Soon we were standing in front of the stone house. He put his hands on his hips and said, "Feng Xiao, this place is really nice. It would be great if summer came. It's a pity that the bamboos and trees haven't grown here yet."
I smiled and said, "Yes. It will be fine in the summer."
Then he took him into the house and he walked around the house, "It's really good. But I'll give you two suggestions."
"Okay, you tell me." I smiled.
"First, you'd better build a small path to come in. It would be better if it can be hardened. Parking your car outside is not safe. Second, others will know you are here at a glance. You may not be able to relax even if you want to." He
explain.
"That makes sense." I agreed.
"Second, you have to consider winter. This place will definitely be cool in summer, so you don't need to worry about air conditioning. But in winter, this place will definitely be very cold, because I feel that way now. So you'd better stay here
Build a stove or something in a corner of the house, then go to the countryside to buy some charcoal, and then place two soft sofas next to the stove. It will be very comfortable to curl up on the sofa and read a book." He added.
"One sofa is enough." I said.
"Two! And me?" he said loudly.
I knew what he meant when he said there were two sofas. I said that on purpose. Now that I heard what he said, I burst out laughing.
In the center of the room is a beautiful, square coffee table. On the ground under the coffee table is a pure wool carpet and two cloth cushions. Kang Demao and I sat on the floor. There was already the Tieguanyin I brewed on the coffee table. The aroma of tea
Full house.
"This place is really nice." He sighed, then looked at me and smiled, "Feng Xiao, I hate you."
I couldn't help but laugh too, and asked him at the same time: "Why do you hate me?"
"A place like yours is very debilitating. I'm worried that I will become passive and reclusive after falling in love with a place like yours." He shook his head and said with a wry smile.
I laughed and said, "It's very simple. I just won't let you come here from now on."
He also laughed, "Yes, from now on you should come alone, and don't call me."
I said: "De Mao, in fact Lilac is your paradise, you just need to take good control of this matter. I have no choice. Look at me like this now. Although others think I am very beautiful, only I know it."
My inner depression. To be honest, in my own home, I couldn’t read books at all, let alone write papers. By the way, I have to thank Lilac this time. If it weren’t for her help,
I couldn't finish my thesis at all. I had to rely on her to help me analyze the data."
"I heard that you are working on a large-scale scientific research project. What's the matter? Are you getting results so quickly?" he asked in surprise. From his tone, I could tell that he should know what Dingxiang was doing to help me.
I am very happy because I know that many misunderstandings are actually caused by mind and deliberate concealment.
I shook my head and said, "How can it be so fast? We have just started doing animal experiments. There will be a lot of trouble for your future wife in the future."
"No problem. Just bother me. Just treat me to a drink then." He laughed.
I also laughed, "Why? Unless you marry her early."
"Have you ever heard of such a saying? If marriage is the tomb of love, then going on a blind date is looking at the feng shui of the grave; confessing is digging one's own grave; getting married is both committing suicide for love. Hey! Do you insist that I commit suicide for love with her as soon as possible?
"He sighed.
I laughed again, "You guys, many people are willing to commit suicide like this. Don't look like you are distressed like this."
"Feng Xiao, actually I don't want to talk about marriage with Ding Xiang right away. But, hey, now I'm in trouble." He sighed.
I was shocked, "What? You have other women outside? Or maybe Ning Xiangru also wants to marry you? No way? She shouldn't be the kind of woman who can't let go?"
He shook his head, "It's not her, it's my ex-wife."
I was relieved immediately, but I was surprised, "Why does she have the dignity to come to you?"
"She has encountered difficulties in life recently, and she has to pay sponsorship fees for her children to study. So she came to me and asked me to give her 10,000 yuan a month," he said.
"The child is not yours. You don't have this responsibility or obligation? Just leave her alone. What are you afraid of? It's not that you made any mistakes." I said.
"The crux of the problem is that she has photos of me and Ning Xiangru when we were together. She said that if I don't pay, she will show those photos to Ding Xiang." He said with a sad expression.
"You should tell Ding Xiang everything about your past. Demao, did you know? Misunderstandings between two people are often caused by deliberate concealment. I was still thinking about this problem just now. I know you may have been doubting me and Ding Xiang.
