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Li Rui's family eats separately at lunch, the old man's side is more strict, men sit at the main table, women and children set up separate tables.I didn't go to the restaurant, but I also ordered a few dishes, including wine and meat, which was considered a good treat.

Li Rui had dinner with a few cousins. He was tall and good-looking, and he was conspicuous sitting there in a famous brand of clothes.

Li Rui ate his head in suspense. He didn't talk much in the first place, so he didn't have much to talk to people he didn't know well at the moment.The cousins ​​next to him felt a little sour. Although they lived in the city, their clothes were not as good as Li Rui's, so it was inevitable that they were a little unbalanced.

After dinner, the cousins ​​proposed to take Li Rui for a stroll. Li Rui's father was very happy and gave them five yuan each for pocket money.

Li Rui's father divided a circle, and when he came to Li Rui, he saw his boy also reaching out for it, smiled and slapped Li Rui's palm, "Go away! You have a lot of money in your pocket. Spend your own money!"

Li Rui shook his hands and grinned, "OK, then I'm going out."

Li Rui's father has a very loud voice. Many people heard what he said just now. The second brother-in-law wearing glasses criticized him, "It's wrong for you to do this. Children who are still studying give too much pocket money, and they will only learn to be bad." !"

Li Rui's father was already drunk, so he pulled down his tie and unbuttoned his shirt a few times, showing off while belching. "Little bastard, how dare I, as a father, take back the money I earned by myself? Tsk, it's a thousand things, let him practice it himself!"

The people at the table were obviously not used to his way of education, some were frowning, some were silently watching jokes, and a few thoughtful people asked him how he made money while holding a glass of wine. "Brother Li, you really dare to let go of such a young child, haha. But we are all real relatives here, so it's okay for you to talk about it!"

Li Rui's father was very proud, and started to talk with gestures, "My son, like me! He is not afraid of hardships or tiredness. He worked like a coolie at the beginning. There are thousands of them saving wine bottles..."

The ladies at the table also heard it, covered their mouths and sniggered, and asked Mother Li if they had something to do, "Sister, is this really the case? You are really willing to let your son collect the trash!"

Li's mother's face turned red and turned pale, but she finally suppressed her breath, "It's time to exercise, isn't it what my father taught us to be 'diligent and thrifty, work hard to get rich'."

The one over there was still laughing, and the little sister was not sensible, so she made a fuss, which was a bit too much. "I know, I know! Mom told me not to follow your example in the future. I worked hard to get rich and went to the countryside, hahaha! Sister, why did you watch that person elope back then..."

Mother Li put down the wine glass with a bang, some of the orange juice in it splashed out, and her expression was not very good. She looked at her little sister and asked her, "Mom told you that I eloped? Didn't Dad tell me to go? Come on, Come with me now, let's ask Mom what's going on!"

The little sister was shocked by her, she hesitated and dared not go over, and looked at other people for help.

The others immediately began to smooth things over, "Forget it, forget it, she's so young and ignorant!"

The old lady also hurriedly persuaded her, "That's right, the elopement was shown on TV these two days, and she followed blindly, so don't be as knowledgeable as a child! Besides, back then... well, the children are so old, let's not mention it! "

Li's mother was pulled by the sleeve, persuaded and persuaded, and then sat down.It's just that he is no longer in the mood to eat, thinking about what the little sister said unintentionally just now, his eyes are a little red.

At the beginning, it was the old man who had some contact with the Li family, so she was allowed to go to the Li family. It was the old man who nodded first, and she picked the person.The family members tried to persuade and stop her, but it was all because of her!Does anyone dare to say something to the old man!It's true that my own mother tried her best to stop her back then, but she didn't dare to challenge the old man.I didn't expect it to look like this ten years later...

The words on the lady's table were light and never passed on.Li Rui's father was happily telling his heroic deeds, and he didn't notice the teasing eyes on the other side. He just thought that his relatives and friends were willing to listen, so he naturally told them more to cheer them up.

As soon as Li Rui went out, he was pestered and asked a few questions. Just like the air here, the questions he asked were also cold, with an industrial taste.

"Li Rui, I heard that your family is very rich... Is it true?"

Li Rui acted as if he hadn't heard, and walked his own way. His father drove around here to buy gifts just now. Li Rui had a good memory, and he almost remembered the way after driving around the community.He was tall and walked fast, but the children were chasing him, "Li Rui, why are you going! This place is very big, what if you get lost?"

Li Rui turned to look at them, "Then you go back first, I'll go shopping and I'll be back in a while."

The children were choked, "It's not us! It's you! What if you get lost!"

Li Rui looked down at him, and the child he watched slowly backed away, then turned around and continued walking on his own.These people are sick, and they can get lost in a big place... This place is not half the size of the woods in the seventh game!

