Chapter 47
At Bai Dawei's home, Bei Dawei's wife Lei Hua was cooking in the kitchen, cursing loudly. Their son Bei Bing was standing nearby, stealing food. Lei Hua scolded him, "Is this for you? Why is your mouth so worthless?"
Before Bei Bing's outstretched hand could touch the freshly fried meat, Lei Hua slapped it away.
He screamed and was chased out. Bei Dawei was smoking on the sofa. He glanced at the time and thought that everyone should be here. He went to the kitchen and said, "Bexia is coming today. Be polite and don't say those dirty words in front of the children!"
He spoke in a heavy tone, and Lei Hua said angrily, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me."
When Bei Dawei heard the knock on the door, a smile appeared on his face.
"Hey, here I come."
Seeing him acting so mean, Lei Hua rolled his eyes.
This guy who usually doesn't say a word even if you hit him with three sticks is actually trying to curry favor with his niece recently.
She picked up the spatula and continued cooking. Three cold dishes were already on the table. The kitchen was rumbling. Bei Bing was running around the house. When he heard the door open, he ran over and opened it. Seeing Bei Xia and the strange woman from last time, he pointed at Bei Xia and cursed, "Unlucky star, why are you here?"
Bei Dawei stepped forward and slapped Bei Bing on the butt, then covered his mouth before he could scream.
"What are you yelling about? Call me sister!"
Bei Dawei's hand was heavy, and tears welled up in Bei Bing's eyes. As soon as Bei Dawei let go, he ran away.
"I'm going to tell my mom you hit me!"
"Mom! Dad just hit me!" Bei Bing shouted.
Lei Hua's voice came from the rumbling sound, "Beidawei, you bastard! What did your son do to you again!"
Bei Dawei was embarrassed for a moment, then shouted impatiently into the house: "Guests are coming, take care of your son!"
Lei Hua didn't know how he calmed Bei Bing down, and there was indeed no sound from the other side of the room.
Bei Dawei then said to Bei Xia and Zhou Li, who had been standing at the door for a long time, "Come in! Children are ignorant! Don't mind it!"
Zhou Li's brows had been furrowed since a while ago. She really wanted to hold Bei Xia's hand and turn around and leave, but Bei Xia stepped firmly into the cottage that had brought her nightmares.
Bei Dawei's house is not big, the light inside is very dim, the wall paint has peeled off in many places, and there are a lot of miscellaneous items scattered on the floor.
It was a cloudy day today, the light outside was poor, and there were no lights on in the house, so it looked dim. The cooking range hood was rumbling in my ears, and I could only shout to talk. Bei Dawei led them to the dining table. Looking at the simple house, Zhou Li could imagine what Bei Xia's life was like before.
Her eyes fell on the only sofa in the living room, which was a two-person sofa. Someone had left a gray footprint on the sofa. Judging from the size, it was probably left by the screaming child just now.
Did Besha ever sleep on such a sofa?
Zhou Li frowned.
Bei Xia didn't feel uncomfortable sitting down, but she was worried about Zhou Li. She had lived in such a messy environment for a long time. It's not that her aunt Lei Hua didn't want to clean up, but in this kind of environment, she just couldn't do it.
The floor was still rough and the furniture was very simple, looking barely habitable. However, in fact, Bei Dawei had rented here for five years.
Bei Dawei is a long-distance truck driver. It’s not that he is short of money, he is just stingy.
Otherwise, you have money to repair your grave and build your own house, but you don’t have money to improve your current living conditions.
Zhou Li sat down and Bei Dawei asked them to eat. There was a crack on the bowl in front of Zhou Li. Zhou Li took a look at it but did not pick up his chopsticks. In fact, they did not come here to eat today.
Lei Hua brought out the hot dishes from the kitchen with a fake smile on his face.
"Eat everything, eat everything. I cooked a lot of dishes today."
The roaring range hood in the kitchen was finally turned off, and now we could talk properly.
Bei Bing was led to the dining table by Lei Hua. He picked up the chopsticks and started to pick up the meat and vegetables in the middle. He was so anxious that a lot of soup splashed out with the chopsticks. After he finished eating, he licked the chopsticks and inserted them into the dishes to stir them. Zhou Li lost his appetite even more.
