Chapter 1: Dai Shikai's Past
"Damn, this is your home?" At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Qing stood in front of a duplex villa with fruit and milk, and stopped. When Dai Shikai told himself that the exquisite, red and white two-story duplex villa in front of him was his home, he even wanted to turn around and leave.
Although he had lived in the splendid Devonia Manor in the solo mission before, and had come into contact with many aristocratic celebrities in British high society, he really couldn't imagine that the **silk young man who got along with him day and night around him had such a huge family property.
Since entering this villa area, he has been prepared in his heart, Lu Qing knows that Akai's family is in good condition, but his description of his family is very vague, and Lu Qing never thought that Jiyou's family is so rich. Especially in the imperial capital, where every inch of land is valuable, the value of such a villa is really unimaginable to Lu Qing.
"That's right, after all, Lao Bai is so rich, and if you can get acquainted with him, your family background is naturally incomparable to ordinary people. I didn't think of that before. Lu Qing smiled bitterly and rubbed his hair, thinking of Bai Jianying.
"Hi. We were both childhood playmates. Ahem, do you see the house 500 meters ahead? Dai Shikai wanted to change the topic, so he pointed to another smaller red villa and said to Lu Qing with a mysterious expression.
"What's wrong?" Lu Qing looked dazed.
"My mom almost bought it in my name because she wanted me to live closer to them so I could move around. But you know my mother's taste, but fortunately I wittily refused, and I wanted to buy a small apartment on the edge of the Third Ring Road. That way, my mom won't keep harassing us. Dai Shikai looked proud.
Lu Qing said with a dark face: "Okay, don't say it anymore." I'm afraid I won't be able to control my desire to kill. ”
"Okay, okay, I'll shut up." Dai Shikai shrank his head knowingly. He is usually very arrogant, and with his privileged life since childhood, he has never had much concept of money, but Lu Qing is the opposite of him.
Since the two became close friends, Dai Shikai learned that his parents died early and he was raised by relatives since he was a child, and the only thing his parents left him was an old house by the second ring road. Lu Qing misses the old, although this house can be sold for a lot of money, he refuses to sell the house alive or dead. This old house is the only thought related to his parents.
Therefore, Lu Qing is very thrifty, and he has always been able to save money. During college, after his parents cut off his financial resources, Lu Qing also took him to work to make money and be self-sufficient. Dai Shikai knew that he had strong self-esteem and was unwilling to accept help from others, so he kept hiding his family background, pretending to be an ordinary student, and stayed by his side. It wasn't until after work that he told Lu Qing about his family situation.
"Ding Dong" The two stood at the door and rang the doorbell, and soon, Dai Shikai's mother Sun Wen heard the sound and happily came out to open the door for them. Sun Wen changed the capable and simple dress of women in the workplace today, she tied her long hair into a ponytail, wore a snow-white sweater and jeans, and stepped on cotton slippers on her feet, looking very homely. Sun Wen is still wearing a pink apron, it seems that Akai is right, his mother really likes girly gadgets.
"Oh, here?" When Sun Wen saw the two, she immediately wiped her hands, opened the door and welcomed them into the house: "Come in and talk, it's windy outside today, and it's frozen, right?" ”
"Hello Auntie." Lu Qing immediately put on a smiling face and politely greeted Sun Wen. "Hey, it's so polite to come." As soon as Sun Wen saw Lu Qing, she was very happy, she took Lu Qing's hand affectionately, took him to the shoe cabinet at the door, and took out a pair of cotton slippers that had been prepared from inside: "Come, Aqing, put on your shoes and then enter the house." ”
"Well, thank you, Auntie, I'll do it myself." Lu Qing saw her wearing an apron and bent down to find shoes for herself, and she couldn't help but have a sour nose. I remember that after my father picked me up from school, my mother also cooked dinner early and then brought shoes for them to wear at the door.
When Sun Wen saw Lu Qing for the first time, she liked this well-behaved and sensible boy very much, especially after knowing Lu Qing's family background through Akai, she felt even more sorry for this child. During their college years, Sun Wen often worked tirelessly to cook meals and soup for them and send them to the dormitory in person. Dai Shikai was more rebellious during college and rarely responded to his concerns, so Sun Wen often contacted Lu Qing privately and asked about Akai's current situation through him. In the past four years, under his influence, Akai has become a different person, and his personality has become a lot more cheerful. Even the relationship with my father has eased a lot.
