Leaving Bishui Bay, Lei Yu yawned. He had played too hard these past few days, and his body couldn't stand it anymore. Wen Liang rubbed his head and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back to the hotel!"
Lei Yu covered his messed up hair, half leaned on the seat, shook his head and said: "I don't want to go back to the hotel. Brother Liu and Brother Ren are gone. If you abandon me, you will run away again. It's so boring to be alone."
What do you mean by gone? People who don't know would think that the two of them are dead. Wen Liang thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you come home with me?"
"Okay, okay!"
Lei Yu was so excited that he didn't know why. Wen Liang called Ding Mei and told her that he was going to bring a friend home for dinner, so she should prepare more for dinner and it would be best if she could use her best cooking skills to not tarnish the reputation of Qingzhou cuisine, etc. He gave her a lot of instructions.
After hanging up the phone, Ding Mei was more frightened than surprised. She hadn't seen her son for several days. She was naturally happy that he came back for dinner, but what about him bringing a friend with him
Needless to say, Wen Liang used to be timid and submissive, with only one or two friends he could talk to, and no one was willing to come to his house to play. In the short life after Wen Liang was reborn, although he had undergone earth-shaking changes from the inside out, it was the first time that he brought friends back home. Even Xu Yao, Ji Su, Liu Zhihe and others had never been to his house for dinner. This first time was particularly significant.
Ding Mei was a little flustered for a moment, and she started to wonder: Could it be a girlfriend? These days, early love among high school students has become a social topic. There have been no less than ten family storms about early love in the Municipal Party Committee compound alone. It is no secret that Wen Liang has several female classmates in school. He is not the only child of the Municipal Party Committee compound in No. 1 Middle School. The more Ding Mei thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She picked up the landline and called Wen Huaiming's office. It rang for a while but no one answered. She called the mobile phone again. This time it rang twice and then it went through. Wen Huaiming's slightly urging voice came over:
"I'm in a meeting now, tell me what's going on."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Is your meeting more important, or your son?"
"Son? What happened to Wen Liang?" Wen Huaiming was stunned. He had gradually become accustomed to letting Wen Liang do whatever he wanted, or rather, he had become accustomed to direct communication between father and son on a higher level. He had not discussed this topic with Ding Mei for a long time.
Ding Mei told Wen Liang that he was going to bring a friend back, and said, "Old Wen, do you think he would bring a girl back? He was so serious about it, could it be Xu…"
Wen Huaiming was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't worry about it. Wen Liang will handle his own affairs!" In the end, he was still worried and reminded, "Remember, no matter who comes, just treat them as ordinary friends. Don't go too far..."
"Got it, got it, go to the meeting!"
Ding Mei sat on the sofa for a while, and Ding Lan came out of the guest bedroom and asked, "Sister, will my brother-in-law and Xiaoliang come back for dinner tonight?"
Since Ding Lan and Ding Mei opened a clothing store together, they have basically lived at home. Ding Mei stood up and pulled her, saying, "Let's go out and buy some groceries!"
"What vegetables do you need to buy? We have them all in the kitchen... Hey, sister, why are you in such a hurry?"
Wen Liang had not expected that his phone call would cause such a commotion at home. He parked the car in a nearby parking lot and walked back to Courtyard No. 7 with Lei Yu. Lei Yu looked around and said, "Is Qingzhou so poor? The Municipal Party Committee's family compound has been turned into a red education base. You know, poverty and backwardness are not socialism."
"After the commercialization of real estate, you can still live in a free house, so don't be too demanding. As for the red education base, there is a ready-made one on the mountain, and it is much more magnificent than this one."
"Kong Puzhou Memorial Hall? Are you kidding me? I passed by there when I was playing in Yishan these past two days. It's basically a construction site. How can it be grand or not?"
Wen Liang laughed and said, "In a few months, you will know whether I am teasing you or not. By then, not only Qingzhou, but also the whole country will be a first-class place."
When they got upstairs, Ding Mei opened the door and saw Lei Yu was stunned for a moment. He tiptoed to look at the stairs and asked, "Where are the people? Aren't you going to bring your friends back?"
Wen Liang was a little puzzled. He waved his hand in front of her face and said, "Mom, what you said is too hurtful. How can a living person of this age not see it..."
Ding Mei widened his eyes, looking at the thunderstorm in front of him, unable to understand for a moment: Where is the girlfriend I promised him
Lei Yu scratched his head. He felt goosebumps all over his body when Ding Mei looked at him. He took a small step behind Wen Liang, coughed dryly, and said, "Hello, Auntie!"
"Okay, okay," Boss Ding Mei, who had reacted, was embarrassed and hurriedly pulled Lei Yu's hand to let him go into the house, saying, "Please come in, please come in, don't change your shoes, it's okay, come in quickly."
After An Leiyu sat down in the living room, Wen Liang followed Ding Mei to the kitchen. He greeted Ding Lan who was busy cooking and said with a smile, "Mom, I just brought a friend back for dinner. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Ding Mei tapped his forehead and lowered her voice and asked, "Whose child is this? Why was he taken home?"
