1987 My Era

Chapter 396, Arrangement

If I hadn’t gone to my younger sister’s house with my mother to help with cleaning and happened to receive the call, I would have never known about this.

Will you still be kept in the dark?

Editor-in-Chief Liao selectively disclosed Li Heng's personal information, and all he mentioned were the information that could be found in the newspapers.

As for more secretive things, he didn't mention them at all, and laughed it off by saying "I'm not sure, I don't know".

Seeing that he could not get any deeper information from Editor-in-Chief Liao, Huang Xuqing bid farewell to Harvest magazine.

She didn't know how she walked out of the building?

My mind was groggy, and I first guessed that it must be Li Heng who called? But then I thought it was impossible!
The reason why I think so is very simple. Most people would not pretend to be editor Zouping.

And from the line of editor Zouping and editor-in-chief Liao, the only person whose relationship network can extend outward is the writer December. Given my personality, I have no interest in anyone else.

The reason why she spoke so decisively in front of Editor Liao and asked directly if it was Li Heng was because she wanted to trick him so as to better observe Editor Liao's reaction and further verify her guess.

Another reason is that my younger sister suddenly came back during the Dragon Boat Festival.

And Li Heng’s birthday is the Dragon Boat Festival!

These are such coincidences!
What an incredible coincidence!

As for why she felt it couldn't be Li Heng, there were too many reasons, too many for her to count.

For example, the repeated setbacks my younger sister encountered in the past are the most powerful proof.

Back in the car, Huang Xuqing thought for a while, and finally, to be on the safe side, she decided it was necessary to go to Fudan University.

Otherwise she won't be able to sleep tonight.

Jing'an is neither far nor near from Yangpu, and by the time she drove there, it was already past noon.

After getting off the bus and entering the School of Management, Huang Xuqing went straight to the counselor Liu Jia.

"Cousin, why are you here?" Counselor Liu Jia was very surprised.

Seeing that no one was in the office, Huang Yuqing asked directly: "Has Zhaoyi contacted Li Heng through you before?"

The instructor hesitated and nodded.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xuqing stated her purpose: "I want to ask you for a favor."

Liu Jia listened attentively.

Huang Xuqing whispered a few words. Later, Liu Jia walked out of the office and went to the Statistics 1 class.

Today is the last class of advanced mathematics. As soon as the teacher finished marking the key points, almost everyone in the class came, and the class was more orderly than ever before.

"Li Heng, come to my office for a moment." Liu Jia walked into the classroom, tapped Li Heng's shoulder and said.

Li Heng looked back and saw that it was the instructor, then stood up and followed him out of the classroom.

When he arrived at the office, counselor Liu Jia first poured him a glass of water, and then talked to him under the pretext of caring about his final exams, asking him if he was confident about the exams, how his life was like at school, and if there was anything he needed help from the school.
Li Heng did not find these topics strange, as his counselors in the past often showed concern for him and asked him these questions.

After chatting for about ten minutes as usual, Li Heng left the office.

As soon as the door was closed, Huang Yuqing walked out from behind the screen.

The so-called screen is actually a curtain in the corner of the office. There is a smaller bamboo mat behind it, which is used by the instructor for lunch break.

The instructor asked Huang Xuqing: "Cousin, have you seen the person clearly?"

"Yeah, it feels better than on TV."

Huang Xuqing just took a good look at Li Heng through the gap in the curtains, and instantly understood why her younger sister had fallen into trouble with him!

He is talented at a young age, has a good look, good temperament, can play music, and has good conversation skills. He is simply born to seduce women and is poison to women.

For a moment, Huang Xuqing was glad that her daughter did not fall in love with Li Heng, otherwise two people would be lost in the family and the consequences would be unimaginable.

After being thankful, she felt confused.

Totally confused!
The voice on the phone was a little hoarse, low and vicissitudes.

Li Heng's voice is clean and full of vitality.

The two voices have nothing in common and are not the same person at all.

Could it be that it wasn't Li Heng? Was it because of my preconceived notion?

Or did Li Heng deliberately change the tone when he called? If they dared to use Zouping's name, it didn't seem outrageous to change the tone when they called.

The question is, he is so young, how could he sound so mature and experienced over the phone?
The more he thought about it, the more things seemed to be wrong, but this time Huang Xuqing was not as confident as before he came.

When I returned to my younger sister's home in Jing'an, Huang's mother was no longer there, but the sheets and quilts were hanging on the balcony.

Huang Xuqing wandered around her younger sister's house, staring at the landline phone on the coffee table for a long time. Finally, she closed the door and rushed to her parents' house.

According to the itinerary, my younger sister should be back from Beijing this afternoon. Let her pack up the quilt and sheets herself after they are dried.

