blowing clouds

Lin Ji is indeed the same as before, he can come back from school every weekend to stay for a day, but the old couple strictly guards against each other and does not intend to let them have any private communication. Being touched is another kind of torture.

Chen Xiyang was distressed and wanted to put pressure on Xu Donghai, so on a weekend afternoon when the sky was full of burning clouds, the well-dressed Xu Donghai came to visit with a box of pastries.

Lu Yan was sitting alone at home in a daze. After hearing the knock on the door, she was stunned for a while before thinking of opening the door. After seeing Xu Donghai's smiling face, her eyes became even more confused. She probably didn't expect why her godson came at such a weird time. drop by.

"I haven't seen godmother for a long time. How are you doing recently?" Xu Donghai didn't seem surprised at all, and walked in with a smile, as if he had arrived at his own home.

Lu Yan let people in, and tidied the coffee table a little helplessly: "Why are you here now, have you had dinner yet?"

"No, but you don't have to be busy, I will leave after a while."

"That's okay!" Lu Yan temporarily put the family affairs behind her, and regained her enthusiasm, "I'll make you an egg."

Xu Donghai held her back with a smile, and sat her down on the sofa: "Don't worry, I'm just here to take a look. If you want to make trouble, just send me away."

Xu Donghai is very good at pleasing women, the smile on Lu Yan's face seeped into his eyes a bit: "Okay, godmother rest... are you here at this hour for business?"

"It's okay, didn't I come to see you on the Double Ninth Festival? I'm free today, come and have a look," Xu Donghai looked around the living room, and asked calmly, "Hey, isn't Aji here? Xiyang and my godfather Are you not home?"

"Ah Ji went to school, just left..." Lu Yan's expression didn't fluctuate when talking about Lin Ji, but when it came to Chen Xiyang, she hesitated, "Xiyang went to the store with his father."

In the past, Chen Xiyang never went to the store to join in the fun, but recently he was busy pleasing his parents. After Lin Ji went to school, he followed Chen Li out.

Xu Donghai obviously also thought of the old saying that there must be a demon in case of impermanence, and asked with a smile: "It's unscientific, my brother still knows how to feel sorry for his father? Is there anything he can ask for?"

Lu Yan didn't know that he was pretending to be ignorant and unwilling to reveal the scandals in the family, so he smiled dryly: "When a child starts to work and earn money, he probably knows how difficult it is for his parents."

"Yes." Xu Donghai nodded with a smile.

Lu Yan looked at him, as if she suddenly forgot what she wanted to say, her dry mouth was like a fish, but she kept silent.

The relationship between the two families is extraordinary, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as close as a family. At this moment, Lu Yan suddenly wanted to confide in her, and wanted to find someone to help her share the difficulties the family was facing. Her last sanity turned what she said into meaningless gossip.

"Donghai, everything is going well at home recently?"

"Okay," the smile radiated from Xu Donghai's eyebrows and eyes from the inside out, "My parents' last physical examination was all normal, Xia Jun has already asked for leave from the unit, and is waiting to give birth to a big fat boy for me."

People of the older generation are naturally most interested in the topic of having children, and Lu Yan's eyes lit up accordingly: "Hey! You just got married in May, this is... brat!"

Xu Donghai laughed: "It's all the same, it's a family anyway!"

"Now your parents don't have anything to worry about. While they are still young, they can take care of your children with peace of mind... I didn't expect you to be a father, Donghai, you are a lucky child."

While Lu Yan was happy, Xu Donghai flashed a trace of restraint, for fear that Xu Donghai, who didn't know the situation, would ask Chen Xiyang when he should hurry up, but what he said next was beyond Lu Yan's expectations.

"We Chinese always like to say that there are old people and young people, which probably contains our sustenance for a happy family," Xu Donghai smiled slowly, "but I think this is not the most important thing for a person. "

Lu Yan also smiled: "You child, why is it not important?"

Xu Donghai said: "I think that the life everyone wants is different. Of course, I admit that the so-called deep love between husband and wife is the life that quite a few people pursue, but it doesn't mean that people will not be happy except for this passer-by. .”

Lu Yan put her hands on her knees, and smiled a little forcedly: "This child, why are you talking nonsense today?"

"How can this be nonsense, godmother?" Xu Donghai laughed again, "The most important thing for a person is to live the life he likes. The so-called life is a journey of fighting for it. If the end is not what you want What is the meaning of this life?"

Lu Yan couldn't say these words, but she might not understand them, she seemed to be lost in thought.

Xu Donghai picked up the kettle and shook it, then poured water for both Lu Yan and himself, as if planning to have a long conversation: "I'm giving you an example. There is an old saying that there are three types of unfilial piety and no descendants are the biggest. This sentence Getting up is not to say how important family inheritance is, but it has been rumored by people for thousands of years, so it stands to reason that this concept should be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, right? But why are there so many DINK families in big cities today?"

Lu Yan interrupted him in confusion: "What is Ding... Ding Ke?"

"It means that the husband and wife get married and live, but they don't want children."

"Ah?" Lu Yan seemed to have heard some outrageous words, "What is this called? Why marry if you don't want children?"

"Look, this is the difference in concept," Xu Donghai said with a smile, "In your opinion, getting married and having children is a matter of course, not so much a right, but more like a task given by God, but in their eyes, it is freedom Whether to have children or not is one's own choice."

Lu Yan disagrees with Dink's choice: "It's all young people who start messing around when life is easier. If they don't have children, maybe others will say what about them behind their backs! When they get old and lie on the bed with no one to take care of them, they will know what to do. It's not time to have a baby."

