Chapter 1343： unexpected surprise

But the person he loves cares, and she doesn’t want him to follow the truth, so he should just listen to her!

As long as she is happy, nothing else matters.

In fact, the reason why Jiang Lilan proposed to go to the Mawang Brigade to check on this matter was not out of kindness, but because she did not want to see Luo Yanqing regret it one day.

After all, Wang Guilan, her cheap mother-in-law and her subsequent sons have not caused any trouble to them for more than ten years. Even if they send the output of the land to their home, they have never made any demands.

Therefore, Jiang Li felt that it was necessary to go and see the cheap mother-in-law again after more than ten years.

At the same time, Langcheng, Mawang Village.

The Meng family.

“It has been more than ten years since he last visited our door, but we haven’t seen him come again. Do you think... do you think he is still blaming me for what happened in his early years?”

The cold wind was blowing outside the window, and Wang Guilan was sitting cross-legged on the kang. She is now over sixty years old, and in rural dialect, she is already a little old lady. At this moment, her face was full of bitterness, and she looked at her sons and said : "Actually, even if you don't tell me, I know in my heart that some injuries will not disappear over time. He should blame me!"

“Mom, if you really miss me, Brother Luo, I’ll take you to Beicheng during these few days off during the Chinese New Year.”

This is the voice of the third oldest Meng Xingping, who worked brilliantly in the special operations team and once escorted Luo Yanqing to visit Jiang Li abroad. At that time, Luo Yanqing and Meng Xingping did not communicate much, but Meng Xingping knew clearly that he could go out of the farm to serve the country. It all depends on the help of Luo Yanqing, his half-brother.

“What my third brother said is, mother, if you really miss Brother Luo, we can accompany you to his house.”

As Meng Xingping's voice fell, the fourth son Meng Xingguo echoed his words.

He originally served on the front line like Meng Xingping, but due to injury, he had to switch to a civilian position. He has done quite well in his new position over the years.

“Where did I get the face to appear in front of your brother Luo?!”

Wang Guilan's hair is gray, and under the orange light, the wrinkles on her eyes and forehead are very obvious. At this moment, her expression is full of guilt: "If he has passed the hurdle in his heart, he will never stop coming to our door after so many years." He has never come over, which shows that he has not let go of the harm I caused him, and since I know this in my heart, how can I go in front of him? "

“Mom, Brother Luo may be busy with work and doesn’t have time to come to our house.”

The fifth man, Meng Xinglai, suddenly said something. He was reminded by Luo Yanqing to read and study hard. Later, he got the news that he could take the college entrance examination, and he was admitted to a pretty good undergraduate college that year.

After graduating from college, I started a family with the person I was dating at college.

Let’s put it this way: Wang Guifang’s six sons from her second marriage are all married now.

The eldest son still works in the factory in the town. The second son, Meng Xingsheng, cut off all contact with Cui Shuicao after undergoing labor reform and regaining his freedom. He was readmitted by Wang Guilan, his mother and brother in the family, and began to work hard in farming. After almost three years, Wang Guilan Using the allowance sent home by the third and fourth elders, I helped Meng Xingsheng marry a remarried widow with a one- or two-year-old daughter. Her life was pretty good these years.

The third child is married to a nurse, and the fourth child’s wife is also engaged in clerical work like the fourth child.

Laowu and his wife are college students.

Lao Liu has only been married for two years. He graduated from college and teaches in a county middle school. His wife is also a teacher.

In short, Wang Guilan has survived and now enjoys the blessings of her sons.

She knew that the son she had with her ex-husband helped her and the sons she had later gave birth to a new look for the Meng family.

"You don't need to comfort me. I know it's all my fault that makes him unwilling to see me."

Wang Guilan's voice was full of loss and regret.

Meng Xingwang was the eldest. He looked at the other brothers and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end no sound came out.

“Mom, maybe Brother Luo will come over tomorrow.”

The sixth brother Meng Xingmin comforted Wang Guilan: "Brother Luo is doing big things, and he will never remember what you did back then until now."

Meng Xingping: "Yes, mother, Brother Luo and Sister-in-law Jiang Li are both very busy people, and there are many children at home. They have been too busy these years to come to our house to see you. It's not that they don't want to, but they are too busy with work and taking care of the children at home." Get out of the way."

