Chapter 357: Two Mothers in This Life (10,000 Words, Please Give Me a Monthly Vote!)

The streets of Sijiucheng in the winter of 1980 were much more lively than those in the 1960s and 1970s.

There were many more colors and expressions.

Bicycles were still precious, but they were no longer rare items for the people of Sijiucheng. The mighty army of bicycles on the streets had taken shape.

The number of cars was still scarce. Occasionally, a few cars drove by on the wide road, mostly factory trucks and buses.

The number of cars was scarce, but what was interesting was that CITIC's first foreign trade business was to borrow money to import 200 taxis from foreign countries, called Bairu cars.

But 200 taxis scattered in Sijiucheng were like a handful of stones scattered in the sea...

Nie Yu walked forward holding Li Yuan's arm. There were not many men and women who dared to do this on the street.

But although this action attracted a lot of attention, Nie Yu didn't care at all.

Since she was a teenager, her dream was to walk like this one day holding the arm of the man next to her.

What's more, they are getting married today!

Small vendors have begun to appear on the streets, which would have been almost impossible a year ago.

After more than 20 years, they finally appear again...

It's interesting to say that these people, who are shabby and far less well-dressed than cadres, workers and students, originally had to sacrifice their dignity and were almost desperate to do this kind of "speculation and profiteering", which has been despised by the people for decades, and they are under tremendous pressure.

But even they themselves did not expect that "speculation and profiteering" would make so much money.

Those who make atomic bombs are not as good as those who sell tea eggs, and those who hold scalpels are not as good as those who hold razors. This is the beginning.

The market economy, which has been empty for more than 20 years, has ushered in a recovery, and retaliatory consumption has quietly appeared. It is not difficult to understand why explosive profits can be made.

Of course, those high-level intellectuals who worked on atomic bombs and held scalpels would have to endure the pain for a few years...

"What are you thinking about?"

Nie Yu's voice suddenly came to his ears. Li Yuan retracted his gaze and looked at Nie Yu who was looking at him suspiciously. He said gently: "I am immersed in the happiness of this moment."

Nie Yu was immediately happy and said: "Me too! Yuanzi, I have been thinking about this scene for many years! I didn't dare to think about it, but I didn't expect it to come true!"

Li Yuan held her hand tightly and said: "You have always been the apple of my eye. I have always kept you in my heart."

Nie Yu actually wanted to be moved, but she couldn't help it. She laughed and kicked the grandson.

Li Yuan secretly regretted that he had gone too far, but he still said stubbornly, "Really!"

Nie Yu rolled her eyes at him, hugged his arms tightly, and said with a smile: "Actually, I'm not jealous at all. Daxue is better looking than me, and her style is incomparable to those socialites and ladies in Hong Kong Island. She is more capable than me. We are enjoying the good life with you, but she has really become the successor of socialism as we sang when we were young. I won't be angry at all if you are partial to her and love her more."

If Li Yuan believed this, then his four wives were all picked up. He snorted: "Why should I be partial to her? We came all the way home from Hong Kong Island, so the whole family gathered at home, how lively and intimate. At this time, she threw the children at home and turned around to do her own things. I tell you, I am very dissatisfied! I had a quarrel with her after getting the marriage certificate yesterday, otherwise I would not have delayed so long to come back!"

Nie Yu laughed again, laughing After that, he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Did you change your clothes after the quarrel?"

Li Yuan denied it, "Really? I didn't notice it! I went back to change clothes... Oh, let's not talk about her, today is a good day for the two of us, let's go get the certificate first!"

Nie Yu was puzzled, "We haven't even prepared the documents..."

Li Yuan laughed dryly and said, "Da Xue has called the comrades in the civil affairs unit, and we will handle special matters."

Nie Yu was highly suspicious, "Could it be that they made a fake for us?"

Li Yuan laughed angrily, "You thought of it! How can this thing be fake? Don't worry, it's officially stamped, otherwise it can escape the eyes of Comrade Nie?"

Nie Yu was a little nervous and said, "My father... won't get angry?"

Li Yuan patted his chest and said, "I'm the one! Can he beat me?"

"Hehe! Go to hell!"

Looking at his wife who looked like a girl, Li Yuan also smiled knowingly, and the two went to the place he had just been yesterday.

…

“Comrade, congratulations.”

The comrades in the office were easy to talk to, although they looked at Li Yuan in a strange way.

Li Yuan didn’t mind. He took out two White Rabbits from his pocket and put them on the table. After shaking hands with the staff, he walked out with Nie Yu, who was dizzy and holding two marriage certificates.

Looking at his moved wife, Li Yuan glanced at her and said, “You won’t cry for joy, will you?”

Nie Yu glared and said, “No?”

Li Yuan laughed, “Now that you have the certificate, you have become more powerful?”

Nie Yu was proud, “That’s right! Do you accept it?”

Li Yuan thought for a while and said, “You said, with this marriage certificate, can we find a hotel to stay in first?”

Nie Yu was scared at once, her almond eyes were full of shame and anger, and she spat, “You are annoying!”

