From Licheng to Jianghui City, it takes four hours. Jianghui City is a city in the far south, a fourth-tier city, backed by mountains and rivers, and has the reputation of Little Jiangnan. Most people here rely on fishing, textiles, and tea for their livelihoods. They are not very rich, but they are basically well-off families.
There is no fast pace or high pressure, and the life is very self-sufficient.
And attaches great importance to traditional festivals.
Wearing a mask, Meng Ying walked out of the airport with her suitcase in hand.
Jianghui City is already full of red, and there are many paper-cuts pasted on the street. The atmosphere of the Spring Festival is strong, and she hasn't been back for more than two years. Meng Ying glanced at the paper-cuts, and finally felt a little homesick. Since she went to Licheng to study in university, she has returned only a handful of times.
Almost every time I come back, I don’t feel in a good mood, let alone homesick.
But when I came back now, I felt a little bit of this emotion, not for anything else, just because my chest is more open now, and I am more confident.
Called a taxi.
After getting on the bus, go directly to the People's Hospital.
On the plane, Meng Ying also guessed whether Chen Jiao asked her father to pretend to be sick in order to deceive her to come back. After thinking about it for a while, she felt that no matter whether it was cheating or not, she should come back to see her father for a few days. The weather was a bit chilly, with no sun, and it looked like it was going to get dark at any moment.
Arriving at the People's Hospital, Meng Ying carried her suitcase and walked up the steps.
I don't know if it's because of the Chinese New Year, the hospital is a little deserted, Meng Ying walked all the way to the inpatient department, came to room 306, through the window, she saw in this separate ward, Meng Yulin was leaning on the bed and receiving an infusion, and Chen Jiao was beeping. Muttering I don't know what to say. Father has changed too much in the past few years, and his temples are full of gray hair.
However, because Chen Jiao controlled everything in the family, her face became thinner, and a pair of eyebrows were tattooed even more impolitely.
Meng Ying turned the doorknob.
Pulled the luggage and walked in.
Chen Jiao thought it was Meng Xiao, and immediately said: "I told you not to come to the hospital, after you get over your illness..."
After seeing Meng Ying clearly, Chen Jiao got stuck, and immediately said, "If your father wasn't feeling well, you still don't plan to come back, do you..."
Meng Ying ignored her, put away her suitcase, and walked to the bed.
Meng Yulin opened his mouth, and then he seemed to care about Chen Jiao's presence. He just nodded, "It seems to be fat, is it?"
Because there are not many contacts on weekdays, Meng Yulin can only learn about Meng Ying's news from Moments and Weibo. He is not good at words. When he was doing business in the past, he rarely showed his father's feelings. It is even more difficult to learn. Meng Ying sat beside the bed with a smile and said, "I'm a little fatter, the food for the crew is really good."
"After the examination, what's the condition of the body?" Meng Ying reached for the medical record hanging on the side. There were X-rays on it, insufficient cerebral blood supply, and high uric acid. This time, she fainted because of insufficient cerebral blood supply.
Standing opposite, Chen Jiao folded her arms and said, "You always don't take your medicine on time, you must be hospitalized!"
Meng Ying put down the medical record and asked Meng Yulin, "Did you say when you can go home?"
Meng Yulin said, "Hurry up, I'll be done with this IV."
He reached out and pushed Meng Ying.
With the mask stuck on her chin, Meng Ying turned her head and called out to Chen Jiao, "Mom."
Chen Jiao sneered.
"You still know how to call me mom?"
"How's work going?" Chen Jiao stared at Meng Ying. Her daughter had changed a lot. She couldn't recognize her just after entering the door. She looked her up and down.
"good."
Meng Ying didn't say much.
Chen Jiao paused and said, "Your brother goes to university, I want to send him abroad, what do you think?"
Chen Jiao dotes on Meng Xiao, and Meng Xiao is also squeamish, and his mother is in charge of everything. But there is only one advantage, that is, the grades are good. As soon as she said this.
Meng Yulin just said nana: "It's fine to study in China, and spend money abroad. At the beginning... At the beginning..."
Back then, you didn't even let Meng Ying study in college.
He stuck the words in his throat, afraid that speaking out would provoke a war.
But who couldn't tell, Chen Jiao immediately got angry: "Can it be the same? Meng Ying is a woman, and she will marry sooner or later. Speaking of which, Meng Ying, you are almost thirty, and you have to consider getting married." It’s over, and no one will want it in the future.”
She is also eloquent.
Meng Ying didn't fluctuate at all. She checked the drip, and it was almost finished. She picked up the medical record on the bedside table and went to pay the fee.
Chen Jiao was so angry that she said from behind: "I heard that the entertainment circle is very chaotic, don't mess around with people outside."
Leave it to her.
Only tall backs.
Meng Yulin yanked Chen Jiao's arm hard.
