Chapter 20
Lin Hui called Su Yuan excitedly, and it was a gentle woman's voice that answered the phone: "Hello, who are you?" Su Yuan just went downstairs to buy something. ”
"Ah, hello, I'm Lin Hui, Su Yuan's classmate, wait a minute, please help me tell him, I got the notice." Thank you!" Lin Hui didn't know who was answering the phone, she knew that only he and grandma lived at home, and it was definitely not grandma or young people who listened to the voice, she didn't have time to think deeply, her brain was filled with the excitement of receiving the notice. She is going to study with Su Yuan in a city she longs for.
Dad, who hasn't been cooking for a long time, deliberately showed his hand in cooking today, and Mom happily called her relatives to inform her. The whole family was shrouded in joy, as soon as my sister entered the door, she shouted: "Good fragrance", looking for the aroma, the paw stretched out to the plate, although the mother was on the phone, but it did not delay her to look at the six roads, one hand slapped down the lamb ribs in the sister's hand that had not been grasped steadily, the sister could not steal the food, pouting and coquettish: "Mom, next year I will go to college, I will go to a five-star hotel to eat." "My sister inherited the smart genes of her parents, and she is a well-known female school bully.
"Yes, you can go to heaven. The smile in the corner of my mother's eyes turned into a ravine. Dad heard laughter in the kitchen. The small home is filled with warm and down-to-earth happiness. This is the home she loves so much. Before receiving the notice, her heart was like wings, and she wanted to fly every day. Now she suddenly reluctant.
When Su Yuan called, Lin Hui was setting the dishes and chopsticks.
"Lin Hui, it's great to hear my mother say that you received the notice. In the evening we celebrated with a movie, and I promised to tell you the big secret to be fulfilled tonight. ”
"Hehe......" Lin Hui was stupid, she wanted to know what big secret Su Yuan would have, "It turns out that your mother is back, you are so happy." You'll stay with your mother. My dad cooked a lot of dishes, and I'm going to spend time with my mom and dad today, they're so happy. Let's do it tomorrow. ”
"Okay, I'll call you tomorrow, and we'll see you soon. ”
One night, the brain is like installing a motor, and the excitement can't be stopped, being young is good, Lin Hui is still energetic when she gets up in the morning, and there is no sign of sleepless night. There were only a few clothes in total, and she also tossed all morning, and her sister couldn't stand it anymore: "Sister, are you going on a date?"
"What are you talking nonsense?"
"Then why do you keep changing clothes, you can't find clothes when you go on a date on TV. ”
"Who's dating? If you dare to talk nonsense, I won't give you that out-of-print collection. ”
Only then did my sister shut up and raise her hand in surrender.
After lunch, Lin Hui went out, the sun was at its strongest, Lin Hui's forehead and back were oozing a layer of sweat, and only Su Yuan would think of watching a movie at noon, and the whole mall sold more goods than bought. Only this time of the day is the hardest, everyone is wilting, only Lin Hui jumped up to the elevator step by step. As she passed the dessert cabinet, she hesitated when she was attracted to the cone, only there were a few guests there. Forget it, let's wait for Su Yuan to come together, she came earlier than the agreed time.
A woman followed her onto the escalator, "It's so hot" The woman behind said in a warm voice, Lin Hui looked back and saw that there were only two of them, so she nodded yes.
"It's so hot, you come out to watch a movie. The woman seemed to be very zealous.
"Well, I made an appointment with my classmates. Lin Hui was not surprised at all how she knew she was coming to see the movie.
"Me too, follow the children out to join in the fun, no, buy two cones for them to relieve the heat. ”
"Auntie, you're so nice. ”
When changing trains, the woman stepped forward quickly, accidentally stumbled on the flat ground, and "pressed" a sweet cone firmly onto Lin Hui's chest.
"Oh my God, what can I do about this?" the woman panicked, and hurriedly threw the other one in her hand into the trash can next to her, and took out a tissue from her bag to wipe it for Lin Hui.
Lin Hui was speechless when she looked at the lump of ice cream on her chest, "Auntie, you don't have to throw away the cone, I'll just wipe it myself." ”
"I'm really sorry, why don't you sit there and clean up and see your classmates, it's too unsightly on your chest. The woman pointed to a row of lounge stools near the window. Lin Hui thought about it, and this was the only way, let's clean it up first, but fortunately, there was more time.
