Parent-Teacher Conference

  After lunch, my maternal uncle's family came to pay their New Year's greetings. The couple brought their daughter Huihui, carrying two boxes of milk and two boxes of red wine, as well as several packs of Wangwang's big gift bags for the two children.

  Both sides gave each other red envelopes, and I wasn't an exception, even those older than me received some. When I looked at Chaoyang, who was paying his respects to the elders, he had a cocky expression on his face, looking up at me with a raised eyebrow: "Not convinced?"

  "Wow... it's not that I'm not convinced, but I really admire your thick skin."

  He twitched his mouth and suddenly smiled: "Time flies, in another hour this little sister of mine who refuses to grow up will meet her parents-in-law, how's she feeling?"

  "Little Sakura is getting married?"

  "Ah, finally someone wants to!" My mom laughed awkwardly: "That kid just told us this morning that he's coming for the parent-teacher conference and got us all busy early in the morning. He should be landing now."

  "Big sister is worrying too much, Xiao Ying is still so young and has such good conditions, can't she get married?"

  I saw his aunt pulling on his sleeve.

  "My uncle said: 'Since there are guests, we won't stay long. We still have to go see my grandmother and Third Grandfather. No need to send us off, everyone is busy!'"

  "It's really embarrassing, you said that even during the Chinese New Year, no one stayed for a meal. Come over another day and have dinner, let Old Fu accompany you to drink a few bottles!"

  My mother kept apologizing all the way and led Liu's big entourage to send them off at the door.

  I turned my head to look at Fu Chaoyang, was he actually doing it on purpose? In order to give his good brother a clear stage, just how ironclad is their relationship?

  He shrugged and made no comment.

  After grandma and them sent off the guests and came back, they chatted for a while in the yard. My mom didn't enter the house until then to ask Fu Chaoyang: "Where did they go?"

  Fu Chaoyang was still sitting in front of the TV playing Contra, and without lifting his head said: "Just before the guests arrived, they said they had already gotten on the highway."

  He didn't even know if he was muttering to himself, but his phone suddenly rang. He threw down the controller and pointed at the phone: "It's here! I'll go answer it!"

  He strode over to get his clothes and went out the door, watching his back we all couldn't help but tense up.

  How to say?

  For parents of this generation, it's their first time as a parent in a 'Parent-Teacher Conference' activity, and this identity carries some weight.

  The "pick-up" for Chaoyang took less than ten minutes from start to finish. Uncle's tea had just been brewed when the sound of an engine came from the entrance, followed by two intersecting paths.

  My heart skipped a beat, my tense lips were trembling slightly, and I had to purse them tightly just to get through these few seconds. I hastily went out to greet him, without even having time to change my shoes.

  Su Hao has already gotten out of the car and is opening the door for Aunt Mei. He raises his head, winks at me with a mischievous glint in his phoenix-like eyes, making my original tension dissipate somewhat.

  "Happy New Year, Aunt Su and Aunt Mei!"

  I bowed respectfully and greeted them after the adults had finished exchanging greetings.

  Plum aunt suddenly laughed, came up and gave me a hug, let go of Su Hwang's scolding: "Look at you scared my daughter-in-law!" And like when I was a kid, touched my face, pretending to be serious: "Don't be afraid of him, he dares to treat you badly, tell me, I'll take charge, we'll make him kneel in the ancestral hall!"

  I let out an unconvincing "uh-huh"...

  The old mother invited everyone into the house for a cup of tea and a rest.

  I lifted my foot to follow, but my arm was pulled by him and fell into his arms. The light dragon boat fragrance rushed to my nose, and the kiss landed on my lips, sucking heavily once, and then left immediately.

  I I I I...

  I immediately jumped out of his arms, covering my face and looking at the people in front, although they didn't seem to have noticed, I still couldn't help but blush, and with the sun shining just right, it felt slightly hot...

  He chuckled and pulled me into another head-butt on my forehead!

  I'm really... What is he trying to do? Showing off in front of the whole family? Why doesn't he just humiliate me to death?!

