"Yes, uncle."
"What?"
Li Sanjiang looked at the old man in surprise, what did he just say?
Old man: "Just like the characters in the book."
Li Sanjiang smiled and said: "Oh, that's right, of course, it's just the same as what was said in the storytelling."
Li Sanjiang likes to listen to commentary, the various heroes in it, gesture to describe how handsome and personable he is, when Li Sanjiang listened to these words, what he thought of was what his little Yuanhou would look like when he grew up.
Thinking of his own Xiaoyuanhou acting chivalrous and righteous in the rivers and lakes, eliminating demons and defending the way, Li Sanjiang is full of a sense of substitution.
The old man's eyes showed a hint of longing, and when he saw the young man, he thought of his youngest son.
Half a year ago, the family received a photo from the youngest son's unit, which was taken by the geological exploration team to celebrate the success of an exploration mission.
He and his wife searched for that photo three times before they found out which one their youngest son was, which had changed too much.
Li Chaiyuan saw the old man.
Jingli is so big, the young man didn't expect to meet his grandfather Bei here, and Grandpa Bei actually chatted with his grandfather very well.
At the same time, the boy also heard Grandpa Bei call Li Sanjiang: Uncle.
Grandpa Bei and Li Weihan are former sons and daughters, one generation, Li Sanjiang is one generation higher than Li Weihan, so Grandpa Bei is right to call Uncle Li Sanjiang.
However, Grandpa Bei just shouted, and then covered up his words.
Li Chaiyuan knew that this was because Li Lan had made an agreement with Grandpa Bei not to contact them again and disturb their "mother and son".
Grandpa Bei is a very principled person, and he will never regret or abide by what he promises.
This is also the reason why the family in the north has never officially contacted them for such a long time.
In this regard, Li Chaiyuan was not disappointed.
Because for so long, he has never taken the initiative to contact his family in the north.
After all, in his bones, the young man inherits the same indifference as Li Lan, and he doesn't need "family warmth" in a broad sense, nor does he plan to borrow any "family interests".
Without a relationship of demand, there will naturally be no initiative.
Li Chaiyuan walked up to Li Sanjiang with the report sheet in his hand and said with a smile: "Master, the physical examination report is out, you are fine and healthy."
Li Sanjiang took the report, pretended to look at it, and said: "I said it a long time ago, I'm in good health, there's no need to waste money here."
Saying that, Li Sanjiang patted the report sheet with his hand and said to the old man beside him:
"Brother, look, am I right?"
Li Sanjiang originally wanted to hear this brother cooperate with him to say a few words about "child filial piety" and "child heart", but who knew that this brother was actually stunned.
"Brother, brother?"
"Brother, let's have a meal together."
"This ......" Li Sanjiang was preparing to organize a language refusal, he knew that the identity of this "brother" was not ordinary, the more he didn't like to have a relationship with the other party beyond the usual encounter.
He knew that if the environment was changed, he would be embarrassed to call out "brother" again.
However, before Li Sanjiang could organize the language, the old man said again:
"There is a noodle shop on the street in front of us, let's go there and eat a bowl of noodles. You came to the hospital early in the morning for a check-up, you should have eaten on an empty stomach, you are not hungry, and the child is hungry too."
The old man set his sights on Chase Li.
Li Zhuiyuan stood there, his expression calm, and did not take the initiative to say that he was hungry to promote the dinner.
Li Sanjiang frowned, going to the noodle shop to eat noodles, he could accept it, but ......
"Brother, I really can't get used to your fried noodles in Beijing."
Old man: "That's Henan stewed noodles."
Li Sanjiang's brows relaxed and he said: "Zhong, let's go, go eat noodles, but I have to invite you."
The old man nodded: "Okay."
Li Sanjiang turned his head to look at Li Chaiyuan, "Xiaoyuanhou, are you going to eat noodles?"
Li Chaiyuan: "Okay."
Li Sanjiang said to the old man: "Brother, why don't you go first, let's walk over slowly."
Li Sanjiang remembered that this brother was in a car.
Old man: "Let's walk together, not far."
"Okay, let's go, come, Xiao Yuanhou, come up!"
"Grandpa, I can go by myself."
