Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 107 Confession
Yue Xuelian made dinner, waited and waited but did not see Liu Xiaonan coming back, but Fang Juan waited for her.

Fang Juan entered the door, looked Yue Xuelian up and down, laughed and said that she was too happy to leave, and put two small paper boxes with sensitive words and patterns in her hands.

Yue Xuelian shrank back as if her hands were burning, Fang Juan smiled understandingly, and just put the two small paper boxes into her drawer.Fang Juan didn't say that her mother had already noticed that it was her mother's intentions, but she only showed the posture of a gynecological intern and told her intimate words between girlfriends.

Liu Xiaonan came back very late, Fang Juan got up to say goodbye, and the two of them sat down for dinner.The problem with the car was handled smoothly, and Liu Xiaonan talked about his renovation plan with great interest.

Yue Xuelian interrupted him: "Both of us have short working years, we may not be able to get a house when we get married, and we still have to live in my mother's house. Now it is renovated, and it is old when we get married. Instead of spending another sum of money, it’s better to live like this first.”

Liu Xiaonan said: "Because it is Aunt Lin's house, I want to renovate and change your living environment. I never planned to marry you in this house. If I can't give you a real home, I will What qualifications do you have to marry you?"

"What kind of home are you going to give me? Living in my mother's house, do you think it is detrimental to your manly dignity?"

"Some cities in the southern coastal area are implementing a dual-track housing system. Welfare housing allocation and housing commercialization go hand in hand and complement each other. This is the general trend and an opportunity. If our city has such a day, it will also stand on the big stage of reform and opening up. Frontier, I will do my best to buy you a big house, and I will bring Teacher Yue here. Teacher Yue is very lonely and in poor health, and needs someone to take care of her. As a student and son-in-law, I have a duty to do so.”

Yue Xuelian's eyes were moist, she didn't expect Liu Xiaonan to think of her heart, a little choked up: "Thank you, Xiaonan. My father's life after retirement is exactly what I worry about."

Liu Xiaonan smiled: "Right now it's all empty talk and hypotheses. The day you really do it, it's not too late for you to thank me. Now there is a real problem that is imminent. There is a lot of construction work at home, and you have to find another place to live."

Yue Xuelian looked at Liu Xiaonan: "I can't find another place to live."

Liu Xiaonan was proud but pretended to be helpless: "Then I have to wrong you and live in my small room."

After dinner, the two of them started to rummage through boxes and cabinets, packing clothes, books and some daily necessities, and storing them in Fang Juan's house.In addition to keeping the desk and bookshelf, two iron single beds and a few pieces of old furniture will be sent to the second-hand market.

The house looked like it had been robbed, and it was a mess.Throw away the old garbage and some unnecessary old things, and the two are looking forward to a brand new home.

Yue Xuelian brought some clothes with her, and followed Liu Xiaonan into his dormitory, and Liu Xiaonan went to another dormitory to find temporary accommodation.Two people leave early and return late, one is busy decorating the house, and the other goes to school to prepare for the start of school.

The single young men and women in the dormitory of the textile factory talked behind their backs, saying that Liu Xiaonan and that university teacher were good-looking men and women.These two talents are the most suitable pair if you need temperament, demeanor and demeanor, and knowledge and knowledge.

Yu Zhiyong personally supervised the selection of materials, while bricklayers and carpenters started work at the same time. It took a week to complete the decoration before the start of school.

The doors and windows were not replaced in time, so new paint was painted; the white ceiling, beige walls, and varnished solid wood floors made the small living room present a warm color; Clean and tidy; In addition, the squatting toilet is changed to sitting toilet, which is convenient and practical.

The cost is not small, when buying furniture, Yue Xuelian forbade Liu Xiaonan to spend any more money.Her mother gave her a sum of money to buy a double bed and a single bed, two wardrobes, a TV cabinet, and a 21-inch color TV, and replaced the curtains and kitchen utensils.

When they officially moved back home, both Lin Yidan and Fang Juan came to congratulate them.Fang Juan went to the kitchen to help Yue Xuelian, and teased: "Newcomers have a new look, without red happy words, they are similar to newlyweds, are you really planning to live a happy life?"

Yue Xuelian was cooking happily: "There is no obstacle between us."

Fang Juan said enviously: "Look at you, it's like a different person. Love really nourishes people. Why can't I meet such an excellent man? Either he looks bad, or the financial conditions are not good, or the character is not good enough." Jia, or it’s really hard to find the right person in the countryside.”

"It's better to retreat and make a net in Linyuan. How can there be perfection? Don't set the standard so high."

"Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back. What does that young man who brought someone to decorate your house do? He's quite handsome."

"He is Xiaonan's high school classmate and a farmer rotation worker in a textile factory. He has a partner, and he is the pioneer of love that breaks the gap between urban and rural areas."

Fang Juan curled her lips and glanced outside the kitchen.

Lin Yidan's laughter came from the room.Liu Xiaonan was talking about the conflicts she had with her father when she was farming at home.

