Chapter 22: Li Mingqing's Past
The news of Wang Li's death was like a thunderbolt from the blue, shocking everyone present, no one believed that what they were waiting for would be this news, especially Zhao Shengnan, which was a result she never expected.
The doctor led Hu Yue and Wang Li's family into the emergency room, and Zhao Shengnan didn't have the courage to see Wang Li for the last time, sitting on a chair outside and watching the people entering and leaving the emergency room with red eyes.
Wang Li's funeral was very low-key, and the funeral was basically the Wang family's own people, but there was a person who seemed incompatible with this funeral, wearing a suit and leather shoes, a bow tie, and flowers on his chest, and standing in the corner with a set of wedding dresses in his eyes.
If Wang Li's father hadn't greeted him at the beginning and asked everyone not to disturb him, Hu Yue's image would have been driven out by the Wang family's relatives a long time ago.
Seeing Hu Yue's dejected appearance, Zhao Shengnan could not do anything, he could only stand quietly beside Hu Yue, afraid that he would do something excessive, after the funeral, Hu Yue left expressionlessly, and Zhao Shengnan also said goodbye to Wang Li's father and turned to leave.
Zhao Shengnan took a shower after returning to the hotel, lay on the bed after washing and stared intently at the chandelier on his head, and got up after a while to dial Li Mingqing's phone, Li Mingqing's number was still sent to her by Wang Li after Zhao Shengnan returned to Chengdu on the night of his return to Chengdu.
Zhao Shengnan's phone rang and no one answered, Zhao Shengnan edited a text message and sent it to Li Mingqing, telling Li Mingqing that Wang Li had been buried, and sent the location and number of the cemetery to the past, and Zhao Shengnan went out after doing this.
Li Mingqing sat on the sofa for a while after receiving the text message, and finally decided to go to Longfeng Mountain, and when he took a taxi to the main gate of Longfeng Mountain, he found Zhao Shengnan sitting at the door of a paper money store.
Zhao Shengnan also saw Li Mingqing who got out of the car, and got up to greet him.
Li Mingqing saw Zhao Shengnan who walked in front of him, and said with a chuckle: "You know I'm coming." ”
Zhao Shengnan shook her head, she wasn't sure if Li Mingqing would come, she couldn't sleep in the hotel, and she had the best chance of meeting Li Mingqing here, right?
Li Mingqing continued to quip: "Why don't you wait for me inside? Are you worried that I won't be able to find it? Or are you afraid to go in?"
Zhao Shengnan didn't speak, it was false to go in alone and say that he was not afraid, the key is that Zhao Shengnan didn't see the slightest sadness on Li Mingqing now, which surprised Zhao Shengnan.
Li Mingqing bought three bouquets of flowers and incense paper candles in the store at the door, and then went in with Zhao Shengnan.
Li Mingqing put flowers in front of Wang Li's tomb, lit incense paper and candles, and then went to two other tombs not far away to do the same.
After doing this, Li Mingqing returned to Wang Li's tomb and said to Zhao Shengnan: "The two tombs over there are Wang Li's mother and grandmother. ”
Zhao Shengnan nodded with an "oh", and when Li Mingqing was buying three bouquets of flowers outside, Zhao Shengnan had doubts, but he didn't expect Li Mingqing to take the initiative to explain the situation to himself.
Li Mingqing didn't stay in the cemetery for long, and after standing in front of Wang Li's tomb for a while, he led Zhao Shengnan out.
After leaving the cemetery, Li Mingqing called a car, or sent Zhao Shengnan back to the hotel first, and then went home by himself.
Zhao Shengnan actually has a lot of words and many things to say to Li Mingqing, but Li Mingqing has been closing his eyes after getting in the car, Zhao Shengnan also couldn't help but did not speak, after returning to the hotel, Zhao Shengnan packed his things and prepared to go back to Beijing, the next day was the twenty-ninth of the month, Zhao Shengnan booked a ticket to return to Beijing and Song Qian for Chinese New Year's Eve.
