Wu Xia picked up another apple and peeled it gently. The peel slowly fell from the tender catkins like a girl, but never broke.
"He's in great shape, and he eats deliciously... Oh, I mean, he's in good health. He doesn't look like he's almost fifty years old at all. Of course, he still can't compare with you, Sister Xia."
Speaking of which, Li Mengnan hasn't visited Li Hongming for a while, so he can only describe it based on the impression he had during the only time they met. However, since the Ding family runs their own hospital, there must be no major problems in such a short period of time.
Wu Xia seemed a little surprised after hearing what Li Mengnan said, frowning and wondering: "How is this possible? Is his hidden injury healed?"
"Secret injury? What secret injury?" At that time, he and Li Hongming only got along for a short afternoon, and Li Mengnan didn't notice anything wrong with Li Hongming.
"It's a long story. The hidden wounds on Hong Ming's body were left by my father back then... My father thought that this would force him to marry me, but who knew that Hong Ming also had a stubborn temper and would rather leave with his injuries?
I don't want to bow to my father." Wu Xia shook her head and sighed. Every time she recalled the mistake she made, she would feel extremely regretful. "By the way, your father never told you?"
"Uh... It's a long story for me. Actually, I didn't grow up with my parents."
Therefore, Li Mengnan told Wu Xia his life story in the shortest possible language.
"So that's it. No wonder you can't see any trace of your father except for your appearance. You are such a poor child."
After listening to Li Mengnan's story, Wu Xia couldn't help but shed a few sad tears. Looking at Li Mengnan's expression, there was obviously a little more pity.
"Actually, it's okay. Although my parents and I have no memories of getting along together, the blood relationship in our body can never be changed. I didn't expect anything more before coming to Sanshan City. As long as I know that they are still alive and healthy and safe,
That’s enough... What’s more, what I got now is much more than I expected.”
Li Mengnan never felt how miserable he was. Anyway, he had never gained anything, so there was nothing to lose.
"You little guy has a good attitude." Wu Xia nodded approvingly and suddenly asked: "You don't have a girlfriend yet, right? Do you want to try dating Xiao Su? This kid doesn't look like a tomboy.
But that's just because you haven't found someone you like. As long as you have been dating her for a while, you will understand that once she puts her heart into it, she will be gentler than any other girl..."
Li Mengnan laughed a few times - gentle? Just Wu Ansu's female tyrannosaurus?
Wu Xia knew the image of her daughter in Li Mengnan's mind as soon as she saw Li Mengnan's expression. She couldn't help but smile, biting the peeled apple in her hand, and whispered: "What do you think of me?"
"Sister Xia is very good... Although she doesn't look like an elder, she is like a big sister, very gentle and feminine." Li Mengnan would always say it as a false compliment, let alone the truth.
"If you have the opportunity to meet your father, you will know if you ask him that I was even more rude and brutal than Xiao Su is now. When your father and I first met, he took a lot of beatings from me...
"
Recalling the embarrassed appearance of Li Hongming holding his head and scurrying under her fist, Wu Xia couldn't help laughing, and a shy blush gradually appeared on her delicate and girlish face.
Even Li Mengnan couldn't help but swallowed his saliva subconsciously when he saw the charming charm of this beautiful woman Wu Xia at the moment, and his heart felt like thousands of mythical beasts roaring past - such a charming woman could actually compete with this mother Wu Ansu back then.
Tyrannosaurus is still wild? This is completely unscientific!
However, the mother and daughter do look very similar. Wu Ansu now looks like a younger version of Wu Xia, and there is no guarantee that she will not become like this in the future.
Li Mengnan tried to overlay the imaginary picture in his mind with the Wu Ansu in his impression, and suddenly found that these two images were a bit inconsistent no matter how he thought about it... It was like a completely different person.
"Sister Xia, this is not what a mother should say." Li Mengnan patted his face, dispelling the two completely different images of Wu Ansu in his mind, and said: "For the time being, regardless of my relationship with Wu Ansu...
...As a mother, you should always consider Wu Ansu’s happiness for the rest of her life, right? Even if you don’t find a young talent for her, you shouldn’t find a poor young man like me, right? Or do you want to help your daughter
Have you recovered some of the regrets that were not realized back then?"
Li Mengnan didn't want to take advantage of his romantic father for personal issues.
"Although you kid is a bit thick-skinned, in terms of sticking to principles, you are very much like Hong Ming back then." Those beautiful red phoenix eyes that were very similar to Wu Ansu were a little blurry. After a moment of pause, Wu Xia smiled and waved her hand.
Said: "You are overthinking. It is precisely because I had such regrets back then that I didn't want Xiao Su to have the same regrets... Could it be that you haven't noticed anything about what happened today?"
"What do you mean?"
Wu Xia turned her head, glanced in the direction of Wu Ansu's room, smiled meaningfully, and said: "Do you think a beautiful girl would get drunk in front of a man for no reason? This means at least two points -
—One, she is not prepared for you; two, she is giving you a chance."
Li Mengnan scratched his face in embarrassment. He admitted that what Wu Xia said was true and he could not refute it.
