Wu Ansu seemed to be really drunk this time. He called her several times but got no response.
Li Mengnan suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had known this would be the case, he should not have let those little policewomen leave just now. Even if one of them was left behind, he could at least help send Wu Ansu home.
Just when Li Mengnan took out Wu Ansu's cell phone and planned to see if he could call someone back, Wu Ansu's cell phone suddenly rang in his hand.
As soon as Li Mengnan saw the call mark, sweat started to fall from his head.
There is only one word on the mark.
mom.
Although it was just a kiss, Li Mengnan couldn't help but feel an inexplicable guilty conscience when he saw this call. He felt as if he had secretly slept with his daughter. But it was obviously unrealistic to ask Wu Ansu to get up and answer the phone, so he had no choice but to press the button.
On key.
"Hey, Xiao Su, where are you? What time is it? Why don't you go home?"
As soon as the call was connected, a middle-aged woman's stern voice came from inside.
"Uh... Auntie, I'm Wu Ansu's... friend. We had dinner together just now and she drank a little too much. It's not convenient to answer the phone now..."
"Friend?" The woman on the other side of the phone was obviously stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly she changed into a very kind tone, as if her face changed, "Oh, I was really sorry just now, I thought you were Xiao Su... you
What's your surname? How do you call it?"
Wait, auntie, according to normal logic, you should be asking about your daughter's situation, right? No one can answer the phone, aren't you worried? Is it really your daughter? Isn't it charging the phone bill?
Give it as a gift...
But after all, she was Wu Ansu's mother, so Li Mengnan couldn't complain, so she could only answer along the lines of words: "My surname is Li, and my name is Li Mengnan. Auntie, just call me Xiaonan."
"Li Mengnan? Oh——!" Wu Ansu's mother said in a long, twisting voice, "So you are that Li Mengnan."
Li Mengnan felt a little guilty because of Wu Mu's strange tone - did this mean that Wu Ansu had mentioned him at home? What did this woman say about him?
"Oh, Auntie, it turns out that you have heard of me, so I won't introduce myself anymore." Li Mengnan didn't want to continue on this topic, and quickly got to the point: "That's it, Auntie, Wu Ansu drank too much.
, now I can’t wake her up no matter how I scream, do you think it would be convenient for you to come over and pick her up?”
Mother Wu was obviously a little surprised: "Can't you wake me up? This child has never drunk so much..."
After a slight pause, Wu Zi pleaded kindly: "Xiao Nan, you see Xiao Su's father left early, and my aunt is not in good health. It's not very convenient for me to go up and down the stairs alone..."
Wu's mother mentioned this, but Li Mengnan still didn't understand what it meant, so he had to say quickly: "Okay, aunt, please tell me your home address, and I will send Wu Ansu back now."
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you. Remember, our home address is..."
After writing down the address given by Wu's mother, Li Mengnan picked up the drunk Wu Ansu and called a taxi at the entrance of the hotpot city.
About half an hour later, the taxi arrived at its destination. Li Mengnan asked the security guard at the gate of the community and then found the residence of Wu Ansu's family.
Carrying the dead Wu Ansu on his back, he climbed all the way to the sixth floor. After adjusting his rapid breathing, Li Mengnan pressed the doorbell on the security door.
There was a faint sound of footsteps in the room, and a few seconds later the door was opened from the inside. A tall, plump woman stuck her head out, took Wu Ansu from Li Mengnan's back, and let him into the house.
At this moment, Wu Ansu finally regained some consciousness, and was supported by the woman back to the room. Li Mengnan sat on the sofa in the living room, taking this opportunity to observe the surroundings carefully.
Judging from the room layout, Wu Ansu's home is a standard two-bedroom and two-living room. The area is not large, about eighty or ninety square meters.
The furniture and furnishings are a bit old, and some may be more than ten years old according to visual inspection, but they are well maintained, which shows that the owner cares for these furnishings.
Just as Li Mengnan was looking around, the woman from before walked out of Wu Ansu's room, poured a glass of hot water and put it in front of Li Mengnan, and then naturally sat down opposite Li Mengnan.
While the woman was looking at Li Mengnan, Li Mengnan was also observing the woman.
There is no doubt that this woman and Wu Ansu must have a certain kinship, because the two look so similar, and their bodies are equally tall and hot. The only difference is that this woman looks slightly more mature than Wu Ansu
Some, their faces are a little less heroic, but a little more feminine.
Li Mengnan was a little confused by the strange look in this woman's eyes, so he had to take the initiative to say: "Uh...where's auntie?"
"Auntie? What auntie?" The woman was stunned for a moment, then she realized what she was doing, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You mean Xiao Su's mother? I am!"
"Ah——? Aren't you Wu Ansu's sister?"
Li Mengnan was really shocked.
This woman is Wu Ansu's mother? How is this possible? She is too young and beautiful, right? He has always thought that this woman is Wu Ansu's sister since he entered the house...
The woman seemed to be used to being mistaken for others, and she did not light up like other women when they heard someone praise her for being young. She just covered her lips with a soft smile, waved her hands and said, "I gave birth to a child named Xiao Su. Where did she come from?"
elder sister?"
