Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 706 "How dare you say you don't like Lili?!"

"Minghua, you and Lili should have a child." Song Tangtang said again.

"Ah? Tangtang, are you testing me?" Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"What kind of test is this? Am I that boring?" Song Tangtang rolled his eyes at him:

"Lili is already 33 this year. I heard from my sister-in-law that for a woman to have a child after the age of 35 is like passing through the gates of hell. But she is single now and not looking for a man. It would be a pity to waste her academic genes. You are also very good and smart. The offspring of the two of you will definitely be very good!"

What is the logic?

Fang Minghua looked at her blankly.

"Actually, I know that Lili has always liked you. If it weren't for me, you two would definitely get married, but now she is living like this. Since she can't have a happy marriage like me, give her a child. You know Lili likes children very much." Song Tangtang said.

"But, you?"

"Lili has already agreed. As for you, Minghua, do you dare to say that you don't like Lili?!" Song Tangtang looked at Fang Minghua.

Fang Minghua was silent.

"Okay. It's settled. The kids are asleep, let's take a rest. It's getting late and you still have to travel tomorrow." Song Tangtang said again.

That night, Fang Minghua tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and Song Tangtang beside him seemed to be the same.

The next morning after breakfast, Song Tangtang drove Fang Minghua to the airport, and neither of them mentioned what they had talked about last night.

Fang Minghua flew to Yanjing, rested for more than two hours and then took an international flight to San Francisco. After a long flight of more than 11 hours, he finally arrived at San Francisco International Airport. It was now nine o'clock in the morning local time.

After completing the formalities at the customs channel, Fang Minghua came to the waiting hall with her suitcase and saw Li Li who came to pick her up wearing a down jacket.

"Brother-in-law!" Li Li called out happily as usual, but there was a hint of shyness in her smile.

"Lili, don't you have class today?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Not in the morning, but there will be in the afternoon. Let's go." The two of them walked out of the hall together.

We arrived at the parking lot and got into Li Li's Ford car and drove towards the city together.

Li Li, who is usually very talkative when meeting Fang Minghua, suddenly became much quieter today. From time to time, she would steal a glance at Fang Minghua who was silently looking out the window.

The vehicle finally stopped in front of an orange-yellow bungalow in a community near San Francisco State University.

"We're home." Li Li said softly.

Fang Minghua got out of the car and looked around.

The surrounding environment is not bad, all the houses are like the one Li Li lives in, each with a yard in front of the door, which also serves as a parking space. The rows are very neat, but they all look old, and it seems that they have been there for a long time.

This is a type of house called a Bungalow or Craftsman, which is very common in the United States.

It has a balcony where people can cool off in the summer. There is an attic on the top with a sloping roof, which looks very beautiful.

This bungalow was bought in 88 with money paid by Fang Minghua.

At that time, he was invited to attend the National Book Critics Circle Awards Ceremony in New York, USA. In the end, his book "Crossing the Guandong" won the Book Critics Circle Best Novel Award that year.

Later, when he arrived in San Francisco, he heard that Dr. Li Li decided not to return to China after graduation but to stay in the United States to teach, so he gave her 100,000 US dollars so that the girl could buy a house and a car and live a good life in the United States.

However, Fang Minghua never came.

Li Li parked the car in front of the door and opened it with the key. Fang Minghua followed her in carrying the luggage. The house was not big, with a living room, a bedroom, a study next door, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a washroom. That was it.

Although it was a bit cold outside, the room was warm because of the heater. He took off his down jacket and suddenly found that there was a cat with silver stripes curled up on the sofa in the living room, looking at him curiously with its eyes wide open.

"This is my cat, her name is Huahua." Li Li picked up the kitten and put it close to her face affectionately: "She is an American shorthair cat, very docile, you can hug her."

As she spoke, Li Li handed the cat to Fang Minghua.

Hua Hua?

Or Huahua?

Fang Minghua didn't ask. He put down the suitcase, took the cat, and gently stroked her smooth back. The cat just meowed, squinted its eyes and began to enjoy it.

Weird indeed.

At least it's better than the tabby cat at home.

That cat always looks at you as if it is displeased with you.

With this well-behaved cat, the awkward atmosphere between the two of them became more relaxed.

Fang Minghua was sitting on the sofa petting the cat when he saw Li Li busy coming in and out.

"Brother-in-law, I've prepared the water in the bathtub, go take a bath." Li Li came out of the bathroom.

Fang Minghua nodded, put the cat down and walked into the bathroom.

The bathroom was quite large and the bathtub was already filled with hot water. Fang Minghua found towels, razors, slippers and even underwear placed next to it, all brand new.

Fang Minghua didn't hesitate. She closed the door, took off her clothes and got into the bathtub naked. She immediately felt much more comfortable after soaking in the hot water.

After taking a shower and putting on a bathrobe, Fang Minghua shaved his beard in front of the mirror and dried his hair with a hair dryer. He was wondering whether he should put on his original clothes to go out when he heard a light knock on the bathroom door. It then opened a crack and a brand new men's pajamas was handed in.

"Brother-in-law, wear this."

Fang Minghua put on her pajamas and went out, and found that Li Li had also changed into home clothes. Her suitcase in the living room had also been opened and the contents were empty.

It looks like Li Li has helped clean up.

Actually, there was nothing in it, just some clothes for changing.

"Brother-in-law, you take a rest first and watch TV. I'll go cook."

Fang Minghua nodded, sat on the sofa, turned on the TV and watched it, but of course he couldn't forget to pet the cat.

The meal was ready quickly, including scrambled eggs with tomatoes, homemade tofu, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and a large bowl of three-fresh soup, with a bowl of rice to go, all of which were what Fang Minghua often ate in Xijing.

He picked up a piece of tofu and tasted it. It tasted good.

After dinner, Fang Minghua wanted to wash the dishes, but Li Li stopped him and said, "You just got off the plane, you should have a good rest."

It's a good day.
After Li Li finished cleaning up, she came to the living room, sat next to Fang Minghua, and asked.

"Brother-in-law, I have classes in the afternoon, how do you plan it?"

"Don't worry about me, just go to class." Fang Minghua replied, and suddenly remembered something: "Lili, do you know a publishing house called Ashley Press? It's near your campus."

Li Li thought about it carefully and finally shook her head.

"I'm not sure, but I can help you search! My computer can access the Internet." After saying that, she stood up and walked towards the study.

Fang Minghua followed him in and saw a Dell computer on the desk. Li Li pressed the start button. After lines of English letters flashed, the blue sky and white clouds that Fang Minghua was once familiar with appeared on the screen.

WIN95!
This is the new generation operating system just released by Microsoft Corporation in the United States called "Windows 95" and it is very easy to use." Li Li explained.

"I heard that a Chinese version will be released soon, brother-in-law, you can buy a set when you go back."

"Yeah" Fang Minghua nodded.

WIN95 is finally here.

Fang Minghua suddenly felt that this world had become much more familiar.

After Li Li opened win95, she opened a search software called altavista - there was no Google or Baidu in that era. While using the software, Li Li introduced its uses to Fang Minghua.

He listened quietly.

Unfortunately, when I typed in Ashley press, I didn't find this company.

(End of this chapter)