Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 165 The full stop with a gap

Carrying a shovel and a plastic bucket, Liu Xiaonan took Gu Yu to the beach to relax and find the happiness of childhood.The tide was ebbing on the beach, wading in the ankle-deep cool water, and the two of them walked slowly on the sand barefoot.

The sea water gently caressed her ankles, Gu Yu's mood improved a lot.She bent down to pick up a crawling conch, and said to Liu Xiaonan: "You can be a voluntary father to a disabled child. This responsibility and courage are more meaningful than your donation to build a school in your hometown."

Liu Xiaonan said: "This is the most appropriate compliment for me, because my sister knows me well."

"You donated money to build a school for your hometown. You did a good job. You hid behind the scenes and kept a low profile, but everyone knew it was you. My old man had to praise you for this, saying that you have a great mind for politics. It's a pity that you don't. gone."

"People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. I don't want to do things like big trees attracting attention. The village primary school has been in disrepair for a long time, and the rebuilding of the school building has to be done, so I can only make a bad plan. It's not as complicated as you think."

"The farm has a name, the source of love, and it must have a profound meaning."

"This is the name that Meng Xiang remembered after Wu Yanli's child called me Dad. She said that she wanted to let that child have more sunshine in her heart, and everyone's heart should be more warm."

"You two are like husbands and wives."

The two walked along the edge of the tide, picking up conch shells as they went.Liu Xiaonan said: "You are my sister, I have to say a few words about you. I think the conflict between the two of you, to a large extent, is caused by you. Look, I just started, and you stared at me. Eyes. Seeing you now, I can imagine what you look like at home."

Gu Yu threw a few conch shells into Liu Xiaonan's plastic bucket, shook the water droplets on his hand and said, "Okay, you men only talk to men, I want to hear what you have to say."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Guan Xiaoyun and Dong Xiaojun divorced, and at first I felt wronged for Guan Xiaoyun. Guan Xiaoyun is kind, enthusiastic, pungent and capable. It must be that Dong Xiaojun doesn't know how to cherish it. After some investigation and verification, I found out that the problem lies with Guan Xiaoyun. Yun didn't know how to maintain a man's self-esteem, and trampled on it recklessly, which made the cheerful, optimistic and tolerant Dong Xiaojun unbearable, and proposed a divorce. Through Guan Xiaoyun, I found that you have the same problem. You have always been domineering."

Gu Yu raised his foot to kick the water, kicked Liu Xiaonan's body and face in the sea water, and angrily said, "Why am I being overbearing?"

Liu Xiaonan wiped the drops of water from her face and said, "You are not overbearing, you are not overbearing at all, let me tell you about myself. No matter how important things are outside, I always come home on time every night, why? Because there is warmth and fireworks in the house. When I get home, I can take off all my disguises, lie down when I want, sit when I want, talk when I want to talk, fart when I want to fart. I can relax and be able to Be who you are.

"Whether it is a man or a woman, when you return home, you must first correct your identity. When a man returns home, he is the husband, father, son, or son-in-law; when a woman returns home, he is the wife, mother, daughter, or daughter-in-law. You are so majestic and authoritative. When you come home, you must first put down your airs and figure, and take on the role in the family.

"After a busy day outside, no one wants to continue to listen to the chattering preaching when they come home, and no one wants to see the domineering cold face. Some people are a good father and son, but they may not be a good husband; some people are a good mother and daughter, But she may not be a good wife. In this regard, I think Meng Xiangxiang in my family has done a good job, and the family and business arrangements are well organized."

Gu Yu asked back: "Is your Meng Xiangxiang so perfect?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "There is no perfect person in the world? It can only be said that we are considerate of our temper and mind. Meng Xiangxiang is a graduate student outside, and a mother of two children at home. In front of me, she is still the one who needs me. The little girl in the mountain village who is always loved. A man has the instinct and willingness to protect the weak. If he meets a strong woman, he can only make himself stronger. Think about it, is this the case?"

Gu Yu glared at Liu Xiaonan, but was powerless to refute.

The tide on the beach has receded and dried up. On the undulating beach, countless small crabs crawl out of their caves to look for food, but the conch hides in the sand, and groups of seagulls keep flying up and down.The tide head in the distance, clattering gently on the beach, the beach is quiet but lively, busy and leisurely.

Liu Xiaonan said to Gu Yu, "Run around me."

Gu Yu asked alertly: "What are you doing? Showing you a fool of yourself?"

