"It's me. Magnolia replied helplessly. But I thought to myself: No, you made a mistake. How nice it would be to say that.

"I'm at Murchison Safari Park, you should be there in the evening, I'm noon here. Just saw giraffes, yaks, elephants, baboons and lots of wildlife in the morning, in the afternoon we were going to see hippos and African crocodiles, and in the evening we were driving in search of African lions. Ou Tongyang's happy voice.

"Oh, stay safe. That, Mrs. Ouyang is now at my house, and we are going to eat. You...... Are you talking to Madame?"

"Who? My mother, is she all right?"

Bai Yulan glanced at Mrs. Ouyang again, and saw that the old man was talking to her mother, but her eyes were still focused on this, so she replied: "Mrs. Ouyang is in good health, don't worry, I will definitely take care of her." ”

"Oh, that's good. I just want to say one thing, you must go back to Shanghai and continue to work, you can't resign. Well, goodbye. ”

This sentence was said so quickly that Magnolia hadn't heard it clearly, and the phone had already hung up. Magnolia had no choice but to say two more words into the phone: "Okay, don't worry, I will take care of the old lady." Well, goodbye!"

Bai Yulan held the phone in her hand and said to Mrs. Ouyang carefully, "Yes...... It's Mr. Ou Tongyang, he ...... He asked me to take care of you. He said that he had arrived in Africa and that everything was fine, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Mrs. Ouyang smiled playfully and said to Yulan's mother, "Look at these young people, they are talking on the phone endlessly day after day. At that time, everyone was outside the door, and we didn't know that there were guests. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. ”

Magnolia hurriedly walked over and said to Mrs. Ouyang, "Madam, I... This is the second time for me, no, it is the second time that Mr. Ou Tongyang has called me, and he has not made any other calls. ”

Mrs. Ouyang was about to speak, when Magnolia's stepfather opened the door and came in, carrying a net of beer in his hand.

"Heck, the commissary just ran out of beer, so I went to stock it, so I waited there for a while. Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Bai Yulan hurriedly went over to help take out the wine, and handed it to Bai Yuxue to open it with a bottle driver.

Mrs. Ouyang hurriedly shook her hand and said, "Where, there's no hurry." I'm causing you trouble. ”

Yulan's mother hurriedly said, "What's the trouble, it's not troublesome." Normally, we have to eat and drink ourselves. Old sister, it's too late for me to be happy when you're here. You are the mother of Yulan's colleague, Yulan must have caused you a lot of trouble in Shanghai, you are here to get home, what are you doing so politely!"

Yulan's stepfather also took it and said, "That's it, that's it, Yulan is sensible, but after all, a girl is alone, and it's not you who help take care of it." Be sure to eat more food and drink two glasses today. ”

Bai Yulan took a pair of chopsticks and gave them to Mrs. Ouyang, her mother and stepfather, and Bai Yuxue also concocted the same way to pour wine for the three old men, and then the two of them sat down and began to eat. Bai Yuxue leaned into Bai Yulan's ear while eating and said, "It's so delicious! ”

Magnolia smiled: "Look at your little bit of talent." Then eat more!" said as she coerced Bai Yuxue with her favorite chicken heart.

Bai Yuxue looked at the chicken heart greedily: "Wow, you still know me best!"

In fact, Magnolia's heart has always been worried. The two phone calls just now still made her palpitated. She could see that the old lady was also preoccupied, although she said that these dishes were her favorite food, but she ate them very slowly, not like she was very appetizing.

Yulan's mother obviously saw it and asked, "Old sister, I heard Yulan say that you are here to find someone this time, I don't know who you are looking for, have you found it?"

Mrs. Ouyang was stunned, and a shiitake mushroom she had just taken fell into the bowl.

"Oh, it can also be said that it has been found, but the person has passed away. It's been too long, more than thirty years. ”

"Well, that's a shame. If that person has any relatives or something, you can also meet them, and it's good to know some news. I know it's the most annoying thing to find someone, sometimes you think he's there, and when you try your best to run over, the person is not there, and you're in a hurry. Last year, Yulan and I were, in the middle of winter, and we searched all over the county, who knows..."

"Mom! Don't always think about the things you're not happy about. ”

Yulan's stepfather hurriedly took over the conversation: "Yes, yes, don't think about it if you're unhappy." The girl was right. Come, eat vegetables, eat vegetables! What, you taste this little radish, which has no chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and grows in our own homes. Come..."

Mrs. Ouyang heard clearly, last winter, looking everywhere, it should be Bai Guangtian, and it was the same person she was looking for. It's a pity that the person they were looking for is dead.

Mrs. Ouyang took the small radish handed over by Magnolia's stepfather, took a bite, and boasted: "It really has a radish flavor, crisp and sweet, I haven't eaten such pure green vegetables for a long time." The cakes baked by Yulan's mother are also so delicious, and I don't know which bite to eat with this chicken, this tofu, and this little pepper. Oops, it's so enjoyable. Mother Yulan, let the past pass, people can't find it, that is to remind us to forget him, forget the past, don't you say?"

