Dad Academy

Li Xiaoxiao suddenly came back. Lao Li was overjoyed, but pretended to be calm and indifferent on the surface.

But when he listened to Li Xiao's novel and refused to leave, he finally couldn't control it anymore. He couldn't stand it anymore. He was so happy and angry that he jumped up from the chair. His movements were as smooth as a wild goose falling on the sand. He was worthy of being a man who has been hanging around in the center of the square all year round. figure.

Lao Li couldn't understand why his daughter suddenly figured out that she had been abroad for a month and then came back without saying a word.

He quickly reacted and wondered whether his daughter had suffered any huge setbacks abroad, such as career failure or emotional trauma.

Thinking of emotional issues, Lao Li couldn't help but glance at Zhang Tan. Zhang Tan had previously invited Zhang Tan to have a heart-to-heart talk with Xiao Xiao and learn about Xiao Xiao's emotional life, but there was no news after that, and even he forgot about it.

It's not that he didn't care, but while asking Zhang Tan to take action, his wife also had a heart-to-heart talk with Xiao Xiao, the kind of thing a mother and daughter would do behind closed doors.

He couldn't participate in it. He only heard from his wife that Xiaoxiao had not been in love. He had been busy with work and various judicial examinations abroad, immersed in various cases, had no time, and had many suitors, but he had been single.

Li Xiaoxiao is a lawyer with a practicing license. He mainly helps Chinese people represent various legal disputes overseas. She had outstanding abilities and founded a small law firm with a group of like-minded friends when she was in college.

At first, the firm could not receive any business, but by chance, it represented a Chinese international student in a case and became famous in a small area. The relative of this international student has considerable influence in the local Chinatown. In order to express his gratitude, he introduced a lot of business to them. Although most of them are trivial disputes, they are still very challenging. Especially for legal practitioners like them who are still studying and have no practical experience, it is just right for them.

In these complicated cases, they got a lot of training, gradually became famous, and began to receive some larger legal cases. After graduation, they all naturally entered the firm full-time and devoted themselves to legal work.

"I will leave all the work matters to others. I will gradually let go and focus on my country from now on," Li Xiaoxiao said.

His daughter had just come back, so Lao Li couldn't ask more questions and asked her to go home and rest. He sat back in the chair, half-lying down, leisurely, with no intention of sending his daughter home.

Zhang Tan smiled and said, "Why don't you help Xiaoxiao carry such a big suitcase? Go home, I'll guard here tonight."

Lao Li glanced at him nonchalantly, waved his hand and said, "Put the suitcase here. I'll take it home after get off work."

"It's not heavy, I'll take it myself."

Li Xiaoxiao dragged her suitcase and left. The onlookers followed her one by one, asking questions about this and that. They were curious about where she came from and whether she could sit down easily. She was about to go out. Behind her, Lao Li's roar sounded.

"You are not allowed to go out!! Come back——"

Li Xiaoxiao paused and looked back, thinking it was her who was calling.

At her feet, the melon boys filed out hand in hand, turning a deaf ear to Lao Li's shouts.

did not hear!

did not hear!

So what if I heard it? !

They are quite confident, I really am not calling them ducks!

Seeing that they were still running away, Lao Li pretended not to hear, and shouted louder: "Those little ones, stop! Don't go out!"

Li Xiaoxiao smiled and turned to look at the nest of melon seeds running away from her feet.

These little guys quickened their pace and showed a guilty conscience.

She reached out and grabbed the last one, who just happened to be pretending to be fine.

Durian: (｀Д)!!

"You're not allowed to go out, it's dark outside."

"Eh? Little sister, did you arrest the wrong person?"

Liuliu was stunned, pretending to be stupid, and his ability to adapt to changes was outstanding. He was a big Yanyan.

She saw Xiaobai and the other friends going out, and she was the only one caught at the end of the crane. She was a little irritated. Why was she always the one who got hurt?

Dudu teased Lao Li before, but Lao Li couldn't catch Dudu, so he caught her and beat her up, making her angry and angry for several days.

"Don't go outside." Li Xiaoxiao caught up with the other Guawazi and called them back.

"Run duck——"

Someone yelled, and the melon boys immediately dispersed and ran away.

Zhang Tan and Lao Li also chased him out. When Zhang Tan passed by Liliu, he glared at her angrily and said to her with an innocent expression on her face: "Follow up the flames and make noise!"

Liuliu shook his head, with an innocent look on his face, indicating that he didn't understand and didn't know what Boss Zhang was talking about! It seemed that the voice just now did not come from her small mouth at all.

She shut her mouth tightly and stood obediently. Her fleshy little body was straight and upright. She looked really well-behaved, but her expression was excited and eager to try. She watched her friends outside running away and cheered them on excitedly.

"Come on, Dudu, Dudu, fat Dudu - 6666 duck~~Cheng Cheng, aren't you a little rabbit? Why did you get caught? Hurry up and bite Boss Zhang duck~~~Xiaobai, Xiaohuahua, Please save Xierya quickly, she is going to be beaten to death by Li Baibao..."

