Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Chapter 75

The driver was Ji Rong, and he set off early in the morning. The expressway was convenient and the distance was short. Tang's father and mother were not used to the severe motion sickness at first. After lunch, the two fell asleep together in the back seat.

Tang Xu and Ji Rong looked at each other and smiled.

"Are you going to sleep for a while too?" Ji Rong spoke softly in a very soft voice.

Tang Xu shook his head: "I'm not sleepy. When I return to City B, I'll learn to drive. If I learn earlier, I won't have to work so hard this time."

"It doesn't matter if you don't learn, I have you." Ji Rong narrowed his eyes, he always wanted to be relied on by Tang Xu, even for a trivial matter.

This reassuring feeling made Tang Xu raise his lips: "Okay."

Until five or six in the afternoon, we finally arrived at our destination.

The scenery of Yunfei Village has been the same for ten years, but the village has gradually changed with the times.

It was originally a muddy field with potholes. Last year, when the village was developing, each family raised money to build a concrete field. When Tang Xu was notified, he naturally paid the money to the village chief. It was quite emotional to say it.

But Tang's father and Tang's mother haven't come back for several years, and they have an inexplicable sense of belonging when they come back here. I didn't expect the village to change so much.

The car parked in front of the Tang Family Courtyard, attracting the surrounding neighbors to watch. Father Tang and Mother Tang were recognized as soon as they got out of the car. The neighbors who hadn't seen each other for several years immediately asked about the current situation of Father Tang and Mother Tang enthusiastically. Tang Xu got out of the car and said hello to them. Finally, he opened the yard and asked Ji Rong to park the car in the yard.

"Oh, Tang Xu is so big! He looks so handsome!"

"Inherited? All the family members are handsome, and his father is very energetic after recovering from illness."

"Hey, those unlucky things in the past are also in the past."

"Don't tell me, Tang Xu is a very powerful kid. How well his parents are raised by him."

"I'm doing research in City B now, I've seen it several times in the news."

"That's R&D, and research is not the same as R&D."

"No matter what it is, it's amazing. How old is Tang Xu, and he's that powerful."

"I heard that there is a house in City B. This kid is really promising! If my son has him..."

"Hey, who's driving?"

When Ji Rong got out of the car, his chatter was all around Ji Rong, and Ji Rong smiled and nodded to them, welcoming them with a good impression.

"Hey, which family's children are here! Why did you come back together?"

"Looking strange, it must not be from our village."

"It would be great if I had a daughter in my family. This young man looks energetic."

Ji Rong probably understood a little bit of their native dialect, and winked at Tang Xu, who could only chuckle helplessly.

Tang's father, Tang's mother and neighbors didn't talk for a long time, but Tang's mother got away quickly and prepared to clean the house. Ji Rong was going to work with Tang's mother depending on the situation, but was stopped by Tang Xu.

"You must be tired from driving all day. Don't do it. I'll clean up the bedroom and you can sleep for a while. I'll call you after dinner."

"Yeah, Xiao Ji, go and rest, you've worked hard today."

Ji Rong definitely couldn't agree to this rare opportunity to express himself: "I'm not tired, I can't sleep now, please do more quickly." As he said that, he searched for something to get busy.

Tang Xu looked at Ji Rong's rare and thoughtless look, which was very funny, so he finally had to let him go.

When Tang's father came in, he saw that the whole family was cleaning. The house that hadn't been lived in for a few years was moldy, and there was an unpleasant smell, but everything in the house was too familiar. He was inexplicably tearful. After so many years, his health has recovered, his son has become promising, and he even brought back a boyfriend... Cough cough, this seems a bit awkward, hey, the old ancestor doesn't know whether he will be happy or angry... …

"Don't block the door, go and bring a basin of well water." Seeing that Tang's father was in a daze, Tang's mother rudely ordered her, and Tang's father immediately went to press the well water.

It took a long time for the family to clean up and it was almost ready. The neighbors next door came over and told them to have dinner. Tang’s father and mother were very embarrassed, but the other party’s offer was irresistible, and the kitchen utensils at home were not used for a long time. Rust can't be used anymore, Tang's father and Tang's mother can only thank Tang Xu and Ji Rong for dinner.

"Eat more, there's not much food, don't be disgusted with it." Aunt Li put the meat in front of Tang Xu and Ji Rong, fearing that they would not be able to reach it.

Tang Xu smiled embarrassedly at Aunt Li, and Aunt Li immediately smiled: "Oh, Tang Xu hasn't come back for many years, and he was still young when he came back last time, and now he has grown into a handsome boy."

"Hahaha, Tang Xu has been handsome since he was a child. When he grows up and spends a long time in the city, he feels that he is different." Uncle Li poured a glass of wine for Tang's father: "Are you in good health now? Have a drink once in a while. , It is also good for the body."

Tang's father didn't want to drink at first, so he had to make gestures when he said this: "I don't know how to drink, I can only drink a little, thank you."

