1987 My Era

Chapter 318, Time and Fate, Planning (Please Subscribe!)
After taking a shower, Li Heng hugged Zijin and chatted with her until very late.

The next day, the two were awakened by the noise outside.

When I got up and took a look, I found that there was an accident at someone's home at the intersection. An old man had not properly stored the sweet potatoes he had prepared for rat poison, and his little nephew, who had come to pay New Year's greetings, accidentally ate them. The nephew foamed at the mouth on the spot and vomited white foam. The adults were scared to death, so they first hurriedly forced him to force vomit, and then rushed him to the town hospital.

Neighbor Teacher Wei asked the barefoot doctor who had just helped induce vomiting, "Old Liu, how is it? Is the child okay?"

Doctor Liu took the cigarette from his neighbor and estimated, "I induced a lot of vomiting, but I don't know how effective it is. I only found out after I went to the hospital for a colon cleanse. Logically, it should be a big problem."

The neighbors sighed and lamented. It would be hard for anyone to hear such a bad thing happen during the New Year, and they hid their rat poison and pesticides in their homes, fearing that similar things would happen again.

In the countryside, quarrels and arguments are inevitable, but neighbors generally don't have the kind of life-and-death hatred that could cost lives. If something really happens to someone's family, most people will sympathize with them. Some sentimental sisters-in-law even burst into tears while talking.

Li Heng looked at the watch and said to Zi Jin in bed, "Wife, it's almost 8 o'clock. We have to get up and go to your house to wish you a happy new year."

"it is good!"

When he heard that he was going to his own house, Chen Zijin, who was just lazy, immediately became energetic and got dressed and got up quickly. Wow! Even faster than picking up money outside.

Looking at his wife dressed neatly, Li Heng had an idea and hugged her from behind again, not moving.

Chen Zijin smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just want to hug you. Don't you know how painful it is when I miss you?"

Li Heng lowered his head and sniffed her hair, which still had the fresh scent of shampoo from last night.

Chen Zijin really liked him holding her like this. If he was being hard on her last night out of lust, now she could truly feel that he was doing it out of affection, love, and sincerity.

She didn't move anymore, but tilted her head back slightly and leaned on his shoulder, holding his arms around her waist with both hands, letting him hold her tighter and tighter.

After a long while, he whispered in my ear, "I made you suffer and feel wronged in the past."

"No, I did it willingly." Chen Zijin half-acted coquettishly, tilted her head and kissed him on the cheek, her eyes were as gentle as water, and she doted on him very much.

Li Heng asked, "Are you afraid of people gossiping about you if you stay overnight at my house?"

Chen Zijin hummed, raised her head and smiled, "Don't be afraid, I'm your woman for life anyway. I'll show them that for you, I'm willing to go through fire and water, and no one can separate us."

Li Heng said nothing, just staring at her face without saying a word.

It was not until much time had passed that he said, "My wife is so beautiful!"

"Well, that's right. I'm beautiful. If I weren't beautiful, my husband wouldn't look down on me." Chen Zijin turned over in his arms and put her arms around his neck teasingly.

"Wow, you were expressing your affection to me just now, but now you're acting naughty. It seems like I wasn't good enough last night. You still have the energy to ridicule your man." Li Heng put his arms around her waist and kissed the corners of her mouth five times lovingly.

Like a woodpecker, he kissed her so much that she felt so charming and happy that she couldn't help herself.

"Crackling, crackling!"

Firecrackers were heard outside, and the two men's teasing with their foreheads touching was interrupted. Li Heng said, "It seems that someone went to your house to pay New Year's greetings. Why is it so early?"

Chen Zijin let him go, looked out the window, and said, "My third grandfather and his friends are here."

Mr. Chen is a native rural person, but he spends most of his time in Beijing. He has seven brothers and sisters, who are scattered in the surrounding villages and not too far away from each other.

And the third uncle mentioned by Zijin married into a family in the next town.

At that time, the Chen family was poor and could not afford to marry a daughter. In order to provide food for their younger brothers and sisters and to exchange some grain for food, the Chen family married the third son into a wealthy family with money and grain.

When the sound of firecrackers stopped, Li Heng said, "Let's go over there too."

"Ah."

The two walked downstairs happily hand in hand.

Everyone got up at this time. When they saw the two people coming down the stairs, their eyes all turned over at the same time. They first looked at Li Heng and finally their eyes fell on Chen Zijin.