"It's enough."
People's growth can be said to be slow or fast. Every time Meng Ying came back in the past two years, Chen Jiao told Meng Ying that although she didn't express anything on the surface, she felt pressure in her heart, which aggravated her sense of inferiority. At that time, her expressionless face was all fictional, and she would collapse with one blow.
Today's expressionless face is the real lack of fluctuation.
After paying the fee, when he came back, Meng Yulin's drip was finished, and the nurse was removing the needle for him. Chen Jiao's complexion was still not good, but there were outsiders around, so she restrained herself a lot. Meng Ying was wearing a mask, and she just stood in the ward like that, which was very attractive. While the nurse was packing her things, she occasionally looked up at her.
After tidying up, the attending physician came in, looked through the medical records, then turned around, saw Meng Ying, paused, and then looked at Chen Jiao over there.
Chen Jiao stepped forward.
The attending doctor said: "Go back and pay attention to rest, take the prescribed medicine regularly, and the most important thing is to avoid food, don't let the gout attack."
"Okay, thank you, Dr. Liang."
"You're welcome." After the attending physician finished speaking, he turned and went out.
Chen Jiao pushed Meng Ying.
Meng Ying was caught off guard and looked at Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao pointed at the back of her white coat, "Your auntie's son is thirty-two years old and will be promoted to director next year."
Meng Yulin: "Chen Jiao!"
With a blank expression on her face, Meng Ying helped Meng Yulin get off the bed, packed the suitcase, and walked to the door. Chen Jiao followed with a dark face.
Meng Ying didn't know Auntie Qiao's son at all. Chen Jiao has a lot of friends who eat melon seeds, and all of her sons say that she is very good at everything, has a high degree of education, and so on.
As for daughters, most of them are free-range, and no matter how good a career is, it is better to marry well.
Chen Jiao went to drive over, Meng Ying stuffed the suitcase, and helped Meng Yulin to sit in. She followed and sat in the back seat with Meng Yulin.
The car drives out.
Chen Jiao really started to say again: "Your Aunt Li Ping's daughter married a university professor in Kyoto, and she came back to celebrate the New Year together this year. It's so beautiful, and it's white and fat. Life is very nourishing at first glance, and you don't need it." Work, you have to learn from others, learn."
"I think Liang is not bad."
Liang was the attending physician just now.
Meng Yulin shook her head at Meng Ying.
Meng Ying smiled, took out the blindfold from her bag and put it on, without saying a word or answering.
A few years ago, the family renovated a small three-story building, which still looks very new, but the car cannot be parked in it, so it can only be parked on the side road.
The house here is different from the house outside. The door was opened diagonally to the door. As soon as he got out of the car, Meng Xiao ran over. The first thing he did was to stand behind Chen Jiao and look at Meng Ying.
The seventeen-year-old boy was taller than Meng Ying. The siblings looked at each other, and Meng Ying took down the suitcase. Meng Xiao hesitated for a while, and stepped forward to ask for help.
Meng Ying let go, and helped Meng Yulin to the alley. Coincidentally, Aunt Li Ping's woman, Li Manyu, was holding her new husband's arm, and the professor came out. Aunt Li Ping also came out behind with a small bag. When she saw Meng Ying's family, Li Ping groaned.
"Is Meng Ying back?"
Meng Ying pulled off her mask and nodded to Li Ping: "Hello, Auntie."
"Wow, big star." Li Ping stepped forward with a smile, then turned around to greet Li Manyu, "Manyu, you used to play well before, why, don't you know each other?"
Li Manyu didn't want to go forward at all.
Meng Ying was wearing a Korean-style blazer with a black base layer underneath and Martin boots and jeans on her lower body. She was slim and tall, not as pretty as a person in her late thirties.
She herself was fat and white, with a belly full of flesh, so she could only hold her husband's hand subconsciously. Li Ping sighed and said, "This child."
"Meng Ying, we were about to go out. My son-in-law said he wanted to try some of our side dishes. I'll come back to see you when I come back in the evening."
Chen Jiao's complexion became even uglier.
This Li Ping stabbed her in the street and deliberately moved her son-in-law out.
Meng Ying only smiled at Li Ping, and said politely, "Auntie, go quickly."
After finishing speaking, she supported Meng Yulin and walked directly to the door of the house. After walking two steps, she heard Li Ping say to Chen Jiao: "Meng Ying, good-looking is good-looking, but women, after thirty No matter how good-looking it is, what's the use of it? This Licheng is so big, and I haven't seen a boyfriend coming back. I heard that many female stars are in their forties and are still unmarried... "
Chen Jiao's voice was high-pitched: "Hurry up and eat!"
After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked towards the house. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Meng Ying, and Chen Jiao became even more angry, and said, "People go to big cities like Kyoto to do sales, and you also go to first-tier cities." To be a star is not as good as others!"
