Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 126 Transoceanic Telephony
Liu Xiaonan thanked Gu Yu, she only gave him half a day off every week, and used administrative means to curb the further escalation of his desires, so that he could not indulge in stock speculation and return to the peaceful mind of a rational investor; he thanked the old man and the period he left behind. In a tragic story, the trombone that the old man had been waiting for all his life sounded in his heart, dispelling the curse in his heart.

Liu Xiaonan went to the Federation of Literary and Art Circles to open a letter of introduction, walked into an honorary military academy in the city, and showed her identity to the staff to explain her purpose of coming.

Those disabled veterans from different regions and periods heard that this young man was the original author of the movie "Jingjun Ji". They wanted to hear their stories and write down their stories. They all actively and enthusiastically told about their respective lives. experiences and battles.

For several days, Liu Xiaonan, as a junior and a listener, mingled with these aged veterans.Those cruel, thrilling, heroic, or ordinary battle experiences nourished his soul, enriched his emotional world, and stirred his heart.

He looked for the shadows of the seven ordinary soldiers in these veterans with extraordinary life experiences.

After the interview, Liu Xiaonan took a group photo with these veterans.He breaks the routine, first shaping the image of each individual individually, and then combining them into a specific war scene.

When the names and images of the seven ordinary soldiers appeared in his mind one by one, he could no longer restrain the urge to create, and made a draft while conceiving.

He once again entered into an excited state of creation, walking, sitting, and lying down with the shadows of the seven ordinary soldiers in his head, and even dreaming at night, it was also a battle scene full of artillery fire.

When going downstairs for dinner that day, Liu Xiaonan met Meng Duoduo.Meng Duoduo called his elder brother, and he agreed.

There are quite a lot of opportunities to meet each other. As always, we greet each other plainly, and there is not much intersection.

Meng Duoduo is not like her elder sister, who dresses like a city girl. Liu Xiaonan has a lot of opinions on this, and it shows on her face even if she doesn't say it. She has always been very cold towards her.

Walking out of the dormitory building, Liu Xiaonan suddenly turned around and said to Meng Duoduo, who was following behind, "If you have nothing to do at night, come to my dormitory. I have something to do with you."

Meng Duoduo nodded hurriedly, both apprehensive and secretly delighted, this was the first time the big brother in front of him invited her to his dormitory.

When she first lived in the dormitory of the textile factory, she went to her eldest brother's dormitory several times, wanting to help him with laundry and so on.But every time he was rejected by the eldest brother with a cold face, and in the future he could only stay away wisely.

After she started working, she was assigned to the team where her elder brother used to work, and the masters in the class took good care of her. Only then did she know that her elder brother arranged it.After a long time, she gradually knew something about her eldest brother in the textile factory and his reputation in everyone's mind.

She believed what her sister had said to her, that her elder brother could set herself up in a textile factory, and she could also expel him from the factory.Therefore, be cautious in work and life, and dare not be presumptuous in the slightest.

He deliberately ate slowly, glancing at Liu Xiaonan who was a few tables away from the corner of his eyes, and when Liu Xiaonan walked out of the cafeteria, Meng Duoduo took a few mouthfuls of food, and followed Liu Xiaonan, who was walking with his head bowed, back to the dormitory.

Back in the dormitory, Meng Duoduo simply tidied up, and couldn't wait to go upstairs and knock on the door of the attic.

Liu Xiaonan let Meng Duoduo into the room, took out bananas and oranges for her to eat, and casually asked, "Have you seen your sister recently?"

It turned out to be looking for my sister.Meng Duoduo felt a little cold, she said: "My sister came to see me once during the winter vacation, and she should be back home now. Do you have something to do with my sister?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I'm not looking for your sister, just asking casually. That's right, I want to write an article about mountainous areas recently, but I haven't been to real mountainous areas. Tell me about the mountains in your hometown, The village in my hometown, the folks in my hometown, what else is dangerous and fun.”

This can not trouble Meng Duoduo.When she came to Bincheng, when people asked her about her hometown, she passed it vaguely. The village was too poor, and it was embarrassing to say it.The eldest brother was interested, which meant that my sister hadn't said anything about it, so she started talking endlessly.

Meng Duoduo's narration was devoid of any emotion and subjectivity, the more interested Liu Xiaonan was, the happier she spoke.

Under Liu Xiaonan's guidance, Meng Duoduo basically explained the characteristics of the mountainous area, combined with his own imagination, and outlined the geographical environment he needed in his mind.

Liu Xiaonan felt that she had found the right person, so she chatted until very late and asked Meng Duoduo to take away a bunch of bananas as a reward.

Before the Spring Festival, the office staff were extremely active, busy with both business and personal affairs, and the office suddenly became deserted.Gu Yu was not surprised by this, and turned a blind eye to it.On the contrary, Liu Xiaonan did the opposite, sitting quietly in a corner of the office every day and writing quickly, which surprised her.

