CHAPTER XLIV

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The snowflakes fell, and an old tree in the courtyard with lost leaves was crushed by the snow, and the wizened oblique branches snapped off.

The two of them looked at each other and suddenly staggered.

"Why did you come back all of a sudden?" Mei Ran bit her lower lip and asked again.

The man suddenly bent down, pressed his forehead against hers, and paused for a moment before he said quietly, "I miss you." ”

Even though there seemed to be a spring garden hidden in his heart, with flowers blooming, his tone sounded so light and breezy that it melted gently in his ears and was blown away by the wind.

"Have you had lunch?"

The tips of the noses of the two were also attached to each other, and the hot breath of Mei Ran's breath naturally blended with him when she spoke, and she suddenly felt that the place in her heart seemed to be beating a little unusually.

"Nope."

The warmth of the tip of his nose on his forehead dissipated, and the next moment his lips pressed against her eyes, "Ranran." ”

The man's voice sounded so hoarse.

"I'm more inclined to eat something else at this time."

Mei Ran blinked blankly, and before she could react, she was picked up by him, he carried her into the house, and even locked the door with one free hand.

She knew from the steady, powerful and somewhat uncontrollable heartbeat that something she was vaguely expecting seemed to be about to happen.

Sure enough, he put her down, held her face directly, pressed her whole body against the door and began to kiss her—he confided in a more explicit manner than any before, not with careful restraint, but with grandeur...... Courting her.

Mei Ran panted and pushed him away, her face was already red as if she were talking, "I...... I'll go take a shower first. ”

The man let out a low "um" and let go of her after a while.

The sound of water in the bathroom began to sound, and Mei Ran looked around, muttering to herself in annoyance, "What about the rose essential oil I bought before, why can't I find it?" ”

Oops!

She was so focused that she didn't hear the doorknob turning, and when she realized it, the tall figure was already standing in front of her, and Mei Ran stared at him with wide eyes, her eyes full of inquiries.

The man's handsome face seemed to be dyed with a thin layer of red, and he walked over unhurriedly, "I suddenly remembered that I needed to take a shower too. ”

"So," he quickly concluded, "we'll wash together." ”

Mei Ran softened half of her body in the bathroom, and when she was wrapped in a bath towel and put on the bed after washing, she felt as if all her strength had been drained.

"Ran," she suddenly heard a chuckle from the man above her as she lost consciousness, "I haven't officially started yet." ”

Mei Ran: "......"

The concentrated red on the neck quickly spread throughout the body.

……

"Don't be afraid, it's me."

Mei Ran frowned in pain, even her toes curled up slightly, and the sheets under her body had long been grasped by her indecently, blooming with intricate patterns.

Passing by under the tree earlier, the small white flowers stained by the hair also fluttered......

The ebb and flow of the tide is the rhythm of beating in her body, passionate and powerful when it rises, and sometimes so gentle and delicate when it falls, she feels that every part of herself is slowly melting into that heat.

At last, the sea calmed down, leaving many shells on the beach, which were dyed pale pink by the enchanting glow of her glow.

It turns out that it is such a beautiful feeling to be intimate with the person you like.

The man was still pecking and kissing, kissing and shouting "Ranran", Mei Ran held his hand, the palm was close, the ironing was warm, and she slept peacefully.

In the dimly lit bedroom, they slept contentedly in each other's arms, unaware of the fact that the sun outside had become the moon.

Mei Ran's eyelashes moved, and her eyes were about to open, but she couldn't seem to open them, she was too sleepy, and her body was also very tightly consumed.

"Awake?"

She mumbled "hmm" and rubbed against his chest, "Sleepy." ”

"Sleep a little longer, then?" The sound that falls between the hair is soft and magnetic.

"How many points is it now?"

"Eight-twelve."

"Night?!" Mei Ran's sleepiness disappeared most of the time.

Fu Shijin laughed, "Otherwise? ”

"Did anyone come to me for dinner?"

"Aunt Zhou came once, and you were still asleep at that time, so I didn't call you." The smile between his eyebrows couldn't hold back any longer, and even laughed softly, "She knows I'm with you." ”

"Did she say anything?"

