jobs, the two families are in constant contact. Lan Xue has her own room in the Xu family, and so does Xu Duhang. It can be seen that the intimacy of the two families.
Gu Qiumei, picked up Lan Xue, "Xiaoxue, do you want to be an aunt?" "Well, I also prepared a gift for Auntie." As she spoke, Lan Xue took out a painting from the small schoolbag she carried with her and handed it to her, "Auntie, this is what I drew for you, I like the mermaid princess the most, I will turn my aunt into a mermaid princess and give it to my aunt." Gu Qiumei took the painting and smiled from ear to ear, "Thank you Xiaoxue, Auntie likes it so much." Your brother is in the study, go and play with him. "Every time Lan Xue comes to Xu's house, most of the time Xu Duhang takes him to play, so naturally every time Xu Duhang will wait for Lan Xue to come over to find him in the study.
Xu Duhang put one hand in his pocket, leaned on the bookcase, and stared at the watch on his right wrist "3, 2, 1." Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, a voice came from outside the door, "Brother Twilight." Xu Duhang put down his right hand and smiled confidently, "Come in." Lan Xue pushed open the door but couldn't see Xu Duhang, she tentatively looked around, "Brother Duskhang?" Xu Duhang, who was hiding behind the door, suddenly appeared, and put a small red hat on Lan Xue's head, looking at Lan Xue's somewhat panicked look, Xu Duhang smiled proudly, "Every time you play this game, you will be scared by me, because you never look back, as long as you turn around, you will not be scared by me." Xu Duhang said as he helped Lan Xue put on her hat. A very cute hat with slightly upturned raw edges and a delicate bow embedded in a white polka dot ribbon. "Don't you want to see Little Red Riding Hood from the fairy tale? Now you're Little Red Riding Hood. Lan Xue took off her hat and looked at it carefully, then pouted and said, "However, I'm afraid of being eaten by the big bad wolf." Xu Duhang smiled and raised his palm and tapped lightly on Lan Xue's head, "What stupid, little guy." With me by your side, how can you let it eat you? "But, what if you were in school at that time?" Xu Duhang shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Hey, I really can't help you." We'll always be together, even when we're in school, and when you grow up. Now, are you still afraid?" Lan Xue put on her hat again and smiled happily.
Xu Duhang likes to see Lan Xue smile the most, there is no reason, I just like it. Xu Duhang's bookcase has a lot of fairy tale books, although he has never been interested in them, but every time Lan Xue listens to her own story, she laughs so happily. Gradually, Xu Duhang got used to it, flipping through fairy tale books every day so that he could tell Lan Xue next time.