Red Dust and Sand Sculpture

Out of curiosity, the secretary stretched her neck and tried to catch the words on the screen. Gradually, her face changed slightly.

Qin Jin's hand had distinct joints, and he slid it lightly, his gaze stayed on the circle of friends that made Gao Xun almost vomit blood:

[I know how to make bento, and I can also take care of the children at home. There is always a light for me in the middle of the night.Thanks little brother, the way I look at men has completely changed now (smile.jpg). 】

After reading every single word, Qin Jin tilted his head back a little, closed his eyes and wondered what he was thinking.

Silence spread in the box, leaving only Gao Xun's inner uneasiness.

After a while, Qin Jin finally spoke: "Send a message to Li Xichun, does she really think her brother is so good?"

Facing the boss's uncertain face, Gao Xun hesitated to type the text, and it happened that he hadn't spoken to his girlfriend for a few days, which could be used as an excuse to reconnect.

The thumb hovered over the send button for a few seconds, before hesitating to press it.

In the past 3 minutes, Qin Jin ran out of patience: "Has she returned?"

Gao Xun felt like a bolt from the blue: "She deleted me."

There was a red exclamation mark on the screen of the phone, which proved that he was no longer in the friend list of the other party earlier.

……

This evening was a torment for many.

Li Xichun despises the evasive behavior of directly deleting people without explaining clearly, even if she breaks up, she will clearly announce that she wants to separate from the other party, but this time she makes an exception because of a whim.

After being angry, I feel empty again.

She took out a small mirror to look up and down, and shook her head when she saw the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

Rewind time to 5 minutes ago.

At that time Li Xiangfu was making tea, any movement through his hands was like art, the fragrance of tea was overflowing, and the light green cup was brought to him, Li Xichun hesitated for a second before reaching out to take it.

— Pleasing to the eye.

She could only think of this adjective for a moment.

"Clear tea reduces the fire." Li Xiangfu was like tea, abandoning his impetuosity.

He couldn't see the shadow of the playful younger brother from before, and Li Xichun sighed a little: "You have grown up."

After four years, Li Xiangfu inquired about his boyfriend for the first time: "His name is Gao..."

"Gao Xun." As if thinking of some beautiful past, Li Xichun rolled his eyes and smiled.

Li Xiangfu patiently waited for the next article.

Li Xichun commented from a very objective point of view: "...he is a person with strong ambitions and prospects for his career."

Gao Xun's work is serious and incomprehensible, and she doesn't have an ambiguous partner around her. She was attracted by this at the beginning.

Li Xiangfu nodded: "Then where are your differences?"

Hearing this sentence, Li Xichun suddenly fell into helplessness: "The workaholic can still understand, the problem is male chauvinism, he hopes that after getting married and having children, I can temporarily put down the work at hand."

Gao Xun thought it would be better for the child to be taken care of by the mother, not to mention that she is a rich girl who has no worries about food and clothing, so she is fully qualified to do so.

However, Li Xichun has invested a lot of effort in developing the gallery to this day, and he is not willing to give up.

"I will definitely take care of the child as much as possible, and let the elders take care of it when I am busy. I don't understand why he is not happy." Li Xichun sighed softly: "People around me also think I am hypocritical."

Li Xiangfu did not directly criticize Gao Xun from the standpoint of his relatives, but said: "This is not a problem."

"If you have a child in the future, I can help take care of it. It just so happens that he can be a playmate with Shasha."

"I also dabble in painting and playing chess. I should be qualified to be a child's first teacher. Don't worry about housework. When I don't have time to cook, I can help prepare an extra bento."

……

He said a lot in an orderly manner, covering almost all possible troubles.

Li Xichun was attracted by the blueprint he described, and realized something was wrong after a while: "You have done everything that should be done, what use is there for the child's father?"

"Yes, it's useless." Li Xiangfu nodded, and said calmly: "So don't blackmail, save it for the New Year?"

Li Xichun was stunned for a moment, and just deleted Gao Xun.

Witnessing this operation with his own eyes, Li Xiangfu said solemnly: "The father is gone, and there will be no children for the time being. All problems have been satisfactorily resolved."

Li Xichun's lips moved: "Xiangfu..."

Li Xiangfu was carrying the teapot to add water, turned around and said, "You don't need to thank me."

"..."

Just as he walked to the kitchen, Li Xichun suddenly heard Li Xichun howl: "Someone is ringing the doorbell."

Li Xiangfu poked his head out from the kitchen: "If you read correctly, you are only a few meters away from the door."

Li Xichun shook his feet, and said angrily: "I'm a girl to open the door, what if it's a bad person?"

Li Xiangfu walked over and looked at the intercom screen, it was a courier.

"Who are you looking for?" He asked symbolically.

"There is an urgent express delivery, and the addressee is Li Xiangfu." The courier shook the things in his hand at the camera.

Over there, Li Xichun heard a voice: "Did you buy something?"

Li Xiangfu shook his head.