Bei Xia lowered his eyes and silently placed the tea in a disposable cup in front of Zhou Li.
Bei Dawei kept looking at Zhou Li, wondering why he had never seen this person before? When his sister and brother-in-law died, this person didn't seem to be at the funeral. He asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Who are you?"
Zhou Li smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"I'm from Zhou Ren's family."
"Isn't Zhou Ren's family a boy?" Bei Dawei thought about it carefully, then looked at Zhou Li, and suddenly remembered the child Zhou Ren's family had adopted. They couldn't have children before, and after the adopted child became pregnant, they didn't want to raise the child. It was her sister who interceded for them, and then her sister seemed to have paid for the child to go to college?
"Zhou...Zhou Li, right?" Bei Dawei remembered.
Zhou Li nodded.
"You're this big already?" Bei Dawei said in surprise. "I still remember you were still in school!"
"I've graduated for several years." Zhou Li smiled faintly.
"Then why did you come back? Wouldn't it be better to stay in the big city?"
Zhou Li raised her eyes and said seriously, "I came back for Bei Xia."
Bei Dawei became nervous.
Zhou Li didn't want to play coy with this kind of person. She took out the complaint from her bag, saw there was no place to put it on the table, and handed it to Bei Dawei. She stood up and said, "Actually, we're not here to eat today, but to deliver something."
"What is this?" Bei Dawei frowned.
"Suing you for the dispute over the appropriation of Bexia's property!"
Bei Dawei slammed the table angrily: "Ridiculous!"
The dishes on the table were jumping around, and Bei Bing started crying. Lei Hua saw that something was wrong and hurriedly pulled Bei Bing to another room. Bei Dawei also stood up and pointed at Zhou Li and said, "Who do you think you are? Meddling in our family affairs?"
Zhou Li pulled Bei Xia behind him and said with a fake smile, "I'm afraid someone is guilty of something! My sister left behind much more than this! I won't tell you to treat Bei Xia well after you get the property. How much food can she eat at your house when she gets it? You treat her so harshly! I must make you spit out the property that belongs to Bei Xia this time! You are not worthy of being my uncle! You are not worthy of being my brother! If my sister knew that you treated her daughter like this, she would get up at night and ask you about it!"
Bei Dawei's fingers trembled as he cursed angrily, "Great! You bitch, you came from nowhere! You want to kidnap our Bei Xia, right? Bei Xia, don't listen to her!"
Bei Dawei said to Bei Xia, "Our family is well off. Although your aunt has a bad mouth, she never lacks food for you! Didn't I give you four hundred yuan back the last time you came back? Don't listen to what outsiders say! I'm your uncle, how could I treat you badly? Isn't this because I'm incompetent? When I make money in the future, I'll definitely treat you well!"
Zhou Li wanted to laugh after hearing these contradictory words.
Shamelessness is written all over the faces of this family. From Bei Bing's daily behavior, we can see how the adults taught him. Children all learn from the adults.
Bei Xia's lips moved and she looked at Bei Dawei with eyes full of sadness.
Until this moment, my uncle was still quibbling.
Bei Xia didn't want to argue with him. As for who was right and who was wrong, as Zhou Li said, the law would prevail.
Zhou Li felt the corner of his clothes being tugged at. Bei Xia whispered, "That's all, let's go."
She didn't want to stay here any longer, it was suffocating her.
The air was filled with a rotten and foul smell. Bexia vaguely saw her curled up on the sofa. Every day before dawn, she would get up restlessly when she heard noises outside. This had never been her room, but only a temporary resting place. In the dark night, her soul cried restlessly, unable to find the way home.
Zhou Li took her hand, raised his chin, and said to Bei Dawei in a haughty tone, "I have already filed a lawsuit in court. You can also find a lawyer to represent you. If you don't show up on time, the court will automatically make an unfavorable judgment. I hope you can show up on time."
She put on a fake smile and said, "Besha and I won't eat this meal. I hope you and your family enjoy it."