Chen Zijin hid behind him, looking a little shy, but still called out in a sweet voice all the way, making everyone in the Li family laugh so happily that they couldn't stop smiling.

Li Jianguo had already prepared firecrackers and gifts for the New Year's greetings, and said to the two, "The great grandfather's family will be back in the evening, so you two should come here for dinner."

Li Heng was stunned: "Didn't my second sister say in her letter last year that she would be back tomorrow?"

Li Lan chimed in, "I was just talking about today and tomorrow. It could be today or tomorrow. You must have missed it."

"Okay, I got it. I'll take Zijin home for dinner tonight." Li Heng nodded.

Normally, there is no need to say it, but today is the third day of the New Year, and there are many people paying New Year's greetings on both sides, so Li Jianguo meant that you two can decide for breakfast and lunch, eat wherever you want, and come back for dinner to be with your relatives.

Chen Zijin brought New Year gifts, Li Heng held firecrackers, took the cigarette butt from his second uncle, lit it and threw it in the middle of the road, and then the two of them ran to Chen's house one after another.

"Brother-in-law, sister, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you all morning." As soon as the two of them entered the door, Chen Zitong served them tea and pastries in a servile manner.

Ouch! Anyone can see the little calculation, just to curry favor with the thigh.

Although Chen's legs are already quite thick, his family is very strict. Only by holding on to his brother-in-law's thighs can he get constant pocket money in the future.

Of course, in addition to pocket money, what Chen Zitong cares most about is Li Heng's identity as a writer.

Whenever she heard teachers and classmates talking about the writer December at school, she felt very happy and excited. She would secretly listen from the side, and when the topic was about to become dull, she would add fuel to the fire and ask them to continue talking about her brother-in-law.

Li Heng took the tea, took a sip, and then followed Zijin to call for help.

There were too many members of the Chen family, and after calling everyone around, they finally got to Chen Gaoyuan and his wife. "Uncle, aunt, Happy New Year! I wish you all a happy new year."

Zhong Lan looked at him and then looked away, saying nothing and not replying.

Chen Gaoyuan quietly tugged at his wife's clothes and greeted her warmly, "Happy New Year! Come! Sit over here."

Chen Gaoyuan thought highly of him and pulled him to the charcoal brazier at the innermost part, where those sitting around were all important people in the family.

Old Master Chen was there too, as were Chen Xiaomi and her three sisters and the two sons-in-law of the Chen family. In addition, there were also the great grandfather, the third grandfather, the fourth grandfather and others of the Chen family.

"Happy New Year, Grandpa!"

Li Heng addressed other people as uncle or aunt, except for Old Man Chen, whom he addressed as "uncle" by Sui Zijin.

Mr. Chen smiled and nodded. After taking a look, he said, "The shining pearl in the literary world is here. We haven't seen each other for a while. Let's have a drink together later."

How dare I refuse an invitation from my elders? Since I was already here, Li Heng readily agreed.

Didn't know if it was intentional or what? He found that since he entered the house, Zhong Lan rarely showed up and almost always stayed in the kitchen.

The Chen family also noticed this situation, but they were smart enough not to point it out.

Chen Zijin was used to it. Although he was very depressed, he still resisted the urge to go to his mother to argue. He stayed with Li Heng the whole time, fearing that he would neglect him.

After Li Heng and the others had chatted for a while, Chen Xiaomi asked Li Heng, "I heard you're writing a new book?"

As soon as these words were spoken, half of the room fell silent.

At first, no one knew who Li Heng was and why Chen Gaoyuan personally arranged him to sit next to Mr. Chen?

Well, although Li Heng was very famous in the surrounding area, most people had only heard of him but had never seen him. In addition, he was rarely at home, so people who came to the Chen family to pay New Year's greetings did not recognize him for a while.

It was not until everyone started whispering to each other that they suddenly became alert. It turned out that he was the person in the rumor, and he was indeed as young as the rumors said.

Meet the real person!
Finally met the real person!
So even if everyone was talking to each other, their attention could not help but be secretly focused on Li Heng.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

I have heard the name Li Heng so many times that my ears are almost covered with calluses. He is almost like a legendary figure. Who wouldn't be curious if they meet him? Who wouldn't take a few more glances if they meet him?
As for the scandal with the Chen family's daughter? Wow! Who still thinks this is a scandal now?
Now everyone is filled with envy, jealousy and hatred, and they all secretly wish their daughters were Chen Zijin, and secretly wish their daughters could use their bodies to hook Li Heng.