Although she is the most noisy, her fighting ability is definitely the lowest among the four people, and she has to ask Lou Xiaoe and Lou Xiu for help every time…

Li Yuan said with a smile: "Let's go to Wangfujing and buy something for my father-in-law?"

Nie Yu was thinking when she heard this. She happened to see a mother and her daughter passing by on the roadside. The smile on her face suddenly froze. She slowly looked at Li Yuan and said: "You didn't bring Xiaoqi?!"

Li Yuan also scratched his head and said: "Don't bring it this time. Next time, we have to give my father-in-law some buffer time."

Nie Yu felt that it made sense and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! That's it! You convinced me..." She actually promised Xiaoqi last night that she would take her back to her grandmother's house today.

After the two looked at each other with some guilt, they decided not to buy anything and go directly to the door.

...

Sanyanjing Hutong on the east side of Jingshan.

Standing at the entrance of the hutong, you can see the highest point of Jingshan Park, Wanchun Pavilion.

That is the highest point of the central axis of the four-nine city, and it is also the place where Emperor Chongzhen was hanged...

Hey!

"Knock, knock, knock."

The door knocked, Li Yuan looked at the courtyard in front of him. The door was not obvious and looked like a small family, but he knew that as long as it was a courtyard with its own door and courtyard, there would be a lot of secrets inside.

After knocking a few more times, Li Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and said to the somewhat nervous Nie Yu: "Someone is coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

A female voice, but it was not Li Cuiyun's voice, and she should be younger than Li Cuiyun.

Li Yuan looked at Nie Yu, who shook her head, indicating that she couldn't hear it either, and then answered: "It's me, Nie Yu."

There was a pause inside, and then there was a surprised cry: "Ah! Navy! Navy! Go tell grandpa and grandma, aunt is back! Aunt is back!!"

Then the door opened, and a middle-aged woman in military uniform smiled and was about to speak, but her eyes first saw Li Yuan, and her smile froze.

Li Yuan almost laughed out loud, Nie Yu smiled beside him and said, "You are the third sister-in-law, right? Mom showed me your photo when she went to Hong Kong Island. This is my husband, Li Yuan."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Hello, third sister-in-law."

He also remembered that this was indeed the wife of Nie Yu's third brother Nie Weiguo.

The woman nodded repeatedly and said, "Oh, good, good, good! Xiaoyu is married? ! ! Hey, that Li Yuan... is that Li Yuan, right?"

Obviously, she was not completely ignorant, and she still understood some of the situation.

Li Yuan nodded and looked behind, only to see a boy in his teens leading a pair of old people out. If it wasn't Nie Yuanchao and Li Cuiyun, who else could it be?

Seeing Nie Yu at the door, Li Cuiyun covered her mouth and cried excitedly.

This is her own flesh and blood, finally back!

Nie Yu's eyes were red, and she walked around the third sister-in-law and walked in and called out, "Mom, I'm back!"

She left the capital early and came back once in the middle, when she was in the third year of Lu. It has been seventeen years to this day.

Li Cuiyun was fine, she had been to Hong Kong Island once, but she hadn't seen him for a few years.

But Nie Yuanchao hadn't seen his daughter for seventeen years.

The Nie family has three sons and one daughter, and the one he loves the most is this little cotton-padded jacket.

He had never asked for favors in his life, and the only time he asked was for this little cotton-padded jacket.

Looking at his daughter hugging her mother, even though Nie Yuanchao always paid attention to his decent status, he couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment, until he... saw Li Yuan.

First he suddenly realized, then he was puzzled, and then his face became slightly ugly and angry...

The third sister-in-law probably knew something, walked up to him and whispered: "Dad, Xiaoyu just said that this is her husband... the new son-in-law is here, we have to let him in first, right? It's in the alley."

Nie Yuanchao snorted, and then two red books appeared in front of him: "Dad, what do you think this is?"

Nie Yu was hugging her mother, and she was actually quietly observing the movements of her old father. Now she found that her anger could still be controlled, so she decided to take a risk and go all-in!

Seeing this, Nie Yuanchao's face slowly turned red. He looked at Li Yuan with a sharp look and said, "How dare you lie to my daughter? Aren't you trying to get close to someone rich and powerful? Are you married to Qin Bu? Where did you get this fake certificate?!"

Li Yuan said with a smile, "Deputy Director Nie, your information is still not very good. Qin Bu and I have divorced. Besides, you should also know my situation. When I married Qin Xue, she was still a township cadre in the commune. If I was really trying to get close to someone rich and powerful, I would not have rejected Xiaoyu's kindness and followed her to Hong Kong Island. You took a lot of effort to arrange two places." The last sentence was emphasized.

Nie Yuanchao: "..."

The old face was a little red. What a pity he arranged back then.

And because of his self-righteous arrangement, his daughter was almost left alone.

The problem is that Old Nie still knows about Li Yuan's situation. He has been paying attention to him for a while. I heard that he already has many children!

It’s not like he hadn’t heard the rumors about his daughter and this bastard. He originally thought that he would just keep his daughter happy in Hong Kong Island, but he never expected that she would bring her home.

