Under the grape trellis of a courtyard in the northern suburbs of Beijing, Li Lin frowned while drinking beer. From time to time, he picked up a pair of chopsticks and stuffed pig ears into his mouth, mumbling as he ate.
Opposite Wang Ai was simple. After returning from training at the Workers' Stadium during the day, he went to Li Lin's house as a guest.
Li Lin's family originally had an apartment building in Haidian. After living there for a long time, they wanted to live in a bungalow, but the starting price of a bungalow in the city center was 100 million. So they chose a bungalow in the suburbs. Although the house was not that regular, they bought a few more to put it together.
I felt quite comfortable for a while, so I called Wang Ai over because of this, and the two brothers had a chat.
To be honest, the two of them had lived and died together, so Li Lin called twice and invited Wang Ai twice, so Wang Ai had to come over for a meal no matter how he was not in the mood.
"Oh, don't think about it. I can't even figure it out, let alone you? You and Xiao Xu haven't met a few times in the past few years, right?" Wang Ai said after taking a sip of beer.
Li Lin shook his head, grabbed a handful of soybeans, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them, and thought for a long time. Just as his wife brought a casserole in, she also sat down at Wang Ai's invitation: "Xiao Wang
Try it, Northeast stew."
Wang Ai opened the lid and smelled it: "Hmm, it smells good, my sister-in-law is good at her craftsmanship!"
Li Lin and his wife were happy when they heard Wang Ai ask: "Hey, by the way, where is my niece? She didn't look at her again? It seems like I haven't looked at her since I came here several times?"
The couple's expressions changed slightly. Li Lin was afraid that Wang Ai would see the clues, so his wife explained: "I went to a boarding school."
Wang Ai looked at the couple, blinked, and suddenly said: "Aren't you afraid that I'll drag my niece to practice ball? I was just joking from the beginning!"
His wife didn't know what to say, so Li Lin sighed: "Come on, Xiao Wang, let me talk to you."
"Yo?"
Li Lin shook his head: "Let's just say, hypothetically, suppose that my daughter is useless in the future and I ask your uncle for help if I have something to do. Can you help me?"
"Help!" Wang Ai pointed at the couple opposite: "You two never realized that you got married to having children. I have seen the whole process. This little life is just me watching the little ones. If anything happens,
I'll definitely take care of it."
Li Lin nodded gratefully: "Then, what if something always happens?"
Wang Ai tilted his head: "If there are always troubles, then it's not our business... Then it's not a matter of helping."
"Really?" Li Lin raised his head: "No matter how passionate you are as an uncle, you can't stand it over and over again. So we hope to come to you again when we encounter something that is really difficult to deal with. Instead of relying on you since we were young, what happened?
I'm looking for you. To put it simply, good steel is used on the blade."
Li Lin's wife also advised: "Xiao Wang, you are Li Lin's noble person, and we also hope that you will be our daughter's noble person. We will come to you for big things, but it will be a waste to look for you for small things."
Wang Ai sighed: "I just made a joke, you two think so much."
Li Lin chewed soybeans: "Who would have thought back then that you could be in the newspaper now just by sneezing?"
Wang Ai heard the sound, shook his head and smiled: "Last night when the game ended, reporters and fans blocked the door and asked questions. I never expected that even if I sneezed, I would be reported."
Li Lin looked at Wang Ai with a smile on his lips. Wang Ai looked at him and suddenly sighed: "I know."
Li Lin's wife looked at the two men inexplicably, and after thinking for a long time, she finally figured out that on the first level, the man said that your casual statement is a big deal to us, so it is normal for us to think too much.
; On the second level, your relationship is more important than your career.
When Li Lin's wife was trying to figure it out, the two brothers started to talk about other things, such as talking about things in the mountains and the sea. Since his wife was there, the topic did not focus on Xu Qinglian. Li Lin had a very high sense of confidentiality in this regard.
He knew about Wang Ai's family affairs, as he was not considered an outsider after all.
But his wife is an outsider. If he doesn't know how to keep this link secret, then if it spreads out layer by layer, the whole society will know about it. And Wang Ai's family affairs cannot be publicized in this way, whether it is his emotional problems or family matters.
business issues.
It is precisely because of this cautious spirit that Li Lin has not fallen behind for so many years.
After the meal, his wife went to clean up the dishes and hid out, and then the conversation between the two returned.
"It's okay for Xiao Xu to go out and relax, but in fact, it's not easy no matter where she is." Li Lin was still chewing soybeans: "People outside may think it's hard for her. It's delicious and delicious, but this thing is not easy.
Isn’t it? Of course it’s good for those who have no ambitions, but what about those who are ambitious? Xiaoxu refuses to admit defeat because of his character. He will definitely compete with you. I have been following you for ten years and competing with you for ten years. I have stumbled after you. I will stand for you.
She was so tired."
"You mean, she did this?" Wang Ai asked doubtfully.
Li Lin shook his head: "I can't tell. I can't guess what Xiao Xu is thinking, but it's not a bad thing anyway. Go out and relax and readjust. At least, I can't compete with you in terms of achievements.
Now, she can’t go and play women’s football, and it’s too late for her to go, right?”
Wang Ai nodded silently while thinking.
"Okay, don't think too much about it, just do what you have to do. As for her, give her some space and let her feel comfortable. I will be responsible for safety issues and let Tang Mudan follow me all the time. I also sent someone else to follow, but it doesn't matter.
It will cause her to have some problems. Then, you just wait. In a few months, or at most a few years, she will come back after thinking about it clearly, and you will do whatever you should do."
Seeing Wang Ai still frowning, Li Lin smiled and patted Wang Ai on the shoulder: "Your relationship in the past ten years is not fake. Although I don't know what she thinks specifically, these ten years are precious memories of her life. She
It's impossible to go any other way."
Wang Ai smiled relaxedly: "I know, I'm not worried about this. Oh, by the way, where is Li Jun?"
Seeing Wang Ai change the topic, Li Lin followed the trend: "He is in school, he is a senior. He came to our house on November this year. I originally wanted to meet you, but I asked him to go back when you were not free during those days."
Wang Ai snorted: "We haven't seen each other for several years. Isn't it good?"
Li Lin sighed: "My younger brother, how can I say that he is good? He didn't go to college well. The year before last, he told his family that he planned to drop out."
"Drop out?" Wang Ai said in surprise: "What is he going to do?"
"He said he doesn't want to go to Liaison University anymore and wants to go to the Police University." Li Lin said bitterly: "Don't you just want to go out? He said he has been studying for two years and found that he has no interest and likes to solve crimes. I think he is.
I read novels every day, but I always failed the class, so I wanted to run away."
"Now?"
"He's still hanging around in Liaoning University." Li Lin said in a huff, "I told him, it's not impossible to drop out of school. Brother Tuition will pay for it. The problem is, if you drop out, you won't be able to get into the Public Security University.
Woolen cloth?"
"Is it so interesting?" Wang Ai happily took out his mobile phone: "I'll give him a call and ask him what he thinks."