Gu Yu walked in without knocking, and stood behind Liu Xiaonan, watching what he wrote.

The drafts of Liu Xiaonan's writing have always been scribbled, in order to allow the speed of writing to keep up with the speed of thinking in the brain.Gu Yu couldn't understand, so he patted his shoulder and asked, "What masterpiece are you writing?"

Liu Xiaonan raised her head and said: "For a novel about war, I went to the Academy of Glory for Honored Soldiers in the early stage to interview and collect materials for the purpose of accumulation. I can't let someone say me, "Longitude and Latitude" is my only one. long."

"Careful." Gu Yu moved a chair and sat across from Liu Xiaonan: "I said that to motivate you. Also, let me correct a point I made earlier. Buying stocks is not gambling, nor is it crooked."

"It's not easy!" Liu Xiaonan sneered with emotion: "It's really not easy for the Minister to change his mind and correct his mistakes. Who has such great ability?"

"It's my old man." Gu Yu stretched out his hand and patted Liu Xiaonan's head: "The old man said, you stand at the forefront of the times, you are very insightful, courageous and courageous. Although you failed to become his son-in-law in the end, in some respects, He still admires you very much. Tell me, how is the return on the stock?"

Liu Xiaonan put down her pen, rubbed her sore wrist and said, "Profit and risk coexist. That day I speculated wildly all day, and I had a premonition that after the crazy stock market, it would be hit hard. Think about it calmly, stock trading can only be used as an experience or a means, not as a goal in life. Now I only do long-term and return to my original track.”

Gu Yu said: "I admire your self-adjustment ability and control ability. My little brother in the countryside, you will become a great weapon in the future."

"You don't have to flatter me, and I don't want to be a master. I just want to do what I like to do, what I should do, and what I can do."

"I have nothing to do in the afternoon. Can you take me to the stock exchange hall so that I can feel the madness?"

"No. A lot of people are staring at us secretly. Do you think you are still a little girl, you can go as crazy as you want? As a leader, you have to set an example for your subordinates; as a wife, you have to take on the responsibility of being a husband and a parent. "

"You don't come here, and you have never been married, so you are not qualified to teach me."

"Yue Xuelian and I have long been de facto couples. If she hadn't been studying abroad, we should have registered for marriage. Do you know what your top priority is now? We've been married for more than half a year, why hasn't there been any response? Career is important, parenting The next generation is more important."

"You're so thick-skinned, is this something you should care about? Eat salty radishes and don't worry about it. Do you want to meddle in your own business?"

Gu Yu slapped the table and stood up, then slammed the door and left in a burst of anger.When she returned to her office, she was still furious. Didn't he just want to say that he was an official fan?
On the first night of the Spring Festival holiday, Liu Xiaonan went to Lin Yidan's house to confirm the specific itinerary for returning to Liuzi Street tomorrow.

Lin Yidan said with shame on his face, "I'm sorry, Xiaonan. The head of the department arranged for me to be on duty, so I can't go back to your home with you for the New Year. However, Auntie still wants to thank you."

Liu Xiaonan didn't understand: "Auntie is hired back to work. What do the leaders of your department think? There is no one in the hospital and they arrange you to be on duty?"

"I can't blame the head of the department." Lin Yidan explained: "There is a young couple from the south in our department. After getting married, they haven't been able to return to their hometown for the New Year. Let them go back to their hometown to reunite with their relatives. I am alone, and I can celebrate the New Year anywhere. It is not a bad idea to take care of the young people, so I can only agree."

The matter has come to this point, Liu Xiaonan has nothing to say, Aunt Lin's actions are understandable, she left after sitting for a while.

Sending Liu Xiaonan away, Lin Yidan was full of self-blame and guilt.When I am old and old, I actually lied to my juniors. Although there is a reason for the incident, I can't forgive myself anyway.

The cause of the incident was that she wrote to Yue Xuelian about Liu Xiaonan's consideration of her loneliness and invited her to Liuzi Street for the Chinese New Year.In the letter, she highly praised Liu Xiaonan for being considerate and filial. She had a place to celebrate the New Year, so that her daughter would not have to worry.

Unexpectedly, after Yue Xuelian received her letter, considering that it was too late to stop her reply, she even made a transoceanic phone call to her office, resolutely not allowing her to follow Liu Xiaonan back to Liuzi Street for the New Year.

When asked the reason, Yue Xuelian only said that she was not married yet, so it was nothing to follow Liu Xiaonan to celebrate the New Year at other people's homes, because she didn't have a home?The tough attitude is not negotiable. In a word, you can go to anyone's house for the New Year, but you can't go to Liu Xiaonan's house.

