Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 140 Sewing Machine

The next afternoon, Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang returned to Bincheng under repeated instructions from Liu Zhixin and Jiang Changling.Back in the dormitory of the textile factory, Liu Xiaonan locked the family tree that his father gave him in the closet, put Yue Xuelian's small photo frame into a travel bag, and took Meng Xiangxiang to see his "house" in his hand.

When I went downstairs, I met Meng Duoduo.Meng Duoduo called big brother and sister.

Liu Xiaonan deliberately wanted to scare her, and said with a straight face, "Meng Duoduo, don't call me big brother from now on."

Meng Duoduo looked at his sister who was smiling and Liu Xiaonan who was expressionless, and asked in a low voice, "Why? I didn't do anything wrong."

Liu Xiaonan said, "You didn't call me elder brother, but I will call you brother-in-law from now on."

Meng Duoduo suddenly understood, hugged Meng Xiangxiang and whispered, "Sister, is this true or not?"

Meng Xiangxiang nodded.Meng Duoduo got excited all of a sudden, and shouted happily: "Sister and brother-in-law, where are you going? I will follow."

"Wherever you go doesn't matter to you, you should go wherever you want." Liu Xiaonan wanted to go downstairs with her dreams, ignoring Meng Duoduo's talk at all.

Meng Xiangxiang secretly waved at his sister. Meng Duoduo stood on the spot and stomped his feet lightly, with an unhappy expression on his face, but he didn't dare to follow.

Liu Xiaonan said to Meng Xiangxiang: "Your sister is too courageous, you have to control her. Don't be unhappy."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "I know, my sister is used to it since she was a child, and only you can control her. Where are we going?"

"You will know when you go."

Liu Xiaonan took Meng Xiangxiang to his "house", took out the key to open the door, opened the travel bag, and put Yue Xuelian's things together in the corresponding place.

Meng Xiangxiang just took things out of the travel bag, and couldn't get his hands on anything else.She could tell whose house it was, the owner's photos were all hanging on the wall and table, she kept her head down and didn't talk or ask.

After tidying up, Liu Xiaonan said to Meng Xiangxiang: "Xiao Meng, this is Aunt Lin's house. It was the home of Yue Xuelian and me. We lived here for more than a year. Let me ask one more question, you really don't care My past with Yue Xuelian?"

Meng Xiangxiang said: "It would be a lie to say that I don't care at all. However, I yearn for our future more."

"Well, let me tell you the truth. Before Aunt Lin left, she transferred this house to my name. I am now the legal owner of this house. Aunt Lin asked me to guard the house for her in name , In fact, it’s left to me. But, I don’t think it’s my house, I’m just a caregiver. So, even if we get married and don’t have a house, we can’t live here.”

"Thank you for telling me all this and letting me know the real you."

"After the graduation ceremony, we will meet your parents. If your parents agree to our marriage, we should register and get the certificate as soon as possible, and I will apply to the factory for a house. However, the hope of getting a house back then is very small, waiting for the number There are too many people. There is no house, I will add a single bed in my dormitory, squeeze it a little bit, we don't cook, and eat in the cafeteria to save time. What do you think?"

"I think it's pretty good. Your dormitory is very quiet, and my class preparation will not be affected by your writing."

"It's impossible to forget everything in the past. Not forgetting doesn't mean nostalgia. Every Sunday, I come here to clean it regularly, just to fulfill my duty. Anyway, you, a little girl, marry me, it really makes me happy. You are wronged."

"That's easy, as long as you love me as before. As I said, I don't need too much."

While talking, someone knocked on the door, Liu Xiaonan guessed who it was, and asked Meng Xiangxiang to open the door on purpose.The door opened, and Meng Xiangxiang saw that it was Dr. Fang whom he had seen in the hospital, so he let Fang Juan into the room.

Fang Juan looked at Liu Xiaonan Meng Xiangxiang in bewilderment, and asked puzzledly, "Writer Liu, can you explain what's going on?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Xiaomeng and I are getting married, and the date is tentatively scheduled for this year's National Day, when the time comes, I will invite Dr. Fang to have a wedding wine."

Fang Juan sneered bitterly: "Writer Liu, I remember that you told me before that you would not talk about love anymore, right? It's only been a few days, and it's time to talk about marriage .It seems that my previous judgment was correct, this underground love affair has a long history."

"You are wrong, Doctor Fang." Liu Xiaonan explained calmly: "I said that I would never fall in love again, but I never said that I would not get married. Xiaomeng and I are ordered by our parents, and our father's order cannot be violated. We If I don't marry Xiaomeng, my father will break my leg. It was only settled yesterday."

Fang Juan turned her gun and taunted Meng Xiangxiang: "I can't tell, you little girl has a lot of scheming, and you know how to win over the elders first."

