This summer holiday, Zhan Weiyang slept in every day and read books in the afternoon. If Pei Qing didn’t work overtime, he would go to Pei Qing for dinner from time to time. Pei Qing would take him to play around on weekends. This was probably the most fulfilling summer vacation Zhan Weiyang had since he started middle school.
Pei Qing liked to see exhibitions—all kinds of exhibitions, and Zhan Weiyang would accompany him regardless of whether he was interested or not. He happily followed Pei Qing, looking at things that he didn’t understand.
Pei Qing also often took Zhan Weiyang to eat delicious food. This confused Zhan Weiyang, and he asked Pei Qing, “Aren’t we very poor?”
Pei Qing said, “Yes, I spent all my money on you to eat meat.”
Zhan Weiyang looked at the meat in the bowl and felt guilty. He said, “Then I won’t eat meat.”
Pei Qing said, “That won’t work. If you don’t eat meat and lose weight, gege will feel bad.”
Zhan Weiyang struggled internally and felt he still wanted to eat meat, so he said, “Then you wait for me. I will definitely work hard to make money when I start working.”
Pei Qing smiled slightly and said, “Okay, so let’s eat meat first.”
Zhan Weiyang nodded shyly. He lowered his head a little embarrassedly and continued to eat.
A month passed in a blink of an eye, and Zhan Weiyang’s birthday was about to come.
Zhan Pengcheng asked him two or three days before his birthday, “How do you want to celebrate your birthday? Let’s go out for a good meal, okay?”
Zhan Weiyang fell into deep thought and did not respond to Zhan Pengcheng in time.
Zhan Pengcheng thought it might be because he wasn’t appealing enough, so he added, “How about we invite Qing gege to join us?”
Zhan Weiyang still did not answer. He actually wanted to spend the day with Pei Qing.
Zhan Weiguang was sitting next to him, initially looking at his phone while eating, and then he looked up at Zhan Weiyang.
Zhan Pengcheng was a little anxious, and he asked Zhan Weiyang, “Then how do you want to spend the day, tell Dad!”
Zhan Weiyang was a little reluctant to reject Zhan Pengcheng directly, and he said, “I don’t know.”
Zhan Pengcheng then said, “Then don’t worry, think about it again. Dad will make time that day, and Dad will accompany you wherever you want to go, okay?”
Zhan Weiyang nodded reluctantly.
That night, Zhan Weiyang lay on the bed and called Pei Qing to tell him about this.
Pei Qing had just got off work and was waiting for the bus on the roadside. He stood in a corner with his cell phone, and beside him was a bright and hot advertising sign. He said, “Is that so? Then I’ll treat your Dad and your brother to a meal.”
“Hm?” Zhan Weiyang, who had been somewhat absent-minded, immediately looked up upon hearing his words and asked in confusion, “What?”
Pei Qing said, “I said I’ll treat you to a meal on your birthday.”
Zhan Weiyang supported his body with his hands, sat cross-legged on the bed, and asked Pei Qing in surprise, “Do you want Dad and Zhan Weiguang to go?”
At this time, the bus Pei Qing was waiting for came. He got on the bus, walked to the back seat and sat down. He continued to say to Zhan Weiyang, “Don’t you want to have dinner with them?”
Zhan Weiyang whispered, “I think we can have dinner with Dad and the others a day in advance, and then we can have dinner together on the birthday.” This was the result of his consideration for a night, and he felt that this approach would not hurt Zhan Pengcheng’s feelings.
Pei Qing smiled silently and then said to Zhan Weiyang, “There are many opportunities for us to have dinner together. I think turning eighteen is a very important day, and I need to explain it to your father.”
“Explain?” Zhan Weiyang asked doubtfully.
Pei Qing said, “Yes, it’s a very important day, suitable for doing important things.”
Zhan Weiyang had a vague feeling, and he suddenly lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, “Are you going to tell my father?”