"Those who don't work don't eat. Everyone who eats here has to work. My sons and daughters have to work as much as they can. You are no exception. Running is also a kind of labor. You will understand in a while. Running One lap, I will accompany you if the clothes are dirty."

"Why do I feel that you hold back your evil intentions and treat your sister like a monkey?"

Liu Xiaonan stuck the shovel into the beach, imitating the gorilla, running and jumping around Gu Yu with a loud voice.

Gu Yu seemed to see the rural boy who taught her how to swim, swimming like a dog in the river, teasing her and couldn't help laughing.

After running around, Liu Xiaonan picked up the shovel, pinpointed the sunken spot on the beach, and dug out a dozen of big yellow razor clams with each shovel.He straightened up and said to Gu Yu, who was picking up razor clams, "Look, as long as you let go of your airs and figure, happiness is as simple as that."

Gu Yu raised his hand and slapped Liu Xiaonan on the head: "You brat, you have a lot of tricks, so use this as an excuse to teach me."

Liu Xiaonan didn't dodge, and smiled happily: "I'm your younger brother, I can beat and scold at will. I have been beaten by you before, and my head is full of bruises. It's not bad for this punch. I'll be gentle when I get home."

Gu Yu stared at the surging tide in the distance and said, "Can the simple happiness of youth be regained?"

Liu Xiaonan said, "Just try it."

The sky is vast and high, clean white clouds float by slowly, and on the flat beach, Guyu dances lightly with the accompaniment of silent music.The waves beat in the distance, and a string of footprints jumped on the beach like musical notes.

Gu Yu stretched her waist, twirled and danced on the beach, intoxicated by simple happiness.

Startled by Gu Yu's dancing steps, the razor spewed out a small jet of water, then shrank into the cave, and small circular sand pits appeared on the beach.Liu Xiaonan waved the shovel, followed Gu Yu's dance steps, and performed another dance with strength.

The two dug some razor clams, sea sausages and meretrix clams, and carried a plastic bucket full with the rising tide, talking and laughing all the way ashore with shovels.

Back in front of the office building, Wu Yanli came up to Gu Yu and said, "The phone in your car keeps ringing."

Put your phone in the car.Gu Yu opened the car door and sat in to answer the phone: "Hey, I'm at Liu Xiaonan's farm, don't you suspect that I'm having an affair with him? Why should I let myself suffer injustice? I'm just angry. Xiaonan took me to dig Sea sausage razor clam, the phone is in the car. I also made a mistake, I shouldn’t have yelled at you. Okay, I’ll have lunch at Xiaonan’s place to experience the happy atmosphere of his big family. Go back in the afternoon, do you want to Bring some fresh seafood for you to taste, okay, I'll go back right away."

Putting down the phone, Gu Yu reflected on herself, why did she go to Liu Xiaonan the first time she suffered a little grievance at home, and complained to him?Why is it always so happy to be with him?
People's suspicion is not without a certain reason. Could it be that there is still a psychological attachment without knowing it?

Gu Yu got out of the car, walked into Liu Xiaonan's office, and said to him, "I got a caller, and I want to have a good talk with me. I have to go back."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Now is the season when river crabs are the fattest, take some home."

Gu Yu agreed.Liu Xiaonan found two foam incubators, filled them with freshly dug seafood, and asked Gu Yu to drive to his pond.Shazhou stayed at the house by the pond, and Liu Xiaonan asked him to catch some river crabs in the pond.

The sandbar was lowered into the pond, catching river crabs under the aquatic plants, and soon filled an incubator.Liu Xiaonan put the incubator in the trunk of Gu Yu's car, got in the car and sat beside Gu Yu, and put a bank card into her bag.

Gu Yu's complexion changed, and he lowered his voice and asked sharply, "How did you learn this trick? How can you use this trick with me?"

Liu Xiaonan didn't blush and her heart didn't beat: "Society is a big dye vat, I can't be alone, I can only keep a piece of pure land in my heart."

"How did you put it in, and how did you take it out for me?"

"Gu Yu, you and I both understand in our hearts that we have always been fettered by an emotion we shouldn't have. As children grow up day by day, we will also grow older day by day. We should face the child's innocent eyes without guilt. However, it is difficult for you and me to completely get rid of it by our own strength. This small card is both the end and the beginning. Only when we establish another vulgar interest relationship can we completely replace the current predicament."

Gu Yu was speechless for a long time, tears streaming down slowly: "Why are you so cruel?"

Liu Xiaonan opened the door and got out of the car, leaned over and said, "Go back, Gu Yu. We are all ordinary people, we can't be saints."