This really made him lose face…

Li Cuiyun knew her husband’s thoughts and hurriedly said, “Old Nie, look carefully, this is a formal marriage certificate! Xiao Li and Qin Bu have divorced, and now he is Xiao Yu’s husband, the son-in-law of our Nie family! Old Nie, Xiao Yu is 39 years old this year!!” The last sentence was shouted so loudly!

Nie Yu: “…”

The third sister-in-law also advised: "Dad, Xiaoyu's lifelong happiness is important. You have missed your daughter for so many years, and you smoke alone every day... What others say is not important!"

Nie Yuanchao's face changed repeatedly when he heard this.

Li Yuan could actually understand that people in the city of Beijing like to look up to others. For someone like Nie Yuanchao who lost his father and mother at an early age and supported the family alone, and who never asked for an official position even from his uncle's side, his self-esteem is very strong.

Otherwise, with the old Nie family's momentum that has never fallen in the past ten years, how could he be a deputy director in a steel rolling mill for many years?

But it was precisely because of this that the other side valued him more and arranged his three sons very well without him saying anything.

However, Nie Yuanchao became even more excited. Since his sons were arranged, he withdrew from the position he occupied.

Now that the old comrades are constantly criticizing and needing positions to be placed, he can voluntarily vacate his position, which is considered to be a great reputation for the Nie family.

It is indeed very difficult to make such a strong-willed person bow his head.

If he hadn't seen his daughter for seventeen years...

Nie Yuanchao looked at Li Yuan coldly and asked, "How many years have you been with Xiaoyu?" He also warned him, "If you want to lie to others, please get out immediately!"

Li Yuan said indifferently, "It has been nine years and one hundred and forty-five days, and today is the 3,430th day. You want to ask how many years I have known Xiaoyu. That was when I was fifteen years old. It has been nine thousand five hundred and sixty-three days since today. I remember every day clearly."

The three women present were deeply moved, and Nie Yu was even more surprised and moved. Then she looked at Nie Yuanchao firmly and said, "Dad, I love Yuanzi, and I have loved him for nine thousand five hundred and sixty-three days, not a day less!"

Nie Yuanchao sighed to the sky. He had given birth to a silly daughter. What could he do? He could only say, "Well, since you are willing, what else can I say? For the happiness of my daughter... I accept it."

Who made him not good at math and couldn't figure out whether this kid was right or wrong?

He naturally didn't understand how arrogant the person with a calculator in the space was...

But Nie Yuanchao looked so painful, as if he had accepted a yellow-haired traitor riding a Japanese tricycle as his son-in-law.

Fortunately, Li Yuan was generous and didn't feel much negative emotions in his mind. He knew that the old man was just stubborn for the sake of face, so he smiled kindly and said, "Father-in-law, thank you."

The word "father-in-law" made Li Cuiyun and Nie Yu smile. Li Cuiyun was more and more satisfied with her son-in-law, and she said, "Old Nie, the betrothal gift has been given a long time ago! You accepted it all..."

Nie Yuanchao flatly denied it, "Nonsense! When did I accept his betrothal gift?"

Li Cuiyun smiled and said, "Old Nie, have you forgotten ? The Barefoot Doctors' Handbook has won you many awards! This is all because Xiao Li went through so much hardship to come up with it! When Xiao Yu was critically ill, I went to find Xiao Li, he was still treating patients in the rural areas of western Guangdong! Isn't it for compiling the Barefoot Doctors' Handbook? He didn't give such a great credit to that bad guy Li Huaide, but secretly let Sun Da tell you to take the credit. If Xiao Li hadn't done it for Xiao Yu, would he have done it? "

Nie Yu's eyes were so gentle that they almost melted into water when she heard this.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Mom, it's all in the past. Besides, we have always been a family in my heart, but I felt that I was not worthy and couldn't delay Xiao Yu. I also understand you and your father-in-law very much. You love your daughter, and whatever you do is right. "

Men, be more generous. The girl has already been picked, so what's the point of saying some polite words...

Nie Yuanchao really likes this kind of words, and sighed: "Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to say, just live your life well."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Father-in-law, I am not coming here empty-handed, I brought a gift, I guarantee you will like it."

Nie Yuanchao's disgust was beyond words, is he the kind of person who expects to receive a gift when marrying his daughter?

But the negative emotion value in Li Yuan's mind was reduced by half again, and it became a single digit...

Li Cuiyun tried to smooth things over and said, "Let's talk in the room, what are you talking about in front of the screen wall?"

She introduced Li Yuan and Nie Yu, "This is your third sister-in-law, Cheng Xia, the granddaughter of Old Cheng. Xiao Li, you have a nephew, and he married a girl from the Cheng family, right?"

Li Yuan nodded and smiled, "Yes, the fourth brother Li Cheng, his wife seems to be called Cheng Qian, right? I just arrived yesterday and haven't recognized him clearly, nephews have a lot of wives..."

Cheng Xia laughed and said, "Yes, yes, I know all this, the Li family is such a big family! It's Cheng Qian, that's my niece, the baby of the old Cheng family. But your Li Cheng is really good, our family likes him, and the old man appreciates him very much. I didn't expect that after going around, we have become a family!"

After a pause, Cheng Xia still asked, "Xiao Yu, you and Yuanzi have been together for so many years, do you want a child?"

