Chapter 1: Dreaming of Youth
"The toad wants to eat swan meat!"
"You don't look at what kind of family you are, what kind of family we are, just if you want to pursue my daughter, you don't pee and take care of yourself!"
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The piercing scolding sound lingered in his ears, Li Changjian's pupils contracted, until the person in front of him reflected a clear image in his pupils, and Li Changjian's head was in a state of buzzing, what's wrong? Was he dreaming? Why was this dream so real, even so similar to the dusty scene in the depths of his memory?
I saw a beautiful little girl in front of me casting an apologetic look at her, while splashing saliva, she was scolding a large number of disobedient middle-aged women to walk out, and said, "Mom, I really ignore you if you do this again." ”
The middle-aged woman was almost dragged away by the little girl, Li Changjian touched the saliva that was sprayed on his face with some hindsight, and the middle-aged woman scolded herself just now? But why does this little girl look so similar to her classmate Yang Qianlan, who she hasn't seen for many years? Hey, where are you now, why do you look so much like you're in your hometown?
"Changjian, are you alright?" Zhang Xinlan saw that her son was stunned and didn't speak, she looked distressed, just now the shrew didn't know where she came from, she scolded her son when she caught her, Zhang Xinlan thought at first that her son had done something bad and was found by someone, but after hearing what the other party said, she argued with the other party, and the shrew almost pounced on her without opening her teeth and claws, this will Zhang Xinlan is still angry, I have never seen such an unqualified person, don't you just chase your daughter, can you do this? Driving a car and being rich? Can you just curse people?
Angry, Zhang Xinlan saw that her son had been standing stupidly and didn't speak, and she was a little worried.
The familiar voice made Li Changjian stunned again, and when he saw his mother, who was more than ten years younger, Li Changjian subconsciously said something stupid, "Mom, why are you so young." ”
As soon as Li Changjian finished speaking, he inadvertently swept the electronic perpetual calendar hanging on the wall, Li Changjian was struck by lightning, and the whole person immediately froze, December 18, 2003!
"This ...... This perpetual calendar can't be broken, right? Li Changjian muttered.
"You kid, you won't be scolded stupidly, this perpetual calendar has only been bought and installed for less than two days, how can it be broken." Zhang Xinlan looked at her son's appearance and became more and more worried, thinking that her son couldn't have been stimulated just now.
Li Changjian didn't speak, looking at his mother, who was still black-haired, and looking at the familiar and unfamiliar environment around him, this was their home more than ten years ago, a flat-story stone house.
Li Changjian remembers that his family was a new house built in 09, a three-story brick building, but only the blank was built, and then the first floor was simply renovated to live, because the family had no money, and they borrowed a lot from relatives and friends to build a house.
At this moment, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar home more than ten years ago, and then looking at his much younger mother, Rao is Li Changjian, who has already been devastated by the cruel reality and many unhappy emotional experiences in the later life, and his eyes can't help but moisten slightly.
The scene in front of him convinced Li Changjian that he had been reborn, back in 2003, when he was in the first semester of his third year of high school...... In order to make sure in the end, Li Changjian pinched his thigh fiercely, and the result can be imagined, Li Changjian grinned in pain.
"Changjian, what's wrong with you, you won't really be stimulated, right?" Zhang Xinlan saw her son's strange behavior, and saw her son's red eyes, and she was also a little anxious.
"Ahem, Mom, it's okay." Li Changjian concealed his unnaturalness, and suddenly returned to more than ten years ago, and there were more memories of more than ten years before rebirth in his mind, Li Changjian was a little uncomfortable at the moment, in order not to let his mother see the abnormality again, Li Changjian quickly diverted the topic, "Mom, what are you doing in the building in front, it's hanging balloons and setting off firecrackers." ”
"That's Li Changshun and his family are holding a housewarming banquet, hey, I heard that Li Changshun and his son have made a fortune outside this year, some people say that he can earn tens of millions a year, so how much does it cost." A hint of envy flashed in Zhang Xinlan's eyes, people who have no money will always envy those who are rich.
"Mom, who said this, I don't know if it's true or not, people in these years like to brag." Li Changjian said with a smile, the memory before rebirth and the memory of the present slowly merged, Li Changjian also remembered who Li Changshun was in his mother's mouth at this moment, in fact, what his mother said was right, Li Changshun's family was indeed very rich, before the rebirth of the Spring Festival in 2014, when he went home for the New Year, he saw that luxury cars like Mercedes-Benz S600 and Maserati were parked in front of people's homes, and the family had several cars.
"If people don't have money, can they afford to build such a big five-story building, I heard that the decoration inside is very luxurious, and what is the name of the car driven by Li Changshun, it is said that it will also cost millions, the house was built by his son sent money back, and the car was also bought by his son for him, hey, look at people, giving birth to a son is so promising, this Li Changshun is also worth it in this life, he suffered a little when he was young, and now he can finally enjoy happiness when he is old." Zhang Xinlan sighed.