She could clearly feel the significant change in her daughter's attitude, and even through the phone line, she seemed to be able to see her daughter's stern and cold expression.Before going abroad to study, my daughter talked about Liuzi Street, and she was always beaming. What is it for today?
According to Liu Xiaonan's wishes, she did not tell her daughter about Jiang Changling's illness and hospitalization, and now she can't say that she wants to take this opportunity to do a simple review for Jiang Changling.She wanted to ask the reason, but Yue Xuelian said that the phone bill was too expensive, so she couldn't say more, just do as she said, otherwise she would be very angry, so she hung up the phone hastily.

Afterwards, she thought over and over again, it was reasonable to go home with Liu Xiaonan for the New Year, why did it cause such a big reaction from her daughter.After thinking about it, she only thought of one thing, her daughter must have suspected that she had something to do with Liu Zhixin, so she tried her best to prevent her from going to Liuzi Street.

She smiled wryly to herself, she didn't have to wait until she was old if she had something to do with it, so let her daughter feel completely at ease and do as she said.

She asked the director of the department to apply to be on duty during the Spring Festival. She did not deceive Liu Xiaonan about being on duty, but she was still sad.She is not afraid of loneliness. Are there still few lonely days in this life?
She faintly sensed that something was wrong with her daughter's mood, and made an international long-distance call without mentioning Liu Xiaonan, hoping that it was just to prevent herself from meeting and spending time with Liu Zhixin.

Liu Xiaonan went home alone to celebrate the New Year, and was relieved to see that her mother was in good health and her spirit was more cheerful and optimistic.After dinner, he chatted with his parents about the vegetable greenhouse. He also worried that his father was overworked.

Liu Zhixin said that she has become more and more experienced, saving time and effort, and her income has increased slightly compared to previous years.

Jiang Changling said from the side: "This year, I'm lucky to come to my family to help, otherwise, I would really be exhausted."

Liu Xiaonan looked at her mother: "Meng Xiangxiang has been helping with the work at home?"

"No." Jiang Changling made no secret of her love: "Think about buying fruit and coming to our house after the holiday. She said that she started to earn wages and would come to see me often in the future. At that time, I was selling leeks, and you and I Dad is too busy to eat, so she will stay and help. Your dad and I persuaded her to go home, and they also have parents. When I was hospitalized, this girl waited on me from front to back, how could we let him My daughter is troubled by our family. Thinking about it, her family doesn’t have much work in winter, so it’s right to help my aunt. This girl is sincere, and your father and I can only let her stay, help me cook, and sell with your father. Cai, I'm not old or young. If you come back three days earlier, you can still meet her."

Liu Xiaonan didn't know what to say.Liu Zhixin asked him: "You and Xiao Meng usually see each other often?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Since her internship and work, I have only met a few times. She is always going to see her sister and stop by my place for a ride. Usually, she hardly has any special contacts."

Liu Zhixin nodded and said: "This shows that this child is really caring for your mother, not trying to do anything to you. Xiaomeng went to sell vegetables with me, and she yelled loudly. I don't know if it's because I'm old or she has something in her. That quality is faster than me as an old accountant, but you can’t compare anyway. After working for more than half a month, the shed was bright before leaving. I wanted to give her some money, but I was afraid of hurting her self-esteem , Isn’t this like hiring her to work? I bought some beef and fish for her to bring to her parents, and you can find a way to make up for it later, is that okay?”

Her father was very considerate, and Liu Xiaonan said, "This is the best way. I thought I helped her, but in fact she helped me even more."

Meng Xiangxiang's gratitude did not cause too much disturbance in Liu Xiaonan's heart.He returned to his room, took out the small photo frame inlaid with the panoramic photos taken by Yue Xuelian in the American campus from his backpack, placed it on the desk, and began to devote himself to creation.

Whenever he was blocked in his thoughts, he would look up at the smiling Yue Xuelian in the photo, as if she was by his side, sorting out and revising the draft for him, and cheering him up.

At the end of the Spring Festival holiday, Liu Xiaonan put the small photo frame inlaid with Yue Xuelian's photo into his backpack and brought her back to his dormitory, letting her continue to accompany him.

Not long after going to work, Liu Xiaonan's payment for the latter part of her collection of short stories and novelettes arrived.Considering that Yue Xuelian no longer needed his financial support for the time being, he invested all the money in the stock market.

After the Spring Festival, the stock market is sluggish, and the stock price drops, which is a good time to buy a lot of investment.

Liu Xiaonan also hesitated, is it too risky to do so?Do you want to leave some savings in your hand?Because of the support of his father's vegetable greenhouse and the novel he was writing, he finally devoted himself to it.

He believes that courage and courage are often more important than skill and ability in certain times and situations.

(End of this chapter)