Wuhan is brightly lit at night. Although it does not look as prosperous as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, it still has development vitality that most cities cannot match.
At this time, among the dotted urban buildings, a small homestead courtyard was filled with laughter and laughter.
It takes just over two hours to fly from Beijing to Wuhan. After the mother and daughter got off the plane at the airport at eight o'clock in the evening, they went straight to their parents' home with Zhou Wenqiong who came to greet them.
The arrival of the mother and daughter made the grandmother, uncles and aunts very happy. The family reunion as the New Year is approaching adds to the happiness of the whole family. The upcoming good things for the junior Sissi add to the joy.
The whole family waited for the mother and daughter to arrive before having dinner. Although dinner was late, it was nothing in the face of the joy of family reunion.
Even grandma, who usually goes to bed early, accompanied mother and daughter to eat a meal at the dining table until after ten o'clock tonight without any intention of taking a rest.
The family chatted endlessly, and the main topic focused on Sissi, who was about to get engaged. When they talked about some jokes about the couple, Sissi became shy, and there was always joyful laughter in the house.
"Qianxi, will Xiaoxuan sleep now? Give him a call." Grandma missed Chu Xuan, and in a warm atmosphere where the family members were chatting happily, she asked Qianxi to call Chu Xuan.
"Okay, he should lie in bed and read the script now." Liu Yifei picked up her mobile phone and dialed Chu Xuan's number. It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and she guessed that Chu Xuan was already in bed, ready to rest.
Soon, the call was connected.
Liu Yifei clicked on the speakerphone, and before she said "hello", and before Chu Xuan said anything, Wang Jinhua's voice came over first: "After drinking this glass of wine, our relationship between brother and sister will last forever."
Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, and looked at each other. Mother and daughter both laughed dumbly.
"Is this Jinhua, drinking with Xiaoxuan?" Grandma asked.
"It's Sister Hua." Liu Yifei nodded and heard Chu Xuan say: "Hey, what's wrong?"
"Are you still drinking?" Liu Yifei put her cell phone on the table and asked.
"Yes, I can't finish it, I really can't finish it," Chu Xuan said.
Liu Yifei frowned. When she got off the plane, she told Chu Xuan that she was safe, and she also learned the secret that had been hidden for three years from Chu Xuan.
Does Hua Jie’s house have a basement? Hua Jie’s wine is hidden in the basement? Mom knew about this three years ago but didn’t tell them? Is this the fun from the female devil?
When she learned about this situation in her aunt's car on her way back to her grandma's house, she immediately complained angrily to her mother for being so bad. However, her mother said it was pointless for Sister Hua to reveal her secret like this, and she looked like a big female devil who took pleasure in teasing her daughter and son-in-law.
When they reported safety at eight o'clock in the evening, Chu Xuan and Sister Hua were eating and drinking. It was already past ten o'clock and it was not over yet.
She learned from Chu Xuan about the situation in the basement of Sister Hua's house. There were countless boxes of wine stacked up in piles, so she also understood what Chu Xuan meant by "I really can't finish it all."
"Stop it and drink it slowly. How much have you drunk today? You have been drinking for so long. Drink less." Liu Yifei said with concern.
"It's Sister Hua who came to Jiuxing. She wants to challenge two." Chu Xuan said.
"One versus two?" Liu Yifei felt interesting: "Brother Dong is in a group with you?"
"Yes, Sister Hua is going to kill her brother and husband today." Chu Xuan said.
Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli laughed, and the family members present also felt full of fun.
"This family is really interesting." Grandma sat next to Liu Yifei and leaned over. When she heard the Chu Xuan family's unique way of getting along with each other, she was intrigued: "Xiao Xuan, I am grandma."
"Hey, grandma!" The person on the other end only thought it was Liu Yifei's bedtime call. He was not mentally prepared to talk to grandma. When he heard grandma's voice interrupting, the exchange between Wang Jinhua and Dong Zhihua was obviously still.
