【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

"When people are young, they always like those big and dreamy things. When they grow up, they will like those real things that they can hold in their hands." Tanchun said in a trance while looking at the dragon lantern.

Baoyu also became lost in thought, pondering what she said in his mind, as if he had realized some truths of life.

*

It was the Li family's Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, and it was a rare occasion that all three young masters were present. Old Madam Li was naturally happy, as this was happiness multiplied by three.

Because in the Li family, men are supposed to take care of women and pamper them, regardless of age.

Lan: "Grandma, please try this silver cod."

Rong: "Grandma, please have a sip of this matsutake chicken soup."

Lan: "Grandma, can I ask the kitchen to make you a bowl of noodles?"

Rong: "Grandma, I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Good health!"

Ze: "Grandma, please don't drink. I'll ask them to make you a cocktail raspberry sorbet."

Madam Li couldn't persuade Li Haoze, he just liked to make these novel things, saying it was a cocktail version of fruit ice cream. After taking a sip, it tasted really good. Looking up and seeing Li Shuirong, she suddenly had an idea and said, "I think Pin'er will like this, I'll fill a small cup for her later."

Li Shuirong smiled and said, "I'm here to watch the moon with grandma tonight. They're also accompanying their elders over there. It doesn't matter if we don't meet."

Madam Li immediately said mysteriously, "This Mid-Autumn Festival is our country's Valentine's Day in ancient times. Although families want to reunite on this day, young lovers should also take advantage of today to appreciate the moon and take a walk with a lantern. Oh, I wonder how romantic it will be."

Then she thought of Li Hanlan beside her and asked him, "Lan'er, how are you getting along with Shuyan?"

Li Hanlan was peeling longans for Madam Li when he was suddenly asked, "I've been busy lately and haven't had time to contact you."

Madam Li scooped a small piece of ice cream with a small spoon, put it in her mouth and frowned: "Then make an appointment with her now and take her out for a drive. Relationships are cultivated. Aren't you anxious to move up a level? Her second uncle can help you. This road was paved for you by your grandfather a long time ago. Take a look at the situation before you act willfully."

Madam Li knew that Li Hanlan didn't like Ye Shuyan. The girl was indeed average-looking, and as a grandmother, she felt that she was not worthy of Li Hanlan's character. But since he chose to go into politics, marriage must be done in an orderly manner.

Li Hanlan naturally listens to his grandmother very much. Besides, he is really busy recently, so it is not an excuse to shirk responsibility.

"I'll make an appointment right now." After saying that, he took out his cell phone and turned around to make a call.

Madam Li liked her eldest grandson because he was resolute and decisive in public and always did what he said, but he was obedient in front of her, so she loved him more.

Then he looked at the grandson who gave him the most trouble: Li Haoze.

"What should I do? You are the biggest headache now. They have a target no matter what, and we don't even know where your wife is." She thought to herself, let alone the shadow of her wife, it might not be a boy or a girl. She had also heard some rumors about Li Haoze outside.

"Grandma, why are you in such a hurry? It's not like there's a throne waiting for you to inherit." Li Haoze continued to be nonchalant.

"If you can give me a child, it's not impossible for you to fight for the throne for him." Old Lady Li began to provoke her.

Shui Rong was peeling grapes and watching the show on the side.

"Isn't it easy to have a baby? If you say you want one now, I'll find a surrogate tomorrow. You have the final say on how many boys and girls to have."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li pushed the ice cream in front of her away and simply refused to eat it out of spite.

"Grandma, don't be angry. It's a holiday, it's not good to be angry." Li Haoze hurriedly got up and sat where his eldest brother had just sat. He picked up the ice cream, scooped a spoonful and put it to Mrs. Li's mouth.

"No, I won't eat anything you give me from now on."

"Don't worry...what are you doing? I said something wrong, can I slap myself?" Li Haoze hurriedly coaxed her.

"What I want is your legitimate bloodline, not an illegitimate child or a surrogate child. I am not in a hurry to have a successor to the throne, but I hope that you can live a happy life and that someone can inherit your ideas."

