"They're all prostitutes." Dong Hao, who rarely spoke, suddenly said something that confused Li He. It seemed that he was the only one who was confused. Zhang Bing and He Long, on the other hand, seemed to understand what he meant and nodded their heads repeatedly.
Li He asked, "What do you mean?"
"Huh?" Zhang Bing could not think of anything to explain.
"What does prostitutes have to do with this?" Li He wondered if his brain was damaged from drinking too much. Why was he the only one who did not understand?
This time, it was the other three who were confused. Dong Hao was even more puzzled. "When did I say prostitutes?"
Li He said impatiently, "Didn't you just say that?"
Dong Hao said, "I said prostitutes."
"Yeah, you're talking about the big whore."
"I'm talking about the big whore." Dong Hao said a little hurriedly, but he was trying to make it sound clear.
Li He continued to look confused.
Zhang Bing laughed. "He said liar."
Li He got Dong Hao's affirmation and said helplessly, "Your accent is too different."
Everyone burst into laughter. Even He Long laughed along with them, instantly alleviating the oppressive atmosphere in the car.
When they arrived at He Long's restaurant, Li He asked him to greet Wu Chunyan first. Then, he waited for him to get back in the car and brought him home.
The dishes were already on the table. It seemed that they were just waiting for Li He.
Old Madam He was hugging Li Yi and playing with her happily. When she suddenly saw He Long, her nose and eyes were not eyes. She sneered, "You're really something. You still know to come back."
He Long lowered his head and did not speak.
Li He gave He Fang a look. He Fang understood and said with a smile, "Let's eat. Why are you talking so much? He's not a child anymore. What's wrong with a man drinking a little? You don't have to be so persistent."
"Let's drink some more." Li He took the wine and drank with He Long.
Old Madam He could not be too harsh on her son in front of her son-in-law. She could only mutter a few words before letting it go.
Only after the meal, when Li He and his wife returned to the house, did the old lady grab hold of He Longyi. In the past, it was not easy for her to take care of the child. She dug out the past wretchedness and misery. In short, there was only one purpose. She hoped that by recalling the bitterness and sweetness, her son would understand that today's life was not easy to come by, so that he would not be muddled and go the wrong way.
He Long understood many of the reasons. If the old lady were to say it again, it would only make him more impatient. Moreover, he had already lost a lot of face today, which made him even more frustrated. However, in the face of his old lady who was crying and sniveling, he could not say any harsh words. Otherwise, his elder sister would also join the expedition, and he would definitely be labeled as unfilial.
After Li He finished washing his feet, he realized that He Long had not left yet. He said to He Fang, "It's getting late. Don't make me talk anymore."
He Fang said, "If you don't say it, your memory will not improve. You still have to say it."
Li He said helplessly, "I'm already a father of two children. I'm not a half-grown child anymore. Do you think I can let you say it? Men need their dignity too. He understands many things, but his reaction is a beat slower. Plus … "
"He …" He Fang was about to retort, but when she recalled Li He's words, she felt that he was right. So she returned to the living room and persuaded her mother, taking the opportunity to chase He Long away.
Then, she made arrangements for the two children. Now, Li Lan was sleeping alone in the room. As for Li Yi, she still slept with her. So this time, Li He was suffering. The two of them had a child between them, so they could not do anything openly.
After Li Yi was coaxed to close her eyes, Li He cautiously reached out a hand, but it was slapped away by He Fang.
"What do you mean?" Li He lowered his voice, feeling very depressed.
"Wait." He Fang rolled over, took out a letter from the bedside drawer, and threw it to Li He. "It's yours."
"Mine?" Li He was surprised that such an outdated communication method could still be used in this day and age. Although it was still common in the eyes of others, in his circle, there was basically no need to write letters.
"You'll know when you see it." Li Yi's sudden movement made He Fang think that she had woken her up, so she did not dare to move anymore. She could only lie down slowly, patting her daughter's back rhythmically.
"Four's? That's strange. "Li He could not help but laugh when he saw the name." This girl is really sick. You haven't opened it yet? "
He Fang said with her back facing him, "Since it's a letter, it's definitely not something urgent. It should be something that can't be said over the phone. It's better if I don't know about your little secret. Oh, that's right. Don't give me that stinky face in front of Fourth Brother. It's like I owe you something. "
"What are you talking about?" Li He didn't continue to pay attention to him. He just opened the letter and wanted to see what was written inside. He was so mysterious.
"Dear brother." This intimate address made Li He feel very uncomfortable. He was a reserved person, and like most Chinese people, he liked to keep all his feelings in his heart and did not express them easily.
However, when Four suddenly wrote it in the letter, he was quite happy and touched. He read it seriously.
