Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 176 Return Like a Dream
Behind him came the sound of trembling footsteps stepping on thick pine needles.Yue Xuelian knew who it was, she didn't look back, her heart was beating rapidly.

Liu Xiaonan stood beside Yue Xuelian, looked ahead, and said as if talking to herself: "I tore up the letter you left me, and buried it on the sea."

"It should." Yue Xuelian glanced sideways, seeing that Liu Xiaonan was not looking sideways, she was also looking straight ahead, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry!"

"I'm sorry and it's over?!" The voice was rough.

"What else do you want?" Yue Xuelian turned around, her eyebrows were cold.

Liu Xiaonan opened her arms: "Don't you think you owe me a hug?"

Yue Xuelian opened her arms without hesitation, and threw herself into Liu Xiaonan's embrace.Embrace each other tightly, silently, only tears falling down.

For a long time, Yue Xuelian cried: "I thought you would treat me as an enemy forever and never pay attention to me again."

Liu Xiaonan let go of Yue Xuelian a little, and said sadly: "You were my wife once, how could I hate you? How should I hate you? After reading the letter you left me, the three-year romantic agreement became a Big joke, I feel like I'm the biggest fool in the world. I hope we never meet or I'll treat you viciously attack you and hurt you and myself. I didn't expect you to come back and see your At that moment, I found that I couldn't hate at all. But I have to act like I hate you, or I will be sorry for myself. "

Yue Xuelian let go of Liu Xiaonan, took out a tissue to wipe away her tears and said, "Thank you for treating me as your former wife. I don't have the courage to meet you, but I must accompany my parents back and give Uncle Liu an explanation. Betrayed you, my father was furious at me, he wanted to go back to the country alone, I knelt in front of him and begged bitterly. Thanks to my mother who arrived in America in time, my father was willing to accept such a fact. I spend all my life’s happiness, In exchange for a reunion family, I don't regret it. It's just that I owe you, and I can't make up for it in this life."

"You don't need to make up, Meng Xiangxiang and I are living a good life."

"Fantasy as a dream is a myth and a legend after all. You and Meng Xiangxiang are the real couple in reality. Xiao Meng has a pure and kind heart and doesn't have so many extravagant expectations. She will be a good wife."

"It's good to come back this time. It saves me having to contact Meng Xiangxiang secretly."

"Don't blame Meng Xiangxiang. It was all my idea at the time. I want to know everything about you. Now, I especially want to know who that Wu Yanli is?"

Liu Xiaonan looked at Yue Xuelian: "Do you still remember the first time we participated in the PEN? You said you didn't believe in love, but I said that you never forget the true love. Wu Yanli was the locomotive worker in the textile factory I first fell in love with. Her husband passed away, and she was alone. With a disabled child, life was difficult, so I brought the mother and son here to settle down."

Yue Xuelian nodded ponderingly: "Now I understand why you put the rock that hurt you there and engraved the words 'source of love'. You lost a kind of love, and you used more love , filling your spiritual world."

"After all, it is Teacher Xiaoyue who still understands my heart."

"Don't dare to be your teacher Xiaoyue anymore, you should call me by my name."

For a whole afternoon, they stood on the edge of the cliff, talking about their families, old people and children.Yue Xuelian persuaded Liu Xiaonan not to give up literary writing, literature is the foundation of his foothold.

Liu Xiaonan said that he won't give up, but right now his mind is messy and there are too many mundane things, so he can't calm down to write.When I am old, I put down all mundane affairs and pick up my pen again.

After dinner, Liu Xiaonan took Mr. Yue's family for a walk along the beach and visited his farm.He called Meng Xiangxiang in advance. He couldn't go home at night and couldn't leave the guests alone at the farm.Meng Xiangxiang said that she couldn't take the child to the farm either, and asked him to accompany his teacher, Aunt Lin.

Walking to the upper reaches of the bay and the side of the reservoir, looking back at the entire bay, Yue Zifan said, "Xiaonan, your place is like a paradise of peach blossoms, and it is a rare and good place."

Liu Xiaonan said: "If the teacher and Aunt Lin want to return to their roots one day, my place is the best place for the aged."

Yue Zifan looked at Lin Yidan: "Look, Xiaonan made an invitation, do we have to think about it?"

Lin Yidan said to Liu Xiaonan: "We still have some things in the United States, and we can still use some leftover energy. We also want to learn from your father to do some things. We don't want to retire so early for the elderly. If one day we return to China and live with you, you can Don't despise us."