"Classmate, I'm sorry. You see, I'm a clumsy man, I just came back from the United States and I haven't been well yet. ”
"It's okay, this kind of day dries out quickly. "Seeing that his chest was wet and wet, and even the color of his bra was revealed, he could only be helpless. Lin Hui originally planned to wipe it, and Su Yuan would not dislike her. Unexpectedly, the woman took out a bottle of mineral water from her bag and had to wipe it with wetness. Now I have to wait for it to do a good job before going up to find Su Yuan.
"Classmate, how old are you? The woman began to chatter with Lin Hui.
"I'm eighteen, and I just finished the college entrance examination. Lin Hui was a little embarrassed to hear people's praise.
"Nowadays, many people like to go to university abroad, do you have this idea?"
"I read Chinese, what do I study abroad? Lin Hui smiled shyly. "Yes, Auntie, you just said that you just returned to China, is it fun to be in the United States?"
"What's so interesting about the United States, I live there, and this time I came back to pick up my son to go to the United States. The woman saw the puzzlement in Lin Hui's eyes, and then said: "My son has been in China with my mother since he was a child, and now that he is older, we want him to be by our side." ”
She took out her mobile phone and flipped out a photo to show Lin Hui, a beautiful mixed-race girl rubbing a boy's neck, looking very intimate. "My son, handsome, he also finished the college entrance examination this year, and I came back this time to go through the formalities for him to go abroad. ”
Lin Hui was taken aback, "Su Yuan!"
She asked, "Who is this girl?"
The woman looked at Lin Hui's clothes, "Hey, it's so good, it's almost dry." Then he smiled slowly: "I have been abroad for a long time all these years, and when I came back, I found that the country is now very open." Those of us who are overseas all the year round are more traditional, and many families still have the custom of ordering dolls. Oh, you see where I said, you ask this little girl, is a mixed-race child, mother is us Chinese, dad American, very beautiful, I grew up watching her, with my son is good, my son also likes her, this time back to the United States, but fulfilled their wishes. ”
Lin Hui's mind was blank, could it be that Su Yuan wanted to tell her the big secret - baby kiss!
What was she to him? Was it a joke? He forced her to tutor, saying that he wanted to go to college in the same city, so that she felt that he liked her.
She didn't believe it, she was going to ask.
She stood up and mechanically stepped onto the elevator.
The theater hall was very empty, except for a beautiful tall girl bouncing around a boy, there was no one else, it was Su Yuan! The girl next to her happened to turn to face Lin Hui, it was the girl in the photo, I don't know what Su Yuan told her, she rubbed Su Yuan excitedly and kissed him on the face.
Su Yuan didn't see her, she turned around and got off the elevator.
"What do you want?" Lu Cen saw Lin Hui distracted on the balcony.
"Nothing, any wine, drink with me. ”
"Something?"
"No, I was ready to be happy today, but I didn't know that an uninvited guest came and stirred up the wine. ”
"I think I'm very happy, after all, you are also old classmates, how do you feel that you don't like him very much. ”
"It's just a classmate, it's hard to say that every one of your classmates likes it, but I'm not so fraternal. ”
Lu Cen raised his eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders, and ran to the house to pour wine. Lu Cen Yi is not like the usual Lu Cen Yi, and Lin Hui is not like the usual Lin Hui, the two of them are immersed in their own minds, and no one notices that they are different from each other.
In the afternoon, Rong Zeyu called to say his father's birthday and wanted Lin Hui to accompany her to celebrate the old man's birthday. Lin Hui was surprised by this statement. After being married for so many years, Rong Zeyu rarely went back to his father's house, even during the New Year's holiday, he found an excuse not to go back to work overtime, and she saw Rong Zeyu's father when she got married.
There is no way to refuse this request, Lin Hui changed into dignified clothes and went downstairs, Rong Zeyu was already waiting at the door of the community, as soon as he saw Lin Hui, he immediately got down and opened the car door for Lin Hui, with a humble smile on his face.
"Do you want to buy any gifts for Dad?" Lin Hui asked.
"No, you go for a gift. ”
"But I think it's better to buy a gift, because it's a birthday. ”
"He doesn't lack anything, and I don't know what to buy. ”
The two of them were silent for a while, and Lin Hui said, "Then buy a cake, how can there be an empty hand to celebrate the old man's birthday." ”
The housekeeper opened the door and saw a strange look in Lin Hui's eyes, they had only met once when they got married, but he didn't expect Rong Zeyu to take his daughter-in-law home this time.
Father Rong was expressionless when he saw Lin Hui, and only said to Rong Zeyu: "It's here." Then he told the kitchen to cook.
A table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, according to normal times, Lin Hui would definitely cheer, but looking at them today actually couldn't raise a little appetite.
