"Weiwei, it's easy to find jobs in big cities. Just help your brother and let him go out and work for two years to earn some money and find a wife. Your grandma and I are almost dying of worry."
If her cousin was a diligent and capable cousin, she would still be willing to help. However, when Liu Liang was so fat and lazy, Li Wei didn't want to help. She thought about it carefully and finally declined her aunt's offer. mean.
"Auntie, the circle of our industry is actually very small, and we are not familiar with those outside the circle. I haven't opened a factory, so it's not easy to find work for him, so I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't be of much help. Now he and It would be good for my uncle to do some small business, he is responsible for his own profits and losses, and he is free."
Bai Li got angry when she saw that Li Wei refused to help, and Li Wei was a little helpless, so she left immediately after having lunch at her grandma's house.
After leaving her grandfather's house, she visited the former Chengnan Middle School. She stayed here for three years, and those three years should have been her best years. She easily entered the school without much effort. Looking at the still familiar teaching building, the growing taller hibiscus tree, the former playground, and the old library, scenes from the past came to mind again. She walked through the auditorium, where the sounds of chorus rehearsals could be heard. This is where she first stood on stage.
Li Wei walked through the carport again and saw rows of neatly arranged bicycles. Under the setting sun, the boy's shy smile was still clear. She thought of the band-aids and the prom on graduation night. She was interrupted. At this time, she still couldn't help but wonder what he was going to say to her that night.
Li Wei walked through the teaching building of the third year of high school and passed by the woods. He remembered Wang Yu's confession. Was it true that the second brother at that time was not moved at all by the girl's sincere feelings
When she was about to walk back, a man walked towards her. Li Wei stood up and greeted warmly: "Teacher Lan."
When Teacher Lan heard someone asking him to look over here, he quickly nodded with a smile and said, "It's Li Wei! Why did you come to school?"
"Well, I'm on vacation and missed school, so I came to take a look."
"I'll go sit in the office for a while."
Li Wei saw that it was getting late and it was hard to stay any longer, so he only exchanged a few words with his former head teacher and left in a hurry.
She called Chen Yating, who worked the night shift, and they made an appointment to meet tomorrow.
After wandering around for a day, Li Wei was tired and ready to go home. As soon as the car drove through the gate, she saw another familiar car. Li Wei thought to herself, is the second brother coming back too
Li Wei parked the car and headed to the small building behind where his family lived.
The lights in the parents' room were on, and the hearty laughter of the eldest brother could be heard. She was hesitant to go in. At this time, Yin Yin ran over and shouted behind her: "Auntie is back."
Then Li Minghua saw his daughter first and was a little puzzled: "You're back, why don't you come in?"
Li Wei then entered the room. Jian Ping was sitting on the edge of the bed, while Jian Bo was sitting on a recliner below, which was his father's seat. Li Minghua sat on a small stool. The status of the family is clear at a glance.
Since Li Wei entered the door, Li Jianbo's eyes have followed her.
Li Minghua asked: "I haven't seen you for a whole day, where are you going crazy?"
Li Wei said: "I went to see grandma."
Jian Bo casually asked about his grandma, uncle, and aunt. Li Wei answered truthfully. After sitting for a while, he said he was going to help in the kitchen. She didn't stay long.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still busy cooking. Li Wei came into the room and said, "How can I help?"
Liu Chunzhi said to her daughter in a rare and gentle manner: "Forget it, you are tired too, go and have a rest. Dinner will be served in a while."
Li Wei had no choice but to go back to her room. She changed into a pair of slippers, sprayed some mosquito repellent toilet water and stayed in her room for a while. It was not until Yang Man came to ask her to go down to eat that she followed to the first floor.
The meals are placed in the dining room next to the kitchen. Everyone sat around the round table. For Li Minghua and his wife, there is nothing more joyful than family reunion. There was no need for Liu Chunzhi to hire a chef. She went to work on the stove herself and cooked a table of delicious dishes.
Li Minghua went to get the wine and said he wanted to take a few sips, but Jianping took the wine glass away from his father and warned him seriously: "Dad, you'd better drink the soup honestly. This wine is yours." I really can’t drink it. Do you still want to be hospitalized?”
Jian Ping filled the glasses in front of the other family members with wine. Yin Yin held the drinks and poured a drink for his grandfather with a cheerful look on his face, saying that he wanted to toast to his grandfather.
The cups clinked together and made a crisp sound. Looking at the smiling faces one after another, Li Wei felt a sudden emotion in her heart. No matter how tired, miserable or wronged she is outside, as long as she can see the smiling faces of her family when she comes back, all her worries will disappear. not see.
Li Wei was not very good at drinking, so he rarely joined everyone for a drink. After one cup, she felt a little heady. She knew that her face must be flushed without looking in the mirror. Then she ate a lot of dishes and drank soup. I burped with satisfaction and then stopped eating.
Liu Chunzhi asked: "Weiwei only eats vegetables but not meals?"
“You’ll be full if you eat vegetables, so you don’t need to eat.”
"Look how thin you are now. You don't want to eat more. Go and get your own food."
Li Wei quickly waved her hand and she really couldn't eat anymore. Fortunately, Jian Bo said something for Li Wei at this time: "If she is full, don't force her to eat. She can't overeat, or she may have a recurrence of stomach problems."
The doctors all spoke, but no one tried to persuade Li Wei anymore.
Li Wei got off the table and went back to his room.
There was no TV in her room, so she took out the Walkman she bought a long time ago and dug out a box of tapes from the drawer and put it in.
The Walkman hadn't been used for a long time, and the tape might not have been played for a long time. The sound quality was no longer so clear. The sizzling sound of electricity became clearer, but she didn't turn off the sound. This tape is from the mid-1990s, and the songs included in it are all popular hits from the past few years. After listening to side A, I switched to side B. Halfway through the first song of side B, there was a knock on the door.
Li Wei did not immediately run to open the door, but asked loudly: "Who is it?"
"I, your most respected brother!" That was Li Jianping's voice.
Li Wei went down and opened the door. As expected, it was Jian Ping and of course Jian Bo standing outside the door.
The brothers came together. Li Wei opened the door and let them in together.
Li Jianping also held a guitar in his hand, and it seemed that he came to her room for entertainment. Li Wei acquiesced to their actions.
After entering the house, the two brothers found a place to sit down. Li Jianbo did not dare to sit on Li Wei's bed, so he moved a stool elsewhere and sat down.
(End of chapter)