let me look at you

Chapter 5 Whoever is lonely now will be lonely forever

He is willing to solemnly bring her before his parents and bring her into his life. This is definitely not a decision taken lightly, and it can even be said to be a clear statement, a commitment.

On Friday afternoon, Zhu Xiaobei had just finished correcting a mountain of test papers for a certain professor, and was so exhausted that he went back to his small desk like a bereaved dog. Before he could catch his breath, he received a call from Han Shu asking her to Come home for dinner.

Zhu Xiaobei and Han Shu hadn't seen each other for nearly a week. Last Saturday, they had agreed to go to his house to taste his cooking skills, but finally gave up in a hurry. Zhu Xiaobei could see that Han Shu was in a serious trance at that time, and all The strangeness seems to have started from the first time he saw Xie Ju Nian.Zhu Xiaobei had no doubt that there was some kind of relationship between the man and woman. When she was sitting in Han Shu's car, she originally planned to ask questions in a sharp voice like a normal girl.

"Han Shu, what's your relationship with her? Tell me, why didn't you tell me, you said you said I wanted you to tell..." Such words circled in her heart, and she wanted to laugh before she could say it.As a result, until Han Shu parked the car downstairs where she lived and said "goodbye" politely, she still didn't have time to say the question as a girlfriend.Zhu Xiaobei was a little frustrated later, but she was horrified to find that a large part of her frustration came from her unsatisfied curiosity.

After Zhu Xiaobei's friend Zheng Wei learned that she ended her romantic date trip and went back to her dormitory to eat instant noodles, her contempt was so serious that Zhu Xiaobei felt that she had never been in front of her sisters in her life. So unable to hold her head up, she didn't feel that she had saved a little face until she received Han Shu's invitation again and happily asked married people for advice on countermeasures.

"Wei Wei, do you think the food he makes will be unpalatable?"

"Eat? How can you think about eating?" Zheng Wei said in a high-pitched voice on the other end of the phone in an unbelievable way, "The important thing is not what you eat, Zhu Xiaobei, you are not a pig. The atmosphere! What matters is the atmosphere Candlelight, music, a little more ambiguity, and then..."

"And then what?"

"And take him quickly."

"You know flirting isn't my strong suit."

"You don't need to worry about this, Han Shu is a master. As long as you don't want to eat fried noodles with raw garlic, everything will be fine."

While waiting for Han Shu to pick her up, Zhu Xiaobei tried hard to recall the steps that Zheng Wei had arranged for her, feeling a little restless for no reason.She flipped through the manuscripts she had accumulated since she was a student, trying to find one or two poems with beautiful moods to calm her impetuous heart.

Ricker describes it in "Autumn Days":

Who has no house now,
There is no need to build.

who is alone now,
forever alone

……

Seeing such a touching poem, the first thing that came to Zhu Xiaobei's mind was Zheng Wei's categorical conclusion: "Whoever is a virgin tonight will be a virgin forever." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but mutter: "Sin, sin. "

Han Shu arrived on time, he never liked to keep women waiting.In fact, his place of work is not far from G University, and the place where he lives is also very close. Zhu Xiaobei previously suggested that he could go there by bus, and Han Shu laughed at her for being stupid.

Seeing Zhu Xiaobei's casual attire, although Han Shu's aesthetics has always been biased towards a more feminine temperament, he must admit that he would rather Zhu Xiaobei look like this.

"Han Shu, what are you going to do tonight?" Although Zheng Wei repeatedly emphasized that Zhu Xiaobei should not pay so much attention to the word "eat", Zhu Xiaobei still couldn't help asking.

Han Shu looked a little surprised: "I do? Didn't I say on the phone that I went to my parents' house for dinner?"

"What?" Zhu Xiaobei broke out in cold sweat for no reason, "Isn't it?" She thought, probably when she answered the phone, she hadn't gotten rid of the overwhelming test papers on the principle of electrical machinery, and missed all the key words.

"You don't have to worry, my parents are not very scary." Han Shu comforted her, the "tyranny" of their old man was only aimed at him alone.

Zhu Xiaobei laughed dryly.She has already heard about Han Shu's family background from Zheng Wei. In fact, she has nothing to fear from Dean Han. She Zhu Xiaobei travels all over the world, has never seen anyone, and has not committed any crimes. She is afraid of the court. What is the dean doing?She just didn't feel comfortable with the term "parents" itself.