Besides being envious, who wouldn't praise Chen Zijin for her vision? Who wouldn't praise her for her sharp vision? She had already hooked this rich son-in-law long before Li Heng became famous.

Now when people talk about Chen Zijin after dinner, they all have two words in mind: admiration! He is born blessed!
Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Heng did not deny it and said with a smile: "I am indeed writing."

Chen Xiaomi asked with interest: "Which subject?"

Li Heng said: "Realistic subject matter."

“How many words have you written so far?”

"A little over 5."

Chen Xiaomi asked: "Does the new book have a name?"

"Yes, it's called "White Deer Plain." There were many strangers here, so he didn't open up to them like he did with his teachers Mr. Ba, Mr. Yu, and Zhou Shihe, and he didn't reveal any of the contents of the book.

Chen Xiaomi is a man who knows when to advance and when to retreat, and he tactfully did not ask any further questions, but only sighed:
"Your creativity is beyond everyone's expectations. When do you plan to publish it?"

Li Heng said: "Editor-in-Chief Liao of Harvest magazine will come over on the fifth day of the new year. We will discuss this with him then."

Chen Xiaomi felt a little disappointed after hearing this, but she didn't show it.

Perhaps, this was all within her expectations.

After all, Harvest Magazine only gave him an incredible 8% royalty, and later he became a disciple of Mr. Ba, which caused a huge sensation in the domestic literary world. Now anyone with a discerning eye can understand that Li Heng's new book will definitely continue to be published in Harvest Magazine.

The status of a writer these days is very important, so important that when Li Heng sat at the table for dinner, he was not only invited to the main table, but also sat in a better seat.

If he hadn't come to pay New Year's greetings as Chen Zijin's man today, according to social etiquette, Chen Gaoyuan would have had to sit at the last seat.

There were too many people, so we had to set up three tables for breakfast.

The main members of the Chen family were all at the main table, except Zhong Lan, who was eating at the third table with some young girls who came to pay New Year's greetings.

In response, Mr. Chen glanced at his son, then pretended he saw nothing and personally accompanied Li Heng to drink and chat.

The two sons-in-law of the Chen family had never had any estrangement with Li Heng. After they noticed something was wrong, they toasted Li Heng with wine very warmly, one cup after another. The atmosphere at the table gradually improved, until the conversation became more and more lively.

After dinner, Li Heng did not stay at Chen's house for long. After drinking a cup of tea to slow down the alcohol, he left on the pretext of catching up on his writing progress and returned to his own home.

As soon as Li Heng left, the atmosphere in the Chen family suddenly became a little subtle.

After a moment of silence, Chen Xiaomi stood up and said, "I'm going to talk to my sister-in-law."

Mr. Chen said, "No, sit down."

Old Master Chen glanced at his son, and Chen Gaoyuan put down the teacup and went into the room.

After the great grandfather, the third grandfather, and the fourth grandfather went for a walk on the village road, Chen Xiaomi suddenly whispered, "I heard that Li Heng is very popular among women in Shanghai."

Hearing this, no one in the room had any special reaction. What outstanding man doesn't have a few women around him?
The Chen family is not a small family. They do not have the kind of violent anger and dissatisfaction that other small families have. They are quite peaceful.

In other words, when a man becomes outstanding to a certain extent, he will automatically throw himself into a flame like a moth, and they are no longer surprised.

Chen Xiaohong glanced around and saw that they were all trustworthy people. She lowered her voice and asked, "Little sister? Is there something else behind what you said?"

Everyone present understood this. If it was an ordinary woman, Chen Xiaomi would not even mention it, let alone say it in front of Mr. Chen.

Facing everyone's gaze, Chen Xiaomi nodded and slowly uttered a name: "Huang Zhaoyi."

"Who?" The eldest sister Chen Xiaoyun looked surprised.

Chen Xiaomi said, "The one who sings Peking Opera."

Chen Xiaohong was surprised: "Big Qingyi?"

Chen Xiaomi said: "Before returning home, I specifically asked my friends in Beijing to help keep an eye on him. I didn't expect that there would be gains. I don't need to introduce Huang Zhaoyi's identity in detail, you should all know it.

What surprised me was that the other party actually followed Li Heng onto the plane yesterday and followed him to Changsha."

Chen Xiaoyun asked solemnly: "So crazy? Did you succeed?"

No wonder she asked that.

Huang Zhaoyi's beauty had long spread throughout the capital and Shanghai. Many men flocked to her and were attracted by her. She was a very charming and lethal woman who should not be underestimated.