"Dad, it's your birthday today, we don't know what to buy, so we bought you a cake and wish you good health. ”
Hearing this, Father Rong glanced at Rong Zeyu with his eyes, and then said coldly: "I'm diabetic, you buy me a cake and wish me good health, isn't it ironic?"
"Ah, Rong Zeyu, why don't you tell me. Lin Hui's face was flushed.
"I forgot. Rong Zeyu said with a smile.
"Since you're here, let's eat. Father Rong still had a frosty face.
"Zeyu, I'm not young anymore, and my health is not good, I want you to help me with the company's affairs. ”
"You can ask the manager, why do you have to be a layman?" Rong Zeyu's face was as cold as his father's.
Father Rong sighed, "I knew I was telling me nothing, but you should move back home and live in the head office." ”
"No, I can't. Rong Zeyu refused: "It's too far away from me to work." ”
"With such a big house, I'm too lonely. Father Rong's words were a little bleak. Lin Hui's heart was hot, and she called softly: "Zeyu" She hoped that Rong Zeyu would be gentle with her father: "Otherwise, we will often come back to accompany Dad." ”
Rong Zeyu smiled at Lin Hui: "Okay, listen to you." ”
"Hmph, you listen to women very much, and sooner or later you will suffer. Rong's father saw Rong Zeyu's flattering face, and his heart was angry, he hated to see his daughter-in-law's face, especially his eyebrows and eyes, like Rong Zeyu's mother.
As soon as Lin Hui heard Father Rong's words, she hurriedly lowered her head to eat, not daring to gnaw again, she didn't know why she made Father Rong hate it so much.
The atmosphere in the living room was too depressing, and it was wrong for Lin Hui to speak or not. She whispered to Rong's father that she was too full, so she could go to the yard for a walk.
Father Rong waved his hand and motioned for her to go.
Or when I got married, I came here, at that time, Lin Hui liked this courtyard house very much, the yard was planted with all kinds of different grasses, flowers and trees were scattered, the simple stone slabs seemed to be paved a path in the grass at random but in fact, the path meandered through a small stone pool, a macaroni bamboo dripped into the living water, and a few red koi fish were raised in the waterhole and swam leisurely, facing the sun, twilight moonlight.
Lin Hui really wants to move the old rattan chair and sit here, listen to the insects chirping and the summer breeze, feel the life of heaven and earth, and if she can, she can taste a cup of tea and read a piece of idle book, and get into Tang and Song poems to cook words to cure hunger.
Lin Hui thought about whether she had fallen into her dream, and a cool night woke her up from the dream, and she hurriedly walked back after she didn't know how long it had been.
"Don't transfer your hatred for my mother to Lin Hui, she is my woman, I think it's good for her to be good. Lin Hui heard Rong Zeyu's loud voice refuting his father, and hurriedly withdrew half of his foot that had stepped into the door.
"Hmph, a beautiful woman can't hold it, you don't listen to me, the days of hardship will be waiting for you there sooner or later, look at how much she looks like your mother's prodigal appearance. You have to discipline well to be well-behaved, I see that you are all hooked by her, you don't follow my old path, women don't have many good things. ”
"Dad, if you say that again, I'll leave. ”
"I didn't call you here, you wanted to coax your daughter-in-law and lied to her about my birthday. You're making a fuss, use me as a shield. You're unproductive, you can't even handle a woman, and sooner or later you'll run away with someone like your prodigal girl. ”
"Dad~" Rong Zeyu roared angrily: "Why don't you expect me to be good." ”
Rong Zeyu "suddenly" stood up and looked around, picked up Lin Hui's bag and walked out, Lin Hui was so shocked that he couldn't retreat, so he had to pretend that he had just come back and walked inside. Rong Zeyu grabbed her: "Go!"
Along the way, Rong Zeyu didn't say a word with a blushing face, and Lin Hui didn't dare to ask, whether his mother was not dead, he had been lying to her, and tonight was not his father's birthday, Lin Hui didn't like to be deceived like this, especially those close to her, but tonight she didn't dare to ask anyway, she was afraid of Rong Zeyu's change of face like a different person.
Seeing Rong Zeyu driving in the direction of home, Lin Hui said softly in a very gentle tone: "Zeyu, I don't want to go back yet." Listen to me, I'm not messing with you, I'm really thinking about it, how to live a good life with you, and I'll go home when I think clearly. ”
Rong Zeyu stepped on the brakes, Lin Hui leaned forward, almost kowtowed, and shouted angrily in panic: "Rong Zeyu!
"Don't you have to think clearly? I'll give you a week, and you'll have to come back in a week. ”