Although I have said that we are just friends, you may not completely believe it." Seeing the way he hesitated to speak, I immediately gestured to him, "Stop talking, I
I am a man, and I know what a man is thinking in his heart. Because of this, I tell you all the information about my relationship with Dingxiang, because I am very open at heart, and I don’t want you to misunderstand. Therefore, I think you are dealing with your relationship with Dingxiang.
It should be like this when you are. You have to know that sooner or later she will know some things. Instead of deliberately hiding them now, it is better to tell her earlier. I think if Dingxiang really likes you, she will definitely forgive you for the past, because
What she likes is you now, and everything about you in the past has nothing to do with her. Do you think so?"
He nodded, "I have already told Ding Xiang, and she has forgiven me."
I was even more surprised, "Then what are you worried about?"
"She also said that if I don't give her the money, she will go to the city government to sue me. Feng Xiao, you know, once someone with my status reports such a problem, the future will be ruined.
."He said.
I thought about it and said, "De Mao, I think the best thing for you right now is to get married to Ding Xiang right away. Your ex-wife's affairs are known to the leaders, and no one will believe her if she sues you. But it's best for you to have a good relationship with her."
Talk about it once. Since she is in difficulty now, you should also help her. Anyway, she and the child still have some feelings for you. Ten thousand yuan a month is indeed a bit too much. You and her should discuss it carefully. "
But he said: "Feng Xiao, I forgot to give you another piece of advice just now."
"Oh? You said." I smiled immediately. I guess he had already heard what I said, and he didn't want us to continue talking about this topic.
"It would be great if you had a Go set here." He said to me with a smile.
I was startled, then laughed, "Yes, yes! Just wait, I'll get it."
He was overjoyed, "That's great."
The stone house suddenly had the atmosphere I hoped for. There were just two of us, sitting opposite each other on the floor. There was a Go game on the coffee table in front of us. Outside the window, there was the sound of birds chirping from time to time, and there was a pot of fragrant Tieguanyin.
He played chess better than me, both in terms of layout and long-term thinking. So I lost, and I was convinced that I lost.
"De Mao, I never thought you had such good chess skills. I admire you." I picked up the chess pieces one by one and put them back into the jar. Unknowingly, we had been playing chess for nearly three hours.
"You are also very good at playing chess. Maybe you haven't played chess for a long time, so you seem a bit rusty. You must know that I read the chess records every day before going to bed," he said.
"I see." I said with a smile, "But I know my level, and you are indeed better than me."
"That's how playing chess is. Two people have to be of equal skill. You see, we've been playing this game for so long, which in itself shows that your level is pretty good, about the same as mine. If we have time in the future, we can play again. It will be very comfortable." He
explain.
I laughed, "Have you ever praised yourself like this? When you praise me, you end up praising yourself."
"I don't just praise myself casually. Feng Xiao, you don't know, when I was a graduate student, I was the president of the Renmin University Go Association. I have few opponents in Renmin University. You should know your level now, right?"
he said with a big laugh.
I immediately became happy, "So, my level is really not bad?"
But he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Feng Xiao, I don't even want to come here anymore. Your place is too tempting for me."
I smiled and said: "De Mao, if you really like this place, I will give it to you."
"Yes, a gentleman will not take away a person's beauty. From now on, I will just come to your place when I have time." He shook his head and then looked at the time, "I have a reception tonight. Feng Xiao, I am so happy today."
"Okay. I'm going home too. I also have something to do." I said, thinking about Azhu's affairs.
Immediately, we both walked outside together.
"Feng Xiao," he said to me, "what you said before is all right. In fact, I have done that. Now I have negotiated with her and give her three thousand yuan a month. In fact, from an economic point of view
It doesn't matter if I give her three thousand yuan a month. After all, I still have so much money on hand, and you are still investing for me, and the money is getting more and more. But personally, I always feel that
Uncomfortable. She betrayed me and gave birth to a child with someone else, but I was stupidly kept hidden by her for so many years. Money is a small thing, but I just feel very uncomfortable."
Now I suddenly understood that although he had already dealt with the matter, his heart was still filled with panic. Any other man would feel as uncomfortable as him if he encountered such a thing.
So I said to him: "I have a solution."
"Oh? Tell me." He looked at me happily. (To be continued)