"Hello, aunt." Wang Jinhua and Dong Zhihua greeted each other one by one.
"Jinhua, Zhihua, hello." Grandma said kindly, "Come early on New Year's Eve, we will wait for you at home."
"Okay, try to come here as early as possible that day, otherwise you will be in trouble, auntie." Wang Jinhua said.
"Hey, what are you talking about? It's just a matter of a few more pairs of chopsticks and a few more bowls. If you can come, it will be a happy reunion." Grandma is very hospitable and enthusiastic, and she is very satisfied with Chu Xuan's family.
"Okay, then we will come to visit you on New Year's Eve." Wang Jinhua said.
Grandma nodded slightly and shouted to Chu Xuan: "Xiao Xuan."
"Hey, grandma, I'm here." Chu Xuan responded.
Grandma said: "This Chinese New Year comes with peace of mind. Getting engaged and celebrating the New Year together is a great double blessing. You must not be burdened with anything, and don't think too much. Just relax, you know."
"Okay! With grandma here, I don't have any burdens. Grandma is my biggest supporter!" Chu Xuan said cheerfully.
"Yes, grandma is your biggest supporter!" Grandma said happily.
Liu Xiaoli took a bite of food, her eyes were very soft.
This old lady in her family likes to chatter, and relying on her status as an old lady, she always likes to "give pointers" to the younger generations.
But having said that, people of the older generation are like this. If the younger generation does not give the opportunity to show the presence of the elderly, the elderly may become ill over time.
Chu Xuan is very good, very moral, and he respects his family very much. Look how happy he makes the old lady. If you don't let Chu Xuan become the grandson-in-law of the old lady, she will be anxious with you.
Seeing that grandma and Chu Xuan were as harmonious as ever, Liu Yifei also felt happy and contented. She picked up the phone and said, "You guys should drink less and go to bed early."
"We're ready to leave. Sister Hua said she would come to Wuhan on New Year's Eve and have a good drink," Chu Xuan said.
"Come, come, warm welcome." Zhou Wenqiong greeted warmly from the opposite side.
Liu Yifei smiled and said: "Then let's do this for now and hang up."
As the phone was hung up, the long-awaited reunion dinner was almost over.
The mother and daughter will stay for a long time when they return to Wuhan this time. Unlike previous years where they parted after a meal, the warmth of the family reunion will last this year, and the family members are not in a hurry to express their feelings on this day, which lasted for two hours.
The gathering broke up just like that.
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Liu Yifei returned to her grandmother's house in Wuhan ahead of schedule. She was not tied up with trivial matters and had no career to affect her thoughts. She felt relaxed and comfortable all over.
In this familiar yet unfamiliar city, she traced her past footprints and felt the changes brought about by the rapid development in the past few years. As the Spring Festival, which was getting more and more flavorful, was approaching, she and her cousins, younger brothers and sisters
I had a lot of fun playing for a few days.
Ignoring the paparazzi and treating the onlookers calmly, Liu Yifei has always behaved in such a way that she is comfortable and others are comfortable watching her.
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The media has always had a keen sense of smell. Just seeing Liu Yifei appear in Wuhan, a series of speculations emerged.
Regardless of what was going on on the Internet, Liu Yifei didn't know about it and wasn't interested in watching it. At noon on New Year's Eve, she was going to go out with her mother.
Ankang returned from France on leave yesterday, New Year's Eve, and rested at home overnight to adjust to the jet lag. Today, New Year's Eve, he decided to meet Liu Xiaoli.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the engagement day between my daughter and Chu Xuan is on the second day of the lunar new year. If we don't meet today, there will be no good opportunity to understand the situation between my daughter and Chu Xuan.
These two divorced people have never been in contact with each other. Since Chu Xuan came to Wuhan to celebrate the New Year in early 2005, because their daughter had a boyfriend named Chu Xuan, the two met once, but they had no contact in the past four years.
