Qi Jingzhen had already finished answering the phone. She walked over and saw the brother and sister on the sofa talking and laughing. She didn't know what they said so happily.
Jian Bo had never smiled properly in front of him, and indeed he still wasn't close to him. Qi Jingzhen came over, and Jianbo didn't ask about the phone call. Instead, he introduced Li Wei to the dishes that this restaurant was good at.
"It is said that they have hired a new chef who is good at Cantonese cuisine. I ordered several Cantonese dishes and you will taste them in a while. It is said that the raw materials are all flown in from China and are guaranteed to be of authentic origin."
Li Wei and Jian Bo talked about the taste of the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown and always felt that the taste was not so good. At this time, Li Wei missed Liu Chunzhi's craftsmanship.
"My mother's cooking skills are good after all. After being away from home for a long time these years, I always miss her cooking. Although it is not extremely delicious and the ingredients are not too particular, it still tastes like home." Li Wei remembered The braised beef with potatoes made by Liu Chunzhi makes me salivate.
"It was like this when I was outside. When I was in the United States, I also missed the food cooked by my mother. In the end, I had no choice but to go to the supermarket and buy two cans of flavored black bean sauce to eat with rice..."
Before Li Jianbo finished speaking, Qi Jingzhen interrupted abruptly: "I asked you to force yourself to go out and live on your own, and you refused to speak to me even though you were having a hard time. After all these years, what do you think of me?"
Qi Jingzhen's sudden complaint stunned the brothers and sisters there, and the situation became very embarrassing for a time. Only then did Li Wei realize that they were only talking happily and had forgotten that Qi Jing really existed. This was the second brother's biological mother, an independent and strong woman. But no matter how tough and capable she is, she is still a mother, and there are some things that cannot be said to her.
She secretly pushed her second brother, and then Li Jianbo said: "Don't be angry. I was already an adult when I came out. I don't have the nerve to ask you for money again. You are good at it. As long as you work hard to support yourself, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”
The relationship between mother and son is really strange. Although they recognized each other, Qi Jingzhen did not find her son.
Qi Jing really laughed, but in the eyes of others like Li Wei, that smile was full of bitterness and helplessness. No wonder she said she was a failure as a mother. Li Wei herself had never given birth to children, but she did have an adopted son in Daqi. At that time, their orphaned and widowed mother had not yet established a firm footing. The regent and several Tuogu ministers outside can be said to cover the sky with one hand. The situation is too passive. The young emperor was just a child, but he shouldered a heavy responsibility that he should not have at that age. As an adoptive mother, all she could give was comfort and encouragement, and then she did her best to protect him.
No one in the room spoke for a while, until there was a knock on the door. Li Jianbo went over and opened the door. It turned out that the waiter from the restaurant came to deliver the food.
Li Wei helped clear the table and set out the dishes. Then he came over and said to Qi Jingzhen: "Auntie, come over for dinner."
Qi Jingzhen suddenly covered her chest and said, "Forget it, just eat, I have no appetite."
"Auntie, no matter what, you still have to eat. Don't be in trouble with your body."
Qi Jingzhen was not willing to listen to Li Wei's dissuasion. She waved her hand and said, "You go over and eat. I'll go in and lie down for a while."
Qi Jingzhen slowly returned to the house where she lived. Here Li Jianbo pulled Li Wei over and sat down, and took the initiative to help her add food and rice. He originally asked for a bottle of white wine. The wine had just been taken out of the refrigerator and was still a bit cold.
Li Jianbo was about to open the wine bottle when Li Wei stopped him: "I don't drink."
Qi Jingzhen didn't want to come out to eat with them because she had something in mind, and Li Wei couldn't eat and drink here calmly. She only took two bites of food and then stopped eating.
"Although dinner is not particularly important, you have to fill your stomach. Don't treat yourself badly, or your body will protest again. I can't be here to take care of you for a long time." Li Jianbo said and helped Li Wei fill a bowl of chicken soup.
Li Wei finished the chicken soup in the bowl and refused to eat any more, so he put down his chopsticks. It might not be good for her to stay here, but she had to say hello to the hostess before leaving. Li Wei was about to walk to Qi Jingzhen's room, but Li Jianbo held her back.
"Forget it, let her rest. Don't go in and disturb her. I'll talk to her later."
"This is not good."
"What's wrong? It's nothing. I'll take you down." Li Jianbo had already taken Li Wei's chain bag that she placed on the sofa.
Li Wei was taken out of the room by her second brother.
As night falls, the lanterns come on.
When he arrived at the coffee shop below, Li Wei suddenly proposed: "Second brother, let's go in and sit down. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let me talk to you."
Li Jianbo did not refuse her request.
Li Wei had already drank a lot of coffee when she was in the room, so she ordered a cup of warm milk.
After sitting down, Li Wei also said bluntly: "Second brother, is there still a gap between you and your aunt?"
"It's normal to have estrangements. I'm already thirty years old. Shouldn't I be allowed to act like a child in her arms? When I get older, some things will naturally fade away."
"No, no, second brother..." Li Wei pursed his lips and continued: "Since you have chosen to return to her, why don't you get along well with her? You are a person who values your family very much, and you are not like that An indifferent person. Didn’t you help my aunt with her business before
Being lectured by Li Wei, Jianbo felt a little depressed, because he had experienced the loss of his family and real life and death, so he started to cherish the people around him after starting over. In his previous life, he did not recognize his biological mother, but in this life, he felt that it might be good to choose another path. But there was never that kind of affection between mother and son, and they both had knots in their hearts. He really couldn't express his true feelings to Qi Jing like he did in front of Liu Chunzhi.
"Second brother, I know you cherish the present moment more than anyone else, so please stick to it."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll stay in London for another three to five days. When you're free, we can come out and play together."
Li Jianbo put Li Wei into a taxi, stood alone in the dark night, and then walked back when he saw the car driving away.
The bright lights of the hotel made him feel cold and cold, with no warmth at all. He put one hand in his trouser pocket and slowly returned to the suite on the 21st floor.
The food on the table had already gone cold, so he called someone to come over and clean it up. Turning his head and looking back, Qi Jingzhen was still sleeping. He stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at the bustling and bustling city.
About twenty minutes later, someone traveling with Qi Jingzhen came to discuss the contract with her. Li Jianbo blocked it for Qi Jingzhen: "She may not be feeling well. You can invite her again tomorrow."
"What's wrong with her, Chairman? Is she having a heart attack again?"
Li Jianbo's expression changed slightly and he said in surprise: "Heart disease?!"
(End of chapter)