Ran's mother found Ran's father very familiarly in the leisure square next to the community. She was watching with interest Yifan and the children competing in rope skipping. She was holding a children's sweat towel in her left hand and a kettle in her right hand. She looked typical.
A picture of a homely grandfather.
"I went out. I took the card with me. When I came out, I took a look at Jiang's house and said that Xiaobei and people from their company were having a dinner outside. He probably didn't go to them." Ran's mother smiled brightly and waved to Yifan.
, while quietly reporting the situation to Dad Ran.
Ran's father looked at the gradually brightening lights in the large residential area, either warm orange or cold white, showing the lights of thousands of houses in a blend of light and dark. Instead of answering Ran's mother, he suddenly said: "How about we buy another set here?"
House."
Ran's mother was stunned, and turned her head to look at Ran's father in surprise.
"What's wrong? You don't want to retire here?" Ran's father looked at Ran's mother, with an unexplainable expression on his face.
"That's not true, we are just one daughter anyway..."
Ran's father smiled, put the sweat towel in his right hand, and shook Ran's mother's hand with his free hand: "Don't think so, although Zhenzhen is our daughter, if she gets married again, she will
They have their own small family and their own life. Let's live closer together and take care of each other. Don't be like before..."
The dusk wind blew over the lake, bringing with it a hint of coolness. Talking about the past, the two of them didn't speak for a long time.
After a long time, Ran's mother sighed slightly: "You are right, the three of them really need more time to get along. Then I will go to the bank tomorrow to have a look, gather them together, and then think about how big a house to buy."
"You are already old. Although you haven't suffered much these years, but you have followed me all your life and you really haven't lived a good life. Just follow your preferences and save the money in the bank. It seems like you have lost all your life in the past few years.
It's depreciating." Ran's father whispered.
On the food street near the lake, the Dongbei Dumpling House is not big. Four people, Lu Beicen, Fang Nan, Wen Mengran and Zheng Wei, asked for a small private room in the adjacent street. Two pregnant women faced a plate of pickled cabbage stuffing.
The dumplings are very delicious.
The landlady served a plate of Northeastern grilled skewers and a bucket of mahjong shabu-shabu. Wen Mengran raised half a glass of beer and said to Zheng Wei, "Come on, we are the only ones who can get along."
Zheng Wei laughed and said: "I guess it won't be long before the three of you have to watch me drink it alone, and I will starve you to death."
Fang Nan stretched out his hand to get a meat skewer, but Wen Mengran slapped it back with chopsticks, "Can you be more conscious? A pregnant woman like you dares to eat skewers. Doctor Zhanda found out and even shaved us alive."
several."
Fang Nan smiled: "It's not that exaggerated. My boss said that at this stage, I can eat whatever I want, but I can't be greedy for too much. The kebabs are so fragrant, so I'll just eat one...
…”
After saying that, she looked at Lu Beicen again: "Just stop eating. Wait until three months later and the fetus is stable."
Lu Beicen smiled nonchalantly and said to the empty plate of pickled cabbage dumplings, "Then I'd like another plate of pickled cabbage dumplings. They're so delicious."
Zheng Wei put down the empty beer glass in her hand: "I say Xiaobei, you still have to control yourself. Let's eat something else. No matter what the sauerkraut is, it's still a pickle, right?"
Fang Nan held up the half-eaten barbecue and echoed: "There will be sauced pig's trotters soon. The sauced pig's trotters here are delicious. Xiaobei, you can eat two more pieces later."
Lu Beicen was speechless: "I finally had a meal outside, what do you think?"
"Too bad, as a pregnant woman, you have to have the consciousness of a pregnant woman!" Wen Mengran immediately retorted.
"That pig's trotters is really delicious. This is Wei Ye's business trip. Otherwise, one person would have to order one portion, plus two heads of garlic. A pint of beer is standard. Tsk tsk. Watching him eat it is like watching him starve to death.
The ghost has reincarnated..." Zheng Wei curled her lips and smiled.
When Wei Ye was mentioned, Fang Nan asked: "What is the relationship between Zhuang Jie and Wei Ye? Why do you look so constipated when you mention her?"
Wen Mengran pursed his lips: "That's not ordinary constipation, it's old, and it's off-putting to talk about."
"How can you agree to Wei Ye if you look down on him so much?" Fang Nan didn't know the inside story, so he asked again.
"I don't think he's a big old man. It's rare for him to open his mouth once. I can help him pay off his physical debt and let him think about finding a girl to live with. Otherwise, it will be difficult for this guy to change his story." Wen Meng
Ran shrugged his eyebrows and looked at the three of them with an expression that everyone knows.