If it weren't for her daughter's engagement, Ankang would never want to see Liu Xiaoli.
If her daughter hadn't wanted to have a good talk, Liu Xiaoli wouldn't want to see Ankang even if she was beaten to death.
This kind of divorce situation is the epitome of normality in this society.
Just like Ankang wanted to see Liu Xiaoli to understand the situation, but knowing that Liu Xiaoli would not answer the phone call, the father directly called his daughter and asked her daughter to tell her mother the time and place of the meeting.
Liu Yifei's daughter told her mother Liu Xiaoli about the matter, and Liu Xiaoli agreed to tell Ankang through Liu Yifei.
Divorced parties never talk directly, and children are the only bridge that allows them to sit down and talk.
Liu Xiaoli didn't want to take her daughter there, but Liu Yifei wasn't happy with it. It was related to her marriage to Chu Xuan, and she didn't feel comfortable letting her parents talk about it. Otherwise, they would quarrel.
With her present, the atmosphere of the conversation will become more peaceful no matter what.
With this idea in mind, Liu Yifei followed her mother and drove to a restaurant.
In the private room, dishes have been placed on the four-seater square table, which is a buffet hot pot.
Ankang sat with his hands folded in his arms. There was heating in the private room. He took off his suit jacket. The undershirt was still the dark blue suit that matched the suit. He also wore a suit vest and a burgundy tie.
In China, few people wear suits to eat hot pot.
Ankang probably stayed in France for a long time and got used to the so-called gentleman in the West.
Bored, he picked up his phone to check the time, then turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window. With a calm face, he looked more dignified than he had been four years ago. It wasn't until the sound of the door being pushed open that a smile appeared on his face.
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"Dad!" Liu Yifei walked in and hugged her father happily.
After Ankang separated from her, he put his hands on his daughter's shoulders and looked at her carefully, then let go of his hands and took two steps back to look at her for a while.
"What's the matter? Has your daughter changed a lot?" Liu Yifei asked coquettishly.
Ankang nodded gently and said: "I have changed, I have matured, I have grown up, my temperament is not far behind that of the upper class people in France, but I have the unique charm and excellence of our country."
When she heard Ankang praising her daughter, Liu Xiaoli just put down her bag calmly, took out her chair, sat down, crossed her legs, and watched what happened.
Liu Yifei was very happy to hear her father's praise. She sat down and said, "You were not available when Chu Xuan and I were in Paris last year, otherwise we would have come to see you."
"Yes." Ankang said regretfully: "Something happened to be happening at that time, and I really couldn't leave."
Last April, Sissi and Chu Xuan went to Paris to attend the Cannes Film Festival, and he happened to be hosting the International Cultural Exchange Forum of the Confucius Institute.
This is a state matter. Even if he wants to see his daughter, he has no good reason to leave. This is a pity.
"Come and eat." Ankang greeted the mother and daughter to eat.
"It's been a long time since I've had Wuhan hotpot." Liu Yifei happily picked up her chopsticks to pick up something.
Liu Xiaoli didn't move. Firstly, it took time to cook raw food in the pot, and secondly, she used chopsticks when asked to eat, which made her look like she was begging for food.
She just said nothing, sitting with her legs crossed. Her posture had to be tight to keep her aura stable.
Ankang always had a smile on his face, which was the uncontrollable joy that seeing his daughter brought him.
But he didn't move his chopsticks or look at Liu Xiaoli's intentions. He lowered his brows and focused on the pot, watching his daughter put pieces of meat, meatballs, etc. into the pot.
Inadvertently, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Liu Xiaoli from the corner of his eye. A mere glance at this woman who seemed completely different from his impression made him feel a little disturbed.
Before this, the last time he met Liu Xiaoli was four years ago. Going further was too far away, but no matter which time he met, Liu Xiaoli was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
She often uses a tough appearance and sharp words to disguise her inner weakness, making people look strong and self-respecting. This is Liu Xiaoli.