"Although Xiao Su is like a boy in personality, she is very conservative in relationships. It's rare for her to muster up such courage today. As a mother, I can't hold her back... I'm going out to live tonight, so I'll pay here.
Here you go, turn left downstairs and you will find the pharmacy, please pay attention to safety."
While speaking, Wu Xia playfully winked at Li Mengnan, stood up, picked up the coat on the hanger, and prepared to go out.
At this moment, Li Mengnan was so shocked that he went out to live in anything? Just pay attention to safety? Is this what a mother should say? Sister Xia, there must be a limit to being cute, you can't sell your daughter! Could it be that Wu An
Was Suzhen given as a gift by charging phone bills?
"Wait, Sister Xia, you should stay here tonight... By the way, I have to become a messenger of justice to save the earth, and I really don't have time." Li Mengnan clapped his hands with a look of astonishment.
Wu Xia suddenly turned around and made another face at Li Mengnan. It was obvious that she was just showing off and had no intention of leaving. In other words, she had guessed from the beginning that Li Mengnan would not stay at all.
"Back then, I got myself drunk and gave your father a chance. As a result, he actually sat by the bed all night. This bastard, am I so terrible? I would rather catch a cold than get into my bed..."
With such strong words, Li Mengnan finally believed that Wu Xia back then was definitely a standard womanly man who was not inferior to Wu Ansu.
But having said that, my father was quite stubborn back then. Sleeping in the same bed didn't mean that something would definitely happen. Why should he freeze next to the bed all night?
Wait... I seem to have overlooked something? Did I get drunk on purpose?
Li Mengnan suddenly realized that his father was not stupid. With Wu Xia's strong character, it would be fine if the two of them did not have physical contact. But once they went to bed, it might be reversed...
Wu Xia did not sit across from Li Mengnan across the coffee table this time, but sat directly beside him, gently put her hand on the back of his hand, and said with a serious expression: "Xiaonan, although we are talking about the next generation,
The older generation shouldn't interfere too much, but Xiao Su is my only daughter after all. I don't want her to have the same regrets in her life as mine. I hope you can understand.
I'm not forcing you to accept Xiao Su. Xiao Su has a bad personality and is older than you. It's normal that you don't accept her easily.
I just hope you can give Xiao Su a chance and don't reject her at the beginning. I can guarantee you that when you fully understand Xiao Su, your impression of her will never be the same as it is now.
If you still can't accept her by then, no matter what you have done to Xiao Su or how deeply you have hurt her, I will remain silent. After all, this is a life test that every woman must go through. Please hurry up.
Let Xiao Su understand this truth... Of course, given her age, it's already too late."
From Wu Xia's plea, what Li Mengnan felt the most was a mother's protection and care for her children. Now that she had talked about this, it would be a bit unkind to refuse, so he nodded and said: "
Since you said so, let me try dating Wu Ansu for a while first..."
Although Li Mengnan had never thought about dating Wu Ansu, he didn't hate this violent woman. Anyway, the police station had to make a fake show for a while, so it was not a bad idea to take the opportunity to date for a while.
Whether two people are compatible or not cannot be determined based on first impressions alone. It always requires a deeper understanding.
"Okay, it's settled!" Wu Xia raised her hands in the air like a child and cheered, hugged Li Mengnan from behind, and buried his head between the two big breasts on her chest without hesitation, "
From now on, you will treat this place as your home, and even if you don’t come to see Xiao Su, you should always come to see Sister Xia!"
"Hey, Sister Xia, don't be like this..."
"Huh? Are you blushing? Huohuohuo, it turns out that I am still as charming as before! Why don't you call mom to listen, I can make an exception and allow you to act like a baby in my arms..."
Looking at Wu Xia, who suddenly gave out a queen-like classic three-part smile, Li Mengnan started to sweat even more. Is this still the gentle and virtuous beautiful woman just now? Why does she feel like she has a split personality? Or maybe this is her.
His true face, and everything he saw just now was actually an illusion?
At this moment, Xiao Baoer suddenly called. It was obvious that the little girl had been waiting impatiently. Li Mengnan immediately stood up and said, "Sister Xia, it's getting late. It's time for me to leave. Look, everyone in the family is here."
You called me to urge me... Good night, see you another day, no need to send you off, I know the way myself."
In one breath, Li Mengnan blocked all the excuses Wu Xia could make, grabbed his coat, and rushed out of the door as if he was running away.
He was able to deal with a group of young and beautiful girls with ease, but facing such a fairy-like aunt-level beautiful young woman, the pressure was too much... Li Mengnan was suddenly very happy that his father married Ding Linglong after the divorce.
If he married Wu Xia, an ageless fairy, he would probably become an interesting toy in his eyes.
Well, it should be something like a limited edition Li Hongming doll.
…
Standing at the door and watching Li Mengnan's embarrassed figure disappear at the corner of the stairs, Wu Xia closed the door, folded her hands on her shoulders with a mysterious smile on her lips, and suddenly turned around and said: "Everyone has left, why don't you come out?"
