Chapter 230 Zheng Minglong
The next morning, he came back from a run, took a bath, and had a bowl of noodles at his third uncle's house. It was exactly 7: 50. He greeted everyone and drove home to pick up the Li Fugui family who were taking a ride back to the provincial capital.
Leaving the village at exactly eight o' clock.
Ten minutes later, she arrived in town. Li Jianhong, who had been waiting at the entrance of the shop, waved and stopped her car. "Haitang, wait a minute."
Li Haitang parked the car on the side of the road, opened the door, and asked, "Aunt, what's the matter?"
Li Jianhong came out of the shop with a bamboo basket and smiled, "I made some preserved eggs and salted duck eggs myself. You can take them to the provincial capital and give them to chunmei, her brothers and sisters, and the children."
"Oh, okay." Li Haitang reached out to take it, opened the trunk and put it in.
Li jianhong was just about to speak to her when she saw Li Fugui and his wife and a few children sitting in the car. Her smiling face collapsed in a flash.
Li Fugui and Zhao Chunlan did not expect to see Li Jianhong here. It had been almost twenty years since they last saw her. She was much plumper and older than before. They also heard about her from the villagers. After all, their family had done her harm in the past, so it was no wonder that she was still holding a grudge and the old couple parted their faces in embarrassment.
Zheng Minglong noticed the abnormality of her grandparents with sharp eyes, and he saw the change in the expression of the woman outside. It seemed that the other party had an old grudge with her grandparents? However, just now, her sister called her "Aunt," indicating that she was a relative of her adoptive father's family. Could this old resentment be related to her mother or sister?
After closing the trunk, Li Haitang saw Li Jianhong pursing his lips and staring resentfully at the people in the car. Li Haitang pulled her aside and explained briefly.
Li Jianhong could not say much. She had also heard from her eldest brother and sister-in-law about what had happened between her and Li Xiaoqin. Since she only regarded the Li Fugui family as ordinary neighbors, so be it. He tidied up his mood, gave her a few words, and then turned back to the store.
After leaving Ping shan town, the road surface was much wider. Although it was still muddy, it was very smooth, and the occasional puddle did not affect her driving speed. Along the way, Li Fugui and his wife didn't say much. Only Zheng Minglong and Li Wei li zhi would talk to her. The children asked most about their studies and life, and she said everything she could.
Zheng Minglong was obviously looking forward to college life. Although he knew a lot from his brother, each school was different, so he asked her a lot about the Beijing university.
Li Haitang tried his best to answer whatever he was curious about, and then asked, "Which university did you go to?"
"Kyoto university of technology." Zheng Minglong sat in the back and leaned forward to answer her.
"What major?"
"Electronic information engineering." Zheng Minglong looked at her with sparkling eyes, hoping she could say something.
Li Haitang took the time to look back at him and said, "Good major, easy to learn."
Zheng Minglong grinned, then heard her add, "Maybe it will be a few years to study abroad in the future."
"Okay."
The smile on Zheng Minglong's face turned to the back of his ears, and Zhao Chunlan, who was sitting in the same row, felt helpless. Minglong, the child, liked this big sister very much, and the problem that worried his daughter and son-in-law did not exist at all.
"Sister, are you going to study abroad?" Zheng Minglong grabbed his seat and leaned forward a little.
Li Fugui, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at her as well. Her academic performance was so good that she had gone to the best universities in the country and now she was studying french. Was she preparing to go abroad?
Li Haitang tried to ignore his familiar "Sister" and casually replied, "Well, going abroad, to Europe, country y or Country f is not yet decided."
Zheng Minglong's eyes brightened again and asked, "Are you sure about the school?"
"I have an idea in my mind. I am preparing for the toefl exam in my senior year. I will go through all the formalities first and leave after graduation." Li Haitang was a senior in the second half of the year, and this year was destined to be a busy and fulfilling year.
"How many years will it take to study abroad before you can come back?" He continued to ask.
"I'm not sure yet. At least two years."
They continued to ask and answer. Zheng Minglong was gentle and shy, but he had a lot to say. He could always find new questions and had the potential to be a chatterbox. On him, Li Haitang saw Li Tao's figure, asking around her for 24 hours without stopping.
Two hours later, they entered the provincial capital. Zheng Minglong was still asking, "Sister, when are you going back to the capital?"
"Three days later."
"So soon? It's still a month before you leave school. Why are you back so early?"
"No school, go to work."
"Ah? You're already working?"
"It's not a formal job, internship translation, winter or summer vacation, or weekend night."
"Oh, translation, you're so good." Zheng Minglong felt that she was better than her brother. After a pause, she asked, "Sister, are you an english translator or a french translator?"
"English." Although she had studied french for two years, she was not up to the standard of translation.
"Then what are the translations?"
"For the time being, only digest weekly, poetry and classics will be translated."
"Temporarily?" Zheng Minglong's throat "Gurgled." Now that she's still in college, it's equivalent to advanced translation. When she comes back from studying abroad, the future will probably not be limited to translation.
After getting on the provincial cement road, Li Haitang began to speed up and asked, "Sixth grandpa, which neighborhood do you live in? I'll send you straight there."