"Okay, just have a sip or two." Uncle Li didn't force it.

The atmosphere was just right, Aunt Li glanced at Ji Rong from time to time, and finally couldn't help asking: "Is this little brother Tang Xu's friend?"

"Ah...it belongs to Xiao Xu, cough cough, friend." Mother Tang didn't know how to introduce Ji Rong. She was afraid that if she told the truth, she would know all about it as soon as she passed the village tonight, and she was worried that she would hurt the two children by not telling the truth.

But at this time, Ji Rong smiled and introduced himself to Aunt Li: "Auntie, my name is Ji Rong, and I'm a classmate with Tang Xu. I heard that Yunfei Village is very beautiful, so I came back to play with him."

"Oh, then you are really in the right place. We have nothing else here, but the scenery is beautiful. I will let Tang Xu take you for a stroll. You are welcome!" Aunt Li was naturally happy to hear others praise the village. With a sigh of relief, I feel sad and relieved at Ji Rong's sensible behavior. After all, the village is much more feudal than the city. If there is one person who knows the relationship between Tang Xu and Ji Rong today, there will probably be a group of people talking about it tomorrow. to drive them out.

This was what Tang's father and Tang's mother were most worried about when they came back. They were guilty of fearing that their relationship would cause unnecessary trouble.

Sensing the depression of his parents, Tang Xu quickly followed Aunt Li's words and said, "Thank you Aunt Li, I haven't been back for a long time, let's take a look together by the way."

"You're welcome, it's all neighbors. We have to take care of you if you haven't come back for so many years." Aunt Li chuckled twice: "Is Tang Xu in his late twenties now? Have you found a girlfriend yet?"

When it comes to this topic, you don't need to think about it to know what she wants to say next. Tang Xu, Tang's father and Tang's mother all glanced at Ji Rong, and Ji Rong ate his food calmly without saying a word.

"Well, there is already, there is someone I like..." Tang Xu scratched his ears, it was the first time he said that in front of people he knew, and he was a little shy.

"Hey, let me just say, there must be someone, the little girl must be very good, when will you get married? Has it been settled?" Aunt Li's soul of gossip today is all concentrated in this one.

Tang Xu was helpless: "The marriage hasn't been decided yet, but he should be the one."

After the meal, Tang's father and Tang's mother were dragged and chattered. Tang Xu took Ji Rong home to boil water for a bath and rest.

After the two took turns taking a bath, they lit the mosquito coils in the yard to look at the stars. There are many insects and mosquitoes in the countryside, and there are also many stars at night. It seems that the entire night sky is covered, which makes people sigh.

The yard didn't have any sound insulation effect, they could clearly hear the voices of Tang's father, mother and uncle and sister-in-law next door talking, and Tang Xu whispered to Ji Rong while rubbing essential oils to repel mosquitoes.

"Not hot?"

"It's not hot, it's cool at night."

"I'll take you to see the sunrise tomorrow."

"Okay, but can we see the full sunrise here?"

"No, I can only see half of it."

"Then how about taking you to the beach or the mountains to see the full sunrise next time?"

"Well, I think the house will be pushed down and rebuilt in the second half of the year. Now there are many small buildings in the village. We will come back often in the future, why don't we also build it?"

"Very good, Mom and Dad can come back often in the future."

"Then it's settled, give me that hand, you've been bitten several times,"

Ji Rong changed hands obediently, and looked down at Tang Xu's side face under the dim light: "Tang Xu, shall we get married?"

Tang Xu paused his hands, raised his head to meet his bright eyes, opened his mouth and couldn't say anything, his heart skipped a beat just now, obviously this was not the first time Ji Rong said it, but every time he heard it Still can't help being excited.

"Didn't you just say that you will marry me, it's a matter of time, why don't we get rid of it as soon as possible." Ji Rong fully grasped the point of Tang Xu's words just now.

"..." Tang Xu thought silently that he really thought so, but getting married was not a matter for the two of them. They did get the approval of both parents now, but the time is still short, so they must give their parents enough time to buffer, right?

"As long as you promise, I will leave the rest to me, and my parents will have no problem." Ji Rong grabbed Tang Xu's hand with his backhand, with a serious face, and his firm and deep eyes did not flicker or hesitate at all.

In fact, what Ji Rong said is quite right. Marriage is a matter of time for them. The two of them had the idea of ​​getting married from the beginning, so at this level, they are almost ready to get married. The parents only need the two of them. There's really nothing wrong with oil.

Tang Xu figured it out after thinking about it this way. He looked up and looked around. There was no one around. He seemed sorry for all of this by not doing anything.

So he kissed him, and touched Ji Rong's lips superficially.

Ji Rong was stunned, and raised his hand to pinch his flushed cheeks: "Are you fat? Is this your answer? Then I won't be polite." After speaking, he dragged him back into the house and locked the bedroom door hehe laugh.

Tang Xu was frightened by the torment that night, because the sound insulation effect is really bad.