Chapter 1343: Surprise

But the person he loves cares. She doesn't want him to live up to his words, so he should just listen to her!

As long as she is happy, nothing else matters.

In fact, the reason why she proposed to go to the Mawang Brigade to check on this matter was not because of Jiang Lilan's kindness, but because she didn't want to see Luo Yanqing regret it one day.

After all, Wang Guilan, her cheap mother-in-law and her subsequent sons had not caused any trouble to them in more than ten years. Even if they sent the output from the fields to their home, they had never made any demands.

Therefore, Jiang Li felt that it was necessary to go and see the cheap mother-in-law after more than ten years.

At the same time, Langcheng, Mawang Village.

Meng family.

"More than ten years have passed since he last visited our door, but we haven't seen him come again. Do you think... do you think he still blames me for what happened in his early years?"

The cold wind was blowing outside the window, and Wang Guilan was sitting cross-legged on the kang. She is now over sixty years old, and in rural dialect, she is already a little old lady. At this moment, her face was full of bitterness, and she looked at her sons and said : "Actually, even if you don't tell me, I know in my heart that some injuries will not disappear over time. He should blame me!"

"Mom, if you really miss me, Brother Luo, I will take you to Beicheng during these few days off during the Chinese New Year."

This is the voice of the third oldest Meng Xingping, who worked brilliantly in the special operations team and once escorted Luo Yanqing to visit Jiang Li abroad. At that time, Luo Yanqing and Meng Xingping did not communicate much, but Meng Xingping knew clearly that he could go out of the farm to serve the country. It all depends on the help of Luo Yanqing, his half-brother.

"What my third brother said is, mother, if you really miss Brother Luo, we can accompany you to his home."

As Meng Xingping's voice fell, the fourth son, Meng Xingguo, echoed his words.

He originally worked on the front line like Meng Xingping, but due to injury, he had to switch to a civilian position. He has done quite well in his new position over the years.

"Where did I get the face to appear in front of your Brother Luo?!"

Wang Guilan's hair is gray, and under the orange light, the wrinkles on her eyes and forehead are very obvious. At this moment, her expression is full of guilt: "If he has passed the hurdle in his heart, he will never stop coming to our door for so many years." He has never come over, which shows that he has not let go of the harm I caused him, and since I know this in my heart, how can I go in front of him? "

"Mom, Brother Luo may be busy with work and doesn't have time to come to our house."

Meng Xinglai, the fifth child, suddenly said that he had been reminded by Luo Yanqing to read and study hard. Later he got the news that he could take the college entrance examination, and he was admitted to a pretty good undergraduate college that year.

After graduating from college, I started a family with the person I was dating in college.

Let's put it this way, Wang Guifang's six sons from her second marriage are all married now.

The eldest son still works in the factory in the town. The second son, Meng Xingsheng, cut off all contact with Cui Shuicao after undergoing labor reform and regaining his freedom. He was readmitted by Wang Guilan, his mother and brother in the family, and began to work hard in farming. After almost three years, Wang Guilan Using the allowance sent home by the third and fourth elders, I helped Meng Xingsheng marry a remarried widow with a one- or two-year-old daughter. Her life was pretty good these years.

The third child is married to a nurse, and the fourth child’s wife is also engaged in clerical work.

The fifth couple are college students.

The sixth child had only been married for two years. He graduated from college and taught in a county middle school. His wife was also a famous teacher.

In short, Wang Guilan finally got over it and now enjoys the blessings of her sons.

As for the family being able to have what it is today, she knew in her heart that it was the son she had with her ex-husband who helped her back then and took care of the sons she had later, so that the Meng family could have a new look.

"You don't need to comfort me. I know it's all my fault that makes him unwilling to see me."

Wang Guilan's voice was full of loss and regret.

Meng Xingwang was the eldest. He looked at the other brothers and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end no sound came out.

"Mom, maybe Brother Luo will come over tomorrow."

Meng Xingmin, the sixth eldest brother, comforted Wang Guilan: "Brother Luo is doing big things, and he will never remember what you did back then until now."

Meng Xingping: "Yes, mother, Brother Luo and Sister-in-law Jiang Li are both very busy people, and there are many children at home. They have been too busy to come to our house to see you these years. It's not that they don't want to, but they are too busy with work and taking care of the children at home." Get out of the way."

