Chapter 15: Visiting Parents
After lunch, Mu Linfeng took Su Yan to his parents' house. Too many things have happened in the past two days, and since Mu Linfeng hiked to Qingyun Mountain, he has not visited his parents.
Mu Linfeng's parents are both university teachers. His father studied history, while his mother studied paleontology. These two majors are now in a worrying employment situation, and the history is slightly better, while paleontology tends to only admit a few students at a time.
For university teachers in general science and engineering, the research direction can be directly applied to economic production, and the funds for scientific research projects are relatively sufficient. And history and paleontology are the absolute Qingshui Yamen in the university, and the project funds are pitiful. I can only get a dead salary all these years. So Mu Linfeng's parents still live in the teacher's dormitory building on the university campus.
Mu Linfeng and Su Yan were halfway through the drive, and suddenly thought that Xiaobai was still alone at home. It's been almost three days, and I don't know what my home has been ruined by Xiaobai.
So Mu Linfeng decided to go home to see Xiaobai first, and took Xiaobai with him to visit his parents.
Soon, the two arrived home. As soon as he got out of the elevator, Mu Linfeng heard Xiaobai's shout. He could hear the cry of joy.
As soon as the door opened a crack, the little white brush rushed out, his feet off the ground and fluttered on Mu Linfeng, and after a while, he pounced on Su Yan's body. It's just fluttering back and forth, sticking out my tongue, and I don't know how to express it excitedly.
Mu Linfeng squatted down and touched Xiaobai's head, looking at Xiaobai with a debt of indebtedness. On weekdays, Xiaobai has to go out at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. I haven't been out for three days, and I'm afraid this puppy will be holding back.
Before Su Yan entered the house, he had made full psychological preparations. It's a mess at home that has been ruined by Xiaobai. But after entering the house, I looked around, and there was no smell in the house, which means that Xiaobai has not urinated at home in the past few days. And the sofa, table legs and everything are also intact.
Su Yan didn't even believe her eyes, she felt that Xiaobai must have and pee in some corner. Immediately behind the curtains, behind the doors, these easily hidden places to look around. Still nothing out of the ordinary.
"Linfeng, I can't believe it, Xiaobai hasn't messed around at home in the past few days! Didn't bite the couch and table legs either! This is a bit abnormal! Su Yan was full of doubts when he spoke.
Mu Linfeng entered the house and looked around, it was indeed as Su Yan said! Everything at home was exactly the same as when he left to pick up Su Yan that night.
For families with dogs, everyone should have experienced what kind of state this puppy can ruin the family if they don't go out for a few days. Although Xiaobai is not a husky, he is not so demolished. But as a descendant of a mountain guard dog, the bite force is several times stronger than that of the husky.
Mu Linfeng still remembers that when Xiaobai first arrived home, Mu Linfeng went to work during the day, leaving Xiaobai alone at home, and after returning home at night, the sofa had been bitten by Xiaobai with a few big holes. Now Xiaobai has grown up and is much more sensible. But if you don't go out for a long time to vent your energy, you will still break down the house.
Mu Linfeng said: "Let's go, hurry up and take Xiaobai out for a walk, hurry up and go to my parents!" ”
Su Yan nodded in response, then took the key and went out.
After going downstairs, Xiaobai ran into the grass and approached a tree to raise his legs to urinate, and after Xiaobai finished urinating, he flicked his tail happily. But this time Mu Linfeng was stunned. Xiaobai's tail inadvertently flung to the tree just now. The bark of the tree had been swept off, leaving a trail inside. And the mark was as if it had been whipped by a steel whip.
"Xiaobai, can't your tail be beaten with iron?" Mu Linfeng said to Xiaobai in surprise.
"Wang... Wang..."Xiaobai shouted twice, as if he was very proud.
Because he was in a hurry to go to his parents, Mu Linfeng didn't think much about it, so he took Xiaobai to the car. There was no traffic jam along the way, and it was not long before we arrived at the school. Mu Linfeng has lived in the school since he was a child, and the guards know him. After greeting him, I let him in.
The teacher's dormitory where Mu Linfeng's parents live was built in the 80s and is still a three-story red brick building. Although it is old, it is clean and comfortable to live in. And in school, it's easy to get to class. The neighbors are also colleagues, and this environment is actually much better than the commercial housing outside.
"Dad! Mother! Mu Linfeng knocked on the door and shouted.
"Wood, why are you back at this time, aren't you going to work today?" The old man who opened the door wore black glasses, gray hair, and a slightly chubby figure, a typical image of an intellectual. This old man is Mu Linfeng's father, Mu Xiangyang, Professor Mu.
"Where's Dad, Mom?" Mu Linfeng did not answer his father's question, but asked his mother.
"You kid, you know to ask your mother when you come back since you were a child!" Mu Xiangyang pretended to be angry and said, and then patted his son on the back.
"Hey, Dad, get used to it! Don't be surprised! "Mu Linfeng was most afraid of his father's slap when he was a child, and now that his father is also old, he sometimes reprimands him, and he feels very warm.
"Your mom is writing materials, don't bother her! She can say, if I dare to disturb her writing materials, she won't make me dinner! Mu Xiangyang complained to his son.