Fu Shijin thought about it seriously, "I said a lot, what do you want to know?" ”

Mei Ran: "No. ”

Think about it and know what she will say.

"Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry."

"Gurgling ......"

Mei Ran lowered her gaze slightly embarrassed and changed her words, "A little." ”

He seemed to be in a very good mood, and his gaze became deeper and deeper, "Me too." ”

Aunt Zhou was so happy that she forgot to leave them dinner. Mei Ran sat on the chair by the window in the small kitchen, looking at the figure not far away that was a little blurred by the light, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Dinner was very simple, Fu Shijin ordered a big bowl of noodles, nested two poached eggs, the two sat close together, you and I ate one bite at a time.

Although the noodles are light, the difference between the lips and teeth is clearly thick and sweet.

Mei Ran lives in a single courtyard, some distance from the main house, and few people usually come and go, so it is very quiet at night. This small kitchen was specially set up, and Aunt Zhou loved her, and every time she came back, she had to open a small stove to make up for her body.

How could the stomach that was used to being loved be so light to satisfy a bowl of noodles, she dragged her sour legs in to look for it, and found a piece of marinated beef in the refrigerator, and immediately frowned.

"Let's have a barbecue."

The induction cooker and baking tray were ready-made, and Mei Ran used a knife to cut the beef into small slices and put them whole in a white porcelain plate, and washed a small half basket of lettuce and a plate of strawberries to relieve the greasy.

Fu Shijin is in charge of the barbecue, where has he done these things, after losing a few slices of beef, although the movements are not very skilled, but it looks like he is also presentable.

The beef had already been marinated, and in a short time the room was filled with a burst of aroma.

There was no heating in the small kitchen, so Mei Ran brought a small stove out of nowhere, threw a few pieces of charcoal into it, and blew a few breaths into it, and a scarlet flame stuck out like a tongue.

She washed her hands, sat down at the table, and took a deep breath, "It smells so good." ”

The meat on the baking tray "sizzled", just smelling the smell made people's appetite move, Fu Shijin threw a vegetable leaf to absorb the excess oil, and picked up a piece with chopsticks and sent it to her lips.

Mei Ran bit into it whole, the thick fragrance of the gravy dissolved between her tongue, it was really charred on the outside and tender on the inside, she squinted her eyes in satisfaction, and pushed the man's arm, "I want to." ”

Fu Shijin fed her several pieces one after another, afraid that he would not let her eat any more for fear of accumulating food at night, and he himself was also accustomed to a light diet, so he only moved three or two chopsticks and put them down.

The charcoal in the stove was burning hot, red as agate, and the room began to warm up, Mei Ran rubbed her hands, sighed, and put the small brass kettle at hand.

"What is this?"

"Herbal tea," she said, "is to be calm." ”

In fact, at this time, it would be great if you could warm a pot of wine!

In the cold winter and snowy nights, with the person you love the most, is there anything happier in this world?

Mei Ran suddenly remembered something and laughed, "You said that if Aunt Zhou finds out that the beef she prepared is missing tomorrow, I don't know what the reaction will be?" ”

She was like a child who had done bad things, with a hint of playfulness in her eyes.

"I want to know, too," he suddenly took her hand, leaning over half of her body, "and how she would react tomorrow if she found a big living being missing." ”

Mei Ran was stunned for a moment and tilted her head to look at him, "What do you mean?" ”

"Ran," the deep eyes that were close to him seemed to be so gentle that they were about to drip water, "Come back to France with me." ”

Aunt Zhou's reaction was much faster than the two expected, and Mei Ran received a call from her as soon as she arrived at the airport.

Hearing what she said, Mei Ran was surprised, "My dad is back." ”

"yes!" Aunt Zhou said, "I just arrived home not long ago." She quickly remembered the purpose of the call, "Where are you?" I searched around and didn't see you......"

Mei Ran was silent for a moment, "I'm at the airport now. ”

"Airport?!" Old Aunt Zhou suddenly raised her voice.

Fu Shijin looked sideways, and Mei Ran also glanced at him, a trace of hesitation flashed between her eyebrows.

"Think about it." Mei Hongyuan's gentle voice suddenly came from over there, "Are you with Shi Jin?" ”

"Hmm."

"Think about it, give the phone to Shi Jin, and I'll say a few words to him."

