When people grow up and mature, they will understand the truth. The so-called marriage is not just a matter of two people, and love will eventually lose to the cruel reality.
Li Jianping got on the bus back to the city. He leaned against the window and stared blankly at the scenery passing by outside. For the first time, he deserted. He was a coward in the face of feelings. Or maybe in this emotional chase, he was always the one being chased. From beginning to end, he did not completely fall in love with that woman. My feelings for Wang Yulan only stay at the non-hateful stage.
But he has no regrets about taking this path.
When the bus arrived at the stop, Li Jianping looked at his watch. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon. He went to buy a few bottles of beer, cut two kilograms of braised pig ears from the deli, and bought two kilograms of five-spice boiled peanuts. I took these things and returned home.
Li Minghua and his wife have come back. Seeing that his son came back so late, Li Minghua was a little unhappy: "I called home three times, but you are not here. Where are you going?"
Li Jianping felt relieved for a long time, and his eyes were peaceful.
"I went out for something, what does dad want from me?"
"The boss of Rongtong is treating you to a treat. He told you about it yesterday, but you went to be cool by yourself."
Li Jianping has been thinking about Wang Yulan these days, but doesn't pay attention to anything else. Rongtong is a wholesaler of wine, and their family relies on others for their wine. This kind of business requires good maintenance.
His father was angry, but Li Jianping hid whenever he could and did not dare to provoke him again.
Li Wei knew that her eldest brother had been away for most of the day before coming back. He probably went to Yongning to find Yulan, and she didn't know what happened to the conversation between the two. She knocked on the door again.
Soon Li Jianping came and opened the door. Li Wei saw peanut shells on the table and empty wine bottles on the ground.
"Brother, your life is going well."
"Come, drink with me." Li Jianping bit open a wine bottle cap with his teeth and handed a full bottle of wine to her.
Li Wei waved his hand and said, "I can't drink this. It's not like you don't know."
"It's better to learn to drink. Otherwise, what will happen if you go out to socialize in the future?"
"They say drinking too much beer can make you fat, and I really don't like the taste."
Li Jianping pursed his lips and smiled: "You also know that you love to be beautiful, so you start to worry about your figure."
"Being fat doesn't look good. It's said that people will look down on you when you look for a job in the future." Although Li Wei doesn't drink, he grabbed the peanuts on the table to eat. Ordinary boiled peanuts are cooked with cinnamon, bay leaves, star anise, etc., which naturally gives them a fragrant aroma. It is a simple dish to go with wine, but it has always been popular with everyone, and is also deeply loved by Li Wei.
"You will be taking the college entrance examination next year. Have you thought about where to go to school?"
"From the Jiangnan area." Li Wei felt that Jiangnan might be closer to Zhao Qian, and it would be less difficult to find him.
"Jiangnan? That's really far away. I'm afraid you can only come back during the winter and summer vacations. It's so far away and there are no relatives or friends around to look after you. I'm afraid your family won't trust you to go."
Li smiled and said: "Whoever wants to take care of you, I am already an adult. I can take care of myself."
"What major do you want to study and what do you plan to do in the future?" This is probably the first time Li Jianping has cared about his sister's future.
"I might try my best to be a broadcaster and host. I have experience on stage a few times, and I have been hosting the school broadcast for a long time. I think this line of work is not bad."
Li Jianping hurriedly asked: "Do you want to be on TV?"
Li smiled and said: "Not necessarily, what if I go to a radio station? In fact, I didn't know what I wanted to do before, but I slowly got a direction later."
"Won't you come back to that house?"
"Isn't there a big brother in the family?"
Li Jianping drank the remaining half bottle of beer in one go. He frowned deeply and seemed to be unwilling to accept it: "Wei Wei, Jian Bo has gone far away, and you have to go far away again. Just leave the eldest brother here alone? In fact, I also want to do it." go out."
Li Wei looked at her eldest brother in surprise and said, "But the family business still depends on him."
"Our family's business is nothing. I have never seen the world, and I always feel that my horizons are not broad enough." Wang Yulan's incident deeply touched Li Jianping.
"Brother, if you leave too, can your parents be busy if you leave this stall? Dad doesn't do much business in a day now. Drinking and smoking take up most of it. Mom can't even recognize her character. Apart from her good cooking skills, I don’t have much business acumen, so I still have to rely on my eldest brother to support the family.”
Li Jianping smiled bitterly: "I'm just casually talking about where I can go out now. The business is not done yet, and it's far from the time to be the shopkeeper. I will be the eldest brother and watch over you at home. You can come back often in the future." That’s enough for me and my parents.”
Li Wei sat with Li Jianping for a while, and the brother and sister chatted. However, Li Jianping did not tell Li Wei the outcome of his meeting with Wang Yulan. The little reluctance I felt before is now filled with relief.
The hot pot restaurant was open for business again the next day. Liu Liang was still celebrating the New Year in Changle. Wang Yulan also left. There were originally two helpers, but one of them expressed his unwillingness to come again, so only one was left. When it gets busy, there are simply not enough people. Li Wei naturally got help from the store.
On the night of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Haishu's family brought a group of friends to the restaurant for dinner, a total of eleven people. The store suddenly became very lively. Li Wei was also very busy because of this.
Li Jianping whispered to Li Wei from behind, "Your friend is really interesting. He has brought several groups of people here. Pour me a glass of wine, and I will toast them."
Li Wei nodded in agreement, and quickly fetched a glass and poured more than half of the wine. Li Jianping pulled his sister, and the brother and sister entered the large box.
Li Jianping and Li Wei came to the box. Li Jianping raised his wine glass and said, "Thank you for coming to the store to take care of the business. I am here to pay you New Year greetings. I wish you all good luck in the new year and everything goes well!"
At that moment, Lin Haishu's father stood up. He was the one who invited this meal. He smiled and said, "The boss is also having a prosperous New Year, and business is booming."
Everyone present raised their glasses, including Lin Haishu. At that moment, someone discovered that Li Wei was empty-handed, and someone immediately asked someone to pour wine for Li Wei.
Lin Haishu smiled and found a cup to help Li Wei pour it, and was the first to clink the cup with her: "Happy New Year!"
Li Weiwei was startled and quickly said: "Thank you for your blessing."
Happy New Year to all of you and hope you will have good luck in the coming year!
"This girl looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her before somewhere?" The speaker was a middle-aged woman who hadn't even taken off her gray coat. She was not Lin Haishu's mother.
Li smiled and said, "Maybe I've seen him somewhere."
Lin Haishu whispered a few words in the woman's ear, and the woman woke up from a dream: "I mean I saw it somewhere, it turns out I saw it on TV."
At that moment, some people speculated that Li Wei was a celebrity. Later, they found out that she had only appeared as host of a few county parties, but she seemed to have a little impression of her.
Li Wei turned around and thanked Lin Haishu sincerely: "You are such a loyal person. This is the first time you have taken care of our family's business."
Lin Haishu smiled and said: "My mother said your food tastes good. If I eat your food, other people always think it tastes wrong."
(End of chapter)