The next day, Li Mingqing lay on the sofa in the afternoon and "lay the corpse" every day, when there was a knock on the door, Li Mingqing opened the door and saw Zhao Shengnan standing outside the door with his suitcase.
After Zhao Shengnan entered the door, Li Mingqing opened his mouth and asked, "Where are you going to go with your suitcase?"
"Back to Beijing. Zhao Shengnan was very calm at the moment.
"Tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year's Eve, don't you go home for the New Year?" Zhao Shengnan has been staying in the hotel during this time, Li Mingqing guessed that she should have a conflict with the family, and now asked tentatively.
"I'm going back to Beijing to spend time with my mom. Zhao Shengnan didn't mention her father and that family.
"Then why did you get here?" Li Mingqing did not ask about Zhao Shengnan's family.
Zhao Shengnan has arrived at the airport today, but the more he wants to leave, the stronger his feelings for Li Mingqing become, and in the end, Zhao Shengnan still left the airport and turned out the address of Li Mingqing's home that Wang Li once sent to him.
Zhao Shengnan didn't answer Li Mingqing's words, put down the bag in his hand, then took off the down jacket on his body, and then took off his sweater, just when Zhao Shengnan reached out to untie his underwear, Li Mingqing stepped forward and grabbed her wrists with both hands.
Zhao Shengnan tried to get rid of Li Mingqing's hands, but Li Mingqing grabbed it too tightly and didn't break free, and Zhao Shengnan, who gave up the struggle, instantly fell into tears.
Li Mingqing took Zhao Shengnan to the sofa, and after a while, when Zhao Shengnan calmed down, Li Mingqing gave Zhao Shengnan's clothes to her again, Zhao Shengnan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and slowly began to put on his clothes again.
After getting dressed, Zhao Shengnan stared at Li Mingqing so straight, she had already let go of her arrogance and self-esteem, and wanted to get an answer from Li Mingqing today.
Li Mingqing shook his head, took a deep breath and said, "I'll tell you someone."
During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a small restaurant in Shuntian Mansion, the owner of the restaurant had two sons, the eldest son was called Li Yong, the younger son was called Li He, Li Yong was lively and cheerful, smart and sleek, responsible for the reception of the restaurant and the financial affairs of the wine, Li He was loyal and honest, responsible for the kitchen and housekeeping, and the two brothers ran the restaurant with their father.
When Li Yong was 20 years old, he married Yang Hui, the youngest daughter of the tailor shop next door, Li Yong and Yang Hui have always had a good impression of each other since childhood, and their life after marriage is also quite happy, but Yang Hui has not had children after marriage, and Li Yong's father talked about a family affair for Li He two years later, and Li and his son were born a year later.
When Li He's daughter was born, Yang Hui still didn't react in her stomach, during which Yang Hui took various medicines but could not get pregnant, Yang Hui thought for a long time and was ready to give Li Yong a concubine, when Yang Hui told Li Yong about this idea, Li Yong refused, and asked Yang Hui to dispel this idea, Yang Hui had to give up.
The days went on, and one day Li He sighed to Li Yong: "Brother, why do you still look so young?" Li Mingqing smiled and didn't take it seriously.
After a few years, Li Yong heard more and more such words, and some people came to ask for maintenance secrets, these things made Li Yong annoyed, Yang Hui comforted Li Yong: "Don't be angry, this is a good thing, it's too late for me to envy." ”
By the time Li and his two children started studying at the age of 8, Li Yong's appearance and image still hadn't changed much, and at this time, no one talked about making fun of Li Yong's appearance in person, they were all secretly discussed in private, and Li Yong could only act as if he hadn't heard it more often, and Yang Hui would spend more time making up and dressing himself up every day.
Later, Li and his youngest daughter married the eldest son and married a wife, Li He and his wife were already half white, Li Yong's wife also had white temples, only Li Yong was still a teenager, Li Yong and his nephew may be younger than each other, Yang Hui was not willing to go to the street with Li Yong, people who didn't know them all thought that Li Yong was Yang Hui's younger brother, and even more uninformed outsiders bluntly said that Li Yong was Yang Hui's son, these Yang Hui didn't care but smiled and explained, only Li Yong knew that Yang Hui was crying silently in front of the mirror after returning home.
