Self-investment

"Hey, little aunt, why are you getting more and more surprised." Luo Yaya handed a tissue to Luo Yimu in disgust.

Luo Yimu was busy wiping his mouth and didn't have time to answer Luo Yaya. Luo Bowen next to him said for her, "I let your mother scare you." He then taught Zhong Yue in a serious tone, "Amu just came back, you let me Can't she eat a little bit of safe food? What are you talking about, sister-in-law, the girl hasn't been married yet, it's really outrageous."

Su Yanran asked jokingly: "Brother, are you saying that you are urging Ah Mu to marry Jian Ling as soon as possible?" name.

Luo Yimu wiped off his embarrassment with a paper towel, felt that his hands were a little greasy, and said, "I'll wash my hands." He slipped away from the dining table, avoiding the interrogation of the big family.

Originally, I thought that only her sister-in-law Zhong Yue liked to bluff, and might inquire about her and Jian Ling's affairs, but she never thought that after being away from home for many years, the whole family was assimilated by Zhong Yue, gossiping one by one, and now even her elder brother Luo Bowen is like this Gossip, inside and out, urging myself and Jian Ling to settle down quickly.

It's no wonder the family is so anxious, Luo Yimu is almost 36, Luo Bowen and Zhong Yue got married very early, and even Su Yanran's daughter is almost five months old, and in two years it is estimated that she will not be able to get married. Luo Qin, a junior, is also looking for a partner to marry and have children. Only Luo Yimu, a man of his age, is still floating outside, alone and unable to settle down. Can people not be anxious?

Luo Yimu's parents, brother-in-law, and Su Yanran all sweated for her. With Luo Yimu's withdrawn and weird personality, it is not easy to find someone who likes him. Make a deal with Jian Ling, so that other girls don't dislike her when the time comes, and she has to be alone again.

"Parents, and eldest aunt, please don't rush my little aunt." Luo Yaya is a little girl who is as big as a kid, and she can't stand the sight of several elders taking turns to verbally bomb Luo Yimu. Yimu spoke for her when she went to wash her hands, "Sister-in-law is not a child, she can handle her own private affairs by herself, and you made her feel uncomfortable when she just came back."

"Aren't we doing this for her sake?" Zhong Yue poked Luo Yaya's eyebrows with her finger, "You ghost, your mother loves you for nothing, and you have been looking towards your sister-in-law since you were a child."

"That's right." Su Yanran also jokingly agreed, "This little girl, I have been close to her sister-in-law since she was a child. She loved to cry when she was born, and no one can coax her. Just her sister-in-law, as long as you hug her, you are guaranteed to be fine." Cried."

"Who said I only kiss my sister-in-law? I'm also very close to my parents and my eldest aunt." Luo Yaya put down the chopsticks in her hand, and kissed the faces of the three elders one by one, "So who is right? Who I help, who my sister likes is my own private matter, even if you are her brothers, sisters and sisters-in-law, you can't interfere, Dad, do you think Yaya is right?" Luo Yaya rolled and acted like a baby in Luo Bowen's arms.

Don't look at Luo Bowen's usual seriousness, this little daughter is Luo Bowen's favorite. When she acted like a baby, Luo Bowen's heart softened. He nodded and agreed softly, "That's right, Yaya is right."

"Ghost girl." Zhong Yue carried Luo Yaya out of Luo Bowen's arms, and pinched her nose, "Father's arms belong to mother's. When you grow up, find someone to carry you yourself."

"It's okay, dad hugs mom, mom hugs Yaya." Luo Yaya giggled.

The atmosphere at the table was very jovial.

After washing his hands, Luo Yimu re-entered the table. Seeing them smiling happily, he sat down and asked casually, "What are you talking about so happily?"

Zhong Yue and Su Yanran looked at each other, and were stunned in unison.

Luo Yimu, who never laughed or greeted anyone, actually took the initiative to join the conversation at the dinner table?what happened?Is the sun coming out from the north?Zhong Yue was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

Su Yanran shook her head, expressing that she didn't know what was going on.

He thought with relief in his heart, it seems that Luo Yimu has changed a lot this year, and it is really a good thing to be able to actively communicate with others.