"Dad, it's okay, I'll do it for you!" Su Yan said with a smile.
"Hey~ good! Yan'er, I haven't eaten the braised pork you made in a few days. Your mother, every day she says that I have high blood lipids and high blood pressure, I am not allowed to eat this, I am not allowed to eat that, and a bird fades out of my mouth! Mu Xiangyang loves this daughter-in-law very much, the sign of a person's length, and her meals are also cooked well.
"That's okay, then let's not bother Professor Zhang to do his studies, I'll accompany you to play chess." Mu Linfeng said with a smile.
"Just your stinky chess basket, and play with your old man. I'll get you a car! Mu Xiangyang said this, and he was actually very happy in his heart.
The children of Mu Xiangyang's old colleagues, those who went abroad, those who went to big cities, and those who engaged in scientific research. It's very high-end, and sometimes I don't come back to visit my parents once in a few years. Mu Linfeng, this child, although he is not so angry, is in front of him, and he will go home to see if he is fine. This is also the capital that Professor Mu bragged about in front of those old colleagues. At their age, they don't care so much about fame and fortune. Their need for their children is more companionship.
Mu Linfeng moved out of the chessboard and sat on the sofa with his father to play chess. was killed by his father because he didn't leave a piece of armor, but in fact, he deliberately let his father. It is true that Mu Xiangyang loves to play chess, but this chess game is really not very good. Mu Linfeng came back to accompany him to play a few games and let him have a good time.
"General! Ha ha! How about it, let's say you stink! Mu Xiangyang shouted proudly.
"What will be! How many times have I told you, when I was writing the material, I was quiet, and I interrupted my train of thought. Mu Linfeng's mother's voice came from the inner study, and there was obviously dissatisfaction in her voice.
Before Mu Xiangyang could reply, he heard the door of the study open, and a rush of footsteps came.
"Lao Chen, you come to play chess with Lao Mu, I have no objection. But can you two be quieter! Don't affect our young comrades to continue to progress, okay! Mu Linfeng's mother said as she walked.
Lao Chen is Mu Xiangyang's best friend and has worked together for decades. Now that the two are retired, they still spend their days together.
"Wood! Why didn't you call me when you came back? Mu Linfeng's mother saw her son coming back and complained that her son didn't call her immediately.
"Oops, Professor Zhang! You told my old man not to disturb me when I was writing materials, otherwise I won't have dinner left! Mu Xiangyang learned what his wife said to him before, and imitated his wife's appearance between his eyebrows.
"That's you! Of course you can't bother me! Son can! My son is the source of motivation for my scientific research. Right! Wood. Mu Linfeng's mother, Zhang Shuyu, a famous paleontologist in Huizhou, was more than ten years younger than Mu Xiangyang, so she was still rehired by the school after retirement and continued to teach.
"Mom, I'll be looking for you as soon as I come back! It's Dad who said you won't be bothered! Mu Linfeng pitted his father and said with a wicked smile.
"Hey~ you old wood!" Zhang Shuyu raised his hand and gestured twice at Mu Xiangyang.
"Mom!" Su Yan came out of the kitchen and shouted to Zhang Shuyu.
"Hey~ Yan'er. Why didn't you and Wood go to work today? Zhang Shuyu asked.
The two glanced at each other, and Mu Linfeng hurriedly said, "Su Yan took a leave of absence today, and I happened to have some things, so I asked for a leave." ”
"Oh, you can't relax at work!" Zhang Shuyu said in a serious voice.
Mu Linfeng's mother has been grasping him since he was a child, and Mu Xiangyang has an open-minded personality and is free-range to Mu Linfeng. So what Mu Linfeng is most afraid of at home is this Professor Zhang.
"Oh, Xiaobai is here too! Come and show grandma! Zhang Shuyu saw Xiaobai and hurriedly beckoned Xiaobai over.
"Wang... Wang..."Xiaobai shook his head and sat down in front of Zhang Shuyu, sticking out his tongue happily.
Although Zhang Shuyu's research direction is paleontology, he is very fond of animals. Every time Xiaobai came, Zhang Shuyu would specially instruct Mu Xiangyang to go to the vegetable market to buy some big bones and stew them for Xiaobai.
"Come, Xiaobai, accompany grandma to sit on the sofa!" Zhang Shuyu walked to the sofa and sat down, and Xiaobai also followed on the sofa and lay on Zhang Shuyu's lap.
The family sat on the sofa and chatted with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west.
Zhang Shuyu was chatting with his family while stroking Xiaobai. But when he touched it, Zhang Shuyu's face was a little wrong. Began to observe Xiaobai carefully.
Even when Mu Linfeng and the others talked to her, she didn't answer.
"Mom, Mom! What do you think? Mu Linfeng shouted.
"Ah, nothing, suddenly remembered something at work. You talk first, and dinner will be handed over to Yan'er, her craftsmanship is better than mine. I'm going to finish what I'm doing. After Zhang Shuyu finished speaking, he got up and walked to the study.
"Your mother is like this, just two months ago, she was invited by the "Kyushu Paleontological Research Association" to participate in a research, and the research topic is still confidential, and I don't even say it. The gods are chattering every day. Mu Xiangyang is obviously used to his wife's recent state.