Xiaoli skillfully picked the fruit, and quickly packed a bag, Fang Wei snatched it from Xiaoli's hand, walked quickly to the counter, put the fruit on the scale, took out the money from his pocket and handed it to the boss, the boss was just about to take the money, his expression hesitated again, his eyes drifted behind Fang Wei, and the hand that reached out in front of Fang Wei retracted again.

Fang Wei felt that something was wrong, and when he looked back, Xiaoli was glancing at the boss, and Fang Wei immediately understood that it was Xiaoli who didn't let the boss accept his money.

Fang Wei wanted to argue with the boss, but at this time, Xiaoli was already close to the counter, and she talked and laughed with the boss. The two of them are so familiar that it can be seen that Xiaoli often comes here and is a regular customer.

Fang Wei walked out of the fruit shop, sat in the car, took the fruit bag in Xiaoli's hand, and put it in the back seat, Fang Wei said; "I should have bought something at your house, and as a result, you paid for it. Xiaoli, have you ever thought about whether you have gone too far? ”

Xiaoli said with a smile; "When I was a child, I called you brother, and now you are still my brother, we are brother and sister, I will contribute some money, shouldn't it?"

She glanced sideways at Fang Wei, seeing that his facial expression had not changed, and continued; "Since we are brother and sister, then there is no distinction between each other, am I right?"

It was a fact, Fang Wei had nothing to say, sighed, and said; "I didn't expect that I haven't seen you for more than ten years, you are still so eloquent, saying that the crooked ones are straight, and the bad ones are good, I really convince you."

Xiaoli giggled, tilted her head to look at Fang Wei, and said; "It's not a big deal, you weren't like that when you were a kid."

Fang Wei also felt that he was a little more serious, a little too calculating, and he didn't speak, just laughed dryly. Seeing Fang Wei's uncomfortable appearance, Xiaoli said half-jokingly; "Sit tight, I'm going to drive, don't fall off."

Without waiting for Fang Wei to speak, Xiaoli started the car, walked through the bustling street, drove for more than half an hour, turned into a side road, and stopped in a small building area.

Xiaoli called out to Fang Wei, who got out of the car, and said in a low voice; "Remember, this is the fruit you bought, don't talk nonsense when you see my parents, do you hear me?"

Fang Wei took the fruit and asked Xiaoli; "Which house is your house?"

Xiaoli pointed to a small two-story western-style building and said; "The building in front of me is my home."

Fang Wei looked at the two-story Spanish-style western-style building, with its red-tiled roof and chalk walls dazzling in the sun.

Fang Wei followed Xiaoli into the courtyard, and in front of him was a grape shed, a white cat, squatting on the side of the wooden pillar of the grape trellis, looking sideways at a light red dragonfly on the moon flower.

Next to the grape trellis was a podocarpus, like a deformed child, with a low and short body, and barely visible legs, but the two arms were very long, and one side touched the stone steps of the courtyard.

There are five stone steps, and a pair of dragon cypresses more than three feet tall stand on the left and right. The vineyard is from this stone staircase to the gate.

The white cat stretched its waist and rubbed its back against the wooden pillar of the grape shed, and the white cat didn't think it was enjoyable, so it bypassed the podocarpus, ran to Xiaoli, jumped into her arms, and barked - this is to tickle Xiaoli.

Xiaoli urged Fang Wei and said; "There's nothing to see, don't stand in the yard, let's get inside."

Fang Wei walked into the room, and there were several celebrity calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, one of which depicted the old man sitting by the river fishing, the old man painted vividly, and a few strong and powerful words were inscribed next to it; "Those who wish to take the bait"; The living room is very elegantly furnished, and the mahogany furniture is antique and spotless; In the living room, there are several pots of flowers and plants that Fang Wei can't name, the flowers are pink, red, red and white, and they are very bright, exuding a faint fragrance; The shelves are filled with all kinds of books, showing the nobility and knowledge of the owner.

There were a few plates of fruit on the coffee table, and two elders were sitting on the sofa, presumably Xiaoli's parents, a young man was sitting next to him and talking, that young man, Fang Wei didn't know who he was from Xiaoli's family.

Xiaoli introduced Fang Wei to her parents, and Fang Wei bowed to the two old men and said; "Uncle, aunt, hello, I haven't seen the second elder for more than ten years, and I came to visit today."

Fang Wei stood with the fruit, he didn't know what to do, maybe it was the simple and elegant furnishings in the living room, maybe he was a little nervous, Fang Wei was a little confused.

