Chapter 303

In mid-July, good news came from Xuan He that his marriage report had been approved and the marriage could be put on the agenda.

Brother Zhang and his wife were busy. Both sets of parents met to discuss wedding details. There were a lot of things to do.

As a result, I received the news that Xuan He would attend the collective wedding of the 11th Army.

"Hey, Xu Di, why did Xuan He decide to participate in the group wedding?

I don’t know what the girl’s parents will think. Marriage is a lifelong event. Wouldn’t a group wedding be too sloppy? ”

Lin Wei and the others received a call from Xuan He last night. They didn't even go to work this morning and took a leave of absence to come and chat with Xu Di.

"Sister-in-law, please respect the child's decision.

Xuan He is not a rash person. Since she wants to attend the group wedding, she has made sure to discuss it with her boyfriend.

He is a soldier, so it is not bad for him to be able to participate in the collective wedding of the army. It is a rare opportunity and of great significance. ”

Xu Di knew something about it, and it was better to participate in such things than not to participate.

"I know that too. You've prepared a lot before, but now you suddenly say it's not necessary. Aren't you feeling a little disappointed?"

Lin Wei also knew the meaning of this, but she was very upset recently.

Chen Xin's admission letter hasn't come yet, and she feels uneasy. And Xuan He, although he is not her biological son, they have a good relationship after living together for so many years.

The child is already 27 or 28 years old and is getting married, and many people are gossiping about him.

She didn't care about the rumors. She had experienced a lot of such things.

Anyway, she was just a little annoyed, but she herself didn't know what she was annoyed about.

"It's been hot these days, and I'm a little irritable. Once Chen Xin's admission letter arrives, you won't be irritable anymore."

"Alas, I can't feel at ease even though I received the admission letter a day ago."

Chenxin's grades are average, neither good nor bad. Tuantuan and Yuanyuan helped her apply for the college entrance examination this time, hoping that she will not be disappointed.

"Tuantuan said that Chenxin's grades should be fine."

Xuanyi, Xuanrui and others all took the college entrance examination this year, but the results are not out yet.

"I believe in Tuantuan. How should I put it? Being a mother means I worry a lot."

"understand."

When Nuannuan and her classmates were taking the college entrance examination, she was also worried.

Lin Wei came over and chatted with Xu Di for a few words, and she felt much better.

"By the way, Xu Mei's son is back, did you know?"

"Maoye is back? I didn't know that. He has been studying at the university for three years. This is his second time back."

Xu Di and Xu Mei hardly contact each other, so she really doesn't know what's going on in her family.

“Well, back for the second time.

I heard from Xu Mei that the kid is quite capable and works during both winter and summer vacations.

Children from reconstituted families don’t have an easy life. ”

Lin Wei and Xu Mei have a good relationship and keep in touch often.

"That's pretty good. Maoye is the same age as Nuannuan, so he's also a grown man."

Xu Di has an average relationship with Xu Mei, and is not familiar with her two children, so he doesn't know what to say.

The person mentioned, Li Maoye, had just come out from Xu's house. He came to visit his grandparents.

The family compound has not changed much over the years. He has lived here for more than ten years.

I once desperately wanted to escape from here, but after I really left, deep down in my heart, I still felt a sense of belonging to this place.

"You are Xu Mei's son, right? Are you back from vacation?"

"Hello, grandma. I'm Xu Mei's son. I'm back to visit grandpa and grandma during the holidays."

"Oh my, the child is so big now. When he came back, he was only this small, not even as big as my waist."

The old lady is a colleague of Xu's mother. They have a close relationship and know a lot about the Xu family.

"I'm already in my twenties. I'm an adult."

"He's a grown-up boy now, and he's handsome."

Along the way, I met many neighbors. Some are on good terms with the Xu family, while others have an average relationship with them. I heard some compliments, but also some murmurs.

After spending three years in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Li Maoye has learned to deal with his emotions and not be affected by rumors.

In the evening, after get off work, Xu Mei went back to the house she had bought with Fengying.

"Mom, Fengying, wash your hands and eat."

"Brother, you are awesome. This dish looks delicious."

Li Fengying failed to get into university and is now learning hairdressing. She dyed her hair yellow, put on makeup, and dressed very avant-garde.

"I worked in a star-rated hotel before and learned a few things from the chef there."

"Maoye, you don't have to work so hard. I have sent you tuition and living expenses on time. Isn't it enough?"

Xu Mei felt mixed emotions when she looked at her son who looked 80% like Li Gengsheng.

"Mom, I have enough money.

I have time now, and I'd rather be free than just sitting around. Although working is hard, it is also very challenging. ”

He did not regret his decision to leave Beijing to go to Shanghai to attend university.

At that time, I wanted to leave and see my so-called father.

After arriving in Shanghai, he settled down at school and went to Li's house with the address he got from his mother.

The hutongs of Beijing and the lanes of Shanghai.

The houses here are compactly laid out, both horizontally and vertically, with many small passages crisscrossing like capillaries.

Li Maoye had no intention of recognizing his biological father. He just wanted to take a look at his biological father's home and see how he lived.

When he came, he did some Qiao Zhuang, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a mask.

According to the address, find the alley where the Li family lives.

On weekend mornings, the alleys are full of people holding spittoons, both men and women.

Li Maoye walked to the vicinity of Li's house, but did not get too close. He found a breakfast stall, ordered a portion of shengjian and a bowl of porridge, and ate slowly.

"Li Gengsheng, go empty the spittoon. Hurry up. It's time for breakfast."

"I know, I know. You keep pushing me every day. It's the weekend, and you don't even let me have a moment of peace and quiet."

The familiar name made Li Maoye look up, and he saw a middle-aged man walking out with a spittoon.

In terms of appearance, the two look quite similar, but they are completely different from the impression in my memory.

Although he doesn't have many memories of his father, he still remembers him always wearing a white shirt and black pants and playing the accordion.

More than ten years have passed and everything has changed.

"Gengsheng, your unit is distributing housing this time, do you have a chance?"

"I don't know. We haven't had separate rooms for years. My family of three has always been squeezed into this room. It's really inconvenient."

"That's right. Your little girl is ten years old now. It's inconvenient."

The two neighbors who came back from emptying the spittoon stood in front of the door and chatted for a while because the room was too stuffy.

"That's right. There's no place to sleep, so I put a small table on the bed to do my homework.

I hope we can be included in the housing allocation this time, otherwise, life will be difficult. ”

Li Gengsheng is a member of the first batch of graduates after the resumption of the college entrance examination, and is also considered a backbone member in the unit.

He has a quota for housing allocation this time, but this matter cannot be made public.

“Every family lives in poverty, all the same.

You only have one daughter, so everything is easy to deal with. Look at me, I have two sons at home and I am very worried.

By the way, your two nephews are also of marriageable age. Didn’t your mother make trouble with you? ”

"Why didn't she make a fuss? She has always wanted me to contribute money and effort to raising my nephew. Why? I have a son and a daughter, and I can still count on my nephew in the future."

Li Gengsheng is not a foolishly filial person, otherwise he would not have been able to get this room back.

"Your ex-wife's child is pretty grown up now, right?"

"My son is 21, and my daughter is 18 or 19."

Li Gengsheng thought about it. He hadn’t seen his two children for more than ten years and didn’t know how they were doing.

However, he didn't want to know. Without living together, there would be no feelings.

"Regeneration, time to eat."

“Here I come.”

The two people at the door went in, and Li Maoye finished eating, paid, and left.

Some people and some things are meant to be kept in memory.