Han Shu soon understood, and said with a smile, "Isn't this a test that we have to pass sooner or later? I think it is necessary for me to introduce you to them."

Although he was smiling, his expression was serious.Zhu Xiaobei knew his sincerity. A person like Han Shu valued his own feelings and his own space, so it was easy for a woman to feel that he couldn't grasp him firmly, but he was willing to solemnly bring her to his parents and bring her into his own life. In my life, this is definitely not a decision taken lightly, it can even be said to be a clear statement, a commitment.

Zhu Xiaobei was a little moved, although she didn't know why Han Shu made such a hasty decision, but for her who obviously hated marriage, wouldn't it be rain after a long drought?

"Your expression is complicated, can I understand that you are struggling intensely?" Han Shu glanced at Zhu Xiaobei with a smile.

"What's the matter, just go." Zhu Xiaobei said boldly.

Han Shu's home is in the first living area of ​​the high school. The small building is equivalent to the principal's building of G University. Just as Han Shu turned off the fire, Zhu Xiaobei, who was trying to calm down all the way, suddenly bent down with an expression of extreme pain. , The sound of "ouch" is endless.

"Are you okay?" Han Shu was obviously taken aback.

"My stomach hurts." Zhu Xiaobei moaned.

Han Shu reached out to help her: "Then get out of the car quickly, my mother is a doctor, let her show you."

"I have diarrhea. Han Shu, I'm sorry, I think it's better for me not to go to your house, I've eaten something bad."

"Even if it's diarrhea, don't you think the nearest bathroom is in our house?"

Zhu Xiaobei shook his head with a painful expression, then leaned over and whispered something softly in Han Shu's ear.She spoke too cryptically, Han Shu was confused at first, but with her ambiguous expression, he finally understood.

"That... oh... ah?"

Zhu Xiaobei continued: "You also know that the first time I come to the door, I can't just ask your mother to borrow 'that', right?"

Han Shu was a little speechless, shrugging his shoulders: "I'm not sure if my mother still has 'that' to lend you. Well, Zhu Xiaobei, do you mean that you want to retreat now?"

Zhu Xiaobei's smile was very flattering: "If you have no objection."

Han Shu tapped the steering wheel with his hands, and finally smiled: "I'll take you back."

"No, no, you're already at the door, don't send them off." Zhu Xiaobei refused repeatedly, "Go in quickly, I'll go by myself, there's no problem."

"Really?"

"Better than what? I'm leaving first, it's best not to say that I've been here. Bye, call."

Han Shu watched Zhu Xiaobei leave at lightning speed, feeling a little helpless, Zhu Xiaobei could get away, but he couldn't.

Hearing the sound of Han Shu opening the door, Mother Han was already waiting behind the door. As soon as she saw her son, she went up to touch his arm distressedly, and kept saying, "Honey, I haven't been home for almost two weeks. , look how thin you have become, did you not take the health supplements I prescribed for you on time? The busier you are, the more you need to pay attention to your health. I told you to move back a long time ago, but you didn’t listen..."

When Han Shu heard his mother's "baby" that could never be changed, he was suddenly grateful that Zhu Xiaobei was not there.He put his arms around his mother's shoulders and didn't let her continue talking.

"I said oh my god, I'm so stuffed with the health care products you gave me every day, how can I still eat. Besides, you are so slender, how can I get so fat as a son?"

His round-the-clock compliment quickly made the mother's heart elated, and Mother Han laughed and scolded: "I know you're a slob, and I'll drink more soup later. I'll cook by myself all afternoon."

The mother and son walked towards the living room while talking, and Dean Han, who was sitting on the sofa pretending to read a newspaper, snorted through his nose: "My son is almost 30 years old, and he is still so pampered, no wonder he is immature now, alas , What a loser for a loving mother."

After hearing this, Han Shu looked at his mother, looked at each other and smiled tacitly. This was already the habitual opening speech of Dean Han when he saw his son. They had heard so much that they had already become numb.

