Please, come home and practice the piano

At 5:30 in the afternoon, Li An and Chen Xuan left the office. Before leaving, they made an appointment with Wang Panpan and Fangzheng to have dinner together at noon tomorrow.

Just like last year on the 24th, the two left the Yudong office building and took a taxi.

There was a traffic jam like last year. Perhaps it was a coincidence that Chen Xuan spoke to Sun Yuman on the phone again on the way.

Just now in the office, Sun Yuman sent a message to Chen Xuan saying that she was back. At that time, Chen Xuan was busy chatting with Wang Panpan and Fangzheng and did not call him back.

"Hey."

Sun Yuman didn't have anything else to do. He just informed her that she was home and asked Chen Xuan to accompany her to dye her hair tomorrow and hang out together in the evening.

Chen Xuan readily agreed, as she happened to also want to take care of her hair before leaving for Yucheng, and pick out some gifts for Li An's parents in the evening.

The two made an appointment and Chen Xuan hung up the phone.

Speaking of going to Yucheng, Chen Xuan was not that nervous before noon today, but after learning that Li An and An's mother had called, she began to feel nervous.

She probably feels like a young daughter-in-law who wants to meet her parents-in-law, but she always feels uneasy and worried about this and that.

Li An could understand Chen Xuan's mood very well, after all, he had just experienced it not long ago.

Li An could only smile and say a few simple words of relief. No matter how much he said, it was useless. When the time came to meet him, Chen Xuan naturally relaxed.

On the other hand, at home, I'm afraid my mother will be busy for a few days at noon.

After surviving Jiangbei Avenue, the road conditions finally improved.

The car turned and drove towards Chengnan Lane.
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Yucheng.

"It's too late to set it up, so I need to buy a new bed."

At the dinner table, Mr. and Mrs. Li were discussing this matter intensively.

When I received a call from my wife at noon, Lao Li couldn't sit still.

Who would have thought that this bastard Li An would suddenly bring his girlfriend back. Of course he was happy, but he also blamed Li An for not notifying them in advance.

It would be better to give them more time to prepare.

Although the house is a little dilapidated, it still needs to be tidied up. This is the first time Xiao Chen comes to the house, so he has to tidy up the house neatly. This is a matter of politeness.

"Just in time to replace the air conditioner in his house."

Lao Li figured out that the air conditioner in Li An's house was no longer a matter of adding fluorine, but no cooling at all. In the past few years, Li An had not been home in the summer, and they had never taken the air conditioner in the house seriously.

An's mother said, "It's not appropriate for them to live in the same room. It's this girl's first time here."

Lao Li curled his lips: "Who allowed them to live in the same room, with Li An laying the floor in the living room?"

An's mother: "And how are we going to pick them up when the time comes? An Zi said we don't have to worry about it. I don't want Li Fu to drive to the train station to pick them up."

Lao Li: "You didn't ask him if he had any other arrangements."

An Ma: "When I asked, he said we don't need to worry about it."

Lao Li: "It's not urgent. I'll ask him tonight. I'll check the air conditioner tomorrow morning. You burn the ribs in the refrigerator, buy some meat and vegetables in the afternoon, and send some to his grandma along the way." "

An Ma: "I have to buy some seafood. Xiao Chen will eat this."

Lao Li: "Yes, I was thinking about it this afternoon. I bought all the shrimps and crabs, but I haven't done anything about how to pack them away."

An's mother: "Didn't Xiao Chen send it to you during the Chinese New Year? It means cooking it and eating the umami flavor."

Lao Li: "Ask him when you come back. He knows how to make these now. Then the day after tomorrow, I can ask the teacher to give me a support, and we can go out to the street together to buy quilts, sheets, and some new daily necessities."

An Ma: "I'll buy you some decent clothes, so you won't make people laugh."

Lao Li grinned: "Just smile, I don't look like an old hat no matter what I wear."

An's mother rolled her eyes: "I don't like hearing what you say. Don't embarrass your son when the time comes, and eat quickly."

Lao Li: "Eat, eat."

The old couple ate clear soup noodles and garlic while thinking about what else they could prepare.
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Today is not Chinese Valentine's Day, and Chengnan Alley is far less crowded than last year.

The two were holding hands, with Li An holding a bamboo dragonfly on his head, and holding a half-eaten bunch of candied haws in the other hand. There was also half a box of steaming octopus balls hanging in the bag hanging on his little finger.

"That pineapple fried rice seems to be really gone."

"It should be closed."