And Lu Qing was also very envious of Akai, and after seeing his mother, he was even more moved, and found a maternal love in Sun Wen that he had not felt for a long time. Seeing the two harmoniously "mother and son" in front of the shoe cabinet, Dai Shikai on the side finally couldn't bear to speak: "Mom, who is your son?" ”
"Huh?" Sun Wen paused for a moment, and then said: "A-Qing is a guest, the first time he came to our house, of course he had to entertain him." Your shoes are in the old position, change them yourself. ”
"Oh." Dai Shikai pursed his lips, and after shaking off the sneakers on his feet, he took out a pair of brown and yellow bear slippers from the cabinet and put them on his feet.
This time, Lu Qing didn't laugh at his, because what he was wearing on his feet was also a pair of cute kitten slippers. After Dai Shikai saw the cartoon animal slippers on Lu Qing's feet, he pushed his glasses in a good mood, Sun Wen smiled and watched them change their shoes, and then said: "Come, you go to the living room to rest for a while, the meal will be ready soon." ”
"Okay, Auntie. By the way, where's my uncle? Lu Qing looked at the empty living room, and then asked. Sun Wen saw that Akai's face on the side was normal and there was no displeasure, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "He went out to buy vegetables, but he will be back soon." ”
"You have enough of this food, and my uncle even went out to buy it." Lu Qing said.
Sun Wen glanced at Akai on the sofa and said softly: "Akai likes to eat a mixed dish, which was only available in the vegetable market next to his hometown in the past, and he can't make that taste at home." When his dad heard that Akai was coming back, he immediately drove to buy it. Lu Qing remembers that Dai Shikai used to live in a house on the southwest third ring road, but now this home is on the north fourth ring road, and it takes several hours to drive back and forth.
"Uncle has a heart. Akai, you're a mouthful. Lu Qing stabbed Dai Shikai beside him.
"By the way, Brother Qing, I'll take you to see my collection! Remember the limited edition figure I mentioned to you? It's in my bedroom. Akai suddenly said such a sentence to the horse's mouth.
Sun Wen saw that he was reluctant to talk about topics related to his father, although his face showed a moment of loss, but it was quickly replaced by a smile: "It's okay, you guys go up and play for a while." After a while, I'll call you down. ”
"Okay, excuse me." Lu Qing and Sun Wen exchanged a few polite words, and then followed Dai Shikai back to his upstairs room.
"Brother Qing, wait a minute, my mother probably put away the figure, I'll look for it." Dai Shikai opened the cabinet door and kept rummaging in his hands, looking in a good mood. Lu Qing looked around the room silently, and soon found a photo frame on the table, which contained an old photograph.
The photograph is about 10 years old, and the corners are already slightly yellowed. On the left side of the photo stands a seven or eight-year-old black-haired Lori, she wears a double ponytail, wearing a pink dress, her white and tender face is like a freshly peeled almond, and a pair of watery eyes are extremely smart, which is cute. She holds a brown teddy bear in her right hand, while her left hand is led by a handsome boy.
The boy is about sixteen or seventeen years old, with red lips and white teeth, a delicate appearance, and his appearance is similar to Lori around him, but his appearance is more masculine and manly. The boy held Lori, his eyes were full of spoiling, the two stood under the ginkgo tree, stepping on the golden leaves, and couldn't help but sigh, what a beautiful pair of children.
"Since I was a child, my mother has dressed me up as a girl, and that is my brother next to me, Dai Shijin." Dai Shikai didn't stand beside him for a while, and his eyes softened a lot when he looked at the photo. He took the photo from Lu Qing's hand, and gently rubbed the photo with his fingertips, as if he was stuck in a memory.
"Your brother should be very fond of you, right?" It was rare for Lu Qing to see Akai's quiet and soft side, and he couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.
"Well, he's been nice to me. When I was a child, my parents were in business, and I was often away from home when I was busy with business, and my brother accompanied me. The little boys who bullied me were also driven away by him. The school is not far from home, and every time I get out of school, my brother will carry me on his back and walk home leisurely. A look of pain suddenly appeared in Akai's eyes: "If that incident hadn't happened fifteen years ago, my brother would ...... him."