"By the way, the three older children of Brother Luo's family are probably going to take the college entrance examination, right?"

Meng Xingguo suddenly asked about this matter. After hearing this, the eldest brother Meng Xingwang and the second child Meng Xingsheng shook their heads and said they were not very clear. One of their brothers worked in the town and the other worked as a farmer at home. They were concerned about the study of the children at home. Not much, so I don’t know much about the college entrance examination.

Meng Xinglai: "Counting my years, I will take the college entrance examination in the past two years."

Meng Xingmin suddenly slapped his forehead and said: "I remembered it. When I first started working two years ago, I heard a colleague say that his sister took his nephew to a banquet for the number one scholar. At that time, he asked what the name of the number one scholar in the college entrance examination was. Coming?"

After thinking about it carefully, Meng Xingmin looked slightly startled and said, "It seems to be called Luo Mingrui... Isn't it such a coincidence? Isn't he the eldest son of Brother Luo?"

Including Wang Guilan, several people sitting on the Kang looked at each other in confusion. After a long while, Meng Xingping asked Meng Xingmin: "What else did your colleague say?"

“He said that the parents of the top scorer in the college entrance examination were also the top scorers in the national college entrance examination. He also said that the mother of the top scorer was the top scorer.”

Meng Xingmin responded.

Meng Xinglai glared at Meng Xingmin: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I guess correctly, the top scorer in the country is Sister-in-law Jiang Li, and Luo Mingrui is 100% the son of Brother Luo and Sister-in-law Jiang Li."

"Okay, what's the use of talking about this now? Everyone knows that they are busy. Brother Luo and his wife are hosting a banquet for the number one scholar, and we don't even know about it, and we didn't go to the door to say congratulations. This is so inappropriate!"

Wang Guilan was very annoyed. She waved her hand and said, "Go back to your own room and sleep. I'm very annoyed now and want to be alone for a while."

As she spoke, she ignored her sons.

…

The next day.

The weather was fine. After breakfast, Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing set out with their eldest children.

Jiang Li's car was driven by Mingrui. Minghan and Tuanzi Tangyuan sat in this car. As for Jiang Li, he and Ming Weiguoguo took Luo Yanqing's car. The two cars drove all the way out of Beicheng. At 11 o'clock at noon, we drove into Mawang Village where the Meng family was located.

Even now in the late 1980s, it is still rare to see many private cars on the road, let alone two at once on a dirt road in the countryside, and both are imported cars.

No, Luo Yanqing's car and Mingrui's car drove into Mawang Village one after another, immediately attracting many villagers to watch.

Following the route in my memory, I asked the villagers again, and the two cars slowly stopped at the gate of Mengjiayuan.

Hearing the sudden sound of voices and the sound of cars approaching outside the yard, Wang Guilan and several sons walked out of the main room together.

“Lao San, the car stopped at the gate of our courtyard. Could it be you...could it be your Brother Luo and the others who are here?”

Wang Guilan became obviously excited. Without waiting for Meng Xingping to respond, she hurried towards the entrance of the hospital.

“Third brother, it’s Brother Luo, look at him getting out of the car!”

The moment Meng Xingmin saw Luo Yanqing, his eyes lit up. He said something to Meng Xingping and hurriedly chased after Wang Guilan.

The eldest brother, Meng Xingwang, and the second child, Meng Xingsheng, as well as the third and fourth children, Meng Xingping, Meng Xingguo, and the fifth child, Meng Xingmin, all followed.

Getting out of the car, Luo Yanqing opened the trunk. Before he could say anything, Mingrui and Minghan helped take out the gifts for the Meng family.

Jiang Li prepared a lot of things, not only rice, flour and oil, but also tobacco, alcohol and supplements for Wang Guilan.

Anyway, Mingrui and Minghan didn't finish carrying it with both hands. Mingwei and Tuanzi helped carry a little more.

“Yan…Yan Qing, it really is you…”

Wang Guilan's eyes were wet and the corners of her mouth were trembling slightly, but there was a smile on her face: "Quick, come in and sit in the house. My family just built a new house two years ago. It's bright and spacious inside. Go in and sit down and have a good rest." "

She said to Luo Yanqing, and then called Mingrui and others: "Let your uncles help you carry it. It's such a cold weather, don't let your hands freeze."