The nanny still had the strength to see, saw the way, walked over, took the fruit bag from Fang Wei's hand, and said; "You're a guest, don't stand, go sit."

Xiaoli said; "When I was a child, you used to see my parents, and I didn't see you so nervous, how did you grow up to be restrained, sit down in front of my parents and talk to them."

Xiaoli said to her parents; "I don't let Fang Wei buy anything, he has to buy it, and he blocks it, and he spends a lot of money to buy the imported fruits you love to eat."

Fang Wei understood Xiaoli's intentions, he didn't pay a penny, he made a favor, his heart was a little empty, he couldn't help blushing, and said; "This little thing is not a tribute, please uncle and aunt laugh."

The two old men stood up, walked to Fang Wei, looked up and down for a while, Xiaoli's mother took Fang Wei's hand, walked to the sofa, and said; "Sit down, sit down, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and I've become a guy, much more handsome than when I was a child. When I was a child, I was thin and dark, like a mud monkey, but now my skin is much whiter, and I know how to be polite, and I can't recognize it when I walk on the street. ”

The young man came up, shook Fang Wei's hand and said; "Welcome, welcome! Welcome to Southridge. ”

He looked at Fang Wei from head to toe, as if he was examining an alien, with a hint of disdain in his eyes, and he continued; "I heard that you saved Xiaoli's life and are a great benefactor of our family, I have to thank you well today, and I will accompany you to have a few more drinks later."

He spoke in a tone like the head of a family. Fang Wei heard Xiaoli say that she has three sisters, and there are two sisters above, but she has never heard of brothers.

Fang Wei conjecture; The young man in front of him is either Xiaoli's relative or a good friend, and may be Xiaoli's object. Thinking of this, Fang Wei and the young man politely exchanged a few words of greeting and introduced themselves.

Xiaoli saw her parents chatting with Fang Wei, and didn't say anything, and walked away. As soon as he took two steps, he turned around again, looked at Fang Wei and said; "Let's talk. I still have something to do, so I'm going to prepare a lunch meal, so I won't accompany you. ”

During the chat of several people, Fang Wei learned that the young man's surname was Wang, and he was the son of Xiaoli's father's old comrade-in-arms, twenty-four or five years old, tall, magnificent, and less generous. The two old people are world friends and have been friends for decades.

Xiaoli's father pays attention to the maintenance of his body, and he doesn't drink alcohol, so he specially called Xiao Wang to accompany Fang Wei to drink.

Xiaoli's mother was very enthusiastic, took Fang Wei's hand, asked long and short, asked hot and cold, and kept talking. Xiaoli's father said to his wife; "Xiao Fang just came, let the family take a breath, just you can't stop talking alone, and no one else can interject."

Xiaoli's father said again; "I ate at home at noon today, and I didn't go to the restaurant. originally planned to order a table of good dishes in the hotel and entertain Fang Wei well, but Xiaoli disagreed, she said that they were all old acquaintances, and they went to the hotel to see outside, so it was better to entertain at home. ”

He asked Fang Wei if his parents were well, and asked Fang Wei about some of the situation in his hometown, Fang Wei talked about the backwardness and current situation of his hometown, Xiaoli's father was silent and didn't say anything.

Xiao Wang interjected intermittently, asking Fang Wei about some of his own affairs, and Fang Wei replied politely.

Later, Fang Wei learned from Xiaoli that Xiao Wang was a soldier in the army, engaged in political work in the division headquarters, and was a company-level cadre. What is the name, Fang Wei asked Xiaoli a few times, but she never said.

The meal for entertaining Fang Wei was quite sumptuous, there were two bottles of Moutai wine on the table, chicken, duck and fish meat were all over the table, and some seafood Fang Wei had never seen.

The enthusiasm of Xiaoli's family made Fang Wei restless, and after three glasses of wine, Xiaoli kept giving Fang Wei dishes and kept talking; Eat more vegetables, drink less, and be a little unusually enthusiastic.

Xiaoli didn't pay much attention to Xiao Wang, as if she was deliberately avoiding him.

Xiaoli's parents saw it in their eyes and felt that what their daughter had done was too obvious, and on this occasion, the two old men didn't say much.

In order to get rid of the embarrassing situation, enliven the atmosphere, and let Fang Wei drink a few more glasses, Xiaoli's father kept persuading him to drink.

This is the best wine Fang Wei has ever drunk in his life, Xiaoli's family warmly persuaded him to drink, Fang Wei couldn't control himself a little, he drank too violently, his head was a little dizzy, he was almost drunk, he hurriedly said; "Uncle, aunt, I really can't drink anymore, if I drink any more, I'm afraid I'm going to get drunk."

