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Chapter 139, Be Frank with Each Other, Romance by the Lake (Subscribe!)
Although Grandma Song is over 60 years old, she is very skillful and can prepare a table of dishes before 5:.

Li Heng asked Song Yu beside him: "Do you usually eat this early?"

Song Yu replied: "Almost. Because it is cooler when the sun sets, it is the best time to pick tea leaves, so dinner will be a little earlier."

Li Heng blinked, "Will you go pick tea leaves later?"

The two looked at each other, and Song Yu asked in a graceful and elegant voice, "Aren't you afraid that I will think you are being indifferent to my guests?"

Li Heng said in a flattering manner: "We are so familiar with each other, how can I be a guest? I will accompany you."

Hearing this, Song Yu smiled beautifully and remained silent.

During the meal, Zhao Ping wanted to ask Li Heng to sit on a long bench and be his drinking companion, but when he saw Li Heng sitting next to Song Yu very naturally, he looked up at his elder brother Song Shi, then at his elder sister-in-law Jiang Yue, and swallowed back the enthusiastic words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The Song family members also noticed this, but after looking at each other, they all pretended not to see it.

Jiang Yue picked up the wine and said to the English teacher: "Runwen, I know you can drink. It's a rare opportunity to come to Dongting Lake. Shall we have a drink?"

The English teacher was very straightforward. He put the cup in front of Jiang Yue and let her pour the wine for him. He didn't refuse no matter how much or how little she poured. He just wanted to make her happy.

After pouring a glass for the English teacher, Jiang Yue poured another glass for Li Ran, and then asked Li Heng: "What about you, do you want to write tonight?"

It was just an ordinary sentence, but Li Heng felt a sense of alienation. It seemed that he was not particularly fond of him. He simply shook his head and said:
"No, Auntie, I get drunk easily when I drink, and I have something to do tonight."

Song Shi originally wanted to persuade him to drink, and wanted to persuade him to have a small drink, but when he thought of his wife's concerns, he gave up the idea.

If Li Heng doesn't drink, his good buddy Zhang Zhiyong naturally won't drink either.

Song Yu also didn't drink.

Seeing this, Song Jin looked at his eldest niece meaningfully, then at his sister-in-law, and acted like a wooden man, not paying any attention to what was happening at the table.

The meal was dull at the beginning, but fortunately the English teacher was generous and drank with the Song family, and the atmosphere gradually became better.

Without alcohol, they always eat very quickly, but they are too embarrassed to pick up their chopsticks and leave immediately. Li Heng and Zhang Zhiyong waited for time. Song Yu, who noticed their situation, put down her bowl and chopsticks and said to them:
"Li Heng, Zhang Zhiyong, I'll go for a walk with you."

"Okay." Li Heng stood up and exchanged some pleasantries with his table mates, then the three of them left the room.

As soon as he walked out of the yard, Zhang Zhiyong glanced and found an excuse to slip away, leaving Li Heng and Song Yu facing each other.

You looked at me and I looked at you, and we were both quiet for a while.

After staring at each other for a long time, Song Yu broke the silence and asked, "Why did you come to Dongting Lake?"

Li Heng didn't hide it, "I need it for writing, and I also want to come and see you before school starts."

These words sounded particularly complicated to her ears. Song Yu lowered her eyelids, looked away calmly and said:
"Mom knows about you and Zijin. You went to Beijing during the summer vacation, and Manning accidentally let it slip."

What she said was meaningless.

But she was explaining why Jiang Yue was not friendly to him at the dinner table just now, so that he would not bear a grudge.

At the same time, she was also awakening herself and reminding him.

I knew she wasn't so easy to get along with. If it was any other girl, Li Heng could still be shameless and act like a rogue.

But facing Song Yu, these fancy things will not have any effect, but will instead increase the distance between them.

Seeing him silent, and staring at the lake without saying anything, Song Yu couldn't bear it and said, "Let's go, let's walk around the island to help digest the food."

Li Heng came to his senses and asked, "Just the two of us? Aren't you afraid that Auntie will chase us out?"

Song Yu smiled and asked, "Are you afraid?"

Li Heng said sincerely: "If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu took the lead and took small steps towards the path in front of the left.

Li Heng followed him and asked after walking about a hundred meters: "The sun is starting to set, so why don't you pick the tea leaves?"

Song Yu reached out and plucked a bunch of dandelions, put them to her mouth and blew gently. In an instant, countless small umbrellas floated lightly in the air.

She slightly raised her head and looked at the tidbits that were gradually fading away, and asked quietly, "Zijin, are you okay?"

Li Heng then looked at the dandelion flower, and instinctively didn't want to answer this question, but after a while he still said, "Not bad."

Song Yu seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said solemnly, "I thought it was a sure thing for you to be admitted to Peking University."

Inexplicably, Li Heng's heart trembled. He withdrew his gaze from the air and fixed it on her profile.

She has a beautiful face, a clear voice, and an orchid-like temperament with a soft charm that is very touching.

