My girlfriend is from the future!

Chapter 374 Accompanying You Through Long Years ([-])

After Yang Chengbi listened to her daughter's speech, she looked lovingly at He Tianran who had turned her head and rubbed her eyes quietly. She stroked the back of the child's head. The other party seemed to be trying to maintain a normal demeanor in social situations. Looking at Yang Chengbi, he smiled shyly.

The woman joked to her husband:
"Did you understand what the children said just now?"

Cao Fengyao sighed, pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and shook his head:

"It's surrounded by clouds and mists. It's the same as those romantic TV dramas on TV now. It's too far away from me, so I can't understand it. In short, I don't understand it very well."

Yang Chengbi smiled and asked precisely:

"Then did you understand what your daughter said just now?"

Cao Fengyao glared at his wife. Isn't this the one who just said that his elbow can't be turned?Seeing this, Cao Aiqing hurriedly picked up the vegetables and put them in his father's bowl, and said obediently:

"Oh, Dad~~ We are telling the truth!"

Cao Fengyao was caught in the middle of these two women, and he was really in a dilemma. Right now, with a daughter and a wife, none of them would unite with him.

"Yes, what you said is the truth, I understand it, you are standing with this kid today, it must be that he doesn't love him, but Qingqing, don't forget, after this kid left last time, you I still remember what I said to my father."

Cao Aiqing blushed in a "swish", seeing her parents understood and smiling, among the people present, only He Tianran didn't understand.

"Let's eat."

Without further embarrassing his daughter, Cao Fengyao picked up the chopsticks again and spoke again.

After the previous questions and answers, He Tianran's spirit gradually relaxed. He has passed the most difficult hurdle of meeting his parents this time, but this does not mean that the "investigation" of Cao's father and Cao's mother on him is over. .

Especially Cao Fengyao, thinking back then his old father-in-law made things difficult for him in every possible way, both to test his knowledge and his character, he was Yang Chengbi who took a lot of effort to marry, now it's his turn to be the old man I'm tired, and I finally realized the feeling of the cabbage being crushed by a pig, how could I give up easily and let He Tianran go?

He thought for a while and said, "Xiaohe, just now Qingqing said that you are already working, is it an internship?"

"Correct."

"In your company?"

"No, my father arranged for me to join Sequoia Capital, and I am currently following an uncle, doing odd jobs and learning investment from him at the same time."

He Tianran replied respectfully.

"Ah, that's really a rare opportunity, you have to make good use of it..."

"Yeah, I understand, thank you Professor Cao for your concern..."

"..."

"..."

After answering this sentence, the father and father were silent for a while at the same time.

What Cao Fengyao thought in his heart was, huh?What did my father-in-law ask me in the past?

But what He Tianran thought was that he was a little nervous, what would Professor Cao want to ask me later?

Fortunately, at this moment, Cao Aiqing gave He Tianran a look. The girl looked at the gift they brought when they came, and He Tianran understood, and immediately got up and said:
"By the way, Professor Cao, I brought a few bottles of wine for you and your aunt this time, how about we try it?"

After he left the banquet, he took out two high-end wines, one red and one white, from the plastic bag he brought and handed them to Yang Chengbi. The future mother-in-law looked at them and said:
"You should take it out earlier. You men should drink white wine. I will try this red wine when it wakes up. Xiao Ai, my mother can make an exception for you today. Would you like some?"

"Okay~"

Cao Aiqing nodded obediently.

Yang Chengbi got up and brought the wine glass, He Tianran unpacked the white wine, and filled the bottle for Cao Fengyao with both hands.

While pouring the wine, Yang Chengbi suddenly asked:

"Hey Xiaohe, what were you talking about with Feng Yao in the living room just now?"

"Uh……"

He Tianran considered how to speak, after all, the question just now was not suitable to be mentioned at a meal.

Fortunately, Cao Fengyao didn't mind this, and took the initiative to say:

"Just now he asked where our cat went. Ai Qing told him before."

Cao Aiqing, who was picking up vegetables, ate with chopsticks, with a bit of sadness on his face.

Yang Chengbi glanced at her husband reproachfully upon hearing this, but recalled with a sigh:
"Think about it, the Bodhisattva has been in our house for more than ten years, right? I remember that Xiao Ai bought it when he was a child. How old is it?"

"Six years old, because I happened to be in the first grade at that time, and I got full marks in the first exam."

Cao Aiqing added.