Li Xichun sat up from the sofa and hid behind the door with a baseball bat.

Li Xiangfu opened the door, he was not a criminal, the courier left in a hurry after he signed for the receipt.

He touched it roughly, and found that the file bag was only a thin layer.After taking the fruit knife from Li Xichun, after opening it, a beautiful card and a few dried petals fell out.

"Yo! Love letter." Li Xichun beamed with joy, picked up the sealed bag, struggled to identify the very abstract sender's name on it, and finally failed: "I guess the other party is a medical student."

The words on the card were not scribbled, on the contrary they were beautiful, and there was only one short line in all: Welcome back, my friend.

Li Xiangfu stared at the word "come back" for a few seconds, wondering if he was careless, and always felt that it meant something else.

The window was left open, a gust of wind blew, and the petals were scattered everywhere.

Li Xichun suddenly let out a sigh, and picked up a petal stuck on the edge of the sofa to observe carefully, and frowned: "Cactus flower."

Li Xiangfu didn't know much about flowers: "Is there anything special about it?"

"It's not particular, but it's very expensive." Li Xichun explained: "This is an extremely rare cactus flower with irregular flowering periods. There was a precedent for one flower that sold for tens of millions of dollars at auction."

"That's it? Ten million." Li Xiangfu recalled the remaining balance of the guqin in Kali, with a very exciting expression, and immediately asked realistically: "If you sell it..."

Li Xichun laughed and interrupted: "It's a complete living plant. I think it's too expensive to sell these withered and broken petals for dozens of dollars."

She didn't say anything when Li Xiangfu was there, and when she saw someone going up the stairs and confirmed the sound of the door closing, Li Xichun made a phone call.

"Someone sent a Sija cactus flower... yes... it's a bit of a coincidence..."

Walking into the courtyard while talking on the phone, the voice behind gradually weakened until it could not be heard.

On the second floor, Li Xiangfu stood against the wall and did not really enter the room. After listening to the corner of the room, he began to search for information about the Sijia cactus flower on his mobile phone.Li Shasha, who had been reading in the house, opened the door: "What are you doing standing outside?"

Li Xiangfu was about to speak when the web page jumped out.

Xijia cactus flower is a major feature of Tianxi Ancient Village. This village is one of the few tribes that preserves the original ecological civilization. It has a set of food culture unique to the local residents, including the surrounding glaciers and pot caves, which are worth exploring. attractions.

It's a pity that due to traffic congestion and insufficient publicity, it has not been fully developed. Occasionally, adventurous donkey friends will go hiking together.

Just as he was about to click on a picture to browse carefully, his brain suddenly became dizzy, and Li Xiangfu's body shook for a while. Fortunately, Li Shasha came out and helped him, so he didn't fall down.

"I'm fine." He entered the room and sat down on the back of the chair: "It may be due to insufficient blood supply to the brain."

After getting more comfortable, I opened the drawer and opened the booklet I found earlier. The last scenic spot was Tianxi Ancient Village. There were dense guides on the sticky notes, which indicated that Tianxi Ancient Village might be the place where his teenage adventures ended.

Caressing the words on it, Li Xiangfu said slowly: "After my accident, my family members are very shy about talking about related topics. They only say that I ran out for fun and ran into an accident."

But there was no mention of where he went in the end.

Close the book and tell about the cactus flower.

Li Shasha was very logical: "First list the suspects."

Li Xiangfu had gone through the address book, but he couldn't find a single target.There were quite a few friends in the past, but I am afraid that none of them would send such things for no reason. Most of them, like Liu Yu, were more concerned about whether he was completely abandoned by the family.

Li Shasha never forgets: "The people I met in the clothing store that day were hostile to you."

"Luo'an?" Li Xiangfu rested his hand on his chin and pondered for a while: "It's unlikely."

Luo An couldn't see that he was good, but the other party's entry point was to provoke the relationship between him and his family, and this express delivery was obviously more aimed at him.

The address of the sender was found on the map to be a playground, and the phone number was empty. Now there are express delivery agencies in any place. Trying to find the person from here is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Li Xiangfu blinked, and suddenly took out the business card he received at the wedding.

There is no light and cheap feeling of traditional business cards, and the overall tone is black and gold, making people look at Qin Jin's unsmiling face in their minds.

The chat account of the other party is successfully searched through the mobile phone number, and the nickname is the real name.Li Xiangfu's eyes were glued to the 'add friend' column, but he didn't make a move.

Li Shasha nodded for help.

Li Xiangfu glanced at him, didn't say much, and typed in the verification information column: Thank you for the cactus flower.

Qin Jin was gloomy and gloomy, but every gesture revealed strong confidence and calmness. Facing a young man who had accomplished nothing, he didn't bother to lie at all.

If it was him who sent the flowers, there is no need to deny it.

