Chapter 8: Father and Son

In 2006, the housing prices in the first and second-tier cities rose like crazy, the odd and even number restrictions on the roads of the imperial capital have not been fully implemented, and the traffic is precarious, but in the remote northwest small county, the main means of transportation to go out is still limited to two wheels, and occasionally taking a taxi is considered a luxury, take Zhou Jiayi as an example, don't look at her father is driving a taxi, but the number of times she takes a car a year can be counted with one hand.

Therefore, when a four-circle Audi was parked downstairs in the Yiyuan community where Zhou's family was located, it immediately attracted the attention of people who went out for morning exercise in the morning and just went out to buy groceries.

When Zhou Jiayi and Li Qiumei came back from the vegetable market, they saw a group of people standing there in a row, talking to each other in twos and threes.

"Yo, Qiumei is back from grocery shopping." A woman in her fifties and sixties in the crowd saw their mother and daughter and greeted them with a smile, "Now Yiyi is very obedient, and she knows that she will follow you and help you carry things." ”

Li Qiumei couldn't help but smile when she heard this, but said: "Don't praise her, boasting about this tail is about to go to the sky!" By the way, Aunt Hongxia, what are you looking at? ”

Zhao Hongxia nodded at the crowd, "Well, gather around here to watch the car, the kid from the old Wangtou's house next door said, this car is worth at least hundreds of thousands, you say this car is really so expensive?" No one in our yard can afford it, I think it's ten out of ten, it's Lu Boyi back. ”

The woman deliberately lowered her voice, as if she was going to gossip.

"No matter how far you go, no matter how much money you make, the roots of the people are here, the houses are there, and you can't come back." Li Qiumei didn't answer, "Aunt Hongxia, our family will be back in a while, I have to go back to cook first, so I won't talk to you, you will be busy first." With that, he hurriedly led Zhou Jiayi home.

For more than a month, Lu Junyuan would come to Zhou's house for dinner every morning, and then give Zhou Jiayi a make-up lesson.

After Li Qiumei finished patting the cucumber, she adjusted the juice absentmindedly, accidentally sprinkled too much salt, added a lot of vinegar to it, stirred it twice, suddenly put down the chopsticks and basin in her hand, and said to Zhou Jiayi, who was sweeping the floor in the living room: "You go up and take a look, see if Xiaoyuan's father is back?" ”

"Who's back?" As soon as Zhou Jianping entered the door, he heard his wife's words, put the things in his hand on the table, and asked with a smile.

"Who else hasn't seen the car parked downstairs? People said it was Xiaoyuan's father's. Li Qiumei said, turned around and said to Zhou Jiayi, "Don't go yet." ”

Zhou Jiayi has never met Lu Junyuan's father, and even in her impression, Lu Junyuan left this small county town not long after graduating from middle school, and has not been heard from since, and he has not been in contact with him since then, and he did not participate in the junior high school reunion ten years later, otherwise, how could such an excellent person be so weak in Zhou Jiayi's memory that even his name and appearance have disappeared.

However, the eyebrows and eyes of the person in front of him are far from Lu Junyuan, but they are not as elegant and indifferent as him, but strict and cold.

Zhou Jiayi only glanced at it, then lowered her head and said softly, "Hello uncle, I'm looking for Lu Junyuan." ”

"You are the girl of the old Zhou family, uncle and Xiaoyuan have something to do here, it is inconvenient to entertain you, can I visit your house later?" Lu Boyi half-bent over, a smile squeezed out of Yan Sù's face, and said gently.

Zhou Jiayi could vaguely see Lu Junyuan standing in the living room through the gap on his side, his back straight, like a pine and cypress standing tall.

Covering up the worries in her heart just right, she raised her head and showed a sweet smile at Lu Boyi, "Uncle, Lu Junyuan said that he would send me to school today, will he still go?" ”

Just as Lu Boyi hesitated, the young man in the living room had already walked to the door, with a pale red slap print on his fair face, and he looked at Zhou Jiayi expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'm going to break my promise." ”

"Are you alright?" Zhou Jiayi never thought that the father and son would make a move, and subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch Lu Junyuan's face.

The boy sideways avoided her hand, "It's okay, you go back first, or you won't be able to register in the morning." ”

Zhou Jiayi ignored him and stared at Lu Boyi with a pair of eyes, "Uncle, how can you beat someone!" ”

Fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers can confidently refute their families, but few dare to accuse adults who are about the same age as their parents, Zhou Jiayi's words not only surprised Lu Boyi, but also surprised Lu Junyuan behind him.

The young man bit his lip lightly, wanting to open his mouth to ask Zhou Jiayi to leave this matter alone, but in the end he swallowed the words back, he didn't want to live up to his friend's kindness.

Lu Boyi frowned, suddenly thought of the cause and effect, and said in a surprising voice: "The little girl of the Zhou family, are you in early love with our family?" ”

Calf love? This is where it is!

Zhou Jiayi rolled her eyes, "Uncle, do you know that you can be sued for slander by splashing dirty water indiscriminately?" ”

"Dad, don't talk nonsense!"

