Xuan Nian'an, who was in the first grade of junior high school, was waiting for the bus at the school gate with his schoolbag on his back. The fourteen-year-old boy was growing taller. At this time, Xuan Nian'an was already much taller and taller than other children of the same age. In addition, he had a gentle appearance. , with a cold temperament, his hands in his trouser pockets and lazily leaning against the advertising board behind him. He was in the early stages of his love life, and girls passing by would glance at that delicate and tall figure from time to time.
Xuan Nian'an frowned, not happy that the old couple beside him always leaned towards him and looked at him disapprovingly. Xuan Nian'an's temperament is very similar to that of his father Xuan Yi, and he is innately cold.
"Shou Xin, he really looks like Cheng'er." Fang Fang couldn't hide her excitement. Her grandson was right in front of her, so how could she not be excited.
"Yes, yes." Li Shouxin clenched his fists, his old face could not hide his excitement, but he did not dare to get too close for fear of scaring his grandson.
The car came, and when Xuan Nian'an was about to get into the car, Li Shouxin couldn't hold it in any longer and stepped forward to hold him: "Your name is Xuan Nian'an."
Xuan Nian'an looked at the old man's hand holding his arm, frowned, and didn't like the way he stepped away without leaving a trace: "Is something wrong?"
"I... we..." Li Shouxin didn't know how to speak, and Fang Fang urged him anxiously.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Xuan Nian'an was about to get in the car. Li Shouxin blurted out in a hurry: "We are your grandparents."
Xuan Nian'an's face was expressionless, and there was no fluctuation on his face: "I'm sorry, my father is Xuan Yi, and my grandfather and grandmother passed away when my father was very young."
After saying that, Xuan Nianan stopped looking at the old couple and got into the car. The bus passed by the two lost people. Xuan Nian'an, who was sitting at the window, never looked back. The bus passed by one stop, two stops and three stops. He took out his mobile phone and dialed: "Sister Nuo, a couple just said yes My grandparents."
"Who the hell dares to randomly identify relatives. Xiao An, you have a special status. It's not impossible for someone to come out and get some benefits."
"But they are well-dressed and don't look like poor people."
"The benefits don't necessarily require money, there may be other things. Don't think too much. Your father's name is Xuan Yi, your mother is Su Xiaoya, and your grandparents have died long ago. Do you doubt what Aunt Nuo said?"
"no."
"Okay, be good, don't talk to strangers anymore, or you'll be caught by the big bad wolf."
Xuan Nian'an hung up the phone, not trusting Yue Nuo's words to comfort the child. No matter how mature he was, he was still a child. Since that day, Li Shouxin and his wife had been waiting at the door for Xuan Nian'an to finish school. Xuan Nian'an always pretended that they didn't exist. A week later, Xuan Nian'an took the initiative to walk towards them: "There is a cafe nearby."
Li Shouxin nodded happily: "Okay, it's the same wherever you go." As long as his grandson agrees to talk to them.
"Let's go." Xuan Nian'an walked in front, keeping a distance from the Lis and his wife, and entered the cafe one after another. The Lis and his wife did not expect that this was the cafe that Xuan Nian'an was talking about. This place is not as simple as a cafe. , and there is a membership system here, and most people are not allowed to enter, but Xuan Nian'an came in unimpeded.
"old place."
"yes."
They were led to the corner box, which was not open to the public all year round. Xuan Nian'an put down the study: "What would you like to drink?"
"Just coffee." Li Shouxin didn't expect that his grandson would be so indifferent at such a young age, which made him, an old man who has been in the shopping mall for many years, become cautious.
Xuan Nian'an signaled Fang Fang with his eyes, and Fang Fang rubbed her hands uneasily: "Same."
"Two cups of coffee and one cup of water."
"yes."
Finally, there were only three of them left in the box. Li Shouxin looked at his particularly dazzling grandson and felt extremely proud: "Nian'an, are you a member here?"
Xuan Nian'an raised his eyelids: "Sorry, Mr. Li, I'm not used to being called so affectionately by strangers. My full name is Xuan Nian'an. This is a birthday gift from my dad when I was ten years old."
Mr. Li? The unfamiliar title dampened Li Shouxin's joyful mood and made his old face a little uneasy. After all, the person he liked was a junior and his grandson. He wanted to raise his face and say a few words, but Fang Fang held him down. Wink at him.
