The day has come to the tenth day of the first month, and tomorrow it is time to return to Chengkang.

Because Yangmei's father suddenly became unwell, her younger brother Chu Lirui rushed to the county hospital this afternoon to accompany her future father-in-law to bed, and only Chu Tianqi and his parents were left at home.

After dinner and washing the dishes and chopsticks, her mother You Chunmei entered the east house, sat on the edge of the kang, and said, "Tianqi, during the Spring Festival last year, do you still remember what you promised?"

I've been worried about being asked these days, but I've been worried about it for more than ten days, and I thought that my mother had forgotten or knew that it was fruitless and didn't ask anymore, but I didn't think that I would ask today. Of course, Chu Tianqi knew what his mother was referring to, but he still pretended to be confused: "What did you promise a year ago? I can't remember it." ”

You Chunmei smiled: "Can you remember? Then I'll tell you, it's a matter of you looking for a partner, what you said at the time was that there will be results before the Spring Festival this year." I wanted to ask for a long time, but your dad always told me to wait. You're going to leave tomorrow, and you'll be allowed to run away without asking. ”

"Mom, do you think you're catching a thief? Chu Tianqi snorted haha.

"Don't be sloppy, you just say that you have found it, what is the girl doing? Where is she from? Does she look good? Is there a photo of her?" You Chunmei asked a series of questions.

"Didn't I tell you that I have to take care of my work first, and I have to be busy with promotions first. It is estimated that in half a year at most, there will definitely be a result in this matter, and I will find a girlfriend immediately. Chu Tianqi said, "Actually, I've been looking for it now, and I have a goal, but I just haven't put it into action." ”

"Tianqi, you don't seem to have deceived your family when you grow so big, but you didn't tell the truth about finding a girlfriend. You Chunmei looked at her son, "It's not your parents who forced you, we also know that the child who works outside is getting married late, but you are already thirty-two, when will you wait?"

Chu Tianqi corrected: "Thirty-one." ”

"Thirty-one or thirty-two, it's late enough, right?" You Chunmei sighed, "Hey, you're still thinking about Miss Ning." Miss Ning is indeed very good, but you don't have that marriage, or you would have gotten married a long time ago. Why wait until now? I haven't even seen each other for years. We don't force you to find a girl with any conditions, as long as you have a temper with you, you can like it, but you have to find it, what's the matter if you keep dragging it out like this? You're not coaxing us, you're delaying yourself. ”

What his mother said was to the point, Chu Tianqi could no longer lie, and he had no defensible explanation at all, so he had to smile "hehe" and stop talking.

"Tianqi, I don't say 'there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest', but people in their thirties have to start a family, don't they? Speaking of this, You Chunmei sighed, "Hey, everything that should be said has been said, you should know more than me, think about it yourself." ”

Chu Tianqi even claimed "yes": "Yes, yes, think about it." ”

"It's not that Mom said you ......" It seemed that the "education" had ended just now, but You Chunmei still couldn't help it and talked about it again. What she said was nothing more than a repetition of what she had just said, or a reproduction of similar content from the past, but she still spoke very seriously, quoting scriptures from time to time. Of course, the "classics" and "classics" he quoted are contemporary, and most of the places where things originated are not more than 20 miles away.

In the face of his mother's "earnest teaching", Chu Tianqi "listened attentively" and dealt with it sincerely, but he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, but he couldn't fulfill his mother's wishes as soon as possible.

After talking for less than an hour, You Chunmei stopped and turned her head to look at her wife: "What's the matter with you? I've spent so much time spitting stars, it's good for you to pretend to be a good person there." ”

In fact, Chu Tianqi couldn't help but wonder, last year, his father actively responded to his mother's call and tried his best to "crusade" against himself in this matter, why didn't he speak out this year?

"You said it very well, very comprehensively, I don't need to say it again, otherwise wouldn't it be a snake?" Chu Yuliang smiled and changed the topic, "While Tianqi is at home, let's discuss Lirui's marriage." ”

"Yes, yes, time is tight. Chu Tianqi immediately responded.

You Chunmei nodded: "Yes, there are only more than two months before the 'May 1', and many things should be prepared." ”

Chu Tianqi said: "Lirui and Yangmei both want to buy a house in the county, and they will definitely have to live in the city in the future, so that it will be convenient for children to go to school and do business in the future." I have already told Lei Peng to pay attention to him in the county, and he called back yesterday and said a few places. I asked Lirui to go to Lei Peng as soon as possible, Lirui chose first, and if you matched, I would take you two to see. As for the house payment, I saved a little and gave it to Lirui first, plus his own and family's, it should be about the same. If that's not enough, I'll borrow him some more. ”

You Chunmei said: "Just keep your little money, try to find a way at home." ”

"It's okay, settle one by one, you can use it for Lirui first. Chu Tianqi smiled, "I'll find a way when it's time for me, and if Lirui has it at that time, he can also help me." ”

In this way, the family discussed the matter of Chu Lirui's wedding again, and discussed it until more than nine o'clock in the evening, and then went to bed and rested.

