1987 My Era

Chapter 545: No escape from the pressure from the king

Entering the study, looking at the room full of books and smelling the faint scent of ink, Wei Shiman's heart calmed down, and she inexplicably had a new recognition of Li Heng.

The newspaper said that Li Heng liked to take notes and write down his thoughts when reading, and had read thousands of books. Xiao Qing then flipped through about 20 books, expressing her feelings after each one.

When she turned to the 22nd book, Xiao Qing no longer had any distracting thoughts in her mind, and was left with only admiration!
Seeing that his mother-in-law and elder aunt liked the atmosphere of the study, Li Heng talked to Xiao Han in detail, then left the study after a short while and went downstairs to buy groceries.

They planned to have dinner at home and he would cook the meal himself.

He found out that his mother-in-law and aunt liked spicy food, and many of the dishes here were not to their taste, so he decided to just do it himself.

Xiao Han did not go out with him to buy groceries. It was the first time for her mother and sister to come here, and they were unfamiliar with the place, so she stayed to accompany them.

When passing by Building No. 27, Li Heng went straight in without any hesitation.

He ran to the second floor and met two pairs of eyes from Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe. The two girls were sitting cross-legged on the sofa, eating melon seeds, and turned their heads to look at him.

Mai Sui stood up, put on her cotton slippers, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"

Li Heng asked with concern: "I came to see you, I'm a little worried."

They both knew what they were concerned about, and Mai Sui felt very happy: "I'm fine, don't worry about me, just entertain the guests."

Li Heng was silent, then said to the two girls: "Let's go over and have dinner together later. I'll go buy some more dishes."

Zhou Shihe looked at the wheat ears and remained silent.

Mai Sui thought about it and shook his head to refuse: "We have a dinner party in the dormitory tonight. Shi He and I will go over."

Hearing this, Zhou Shihe withdrew his gaze and continued to eat melon seeds.

How could there be a dinner party tonight? There was no dinner party at all, it was just an excuse that Mai Sui made up.

After chatting for a while, just when Li Heng was about to turn around and leave, Mai Sui behind him suddenly said, "Li Heng, will the clothes and pants on the balcony affect you?"

Li Heng turned around, smiled and hugged her, saying lovingly: "I have never hidden anything from you from anyone, don't think too much. It's windy outside, remember not to let the wind blow your clothes away."

Mai Sui blushed and said yes.

The words "I've never hidden it from anyone" completely touched Mai Sui's heart. Although it was the coldest time of the year, her heart was warm.

Li Heng left, rushing to buy groceries.

Hearing footsteps coming down the stairs, Zhou Shihe, who had been silent, put down the melon seeds in his palm and commented gently, "He is very good at sweet talk. You will have to pay for his words with your whole life."

In fact, Li Heng has never been shy about showing his affection to others. Not in front of his mother Comrade Tian Run'e and his second sister; not in front of Zijin; not in front of his childhood friends.

Even when facing Song Yu's attack, he remained honest.

As for Teacher Yu, Editor-in-Chief Liao, Mr. Ba, Wei Xiaozhu, Shen Xin, Principal Sun and Dai Qing, they had all known about the close relationship between Mai Sui and him.

Mai Sui took off her cotton slippers and sat next to her best friend again. After a while, she said softly, "I am very content."

Zhou Shihe tilted his head and looked at his friend for two seconds, then said, "I have a huge sum of money now, is there anything you want to buy?"

Mai Sui asked, "Can I buy anything?"

Zhou Shihe said: "I'm afraid Li Heng can't buy it."

After saying this, the two girls looked at each other, smiled happily at the same time, put on their shoes together, rode their bicycles out of Lushan Village, and headed towards Wujiaochang Department Store.

After returning from the vegetable market, Li Heng immediately went into the kitchen.

Just as he was concentrating on cooking, Wei Shiman walked in at some point. She didn't disturb him, but just watched from the side.

She was a little surprised. Although Li Heng was not very old, his knife skills and control of the heat were just like those of an old master who had been immersed in cooking for decades. His technique was even more sophisticated than her who had been cooking for many years.

When he finished cooking a dish of Panlong eel and stir-fried kidney, Wei Shiman couldn't help but ask, "Do you cook often at home?"

Li Heng turned around and smiled: "Yes."

Wei Shiman asked, "How old were you when you started?"

Li Heng replied: "8 years old."

Hearing this, Wei Shiman reached out and took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo basket, picked up a piece of fried kidney that was delicious in color, aroma and taste, put it in her mouth, chewed it for a few bites and asked, "It suits my taste. Do you have any wine at home?"

Li Heng said: "Yes, we have Erguotou, beer, red wine and white wine. Which one do you want to drink?"

Wei Shiman said, "Erguotou, this dish goes well with wine. Drink with me later."