"By the way, Brother Luo's three older children are probably going to take the college entrance examination, right?"

Meng Xingguo suddenly asked about this matter. After hearing this, the eldest brother Meng Xingwang and the second child Meng Xingsheng shook their heads and said they were not very clear. One of their brothers worked in the town and the other worked as a farmer at home. They were concerned about the study of the children at home. Not much, so I don’t know much about the college entrance examination.

Meng Xinglai: "Counting my years, I took the college entrance examination in the past two years."

Meng Xingmin suddenly slapped his forehead and said: "I remembered it. When I first started working two years ago, I heard a colleague say that his sister took his nephew to a banquet for the number one scholar. At that time, he asked what the name of the number one scholar in the college entrance examination was. Coming?"

After thinking about it carefully, Meng Xingmin looked slightly startled and said, "It seems to be called Luo Mingrui...can't it be such a coincidence? Could he be Brother Luo's eldest son?"

Including Wang Guilan, the people sitting on the kang all looked at each other. After a long while, Meng Xingping asked Meng Xingmin: "What else did your colleague say?"

"He said that the parents of the top scorer in the college entrance examination were also the top scorers in the national college entrance examination. He also said that the mother of the top scorer was the top scorer."

Meng Xingmin responded.

Meng Xinglai glared at Meng Xingmin: "Why didn't you say it earlier? If I'm not mistaken, the national champion is Jiang Li's sister-in-law, and Luo Mingrui is 100% the son of Brother Luo and Jiang Li's sister-in-law."

"Okay, what's the point of you talking about this now? You all know how to be busy. We didn't know that your brother Luo and his wife held a champion banquet for their children, and we didn't even go to the door to say congratulations. This is too wrong!"

Wang Guilan was very annoyed. She waved her hand: "Go back to your own room and sleep. I'm very upset now and want to be alone."

After saying that, she ignored her sons.

...

The next day.

The weather was fine. After breakfast, Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing set off with the big and small children in the family.

Jiang Li's car was driven by Mingrui, Minghan and Tuanzi Tangyuan sat in this car, and Jiang Li and Mingwei Guoguo sat in Luo Yanqing's car. The two cars drove out of the north city and drove into Mawang Village where the Meng family was at about 11 o'clock in the morning.

Even now, in the late 1980s, it was still difficult to see many private cars on the road, let alone seeing two cars on a dirt road in the countryside, and both were imported sedans.

Look, Luo Yanqing's car and Mingrui's car drove into Mawang Village one after another, and immediately attracted many villagers to watch.

According to the route in memory, and asking the villagers, the two cars slowly stopped at the gate of Meng's courtyard.

Hearing the sudden voices and the sound of cars coming from outside the yard, Wang Guilan and several sons walked out of the hall together.

"Third brother, the car stopped at the gate of our yard. Could it be you... Could it be your eldest brother Luo and the others are here?"

Wang Guilan was obviously excited, and without waiting for Meng Xingping to respond, she walked quickly to the gate of the yard.

"Third brother, it's eldest brother Luo, look, he got out of the car!"

Meng Xingmin's eyes lit up the moment he saw Luo Yanqing. He said something to Meng Xingping and hurriedly chased after Wang Guilan.

The eldest, Meng Xingwang, the second, Meng Xingsheng, the third, fourth, Meng Xingping, Meng Xingguo, and the fifth, Meng Xingmin, followed.

After getting off the car, Luo Yanqing opened the trunk. Before he could say anything, Mingrui and Minghan helped to carry out the gifts for the Meng family.

Jiang Li prepared a lot of things, not only rice, flour, and oil, but also cigarettes, alcohol, and supplements for Wang Guilan.

Anyway, Mingrui and Minghan didn't carry everything with both hands, so Mingwei and Tuanzi helped to carry some.

"Yan... Yanqing, it's really you..."

Wang Guilan's eyes were wet, and the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, but she had a smile on her face: "Come on, come in and sit down. Our family just built a new house two years ago. It's bright and spacious inside. Come in and sit down and have a good rest."