But now, things have changed a lot.
The appearance is still the same, but the inner things revealed throughout the body have changed.
Compared with the elegance that Liu Xiaoli's dancing skills gave her in the past, Liu Xiaoli's current elegant posture is even better, and it is not the charm of dancing, but the leisurely spirit that naturally exudes.
The silent eyes are full of confidence, and there is no longer any falsehood of the past hidden in the eyes. This is a change that can only be brought about by a person's heart that has a solid foundation for survival.
It seems that mother and daughter have indeed been getting better and better in the past four years.
"You are picking things, what are you doing, are you playing cold war again?" Liu Yifei saw that her parents didn't even take the chopsticks. One was watching her picking things, and the other was silently looking down at her sleeves. She took the initiative to break the awkward atmosphere and spoke unceremoniously.
Criticize them.
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"Eat, eat together." Ankang picked up the chopsticks and picked up the vegetables.
Liu Xiaoli also put down her legs and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the shrimps.
Seeing this scene, Concubine Liu Yi sighed inwardly.
These parents act like whoever uses the chopsticks first loses. Without her daughter, you lunchers really wouldn’t be able to see where the meal is. It’s a waste of ingredients and money. Do it for the restaurant owner.
contribute.
Being broken by his daughter, Ankang took this opportunity to start the topic: "Sissy."
Liu Yifei looked at her father and heard him say: "Whether it's through the news or calling you in the past few years, I can feel that you are happy and happy, and the two of you get along very well."
Liu Yifei picked up a piece of cabbage with her chopsticks and said, "Of course, how can we stay together if we can't get along?"
Ankang nodded: "I won't mention your relationship with Xiaoxuan. You followed your inner feelings and reached this point with Xiaoxuan. Although as a father, you can't bear to see your daughter get married, but as long as you are happy, your father will strongly support you."
Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, and her father's words made her feel very happy.
Ankang picked up the enoki mushrooms with his chopsticks. I wonder if he couldn't eat spicy food after staying in France for a long time. His plate of ginseng dipped in peanut sauce was obviously on the sweet side.
Eaten enoki mushrooms with Ankang dipping sauce: "Of course, your mother agrees. If nothing else, your mother loves and cares for you better than I do. This is my shortcoming as a father. Your mother loves you so much."
If you also agree to this marriage, you must be optimistic about you, and it is more effective than me, a being who has not seen you for many years, asking questions."
Liu Xiaoli lowered her head and nibbled on the potato slices. When she heard Ankang's words, which were full of approval for her, the corner of her mouth raised a slight arc, and it disappeared in an instant.
Unexpectedly, Ankang added: "Although there was some right and wrong in the past, there is no doubt that it is good for you."
"What rights and wrongs did I have in the past?" Liu Xiaoli raised her head and stared at him, giving off two cold lights: "Explain it to me clearly."
"Stop!" Liu Yifei's left palm was facing down, her right index finger pressed against the palm of her left hand, and she made a pause motion: "Stop it right here and change the topic."
It's still the same, it's still the same recipe, these parents haven't seen each other for four years, and they still like to expose each other as they did many years ago.
She didn't know what kind of mental state this was, but it made her daughter very helpless.
Ankang ignored Liu Xiaoli and said to his daughter: "After the engagement, it is the wedding. With your financial conditions, it is not a problem whether there is a betrothal gift or not. I just thought that when I get married, I will come to Wuhan to get married. What do you think?"
"There is something really wrong with you!" Liu Xiaoli spoke first, without giving Ankang any face, and immediately said: "The man went to the woman's city to get married, why, you want Xiaoxuan to marry, Ankang, can you consider other people before speaking?
feelings?"
"Mom..." Liu Yifei looked at her and frowned: "Give me some face and talk nicely."