Bei Dawei's face turned red with anger as he watched Zhou Li and Bei Xia leave.
His eyes fell on the white complaint, his face turned pale and blue. He didn't expect Zhou Li to be so ruthless.
In the car, Zhou Li held the steering wheel with both hands.
There was soft music playing in the car, the kind of tune Zhou Li always listened to. From time to time, she looked at Bei Xia who was sitting next to her through the rearview mirror. Bei Xia hadn't said a word since she got in the car.
Zhou Li was thinking about the topic, her eyes moved and she thought of one.
"We didn't eat well just now, we..."
Bei Xia said at the same time: "Let's go eat..."
Then she looked at Zhou Li. Zhou Li glanced at her and continued to look forward. Both of them had smiles on their faces.
"What do you want to eat?" Zhou Li asked.
"Hot pot." said Besha.
"Huh?" Zhou Li was surprised.
"Didn't you say that hot pot can get rid of bad luck?" Bei Xia said.
Zhou Li laughed, her laughter unrestrained, "Yes, I said, let's eat hot pot!"
Besha couldn't help laughing.
Zhou Li felt relieved, it seemed Bei Xia was not too affected.
The two went out to have a hotpot meal. When they returned home in the afternoon, Zhou Li took a nap and cleaned the house. Bei Xia wanted to help, but she sent her away to do her homework.
Zhou Li smiled and said, "Have you finished all the papers I bought?"
Beixia touched his nose and went back to the house.
In the afternoon, the sun suddenly jumped out from behind the clouds, spreading gently. The little bear Gina, given by Zhou Li, was lying on the bed. The photo of the two was facing Beixia. Beixia could see her by raising her head. She was sitting at the desk, writing the test paper seriously, listening to Zhou Li humming a song while sweeping the floor outside the door, and the washing machine was running. Everything seemed just right. Beixia smiled, and the pains she had suffered in the past seemed to be healed at this moment.
It was almost time to go to work. Zhou Li knocked on Bei Xia's door twice, poked her head out, and saw Bei Xia looking at her. She smiled and said, "Do you want to go to the TV station with me?"
Besha was surprised.
Zhou Li said, "You can come with me with your homework. I'll go record the show, and you can sit at my desk. You can also walk around and relax while you're there."
"Can I go?" Bei Xia hesitated, wondering if he would cause trouble for Zhou Li.
"Of course!" Zhou Li opened the door and nodded, smiling, "It depends on whether you want to go or stay home?"
"I'll go!" Besha said anxiously.
Zhou Li laughed heartily. "I knew you'd be interested. Then change your clothes! Let's go to the company cafeteria for dinner tonight!"
Zhou Li drove to the TV station.
Beixia was wrapped up like a little bear, and Zhou Li wore very little, just a sweater and a coat.
Zhou Li looked at Bei Xia with a smile and thought she was very cute.
Arriving at the TV station, Zhou Li parked the car and took the elevator.
As soon as they were outside, Beixia felt that the TV station was huge. Looking at the floors, they found that there were 32 floors in total. Zhou Li worked on the 8th floor. She took Beixia there to put her things down. Someone had already arrived at the office. Zhou Li greeted them and saw her colleagues' curious eyes. She smiled and introduced them, "My sister. She's here to visit on her holiday."
"Hello, sister." The colleague was also very kind.
Bei Xia whispered, "Hello, brother."
The colleague was visibly moved and only recovered after being patted by Zhou Li. When he heard that Zhou Li was going to the cafeteria to eat, the colleague waved his hand and said he had already eaten.
The cafeteria was on the third floor, and Zhou Li took Bei Xia downstairs again.
There are people working overtime at the TV station on weekends, but the cafeteria windows are not open very often, so there is not as much food as usual.
Beixia is not picky about food, so Zhou Li picked the ones he thought were delicious and ordered two bowls of noodles.
After the two of them finished eating, they returned to the eighth floor. Suddenly, there were more people there, busy checking the process and the script. Zhou Li was also busy and didn't care about Bei Xia. He let her walk around and followed Yan Xu into the studio.