Li Yong is also very helpless about his appearance, which has seriously affected his normal life, and there are more and more rumors outside, Li Yong, who was originally in charge of the outside work, also took the initiative to switch with Li He to the back kitchen of internal affairs, and Yang Hui, who was the cashier at the counter, also followed Li Yong to the back kitchen, responsible for procurement expenses and other miscellaneous matters.
Many things happened one after another, Li He became a grandfather and grandfather, Li Yongli and the father of the two brothers also died of illness, and his father was still comforting Li Yong not to care too much about other people's opinions before he died.
After another two years, Yang Hui, who was physically and mentally exhausted, could no longer stand the various criticisms of others about Li Yong and himself, and now no matter how thick the makeup is, he can't hide his aging appearance, Yang Hui has no confidence or doesn't know how to face Li Yong, Yang Hui began to lock himself in the house all day long, and the sad Yang Hui sometimes only eats a meal for a few days, and is depressed in the room every day and often washes his face with tears.
Yang Hui's brother and Yang Hui's old father also secretly looked for Li Yong in private, hoping that Li Yong would leave Yang Hui.
Li Yong knew what they thought, and Li Yong had thought of this method before, so that Yang Hui would not have to be discussed by others like himself, and then find a good person to live a normal life, at that time, Yang Hui cried and scolded Yang Hui as soon as he mentioned this matter, and Yang Hui ignored Li Yong for the next few days, until Li Yong promised not to mention this matter Yang Hui was angry.
Li Yong loves Yang Hui very much, and Yang Hui has always loved Li Yong, but because of the special situation of Li Yong's body, the two of them have had a hard time over the years, and Li Yong is also very puzzled why his appearance and body shape have not changed for more than 20 years, and I don't know if there will be changes in the future.
After Yang Hui's family looked for Li Yong, Li Yong himself thought about it for a long time, although it was a little late, but it was not too late, Li Yong was ready to take a leave of absence on the grounds that Yang Hui could not have children, Li Mingqing said very resolutely to Yang Hui this time, but Yang Hui was very calm when he heard the news, and took the initiative to help Li Mingqing with a pen and ink.
Yang Hui has also thought a lot about the time he has locked himself in the house, and it has been so long for those rumors and rumors to let others say it, but the key is that he never knows in his heart, how to adapt to face Li Yong with his face that is getting older year by year, Li Yong's appearance will not change This is a fact, Yang Hui does not want Li Yong to face his old and decrepit self all day long, the longer the time, the older he will be, and he can leave a good memory image for Li Yong while he leaves now.
Yang Hui was so indifferent this time Li Yong was still a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it, he quickly drafted a letter of resignation, and after writing it, Yang Hui insisted on making the longest meal for Li Yong, Yang Hui took a bath and changed into a new set of clothes, painted light makeup for himself, and then cooked a few dishes for Li Yong, after the dishes were served, neither of them moved the chopsticks, and after a while Yang Hui suddenly fell down under Li Yong's gaze, Li Yong hurriedly went over to help him up, Yang Hui took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Yong, Li Yong didn't care about the letter and rushed out with Yang Hui in his arms, Yang Hui had already taken poison when he put on makeup before cooking, and Yang Hui had no pulse when Li Yong found the medical scientist。
Yang Hui's death made Li Yong sad for a long time, a month after Yang Hui's death, Li Yong left a letter to Li He and left, Li Yong, who was alone, began a wandering life, Li Yong later realized that not only would his physical appearance not change, but also seemed to be immortal!
Li Yong has always been home all over the world, and he has no concept of time, when he was richest, he owned five sets of mansions and thousands of acres of land, and when he was the worst, he also stayed on the street at night, and he experienced many things and many people, and now Li Yong has also adapted to being single, which is also the most suitable life for him.
Later, when he got on his ID card, Li Yong changed his name to Li Mingqing. ”