"I'm fine here, please don't worry about me. I'm like a fish here, selling well in the sea of knowledge. The school library, the faculty library, and the academy library will never lack the books I need to read …"
"There are many boring parties here. Maybe it's really like what you said, this is a cultural barrier. A group of us Chinese students, for the so-called integration, would usually stand there with a glass of wine in our hands, listening to the extremely awkward so-called humor. The worst part is that we have to pretend to understand and laugh, and our fake smiles will be stiff the whole night … "
"But, in general, this place is worthy of my love. There are important discoveries in biology, pathology, medicine, and other areas of knowledge here. I've benefited a lot from studying here …"
“.....”
Li He read slowly. Just as he was about to light a cigarette, he remembered that his daughter was in the house, so he put down the cigarette and adjusted his posture to continue reading.
"It's almost graduation, and there's a question that has been bothering me for a long time. I'd like to formally ask for your opinion.
You used to laugh at me about the servility of the British. Although it was a joke, I've seen the rules here. I have enough privacy, and I don't have to care about what others think of me. No one will comment on my life, and I just need to focus on my work … "
"I forgot to tell you, I've already gotten the offer from the American HHMI Research Institute. America's HHMI Research Institute's offer, I know you'll be very angry, but I just want to prove my ability, I just want to know how far I can go with my hard work. I probably won't go …? "
“.....”
"So, dear brother, please tell me what I should do. A voice is telling me that as a woman, I should have higher aspirations. I need to challenge my potential on the world's medical platform. Another voice is telling me that I shouldn't let you down. I should return to China to reunite with you and my family, and then make my own contribution to China's medical industry. If I really become famous, they probably won't publicize my achievements. Instead, they'll publicize how I suffer and how poor I am …"
A belated rebellious phase!
Li He sighed, folded the letter, and put it back in the drawer.
In the end, he couldn't hold it in anymore. He picked up the cigarette box and lighter, walked out of the house, and closed the door softly.
As he lay on the wicker chair in the yard, puffing out smoke rings, the sun was shining brightly in Oxford.
The sunlight still carried a slightly intoxicating temperature, falling on the floor through the glass window. The shadows of the rows of bookshelves were stretched on the ground, and the fine dust flying in the air became clearer in the light.
Four deliberately chose a seat by the window. He held a teacup in one hand, and flipped the pages with the other. This was a habit he learned from Li He.
"Li, Li." A tall boy wearing a well-tailored suit entered the library. Although he had lowered his voice, it was still very loud in the empty library.
"Dai Keming, this is a library. Please lower your voice." Even though Four frowned slightly, he still looked so cute.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm just a little excited." The boy called Dai Keming didn't mind, as if being scolded was a glorious thing. He sat next to Four and laughed in a low voice. "Last time, you said that you studied cultural relics, didn't you? Can you help me take a look at this teapot? “
"Sorry, I really don't know how." Four was a little helpless. He had only learned a little from Old Zhu. There was nothing to show off.
Dai Keming said stubbornly, "I bought it from an auction. If you like to drink tea, you can use it to make tea. It's a good purple clay teapot made by a famous master. Just take a look. "
"I really don't know how." Four reiterated again. ,
"Look at how beautiful this purple clay teapot is. I specially bid for it for you. It's Chen Mingyuan's Three Friends Teapot, a rare treasure." As if he didn't understand Li Bing's words, he still insisted on carefully taking out a teapot from the box in his hand. "The shape of the teapot is like a twisted pine branch, the flow of the teapot is like a horizontal plum branch, and the lid is skillfully molded into a section of bamboo joint. What's more, there are two small squirrels in the small hole in the trunk."
Four replied, "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Dai Keming said proudly, "The auction price is only 340,000 pounds. Don't you think I picked up a bargain?"
Four still forced a smile and nodded, "It's a very nice teapot."
"So I gave it to you. Look at the signature, Chen Mingyuan, a master teapot maker in the Qing Dynasty." Dai Keming became more and more proud after receiving Four's praise.
"Thank you. I can't accept such an expensive thing. You can keep it." Four still refused.
"I specially bid for it for you. You don't have to be so polite." Dai Keming was very eager.
"I really don't need it."
"Take it." Dai Keming pushed the box in front of Four.
"No." Four pushed it back.
"Please accept it."
"I really can't accept it." Four was a little anxious.
"It's just a small token of my appreciation. I don't mean anything else." Dai Keming pushed the box back again.
"This pot is fake." Lao Si was really forced to the point where he had no other choice.
"Fake?" Dai Keming said with a smile, "Even if you don't want to accept it, you don't have to find such a lame reason."
"Because there's only one real one in existence."
"Yes." Dai Keming said confidently, "It's this one."
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