At the end of August, He Tingting received a phone call saying that there was an international interior design conference in Xiangjiang in October, and the organizers of the conference sincerely invited her to attend.

He Tingting heard the theme of the meeting and agreed without saying a word. Academic communication is conducive to progress, and although she has made some achievements now, there is still room for improvement.

A few days later, the vice president of the School of Arts of Pengcheng University visited Shenjia Village in person.

He Tingting introduced people into the house, served tea again, and exchanged a few words of greeting, and then asked why the vice president came.

The vice president smiled and took out an invitation from his briefcase and handed it to He Tingting, "This is an invitation to the exchange meeting." I've heard that you've agreed to attend the meeting, so it's time to take the invitation and go. ”

"What exchange?" Xie Wanqing and Lin Lingling asked in unison.

Grandma He also looked at He Tingting and the vice dean, with a puzzled expression.

"Teacher He hasn't told you yet?" After the vice president asked, without waiting for everyone to answer, he explained with a smile,

In view of the fact that Mr. He is the leading interior designer in China, Mr. He was invited to participate in the International Exchange Conference, hoping that she could come and communicate with other countries. I came today with the invitation letter. ”

Lin Lingling hurriedly asked, "When will the exchange meeting be held?" ”

"On October 18, the location was Xiangjiang." After the vice dean answered, he looked at He Tingting with some surprise, "Teacher He hasn't told his family yet?" ”

He Tingting shook his head with a smile, "I haven't said it yet." Recently, there have been a lot of things, so I forgot about it. ”

Xie Wanqing seemed to have thought of something, and said with a smile, "You girl, you either forgot this or forgot that, I have to ask you to take a notebook and write it down." ”

Lin Lingling also reacted, her face was full of smiles, and she said with a doting tone, "Isn't it, after this girl gave birth to a child, she doesn't have a good memory of the past." ”

Seeing that He Tingting's mother and mother-in-law were talking to He Tingting in an intimate tone, not like there was any contradiction, the vice president secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly laughed at his cranky thoughts, and said to He Tingting with a smile at the moment,

"The exchange meeting needs to show the results, and you spend some time in this time, putting together a speech or writing a paper, and then you will speak at the exchange meeting. In this exchange meeting, we mainly rely on you, and I hope you will spend more effort to study, and don't embarrass the school and the country. ”

He Tingting nodded, "Dean, don't worry, I will definitely prepare well." ”

After the vice president left, He Tingting was slipped into the soundproof study by Lin Lingling.

She was a little puzzled, looked at Lin Lingling, whose face was sinking like water, and asked in surprise, "Mom, what are you doing here?" ”

"What do you ask me for?" Lin Lingling subconsciously lowered her voice, "What's the matter with participating in the exchange meeting?" Why didn't you tell us ahead of time? If it weren't for your mother-in-law's quick response today, it is estimated that the news of our family's restlessness would have spread. ”

"Mom, the vice dean is not a person with a broken mouth." He Tingting waved his hand and said carelessly.

Lin Lingling was so angry that she vomited blood, and your finger poked He Tingting's forehead,

"Aren't you very good at language? Why can't you grasp the point? Now it's not a question of whether it gets out or not, it's a question of why you didn't tell us in advance. If it weren't for the vice president who brought the invitation letter, were you going to say nothing, and when the time came, you would leave the baby and go to Xiangjiang to participate in the exchange meeting? ”

"Mom, don't say it so ugly. I have to take care of the children all day, and I forgot to tell you for a while, why do you look like I am deliberately hiding it from you? He Tingting frowned and retorted, "What's more, it's not a big deal." ”

Lin Lingling covered her chest, "It's not a big deal?" Don't forget, your son is only five months old, and you're going to leave your son behind. Are you willing to leave your son behind to go out to the exchange meeting? In my opinion, don't participate in this exchange meeting for the time being, and it's not too late to participate when the children are older. ”

The more He Tingting listened, the more his face sank, "Mom, what do you mean by this?" I have children, I can't have my career? If my mother-in-law said this, I wouldn't be so sad, you are my own mother, how can you say such a thing? ”

"It's not that you can't have your own career, but after starting a family, you need to put half of your energy on your family, and you can't do whatever you want like in the past. Also, you should have said this in advance—"

"Mom, I said it all, I forgot to say it, why do you keep holding on? Also, aren't I now focusing half of my energy on my family? I'm just away for a few days, and it's not ten days and a half months and I don't go home! ”

The mother and daughter quarreled fiercely, and the more they argued, the more unhappy they became, and finally broke up.