She said to Luo Yanqing, and called Mingrui and others: "Let your uncle help carry it. It's so cold, don't freeze your hands."

The daughters-in-law and grandchildren of the Meng family have also left the main room at this time.

"Happy New Year, grandma, and happy New Year to all the uncles!"

Mingrui took the lead, Minghan, Mingwei and Tuanzi greeted Wang Guilan and Meng Xingwang brothers, and wished them a happy new year. Then they followed Jiang Li, Luo Yanqing, Wang Guilan and other Meng family members to the main hall.

When Wang Guilan introduced the daughters-in-law, Mingrui and others undoubtedly wished a happy new year to the aunts.

"Happy New Year, uncle! Happy New Year, aunt!"

After learning the identities of Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing, the children of Meng Xingwang brothers also wished them a happy new year.

Luo Yanqing nodded lightly, and Jiang Li smiled and took out a lot of red envelopes, giving one to each of the grandchildren of the Meng family.

"Brother Luo, I'm very happy that you and sister-in-law can come!"

As a representative, Meng Xingping warmly entertained Luo Yanqing and Jiang Li.

There was a big stove burning in the middle of the main hall, and it didn't feel cold to sit in the main hall and talk.

Wang Guilan: "It's warm on the kang, why don't you sit on it?"

"No, we are all dressed warmly, so we won't feel cold."

Jiang Li shook her head and declined.

Luo Yanqing and Meng Xingping were talking. Well, it was mostly Meng Xingping who was talking. Luo Yanqing listened quietly and occasionally responded. Jiang Li and Wang Guilan were chatting. As for the wives of Meng Xingwang and his brothers, they gathered in the kitchen to prepare meals.

"My name is Meng Xiping, what's your name?"

The speaker was a girl of about 17 or 18 years old, about 162 cm tall, thin, a little dark skin, pretty face, with two braids hanging on her chest. She was the eldest daughter of the eldest brother Meng Xingwang and the first child, nicknamed Nannan.

At this moment, Meng Xiping took Mingwei and Guoguo to her room, followed by her cousins.

"My name is Luo Mingwei, and this is my sister, Luo Mingxi."

Mingwei introduced herself and Guoguo generously. After listening to her, Meng Xiping said shyly: "You and your sister have beautiful names, and you are also very beautiful!"

"You are also beautiful, and these sisters are all beautiful!"

Mingwei looked at Meng Xiping and the other sisters of the Meng family and said with a smile.

"We are not as beautiful as you."

Meng Xiping's cheeks were slightly red, and she asked Mingwei: "Are you in junior high school or high school?"

Hearing this, Mingwei smiled and responded: "High school, I am in the third year of high school now, how about you?"

"I am also in the third year of high school, and I don't know if I can be admitted to university in the college entrance examination."

Meng Xiping was a little depressed: "I am in the middle of the class. When school starts again, there are only a little more than four months left before the college entrance examination. I am very nervous."

Mingwei asked: "Are you studying science or liberal arts?"

"Liberal arts."

Meng Xiping said: "I am not very good at physics and chemistry, so I didn't choose science when I was divided into classes."

"I am also a liberal arts student, and my rankings in every exam are pretty good. If you are willing, I can help you tell you the key points of each subject that my teacher has highlighted."

Meng Xiping's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked, "Is it okay?"

Ming Wei smiled: "What's wrong with this? Maybe the key points of each subject mentioned by my teacher were also told by your teacher."

"The teaching quality of our rural middle schools is not as good as that of your big cities. I guess your substitute teachers are very good. The key points highlighted should be closer to the knowledge points that are required to be tested in the college entrance examination."

The two chatted, and after Meng Xiping took out her high school textbook, Mingwei began to talk about the important knowledge points her substitute teacher had summarized in class and the range of questions in the college entrance examination.

On the side, Guoguo and several other younger sisters of the Meng family were chattering. In order not to affect Mingwei and Meng Xiping, Guoguo asked the other sisters of the Meng family to play in the yard.

"Are you in the first grade of junior high school?"

"Um."

"But you look so small."

"I'm about to turn eight."

"Then you are five years younger than me, and I am only in the first grade of junior high school now!"

"You are in the first grade of junior high school, which matches your age. I skipped a grade in elementary school."