"Uncle."

Then, Mei Ran heard him "um" several times, and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of her." ”

Then, the phone was back in her hands.

"Think about it," Mei Hongyuan's voice came, "Dad knows what you're thinking." ”

In this life, your father will accompany you far, far away, but after all, he can't accompany you to the end, and he can't block the outside world for you in every detail, so I let you be independent and let you get used to the days without your father by your side.

But now that you've found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, Dad is sure he'll protect you too.

Leave the calculations and means to us, and you can still live simply and happily.

How could Mei Ran not understand?

"Dad," her voice was soft, but her tone was inexplicably firm, "I know that you are worried that I will be wronged, and you will personally help me deal with everything properly, but you can't always protect me behind you, I am not a flower in a greenhouse...... This time it started because of me, so it should be up to me to end it. ”

There was silence for a long time, and finally compromised.

Mei Ran put away her mobile phone, the man next to her had already stood up, and the eyes of the two met, and she had already read his thoughts from his eyes.

"I'll go back with you." He put a coat on her.

Her personality is more similar to that of her gentle mother, and the "no quarrel with others" she upholds in her bones is also with her, coupled with her father's secret protection all the time, Mei Ran has little experience in dealing with disputes with people. It may have been a hasty decision to go back to France with him, but when I returned to Mei's house, the idea was more firm than ever.

Mrs. Mei at home was still in the midst of a shocking rage, Mei Qingyuan was scolded by her like a grandson, she didn't even dare to take a breath, let her point her nose and scold, but the silent resentment in her heart was higher than one wave.

With such a short-sighted mother who can only be quick for a while, he is also quite unlucky.

The more the old lady scolded, the more bored she became, and she began to cry for the old man who had died, and later she clamored to go to a few elders in the clan, so that they could judge and make decisions for themselves.

Before her voice was cold, there was a sound of footsteps outside the window, and after a while, the old servant who served her came in, "The third uncle is here." ”

The old lady seemed to have met a savior, and a snowy light instantly burst out in her old sunken eyes, "Please!" ”

The old servant said, "The third uncle and several other elders are in the council hall, and they invite you to come over." ”

Mei Qingyuan's eyelids jumped suddenly, and he had a faint bad premonition, and sure enough, as soon as he went out, he found that the fine snow that was still floating before suddenly turned into goose feather snow, and the old lady was windy under her feet, and she couldn't even take care of the umbrella, and after a while, he stepped out of the yard, and he hurriedly trotted to follow.

The third uncle is the oldest elder of the Mei family, his beard and eyebrows are snow-white, but he looks like he is in good spirits and very majestic.

As soon as the old lady entered the council hall, before she could see the people inside, she immediately complained with a handful of snot and tears, "Third uncle, you have to make the decision for me!" ”

Mei Qingyuan, who was following her, saw the few elders present, all of them had solemn expressions, and he sighed in his heart, although he was careless, but he was used to seeing people's eyes in the city hall for so many years, these people didn't look like they were coming to "call the shots", but more like Xingshi asking for guilt.

His eyes fell on Mei Hongyuan again, only to see that his expression was faint, but what he exuded was a cold and cold aura, Mei Qingyuan trembled, and a thought exploded in his mind:

It's over, I'm going to put all my old faces here tonight.

Mei Hongyuan, as the son of the Mei family, is now the pillar of the family, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at him, plus he vowed to treat his widow well in front of the old man, no matter what he does on the surface, it will attract criticism, and the old lady is relying on this to have no fear, and she has been rampant in the Mei family for many years.

Since she can't get over the "offense" because of her seniority, the only way to find an elder who can suppress her in seniority is to find every old man who is here, and her seniority and seniority have to be counted in front of the old lady.

The third uncle looked at the old woman in front of him, and sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, it came out of the countryside, the little family is angry, and he can't be on the stage, he hasn't changed at all after so many years in the Mei family, he was the most opposed to this marriage, but he can't stand this woman will be confused!

At this time, the curtain was opened, and Aunt Zhou walked in, "Miss Ran and Uncle are back." ”

The wind blew the snowflakes, Mei Ran and Fu Shijin walked in together, she first greeted the elders in the house one by one, and then introduced, "This is my fiancé, Fu Shijin." ”

Fu Shi was courteous and thoughtful, coupled with his outstanding appearance and proper conversation, in the hearts of the elders, this first impression can at least score more than 90.

