Soon, there was a brief moment of awkwardness. Lu Weiguo rarely spoke, and did not know how to speak. He did not know what to say. "Drink tea, eat fruit." Then there was nothing else. Liu Cuilan was busy in the kitchen, and Lu Yiwei asked on behalf of the parents.
Zhong Ming said, "My parents work in the government department, and they have no opinion on my marriage with Lu Ling."
Lu Yiwei said, "Our family is also an open-minded family, as long as you are happy together, we will not object. When do you plan to get married? "
Zhong Ming glanced at Lu Ling and said, "This year. If we get married, I plan to move the company to Dongzhou City, so that Lu Ling can be closer to home. "
This was exactly what the Lu family hoped for. Lu Yiwei said, "We are very happy that you think so. Since you have put the marriage on the agenda, my suggestion is to do it as soon as possible. You move the company back first, and then the two families will meet. What do you think? "
Zhong Ming readily agreed. The originally fiery Lu Ling had now become well-behaved. He snuggled up to Zhong Ming and did not speak, his face brimming with a happy smile.
The Lu family had not been so happy for a long time. The few of them chatted about all sorts of things, sometimes laughing, sometimes fooling around. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Lu Yiwei! Are you at home? " Suddenly a woman's voice came from the yard. Lu Yiwei got up and looked out the window. Before he could react, Yao Na had pushed the door open and entered. Yao Na wanted to roar at Lu Yiwei, but seeing that the family was there, she could only smile and say hello.
Lu Yiwei made room for Yao Na. Yao Na winked at him and then left the house, followed by Lu Yiwei.
Yao Na said angrily, "Where is your mobile phone? Why can't you get through, I don't know how many times I have called you! "
Lu Yiwei briefly explained the situation. Yao Na was no longer angry, and said, "Xia Jinhe has arrived in Nanyang, and is now at my house. Do you want to have dinner together?"
Xia Jinhe's sudden arrival surprised Lu Yiwei. He really wanted to go, but it was Zhong Ming's first visit, and he was not there, so it was not appropriate. Embarrassed, he said, "My family has guests. Why don't we do it tonight?"
Yao Na glared at him and said, "Lu Yiwei, ah, Lu Yiwei, I don't know what to say about you. I was kind enough to introduce you to a girl, but you didn't even take the initiative to contact her once. My kindness was really wasted. To think that Xia Jinhe kept asking about you. "
Hearing that Xia Jinhe was worried about him, Lu Yiwei was secretly happy in his heart. He said bitterly, "Sister Na, I'm really sorry. I've been busy these days and didn't have time to …"
"Come on, I don't believe that you don't even have the time to make a phone call." Yao Na's words made Lu Yiwei speechless.
Yao Na said, "Be straightforward. Are you going or not?"
Lu Yiwei thought for a while and said, "Sister Na, why don't we ask Xia Jinhe to come to my house for lunch at noon, or I'll go to the hotel and book a big private room. Let's have some fun together."
"Stop!" Yao Na said, "This is your family banquet. What's the point of us participating in it? Besides, even if you treat Xia Jinhe as your family, I don't see how he will treat you. "
Lu Yiwei was really helpless. He could only make up his mind and said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"
Yao Na smiled and said, "That's more like it. We've booked a meal at the Orchid Garden. Hurry up and come over. Let me remind you that Jinhe is a good girl. Don't miss her. "
After Yao Na left, Lu Yiwei returned home and didn't know how to explain.
The considerate Lu Ling saw Lu Yiwei's expression and said, "Brother, if you have something to do, go do it. Anyway, Zhong Ming won't be leaving today. Let's go to the restaurant for dinner."
Zhong Ming also hurriedly got up and said, "Brother, if you have something to do, go do it. It's okay."
Lu Yiwei had no choice but to say a bunch of nice things and give Li Haidong a few more instructions before hurrying back to the Orchid Garden.
It was not noon yet, but the Orchid Garden Hotel was already overcrowded. When the hotel owner, Luo Wencheng, saw Lu Yiwei, it was as if he had seen his own father. He went up to him and flattered him. Lu Yiwei hated people who flattered him the most. After exchanging some pleasantries, he went to the private room on the second floor.
This should be the third time he met Xia Jinhe. Every time they met, there was a different feeling. The one thing that didn't change was that Xia Jinhe was still calm and collected, cool and elegant. Lu Yiwei sat down and nodded slightly to Xia Jinhe with a smile. He showed his gentlemanly side and said, "I didn't know that Professor Xia was coming. I'm really sorry for not going out to meet you. Since you are here, as the host, I should do my best as a host … "
"Hey, hey, hey …" Yao Na couldn't listen anymore. She blinked and said, "I say, Director Lu, this isn't a welcoming of a big leader. Can't you say something pleasing to the ear?"
Lu Yiwei was surprised and said, "Will Brother-in-law come over later?"