"Nian'an, we don't mean any harm. We are really your grandparents. Your mother is Su Xiaoya, right? Our son Li Cheng is your biological father. Your mother already had you when she married Xuan Yi, and You see, you look very much like my son." Fang Fang took out a photo of Li Cheng. The man in the photo was very young, probably about his age, and his features and eyes were exactly the same.
Xuan Nian'an pushed the photo back and said calmly: "So what?"
Li Shouxin and Fang Fang didn't expect that their grandson's reaction would be so calm. They were so calm that they didn't know what to say. Shouldn't they let him recognize his ancestor and return to the clan? But looking at his appearance, he didn't seem to care at all: "Don't you think so?" Don’t you want to recognize your father? Return to the Li family?”
"Li Cheng didn't want my mother at first, and now he wants me to recognize my ancestor and return to the clan? It is said that Ruolan will not give birth, and it seems to be true." Xuan Nian'an commented on the facts.
But his words undoubtedly angered Li Shouxin: "How can you say that about your elder? How can you say that he is also your father, and we are also your grandparents. Is this how Xuan Yi educated you?"
Xuan Nian'an raised his head and looked at Li Shouxin, who stood up with a blushing face due to excitement. Even though he was looking up at him at this moment, he still didn't feel inferior. That cold look seemed like nothing could get into his heart. Li Shouxin trembled in confidence, maybe He did it the wrong way.
"How my father educated me has anything to do with you. Mr. Li, I think you misunderstood. I invited you to drink coffee today just to tell you not to come to school to look for me. If Sister Nuo takes action, the two of you will definitely be It won't be easy, and I have no idea of recognizing my relatives. My mother is still waiting for me to go back for dinner."
Seeing that Xuan Nian'an was about to leave, Fang Fang quickly pushed Li Shouxin. What qualifications could he show at this time? He didn't want a grandson
Li Shouxin twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that it was not worth it for him to be angry with his grandson at his old age. No matter how good he was, he was his grandfather and of course he had the right to educate his grandson: "I will definitely take you back." Whether you accept the custody rights or not, you will return to the Li family sooner or later."
Xuan Nian'an stopped pushing the door and turned to look at Li Shouxin with unfamiliar eyes: "Mr. Li may have forgotten something. Not to mention that Zijin's construction has not been as good as before in recent years. Even during the heyday of Zijin, the Li family could not How about, my father is Xuan Yi, Mr. Li seems to have forgotten it, it doesn’t matter if he forgets, then I will tell you that Yue Nuo is my sister, and my brother-in-law is Beitang Li. If you still want to discuss custody matters, you can contact Her." Xuan Nian'an was kind enough to send him Yue Nuo's gold-plated business card. In fact, he was quite kind. He only had one card, so let's use it as a meeting gift.
"Mom, I'm back." Xuan Nian'an shouted as soon as he entered the door to inform Su Xiaoya that he was back, "Where's Dad?"
"Upstairs." Su Xiaoya put on her apron and stuck her head out and replied.
Xuan Nian'an changed into slippers and ran upstairs, then backed away from the study door: "Dad."
When Xuan Yi saw his son, his cold eyes softened slightly: "He's back."
"Yeah." Xuan Nianan sat across from him and played with the paperweight in front of him boredly.
"Is something wrong?"
"Li Shouxin came to see me." Xuan Nian'an said.
Xuan Yi stopped typing on the keyboard and continued typing: "What did he say?"
"You wanted to admit me back, but I didn't agree."
Suddenly there were some messy footsteps outside the door. Xuan Yi opened the door and saw Su Xiaoya staring at him blankly. His eyes darkened and he called softly: "Xiaoya."
Su Xiaoya heard something. Li Cheng wanted to recognize Xiao An back. How could he, what right did he have to recognize Xiao An back? Xuan Yi glanced at his son, Xuan Nian'an shrugged and left. His mother was sometimes stubborn, Only my father can handle it, he just needs to take a stand.
After that, Xuan Nian'an really didn't see the Lis and his wife again until he was in the second grade of junior high school when he received a letter asking him to attend Li Shouxin's will announcement meeting.
