Chapter 70: Father's Admonition
The car drove into Sanhekou Town, Ziyu parked the car in front of a closed shop on the street, got out of the car, went to the vegetable market to make a big purchase, he stuffed the big bags of ingredients into the back of the car, covered the rear car cover, stepped into the driver's seat, started the motor, and continued to drive in the direction of Shihe Village.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the car drove into the tree-lined concrete road, which was gradually widened and rebuilt in the past two years as private cars in nearby villages became more popular. Now, it's 10 meters wide, enough for two cars in parallel.
It's close, it's close, and after crossing the small bridge in front, my hometown is already in sight.
Surprisingly, Zixuan didn't take his car home this time, and she had a reason.
Early this morning, Ziyu thought about going back to Shihe Village to accompany An Zurong for the Mid-Autumn Festival (as was the case in previous years), so he called Zixuan first, wanting to take her back to Shihe together, Zixuan told him on the phone that she and Hanyu were still at her boyfriend's house. She asked Ziyu to go back to Shihe first, and her boyfriend would drive to Shihe to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her in the afternoon.
Therefore, Ziyu was not in a hurry to rush back, and when she and Menghan completed today's code word task, it was already three poles in the day, he read the manuscripts of the two people together, and sorted out some disordered thoughts a little, and then the two of them wrote a chapter each, and then discussed and revised it together, unconsciously, it was three o'clock in the afternoon.
Menghan, what kind of woman was that, at this time, he finally understood why he couldn't forget her.
In her, there is a flexibility that other women do not have.
Take today's code word task as an example, originally code word 6000 was already quite difficult for her, when he asked her to code another chapter, she hesitated a little, and immediately agreed to his request.
"I have never had the experience of writing 9,000 words in one day, An Ziyu, you are testing my pen power and writing potential." "But it also helped me with my writing skills." I think from now on, if I'm interested in writing web novels, I'll probably really be able to follow your example and earn some extra money online. ”
"Of course you can," Ziyu said, "You have published medium-length novels in Autumn Harvest, one of the most important magazines in China, which shows that your creative level is extraordinary." So, my dear, why not try to create an online article? Writing online novels is not contradictory to being a teacher at all, it is equivalent to starting a business in your spare time, but it does not violate the professional ethics of teachers. ”
"That's it! It's just that I put all my spare time on writing online novels, so I'm afraid I don't have time to take care of Xiaoyu's daily life. Menghan said.
"You don't have to work as hard as me, you just write about 100,000 words a year, if you're lucky, if one is favored by the film and television company, it's your welfare. Moreover, the word count of women's novels is not high, and one article of 100,000 or 200,000 words or more is enough. ”
"According to what you said, this is really feasible for me. Still, I think about it. Menghan said, "If you want to find someone to write for you in the future, you can also come to me." I think I'll keep my interest in writing for the rest of my life. ”
"Good. That's the best way to go. Ziyu high-fived.
If you can renew your relationship with her and pass her father's level, you will have no regrets in this life.
Menghan, let her be his assistant in his career, she is obviously victorious.
In the past few days, Ziyu has been re-examining the chapters written by Menghan, carefully pondering her writing, chasing her style, and found that the novel chapters written by Menghan are amazingly consistent with what he wrote, and people who don't know the inside story will think that it is written by the same person. Xu was when he started to create in those years, she often accompanied him and touched it! Or maybe they already have a good idea!
Menghan Menghan, with your day, everything is so smooth.
He tapped the index fingers of both hands on the steering wheel, looking a little further away on the road. The signing of the contract with the "Ruixing" film and television company on the same day resurfaced in front of him, and the beautiful 10 million revision fee seemed to be fluttering in front of him.
He couldn't help but whistle. It's time to confess to his father about his romance with Menghan.
Six years do not seem to dilute his nostalgia for her, on the contrary, this relationship has become more mellow after the baptism of the years.
Yes, at tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, my father must mention that he will go on a blind date again.
One can imagine his father's anxiety about his marriage. At his current age, he has already entered the ranks of older young people in the countryside, and in a few months, he will be thirty weeks old. He, An Ziyu, although he has a successful career, has a lot of difficulties in marriage.
Today, Zixuan will also take her boyfriend back to Shihe Village, and he can imagine that at the family banquet, his father will point fingers at him in the face of the little couple.
Oh, yes! Zixuan has a boyfriend, he's an older brother, and he's five years older than Zixuan, so how can he not find a partner yet?
It's just that when the woman he loves waits for the family banquet and mentions to his father that he will marry him, will the conservative father agree?
He couldn't help but sigh again.
The car passed through the rows of bushes, and the new villa was within easy reach.
The door of the villa was open, and Ziyu drove the car directly in.
There was already a dark and shiny red flag car parked in the yard, Zi Yu guessed that Zi Xuan arrived home one step ahead of him, so this domestic red flag car must have been driven by her boyfriend.
The courtyard was spacious enough, and Zixuan's boyfriend also parked the car on the side, so Ziyu didn't have to reverse to avoid it, so he drove the car into the parking garage safely.
He took the large bags of ingredients from the back of the car and went into the kitchen.
There, his family is busy with the traditional holiday.
My father put a large aluminum pot on a small stove, and the aroma of domestic duck meat began to emanate from the pot; Zixuan is peeling a plate of fennel beans; Nearby, his boyfriend was disemboweling an oversized carp on a cutting board......
"Brother, you're back." When Zixuan saw him come in, she stopped what she was doing, she pointed to her boyfriend next to her, and said, "My boyfriend, Wu Panhua." ”
"Fiancé, to be exact." Wu Menghua hurriedly said, "We plan to get married at the end of the year." ”
"Really, my little girl?" Ziyu turned to his sister and whistled.