Yang Chengbi smiled and said, "Yes, 14 years. The Bodhisattva has blessed our family for 14 years. Now that little Ai Qing has grown up, she will have to rely on herself when she is outside."

"Okay~!"

Cao Aiqing raised her small face, showing her playful side in front of her parents.

"Of course, if you can't rely on yourself, you can also rely on Xiaohe~"

Yang Chengbi patted He Ranran's shoulder.

"Mom~!"

Listening to the conversation between their mother and daughter, He Tianran found it very interesting. With such a wife and daughter, it can be seen how happy Cao Fengyao's family is usually. Right now, my father-in-law is still eyeing me...

He Tianran raised his wine glass, and the two touched each other. He asked, "Professor Cao, I'm actually quite curious. Why is a cat named 'Bodhisattva'?"

After drinking a glass of wine, Cao Fengyao let out a shallow "tsk" and opened up the chatterbox.

"At that time, I was busy with work, and I spent less time with Qingqing and the others. I remember that year when I was studying in Dunhuang, when Ai Qing called me to talk about family affairs, I happened to finish watching the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva listening to the Dharma in Cave 57. I remember this incident very clearly. Ai Qing told me that I bought a cat at home, and asked me what to name it in a childish voice. I thought about it for a while, and turned my head to look around, and said that it should be called "Bodhisattva". Well, bless little Ai Qing to grow up healthily, cats, anyway, they are kept at home as offerings, unexpectedly, Bodhisattva has really accompanied Qing Qing for 14 years."

"I see."

After He Tianran listened carefully, seeing Cao Aiqing smiling at him, his heart felt sweet.

He knows that Cao Fengyao's ability to tell the details of these families' past events can be regarded as having a little trust in himself, which means that he, an outsider, is slowly integrating into this family.

It's just that Cao Fengyao didn't make him happy for too long. He probably thought of an idea to test He Tianran while talking, so he asked casually:
"By the way, Xiaohe, let me test you. Do you know how Guanyin Bodhisattva came from?"

"..."

From India.

He Tianran almost blurted out, but fortunately, the words stopped the car.

If this question can be answered, it will definitely give extra points, but if the answer is too thin, it is better not to say it. However, the context of religious history is too complicated, so I just go straight up and trace the prototype. He Tianran definitely doesn’t have that What's more, the person sitting next to him is a master of history. Since he can ask, he must already have the answer in his heart, so he can face the challenge head-on.

However, Brother Tianran is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Let alone the gold content of this librarian, he can still answer this question fluently when he returns to his field of strength.

So, what are his strengths?

Tell a story!

He paused for a moment and said without thinking:
"Professor Cao, I don't know much about the official history. It's just that Buddhism has been introduced to China for thousands of years, and a lot of history has been combined with our folk customs and entertainment. For example, after you ask this question , I thought of a play in our traditional opera called "Avalokitesvara Gets the Way", and I thought I might be able to answer your question from the perspective of folk entertainment."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Cao Fengyao became interested. He didn't expect that He Tianran, who studied finance, could really argue with himself on this issue.

The eyes of several people focused on He Tianran, he looked around, cleared his throat, and said vividly:

"The general content of this play is that Guanyin was a third princess named Miaoshan in her previous life. One day, her father, King Miaozhuang, chose a son-in-law for Miaoshan. Miaoshan was devoted to the Buddha, so she definitely didn't want to, so she left the palace. She left and entered Baique Temple as a nun.

Now, her father is not happy anymore, and forced Miaoshan to return to vulgarity, but Miaoshan saw the suffering in the world, set up the ambition of saving all sentient beings, and resolutely refused. King Miaozhuang thought that if you don’t be a good princess, you should Nun, isn't this embarrassing the royal family?

So, in a fit of rage, he executed his own daughter. "

Hearing this, Cao Aiqing let out an "ah" and said, "Then this King Miaozhuang is a bit baffled, so he executed his daughter?"

He Tianran smiled and said: "I ignored some plots, but the result is like this. In fact, many stories in ancient times are not telling you logic, but conveying a kind of thought to you, so from the perspective of our modern people, we feel that What is unreasonable is very fresh in the eyes of the ancients."

Yang Chengbi also asked curiously: "Then what happened afterwards? Since this play is called "Avalokitesvara Gets the Way", Avalokitesvara can't just be like this...well, have you gone?"

"Of course it's not over yet."

He Tianran continued:
"This is wonderful, he set up a great ambition to save all sentient beings, and the gods in the sky watched him, so he didn't die in the end.

