Rebirth as an official

On the morning of the second day of the second lunar month, Li An's family returned to the city and went to his grandmother's house for dinner. The third day of the third lunar month was a day to pay New Year's greetings and visit relatives.

Last year, Li An went to Chen Xingsheng's home to pay New Year greetings, but this year his relationship with him was not as good as before, so Li An thought twice before going there.

However, this time Li An failed to get into Chen Xingsheng's house. After calling downstairs, Chen Xingsheng politely refused Li An's visit. Li An was also happy and relaxed, and walked outside for a while before returning home.

As soon as I walked into the house, I saw that the coffee table in the living room was full of things, and my mother was sorting and packing them.

Li An took a look and saw two bottles of Maotai, two boxes of tea, two boxes of cakes, and two pickled large herrings.

"Mom, who are you giving a gift to?" Li An asked curiously.

"It's not me, it's you who went to give gifts. These are all bought for you. Aren't you going to the girl's house tomorrow? You have the nerve to go empty-handed." Na Wenyin blamed Li An.

Li An looked at the gift prepared by his mother and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

These things, according to the local custom in Linjiang, are the four major items that the son-in-law should bring with him when he comes to visit for the first time.

But seeing his mother playing with it happily, he couldn't say much.

At this time, Li Lin also walked out of the study, holding a small box with simple packaging in his hand.

"Your Uncle Qiu likes calligraphy. Here are two ingots of ancient Huizhou ink for you to take with you."

"Okay." Li An nodded.

"When you go to Uncle Qiu's house, you need to keep your temper calm and don't be irritable, especially when talking. Think about it..."

Listening to his father's constant instructions, Li An was silent for a while.

In the past few days, he had been looking for an opportunity to explain this matter to his father, but he swallowed it hard when the words reached his lips.

It's rare to see his father so happy. Ever since he knew he was going to Qiu Yating's house, the smile on his face has never stopped, and his attitude towards him has become much kinder.

After all, he had promised Qiu Yating to pretend to be her boyfriend to meet her parents. If he told his father, and according to his father's character, he would tell Qiu Yating's parents, then he would have broken his promise.

And there is another point, that is, he will inevitably receive another beating from his father, and his back hurts just thinking about it.

Ang Lee found that he seemed to be looking for countless reasons to explain his behavior, trying to prove that his behavior was right, as if he was constantly paralyzing himself.

"Hey~ Let's take a step and see."

Li An looked at the ceiling and sighed.

"Clap~" sound.

Li An felt a slap on his back, and he knew it was his father without even thinking. His father's familiar words came to his ears.

"How old are you? You sigh all the time. Please straighten your waist. Don't hunch your back all the time. You have no energy at all."

"Old Li, for those who are celebrating the New Year, stop talking about your children. You scold him for sighing all day long." Na Wenyin began to complain about Li Lin.

"Lovely mothers have many losers."

Li Lin didn't want to argue with his wife any more, so he said nothing and returned to the study.

When Na Wenyin heard this, she immediately became unhappy, chased after her and said loudly:

"Li Lin, tell me clearly, who lost..."

Li An looked at his parents who were noisy in the study room. The way they got along was not a blessing.

In my previous life, I wanted power and money. Just when I thought I had reached the peak of my life, I suddenly looked back and realized that I had been alone since then.

With no parents or children, I sleep alone in a huge villa every day. Even if I have a different woman to accompany me every day, I can't fill the emptiness in my heart.

So where does your happiness lie?

At this moment, I seemed a little confused, and suddenly I couldn't see the way forward clearly.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, at about four o'clock in the morning, Li An was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt a chill in his body and a cold face, and he woke up instantly.

Li An opened his eyes and saw his mother holding a towel in her hand urging him, "Anzi, get up."

The trick of washing your face with a cold towel was still used when Li An was in school. As long as he didn't get up, his mother would wash her face with an ice towel.

This effect is amazing, people wake up immediately and don't feel sleepy.

Li An looked at the time on his phone and complained: "Mom, it's too early."

"How early is it? It doesn't take long for you to drive to the provincial capital. What if there's a traffic jam?"

"It's your first time going to a girl's house. First impression is very important. If you are late, it would be very rude."

Li An listened to his mother's nagging while getting dressed. Just as he was putting on his thermal underwear, his eyes flashed and he saw his mother throwing a black suit and white shirt in front of him.

"Wear this today."

"Uh~" Li An looked at the suit and was speechless for a while.

"Mom, is this too exaggerated? I'm not getting married, and I'm still wearing a suit."

"What's the exaggeration? Wearing a suit looks stable. Wear it quickly." Na Wenyin raised her eyebrows and said forcefully.

After Li An finished washing, he reluctantly put on his suit. His mother's nagging kept ringing in his ears, telling Li An to pay attention to various things at the woman's house. Hearing this, Li An's head was buzzing. of.

After being forced to drink a lot of coffee by his mother, Li An went downstairs carrying large and small bags of gifts. His mother was still talking in Li An's ears. After finally reaching the downstairs, Li An immediately got in the car and left.

From yesterday to this morning, my mother was like the Tang Monk in "Journey to the West", nagging a little horribly.

It is more than 300 kilometers from Linjiang to the provincial capital. Li An drove the car all the way. The main reason is that the performance of the imported Highlander is really good, which makes Li An more playful. The long-distance bus takes nearly five hours, and Li An has four It opened within an hour.

But afterwards, Xu Kai took the speeding ticket and scolded Li An until he was so bloody.

The main reason was that the points on the driver's license were about to be deducted, but the two of them worked together to barely escape the tragic fate of repeating subject one.

Li An looked at the time after arriving in the provincial capital. It was only a little after eight o'clock. It was obviously not appropriate to go to Qiu Yating's house at this time.

Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. At this time, the streets are deserted and there is no one selling breakfast. Li An has no choice but to find a place to squint for a while.

But this squinting was a bad thing. Li An heard the phone ringing in a daze, and when he answered the phone, Qiu Yating asked loudly.

"Lee An, where have you been?"

Hearing Qiu Yating's voice, Li An suddenly woke up and hurriedly looked at the time on his phone, "I'm going~ It's almost 10:30."

Li An hurriedly got up, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and started the car.

"We have arrived at the provincial capital. We will be at the provincial party committee compound soon. There are still 5 minutes left."

"Hurry up."

"Okay, okay, that's it."

Lee Ann could also hear another female voice on the phone.

"You kid, don't rush me. It's such a long way from Linjiang."

"Mom, I made an appointment with him at ten o'clock. It was his ink."