Red Dust and Sand Sculpture

"This kid really looks like his father when he was a child." A trace of nostalgia flashed in Mr. Li's eyes.

When Li Xiangfu was young, he was extremely intelligent. When others were playing with mud, he clamored to see the astronomical telescope. When he was in the first grade, he wrote an essay - "To be or not to be", which directly caused the teacher to panic and ask the parents to go there School.

At that time, Mr. Li almost thought that their family was going to produce a real genius, but it was a pity that Li Xiangfu's talent was not used in his studies, but used to skip classes and take risks.

The topic changed: "Even if he is a little more competitive..."

Li Huaichen frowned, and finally said: "Let the past pass as soon as possible."

Thinking of those bastard things in the past, Mr. Li was so angry that his lips trembled: "To put it lightly, he..."

"Dad." Li Huaichen's tone was a little heavy, and he interrupted him with one word.

Mr. Li's chest trembled violently for a few times. After he calmed down, he said, "Be careful. Qin Jin is more ruthless than I was when I was young, and he is very evil. If he really blames his brother's account on the bastard, the follow-up There will be trouble."

Li Huaichen: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

At this time, Li Xiangfu came in with a guqin and said hello, "Good morning."

Mr. Li nodded lightly, and when he glanced at Li Shasha, he frowned: "Is this the clothes you brought him to buy?"

Li Xiangfu nodded.

"What kind of shirt and trousers to wear in summer, don't spoil the child." Mr. Li is used to saying: "Go buy another set."

The life of a woman in an extremely distorted state made Li Xiangfu develop obsessive-compulsive disorder. Occasionally, he saw others wearing short sleeves, and even wanted to connect the sleeves.

The failure of changing clothes this morning completely made him understand that some changes can only be made gradually.

Suppressing a bit of helplessness and self-loathing, Li Xiangfu found an excuse: "It's more appropriate to wear a formal dress for a wedding."

"Is he going to get married?" Mr. Li retorted without leaving any room.

"Actually, I have a problem. When I see something is empty, I just want to fill it in."

Old Man Li said coldly: "The last one to do this was Jing Wei."

"..."

Communication failed, and Li Xiangfu led Li Shasha back to yesterday's clothing store in the afternoon.

Both the fake father and son are afraid of trouble, and have no idea of ​​customization at all. Li Shasha picked out a few not-so-fancy clothes to try on.

The shopping guide said compliments beside him, but it wasn't all polite. This father and son were the best-looking people she had ever seen, but there was something strange about it.

Li Xiangfu seemed to be patiently helping the child tidy up his clothes, but his eyes glanced at the area on the other side from time to time. There were all men's short sleeves and trousers there.

Li Shasha: "Dad, do you want to try?"

Recalling the experience of changing short sleeves in the morning, Li Xiangfu felt that he was choked by the throat of fate, and shook his head: "I'm not interested."

Li Shasha pointed to two of them, indicating that she had chosen them.

At this time, the shopping guide finally figured out what was so strange. It was the first time that she had seen a couple who seemed to be in harmony, and it was the first time for a father and son to be in harmony.

Children of this age should be the cutest when speaking in a childlike voice, but every time he calls Dad, there is no emotion between the lines, a bit like a robot with facial paralysis in a movie.

However, seeing Li Xiangfu swiping his card neatly, the shopping guide's favor gradually increased, and today's performance was considered complete.

On a rare trip, Li Xiangfu took the system to the mall for a while.

Li Shasha raised her face: "Am I really going to the engagement banquet?"

Li Xiangfu nodded.

Li Shasha: "Won't people make jokes in the future?"

Li Xiangfu suddenly stopped to look at him, and began to think about other aspects. Having a child can effectively avoid future marriage urges, and now he has no yearning for love at all.

"Then it becomes personal."

For the system, it is a matter of changing a series of sequence data in the body.

Li Shasha: "Blood confusion?"

"Our family has no succession to the throne, even if it is an adopted son, he still has the right to inherit after he has registered permanent residence," Li Xiangfu sighed, "I will give you my share in the future."