Luo Bowen was not surprised, but just said to Luo Yimu: "My parents know that you are back, they miss you very much, I will ask the driver to take you to the hospital after eating, you go and see them."

Luo Yimu laughed lightly, and laughed at himself: "I'm afraid that my father will get angry and get worse when he sees me."

"Don't say stupid things." Zhong Yue reprimanded lightly, "You are away all year round, I don't know how much Dad misses you, a few months ago the grapes in the orchard were ripe, he looked at the grape trellis several times and sighed, saying It would be great if Xiao Mu was here, she loves to eat the grapes at home."

Luo Yimu's hand holding the chopsticks trembled imperceptibly, he didn't say anything, and ate with his gaze restrained.

After dinner, everyone was busy with their own affairs. Zhong Yue is a well-known jewelry designer and now works as the CEO of Luo's jewelry subsidiary. Su Yanran is in politics and has to rush back to a meeting in the afternoon. Luo Bowen made an appointment with a few business partners to call Golf, Luo Yimu and Luo Yaya are the only two idlers in the family. Luo Yimu went to see his father, and Luo Yaya followed her.

In the car.

"Sister-in-law, when can I meet my little aunt?" Luo Yaya didn't let the adults inquire about Luo Yimu's private affairs just now, but now that there is no one around, she couldn't help but want to inquire.

"Little aunt?" Luo Yimu felt amused by this title, "Who taught you to call it that?"

"I thought about it myself, look, if you find a husband, of course I have to call him little aunt, but now you are looking for a wife, of course I have to call her little aunt, isn't it right?"

Luo Yimu smiled, "Your parents are right, you are indeed a ghost."

"Hey, there's no one else here now, so I'll keep it a secret for you. Sister-in-law, tell me, when can I see my little aunt?"

"You can't wait?"

"Of course, there will be one more person in our family, and one more person will like me. Sister-in-law, do you think I can be unhappy?"

Luo Yimu deliberately teased her, and asked, "What if she doesn't like you?"

"How is it possible, I am such a cute child, my grandparents say that everyone loves me." Luo Yaya is a child who was spoiled by everyone, and she is quite confident in her charm.

Luo Yimu smiled and pinched her ear, it didn't use any force, it didn't hurt at all, instead it was itchy, making Luo Yaya hide in her arms, with a crisp smile, he said, "Sister, you found it for me. Little aunt must be a very, very nice woman."

Luo Yimu was surprised where the little girl came from, and asked her, "How do you know?"

"You are much happier now than before, before your brows were always wrinkled." Luo Yaya touched Luo Yimu's brows with her little hand, "Now my aunt's eyes are full of smiles, and she is with her in Jinling Your life must be very happy, and my little aunt can make you so happy, so my little aunt must be very kind."

Listening to Luo Yaya's silly reasoning, Luo Yimu thought of Jian Ling, her eyes were gentle and calm, "Yes, she is a very nice woman." She patted Luo Yaya's head and smiled, "Next time Take you to Jinling, she is very good at playing, you will definitely be able to play together."

"Good!" Luo Yaya cheered.

Arriving at the hospital and entering the ward, Luo Yimu didn't see anyone in the ward.

A Caucasian female nurse walked in from the outside. She was a nurse who took care of Luo Yimu's father's daily life. She had met Luo Yaya, but not Luo Yimu. When she saw Luo Yimu, a stranger, she was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled. Ask her if she came to visit Mr. Luo and Mrs. Luo.

Luo Yimu said yes, afraid of making a mistake, and emphasized that it was Mr. Colin Luo.

Her father's Chinese name is Luo Kelin, and the English name is directly homophonic, Colin.

"They are walking in the garden now, do you need me to take you there?" the nurse asked politely.

"Thanks, that's really nice."

"You're welcome."

The nurse led Luo Yimu and Luo Yaya to the garden. An old couple sat on a bench on the other side of the grass. The man's hair was all white, with not a single black hair missing. The woman's hair was black and tied behind her head. She wore a dignified bun and fixed it with a pearl hairpin. It looked rich and graceful, and they were Luo Yimu's parents.

