1987 My Era

Chapter 320, Xiao Han vs Chen Zijin, the ultimate showdown (Subscribe please!)
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year, morning.

Today is the first sunny day after the heavy snow. The sky is exceptionally blue. Half of a face is hidden behind the red clouds in the east, emitting strong rays of sunlight.

Chen Zijin had just gotten up and was chatting with Tian Run'e, who was cooking on the same floor. When he was about to go out and return to his home across the street, he suddenly bumped into Xiao Han.

Xiao Han was holding a bag in her hand. She was wearing a deep blue plaid long windbreaker. Her hair was gently tied up. She had a bare face, thin eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes. She was thin and elegant. Her shoulders and neck were as white as fine porcelain, and her waist was smooth and flexible. She was at the prime age of a woman. She was tall, her steps were fragrant, her smile was charming, and her eyebrows and eyes were full of charm.

The two sisters Li Xi and Li Wang, who were taking a walk outside the door, were stunned when they saw Xiao Han.

Li Wang pursed his lips and muttered, "Sister, this is really strange. There is such a pretty girl in this valley? I swear, this is definitely the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.

I have never seen Hong Kong, Taipei, or Singapore in real life.”

Li Xi looked at Xiao Han carefully and said with emotion: "She is really beautiful!"

Their eyes suddenly met, and Chen Zijin opened his mouth slightly with a look of disbelief on his face.

Looking at his mortal enemy and rival coming out of his house, Xiao Han felt a pain in his heart as if it were being stabbed by needles. After being silent for a moment, he smiled sweetly.

Having secretly loved Honey for so many years, she learned to wear a vest and became a masked queen, and would not show weakness in front of the enemy.

After staring at each other for another ten seconds, Chen Zijin walked over and asked, "Why are you in Shangwan Village so early in the morning?"

Her tone wasn't particularly good, and was even a little unfriendly.

Just imagine, early in the morning, when you go out, you encounter a love rival coming to your man's house. No one would feel so happy!
Xiao Han said calmly, "I accompanied my father to the brigade headquarters to drink the centenary wine, so I passed by here and came to see you."

As Xiao Han said this, his smile became even wider, enough to melt the Antarctic glaciers.

The two women have been in love and hatred with each other for so many years, how could Chen Zijin be so easily fooled? He stared into her eyes and said, "You are such a habitual liar.

But lying is not a skill. You have really reached a new level of shamelessness to deceive yourself and others to get here."

Xiao Han was stunned.

In the past, the two of them would bicker but never swear or use foul language, and they both tried their best to maintain a certain level of self-control. But today
But Chen Zijin was particularly angry today!

In other words, Xiao Han's sudden attack on her private land violated her bottom line and made her feel a serious sense of crisis!
After a long silence, Chen Zijin took two deep breaths, lowered his head and said, "Sorry, I'm sorry."

Xiao Han saw that more and more people were gathering in front of the Chen and Li families' doors, and more and more eyes were cast over, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Let's talk somewhere else."

Chen Zijin combed his hair with his right fingers, walked about 20 meters to a deserted place and said:
"It's so cold outside, I should invite you to my house. But look at me, I'm sorry, I just got up and came out of his house, everything is a mess, my body is very tired, and my mind is confused."

I just got up and came out of his house in a mess, feeling very tired.
What does this combination of words mean?
Even a fool can figure it out!

The underlying meaning is: I just got up from his bed. I was too tired last night. My body is very exhausted and my mind is a little confused, so I brought you here.

As for why the body is tired?
We're already sleeping in his bed and we're all adults, do we still need to make it clear?
If Xiao Han's heart was like being stabbed by a needle before, then now it was like being cut by a knife, cutting the heart one by one, 3600 cuts, which was a hundred times more painful than lingchi.

Honey's bed, she herself had never slept in it, but the man in front of her was showing off like it was a common thing. The key point was that they slept together in public in front of the adults of the Chen and Li families. For a moment, she was a little dazed.