Nie Yu glanced at Comrade Yuan Chao with a sidelong glance, observing his expression carefully.

Nie Yuanchao sighed again, feeling tired. He didn't say anything, but his ears moved obviously...

In fact, he was still somewhat happy in his heart. His daughter was much more lively than the last time she came back, which meant that she had lived well these years.

He was almost seventy years old, and it was rare for people to live to seventy. He had let go of some things...

His son had a good future. He retired from his position and received many honors and good treatment. His only concern was his own daughter.

As long as Nie Yu lived well, why would he bother?

Will the troubled daughter be critically ill again like before?

Nie Yu didn't dare to say, but Li Yuan dared to say: "I have a daughter who is very cute and smart, just like her mother when she was a child. She is eight years old this year. Her name is Li Qing, and her nickname is Xiaoqi."

Li Cuiyun, who had never dared to say anything, said happily: "Oh! She is still a daughter, Lao Nie, we have a grandson!!"

Nie Yu: "..." My mother's acting skills are not outstanding. It's completely impossible to tell that she already knew each other once in Hong Kong Island!

Nie Yuanchao was silent for a while and then asked: "Where is the person? Didn't you bring him back?"

Nie Yu chuckled and said: "I brought her back. I heard that grandpa is very dignified. I don't dare to come today. I will bring her back to see grandpa and grandma tomorrow!"

He quickly changed the subject, looked at the boy next to Cheng Xia who had been looking at them and said, "Sister-in-law, is this my nephew? His name is the Navy?"

Cheng Xia smiled and said, "Yes, when he was born, your third brother had just been transferred to the Navy... Navy, please call me aunt and uncle!"

Nie Haijun shouted: "Hello, aunt, hello, uncle!"

The children of these aristocratic families usually behave very well in front of their elders.

Li Yuan was not stingy. He smiled and took out a palm-sized car from his pocket like a magic trick. It was very exquisite and said: "Take it and play with it."

When Nie Haijun saw that the ham almost stopped flowing, his hands were shaking a little when he reached out to take it. The surprise and touch on his face made Cheng Xia blush a little.

Children in mainland China in this era, even those with the Nie family's conditions, would not be able to have such an exquisite toy racing car.

There is no domestic production conditions, foreign exchange is so precious, let alone spent on it...

It is easy for them to touch real guns and live ammunition, but they have never seen this kind of toy before, and it will take another two years before they want to play with it.

After Nie Yu saw it, he glanced at Li Yuan with some surprise. Li Cuiyun and Cheng Xia were also very satisfied. Nie Yuanchao sighed again and had won the title of San Tan Sanren.

After sitting down in the main hall, Cheng Xia went to prepare tea. Li Cuiyun said to Nie Yu: "Your third brother has been transferred back to the Naval Operations Department, and your third sister-in-law has followed back with her children. She usually lives in the No. 2 compound, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. , come and help tidy up."

Nie Yu smiled and said: "Third sister-in-law is very nice. Where are the eldest brother and the second brother now?"

Li Cuiyun groaned and said, "Isn't this a round-robin battle over at Lao Mountain? I'm so worried that I can't sleep because I'm worried all day long."

Nie Yu said "Ah", then pointed at Li Yuan and said comfortingly: "Mom, it's okay. When we were fighting Annan, he took Fugui... our youngest son, who was as big as the navy, and went to Annan to fight. ”

Li Cuiyun was startled, and Nie Yuanchao looked over. After all, the couple had retired and were getting older. News in this regard was lagging far behind, and they had not heard of Li Yuan's heroic deeds.

Li Cuiyun asked anxiously: "What are you doing there, with a child?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "I am a doctor, and I want to do my best. In addition, my children have been practicing martial arts with me since they were young. Their boxing skills are good. After I went there, I won the favor of General Niu, and he temporarily stayed at the headquarters as a guard. As a member of the military, I went to the battlefield to serve as a field doctor for more than half a month to contribute my small amount to the country."

Li Cuiyun simply couldn't understand what the idea was. Nie Yuanchao also snorted, feeling more and more that this yellow... this kid was unreliable!

Nie Yu explained helpfully: "We also donated a large batch of medicines. Mr. Niu said it was of great help. Moreover, Yuanzi is very good at martial arts. Mei Changning of the Mei family always asked him for help when he had something to do in Hong Kong Island. The two of them The relationship is very good. When we came, he asked Yuanzi to visit his mother."

Nie Yuanchao and his wife were shocked again. Cheng Xia, who came to serve tea, also said "Yo" and said: "Mei Changning, that person is famous for his discernment. Last year, I heard that Zeng Jianyue was out of stock because he had no money." Being kicked out of Prince Gong’s Mansion..."

Nie Yuanchao clicked his tongue and said, "Don't talk nonsense. It used to be Prince Gong's Mansion, but now it is Mr. Mei's residence. They are not the same thing."

Cheng Xia hurriedly smiled and said: "Dad, I just listen to other people's nonsense."

Nie Yuanchao said "hmm" and said: "Be careful outside. People in our family cannot say such things. It will have a bad influence."

Nie Yu chuckled and said, "It's okay, Yuanzi and Mei Changning make all kinds of jokes."

