After Li Mu and Zhou Qiang came out of the state-owned hotel, they took the bus directly back to the town.
Along the way, Zhou Qiang looked at Li Mu beside him and felt that he didn't recognize him. The Li Mu in the past only cared about taking him out to eat, drink and have fun, but the current Li Mu has become different. He can do business and make money.
Li Mu saw the way Zhou Qiang was looking at him, and said with a smile, "Just ask whatever you want to ask."
Zhou Qiang was a little surprised to hear Li Mu say this. After hesitating for a while, he still asked:
"Brother, what happened to you? Why are you so different? You were not like this before. It's just that since the last time I saw you by the river, you have become a completely different person."
"You have become good at doing business. You used to be dismissive of it, thinking it was too tiring and it was better to just eat, drink and have fun."
Li Mu exhaled and said, "Qiangzi, I had a dream last time. I dreamed that you were all gone and I was the only one left. I felt more lonely than ever before. Even though I had money and could go out drinking and playing every day, I was still very lonely. After waking up, I thought, I can't be the same as before. I don't want to live the kind of life in the dream."
Listening to Li Mu's words, Zhou Qiang fell into thought and did not speak for a long time.
This silence continued until the two of them returned to Li Mu's house together, and Zhou Qiang still remained silent.
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Lin Wan brought Ruoruo out of the house and were about to go to Aunt Wang's house next door to play, when she saw the two people who came back from the county town. Just as she was about to say something, she felt a strange atmosphere between the two people.
Just as he was about to ask, Li Mu shook his head at Lin Wan. Lin Wan didn't say anything and passed by the two of them with Ruoruo.
Zhou Qiang glanced at Lin Wan who was walking by, and said to Li Mu: "Brother, I will do whatever you do in the future. I will follow you. I thought about it for a long time. I was pretty good before. I don't want to lose my grandma. I also want to learn how to do business from you."
After hearing Zhou Qiang's words, Li Mu knew that he had thought it through. If Zhou Qiang listened to him before, it was only out of habit, and he would still be shaken no matter what difficulties he encountered.
Now Zhou Qiang is just like him, only thinking about making money and being nice to people who treat him well.
"Let's have a good drink today. I'll tell you what happened between Master Feng and me."
Li Mu patted Zhou Qiang on the shoulder and said.
Zhou Qiang nodded to show his agreement.
The two people divided the work and cooperated with each other. Zhou Qiang went to the supply and marketing cooperative to get wine, while Li Mu went to cook.
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When Lin Wan came back, she saw Li Mu and Zhou Qiang squatting in the kitchen chatting like brothers.
When Lin Wan walked into the room carrying the sleeping Ruoruo, she saw the wine on the table and her expression suddenly changed. The image of Li Mu getting drunk flashed through her mind and her body trembled unconsciously.
But thinking of Ruoruo in her arms, Lin Wan calmed down and walked towards the room with firm steps.
After putting Ruoruo on the bed, Lin Wan sat at the foot of the bed in a daze.
What she was thinking was indeed the wine on the dining table in the living room. Lin Wan didn't want Li Mu to drink it. Although Li Mu had changed a lot now, Lin Wan was still afraid that once Li Mu drank, he would become like before, and she felt very conflicted.
Before Lin Wan could hesitate for long, she heard Li Mu calling Zhou Qiang to move the dining table in the house to the yard.
When Lin Wan was about to go out, she heard Li Mu asking Zhou Qiang to bring Grandma Zhou over to have dinner together. When she thought of Grandma Zhou's loving smile, a smile appeared on Lin Wan's lips.
It has been a long time since I last saw Grandma Zhou. I didn't have time to see her before. Now that Grandma Zhou is here today, I think she can stop the two brothers from drinking less.
Thinking of this, Lin Wan walked out happily, looked at Li Mu and said, "I'll go call Grandma Zhou. I haven't seen her for a long time."
Li Mu, who was still busy, looked up and saw Lin Wan, and said with a smile on his face: "When did you come back? Why didn't I see you? Where's Ruoruo?"
"Go to sleep. You are all at home anyway. I will go pick up grandma. You guys go about your business. If you hear Ruoruo wake up, remember to comfort her."
After saying that, he walked out the door without waiting for Li Mu to say anything.
Li Mu shook his head helplessly.
Grandma Zhou was also a miserable person. Her sons and daughters-in-law were all buried in the mines because they went mining a few years ago, leaving only a grandson like Zhou Qiang.
When Li Mu was a child, he often ate at Grandma Zhou's house. In Grandma Zhou's heart, he was also a grandson. Whenever the family wanted to eat meat, they would ask Zhou Qiang to send some to their family.
Life was hard in the past. It was a luxury to have a meal of meat occasionally. They also had to support Li Mu's small family from time to time. Not long after Ruoruo was born, Grandma Zhou, who was 80 years old, often walked alone for half an hour to go back and forth to help Lin Wan take care of the baby.
Lin Wan walked slowly alone and came to the door of a small house that looked a little shabby. She saw a hunched old man in the yard struggling to swing a heavy axe to chop wood for his own cooking.
He walked in quickly, snatched the axe from the old woman's hand, and shouted, "Grandma Zhou, why don't you wait for Qiangzi to come back and chop it for you? It's so heavy."
His words were full of complaints and pain.
Grandma Zhou, whose axe was snatched away by Lin Wan in front of her, raised her head slowly when she heard the sound. Seeing Lin Wan smiling, she raised her hand and touched Lin Wan's cheek and said with a smile:
"Wan Wan, why are you here? Did Xiao Mu bully you again? Grandma will go over and help you teach him a lesson."
As he spoke, he took off his apron and prepared to take Lin Wan home.
Lin Wan hurriedly pulled Grandma Zhou to her side and said angrily, "Grandma, he didn't bully me. I came here to ask you to come over for dinner."
Hearing Lin Wan say this, Grandma Zhou stopped her steps on the way out and took a good look at Lin Wan. Seeing that Lin Wan was wearing a beautiful new dress, she smiled and said to Lin Wan:
"Wanwan, you look really good today. Did that brat buy you this skirt? What about Ruoruo?"
Lin Wan took Grandma Zhou's hand and said, "Li Mu bought me the skirt. Ruoruo is sleeping at home. You should pack up and come home with me for dinner. You can stay at my house for the next few days."
"That's impossible. It's inconvenient." After hearing Lin Wan's words, Grandma Zhou refused without thinking.
Hearing the expected answer, Lin Wan didn't say much, but just kept urging Grandma Zhou to pack up and go home with her.
Grandma Zhou could only tidy herself up helplessly, and then let Lin Wan hold her wrist and walk towards Li Mu's house together.
The distance they walked was much slower than when Lin Wan walked alone, because Grandma Zhou was too old and could not walk fast. Lin Wan was not in a hurry and slowed down, following her grandmother's pace.
The journey home was slow, but Lin Wan felt very happy.
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