Li Shasha: "But I have 60 years left to live. Dad, if you live a long life, you will die for me."

"..."

The two sides were about to start a debate on the theme of life and death, when Li Xiangfu saw an area where he could rest, he went there and sat down.

He found that the people around him were all looking down and swiping their phones. He tried to blend into this environment, but he didn't find it fun.

Li Shasha followed him and looked down, almost talking about being bored.

After brushing for a while, Li Xiangfu raised his eyebrows. Nowadays, short videos are popular with an edit and copywriting. Several beginnings are like this: Qin Jin once said so.

As soon as the bgm comes out, it instantly creates an inspirational feeling.

Li Shasha: "Who is this person who talks so much nonsense?"

Li Xiangfu was funny: "It is estimated that the person involved does not know that he said this."

As he spoke, the smile faded a lot, and Liu Yu mentioned that the tone of the Qin family was somewhat unnatural when he left Luoxia Pavilion in his mind.

Could it be that he has provoked the other party before?

After thinking about it, it is really impossible for the two sides to have an intersection.

There were quite a few people taking taxis outside the shopping mall, and they suffered from the sweltering heat for nearly a quarter of an hour. After getting in the car, both adults and children let out a sigh of relief.

Li Shasha: "Dad, I want you to buy a car."

Excluding candidates who could not pay, Li Xiangfu pursed his lips and said, "After a while, wait for my second brother to finish his work..."

He shook his head before he finished speaking: "Second brother is even more difficult to talk."

Different from Li Huaichen's rigid and rigorous, his second brother Li Anqing has a very cold temper. To put it bluntly, when you stand in front of him, he feels the same way looking at you as he looks at the dust next to him.

As for the only sister... Thinking of that fiery temper, Li Xiangfu couldn't help but straighten his sitting posture.

Listening to the conversation, the driver glanced in the rearview mirror, and found that the man in the back seat even had strangely beautiful curly sideburns and broken hair. He couldn't help blurting out: "If you want to be a model, you will definitely be snatched up by a big company."

Li Shasha agreed, and turned her face to suggest: "Showing your face more is good for your mental health."

The driver was amused by the child's words, thinking that he could use idioms at such a young age, but the words were a bit weird.

As the center of the topic, Li Xiangfu massaged his temples and found that the headache could not be relieved. He pressed his head against the car window and began to close his eyes to rest.

He was still in a dazed state until he got out of the car.

There was no one at home, and Aunt Zhang said that Mr. Li was asking someone to go fishing, so Li Xiangfu went directly to his room and lay on the bed to rest, humming softly from time to time.

Li Shasha saw that he was uncomfortable: "Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Li Xiangfu shook his head.

The sequelae of the injury that year caused headaches from time to time.Speaking of which, his state is very strange. It is not a fragmentary loss of memory, but more like a certain detail in a memory being pulled out.For example, he remembers the experience when he and Luo An were friends, but he doesn't remember where he went to adventure in the same time period.

Because of the indirect headache, Li Xiangfu has been avoiding thinking about more distant things.However, since returning to China, it was like opening a certain Pandora's box. From time to time, I would have some strange dreams, and I could not help falling into memories after waking up.

Li Shasha suggested: "Embroidery, cooking, playing chess, there are many things that can be used to divert attention."

Li Xiangfu hummed perfunctorily, meaning that he can put it on the agenda after two days' delay.

Before the weekend, the atmosphere at home was quite harmonious, which relieved Aunt Zhang who was worried that there would be chaos.This is due to the fact that Li Huaichen and Mr. Li are not often at home. Although the old man has retired, he has been busy looking for someone to negotiate with the child's enrollment recently.

Li Shasha herself didn't know about all this.

Time flies and it comes to Saturday, which is a rare good weather. The high temperature seems to make way for the wedding on this day.

The wedding banquet was held at the famous LUX* Hotel in the city, and the parking lot was almost full. Mr. Li asked the driver to drive around first, and then pick them up when the time came.