Seeing Lu Yiwei change the topic, Yao Na said, "Him? Who knows if he will come over or not. Don't worry about him. Rosa is the host today. You entertain me well, haha!" Rosa was Xia Jinhe's English name. Yao Na was used to such a fashionable name.
Lu Yiwei usually didn't talk much, and Xia Jinhe seemed to be the same. The two of them exchanged glances from time to time. "Lubricant," Yao Na kept talking. One moment, she would tell Xia Jinhe how good Lu Yiwei was. The next moment, she would tell Lu Yiwei how great Xia Jinhe was. After a while, the two of them got to know each other better.
At their age, they longed for a family more than for love. Men in their thirties were at an awkward age. They lacked maturity and stability, and they lacked the experience of life. They were like babies who had just left their swaddling clothes. They learned how to survive, but they didn't learn the skills to survive. Lu Yiwei had experienced far more hardships and trials than his peers. When he looked at Xia Jinhe, he suddenly had the urge to marry her. That desire burst forth from the bottom of his heart and was transmitted to his brain through his blood. He couldn't control himself.
Xia Jinhe didn't know what to do under Lu Yiwei's gaze. Her originally calm heart was stirred up by a layer of ripples, which gradually spread and touched the edge of her soul. Her face, which had always been cold and rational, was quietly flushed. She lowered her head and gently twirled her slender fingers.
People often said that it was love at first sight, but what exactly was love at first sight? No one could explain it clearly. Some were attracted by appearance, some were attracted by manners, some were attracted by talent, and some were even attracted by the smell of the other party. Humans were originally animals, a high-level animal. However, the standard of choosing a spouse was sometimes a primitive instinct. When they met the right person at the right time and place, they would come together.
Su Meng walked into Lu Yiwei's life when he was at his lowest. They passed through mountains and rivers to pass on their love to each other and enjoyed the nourishment of love. But in the end, they were strangled alive by the secular world, without any power to resist. For Lu Yiwei, Su Meng was a dream, an indispensable scenery in the trajectory of life. When the rain fell and the autumn wind rose, the falling leaves of the sycamore tree stuck to the breath of the season and the fragrance of the soil, they went to the next stop of the cycle of reincarnation. Wasn't life the same?
The appearance of Xia Jinhe may have been accidental, but this encounter was like the aging wine of a life encounter. As the wine master, Lu Yiwei was intoxicated by the exotic fragrance produced in the Mogan Plateau, even floating in the Hulun Buir Prairie, as if the woman in front of him was the lover of his dreams, Tuo Ya, waving her hand to summon him …
"Hey!" Yao Na saw the expressions of the two and interrupted them, "What are you two doing?"
Lu Yiwei came back to reality from his fantasy, hurriedly stood up and said, "Sit here, I'll go out to order."
"Forget it, I've already ordered." Yao Na stood up and said, "I'll go to the bathroom, you two talk." Before leaving, she poked Lu Yiwei hard with her hand, hinting him to take the initiative.
Only the two of them were left in the large private room. To ease the awkwardness, Lu Yiwei took the initiative to go to pour tea for Xia Jinhe. When pouring tea, the careful Xia Jinhe saw that the back of Lu Yiwei's hand was full of scars, more or less felt sorry for him.
"What happened to the scars on your face?" Xia Jinhe asked.
Lu Yiwei hurriedly touched his face with his hand and said with a smile, "Two days ago, I was pulled by a pine branch to put out a fire. I made a fool of myself."
Lu Yiwei's smile was very charming, especially his neat and white teeth. Although he usually smoked, they were not blackened. Xia Jinhe smiled, "I can't tell that you're also good with literature and martial arts."
Lu Yiwei said, "I've been exercising regularly. Otherwise, I would be like them with a big belly." Lu Yiwei made a gesture of a big belly, which made Xia Jinhe chuckle.
Xia Jinhe said, "I also like sports. When I was in university, I took up badminton, and I would play it for a while every afternoon."
Lu Yiwei's interest was piqued. "Really? When can we have a match? "
"Sure!" Xia Jinhe couldn't hold back his excitement and said, "I'm really worried that I won't have an opponent!"
Hearing that Xia Jinhe was so confident, Lu Yiwei wasn't afraid and said, "It seems that Professor Xia has some skills. I'll definitely pay you a visit and have a match in the future."
With a common interest, the two of them got closer. The two of them started chatting, from literature to philosophy, from art to aesthetics. There was nothing they didn't talk about. Even the eloquent Yao Na couldn't get a word in.
After lunch, the group came to Yao Na's house. Yao Na's husband, Liu Dongguang, was lying on the sofa, sleeping soundly. Yao Na pinched her nose and walked over. She kicked him and scolded, "Damn you, drinking every day. Look at how drunk you are. Get up and go upstairs to sleep!"
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