The old lady was a little stunned when she saw that everyone's attention was attracted to the past, and she didn't know for a while whether it was better to continue to fake crying or stop, and only then did she spit out some of the stuffiness in her chest with her mouth wide open.

"Tell me what's going on." The third uncle looked at Mei Hongyuan, "You specially invited us over, you don't just want to catch up with a few of us old men." ”

Mei Hongyuan smiled and glanced at his daughter.

Mei Ran nodded at him.

She calmly and briefly said the matter, every word was fine, loud, and the tip of her nose was slightly sour when she spoke, and her voice was slightly choked, "My father and mother are deeply in love, and my father has not married yet, but now he is surrounded by rumors to raise his lover, and I am his illegitimate daughter outside, I have been affected by this false rumor, and the stock price of Mei's Group has fallen again and again, whether it is private or public, its reputation has been damaged, and the initiator of this qiē is Mei Mengran." ”

Hearing this, the faces of several elders changed greatly, they had retired for many years, and they had long since ignored the outside world, but they didn't expect it to be ...... this time So strict zhòng.

The third uncle asked coldly, "Qingyuan, where is your adopted daughter now?" Why didn't you see her come out, didn't she become a big star, and even we couldn't see it? ”

Mei Qingyuan was hesitant, "in...... What about hospitals. ”

The old lady also realized that something was wrong at this time, and her arrogance suddenly disappeared, "She is seriously ill, and she is lying in the hospital at this time, not on purpose." ”

"Oh?" The third uncle laughed, and his white beard trembled, "How did I hear that she committed suicide before she went to the hospital, and then I heard that you threw a cup at Mei Ran in a big way?" ”

How to pick the wrong place?

The old lady avoided the important and trivialized, "It was she who was disrespectful to me first, and I was also extremely angry for a while." ”

The elders seemed to have heard a joke, and the third uncle's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, "Disrespectful? ”

He looked at Mei Ran again, "Ran, explain to me what kind of disrespect it is." ”

"She insulted me, saying that I forced Mei Mengran to commit suicide, and even wanted to turn over the matter of 'illegitimate daughter', I argued with her, and she was speechless for a while and threw a teacup directly at me." Mei Ran also rolled up her sleeves, revealing her wrists.

Several elders were a little far away, and only a small red mark was seen, and Fu Shijin was next to her, so she could naturally see it clearly at a glance.

It turns out that his women are not completely weak and harmless, and sometimes they still show their claws.

Where is the tea scalded, it was obviously kissed by him.

However, she didn't say how the red mark came from, but in the eyes of those elders, I am afraid that she had already preconceived that it was scalded by tea.

The third uncle slapped the table suddenly, "As the head of the house, not only do you cherish the younger generation, but you also hurt people, you!" But what else is there to say? ”

The old lady was a little stunned by his pat, "If she hadn't hurt Ran Ran first, how could I have ......"

She panicked, "Mei Ran, don't forget that your life was saved by Ranran......"

The third uncle has also heard the secrets of her youth, originally thought that it was always good for people to miss the old love, and after so many years, she also turned a blind eye to her doting on Mei Mengran, Mei Mengran did save Mei Ran, but it was not interesting to hold on to this point all the time.

"Mei Zhao, you give me a good look," the third uncle pointed at Mei Ran, "This is the daughter of my Mei family's eldest daughter, of course," his tone was sharp, "If you don't recognize yourself as the Mei family, then it's a different matter." ”

At this point, no matter how coarse the nerves were, the old lady Rumei secretly chewed out some strange tastes, she knelt on the ground with a "plop", and cried again, "Old man, do you see, they are planning to ...... Kill me! ”

Mei Ran looked at this scene coldly, and she didn't have any sympathy in her heart, but felt like she had picked up a big stone in her heart, and she was a little happy.