"Okay." The mother-in-law praised the food and invited him to drink wine. There was no reason for Li Heng to refuse, so of course he agreed readily.

Coming out of the kitchen, Wei Shiman said to the two sisters who were chatting in the living room, "It seems that being born in the countryside has its advantages. You can do everything. Li Heng's cooking skills are better than mom's. You two sisters should also learn how to cook. Don't always be ignorant."

Xiao Qing looked up: "You didn't teach us this way before. You didn't want us to go into the kitchen."

Xiao Han agreed: "That's right. When I was a kid, I went into the kitchen with my dad and got greasy all over my face. You scolded my dad and said that my precious daughter only needed to be pretty."

Wei Shiman was left speechless by the two sisters. These are all facts.

She later said: "Time has changed. A woman's ability to cook is a plus and can keep a man's heart."

Xiao Qing smiled and said, "This trip was not in vain. It seems that my mother's opinion of Li Heng has changed a lot."

Wei Shiman sighed secretly: Li Heng is good in every aspect, except that there are too many beautiful women around him.

Dinner was the third time the four of them ate at the same table.

Compared to yesterday's first meal when everyone left halfway, and compared to the quiet first half of lunch, the atmosphere was on track as soon as dinner started. The four of them each poured themselves a small half cup of Erguotou, and drank happily with the delicious food on the table.

Xiao Han was not good at drinking, but for the sake of her mother and her man, she drank a lot while making jokes. In the end, she got drunk and Li Heng couldn't stop her.

Seeing her little daughter drunk in Li Heng's arms, Wei Shiman understood why this happened: Hanhan hoped to get her sincere blessing.

After dinner, Li Heng put Xiao Han in the master bedroom.

Wei Shiman was very interested in the layout and house structure of Lushan Village. He walked in the rain with his eldest daughter, holding an umbrella, admiring the scenery while digesting his food.

After the mother and daughter finished walking around Lushan Village and were about to visit other places at Fudan University, they ran into Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe at the entrance of the alley.

At this time, Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe had just returned from the cafeteria after lunch.

Maybe it was because of the aura? Or some other special reason? Inexplicably, the four girls, each holding an umbrella, looked at each other at the same time in the rain as if they had telepathy.

The moment she saw Master Zhou Shihe, the person that emerged in Wei Shiman's mind was not her youngest daughter, nor the women she met at noon today, but Song Yu.

That's right, Song Yu suddenly appeared in Wei Shiman's mind for no reason. In her 45 years of life, she had met so many people, but she felt that only Song Yu was as good as her in temperament.

One look can captivate a city, another look can captivate a country, her beauty overshadows the past and present, this is the true portrayal of Zhou Shihe to the mother and daughter of the Xiao family. Watching Zhou Shihe from a distance, Wei Shiman felt very strongly, the other party's beauty like a light silk fan really amazed her.

In the heavy rain, four people passed each other in pairs.

Wei Shiman didn't know how to rate Zhou Shihe in her heart. Just calling her a "great beauty" was not enough to express her feelings just now. Huang Zhaoyi, Wei Xiaozhu and Mai Sui, whom she met at noon, gave her the impression that they were all very beautiful, each with their own unique characteristics, very distinct.

For example, Huang Zhaoyi’s elegance and brightness.

For example, Wei Xiaozhu’s first love Chunqing.

For example, the inner charm of wheat ears.

But Zhou Shihe not only amazed Wei Shiman, but also gave her a sense of danger. Just like Xiao Han when she first met Zhou Shihe, she instinctively felt the danger.

This is a mental shock that other women cannot give you now.

Because Hanhan is already pretty enough, Wei Shiman has long been visually immune to ordinary women.

After walking about 30 meters forward, Xiao Qing broke the silence: "No wonder Mai Sui and Wei Xiaozhu were only named Little Kings by those who like to do good things, while Zhou Shihe was the only one to enjoy the title of Big King. It makes sense."

Obviously, the mother and daughter learned something about the situation around Li Heng from Xiao Han, and also knew the title of Fudan University's One Big King and Four Little Kings.

Wei Shiman frowned, looking worried: "It's only the first semester of your sophomore year, and your sister is not at Fudan anymore. I'm afraid something bad might happen to her in the future."

Xiao Qing tilted her head and asked, "Are you worried that Li Heng and Zhou Shihe will fall in love after working together for so long?"

Wei Shiman stared at the ground. "Your sister suspects that there is already some hidden affection between them, but they just haven't pointed it out or made it public."

Xiao Qing was stunned, and then became worried.

That night, when Xiao Han woke up from her drunken stupor, Wei Shiman was still asking her youngest daughter for information about Zhou Shihe and Song Yu, and she didn't fall asleep until late at night.

The next day, after breakfast, Xiao Qing left. She had to attend an academic conference and had no time to stay any longer.