Li Yuandao: "Mei Changning is not a person who values ​​family background. He is a very romantic person. He has a sense of compassion for the vast world and still pities the green grass and trees. He is relatively pure and worth dating."

The faces of the Nie family were a little strange. Is this a human expression? Mei Changning was worthy of his relationship, and she seemed to recognize it...

Li Yuan didn't say anything, and he wasn't surprised. The water these people drank for decades has been soaked in official flavor, and it is inevitable that they view the world based on their logic.

He just took out a box from his coat pocket, opened it, put it on the table, and said to Nie Yuanchao: "This is a Qianlong jade seal. I received it when I was in Hong Kong Island. I give it to you. You can collect it and play with it yourself." Don't give it to the National Palace Museum first. The condition there is very poor and it can be easily damaged if not properly maintained. This is the one that was stolen when the Eight-Power Allied Forces burned the Old Summer Palace. It is relatively precious.

Of course, even if it is ten times more precious, it is still not as good as Xiao Yu’s chance. Given to you, I hope you like it. "

Nie Yuanchao glanced at it, and the corners of his eyes twitched. Over the years, he has been fond of this antique, and he has basically spent his retirement money on it...

However, he refrained from taking action at this moment. He looked at Li Yuan again, nodded and said slowly: "It seems that you have been tempered over the years, and you have a calm energy in your body."

"..."

Li Yuan was silent for a moment and continued: "Yes, I have experienced a lot in these years, and now I am the father of several children... Father-in-law, if you and your mother-in-law have free time, why not go to Hong Kong Island to live for a while every year? The conditions are very good. Xiaoyu also has a company to make money. She will definitely be happier if you two go there. In recent years, family and friends around her have said that she is getting younger as she lives. If you two stay there for half a year, Xiaoyu can't guarantee it. It’s back to eighteen.”

Cheng Xia keenly discovered that what this person said was always revealing some great news, but it was soon covered up and diluted by more other news...

After saying such disgusting words, Nie Yuanchao and Li Cuiyun didn't feel uncomfortable. Even Nie Yuanchao looked at Nie Yu with a smile and said: "It doesn't look old at all."

A father's love for his daughter does not need to be concealed.

Li Cuiyun was even more satisfied with this uncle. She smiled and said: "We won't go. We are used to living at home. If you are interested, come back often every two or three years to visit."

Nie Yu suddenly remembered and said to Li Yuan, "I can come back for two months every year!"

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, and then Nie Yu happily turned to Li Cuiyun and said, "Mom, Yuanzi will come back to see my mother-in-law for two or three months every year, so I can come back often in the future!"

Li Cuiyun was a little moved. She slapped the table and said, "When you saw us, did you remember that you could come back to see your mother?!"

Nie Yu shouted anxiously: "Li Cuiyun, I've been thinking about you all the time! Last time you came back, I prepared a lot of things for you, all of which I saved with my heart!"

Cheng Xia laughed on the side and asked Li Yuan: "Yuanzi, what are you doing over there on Hong Kong Island?"

Li Yuandao: "Do scientific research and drug testing."

Cheng Xia smiled and said, "I heard that you did quite a lot."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "We have made two kinds of medicine and exported them to Europe and the United States."

Cheng Xia stayed away and asked, "Do you make a lot of money a year?"

Li Yuan nodded and said, "It's quite a lot."

Nie Yuanchao said: "If you make money outside, you should serve the motherland. You learned all your skills in the steel rolling mill. It was the organization that trained you!"

Li Yuan did not refute, nodded and smiled: "Yes, Datang Group has been investing. Now there are Datang Restaurants, Chinese Medicine Centers, and some breeding farms. The scale will become bigger and bigger in the future, but I don't care These are all taken care of by my eldest son..."

Cheng Xia was surprised: "How old is your eldest son?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "I will be twenty years old this year."

Nie Yu said: "Tangyuan is very powerful, Sister-in-law, you will know when you go home and ask. Hang Seng Bank, which Tangyuan acquired, is the only private bank among the twelve local banks in Hong Kong that is not subject to the supervision of foreign consortiums. Dong Laodu Very important."

Li Yuan said with a smile: "I usually focus mainly on the laboratory. After I get out of the laboratory, I go home to cook and pick up my children."

After Cheng Xia finished sighing, she asked with a smile: "What does Xiaoyu do?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Just do what she wants to do. If she doesn't want to do anything, just sleep."

Cheng Xia was speechless. After her envy was over, she couldn't talk anymore for the day. If a woman lived like this, she would be like a god.

Nie Yuanchao didn't say anything. Just looking at his daughter's hands, he knew that they must have never been touched by spring water. At this point, he had nothing to say.

Li Cuiyun asked happily: "Where will I live now? The place is not ready, so I will live at home first!"

Nie Yu smiled and said: "No, Mom, we live at home now, which is the former Lou Mansion. The people at Datang Restaurant have been renovating it for the past six months, and it is now our family's residence in Sijiu City."