There are two majestic carved stone pillars outside the hotel. After the coloring, the eyes of the dragon are piercing. There is a special person at the door to guide you, so you don't have to worry about going wrong.

The infield is arranged according to the traditional Chinese wedding style, which is antique, and even the ordinary lights have been replaced by exquisitely crafted small lanterns.

Li Xiangfu couldn't help but take a second look, this place gave him a brief sense of familiarity, as if seeing the past time travel through these gadgets.

Li Shasha tugged on his cuff, Li Xiangfu came back to his senses, and followed the footsteps of the waiter to continue walking.

"You just came back, there are people with all kinds of thoughts," Mr. Li said when getting on the elevator, "It's enough for someone to come and strike up a conversation later, don't need to say much."

Li Xiangfu nodded, feeling that this explanation was a little redundant, and seemed to be hiding other purposes.

It wasn't too early for them to come. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, someone came to say hello to Mr. Li. After a few words of politeness, other people came over. The distance that was not too far away was not too far, but they still didn't make it for a few minutes.

The appearance of Li Xiangfu undoubtedly became a focus, and many tables were whispering.

"I almost didn't recognize it. I haven't seen anyone for a few years and it has become too good-looking."

A woman couldn't help but secretly took a photo as she spoke, and was going to share it with her sisters later.

"Potential stocks, it's a pity I didn't dig them out when I was in school!"

"Is that next to him the child he adopted in the legend?"

The pronunciation of the two characters "adopted" is pronounced with a little emphasis, and it is obvious that there is something unspeakable in it.

The small voices of discussion did not come over, and Li Xiangfu caught some white ash on the side of Li Shasha's clothes from the corner of his eye.

He lowered his head to help him pat the corner of his clothes, a strand of hair fell from his forehead, but he just rewrapped the headband casually, and his nimble and slender fingers elicited a slight rapid breathing sound.

As long as it is controlled by hand, it is impossible to look away from it for a while.

Most people focus on appearance, and a small part focus on Li Shasha, and Luo An is one of them.

The people sitting at the table with him were all acquaintances, who were discussing Li Xiangfu's joke a few minutes ago, mocking the child for not being recognized, who would have thought that the slap in the face would come so quickly.

Luo An got up, and the stool pushed up and made a harsh voice: "I'm going to the bathroom."

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Walking to the door, Luo An called the department supervisor, and as soon as he connected, he yelled in a low voice: "Didn't you say that the matter is settled?"

The supervisor was scolded at a loss.

Luo An: "At dinner today, the old man not only brought Li Xiangfu, but also his grandson."

The second half of the sentence can be described as gnashing of teeth.

The supervisor opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "How is this possible, the person in charge..."

Luo An interrupted: "Don't sign the project that you negotiated with that idiot, you find some professionals to do something about the contract."

Originally, he was about to scold the supervisor badly, but the elevator door opened in front, and Qin Jin and the bodyguards around him came out one after the other.

Luo An quickly swallowed his anger, hung up the phone in a hurry, and went to the bathroom pretending nothing happened.

He and Qin Jin had no formal business contacts or meetings, not to mention greetings.I don't know if it was Luo An's illusion, but the moment he passed by, he always felt like he was locked by a poisonous snake.

As soon as Qin Jin came, the number of people talking to Mr. Li gradually decreased. Everyone tried not to offend either side, and began to sit back in their seats.

The lights gradually dimmed, and the front projection played photos of the couple's past and carefully edited videos.

The waiter served the food very quickly, and Li Xiangfu picked up a chopstick of stewed meat for Li Shasha, Li Shasha took a bite along the edge, wiped the corner of his mouth, and commented: "It lacks chewiness, the salty taste is too heavy, and the ingredients are also average. "

He was so serious that he made the other people at the same table laugh, and the always strict old man Li couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.

Li Shasha began to miss Li Xiangfu's cooking skills deeply, thinking about how to persuade him to cook.

Not knowing that he was being missed, Li Xiangfu's attention was not on the dishes, and he glanced at another table from the corner of his eye.