Chen Xiaomi shook her head: "I hit a wall. Li Heng doesn't seem to be interested in her."

Several people looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief for Zijin, but then fell silent again.

As expected, Chen Xiaomi continued, "This time we have Huang Zhaoyi, what about next time?
Who will it be next time?
Even Huang Zhaoyi was attracted to it, and it might attract even more powerful people. If my sister-in-law has this attitude, Zijin will be in danger. "

Her meaning was very simple: Huang Zhaoyi was rejected, and she could barely find a reason, after all, this lady was not young. If she was 5 to 10 years younger, would Li Heng still be able to resist the temptation?

If a woman who is ruthless comes over, how long can Li Heng resist?
What would happen if a rival that even the Chen family was afraid of came over?

The Chen family holds the sword in their hands, so they can understand the sharpness of the sword more deeply than ordinary people, and they are also more worried about the opponent's magic weapon being able to come to them.

If Chen Xiaomi can understand it, others can naturally understand it too.

After a long while, Chen Xiaoyun asked Mr. Chen, "Dad, what do you think? Do you want to investigate Li Heng's situation in Shanghai?"

Mr. Chen stood still, shook his head and said slowly: "It's fate, let it be."

The three sisters and their two sons-in-law faced each other, and Chen Xiaohong asked, "Dad, are you afraid of disturbing the things in the deep water?"

Old Master Chen picked up the tea in front of him and drank it slowly, "The core is Li Heng and Zijin themselves."

As soon as these words were spoken, the others immediately understood that in this world, there are always people better than you, and the key lies in the purity of their own emotions.

At the same time, the five people also vaguely knew that the old man had some opinions about the eldest sister-in-law, but they were within the range of tolerance.

In fact, what they didn't know was that Mr. Chen had been secretly paying attention to Li Heng, and he also knew that Li Heng and Yu Shuheng were very close. In order not to disturb each other, he stopped his eldest daughter's proposal.

Of course, it was precisely because he knew of Yu Shuheng's existence that Grandpa Chen allowed his eldest granddaughter to live and spend the night at the Li family's house.

Rather than being indulgent, Mr. Chen's approach is more of a strategy. He uses the strategy of "people's words" to win the hearts of Li Jianguo and Tian Run'e, and uses "people's words" to restrain Li Heng.

Chen Zijin felt very aggrieved, but he knew his mother's temper well, so he had no choice but to pretend nothing had happened and followed Li Heng back to the Li family.

After a break, Li Heng picked up some candies and wine and said to Chen Zijin, "Let's go for a walk and visit my second uncle."

"Ah."

Chen Zijin was worried that he might have some thoughts or dissatisfaction, so she wanted to say a few words of comfort, but before she could open her mouth, Li Heng had already held her hand:

"If you want to say something nice to your husband, leave it in bed tonight."

Hearing this, the trace of anxiety in Chen Zijin's heart disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Someone was very bad tonight, and I didn't have much time to talk."

"So bad?"

"Well, it's worse than that."

"Well, then I won't kiss you tonight, but everything else will remain the same."

"Virtue!"

A few years ago, my second sister said that my second uncle might be dying soon. When Li Heng set off firecrackers and went into the yard, my second uncle was basking in the sun and drinking.

The wine is the kind of rice wine brewed by farmers themselves.

"Uncle, I'm here to see you. Happy New Year!"

He shouted as soon as he entered the room, and fearing that the other party was hard of hearing and couldn't hear clearly, his voice was much louder than usual.

"Haha, you're back, good job, and you brought your wife with you." The second uncle smiled and stood up to pour tea and give them some melon seeds and peanuts.

Li Heng quickly held him back: "No, you should have a good rest. We just had breakfast not long ago and we are very full."

The second uncle looked at Chen Zijin again and again and said: "The girl has changed so much, my old eyes are blurry and I can hardly recognize her."

"Second uncle, my name is Chen Zijin." Chen Zijin introduced himself with a smile.

"I know, I know." The second uncle took a sip of rice wine and suddenly sang in an opera tune:

"Wait for me to leave. May you and your spouse be prosperous and wealthy, and may your descendants prosper for generations to come."

Li Heng: “.”

Chen Zijin: “.”

Seeing Li Heng appear, Yang Yingwen's mother, who lived in the same compound, put down her work and came over. "Li Heng, you are now rich. Congratulations to you. Congratulations to you and Zijin for your long-lasting love."