I haven't seen him for a year, and my mother hasn't changed much, but my father looks much older than before, with wrinkles and ravines on his face, and there are large areas of age spots, and he is not as energetic as before.

They were watching a few little boys playing football on the grass. Luo Yimu walked over from behind with very light steps. They didn't notice, and they still talked on their own.

Luo's father said: "If Xiaomu got married a few years earlier, the child would probably be this old."

Luo's mother blamed him: "What are you talking about? It's not like you don't know that Xiaomu likes girls. You made her run away from home because of this, and now you want to do it again?"

"Isn't she here? It's okay for me to complain to you, an old woman?" Luo's father sighed, "Fortunately, Bowen said that she already has a companion outside, and I will bring her back someday to meet us, and I will die." not worried."

"The old man is talking nonsense again, bah bah bah."

"How can this be called nonsense?" Father Luo's eyes widened, "We are both people buried up to our necks in loess, how many years can we live? The sooner I see Xiaomu getting married, the sooner I let go of my heart .”

Luo Yimu had never heard her father say these things with her own ears. Her personality was at odds with her father's. When the two met, they would always blow their beards and stare, and they hardly had the time to speak properly.

Luo Yimu stood behind them and listened quietly for a while, but they still didn't realize that there was someone behind them. It was because Luo Yaya couldn't help calling grandparents that they turned their heads and saw Luo Yimu, they were all stunned.

"Xiao Mu? Xiao Mu!" Luo Yimu's mother, Fang Hua, saw her little daughter whom she hadn't seen for a year, her eyes turned red, she stood up with the back of the chair, and pulled Luo Yimu's wrist in disbelief. , "Xiaomu, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell me?"

Luo Yimu helped Fang Hua to sit down, "I just came back this morning, I told my eldest brother." He bowed to Luo Kelin again, "Father, I'm back."

"Huh!" Luo Kelin blew his beard and stared, "You are used to being wild outside, what are you doing back home? Are you mad at me? And your elder brother, the head of the family is so ignorant that he didn't notify his parents in advance of such a big event , do you still see me as a father?"

Luo Kelin has such a stinky and tough temper. When Luo Yimu was young, he would talk back to him, but now his temper has subsided, and he let him say, it's fine for him to go in one ear and out the other, and he doesn't take it to heart.

"What nonsense are you talking about, old man?" Fang Hua pushed Luo Kelin, and smoothed things out with a smile, "Xiao Mu, don't listen to your father's nonsense, he was still thinking about you just now."

"Yes, Grandpa, my little aunt and I have been standing behind you for a long time. We can hear what you say clearly, and it's useless if you don't admit it." Luo Yaya threw herself on the knees of Luo Kelin and Fang Hua, acting like a baby, "I heard that you were ill, my sister lost her job in Jinling and came back to see you without saying a word. Why do you scold her like this? It's really unreasonable, and you set a bad example for Yaya!"

"This..." Luo Kelin was choked speechless by Luo Yaya's words. Luo Yaya is Luo Kelin's and Fang Hua's darling, so he can ignore other people's words, but he must listen to his precious granddaughter's words. After hesitating for a long time, he was angry He hummed, "Forget it, thanks to your filial piety, come, help me back to the ward."

"Yes, father."

Luo Yimu grabbed Luo Kelin's elbow, feeling sore in his heart.

This arm, in my impression, is very strong. It has hugged and hit me before, but now it is loose and flimsy when grasped.

The father who was so cold before is getting old after all.

Luo Yimu is now a head taller than the somewhat stooped Luo Kelin, and Luo Kelin is no longer the tall and stern person she remembered.

Back in the ward, a few people were sitting on the sofa chatting, Fang Hua hesitated to speak, endured it several times, the topic turned around, and finally turned to Luo Yimu's lifelong event.

She pretended to ask unintentionally: "Xiao Mu, why didn't you bring your girlfriend back?"

Luo Yimu smiled wryly in his heart, wondering if it's a big deal for him to have a girlfriend?Why is everyone asking after coming back?Fortunately, I didn't bring Jian Ling back. What if I did bring it back?I have to be interrogated by each of them and cry.