Today is New Year's Day, and also the most important day for the program. We specially invited a big shot to make a phone call to ensure the proper process.
The studio is made of completely transparent glass, and you can see what's going on inside from your workstation, but you can't hear what's going on inside unless you're in the studio.
Zhou Li and Yan Xu went through the process first, then she came out, stood at the director's desk and listened to the sound. After confirming that everything was fine, she made a gesture to Yan Xu, the radio music started, and Yan Xu's voice came out along with the music.
Bei Xia watched intently. This was the first time she saw Zhou Li at work. She was not as lazy, confused and clumsy as she was at home. She was majestic at work and everyone was under her command, just like a female general on the battlefield. With one order, the whole army would attack.
During the one-hour program, Zhou Li was always worried, afraid that something might go wrong. She stood at the director's desk, ready to take the initiative if any problem arose.
Bei Xia stood close to the glass, not touching the paper she brought with her, immersed in the body rhythm of Zhou Li. She didn't wake up until the show was over.
Zhou Li was chatting and joking with his colleagues, and Yan Xu came out and said thank you for your hard work.
Today's ratings are not as good as the first day of broadcasting, but it is still pretty good on New Year's Day. At least the driver can choose their traffic radio station in the car and it has not been transferred.
Yan Xu tilted his head and glanced out the glass.
"That's your sister, right?"
Zhou Li looked over and waved to Bei Xia. Bei Xia had been paying attention to this side, so he naturally saw it and waved slightly as well.
"It seems that she is quite interested in the TV station." Yan Xu smiled and said, "From what I saw just now, she has been standing outside the glass. What do you think? Are you interested in cultivating a successor?" He joked.
Zhou Li shook his head and said, "It depends on her preferences and choices, but my sister is very good at science."
"Hey? A science geek?"
"That's not the case yet." Zhou Li smiled.
Yan Xu walked out side by side with Zhou Li.
Zhou Li saw that he was in a hurry today and not as leisurely as usual.
"Do you have an appointment today?" Zhou Li asked.
Yan Xu was too embarrassed to answer, so he coughed and mumbled, "New Year's Day class reunion."
Zhou Li didn't think much of it at first, but seeing Yan Xu's uneasy expression, she teased, "Oh~ a class reunion?"
Yan Xu quickened his pace and passed Zhou Li. He waved his hand and said, "I'll go first." He was obviously unwilling to say more.
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows.
Seeing Brother Yan like this, it is hard not to think that he is going to meet his old lover.
She laughed, and Besha happened to come over and saw the smile on her face, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Zhou Li raised his hand and rubbed Bei Xia's head. "How is it? Is it boring?"
"No." Bei Xia shook her head. She looked up at Zhou Li and said, "It's very interesting."
The lights in the corridor fell into Beixia's eyes, like twinkling little stars. Zhou Li couldn't help but rub Beixia's head again.
Beixia's hair is fine, soft, and fluffy to the touch, and it feels so good that Zhou Li is reluctant to let go.
Bei Xia let Zhou Li rub her for a while. In fact, she didn't like Zhou Li's action in her heart, because it was like treating her like a child, but because it was Zhou Li, Bei Xia let it go.
The two walked towards their workstations together. Zhou Li still had a summary meeting to hold. A colleague ordered milk tea for takeout and gave one to Bei Xia. Zhou Li stood in front of the aisle between the two workstations. Several colleagues pulled chairs over to listen to her. Bei Xia sat at Zhou Li's workstation, her ears perked up to listen to what Zhou Li said.
Zhou Li first praised everyone's enthusiasm for the day, then addressed the issues that arose during the program. Everyone took notes and discussed tomorrow's program. Zhou Li's meetings were typically short on rambling, focusing primarily on answering work questions and raising questions. After he finished, the meeting was adjourned in less than twenty minutes.
Everyone dispersed and prepared to leave work.
Zhou Li stretched his muscles and bones, and finally felt relaxed after finishing his work.
"Are you tired?" Zhou Li walked to the workstation and asked Bei Xia.