But fortunately, the sufferings of the past six years have cultivated a tenacious mind, and six years of secret love have made her invulnerable and immune to evil. It’s not like those two haven’t slept together before. Xiao Han got through the big scandal two years ago, so how could she be crushed now?
Xiao Han cleared his throat and said crisply, "It's okay. He will be going to Shanghai soon. I understand that you have a deep relationship and you don't want to be separated."

He will be going to Shanghai soon!!!
Why did he go to Shanghai?

Why did he apply to Fudan University?
Who made him go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange?
The two women, or rather, including Song Yu, all three women knew this very well.

What if you are not in the same city and have a deep relationship? What if you sleep with him? Running away first does not necessarily mean you will win, and winning temporarily does not necessarily mean you will win. If you are not the final winner, you have lost both the wife and the army, and everything is in vain!
In a word, Xiao Han fought back thoroughly and quickly recovered from the two consecutive attacks.

Chen Zijin's chest rose and fell, and he snorted, "Sharp-tongued, you really come prepared."

After saying that, the former good sisters looked at each other and fell silent again.

After a long while, Xiao Han asked, "When are you leaving?"

Chen Zijin said, "I'll call grandma tomorrow and leave the day after tomorrow morning."

Xiao Han asked: "Are you coming back during the summer vacation?"

Chen Zijin said, "I have two homes now, one in Beijing and one in Shangwan Village. When I get bored of one place, I'll go to the other. As for whether I'll come back during the summer vacation? I don't know yet, but if I didn't come back during the winter vacation, I wouldn't have met you today."

Xiao Han was shocked, pursed her dimples and said, "You were a bit aggressive today. You might not believe me when I said I was going to drink Centenary Wine, but I'll show you something."

Chen Zijin smiled and said, "What is this? If you want to humiliate me, I advise you to give up on it."

Xiao Han smiled and took out a stack of photos from her handbag.

After two seconds of confrontation, Chen Zijin reached out to take the photos and began to look through them one by one.

Most of them were photos of the two of them when they were last in town, with only four exceptions.

The four exceptions are Li Heng's solo photo at the Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Shihe's solo photo playing the piano, Yu Shuheng's solo photo, and a group photo of Li Heng, Zhou Shihe and Yu Shuheng.

When Chen Zijin saw the gray scarf around Li Heng's neck, he paused and narrowed his eyes, "Is this the reason why you came here today?"

Xiao Han said nothing and just looked at her.

Chen Zijin frowned. When she saw the white scarf on him and the black and white plaid scarf she had given him, she gradually calmed down from her anger. "Is it Song Yu's?"

Xiao Han replied: "It should be."

After looking at Li Heng's photo for a long time, Chen Zijin began to check Zhou Shihe and Yu Shuheng's photos one by one, and asked at the end: "I heard that they are his teacher and classmate. Have you seen them in person?"

Xiao Han said: "Yes."

After a question and an answer, the situation between the two women, which had just been eased, became tense again.

Chen Zijin seemed to be asking her if she had ever met Zhou Shihe and Yu Shuheng in person, but in fact he was testing her to see if she had ever been to Fudan University.

But Xiao Han answered without hesitation, making her realize that things might be more complicated than she thought.

After staring at them for a long time, Chen Zijin asked coldly, "How confident are you that you can win against them?"

The two women had a tacit understanding. When they saw Zhou Shihe's appearance and temperament, they both felt a sense of crisis similar to when they first met Song Yu.

They all understand what kind of man they like, and they only love beautiful women!
The more beautiful she is, the more I love her; the more beautiful she is, the less resistance I have.

Their eyes met, and Xiao Han said calmly, "We are both talking based on our charms, what's the point of fighting?"

