Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 68 Obstacles
More than 20 days later, on Saturday, in the middle of the afternoon, Gu Yu received a call from Liu Xiaonan, asking if she could leave work early.Gu Yu said yes.

Liu Xiaonan asked her to go directly to the Friendship Mall, and he was waiting for her at the gate.Ask him what's going on and don't say anything, just talk about it and you'll know.

Gu Yu guessed that it might be because the script of the movie was written, and she wanted to take herself out to relax.During this time, Liu Xiaonan called every now and then to report on the progress of the creation and to say a few words of love.

Gu Yu wanted to go and see him, but he said he was very busy and spent day and night with the director, discussing, arguing, deliberating, revising, the director didn't like outsiders to disturb him.Gu Yu could only give up and savor the taste of longing alone.

Gu Yu couldn't wait to get off work early, went straight to the Friendship Mall, and met Liu Xiaonan in front of the mall.

Liu Xiaonan stood in front of the gate of Friendship Mall, carrying a temporary new gray-green backpack with a very strange style, with many large and small pockets on the surface, and the name of the film studio was printed on it.

This was given to him by the director as a souvenir, and he can bring a lot of things with him on business trips and meetings.

Gu Yu was surprised to find that some remarkable changes had taken place in Liu Xiaonan's body, and she couldn't explain clearly.People become thinner, this is the result of staying up late to catch up on manuscripts, but where does that clear and translucent breath come from?
Gu Yu was very distressed, stroked Liu Xiaonan's cheek and said, "It's not easy to lose a whole circle of weight, the script is finished?"

"It's done, and it's worth being skinny." Liu Xiaonan smiled calmly: "It's not important, what's important is that I have learned a lot."

Gu Yu asked curiously, "Did you call me here to surprise me?"

Liu Xiaonan glanced at the Friendship Mall and said, "Do you remember that when we first met, you took me to the Friendship Mall and wanted to buy clothes for me. I was terrified when I saw the price, so I dragged you away from here. Escape? Where to pick up the lost dignity, you have to cooperate with me today."

"If you want to buy me a gift, just say it, and you're still so tactful?" Gu Yutian smiled: "You got the adaptation fee for the novel?"

"I got it all." Liu Xiaonan dragged Gu Yu into the Friendship Mall and went straight to the jewelry counter.

In recent years, gold and silver jewelry has become popular again and entered the public's field of vision, but it is still a luxury.Tens of dollars per gram are difficult for ordinary families to take care of, and it is very rare for a bride married to a wealthy family to own one or two.

Gu Yu was a little surprised, and looked at Liu Xiaonan inexplicably.Liu Xiaonan pointed to the dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry on the counter, and said grandly, "Choose what you like."

Gu Yu pulled Liu Xiaonan aside and whispered, "You still have to build a new house for your family."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I stayed here, there is more than enough to build a house, so don't worry."

Gu Yu laughed and said, "You still have to save money to marry a wife."

Liu Xiaonan asked back: "Without dignity, how can you marry a wife?"

Gu Yu blushed slightly, hugging Liu Xiaonan's arm and went back to the counter.She likes these gold and silver ornaments very much, and there are no girls who don't like them. Because of the nature of work and family relationship, she can't be too public.

Now it's different, she has a boyfriend, and she's written a movie script, and no one can blame her.However, she still doesn't like gold jewelry very much, it is too dazzling and rustic, and platinum jewelry is more pure and noble, but the price is slightly more expensive.

Gu Yu chose a thinner platinum necklace and looked up at Liu Xiaonan.The price is expensive, equal in grams, she wants to save him a little.Several salespersons watched and introduced, but she couldn't explain clearly.

Liu Xiaonan understood Gu Yu's meaning, and said implicitly: "If it is faintly visible, it is a hazy beauty, but if it is absent, it is petty."

Gu Yu has confidence, since she wants to cooperate with him to regain her self-esteem, why not satisfy him and satisfy herself.She chose a necklace she liked, put it on her neck, and stood in front of the mirror to admire herself.

In the mirror, she saw Liu Xiaonan standing not far behind her, with a look of contentment and joy in his calm eyes.

Gu Yu turned around and signaled Liu Xiaonan to pay with his eyes.However, Liu Xiaonan grabbed her left hand, and carefully measured those slender, pale fingers, as if looking for something on them.