Liu Xiaonan said: "If I dislike Teacher and Aunt Lin, my father will know, and he will not forgive me."

Yue Xuelian said next to her: "Maybe our family will return to China one day to settle down. Do you welcome us to visit you often?"

Forget it, I don't want to see that American devil who robs other people's wives.Liu Xiaonan said, "It's an honor."

Listening to this tone, it is the boss's disapproval, Yue Xuelian said: "I hope you will match your words with your deeds."

Still bickering, bickering is not necessarily a bad thing.After returning from a walk, he returned to Liu Xiaonan's big room in the office building.Yue Yue asked Liu Xiaonan to teach her how to write big characters, and Liu Xiaonan happily agreed, found paper and ink, and taught her how to use the brush and how to master the structure of Chinese characters.

Yue Yue studied very seriously, and Liu Xiaonan taught very patiently.The moon said: "Uncle, my mother said that when I grow up and send me back to China to study, will uncle still teach me how to write?"

Liu Xiaonan glanced at Yue Xuelian, and said to the moon: "As long as you want to learn, uncle will definitely teach you."

Yue Xuelian said to the moon: "Sleep with grandma and grandpa, and study systematically when you grow up."

Yue Zifan, Lin Yidan and Yue Yue slept in the big room, and Yue Xuelian slept in the small room next to them.Liu Xiaonan's office has been redecorated, the temporary single bed has been removed, and he can only sleep in another small room upstairs.

After settling down Teacher Yue's family, Liu Xiaonan returned to the office, counted the input and output since the beginning of spring, and contemplated the next step.

Wu Yanli heard Liu Xiaonan's voice coming downstairs, saw the lights in the office come on, and walked in to make him a cup of tea.Asked: "Aren't you going home tonight? These guests are so important to you?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "The two old people are my father's classmates. Both father and daughter have been my teachers. Do you think it is important?"

Wu Yanli said: "Don't stay busy too late, go to bed early, you've lost weight these days. Would you like me to get you something to eat?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I'm not hungry, you go to rest, tomorrow will be a busy day."

After Wu Yanli left, Liu Xiaonan went upstairs to sleep until late at night.Just as he closed his eyes, the door was gently pushed open. He thought it was a dream in a daze, but his body was hugged tightly by a person.A warm breath rushed to his face: "I am like a dream."

Everything came back to life, ten years later, that body was still so familiar and alluring.He is like a beast that wakes up from hibernation, greedily possessing everything.What is crazy like a dream, like a dream like crazy, only this is the most real existence.

Knowing that it shouldn't be, but thinking about him physically, thinking desperately.Not to mention tenderness, only crazy mutual possession, again and again.Yue Xuelian felt a little regretful, he wasn't like this before, it was revenge.right!It must be revenge for the hatred of taking his wife, and he himself has become the carrier of revenge.She wanted to escape, but her body didn't want to.

It wasn't until dawn that Yue Xuelian was able to sneak back to her room.

After taking a nap for a while, there was a knock on the door, Yue Xuelian struggled to open her eyes, and saw her mother walking in.Sit up and look outside, the sky is already bright.

Lin Yidan stood in front of the bed and said: "I discussed with your father. Since you and Xiaonan have discussed the past, we want to return to Bincheng today. After visiting old colleagues and friends, we will return to the United States immediately. .”

Yue Xuelian rubbed her eyes and asked, "Didn't you agree to stay for two more days? Why did you change the itinerary? Yue Yue still wants to learn how to write from Xiao Nan."

Lin Yidan said: "Xuelian, you have made a mistake once, don't make it again."

Yue Xuelian blushed, knowing that her parents had noticed everything, so she could only obey her parents' decision.

Teacher Yue's family wanted to return to Bincheng ahead of schedule, so Liu Xiaonan didn't force them to stay, and only handed over a key to Lin Yidan.He glanced at Yue Xuelian, but Yue Xuelian looked away.

Back to the former home, nothing has changed, clean and orderly, with complete living facilities.Lin Yidan lamented Liu Xiaonan's ambition, and Yue Xuelian secretly praised Liu Xiaonan's hard work.

None of her personal belongings or books were lost, and her photographs still hang on the walls.It was only then that she realized that Liu Xiaonan's phrase "I've never forgotten my true love!" was not just a talk.