Pei Qing smiled and said nothing.
Zhan Weiyang blinked and said, “I understand.”
Pei Qing said, “Be good. I will arrange it when the time comes.”
On the night of Zhan Weiyang’s birthday, Pei Qing booked a Chinese restaurant with an elegant and quiet environment and invited Zhan Pengcheng and others to have dinner together.
Grandma didn’t go out. She had been having leg pain recently, and it was inconvenient for her to walk. She went to bed early at night and didn’t want to go out, so there were only Pei Qing and the Zhan family’s father and son.
When Zhan Pengcheng arrived, the first thing he said to Pei Qing was, “Uncle is treating tonight; don’t fight with me.”
Pei Qing asked him to sit down first and said, “I have already paid the deposit in advance. This meal should be my treat, don’t worry, Uncle.”
Zhan Pengcheng thought this was strange and said, “Why should it be your treat?”
Zhan Weiguang hadn’t said a word since he arrived at the restaurant. He had a very bad premonition, which made his scalp numb. When Pei Qing and Zhan Pengcheng were talking, Zhan Weiguang glanced at Zhan Weiyang and found that Zhan Weiyang was still silly and happy, which made him even more uneasy.
Although their seats were not private rooms, each table was separated by a booth, and the environment was relatively private and secluded.
The four people sat down, and Zhan Weiyang sat next to Pei Qing. Pei Qing had already ordered the dishes. After the waiter came up to pour tea, he served two plates of cold dishes and left.
Zhan Pengcheng was chatting with Pei Qing and asked him about his work. Pei Qing answered calmly.
Zhan Weiguang sat next to Zhan Pengcheng, feeling uneasy. He even had the urge to stop Pei Qing.
Zhan Pengcheng didn’t notice anything. He thought today was a good day, and he could drink a little.
As a result, Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Weiyang stopped him in unison and told him not to drink.
Zhan Pengcheng measured a small distance between his thumb and index finger and said, “A little bit.”
“No!” Zhan Weiyang said.
Zhan Pengcheng had no choice but to say, “Today is your birthday, so you have the final say.”
Zhan Weiyang was relieved.
Pei Qing picked up the teacup and said, “Today, we will use tea instead of wine to wish Yangyang a happy 18th birthday.”
The other people also picked up their teacups and clinked them in the air.
Zhan Weiyang said happily, “I’m finally eighteen years old!”
Zhan Weiguang said to him, “What’s good about being eighteen years old? Isn’t it good to be a child all your life?”
Zhan Weiyang looked at him, “Of course not. I’m not as naive as you.”
Zhan Weiguang endured it and decided not to argue with him.
At this time, the waiter began to serve hot dishes.
Pei Qing ordered most of the dishes that Zhan Weiyang liked. Everyone ate while chatting. Later, unable to resist Zhan Pengcheng’s repeated requests, the two sons reluctantly agreed to let him drink a bottle of beer.
When everyone was full of wine and food, Pei Qing said, “Uncle, I have something to tell you.”
Perhaps his tone was too serious. Zhan Pengcheng, who was originally joking with Zhan Weiyang, suddenly looked at him, his smile became shallow, and said, “Just tell Uncle if you have anything to say.” Zhan Pengcheng thought Pei Qing wanted his help with something.
Zhan Weiguang took a deep breath, unconsciously reached out to hold the teacup in front of him tightly, and anxiously rubbed the smooth cup with his fingers.
Pei Qing said, “Do you remember when I asked you what kind of person you hoped Yangyang would be with in the future?”
Zhan Pengcheng was a little surprised, “Why?”
Pei Qing continued, “You answered me at the time that you hoped it would be a kind person.”
Zhan Pengcheng glanced at Zhan Weiyang. His expression became serious, and he asked Pei Qing, “What’s the matter?”
Pei Qing said, “I hope you can agree to let me take care of Yangyang for the rest of his life.”
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