1987 My Era

Chapter 397: Seeking Kindness and Obtaining Kindness

Around 5:40 p.m., the three left the library.

On the way, Li Heng asked, "I feel like treating you guys today. Where do you two want to eat? The cafeteria? Or off-campus?"

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe looked at each other, and Zhou Shihe said gently, "Go buy some vegetables, and I'll cook for you."

Li Heng raised his eyelids and joked, "Huh? Did something good happen today? Be kind."

Zhou Shihe shook her head and smiled: "I owed Manning a meal a long time ago, and she asked me for it today."

So that's how it is. Li Heng said happily, "That's fine too. I don't care about the process, I only care about the result. If there's a meal for free, I will definitely not hesitate."

The three of them went to buy vegetables, chatting and laughing, and then headed towards Lushan Village. However, just as they reached the entrance of the alley, they ran into instructor Liu Jia.

"teacher."

The three of them shouted in unison.

Instructor Liu Jia came over, looked at Zhou Shihe, then at Mai Sui, and finally said to Li Heng: "Li Heng, the school has something to ask you."

Hearing this, Li Heng handed the dish in his hand to Mai Sui and said, "Don't wait for me for dinner. You can eat first when the dishes are ready."

Mai Sui hummed and watched him and the instructor leave.

When Liu Jia arrived at the School of Management and entered the office, he casually dialed a phone number and soon a "Hello" voice came from the other end.

The voice was like an oriole, very pleasant to the ears. Li Heng had heard the other party singing several times, and he knew who it was instantly?

Upon hearing this, the counselor handed the receiver directly to him, then left the office consciously and closed the door.

Glancing at the closed door, Li Heng glanced at the receiver, put it to his ear and said, "It's me."

"Well, I'm back." Huang Zhaoyi said slowly.

Li Heng asked: "Where?"

Huang Zhaoyi replied: "At my home in Yangpu."

After saying this, she showed a hint of anticipation, hoping that the man would say he wanted to come find her the next second.

Li Heng thought for a moment and asked, "The phone number you gave me last time was your parents'?"

"No, it's my own home."

Fearing that he might misunderstand, Huang Zhaoyi quickly explained: "I live alone in this house. It's just that since I'm often away from home, my eldest sister would come from time to time to help me clean the house, close the windows, etc."

Hearing her say this, Li Heng was very depressed. He found that there were other people at her home both times he called her. It was too much of a coincidence. Even novels wouldn't dare to write this way.

Huang Zhaoyi said: "Editor-in-Chief Liao just called me."

Li Heng asked again: "Did my senior tell you about what happened today?"

Huang Zhaoyi nodded.

Li Heng asked: "Then you...?"

Huang Zhaoyi was silent for a while, then she spoke in a low voice: "Don't worry, I won't get you into trouble."

Li Heng said: "I am not afraid of this"

Huang Zhaoyi hesitated to speak.

After waiting for a while and not getting a reply, Li Heng asked, "Have you had dinner?"

Huang Zhaoyi replied: "I have already eaten it, at home with my parents and my eldest sister..."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly came to her senses and immediately bit her lower lip, regretting it deeply.

She understood: she had broken the ladder handed to her by the man with her own hands and killed the great opportunity.

Sure enough, the air suddenly became quiet.

Just when Huang Zhaoyi was feeling lost, a voice came from the phone again, "Did your performance in Beijing go well?"

"Well, it went smoothly, and..."

After a pause, she continued, "I also met my uncle and aunt."

The uncle and aunt she mentioned were Li Heng's parents.

Li Heng asked: "Didn't my second sister accompany me to the theater?"

Huang Zhaoyi replied: "Not this time."

At this point, the two of them were deadlocked and had nothing to say.

Due to the huge age gap, Huang Zhaoyi was afraid that they would have nothing to talk about, that they would have no common language, and that there would be a generation gap.

Feeling that the suffocating atmosphere was about to swallow her up, Huang Zhaoyi took a breath and took the initiative to ask: "You called me, is there something wrong?"

Thinking that the Olympics were only two months away and time was running out, Li Heng had no time to be pretentious and immediately recounted in detail the difficulties Li Wang had encountered in the Sports Commission.

After listening carefully, Huang Zhaoyi pondered for a moment and said, "I'll ask for you."

"Thank you! No matter what the result is, I owe you a favor." Li Heng said.

Huang Zhaoyi switched the receiver from her left hand to her right hand and said, "Let's not talk about this between us."

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, "Okay."

After finishing her business, Huang Zhaoyi thought about what she had just regretted, and once again mustered up the courage to test the waters:
"This month, I learned two new dishes. If you haven't had dinner yet, why don't I make them for you to try."

Li Heng understood, but did not refuse: "Okay, I'll come over later."

Seeing the unexpected turn of events, Huang Zhaoyi looked out the window at the sky in delight and asked, "Shall I pick you up?"