Cheng Xia smiled and said: "We are so rich. Datang Restaurant is now the most popular restaurant in Sijiu City! Even foreigners come to eat there. In the beginning, Zhao Xiaojun from the Zhao family took people to eat there every day , His family seems to have a good relationship with your family? Then he was sorted out and sent directly to the army. "

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "His misfortune has little to do with our family... Datang Restaurant was the first Hong Kong-invested enterprise. Countless Hong Kong businessmen were watching. However, it was almost eaten up within a month of opening. It was of a bad nature. , was just sorted out.”

I felt a little emotional, and there was an endless stream of negative emotions in my mind.

Probably because she wanted her sister-in-law Nie Yu to live a better life, but she didn't want it to be so good...

However, this is also human nature and is in line with human nature.

Nie Yuanchao probably heard about Lou Mansion and thought of Li Yuan's two Lou wives in Hong Kong Island. He asked for trouble: "That Qin boss has a bright future. Did he think you were not suitable, so he divorced you?"

Li Yuan said truthfully: "It's really not the case. I can't stand the arrogance of officials. What's so great about being an official? The old people have said that the people have raised you, so you must be fair to the people! Without the people, you are nothing. If you are aloof and self-righteous, you are called a cadre. But those who serve the people are called cadres!

Those who don’t have this consciousness are at best servants raised by the people. When he was in his position, he was shouting and dancing happily, but when he got down, people probably couldn't even remember what he looked like.

Of course, Minister Qin is still dedicated to serving the people. As for the reason for the divorce... because I told her that it was indeed Xiaoyu who had been waiting for many years and she had to give her an explanation. As for me, I do prefer Xiaoyu.

When she heard this, she told me to get out. "

Nie Yuanchao: "..."

I was speechless for a moment, because when he went out now, few people recognized him.

Is this referring to Sang and Huai?

Nie Yu was worried that her father and husband would get angry and lose all their previous efforts, so he said: "Mom and Dad, Yuanzi still has something to do. He will go and do some work first and come pick me up in the evening. We will bring Xiaoqi back tomorrow and we can have a good chat then!"

Li Yuandao: "Yes, I have to prepare some ingredients and show off to my father-in-law and mother-in-law at home tomorrow. I never had the chance to fulfill my filial piety."

Giving enough face to your wife in your in-law's family is the wisdom of life.

Sure enough, Nie Yuanchao's face looked much better again, and he had almost mastered the art of changing his face today.

Li Yuan took the opportunity to leave, leaving some space for Nie Yu to have a good chat with his parents.

He is here, and the arrogant father-in-law cannot let go...

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The entrance to Black Sesame Alley.

I don’t know whether it’s because of the development of the times, or because the hutong has really become older with the baptism of time. The neat bricks in the corners of the wall have begun to break.

Li Yuan always felt that this alley had become dilapidated, and he wondered if he had exhausted his energy during those prosperous years...

However, before he could sigh for long, he heard curses coming from inside:

"Go back! This is none of your business! I don't believe you can do anything about these idiots!"

With Li Yuan's super memory, he quickly remembered whose voice it was. He quickened his steps and walked to the door of Sun's house in the alley. There were many people gathered there. Among them, Hong Zao was wearing an old coat and had his hands on his hips. , staring and scolding an old woman in her fifties or sixties opposite.

The fat and white Sun Jianguo couldn't even pull it in...

Sun Yuexiang and Sun Yueling were also there, but they did not stand on the side of their brother, but on the side of their sister-in-law, glaring at the woman opposite.

Sun Da and Zhao Yehong did not show up.

Li Yuan pushed through the crowd, walked in, patted Sun Jianguo on the forehead and said, "What are you talking about here?"

Sun Jianguo was stunned by the photo. He turned around and shouted in surprise: "Brother Yuanzi! You are back!"

Hong Zao looked back when he heard the sound, and immediately put down his hands on his waist. Instead of stepping on the ground with one foot, he used War Trample. He forced a smile and said: "Brother Yuanzi, you are back, uh..."

Sun Yuexiang and Sun Yueling also called people excitedly. Li Yuan nodded with a smile and asked: "What's going on?"

Sun Jianguo said sheepishly: "No...it's nothing."

Hong Zao said angrily: "What's wrong? Her family dumped garbage and coal ash at the door of her mother-in-law's house, and even poured the urinals here. Isn't it just because all five sons in the family have returned to the city? She still has face. I asked my family to borrow a house, and if I don’t want to borrow it, I’ll do something wrong. I don’t believe it. Is this the law of the king?”

Li Yuan looked at Sun Jianguo in shock and said, "Really?"

Sun Jianguo said hurriedly: "Brother Yuanzi, I'm not afraid of her son. Her son won't stand out. When I went to find him, they said there was nothing they could do and they shed tears..."

Li Yuan slapped his forehead with his hand and cursed: "Don't you shed tears when they shed tears? Why did you become such a loser!"

Hongzao started to defend her husband again, saying: "Don't hit people, it's not Jianguo's fault. She has relatives who are officials in the street..."

Li Yuan became even more angry when he heard this. He hit his forehead again and said, "I might as well kick you to death!"

Sun Jianguo jumped to his feet anxiously and said, "I'm really not a coward. Her third child was my childhood sweetheart. He was ferocious. He broke his foot when he went to the countryside and became a cripple. He cries when he sees me. I can't help it!"