When they arrived at their parents' house, Huang's mother had indeed returned. Huang Yuqing asked as soon as she entered the door: "Mom, why don't you stay at my younger sister's house for a while?"

Huang's mother replied: "Your father called me and said he couldn't find a document, so I came back to help him find it."

"Have you found it?" Huang Xuqing asked.

"I found it. I locked it in another box. I lost the key. I had to pry the lock open."

Huang's mother responded, and then quietly asked: "How is it? Did you see Zouping?"

"Ah."

"What does Zouping want from your little sister?"

"The follow-up manuscript of Li Heng's "White Deer Plain" has arrived. Notify Zhaoyi that she can read it in advance." Huang Xuqing lied.

Huang's mother had no doubts about this. Besides the works of the writer Shi Er Yue, the only thing that could make her daughter interested in Harvest magazine was Li Heng himself.

Later, Huang's mother questioned: "You could have told me this over the phone and I would have passed it on. Why did you have to hesitate and hang up the phone?"

Huang Xuqing had a plan in mind: "I have concerns and dare not mention anything about "Li Heng" in front of you, for fear of upsetting you and your father."

Huang's mother was stunned for a moment, then expressed her understanding of the other party's difficulties, sighed and said: "Alas, what a sin Zhaoyi has committed!"

"Mom, everyone has their own destiny, don't force it." Huang Yuqing comforted.

Huang's mother was silent for a while, then asked, "Is your little sister still pestering Li Heng?"

Huang Xuqing said: "According to Editor-in-Chief Liao and Zouping, I haven't contacted them for almost two months, and I haven't been to Harvest magazine for a while."

Huang's mother heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good! That's good! How can a woman in her 30s pester a teenager? If it gets out, where will your father and I be able to put our faces? We won't be able to face anyone."

Huang Xuqing: “…”

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the other side.

Editor-in-Chief Liao personally escorted Huang Xuqing to the gate, pondered for a while, and then found Zou Ping to question him and get his confession.

More than ten minutes later, the two left the magazine and drove a van to Fudan University.

On the way, Zou Ping asked anxiously, "Editor-in-chief, will this have an impact on Lao Li?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao shook his head: "It shouldn't happen. Everything we say can be found in the newspapers. It's no big deal."

Thinking of the old lady in blue, Zou Ping, who had a lot to say, shut up and followed the editor-in-chief to Lushan Village in silence.

After the fourth class, Li Heng and the guys from room 325 went to the cafeteria to eat. Just as the food was ready, Mai Sui came over quickly and said to him:
"Li Heng, Zouping is here." Since there were outsiders present, she did not call him Editor Zou, but called him by his name.

Li Heng understood, said hello to his roommates, and then left the cafeteria with Mai Sui.

He asked, "Did Lao Zou come here alone?"

"And Editor-in-Chief Liao." Mai Sui replied.

Li Heng nodded, "How was your final review?"

Mai Sui said softly, "Almost done, how about you?"

Li Heng said: "I'm fine too."

When they were about to enter the alley, he suddenly asked, "After the exam, will you go back with us?"

Mai Sui looked at him and said, "I'll ask Manning."

Li Heng took a step closer to her: "Don't ask, let's go together."

The wheat ear remained silent.

Seeing that she didn't reply, Li Heng looked at her and didn't force her. The two of them walked into Building 26 one after the other.

Not far from the gate of the courtyard, the ginkgo tree planted on the Dragon Boat Festival didn't seem to be showing any signs of improvement. It still looked like it was dying after so many days, which made him feel distressed.

He watered the plant every day, but it didn't seem to work. He wondered if it was waterlogged or sick.

When Li Heng reached the second floor, before he had time to exchange pleasantries with Editor-in-Chief Liao and Zou Ping, Editor-in-Chief Liao stood up and said to him, "Junior brother, let's go to the study."

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, smiled at Zou Ping, and then brought Editor-in-Chief Liao to the study.

After closing the door, he asked, "Brother, is there something urgent?"

Editor-in-Chief Liao asked, "Did you call Zhaoyi's home?"

Li Heng looked at the other person with a calm expression.

Seeing this, Editor-in-Chief Liao did not ask any further questions, but quickly recounted the entire story of Huang Xuqing's visit to the magazine, including the content of the conversation between him and Huang Xuqing.

Li Heng was horrified when he heard this, and secretly thanked himself for being careful and making the call with a hoarse voice.

But the next second, he frowned. Was Liu Yue's mother suspecting him?
Editor-in-Chief Liao observed his expression for a while, then tactfully changed the subject: "How is the situation with White Deer Plain? The teacher mentioned you yesterday."

Li Heng opened the desk drawer and took out the manuscript of the first 36 chapters and handed it to the other party: "I have written up to chapter 44, but I still need to revise the next few chapters. When the time comes, I will give it to you along with the finale."

