Life 1984

The night is as cold as water.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie walked hand in hand on the Bund, admiring the dazzling night view of the Huangpu River.

Gong Jie leaned against Li Yunhai like a little bird, with a happy smile on her face.

Li Yunhai gently stroked the back of her hand and asked, "Lin Zhi and I remarried, you are not angry, right?"

Gong Jie smiled and said, "Why should I be angry? You and her are husband and wife! It's a great joy to be able to reunite! I can't wait to wish you all the best, how could I be angry?"

Li Yunhai sighed: "Sister Gong is still good to me!"

Gong Jie exclaimed: "So you mean, is Zhu Lin angry?"

Li Yunhai was slightly startled and said, "That's not the case. Xiulan is angry."

Gong Jie said: "She is different from me. She has always dreamed of walking into the palace of marriage with you and becoming your legitimate wife. After your divorce, you gave her great hope. Once you remarried, she was of course very disappointed. And what about me? I have never had any expectations, so I will never be disappointed."

Li Yunhai paused, turned around to face her, and said, "Sister Gong, you are so kind! I know I will definitely let you down in this life, I can only look forward to the next life."

Gong Jie lifted her hair and said with a smile: "Afterlife? Do you believe in afterlife?"

Li Yunhai said: "Believe it! This is not superstition, but a kind of belief."

Gong Jie grabbed his hand and lowered her head to bite it.

Li Yunhai screamed.

Gong Jie bit his wrist, biting tighter and tighter.

Li Yunhai stopped crying out in pain and let her bite him.

Gong Jie opened her mouth and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Li Yunhai shook his head gently: "It doesn't hurt."

Gong Jie gently stroked the teeth marks on his wrist and said, "Didn't you say you would allow me to live in the next life? I'll leave a mark on your hand. Otherwise, how can we recognize each other in the next life?"

Li Yunhai laughed and said, "Interesting! Could this mark be carried into the next life? According to what you said, are those people born with birthmarks a secret code for recognizing someone? But I wonder if they still remember that this is a secret code for meeting someone?"

Gong Jie smiled and said, "In fact, there are relationships in the next life, and you can't force it. Not to mention the next life, but in this life, people's relationships are also ever-changing. Just look at how many people are getting divorced now. Well, where shall we go for a date tonight?"

Li Yunhai said: "Of course I'll go to your place."

Gong Jie pursed her lips and said, "Yunhai, I told you not to be angry."

"what's up?"

"It's about the child. The child has grown up now, and because you rarely come to accompany him, he doesn't have much affection for you now. Can you understand?"

Li Yunhai was stunned: "You mean Xiao Tao? Does he dislike me?"

Gong Jie said: "It's not that he hates it! Anyway, he just has some complaints. Xiao Tao has grown up now and has his own ideas. He is no longer like before, listening to and believing whatever we say. Once, I asked him, Xiao Tao, do you miss your dad? Guess what he answered?"

Li Yunhai shook his head and said, "I can't guess, how did he answer?"

Gong Jie sighed and said, "He said, I don't have a father!"

Li Yunhai remained silent for a long time, and a look of pain slowly appeared on his face.

Gong Jie bit him so hard just now, but he didn't feel any pain.

Now, when he heard the child say that he had no father, his heart was suddenly hurt.

Gong Jie said: "I'm sorry, Yunhai, children speak without restraint. Xiao Tao is still a child, so don't blame him. In fact, I should be blamed for this. It's my fault that I didn't educate him well."

Li Yunhai said: "No, it's not your fault, nor his! It's my fault. I don't have much time to accompany you, and I give him even less fatherly love. He hates me in his heart, so he said that."

Gong Jie said: "Now is Xiao Tao's growth period, and also his first rebellious period. I don't know how to educate him. I told him that you have a father, and your father is very busy at work and is on a business trip. But he didn't listen, and said, how can there be such a father? In a year, he doesn't come to see his child once?"

Li Yunhai felt heartbroken.

He let go of Gong Jie, stood by the railing by the river, and stared at the surging river below in a trance.

Gong Jie said: "Yunhai, what I mean is, let's not go back home to be intimate first, okay? Let's get a room outside?"

Li Yunhai said: "That's not what I'm thinking about. We are the same wherever we are. But how can I fix Xiao Tao's condition? You don't allow me to see him now, right?"

