Opposite shore

Chapter 13

Sheng Gu is going abroad.

Chen An got the news very suddenly.

"His family has always wanted him to go abroad," Chu Chen also said, "His family is a divorced family, and his father is abroad. It seems that the procedures for going abroad have been completed a while ago."

"I just thought we'd have dinner together tomorrow, and we'd see him off."

The place for the dinner was at Chu Chenyi's bar. Boss Chu closed the business for one night to create a clean environment for everyone.

It is said that it is a breakup meal, but after all, Sheng Gu is not coming back, at most two or three years will not see each other. During the meal, everyone is still talking and laughing. Several people in the band hugged Sheng Gu and chatted about interesting things before. , Gradually, he couldn't speak clearly. Although Sheng Gu also had a few drinks, his ears were a little red, but he could speak clearly and his eyes were clear, and he couldn't say that he was drunk.

Seeing that the kettle was empty, Chen An got up and went to the bar to fetch water. Halfway through the reception, he found Sheng Gu following him slowly.He walked to Chen An and stopped, but he didn't look at him, he just stared blankly at the water bottle that was about to be filled.

Chen An glanced at him, "Are you thirsty?"

Sheng Gu smiled and shook his head, "I want to talk to you."

Without waiting for Chen An to ask, he continued, "But I don't know what to say."

Chen An turned off the button of the water dispenser, turned slightly sideways, "Just say what you want," he teased, "I was very talkative before."

"Well," Sheng Gu lowered his head, "but now you have a boyfriend." Sheng Gu's tone was very steady, but he still couldn't hide his disappointment, "Brother Chu said he is someone you like."

Chen An's smile froze for a moment, he lowered his head and did not respond.

"Is it the one who came to pick you up last time?"

Chen An nodded.

Sheng Gu stopped talking, and when Chen An was about to go back, he couldn't help asking, "Does he like you?"

Chen An stopped and leaned against the bar, and gave an ambiguous answer, "I should like it."

Sheng Gu was not satisfied with this answer, so he directly found a ready-made reference, "Do you like it as much as I do?"

Chen An was amused by his sudden comparison, "How much do you like it?" He asked.

Sheng Gu was silent again, Chen An thought he was in trouble, and was about to smooth things over and change the subject, when he suddenly heard Sheng Gu say something nonsensical, "Actually, my academic performance is not bad."

"Huh?" Chen An didn't understand what he wanted to express.

"If I study abroad for two years, I should be able to find a good job when I come back," Sheng Gu said seriously, "My dad said that he would buy me a car when I got a job. I think I can take you to and from work in this way."

"My mother bought me a bachelor apartment near the school before, and if we get together, that apartment can be sold to pay a down payment on a new house."

"I'm actually not very good at cooking, but I certainly can't let you do it all the time, so I bought this book on how to cook, thinking that I can practice my hands when I am abroad."

"My parents are divorced. In the past few years, they have not cared much about me except for giving money. My friends around me also know about my sexual orientation. I will tell everyone when we are together."

Chen An was stunned by what he said, Sheng Gu's expression was serious, without any hint of joking, "I can't tell how much I like you, and I don't know how many percent of these ideas can be realized, But if it were you, I would like to pave the road as long as possible."

Until the end of the dinner, Chen An couldn't recover from Sheng Gu's words. If Zhou Xuxing said, how credible is the rhetoric of a brat, who can say for sure what is so far away.But Chen An didn't have to insist that Zhou Xuxing do what he said. If rhetoric represented the sincerity of the moment, it would be very captivating.

When they parted at the door, Chen An ignored Zhou Xuxing who was waiting on the side of the road, and generously gave Sheng Gu a hug.On the way back, he was still a little absent-minded when talking to Zhou Xuxing. Zhou Xuxing was so stuffy with jealousy that he had nowhere to vent it. Finally, before getting out of the car, he pressed him on the co-pilot and kissed him for a long time before finishing.

Zhou Xuxing wasn't too busy with work this month, he received a call from his father just after he got off work, saying that he would go to the station to pick up your mother tomorrow.

Zhou Xuxing was surprised, "Why are you coming all of a sudden?"

Xu Xiaoxia's voice came from the phone, "What do you mean, I'm not welcome?"

"No, no," Zhou Xuxing said quickly, "Mom, you are coming suddenly, I miss you so much that I haven't prepared myself yet."

"Pull it down," Xu Xiaoxia disdainfully said, "I just passed by you, and then went to Yanshi to visit your Aunt Qiu."

"Okay," Zhou Xuxing agreed, "Send me the arrival time, and I'll pick you up tomorrow."

Zhou Xuxing was basically used to the fact that the first thing his family did when they came to Hecheng was to see Chen An.

"You call Xiao An out to have a meal together." Sure enough, Xu Xiaoxia started mumbling as soon as she got in the car, "I haven't seen him for a long time."

"I'll call him and pick him up during dinner," Zhou Xuxing said.

"Why did you drop by to pick him up? Don't you two live at the opposite door?" Xu Xiaoxia wondered.