The two denied it in unison, but how to look at such a tacit understanding makes people suspicious.

Lu Boyi didn't care about Zhou Jiayi's impoliteness, the little girl, she was very good, thinking that it was amazing to know two professional terms, he squinted at his son, "Apart from this reason, I really can't think of why you don't go to a good school in City C, you have to stay here." ”

It was probably a misunderstanding just now, Lu Junyuan was now like a boiled egg, his whole body was red, and he argued with reason: "What's wrong here!" ”

"It's not that it's bad, but for the sake of your future, you should listen to me, the teachers of the school here can't be compared with City C, even with the provincial capital." In front of outsiders, Lu Junyuan no longer taught his son, but persuaded him bitterly.

"Didn't you and my mother also pass the exam from here back then, you can all change your fate, why can't I decide which school I want to go to and which path I want to take in the future." Lu Junyuan said excitedly.

Zhou Jiayi, who had been listening to it for a long time, was stunned when she heard the dispute between the father and son.

In his previous life, Lu Junyuan should have gone to high school in C City, whether he followed the path of his family or not, he would definitely not be bad in the future, but after he was reborn, he had butterfly wings, and the second middle school teenager wanted to control his own destiny.

"What, in fact, what your dad said is not unreasonable, if you go to City C, it can not only be helpful for learning, it is a coastal city over there, there are many opportunities, your father's company is also over there, you can get to know more people when you go back, whether it is to do business in the future or start a business, you can lay a foundation."

This is Zhou Jiayi's heartfelt talk, she has experienced the days in her last life when she can't wait to break a penny in half and spend it, so from the most practical point of view, she agrees that Lu Junyuan will return to City C.

Lu Boyi looked at the girl in front of him with appreciation, he couldn't have imagined that a girl who grew up in a small county town could have such an idea at the age of fourteen or fifteen, "Look, even the little girl knows what is good, so don't be tough with me, pack up your things and go back with me as soon as possible." ”

"Not going back." Lu Junyuan glanced at Zhou Jiayi indifferently and spit out these three words.

"You ......" Lu Boyi couldn't stand his non-violent and uncooperative attitude the most, and raised his hand and was ready to hit someone.

Zhou Jiayi hugged his arm quickly, and said anxiously: "Uncle, you have to ask Xiaolulu why he doesn't want to go back!" ”

Now Lu Boyi is wearing a suit and going in and out of all kinds of glamorous occasions, and the whole person looks majestic and graceful, but it cannot be denied that he was once born in a small place that pursues stick education, so his personality is inevitably affected by such a concept.

Outside, Lu Boyi holds the power of life and death in the company, and he is also a character at home, when facing the refutation and confrontation of others, especially when this person is still his son, he will only have one thought, if you don't give in, you will be beaten until you give in.

He had never thought of the word "communication", and he was stunned when Zhou Jiayi said this, "Why?" Why didn't he think to ask his son why?

Lu Boyi put down his hand and didn't speak for a long time.

Zhou Jiayi poked Lu Junyuan's arm and motioned him to explain quickly with her eyes.

Maybe because he had been depressed for too long, the young man's voice was a little hoarse, but what he said was completely different from Zhou Jiayi's imagination, he was very calm, looked straight at his father, and asked, "If it was Lu Mingyuan standing in front of you today, would you also give him a slap?" ”

Lu Boyi was stunned. He didn't know what to say to his son.

Don't know the answer?

No.

With his attitude towards his youngest son Lu Mingyuan, the answer to this question is obvious, Lu Mingyuan has even done something more out of line than this, and he has never even scolded him.

Today, he didn't slap his son, but slapped out all the resentment and grievances buried in his son's heart. He didn't need to ask Lu Junyuan why he didn't want to go back to City C, he already had the answer in his heart.

"Don't you want to know why I didn't go back? I feel that it is redundant for me to go back, Aunt Wei is uncomfortable when she sees me, and it is very uncomfortable for me to stay, I stay here, and I can still go to see my mother from time to time, I am afraid that if I leave, no one will remember to sweep her grave during the New Year's holidays, I don't leave, it's a good thing for you, I'm good, everyone is good, isn't it? After Lu Junyuan's mother fell ill and died, the fallen leaves returned to their roots and were buried in their hometown.

"Isn't there your uncle?" Lu Boyi himself felt that these words were a little weak, and he said them extremely quietly.

Brother and son, that's different, not to mention that when Lu's mother was still alive, she would bring Lu Junyuan back several times a year, in his eyes, this small county town is his hometown, and the house in this dilapidated community is his home.

Zhou Jiayi was very embarrassed on the side, she almost saw Lu Junyuan's most wolf side, heard the deepest words in his heart, and discovered the awkward relationship between the father and son.

Lu Boyi let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at Zhou Jiayi, who was trying to use himself as a background board, and said, "Little girl, I want to ask you and your parents to help me take care of Xiaoyuan, is it okay?" With that, he took out a business card from his suit pocket and handed it to Zhou Jiayi.