Gong Jie's face changed and she said, "No way! How could I not let you see him? It's just that I'm afraid that after you see him, not only will you have nothing in common to talk about, but you'll end up arguing. He has a bad temper and sometimes I can't control him. Give me some time, I'll educate him and make him accept you."

Li Yunhai said: "He is so young now, but he already doesn't recognize me as his father. When he grows up, he will deny my existence even more."

Gong Jie said quietly, "There's nothing we can do about this!"

Li Yunhai said: "No, I want to meet him. Maybe I can convince him?"

Gong Jie said hesitantly: "Yun Hai, do you really want to meet him? He has a really bad temper, and I'm afraid he will say something that will make you sad."

Li Yunhai said in a gentle voice: "It's okay, I'm not afraid. He is my own son! Even if he scolds me or beats me, I will just accept it. Well, what does Xiao Tao like? I'm sorry, I really don't know what he likes. I want to buy him a gift."

Gong Jie said: "He is still a student, what can he like? Just buy him some stationery. In fact, we have everything at home, so there is no need to buy anything. Really!"

Li Yunhai thought for a moment and said, "My little Zheng likes toy guns and game consoles. I'm sure Xiao Tao likes them too, right? Let's go buy some."

The two came to a nearby shopping mall.

Gong Jie said several times in a row, asking not to buy them, and said that the child’s main task now is to study, and buying these toys for him will affect his study.

Li Yunhai insisted on buying it, saying that what child doesn't like toys? Studying is important, but we can't just focus on studying. We need to combine work and rest. Smart children are not only good at studying, but also good at playing games.

Gong Jie couldn't argue with him, so she had to let him buy some gifts.

Li Yunhai bought a few toy guns and picked out two video game consoles.

The two returned to Gong Jie's residence.

When Li Yunhai divorced before, he gave each woman a share of property.

After getting the money, Gong Jie bought a garden house in the city.

The family hired two people, one to take care of the housework and the other to take care of the children.

Gong Jie drove and took Li Yunhai back home.

After the two got off the car, Li Yunhai carried the gift and followed Gong Jie into the living room.

There were only two servants watching TV in the living room.

When they saw their master coming back, they stood up to greet him.

Gong Jie asked, "Where's Xiao Tao?"

The servant pointed to the second floor and said, "The young master is studying in his room! Shall I go and call him down?"

Li Yunhai said, "Let's go upstairs to see him." Gong Jie agreed, and the two went upstairs.

When the child grew up, he slept in a separate room from Gong Jie.

Gong Tao sleeps in the second bedroom.

The door is ajar.

Gong Jie gently pushed the door open.

I saw Gong Tao half lying on the table doing his homework.

"Xiao Tao!" Gong Jie said with a smile, "Look who's here!"

Gong Tao turned around, looked at Li Yunhai expressionlessly, then turned around woodenly and continued to do his homework.

"Xiao Tao, you are so rude! Look who this is? He is your father!" Gong Jie came over, patted her son on the shoulder and said, "Didn't you say you missed your father a lot? Dad is back from a business trip to see us!"

Li Yunhai picked up the gift in his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Xiao Tao, look, this is the gift I bought for you, there is a toy gun and a game console."

Gong Tao was not interested. He didn't even look at him. He lowered his head and muttered, "I don't have a father! You are not my father!"

Gong Jie's face darkened and she lectured him, "Xiao Tao, I'm your mother! You don't listen to what I say to you, do you? I said he is your father, so he is your father! Come on, call him daddy!"

"I don't have a father! I don't want a father either! Humph!" Gong Tao was indeed very stubborn, and said stubbornly, "Let him go! I don't want to see him!"

Li Yunhai put the toys aside and said, "The relationship between father and son is a blood relationship, a direct family relationship! It is an inseparable relationship! Whether you admit it or not, you are my child and I am your father!"

Gong Tao suddenly stood up, picked up the toys, and rushed out the door.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie looked at each other.

After a while, I heard some banging sounds coming from outside.

Li Yunhai walked out and saw Gong Tao standing at the stairs. He threw all the toys to the first floor. They made a loud noise and scared the servants downstairs. They asked in surprise what happened.
Gong Jie came out and saw this scene. She was so angry that she said, "Xiao Tao, what are you doing? Go down and pick up the toys! Otherwise I will beat you!"

Gong Tao was not afraid, he held his head high and said: "Even if you kill me, I won't pick it up! I won't recognize him either!"

After saying that, he walked to his room angrily, slammed the door shut, and the sound of locking was heard from inside.