Bei Xia shook her head. She saw Zhou Li massaging her shoulders. She stood up, pressed Zhou Li onto the chair, and put her hands on Zhou Li's shoulders to massage her to relax her.
"Comfortable!" Zhou Li sighed. A colleague passing by saw this and couldn't help but praise her: "Sisters are so nice and considerate!"
"Is that so?" Zhou Li made a few jokes with his colleagues, all of which were praising Beixia and saying how nice Beixia was usually.
Bei Xia's face turned red. When she reached the office and no one was around, she rushed forward and covered Zhou Li's eyes with her hands.
Zhou Li:?
Zhou Li: "What's wrong?"
Bei Xia whispered, "Don't praise me."
Zhou Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm telling the truth, right? And shouldn't you cover my mouth?"
Bei Xia put her hands up and down, one covering Zhou Li's eyes and the other covering her mouth. Zhou Li couldn't help laughing and pulled Bei Xia's hands down. Bei Xia didn't try hard and was easily pulled down by Zhou Li. She turned her chair and faced Bei Xia with ease. She took Bei Xia's hand and said, "What? Are you shy?"
Bei Xia lowered his head, not daring to look Zhou Li in the eye.
Zhou Li couldn't help laughing, "You're so thin-skinned, you're bound to be bullied."
Bei Xia couldn't help but glare at Zhou Li. Who else but Zhou Li would tease her like this?
Zhou Li released his hand and said, "Let's go! Work is over! It's time to go home!"
She stood up and picked up her clothes and bag. Beixia went to get her schoolbag and followed Zhou Li's steps closely.
It was already dark, and there was a constant stream of people walking downstairs. Zhou Li pressed the down button for the elevator. The elevator door opened, and she got in and pressed the button for the basement floor. She asked Bei Xia if she wanted to go out for a midnight snack before going home.
Bei Xia had no objection and listened to Zhou Li.
Zhou Li was telling her about the delicious food near the TV station when the lights in the elevator suddenly flashed twice and went out, and the elevator stopped on the third floor.
"Bexia? Are you okay?" Zhou Li's worried voice sounded in the darkness.
She had heard from colleagues that the elevator at the TV station was aging and would have problems from time to time, but she didn't expect that the problem would occur today.
Zhou Li groped in the darkness, and just as his fingertips touched Bei Xia, he was held back. Bei Xia's voice was calm: "I'm fine."
Bexia said, "Is there a rescue call?"
Zhou Li reacted, took out her cell phone from her bag, turned on the flashlight, and saw a red sticker on the elevator button with the rescue phone number written on it. She dialed it to explain the situation. Bei Xia came over, pressed all the elevator buttons to light up, then pulled Zhou Li to stand in the corner of the elevator, holding the elevator handrail with her hands.
In the darkness, with only the light from the cell phone flashlight, Bei Xia said to Zhou Li, "Don't be afraid, we're on a low floor, nothing will happen."
Zhou Li blinked and looked at Bei Xia's fair and tender face. Her black pupils were very calm, making her feel for the first time that Bei Xia was so reliable.
Zhou Li was not actually afraid, but in this environment, having someone to rely on helped her heartbeat, which had just been suddenly frightened, gradually stabilize.
Bei Xia looked at the elevator buttons and said to Zhou Li, "Turn off the flashlight to save some electricity. If the rescue team can't find us, we can still contact them by phone."
Zhou Li turned it off obediently. In the quiet darkness, his eyes seemed to adapt to the environment. There was a vague outline. Bei Xia held Zhou Li's hand tightly and leaned his arm over.
After standing for a long time, the two felt a little tired and sat down.
Zhou Li rarely complained: "Why is the rescue team so slow?"
Bei Xia's voice was calm: "Maybe they are a little far away. If they didn't call, it means they know the location."
Zhou Li tilted his head to look at Bei Xia, who asked, "Are you looking at me?"
She tried to move closer, rubbing her forehead against Zhou Li's nose. Bei Xia's breathing stagnated when she heard Zhou Li's laughing voice, "You hit my nose."
"Sorry." After a pause, Besha said.
In the darkness, she looked like an adult.
Zhou Li asked: "Can I lean on you?"