"Didn't the doctor's report say that there is nothing wrong with my grandfather's health, besides, you just ran around for your grandfather in the hospital, you must be tired, come on!"
Li Chaiyuan had to climb on the back of the grandfather.
Li Sanjiang held the young man behind his hands and smiled at the old man beside him: "While his body is still strong, he can carry the child as much as he can, the older he gets, the older we get, even if we want to carry it in the future, we won't be able to carry it."
The old man looked at the young man who was being carried by Li Sanjiang, and unconcealed envy appeared on his face, and echoed: "Yes, that's the reason."
The three of them walked towards the entrance of the hospital together.
"By the way, brother, you have had a lot of children, so you have a lot of grandchildren, right?"
"Well, it's quite a lot."
"Is it noisy?"
"If you don't make a fuss, you will only find time to get together during the New Year's holidays, and you are busy on weekdays. Didn't I tell you, brother, that my child doesn't kiss me much."
Li Chaiyuan knew that what Grandpa Bei said was true.
He is too strict, and the atmosphere at home is too depressing, and he often criticizes his uncles and aunts in their work and personal life styles, and he will not tolerate many of the laziness and excessive behavior of the juniors.
The uncles and aunts have been working for a long time, and they are all people with heads and faces outside, but every time they go home, they have to do some psychological construction and prepare to meet the old man's reprimand.
When the juniors heard that they were going to their grandparents' house, they were worried about a week in advance, and when they arrived, they were all sitting upright, for fear of attracting attention.
Runsheng bought sweet potatoes, and when he saw Uncle Li and Xiaoyuan coming out, he took the initiative to walk over with the sweet potatoes.
On the way, he met a young man, whose eyes were sharp, which not only stopped him, but also began to look at him.
Runsheng was about to reach out and push him away, but the young man also took half a step back when he saw this, as if he was ready to go.
"Marquis Runsheng, come here."
Li Sanjiang's shout made the young man put away his posture and get out of the way.
Runsheng looked at him with some doubts, and then quickly chased after him.
"Uncle Li, sweet potato."
"Why did you buy one?"
"Uncle Li, you don't know how expensive sweet potatoes are here."
Runsheng gestured to Li Sanjiang.
Li Sanjiang's eyes widened: "It's so expensive, is this robbing money, then you still buy a fart!"
Runsheng: "......"
Li Sanjiang took out the sweet potato, broke it into three pieces, kept one for himself, and then handed it to Xiaoyuan and Runsheng, and then said to the old man beside him:
"Brother, you eat noodles with your stomach."
The old man smiled and nodded.
Li Sanjiang said to Xiaoyuan and Runsheng again: "Let's try it, what's the difference between such an expensive sweet potato?"
took a bite, tasted it carefully in his mouth, and wondered: "It seems to be no different from what we grow in the field?"
Runsheng: "It's not as delicious as the one we grow in the field."
Li Sanjiang: "Runsheng, why are you still peeling the skin, it's so expensive, and the skin is worth a lot of pounds and two miles."
Runsheng scratched his head: "My grandfather taught me that if you eat sweet potatoes, you have to spit out the skin, or you will have to eat sweet potatoes when there is no food at home."
Li Sanjiang licked his fingers, smashed his mouth and said: "You didn't starve to death with the mountain cannon, and you are also fateful."
The noodle shop has arrived.
Li Chaiyuan sat at a table with Li Sanjiang and Grandpa Bei.
Runsheng took the initiative to sit at a table with the young man who followed behind.
Li Sanjiang waved to the young man who had seen him hand over the lighter that day:
"His nephew, what kind of pasta to eat, you're welcome!"
Young man: "Thank you, uncle, I'm not hungry, I ate at home before going out.
"Oh, that's right, Marquis Runsheng, then hurry up and sprinkle, what are you sitting there stupidly, and ask the boss to give you ten bowls of noodles to satisfy your hunger?"
Runsheng shook his head: "I'm not hungry either, Uncle Li."
The one on the other side doesn't eat, he doesn't eat, he has to keep an eye on the other person all the time.
Li Sanjiang touched his head very calmly: "Aren't you hungry? The sun is coming out in the west today?"