Gong Jie was about to knock on the door, but was stopped by Li Yunhai.

"Forget it!" Li Yunhai said with a wry smile, "He has the same temper as me. I was also so rebellious when I was a kid, and I was often beaten by my dad."

Gong Jie said: "No matter how rebellious you are, you can't deny your father, right? He is just itching for trouble, he deserves to be punished!"

Li Yunhai said: "Don't worry about him for now. I'll stay here for a few days and get along well with him to see if I can change this relationship."

Gong Jie sighed helplessly and said, "I told you, he is just so naughty. Does that make you sad?"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "That's not true! No matter how naughty he is, he is still my child! As a man, it is better to have a good temper so that he can control things when he grows up! People who are honest and simple-minded will probably not achieve much in the future."

Gong Jie said with a smile: "He has a lot of problems, but now that he is with you, it turns out to be a good thing?"

Li Yunhai said, "You know what, I quite like his temper. Lin Zhi and I have also said that when giving birth to children, don't let them be too well-behaved and obedient. We are raising people, not docile little sheep."

Gong Jie said: "This is really strange! When other families educate their children, they all hope that their children will be obedient and sensible. But you, on the contrary, hope that your child will be rebellious?"

Li Yunhai said: "This is not called rebellion, this is called personality! I have never been nice to him, and he has never enjoyed the fatherly love I gave him. I came over suddenly and said that I was his father and asked him to call me dad. Of course he felt wronged and felt that it was not worth it! This shows that he is a person with thoughts, and he does not just follow the crowd."

Gong Jie smiled and said, "Okay! I finally know why he has this temper. It turns out he inherited it from you."

She asked again: "So tonight? Are you staying? Or?"

Li Yunhai said: "Of course I stayed!"

Gong Jie said: "Then I'll get you pajamas."

Although Li Yunhai seldom comes, especially in recent years, Gong Jie always prepares clothes and shoes for him. No matter when he comes, he feels as warm as coming home.

Gong Jie took out her pajamas and slippers.

Li Yunhai took a shower and chatted with Gong Jie while lying on the bed.

What the two talked about most, of course, was their children.

They haven't seen each other for a long time, so they can't just be in love when they are together. They need to talk to each other first, cultivate their feelings, and build up their emotions before they can be in sweet love.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Li Yunhai and Gong Jie looked towards the door at the same time.

Gong Tao walked in angrily with his hands on his hips, raised his long eyebrows and looked at Li Yunhai coldly.

Gong Jie asked: "Xiao Tao, what's wrong with you?"

Gong Tao pointed at Li Yunhai and said in a childish voice: "I won't let him sleep in my house! I'm going to kick him out!"

Li Yunhai sat up and said with a smile: "What qualifications do you have to chase me away?"

Gong Tao was stunned for a moment and said, "This is my home! You can't sleep here! You are not allowed to bully my mother! Go away! Go quickly!"

Gong Jie said sullenly, "Xiao Tao, if you continue to act recklessly, I will beat you!"

Li Yunhai held her hand and said to Gong Tao, "You said this is your home? Then do you know who bought this house?"

Gong Tao said: "My mother bought it!"

Li Yunhai asked: "Have you ever asked your mother where she got the money to buy this house?"

Gong Tao said: "Of course it's the money my mother earned!"

Gong Jie said: "Xiao Tao, the money to buy this house was given to us by your father!"

Li Yunhai said, "Yes, I gave you money to buy this house! I bought the house with my own money, so I don't have the right to live in it? Do you think there is such a truth in the world?"

Gong Tao was young after all, and was stunned by Li Yunhai's words.

Li Yunhai said: "Xiao Tao, I am really your biological father! Otherwise, how could I give you money to buy such a big house to live in? Don't you remember me? When you were a child, I put you on my neck and took you to visit the City God Temple!"

Gong Tao suddenly ran over, pushed Li Yunhai, and cried, "You are not my father, go away! Go away! I won't let you sleep with my mother!"

Li Yunhai looked at the child, not knowing whether to hit him, scold him, or leave him. He didn't know what to do for a moment.

Gong Jie got angry, raised her hand and slapped her son.

I remember this slap was very loud!
Gong Tao covered his face, burst into tears, then turned and ran out.

Li Yunhai heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs outside and said quickly: "Oh no, Xiao Tao is about to run away! Hurry up and chase him back!" (End of this chapter)