"Chen Jiao!" Meng Yulin finally lost his temper.
Pushed down the tea box on the table.
Chen Jiao paused, her face froze for a while, then turned around cursing and went into the kitchen to cook.
Meng Xiao took the suitcase upstairs and put it in Meng Ying's room, then came down and stood not far away to play with her mobile phone, but did not come to talk to Meng Ying.
Meng Ying sat on the sofa, making tea slowly, with a calm expression. The tea in Jianghui City is famous for its good tea. Meng Yulin didn't drink tea, but poured plain water and said while drinking, "Don't pay attention to your mother, those gossips talk all day long, it's a mess..."
"It's just that in this circle, is it difficult to find a partner?" Meng Yulin asked.
He himself was somewhat worried.
After Meng Ying drank two small cups, she said, "It's okay."
It's not difficult, it's easy to find a boyfriend, but difficult to find a marriage, and then again, she doesn't want to get married at all.
"Hey—" Meng Yulin sighed.
The fact that Meng Ying is an actress is basically known in this small town. When they learned that she was back, many people pretended to pass by her house to see her.
Just take a look, and it won't be easy to be watched and photographed like in Licheng. After all, celebrities are human beings, and they are not edible. As for those who like Meng Ying.
There are also girls in the small town, but there are not many. If male celebrities come, it may cause congestion.
And the young men in the town, or classmates, also liked Meng Ying, but the men were more cautious, so Meng Ying was at ease when she came back.
The only annoying thing.
It was Aunt Li Ping who came home after eating out that night.
Now she is not only bragging about her son-in-law, but also bragging about the newly married Meng Ying's classmates nearby, all of whom are well married. This made Chen Jiao even more angry.
While Meng Ying was taking a shower, Chen Jiao cursed and said she was useless.
This made Meng Yulin very helpless, and kept saying to Meng Ying: "You really couldn't do it back then, so it's better to bring someone back and pretend to lie to your mother."
Meng Ying thought to herself.
They can't stay for a few days, and when Meng Yulin feels better, she will return to Licheng.
After dinner, Meng Ying and Meng Yulin went upstairs and saw that the room was tidy, Meng Ying thought again, it would be nice to come back to see her father once in a while.
He really cleaned up with his heart, waiting for her to come back.
Bang—
Meng Ying turned around.
Meng Xiao picked up a humidifier and put it on the ground, turned around and left with the phone in hand.
Looking at Meng Xiao's back.
Suddenly found that this brother has grown up.
Meng Yulin brought the mosquito repellent liquid again, hesitated for a while, and said, "Meng Xiao, I'm actually quite proud of you."
The properties of Yiwan Shanshui are spread all over the country, and Yiwan Shanshui is famous not only for Yiwan Winery, but also for their private helipad.
This morning.
A black private jet landed on the Yiwan Shanshui apron in Jianghui City.
A handsome man in a black shirt and trousers came down from the top, carrying a black suitcase, walked to the elevator entrance, pressed the password with his knuckle fingers, and clicked.
The elevator doors opened and the man walked in.
The town was full of voices shouting early in the morning. Lanterns had already been hung up on the New Year’s Street, and the weather was still not clear, and it was gray.
Meng Ying came down in her pajamas, and as soon as she opened the door, Li Ping and Chen Jiao were already standing at the door chatting.
They did not control the volume.
what to talk about.
"Can Liang also fall in love with Meng Ying?" Chen Jiao said.
Li Ping said again: "Nonsense, Meng Ying looks pretty, but I think Liang is not as good as our son-in-law, he works in a big city anyway..."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Jiao became angry, "She is also in a city like Licheng, and she didn't even find a boyfriend..."
"Why not, am I?" A deep voice suddenly came in, and when the two gossips turned their heads, they saw a very handsome tall man wearing silver-rimmed glasses, carrying a suitcase, picking looked at them frowning.
not far away.
A Maybach is parked.
blocked the way.
Many people passed by and glanced at it.
Li Ping was stunned for a few seconds: "Who are you?"
Chen Jiao stared at the man closely.
"Xu Dian."
After finishing speaking, the man went straight up the steps and walked into the house domineeringly.
in the room.
The woman in a black cotton nightgown was wearing a knitted sweater and her black hair was loose. She just turned around and her eyes met.
Meng Ying was stunned.
She has no makeup.
The eyes were clear, just like that night in the card room, watery, as if they could live in her eyes, at this moment, Xu Dian didn't look away, he strode forward and pushed her against the wall , resisted, squeezed her chin hard and lifted it up, a cold light flashed in her eyes: "Want to marry another man? Dreaming!"
Afterwards, he turned his head, bit her earlobe, added a sentence in a low voice, and sneered: "Only willing to have sex with me? I will accompany you anytime."