Mei Hongyuan spoke at the right time, "Elders, my father made me make a vow before he died, I must treat his widow well, I think I have a clear conscience over the years, but what she did is not disheartening...... I, Mei Hongyuan, can bear it, but I can't let my daughter be wronged. ”

"At the beginning, my father just said that he should be kind, and I did not promise him to keep the position of head of the house for his widow, but the early death of my beloved wife and no one on her side took care of this situation, which allowed her to continue to occupy the top position...... I want you elders to testify today......"

The whole room was silent, only Mei Hongyuan's extremely heavy voice was echoing, after he finished the last word, the old lady sat on the ground with a bloodless face as if someone had suddenly pulled away the bones of her body, and after she was a little sober, she climbed to the feet of the third uncle regardless of her face, and was about to reach out to pull his trouser leg.

The third uncle snorted coldly, "The people who served her are all dead, aren't they?" ”

The servant hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the old lady away.

The third uncle asked, "Mei Ran, what do you think of your father's mentions?" ”

"I think it's very reasonable," Ms. Mei said, "and I'm not experienced enough to take on the task." But Aunt Huiyuan grew up with her grandmother since she was a child, and she is well versed in the operation of the Mei family, so it is perfect for her to be the family. ”

The grandmother in her mouth is the real Mrs. Mei back then.

Mrs. Mei has a son and a daughter under her knees, the eldest son Mei Hongyuan and the second daughter Mei Huiyuan.

Mei Huiyuan fell in love with a poor painter when she was young, and was beaten by the old man, and even unilaterally broke off the father-daughter relationship. The painter died in a car accident the year after her elopement, and since then she has wandered alone in a foreign land, never married in her life.

It is conceivable how much effort it took for Mei Hongyuan to invite her back to be in charge.

"Qingyuan, do you have any objections to your mother stepping down as the head of the house and moving to a side hospital?" The third uncle asked again.

Mei Qingyuan swallowed his saliva, it was obviously cold winter, but his back crawled layer after layer of cold sweat, "This ......"

The old lady's eyes swept over, and he shivered again, and for a long time, "this" still didn't come for a reason.

Mei Liangzhi, who had been standing at the door, walked in, "In front of all the elders, I will also say a fair word." ”

The old lady and Mei Qingyuan looked at him in unison.

"I think this decision should have been made 10 years ago." Mei Liangzhi smiled, "I don't favor anyone, I just talk about things, everyone has seen what has happened over the years, and I know who is who without me." Let me talk about myself, in the year of the college entrance examination, the only choice I filled in was the Department of Economics of University B, but then I received an admission letter from the National People's Congress, I have to say, I thought God was joking with me, who knows......" He slowly looked in a certain direction, "It turned out that someone modified my volunteer without authorization." ”

Mei Qingyuan couldn't wait to hang his head to the ground, he was also forced by the old lady.

"Without my knowledge, my life was changed, just because my own grandmother heard that politics can shine on the lintel......"

"I originally wanted to repeat it, but she said that I was unfilial and openly disobeyed her, so I went to the National People's Congress to report. But then, I went to hide from her that she was admitted to the graduate school of economics," he laughed to himself, "life is in your own hands, and you can't let even some ignorant ideas of people who are related by blood take it lightly." ”

"Ranran, brother admires your courage. And," he said solemnly, word for word, "I personally fully agree with my uncle's decision. ”

Mei Qingyuan clenched his fists, pinched his fingernails into his palms, and said with a sudden puffed up of solitude, "I, I also agree!" ”

The old lady was so angry that she was trembling all over, "You, you! This is a rebellion, isn't it? If you do this to me, you will be thundered by the sky! ”

"Someone!" The third uncle clapped the decision, "Take Mei Zhao back and find a few people to watch, so that she won't be crazy and talk nonsense everywhere." ”

This was already a disguised grounding, and realizing that the general trend had gone, the old lady fainted in front of her eyes - this time it was really dizzy.

A farce has finally come to an end.

Mei Hongyuan was busy sending the elders out, Mei Ran's mouth was dry, like a tough battle, and she was about to go to drink tea, but as soon as she took a step, her legs went soft, but fortunately, Fu Shi grabbed her quickly.

"What's wrong?"

His hand around her waist was steady and strong, and the breath that brushed the roots of her ears felt itchy, Mei Ran unconsciously remembered some pictures not long ago, obviously he also thought of it, and asked in a low voice, "Is it still uncomfortable?" ”