Lu Shanmin was not used to eating free rice and insisted on going to the kitchen to help cook New Year's Eve dinner. Although Zhang Qin's family blocked it in every possible way, under Lu Shanmin's insistence, the Zhang family had to let Lu Shanmin into the kitchen.

Zhang Qin's mother is Li Yunxia, ​​a typical rural woman. In her concept, men will not enter the kitchen.

When he saw that Lu Shanmin was chopping vegetables skillfully and deftly, he kept praising Lu Shanmin for his ability.

"Men in the city are different. Not only can they make money, but they can also work in the kitchen."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said while cutting vegetables: "Auntie, I'm not from the city."

Li Yunxia said in disbelief: "I heard from Xiaoqin that you are from Tianjing and are the boss of a listed company. How could you not be from the city?"

Lu Shanmin was a little embarrassed, he was really not a big boss now.

"Auntie, I grew up in a rural area. My hometown is in a large ravine in the northwest and is poorer than your village."

Li Yunxia paused holding the fire stick in her hand and looked at the people in the mountains in disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "How is it impossible? Xiaoqin grew up here and now she is working in the county hospital."

Mentioning Zhang Qin, Li Yunxia's face was filled with pride.

"It's true that my Xiaoqin is the only college student in the village and the only one who eats national food."

Li Yunxia looked outside the kitchen and lowered her voice and asked: "Is that cold girl Hai your wife?"

Lu Shanmin shook his head and said, "I can't suppress such a giant Buddha. We are just friends."

Li Yunxia nodded repeatedly, "I can see it too. She hardly gives you a good look. This kind of woman will make men unable to stand up outside."

He said with a smile: "Mountain people, if you want a wife, you have to find us northerners. If nothing else, you must be obedient."

Lu Shanmin said half-jokingly: "How about aunt introduce me to one?"

Li Yunxia immediately got excited and said: "It's not me, but our name is Xiaoqin. She is definitely the best girl from all over the country. Although she is not as good-looking as that girl from Hai, she is definitely gentle, considerate and warm-hearted."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said: "Auntie, we just met today, how dare you give your daughter to me?"

Li Yunxia said enthusiastically: "If nothing else, just because you can enter the kitchen as a man, you are better than most men."

Lu Shanmin laughed and said: "It's too easy for a man to ask for a wife just by entering the kitchen."

Li Yunxia asked tentatively: "How about it? If you are willing, I will give you a 20% discount on the betrothal gift."

Zhang Fakui, who was carrying firewood into the kitchen, happened to hear Li Yunxia's words and was startled.

"You silly bitch who talks nonsense, how can Xiaoqin be worthy of a mountain man? It's all nonsense."

Li Yunxia straightened her neck and said: "Our Xiaoqin is a college student, and she still works in a hospital in the city. She is also pretty, so she doesn't deserve to be anywhere."

Zhang Fakui threw the firewood on the ground and shouted: "Shut your mouth."

Li Yunxia was obviously still a little afraid of her husband. When she saw Zhang Fakui getting angry, she turned her head away and muttered to herself.

Zhang Fakui apologized and said to Lu Shanmin: "Mountain people, this woman has never seen the world and doesn't know how high the sky is and how high it is. Don't take it to heart."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said: "Uncle Zhang, aunt was just joking, I didn't take it seriously. Besides, if you say I'm not worthy, it's because I'm not worthy of your Xiaoqin. Until now, I only

He has a primary school diploma, and your Xiaoqin is a serious college student."

As the village chief, Zhang Fakui has seen much more of the world than Li Yunxia, ​​so he just thought Lu Shanmin was being modest. "Just don't take it to heart. I think you should go out and sit and drink tea, and talk about our village by the way."

"This kitchen shouldn't be a place for men, lest this woman chirps in your ear again."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said: "I already know the general situation in the village. How to develop it in detail will have to be planned after I go back. I can talk to Auntie pretty well."

Li Yunxia puffed up her chest and looked at Zhang Fakui, "Did you hear that, the mountain people can talk to me. You only know how to eat but not how to cook. You look down on the kitchen and don't eat if you have the ability."

Zhang Fakui glared at Li Yunxia and said, "If you keep chewing your tongue, I'll tear your mouth apart." After saying this, he walked out angrily.

Lu Shanmin was not embarrassed by the old couple's quarrel, but actually found it quite amusing.

"Auntie, are you and Uncle Zhang always like this?"

Li Yunxia returned to her previous expression, "Almost, he can't quarrel with me."

"Are your parents usually like this?"

Lu Shanmin shook his head, "My mother passed away not long after I was born, and my father also disappeared. I grew up with my grandfather."

Li Yunxia looked at Lu Shanmin tenderly, "What a poor child. He must have suffered a lot since childhood."

"Fortunately, my grandpa is with me, and my neighbors are also very kind to me."

Li Yunxia shook her head, "Your father is really not a person. He left you as a grandpa at such a young age. How could there be such a cruel father in the world? If he comes to recognize you in the future, please ignore him."

