Red Dust and Sand Sculpture

Facing the mobile phone that was placed in front of him at some unknown time, Li Xiangfu was silent for a while.

On a rainy day, Li Anqing deliberately traveled thousands of miles to the ancient village to find herself, but he played the piano here happily, celebrating the healing of his psychological discomfort, which seems a bit unreasonable.

On the other end of the phone, Li Huaichun was still urging, Li Xiangfu moved his lips, thought for a while and said, "I'm working hard to survive."

He didn't know what Li Xichun said. At this time, Li Anqing had already turned off the speakerphone, and communicated with the other side in the form of normal dialogue.

Li Xichun was obviously a chatterbox. After about half a minute, Li Anqing ran out of patience: "I have witnessed his hard work."

Hang up the phone when you're done.

The room suddenly became quiet, breathing was suppressed by the sound of rain falling from the eaves, and the atmosphere faintly fell into a depressed state.

Li Xiangfu did not shy away from meeting Li Anqing's gaze, the two sides were truly reunited after a long absence.Two years before going abroad, I could occasionally see Mr. Li and others in the video call, but Li Anqing was the only one who appeared elusively. I haven't seen it once in the past four years.

Time has not brought any changes to Li Anqing, even the eyes that are most prone to the years are the same.

Looking at each other, Li Anqing only looked at him briefly, and then quickly looked at Qin Jin on the other side.

Li Xiangfu followed and looked over, only to realize that Qin Jin had been sitting on a chair and eating cakes as if nothing had happened.

"..."

As if aware of being watched, Qin Jin wiped off the snack residue on his fingers, raised his eyelids and asked, "What's the matter?"

"There are a lot of things," Li Anqing said very bluntly: "Whenever Mr. Qin has time, we can talk about it."

This style is essentially similar to Qin Jin's. He likes to use a declarative tone and looks polite, but he talks on the premise of helping others make a good choice.

Qin Jin didn't answer. He stood up and walked out the door. When he was about to go out, his voice drifted to the back: "It takes three days to go back by train, so there is plenty of time."

He walked cleanly, and when Li Xiangfu realized that he was about to remind Qin that he was still here, he had gone far away.

Li Anqing touched the wood of the guqin casually, and came to a conclusion: "You keep the piano. Don't chase after it. I will transfer double the money to him later."

"..."

Li Xiangfu also wants to have the unpretentious happiness of the rich.

Knowing that Li Anqing doesn't like to talk nonsense, after pouring a glass of water for him, he cut straight to the point: "How likely is it that a person like Qin Jin contradicts himself?"

Li Anqing picked up the teacup and squinted at it: "Give me a specific example."

"I took the initiative to mention Qin Jiayu, but his attitude was very indifferent."

Assuming it's not to stimulate oneself to restore memory, there is really no need for the other party to set the location of the collection here in a roundabout way. What is the plan?

Li Anqing looked down at the water marks on the cup, and said in a low voice, "It means you have other uses."

When Li Xiangfu looked at him, Li Anqing said indifferently: "Just wait and see how it changes."

Recalling the meeting a few minutes ago, Li Xiangfu was thoughtful... Unlike the rest of the family, his second brother didn't show any fear when facing Qin Jin.

It just so happened that Li Anqing put down the cup, and the eyes of both sides met inadvertently. Seeing what he was thinking, Li Anqing kept silent at first, and then said: "Many people like to arrange the disappearance of you and Qin Jiayu together."

"Shouldn't it be?"

After all, the two started out together.

"I have a very bad impression of Qin Jiayu, and it should be him who is really at fault."

This sounds too arbitrary, but Li Anqing's evaluation of people is usually good or bad, and it is very rare for him to describe it as 'very bad'.

When Li Xiangfu asked the reason in detail, Li Anqing summed it up with a light and flimsy sentence.

It happened that the wind was blowing outside and when he saw the rain was blowing onto the piano, he went to the window to close it.

Behind him, Li Anqing suddenly emphasized again: "Although Qin Jin is gloomy, the logic of his behavior is normal. Qin Jiayu is different from his elder brother. It always gives me a sense of absurdity of disregarding life."

While the two were talking, footsteps could be heard in the aisle. The person who came seemed to be walking lightly. Li Xiangfu moved his eyes and made a gesture of silence.He skillfully pulled out a stick hidden on the edge of the bed, turned his head and found that it was the house owner who carefully poked half of his head.

The homeowner smiled awkwardly: "I saw a stranger came to look for you, so I decided to come up and take a look."

Li Xiangfu thanked her for her kindness first, and then explained: "It's my second brother."

The owner of the house was stunned for a moment, and carefully looked at the similarities in the outlines of the two, especially the eyes.It's just that the tear mole under the corner of one eye makes the eyes a little more charming, and the other is deserted, which is hard to connect with at first glance.

After confirming that he was fine, the homeowner left in peace.

Li Xiangfu put the stick back again, and said to Li Anqing: "The folk customs here are quite tough, why don't you prepare one for you?"

The few local hooligans who broke into Qin Jin's place last night were quite fierce, so it was a reminder that you must pay attention to self-defense when you go out.

Hearing this, Li Anqing gave him a deep look and shook her head.

Li Xiangfu looked down at the time and found that it was getting late, he said, "I'll cook and send it to Qin Jin later, and give him a favor."

Thanks to the other party, I can still play the piano in the ancient village.

The sound of footsteps going down the stairs gradually faded away, and Li Anqing sighed softly... It can be seen that life is not easy.

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On the contrary, rainy days can mobilize Li Xiangfu's emotions even more.

He is more proficient at cooking than painting, and within an hour, he came up again with the food.Pushing open the door, Li Anqing was frowning, tapping impatiently on the table with his fingers, and Li Xichun was bombarding him with phone calls in another space.