Zheng Wei sighed, she actually quite admired Zhuang Jie's ability: "Actually, Zhuang Jie's on-site hosting ability is quite good, but her mind is a bit too quick, but I can understand her. She is here alone and has no one to rely on.
In addition, the competition is fierce, and jobs are often lost, so it is inevitable to find someone who has a family and a job."
Fang Nan blinked and thought about what the two said in a gossipy way, summarizing: "What you are saying is that this girl had a good relationship with Wei Ye, and then because she disliked Wei Ye as a foreigner, she got along with someone else.
, you are not doing well now and you are back to look for him again?"
Lu Beicen chewed a piece of cucumber in his mouth and made a crunching sound: "Well, my ability to organize stories is as good as ever, that's about it. Anyway, I think it's up to you to introduce a partner to Wei Ye.
Slow down, besides, this is a matter between the two of us, so let’s not get involved too much.”
Wen Mengran clucked her lips: "I quite liked her, but, this kind of thing is just cheating a hundred times. If he is really with such a person, our company needs to figure out all aspects of it.
Strictly follow the regulations..."
Lu Beicen laughed when he was told: "What are you doing here? Whether he is on good terms with her or not, we have to act according to the regulations. This means that the stall has not been opened yet. When there is enough manpower in the future,
Everyone is in charge of his own business, and it is better to separate public and private matters."
Fang Nan nodded: "That's what you said. Others say it's best not to do business between friends. If we want to be friends and partners, it's better to keep public and private affairs separate."
"It's okay for us. We basically work in our own business. From now on, we will just support each other. We will divide the business lines, calculate the accounts, and do whatever we want." Zheng Wei said while pouring the wine.
The landlady knocked on the door and brought in a large plate of fragrant braised pig's trotters.
When Lu Beicen looked back, he was suddenly stunned, "Hey, Xiaonan, look, that's Sister Zhen, right?"
The other three people followed Lu Beicen's line of sight and looked out of the window. It was a window with film. The inside could not be seen from the outside, but the flow of people on the street could be clearly seen from inside.
"Yeah, who is that man? Why do I look so much like Lawyer Fan!" Fang Nan stared at the lake across the street with his eyes wide open. Compared with the bright lights on the store side, the lakeside side was so bright.
Much bleaker.
Ran Zhen was wearing a shirt and trousers, carrying a lady's briefcase, and a man wearing a T-shirt and shorts next to him. Lu Beicen looked at it carefully: "If you don't tell me, I really didn't recognize it. I have never seen Lawyer Fan wearing it.
The key to this is, haha, forget it, let’s just pretend we didn’t see it, if Sister Zhen doesn’t tell anyone, no one will ask!”
Wen Mengran and Zheng Wei were even more puzzled when they saw Lu Beicen and Fang Nan's inexplicable aunty smiles.
"It's been a long time since we've seen each other. Aren't they both engaged in a takeover and changing the contract? Why are they still getting together? Which song are these two singing?" Wen Mengran looked away from the window.
Zheng Wei picked up a piece of pig's trotters and stuffed it into her mouth, muttering vaguely: "Eat quickly, eat quickly, men and women are not as fragrant as pig's trotters..."
"What on earth do you want to eat? It's just this street. I walked back and forth twice." When he reached the street corner again, Ran Zhen stopped and looked at Fan Qigang.
"If you see it, don't tell it! I can't bear to let you go back," Fan Qigang looked at Ran Zhen who looked awkward and couldn't help but laugh.
Ran Zhen pouted: "Why are you so thick-skinned now? I don't care about you anymore. I'm going home. I've been working all day and I have to deal with you when I come back. I'm exhausted."
Fan Qigang was particularly happy to see Ran Zhen's charming look. He couldn't help but hold her hand and led her to the shadow of the lakeside trail. His tone was unprecedentedly relaxed and happy: "You are tired and I am tired.
, I think about getting home from get off work every day, cooking and eating with you, and then taking the children out for a walk, I feel beautiful just thinking about it..."
Ran Zhen pulled his hand back, but it was squeezed tighter: "You are so beautiful, you really push your limits..."
"Let's go, take a walk with me again. I've stayed in this hotel for so long and I haven't taken a walk on this road yet. It's such a nice place." Fan Qigang pulled Ran Zhen towards the lake.
He continued: "What I say to you now is all hidden. You can do the same to me. Apart from driving me away, the rest is whatever you say."