The two of them had gone around twice, but they couldn't find the pineapple fried rice they had eaten at last year.

Chen Xuan felt a little regretful, but Li An said it was okay, "The milk tea shop is still there."

The two circled around again, returning to the milk tea shop they bought last year, bought two cups of fruit tea, and finally came to the stone steps where Li An once confessed his love to Chen Xuan.

"Sit down and eat for a while."

Neither of them could hold it off with their hands.

"Ah."

Today should have been a happy day, and Chen Xuan was indeed happy before setting off. But as soon as she walked into the alley, looking at the familiar and humorous scenes, and recalling this day last year, she still couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Where will she be on August 8 next year, she wants to know

"We are an old married couple, and we still act like a little girl. If you don't want to eat the balls, I will."

"I also want."

Li An picked one up with a toothpick and fed it to Chen Xuan's mouth, "One year."

"One year." Chen Xuan chewed the pellets and took out a small box from her bag: "You should also smoke less when I'm not at home. Smoking is still bad for your health."

Li An took the box and opened it. A silver zippo lighter glowed coldly under the street light, with 33119 clearly engraved on it.

My heart felt warm, it was their birthday.

"You still want to see me smoke a cigarette?"

Listening to Li An's teasing, Chen Xuan suddenly thought of last year's day again.

On this stone step, she said she wanted to watch Li An smoke. Now that she thinks about it, she really doesn't know what was going on in her mind at that time.

"Trying to lie to me again."

Ang Lee took out a small gift box from his bag, "The story is a lie, but I have always wanted to see you wearing a white headband."

"No." Chen Xuan was not particularly surprised. The white headband was too shocking. She took it and opened it, and sure enough, a delicate white ribbon was lying in the gift box.

"Don't you want to try it?" Li An asked with a smile.

Chen Xuan really couldn't understand the meaning of this white headband, but she didn't think Li An was perfunctory, because Li An was much busier than her recently, and she understood.

She couldn't say she didn't like it, she liked everything Li An gave her, but she just didn't think she was suitable to bring it.

But if Li An wants to take it herself, she is naturally willing.

But the moment she took the hair tie out of the box, she was stunned.

At the bottom of the empty box, a shining silver ring lay there quietly.

smile.

After a moment, Chen Xuan tied the hair tie on the back of her head.

Then she gently took out the ring from the box, a simple silver ring. Chen Xuan didn't know what to say at this moment. She could only say that she liked it very much.

The two people just sat side by side, Chen Xuan leaning on Li An's shoulder, one holding a ring and the other holding a lighter box.

Another moment.

"Chen Xuan, if I say that I will definitely marry you home at a certain time of a certain year, month and day in the future, please give me a little more time. Isn't such a proposal a bit too simple?"

Chen Xuan shook her head: "Very good, I like it."

Li An smiled, licked his mouth and then spoke, his voice was not loud, with a bit of bitter hoarseness:

"Chen Xuan, I want to marry you, I want to live with you for the rest of my life. I don't talk about the next life, just this life. How can I say that on the Internet? It's good to have you for the rest of my life. This is what I want to say to you."

Chen Xuan: "We must be together in the next life."

Li An: "Think about it again in your next life. Life is sometimes too tiring. Let me talk about this life first. I am reluctant to let you go, but you have to go."

"If you don't go, you will have regrets in your heart for the rest of your life. I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life, so if you go, you are truly thinking about us." "You and I both know that you want to go, and I won't lie to you. At first, I It's a little bit your fault, who doesn't want to keep his lover by his side."

"But how can I blame you? When two people are together, they should become two better people. If you can become better, I should be happy for you. I am really happy for you and for us in my heart. happy."

"But I still blame you a little bit, because I can't bear to let you go."

"Now that you're gone, I have to eat breakfast by myself. I might even be too lazy to make breakfast."

Chen Xuan held Li An's arm tightly and shook her head.

"Okay, I'll make breakfast."

moment.

"If you ask me, I understand everything, but why am I still reluctant to let you go? I can't explain the specifics. Maybe this is where love is unreasonable. Don't everyone say so? Love is unreasonable. "

"I didn't understand it before, but I understand it recently. It's really unreasonable. It's really uncomfortable to feel uncomfortable. I know you feel uncomfortable too. What should I do? Actually, it's better for two people to suffer together than to bear it alone."

"After we get married, become a legal couple, and have a completely stable life, we will definitely be happy for the rest of our lives. No one can say for sure."