The Meng family’s daughter-in-law and grandchildren also left the main room at this time.

“Happy New Year to grandma, Happy New Year to all uncles!”

Mingrui took the lead, Minghan, Mingwei and Tuanzi said hello to brothers Wang Guilan and Meng Xingwang, and gave them New Year greetings before following Jiang Li, Luo Yanqing, Wang Guilan and other Meng family members to the main room.

When Wang Guilan introduced her daughters-in-law, Mingrui and the others undoubtedly paid New Year's greetings to several aunts.

“Happy New Year, uncle! Happy New Year, auntie!”

After learning the identities of Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing, the children of Meng Xingwang's brothers also came together to pay New Year's greetings to them.

Luo Yan nodded lightly, while Jiang Li smiled and took out a lot of red envelopes and gave one to each of the Meng family's grandchildren.

“Brother Luo, I’m glad you and your sister-in-law are here!”

Meng Xingping, as the representative, warmly entertained Luo Yanqing and Jiang Li.

There is a big stove burning in the middle of the main room. Sitting in the main room talking, I don’t feel the cold.

Wang Guilan: "It's warm on the kang. Why don't you go sit on the kang?"

“No need, we are all dressed thickly and we are not cold.”

Jiang Li shook his head and declined.

Luo Yanqing and Brother Meng Xingping were talking. Well, it was mostly Brother Meng Xingping who was talking. Luo Yanqing listened quietly and occasionally responded. Jiang Li and Wang Guilan were chatting, while the wives of Meng Xingwang's brothers gathered in the kitchen to cook.

“My name is Meng Xiping, you...what’s your name?”

The speaker is a girl of 17 or 18 years old, about 162cm tall, thin, with a bit dark skin, delicate appearance, with two braids hanging down on her chest. She is the eldest daughter of the boss Meng Xingwang and the number one. A child, nicknamed Nannan.

At this moment, Meng Xiping took Mingwei and Guoguo to her room, followed by several of her cousins.

“My name is Luo Mingwei, this is my sister, her name is Luo Mingxi.”

Mingwei introduced herself and Guoguo generously. After hearing what she said, Meng Xiping said shyly: "You and your sister's names are really nice, and you are also very good-looking!"

“You are also very good-looking, these sisters are all good-looking!”

Mingwei looked at Meng Xiping and the other sisters of the Meng family and said with a smile.

“We’re not as good-looking as you.”

Meng Xiping's cheeks were slightly red, and she asked Mingwei: "Are you in junior high school or high school?"

Hearing this, Mingwei responded with a smile: "High school, I'm in my third year of high school now, what about you?"

“I am also in the third year of high school. I don’t know if I can get into university in the college entrance examination.”

Meng Xiping's mood was a bit low: "I am in the middle of the class. When school starts again, there are only a little more than four months left before the college entrance examination. I am very nervous."

Ming Wei asked: "Are you studying science or liberal arts?"

“liberal arts.”

Meng Xiping said: "I am not very good at physics and chemistry, so I did not choose science when I was divided into classes."

“I am also a liberal arts student, and my rankings in each exam are pretty good. If you are willing, I can help you tell you the key points of each subject that my teacher has highlighted.”

Meng Xiping's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked: "Is it okay?"

Ming Wei smiled and said, "What's wrong with this? Maybe your teacher has also told you the key points of each subject that my teacher said."

“The teaching quality in our rural middle schools is not as good as that in your big cities. I guess your substitute teachers are very good, so the key points drawn should be closer to the knowledge points to be tested in the college entrance examination.”

The two were chatting. After Meng Xiping took out her high school textbook, Mingwei began to talk about the important knowledge points her substitute teacher had summarized in class and the range of questions in the college entrance examination. Off to the side, Guoguo and several other younger sisters from the Meng family chattered. In order not to disturb Ming Wei and Meng Xiping, Guoguo asked the other sisters from the Meng family to play in the yard.

“Are you in the first grade of junior high school?”

"Um."

“But you look so small.”

“I’m about to turn eight.”

“Then you are five years younger than me, and I am only in the first grade of junior high school now!”