The bedroom door was slowly opened, and Wu Ansu poked his head out from inside. Although his face was still flushed with a hint of drunkenness, his eyes were bright. There was no sign of being drunk at all?
"Sister Xia, did he really agree?" Wu Ansu asked doubtfully. She didn't fully hear the conversation between the two through the door just now.
"As I said, since childhood, as long as I take action, is there anything I can't accomplish?" Wu Xia patted her chest and turned up her nose proudly, "But you girl is quite courageous. You even pretend to be drunk.
Do you dare to use your ultimate move? Aren’t you afraid of being eaten up and wiped out by others?”
"He...should not be that kind of person." Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Wu Ansu could only blush and defend Li Mengnan.
"Come on! You just want to take a gamble, but you're not sure, right?" Wu Xia rolled her eyes angrily. As a mother, she didn't understand the temperament of a daughter she had raised for more than 20 years.
?
Wu Ansu stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, hugged Wu Xia's neck and began to act coquettishly. He completely lost his usual heroic appearance and looked like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.
Wu Xia didn't really reprimand Wu Ansu. After all, she had her own youthful and impulsive moments, so she could naturally understand Wu Ansu's almost reckless approach. She patted Wu Ansu's head lovingly and said: "But then again, you
This girl's intuition is quite accurate. Li Mengnan has a good character and I quite like him. You can feel free to date him, I won't object..."
Wu Ansu was actually most worried about her mother's opposition. After all, she and Li Mengnan were not a good match. Now that her mother said this, she was extremely happy. Then she couldn't help but curiously asked: "Mom, you and Li Mengnan's father really know each other."
?”
"Nonsense! If I don't know him, can I just call out his father's name when I see him? I don't have the ability to calculate."
"Then what you said to him...are all true? You...don't actually love dad?" The person Wu Ansu respects and admires the most is her father, and her mother's previous words were a bit unacceptable to her.
.
Wu Xia understood Wu Ansu's mood, patted her shoulder comfortingly, and said: "Xiao Su, you are an adult, I think you should be able to understand... The person you end up with may not be the best person in your heart.
The one you love, maintaining a marriage depends on responsibility, not love."
"But... Dad has always loved you. Isn't this too unfair to Dad?"
Wu Xia stretched out her hand and patted Wu Ansu's face a few times, and said with a smile: "Silly boy, how can there be anything fair or unfair about feelings? Just like you did to that Li Mengnan, did you get an equal response for the feelings you put in?
Aren’t you still willing to do this, and have you ever considered whether it’s fair?”
"I..." Wu Ansu was speechless for a moment.
Wu Xia pulled Wu Ansu to sit on the sofa, held her head in her arms, and gently stroked her smooth shoulder-length hair. At first glance, she looked like a pair of sisters nestling closely together.
"In life, nine out of ten people will be unsatisfied. Not everything can be done perfectly according to one's own wishes. Especially for people like us who come from a clan, there are more restrictions than ordinary people... At least you are lucky.
, you are from the first marriage, and you can choose the person you like to spend your life with according to your own wishes. Your sisters from the studio are not as lucky as you. They can only passively accept their future destinations and have no right to choose."
Wu Ansu understood that what her mother said was true. She grew up in a clan school before entering elementary school. She knew all the rules within the clan. As a descendant of a branch with orthodox blood, she already had a lot of freedom.
"Sister Xia, although you have taught me this since I was a child, I still can't understand... why does our clan have such strange rules as the main house and the studio?"
"Do you know what the main room and the studio are?" Wu Xia asked.
Although Wu Ansu didn't understand why his mother asked such an obvious thing, he still nodded truthfully.
She knew from a very young age that her mother's surname was not Wu, but Yun. She came from a large Yun family that had been passed down for hundreds of years, and her ancestors belonged to the third branch of the bloodline.
In addition to the usual rules of ordinary clans, such as prohibiting internal fighting and helping each other, the Yun clan also has a very unique rule - whenever a person with a foreign surname marries a girl from the clan, the clan will also give an extra dowry to a girl of the same bloodline.
A concubine woman.
The married woman of orthodox blood is called the "maternal wife", and the concubine woman is called the "shadow house".
Wu Ansu also knew very well that despite her deceased father's great love for her mother, in fact she also had an aunt in the "photo studio". However, due to the restrictions of Chinese laws, this aunt has been living alone like a shadow in the house.
There is no place in this city where they live together.
However, when she was very young, she accidentally saw a beautiful woman who was as beautiful as her mother. She seemed to be pregnant with Liujia at the time, with a huge belly and a happy face, accompanied by her father.
Take a walk in the park.
Wu Ansu was still young at that time and didn't understand what this meant. He just felt strange why they couldn't live together despite being a family.
As she grew older, she realized how unusual this was.
"Xiao Su, there are some people in this world who are born different...just like our Yun family." Wu Xia sighed softly and continued: "You grew up in the clan when you were a child. I wonder if you have any
Have you noticed that there are very few men with the surname Yun in our Yun family, and the vast majority of the family are women?"