How could she not know his intention?I felt ruthless in my heart: Brat, today I will let you feel proud.I'll wear a few high-end houses in your hometown on my hands and necks to see if you feel distressed?
When Gu Yu put a platinum ring with engraved patterns on her finger, Liu Xiaonan went to pay in a dizzy manner.When he came back, he had a satisfied smile on his face, and then he had to buy clothes for Gu Yu.

Gu Yu reckoned that Liu Xiaonan still had something left, and it was time to change a watch for him.

Liu Xiaonan shook his head. Although the watch in his hand was cheap, it was bought with the first salary he earned in his life.The time is quite accurate, and it also has commemorative significance. When you see this watch, you will always remember where you came from.

Liu Xiaonan dragged Gu Yu upstairs, and Gu Yu pointed to a sign above her head: Women's underwear, men's only.

Liu Xiaonan smiled ashamedly, took out a bulging envelope from the backpack full of pockets, stuffed it into Gu Yu's satchel, and sat down on the chair downstairs to wait for her.

Gu Yu waved meaningfully at Liu Xiaonan, then turned and went upstairs.Giving happily, this is a big change in nature, he is no longer that rural boy who is powerless to love.

She doesn't care about his previous inability to repay, but she is happy to see his growth and change, and the giving of love is joyful. I am really glad that he has such ability and experience.

When Gu Yu went downstairs carrying a few paper bags, she saw Liu Xiaonan surrounded by a few young and beautiful girls talking and laughing vigorously.Brat, who can't take care of him for a while, and wants to go astray with a little fame.

Gu Yu walked over calmly, pretending to be surprised and said to the little girls: "He is my younger brother, do you know him?"

Liu Xiaonan hurriedly stood up, smiled and said to the little girls, "You're just kidding, she is my girlfriend. Goodbye, goodbye."

Liu Xiaonan pulls Gu Yu and flees again.Walking out of the shopping mall, without waiting for Gu Yu to ask, he took the initiative to explain: "The name of the film studio on this backpack is too conspicuous, so they recognized it."

Gu Yu patted the backpack on Liu Xiaonan's back and said, "This is for souvenirs, not for bluffing. In the blink of an eye, wild bees and butterflies are flying all over the sky."

Liu Xiaonan argued: "What is the blink of an eye, I've been waiting for you for almost an hour."

Gu Yu was confident and confident: "It's hard to be generous, but I have to choose carefully." After changing the subject, he said embarrassingly: "The more you buy, the more you work hard, and it cost you a lot of money."

"I wronged you before!" Liu Xiaonan said with deep feeling: "I am born to be useful, and I will come back after all my money is gone. Only then did I understand the boldness of these two poems by Shixian."

It was getting dark and the street lamps were dimly lit.The two went to eat, but Liu Xiaonan insisted on going to the western restaurant that Gu Yu took him to.It was still the private room, the same little waiter who was disgusted by Liu Xiaonan and ran away.

When the little waiter saw Liu Xiaonan, he lowered his head timidly.Gu Yu comforted him with kind words, he will not tell stories today.Liu Xiaonan grinned and dismissed it.

After being seated, Liu Xiaonan ordered two cups of coffee and asked Gu Yu to order food.When the steaming coffee was served, Gu Yu gently stirred it with a delicate spoon, and her admiring eyes lingered on Liu Xiaonan's thin face all the time.

The melancholy look that often appeared in his eyes disappeared, and there was an undisguised affection behind his firmness and confidence.He really changed, from the inside out, from the outside to the inside.

Liu Xiaonan sat there motionless, admiring the serene smile on Gu Yu's face, admiring the bright light reflected from the platinum on the fingers on Gu Yu's neck.

The slightly bitter and fragrant coffee smell floats lightly, just like the spicy and delicate fragrance of the grass juice when cutting green grass on the mountain, creating an appropriate artistic conception.Isn't his state of mind right now?
Gu Yu took a sip of coffee, looking forward to it.Liu Xiaonan insisted on returning here, so she must have something to say.She waited patiently, encouraging him to speak up with fiery eyes.

Liu Xiaonan picked up the cup and took a sip, and uttered words as fragrant as coffee: "Gu Yu, I don't have any worries anymore, I can love you well in the future."

This is the first time the word love has been uttered from his mouth, and the word love is too stingy and heavy with him.Gu Yu was not surprised, she said: "I believe it, I accept it. You can say it, which shows that you are mentally prepared to be responsible for the promise."

