Li Wei followed Yang Man to the end of the corridor. The two stood under the window. Yang Man whispered to Li Wei: "The doctor said that our father's illness is all in the lungs. There are signs of rupture of the alveoli. We need to pay more attention in the future, especially When the weather changes suddenly in winter.”
"I heard from mom that dad has a heart problem. How could it affect his heart?"
Yang Man sighed: "Because of your eldest brother. It is no exaggeration to say that dad's sudden illness has something to do with your eldest brother."
Li Wei was a little confused, wondering how his eldest brother wanted to make his father angry, and then Yang Man quickly understood: "Do you remember that your brother and the guy named Jiao said they wanted to work together to take care of the project? Your brother voted twelve When Wan went in, I helped raise the money. Unexpectedly, this person named Jiao actually lost contact with your brother. I heard that Jiao seemed to have taken the money and ran away. "
Li Wei was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "Isn't he a primary school classmate who calls himself eldest brother? He is also a fellow from Yongning?"
"Hey, today's society is cheating my fellow countrymen. Your father heard that 120,000 yuan was taken away, and he fell ill immediately. Fortunately, someone around him found out and sent him to the hospital early. What if he came back half an hour later? Don’t even think about it.”
"Brother, where is he now?"
Yang Man shook his head and said, "I don't know, but he didn't answer the phone when I called him. He never came to visit me once after Dad was admitted to the hospital, so Mom was so anxious to call you."
Li Wei felt very angry when he heard this. Liu Chunzhi and Yang Man were guarding him, so Li Wei said he wanted to go out and find Li Jianping.
Li Wei rode her bicycle through the various neighborhoods in Huiliang. There were many newly built streets that she was not familiar with, and she almost got lost after walking around for a long time.
The lanterns came on, lighting up the county. Li Wei looked confused. She didn't know where her eldest brother was. She had been to the residence and the store, but there was still no one there. She even went into the billiards room where she met her eldest brother and Jiao Yang, but there was still no one there.
While Li Wei searched for Li Jianping all over the world, Li Jianping returned to Yongning alone.
He found his former friend and asked where Jiao Yang's family was. Fa Xiao told him: "Jiao Yang's family has moved to the city a long time ago. How can you find him if you come to the village to look for him?"
Li Jianping roared: "Fuck, I can't find him anywhere for three whole days. Can he really disappear from the world? Fortunately, I still regard him as a brother. This is how I treat my brother." Li Jianping was so angry that he looked at the man next to him. A big tree thumped hard several times.
Jiao Yang was nowhere to be found. Li Jianping saw that it was getting late and wanted to go back to the city. He was afraid that the last bus would be far away. He sat on a big rock at the entrance of the village and smoked a cigarette. I took a few deep breaths and choked until I kept coughing.
After he finished smoking the cigarette quietly, he planned to go to a hotel on the street to spend the night. After walking a few steps, I met Li Mingguo who was returning home.
"Jianping, why are you back?"
Li Jianping looked depressed and shouted: "Uncle."
"Where are we going? It's time."
Li Jianping didn't want to disturb his uncle's house, so he said, "It's okay, I'm leaving."
Li Mingguo was a little puzzled, but Li Jianping had already walked away in a hurry.
Several years have passed, and the streets of Yongning have not changed much. There are not even street lights. Li Jianping found the only hotel in town in the dark and gave him a room.
There were no windows in the small room, and there were holes burned by cigarette butts in the curtains. I don’t know how long the dust has accumulated in the corner. There are public toilets and faucets at the end.
Li Jianping only asked for a bed for him to lie down and sleep, and had no other requirements. When he lay down, there was a rapid knock on the door.
Li Jianping asked impatiently: "Who is it?"
A woman outside answered: "The one who delivers hot water."
Li Jianping opened the door slowly. Standing outside the door was a woman with a big belly, wearing loose clothes with cartoon patterns. Her hair was draped over her shoulders. She was carrying a kettle in one hand and was delivering water to the door.
Li Jianping didn't pay much attention at first. When he took the water bottle from the woman and was about to close the door, the woman suddenly said: "Brother Li?"
Well? Only then did Li Jianping raise his eyes to look at the pregnant woman in front of him. This woman was chubby and looked familiar. He was stunned for a while before saying, "Are you Yulan?"
"It's me, why are you here?"
"I..." Li Jianping felt a little sudden, and he was in a mess. He didn't know where to start, so he closed the door: "Thank you, you can go ahead and do your work."
Is this hotel owned by Wang Yulan? If he had known this, he would not have come in.
Wang Yulan did not leave immediately. She stood blankly for a while, until the door in front of her closed. She also stood there blankly, thinking about the past between the two of them. She couldn't calm down. Her mind was full that night. All he thought about was about Li Jianping, but all Li Jianping could think about was about Jiao Yang.
At around eight o'clock the next day, he woke up from hunger and rolled out of bed. After going to the toilet, I washed my face with cold water from the faucet.
He went downstairs, holding a key in his hand, and saw Wang Yulan sitting behind the counter knitting. He walked over and put the key on the counter and said, "Here, give me the deposit."
Wang Yulan raised her head and saw Li Jianping's expression of unfamiliarity and indifference. It turned out that she was the only one who was struggling. She opened the drawer and counted the money and handed it to Li Jianping.
When she smelled the smell of cigarette smoke all over Li Jianping, she frowned and asked kindly and concernedly: "What trouble did you encounter?"
Li Jianping said with some surprise: "No."
"You only smoke violently when you can't think about it." Wang Yulan always remembers this habit.
"nothing."
Li Jianping put the money in his wallet and turned to leave. Wang Yulan said again: "I heard that you got married, and ended up with a second marriage?"
"Who did you hear this from?"
"The whole village knows this, it's no secret."
"Okay, I'm leaving."
Wang Yulan took out a steaming hot cake for Li Jianping to eat, but Li Jianping didn't take it: "You can keep it and eat it." He didn't stay for another minute and strode away. Wang Yulan stood behind the counter and watched his figure go away.
After all these years, she could never forget him.
Li Jianping didn't find Jiao Yang in Yongning, so he had to go back to the city. When he rushed back to the hot spring hotel, Li Wei came up and punched him.
"I've been looking for you all over the world, but where have you been? Dad is lying in the hospital, and you don't even go to take a look."
Li Jianping saw clearly that it was his sister, and then said: "I don't dare to go, for fear that the old man will be angry."
Li Wei punched him again: "You are the backbone of the family, and this is how you lead the family? If the second brother were here, he would definitely scold you."
(End of chapter)