After standing there for a long time, Song Yu suddenly asked, "Does it look good?"

Li Heng said blankly: "It looks good!"

Song Yu looked into the distance and said calmly, "She's still not as pretty as Xiao Han, right?"

This! Li Heng's heart was pounding, and it jumped up to his throat. He immediately said:

"I will reveal my identity to Peking University tomorrow and ask them to send me an admission letter."

Song Yu tilted her head and stared quietly into his eyes. Her ink-black pupils were like black holes, emitting a hazy glow. At this moment, it seemed as if she wanted to crush him and break him apart.

After two minutes of silent confrontation, the guilty Li Heng finally succumbed to her powerful aura.

He said: "Every time I see you, I feel that you have changed, but I can't describe in words what the difference is. I don't know how beautiful you will be in a few years. I'm sorry that I didn't get into Peking University."

As the three words "I'm sorry" came out, the strange aura on Song Yu's body instantly disappeared, and she returned to her calm appearance again.

Song Yu smiled knowingly and asked, "Did you use these words to win over Zijin?"

When talking about this, Li Heng couldn't help but feel a little proud: "No, I usually don't chase girls, it's always girls who chase me. Except you."

This reminded Song Yu of his love letters, the love letters that the class teacher had repeatedly banned. "Did you open your love letters when you got home?"

Li Heng shook his head: “No, there is no need to open mine, my heart is already full.

I have read your love letters and found that none of them can defeat the enemy in one round."

Song Yu looked at him and asked word by word: "Is your heart full of two? Or three?"

Li Heng was immediately embarrassed and confused. He stood there in a daze until she walked 30 meters away before he caught up with her.

Next, the two of them walked side by side along the small gravel road around the island without speaking for a long time.

Although it seemed like there was no gain this time, Li Heng could feel that his coming to Dongting Lake to find her had lowered her level of defense against him, which was somewhat like being old friends, something beyond friendship.

But he understood that it was only a little more, not much.

After walking almost two-thirds of the island quietly, Song Yu finally spoke again and asked softly, "Can you tell me about your new book?"

"it is good."

If Song Yu wanted to listen, Li Heng would never refuse.

I immediately recounted all my summer vacation experiences, including my trips to Beijing, Gansu, Dunhuang, Dujiangyan, Liuhou Temple, the Three Gorges, and Dongting Lake.

Except for not talking about my relationship with Chen Zijin, I said everything else that could be said.

I spoke for almost half an hour and my mouth was dry.

Song Yu was a good listener, and her casual eye contact always aroused Li Heng's greatest desire to speak. Seeing that his lips were beginning to dry, Song Yu slightly deviated from the path and took him to a place where a mountain spring was erupting, saying, "The island residents usually use this water, which is very clean and sweet. Try it."

Li Heng had been thirsty for a long time, so he ignored everything and lay on the stone slab to drink. He drank several mouthfuls in a row and praised, "Refreshing, refreshing, rare mountain spring water."

Song Yu sat on a stone nearby, hugged her knees, and asked him, "You've written three novels in a row and traveled across half of China. Are you tired?"

Li Heng thought about it and said frankly: "Sometimes I feel tired physically, sometimes I feel tired mentally, but when I think that it can bring me fame and fortune, and can make me get what I want, after being tired, I am still full of energy."

Song Yu asked: "You have already achieved success, is there anything you want more urgently?"

Li Heng stared at her without saying a word.

Meeting his infatuated gaze, Song Yu calmed herself down, then turned away and said, "I don't want to pick tea leaves today."

Li Heng agreed: "Then don't pick it."

Song Yu said: "My family doesn't allow me to go up the mountain during the day because they feel sorry for me and are afraid of getting sunburned, so I usually help out in the evening.

But my hands are not fast enough, so I can only pick less than one pound of tea leaves a day, and at most I can only pick eight ounces at a time."

Li Heng said: "I will accompany you tomorrow morning. I can produce three kilograms in one morning."

Song Yu turned her head.

Li Heng stretched out his hands and shook them. "There is a tea mountain opposite our hometown. When I was a kid, a group of friends would often go up the mountain to pick tea to buy snacks. Among this group of people, I am the third best. I can shoot with both hands at the same time."

Song Yu was curious: "Who is first and second?"

Li Heng said truthfully: "The first one is my second sister. Not only is she eloquent, but her hands are also as fast as lightning. She is a well-known expert in our area. I was influenced by her to pick tea leaves with my hands.

The second most powerful one is Old Rag, er, Yang Yingwen. Since she was not favored by her father since she was a child, she is very sensitive about making money and has a strong sense of self-esteem. When she makes money, she never wastes time talking to us. After half a day, she often makes about half a catty to eight taels more than me. "

Song Yu asked: "Is the tea mountain over there very big?"

Li Heng glanced back at Junshan Island and said, "The tea planting area is about the same as this small island, maybe a little bigger, but limited."

