Cao Yaru took it upon herself and told Canghao: "Come to the house at six o'clock in the evening, my father will invite you to dinner." ”

Cang Hao nodded sneeringly: "Okay." ”

"So be it. Cao Yaru smiled: "I'm going to the office." ”

"Okay, I won't send you away......" Cang Hao didn't know what to say, watched Cao Yaru leave, turned around to find Jing Yueran, but found that Jing Yueran slipped away at some point, waved his sleeves and didn't take anything away.

In the evening, Cang Hao went to Cao's house on time, and the father and daughter of the Cao family all wore aprons, sent the servants aside to help, and cooked the dishes themselves.

Soon, the fragrance of vegetables wafted over, Cang Hao raised his nose and smelled it, faintly rushing to the smell of childhood.

Soon, plates of dishes were served, there were no delicacies from the mountains and seas, they were all the most ordinary home-cooked dishes.

Stir-fried shredded pork in the snow, pot-wrapped meat, and three fresh, these Northeast dishes are not easy to eat in Guangsha.

After tasting the three fresh chopsticks, Cang Hao smiled: "Godfather, you made it?"

"You still call me godfather, these days, godfather has a bad reputation......" Cao Zhihong joked, smiled and said: "I'm glad you haven't forgotten the taste of my cooking." ”

"Then this pot-wrapped meat is made by Xiaoru......" Cang Hao tasted it and nodded: "It's much better than when I was a child." ”

Cao Yaru took off her apron, sat between Cao Zhihong and Cang Hao, and said with a smile: "These days in country M, I have practiced my cooking skills hard, do you know how difficult it is to find the ingredients needed for the Chinese food in country M. ”

"It seems that you are having a good time in country M. Of course, Cang Hao would not sue the father and daughter of the Cao family, the two of them actually escaped death several times, thanks to the shadow troops he arranged for secret protection.

"Not bad. Cao Zhihong's face became solemn: "I decided to respect your opinion and not move their graves." ”

Cao Yaru followed up and said: "I think so too, this is what I decided with my father, let my godfather and godmother stay there." ”

Cang Hao smiled: "That's the best." ”

At this time, Cao Yaru's stewed fish was about to come out of the pot, and Cao Yaru hurriedly went to the kitchen.

Cao Zhihong looked at his daughter's back, lowered his voice, and said somewhat helplessly: "You and I both know that the shape is getting more and more complicated at the moment, and I don't know what kind of battle will be there next." So I think it's better for your parents to stay over there, and don't die without peace. ”

"That's what I thought, too. Cang Hao had no doubt that with Cao Zhihong's position, he must have received some rumors.

However, Cao Zhihong didn't take the initiative to say, and Cang Hao wouldn't ask him what he knew.

There should be a tacit understanding between smart people, and there is no need to express everything in words, otherwise they will be reduced to inferiority.

Just now, Cao Yaru came back with the dishes, and Cao Zhihong's expression became cheerful again: "For many years, the family hasn't sat down to eat together anymore, which makes me feel like I'm in a trance." ”

Speaking of which, when Cao Zhihong first returned to China, he also invited Cang Hao to come to his house for dinner once.

But the meal was not very pleasant, so everyone had a tacit understanding not to mention it, but Cao Yaru felt a little embarrassed: "Yes...... After all these years, the family sat together again. ”

"And these dishes were all often eaten at home back then......" Cao Zhihong said this, and sighed with emotion: "Thinking about it now, although I was poor at that time, I lived a full and happy life." At that time, the society was also clean, and the people were pure...... Now looking at the high-rise buildings in my eyes, I feel that everything has changed, society has changed, others have changed, and I myself have also changed. ”

Cao Yaru asked with a smile: "Dad, why are you suddenly so emotional?"

"Because I'm old. With a sigh, Cao Zhihong personally opened a bottle of red wine: "Happy tonight, come, everyone drink more." ”

The meal was a pleasure, but occasionally the atmosphere was a little depressing, because of the reminiscences of the past.

Cang Hao saw that the time was almost up, got up to say goodbye, and Cao Zhihong was very enthusiastic to stay: "There is a room at home, you can choose any one, and you can live as long as you want." ”

"No, I still have a little bit to deal with, and I have to stay up late when I go back......" Cang Hao didn't want to stay, but he couldn't, the danger followed him like a shadow, as long as he lived here, he might bring accidents to the Cao family's father and daughter.

"Let's stay......" Cao Zhihong seemed to be a little tired, and couldn't stop sighing: "In two days, Xiaoru and I will go out, and we really don't have much time together." ”

Cang Hao was stunned: "What are you doing when you go out?"

"My friend contacted a project in France, and I took Xiaoru over to have a look...... Cao Zhihong smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, sometimes when I think about it, I don't need to fight so hard." However, when people have nothing, they can be fearless, and when they really have a lot, they have to worry a lot. If I don't fight, I'm afraid that I will be fought by others, and the mall is more cruel than the battlefield......"

