"Don't clean up yourself, don't be reckless, you know? It's going to be a long time in the future, and I don't care if it's a half-day to clean up. When I get back, we'll clean up together. I'll leave now, try to come back early in the afternoon, and wait for me to eat in the evening. Go up for a while and lie down for a while. As he spoke, he looked out, and the rain was still not heavy or small, but it was no longer thundering and flashing. Chen Pengwei looked at Lan Qing, who was half-kneeling on the sofa and listening to his words, and couldn't help but walk over and hold her in his arms, the height was just up to his chest. "On a day like this, you won't be scared at home, right?"

Shui Lanqing stretched out her hand to wrap her arms around his sturdy waist and shook her head slightly, "During the day, it's nothing." I haven't taken a good look at it when I've come back, and when you're gone in a while, I'll take a good look at the house, and maybe sleep again. As he spoke, he couldn't help but yawn a little.

"Well, that's fine, I'll be back when you wake up."

Shui Lanqing listened, smiled and nodded, "Well, I think so too." ”

Chen Pengwei looked at the clock hanging on the wall, patted her back with some reluctance, let go, and pulled her to the door, "It's almost, I'll go now." I'm here, no one will come, so no one needs to open the door, call me if there is something, my mobile phone does not leave me, remember to eat at noon, don't sleep on an empty stomach, I can't stand my appetite, and ......"

"Okay, I remember, you don't have to worry, I'm in my own home, I can't be more comfortable, it's yourself, it's true to drive slowly on a rainy day, don't rush back in the afternoon, talk to your parents."

Xu is Shui Lanqing's sentence "in his own home" completely pleased Chen Pengwei, and after thinking about it, he didn't explain anything more.

opened the car door, looked at Shui Lanqing smiling and putting on his coat, leaning against the garage door and looking at him, Chen Pengwei couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, the scene in his dream for more than ten years appeared in front of his eyes, and the movements in his hands paused.

Acting faster than thoughts, she stepped in front of Shui Lanqing in a few steps, hugged her tightly, lowered her head to find her soft lips, and kissed her deeply.

Shui Lanqing made his sudden movements a little confused, but he also felt the ups and downs in his heart, obediently hugged him, and cooperated with his movements.

After a long time, Chen Pengwei slowly let go, lowered his head and gently touched her forehead. In the depths of his deep eyes, there seemed to be a storm and waves.

"What's wrong?" Shui Lanqing made his warm eyes look a little shy, and asked in a low voice.

"I thought about this picture for a long time. I can't believe it. Chen Pengwei said, standing up straight again.

Shui Lanqing instantly understood what he meant, tilted her head and looked at him with a smile, she remembered that when she was a teenager, once, they were sitting under the hibiscus tree in the courtyard of Xisi Hutong, he closed his eyes and told her about the future life he imagined, she thought that he was talking nonsense at that time, but she never thought that he had remembered it for so many years.

"There will be more opportunities to watch it in the future, and I'm afraid you will get tired of watching it. Let's go. ”

Chen Pengwei finally hugged her, "I'll never get tired, okay, I'm really gone." Wait for me at home. After saying that, he quickly turned around and got into the car.

Watching the car slowly leave the garage, Shui Lanqing pursed her lips and smiled, then closed the door and entered the house.

At noon on Saturday, although it was raining outside, there were still a lot of vehicles and pedestrians on the road, and Chen Pengwei was not in a hurry, and drove back to his military compound slowly. Since Shui Lanqing left, there have been a few unpleasant incidents, and this is just his parents' home.

There are some old two-story buildings, only the outer layers of guard boxes, highlighting the extraordinary appearance of this building. drove all the way to the door, and the old maid Wu, who had worked in her own house all her life, was already waiting at the door.

Watching Chen Pengwei stop and get out of the car, Wu's mother couldn't help but greet her, "Oh, eldest young master, I can be regarded as looking forward to you coming back." ”

"Why are you still waiting outside, it's raining, your old cold leg is going to hurt again." Chen Pengwei took a few steps.

"Hey, it's okay, it's okay, it's not drenched. I'm not in a hurry......" Seeing Chen Pengwei enter the house, Wu's mother followed behind with a smile and closed the door. “…… You just said that you would come back at noon, and you didn't give me an accurate word, so I came out to have a look, so I thought the time was almost up. ”

When Wu's mother was young, her husband died, and she was alone with a daughter and did not remarry, so she worked in the Chen family until she was old. When Chen Pengwei was born, his parents were busy with work, and his grandfather and grandfather of the older generation did not retire, so for a long time, Chen Pengwei was watched by Wu's mother. Later, when his grandfather died, his mother had no time or energy to take care of him, and Wu's mother was always with him. Therefore, although Wu's mother is the Chen family's helper, she can speak somewhat in front of Chen Pengwei.