Liu Xiaonan glanced at the little waiter next to him, and said slowly: "The first time you brought me here, I felt resistance in my heart, or it was a kind of unsound psychology that caused trouble. When I repeated the reading , the monthly living expenses are only ten yuan, and the one-year repetition fee is not enough for one meal that day. I feel extremely unbalanced and extremely inferior. At that time, I thought, if you have money, you can spend it. Anyway, I have no money. I am poor I’m right, you don’t have what I have, otherwise, you wouldn’t invite me to spend in such a high-end place. In fact, this is what you call a weak heart, another typical existence of Ah Q.”

Gu Yu interrupted Liu Xiaonan: "Stop talking, Xiaonan. Doesn't your heart hurt when you say that about yourself?"

"It hurts, it hurts so much! But it's better than wearing a false cloak." Liu Xiaonan insisted: "If you don't have the courage to analyze yourself, how can you analyze others in the novel? Since we met, I have maintained my self-esteem while secretly hoping You can take the initiative to do more for me. I even think that it is you who took the initiative, so naturally I have to pay more. You say money is a bastard, and I am even more a bastard. degree?"

Looking at Liu Xiaonan's pained and self-reproaching expression, Gu Yu was annoyed that he used her feelings on the one hand, and thanked him for his frankness on the other hand.Among those friends around me, which one doesn't have various purposes?She said: "I understand your difficulties, I am willing and happy to do something for you."

"Gu Yu, there is one thing I have never understood. When I was a child, how did you decide that I could be a writer?"

"I have foresight."

"Then predict my future."

"You will definitely have a successful career in the future, and you will also have a beautiful wife who loves you like a younger brother."

Liu Xiaonan pondered: "In the past 20 days, I have been with the director day and night, so I understand how far and how difficult the road to go in the future is. With such a great reputation, the director is rigorous and unremitting in his pursuit of art. Every scene I have been deliberating over and over again, staying up late with me to revise the script, and only sleeping for four or five hours a day. As an ordinary writer, what capital do I have to be slack and proud? When I am tired of writing, I look up at the stars and ask myself, can I Does it reach the artistic level of a director?"

Gu Yu said firmly: "I believe in you, and you should also believe in yourself."

"It requires talent, and it also requires tempering the day after tomorrow. I know how far and how high the gap is." Liu Xiaonan shook her head lightly and said, "I just think this way. I have worked hard and pursued, and I will have no regrets in this life. I long for Success, I hope that the little girl who gave me my dream will share the joy of success with me. I hope she will no longer be criticized. For her, I am willing to give without complaint or regret. I am very happy that I have the ability to give. Passed the hurdle in my heart."

"Which hurdle?"

"I have been a farmer for generations. Even though I fought against my father and fled the countryside, I still have a small-scale farmer's consciousness in my bones. I brought you here today because I want to say goodbye to the old me."

Seeing the little waiter listening obsessively, Gu Yu said to her with a smile, "He has learned a lot today, and he really doesn't know how to tell stories anymore."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I'm very tired these days, and I want to relax tomorrow. How about we go to Snake Island?"

Gu Yu said, "The island is full of poisonous snakes, what's the fun?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Shortly after you left the countryside, I saw an article in a popular science book that specifically introduced Laotieshan Snake Island. In addition to the poisonous snakes on Snake Island, a migratory bird was also mentioned. The name of the bird I forgot, I just remember that kind of bird is very small and beautiful, with a clear and loud call, it has only one partner in its life, and it will stay in Laotieshan area for a few days every year when it migrates. If one of them is accidentally swallowed by a poisonous snake, the other will Hanging on the branches for several days, whining endlessly, not drinking or eating, until I died. This is the unswerving love until death. Can we humans do it? I want to find that kind of bird and feel the animal the power of love."

A low sobbing sound came from beside him, and the little waiter wiped away the tears.Gu Yu got up to comfort her, and blamed Liu Xiaonan: "Look at you, you just told people that you stopped telling stories, and you immediately made them cry."

The little waiter wiped away tears and said to Gu Yu: "Sister, your family doesn't need to buy a TV set, just listen to him tell stories alone."

Gu Yu glanced at Liu Xiaonan and said, "You're wrong. He can't stop him when he wants to talk, and he's like a mute when he doesn't want to talk."

(End of this chapter)