Under Huo Cheng's eloquent accusation, Du Qinghua's spiritual platform became clear and he had an epiphany.
She is not an unreasonable person to begin with. As a cultured and thoughtful mother, she behaved in such an unreasonable state. She was really concerned and confused, and was disturbed by what happened to her daughter.
Now after Huo Cheng's explanation, how could Du Qinghua continue to criticize and make things difficult for Lin Ze?
After being stunned on the chair for a long time, he sighed softly and said, "That's all, I'm impulsive, I'm unreasonable, I'm reckless, isn't that okay?"
Dong Qingrui smiled and consoled him: "I can't blame you for this. If I had broken them on the spot, I might have beaten them in anger."
"Can you beat me?" Du Qinghua rolled his eyes at him.
"Uh, haha." Dong Qingrui burst into laughter after being stunned.
After waiting for a while, Dong Xiaowan returned to the private room under Lin Ze's persuasion. However, this time the atmosphere in the private room was obviously different.
Even Dong Xiaowan, who had little experience in this area, felt that his parents' attitude towards Lin Ze was not as vigilant and resistant as before.
Lin Ze was still trying to please the couple in a low voice, and kept saying nice things, for fear of offending the couple again and causing a bad ending.
"Xiao Lin, you don't have to be like this, I don't mean to blame you." Dong Qingrui waved his hand to Lin Ze to stop punishing himself and said with a smile. "Tsinghua University has also figured it out. The more you act like this, the more uncomfortable we will feel.
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"Ah?" Lin Ze paused in his toasting motion, looked at Dong Qingrui with confusion, and then turned to stare at Du Qinghua.
"Well, I was also reckless this afternoon. As long as you don't do such ridiculous things in the future, I won't hold you accountable." Du Qinghua said calmly.
Although under Huo Cheng's explanation, Du Qinghua knew that the scars on Lin Ze's body were not left by gangsters on the road. They were scars carried for the country. But she is Dong Xiaowan's mother after all, and she still pays attention to basic face. Furthermore,
Du Qinghua is not a person who follows people's influence, and he will not have a good attitude or be as diligent as Cheng Ying because of Lin Ze's unusual status.
Her attitude improved entirely because she felt that she had misunderstood Lin Ze and made her daughter sad all day. That's why she said these soft words.
When Lin Ze heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited. He hurriedly said: "Thank you, Auntie——"
Then, his eyes fell on Huo Cheng, who had a calm face and was drinking and eating peanuts.
Maybe it was the old man who intervened that had such an effect?
No matter what, Lin Ze was very grateful to him.
He also knew that if the old man hadn't made some efforts and said some words, given Du Qinghua's temperament, it would probably be difficult for him to forgive himself.
Lin Ze was happy, and Dong Xiaowan's excitement was self-evident. It was not long ago that he put down his cruel words and said that he would sever the mother-daughter relationship with Du Qinghua without forgiveness. At this moment, he didn't know what to say. Fortunately, Dong Qingrui smoothed things over, and only then did he
To resolve this minor embarrassment.
The first half of the meal was a bit cramped, but the second half was about resolving conflicts and completely letting go.
The six people ate quite happily. Even Dong Qingrui took the initiative to ask Lin Ze for a drink, showing admiration for his drinking capacity.
This guy is like a wine barrel. He drank one and a half kilograms of white wine before. Drinking white wine now is like drinking water. How did you develop such a drinking capacity?
Even Cheng Ying, who hangs out at dinner parties five days a week, is extremely emotional. Once some people become strong, they become ridiculously strong in all aspects. Lin Ze at the dinner table is a typical representative.
Of course, if Brother Xiao Lin were to learn about Cheng Ying's inner activities, he would definitely wave his hands modestly and say: "Actually, in terms of dressing up, I can't even compare to the fierce Han Xiaoyi. I still need to keep working hard."
After the meal was finished, it was already eleven o'clock at night. Considering that Dong Xiaowan had to go to school tomorrow, Lin Ze took the initiative to leave the table.
This group of people also had to go to work, so naturally they would not shirk it. After standing up and exchanging greetings, Cheng Ying left first.
The Dong family of three were walking in front, with Lin Ze and Huo Cheng a few steps behind. At the corner, Lin Ze turned around and said, "Huo Bureau, thank you for your help this time."
When Huo Cheng heard this, he said with a serious face: "It's okay if you don't get recognition and you can't get the glory that should belong to you. If you are misunderstood because of the scars you bear in defending the glory of the country, even an old man like me will be misunderstood."
I can’t stand it either.”
Lin Ze smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Cheng Ying left.
Huo Cheng also left.
Du Qinghua drove here, and according to normal logic, Dong Xiaowan wanted to get into her mother's car. Maybe she was still a little embarrassed, or she wanted to spend more time with Lin Ze. Dong Xiaowan offered to take a taxi home with Lin Ze.
Du Qinghua was about to say something, but was stopped by Dong Qingrui, who smiled and said: "Then please Xiaolin, please send Xiaowan home."
"Uncle, don't worry, it will be delivered safely." Lin Ze assured.