Ran Zhen was half pushed and was pulled by Fan Qigang to go for a walk to the lake. For some reason, her feet wearing high heels were actually a little tired, but she still followed him.
"I don't understand. Let me ask you, do you think I have omitted many steps, such as pursuing you, then falling in love, then proposing with great fanfare, and holding a wedding? Although I don't know what romance is, I can still do it.
I went to learn something." Fan Qigang held Ran Zhen's hand and seemed to notice her high heels, so he accommodated her and walked slowly.
"Uh..." Ran Zhen was speechless for a moment. The scenes that Fan Qigang talked about floated in front of his eyes, and he didn't seem to be looking forward to it. For example, now, if he wasn't afraid of his parents laughing, he might as well take Fan Qigang home to drink some tea and eat some fruit.
It will be more comfortable to be quiet for a while.
"My feet hurt. There is a cafe in front. Let's go and sit for a while." Ran Zhen didn't know what to say, so he simply changed the subject.
Fan Qigang looked around, then simply walked in front of Ran Zhen, squatted down, and gave his back to her: "How about I carry you on my back..."
Ran Zhen was so shocked that he stood still on the spot, staring at his back half-crouching in front of her with big eyes.
Fan Qigang saw that she had not moved for a long time. He turned around and saw her expression. He stood up straight and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Doesn't your foot hurt?"
"Who wants you to carry it? No, why do I feel like I don't know you at all." Ran Zhen pouted and his face started to turn red.
Fan Qigang looked around and saw a stone pier in front of him for tourists to rest. He took Ran Zhen's hand and said, "Then we won't leave. We'll just sit here for a while. In fact, for a long time, I was a little confused.
I don’t understand how I can pretend so well, but now is the most real time for me, and I have lived like a dog for a long time.”
Fan Qigang led Ran Zhen to sit down and squatted down to take off her shoes: "Why are you wearing high heels? You are not short. You are already very powerful now. You don't need to rely on these external things to arm yourself. You
Remember when you first arrived at our internship, right? You always wore a black suit, Old Shen..."
Ran Zhen laughed unconsciously. When he was young, he always wanted to arm himself to the teeth: "You were very overbearing at that time. You even had to care about what clothes I wore."
Fan Qigang put Ran Zhen's hand in his and said with a smile: "At that time, I worked overtime every day, and I could see you every day when I looked up, especially at night, when most of the lights in the office were turned off, and your face was right there in front of the desk.
In the light and shadow of the lamp, it is very white, beautiful and eye-catching. If I am tired, I will look up at you for a while. You are very quiet most of the time. Sometimes you will laugh while talking on the phone. Your smile is pleasing to the eye and makes me happy when I look at it.
I feel like I’ll feel better…”
Ran Zhen listened to Fan Qigang ramble on about these things that he had never said before, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "No, no wonder I always have to work overtime. When it's almost time to get off work every day, you dump a lot of work on me.
you do this delibrately?"
Fan Qigang smiled at the corner of his mouth, with the warmth of memories and the pride that his previous ideas had succeeded: "I sometimes think about it, if you wear a skirt of another color, or a shirt like that kind of gauze, with a belt
The one with lace should look good, so I couldn’t hold it back that day, so I said it.”
Ran Zhen thought of the skirt that Fan Qigang gave to her. It was white, made of silk with crochet patterns. It was the only skirt. She couldn't help but take a breath. That skirt turned her admiration and secret love into an unbearable past.
…
When Fan Qigang heard Ran Zhen sigh, he immediately realized something and began to change the topic: "I went to visit my uncle and aunt that day. I was really ashamed of myself but I had to pretend to be calm. My uncle is very powerful and my aunt is not simple either."
Ran Zhen was curious about what he said to his parents, so he asked.
Fan Qigang smiled and shook his head in surprise: "Zhenzhen, uncle and aunt are really nice. In fact, what I said is not important. What is important is that they are willing to give me a chance and do not want to interfere with your choice."
Ran Zhen thought about it and realized that this was really the case, so he stopped asking any more questions.
"Can I visit my uncle and aunt often? I like the feeling of chatting with my uncle very much. His state of mind is probably difficult for me to achieve in my life." Fan Qigang asked softly.
Ran Zhen was a little speechless: "You have already gone and asked me if they didn't kick you out, what else can I say?"
Fan Qigang grinned: "If you agree to let me go, then I should be able to eat. Now I either eat in a hotel or eat instant noodles every day, but I feel no appetite..."
Ran Zhen suddenly came back to his senses: "Fan Qigang, you tricked me again..."