Cang Hao nodded heavily: "I understand." ”

"The company is on the right track, and the next step is to open up a new world, not to mention that I am relieved to have you......" sighed again, Cao Zhihong proposed: "So you should stay." ”

"Not really. Cang Hao smiled helplessly: "I still have a lot of things." ”

"Okay......" Cao Zhihong saw that he really couldn't keep Cang Hao, so he had to order Cao Yaru: "You send him out." ”

Cao Zhihong went back to the room to rest, this was an opportunity to let Cao Yaru and Cang Hao be alone, that is, he arranged it like this, but it made Cang Hao and Cao Yaru very embarrassed.

Originally, when they were eating, Cang Hao and Cao Yaru had already released their suspicions, and there seemed to be no obstacle to communication, but they didn't know what to say at this time.

Cang Hao didn't say how he would go back, he just walked forward, and Cao Yaru was silently by his side.

I don't know how far to go, Cao Yaru suddenly said with emotion: "Over the years, we have all changed...... Cang Hao, you have changed, and I don't know you anymore. And myself...... It's changed, too. ”

Cang Hao smiled deeply: "Yes." ”

"I still want to know what you experienced during your years abroad. Cao Yaru sighed in disappointment: "I really don't understand why you just don't say it......"

"I don't want to say it, it's because I want to protect my relatives and my brothers. Shaking his head, Cang Hao said word by word: "Of course, you are also included!"

Cao Yaru was a little moved: "Really?"

"Is it fake?" Cang Hao shrugged: "Why should I lie to you?"

"Who knows why you lied to me...... Cao Yaru snorted lightly, and said: "Since you came back, the whole person has become a big liar!"

Cang Hao rolled his eyes: "Thank you for the compliment." ”

"But......" Her eyes rolled, and Cao Yaru's tone softened: "On the other hand, you have become mature......"

"Thank you again. ”

"I'm not kidding you. Cao Yaru said very seriously: "Really, you have become mature, you are a big child in my memory, and you always need someone to take care of you." I'm going to help you fight, and I've even got to cook for you, and even then you're often bullied and crying...... But today you are mature, you are always silent, never say anything to others, do not let others know your joys, sorrows, and sorrows, but you hold everything in your hands. ”

"It's normal. ”

Cao Yaru was stunned: "Normal?"

"Do you know what the difference between a boy and a man is?"

Cao Yaru's face turned red: "I don't care about your love history." ”

"What do you want?" Cang Hao looked at Cao Yaru in great surprise: "I'm not talking about physiology, why are your thoughts so dirty now?"

"I ......" Cao Yaru always felt that Cang Hao's words were very dirty, but in a blink of an eye, he was not as good as Cang Hao: "Okay, I was wrong, I want to be crooked...... Can you go on?"

"Then I tell you, it has nothing to do with age, some people live to death as children, and the difference between a boy and a man is only whether he has been injured or not. When Cang Hao said this, his expression became extremely solemn: "A boy, just one day, he was hurt, or he cowered and avoided becoming a loser in life, or he just found a corner to lick his wounds silently, and then stood up again and fought to the end." If he chooses the latter, he will become a man and a winner in his own life. ”

When Cao Yaru heard this, she was stunned and couldn't help but stop.

Cang Hao also stopped, turned to look at Cao Yaru, and said word by word: "In other words, one day, there will be a scar that will turn a boy into a man." No life is complete without injury, and I'm glad that my life isn't lacking. So, it's normal for you to see me like this today, because I'm used to fighting to the end with scars all over my body. ”

"That's a good point. Cao Yaru nodded vigorously: "Back then, you went to country M with your parents, and after they died...... Let you grow up. ”

"At that time, I felt very dazed, I have never faced life alone since I was a child, and then I made a decisive choice, I want to be a winner in life!" Speaking of this, Cang Hao's tone couldn't help but bring pride: "In those years abroad, I couldn't be vulnerable, because there was no one to rely on, tears could only flow to my heart, and when I was lonely, I squatted down and hugged myself." It was during those years that I suffered a lot of wounds, and at the same time I learned to hide my wounds and only show my strong side. Because I understand that when you are not strong enough, no one in this world cares about your feelings, and your joys, sorrows, and pains have nothing to do with this world. ”

"I see. Cao Yaru looked at Cang Hao with deep eyes: "So, you won't mention your life in those years, because you don't want to expose your wounds!"

"That's it. Cang Hao was silent for a long time, then suddenly chuckled, and his tone became relaxed: "Look, Xiaoru, I don't need you and my godfather to take care of me now, you should allow me to grow up!"

When Cao Yaru heard this, two lines of hot tears rolled down, and for a moment, she was about to fall into Cang Hao's arms.