Xu Donghai smiled and nodded: "Yes, rumors and rumors, as well as the issue of pensions that will definitely be involved in the future, are all on the surface, and no one understands them, but these problems exist, and their choices have nothing to do with the two. What does it matter? They are not fools or children, they will only be more thoughtful and comprehensive than we think when it comes to their own problems, but they still choose that way, which shows that they are willing to take this road, even if facing the naked eye Visible difficulties."

"It's really asking for trouble..." Lu Yan muttered to herself.

"Even if they are asking for trouble, people have the freedom to ask for trouble," Xu Donghai said with emotion, "From a scientific point of view, this is called human diversity, and from a metaphysical point of view, the path everyone has to take It's all predestined, and outsiders can't force it."

Lu Yan remained silent, subconsciously arranging her silver-gray hair.

Xu Donghai took a sip of water and said with a smile: "In the past, women paid attention to the three obediences and four virtues, and men also respected the heaven, earth, ruler, relatives and teachers, but it's too late. Maybe there will be more "rebellious" thoughts prevailing in the future, but who said this is not the liberation of human nature? ?”

Lu Yan, who seemed to be thinking far away, suddenly frowned and stared at Xu Donghai, facing the other party's puzzled gaze, he asked: "Donghai, do you... know something?"

Xu Donghai rolled his eyeballs, and his eyes became more confused: "Ah? What do I know?"

Lu Yan breathed a sigh of relief on the surface, but the hesitation in her heart intensified, and she wanted to confide to Xu Donghai.

Xu Donghai is well versed in fishing skills and knows how to relax. He glanced at his watch and got up with a smile: "Okay godmother, so many gossips are wasting your time."

Lu Yan got up to see him off, not sure whether she was more grateful or more regretful: "Let's go now? Sit down for a while, and eat here tonight."

"No, no, no," Xu Donghai waved his hands again and again, "You can cook for my godfather and Xiyang, I'm leaving."

After sending the person to the door, Lu Yan suddenly felt that if she held back today, she might not even have the intention to cook, so her body grabbed Xu Donghai's arm without thinking.

Xu Donghai, who had already stepped out with one foot, chuckled lightly: "What's the matter, godmother, what else can I explain?"

"Donghai, you said that in today's society...if... hey, come in, come in and talk!" After dragging people in, Lu Yan closed the door.

After sitting down again, Lu Yan's expression became a little more serious and nervous, and Xu Donghai joked with a smile: "Godmother just say something, why are you so serious?"

Lu Yan looked at him: "Donghai, the next thing Godmother said is because of you as her own. You...you read a lot and know a lot. Help the godmother with ideas."

Xu Donghai knew what she was going to say, but he still pretended to listen attentively: "Speak."

"Xiyang, he seems to be different from a normal child..." Lu Yan hesitated to speak and waved to interrupt Xu Donghai's witty words, "Listen to me, this matter really worries me to death... ...Xi Yang is unwilling to find a partner, but...he gets entangled with A Ji instead, hey, it's really a crime to say it!"

"Entangled?" Xu Donghai raised his eyebrows in surprise, "He and Aji?"

Lu Yan lowered her head, not daring to look into Xu Donghai's eyes, for fear of seeing contempt or joking in his eyes: "Yes."

Xu Donghai not only had a good tongue, but was also good at acting. He didn't speak immediately, but frowned and pondered for a long time, as if he was slowly digesting the news.

After a long time, Xu Donghai asked: "You and your godfather discovered it by accident? Could it be that you were overthinking it?"

Lu Yan smiled wryly, she hoped that she had lost her mind: "The two children said it themselves, hey... I'm so mad."

Xu Donghai thought in his heart that Chen Xiyang was awesome, but on the surface he looked serious: "It's bad, if they take the initiative to say it, I'm afraid they have already made up their minds."

"That's right, they don't listen to what I tell his father, they are obviously good boys, why are they so disobedient in such a big matter..." As she spoke, Lu Yan was about to cry again.

After Xu Donghai said a few words of relief, he fell silent again. Lu Yan started talking endlessly: "The two of them are obsessed with ghosts. His father and I have nothing to do. Let's be a little tougher. Seeing them suffer I also feel distressed, the godmother really has nothing to do, you have to help them."

Xu Donghai said slowly: "Godmother, in your opinion, are the two of them serious?"

Lu Yan's face was full of reluctance, but the answer to this question was obvious: "Yes..."

Xu Donghai analyzed: "First of all, the most important point is that they will never harm each other, and I know Xiyang's character, he will never act impulsively, and to be honest, he really cares about face, it seems that he has really made up his mind. "

Lu Yan nodded with a bitter face: "This is the difficulty... Really, what evil did my family do!"

"Godmother," Xu Donghai held Lu Yan's vicissitudes of hands, "this matter is difficult to handle, since this is the case, have you ever thought about pretending not to know its existence?"

Lu Yan was dumbfounded: "Pretend it doesn't exist?"

"Yeah," Xu Donghai said, "Xiyang took the initiative to tell your elders that he was obviously ready to fight. He took the lead in making preparations, and he would not eat anything whether you came soft or hard. It's better to let it go, so that he can't figure out your thoughts."

Lu Yan thought about it for a while and felt something was wrong: "This...isn't this conniving at their nonsense, no way!"

Unable to fool around, Xu Donghai laughed dryly: "I also said it casually, but I just feel that this kind of thing is better to be ignored, and you can understand it if you don't want to... Well, I just know about it, and it won't be long. I can't think of any countermeasures, if you want, I will let my mother come to see you, and you elders can talk to each other and find a way, okay?"

Lu Yan sighed, and finally nodded slowly: "That's the only way..."

Xu Donghai complied, and when he turned his head, there was a cunning flash in his eyes. He was helping his brother to settle the situation, and then he was waiting for the veteran to come out.