After returning to his dormitory and cleaning up his dirty clothes, Li Xiuyuan drove out of his workplace. As he passed the town's bus stop, he saw Wang Yi waiting for the bus. Without stopping, he drove straight past her.
It wasn't difficult to give Wang Yi a ride, but it would have a bad influence if word got out. The reason for getting in the car on the way back from Meilin Village was that only Wang Yi and Su Ziying were waiting for the car at the time, and there were other people in the car, so it was fine to give them a ride.
But this is his own private car, and there are other people at the bus stop. If he takes Wang Yi along alone, who knows what will happen if word gets out.
Besides, these two aren't exactly friends, and it wouldn't be good to be in a compromising situation.
Although Su Ziying said that Wang Yi had broken up with her boyfriend, Li Xiuyuan had no interest in Wang Yi regardless of whether they broke up or not. He only went on a blind date with Wang Yi to appease her.
After the car returned to the county, Li Xiuyuan went straight home. While doing laundry, he also made plans for dinner that evening.
Yang Shaofu, Li Boyang, and Huang Wei—he planned to meet up with these three alone tonight. As for Wang Zhitao, he was taking his girlfriend Lu Ting home to meet his parents this weekend, so he couldn't disturb his important life event.
Around noon, Li Xiuyuan arrived at the family noodle shop to help out. Only then did his parents realize that Li Xiuyuan had returned. Although it was the weekend, Li Xiuyuan was unpredictable and often didn't come home.
Around 1 p.m., the noodle shop closed. On the way back, Li Jianguo reminded Li Xiuyuan that next Wednesday was Qingming Festival and that he needed to go home to sweep the tombs. He asked Li Xiuyuan to set aside some time for that.
"Okay, I'll see when the time comes and try to arrange it," Li Xiuyuan said. He didn't know if he would be busy or not. The main thing was going back to his hometown to sweep the tombs. In previous years, his parents had gone by themselves, so he hadn't thought much of it and would go whenever he had time.
If you don't have time, you can wait until later. Tomb sweeping is mainly about the sentiment; it doesn't matter when you go.
But to Li Xiuyuan's surprise, his father, Li Jianguo, insisted this time: "It's not about trying, it has to be arranged properly. If the whole family goes and you're the only one missing, how can that be okay? In previous years, it was fine because you were away at school, but this year you're back working, so you have to go."
Li Xiuyuan was somewhat surprised. Was it really necessary to care so much about this? He had always spent New Year's Eve away from home and had never seen his father be so particular about it. Just then, his mother, Zhang Qiuhe, said with a smile, "You still don't understand what your father means. This year, someone from the Li family became an official, so he's bound to say something like 'the Li family's ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke' when they sweep the tombs. But you, the deputy mayor, aren't here. What's the point then?"
As soon as Zhang Qiuhe finished speaking, Li Jianguo's face turned bright red, and he said with some embarrassment and anger, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't have such thoughts. I just think Xiuyuan should go back, after all, he's the third generation of our Li family..."
"Haha." Li Xiuyuan laughed too. His mother's guess was probably quite accurate.
"Okay, Dad, I'll arrange the time in advance and drive you back."
Seeing that Li Xiuyuan had agreed, Li Jianguo still tried to save face: "Okay, don't overthink it, Dad really didn't mean it that way."
The family of three returned home. In the evening, Li Xiuyuan went to the restaurant. Huang Wei, Yang Shaofu, and Li Boyang were already there. When Li Xiuyuan came in, the three of them subconsciously stood up to greet him.
"Sit down, sit down, everyone, no need to be so polite," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile. After the group sat down, they ordered some food and started chatting casually.
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