Seeing that the two of them really didn't eat, Li Sanjiang asked for three bowls of braised noodles and two plates of small cold dishes.
"Brother, do you drink?"
"You can drink a little with you, brother."
"Cheng, then let's have a drink, Xiao Yuanhou, go help the grandfather choose wine."
Li Chaiyuan got off the table and went to the counter to get two bottles of beer.
At first glance, Li Sanjiang felt a little resentful.
"Master, I still have plans in the afternoon."
"This beer is not ......"
"The wine here is expensive."
"Okay, the beer is refreshing."
Li Chaiyuan opened the bottle cap and poured wine for Grandpa and Grandpa Bei.
"Come on, brother, let's go one."
"Okay, let's go one."
After the two old men clinked glasses, they drank it all in one gulp.
The young man at the next table immediately stood up, and Runsheng's eyes froze.
The old man waved his hand, and the young man sat back down.
Li Chaiyuan took out a head of garlic from the jar on the table and peeled it off.
After the noodles were served, the boy divided the peeled garlic into two parts, one for the grandfather and the other for the grandfather.
Li Sanjiang took a bite of the garlic, ate the noodles immediately, and then opened his mouth, the garlic was so spicy that his cheeks were tingling.
The old man smiled and said: "Brother doesn't have the habit of eating noodles with garlic at home, right?"
Li Sanjiang hurriedly took a sip of wine and said, "We don't have this habit there, do you want to eat it?"
"I'll eat."
"Then I'll give you all what I have here?"
"Okay."
The old man brought the peeled garlic in front of Li Sanjiang in front of him and said: "I didn't have this habit when I was young, heh, where could I eat white noodles at that time?"
Li Zhuiyuan's garlic was originally stripped for two people, the old man ate it alone, he was reluctant to leave it behind, he really just took a bite of noodles and garlic, he was old, and his body was not as good as before, so he sweated on his forehead and his eyes were slightly red.
"Brother, another bowl."
"No, no, I can't eat anymore, my appetite is not as good as before. In the past, if I could eat with my belly open, I could eat five big bowls!"
Li Sanjiang: "Haha, at that time, people lacked oil and water in their stomachs, and the amount of food was very large, but no matter how much they ate, they would get hungry quickly."
The two old men started the standard dinner party, reminiscing about the bitterness and sweetness.
When he was a child, he didn't eat and dress shortly, and after returning to Nantong, he only ate thin food at Li Weihan's house for a few days, and was taken back by his grandfather to have meat.
Runsheng was very emotional when he heard it, but Runsheng couldn't eat enough before...... You really can't rely on the times.
The old man said: "Let's go, I'll accompany you to the military expo."
Li Sanjiang waved his hand and said: "No, no, you must be busy."
Old man: "You treat me to noodles, and I will be your docent, which is very fair."
Li Sanjiang blinked: "Okay, then let's go together, Xiao Yuanhou, let's take a taxi."
"Okay."
Li Sanjiang was reluctant to drink freely, but he was even more reluctant to walk with Xiao Yuanhou and the bus in Beijing...... It was really crowded.
He focuses on a province he should provide, and his great-grandson should be flowery.
After stopping the taxi, Li Sanjiang sat in the back seat, and Grandpa Bei also sat in it, so Li Zhuiyuan had to sit in the passenger seat.
Runsheng wanted to squeeze along, but was stopped by the young man, and then a car drove over, and Runsheng sat in the leader's car.
During the car, passing by many scenic spots and well-known buildings, Li Sanjiang deliberately showed off, pointed at them and asked questions, and Li Zhuiyuan immediately introduced them.
Li Sanjiang heard that it was a comfort, and when he saw that the old man sitting next to him was also smiling while listening, he asked:
"How about it, my great-grandson is smart, right?"
"Well, it's good."
"That's right, I was thinking of asking him to go to a better town elementary school through connections, but he went directly to the third year of high school.
I thought I had met some kind of liar, but later I took his grandmother from the south to the high school and was personally received and explained by the principal.
I really believe that my old Li family's ancestral grave is here again!"
The last time Li Lan was admitted to Jingli University.