"When I came back, she didn't have time to apply for a passport, so she didn't follow." Luo Yimu said.

Luo Kelin blew his beard and stared at him, "Hmph, why are you coming back alone? What your mother and I want to see is our future daughter-in-law, who wants to see you?"

"Old man, what are you talking nonsense about? Say it again, I will take Xiaomu and Yaya away, and leave you bored in the hospital alone!" Fang Hua warned him.

Luo Kelin really didn't dare to speak anymore, and there was a little grievance in his eyes.

All his life, he was powerful and a legend, but he was only afraid of this white-haired wife, and the older he got, the more timid he became.

After Fang Hua finished training his wife, she turned her head and smiled at Luo Yimu, "Xiaomu, your father has such a hard mouth, why don't you get mad at yourself and have a heart attack? Don't argue with him, but ...But..." She hesitated for a while, and smiled awkwardly, "But your father's words are not rough, we all really want to meet the girl you met in Jinling, and you have a chance to bring her back someday Come on, let mom treat her well, okay?"

"Yes, mother, I will take time to bring her back to see you next summer vacation."

"Hey, hey! That's good, that's good..." Fang Hua was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, "Xiao Mu, tell her that she will be a member of our Luo family in the future, and that our family is sincere. Welcome her here, so that she doesn't have too much psychological pressure, you know? By the way, is there anyone else in her family? Do you want us to go to Jinling and visit her parents at her home?"

"No, she's the only one in her house." Luo Yimu said.

Fang Hua's heart ached when she heard this, "Why is this child so pitiful? Hey...it's okay, Xiao Mu, just tell her that from now on, your father and I will treat her as our own daughter, and our home will be her home."

"Mother..." Luo Yimu, who is so hard-hearted, couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard this, and bowed deeply to Fang Hua, "I thank you on Ah Ling's behalf."

"Stupid boy, why are you being polite to Mom?" Fang Hua hurriedly helped Luo Yimu up.

"This is a gift for Ah Ling, you must accept it." Luo Yimu knelt down and solemnly kowtowed to his parents.

Luo Yimu has always felt that the relationship between himself and his parents is not close, they don't understand her thoughts, they always want to follow the life they planned, and don't think about what Luo Yimu wants at all.

Luo Yimu's heart is also hard-hearted. He has been away for seven years and ignored his parents.

It wasn't until my parents were old that I discovered their feelings for me, otherwise I wouldn't have objected like I did when I first learned that I liked women, and now even Luo Yimu's girlfriend has to be caring and considerate, because he wants her outside There is a pillow person who knows the cold and the hot, so it won't be lonely and deserted.

In the end, it was all for Luo Yimu's compromise.

As soon as Luo Yimu came back, Luo Kelin's spirit was much better than the day before, and he looked radiant. Luo Yimu was chatting with his mother in the living room of the ward. Full of anger, he always called a group of his old friends, saying that his little daughter had come home and had been congratulated by others, and beaming and pretending to be modest, saying that he was happy and happy.

"It's not me bragging, my daughter is a world-renowned law professor, and half of the lawyers in China are my daughter's students... Hahaha... Of course, do you know that a tiger father has no dog daughter?... "

Luo Yimu was a little embarrassed when he heard his father bragging in the toilet, "This is too exaggerated..."

Fang Hua laughed and shouted, "Old man, it's almost done. The doctor said you shouldn't get too excited about your illness, do you know that?"

Luo Kelin's voice in the toilet was indeed much quieter.

Fang Hua said to Luo Yimu: "Don't look at your father who is always at odds with you. In his heart, he is most proud of your daughter. The Luo family has been in business since your grandfather's generation. According to him, he is full of money. It’s not easy for you to be a professor at a university, a cultural person, if you are not at home, he will talk about you when he meets everyone.”

"I thought he hated me."

"Nonsense, how can parents hate their children?" Fang Hua sighed, "Xiaomu, after all these years, mom and dad also know that they did something wrong and shouldn't hinder your life according to their own ideas. Now mom and dad have figured it out. You can do whatever you want, and your parents will support you."

"Mom..." Luo Yimu choked up.