Han Shu grew up in a typical family with strict father and loving mother.Dean Han and his wife have a son and a daughter, Han Shu is the youngest son, and there is a sister Han Lin who is four years older than him.Han Lin seemed to have inherited her father's rigorous and upright character better than Han Shu since she was a child, and she never needed to worry too much from her parents.In the past, Dean Han was always proud of her, but after graduating from a top political and law university in China, Han Lin went abroad for further studies, and met her real husband in a foreign country. Already a mother of three.For this reason, Dean Han was unwilling to answer the phone call from his daughter for a long time. He didn't understand why the outstanding daughter was willing to give up her bright future to give birth to a child and do housework for a "ghost guy".But in the past one or two years, maybe time has made him finally get used to and accept this fact, and the three mixed-race grandchildren are really cute, so he gradually let go.As a result, his expectations for his children had to be pinned on his son who was not optimistic about him in the past.

In Han Shu's memory, he ate his father's fried pork with bamboo shoots a lot when he was a child.Dean Han is a firm believer in "a filial son is born under the stick". He gives his children the most orthodox education, hoping that the children will become pillars of talent when they grow up.Han Shu thought, if the respected Dean Han watched "Crayon Shin-chan", he would have a deep understanding, because he raised his son as Kazama, but his son was like Xiaoxin when he was young.Of course, in Han Shu's own opinion, he is definitely more motivated than other children, but it is obvious that he is always far away from Dean Han's request.Until he went to college, his growth model was always scolded by his father and doted on by his mother. He was often scolded by Dean Han, and when he turned around, he was hugged by his mother in his arms. barking.Han Shu thought that he could still thrive under such circumstances and grow into today's Prosecutor Han instead of becoming Jia Baoyu or a certain criminal. He was really something to be proud of.

After the father and son exchanged a few words, Han's mother called them to the table.Han's mother and auntie were doing cooking in the kitchen, and Dean Han asked Han Shu some work-related matters.

"I heard that your branch has reported you as an outstanding young prosecutor candidate in the city."

"There is such a thing, but it's just a candidate." Han Shu was very careful in answering such questions. If he showed complacency, his father would definitely criticize him for being too arrogant, but if he was too low-key, he would be attributed to being too arrogant. negative.

Sure enough, even if he answered in this way, Dean Han still drank tea and said: "I have told you Cai Jian many times, it's fine to spoil you in private, and it shouldn't be like this in business."

"I think she is a person who distinguishes between public and private." Han Shu said calmly, and helped his father refill his tea by the way.

"You, in the future, you still have to pay attention to guarding against arrogance and impetuosity. Don't think that you have some insignificant achievements over the years, and your tail will go up to the sky. Don't think that I don't know. You have a good reputation today, mostly because of hard work. Almost none of the difficult cases that you handle fall on your head."

"Didn't you also tell me to be careful when taking cases? I can't smash the golden signboard of Dean Han." Han Shu laughed.

It is an eternal law to wear thousands of clothes, but not to flatter you, and it is also applicable to Dean Han.Sure enough, the old man shook his head, didn't say anything, but his face softened a lot.Han Shu chuckled inwardly, of course he wouldn't point it out in front of his father, and more than one person had secretly mentioned to him that if anyone complimented his son in front of Dean Han, it would definitely be more effective than complimenting him himself.Dean Han, who seems to never be soft-spoken at home, talked about his son in front of outsiders. His only comment was, "My son is still like me."

But in private, Han Shu didn't think he was much like his father. First of all, he was more like his mother in appearance, so he thought he was much more handsome than Dean Han.Secondly, no matter how much he has achieved in his career, he will not regard work as his entire belief like his father.For Han Shu, no matter how much he loves work, enjoying life comes first, so he will work hard, but he will not sacrifice his happiness to fight.

While talking, Mother Han had already brought the stewed duck with ginkgo fruit to the father and son.

"No pepper, less salt and less oil, this is yours, old Han... put pepper, as long as the soup has no content, baby, this is yours."

To say that the most similar thing between father and son is the attention to details of life.Many people are amazed that Han Shu lives so exquisitely as a man, but if they have seen Dean Han who has always carried a spotless silk handkerchief by his side for decades, they will deeply understand what inheritance is.When he was young, in that era, Dean Han was also known as the son of Zhuo Shijia. If his personality was not too rigid, Han Shu thought that his father would be more attractive to women than him.In addition to habitually using "Dean Han" as his father's "nickname", when talking privately with his mother, Han Shu often laughed and called Dean Han "our son Han".

(End of this chapter)