The old man asked: "Grandma Nan, are you grandparents?"
"Yes, we don't like calling grandparents there, we all call grandparents, and we don't want our children to call birth."
"Oh, then why didn't his grandmother Nan come to Beijing with him this time?"
"We don't live together."
"Don't live together?"
"Well, our family's Xiaoyuanhou followed me."
"Then you have worked really hard."
"What's the hard work, the child complains to his grandfather Nan, and drinks diluted every day."
"The conditions are so bad?"
"No way, after raising four sons, you have to raise a large group of grandchildren below, good guy, as soon as the meal starts, it is like calling the piglets back to the nest, a large group of people, how can they afford to eat dry?
There is also his daughter, that is, the money sent by Xiao Yuanhou's mother, they are stubborn, but they don't use it, saying that they will save it for their daughter in the future, and their lives will be tight.
As for me, the whole family is not hungry when one person is full, and if I bring a child, it will also allow the child to follow me to have a good meal."
Grandpa Bei nodded, he understood that the old man next to him was not the biological parents of his former in-laws, but should be elders with the same surname.
Therefore, it is indeed not easy for the elderly to reach this point.
"That child is indeed blessed with you."
Li Sanjiang: "What blessings, brother, we are people from the old era, these days, as long as the family has sound hands and feet, they can't go hungry, but I also know things, this girl wants to have a good way to live in the future, and it can't be done just by eating enough."
"Yes, the competitive pressure of young people will increase in the future."
"That is, you can compete by yourself, and you don't have to worry about taking exams or anything, but if your brain is not so good, if I take care of the child, I may really delay the child.
His grandmother on the north side was really embarrassed, he was just changed by his mother, isn't his bloodline still the same bloodline?
Hey, you can understand the distance because of this, but how can you be so cruel and just ignore it?"
"They should have their own difficulties."
"The difficulty is not to think of one's own face as bigger than the sky, and to hold a shelf.
I am a country person, I don't have that ability, but if there is a way that can be good for the child, I have to kneel down for the child."
The old man adjusted his sitting posture and looked at the young man sitting in front of him.
Li Sanjiang continued: "The mother is also a fucking unclear, knowing that the man's family conditions are good, even if you look at the child's face, you have to coax your in-laws to scatter it.
When the time comes, when the in-laws kick their legs, isn't all the rest of the family yours and yours?"
"She also has her difficulties."
When he thought of his former daughter-in-law, the old man also felt a headache.
His family has no marriage tradition, and he is not allowed to do this, the family conditions of several children are quite ordinary, and Li Lan's identity from the countryside does not have any prejudice at all in him.
But later he discovered that his former daughter-in-law was prejudiced against them.
When I first got married, I was able to interact normally, but then there was less and less contact, and the relationship gradually became estranged.
This made my wife still reflect on herself and feel that she had become an evil mother-in-law.
The old man felt that if the former daughter-in-law was really willing to take the initiative to get close to Li Sanjiang as Li Sanjiang said, even if he was deceived and coaxed, he and his wife would not have to wait for their legs to kick, and they should give what they could give before kicking their legs.
Unlike the other children in her family and their partners, although she has never sought or arranged anything for them, they will inevitably be taken special care at work because of their relationship with her, which is unavoidable.
The youngest son was completely settled down when he was born, and he poured more affection into the couple.
Not to mention...... And this grandson who went to the junior class very early.
When his grandson was in the junior class, he was the youngest in that class.
Li Sanjiang shook his head: "I don't understand, there are some things, I really don't understand, let go of the good life in front of you, but you have to toss around.
You see, my family's Xiaoyuanhou's original Jingli household registration suddenly became the same Nantong rural household registration as me."
Old man: "He is now a college student, so the household registration problem should not be difficult to solve."
Li Sanjiang said with a surprised face: "Brother, do you have a way to do it?"
Old man: "He should be able to go through the process that meets the conditions."
Li Sanjiang immediately shouted to Li Chaiyuan who was sitting in front: "Xiaoyuanhou, hurry up, come and ask how to do it."
Li Chaiyuan: "Nantong has a very good household registration."
Li Sanjiang patted his thigh and said, "You are stupid, can it be the same?"