From now on, she never called her parents, she always called her father and mother, respected but also alienated, now Fang Hua was moved by calling her mother, and cried loudly while hugging Luo Yimu.

……

It was a big day for Luo's family when the youngest daughter came home. The doctor checked Luo Kelin's body carefully, confirmed that the condition was stable, and agreed to Luo Kelin's home stay for one night.

This night, the Luo family was brightly lit, and the whole family gathered together to celebrate Luo Yimu's return. At eight o'clock in the evening, the whole family gathered for dinner. Luo Yimu sat at the dining table and glanced at his watch. It was Jinling It's eleven o'clock in the morning.

She was slightly lost in thought, not knowing what Jian Ling was doing.

Usually at this moment, she should be busy counting the accounts from the previous day, but now Jian Ling's Internet cafe is on holiday, and she slept late yesterday, so she probably hasn't woken up yet.

Zhong Yue had noticed that Luo Yimu was looking at his watch, and raised his voice to tease, "Oh, Ah Mu's watch is so special, we are all at eight o'clock in the evening, and you are alone, and it is still eleven o'clock in the morning , Is this Jinling time? Could it be that you are thinking about someone? Could it be that you are thinking about your girlfriend?"

Everyone at the table laughed and laughed, Luo Qin came back from the holiday, a few days earlier than Luo Yimu, and now he laughed the loudest, and was disgusted by Luo Yaya.

Luo Yimu's face was very calm, but his ears were red, and he said softly, but Jian Ling's video call invitation came immediately, she left the table in a hurry, and hid in the corner of the living room to have a video call with Jian Ling.

"Mumu." Jian Ling's face appeared on the screen, drinking a carton of milk, "How about it, is it fun at home?"

"It's only breakfast now, my stomach is going to be hungry."

"You're not here, no one wakes me up." Jian Ling said with a playful smile, "What are you having for dinner? You are near the sea, the seafood should be very delicious, right?" She told herself that she was greedy, and drank a big mouthful of milk to satisfy her hunger. .

"It's a pity that you are not here, no luck."

"Hmph, you're trying to make me angry on purpose, don't you think I'm too much for you?" Jian Ling smirked, "It's okay, I'll let you be too much for me."

As she spoke, she poked the camera of her mobile phone into her neckline, "You're so hungry!"

Surprised, Luo Yimu quickly blocked the phone screen and looked around guiltily. Fortunately, everyone was eating in the restaurant and no one was passing by.

"Be careful, I'm still in the living room." She warned Jian Ling.

"Ah..." Jian Ling stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, "I'm sorry." She thought with lingering fear, fortunately there was no one next to Mumu, otherwise she hadn't seen her family yet, so she acted out for them in public This made Jian Ling have no face to meet them in the future.

"Are you having dinner with your family again?" Jian Ling asked again.

"Yes." Luo Yimu said.

"Then I won't bother you, let's talk at night." Jian Ling chuckled and said in a low voice, "I'll let you have a taste of being able to watch but not eat at night."

Luo Yimu also smiled, "See how I deal with you when I go back."

Jian Ling was about to hang up the video, when Zhong Yue shouted again: "Amu, is that my sister-in-law? You are really mean, talk to her secretly, let us talk to her for a while with my parents!"

Luo Yimu's expression froze for a moment.

She looked at the smiling Jian Ling on the screen, and asked a little nervously, "Do you... want to meet my parents?"

She thought that Jian Ling would refuse on the grounds that she was not ready, but Jian Ling said, "Yes."

Jian Ling thought, anyway, we will see each other sooner or later, so let's see each other in the video first, so as to make some mental preparations.

Luo Yimu took his mobile phone and handed it to his parents first.

Fang Hua and Luo Kelin got their mobile phones and saw what their "daughter-in-law" looked like. They laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths, "Are you Ah Ling? Oh, Xiaomu told us already, we are Xiaomu's." Mom and Dad, Ah Ling, you are welcome to be a part of our family, next time you must come back with Xiaomu, Auntie will cook you special dishes!"

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie! Auntie, you are so beautiful, no wonder Mumu is so pretty too." Jian Ling greeted them sweetly.