After a cursory glance, Li Anqing hung up when he saw the steamed pork ribs with millet and chicken wings with cumin, with a look of surprise in his eyes: "You made it?"

Li Xiangfu nodded: "This is for you."

You can smell the tempting aroma before you taste it. It is a kind of enjoyment to eat with hot millet steamed pork ribs in rainy weather.

Li Anqing took a bite with her chopsticks, then stopped suddenly, raised her head and asked him, "Have you cooked at home?"

"Auntie Zhang didn't do it for a few days."

The lingering aftertaste of the pork ribs in her mouth was long, and Li Anqing squinted her eyes: "I remember that Dad likes this dish very much."

"He hasn't eaten." Li Xiangfu said truthfully: "I know that Aunt Zhang asked for leave, and Dad and elder brother didn't come back."

In other words, only Li Xichun had tasted his craft, and Li Anqing thought of something: "Auntie Zhang, you informed them, isn't there?"

Li Xiangfu shook his head.

Hearing this, Li Anqing's lips curved slightly, which made people shudder.

Li Xiangfu looked over suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Li Anqing took a photo with her mobile phone while speaking, and said something inexplicable: "I just suddenly thought of how to deal with phone harassment."

Knowing that Li Xichun enjoys delicious food alone at home, I don't know how the old man will feel.

Solve the noise with noise, and if the old man is talking about it over there, someone should not keep calling to ask questions.

Li Xiangfu didn't disturb his meal, and went to see Qin Jin with the meal under his umbrella.

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Li Anqing has always been exhaustive, but this time he was wrong.

Mr. Li didn't talk about Li Xichun, but talked about things seriously with his daughter.

Li Xichun was quite helpless: "Does the family who raised their son think that his son is unparalleled in the world?"

As soon as Mr. Li slapped the table, Li Xichun sat up straight reflexively, not daring to continue to be presumptuous, and said slowly: "You want my younger brother to go on a blind date, and I support it, but can we keep our feet on the ground? There is only one child in the Bian family, Bian Shiqin. How could she agree to go on a blind date with Xiangfu when she grew up so spoiled?"

The real problem lies here, the Bian family wants to choose a son-in-law, and will never allow the other party to have bad deeds in the past.

"So I let you go matchmaking."

Li Xichun tilted his head and rubbed his temples, and said with a headache, "She and I are just classmates, we are just friends."

"Don't be too deliberate. I heard that this girl is going to have a birthday party next month, so you can bring Xiangfu there."

Li Xichun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Isn't this called deliberate?"

Mr. Li got the news from nowhere: "It is estimated that there will be many young talents present on that day."

Li Xichun couldn't resist, so he nodded helplessly.

Although I had received a birthday invitation, it would be impolite to take someone there rashly, so Li Xichun called in advance to communicate.

Bian Shiqin is considered a stunning beauty, education and background are both top-notch and one can't choose. Hearing that the other party wants to bring his younger brother, how could he not understand the meaning.In the past two days, many people proposed to bring friends or relatives, and she responded with a smile. The essence of the birthday party is to make more friends, and meeting the right one is the icing on the cake.

But she is not very happy at the moment, Li Xiangfu's reputation in the circle is really not good, and he even has a child.In this situation, Li Xichun still has to match up, how can Bian Shiqin feel at ease?

Of course Li Xichun knew what the other party would think, and said in a teasing tone: "Father's order is hard to break, so I just lead him through a formality. It just so happens that my younger brother is out of town, so I can bring you back anything that interests you."

Bian Shiqin softened his tone when he heard the words, and the two of them resumed being polite.

Li Xichun: "Add a wechat to chat, maybe we can make a baby kiss after we become friends."

As he spoke, he sent a photo of Li Shasha carrying a schoolbag.

Now Bian Shiqin was completely sure that the other party had no intention of making a match, and the barrier disappeared, so he added Li Xiangfu's WeChat account.

At the end of the call, Li Xichun sighed, she had tried her best, and the rest could only be left to God's will.

·

At the same time, when Li Xiangfu received a friend request and saw the note "I am Bian Shiqin", he felt baffled.

Soon Li Xichun sent a text message explaining the reason.

Li Xiangfu frowned and passed.

It is guessed that the other party also added friends in a rather speechless situation, but after all, it was the girl who added first on her own initiative, so it would be impolite for him not to say anything.

After thinking about it, Li Xiangfu sent a message: [Hello, I heard that your birthday is recent, I wish you a happy birthday in advance. ]

Over there sent a thank you emoji.

The two tacitly chose to let the exchange come to an abrupt end.

I thought the matter had come to an end, but it didn't take long for Li Xichun to call. Li Xiangfu suddenly understood the helplessness of his second brother being bombarded by phone calls.

However, unlike talking to Li Anqing, Li Xichun spoke earnestly to him: "You must come to Bian Shiqin's birthday party. I have already greeted her, and Dad can have an explanation..."

After 5 minutes, Li Xichun finally finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Seeing him shaking his head helplessly, Qin Jin put down his chopsticks with a half-smile: "So difficult?"

"It costs money." Li Xiangfu said seriously.

You can't participate empty-handed, and it's even more unreasonable to fight for a gift with someone.

Qin Jin: "You can go to Luoxia Pavilion to pick."

"There's nothing there that won't cost 10 yuan."

Just when Qin Jin was about to say that he could get half the price, Li Xiangfu thought about it and made a decision: "Forget it, I'll buy some needlework and do some manual work."

Hearing his serious words, Qin Jin laughed and said, "It's not justified to give away knitted products like gloves and scarves."

Li Xiangfu simply shook his head: "No, I will give you double-sided embroidery."

"..."

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