Chapter 1: Return to Korea

4 February 2002. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Lunar Lunar Month 23, Chinese New Year's Eve. Seoul Airport, South Korea, AM10:03. As the plane landed, a large group of people stepped off the plane and into the departure hall. There was a man and a woman in the crowd, the man was carrying a schoolbag and whistling in his mouth, walking in a relaxed and comfortable manner. Although the woman in the back and the man walked at a leisurely pace, it was a pity that due to the drag of the suitcase, the two were basically side by side.

After dragging a heavy suitcase into the hall, looking at the man's leisurely attitude, the woman was angry. Throwing the luggage to her feet as if venting, the woman shouted to the man in front of her: "Li Shenglin, are you a man? Let me, a delicate little girl, carry such a big suitcase, why are you so thick-skinned?"

When Li Shenglin heard this, he suddenly stopped, turned around and walked to the woman's side, just when the woman thought that Li Shenglin's conscience had found out. Smack, Li Shenglin flicked her head. "These are your things, are they good? And who is the clever on the plane but failed miserably? You yourself say that you are willing to gamble and lose. And Han Xue, what did you just call me? Is this the attitude towards your cousin?"

The surrounding Koreans looked at the man and woman and shook their heads secretly. It's a lovely pair, it looks like it's a little awkward. The men are handsome and the women are sweet, which is very in line with the aesthetics of Koreans. It's a pity that the two are foreigners and don't speak Korean.

That's right, Li Shenglin and Han Xue do not speak Korean but Chinese. Although Li Shenglin is Korean, Han Xue is pure Chinese and has lived in China since he was a child and does not speak Korean. So the two of them didn't speak Korean, and they kept communicating in Chinese, which both of them knew.

"Ah," Han Xue covered her forehead and looked at Li Shenglin with an angry expression. "Brother, brother. You were born a day before me, and it may be more than a dozen hours to talk about it. What are you pretending to be with me, brother? And don't you know what gentlemanly demeanor is? Be polite to women, have the spirit of gentleness of a man, even if I lose the bet, but you won't be polite?"

Smack, Li Shenglin slapped her on the head again. said disdainfully: "Don't pretend to be pitiful there, if you are polite, you will definitely climb up the pole immediately." Don't talk nonsense, let's go, my grandfather should have already sent a car to pick us up. If you don't leave, I'll leave you alone at the airport. As he spoke, he took his luggage and turned around and walked in front.

When Han Xue saw Li Shenglin take the luggage, she didn't pretend to be pitiful. I wasn't annoyed by the threats, I smiled flatteringly, and followed, chattering all the way like a curious baby.

"Cousin, you're the best. By the way, now that I'm in Korea, I suddenly remember that when I first met you, you just came to China, and although you speak Chinese, it's a little jerky, but your pronunciation is very pure, and how does your accent sound like a northern accent now?

"When I was filming in Hong Kong last year, I wanted to go with you, but my mother didn't agree, she said you went out, where did you go? Why did my aunt and my mother let you go? Obviously we only have one day of birthday, why do my mother and they are so relieved about you, I have to ask you what I want to do. Oops, why are you hitting me again?"

Li Shenglin withdrew his hand and looked at her helplessly, "How old are you, why are you still venting your dissatisfaction everywhere like a child?"

Han Xue covered her forehead and muttered, "You know how to beat people." Then he was silenced under Li Shenglin's murderous gaze.

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A villa area in Seoul, named New Plum Garden, some of the upper leaders retired but liked to spend their old age in this quiet place, now it is winter, walk into it to smell a burst of plum blossoms, the cold season is the peak period of plum blossoms.

Under the leadership of the servant, Li Shenglin led Han Xue into the house, and saw an old man sitting on the sofa in the living room slowly sipping tea. Seeing Li Shenglin and the two coming in, he said in Korean to Li Shenglin: "Are you back?" Glancing at Han Xue, Li Shenglin didn't know what medicine was sold in this old man's gourd, so he had to answer his Korean question: "I'm back, grandpa." ”

Although Han Xue next to her couldn't understand the conversation between the two, she could guess that they were roughly greeting each other. So he also greeted in Korean with the Korean he had prepared in advance: "Grandpa, Hanio Saiyo, I'm Han Xue." My father and mother asked me to bring you a gift, wishing you good health and a long life. Then he touched Lee with his elbow and motioned for him to explain in Korean.

But Li Shenglin was unmoved. Seeing that he didn't react, Han Xue was a little anxious, isn't this rude in front of the elders? Han Xue lightly bumped Li Shenglin, and his eyes signaled, "What are you doing?" Hurry up and bring my words to the old man. ’

Li Shenglin saw that the old man didn't answer Han Xue's words, and he didn't know what the old man wanted to do. Although Han Xue didn't hit it hard, the dead could feel it, but Li Shenglin didn't know what to do. was a little impatient by Han Xue, so he touched her and signaled her to be calm.

Now Han Xue also felt that something was wrong, and just when she was puzzled, the old man said to Han Xue in straight Chinese: "You're welcome, you two can sit down." As he spoke, he motioned with his hand to get off the sofa.