The first few rows are basically powerful, and they are not too far away from Qin Jin.He had only heard about it before, but this was the first time he had seen a real person.

The lanterns were shining brightly, and it was not difficult to see a face clearly.Compared with normal people, Qin Jin's pupils are too pale, and he doesn't have the heroic aura of ordinary bosses lashing out at Fang Qiu. On the contrary, there is a lingering haze, as if the light is avoiding him.

The overly dark aura makes people often overlook his good skin.

Qin Jin suddenly tilted his head, his lips moved, and the bodyguard who came with him then walked towards this side.

The nearby tables had different expressions, and their eyes moved involuntarily.

The bodyguard wanted to go in front of Li Xiangfu, but Mr. Li blocked it, rubbing the cup with his rough fingertips calmly: "What's the matter?"

Unexpectedly, the bodyguard only handed over a business card: "My boss asked me to hand it over."

Looking at Li Xiangfu when speaking, it is self-evident who to hand it over to.

Feeling that it was better not to accept this business card, Li Xiangfu glanced at Li Shasha.

Li Shasha pretended to be a child with a cold face, arguing for fish.

Li Xiangfu helped him remove the fishbone, which made him look like a good father.

It was naturally inconvenient to accept the business card with oily hands, and Mr. Li remained motionless again. The bodyguard took a deep look at them, put the business card on the table and left.

It was almost a 'closed door'. Thinking of the boss's uncertain temperament, the bodyguard subconsciously slowed down for half a beat when he returned.

"He didn't answer."

"I saw it." Qin Jin smiled slightly, making people puzzled: "It's strange if you pick it up."

The slight curvature of the corner of the mouth did not dispel the darkness, the other tables were chatting and laughing, but the atmosphere at this table was still not warm because of his presence.

When the bride entered the infield, the color of the lights changed, and the petals blew from both sides of the long platform. The bride really performed what it means to be more beautiful than a flower, and her powdered face could not hide a trace of blush.

A band was invited on the spot, and every piece of music is sincere.

Li Xiangfu wiped his fingers one by one with a wet towel, guessing that he was looking at the bride now, so he turned his head slightly to look at the other side.

When he raised his eyes, he was caught off guard by a pair of pale pupils. Li Xiangfu's heart skipped a beat, as if he had stepped into a hunter's trap.

After a while, his eyes fell on the business card lying alone beside the plate, and he squinted.

From the moment Qin Jin handed over his business card, the guests around him secretly observed the reaction.

Li Shasha took a piece of fish and put it into his mouth, swallowed it and said in a very soft voice: "Dad, that man just looked at you three more times from the corner of his eye, and saw that he was sitting stiffly, and his fingers kept beating on the table, indicating that he was in his heart." It's not as calm as it appears on the surface... Tsk, another little fool who has a crush on you."

In the past, Li Xiangfu encountered too many courtships in the country of women. After showing wild ways, there were even many men who showed affection.The system is often able to catch those who are secretly spying on him at the first time, and it has long been used to it.

Just when the master of ceremonies on the stage finished speaking, the scene became more lively in an instant. The bride went to change clothes, and the groom toasted next to the table.

There were many people walking around, and Qin Jin also stood up. When he saw the direction he was walking, many people held their breath, anticipating that a big drama was about to be staged.

At the same time, the furrow between Mr. Li's eyebrows narrowed, and his eyes pierced Qin Jin.

Seemingly not receiving this warning, Qin Jin approached, looked at Li Xiangfu, and spoke a little slower than usual: "It seems that this business card is very hot."

Li Shasha turned his face sideways and cast a questioning look at Li Xiangfu, who shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he was not very interested.

Seeing that he had a negative attitude towards relationships, Li Shasha jumped off the stool and stood in front of Qin Jin with his business card in both hands, with a regretful expression on his face: "No date, sorry, uncle, we don't have a date."

The author has something to say:

Li Xiangfu: Falling in love will only affect the speed at which I play the piano.

Li Shasha: Impossible, just give up.

Qin Jin: ...