"A friend I met in Beijing came to Qingzhou for a trip. He has been playing for a few days now and has nowhere to go, so he came back with me to have a meal."
When he heard that he was from the capital, Ding Mei was shocked and asked, "Where are his parents? Are they comfortable letting such a little kid run out to play?"
Wen Liang was not able to explain Lei Yu's evilness, so he had to push the blame onto Lei Fang, saying that his elder brother was working somewhere else and asked him to help take care of her for two days, which dispelled Ding Mei's doubts. After the steaming hot meals were served, Wen Liang formally introduced everyone to each other. Although Lei Yu was usually rude and could make you angry with one sentence, she would never say two more words, but in front of Wen Liang's mother, her lips were as greased as oil, calling her "Auntie" all the time, which made Ding Mei smile and laugh. She kept picking up food for him and said, "Come, try this... You have to peel the skin of that first..."
Lei Yu devoured every dish, expressing his admiration for Ding Mei's cooking skills with his actions. Later, Ding Mei couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hey kid, eat slowly, if you don't have enough, there's more..."
Wen Liang squinted his eyes and said, "You are fleeing from famine, have you never had a home-cooked meal?"
Lei Yu had just swallowed a broccoli, and for the first time, his usually calm face showed a moment of absent-mindedness, saying, "I haven't eaten it in a long time..."
It is no exaggeration to say that Lei Yu was born into a family of luxury, but since his mother passed away five years ago, his father has been busy with government affairs, and the family has been taken care of by a nanny. However, no matter how professional a nanny is, she cannot compare to a biological mother. When she said this, even the usually carefree Ding Mei could hear some sadness. She looked at Wen Liang as if to ask what was going on. Wen Liang shook his head slightly, deliberately livening up the atmosphere, and said, "I know that you eat delicacies from land and sea every day in Beijing, so don't show off. This is the level you have when you come to my house. Your Aunt Ding's slogan is: quantity but not quality..."
Ding Mei knocked over with a chopstick, and Wen Liang quickly begged for mercy. Lei Yu looked at the mother and son in front of him, and a trace of envy and nostalgia flashed in his dark eyes: Once upon a time, he also had such a happy time!
To be honest, Lei Yu was already too pretty, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to pretend to be a girl to flirt with Shangguan Shenxue. Women have always had no resistance to pretty boys, not to mention that he was well-behaved, sensible, and eloquent. As a result, after the meal, Ding Mei liked him so much that she didn't even bother to pay attention to Wen Liang. She held his hand and sat on the sofa, smiling so brightly that Wen Liang looked at her sideways:
Isn't this a prelude to adopting a godson
"Oh, it would be great if this were my son..."
Ding Mei finally lived up to the idiom "mother and child are connected by heart". Wen Liang was so upset that he didn't wait for Lei Yu to say anything and said, "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about? You are not satisfied with just me?"
If it was another family's child, they would just accept him as their godson, and at least they could make a joke of it. But the Lei family was different after all. As Lei Yunhai's only son, no one except a few people was qualified to be Lei Yu's godparent.
"You? If you were one tenth as obedient as Xiaoyu, I would be thankful to the Buddha for opening my eyes... Tell me yourself, how many days have you not been home in the past six months? You skipped classes, stayed out all night, and hung out in society all day. Fortunately, your dad told you not to restrict you too much, otherwise, hmph!"
This is the true meaning of one thing conquering another. Having seen Wen Liang being so good at dealing with people, this was the first time he saw him being forced into silence and helpless. Lei Yu was in awe of Ding Mei and felt a familiar warmth and love from her. He couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration and said, "Auntie, you really are like my mother..."
Next, Wen Liang was sent to wash the dishes, and he completely lost control of the family recognition incident. When he came out after washing the dishes, Lei Yu had changed her name to godmother, and her speed was almost 100 kilometers per second.
"I'm not leaving tonight. Xiaoyu, you sleep with Wenliang..."
Wen Liang was not ready to sleep on the same bed with a man, even a little boy like Lei Yu. He was about to refuse, but Lei Yu said obediently: "Forget it, I'll sleep on the sofa. Like Brother Wen, I don't like to squeeze with others..."
Although his hair stood on end when he was called Brother Wen, he still had some self-awareness. Just as Wen Liang was about to praise him, Ding Mei had already pulled Lei Yu towards his bedroom: "That's easy. You sleep in the room and Wen Liang can sleep on the sofa."
Taking advantage of Ding Mei's unpreparedness, Lei Yu turned his head and made a face at Wen Liang, bending his arms and clenching his fists, looking extremely proud. Wen Liang fiercely raised his middle finger to him, making the little guy laugh silently.
After they entered the house, Wen Liang also laughed. Of course, he would not compete with Lei Yu for favor. He brought him home to let him feel the warmth of the family. Although it was a bit unexpected that he was recognized as a godparent, it at least opened a crack in his tightly closed heart. If it were the old Lei Yu, he would not make such a cute face. Only in this way could a boy of his age be naughty, instead of being so gloomy and mature, full of sadness and despair from head to toe. (To be continued)