Li Rui got rid of those behind and went to a nearby store to buy something by himself.There are not many things in the store, and when you go in, you can smell the mixture of tobacco, wine, sugar and tea.Li Rui looked around, bought Cheng Ye a mechanical pencil with a little rabbit, and took a few boxes of 0.7 refills along the way.Cheng Ye once said that someone in his class used a mechanical pencil, and it came out as soon as he pressed it, which was very interesting.

Li Rui always kept Cheng Ye's words in mind, and they usually satisfied him.

There was nothing needed in the store, but the bookstore next to it brought Li Rui back with a lot of things.That bookstore also sold brushes, ink and paper. Li Rui didn't know what type of brush Cheng Ye used, so he bought a few more according to the owner's recommendation, and bought some rice paper to take home.I also saw a small picture folder for sketching, and took one too. Cheng Ye used a cardboard case before, and the corners were worn away. Li Rui wanted to throw it away for him a long time ago.

After shopping, chatting with the shopkeeper is much more cordial.The shop owner asked him that he bought it for his younger brother, and praised him repeatedly, "He is a good brother! Your brother has practiced calligraphy at such a young age, which is really good!"

Li Rui liked others to praise Cheng Ye, which was more comfortable than telling him directly, so he asked for some rice paper and asked the shopkeeper to pack it for him.By the way, I asked the shopkeeper, "Do you accept used books here?"

The shopkeeper smiled, "Old books? Your old textbooks? I don't want them here. They should be sent to the purchasing station."

Li Rui deliberately said vaguely, "It's not the old textbooks, it's my... grandpa. My grandpa collected some old books. He doesn't want them anymore. Let me ask where to get them."

As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper understood, "Oh! The old man's, we accept it! But it's not in this shop, the old shop in the city center only accepts this! What versions are there? It depends on the year and appearance. It's the same price!"

Li Rui asked him for the address of the old shop, but said that he would ask his grandfather before making a decision when he went back, and left.

In the evening, Li Rui's family stayed overnight.Li Rui's mother went into the bedroom to cry with the old lady. She could hear the crying even with the door closed. It seemed that she was seriously injured today.The little sister hid at another sister's house and gave up the bedroom to her sister and brother-in-law. Firstly, the house was too small to live in, and secondly, she was also afraid of being reprimanded.

Li Rui's father was drunk and fell asleep on the sofa in the living room. Half of the blanket covering his body fell to the ground.Li Rui picked it up for him and covered it again.

The sofa in the living room is very soft, the TV is huge, and the floor is clean tiles, but it is empty, which makes people feel uncomfortable.This kind of thing happens every year when they come here. Their family is rich now, and it’s better. No one has shown their face to them in the past two years, but the sarcasm in their bones still can’t get rid of.

Li Rui sat on the sofa for a while, and knocked on the door of his grandfather's study room. He had something to do here, and he would leave tomorrow after asking questions. He didn't want to stay any longer.

The old man had a strong body, and was sitting at the desk reading a book with glasses. When he saw Li Rui coming, he beckoned him to sit beside him. "You brought this book? It's very good. It's hard for you to find it."

Li Rui stood aside and watched with the old man. He couldn't understand, but seeing the old man's fingers move, he could see some clues. It seemed that the old man liked the comments on it.

The old man looked at it for a while, put down his glasses, rubbed his eyebrows, and praised him again. "It's a good book."

Li Rui approached carefully beside him, "Yes, my classmate's house has a warehouse, and there are many old books found in it. I heard my mother kept saying that you want this, so I went to find a few." This is what he told his old man. Mom's excuse, if they picked it up from the scrap heap, they definitely don't want it, it's so arrogant.

The old man was really interested, "Oh? A warehouse of old books? Ask him if he still has a few volumes left? I want to buy them all."

Li Rui didn't dare to speak out, so he told him carefully, "I'm not sure. The warehouse is too big and I haven't cleaned it out yet. Grandpa, is this book very expensive?"

The old man wasn't very interested in talking about money, so he only mentioned an approximate price. Instead, he asked Li Rui to talk about the benefits of all kinds of used books. Seeing that Li Rui was very interested, he even told him where and where the old book exchange market was. The stalls are better.At the end, the old man sighed, "This is something left by the older generation, good stuff!"

Li Rui knew that they didn't like to get involved with money, so he followed suit and went to bed when it was getting late.

The room that was vacated was originally used by Li Rui to live with Li's mother, and the single bed in the small study room reserved for Li Rui could sleep an adult, but Li Rui's grandma locked it up after seeing the drunk on the sofa She is afraid that the study will be dirty, but there are many valuable things in it.

Li Rui's father just slept on the sofa all night. After a tiring day, he still slept soundly.

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"If I Can Be More Willful" Article:

Cheng Ye (hugging hard): Brother Rui, don't go.

Li Rui: Okay, okay, I'll be back in a while.Can I bring you a mechanical pencil when I come back?

Cheng Ye: Uh...no.

Li Rui: Then what do you want?

Cheng Ye: ... want Brother Rui.

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