Ankang didn't look at Liu Xiaoli and just took care of himself: "Isn't it good to get married in Wuhan? When the time comes, my An family's connections will give me some face. Xiaoxuan is a person who does big things, but everything cannot be done without connections."
resource……"
"Dad!" Liu Yifei interrupted: "Chu Xuan and I got married to be better together, to start a family, to love, not to have so-called connections. I don't like this about you.
Agree!”
"Well said." Liu Xiaoli said: "Let them develop themselves, why do you have to worry about it? You also said that Xiaoxuan is a person who does big things. In this case, he will not build his own network? What's more, he
The existing connections are already very strong, and I don’t need you Anjia to intervene.”
Hearing this, Ankang remained silent.
Although he is engaged in diplomacy in France, he is in charge of the cultural exchange and dissemination of the Confucius Institute.
Entertainment is also a cultural field, and he can also learn a lot of relevant news from domestic sources.
Why Chu Xuan was engaged in Longyou and Han Sanping were engaged in industrialization? He knew all about these things.
Chu Xuan is indeed a talent, indeed outstanding.
If you can come to Wuhan to get married and his An family handle it, this will not only accomplish a good thing, but also bring political resources that may be useful to An family. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
This idea was based on the idea of using his daughter to make a profit. He himself was also entangled in his heart. It was only because he had changed his mentality after going to France for a few years to engage in politics.
Now that he heard that his daughter and Liu Xiaoli were opposed to his idea, he felt relieved. He didn't know why he was relieved, but it felt comfortable anyway.
"Chu Xuan and the others are coming over on New Year's Eve?" he asked.
"Yes, I will go to grandma's house on New Year's Eve. In the first year of junior high school, dad and you will come to visit me. In the second year of junior high school, dad, you and my mother's family will meet with Chu Xuan and Sister Hua to discuss the wedding date, as I told you." Liu Yifei said.
Ankang nodded and looked at his daughter: "Well, how about you come to my place to spend New Year's Eve tomorrow, and Chu Xuan will come over on the first day of the new year? You haven't gone back to dad's place to spend New Year's Eve in many years, right?"
Liu Yifei was instinctively unwilling. It was obviously more fun and comfortable to spend New Year's Eve at her grandma's place with Chu Xuan. Although she and her father were family members whose blood was thicker than water, they would still be a little resistant after not being together for a long time.
Ankang saw that his daughter was still dazed, and his father's eyes showed a little bit of disappointment. When it came to choosing whether to celebrate the New Year with his mother or his father, he knew in his heart that his daughter would choose her mother, but the fact still made him feel uncomfortable.
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Liu Xiaoli saw this scene in her eyes and remained silent for a while before saying, "We'll have an early dinner here on New Year's Eve. Sissi will eat a little while here before coming over."
Ankang looked at her daughter, and Liu Yifei nodded: "Okay, I'll go to grandma's side first, and then I'll go to dad's side."
She woke up and realized that her slow reaction just now made her father feel uncomfortable, so she winked playfully and said: "Dad, can you set off fireworks? It seems that I haven't set off fireworks with you in so many years. Let's set off fireworks together this year."
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Ankang smiled, mist formed in the corners of his eyes, and he almost burst out of his eyes, but he controlled his emotions very well, and just said happily: "I will buy it in the afternoon, and I will wait for you to put it away tomorrow."
Four years ago, 17-year-old Liu Yifei sat down for dinner with her parents, who were four years younger.
Four years later, 21-year-old Liu Yifei sat down to have dinner with her current parents.
However, times have changed.
Liu Yifei is about to enter her married life, Liu Xiaoli has become strong from the inside out, and Ankang is no longer a purely cultural person.
Everyone has their own experiences, everyone has their own changes, and they have different feelings due to the changes.
The only thing that remains unchanged is that Liu Yifei has always been the weakness and bridge for them to reach a consensus, but the things that have not changed due to the changing life have made it impossible for the parents to express their thoughts.
This may be the unspeakable feeling of being in a divorced family.