Seeing Chen Pengwei bow his head and change his shoes, Wu's mother followed behind and whispered, "Yan'er told me before, let me thank you for her first, help her find a job, and when she pays her salary, I want to invite you to dinner." ”

Wu Yan is Wu's mother's daughter, 24 years old this year, two years after graduating from college, she has changed several jobs, the most recent is Wu's mother begged Chen Pengwei to help her find a civilian job in the government, and she has been working for less than a month.

Chen Pengwei changed his shoes, straightened up and looked at Wu's mother, "Come on, you just let her be down-to-earth and work hard, that little salary, let her honor you." ”

"One yard to one yard, hey, I don't care, you two say it yourself." Seeing that Chen Pengwei was about to go inside, he stretched out his hand and pulled him again, "The lord and the lady got up early in the morning and chattered several times, don't lose your temper today, accompany them well." ”

Chen Pengwei pursed his lips when he heard this, waved his hand at Wu's mother, but did not speak, turned the carved shelves in the hallway, and entered the living room.

Chen Pengwei's mother, Guo Caixia, sat on the brown sofa in the living room, although she was nearly 60 years old, her sitting posture was still elegant, and her figure was extremely slender, and she did not feel bloated like middle-aged and elderly women. In addition, he has been the number one in the art troupe for many years, and he has a kind of momentum of a superior person, which makes people feel a little afraid to get close. He was holding a stack of A4 papers in his hand, frowning, not knowing what he was looking at.

Chen Pengwei paused in his footsteps, and then called out lightly as usual, "Mom." ”

"Well, how did you come back. Don't say noon, what time is it? Guo Caixia also responded lightly, before taking off her reading glasses, her brows furrowed even tighter, with a faint hint of anger.

Before Chen Pengwei could speak, the floor clock in the corner rang "dang-dang-dang", Chen Pengwei looked at it expressionlessly, twelve o'clock, and didn't reply to his mother's words, while walking through the living room, he walked upstairs, "What about my dad?" ”

Guo Caixia glanced at Chen Pengwei with some dissatisfaction, but in the end, she remembered that Chen Pengwei came back to celebrate their birthday with them at noon today, so she pointed upstairs, "What about the study." ”

I went up to the second floor, the first room, knocked on the door, and a rather majestic voice came from inside, "Come in." Chen Pengwei pushed open the door and walked in.

Chen Guoping sat behind the desk, took off his reading glasses, and looked up at his son who walked in.

This is his only son, who has had his own ideas since he was a child, and although he is mischievous, he never makes mistakes in big things. Even if he made a mistake, he could basically solve it before he knew it. The more I grow up, the more envious I am of my old colleagues and comrades-in-arms. Self-disciplined, rigorous, goal-oriented, smart, cunning, and thoughtful, the next generation of the Chen family is in his hands, and he can be relieved as a father.

It's a pity that since the girl disappeared ten years ago, he has been separated from his family, especially his mother, to the point of incompatibility. I don't know why, since then, he has refused to even celebrate his birthday, let alone anyone to ask him a "happy birthday" again. In previous years, when it came to his birthday, he was either on a mission or in the team, but this year, he was willing to come back for a meal the day before his birthday, and he was already relieved. As for making him a family, it is a taboo topic in their family, although as Chen Pengwei gets older, the family becomes more anxious, but even his mother does not dare to mention it again.

"Here we are." Chen Guoping spoke, looked back at the window, and saw that the rain was still dripping, "It's not dripping." ”

"Nope." As Chen Pengwei spoke, he walked over and sat on the sofa.

"When are you back in the team?" Chen Guoping also put down the pen in his hand and simply packed up the documents on the table.

"Soon, after Wen Hao's wedding, it will be in mid-October, if it is given to November, but let's go back early."

"Well, you can do it yourself. But you went to a new position, and there are a few people, so you should pay attention to them. ”

"Well, you say."

"The second eldest of the Lin family, Lin Xiao, pay more attention to ,......"

Chen's father explained a few words about work, and the maid said that it was time to eat, and the two stopped talking. Chen Pengwei watched Chen's father get up and let him go out of the study first, before he said later, "After eating in a while, I have something I want to ask you." ”

Father Chen's footsteps paused, and he nodded silently.

Downstairs, Chen's mother stood up and walked towards the restaurant, looked coldly at the two of them who came down the stairs, paused, but turned around and entered the restaurant alone.

In recent years, in addition to the New Year's holidays, when the whole family sits together, Chen Pengwei has rarely eaten with his parents at home. On the table, the three of them ate quietly, only hearing the occasional sound of dishes and chopsticks colliding, Chen Pengwei and Chen's father were originally born as soldiers, and the meal was originally fast, Chen Pengwei accompanied Shui Lanqing, until he could eat slowly for an hour, but with other people, he rarely had that patience. In less than ten minutes, the two of them had almost eaten.

Chen Pengwei put down the chopsticks directly, and Chen's father saw that Chen's mother was still eating, so he grabbed a chopstick every now and then.