Xiaobai was taken into the school, and Xi'er was also taken in... All the children were taken back one after another, and the escape attempt failed completely! Miserable failure!

"Liuliu, keep shouting, why don't you stop shouting? Aren't you taking pleasure in others' misfortune and fanning the flames?"

Zhang Tan angrily scolded Liuliu. Although this little guy failed to escape successfully, he stood in the yard and shouted, disrupting the situation.

Luoliu was dissatisfied, but he didn't have the courage to fight with Boss Zhang. Firstly, he couldn't beat Boss Zhang, secondly, he couldn't outrun Boss Zhang, and thirdly, he couldn't stand Xiaohuahua's flower arrangement.

“（）**\u0026……\u0026……￥……% # %￥”

Although you can't fight openly, you can always learn to fight Dudu secretly.

"What do you mean? Liliu." Zhang Tan looked unkind. Now whenever he heard such baby talk, he would automatically translate it into a curse word.

"Ho ho ho ho~~~~ Let's go dig sand! Xiaobai!"

Liuliu jumped up and down, knowing that there was nothing he could do, so he ran away quickly. If he stayed here, he might be beaten.

——

Lao Li was finally persuaded by Zhang Tan to go back. He dragged Li Xiaoxiao's suitcase and walked with Li Xiaoxiao on the gravel road home. The footsteps clicked and the reflection under the street lamp was particularly light.

That night Zhang Tan guarded the gate of Little Red Horse until twelve o'clock in the night before sending Xiao Jun away. He was the last child to leave.

Xiaobai and Xi'er were watching cartoons at home, yawning repeatedly, and forced themselves to wait until he got home before going to bed.

On the third day after Li Xiaoxiao came back, Zhang Tan had the opportunity to ask her what happened. Why did he really come back?

The two of them were sitting in a quiet bar on West Chang'an Street. Li Xiaoxiao ordered a low-concentration cocktail, while Zhang Tan drank some orange juice.

"You really don't want some of this? I remember that you used to love drinking and have a good capacity for drinking." Li Xiaoxiao asked, gently touching the cocktail glass on the table. There were ice cubes in the glass, and the color of the wine was amber. This cocktail is newly developed by the bartender and tastes a bit like rice wine.

"I'm going to pick up Xiaobai from school later." Zhang Tan said, and then asked, "What? Have you really given up on this relationship?"

Li Xiaoxiao looked down at the cocktail glass and muttered: "I can't say it's feelings, it's just a one-sided liking. We've been together for so long at work, and I'm a little nostalgic, but I'll just let it go."

"Have you made it clear?"

"Why are you so nosy!"

“I don’t say yes, you pay the bill this time.”

"Okay, okay, let's make it clear, he doesn't feel that way about me, okay. You won't report it to my parents, will you?"

"I'm not that gossipy. Oh, by the way, why doesn't he have feelings for you? You're pretty good-looking."

"Thank you, you actually complimented me on how beautiful I am! Haven't you always said that my body looks like a tablet?"

"I have matured and my aesthetics have improved. Now I think you are so beautiful. Don't talk about this and talk about your business. Why don't people have feelings for you?"

"Maybe after staying abroad for a long time, I like those with big breasts and fat buttocks."

"I suspect you are alluding to Berry."

…

Li Xiaoxiao lied.

One afternoon a week later, a young man found Little Red Horse Academy and wandered at the door.

Lao Li happened to be away that day, so Zhang Tan took Xiaobai and Xi'er to play football in the yard. Zhang Tan personally entertained the other party.

Zhang Tan recognized it at the first glance. This was Li Xiaoxiao's crush.

The other party also recognized Zhang Tan, and combined with the signboard of Little Red Horse Midnight Academy, he deduced Zhang Tan's identity.

"Do you have time to chat?" the other party proactively suggested.

Zhang Tan invited the other party to come in and sit down, and asked Xiaobai and Xi'er to go to the comic studio to watch cartoons with Xin Xiaoguang.

He moved out Lao Li's chair and small coffee table, made tea, and poured a cup for himself and the other party.

"Do you know me?" Zhang Tan asked, sizing him up close. This is a handsome man with mixed blood, a tall nose and a chiseled face. No wonder Li Xiaoxiao is attracted to him.

The other party nodded and said, "You should have recognized me after seeing the photo of you and Xiaoxiao, right? My Chinese name is Weng Zhong."

Zhang Tan picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The afternoon sun was shining brightly, the cool breeze was blowing in the grove, and the leaves were rustling, which was very pleasant. He finally understood why Lao Li always liked to sit in the yard like this.

"Did you just come back from abroad? Did you come after Xiaoxiao? Or did something else just happen to pass by?"

The other party also followed Zhang Tan's example and took a sip of tea. Maybe it tasted good. He drank the tea in another sip, put down the cup, and picked up the teapot to fill it up.

"I just got off the plane and came directly from the airport. I had nothing else to do but wanted to see the place where Xiao Xiao grew up and lived."