Li Chaiyuan: "Master, for me, there is really no difference."
Even if he didn't get started, didn't go to the river, and lived like a normal person, the hidden benefits brought by the household registration would have no impact on him.
Li Lan moved her household registration back mainly because she wanted to sever the relationship between mother and son, rather than trying to suppress herself by this means.
Li Sanjiang sighed and said to the old man beside him: "Look, my great-grandson is also fierce."
The old man: "This is self-confidence, I have the ability, I really don't need these."
Li Sanjiang: "If you have the ability, if you have a push and support at home, won't you be able to fly higher?"
Old man: "That's true."
Li Sanjiang: "So, I still blame him for pretending to be dead on Grandpa Bei's side."
Old man: "......."
When the taxi driver was driving, he looked through the reflector from time to time at the car that had been following him behind.
Several times he deliberately gave way to let the other party overtake, but the other party just didn't overtake, only followed him.
Seeing this, the driver had to look through the rearview mirror and look at the two old men in the back seat, focusing on the extraordinary persona.
After arriving at the destination, the old man wanted to dig out his pocket, but he was embarrassed.
Li Chaiyuan paid the money.
Li Sanjiang stood on the side of the road, looked at the museum, and exclaimed: "Be good, the taste here is still good!"
"Brother, we have been to An......"
Before the old man could finish speaking, he saw himself, the "old brother", running to the pillar on the other side of the entrance, stretching out his hands and hugging the plaque.
This looks a bit funny.
Then, he saw his grandson, and after the "old brother" finished hugging him, he also went to hug him with him.
"Xiao Yuanhou, holding this for a while is more effective than the police station!"
"Hey, grandfather."
Li Chaiyuan thought of learning the trick of Taiye by himself before, and once he didn't have time to go to the police station to hug him before going out, so he simply went to hug Tan Wenbin with Runsheng.
The old man came over and wanted to join, but in the end he was embarrassed to open his arms to hug him, so he just reached out and touched his head.
When he withdrew his hand, he saw the tall guy who had bought sweet potatoes before, stepped forward and hugged the plaque tightly, and deliberately wiped the ash on his body.
The security personnel noticed the situation here and came here to inquire.
Li Sanjiang smiled and said: "This is our custom, hehe, custom."
Seeing that the other party was just holding a plaque and did not make any other moves, the security staff also guided: "Comrade, go through the security check there."
After entering the museum, the old man really became a docent.
Other docents tell historical stories, and he tells personal experiences.
Well, Li Sanjiang is also a witness to history and has played a role in enriching historical perspectives.
Runsheng leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, do you have the equipment you left behind?"
Li Sanjiang raised his leg and kicked Runsheng: "Can your arrested strong man drive a tank?"
When he arrived at the aid to Korea exhibition area, Li Sanjiang's interest suddenly became high, and while listening to the explanation, he looked here and there.
From the previous exhibition area, there were tourists who came here to listen to the explanation, and when they reached the exhibition area below, there were more people gathered around, and there were staff who came to maintain order.
After the explanation, a staff member delivered tea, she didn't know the identity of the old man in front of her, and the tourists who rubbed the explanation around her also applauded.
If you just come in and take a look, it's easy to walk around and see the flowers, what is displayed here is the exhibits, but in fact, the history behind it is on display.
When walking out, Li Sanjiang saw that the old man was really tired, so he persuaded him: "Sit down for a while and rest, brother, you have just had surgery and your body is empty."
The old man shook his head, insisted on waiting to walk out of the museum, and then stubbornly turned the corner, then found a place, sat down, and bent down.
The young man who had been walking side by side with Runsheng stepped forward, took out the medicine, and fed it to the old man.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief, glanced back at the museum in the distance, and turned to Li Chaiyuan:
"What is in it is history, but the future is too big to let go. What they have, we will have in the future, and it will be better than theirs."
Li Chaiyuan nodded: "Yes."
The old man turned his head up to Li Sanjiang and said, "Brother, let's have dinner together again?"
Li Sanjiang: "Isn't it already indebted to each other?"
Old man: "I haven't been so happy to say so much for a long time, I owe you a lot, it's not good to pay it back."