"Hmph, where there are people there are rivers and lakes, don't be blind. From ancient times to the present, in every field and every corner, people are fighting to the death every day. Just like the ancient imperial palace, you must know the story of the sheep cart hoping for favor. Who is the emperor sleeping with today? Which concubine is pregnant? Which palace maid had a miscarriage and disappeared? Life is only a few decades long, what is there to fight about? Aren't people still fighting to their heart's content?" Chen Zijin sneered.

Xiao Han said: "Maybe."

Glancing at her, Chen Zijin said, "Do you know what my biggest impression was the last time I went to the town?"

Xiao Han asked: "What?"

Chen Zijin mocked: "When I was in junior high school, and even in this Qianzhen, your beauty was unrivaled, no one could rival you, and you alone made all the women unable to raise their heads.

But after you met Song Yu in high school, the days when you were the only one with beauty were gone. Do you think this life is interesting enough?"

Xiao Han looked at her and smiled: "Really?"

The two women fell silent for the third time. After a while, Chen Zijin asked, "I have never been to Shanghai. Is it beautiful?"

Xiao Han said: "Beautiful."

Chen Zijin glanced at the photo in his hand, then at Zhou Shihe in the photo, and said meaningfully, "I hope you can be as wonderful as you are in Shanghai."

Xiao Han pursed her lips: "It shouldn't be worse than what you have in Beijing."

The two women asked and answered each other. It seemed that they said nothing, but they said everything.

Because of the appearance of Zhou Shihe, the two women who also had a sense of crisis chose to temporarily ease the relationship, stop temporarily, and form a short-term alliance, one in Beijing to guard against Song Yu, and the other in Shanghai to guard against other women.

As for the relationship between the two of them, it's just like the saying goes, it depends on one's ability.

The reason for this is that the two women have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, and they know each other well. They all know the deep feelings each has for Li Heng, they all know that the sunk costs are too high, and they all know that it is impossible to easily convince the other party in a short period of time.

In this case, the two women chose to fight and guard against each other, and it was impossible for them to coexist peacefully. But they couldn't fight to the death here and let the other one get away with it.

You looked at me and I looked at you, and we didn't speak for a while.

Finally, Xiao Han raised his right wrist to look at his watch and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. Do you want to go with me to the brigade headquarters?"

Chen Zijin smiled and said, "Go ahead. I won't see you off. I need to go home and take a shower."

Wow! Taking a shower early in the morning?
Why take a shower so early in the morning?

Of course, he was pestering me and showing me affection this morning.

Before they parted, Chen Zijin did not forget to stab her best friend.

Xiao Han still had a smile on her face, and I really wanted to twist her into a knot, but she was not that easy to get along with.

Xiao Han might be able to be elegant and silent when dealing with other rivals like Song Yu, but when facing this mortal enemy, she can be as rude as possible!

As soon as Xiao Han appeared, Tian Run'e had been secretly watching the two women.

Even if others don't know, doesn't she know that these two girls are the apple of her precious son's eye?

Tian Run'e seemed to be killing ducks and plucking duck feathers, but in fact her attention was completely focused on the two women. She was so afraid that they would fight.

Li Lan was also there.

The younger brother stayed up late writing last night and is catching up on his sleep. She is now playing the role of the younger brother and has to rush over if the two women have a conflict.

Seeing Tian Run'e and her daughter, Xiao Han took the initiative to call out: "Auntie, Sister Lanlan, Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year, Hanhan, where are you going? Do you want to come in and sit for a while?" Tian Run'e was just saying something polite, but she didn't know that Xiao Han took it seriously.

Well, she wasn't serious, she just did it on purpose, expecting Aunt Tian to say something cheap to her.

Xiao Han stopped and said with a sweet smile: "Auntie, I'm a little thirsty now, can I have some water?"

In rural areas these days, it is very normal to ask for water when passing by, especially when both parties know each other and are relatively familiar with each other.

Therefore, her request was reasonable and not at all abrupt.