Father Chu Yuliang did not rest in the East House, but followed his son to the West House.

Chu Tianqi knew that his father must have something to say to him.

……

Not long after the two of them lay down, Chu Yuliang spoke: "Tianqi, from ancient times to the present, 'self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world' are all assessment items for a man, but in different eras, the specific interpretation is very different. 'Governing the country and leveling the world' is a bit far away, and many people basically don't involve it, and I don't understand it, so I won't talk about it, but I know that 'self-cultivation' and 'Qi family' are what every man will encounter, and none of them can be missing, otherwise it will be too incomplete. You can now hold an important position at a young age, and you have done a lot of things that benefit the country and the people, and your personal cultivation has a certain level, and you should really consider starting a family and implement it as an important thing.

As for what kind of person you want to find, whether it is like Secretary Ning or other styles, I don't interfere, as long as you think it's suitable. Marriage, like many things, does not necessarily choose the best, and there is no need to deliberately lower the standard, the most important thing is suitability. What I want to tell you is that as long as you recognize it, it is your happiness, and you must pursue it bravely, no matter how difficult and bumpy it is, do not retreat, otherwise you will regret it. ”

Hearing this, Chu Tianqi couldn't help but wonder even more: What his father said was not the same thing as what he was thinking, why was this? Moreover, his father seemed to mean something else, as if he was reminding himself of something, and why was this? At the same time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and even excited by his father's "prompt," and his mind instantly flipped around. He realized that his father must have known something, that the guest must have said something, and that it was very likely that his mother had told him what he had asked. He couldn't help blurting out and asked what he wanted to say for a long time: "Dad, has Li Weimin been here?"

There was no response, the room was quiet, it was quiet.

After being silent for ten minutes, Chu Yuliang spoke: "Tianqi, it's still the same sentence, a good man has ambitions in all directions, and he wants to show his skills in a broader world." Don't worry about the family, there is your brother, Yangmei is very sensible, and in more than two months, the two of them will also do things. Your sister and her family also come back often, so you can rest assured."

"Dad, is Li Weimin here, what did he say?" Chu Tianqi asked.

"Tianqi, if you recognize the right road, you have to go down, and you must stick to what you think is right. I dozed off. After speaking, Chu Yuliang twisted his head to the other side.

"Dad, what did Li Weimin say, what does he have to do with you?" Chu Tianqi did not give up and continued to ask.

No response.

One minute

Ten minutes,

Thirty minutes,

After a long time, Chu Yuliang didn't speak again.

Chu Tianqi knew that his father would not say it. Although his father did not answer his question, he seemed to give an answer: his father and Li Weimin must have a relationship, Li Weimin must have said something, and what he said must be very important, and he must have said himself.

What did they say? After thinking about it for a long time, there was no accurate answer, and Chu Tianqi fell asleep in a daze.

Chu Tianqi dreamed, and had several dreams, including Ning Junqi, Li Weimin, his father Chu Yuliang, and many, many others.

In the dream, an elderly person walked into the room and stood in front of Chu Tianqi, as if he was talking to him, but the other party's appearance couldn't be seen clearly, let alone what the other party was saying. He tried his best to see it, and he tried his best to hold the other party, but his efforts were in vain, not only did he not see the old man clearly, but he also did not grab the other party's sleeve, and the old man was gone. Chu Tianqi also woke up, and the plot just now was vivid, as if it had really happened.

A touch of moonlight reflected in through the curtains, Chu Tianqi looked around, there was only a quilt on the kang next to him, but his father was gone, and there was no old man on the edge of the kang, but there was a person sitting there in the cabinet. Although he had his back to himself, Chu Tianqi could tell at a glance that it was his father.

The father lay on his stomach on the cupboard, as if he were asleep. A flash of light emanated from his father's right arm, the light of a flashlight, which shone on a piece of paper, which was pressed under his arm. Chu Tianqi recognized the content of the bright place of the paper, which was a newspaper related to "Xu Dazhuang". The title of the article is still fresh in my memory, the main title is "Able to be a generalist, can bend and stretch a husband", and the subtitle is "Remembering Comrade Xu Dazhuang, a veteran soldier of my country's hidden front".

Taking a closer look, Chu Tianqi found that there was not only a newspaper in the light, but also a dazzling silver light, which was a metal chain. Seeing the metal chain, Chu Tianqi knew that his father had a longevity lock pressed under his arm.

In the middle of the night, my father turned on the flashlight to read the newspaper and read the longevity lock, why is this? Thinking about his father's abnormal behavior in recent days, Chu Tianqi realized that he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

My father suddenly moved, and was about to straighten up. Chu Tianqi hurriedly closed his eyes and "fell asleep", with the sound of touching the paper ringing in his ears.