"Hmm!" Zixuan was a little shy, "A few days ago, we went to the Civil Affairs Bureau and got the marriage certificate. We plan to hold a small engagement ceremony on National Day. ”
"So fast!" Ziyu shouted.
"Panhua is in a hurry, besides, you are busy publishing articles and opening martial arts halls during this time, and I don't dare to disturb you when you are so busy. Last week, Panhua took a taxi with me back to see my father, and my father didn't have any opinion on him. Zixuan said.
"Ziyu, look, your sister is about to get married, when will you bring your girlfriend back for Dad to see." An's father An Zurong on the side really spoke.
Do you want to talk about it, mention Menghan's matter to your father now, maybe as soon as your father is happy, he will immediately agree to his marriage with Menghan, wouldn't it be good. However, what if, my father asks about the person Menghan who is here? What to do? Do you want to say it? Don't talk about it! Father will talk about letting him go on a blind date in a while.
It's just that, say it early and say it late, you have to say it! Ziyu shook his head suddenly-
"Yes, Dad, I have a girlfriend too." He turned to his father, "I just don't know if you like bringing her over another day to show you." ”
As soon as the words came out, he sighed again in his heart—
Knowing that his father would not agree to marry a married woman, he still couldn't help but give it a try, maybe seeing that he had entered the ranks of the older young people in the village, his father's conditions would be a little lower in terms of finding a partner!
But is this possible? He was simply comforting himself. You know, my father has always been proud of him.
"Brother, have you found a girlfriend? So fast. Zixuan lowered her voice, and An Zurong, who was expecting a little behind her ears, couldn't hear it, "You didn't just break up with Sichu!" Girlfriend again so soon? Who is she? Is it someone I know? “
"It's my college classmate, Xia Menghan. I think you probably don't know it. However, she is divorced and currently has a small child. ”
"It's a second marriage!" Sure enough, An Zurong shouted loudly, "Ziyu, you are more or less young and promising, and you are a talent." It's hard to find anywhere, you don't marry a yellow flower girl, but you want to find a divorced person with an oil bottle, and you want to be a stepfather for others. ”
"Tell me, how old is that kid?"
"Six or seven!" Ziyu clapped his hands, as if he wanted to shake off the dust.
"God, you're not angry with me, are you! are all such old children, is the stepfather so good? Besides, this woman has been divorced, if she marries into the door, look at what the people in our village say about you, wouldn't it be strange if she didn't pierce your backbone? ”
"Uncle, Ziyu's girlfriend is divorced, but it doesn't mean that a divorced woman is a bad woman!" Wu Panhua, who was concentrating on slaughtering fish on the side, raised his head, "My brother's girlfriend also had a marriage, and my sister-in-law also brought a little girl when she came to the door, and my sister-in-law is very virtuous." Now they have been married for three years, and the relationship between brother and sister-in-law is very good. My sister-in-law also gave birth to a big fat boy for my brother. Now a family of four loves each other, which is 10,000 times better than those first-married couples who quarrel every day for firewood, rice, oil and salt for three days and make a big fuss for five days. Zixuan, do you say yes! ”
"Yes, yes, I've seen your sister-in-law, what's the matter, she's not your eldest nephew's mother, so she doesn't have a stepmother at all." Zixuan heard her boyfriend say this, and probably remembered something, and hurriedly responded.
An Zurong glanced at his daughter and son-in-law, and his face was slightly gloomy: "You two be quiet for me, Panhua and Zixuan, it seems that I am going to re-examine your marriage contract." ”
Zixuan stuck out her tongue and didn't dare to make a sound.
Na Panhua didn't dare to make a sound, and continued to bury his head in cutting open the belly of the fish, took out the fish guts from there, and threw them in the trash can on the side.
An Zurong took a cigarette from his pocket, put it up, and slammed it on the cigarette case a few times.
Ziyu hurriedly stepped forward, found the lighter that started the fire from the stove, lit the fire, and lit a cigarette for his father: "Dad, listen to my explanation——"
"Don't say it anymore, as long as I still have a breath in this family, you still have to pass my level to find a partner. Child, don't you know, marriage and love are two different things, everything should be thought about before making a decision, so as not to go wrong after marriage, this is also troublesome, that is also troublesome! An Furong decisively interrupted his son's words, and then, no more.
He lifted the lid of the pot and saw that the duck meat in the pot was almost stewed, and he picked up a pot of duck blood from the stove and poured it into the pot.
When he had done this, he looked at his son again, his gaze sharp:
"Ziyu, Dad said these words for the sake of your future, and you are one of the best talents in our village. I also heard Zixuan say today, a book you wrote is about to be made into a movie, I heard that you can earn 10 million, tell me, when will you get that 10 million? ”
"Another month."
"So, Ziyu, you have such a worth, and you are worried that you can't find a good wife, wait and see, when you get the 10 million, I think the threshold of our family will be trampled by the matchmaker, why do you bother to hang yourself on a tree, and you want to marry a divorced woman."
An Ziyu shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking, he began to regret a little regret that he talked to Zixuan about the novel being adapted into a movie that day, he just wanted his sister to share the joy of success with him, but when it came to his father, it became a bargaining chip for him to find a partner.
He lingered in the kitchen for a while, went out, turned back to the car, took off a box of mooncakes, and put them in the tea room in the hall, and threw himself heavily on the soft leather sofa.
There was a pack of cigarettes at the tea party, and before he could unpack it, he picked up the pack of cigarettes, opened it very unskillfully, and it took half a minute to smoke out one of them and light it for himself.
He brought the cigarette to his mouth and took a hard breath, he tried to spit out a beautiful smoke ring, but instead he choked, and he coughed in shock......