Wei Shiman also left, and went back to Shanghai Medical University with Xiao Han. The mother and daughter decided to buy some gifts to visit Professor Wen Yan and express their gratitude in person.

The purpose of this trip was not perfect as she did not meet Teacher Yu, but that didn't matter. After meeting Zhou Shihe, Wei Shiman now felt a little worried for her daughter.

Zhou Shihe alone has already brought pressure, and with the addition of Song Yu, Wei Shiman feels that even if she is in this vortex, she may not be the last one laughing.

At a certain moment, she suddenly felt a little regretful. She regretted entrusting her little daughter to Li Heng.

But when she saw Li Heng and Hanhan holding hands and laughing happily, Wei Shiman quickly suppressed her regret.

When buying gifts, Li Heng asked, "Mom, how many days will you and Big Sister stay in Shanghai?"

Wei Shiman said, "Qingbao will be studying here for a while. I'll book a flight for tonight."

Li Heng thought about it and discussed with Xiao Han: "Wife, why don't I buy a small building near the Medical University, so that people can live there when they come to visit, and it will be convenient for me."

Wei Shiman agreed with this point of view and wanted to give some money for her daughter, but when she thought of the Xiao family's financial resources and Li Heng's huge wealth, she tactfully did not say anything.

Xiao Han was naturally happy that Li Heng bought a house, as it meant that he could have more time to come here to accompany her and he wouldn't have to rush every time.

We had lunch at Professor Wen Yan's home. In the afternoon, Li Heng drove Professor Wen Yan's car and personally took Wei Shiman to the airport.

To be honest, it was Professor Wen Yan who helped buy the plane ticket, so I couldn't do much to help.

When they parted at the airport, Wei Shiman took out a gift from her bag and handed it to Li Heng, saying earnestly, "Shanghai is so far away, and Hanhan's father and I can't take care of her here, so I'll leave her to you. Come to my house and play during the winter vacation."

"Hey, mom, don't worry. I'm here and won't let Hanhan suffer any grievance." Li Heng stated solemnly.

Wei Shiman nodded with a smile, reached out to pinch her daughter's face, then turned and left. She didn't look back for fear that she would be reluctant to leave.

Watching her mother disappear from sight, Xiao Han dimples and smiles, "Mr. Li, you are so smart, can you guess what gift your mother gave you?"

Li Heng blurted out: "Jade pendant."

Xiao Han was surprised and asked crisply, "How did you know? Can you tell fortunes?"

Li Heng smiled and didn't answer. Because in the previous life, when their relationship became better, Wei Shiman gave him the jade pendant she was wearing.

According to the mother-in-law, the jade pendants were a pair, one on her daughter's neck and one on her body. Giving it to him now is a form of "returning the property to its original owner".

As for why he didn't give Xiao Qing one, it was because Xiao Qing's parents had similar relics, so they didn't need them.

Xiao Han took out a jade pendant from around his neck and showed it to him, then cleared his throat and said, "Please squat down and I'll help you put it on."

"it is good."

"You are not allowed to take it down without my consent in the future."

"Okay, listen to my wife."

After returning from the airport, Li Heng could not stay in the Medical University for long as it was already late, and he rushed back home while there were still buses available.

By coincidence, Li Heng bumped into Zhang Bing just after arriving at the entrance of Fudan University and immediately greeted him: "Mr. Zhang, how is your business today?"

Zhang Bing said: "Not bad, are you sending your mother-in-law back?"

Li Heng said yes, and then asked: "Why are you alone today? Where is classmate Bai Wanying?"

When Bai Wanying was mentioned, the sadness in Zhang Bing's eyes flashed away. He touched the back of his head and said, "Lao Zhou and Yanling came to help. They are going to the movies now. Wanying has something to do this afternoon."

Li Heng took two steps closer and asked in a low voice, "Has she made a decision?"

Zhang Bing shook his head: "Not yet."

Then he said, "Lao Li, are you in a hurry to go back? Why don't you go have a drink with me?"

Li Heng raised his left wrist to check the watch. It was just past 8 o'clock. He readily agreed, "Okay, where shall we go for a drink?"

"Let's go to Lao Li's Restaurant, that's where I'm most familiar with it," said Zhang Bing.

Then the two of them came to Lao Li's restaurant side by side. As expected, there were many people, including students and nearby residents. There was hot pot on almost every table, and the aroma was very tempting.

Li Heng was no exception and ordered a mutton hotpot and 8 bottles of beer, 4 bottles each, and agreed to leave after they finished drinking.

At first they didn't talk much, just watching the drinking contest at the next table. It wasn't until the hot pot came that Zhang Bing picked up the bottle, clinked glasses with him, then tilted his head back to blow dry the bottle and asked:

"Old Li, can I ask you a question?"

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