Zhang Tan thought he and Li Xiaoxiao were both weird. His intuition told him that Li Xiaoxiao lied to him that day. It was probably not entirely because the boy didn't have feelings for her, but there were other reasons.

"I heard Xiaoxiao mention you. You were classmates in college. You studied together, started a business together, and established a law firm. From unknown people to a little famous, you are now famous in the local area and your future is unlimited."

Weng Zhong said with a smile: "It is too much to praise without limit, and that is not my personal credit, but the result of our collective efforts. Although Xiaoxiao is a woman, she is very decisive, quick in thinking, quick in response, and outstanding in ability. She is our The core of it.”

"you like her?"

Zhang Tan looked directly into his eyes.

He was not afraid, did not dodge, nodded and said yes.

He immediately added: "About half a month ago, it was the weekend. After finishing the day's work, we celebrated the successful conclusion of another case. As usual, if we win the case, we would barbecue and drink in the yard, chat and relax. . Everyone was in high spirits that day, looking forward to the future, and thinking about the future. It was getting late, and the sunset hung on the horizon, and everyone returned happily. Xiaoxiao stayed until the end, called me, and suddenly opened her heart and told me her emotions. She liked I have for many years! At that moment, I felt that I was the happiest person. You know, when the girl you like suddenly confesses to you and tells you that she has liked you for a long time, the happiness is doubled. I thought at the time , we are such a perfect couple, we complement each other and support each other at work, we have many things in common in life, and we have liked each other for a long time emotionally..."

Zhang Tan listened quietly and agreed: "It sounds like a beautiful love story."

After saying that, he felt a little strange. He raised his head and looked towards the studio. The sun was shining on the door and there was no one there.

However, when he raised his head slightly and looked at the balcony on the second floor, he discovered a clue.

The two little ones were standing on the balcony, looking in his direction with binoculars, laughing and joking. Seeing that he was discovered, Xiaobai quickly squatted down and hid, while another child, Tan Xier, jumped up and down excitedly and waved to him, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't notice. It wasn't until his pants were pulled down secretly that he hurriedly squatted down and pulled himself Hide.

"But it didn't end well."

Weng Zhong's bitter voice sounded in his ears.

Zhang Tan looked away, and in the subsequent chat with Weng Zhong, he gradually learned that Li Xiaoxiao had lied that day.

It's not that Weng Zhong didn't accept her, in fact, Weng Zhong was also interested in her.

The two are in love.

But after they talked openly, they discovered a contradiction that was difficult to resolve.

Li Xiaoxiao hopes that the two of them can return to China to develop. She can't let go of her aging parents, but Weng Zhong can't.

Weng Zhong's family is abroad. He is a second-generation immigrant and an only son. He cannot abandon his parents and "go abroad".

This is the biggest obstacle between the two.

Lawyers are always good at analyzing problems rationally, even when it comes to emotions.

In the end, Li Xiaoxiao decided to let the relationship end without any problems. Between love and family ties, she chose family ties.

Although Weng Zhong was sad, he respected her decision.

The next day, Li Xiaoxiao returned to China without saying a word, without saying goodbye, so decisively.

Weng Zhong couldn't let go and chased after him.

He originally planned to meet Li Xiaoxiao again, but after talking to Zhang Tan, he changed his mind. Maybe it wasn't necessary.

Since you can't give the other person the results they want, it's better for you to be less affectionate, for your own good and for hers.

"I often think, if I were in Xiaoxiao's position, what would I choose? Love? Family affection? To be fair, I would make the same choice as Xiaoxiao. Our parents gave us flesh and blood, how could we abandon them and go to other countries? I can’t do it, so I understand Xiaoxiao very well.”

Zhang Tan lamented their relationship and regretted that lovers could not be together.

"Stay one night first, calm down, think carefully, and make a decision tomorrow."

Weng Zhong said gratefully: "Thank you, but no. I will go back as soon as it gets dark. I have already bought a ticket. I will go to court tomorrow morning to seek justice for a little girl."

It was getting dark and the sun had set behind the city buildings. Weng Zhong stared at the setting sun for a long time until he could no longer see it. Then he had to stand up, smooth his trousers, stretched out his hand towards Zhang Tan, shook it tightly, and said gratefully again: "I heard what I was saying after vomiting. Thank you. I feel much better."

Zhang sighed: "At the right time, at the right place, you will definitely meet the most suitable love. I wish you all the best and wish you success in your lawsuit tomorrow."

"Thank you. I'm leaving. Goodbye Zhang Tan."

"Goodbye, Weng Zhong."

Zhang Tan saw him out of the little red horse and watched him turn left and head towards the busy West Chang'an Street.

"Who is this?"

Lao Li didn't know when he came next to him. He followed Zhang Tan's gaze and only saw Weng Zhong's back.

"A friend I just met a day ago is really nice."

Lao Li looked at him strangely and wandered into the Little Red Horse. Suddenly he saw the chairs and small coffee table by the woods. He was startled and looked around quickly:

"Dudu is here??? They have moved my table and chairs out!!! Didn't my teapot and cup break!!!!"