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Li Yulan married Andy Lau when she was 35 years old. In fact, this marriage was forced by her. She had been in a relationship with him for so many years. All their friends knew that they were together, but everyone also knew that they would not get married.
Andy Lau is a playboy. He enjoys love and doesn't want to be bound by marriage. Besides, his family would not allow someone like Li Yulan to enter the house.
When they first got along with Li Yulan, he felt that there was nothing special about her, and she was even a little vulgar. But after being together for a long time, he found that she was an intelligent woman who could take care of both the outside and the inside. Andy Lau thought that it was okay, as he might not be as comfortable with someone else, so if she couldn't wait any longer, they could just break up.
On Li Yulan's 35th birthday, Liu Qingyun gave her a necklace, but she refused it on the spot and said to him with a smile: "I don't lack a necklace, but I lack a ring."
At that moment, Liu Qingyun didn't dare to look her in the eye. He could only pick up the cup and drink water to hide his panic: "You know, I'm allergic to rings."
Li Yulan thought his smile showed that he didn't care, and he told her directly that he couldn't give her marriage. Li Yulan knew that he was ready to break up.
When she got home, she locked herself in the bathroom and cried, ending her six-year relationship.
After coming out of the bathroom, Li Yulan and Andy Lau proposed to break up. Andy Lau still looked indifferent and only asked, "Have you thought about it?" Li Yulan nodded, and they parted ways.
At first, Andy Lau didn't think it was a big deal. He went to work every day and drank and sang with friends at night. It was only when he returned to the empty house that he realized the difference. No one made soup for him anymore, no one kept the lights on waiting for him to come home, and no one made sobering soup for him.
Andy Lau felt that maybe he just lacked a woman, so he started to flirt with various women and found several young girls, but for some reason he still felt empty inside. He started to change them constantly, but he could never find one that suited him.
So he stopped this farce. He couldn't figure out what he wanted. He only knew that Li Yulan always appeared in his dreams at midnight. In his dreams, he felt that the emptiness in his heart was filled.
Before he could figure out what to do, he heard from a friend that Li Yulan was getting married. At that moment, his heart ached like a knife.
Screw face and dignity, he called Li Yulan frantically. At first, all the calls were rejected, and it was not until the twentieth time that she picked up the phone.
The moment her voice came, all the lines that Liu Qingyun had prepared could not be said: "I heard that you... are getting married"
"Um."
"Do you know what he does? Have you ever thought that he might be after your money? You are so old and still have a child. Which good man would want you?" Andy Lau blurted out his words.
Li Yulan laughed after a moment. "So, in your mind, I've always been just an old woman with children. Haha, thank you for calling me to tell me. I don't know what he wants from me, but I want him to give me the marriage I want. If you're here to congratulate me, please say a few words of good luck. If not, please hang up. Didn't we agree not to bother each other anymore?"
"It's not...me." Before Andy Lau could finish his words, Li Yulan had already hung up the phone.
I won’t answer your calls again.
Liu Qingyun smoked one cigarette after another in annoyance and called Song Xiaojuan, wanting her to persuade Li Yulan. However, Song Xiaojuan told him to let go if he could not give Li Yulan happiness.
Let him go! Without his permission, Li Yulan can only dream of getting married!
He started to block people downstairs of Li Yulan's house, but he didn't block Li Yulan, but he blocked his son Lele.
In recent years, their relationship has been like that of a brother and a father. Lele brought him upstairs, poured him a glass of water, and pouted: "You and my mother have already broken up, why are you here again?"
Liu Qingyun sighed: "Do you have any conscience? I can't come to see you. Why have you lost weight? Who is your mother's new boyfriend? He is not good for you."
"I don't know if this is okay. I've never been alone with you. Did you come here today to reconcile with my mom? Uncle Liu, forget it. You're not planning on marrying her, so stop dragging each other down. My mom has worked so hard over the years. I hope she can live a happy life from now on. Don't bother her."
When Liu Qingyun heard this from a child for the first time, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Do you think your mother is unhappy when I am with her?"
"She likes you and she is happy with you, but you can't give her marriage." Lele lowered her head. Although her voice was not loud, every word pierced Andy Lau's heart.
"If...if I propose to your mother now, will she still agree?"
Lele suddenly raised her head, eyes full of anticipation: "Really? Uncle Liu, have you thought it through? I don't want to make my mother happy in vain."
Andy Lau felt that he couldn't let his child's expectations be disappointed, so he nodded seriously and even planned with Lele how to propose to Li Yulan.
Lele was responsible for luring Li Yulan to the restaurant, and Andy Lau came out again to confess his love and repent, hoping that Li Yulan could forgive his foolish self in the past. Only after she left did he realize how much he loved her, and he hoped that she could give him a chance to start over.
He was afraid that Li Yulan would not agree, so he called a group of relatives and friends to support her. Li Yulan's eyes were red from crying, and she finally reluctantly agreed to his proposal. At that moment, Andy Lau felt that his sky was bright.
It was not until many years after their marriage that he realized that Li Yulan had no so-called marriage partner at all!