The meeting was held in the conference room on the top floor of Zijin. When Xuan Nian'an arrived with Ren, everyone was waiting for him alone. When he walked into the conference room, he knew that all eyes were on him alone. He looked at Li Cheng, and Li Cheng also looked at him. In addition to surprise, there was also a hint of excitement in his eyes. When a person reaches middle age, who doesn't want to have himself? Of flesh and blood, not to mention that his son is so outstanding. Ruolan's expression is a little dazed, her eyes are unfocused, and she is protected by Li Cheng. Li Si grits his teeth and clenches his fists. No matter what he says, he thinks that Xuan Nian's surname is Xuan, and there is no Any property of the Li family that is eligible for distribution.
It's just that Li Shouxin wrote it in black and white, so what if he doesn't want to be reconciled? The content of the will is very simple. , but Ruolan got nothing except a few properties. Xuan Nian'an didn't say a word from beginning to end. After the will was announced, he stood up and left. Li Si stopped him.
"Why should your father give Zijin to you if your surname is Xuan? My brother has been working for Zijin for so many years, but he has gotten nothing."
Ren tried to stop Xuan Nian An and Li Si, and waited for Xuan Nian An's instructions. He just glanced at this man who could be said to be his uncle and said, "Maybe after you die, you can go down and ask Li Shouxin."
"you!"
"Li Si!" Li Cheng stopped his younger brother and looked at Xuan Nian'an strangely, "Can I safely hand over Zijin to you?"
"I do not mind."
Li Cheng suddenly remembered that Cheng Yu was still his brother, and no matter what, it would be good for Zijin to be in his hands. This must be what his father was thinking before he handed the purple gold to him.
Xuan Nian'an left without saying anything.
The rain in spring is always as fine as a cow's hair. If I took an umbrella, I was afraid of destroying this rare refreshing feeling. If I didn't take an umbrella, I would feel chilly. Su Xiaoya hurried past the square in front of Lanjin holding an umbrella, but a man and a woman let her Stopping, the woman sat quietly on a bench in the square. The man put a thin shawl on her. When she raised her eyes, the man caught her sight. She smiled and nodded to him. The man was stunned. He seemed to have said something in the woman's ear and walked towards her slowly.
"I didn't expect to meet you here." Li Cheng stopped in front of Su Xiaoya's umbrella. In a trance, she had changed a lot. Her hair was long and neat, and her eyes were full of confident tenderness.
"Yeah." Su Xiaoya looked at Shi Rulan and felt that she had changed a lot. Li Cheng seemed to be aware of it and took out a cigarette from his pants pocket, "You don't mind if I smoke."
Su Xiaoya shook her head.
"Ruolan is unconscious."
"Sorry." Su Xiaya was stunned for a moment.
Li Cheng shook his head: "We have been married for many years without children, and her parents were too hard on her, which caused her to have a nervous breakdown. After her parents passed away, the company was handed over to Xiao An. I want to take Ruolan to Australia and live a peaceful life away from here. life."
"Xiao An, he..."
"Xiao An is an outstanding child. I feel relieved to leave Zijin to him."
The rain made the sky still a little gloomy and tired. There was silence between the two of them for a while. Li Cheng raised his head and looked at the still hazy sky, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally: "Is he good to you?"
Su Xiaoya turned her head and glanced at him: "I am very happy."
Li Cheng felt that his question seemed idiotic. He looked at Su Xiaoya seriously. Maybe he had never looked at her like this before, so he missed a lot of things. But God is like this. If you miss it, it will pass. You will not give people a chance to regret it. . Li Cheng threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground and stamped it out: "We are going back."
"Goodbye." Su Xiaoya didn't know what to say.
Li Cheng glanced at Su Xiaoya one last time, smiled slightly and walked towards the woman who had been quiet all this time. He carefully lifted up Ruolan and slowly disappeared from Su Xiaoya's sight.
Su Xiaoya looked at the figure disappearing in the rain, and suddenly felt inner peace and tranquility. At this moment, Li Cheng also looked so indifferent and peaceful, as if he was far away from utilitarianism and the world, filing away impulsiveness and recklessness, adding maturity and stability, those two The figure from his back made her feel beautiful. She took another step and looked forward. Deep in the rain and dew, she saw the silent and cold man at the end, silently waiting for her to approach. She smiled with relief, walked over and handed his hand to him. In his hand, maybe happiness is so simple.
(End of chapter)