In the evening, Liu Junchu came back, and was pulled aside by Xie Wanqing and muttered.

He Tingting went back to the room to take the child angrily, holding the child who was already babbling and laughing, but he was always absent-minded.

The child easily perceives the emotions of adults, knows that the mother is absent-minded, and after a while he cries aggrievedly.

He Tingting came back to his senses, hurriedly hugged his son into his arms and kissed him, teased him again, and finally coaxed the person well.

At this time, Liu Jun entered the room, sat down beside He Tingting, reached out to let the child's little hand hold his index finger, and leaned over to kiss it.

When the baby laughed again, Liu Junchu looked at He Tingting, "How many days will the exchange meeting go?" ”

"Five days." He Tingting lowered his head, and his tone was a little stiff.

Xie Wanqing just came to him, and he said that he must have an opinion on himself.

Liu Junchu nodded, "Five days is not a long time...... But if the baby is really reluctant to you, then I will take him and go to Xiangjiang with you. We have a lot of real estate in Xiangjiang, and it is not troublesome to pack up the closest one to live in the exchange meeting. ”

"You don't blame me?" He Tingting raised his eyes to look at him.

Liu Junci stretched out his big hand and rubbed her head, "Naturally, it's weird." In the past, if something had happened, you would have been the first to announce the good news to me. But this time, you didn't even mention it to me, let me know from others. If you were me, would you be angry? ”

"I forgot...... With children all day long, my brain is going to rust. When He Tingting said this, he looked at Liu Junshu cautiously, "Will you be like them, will you ask me to sacrifice my career for the sake of my children?" Actually, it's not a sacrifice at all, I'm just away for a few days...... I don't understand why my mom would object like that. ”

She just planned to take the time to attend an exchange meeting, and she didn't understand why Lin Lingling would think of ignoring her children for work. The child was conceived and born by her in October, and the weight in her heart is infinite, will she not care?

"She's afraid that my family will resent you." Liu Jun grabbed He Tingting, "This matter is in this position, you remember that everything in the future must be discussed." We are a family, and everything can be discussed. ”

"Okay." He Tingting nodded right.

Liu Jun's wording made her comfortable, she was a reasonable person, and she knew that what she did this time was indeed wrong, so she responded readily at this time.

When he got up early the next day, He Tingting took a handkerchief to help his son wipe his little hands, and found that there was rice glue from last night in the palm of his hand, and the dry handkerchief could not be wiped clean.

She looked around and found that the kettle was missing, and it was estimated that Liu Junci had taken it to fill it with boiling water.

After sitting for a while, He Tingting put the child in the cradle and went downstairs to find Liu Jun.

Approaching the kitchen, she heard Xie Wanqing's angry voice coming from behind the kitchen, "You actually let her go?" Did you know that it is better not to leave the mother before the child is eight months old? Look at yourself, you have to have a limit to spoil her. Like this time, she did something wrong, and you gently let go of ......"

Liu Junqi said, "Mom, Tingting is my wife, she left her familiar family to marry me, I naturally have to spoil her." Also, I think—"

"Okay, if you love to spoil her, you will spoil her, and I am the bad person!" Xie Wanqing's tone became irritable, "But I'll put the words here, she doesn't discuss things with her family like this, and she throws her son down to take care of work, if she dares to repeat it again and again, I will talk to Lin Lingling directly!" ”

Liu Junchu slowed down his tone to reassure, "Mom, I told Tingting, she also realized her mistake, and she won't be like this in the future." ”

"If she could really know what was wrong, I thank God for her! Look at the world, which family is not a husband and wife? As for you, listen to her in turn, wherever she wants to live, you will follow her, and whatever she wants to participate, you will also follow. Do you not earn as much as her, or are you not as good as her? Do you want to compromise everywhere like this? ”

He Tingting's heart hung up, her fingers couldn't help but clench the paddle in her hand, her heart was a little gray, but she had expectations.