Li Mengnan was shocked again. His biological child? It turned out that he was not his stepmother...
"Auntie, let me ask you a question...how old were you when you gave birth to Wu Ansu?"
Li Mengnan was very curious about the true age of the woman in front of him at this moment, because no matter how he looked at her, she looked like a beautiful young woman in her early thirties. She was obviously bare-faced, but not even a crow's foot could be seen in the corners of her eyes.
"Xiao Su was born when I was twenty years old, and she is already forty-six this year." The woman saw that Li Mengnan was still a little unbelievable, and continued to explain: "You should also notice the color of Xiao Su's skin. Our family's
The genes are like this, and they age more slowly, but the price is that their skin color is darker than normal people."
Li Mengnan took a closer look under the light. Sure enough, the skin color of the woman in front of him was the same as that of Wu Ansu, a wheat color as if she had been sunbathing all over her body. It was just that she was not exposed to the wind and sun for a long time like Wu Ansu.
Due to sun exposure, the color is slightly lighter than that of Wu Ansu.
"So that's it."
Li Mengnan just sighed for a moment and was not too surprised. After all, this was not the first time he had seen such a person with a special gene inherited from his family.
Not to mention, Qingche is one of the examples. This little loli actually inherited a special genetic inheritance from her mother that makes many women envious and jealous - the area where she stores fat is not the belly and belly that are common for women.
Thighs, but breasts and butt.
Li Mengnan was also surprised to discover this after looking at the photo album of this little loli from childhood to adulthood.
The woman picked up the fruit knife on the coffee table, peeled an apple and handed it to Li Mengnan. She smiled slightly and said: "To be honest, I don't like people calling me aunt. It feels like it keeps reminding me that you are already an old woman."
.”
"Ah...you are joking. You look just like Wu Ansu's sister. You don't look old at all."
Li Mengnan originally thought that a stubborn and serious character like Wu Ansu would have a rigid and strict mother, but he did not expect that the real person was completely different from what he imagined. She did not have the majesty of her elders at all, but she seemed like a gentle and kind big sister.
"Yes, I think so too... So, you don't need to call me auntie from now on. My name is Wu Xia. You can just call me Sister Xia."
"Ah? Isn't this inappropriate?" Li Mengnan couldn't help but look sideways. This kind of call seemed out of place.
"It doesn't matter. In fact, Xiao Su usually calls me that... Well, this is a tradition in our family."
The woman smiled and brushed her long hair around her ears. At that moment, her aura was that of a virtuous and virtuous young and beautiful woman. It was impossible to tell that she was actually a person of the same age as those bucket aunties who danced in the square.
"Okay then...Sister Xia."
Li Mengnan actually felt that it would be more comfortable to change his words. Calling such a beautiful young woman who looked to be in her thirties at least aunty, even if she knew her actual age, still felt a little weird.
"Sister Xia, does Wu Ansu take your last name?" When the other party revealed her name just now, Li Mengnan noticed this very strange thing.
"Oh, no, Xiao Su took his father's surname. My surname was changed after marrying Xiao Su's father... Well, this is also a tradition of our family."
"Your family seems to be very old..."
Generally, only large clans that have been passed down for many years will have various traditions that may seem unbelievable to modern people. However, in the past, these traditions were recognized by the people at that time.
"Oh? I didn't expect you to know this?"
Wu Xia was a little surprised. Clan and other things always felt very far away to modern people, and she rarely talked about these things with others.
"To tell you the truth, I also come from such a family. These rules of yours are nothing, but many of our family's rules are unreasonable..." Li Mengnan casually threw the gnawed apple core into the trash can and wiped it.
Wiping his mouth and smiling.
"You can't say that. Most of the rules set by the family are based on maintaining the family itself. Naturally, there will be conflicts with national laws. Whether it is right or wrong depends on which angle you look at it."
Although Wu Xia's tone is still gentle, her attitude is quite serious. It seems that she should belong to the kind of person who believes in the supremacy of clan.
"What you said is correct, but it doesn't matter to me... I am the only one left in our family in my generation. In a sense, I am both the clan leader and the entire clan. The rules are governed by
I make the decision and I execute it alone, so of course there are no taboos."
Li Mengnan had heard from the old man that he had a long-lost brother. However, it was said that he had suffered a secret injury to his lower body when he was young and had completely lost his fertility. It is estimated that even if he is alive now, he will not be able to have children, so it is not wrong to say so.
That's an exaggeration.
After listening to Li Mengnan's words, the expression on Wu Xia's face suddenly became serious, and she said earnestly: "Xiaonan, as an elder, I have to say something to you... From a biological point of view, or from a social and ethical point of view, carrying on the family line is a matter of life.
a very important thing.
Especially for a family like yours that has been passed down alone, it is the most important thing for you to spread the branches and continue the family tradition.
Since you are the leader of the clan, you must understand the burdens on your shoulders and never treat them as child's play. As long as it does not conflict with the principles of life, don't change it if you can. After all, these are all left to us by our ancestors.
experience.