“You are in the first grade of junior high school, which matches your age. I skipped a grade in primary school.”

Guoguo was talking to the stepdaughter of the second oldest, Meng Xingsheng.

Married into the Meng family with her widowed mother, her original name was Xia Miao, and she changed her name to Meng Miao. Meng Xingsheng raised this stepdaughter as her own daughter. When she was old enough to go to school, she offered to send Meng Miao to school without even saying anything.

Meng Miao's mother, Wang Lihua, was so happy that she wiped away her tears. Especially when she learned that her mother-in-law had no objection, she couldn't help but secretly vowed to live a good life with Meng Xingsheng, and the couple would honor Wang Guilan together.

“Can you play sandbag throwing?”

"meeting."

“Then let’s play throwing sandbags!”

"good."

Guoguo responded.

Meng Miao called the sisters to come forward and group them into groups.

After a while, several little girls of about the same age started playing in the yard.

 Guoguo and her team members stood in the middle, avoiding being hit by sandbags, exclaiming and laughing from time to time.

Once you are hit by a sandbag, you have to stand aside. If you catch the sandbag, you can avoid being offline once.

After playing for twenty or thirty minutes, Guoguo was taken out of the courtyard by Meng Miao and several other little sisters and walked around the village.

“Your village looks quite big, does it have a lot of residents?”

“Hmm. There are eight groups in our village, and each group has twenty or thirty households. According to statistics, there are about two to three hundred households in one area.”

“Where did you go to junior high school?”

“The village next door.”

“Is it a long walk?”

"It's almost two miles away. There are two middle schools near us, one in the next village and one in the town, but the town is three or four miles away from our village."

“Where did you go to high school?”

“In town. When I go to high school, I have to live on campus. I go home once a week. I have to bring food with me every semester.”

“Exchange grain for food stamps, and then use the food stamps to eat in the student cafeteria?”

Guoguo’s eyes are full of curiosity.

Meng Miao said "hmm" and asked, "Are you eating at home or at school?"

Guo Guo: "At home. My home is very close to the school. It only takes 11 or 2 minutes to walk."

“Then your home is really not far from the school.”

Meng Miao said, paused, and asked: "Is the eldest aunt a movie actor?"

“Why do you ask?”

Guoguo is puzzled.

Meng Miao: "My eldest aunt is prettier than the actresses in the movie."

“My mother is not a movie actress, she teaches at the university.”

 Guoguo said: "What does sister Miaomiao want to do in the future?"

"have no idea."

Meng Miao shook his head.

 Guoguo asked: "Sister Miaomiao, doesn't she have any dreams?"

“Yes. But I know I will definitely not be able to achieve it.”

Meng Miao was a little frustrated.

 Guo Guo tilted her head and looked at the other person, her eyes full of confusion: "Why?"

“I don’t look good.”

Hearing what Meng Miao said, Guoguo guessed something. She said, "It turns out that Sister Guoguo wants to be an actress."

Meng Miao blushed: "You will laugh at me, right?"

Guoguo shook her head: "No. It's a good thing to have dreams. Why should I laugh at you? Besides, Sister Miaomiao is not ugly. Besides, to be an actor, you don't have to be pretty. Think about it, Is that what happened?"

"Seems to be."

Meng Miao responded.

"It's not like it's like that, it's the way it is! Whether it's a TV series or a movie, there will be many actors in it. These actors are fat or thin, tall or short, all kinds of actors. Through their joint efforts, Only then can we all see the finished product and the full storyline.”

“But if you are good-looking and can be the leading actor, you will be liked by many people.”

"Not necessarily! The leading actors in some TV series and movies are not pretty. In fact, it depends on the role in the script. You should choose the actor who plays him or her based on the image of the main character in the script. "

“You know so much!”

“It’s all based on the book.”

Guoguo said: "Sister Miaomiao, since your dream is to be an actor, then you should strive for this dream. As long as you have acting talent and pass the art and cultural exams in the college entrance examination, you can go to an art university and follow a major. The teacher is learning acting! By the way, does Sister Miao Miao know how to sing and dance? Or can she tell jokes and other special skills?”

Meng Miao was a little embarrassed: "I...I can sing well."

“Sister Miao Miao, since you want to pursue the career of an actor, you have to work harder in other aspects, such as: recitation, improvisation, physical and propositional performances, these are what I heard from my sister.”