Li Yuan said: "Go away, I feel sorry for him. He gave your house to him, and you and your family can live on the road. Jianguo, you are old. I will give you face at last, so you can clean up for me quickly. Otherwise, I will come back later." Let our family Shi Shi come over and see if he recognizes your crippled boy. If you continue to disturb my master's peace, do you believe that I will cripple his family? You can go back to northern Shaanxi, and Hongzao will stay in Sijiu City with your child. That's enough. I'm really angry at you, why do you treat such a useless junior brother? "Get out of here."

After that, he raised his feet and went inside.

Sun Jianguo's face turned as red as a monkey's ass. He pointed at a man wearing glasses standing in the crowd and cursed: "Sun Zeier, you won't help your sister back, will you? For San'er's sake, I’m so shameless to your family! If you can keep your job as a street clerk, I’ll take your surname from now on! It’s so shameless, fuck you!”

After scolding, he turned around and walked out, shaking with anger.

Hey, people are so mean. When Sun Jianguo was all good-natured, others were doing this and that, and kept saying they had nothing to do.

At this moment, Sun Jianguo was really anxious and turned against him. The middle-aged man wearing glasses was frightened. He yelled at the woman first: "How many times have I told you to pay attention to the unity of the neighbors? Don't you understand?" What's going on? Do you still think that you can divide the house among the rich like before? Quickly clean up these things and clean them with water, otherwise your family will have nothing to do with me in the future! Call me cousin, I don’t have that many relatives!”

After yelling, he ran after Sun Jianguo and said, "Jianguo, Jianguo, oh, it's all my fault. I'm sorry, brother! Don't worry, if this happens again in the future, you'll just spit in my face..."

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When I entered the hospital, I couldn't hear clearly the commotion outside.

Li Yuan said earnestly: "Come to Hong Kong Island with me. I really miss home. I promise to send you back to stay for a while every year. I will also come back and come back to stay with my mother. If she is not too old, she is afraid of something unexpected happening outside. , I told you to take your parents over there. But you are still young, at least you can live for forty or fifty years. Can you just do me a favor and help me to take charge of the Longhu Hall and lead a group of students? …”

Zhao Yehong couldn't help but laugh and said: "After forty or fifty years, won't we all become old goblins? I won't go, I won't go, I'll be quiet here, don't be so nagging."

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sighed, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where is my master? His body is still weak and he has about ten years to live. Where is he now?"

Sun Da smiled and said: "After your master got your cart of golden nanmu material, he ran back to Qinghe. He didn't know where to go to the mountains to see Feng Shui, and to climb caves to find famous places. Yuanzi, we lived in Sijiu City. For the rest of my life, it’s not as noisy and scary as before. Why go out at this time? Besides, don’t you want to come back every year?”

Li Yuandao: "Let's go out and have a look. The climate there is better. In these forty-nine cities, which year doesn't have sandstorms in winter and spring? It doesn't support people."

Zhao Yehong ignored this and asked, "Is the whole family back this time?"

Li Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "They are all back. After they have known each other for two days, they will all be brought here to kowtow to you."

Zhao Yehong glanced at him and said: "Don't do this to me!" His face softened again and he said: "Set a date and prepare the preparations at home."

Sunda laughed and said: "Then we have to prepare a big table! Nine children, right?"

Li Yuan said ashamedly: "The eldest brother's two girlfriends are about to get married. There is also a partner of the second son who has a child..."

"puff!"

Sun Da spit out a mouthful of tea and started coughing.

Sun Yuexiang and Sun Yueling couldn't help laughing when they came in. Sun Yuexiang joked: "Yuanzi, you are going to be a grandpa in a blink of an eye? How can there be such a young and handsome grandpa?"

Li Yuan touched his face and said, "Stop talking, I'm worried too... Oops!"

He smiled and stepped aside, and when he saw Zhao Yehong couldn't hold back his smile, with a medical book rolled up in his hand, and pretending to fight, he laughed and said: "I'm really not trying to trick anyone, you will know when I come here in two days. You don't need to What are you going to prepare? I'll prepare it. Oh, Gang Ke made me so angry. Did we treat Jianguo too hard and turned him into a waste? Why can't he stand up now?"

Hongzao'er came in from behind, followed by a four-year-old girl who just didn't look at her.

Hong Zaoer smiled and said: "Brother Yuanzi, you really misunderstood. Jianguo values ​​​​love, and his childhood was really miserable. If the mother-in-law in that family hadn't been so bad, I wouldn't have cursed her."

The accent has changed to Mandarin. It seems that it was also a strategy just now...

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Who is more important than his old father and mother? There is no distinction between inside and outside!"

Sun Yueling made an expression to Zhao Yehong and said with a smile: "Brother Gang Yuanzi almost made Jianguo Xiong cry!"

Sun Yuexiang said with a smile: "Yuanzi scolded Jianguo a lot, saying that if he couldn't handle it, he would ask the eighteenth son of Yuanzi's family to handle it. Then Jianguo became anxious, scolded the whole family, and wanted to find someone to abolish Wang Qiang's work. Wang Qiang was frightened and quickly said something nice, promising not to do it again. "

Li Yuandao: "Our family doesn't use power to bully others, but we can't let others bully us at the door. What kind of tricks are you fooling around with?"