Speaking of his father scolding him for not being able to grow the land well, what else can he do, and when he dropped his hoe and wanted to run away from home, Lin Yidan laughed and said, "Your father and father are both very stubborn, and there will inevitably be collisions. I still hate you now Father?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I don't hate it anymore. Thinking about it now, I really let my dad down."

Lin Yidan said: "That's right, you need to understand your father better." Then, he took out a bulging envelope from his bag and handed it to Liu Xiaonan: "You are a good boy, Auntie Qian cannot let you pay for the decoration. , that's all."

Liu Xiaonan resolutely refused: "Auntie, I dare not speak big words, I still have the ability to change Xuelian's life."

Lin Yidan pretended to be angry: "Auntie knows that you are capable, but this is the responsibility that Auntie should bear. The jade pendant worn by Xue Lian cost you a lot of money, right? You two have a long way to go, you should have some savings in your hands. You can't spend it all. Auntie tells you to take it and you take it, and the two of you will live in love in the future, which is what Auntie is happiest to see."

As a last resort, Liu Xiaonan had no choice but to accept it.After dinner, after Lin Yidan and Fang Juan left, Liu Xiaonan handed the envelope to Yue Xuelian: "Auntie gave me the decoration money, I won't get angry with her, you can return it when you have a chance."

"Why do you want to return it?" Yue Xuelian took the envelope and glanced at it: "My mother loves her future son-in-law. She knows that it is not easy to write at the desk, and it is hard work. I just have no money in my hand, so I gave some of it to Meng. Think about paying tuition, and you will tell her when the time comes."

Liu Xiaonan asked curiously: "You really don't care that I fund Meng Xiangxiang?"

"I care!" Yue Xuelian walked as if on a podium, gesturing and said, "Because I care, I will not only be your partner in life, but also your bosom friend in the spiritual world. I still There will be more counselors for your students entering the sophomore year, and the difficulty of learning will increase accordingly. Therefore, I have to take on the responsibility of being a parent, tutoring you to complete your homework every night, and you have to live with me."

Liu Xiaonan protested: "You are restricting the personal freedom of students in disguise."

"Do you want freedom or love?"

"I want fish and bear's paws. I can't be completely disconnected from the textile factory. I came from there, and I have to go back there. There are hundreds of my brothers and sisters in the countryside. Is this good? I am on time every Saturday." Report to you and receive the necessary training."

"Okay, stay here for training tonight, come to school with me tomorrow, and assist the teacher in the work of receiving new students. Training. You use words with ulterior motives, digging traps for me everywhere. You are too bad, I am a dignified university teacher You've been taken astray. You're still laughing"

The school season is always very busy, with so many new students and parents pouring in at once, the campus is bustling, noisy and lively.While assisting with the reception of the new students, Liu Xiaonan was paying attention to when Meng Xiangxiang would arrive at school.

After waiting for a few days without seeing Meng Xiangxiang, Liu Xiaonan was a little worried. Could it be that she couldn't make up the tuition fee for one year and she didn't want to accept other people's funding, so she just dropped out of school?
Another thought, the tuition fee has been explained in advance during the summer vacation, so a smart girl will not do stupid things and give up her bright future easily.Maybe it was delayed by other things, like this time last year, I rushed to the school on the last day before the start of school.

There was still the last day of school, so Liu Xiaonan decided to go to the pier to pick up Meng Xiangxiang.If he can't wait for her, he will go to her hometown to find her back.

Meng Xiangxiang really returned to Bincheng on the first day before school started.

During the summer vacation, Liu Xiaonan bought her a second-class boat ticket and personally sent her on board.She repeatedly told her to accompany her parents well after returning home, and told them not to worry about her tuition fees. She only told her parents that the school waived tuition and miscellaneous fees for poor students, as well as scholarships.She happily agreed one by one, so that the senior brother can rest assured.

Meng Xiangxiang had never sat in second class.The second-class cabin is on the upper deck of the ship, clean and bright, the air is fresh, and the sea can be seen through the portholes.

The passenger ship sailed into the vast sea, and she stood on the deck, watching the waves splashing and seagulls flying.Looking in the direction of her hometown, her heart was chopping through the waves. She clearly knew that she no longer belonged to that barren mountain village.

The freshman year of study and life is over, and the harvest is full.In the end-of-semester exam, she broke into the top ten and won a scholarship again.

As an extra reward, the elder brother invited her to the restaurant alone for this, and let her have a good meal and drink a little wine.The elder brother praised her for her limitless future, and she was dizzy as if she was drunk.

The elder brother also encouraged her to dare to spend money, take out all the scholarships, and buy some gifts for her parents and sister.Only by daring to spend money can you improve your horizons and gain the motivation to learn.She did as she did, bought cigarettes and alcohol for her father, clothes and shoes for her mother and sister, instant noodles with grilled fish slices and shredded squid for her nephews and nieces, and a dress for herself.

Standing on the bow of the boat, thinking about the biggest gain in the past year, it is no doubt that I was lucky enough to meet the big brother.Not only subsidizing her to go to university, but opening a door of ideals for her, allowing her to see a more exciting world.

He returned home happily, but what awaited Meng Xiangxiang was the skeptical eyes of his parents.