After thinking about it, Guoguo added: "My sister's dream is to be an actress, and she will fill out her application for the college entrance examination soon."

“Sister Mingwei, will you be an actress in the future?”

Meng Miao was surprised, but in an instant she returned to normal: "Sister Mingwei is so beautiful, she will definitely be an actress, and she will definitely play the leading role in the future."

Guoguo: "Sister Miao Miao, becoming an actor, especially a starring role, has to be done step by step. Of course, some people can be a starring role from the beginning, but there are probably not many such people. "

Meng Miao blushed and said, "I am ignorant."

“Sister Miao Miao, don’t say that, you just don’t know much about these things, and I did it because my sister said she wanted to be an actor very early, and then I learned a little bit more about it.”

After hearing what Guoguo said, Meng Miao said: "You are so young, but you are very good at comforting others. My eldest aunt taught you very well!"

…

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Guilan was in Wang Guilan's room.

"Yan Qing, my mother is very happy that you can bring your wife and children to your home now." Luo Yanqing sat on the chair next to the Kang, where he and Wang Guilan, mother and son, were the only ones.

Speaking of which, before Wang Guilan spoke, Meng Xingwang and other brothers were also in the room. Seeing that my mother wanted to talk to Luo Yanqing alone, the brothers found an excuse to leave.

…”

Luo Yanqing was silent for a moment and said, "Xiao Li will remit the alimony to you on time."

“Life at home has been much better in the past few years. If my mother is prosperous, my brothers will take care of me. You don’t have to..."

Before Wang Guilan could say anything else, Luo Yanqing said, "You gave birth to me, and I will not shirk my obligation to support you."

There were tears in Wang Guilan's eyes. She looked at Luo Yanqing for a long time and asked, "Are you... are you still resenting your mother?"

Hearing this, Luo Yanqing remained silent.

"Back then...when Mom did that, it was because Mom was selfish. She only thought about herself...and wanted to make her life easier. Mom knew that doing that was unfair to you. You...you deserve to blame Mom, even if it's very... That’s what it should be!”

Wang Guilan wiped the corners of her eyes casually and continued: "Mom, I don’t ask you to forgive me. I know... I am not qualified to get forgiveness from you since the moment I abandoned you. But over the years, you have not only been able to come to see my mother once or twice. , and also promoted their brothers, Yan Qing, thank you, mother!"

“No need.”

Luo Yanqing looked indifferent: "It's Xiao Li who wants to bring the children over for a visit."

Wang Guilan smiled when she heard this. If her son had no intention, how could he agree to her daughter-in-law bringing her children over? How could she come to her door with her wife and children?

“Your wife is a good-natured person at first glance, and she is even more generous. She also teaches her children to be polite, which makes people like her.”

Wang Guilan has nothing to criticize about Jiang Li, her daughter-in-law. Well, she once left her son Luo Yanqing behind. She wants to be critical of Jiang Li. To put it bluntly, she can only think about it. .

Luo Yanqing did not answer Wang Guilan's words.

“Is your work going well?”

"Um."

“Don’t tire yourself out from work, pay attention to rest.”

Wang Guilan was not annoyed at all when she didn't hear Luo Yanqing's voice. She said to herself, "It's been over thirty years since your father died. Have you ever gone to the cemetery to pay homage?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Guilan realized that she had not understood what she had just said, so she couldn't help but said: "This person gets confused easily when he gets old. You are your father's son, and your father is a martyr. How could you not go to sacrifice?" bye?!"

“If there’s nothing else, we should go.”

As Luo Yanqing spoke, he stood up. When he walked to the door of the room, he turned back and his eyes fell on Wang Guifang: "You... take care of yourself!"

As the sound fell, Luo Yanqing's figure disappeared outside the door.

A few minutes later, Meng Xingping, other brothers, and other members of the Meng family sent Jiang Li, Luo Yanqing, and several children into the car. Meng Xingping said, "Brother Luo, be careful on the road!"

"Um."

Luo Yanqing nodded lightly.

Meng Xingping moved his eyes to Mingrui's car again: "Minggrui, you too, drive slower on the road, safety is the most important thing!" (End of Chapter)