"I'm not asking for satisfaction, I'm fulfilling my promise. Back then, I said that when I got married, I would live in the south with her, and now I have to do it. Liu Junshu said this, paused, and then continued,

"I had a bad childhood, but my teenage years were very happy because of her, and I woke up smiling every day. She let me know that the world is beautiful, she made me understand what it means to be excited, she accompanies me, marries me, and gives birth to children for me, shouldn't I love her? ”

Xie Wanqing did not speak again.

He Tingting's eyes were blurred, she stood there wiping her tears, and forgot to go to find hot water to wash her veil.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Junchu walked over slowly, and touched her head with a warm big hand, "Fool, what are you crying for?" ”

"I'd love to." He Tingting said, handed him the handkerchief, "Go get warm water and wash it, and go back to wipe your son's face and hands." ”

"Together." After Liu Jun finished speaking, he took He Tingting's hand with his big hand and walked to the kitchen.

In the evening, Grandma He came to He Tingting's room and asked while teasing the child, "Are you still angry with your mother?" She has been running between places in the past few months, she is very tired, and she has recruited three daughters-in-law who are not very dissatisfied, all for you, and you still have to fight with her? ”

"She is patriarchal and imposes her own ideas on me......" He Tingting remembered Lin Lingling's words, and his heart was still very sad.

Grandma He sighed, "She is a bit patriarchal, but she is not heavy." How many of your sisters-in-law give birth, is she running around so much? No, it's just you, tired of her running around at both ends. In her mind, you are very important. She asked you to do the same as the new daughter-in-law of ordinary people, hoping that you would be good in your life. ”

"But that's not what I heard......" He Tingting said, but his voice weakened.

Where can't Grandma He see that her granddaughter has softened? She said softly, "She's going to your dad tomorrow, do you want to talk to her?" ”

He Tingting hesitated for a while, and when he saw that Grandma He had already gone out, he went to find Lin Lingling.

Lin Lingling still had the same attitude that day, and kept teaching He Tingting how to do it.

He Tingting felt very uncomfortable when he heard this, but when he thought that Lin Lingling was old and her thinking was already fixed, forcing her to change her unreality, he nodded indiscriminately, and changed the topic and said something else.

After that, in addition to taking care of children, He Tingting also began to write papers and speeches. She is used to trying to make things as perfect as possible, so the preparation at the moment is not sloppy at all.

On the day of the National Day, He Xue did not come back, but just called home to talk to the younger generation.

When Liu Jun was drinking, He Tingting heard He Xuedao in the microphone, "Next year will be 97 years, and Xiangjiang will return on July 1." Western imperialism does not know what it will do, and you must remember to pay close attention to the situation. ”

"Uncle He, don't worry, that's what the capital says, and my family has warned me......" Liu Jun hurriedly replied.

He Xue said again, "Well, be more prepared." It's just that it's hard to predict what means the enemy will use, and if it's a military operation, we're not afraid of it, but we're afraid of areas that we're not familiar with. For example, in the case of financial warfare, there have been many economic crises in the United States in the past, which have made people's lives difficult. We must not allow them to dominate our market. ”

When He Tingting heard this, he already understood that He Xue wanted to remind Liu Junchu that in addition to the return of Xiangjiang in 97, there was also a tsunami-like financial storm.

That's what she once wrote down, and she has always put it with He Xue. Now she's forgotten about herself, and she almost missed the big thing.

Liu Junchu hung up the phone with a puzzled face and looked at He Tingting, "Did Uncle He hear any rumors?" ”

"I guess I can hear it somewhat...... But my dad has a point, if people fight a financial war, then we are very passive. Therefore, it is better to be vigilant in advance to avoid being in a hurry. He Tingting was afraid that Liu Junzhu would not understand, so he repeated He Xue's words.

"Okay, I'll keep a close eye on this, don't worry." Liu Junshu said.

He Tingting didn't dare to rest assured, she went to check the news of a few financial storms, and told Liu Junchu without a trace.

Liu Junshu was active in various countries, learned some rumors, and soon began to get busy.

He Tingting was relieved to see that Liu Junchu had begun to enter a state of preparation, and quietly called He Xue, "Brother Junchu may have heard some news, he has been busy in the past few days." Dad, what should I do? ”

"You teach well, prepare the content of the exchange meeting well, and leave the rest to you." He Xue commanded.