Meng Xiangxiang replied: "Doctor Fang has also met Uncle Liu and my aunt, do you think they will let a scheming person be their daughter-in-law?"

Fang Juan pointed at Liu Xiaonan again: "So, bring your fiancee to see the house in advance?"

"You're wrong again, Doctor Fang." Liu Xiaonan said, "I sent back all the things Yue Xuelian left in my house, and returned them to the original place."

"I'll wait and see!" Fang Juan was a little annoyed, and walked away in embarrassment and resentment.

On the second day of work, Liu Xiaonan went to ask Gu Yu for leave, and the leave note stated that he was going to experience life, supplement materials for the novel in his hand, and set off next week.

Gu Yu threw the leave slip aside and said, "For a whole week, give me a real reason."

Liu Xiaonan said: "It's a long way to see my future father-in-law and mother-in-law, so please ask for a few more days off."

"I'm very happy that you can come out of Yue Xuelian's shadow." Gu Yu said excitedly, "Who has such a great charm, and conquered my arrogant brother in such a short period of time? Do you know me?"

"You've seen it before. A classmate of mine in college named Meng Xiangxiang."

"I remembered. I saw it at Guan Xiaoyun's wedding. I seem to have a little impression. Is it that rustic little girl?"

"It's very rustic, and we are considered to be in the same family."

"Yin-yang weirdness, you can still remember it for a lifetime?" Gu Yu gave Liu Xiaonan a white look: "But that's okay, that little girl is cute and lively, she is more suitable for you than your cold-faced little junior sister, maybe she can change you. A gloomy and depressing stink. It seems that I have to prepare a congratulatory gift in advance."

"You'd better prepare quickly. My parents have decided to let me get married on National Day this year."

"So hasty? You don't have a house yet. Even if you apply for a house now, according to your length of service and administrative level, it won't be resolved within a year or two."

Liu Xiaonan supported the table with both hands: "There is no way. When my mother was discharged from the hospital, I consulted the doctor in charge. She said that she could only guarantee that there would be no recurrence within three years, and that it would be completely cured if there was no recurrence after ten years. Now it has been two years Yes, my dad is urging me to get married, I think my dad is worried that my mother's condition will relapse, and if anything happens, he will see that I am married."

"No, I believe your mother will fully recover." Gu Yu patted Liu Xiaonan's hand and comforted him, "Otherwise, I'm sorry for my ginseng. It's good for you to get married, you should settle down, you hang out in front of me every day , I was anxious to get angry. Do you need me to do something for you?"

"I don't need it for the time being. Giving me leave is already the greatest support."

"Special circumstances are dealt with specially, and you will be given a few more days off to handle your own affairs."

In front of Gu Yu, Liu Xiaonan always gets much more special treatment than he wishes.

After the graduation ceremony, Liu Xiaonan took Meng Xiangxiang into the stock exchange hall.In the past few days, the relationship between the two has remained the same as before. Meng Xiangxiang continued to sort out the manuscript for him, but he still kept a certain distance from her, respecting each other like a guest and making no gestures of intimacy.

The relationship has been made public, but others cannot see that this is an unmarried couple.

Meng Xiangxiang also couldn't adapt to the new role. She felt that she had grown up overnight, behaved cautiously and spoke cautiously, and could never return to the past.

Liu Xiaonan kept saying that she would not have any more love affairs, and he did it cruelly, which made her dare not take the initiative to show love.

Liu Xiaonan is still the old senior brother, but she is not her anymore.She didn't know why, shouldn't she be happier and happier than before?
She began to doubt herself, can a marriage of one-sided love last long?

Liu Xiaonan didn't need to pay too much attention after not paying attention to the stock market for many days.He adjusted his investment strategy. Most of the stocks in his hands are for long-term investment, and only a few stocks are used for short-term fighting.

The reason why I brought Meng Xiangxiang here today was just to let Meng Xiangxiang know another side of him, but I didn't expect to have an unexpected harvest.Those few short-term stocks fluctuated sharply, and he sold and bought as soon as he saw a good deal, but within more than three hours, he stopped in time with satisfaction.

Meng Xiangxiang has been silently observing Liu Xiaonan's facial expressions.She doesn't understand stocks, but she also knows that there are huge risks hidden in it.She knew that during college, Liu Xiaonan took an economics course by herself, but she didn't expect to use it on it.

The hall was crowded with people, with complex and varied expressions. Liu Xiaonan was always focused and relaxed, and occasionally showed a hint of joy, which made her feel a little relieved.

Meng Xiangxiang didn't know how to evaluate Liu Xiaonan's behavior.In her mind, the previous Liu Xiaonan had always been the object of adoration by her and her classmates because of his boldness, integrity and achievements in literature.Who would have thought that there was another side of him that was unknown, and she wasn't sure whether she should be happy or worried.