Guoguo was talking to the stepdaughter of the second eldest brother, Meng Xingsheng.

After marrying into the Meng family with her widowed mother, her original name was Xia Miao and she was renamed Meng Miao. Meng Xingsheng raised this stepdaughter as her own daughter. When she reached school age, her daughter-in-law offered to send Meng Miao to school without even saying anything.

Meng Miao's mother, Wang Lihua, was so happy that she wiped away her tears. Especially when she learned that her mother-in-law had no objection, she couldn't help but secretly vowed to live a good life with Meng Xingsheng, and the couple would honor Wang Guilan together.

"Can you throw sandbags?"

"meeting."

"Then let's play throwing sandbags!"

"good."

Guo Guo responded.

Meng Miao called the sisters to come forward and group them into groups.

After a while, several little girls of similar age started playing in the yard.

Guoguo and her team members stood in the middle, avoiding being hit by sandbags, exclaiming and laughing from time to time.

Once you are hit by a sandbag, you have to stand aside. If you catch the sandbag, you can avoid being offline once.

After playing for twenty or thirty minutes, Guoguo was taken out of the courtyard by Meng Miao and several other little sisters and walked around the village.

"Your village looks quite big. There are many residents, right?"

"Yes. There are eight groups in our village, and each group has twenty or thirty households. According to statistics, there are about two to three hundred households in one area."

"Where did you go to junior high school?"

"The village next door."

"Is it a long walk?"

"It's almost two miles away. There are two middle schools near us, one in the next village and one in the town, but the town is three or four miles away from our village."

"Where did you go to high school?"

"In town. When you go to high school, you have to live on campus and go home once a week. You have to bring food with you when you sign up every semester."

"Exchange grain for food stamps, and then use the food stamps to buy food in the student cafeteria?"

Guoguo's eyes were full of curiosity.

Meng Miao said "hmm" and asked, "Are you eating at home or at school?"

Guoguo: "At home. My home is very close to the school. It only takes 11 or 2 minutes to walk."

"Then your home is indeed not far from the school."

Meng Miao said, paused, and asked, "Is eldest aunt a movie actress?"

"Why do you ask?"

Guoguo is puzzled.

Meng Miao: "My eldest aunt is prettier than the actresses in the movie."

"My mother is not a movie actress, she teaches at the university."

Guoguo said: "What does sister Miaomiao want to do in the future?"

"have no idea."

Meng Miao shook her head.

Guoguo asked: "Sister Miaomiao, doesn't she have any dreams?"

"Yes. But I know I will definitely not be able to achieve it."

Meng Miao was a little frustrated.

Guoguo tilted her head and looked at the other person, her eyes full of confusion: "Why?"

"I'm not good-looking."

Hearing what Meng Miao said, Guoguo guessed something. She said, "It turns out that Sister Guoguo wants to be an actress."

Meng Miao blushed: "You will laugh at me, right?"

Guoguo shook her head: "No. It's a good thing to have dreams. Why should I laugh at you? Besides, Sister Miaomiao is not ugly. Besides, to be an actor, you don't have to be pretty. Think about it, Is that what happened?"

"Seems to be."

Meng Miao responded.

"It's not like it's like that, it's the way it is! Whether it's a TV series or a movie, there will be many actors in it. These actors are fat or thin, tall or short, all kinds of actors. Through their joint efforts, Only then can we all see the finished product and the full storyline.”

"But if you are good-looking and can be a starring role, you will be liked by many people."

"Not necessarily! The leading actors in some TV series and movies are not pretty. In fact, it depends on the role in the script. You should choose the actor who plays him or her based on the image of the main character in the script. "

"You know so much!"

"It's all from the books."

Guoguo said: "Sister Miaomiao, since your dream is to be an actor, then you should strive for this dream. As long as you have acting talent and pass the art and cultural exams in the college entrance examination, you can go to an art university and follow a major. The teacher is learning acting! By the way, does Sister Miao Miao know how to sing and dance? Or can she tell jokes and other special skills?”

Meng Miao was a little embarrassed: "I...I can sing well."

"Sister Miaomiao, since you want to pursue the career of an actor, you have to work harder in other aspects, such as: recitation, improvisation, physical and propositional performances, these are what I heard from my sister."