Li Sanjiang: "Hey, are the people in Beijing so hospitable?"
Old man: "This proves that we are destined. Brother, you said before that you will go back tomorrow, right?"
"Hmm."
"We are so old that every time we meet, we will see each other for the last time."
When the old man said this, he looked at Chase Li.
Li Sanjiang stretched out his hand and touched Xiao Yuanhou's head, and said: "Okay, let's have another meal together, it's fate, but we still invite you. By the way, Xiao Yuanhou, what did you originally say you were going to eat tonight?"
After Li Chaiyuan finished ordering, he asked Li Sanjiang if he wanted to add anything more.
Li Sanjiang took the menu, flipped through it, and rarely said that the dishes were expensive.
Halfway through, Runsheng went to paging Lin Shuyou who was participating in the exchange meeting.
Before the meal, Lin Shuyou took a taxi.
Today's report will be a great success, and everyone is particularly interested in the "gods and gods" that transcend books.
Originally planned to only be half a day in the morning, because the response was so good, Lin Shuyou also asked Lin Shuyou to talk about it in the afternoon.
Lin Shuyou was still a little nervous in the morning, but in the afternoon he completely let go, and after finishing the content of the manuscript, he simply told the stories he had heard in the temple since he was a child.
As soon as he entered the box, Lin Shuyou excitedly shared his experience with Brother Xiaoyuan today.
When he sat down, he realized that there were two outsiders, one of whom was an old man, and when Lin Shuyou looked at him, he only felt that his eyeballs began to swell, and he felt that he did not dare to look directly at him.
Now he has a closer relationship with the boy, which means that even the boy does not dare to appear in front of this old man, or even show his breath.
When eating noodles at noon, the old man mainly talked to Li Sanjiang, and at this meal in the evening, the old man talked more to Li Chaiyuan.
Li Sanjiang focused on eating vegetables, the scallion roasted sea cucumber and nine-turn large intestine, he ate a lot, especially the large intestine, he liked it very much.
From study to life, the old man asked a lot of questions, and Li Chaiyuan also answered, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Li Sanjiang picked up vegetables for Lin Shuyou and asked: "What's wrong with you, why are you like a little girl tonight."
Lin Shuyou didn't know how to explain, since he discovered the existence of this old man, he has been feeling like sitting on pins and needles, and his breathing is a little difficult.
Runsheng lit the incense and nibbled on the fragrance while eating.
Li Sanjiang explained with a smile: "This child has had this problem since he was a child, don't be surprised."
The old man smiled and said: "Strange people, normal, definitely extraordinary."
Li Sanjiang: "It's really extraordinary, working is a good hand, as long as he eats enough, he can carry you from outside the pass to Xuzhou in one go."
The young man leaned over to the old man and whispered to him, and the old man looked contemplative and said, "Let her wait."
The young man walked out of the private room.
When the meal was about to end, the old man picked up the wine glass: "Brother, come, I'll toast you."
"Come on, come on." Li Sanjiang stood up, and the two clinked glasses.
At noon, they rinse their mouths with beer, and at night they drink white, and the two old men looked a little tipsy.
"Brother, it's not easy for you to take care of the child alone."
"Ha, it's too late for others to envy me, so what's not easy? I'm not afraid of your jokes, I originally thought that this life would end happily alone, lie down in the coffin, bury the soil on my body, no matter what, this life was not in vain.
When I met my little Yuanhou, I realized that there was a girl by my side, which felt so good.
Sometimes I feel that it's not me who is taking care of me, but who is taking care of me."
"Xiaoyuan is indeed a good boy."
"No, we have to thank them for giving birth and not raising them, and they picked up a big bargain for me in vain, hahaha!"
The old man smiled bitterly.
Li Sanjiang seemed to be really drunk, shook his body twice, and muttered:
"Such a good girl, so cruel, if you say you don't want it, you don't want it, you don't look at it, I'm really curious, what kind of family is that, is there all raw dragon eggs and phoenix eggs in the house, pulling them to the sky.
Although she is in college now, she is already in an internship, and in a few years, she will mix up by herself, and it will not be uncommon for others to hold her stinky feet.