"So I think it's good to experience the feelings in advance. I just hope that when we are unhappy in the future, we can still be unhappy together. Anyway, life is only half a year, just a few springs, summers, autumns and winters. By then, we will only be able to endure it. It’s over, do you think it’s okay?”

Chen Xuan: "I think it's okay."

Ang Lee: "Then we've decided."

Chen Xuan: "It's settled."

Ang Lee: “Can I have a cigarette?”

Chen Xuan: "Pump."

Li An took out the cigarette case from his pocket. Before taking out the cigarette, Chen Xuan took out a plastic lighter from his pocket.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"It took me a long time to prepare."

"Get ready to listen to the story."

Li An took out the cigarette and put it in his mouth. Chen Xuan squatted down and lit the cigarette for Li An in the same posture as last year.

"Have you finished the story?"

"After listening, this year's story is also very exciting."

"Then be realistic."

"Ah."

moment.

"Marry me."

"it is good."

Li An took the ring from Chen Xuan's hand and without a moment's hesitation, gently put it on Chen Xuan's ring finger. The size was just right.

"unfair."

"I feel a little guilty when you say that. Let's go and buy another one."

"No, I want you to feel guilty all the time."

"it is good."

"I'm hungry."

"Let's go and eat."

They got up and packed their things, and Li An threw their leftovers into the trash can nearby.

The two held hands and walked against the flow of people toward the exit.

"Chen Xiaomi, let's discuss something."

"Say it quickly while I'm in a good mood."

"Can you change the note a little? I was so embarrassed when my uncle saw me that day."

"Here." Chen Xuan handed her cell phone to Li An.

Li An thought about it three times and changed all the notes on Chen Xuan's phone to "Super Handsome Husband".

"It feels a bit handsome."

"Shameless." Chen Xuan said and stretched out her hand.

Li An handed his mobile phone into Chen Xuan's hand again.

Chen Xuan didn't think of any fancy names, she simply changed her caller ID to "wife", and didn't change her WeChat ID to "Xiaomi".

Li An took a look and said, "Don't be so lifeless. Just add a prefix."

"I don't want it." Chen Xuan returned the phone to Li An and quickened her pace.

Li An followed closely, and the bamboo dragonflies above his head started to spin.

On the way to Blue Whale, Ang Lee took out the zippo box as soon as he got into the taxi. He opened the lid and looked and touched it, but he couldn't bear to take it out.

"You can buy me another one later. I want to treasure this one."

Seeing that Chen Xuan remained silent, Li Anxin sighed why Chen Xuan's mood was still not brought up. He just said so much in the alley to take advantage of today's atmosphere, just to dispel the melancholy in the other party's heart.

He felt that he understood Chen Xuan.

What went wrong?

Or should I give Chen Xuan some more time to digest it.

Looking at the number 33119 on the front of the lighter, he murmured and took out the lighter from the box to see the back, but suddenly he was stunned.

The lighter stuck in the box was taken out, and Li An also saw a bright silver ring.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say. Maybe this is where love is unreasonable.

Chen Xuan on the side thought it would take a long time. When Li An said that he wanted to treasure it, she felt angry, but she didn't want to say it herself.

Taking the ring back from Li An, she put it on the ring finger of Li An's left hand, then leaned against Li An and sighed softly.

The two of them held each other's left hand and leaned against each other quietly. After a while, Chen Xuan said that she wanted to go home and eat boiled beef.

Li An asked the master to turn around and go directly to Yunkaiyuan, and then sent a message to Song Sheng, which was unreasonable, and asked Grandpa Muzi to just send the child over tomorrow morning.

Then he put away his phone, and the two of them continued to lean in quietly, holding hands.

After a while, Chen Xuan asked Li An if she had always been so boring, "It's quite troublesome sometimes."

Li An shook his head and imitated Chen Xuan's tone just now: "It's good, I like it."

Chen Xuan looked out the car window, and then whispered gently: "That's good, I put the ring on you personally. If you take it off yourself, I will kill you first."

Ang Lee pretended to take a breath: "Is it too late to regret now, Xiaomi hero?"

Chen Xuan: "It's too late."

Ang Lee: "Then what if you regret it?"

Chen Xuan: "I'd better kill you first."

Ang Lee: "It's unreasonable or not."

Chen Xuan smiled: "Didn't you say that love is unreasonable?"

After a while, "I knew it before you did."

Li An vaguely recalled a certain period of last summer.

He wondered how someone with Chen Xuan's personality could suddenly accept his past.

He still couldn't figure out how he finally impressed the other person and made the other person give everything to him easily.

Now he understands that this is his destiny.