Lu Shanmin smiled bitterly. His feelings for Lu Chenlong were becoming more and more complicated. Even he himself couldn't figure out what kind of feelings he had now.

While talking, Zhang Qin walked into the kitchen.

Lu Shanmin looked at her, "Where is your sister Hai?"

Zhang Qin pointed outside and said: "Sister Hai is standing in the yard. I originally asked her to come in and sit down, but she said she wanted to be alone."

Li Yunxia waved to Zhang Qin, "Girl, you come and light the fire, I'll go out and make dumplings."

Zhang Qin hummed, took the fire stick from Li Yunxia, ​​and sat at the door of the stove.

Li Yunxia wiped her hands on her apron, winked at Zhang Qin, and said, "Have a good chat with your brother Lu." After that, she walked out quickly.

Zhang Qin was confused and a little confused, "Brother Lu, what did my mother talk to you just now?"

Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "Nothing, Auntie is a very interesting person."

Zhang Qin pursed her lips and said, "Brother Lu, rural women have little education and haven't seen much of the world. They speak without restraint. Don't be as knowledgeable as her."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "Auntie is not as bad as you said."

Zhang Qin said: "You don't know, my mother is a famous talkative woman in the village, and her mouth is more powerful than a knife."

Lu Shanmin felt that Li Yunxia was very good from the bottom of his heart. When he was in Mazui Village, he had not seen such rural women before, and he thought more than once that it would be great if he had a mother like this.

"You are in the midst of blessings and don't know how blessed you are."

Zhang Qin shook her head, "Let's not talk about her anymore. Brother Lu, I have a question to ask you."

"What's the problem"?

Zhang Qin frowned and thought for a long time, then said: "Brother Lu, has Sister Hai been hit in any way before?"

Lu Shanmin looked at Zhang Qin, "Why do you ask that?"

Zhang Qin held her chin with her hands and said: "When I was in college, I heard the professor talk about selective amnesia. Many unsatisfactory things will happen in everyone's life. Some of them are soon forgotten, but some are always forgotten.

If you don't let it go, you can't forget it no matter how hard you try. It tortures your fragile nerves every moment every day, and keeps wandering on the edge of collapse. The complex emotions of being deceived include shame, anger, grievance, etc.

together".

"Some people suffer from major setbacks and under strong mental pressure, out of self-protection, will suffer from selective amnesia. I accidentally asked Sister Guohai about the past, and she said she couldn't remember. I

I think her symptoms are very similar to selective amnesia."

Zhang Qin continued: "I was just thinking, she must have lived a very happy life when she was a child, and then encountered some major changes. The happiness of her childhood and such major changes had a strong impact. Once she thinks of her previous happiness,

The way she looked would aggravate the pain caused by the accident, so she selectively forgot the happy memory of the past and completely turned herself into another person."

Lu Shanmin was silent for a moment and said, "You are right. I heard from her brother that she used to be a person who loved to laugh."

Then he asked: "Is this disease easy to cure?"

Zhang Qin thought for a while and said: "This is not a disease, but it is more difficult to treat than a disease. I only have a superficial understanding of how to deal with it. I suggest you find a professional psychologist after you return to Tianjing."

Lu Shanmin smiled bitterly, "I guess those psychologists can't do anything to her."

Zhang Qin shook her head and said: "Brother Lu, Sister Hai is not as serious as you said. When I took her to visit the village just now, she took the initiative to give the bracelet on her hand to a little girl. I think deep down in her heart, she actually

It’s gentle”.

Lu Shanmin exclaimed and said in surprise: "I didn't expect this."

Zhang Qin said: "Brother Lu, you have a preconceived idea that she is a cold person. If you want to cure her, the most important thing is the people around her, that is, you. You are more useful than a psychiatrist."

Lu Shanmin sighed, "Actually, I brought her here this time just to let her experience real life."

Zhang Qin continued: "Brother Lu, you have to give her confidence, encourage her more, and be more patient."

Lu Shanmin smiled and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, one more thing, you have to take the initiative."

Lu Shanmin stopped the knife in his hand and asked, "What's the initiative?"

Zhang Qin sighed, "What do you mean by taking the initiative? Of course you take the initiative to pursue her. A woman's intuition tells me that Sister Hai likes you. You risked your life to send her to the hospital, which means you also like her. Sister Hai is here

You are a bit closed off mentally, so you have to take the initiative.”

Lu Shanmin frowned unconsciously. He had never thought about this problem, or he did not dare to think about it. He only wanted to help Hai Dongqing open her heart and make her life less miserable. There was not much else.

I don’t even dare to think about it.

He suddenly realized that this was a very serious problem. If Hai Dongqing really had such thoughts about her, if it was not handled well, the consequences would be very serious.

Seeing Lu Shanmin's daze, Zhang Qin said: "Brother Lu, if there is any panacea, then love is the best medicine. However, it is a medicine with three parts poison. If it is not handled well, Sister Hai's condition

, may make her sicker."
Chapter completed!