However, later on, the Miaozhuang King set fire to the Baique Temple, which was a big taboo. Not long after, he contracted a strange disease, and he needed the help of his relatives to heal him.

Hands and eyes, those are really hard-to-cut things. If they are gone, they will be gone. King Miaozhuang's relatives are not willing. At this time, only Miaoshan stepped forward and healed his father with his hands and eyes.

After that, King Miaozhuang's eyes were clear, and he finally saw the true colors of the relatives and ministers around him, and the relationship with Miaoshan eased, and finally he was a loving father and a filial daughter for a period of time.

Later, after the death of King Miaozhuang, his soul came to hell to be judged. Because of the evil he had done during his lifetime, he was sentenced to be imprisoned forever. He went to hell to cry out for his father, saying that it was not his father's intention to burn Baique Temple, but a trick of treacherous ministers. I hope the Buddha will forgive his father because of his filial piety.

However, the rules of heaven do not allow it, and the way of practice is the same. Such wicked people must not be spared lightly.

At this time, Miao Shan said that if the Buddha refused to grant love, she could take the punishment for her elderly father.

The judge upheld the original sentence, and the Buddha was not trying to persuade her. Miaoshan then cut off the rope and fell into the abyss for her father. But after she fulfilled her words, a lotus platform rose slowly in the depths of hell, and Miaoshan was seen sitting upright. On top of that, just like that, Miaoshan attained the Tao, cultivated to the right fruit, and thus was named Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. "

After He Tianran finished speaking, everyone was immersed in the story. This answer may not be as good as the standard answer in Cao Fengyao's mind, but it can also be called a different way, and the answer is very clever.

"From the present point of view, this story is certainly a bit foolish, loyal and filial, and it means moral kidnapping."

Yang Chengbi recalled the details of the story and gave an evaluation.

Cao Fengyao nodded:

"Yes, there are quite a lot of folk tales like this. Take this play as an example, Jingyue, Huangmei, Yuchuankun, the plots performed in each place are different, but as Xiaohe said halfway, the Removing the dross in these stories is nothing more than traditional ideas such as loyalty, filial piety and renunciation. This proposition is too grand. People can still understand the truth they want to express.”

The middle-aged man made some concluding remarks, and the eyes he looked at He Tianran became a little satisfied. After all, they were not arguing about right or wrong at the beginning. He Tianran's ability to tell this story in itself represented the truth in his stomach. There is really something, and this kid is honest when he should be honest, and lively when he should be smart, which is really rare.

With Cao Fengyao's initial approval, He Tianran seemed much more natural in the subsequent communication.

As mentioned earlier, regardless of family background and appearance, He Tianran seems to have nothing compared to Guo Huai and Shen Qiuxu's strengths, but Cao Aiqing's personality is favored by Cao Aiqing, but if we really talk about reality, then it is not There was a problem with the distance, and the latter two could only be thrown out of the track by He Tianran.

The current Brother Tianran needs to have good looks, self-cultivation and self-cultivation, he can speak nicely, dare to act, dare to speak, dare to think, and his family background can be put aside first. As far as the prospect of his career is concerned, it is really within reach. And bright.

Finding such a He Tianran as his son-in-law is not just a golden tortoise son-in-law, he just caught the little white dragon, and putting the word "riding the dragon fast son-in-law" on He Tianran is well deserved. No exaggeration.

Of course, as parents, Cao and Yang think that the most important thing is that Cao Aiqing likes it.

During the meal, the four of them ate until past ten o'clock in the evening. During the meal, He Tianran chatted a lot. From the tense atmosphere at the beginning to the laughter at the end, Yang Chengbi liked He Tianran more and more. Cao Fengyao kept a straight face from the beginning. In the end, he could only listen to He Tianran's gossip with a smile on his lips.

After dinner, the Cao family had the habit of taking a walk after dinner. Since it was a bit late, everyone went for a walk in the community below.

……

……

"You don't drink much, do you?"

"It's okay, I'll wake up a lot after I come out to blow some air, that's where it's at."

In the community garden in the middle of the night, the square dance organized in the community just ends, so most of the walkers are middle-aged or elderly people in groups of three or two. Couples and sisters pass by them chatting. Laughter can be heard from time to time along the way.

Cao Fengyao and Yang Chengbi walked in front, the middle-aged man kept his hands behind his back in a graceful manner, and his wife naturally walked forward slowly holding his arm, and the young couple followed them a few meters away, whispering.