At this time, the sun in the west had already sunk to the top of the mountain. A large patch of golden red light covered the entire Junshan Island. The sunset seemed to be connected with Dongting Lake, as if it had traveled through time and space to shine on Song Yu. In a trance, Li Heng felt that this scene had been happening for a long time and seemed familiar.

It is beautiful!
Maybe it was because her heart was open, or maybe it was because she was facing separation, this time Song Yu did not deliberately avoid his burning gaze, but endured it calmly, and it took a long time before she spoke to break the silence:

"Li Heng, what kind of person do you think you are?"

Li Heng hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know. He could be a good person or a bad person, but I tend to think he is neither good nor bad."

Song Yu asked: "What else?"

Li Heng said: "Still a little greedy."

Song Yu smiled at him, "Why is it neither good nor bad? Have you ever done anything bad?"

Li Heng said: "I was forced to fight for a year in the first grade of junior high school. Three of my classmates were expelled, but the leaders among us were fine. I have always felt guilty about this."

Song Yu asked: "Because you have good grades?"

Li Heng nodded and shook his head: "My grades at that time were only above average in the whole school, and I was usually between 4th and 6th in the class.

The worst place was 8th, and the best was 4th, but it was far from 3rd. The top 3 were all in the top 20 in the school, and Yang Yingwen was always the first in the school. "

Song Yu asked: "Why is that?"

Li Heng said: "Grades should have played a small role. But the main reason is that the three students who were expelled were very bad at studying. They said that they felt irritated when they saw books and didn't want to study anyway, so the three of them took the blame for all the crimes of more than 20 of us. By the way."

At this point, he paused and continued, "One of the boys was very aggressive. He led a girl in the class to drop out of school and go home. Later, the two of them became husband and wife, and now their child is old enough to help with cooking."

Song Yu said, "I have heard about this from Zijin and Yingwen, but it is not your fault. You had no choice. Anything else?"

Is there anything else? Li Heng always felt that Song Yu had something else to say today. After weighing it, he spoke in a low voice: "I have ruined Zijin's reputation."

Hearing this, Song Yu fell silent.

She asked so many questions tirelessly just to find out how sincere Li Heng was to her?
In fact, she had a vague idea about what was going on between him and Chen Zijin.

Otherwise, Zijin would not have left Shao City for Beijing at the critical moment of his second year of high school.

Otherwise, the Chen family would not have prevented Zijin from interacting with him. Something big must have happened.

Fortunately, she was naturally quiet and a relatively Buddhist person, so she didn't ask any further questions and didn't make things difficult for him.

Such as Chen Zijin and Xiao Han.

Thinking that he had finally come to Dongting Lake, Song Yu did not let the atmosphere become cold again. Instead, she calmed down and changed the subject, asking, "I saw a flute hanging on the right side of your backpack. Is that yours?"

Seeing that she didn't keep chasing him, Li Heng secretly let out a sigh of relief and said, "I just bought it yesterday evening, in the small town across the lake."

Song Yu smiled and said, "I see the membrane hasn't been applied yet, so it hasn't been used yet, right?"

Li Heng hummed, "I've already bought the flute membrane, but I was reading and writing last night, so I didn't play with it."

Song Yu asked: "Can you play it?"

Li Heng spoke concisely and to the point.

Song Yu looked at him expectantly.

Li Heng stood up and said, "We have to go back and get it."

Song Yu followed him down the mountain and to the lake.

However, she did not return to the courtyard. Instead, she chose to sit on a big rock, facing the lake breeze, and wait quietly.

It was already late, and the farmyard was already full of people. The English teacher, Li Ran, and Quexinyan were all there, and the three of them were chatting happily while eating melon seeds with the Song family.

Seeing Li Heng come in, everyone stopped chatting and looked at him.

Li Heng smiled, greeted everyone, and left with the flute.

After a while, the people in the yard fell silent again because they heard the melodious sound of a flute.

Song Jin stood up and looked at the two people on the big rock by the lake. She suddenly felt envious and couldn't help but say to her husband Zhao Ping:
"Look at Li Heng, how talented he is! Not only can he write, but he can also play the flute very well, very romantic."

Zhao Ping looked at Li Heng for a while, then stubbed out his cigarette: "I don't know how to write or play any musical instrument, so I'll just smoke half a pack of cigarettes a day for the next week."

"I'm only worth a week?"

"That month?"

Song Jin showed a satisfied look, and then asked Jiang Yue: "Sister-in-law, you are a university music teacher, what is this song? Why is it so beautiful?"

Seeing her daughter concentrating on listening to Li Heng playing the flute, Jiang Yue felt mixed emotions. After a while, she finally understood: "This is a famous song from abroad, 'Yesterday Reappears.'"

Song Jin asked: "Has it been a long time? Has it spread to China?"

Jiang Yue said: "More than 10 years."

The English teacher looked at Li Heng and Song Yu and reminded them, "Li Ran, you should take a picture of them."

Li Ran responded, "Indeed, it is really beautiful."

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