"It's not convenient for him to go to and from get off work," Zhou Xuxing opened his mouth and said, "I changed to someone closer to the unit."

Xu Xiaoxia didn't speak, and asked Zhou Xuxing seriously after a while, "You didn't bully others, did you?"

"Mom." Zhou Xuxing was speechless, "Why are you asking the same question as my sister? Is your son that kind of person?"

"That Xiao'an has lived for so long, and it's only recently that he feels far away from the unit."

Zhou Xuxing lamented that this was indeed his own mother, while talking nonsense, "Then haven't you saved enough money recently? How could you have money to move before?"

Only then did Xu Xiaoxia nodded in doubt, and urged Zhou Xuxing to call Chen An as soon as possible.

Chen An was going to continue working in the afternoon, so Zhou Xuxing chose a restaurant near Chen An's work unit, and Chen An rushed over immediately after work.As soon as Xu Xiaoxia saw Chen An, she pulled him to ask him how he was, and then asked if he was busy with work, and then said why he lost weight after a long time since we saw each other, and she wanted to eat more.

"Mom," Zhou Xuxing pulled Chen An to sit beside him, "You haven't seen Chen An for as long as you have, why don't you care about whether I'm thin or not."

Xu Xiaoxia looked disgusted, "I care about what you are doing, I don't tell you, can you still starve yourself?"

Then she changed the topic again, "Hey, how was your last blind date? Last time I met Zhao Jing's parents, they said that you two have been in touch and had a good chat."

Zhou Xuxing's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Chen An, but Chen An was eating calmly, and turned his head and smiled at him as if nothing had happened, "Auntie is asking you something."

Zhou Xuxing's palms were sweating, and he said to his mother bravely, "What people say is their business, mother, don't worry about it."

Xu Xiaoxia was not happy when she heard this, "Why is it just someone else's business? You weren't the one who went on a blind date with him? Just now I said I don't care about you, but now I care about you and say I don't care," she turned her head and complained to Chen An, "Xiao An, do you think he is annoying?"

"Mom..." Zhou Xuxing was so anxious that he couldn't sit still, wishing he could pull Chen An to explain clearly now.

"All right, all right," Xu Xiaoxia finally let him go, "I know you don't like to talk about blind dates, so I don't bother with you."

Zhou Xuxing hurriedly picked up some food for her, "Yes, yes, mom, eat more."

Xu Xiaoxia glanced at him helplessly, took two mouthfuls of food, and said, "But I'd like to say a few more words, don't be in a hurry, you're almost thirty, and it's time to think about it. "

Zhou Xuxing thought about my own mother, stop talking, I'm dying of anxiety, and poured water for Xu Xiaoxia, "Mom, my sister is already thirty, if you want to urge her, go urge her."

Xu Xiaoxia slapped him on the arm, "Can you be the same as your sister? She is still busy with her career and her job has not stabilized. It's not too late to talk about it later."

"Besides, you think I'm willing to take care of you. In two years, when your father retires, we will go on a trip. Do whatever you like."

Zhou Xuxing chimed in a few more words, Xu Xiaoxia also started chatting with Chen An, and this topic finally passed.

Xu Xiaoxia didn't stay long, and when she arrived in Hecheng in the morning, she had to catch another high-speed train in the afternoon.

After dinner, Chen An wanted to see her off with Zhou Xuxing, but Xu Xiaoxia insisted that it would not affect Chen An's work, and after saying goodbye to Chen An, she left in Zhou Xuxing's car.

Chen An went back to the company and sat at the desk for a long time. Of course he cared about what Aunt Xu said at the dinner table, but he found that the biggest problem was not whether Zhou Xuxing still had contact with his blind date, but that he didn't have the courage to face him. What does the relationship ask for.

Chen An knew Zhou Xuxing too well, and also understood the difficulties he would face when he was with boys, so he didn't want to embarrass him.

Chen An suddenly remembered a girlfriend Zhou Xuxing had talked about in high school. At that time, the three of them often dropped by to go home together after school. Later, when Zhou Xuxing participated in a math competition in the city, the girl suddenly broke up. Chen An asked why, and she said, I I like him, but he doesn't like me enough.

Chen An didn't understand what she meant until later.Because I know that he doesn’t like him enough, I can predict what he will give up for this relationship and how much he will do when the problem arises, and because I like him enough, I can more clearly perceive the emotional investment of the two in this relationship. not equal.

Not long after, Chen An received a call from Zhou Xuxing. He hurriedly explained that Zhao Jing lied to her parents that she was chatting with him because her family was urging her to get married. In fact, the two hadn't been in touch for a long time. Tell Chen An not to take it to heart.

After listening to him quietly, Chen An said slowly, "Actually, I also have something to tell you."

He took a deep breath.

"Zhou Xuxing, I think we should forget it."

The author says:

Zhou Xuxing: We have only been together for one chapter! ! !

Sheng Gu: (showing a successful introversion smile)