Han Xue was dumbfounded, this Chinese is so good. Isn't it embarrassing that I was stupidly speaking in awkward Korean just now?

Li Shenglin didn't care so much. dragged Han Xue directly to the sofa, because Han Xue was there, so everyone spoke to each other in Chinese, and Li Shenglin dealt with it at will. Li Shenglin hides a deep estrangement from Li Zhongzheng in his heart, and although he regards him as his grandfather in his heart, it is only in name. For this old man who is very mysterious to him, Li Shenglin is full of estrangement and fear, and the relationship was average when he was a child, and then he went to China to almost escape from him, and he had no contact at all.

When I was a child, my father sometimes took me and my mother to some dinner parties, and I seemed to have seen a lot of big people at that time, and my uncle shouted, although Li Shenglin didn't know these people now or in his previous life, but looking at his temperament, most of them seemed to be in a high position for a long time. There are also a few who are also very well-cultivated, and they don't talk like ordinary people. Li Shenglin deduced from this that his father in this life should be a great person, and this old man seems to be even more mysterious and abnormal.

Feeling Li Shenglin's impatience, Li Zhongzheng didn't embarrass him, and asked them where they stayed at night. Li Shenglin said the hotel, which made Han Xue a little unbearable, and secretly gave him a look, "This is your grandfather, what kind of attitude do you have." ’

If you don't live at home from afar, you will seem to be inconsiderate, not to mention that Li Shenglin and Li Zhongzheng are relatives and grandchildren.

Li Zhongzheng didn't care, and asked them to book a hotel, and then said to Han Xue: "The journey is tiring, you go upstairs to rest first, I will let you take you to the hotel after eating at home at noon, and you and Shenglin will come back in the evening to have a light meal with me, an old man." After speaking, he asked the maid to take Li Shenglin and Han Xue upstairs.

The maid took the two of them to the room and left, and as soon as Li Shenglin put down his luggage and sat down, Han Xue peeked out through the crack in the door and got in. Li Shenglin is not surprised at all, after more than ten years of getting along, Li Shenglin doesn't know Han Xue's personality. Sure enough, Han Xue pursed her mouth when she saw Li Shenglin's unsurprised appearance at all, and muttered in a low voice: "It's so boring, you won't pretend to be surprised?"

Li Shenglin ignored her, and Han Xue leaned over and asked the question in her heart, "Cousin, what's the matter between you and your grandfather?

The actual situation involves some very complicated things, and he himself is not very clear, Li Shenglin didn't want to say too much to Han Xue, so he had to carry Han Xue's mother out, "There are many complicated things involved in this matter, not what you should know, and only my aunt and Grandpa Han know at home." ”

"It's related to my trip to China, and now it's been more than ten years, and you and I can go back to South Korea to prove that the matter has been resolved, and it's useless for you to know the rest, and this matter has nothing to do with you. If you're tired, take a break, I'm going to go downstairs and talk to my grandfather. And he got up to leave.

Looking at Li Shenglin's back, Han Xue cut off and went back to his room to rest.

When he came downstairs, Li Shenglin went to the sofa, took an empty teacup and turned it over and poured tea, and tasted it by himself. He had something to say to Li Zhongzheng, but he didn't want to speak first to weaken his momentum.

After drinking two cups of tea, Li Zhongzheng glanced at him and spoke first: "You don't want to leave after you go back to South Korea this time?"

Li Shenglin didn't raise his eyes, and continued to drink tea: "It depends on the situation, I plan to do something in South Korea this time, and if the situation is good, I will take root in South Korea." If you don't mix well, you can make some money and go back to your hometown in China to eat and die. ”

Li Zhongzheng was almost not angry with him, what is the Chinese hometown? I haven't seen him in person since he went to China, and he has had such a stinky temper since he was a child. is not very old to use the word mixed eating and waiting for death, this is how unambitious.

"What do you want to do when you come back this time? I'm old, but I still have a little face, and whatever you want to do can make you smoother. Li Zhongzheng asked.

Li Shenglin glanced at Li Zhongzheng and continued to taste the tea in his hand. "I plan to enter the entertainment industry and open a brokerage company. I'm interested in making money, but I'm definitely not interested in making money. Open a brokerage company and get a foot in entertainment culture. It's not in vain that I, as a Korean, have been in China for more than ten years. ”

Li Zhongzheng sighed in his heart. If it weren't for the cause of the fruit when I was a child, it wouldn't be this effect now. That's it, as long as he's happy. I don't expect him to glorify his ancestors and carry forward the family or anything. As long as he is happy, he can do whatever he wants.

Thinking of this, Old Man Li also saw it. "Do it if you like, and I'm not against you. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, you haven't seen your father for a long time, go and put incense on your parents. ”

Li Shenglin didn't say anything when he heard this, got up and walked to his parents' spiritual seat, took out three incense sticks and lit them. He bowed three times to his parents and put the incense on the incense burner. Looking at the black-and-white photos of his parents, coupled with the fact that he returned to South Korea after a long absence, his mood was different, and Li Shenglin couldn't help but feel a burst of longing.