"You brat, during the Chinese New Year in 1992, you kept getting me and my dad drunk. At that time, you were thinking about leaving, right? You made the decision and you didn't tell us, so you just played the trick of disappearing on us. Your sudden disappearance almost scared us to death. We are looking for you all over the world. You are really heartless." Li Jianping couldn't help complaining to Li Jianbo when he talked about what happened back then.
Li Jianbo said: "It's not like I left without saying goodbye. Didn't I leave you a letter?"
"Letter? I couldn't help but get angry when I talked about that letter. The letter only said that I was leaving, but didn't even say where I was going. Later, Weiwei went to your class teacher to inquire and found out that you had gone abroad. I received it from you It was only after receiving the money that I was able to confirm that you were in the United States. It had been so many years since I left, and I couldn’t even bear to call home. Did you know that during that time, my mother would often hide and cry with your photos in her hand? She wanted to see you again. Without you, you are such a heartless person. You really hurt my mother by leaving suddenly, you know?" Li Jianping said and punched Jianbo twice again.
Li Jianbo was thinking about how to get out at first, and did not take into account the feelings of his family, because at that time he thought he would only go out for three to five years and then come back, but he did not expect to stay outside for ten years.
He said apologetically: "When I was young, I didn't consider some things and acted impulsively. Don't be upset, brother."
"You kid... you finally came back."
The two brothers drank a lot of wine, and each other was sixty or seventy percent drunk. They were the only two people left at the dinner table.
Here Liu Chunzhi and Li Wei are watching TV. Liu Chunzhi is asking Li Wei in detail about the messy news he had with Zhao Qian some time ago. Li Wei only dares to say in front of his mother: "I have interviewed him before, so I know him." Not really friends, let alone any contacts.”
Liu Chunzhi feels that those movie stars are too far away from the lives of ordinary people. She hopes that her daughter can marry an ordinary person and live a stable life. This is called life.
Seeing that her daughter denied the matter, she did not pursue the matter any further.
The mother and daughter discussed TV programs, and time seemed to go back to the past, when the family had just moved into the city from Yongning. At that time, it was not called Huiliang District, but Wu County. The family opened a small restaurant with only five or six tables and rented a simple courtyard. Although life was a bit tight at that time, we were all in one place.
At this moment, the door opened, and the mother and daughter looked at the door together, and saw Li Jianbo slowly walking in, until he reached Liu Chunzhi, and he knelt down on his knees. This sight made everyone in the room stunned for a moment, and then Li Jianbo hugged Liu Chunzhi. He choked up and said, "Mom, I've made you worry so much all these years. I'm sorry."
Liu Chunzhi smiled and nodded: "I'm sorry, what mother doesn't worry about her son? I thought you wouldn't come back before, but I didn't expect that you would come back right after you said you would. My son, it's good to come back. Mom likes it."
"Mom, I am your son, forever."
Liu Chunzhi stretched out her hand to touch her son's face and said with a smile, "Yes, for the rest of my life. You have grown into an adult, so you can't act like a spoiled child anymore. Be careful that your sister laughs at you."
Li Jianbo was not afraid of Li Wei's gaze, but he hugged his adoptive mother tightly and refused to let go.
The night breeze is blowing, spring has come to an end, and summer is coming. The night wind blew, and Li Wei took a deep breath. The air in the mountains was indeed fresh.
The sky is nice tonight, and you can see the brightest star in the sky when you look up. Years ago, she remembered her second brother pointing to the star and telling her that it was Venus.
"What are you looking at?"
A voice came from behind, smelling slightly of alcohol.
Li Wei raised his eyes and said: "It is one of the eight planets, except for the brightest planet of the moon. It is called Venus in Roman mythology, Aphrodite in ancient Greek mythology, and it is called Aphrodite in Chinese mythology. It’s too white.”
"Hey, when did you become interested in astronomy?"
Li Wei turned her head. The second brother was just a short distance away from her. She smiled and said, "Have you forgotten, second brother? This is what you told me while pointing at the stars in the sky in the summer of 1991. I still remember what you said. every word."
Li Jianbo said: "I forgot about it myself."
"I haven't heard from you in these years. When I miss you, I look up at Venus. Looking at the dazzling light of Venus, I feel that you are still around to protect us all."
Li Jianbo stood behind Li Wei without speaking for a while. He and Li Wei looked up at the sky together. After looking at it for a while, he said: "You promised me that you would go to the beach with me for vacation. It happens that I am taking turns here. Let's go together tomorrow. Bar."
"Why don't you call Dr. Bian?"
Although he didn't know why his sister suddenly mentioned Dr. Bian, he was a little annoyed at the moment: "We can't take her with us everywhere. Besides, why do we call her when we go out?"
Li Wei could tell that the second brother was a little angry, and said hurriedly: "Second brother, I just talked nonsense, don't be angry."
"And why did you say that I have a relationship with her in front of my parents? She and I are just normal colleagues. Isn't she your friend?"
Hey, Doctor Bian is interested in his second brother, didn't he see it? ! Sure enough, all his IQ was used in his studies.
Li Jianbo did not blame him anymore. He said gently: "We agreed, let's leave together tomorrow. I have already booked your flight ticket."
"Want to take a plane?"
"Yes, it takes a long time to get there by train, and it's too tiring to take the expressway. I don't want to spend all my time on the road."
Li Jianping was about to go upstairs to talk to Jianbo. When he arrived at the entrance of the building, he saw his younger brother and sister talking on the balcony. He didn't know who said what, and his sister started laughing. He hesitated for a moment and walked back without asking Jianbo to turn around.
His mind flashed back to the Spring Festival in early 1992, when the three brothers and sisters set off fireworks together and Li Jianbo walked towards his sister. Among the three siblings, they always feel that the younger siblings are closer to each other. At the same time, he remembered that Jianbo kept looking at the time in the afternoon. At that time, he asked Jianbo what he was anxious about, and Jianbo told him that he was waiting for his sister to come back.
When he heard the sound of the car, Jianbo was the first to rush over. The smile on his face was very clear to Li Jianping.
Is there something going on between them? Li Jianping didn't dare to confirm it, he just hoped that there wouldn't be any more turmoil in the family by then.
"Second brother, I want to go to bed first. See you tomorrow." Li Wei turned around and left, but Li Jianbo suddenly grabbed her and asked sincerely: "Will you come back?"
Li Wei was a little confused by the sudden words: "Come back, where are you going?"
Li Jianbo had already let go of his hand and said, "It's okay. Go to bed. Good night."
"Well, good night, second brother."
Li Wei went to her room, still wondering what her second brother was going to say to her.
(End of chapter)