Brother, do you think this is the reason?"
"Brother is right."
The two old men toasted each other again, and Li Sanjiang seemed to be drunk and slumped on the chair.
The old man turned the empty wine glass in his hand, his eyes fell on the young man, and he looked at it for a long time.
Finally, he closed his eyes and stood up: "Brother, I will arrange for someone to take you back to the hotel."
Li Sanjiang waved his hand and said: "No need to bother, let's go back by ourselves, I will walk outside and blow the wind later, comfortable. Brother, you go back first, pay attention to your body, we are not young anymore, you should drink less wine and smoke less."
After that, Li Sanjiang took out a cigarette box from his pocket and handed it to the other party.
Li Sanjiang put the lighter into the old man's pocket: "Your lighter is back to you."
"Brother, stay and think about it."
"Where can I use it, I thought, I have had it for a long time, hehe, hiccup!"
The old man left the private room.
Li Chaiyuan sat in place, helped Runsheng pick up the vegetables, and cleared the table.
Lin Shuyou rested his head on the table, panting non-stop, the pressure on his body disappeared at this moment.
If Uncle Li wasn't here, Ayou really wanted to ask Brother Xiaoyuan, what kind of immortal was that just now, who could crush the White Crane Boy like this.
Moreover, Lin Shuyou could sense that the other party was not doing anything deliberately, and most of the time people's attention was on Brother Xiaoyuan.
Li Sanjiang, who was leaning on the chair, took out the money from his pocket and pointed outside: "Xiao Yuanhou, go check out."
Li Chaiyuan: "The account should have been settled."
Li Sanjiang put the money on the dining table in front of him, turned his head, looked at the young man with drunken eyes, and said:
"Then you go see off your Grandpa Bei."
……
Li Chaiyuan walked out of the hotel and walked a distance, and in the shade of the trees under the overpass, he saw the figure.
Next to Grandpa Bei, there was an old woman with gray hair, her eyes were red, and she was complaining about something to Grandpa Bei.
Grandpa Bei stood there, without explaining, just letting his wife vent to him.
Seeing this, the young man next to him could only remind the chief that he had just completed the operation.
"As soon as he had the operation, he smoked and drank, and people saw him, but he didn't allow me to see ......."
At this time, Li Chaiyuan's figure appeared, stopped a few meters away from the two old men.
The old woman was stunned for a moment, then her face was surprised, and when she was about to pounce on her, Grandpa Bei coughed.
The old woman closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, stepped forward, and hugged the young man:
"This kid really wants to kill me, he wants to kill me!"
The old woman shed tears, then stroked the young man's face with her hand and looked at it carefully.
In fact, Li Chaiyuan and Grandma Bei didn't spend much time together, even when Li Lan's condition was not so serious, their small family only maintained the lowest level of contact and interaction with Grandpa Bei's family.
In contrast, my cousins are closer to Grandma Bei and can often see and accompany me.
But the longing at this moment is not fake.
After all, his poor father, who was hurt by love, had completely banished himself to work.
The two old people also attached their thoughts to their son, plus the more unattainable they became, the more they longed, and the classic "distant fragrance and near smell".
Li Chaiyuan let her hold and watch, his face calm, with a faint smile on his face.
His heart really didn't fluctuate.
In the past, he would feel negative and helpless about the fact that there was no fluctuation in his heart, and he would feel frustrated that he could not express his emotions positively and generously.
Now, he doesn't have it.
Since you don't have such deep emotional concerns, there is no need to deliberately force yourself.
The old woman turned her head to look at the old man: "You can't take the child back for one night, I'll make him some food myself......"
The old man: "You go and ask for her permission first."
The old woman bit her lip hard, and her eyes showed a fierce color.
Grandma Bei hates Li Lan very much.
Li Chaiyuan believes that Grandma Bei hates right and hates rightly.
My father is impeccable in both the role of husband and father, but he is such a person who is just being played with his feelings...... He was emotionally destroyed.
From Grandma Bei's perspective, it could be said that her beloved youngest son was ruined by Li Lan's own hands.