Li Shuirong fell into thought after hearing this. Will he and Lin Pin'er have children in the future? Will they be boys or girls? Will they be like him or like Pin'er? In terms of thinking, they will definitely be like Pin'er, she is so different.

Li Haoze was thinking: I'd better not pass on my extremely contradictory and weird thoughts. I even despise myself and I'm just trying to make ends meet.

He was distracted for only a second and then immediately came back to his senses, gently shaking Madam Li's shoulder to cheer her up.

The sky gradually darkened, and a bright moon became more obvious in the sky. Several people moved to the garden to enjoy the moon. They sat there for less than half an hour before Old Lady Li began to urge them: "Go quickly, let Ze'er accompany me to enjoy the moon. Anyway, he is thick-skinned, and there is no one else who can celebrate the festival."

"Grandma, if you say I'm thick-skinned, I admit it, but saying I have no one to celebrate the holiday with is a bit insulting to me..."

Li Shuirong and Li Hanlan slowly stood up and agreed, then hurried upstairs to change into formal clothes for going out.

When Li Hanlan changed his clothes and came out of the room, he passed by Li Shuirong's room and pushed the door to go in and talk to him about the recent progress of the filming. However, he found that the boy changed his clothes very quickly and the room was empty.

When I was about to turn around and leave, I found two mounted calligraphy works hanging on the table. I walked closer and took a closer look. The handwriting on the paper was elegant and graceful, with a sense of delicacy and agility. The strokes were slender and powerful, showing the gentle beauty of a woman, while also showing the courage and determination of a talented person. Each word seemed to be a short poem, full of poetry and emotion. The layout of the font was sparse and orderly, and one could imagine her state of mind, which was both sensitive to the world and elegant and detached from the world. The overall feeling gave people a sense of emptiness and gracefulness, like a flower swaying in the wind and rain, weak but tenacious.

*

When they were almost at Jia's house, it started to drizzle on the road. Li Shuirong stared at the water droplets on the car window in a trance:

On the other side, Lin Pin'er, who was sitting in the house and had to come back to watch the rain because she failed to appreciate the moon, was also staring out the window in a daze. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure holding an umbrella enter her sight. She immediately got up, opened the door and ran towards him.

She and Shui Rong were always in a state of missing each other. It was hard to explain, they saw each other every day, why did their hearts still want to see each other so badly? She didn't understand, and of course he didn't understand either. There was no accurate medicine to cure this disease, and the only way to suppress it was to run to him again and again.

Fortunately, they did not have to go through quarrels, cold wars, or even breakups like most couples. As time went by, the two would only cherish each other more. Perhaps it was because of each other's special rebirth experience. More often than not, Pin'er did not treat him as just a boyfriend, and he did the same.

"I was just thinking about you, why are you here?" This was the first sentence Pin'er said after she threw herself into his arms.

"This is telepathy. I miss you too, so I was drawn here by your soul." Shui Rong quickly brought her into the house, fearing that the rain outside would chill her.

"This rain has delayed your moon-watching." Shui Rong put the umbrella outside the house and changed into slippers after entering the house.

"Grandma said the same thing. Originally, we could enjoy the moon in the pavilion, but it felt too cold in the rain at night. She had to let everyone go, saying that the moon on the 15th will be full on the 16th, so we can still enjoy the moon tomorrow." Lin Pin'er said as she walked, and then stopped in front of Lianyu's glass cage.

"Does Lianyu like rainy days?"

"I don't like it." Lian Yu replied.

"Does little Lianyu like to admire the moon?"

"I like it." Lianyu answered again.

Shui Rong came over in surprise: "Are you going to take the imperial examination? You can answer questions fluently now?"

While feeding it nuts, Pin'er said seriously, "Well, I found that it was superficial of me to let it learn to recite poems. That is just forcing a child to learn, which is a cramming education. It actually has its own thoughts. If we cultivate it slowly, maybe it will be able to write poems in the future."

"So far, I've only seen that its specialties are eating, and it can coax you. And it also has some exquisite mischief."

Lin Pin'er hurriedly covered Lianyu's head, as if she was covering its ears:

"Let's not listen to these. Praising-style education is popular now. How can there be such a disappointing parent as you!" After saying this, Pin'er realized that she had said something wrong.