With the intention of testing it out, Li Xiangfu thought that there was a high probability that he would receive a rejection message directly. Unexpectedly, he put down the phone and the screen turned on again. Not to mention that the friend request was approved, the other party even sent a message: [It was not from me . ]

Li Xiangfu replied quickly: [Sorry, I misunderstood. ]

There was no more response.

After confirming that he had finished chatting, Li Shasha came over and said his appeal: "I want to buy a Rubik's Cube."

"purchase."

Li Xiangfu didn't even want to agree.

Li Shasha took out a list while the iron was hot: "There are more."

At first, Li Xiangfu had a gentle face, but his smile gradually disappeared when he saw the automatic robot. He searched for the one he liked, and the price was as good as his own Guqin.

Li Shasha looked at him with the eyes of a child who can't suffer anymore.

"The times have changed." Li Xiangfu gave a warning with a slight force on his hand rubbing his dog's head, "I don't have any crazy suitors here."

The old days when princes and princes spent a lot of money just to get a smile are gone forever.

Li Shasha had prepared for a long time and selected the ten most lucrative careers, one of which was a top star: "According to my father's talent, it only takes a year or so to rise."

A father called very actively.

Li Xiangfu made him give up: "Too tired, I have left my pursuit."

Pursue?

Li Shasha tentatively asked: "How is the time quiet?"

Li Xiangfu added: "There is still money to take."

The two looked at each other, and Li Shasha thought hard: "Is there such a good thing?"

Li Xiangfu was silent.

Different from ordinary wealthy families, except for the period when he ran amok, the Li family's sons and daughters did not involve property fights, and the old man did not allow anyone to receive a sum of money every month to live and die.

That is to say, he just returned to China and gave him a buffer for a while. Such days probably won't last long.

Good and bad spirits.

While talking, I received a text message from Li Huaichen: The company has a vacancy recently, you can come for an internship at any time.

Li Shasha asked from the side: "How much is the internship salary?"

"More than 5000."

Li Shasha calculated it, and it was not enough to buy an automatic robot, so he said coldly, "Reject him."

"..."

Li Xiangfu himself was not prepared to agree, and replied to the message saying that he had no intention for the time being.

The next moment Li Huaichen called directly, and said straight to the point: "The reason."

Li Xiangfu: "Nine to five affects my romantic life."

Li Huaichen didn't force it, and asked, "What plans do you have for the future?"

Lee Sang-bu responded honestly: "Gradually feel the joy of life in the forgotten corner of the world."

The implication: Please let me quietly be an ignorant rich second generation, thank you.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, and after a while Li Huaichen came to a conclusion: "Yes."

Li Xiangfu breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Before he could say the thank you words, he listened to the other side: "The child's school expenses are at your own expense, and you have to bear part of the daily family expenses."

Li Xiangfu asked dryly, "What about human rights?"

Li Huaichen: "I pay for your study abroad expenses. By the way, I pay for the monthly pocket money out of my own pocket. According to my father's original intention, it is to let you work and study, and pay for your own living expenses."

Li Xiangfu had nothing to say.

I can only be grateful.

"Think about the plan as soon as possible. If you can solve the above problems before the end of the month, feel free to do whatever you want."

Li Huaichen hung up the phone first, and a cold busy tone lingered in his ears.

Li Shasha was very calm. Seeing that it was late, she prepared to go back to her room to rest. Anyway, the burden of supporting the family would not fall on him.

"Failed."

Staring at the back of the gracefully leaving, Li Xiangfu squinted his eyes.

What's the use of recognizing a son, he should have recognized his godfather back then.

Li Shasha was in a good mood. Unlike her own superb appreciation level, her system was tone-deaf, so she walked towards the room humming ditties with her crow singing skills.It just so happened that Li Xichun came upstairs after making a phone call, and when he saw him, his expression softened a little, and he bent down and asked softly, "There are no children of the same age nearby, will it be boring?"

Li Shasha shook her head.

Li Xichun thought that he was not good at expressing. There is no one at this age who doesn't like to play with friends. He comforted him and said, "The school has already contacted you. You can have many friends in two days."

"..."

It was said that Li Shasha's cold mask that didn't match her age shattered a little bit: "School?"

Li Xichun nodded: "Six years old is just enough to enter the first grade, and you must be the smartest child in the class by then."

Li Shasha stiffened her neck, turned back without saying a word, and put her back against the door panel as soon as she entered the room: "Do I still have a chance to be your godfather?"

Li Xiangfu frowned at the thoughtless sentence, then shook his head.

Such a big child, how can he say nothing.

"Anyway, don't go to school." Li Shasha was categorical.

Li Xiangfu glanced at him, probably guessed what happened, and said indifferently: "Compulsory education, nine years, understand?"

The room fell into a silence that could hear the sound of falling needles. Li Shasha straightened up a little bit, seemingly calm, but her lips trembled.

Seeing this, Li Xiangfu sighed lightly: "Is it okay?"

Nine years... Li Shasha's head was buzzing with the shock of this number. After calming down, she paused and said: "I will spend my whole life to heal my childhood."