It was much faster than expected. Editor-in-Chief Liao said happily, "OK."

After flipping through the manuscript, Editor-in-Chief Liao asked, "Do you want me to buy you plane tickets when you go back?"

Li Heng said: "There are seven of us, so forget about the plane tickets. We can just get sleeper tickets on the train."

In fact, he didn't know whether Xiao Han's family would come to pick her up. In his past memories, it seemed that they always came to pick her up.

The Xiao family has always treasured this beautiful daughter and is never afraid of any trouble for her.

After the matter was settled, the two walked out of the study, and the four of them sat around on the sofa and chatted.

Half an hour later, Zouping and Editor-in-Chief Liao said goodbye and left. The bustling living room suddenly became quiet.

Their eyes met, and Li Heng said, "I'll go to Shaodong to see you on July 7th."

Mai Sui hummed.

This was something they had agreed upon, that he would go to her hometown to play during the summer vacation.

Li Heng said: "I will return to Shanghai at the end of July. Will you come with me?"

Seeing him staring at her with burning eyes, Mai Sui was instantly moved. At this moment, an idea came to her mind that wanted to agree on her behalf.

Unable to bear his gaze, Mai Sui looked away: "Let's wait and see, maybe I'll stay at home with my grandparents."

Remembering that her grandfather had a serious illness not long ago, Li Heng nodded.

The last class of this semester has ended. There were no classes in the afternoon, so Li Heng, Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe went to the library to review for the final exam.

As soon as he sat down, he asked Zhou Shihe: "Comrade Shihe, when will you come over during the summer vacation?"

Zhou Shihe asked him gently: "What about you?"

Li Heng replied: "I have some things to do, so I may go there at the end of July, or maybe earlier. It depends on the situation."

Zhou Shihe thought for a moment and said, "I still need to discuss with Teacher Yu before making a decision. I should be here early."

Apart from "Original Scenery of Hometown", there are 9 more songs that need to be arranged for a pure music album, which is definitely a big project. The two girls dare not stay at home for too long.

Li Heng said: "Okay, let me know the result of the discussion, and I will try to come over in advance to cooperate with you."

Zhou Shihe agreed.

As more and more students came to the library, the three stopped talking and started to get busy.

Two hours later, after reviewing College English, Zhou Shihe closed her English textbook and stared at the cover of the textbook for a while. She suddenly wrote a note to Mai Sui: My eyes are a little tired, accompany me to the corridor to relax.

After reading the note, Mai Sui put down his pen and stood up, and the two of them walked out of the study room one after another.

Arriving at a corner of the corridor, Zhou Shihe first looked out the window at the skyline for a while, then suddenly spoke in a gentle voice: "Did he invite you to come here during the summer vacation?"

Wheat Ear said, “Yes.”

Zhou Shihe asked: "What do you say?"

Mai Sui said, "I want to stay at home with my grandparents."

Zhou Shihe turned to look at her best friend, her clever little mouth slightly pouted, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

In fact, she wanted to persuade Sui Sui to come over. Firstly, she was really concerned about her best friend. This would not only deepen the relationship between Sui Sui and Li Heng, but also stop the woman in the building opposite.

Besides, Zhou Shihe doesn’t want to face Li Heng alone, and doesn’t want to be alone with him.

She could no longer deceive herself about his thoughts about her and now had some vague guesses, but she couldn't reveal them openly.

It's even harder to blame him, he probably can't help himself. This can be seen from the fact that every time he wakes up, he leaves in a clean and tidy manner.

After the two questions and two answers, the two women suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, the wheat ear looked up at the sky and said, "Let everything be as it is."

After hearing these inexplicable words, Zhou Shihe looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, quietly and silently.

After taking a breath for about 10 minutes, the two girls returned to the study room. Thinking about what her best friend had just said to her, Mai Sui secretly glanced at Li Heng who was immersed in the world of books, and her mood was very complicated.

If there was no Song Yu, and if he didn't have a partner, maybe I would split my summer vacation in half, spending half with my grandparents and the other half with him.

The shadows of Song Yu, Xiao Han and Chen Zijin flashed through his mind one by one. Mai Sui forced himself to interrupt any unrealistic fantasies and picked up the pen to continue reviewing.

As the pen was writing on the paper, he accidentally wrote more than ten names of "Li Heng".

When Mai Sui reacted, she immediately raised her head and looked at her best friend on her right.

Coincidentally, Zhou Shihe was also looking at the all-male names on her book.

In just a moment, the wheat ears' faces turned red and looked as fiery as the sunset.

Seeing this, Zhou Shihe smiled faintly and took the initiative to look away so as not to embarrass her best friend.

ps: Change first and then change.

(End of this chapter)