Look at today's society, how has the morality of people's hearts collapsed? If everyone can respect their ancestors and keep the precious spiritual wealth left to us by our ancestors, our country of dignified etiquette will not fall into decline.
It’s reached this point today.”
Looking at the righteous and beautiful young woman in front of him, Li Mengnan suddenly felt a strong sense of déjà vu. It was said that the old man often told him this way back then, asking him to spread the branches of the Li family and carry on the family line with tears in his eyes.
"Uh...Sister Xia, it's getting late. You should go to bed early and I'll leave first."
Although chatting with the other party was very relaxing, the topic seemed a bit off-topic. It always felt a bit weird to talk about family inheritance with a tall, plump, gentle and beautiful young woman in the middle of the night...even if it didn't mean that.
"Hey, don't worry." Wu Xia raised her hand to stop Li Mengnan from saying goodbye, and said with a smile: "We were just chatting casually, and I haven't asked the questions yet..."
"Uh...what do you want to ask?" Li Mengnan suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Is your father's name Li Hongming?"
"Why?"
Wait, this plot development is too jumpy, isn't it? According to normal logic, shouldn't the next step be to enter the "mother-in-law chooses son-in-law" phase? This is how it is played in most of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dramas that fill the screen...
Although he couldn't figure out what the beautiful young woman in front of him was singing, since his life experience was revealed at a glance, Li Mengnan simply admitted it. Anyway, it was a fact and there was nothing shameful about it.
"Yes, my biological father is indeed Li Hongming...but I always thought that Sister Xia you would ask another question."
"Haha, do you think I will ask you if you are dating Xiao Su?" Wu Xia's gentle smile revealed a trace of undetectable cunning. She wrapped her fingers around the ends of her hair and kicked her two legs like a girl.
With his iconic long legs, he said: "I have lived for more than half my life, how can I not see whether you have affection for Xiao Su? Xiao Su is a pitiful child, and it is not easy to meet someone he likes.
, I was actually issued a good guy card..."
Li Mengnan was finally convinced. They said that people become better with age, and it was indeed true. He had not said anything as soon as he entered the door, but the other party had guessed the whole thing with only intuition and some details.
"Since you can see it, it saves me the trouble of explaining... I hope you can understand that you can't force things like feelings. Wu Ansu and I still feel more like friends."
"You're so heartless, he's almost the same as your father back then." Wu Xia sighed quietly, leaning on the armrest of the sofa with her head in her hands.
Uh... This resentful tone and demeanor makes it feel like some story has happened before...
Wu Xia didn't wait for Li Mengnan to take the initiative to ask, and said sadly to herself as if reminiscing: "When I was a girl, I fell madly in love with your father... It's a pity that Luohua is ruthless, and your father will only
I treat her like a sister, and because his old-fashioned character cannot accept some of our family's unique traditions, we were not able to get together in the end.
Later, I married Xiao Su's father. I might as well tell you that I actually didn't like him. The reason why I chose him was partly because of the family arrangement, and partly because he had the shadow of your father Li Hongming in him.
.”
Li Mengnan was really surprised. He didn't expect that his biological father would have such a romantic affair when he was young. However, it seems that his charm is still the same now. Otherwise, how could he find a white, rich, beautiful and upright person like Ding Linglong after divorcing his mother?
Want to make a soft meal?
"Uh... I seem to have heard this part somewhere before. It sounds so familiar."
"Are you talking about "Tian Long Ba Bu"? Yes, your father Li Hongming did look like Duan Zhengchun in the book when he was young. Although he was not very handsome, he had a very fascinating and unique temperament...
But although you look exactly like your father when he was young, you don't seem to have inherited that temperament, and you look like a passerby."
"Please don't tell the truth, you can't tear yourself apart..." Li Mengnan covered his heart, as if he had been shot in pain.
(Note: Don’t expose things when things are difficult, which means that life is already so difficult, so don’t expose some things.)
"Although he is not as handsome as your father, you are much more interesting than your father." Wu Xia covered her mouth and snickered. After laughing, she stood up and stretched out her hand to rub Li Mengnan's hair, and said with a kind expression: "Alright.
It's a good thing that you little guy didn't inherit your father's temperament, otherwise I wouldn't be able to face you as calmly as I do now."
"Sister Xia, I'm timid, please don't scare me."
Li Mengnan wiped a cold sweat. Although this Wu Xia was really charming, she was Wu Ansu's mother after all, and she was also his father's old lover. He didn't want to cause any ethical tragedy.
"Okay, I'm just teasing you, I'm scared to see you...I'm a very dedicated person. I've always liked your father. But seeing you makes me feel very kind. In my imagination before,
, and your father’s children will be like you.”
Wu Xia suddenly made a face at Li Mengnan. Although she was already very old, she was still as naughty as a girl. It seemed that her unique family genes not only slowed down the aging of her appearance, but also her mental age seemed to be affected.
.
Li Mengnan suddenly felt that his father was really blind, leaving such a top-notch beautiful young woman to marry Ding Linglong who seemed to be wearing a mask all day long. If this Wu Xia were to be his stepmother,