Sun Da smiled and said: "It's really not easy for that family. The whole family is disabled and sick. The third child in their family has a good relationship with Jianguo. They grew up together, so they wanted to ask the family to borrow a house. Jianguo said I Mom is too annoyed to lend her house to your family. The main reason is that she is too pitiful and has been a neighbor for decades. Fortunately, Zaoer is here and warns them from time to time. Come on, we bumped into each other and that’s why we started making trouble.”

Li Yuan said: "There are so many poor people, so you can't dump the urinal at the door of someone's house! Anyway, I feel sorry for my master. If the founding of the country is not successful, I will do it. If you can't survive in the city, then go down there and farm, no. Like words."

Zhao Yehong smiled gently and advised: "Okay, he is no longer a child, and his temper is getting louder and louder."

"dad!"

The little girl suddenly called in the direction of the door. Sun Jianguo came in with a grin on his face and called out: "Brother Yuanzi, the matter is done..."

Li Yuan squinted and said, "I'm scolding you for being dissatisfied, aren't you? If you really care about feelings, lend some money to buy two or three wheels for his family. Several men go out to work every day and earn more than what they earn from work. There are so many more What's the matter? Tell me honestly, have you become a boss in China Resources and just eat, drink and have fun?"

Sun Jianguo said hurriedly: "No, no! For your sake, I must have taken care of you, but I told the manager not to tell others about my relationship. The manager still laughed at me, who in the company doesn't care? But I can see Come out, he is very happy that I am doing a good job in the company!”

Li Yuandao: "Jianguo, I am just your junior brother, and I will not let you work for others all the time. You have to practice hard, and you will be your own boss in two years. Whether you work in the company or work for others, it always depends on others. If you start your own business and survive, Master will feel relieved, so I will be stricter with you."

Sun Jianguo smiled and said: "Brother Yuanzi, I know what's wrong! Don't I understand who are the people who enter China Resources? You arranged for me to go in, and it took a lot of kindness to appoint me."

Li Yuandao: "These are not your worries." Then he looked at Sun Yueling and said, "Where is your Liu Weiguo?"

Sun Yueling smiled and said: "Leave."

Li Yuan quickly turned back to look at Zhao Yehong, who said lightly: "I gave way."

Li Yuan looked at Sun Da again, and Sun Da sighed: "People's hearts are not good. Seeing that you arranged Jianguo to join China Resources, I also want to take advantage of it. If you can't get it, then you are talking about something wrong."

Li Yuan thought for a while and said: "Then Yue Ling will go to Hong Kong Island with me this time. I will make sure to arrange a suitable one for her and make you satisfied. The days are still long and she is still so young..."

Zhao Yehong sneered, but Sun Yueling had the courage and said: "Brother Yuanzi, I found another one myself. Although he is poor, he is very good to me."

Li Yuandao: "What do you do?"

Sun Yueling whispered: "He is an educated youth who has returned to the city. He is very honest..."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "What do you do now?"

Sun Yueling's face turned red with embarrassment and said: "I'm... selling pancakes..."

After Sun Da glanced at his wife, he coughed dryly and said: "I asked someone to inquire about it. He is relatively calm and ambitious. When he went to the countryside, he was also very down-to-earth..."

Zhao Yehong sneered: "Can he be unsafe? Does he dare to be unsound?"

Li Yuandao: "What's going on...have a bad background?"

Zhao Yehong snorted and said: "The kind who can't even pass the college entrance examination! It's impossible for any unit to get it, and you will bake pancakes for the rest of your life?"

Sun Yueling wiped her tears sadly, and Sun Jianguo winked at Li Yuan and said: "That person's grandfather was a high official in the country, and his father came to seek refuge with him, but he was tortured to death in those years. His mother couldn't bear the torture and was hanged. Now. No one has any objections. He’s a nice guy. He’s always loved reading. He doesn’t talk much. He’s a good-looking person, and he looks a bit like Brother Genzi..."

Sun Yueling lowered her head, and Li Yuan said: "Let's go and find out the situation. If it is indeed an unjust case, I will ask your sister-in-law to say hello and get through the trial first. If the person is really good, the master will not She was forced to stop her. It’s not because she dislikes the poor and loves the rich. What does other people’s poverty or wealth have to do with Master? She just cares about you, Yue Ling, and is afraid that you will be deceived again and your life will be bad. To understand.”

Sun Yueling started to cry and sobbed: "I...I understand...Mom...I know."

Zhao Yehong also blushed and said to Li Yuan, "Isn't it troublesome?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "You have loved peace and cleanliness all your life. When I entered the factory, I was just like a beggar. When I came, I bumped into a man who dug out manure, and I smelled like manure. Everyone else in the department was like a beggar. If you don't want me, you accept me as your apprentice. Not only did you accept me as your apprentice, you also saved my life, and you also changed my destiny. You don't think it's troublesome for me now, how can I think it's troublesome now? I have two mothers in my life, one is in Qinjiazhuang and the other is here."

Zhao Yehong, who had always been cold and cold, burst into tears at this moment.

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