Besides, you have to give a spoonful of water to a stranger when he asks for it. Besides, you are acquaintances, so how can you refuse?

Hearing this, Tian Run'e's heart skipped a beat! She realized that she had made a mistake and shouldn't have said such cheap words. She looked up at Zijin who had followed her, not knowing what to do.
Finally, Li Lan came into the room with great foresight, poured out a cup of hot tea, and handed it to Xiao Han: "This is the water I just boiled this morning. It may be a little hot. Wait until it cools down before drinking it."

"Okay, thank you!"

Xiao Han forced her brightest smile on her face, took the water, said thank you, and exchanged pleasantries for a while, waiting until the hot water was almost cool and she finished drinking it before leaving.

This was her powerful counterattack against Chen Zijin. You stabbed me before leaving, and I will stab you back.

The purpose is to tell Chen Zijin: You are not the only one who can enter this house. If I want, I can enter in a minute. And they carried me in. After watching Xiao Han disappear at the end of the corner of the road, Chen Zijin talked to the mother and daughter for a while and then returned to his own home.

As soon as Chen Zijin left, Tian Run'e breathed a sigh of relief and quietly asked her second daughter:
"Lanlan, do you think they know that your brother is having an affair?"

"Two sides? Not three? Maybe there are four sides in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Mom, you have to be prepared to be heartbroken." Li Lan said meaningfully.

Tian Run'e was in no mood to argue with her: "Answer me and help me analyze it."

Li Lan said, "Mom, you are so concerned that you are confused. Do you need to analyze this? Under normal circumstances, how could Zijin treat guests like this? And they are close friends? There must be something dirty between the two women, so they didn't invite them into the house, but chatted on the side of the road so that they could say something convenient."

Without waiting for her mother's reply, Li Lan continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the two girls must have fought just now, but I don't know who won or lost."

Tian Run'e was stunned, thinking that what her daughter said made sense, and asked after a while: "Then who do you think has the upper hand?"

Li Lan looked at the road leading to the brigade headquarters, then looked at the Chen family across the street, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Haha, your two daughters-in-law are not easy to mess with.

But this is Chen Zijin's home court, but Xiao Han dared to come here alone, obviously with a psychological advantage and confidence, confident that he would have the last laugh. I even felt that "

Tian Run'e stopped plucking the duck feathers and looked up: "What do you feel?"

Li Lan lowered her voice further: "Your son may have completely provoked Xiao Han, and may even have taken action. Otherwise, he would dare to come here knowing that Chen Zijin and my brother had slept together. It is obvious that he has a trump card."

Tian Run'e was speechless. After a long while, she lowered her head and cursed, "This bastard!"

Li Lan said in high spirits, "Is this a jerk? My dear mother, you must take good care of yourself. There are still many troubled days ahead."

Tian Run'e frowned: "You are not a good person either, and you are gloating over other people's misfortunes?"

Li Lan curled her lips and said, "If I were gloating, I would have gone upstairs and woke my brother up. Wouldn't it be more comfortable to just watch the fun?"

Tian Run'e ignored her words and said, "You poured tea for Xiao Han just now. Would Zi Jin be angry?"

Li Lan shook her head: "Mom, you are thinking the wrong thing. Zijin is not like you and Zhonglan, who are petty and narrow-minded. He is a prime minister with a broad mind and a broad mind. Otherwise, most people would have fought with their love rivals a long time ago."

Tian Run'e sighed softly. Just as she was about to speak, her sister-in-law came over, so she changed her words: "Lanlan, go cook. Duck doesn't need your help."

Li Lan came here to help in a fake way. Her real purpose was to prevent Xiao Han and Chen Zijin from making a big fuss. Seeing that the crisis was resolved, she gave her seat to her sister-in-law and went into the house to make breakfast.

The younger sister-in-law sat on the love stool and asked, "Sister-in-law, where was that girl from just now?"

Tian Run'e said, "She is the daughter of Secretary Xiao in town."