Liu Xiaonan pushed the car door lightly, and when Gu Yu stepped on the gas pedal, the car body trembled a few times and rushed out, raising smoke and dust all the way.

Personally burying a relationship in the autumn wind, Liu Xiaonan walked alone by the bay, her steps were heavy, but her heart was light.

The peak season for crab sales is coming soon, and Liu Xiaonan comes to the farm early every day to negotiate with merchants and is busy at the pond.The sales price of river crabs has remained stable. In addition to the three ponds, this year he added two cages in the reservoir to further expand the scale of river crab farming.

After a year of practice, cage culture has also been successful.

After seeing off a few merchants, Liu Xiaonan returned to the office and saw Wu Yanli talking with a young girl through the window.

The girl is wearing a professional suit, with a camera hanging around her neck, sitting upright, with a blue briefcase on her shoulder, and a pen in one hand and a book in the other.From that attire and posture, one can roughly guess her professional identity.

uninvited guest!Wu Yanli didn't have any defenses in her heart, and she might have been figured out long ago.Liu Xiaonan walked into the office, and the girl and Wu Yanli stood up at the same time.

Sure enough, without waiting for Wu Yanli's introduction, the girl stepped forward and stretched out her hand. She was generous and enthusiastic: "Hello, senior! My name is Song Ge, and I am a student of the Department of Journalism of the [-]nd Provincial Normal University. Now I am the economic section of the Bincheng Evening News." reporter."

If I remember correctly, it was a reporter named Song Ge who wrote the report on the donation to build the school.Liu Xiaonan held Song Ge's hand and said, "Since she's a junior, she must have found her by following the clues."

Song Ge said with a slight smile: "Senior is so humorous. I have heard of the name of senior, but seeing him today is quite different from what I imagined."

"It must be very disappointing." Liu Xiaonan asked Song Ge to sit down.Wu Yanli made two cups of tea again, then walked out to avoid it.

The relationship between seniors and younger sisters has drawn closer to each other.Song Ge said lightly, "It's not disappointment, it's curiosity. The senior is a successful writer. He has faded out of the cultural circle in the past few years. I didn't expect to have another big career in this remote place."

Liu Xiaonan said: "A small farm is not a big business."

"Senior is humble." Song Ge asked back: "Is it a big cause to donate money to build a school for my hometown? Is it a big cause to arrange employment for laid-off women workers and retired soldiers? If these are not counted, being a voluntary father to a disabled child is a big deal." Isn't that a real man?"

"Did you come here on your own, or did you come with a mission?"

"The last time I went to your hometown Liuzi Street for an interview, the village party secretary Guan Deyu kept his mouth shut. Out of respect for the donors, I wrote that suspenseful report. The report received strong responses and attracted the attention of relevant departments and leaders. The director of the agency arranged for me to find the donor and write a follow-up report."

"How do you determine that the donor must be me?"

"I have an older sister. I'm afraid no one knows the senior better than her."

Understood.Liu Xiaonan said: "I hope this matter ends here, otherwise it will violate my original intention and lose meaning for the sake of meaning."

Song Ge has a persistent energy, which is a professional characteristic and the advantage of the little girl. She said with full confidence and a little bit of coquettish voice: "I have obtained the first-hand information, and the senior will not arbitrarily deprive a Reporter's right to report, right? Besides, senior, can he bear the heart of his primary school girl being accused by the leader of her lack of professional ability because she didn't complete the task?"

"Well, it seems that I can only cooperate." Liu Xiaonan smiled and said: "I just want to emphasize one point, don't mention Wu Yanli's mother and son in your report."

"Why? That's the most touching part."

"Don't you think it's cruel to use other people's pain to put gold on my face and add color to your article?"

Song Ge looked solemn, with shining eyes, and said adoringly: "Senior is indeed a person with great love."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I'll treat you to seafood and river crab at noon. If you get hungry, you can come here often. If you go against my wishes, you and your older sister won't even be friends."

Song Ge sighed: "I have interviewed many bosses and bosses. The physical scale and economic strength are far stronger than the seniors. I am only proud of the seniors."

After the follow-up report on the donation to build the school was published, there was no mention of Wu Yanli's mother and son, and Song Ge became a frequent visitor to the farm.

At the end of the year, Liu Xiaonan, together with a dozen young people, won the honorary title of "Outstanding Young Entrepreneur" in the city.At the award ceremony, Gu Yu's father, who had retired to the second line, presented awards to these promising young people as an old leader.

When facing Liu Xiaonan, Comrade Lao Gu held his hand and said kindly: "Liuzi Street is a good place."

(End of this chapter)