Xiaoli also chimed in; "Let's eat, don't drink anymore, drinking too much wine is not good for your health."

After Xiaoli finished speaking, she took the remaining half bottle of wine from the table. Xiao Wang felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, so he got up and said goodbye, and was a little unhappy when he left, and he couldn't see it if he didn't observe carefully.

Fang Wei felt that he was going to get drunk, and if he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would have to look foreign. He stood up and said to Xiaoli's parents; "Uncle, auntie, thank you for your hospitality, it's time for me to go!"

Xiaoli's father saw that Fang Wei's speech was a little unfavorable, and his body was unstable, and said; "You've drunk too much, rest for a while before you go."

Fang Wei said; "Uncle, no need, I can go, it's okay."

Fang Wei insisted on leaving, and Xiaoli's father said, "Xiaoli, you drive Xiao Fang, he walks alone, I'm afraid that something will happen on the road." ”

Fang Wei staggered to the door, Xiaoli was already standing next to the car, opened the door, and beckoned Fang Wei to get into the car.

On the way to send Fang Wei, Xiaoli slowed down the car. Fang Wei looked at Xiaoli who was driving and said; "Thank you for your hospitality, your parents are so enthusiastic, and they are also very good at drinking, I didn't grasp it well, I drank too much, and it made your family laugh."

Xiaoli said; "If you are asked to drink less and eat more vegetables, you just won't listen. If I hadn't taken the rest of the wine, you'd have to get drunk. ”

Fang Wei said; "Your parents are so enthusiastic, and Xiao Wang toasts frequently, if I don't drink, it won't give people face."

When Fang Wei talked about Xiao Wang, Xiao Li was angry, she said; "Speaking of Xiao Wang, I'm angry, today at the wine table, I see that he has bad intentions towards you, wants to get you drunk, and looks good at your jokes."

Fang Wei said; "Today at the wine table, you have a bad attitude towards Xiao Wang, you shouldn't treat others like that, anyone with a discerning eye can see that you hate him. Your parents invited people to come and drink with me, but as a result, you left them out in the cold, and you didn't even want to speak, and you didn't have a good time. ”

When Fang Wei said this, he opened Xiaoli's chatterbox, and she said; "There's a reason why I didn't do that to him. The two old men deliberately brought the two of us together, and without my consent, they didn't take me seriously, and they got angry when they thought about it. ”

Xiaoli slowed down and said; "You don't know Xiao Wang, don't look at him as tall and big, and his heart is very small. He was a company commander in the army, and he still relied on his parents' relationship to get to the top. And that's not the main thing, the main thing is his sense of petty burghers, which is very cheesy. Every time I came back from visiting relatives in the army, I always ran to our house when I had something to do, and I was very clingy. It may be that I know him too well, and the more I know, the more I feel that there are differences in the personalities of the two people. He's not the kind of person I like, and I don't have a good impression of him at all, let alone feelings. Two people have no feelings, and they don't even have the least good feelings, do you think they can live together for a lifetime? ”

Xiaoli sighed and continued; "The parents of both sides don't understand the situation, and they point out the mandarin duck spectrum. The relationship between the two elderly is good, and they have been friends for decades, no matter how good the relationship between the fathers is, let the children decide the marriage of the children, and the elders should not be blindly involved. We know that our parents are good for us, and even if the elders do something wrong, I can't blame them. Today, I did this on purpose to show my parents and Xiao Wang's indifference at the dinner table that I don't agree with this marriage. Parents may be a little disappointed, this is also something that can't be helped, marriage is a lifelong event, just like that, I am unwilling. ”

Xiaoli suddenly parked the car on the side of the road, put on a grimace, looked at Fang Wei with both eyes, and said; "I'll tell you a secret, if you promise not to get angry, I can tell it."

What Xiaoli said, Fang Wei was confused, not knowing what secret she could tell, Fang Wei said without thinking; "What's the secret, what does it have to do with me? Speak up and let me hear it, and I promise not to get angry. ”

Xiaoli hesitated for a moment, her eyes moved away from Fang Wei's face, her eyes looked straight ahead, and said; "You have seen it when you come to my house today, and at the dinner table, I am very enthusiastic about you, and there is a purpose. The contrast between my enthusiasm for you and my indifference to Xiao Wang is my distinct attitude, which has been placed on the table, let them think about it. It's helpless to let you get involved in it without knowing it, and unknowingly become a scapegoat, I have no malicious intentions, and I want to forgive me. ”