The younger sister-in-law enviously said, "She has such beautiful facial features. Is her mother also so beautiful?"

Tian Run'e said: "Secretary Xiao's wife seems to be from Chongqing. It is said that she caused a sensation when she came to our area 20 years ago and was pursued by many young men, but I don't know why she chose Xiao Hai in the end."

"Oh, it's her. Is her name Wei Shiman?" After all, my aunt grew up in Shangwan Village and still has some impression of major events in the past.

Tian Run'e said yes.

The younger sister-in-law said, "No wonder. I have seen Wei Shiman in person. She is comparable to you when you were young."

Tian Run'e was from Jiangsu Province. When she was sent to work in the countryside in neighboring Jiangxi Province, she was picked up by Comrade Li Jianguo.

Well, if Tian Run'e's parents had not died in the countryside, she would not have married Li Jianguo given her family background.

At first, she thought she had lost hope in the countryside and that she would never be able to leave. But thinking that Li Jianguo at least had a job in the government and would not have to worry about food and clothing, she reluctantly agreed to the marriage.

How would you know?
Who knew this was such a huge fire pit!
After living with Li Jianguo for only a few days, she returned to the countryside and picked up the hoe to work in the fields again. If she hadn't had a child at that time, or if Li Jianguo hadn't been really good to her, she would have run away.

Thinking of the past, Tian Run'e sighed.

The sister-in-law asked, "Sister-in-law, do you miss home? I haven't seen you mention it, nor have you said you want to go back to visit your family."

Tian Run'e said: "There is no one at home."

The sister-in-law asked: "I heard from my brother-in-law that there is a younger sister, right?"

Tian Run'e recalled: "At that time, my family suffered a tragedy. My little sister was sent away by my parents when she was just over three years old. Because we were afraid of being implicated, we heard that they sent her far away and thought we would take her back when the situation became clear. But they didn't make it, and I don't know where they sent her to."

The sister-in-law asked, "Did the two elders leave you any last words or anything like that?"

Tian Run'e shook her head, reluctant to mention the scar.

When the two sisters Li Xi and Li Wang, who had just returned from a walk, heard this, Li Xi said to Tian Run'e, "Aunt, you can ask Xiao Heng to help you look for it. With his current fame, maybe he can find some clues."

Tian Run'e was somewhat tempted, but then shook her head: "He is only a freshman, we can talk about it later when we have a chance."

She didn't hold out much hope of finding her younger sister, because Zhao Jing had been helping her look for her over the years, but to no avail.

Besides, the two sisters have been separated for so many years. Even if they find each other, what will happen? Can they still be close to each other?

At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Li Lan pushed the door into the bedroom and dropped a drop of cold water on Li Heng's face.

Li Heng's confused eyes opened a slit, "What?"

Li Lan said, "The food is ready, get up and eat."

Li Heng felt dizzy and didn't get enough sleep. He made a sound and then stopped moving.

Li Lan rolled her eyes, "Xiao Han is here."

Li Heng's eyes widened and he immediately sat up: "Really?"

Then he lay down again and complained, "Don't joke about this kind of thing, it can kill people!"

Li Lan said: "I'm not kidding you, Xiao Han went to the brigade headquarters"

It took her a minute to describe what happened in the morning in simple terms.

Li Heng was stunned. He lost all his sleepiness instantly and quickly got dressed and got up. "Where is Zijin?"

Li Lan said, "I followed the Chen family to the mountains to sweep her grandmother's grave."

Li Heng asked: "Didn't you say you would be shut down tomorrow?"

Li Lan said, "It will be hung tomorrow. Today, we will go over and use a knife to sweep down the thatch and other things, and pile up the soil for the grave."

"Crackle! Crackle!"

Just as the two siblings were talking, the sound of firecrackers was heard from the road above.