  At the sight of his smiling phoenix eyes, I ran home in a hurry, and as soon as I stepped onto the stairs, I froze. The glass on this door just reflected Su Hao's figure, and only then did I realize... he was wearing the same series of pants as me! That silver-gray striped one! Those slim-fitting pants!

  Ahhhhh——No wonder everyone was laughing like that between him and me!

  Ahhhhhh——How can the glass on this door reflect so clearly?! Isn't that saying that the scene just now didn't escape their eyes?!

  Ah——I'm so ashamed I don't dare show my face!

  I turned around and glared at him fiercely, biting my teeth, and finally held back the words "you bastard" from coming out of my mouth. If I had scolded her son in front of his mother, how many points would be deducted for that impression?

  He moved, I hastily lifted my feet and entered the house, running to get out of everyone's sight. They looked at me with meaningful smiles again, and I was so embarrassed that I stared straight at the rabbit on my slippers.

  "Ah, to be honest, coming to disturb you on the first day of the new year is really embarrassing, but that child was so anxious that we couldn't help it. He's anxious, and we're even more anxious than him. In previous years, when things were like this, he wouldn't say anything or let us ask questions, always saying he had a sense of propriety. This has been going on for several years, and it scared both me and his dad to death!" Su's mom said, patting her chest: "Now it's fine, the stone in our hearts can finally be put down..."

  Our family is still in a daze, only my mom can pick up the conversation, with a helpless expression, saying: "Alas... our family's children are all like this. Our Pihouzi (a nickname) is also not allowed to ask or talk about it, and is always anxious, after Su walked away she cried so much that no one could comfort her, when she gets angry she becomes stubborn..."

  "It's all because of that stinky kid in our family, he's always been so stubborn, since he was little he's been bullying Sakura, I ask him something and he won't say a word, if what he says is wrong, he'll get angry right away. That thing about going abroad, he also did it completely wrong, bullying Sakura like that, oh my god, how heartbreaking! He even snuck back home several times, the driver said he stood under your building but didn't dare knock on the door, how pathetic! The tone changed again, and with a hint of helplessness, "You say he's like this, I don't have the face to scold him anymore..."

  "Our family's little monkey was young at the time, and because of this matter, we blamed Long Su for many years. Whoever mentioned it would get into an argument with someone else. We all thought they were just playing around when they were young, but who knew it would actually come true... seeing her like that makes me worried too..."

  At this time, Su Hao and Fu Chaoyang moved the boxes in, and Su's mother changed the subject: "Ah, yes, who is that? Su Qing, they brought some red wine from their husband's estate, and a few bottles of Maotai for Old Master. I also brought many gifts, let's divide them up later!"

  "We're so familiar with each other, what's the point of bringing a gift? It feels too extravagant. From now on, just come as you are, no need to bring anything, it's too formal!"

  Su's mother burst out laughing: "Alright, from now on I'll definitely come empty-handed. The key is that this time the situation is special, if I don't bring some gifts over, I'd be too embarrassed to say it out loud..."

  "Oh, cherry blossoms!"

  "Huh?"

  My mom suddenly called out my name, and for a moment I didn't react, my brain still stuck on the sentence 'He stood under your building and didn't dare to knock on the door'...

  "Take Long Su out for a walk, the weather is so good."

  "Uh-huh, okay..."

  I'm not willing to be sent away, but in reality I fundamentally can't refuse, no, I basically can't refuse at all.

  Walked to the door and changed shoes, Fu Chaoyang threw me the car key: "Go to Dagushi River to see swans, cherish the world of two people!"

  When you have a girlfriend, it will absolutely come back double!

  I quietly thought and took the key out of the door.

  Mr. Su stood in a patch of golden light, saw me coming out, switched the black Gucci gloves to his other hand, and stretched out his hand towards me: "Let's go."

  That beautiful hand was exceptionally fair in the sunlight, with a warm glow on it. I couldn't help but stare blankly at it as he paused in mid-air waiting for me, just smiling.

  After a long time, I finally responded with a "good", put my hand on it, and at that moment, the only thing I thought of was that old yet extremely romantic and firm ancient phrase: Hold your hand, and grow old together.

  Yes, hand in hand with you, growing old together. xh118