"After a while, when you feel that it's time to go for a walk, call a substitute driver. Don't drive yourself after you've been drinking."

Cao Aiqing asked with concern.

He Tianran nodded: "Well, by the way, are you going back to school tomorrow weekend?"

"I... can't tell."

The girl looked embarrassed, and if she didn't go home on weekends, she would spend a two-person world with He Ranran, but since she fell in love, she went home much less frequently, which made her parents complain, so this time It is indeed a bit difficult to come back and leave the next day.

After hearing this, He Tian didn't care, rolled his eyes and said with a smile:
"It's okay. The principle I've always flattered is that there are always more solutions than difficulties. At worst, I'll drive over to find you to hang out with, and I'll just send you back at night. Anyway, I'll be fine tomorrow, and meeting my parents is the first thing I've done. One time, are you afraid of the second time? Maybe I can have another meal!"

Cao Aiqing couldn't help but feel happy when he heard his nonsense, but she was too shy to express it, so she could only cast a glance at him, and muttered in a low voice:

"Only you have a thick skin..."

Seeing the shyness of the beautiful woman, He Tianran was moved, like a cat scratching hard, couldn't help molesting again, he also said in a low voice:
"Hey Ai Qing, the chicken soup our mother stewed today is really delicious, can you know it? If so, can I also stew it for me in the future?"

Cao Aiqing couldn't see her toes with her head down. Her parents were just a few meters away from them. Her heart was about to jump out. He Tianran was still relentless. Repeater:
"Will you know? Will you? Will you?"

"Yes! Oh, you are so annoying!"

"Haha~"

The evening breeze is cool, and people's hearts are rippling.

He Tianran didn't continue to tease the girl, but straightened his back, put his hands behind his back, and slightly touched Cao Aiqing with his right arm. When the girl looked up at him, he smiled and walked towards the middle-aged couple walking forward again. The couple raised their chins.

The girl immediately understood the meaning, and looked at He Tianran's bright eyes, as if there were two stars embedded in them.

Then, she summoned up her courage, secretly imitating her own mother, stretched out her hand, passed through her lover's arm, and held each other together...

There was no sound at this time, the parents were walking slowly in front, and the two behind were like two children imitating their parents, they were clumsy, young, afraid of being discovered, and afraid of making noise.

They learn so step by step, but they seem to be the same. Every time they look at each other, they capture a kind of hot and strong from each other's eyes——

firm.

A kind of firmness that can go on forever.

He Tianran lowered his head and sang softly in Cao Aiqing's ear:

"Love is just one word, I only say it once, you know I can only express it with actions~"

Cao Aiqing was almost amused by his deliberately low and out-of-tune voice, she pretended to be angry, and pinched the tender flesh of his arm, He Tianran immediately gasped.

The girl looked at his ridiculous appearance of enduring pain and not daring to make a sound, then turned to look at the backs of her parents not far away, and felt that the people around her were so real and vivid, and the incomparable sense of happiness filled every inch of her heart corner, which made her say this sentence from the bottom of her heart:
"The Peony Pavilion is finally over."

However, after He Tianran heard this, he didn't respond for a moment...

Cao Aiqing thought that her boyfriend just didn't know how to answer, but when she turned her gaze to He Ranran's face again, there was a kind of...confusion in the other's expression.

"What..."The Peony Pavilion"?"

He Tianran was at a loss.

At the moment when Cao Aiqing was amazed, Yang Chengbi in front of her slowly turned her head and noticed the intimate behavior of the young couple behind her. She smiled and tugged Cao Fengyao, motioning him to look back.

Cao Aiqing felt guilty, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw her hand, but He Tianran suddenly clamped her arms tightly, preventing her from running away.

The way he looked at her was so upright that it gave the girl a fearless power in her heart.

"cough~"

Ahead, Cao Aiqing's thinking was interrupted by a light cough from Cao Fengyao. She thought her father would separate the two, but the middle-aged man looked at them for a few seconds and saw that neither of them was backing down. overdo it.

"Forget it, I can't take care of your daughter forever."

"She's not your daughter~"

"Hey~"

Amid such banter, the old couple raised their steps again and moved forward slowly.

"Let's go, don't be dumbfounded, let's follow."

He Tianran shook his arm to wake up Cao Aiqing who was still standing there, watching the backs of his parents.

The girl came back to her senses, looked at her lover beside her with a smile, and held his hand even tighter, she nodded heavily:
"Um!"

(End of this chapter)