Well, it's rare for a rural woman to use such cool words, Li Heng and Chen Zijin were a little flattered.

After they exchanged polite greetings and wished each other a happy new year, he leaned over and asked, "Where's Yingwen? Isn't he home? Did he go to pay New Year's greetings?"

Speaking of her youngest daughter, Yang's mother seemed a little depressed. "No, I was just about to ask you about this. This damn girl didn't come back during the winter vacation and she didn't want to go home anymore. Do you two keep in touch with her?"

Didn’t come back from winter vacation?
Li Heng was a little stunned, and immediately remembered what Yang Yingwen said before summer vacation, that he would not return to this house. At that time, he thought he was just angry, but he actually meant it?

He looked at Zijin.

Because he and Yang Yingwen exchanged a letter, in which she talked about how she had discovered a way to make money by earning money from international students.

Chen Zijin said, "I heard from Song Yu and Xiao Feng that Ying Wen went to a senior schoolmate's house during the winter break and spent the New Year in Beijing."

Li Heng glanced at Yang's mother and asked for her: "What's her name? How come I don't know it?"

Chen Zijin knew what he meant and patiently said, "The other person's name is Yang Xueqin. She is a junior at Tsinghua University and I think she studies computer science. Song Yu and I have met each other before. She invited us to a restaurant outside for dinner. She is quite enthusiastic and cheerful.

I heard from Ying Wen that Senior Sister Yang often helped her in college and they had a very good relationship…"

Is your name Yang Xueqin?
A girl with short student hair suddenly appeared in Li Heng's mind. She was his and Yingwen's business partner in the previous life. If they were the same person, then he could rest assured about Yang Yingwen's safety.

During the Chinese New Year, Yang's mother cried several times because of her little daughter's affairs. Now that she finally heard the accurate news, she felt relieved.

Chen Zijin asked: "Aunt, didn't Yingwen write a letter back? Didn't you receive it?"

At this time, the second uncle next to him interrupted and said, "It was burned by bad guys. It was stuck in the stove and burned. Xiao Yang is also unlucky, born in such a family."

Li Heng looked at the second uncle and felt that he had very clear ideas, but his speech was a little out of tune.

Chen Zijin looked at Father Yang chopping wood outside the courtyard wall and asked quietly, "Was it burned by Yingwen's father?"

Whenever she thought of this, Yang's mother burst into tears.

Half an hour later, the two men walked out of the second uncle's house.

Before leaving, the second uncle suddenly pulled him and said, "I have something for you."

Li Heng stopped and asked, "What is that?"

The second uncle stood up with the help of his cane, walked slowly into the house, and came out again after a while, this time holding a black toad in his hand:
"This thing was handed down from my ancestors for hundreds of years. You can keep it as a souvenir."

Then he patted Li Heng's arm and said, "It's best to keep it with you. It can help you gather luck."

Li Heng was a little confused.

In his previous life, his second uncle did not give him this thing. According to my father's recollection, it seemed to have been taken away by his uncle's descendants.

Li Heng took it and found it heavy: "Second uncle, what is this made of? Why is it so heavy?"

The second uncle had big yellow buck teeth and secretly wrote a word on the palm of his hand. After writing, he continued to drink rice wine in big gulps.

Li Heng was dumbfounded, Gold?

Made of gold?

Li Heng weighed it again and immediately believed it a little more.

Before he could speak, the second uncle glanced at Chen Zijin and whispered, "Don't let anyone else see. Second uncle thanks you and your mother for sending me candy and wine. I'm satisfied. I have nothing to give in return. Just accept it. Remember to come and chat with me tomorrow."

Li Heng refused no matter what.

But the second uncle gave him the right medicine, and he stopped him with one sentence, "Hey kid, as the saying goes, the sky is round and the earth is square, and things will turn into the opposite when they reach the extreme. Too much peach blossom luck can easily turn into peach blossom disaster. You need this thing from our ancestors to calm you down."

Li Heng was stunned and blinked: "Second uncle, when did I know you could fight, but when did you know how to tell fortunes?"

The second uncle was famous for his accuracy in fortune-telling. If anyone's chickens, dogs or cows were lost, they would ask him to tell them the general direction.

The villagers didn't know how he made his guess. Anyway, he just took a pair of firewood tongs, put them in the ashes from time to time, and chanted something, and it worked.

The second uncle laughed and said, "Who said I can tell fortunes? I was just fooling you."

The second uncle looked joking and disrespectful, but Li Heng was indeed frightened.

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