After thinking about it, Guoguo added: "My sister's dream is to be an actress, and she will fill out her application for the college entrance examination soon."

"Sister Mingwei wants to be an actress in the future?"

Meng Miao was surprised, but she returned to normal in an instant: "Sister Mingwei is so beautiful, she will definitely be an actress, and she will definitely play the leading role in the future."

Guoguo: "Sister Miaomiao, becoming an actor, especially a starring role, has to be done step by step. Of course, some people can be a starring role from the beginning, but there are probably not many such people."

Meng Miao blushed and said, "I am ignorant."

"Sister Miaomiao, don't say that. You just don't know much about these things, and I did it because my sister said early on that she wanted to be an actor, and then I learned a little bit more about it."

After listening to Guoguo's words, Meng Miao said: "You are so young, but you are very good at comforting others. My eldest aunt taught you very well!"

…

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Guilan was in Wang Guilan's room.

"Yan Qing, my mother is very happy that you can bring your wife and children to your home today." Luo Yanqing sat on the chair next to the kang, where he and Wang Guilan, mother and son, were the only ones.

Speaking of which, before Wang Guilan spoke, Meng Xingwang and other brothers were also in the room. Seeing that my mother wanted to talk to Luo Yanqing alone, the brothers found an excuse to leave.

"..."

Luo Yanqing was silent for a moment and said, "Xiao Li will remit the alimony to you on time."

"Life at home has gotten much better in the past few years. If my mother is prosperous, my brothers will take care of me. You don't have to..."

Before Wang Guilan could say anything else, Luo Yanqing said, "You gave birth to me, and I will not shirk my obligation to support you."

There were tears in Wang Guilan's eyes. She looked at Luo Yanqing for a long time and asked, "Are you... are you still resenting your mother?"

Hearing this, Luo Yanqing remained silent.

"Back then...when my mother did that, it was because she was selfish. She only thought about herself...she wanted to make her life easier. She knew that doing so was unfair to you. You...you deserve to blame your mother, even if That’s right and it should be!”

Wang Guilan wiped the corners of her eyes casually and continued: "Mom, I don't ask for your forgiveness. Mom knows... From the moment I left you, I am not qualified to be forgiven by you. But over the years, you have not only come to see me once or twice. Mom, you also promoted their brothers, Yan Qing, thank you, Mom!"

"No need."

Luo Yanqing looked indifferent: "It's Xiao Li who wants to bring the children over for a visit."

When Wang Guilan heard this, she smiled. If her son had no intention, how could he agree to her daughter-in-law bringing her children over? How could she come to her door with her wife and children?

"Your daughter-in-law has a good nature at first glance, and she is even more generous. She also teaches her children to be polite. She makes people like her just by looking at her."

Wang Guilan has nothing to criticize about Jiang Li, her daughter-in-law. Well, she once left behind her son Luo Yanqing. She wants to be critical of Jiang Li. To put it bluntly, she can only think about it. .

Luo Yanqing did not answer Wang Guilan's words.

"Is your work going well?"

"Um."

"Don't tire yourself out from work, pay attention to rest."

Wang Guilan was not annoyed at all when she didn't hear Luo Yanqing's voice. She said to herself, "It's been over thirty years since your father died. Have you ever gone to the cemetery to pay homage?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Guilan realized that she had not understood what she had just said, so she couldn't help but said: "This person gets confused easily when he gets old. You are your father's son, and your father is a martyr. How could you not go to sacrifice?" bye?!"

"If there's nothing else, we should go."

Luo Yanqing said, he stood up, and when he walked to the door of the room, he turned back and his eyes fell on Wang Guifang: "You... take care of yourself!"

As the sound fell, Luo Yanqing's figure disappeared outside the door.

A few minutes later, Meng Xingping, other brothers, and other members of the Meng family sent Jiang Li, Luo Yanqing, and several children into the car. Meng Xingping said, "Brother Luo, be careful on the road!"

"Um."

Luo Yanqing nodded lightly.

Meng Xingping turned his attention to Mingrui's car again: "Mingrui, you too, drive slower on the road, safety is the most important thing!" (End of Chapter)