At first, the two of them didn't pay much attention, thinking that someone was wishing a happy new year. But the next second, someone shouted on the street: "Li Jianguo, your second uncle is dead, come quickly!"

"Second Master is dead?"

"The second uncle is dead!"

The two siblings said in unison and stared at each other.

Li Lan quickly turned around and walked towards the door: "I'll go take a look."

"I'll go too." Li Heng followed.

Li Lan asked, "Have you finished writing? Didn't you say you had to catch up?"

"Chapter 4 has been written. Besides, I have to go see him for the last time."

Li Heng was a little confused: "He was still drinking rice wine yesterday, but he left today. I promised him that I would go and chat with him at noon today."

Li Lan was not too upset by this, she just sighed and said: "I have dreamed of his death several times, it's so accurate."

The second uncle was a five-guarantee household and never married or had children in his life.

According to local customs, if a person who has no descendants dies in the morning, his burial will not be delayed until the next day, but will be done on the same day.

If the death occurred in the afternoon, it can be postponed to the next morning.

It happened that the great grandfather's descendants were at home, and Li Jianguo discussed with them and planned to perform a ritual for the second uncle, but the ritual would use long benches assembled to look like a coffin instead. The real coffin and body had to be buried today.

Shangwan Village has a tradition that no matter what kind of wedding or funeral, people from the two nearby production teams will come to help spontaneously. They don't ask for wages, but just provide wine and food.

Because for hundreds of years, every household has been helping each other in this way, so there is no question of whether or not one will suffer a loss.

It is easier to get things done when there are more people. Those who need to call a monk can call a monk, those who need to call a Feng Shui master can call a Feng Shui master, and there are special people to arrange for borrowing tables, chairs and benches. Li Jianguo and others don't have to worry about it at all.

When the nails were being hammered into the coffin, Li Heng was watching from the side. He inexplicably thought of the toad. Could it be that the second uncle knew that his time was coming and gave it to him in advance?

Later he thought that he might have overthought it. How could it be so magical?
However, I have heard from many old people that when a person is about to die, he himself can feel it, and many people have made it sound magical.

Li Heng thought of his previous life. In the last second, he was walking in the fields with Song Yu and talking about beautiful things, and in the next second, he was struck to death by lightning.

There was no warning of death. The process was simple and quick. He didn't even have time to react. He didn't even have time to say a word after his death. Who the hell can I complain to?

The second uncle passed away around 9 am and was buried in the mountains at around 12 noon.

Many women sighed: "Alas, this is the sadness of not having children."

Others said: "It's not bad, at least there are so many filial sons who kneel down and pray for him to send him off. Many of the five-guarantee households don't even have a filial son, that's miserable."

The ritual lasted a whole day and night, from 1 p.m. on the fourth day to noon on the fifth day, and Li Heng and his group were exhausted.

Li Wang and Li Xi had never experienced such a thing before. After kneeling and praying for a whole day and night, they looked very haggard and their knees were sore. According to Li Wang, they were shaking when they stood up.

"Li Heng! Li Heng! Someone is looking for you."

When Li Heng got home and had just finished taking a shower, he heard his neighbor shouting loudly on the street outside.

Li Heng wiped his hair with a dry towel, walked out of the door and asked, "Who is it?"

"Li Heng, it's me." A person walked out from behind the crowd.

"Hey! Senior brother, why are you here? How did you find me?" Li Heng was surprised to see Editor-in-Chief Liao suddenly appear, and then hurriedly invited him into his home and poured him a cup of hot water.

Editor-in-Chief Liao seemed to be thirsty, and he drank two cups of tea in one breath before he began to explain: "I arrived in Shao City last night, and wanted to wait for you at the gate of Shao City No. 1 Middle School as agreed.

But before I left for Shanghai, I received a call from someone who wanted to see what your hometown looks like, so I came over. Please accompany me to take some photos and bring them back."

Hearing this, a graceful figure emerged in Li Heng's mind.

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