The old woman slipped a piece of paper into Li Zhuiyuan's pocket, pressed her face against the boy's, and whispered in his ear, deliberately lowering her voice:
"My grandson, whatever you want or need, remember to call or write to Grandma. Grandma will help you. We can keep it a secret from that stubborn old man and your vicious mother!"
"Hmm."
"Haha, good boy!"
The old woman burst into laughter. This simple response brought her great comfort, even a kind of redemption in a sense.
In fact, Li Zhuiyuan could see that Grandpa Bei had seen Grandma Bei's small gesture, but this time he deliberately turned his head away, pretending not to notice.
Grandpa Bei: "Let's go. The child has to catch a flight back tomorrow morning."
The old woman was reluctant to let go, looking back every few steps as she left.
Li Zhuiyuan stood there, watching them gradually disappear. On the sidewalk, the car slowly followed them.
Li Zhuiyuan waited until Grandma Bei looked back and could no longer see him before turning around and preparing to leave.
His heart remained calm throughout, but remarkably, he felt no resentment.
This was also a huge improvement, going from negative to zero.
Ever since he transformed himself into an inner demon and suppressed his true self, the risk factor had increased, but the impact of his illness had also decreased.
Li Zhuiyuan quite enjoyed this feeling.
After taking a few steps, the young man stopped.
On the overpass, a woman's figure stood.
"Xiaoyuan?"
It was Li Lan's secretary, Aunt Xu.
Li Zhuiyuan had always believed that Li Lan had chosen Aunt Xu as her assistant because she was from Nantong.
With Aunt Xu as a middleman, Li Lan could cut off contact with her hometown and family.
Aunt Xu was supposed to be responsible for Grandpa and Grandma's monthly support and holiday gifts, including answering calls from home.
Li Weihan and Cui Guiying had long since lost track of their daughter's voice.
Aunt Xu walked down the overpass, approached Li Zhuiyuan, and asked:
"Xiaoyuan, who were those two just now?"
"You know them, but you didn't dare come out."
Aunt Xu's face froze.
Li Zhuiyuan: "Li Lan isn't in Beijing right now, is she?"
"Your mother is working on a new project, but she knew you were coming, so she asked me to come..."
"Disgusting me?"
Aunt Xu pursed her lips. At that moment, she confirmed that she felt the same pressure from this young man as she did from her boss.
"Xiaoyuan, I won't..."
"You can't hide it from her. You don't have the confidence to lie to her."
"I..."
"Just tell her everything. It's okay. She'll be happy to hear it."
"Then..."
At that moment, Aunt Xu's pager on her waist buzzed. She glanced down and said, "Xiaoyuan, your mother wants to talk to her on the phone."
There was a newsstand up ahead. Li Zhuiyuan walked over, and Aunt Xu followed.
Li Zhuiyuan looked at her.
Aunt Xu picked up the phone and dialed the number.
Soon, the call was connected.
Aunt Xu handed the phone to Li Zhuiyuan and walked away.
The newsstand owner dozed off with his head propped up against his chest.
Li Zhuiyuan: "Hello."
Li Lan: "Haha, you don't even call me 'Mom' anymore?"
Li Zhuiyuan's eyes fell on the storytelling newspapers displayed outside the newsstand. There were both new and old issues. The young man reached out and took several, intending to take them back for his great-grandfather to read on the plane tomorrow.
He placed the newspapers on the counter, motioned for the vendor to count the money, and took the opportunity to answer Li Lan's question:
"Do you think a loser who can't even control her illness deserves to be called 'Mom'?"
"My son, I truly envy you for holding onto those unrealistic dreams and expectations. You know, some things aren't just beautiful to look at, but the sound they make when they peel is even more beautiful."
Li Zhuiyuan asked the vendor, "How much?"
The vendor counted the copies, calculated the money, and pointed to his phone, reminding him, "You haven't called yet."
Li Zhuiyuan handed him a bill and pointed to Aunt Xu standing in the distance, "She'll pay the phone bill."
"Okay, I'll give you the change. Young man, who are you talking to on the phone?"
"My mom."
On the other end of the line, Li Lan fell silent.
As Li Zhuiyuan reached for the change, he spoke into the microphone:
"Li Lan, your incompetence disgusts me."
(End of this chapter)