When she saw Liu Xiaonan withdraw two bundles of renminbi from the account, put them in a backpack, and put it on her back without taking it seriously, she was stunned again.

She had never seen so much money, and she could probably guess the number and weight of the two bundles of RMB.And the quantity and weight brought her an equal or even greater sense of oppression and tension.She followed behind Liu Xiaonan, observing her surroundings vigilantly.

When he got to a place where no one was around, Liu Xiaonan stopped and turned around, and said with a smile, "Don't follow me and look around like a follower. The more you are afraid of thieves, the more thieves will follow you."

Meng Xiangxiang smiled embarrassedly: "I haven't seen so many"

"You will see us often in the future." Meng Xiangxiang's frankness and timidity caused Liu Xiaonan's heart to surge with pride. He said, "We have agreed in advance that after we get married, I will pay all my salary and manuscript fees." Here you are, and you are in charge of the family's financial power. You don't understand stocks, so you can't interfere, leave me some space, can you?"

Meng Xiangxiang nodded, and immediately changed his mind: "No, I don't understand anything, so you should take charge."

"If you don't understand, you can learn slowly." Liu Xiaonan whispered: "A dignified math teacher can't manage family finances, which makes people laugh. Thanks to your future father-in-law, he still praises you in front of me, and the accounts are better than his old accountant. All fast."

Meng Xiangxiang wanted to laugh but couldn't. He opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, but his black eyes didn't move.The responsibility for this matter was too great, and it weighed her down. The more relaxed Liu Xiaonan said, the more nervous she became.

Liu Xiaonan patted Meng Xiangxiang's shoulder to make her relax: "We'll talk about this matter later. Tell me, what do you want to buy?"

"You can agree to buy anything I want?"

"promise."

"I want to buy a sewing machine."

"Why do you buy a sewing machine?" Liu Xiaonan smiled, "Open a tailor shop? Can you really ask for something, buy a sewing machine for me or make clothes for you? Or keep it for sewing and mending?"

Meng Xiangxiang had a good reason: "I finally learned how to make clothes on the sewing machine with Sister Xiaoyun. I can't give up halfway. I like to step on the sewing machine."

"After getting married, Guan Xiaoyun will have to call you sister-in-law." Liu Xiaonan corrected, and then patiently explained: "The progress of the times has far exceeded our imagination, Guan Xiaoyun's tailor shop is not doing much work, and your buying a sewing machine is just a decoration .It’s not that I’m reluctant to buy it for you. Where will I put it? The teaching task will be heavy in the future, so how can you have time to make clothes by yourself? I really like it. Go home and step on your aunt’s old sewing machine. Have fun once in a while.”

Sounds reasonable, Meng Xiangxiang said: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I don't need to buy anything anymore."

"Buy a sewing machine, thank you for thinking about it." Liu Xiaonan was not teasing: "It seems that I have a heavy responsibility. Four years ago, I sponsored you to go to college, and now I have to sponsored you to learn to be a qualified wife."

Liu Xiaonan took Meng Xiangxiang directly to the Friendship Mall, and first thought of buying her a good watch.On her wrist, it is still bare. When the teacher's watch is not running, a good watch that is accurate is not enough.

You get what you pay for. The Swiss watch Mr. Yue bought for him is very easy to use. It is shockproof and waterproof, and the time is accurate. You don’t need to twist the handle to wind it. He also chose a lady’s Kun watch of the same type for her.

When Liu Xiaonan personally put the watch's buckskin strap on Meng Xiangxiang's wrist, Meng Xiangxiang whispered, "It's too expensive, let's change it to a cheaper one."

Liu Xiaonan leaned into Meng Xiangxiang's ear and said: "If you want to be my wife, you have to listen to me. I will go home with you tomorrow, and I have to let your parents see that their daughters live without worries, so that they can be completely happy. Feel free to marry your daughter to me."

Meng Xiangxiang's eyes were shining brightly, and there were two teardrops at the corners of his eyes that would fall down at any moment.

Liu Xiaonan gently picked it off for her with her fingers, and flicked it to the side.He said: "Don't you want me to love you like before? It's just a different way, you don't have to be too excited."

Meng Xiangxiang wanted to jump up and hug Liu Xiaonan's neck so much, but she was surrounded by customers and salesmen, so she could only keep this emotion in her heart.

When the two walked out of the Friendship Mall, she returned to her original vivacity and happiness.She had a black leather satchel on her shoulder, a few more paper bags in her hands, her youthful face was a little more confident, and she walked beside Liu Xiaonan with a dynamic rhythm.

Meng Xiangxiang finally understood that Liu Xiaonan stopped talking about love, because he didn't want to repeat the love words he had said to other women to her again, but he would love her forever.

She doesn't care about such sweet talk.

(End of this chapter)