Li Dian said that he would not go to the theater tonight, and let Lai Yang watch the open mic and think about what to do in the future.
Lai Yang felt indescribable when he left. Everyone is asking for a future for themselves, but who should he ask for his future from
Back at the theater, only Aru and Qianying were hosting tonight, and Hu Zi also sent a message saying that he couldn't come due to something.
There were only a few people participating in the open mic.
Lai Yang knows that most of the newcomers who are interested in talk shows will basically go to other labels, and only a small number of old audiences may want to practice their jokes here.
Aru greeted Lai Yang. He seemed to be in a good mood and probably didn't know about Yuan Shengda's situation.
Originally, Lai Yang wanted to ask Aru about his recent business, but before he could even sit down on the stool, his mother called.
Walking out of the theater, Lai Yang lit a cigarette and answered the call.
"Hey, Mom? What's wrong?"
"Hey~ Mom, nothing's wrong. I just miss my son and want to chat with you."
This simple expression of concern made Lai Yang, a grown man, feel a little overwhelmed instantly.
He suddenly thought of his childhood in the chemical factory. Every day after school, he would run with his schoolbag in his hand, shouting "Mom! I'm back!"
My mother was still very healthy and young at that time.
When I got out of school, the factory was also closing for the day. My mother would come out from the back factory with a group of aunts. When they saw me, they would smile, open their arms and call my name.
When he runs into his mother's arms, her gentle arms will hold him tightly. The aunts next to him will also smile and say that this child is so clingy and will grow into a little man in the future. What can his mother do if he is so clingy
Every time I heard this, I would shyly put my head in my mother's arms and make some babbling sounds.
When the mother smiled, everyone smiled...
About twenty years have passed since that time.
An aunt who had a good relationship with my mother at that time died of cancer three years ago.
Life is like a fleeting moment, fleeting in a flash.
After coming back to his senses, Lai Yang asked his mother if she had eaten and if she was resting now.
"I've eaten. I'm home alone now. Your dad is on night shift and hasn't come back yet."
Lai Yang said "oh" and asked her if she was doing well recently and whether she was still going to sing with the troupe.
"There are fewer people singing now. I'm old, and no one listens to my singing. It's just a hobby."
"Hey~ Mom, you were the best singer in our factory back then. I still remember Uncle Yang who could play the erhu. He never played the erhu well, which affected your performance. You should be pretty good now."
"He is at home hugging his grandchildren all day now, so how can he have time to play the erhu?"
“… Oh, okay.”
Lai Yang was speechless for a moment, and after a few seconds, his mother's voice came.
"By the way, tell me the truth, Qingqing and I, is there really no hope for you two?"
"Mom... didn't I tell you that we are just childhood friends? I really don't have any other thoughts. Did your second mom tell you something?"
The mother sighed and said "no", and her voice became lost.
"So what are your plans for the future? Are you going to stay in Shanghai forever?"
Lai Yang suddenly felt like there was something stuck in his throat.
He didn't know how to answer this question. Although his parents never said anything, they certainly hoped that he could return to Xi'an to develop, because his home and roots were in Xi'an.
This incident involving Yuan Shengda can be regarded as a wake-up call for Laiyang.
Just as he was silent, his mother sighed again.
This was the second time she sighed tonight.
She had never been like this before. Her mother was a very strong woman. Lai Yang didn't know what happened to her tonight
"You are not young anymore. Let's not talk about where to live, just talking about marriage, you really have to think about it. While your father and I are still strong, we can still take care of your children. If it's a few years later, we really won't be able to do it."
"… Um."
"Mom is not rushing you. Life is short and fleeting. You have to figure out what you want and when you want it before you can plan your life. Otherwise, when you suddenly realize that time has passed, it will be too late to say anything. If that happens, Mom will feel that this life is a complete failure, a complete failure..."
Lai Yang's eyes were red, and he couldn't say anything except "hmm".
This particularly failed sentence from his mother made Lai Yang feel so depressed that he couldn't breathe.
In this mood, my mother exchanged a few more pleasantries and then hung up the phone.
Lai Yang sat on the bench at the entrance of the theater, lost in thought for a long time. He looked at his hands, which were reflected orange by the street lights next to him.
In the orange, he remembered the first
When she came to Shanghai, Gu Qian picked up a yellow sycamore leaf and asked herself if it was a sycamore leaf.
She also has to make a bet with herself, and the bet is herself.
While he was distracted, his cell phone vibrated on the bench. Lai Yang picked it up and saw that it was a WeChat message from his college classmate Hu Xuan.
But when he unlocked and opened the page, the picture that appeared made Lai Yang's eyes tremble violently!
This is a photo of Gu Qian and another man at their wedding. She was wearing the wedding dress of her dreams. She looked pure and beautiful.
And another man in a suit was kneeling on one knee, putting a diamond ring representing love on her finger...
Because the shooting distance was a bit far, Lai Yang couldn't see Gu Qian's expression clearly, but at this moment he suddenly realized why his mother said these words to him tonight.
She must have heard that the woman who had been with her son for many years had married another man.
Hu Xuan only sent a picture and said nothing, and Lai Yang didn't reply either.
He felt that he had failed miserably in the past few years!
After the open mic ended, Lai Yang took a taxi and returned dazed and groggy to the community, to the house where he once lived with Gu Qian.
Dragging heavy steps, Lai Yang took out the key to open the door, but the moment the door opened, he suddenly froze!
The room was brightly lit, the corners were clean and tidy, the floor had been mopped, and the garbage bags in the living room were brand new.
Just as he was stunned, Yuan Sheng poked his big head out of the kitchen, let out a cry, and walked over quickly with his long legs, pushing Lai Yang towards the kitchen.
"Lai Duidui, you are born in the Year of the Dog! I just made a bowl of hot tofu pudding and you came back? Come and try it, I brought this specially from Xi'an. This bowl of tofu pudding has traveled nearly a thousand kilometers to get to your house."
Yuan Sheng pushed Lai Yang into the kitchen. When Lai Yang saw the bowl of steaming tofu pudding on the kitchen counter, all his emotions reached a peak at that moment.
"Come on, open your mouth."
Yuan Shengda scooped a spoonful with a spoon and handed it to Lai Yang's mouth. His big watery eyes looked at him tenderly.
Lai Yang opened his trembling mouth slightly and swallowed the hot tofu pudding.
Then... he couldn't hold back any longer, and tears burst out.
Yuan Shengda held the spoon and looked at him with complicated eyes.
"Damn it, I took so much trouble to bring you here, and you made me cry because of it!?"