Magnolia's mother looked at Magnolia's stepfather and nodded a little awkwardly.

Mrs. Ouyang continued: "I have one more thing to do when I come to your house this time, that is, I want to ask Yulan's mother and her uncle to agree to let Yulan go to Hong Kong to see the world and further her studies. My hukou is in Nanjing, but I live in Hong Kong and Shanghai. If this girl Yulan goes to Hong Kong, my old woman will stay in Hong Kong and let her stay with me for a while. Lan girl is worried that the two old people are not at ease, so I will be thick-skinned and come over to be a lobbyist, I will do my best to take care of her during the child's stay in Hong Kong, I don't know if Yulan's mother and her uncle agree?"

Yulan's mother and husband looked at each other for a moment, and then at Yulan. Obviously, Yulan didn't discuss this matter with the two old men. She was a little weak and avoided her mother's gaze.

Magnolia's stepfather said: "This is a great thing, no matter how many people ask for it, I can't ask for it, I said girl..."

Yulan's mother took it and said, "What can we worry about?" Since her own father began to drink heavily, and I am not in good health, this family is actually all Magnolia. It's been five years, and now she has gone out to make a living on her own, and to be honest, we can't help much, we just don't want to make trouble for the children. When Yulan's mother said this, her eyes turned red, she cried, and choked up, "Yulan is not worried about me." Yulan, you have also seen it, our family's life is much better than before, my mother and your Uncle Bai have salaries, and we can take care of ourselves. It's up to you whether you want to go or not, don't think about us, don't let this family drag you down anymore, you are like this, my mother feels uncomfortable. With that, Magnolia's mother stood up and walked to the back room.

Magnolia glanced at the old lady with a very innocent expression, shook her head, and chased into the back room.

Bai Yuxue raised her wine glass and said to Mrs. Ouyang, "Mrs. Ouyang, I respect you. Thanks to your enlightenment, I am now so calm and comfortable, really, thank you very much!"

Mrs. Ouyang smiled and clinked glasses with her: "You girl, you are fast-talking, I like it." Her uncle, come, drink together. As he spoke, he glanced back at the back room.

Yulan's stepfather also clinked glasses, took a big sip, and said, "It's okay, both of them are sentimental people, especially Yulan's mother." Hey, she has suffered a lot over the years. Don't say it, don't say it, drink!" he toasted himself. Bai Yuxue hurriedly poured it for him.

Mrs. Ouyang saw a small plate on the table with something black like pickles in it, so she asked, "Snow girl, what is this?"

Bai Yuxue said proudly: "This is still what Yulan and I invented back then, and we like to eat it the most." Madame, try it, it's delicious! I'll tell you what it is when you're done. ”

Magnolia's stepfather was drinking and smiling as Mrs. Ouyang carefully ate the little pickle.

"Well, it's a bit like garlic eggplant, but it's crisper than garlic eggplant, and it has a little celery flavor, which is quite fragrant. ”

Magnolia's stepfather laughed when he heard her say this: "Haha... , that is, eggplant. But this year, the magnolia is not at home, it has been marinated for too long, it is too salty, and it is not so delicious. ”

Bai Yuxue pretended to be surprised: "Wow, madam, you even taste the celery flavor! Actually, this pickle was naughty by the two of us at that time, and we took off the freshly knotted eggplant bun and threw it into the jar that Yulan's mother used to pickle the pickles, and buried it at the bottom of the jar for fear of being discovered." I didn't expect that after more than half a month, I took it out and ate it, and it was very delicious. Later, Yulan's mother chopped the garlic and stuffed it into the eggplant, and then put it under the oil pickles, and it became this pickle. Magnolia brought rice at that time, and she couldn't eat it without this pickle. ”

"Haha... , this way, it's delicious, it should be very delicious. What is pickle?"

Magnolia's stepfather took it and said, "Magnolia's mother cake is well cooked, and the oil and pickles are also well pickled." Wait, I'll get you some. ”

After a while, Magnolia's stepfather brought a small plate of oil pickles. It turned out to be cabbage mixed with celery and soaked in soy sauce, and the taste was very fragrant.

"How is it, it's delicious, isn't it? Yulan's mother is good and skillful, but her life is not good. I didn't have a father and mother since I was a child, and I wanted to find a man ten years older than her to enjoy it, but who knows, I haven't been able to be good yet, pitiful!"

Mrs. Ouyang then asked, "Is Yulan's own father not good to her mother?"

"It's not bad. Actually, her father didn't follow her, he was looking for a girl from an iron-making family in our county, you know, just the kind of farming tools or horseshoes for horses, and now there is no such business for a long time. The two of them have already talked about marriage and are about to get married, but something happened to his future eldest brother. ”

Mrs. Ouyang hurriedly asked, "Who? Uncle, what happened?"