"Well. Let's take a step first."
Du Qinghua drove away. As soon as he got on the road, he complained a little: "Is it possible that Xiaowan really doesn't want to talk to me?"
"Don't worry, don't you know better than me what kind of temper this child Xiaowan has?" Dong Qingrui sighed. "It's just that you are too impulsive and reckless. If you had told me about this earlier, you wouldn't have been so stiff with your daughter.
.Do you regret it now?”
"Humph, what are you regretting? Ignore me and ignore me, why am I scared?" Du Qinghua said displeased.
"Look, you are so stubborn and refuse to regret your mistakes." Dong Qingrui said jokingly. "If my daughter really ignores you, don't ask me to say nice things to you."
"You dare?"
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In the taxi, Dong Xiaowan gently took Lin Ze's rough palm, tilted her head, looked at Lin Ze's not very handsome face, and asked curiously: "Why did my mother suddenly forgive you?"
"I told you before that your mother is not an unreasonable person." Lin Ze said with a smile. "Maybe she was impressed by my handsomeness."
"Nonsense." Dong Xiaowan said coquettishly. "It's obviously the result of my hard work."
"Yes, yes." Lin Ze flicked her snow-white nose lovingly and teased. "Our unruly Xiaowan dares to move out even to sever the relationship between mother and daughter. If it were me, I would have to forgive myself."
"Humph, it's not because you are such a bad guy!" Dong Xiaowan showed a hint of shyness on her beautiful face and bit her lip. "If it weren't for you, how would I have said such a thing?"
"Don't be so willful next time." Lin Ze held her slender catkin tightly and said softly. "Your parents have raised you for eighteen years. No matter how wrong it is, you should not say such hurtful words to them. Do you understand?
?”
"Yes, I know. I was too angry to say that." Dong Xiaowan nodded obediently. "In the future, I will respect them well and never make them angry again."
"This is so good."
Dong Xiaowan tilted her head and leaned on Lin Ze's not generous shoulder, closing her beautiful eyes happily. At this moment, she enjoyed the rare tenderness. The gloom of the afternoon was swept away, replaced by the sweetness that penetrated her heart and lungs.
"There is a light in front of you. It is left for you. It is late at night, please go home early."
This sentence sounded on the radio in the car, and a gentle and pleasant female voice slowly said: "The bustling city is illuminated by thousands of lights, and there is always one light that is lit for us. Dear listeners, no matter how busy you are, please go home early.
.Home is the warmest harbor.”
Lin Ze listened to the radio with a sad face. He murmured bitterly in his heart: "Have I ever had a home?"
No matter which city you live in, how successful or unsuccessful you are, your father won't mind. They just want you to be healthy and happy, and wait for you to come home in a warm harbor.
And what about me?
Lin Ze couldn't help but light a cigarette and took a deep breath.
He always tried not to think about this heavy topic. Every time he thought about it, he would feel uncomfortable.
He does not have a home, nor has he ever had one. He is like a rootless duckweed, floating wherever he goes, whether it is a city where he has lived for many years, or a city where he occasionally visits on missions. He has never had a fixed place to stay.
There are fringe tribes that don't lay eggs, as well as luxurious six-star hotels. But after all, these places are not his home, and there is no one waiting for him silently.
As the cigarette burned out between his fingers, Lin Ze couldn't help but murmur: "If I had a family and parents who loved me, maybe my life wouldn't be like this now?"
"Huh?" Dong Xiaowan was slightly stunned. She didn't hear clearly what Lin Ze was saying. She could only vaguely hear the words "home" and "parents" in his mouth.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that you are actually very happy. No matter whether your parents are unreasonable or care too blindly about you, after all, they love you." Lin Ze gently stroked Dong Xiaowan's soft and dark hair.
Xiufa said softly, "Promise me that you will never make your parents sad again, okay?"
"Yes, I will -" Dong Xiaowan nodded obediently.
After paying the fare and getting off the bus, the two of them walked hand in hand through the elegant neighborhood until they arrived at the downstairs of Dong Xiaowan's residence, where they stopped.
Dong Xiaowan turned around, raised her head, stared at Lin Ze with her bright eyes, and suddenly kissed him shyly on his stubble-covered cheek, blushing and saying, "See you tomorrow."
"Well, go to bed early."
"Good night."
"Good night."
Dong Xiaowan had just entered the elevator, and before Lin Ze could recall the girl's innocent and shy kiss, her cell phone rang like an aunt.
The caller ID showed Scar.
Lin Ze felt more and more that Scar, a bitch, really had no reason to live. He had ruined his good mood more than once. If he found an opportunity, he had to team up with the butcher to pull him on the chopping board and chop him up. He could also buy him a new one.
The sports car comes along and kills two birds with one stone.
"Hello." Lin Ze spat out cold syllables.
"Brother Xiao Lin, it's not good!" Scar said breathlessly.
"What's the matter?" Lin Ze frowned slightly.
"Today, all our lone brothers have been killed. Damn it, it seems those three regional brothers are planning to fight us to the death with all their strength!"