"Okay, thank you. I live in Nanyuan, peace district. The park we saw last time is about three kilometers south."
Li Haitang was not familiar with that area and said, "Give me directions later."
"Okay."
Thinking that they would be separated so soon, Zheng Minglong felt a little reluctant and suddenly said, "Sister, did you buy a plane ticket in three days?"
"Not yet. I'll buy it tomorrow."
"Then, can I go with you?" Zheng Minglong wanted to talk to her again.
Li Haitang didn't answer. Zhao Chunlan finally said, "Minglong, are you going back? Let's play at grandma's for a while more."
Grandma, I've been out for half a month. It's time to go back. My mother said earlier that she would come to the provincial capital to spend the new year with you at the end of this year. I'll come back then." Zheng Minglong wanted to play for a few more days, but when he thought that Li Haitang was going back to beijing, a voice in his heart urged him to follow him.
Li Fugui knew that his grandson's heart was now on this sister, and sighed in his heart, so he had to let him go: "Well, ming long will go back if he wants to, and then he will play some more days in the new year."
"Well, I'll come over after winter break." Zheng Minglong liked to come to the provincial capital. He used to take the train. Although he had to take it for more than a day, he didn't feel tired at all. Zheng Mingfeng didn't want to. She just couldn't take it, but now that she had a plane to fly, she was willing to come.
"Minglong, I'll call you mingfeng then." Zhao Chunhua still loved his granddaughter.
Speaking of his sister, Zheng Minglong's face fell and his voice dropped a little. He said in a somewhat old voice, "We'll see then. She won't listen to what I say. And she should be working, and she's not that free during winter break."
"Hey, Minglong, grandpa still thinks she should be sent to the army to be a literary soldier. When the recruiting season comes next year, let her sign up. Ask your father to do this. He's the only one who can hold her down and drag her away." Although Li Fugui didn't want to talk about another bad granddaughter in front of Li Haitang, she couldn't help but talk about it now.
Zheng Minglong curled his lips, "Grandpa, I think it's better not to let my sister go to the barracks."
Li Haitang guessed something from their conversation and raised an eyebrow. It seems that the other daughter of the Zheng family is not an economical lamp. The twins are so different in temperament, so the couple's education method is really interesting.
Zheng Minglong didn't want to talk about her sister's troubles, so she went back to the topic and agreed to buy the same ticket with Li Haitang.
After another 20 minutes, Li Haitang sent their family to Nanyuan, a peaceful neighborhood. Li Fugui politely invited her to have lunch at home, but she refused. They simply greeted each other and she drove away.
It was lunchtime, and Li Xiaolin and his wife were working at the post office across the neighborhood. As soon as they reached the entrance of the neighborhood, they saw their parents coming back with their nephews and two nephews from afar.
The couple strode over, their eyes still on the dusty car. Why did the driver look so much like Li Haitang?
"Dad, mom, Minglong, who sent you here just now?" Wang Yafei was the first to ask.
"It's haitang." Zhao Chunlan replied, briefly stating that Li Wei had requested it.
Li Xiaolin and his wife took a weird look at Li Wei, who was still very excited. If the child knew about it in the future, he would not be so heartless.
"Let's go home first." Li Xiaolin helped them carry a luggage bag in one hand and strode home.
The two brothers lived in the same building as the peace community, which was an old-fashioned neighborhood with a tube-shaped structure. Both the brothers had welfare rooms assigned to them, but they didn't live there and rented them out. The two families lived here. It was spacious enough for a big family to live here.
Li Xiaoyu and his wife worked far away. They didn't come back for lunch. The two children were studying in a nearby elementary school. Li Fugui and his wife cooked for them at noon.
Back at home, Wang Yafei quickly went to cook and wash the dishes, simply stir-fry a few dishes, and after the children finished eating, he urged them to take a nap, then the couple began to ask about what happened in their hometown.
After learning about Zheng Minglong's actions, Wang Yafei was puzzled, "Dad, mom, what does Minglong mean? He wants to recognize this sister?"
"Hey, he wants to admit it, but the other side is not willing to do it. He has a good attitude towards ming long. We can also see that the child really has no resentment towards xiao qin and wen tao, neither does he hate us, nor does he hate ming long." Li Fugui had lived for decades and had a good eye for people.
"This is really... Dad, don't blame me for speaking so harshly. If it were me, I would probably hate my sister, brother-in-law, and even relatives." Wang Yafei was telling the truth. It was hard on anyone. She really admired Li Haitang's state of mind.
Li Fugui sighed deeply, poured a cup of tea, took a sip, looked at the time on the clock, and urged, "Well, it's getting late. You guys should go to work."
"Well, okay, let's go." The couple greeted him and left with their bags.
On the other side, Li Haitang returned to the fengshu building, just in time for lunch, so she did not let Guichunshenzi cook for her alone. Like the workers, she picked up a plate of food, randomly picked up a few spoons of food, and brought it back to her room to eat.
After dinner, he took the initiative to tell Li Jianping and the others about what happened in his hometown. He also told them about Zheng Minglong's guess and his decision.
Li Jianping and the others didn't say much. She had her own plans and ideas, so they just interfered too much.