Li Changjian listened to his mother's words, looked at his mother's envious expression, his heart was slightly sour, no one knows better than him how much hope his mother placed on him, longing for him to be productive, and trying to meet his requirements, every time he opened his mouth to ask for money, his mother, who had always been frugal and stingy in spending money, rarely refused him, especially after his father went to prison, his mother's hard work was poured into him, but he never fought for his mother, and even after his father went to prison, because of the inferiority complex that was ridiculed by his classmates, I once gave up on myself.
Li Changjian was thinking about it when he saw Li Hongwen, the fourth uncle who was the deputy mayor of the town, walking towards his house.
"Xinlan, Xingmin sent a letter." Li Hongwen walked into the house, holding a letter in his hand.
"yes, what's that?" Zhang Xinlan's eyes widened slightly, her eyes were full of doubts, she only went to visit her husband in prison last week, and she didn't hear anything from her husband, so why did she write back after more than a week.
"The letter is not opened, you will only know until you read it." Li Hongwen shook his head.
As Li Hongwen spoke, the letter had already been hurriedly picked up by Zhang Xinlan, opened it and read it.
Zhang Xinlan didn't have much higher education, but she also graduated from junior high school, and she still knew the words, looking at the letter, Zhang Xinlan's eyes slowly turned red, and Li Changjian on the side saw this, thinking of his father in prison, and said busily, "Mom, what's wrong, is my dad okay?" ”
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Xinlan wiped the corners of her eyes, her eyes were still red, and said with a smile, "It's a good thing, your father said that his application for commutation has been approved, and his sentence has been reduced by one year." ”
"Really? It's great, Heungmin's tone is too tight, and when he went to see him last week, he didn't show his tone to us first, so that we could be happy and happy in advance. Li Hongwen heard Zhang Xinlan's words, his expression was excited, the third brother Li Xingmin was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and now he has been serving two years in prison, and now he hears the news of commutation, which is undoubtedly the best news he has heard in the past two years.
"Maybe he didn't score it when I went to see him last week, so he didn't say anything." Zhang Xinlan smiled sincerely, since her husband was imprisoned, this may be her happiest day, and then turned her head to look at the son in front of her, Zhang Xinlan turned to a wry smile, if her son can be more competitive, then now this family that relies on her alone will be more hopeful.
Thinking about it, Zhang Xinlan didn't show anything on her face, her son is now in his third year of high school, although his grades are not good, but after all, he has not taken the college entrance examination, maybe he will be able to perform extraordinarily at that time, so Zhang Xinlan still has some hope for her son after all, and she doesn't want to hit her son, she just hopes that her son can be sensible himself.
Li Hongwen didn't stay long, and after knowing what the third brother Li Xingmin wrote back from, Li Hongwen left in a rather happy mood.
Zhang Xinlan and Li Changjian's mother and son were left in the house, Li Changjian stood quietly, he was thinking about his father, if time could go back to his previous life, then, in another year or so, he would usher in his father who was about to be released from prison, in his previous life, he knew that his father would finally be released from prison in August 2016.
It's just that in this life, as a son of man, does he still have to watch his father continue to suffer in prison for more than ten years? Especially in the case of his father, there are obviously some suspicious points, even if his father never takes the initiative to say anything, but Li Changjian in his previous life visited his father many times after joining the work, but he heard some clues from his father's inadvertent words, but at that time he was even miserable and miserable, and he was unable to do anything at all.
And no matter how much he thinks about it at the moment, Li Changjian also knows that he can't do anything now, let alone do anything, what can he do as a poor student who still has to rely on his mother?
Zhang Xinlan didn't know what her son was thinking at the moment, seeing her son standing without speaking, thinking of what happened just now, she hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Changjian, you have to take the college entrance examination in a few months, and there is not much time left, so you should focus more on studying." ”
Li Changjian came back to his senses, saw his mother's eyes full of ardent hope, vaguely guessed what his mother was thinking, took the initiative to walk over, and held his mother's hand, "Mom, I know, don't worry, your son will definitely not disgrace you." ”
Zhang Xinlan was stunned, her son had never acted like this, feeling her son's palm that was now more generous than her, Zhang Xinlan seemed to be able to feel her son's mood, and originally wanted to ask her son if he was really chasing the girl just now, but finally took the words back into his stomach and patted his son's palm, "Changjian, you have grown up and are sensible, your mother has confidence in you, I believe that our son will not be stupider than others." ”
"That is, and I don't see whose son it is." Li Changjian smiled.
"You, I'm proud of you." Zhang Xinlan smiled and shook her head, "Okay, mom has to be busy, you can go to school early if you have nothing to do." ”
Zhang Xinlan walked away, Li Changjian had a chance to calm down completely at this time, from rebirth to the present short period of time, Li Changjian seemed to behave normally, but his heart was far from being so calm on the surface.