"No need, the road is not far, I can get there quickly by bike." Li Heng said.

"Well, then I'll wait for you at home." Huang Zhaoyi said.

After hanging up the phone, Li Heng looked at the receiver and then put it back.

Returning to Lushan Village, he strode into Building 27 and said to the four girls in the kitchen:
"I'm going out to do something. I won't be having dinner at home. You don't have to prepare it for me."

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe listened in silence.

Sun Manning, who had just arrived, asked meaningfully, "Are you coming back tonight? We are planning to detonate the bomb, but we are short of one person."

Li Heng asked: "Ye Ning doesn't know how to do it?"

Sun Manning complained: "Oh! She is so stupid, none of us three want to be on her side."

Hearing this, Ye Ning's anger soared, but after receiving Sun Manning's eyes, she finally had to cooperate and said: "What's so fun about poker? I won't play even if you ask me to."

Li Heng: “.”

He looked at Mai Sui and nodded, "I will be back, but it may be a little late."

Hearing this, Mai Sui followed him to Building 26 and said sympathetically, "If you have something to do, don't worry about me."

She thought he was going to Xiao Han's place, so she said this.

Li Heng didn't explain anything. He took the key and unlocked the bicycle chain. He turned around and said, "You can go to the library to read after dinner. I should be back before 8:."

8:? Mai Sui immediately realized that he had misunderstood. He was not going to Xiao Han's place. He hummed softly and stood in the middle of the alley, watching his back walk away until he disappeared.

Leaving Fudan University and crossing the Pentagon Square, you will arrive at the three-story building in another seven or eight minutes.

This time he learned his lesson and did not rush to stop the car and ring the doorbell. Instead, he walked around and made sure there was no one around before knocking on the door.

How do you say that?

Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Damn it! He is a little afraid of Huang Xuqing now.

No, I was afraid of Liu Yue and her mother and daughter! They were just full and had nothing to do.

Hearing the knock on the door, Huang Zhaoyi, who had just changed her clothes and dressed up, quickly came out of the house and opened the gate.

The door opened and they looked at each other.

After looking at each other for a while, Huang Zhaoyi said, "You're here." "Yes."

Li Heng hummed, stepped through the gate and walked in.

Huang Zhaoyi closed the courtyard door, locked it, and followed him back into the house.

Pouring him a glass of water, Huang Zhaoyi said, "There is one dish that is not ready yet, please wait a moment."

Li Heng took the water and drank it in one gulp. Then he followed it to the kitchen door and watched the people inside busying around.

After a while, he suddenly asked, "Why didn't you wear perfume today?"

The last time they were intimate, he smelled of Chanel perfume, which aroused Teacher Yu's suspicion.

Later, he came up with an idea. When Teacher Yu was teaching English to Statistics Class 1, he brought Li Xian, who also liked to use Chanel No. 5 perfume, to Teacher Yu in an unintentional way.

As expected, Yu Shuheng's eyes stayed on Li Xian for a long time, and then most of her doubts disappeared. She had heard a long time ago that Li Xian had pursued Li Heng for a long time, but it ended in vain.

As for why it ended in vain?

The girls around Li Heng all understood that he was not interested in Li Xian.

Yu Shuheng knew very well that someone had a picky appetite and was very picky. He would not be interested in a girl like Li Xian who was a little pretty. But she was relieved.

Huang Zhaoyi said: "I haven't taken a shower yet. I plan to take a shower after I finish cooking."

Li Heng nodded and said nothing more.

There were three dishes and a soup, two of which were new dishes she had learned, bandit pork liver and Yongzhou blood duck.

When the food was served, she asked, "Would you like some wine?"

Li Heng glanced at the four dishes and said, "Today's dishes look good, let's have a drink."

She invited him to dinner at her home and he didn't refuse, and she suggested drinking with him, and he still didn't refuse. Huang Zhaoyi was in a good mood and immediately picked out a bottle of the most expensive red wine from the wine cabinet.

Li Heng looked at the red wine and asked, "Romanee-Conti? Why not Lafite? I remember you said last time that you were the agent for Lafite's red wine business in Hong Kong."

"Yes. This wine was given to me by a friend in Hong Kong. There were four bottles in total, and I drank two."

As she introduced him, she opened the lid and poured him some wine. "I have a lot of wine at home, if you like..."

Li Heng shook his head and interrupted her: "No, if I want to drink, I will come to you."

The first half of the sentence made her pause, and the second half made her smile and say, "Okay, I'll cook some food and wine to serve you then."

Li Heng took the red wine glass and said to her, "Since you've already eaten, drink with me."

The third surprise was that Li Heng had never been so polite to her before. Huang Zhaoyi sat opposite him and began to pour herself a glass of wine.

Li Heng asked: "Why are you sitting so far away?"

Huang Zhaoyi, who was pouring wine, paused and said a little embarrassedly, "I haven't showered yet after cooking, so I might smell like cooking fumes."