Yue Xuelian and her parents visited friends and colleagues respectively.Fang Juan is married, and her husband is a colleague.Fang Juan said: "You don't want me to harm Liu Xiaonan, so I have no choice but to harm other men."

Yue Xuelian didn't believe her: "You really haven't been tempted?"

Fang Juan said: "What's the use of being tempted? People hang your photos all over the house, come to clean regularly every week, and immerse themselves in the gentle hometown of his teacher Xiaoyue. I don't want to live in your shadow You are really cruel, you have tortured Liu Xiaonan so badly that you no longer believe in love."

Yue Xuelian said: "If it were you, you would make the same choice as me."

That night, when Liu Xiaonan returned home, Meng Xiangxiang discussed with him, "I learned that Yue Xuelian has returned to China, and the students who stayed in Bincheng want to have a teacher-student reunion. You must be invited to attend."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Yue Xuelian is your teacher, not mine, so I won't participate. You can explain for me, just say that the farm is busy and I can't get away, or that my father just passed away and I'm not in the mood."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "Okay, let me explain to my classmates for you. Before your teacher Yue, Aunt Lin and her family leave, do we have to have a banquet at home?"

"That's necessary. I'll arrange the time. In addition, I have something to discuss with you. The American devil refused to live with the old man. Teacher Yue and Aunt Lin had to rent a house by themselves. I accepted Lin In return, I would like to subsidize the old couple to buy a house in the United States. Even if it is very small, it is my own home, and the old couple will not sneak around the house in the United States."

"That's what it should be. You decide what to do outside, and I have no objection."

One afternoon two days later, Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang brought Yue Zifan and Lin Yidan's family home.The three children played together, Liu Xiaonan talked with the old couple, Meng Xiangxiang and Yue Xuelian were busy in the kitchen.

Liu Xiaonan brought back a lot of fresh seafood, Meng Xiangxiang helped, and Yue Xuelian was the chef.

Yue Xuelian asked Meng Xiangxiang: "Xiao Meng, your two children are very smart and cute. Have you ever thought about sending your children to study abroad when they grow up? The teaching philosophy in foreign countries is very different from that in China. Both hardware and software are different. It is much better than domestic ones, and it is conducive to the future development of children."

Meng Xiangxiang put the steamer on the stove, turned on the fire, and the swimming crabs were steaming in it, rustling.She said, "I've thought about it, and I have plans in this regard, but I didn't dare to mention it to Xiaonan."

Yue Xuelian was puzzled: "You have a financial foundation, and I can help you take care of your children, why didn't you dare to raise this matter with him?"

Meng Xiangxiang smiled: "It's not because of you. Xiaonan hates everything abroad because of this. If I bring it up to him, he will definitely say that I worship foreigners."

Yue Xuelian said: "When the time comes, let the children come up with it and see what he does. I don't believe he can obstruct the children's own choices. He's a small belly, fortunately he's still a man."

Meng Xiangxiang said, "Maybe Xiaonan can really do it."

In the living room, Liu Xiaonan stretched out her wrist, shaking the Swiss watch, and said to Yue Zifan, "Mr. Yue, look, I have been wearing the watch you bought for me back then. The time is accurate, and it hasn't broken once."

Yue Zifan waved his hand and said, "Xiaonan, teacher, I'm ashamed! I can't help you except to buy you a watch."

Lin Yidan said: "The only thing that can make us feel relieved is that your mother's condition has not relapsed. I have observed that your mother's body has basically recovered."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Let's not talk about the past, we all have to move forward and look forward. Mrs. Yue, Aunt Lin, please agree to something." Then, he took out a bank card and put it in the Yue Zifan held his hand and pressed it: "There is 100 million here. I don't know how big a house I can buy in the United States. It's just a thought. If the second elder refuses, I can only move out my father. My father passed away. , I think there is no place for filial piety, and I only regard the elders as my own relatives."

Yue Zifan and Lin Yidan looked at each other, and asked Liu Xiaonan: "Surely I won't accept it?"

"Definitely not." Liu Xiaonan smiled: "To tell you the truth, my annual net income is much more than this."

The next day, at Bincheng Airport, Liu Xiaonan hugged Yue Zifan and Lin Yidan to bid farewell.He looked at Yue Xuelian, and Yue Xuelian looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and still hugged Yue Xuelian lightly.

Yue Xuelian twisted Liu Xiaonan's ribs hard with one hand that no one else noticed.

(End of this chapter)