As early as when I returned home from the winter vacation, my parents and brother-in-law said that she didn't look like a girl who went out to study in the mountains.The water in Bincheng nourishes people, plus the wind does not blow and the rain does not drench. When you leave, you will be dark and thin, and when you come back, you will be white, clean and round.The clothes and clothes are not what the family can provide, so the two sister-in-laws have gossip.

It is said that there was a girl in the village who went to the south to work, and came back three years later, dressed in gold and silver, and built a new house for the family.Later, word came out that the girl had a heart disease, and it turned out that she went to do that business.

Her parents pressed her to question her, and she showed them the certificates issued by the school, saying that she had a scholarship and could also work and study.She didn't tell the truth, her father valued sons over daughters, and he was especially concerned about face, knowing that relying on other people's funding to go to college would definitely force her to drop out.

Only her younger sister believed in her and pestered her every day, asking her to tell about her study and life on the university campus.

The new semester started without taking a penny from the family. When I came back from summer vacation, I brought back so many good things, which inevitably made my parents suspicious.Under repeated questioning from his parents, Meng Xiangxiang had no choice but to name his elder brother, his aunt, and the stone tablet on Liuzi Street.

Mother nodded when she heard this. There is indeed a branch of her grandma's family who went to Kanto in the early years. It is recorded in the family tree and matches the age recorded on the stone tablet, but they have lost contact.

Mother became interested, and asked her about the situation of the descendants of the Liu family over there.Speaking of the elder brother's third girl having the same name as my mother, my mother was even more surprised.Even so, Niang still wants her to be self-reliant and not to rely on others as much as possible.She only stayed at home for two nights, so her mother asked her to go to the beach a hundred miles away to find her younger sister.

The younger sister finally found a job, and went to the seaside to work with someone to earn her tuition for the next year.It's been more than a month and there is still no news.

When Meng Xiangxiang found her sister, she was busy on the fishing boat pier.My younger sister is doing tiring work. After the fishing boat docks, sorting seafood, the more you do, the more you get.Seeing that her sister was dark and thin, her hands were full of cuts from fish and shrimp, her body was wet, and there was always a fishy smell that couldn't be washed off. She hugged her sister and cried a lot.

Meng wanted to pull her sister back home, but she refused to say anything, so she stayed and worked with her sister.In the first few days before the start of school, the two sisters finally earned enough for half a year's tuition.The younger sister still refuses to go home, and wants to continue to work so that her older sister can wear some nice clothes.The little girl is working outside and is often harassed. How can she rest assured.

Meng Xiangxiang said that a big brother sponsored her to go to college, coaxed her sister home, and took out the clothes and shoes bought for her sister, and her sister believed it.I stayed home for one night, bid farewell to my parents and sister, took a boat at night, and returned to Bencheng in the morning.

Meng Xiangxiang got off the boat and walked out of the pier. She saw the elder brother walking back and forth restlessly out of the port, stretching his neck.

Meng Xiangxiang yelled "big brother" and trotted to stand in front of Liu Xiaonan.Liu Xiaonan stared at her for a long time, then suddenly said sternly, "Stretch out your hand."

Meng Xiangxiang suddenly put his hands behind his back.After picking up rotten fish and rotten shrimps at the beach for more than a month, her complexion was as dark as her sister's, and her hands were covered with cuts.Senior brother has something to say first, how dare she stretch out her hand to show senior brother his appreciation?
Liu Xiaonan looked serious and said nothing.Meng Xiangxiang blinked his eyes and said it lightly and mischievously on purpose: "I'm participating in social practice."

Liu Xiaonan pulled Meng Xiangxiang's hand out, frowned and looked over and over again: "Did you take what I said as wind on your ears?"

Meng Xiangxiang withdrew his hand and explained, "My sister works part-time at the beach to earn my tuition fees. How can I bear to let my sister suffer for me?"

Liu Xiaonan didn't say anything more, led Meng Xiangxiang to a secluded place, sat down on a bench under the shade of a tree, and said lightly: "The tuition fee has been paid for you, and there are two other things. National Day your little one Sister Yun is getting married, and she wants you to see her off, she said it's very honorable for a college student to see her off."

"Really! That's great, just in time to visit my aunt." Meng Xiangxiang cheered up, stretched his clothes and said, "I have to buy good clothes, and I can't embarrass Miss Xiaoyun."

"When shopping for clothes, let your sister Xiaoyun help you choose, as long as she is satisfied, don't be afraid to spend more money."

"Understood. I earned a sum of money from part-time job, and I used to pay tuition fees. If this is the case, senior brother won't have to give me living expenses for the time being."

Liu Xiaonan looked at Meng Xiangxiang: "There is one more important thing. I have formally confirmed my relationship with Yue Xuelian. In the future, she will not only be your teacher, but also your sister-in-law. She will care about you and love you just like me. Among the classmates, you are the first to know the news, are you surprised?"

Meng Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes rapidly, and then smiled happily: "It was as expected. That "Love on the Lonely Island" was perfect, like a dream, like a dream. "

(End of this chapter)