Li Heng stared into her eyes without saying a word.

After facing each other for a while, she stood up and moved to sit on his left.

Li Heng said: "Come over one more spot."

The next seat is next to him.

Huang Zhaoyi's heartbeat quickened for no reason, and changed position again under his gaze.

Li Heng tilted his head slightly and asked, "Am I a tiger?"

Huang Zhaoyi lowered her head for a few seconds, then looked up and looked at him, smiled and said, "I'm a little uncomfortable."

What is she not used to?
The two knew it well.

Li Heng was silent for a while. After a while, he picked up the cup and took a sip. Then he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of Yongzhou blood duck: "Do you know that I like to eat duck?"

Huang Zhaoyi's eyes fell on the tip of his chopsticks: "I know."

"Oh?" Li Heng said.

Huang Zhaoyi explained: "Xiao Liuyue told me."

Then she added, "She must have specifically inquired about your preferences at school before."

Hearing this, Li Heng looked at her meaningfully and then opened his mouth to eat.

At just this one glance, Huang Zhaoyi's body felt hot and her ears went weak, but her eyes were fixed on him as he tasted the blood duck.

Chew and chew. Li Heng praised: "Not bad, it looks like it's done. You do have a talent for cooking."

Hearing this, Huang Zhaoyi also picked up her chopsticks and helped him pick out a few pieces of the best blood duck. She smiled and said, "As long as you like it, come and sit with me more often when you have time. I'll cook for you."

Li Heng was silent for a while, then sighed and asked, "Do you know the story of 'seeking benevolence and obtaining benevolence'?"

Huang Zhaoyi nodded and answered, "It comes from the Analects. To restrain oneself and return to propriety is benevolence. If one restrains oneself and returns to propriety every day, the world will return to benevolence. Being benevolent is up to oneself, not others."

After he finished speaking, she reacted belatedly and was stunned. Then her eyes shone brightly and she looked at his profile passionately.

Li Heng didn't look into her eyes. He ate the vegetables and rice with chopsticks one after another, and drank a sip of wine from time to time.

It was not until he finished his first bowl of rice and Huang Zhaoyi helped him to serve the second bowl that he spoke: "I am a person with a good appetite."

These words seemed to be full of magic. Huang Zhaoyi took the initiative to pick up the cup, clinked it with his, and then drank it in one gulp.

Li Heng joked, "People from your family are all very elegant when drinking, aren't they?"

Huang Zhaoyi did not hide it: "I am in a good mood."

Li Heng asked knowingly, "Why are you in a good mood?"

Huang Zhaoyi said: "Two reasons. You came here and you got what you asked for."

Li Heng smiled and said, "Can I still drink?"

Huang Zhaoyi nodded: "Yes."

Li Heng gestured: "Pour another half cup and drink slowly with me."

Huang Zhaoyi was obedient and only poured herself half a glass, then clinked the two glasses together.

After taking a sip, she hesitated for a moment and said, "You know my situation. My family is a little sensitive. If you don't like it, you can cancel that phone call in the future. I will have someone install a landline here as soon as possible."

Li Heng slowly turned the red wine glass in his hand and said, "Tell me about your experience in the capital."

Huang Zhaoyi nodded, and then recounted the entire process of her trip to Beijing to perform, including the scene of meeting his parents.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, she asked hesitantly, "Don't you like me to be in the spotlight? If not, I won't perform again in the future."

Li Heng half turned around, looked at her and asked, "This is your favorite career, are you willing to give it up?"

Huang Zhaoyi made up her mind and said, "You are my man, I will not disobey you."

Li Heng sighed secretly again and ordered: "Pick up the cup, let's finish this cup."

Huang Zhaoyi picked up the glass, and the two looked at each other and slowly drank the red wine in the glass.

When the last drop of red wine entered her mouth, Li Heng put the glass in front of her and said, "My mother likes you very much. Your image as a great blue-clad lady has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. It's a pity to give up halfway."

At this point, Li Heng paused and continued: "When I met you, you were a Da Qingyi, and I hope you will always be a Da Qingyi."

"Really?" Huang Zhaoyi looked at him with bright eyes.

"You are Huang Zhaoyi, I believe you." Li Heng slowly uttered these seven words.

Hearing this, Huang Zhaoyi poured him a glass of wine, stood up and said, "Drink slowly, I'm going to take a shower, it will be quick."

ps: Change first and then change.

I just took a look at the previous chapters, and there are a lot of deletions. Please try to read them as much as possible.

There really weren't many updates in February. I checked the backend and found that I've only updated about 18 words so far. There are only 28 days in this month, so I guess I've updated about 20 words. Everyone asked me when I'll resume updating 3 words a day. I can't guarantee it, because I'm afraid I'll get criticized for not being able to write. But I still have to work hard. Let's look forward to March. I have several major plots that I want to finish in March.

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