"Yeah." Besha moved his body and extended his arm.
Zhou Li hugged Bei Xia's arm and put his head close to it.
She had just been standing for an hour while recording the show and was already a little tired. But when she rested her head on Bei Xia's arm, she felt a sense of security. Zhou Li couldn't help but yawning, she was tired.
Her eyelids fluttered and then closed sleepily. Beixia looked across with her eyes open, her arms motionless. Zhou Li's voice was filled with sleepiness.
"When do you think they'll arrive?"
"It should be soon."
Zhou Li turned on the screen of her mobile phone. Bei Xia lowered her head and saw her long, curled eyelashes trembling, and a few tears came out of the corners of her eyes.
"We're not going to spend the night in the elevator tonight, are we?" Zhou Li joked. "It definitely wouldn't work if I were alone, but with you around, it's pretty good."
Bei Xia's heart trembled, and he actually hoped that this moment could last a little longer.
Unfortunately, after Zhou Li said this, the rescue team arrived.
"Is anyone inside?" someone shouted from outside.
Zhou Li stood up and said, "Someone!"
"Stand still! We're trying to pry the door open! The elevator's circuit is broken! The door won't open!"
Zhou Li also shouted: "Okay, we got it!"
"Station behind!"
Zhou Li protected Bei Xia and stood in the corner of the elevator. The rescue team used a cutting machine to open a hole, just enough for one person to pass through. One person jumped into the elevator from outside and wanted to lift them up and get them out.
When choosing who goes first, "You go first!" the two people said in unison.
Zhou Li looked at Bei Xia and shook his head. Bei Xia pursed her lips and did not refute. With this time of pushing and shoving, both of them could get out. Bei Xia carefully stepped on the shoulders of the rescuer and was pulled out of the elevator by the people above, followed by Zhou Li.
The rescuers also came up, and Zhou Li patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Both of them were not injured and were driven back home by the rescue team.
After entering the house, Zhou Li whispered to Bei Xia, "I thought you were going to argue with me just now. I was so scared."
Bei Xia glanced at her, hung up Zhou Li's clothes, and then said, "Of course I hope you'll be rescued first, but reason tells me that pushing it like this will only waste time and be meaningless."
Zhou Li laughed. She patted Bei Xia's shoulder and couldn't stop laughing. "If everyone on TV acted like us, maybe we could wrap up soon."
Besha thought about the scene and laughed too.
She looked at Zhou Lican's smiling face and felt really scared. When she got out of the elevator first, many accidents flashed through her mind at that moment. She was very afraid that something might have happened to Zhou Li. Fortunately, both of them were fine.
Zhou Li tilted her head and looked at Bei Xia, then suddenly reached out and touched Bei Xia's face. Bei Xia looked at her in confusion.
Zhou Li: "Tonight I suddenly feel that you have grown up." She smiled quietly at Bei Xia, her eyes and eyebrows blooming quietly like a night-blooming cereus.
Bei Xia's heart beat irregularly for a few times. She lowered her eyes, pulled down Zhou Li's hand on her shoulder, and covered it up by saying, "I'm already big."
"Yes, a child who is almost an adult." Zhou Li said and laughed again.
Bei Xia asked, "I didn't have any midnight snacks, so how about some instant noodles?"
"Eat!" Zhou Li immediately rolled up his sleeves.
The two of them were in the kitchen, pushing each other and making a pot of instant noodles while playing and joking.
The quiet night flowed silently. Someone in the community set off a firework, which exploded with a bang. Zhou Li held a bowl and asked Bei Xia to go and see. The two of them stood on the balcony holding bowls, watching the gorgeous fireworks light up the night.
The new year has arrived, and the old year has passed peacefully. Zhou Li smiled at Bei Xia and said, "Happy New Year."
Bei Xia looked at Zhou Li's face, which was sometimes bright and sometimes dim, illuminated by the fireworks outside the window, and said in a hoarse voice: "Happy New Year."
Author: I wish you all a happy new year in advance (dog head)
Also, can you go and collect the children's advance payment? I'm so pitiful, no one is collecting the advance payment.
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