At this time, Li Yulan leaned against the headboard with her belly bulging, and asked proudly: "Why do you regret it?"
Liu Qingyun quickly shook his head. Now she is the boss of this family.
Since Song Xiaojuan and her family moved out, Qiu Yao has only seen her twice. The first time was during the 2008 Olympics, when she took her children to watch the event and Song Xiaojuan received her. Their house was in the Third Ring Road, and the neighborhood was very beautiful. The house was decorated cleanly and warmly, with photos of the family of four hanging on the wall.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Song Xiaojuan gave birth to her second child. The little girl is pretty and smart, and looks more like Zhao Guomin.
Looking at Song Xiaojuan again, she still looks very young and doesn't look like she is almost 40 years old. Well, she doesn't have to worry about anything. She has a nanny at home and Zhao Guomin outside the house. She is only responsible for going to work and taking care of herself.
While the two were chatting, Zhao Guomin came back. Zhao Guomin had aged a bit over the years. When he saw Qiu Yao, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and then naturally asked her why Li Fengjiang didn't come.
Qiu Yao could only use the excuse that Li Fengjiang was busy. Although she and Li Fengjiang had lived under the same roof for so many years, they had already become strangers.
She knew why Zhao Guomin was stunned, because she was already so old that she didn't even want to look at herself in the mirror.
In the evening, she and Song Xiaojuan sat in the living room, talking about the changes in the county in recent years and the interesting stories of their children. The two seemed to have returned to their youth. Song Xiaojuan was about to drink water with a cup in her hand when Zhao Guomin came out and saw it. He took her cup directly, patted her lightly, went to the kitchen to pour a cup of warm water, and put it next to her when passing by. He also adjusted the air conditioner temperature without saying a word and went into the bedroom again. Song Xiaojuan seemed to be used to it. She picked up the cup, took a sip, and then talked to her.
It turns out that this kind of feeling really exists. Although it is not earth-shattering, it can warm people's hearts through long-lasting love. At that moment, she envied Song Xiaojuan, but also felt sad for herself.
After this meeting, the two did not see each other again for twelve years. It was not until 2021 that Zhao Guomin and Song Xiaojuan returned to the county town to visit relatives and were able to reunite again.
Song Xiaojuan's face finally showed the signs of time, but she was still elegant.
Qiu Yao asked why the children didn't come back.
"Jianian is helping his father run the orchard business now, and Jiahui just started college this year, so it's just the two of us who are back. Lao Zhao said it's time for us to enjoy ourselves after all these years of hard work. We're planning to go out and have some fun, and the county town is our first stop. Do you want to come with us?"
Qiu Yao smiled and waved her hand: "My little grandson has just been born and needs to be with him. Let's wait until he's older."
Qiu Yao's life seems to have been full of waiting. When she was young, she wanted to buy a house in Beijing. At that time, she said she would wait until she had money. But later, the housing prices in Beijing were so high that she could not afford it no matter how much money she saved. When she was in her thirties, Song Xiaojuan told her that if they couldn't live together, they should divorce. She said she would wait until the children grew up. But after waiting for a long time, the marriage still did not go through. Now she says she wants to travel around the world, but she says she will wait until her grandson grows up. In fact, Qiu Yao knows that it is unlikely to happen in this lifetime.
Why is her life so miserable? If she had the chance to live again, she would definitely not choose such a life.
Song Xiaojuan and Zhao Guomin returned to their hometown to visit the graves of Zhao Shen and Li Cuifen. Li Cuifen passed away in 2010. The whole family returned in a low-key manner without notifying anyone. Li Cuifen's funeral was held in a low-key manner, and even Qiu Yao and others were not notified.
The two of them went around the mountain to burn paper for Grandma Song Xiaojuan, and then went back to the old house for a walk before leaving.
There are not many young people in the village, only elderly people. At the entrance of the village, the two met a middle-aged man wearing a sweatshirt and with half of his hair white. He looked familiar.
The man looked at them for a few seconds, about to speak, but hesitated. It was an old man next to him who spoke first: "Hey, this is Guomin! When did you come back? It's been years since we last met. Kids, have you eaten yet? Let's go to Big Brother's house to eat."
Zhao Guomin remembered that this was a cousin from his hometown, so he exchanged a few pleasantries: "No, I'll see you another day, big brother. My friend is waiting for me in the county, and it would be inappropriate to skip the appointment."
Cousin: "Okay, then next time you come back, be sure to come to our house for dinner. This is Wenhua, don't you remember? He's back home now, retired."
No wonder he looked familiar. It turned out to be Zhao Wenhua. I haven’t heard this name for many years. Song Xiaojuan was stunned when she heard it suddenly. It was not until Zhao Guomin reminded her that she remembered it. Those green years only flashed through Song Xiaojuan’s mind.
But it was not the same for Zhao Wenhua. He looked at the two bright and beautiful people in front of him, and he felt a strange feeling in his heart. His life could be described in four words: ups and downs. He wondered if he had not abandoned Song Xiaojuan, would he be the one standing beside her and being looked up to by others?
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
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