Watching the sea from the shore

Chapter 71 Those things he doesn’t want him to care about
Ni Manhua was irritable when she was young, but she was not an ignorant child. She rarely quarreled with her family.

The biggest conflict she had with her parents was when she told her family about her relationship with Lu Guanhai.

Dad was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette, and mother was harshly denying their relationship. In the end, it was Lai Hongtu who came out to smooth things over.

"Sister, calm down, Manman has made an appointment with that child to come to our house for dinner, just to meet him?"

"What's the point of meeting you? Is it possible that you will actually marry him in the future? Will his family want to sell the supermarket to pay the bride price?"

"Where are you now? I'm not with him for the gift! Why are you so vulgar? Love between two people is the most important thing."

It was only then that Ni Manhua realized that she had been living in a fairy tale world. Her parents allowed her to have enough food and clothing, and made her think that money would not be a problem in life. She took it for granted that marriage was all about love as long as there was love. enough.But now their attitude is obviously denying her innocence, and they are finally willing to let her join the adult world.

Ni Manhua's father, who had always been submissive to him, disagreed now. He asserted that Ni Manhua would only have to endure hardship if she married into such a family, and that the constant pressure would crush their love to pieces.

Mother was so angry that she spoke sarcastically that Lu Guanhai might be interested in their family's money.He was very scheming at a young age, otherwise why would he be with Ni Manhua right after graduating from high school? What do children know about love?

Ni Manhua felt aggrieved and threw the pillow on the sofa to the ground to vent his anger: "You are just snobbish. If I don't have a boyfriend that I like, what kind of boyfriend should I have? Find a rich one, right? Why don't you just say yes? Just sell your daughter."

"I'm selling my daughter? How much is it worth to you? Don't you have to have us pay for the dowry? Oh, right, the boyfriend you are looking for now, I will only give you some dowry, and you won't even have a place to live, so with him Go to Sleeping Bridge Hole."

"Don't underestimate people. Lu Guanhai is very capable. He can make money by himself. He can make money now."

"Okay, let's talk about it after he makes money. Now, let's not talk about it."

Ni Manhua actually couldn't remember what they argued about later. She only remembered that she ran out in the end and cried alone by the river for a long time.

The wind was very strong at night, and her hair was blown by the wind and kept flapping on her face. Some of it was stuck to her face by tears, and some of it was eaten by her. These uncontrollable external forces made Ni Manhua even more upset.

Ni Manhua was found by Lai Hongtu nearly an hour later. Lai Hongtu took her back and scared her parents, saying that adolescent children were sensitive and if he blindly stimulated her and denied her, what would happen if she committed suicide.

Ni Manhua's parents finally compromised because they were frightened. They agreed to meet Lu Guanhai and not to interfere for the time being to let them fall in love first.

They looked forward to the day when Ni Manhua could think clearly on his own and take the initiative to break up with Lu Guanhai.

Later, Lu Guanhai came to visit. Under the guidance of Lai Hongtu, the family played a welcoming and harmonious role. Unbeknownst to Lu Guanhai, they had just experienced a fierce verbal battle two days ago.

In fact, Ni Manhua didn't tell Lu Guanhai many things, including the fact that before they got married, the family also went through such a fierce battle. Because Lu Guanhai mentioned that he wanted to get married, Ni Manhua almost held a knife to his neck and forced her to The parents agreed to the marriage, and then turned to Lu Guanhai and said, "My family agreed, so don't worry about it. They only ask you to be nice to me. Who cares about being a good match these days?"

In fact, they cared a lot, but Ni Manhua didn't want Lu Guanhai to care.

The past events are still vivid in her mind, and she finally doesn't have to face them this year, but Ni Manhua doesn't seem to feel any more relaxed. Instead, she feels like there is a big stone blocking her heart. If she doesn't move it away, it will be difficult for her to breathe.

Maybe it's because there are so many memorable parts in this city, such as the restaurant that Ni Manhua will pass by nine times out of ten.

That restaurant was only opened in early 2014, the decoration is very new, and the prices of the dishes are a bit expensive.At that time, Ni Manhua had always wanted to go to eat. She had made an appointment with Zhan Ping, but before Zhan Ping went to the appointment, she told Lu Guanhai about it.

On Ni Manhua and Lu Guanhai's first anniversary together, Lu Guanhai booked dinner at that restaurant. When Ni Manhua went to the appointment, he teased Lu Guanhai: "Are you going to squander the tutoring fee you just got? Xiaolu Ah, your thinking is not good."

Lu Guanhai looked at her playing with her treasures lovingly: "It doesn't matter who I am squandering for. I heard that you want to eat this restaurant's food, so I will take you to try it."

"Will you bring me whatever I want? What if I choose the more expensive one?"

"That's fine. As long as I can afford it, our family will have whatever Manman wants."

What has time changed?Ni Manhua often asks herself, time seems to have changed her life, her dreams, Lu Guanhai's love for her, and her last expectation of love.

But time didn't seem to change anything. She still remembered that during the art exam, she and Lu Guanhai stayed alone in that hotel, stepping into the new year.At that time, Lu Guanhai said that in fact, people have not been changed, but become complicated.

Yes, they are already complicated, and in a pile of time-precipitated garbage, they can't find those precious things.

Ni Manhua didn't know whether she was unwilling to give up or was too sentimental. On the first anniversary of her and Lu Guanhai's being together, she still walked into the restaurant.The familiar decoration, the familiar plaque, and even the face of the waiter at the door made a little impression on her.

At six o'clock in the evening, it was the peak time for dining. The waiter said that there were still seats inside, but the table No. 32 she wanted was already occupied.

Ni Manhua was silent for a while and said softly: "Then I'll wait. If that position becomes vacant, please let me know."

The waiter bowed and said, "Okay, that's the waiting area over there. Please go sit for a while and I'll get you a glass of water."

There were actually a few empty tables in the restaurant, and all the subsequent guests were seated. Ni Manhua was the only one in the waiting area.

Looking at the empty small sofas beside her, Ni Manhua was a little bored. She didn't know what to do, so she drank glass after glass of water.

Lemonade, the taste of soaked dried lemon slices is a bit sour and bitter.

At this time, a guest at a table in the corner suddenly sang a song, a birthday song. Ni Manhua turned his head and looked, and saw the girl wearing a birthday hat sitting just where she could see her, with a face full of happiness.

Ni Manhua also celebrates his birthday today. Zhan Ping came to the house for dinner at noon. Auntie cooked a lot of dishes. Dad also came back from work. Together they cut the birthday cake, blew out candles and sang happy birthday.

Ni Manhua can't see her face, will she be so happy?

But why was the stone in her heart getting heavier and heavier, and the unspeakable loneliness made her feel a little helpless in the noisy crowd.

After drinking too much water, Ni Manhua wanted to go to the restroom. She stopped the waiter who was passing by, asked where the restroom was, then stood up and walked towards the end opposite the restaurant.

Going to the bathroom had to go through the entire restaurant. Ni Manhua was sitting at the door, so it was most convenient to walk through the road next to the booth. She was in a hurry and didn't intend to stop halfway.

But there happened to be someone she knew well sitting at table No. 32.

(End of this chapter)