Li Yi wanted to free her hand, but her efforts were in vain. She could only ask, "Auntie, you must have touched many people's hands, right?"
Jin Yi smiled and said, "I've touched more hands than you've ever seen, and the dirt I've rubbed off is more than the rice you've eaten!"
"You're really good with words. Do you want me to eat rice in the future …" Li He was disgusted by Jin Yi's words. He pulled Li Yi over and said, "Daughter, stay away from your auntie."
"You're the one who's good with words." Jin Yi didn't let Li Yi go. She patted her head and continued to ask He Fang, "Do you guys go back and forth like this every day? Don't you have a school bus? "
"There is a school bus, but it only sends students near the school district. We don't live in that district, so we can't send them." He Fang pulled Jin Yi to sit down, then pointed to a tall man beside her and asked with a smile, "Aren't you going to introduce him?"
Jin Yi smiled and said, "This is my husband, Gao Jianping."
"Please sit down." Li He invited Cai Zhenglin to sit down. He didn't care about the look He Fang was giving him. He just smiled and asked Gao Jianping, "Are you classmates in America?"
"Yes." Gao Jianping was a little uncomfortable under He Fang's gaze, so he answered Li He absent-mindedly, "We're both from MIT, but I'm two years ahead of her. She's studying physics, and I'm studying anthropology."
"You didn't bring the child?" He Fang asked.
Jin Yi said, "It's windy and cold, so I didn't dare to bring him out. My parents are helping me take care of him."
She straightened her body, looked at Li Yi, and said with a smile, "My son is one year older than your daughter, and he's very mischievous. Sometimes I'm so angry that I don't know what to do. He's just a kid, and I can't bear to hit him."
"That's right. My elder brother is too honest, and my younger brother is too naughty. I want to swap the temper of the two siblings. I want to fight too, but his father is protecting him, so I can't do anything about it." He Fang chatted with Jin Yi for a while, then asked, "Are you here to visit your family, or are you planning to stay here forever?"
Jin Yi sighed as she continued, "To tell you the truth, I heard that the country has changed a lot in the past two years, so I wanted to come back to take a look. If there's a suitable opportunity, it's not impossible to stay and develop here. But you might not understand. I'm used to living abroad, so I can't adapt to it when I'm back.
Let's not talk about our lives first. Let's talk about our relationships. Other than our parents, everyone from taxi drivers to relatives and neighbors can ask personal questions in the first three rounds of a conversation. I feel a lot of pressure in this gossipy society. "
"That's true." He Fang expressed his understanding and did not think that she was being pretentious.
Jin Yi said, "At this stage of returning, everyone's thoughts and the rules here are different from what they were familiar with before. I can't accept everyone seeing me as a monster anymore. Do you understand what I mean? "
"How can I not understand?" He Fang said with a smile, "In the eyes of many people, we are a group of people who have become stupid from studying too much. We don't even know the ways of the world."
Jin Yi nodded, "That's the truth. Actually, after thinking about it, my pursuit of life is quite simple. Respect for people, a healthy diet, a regular schedule, two hours of exercise a day, and I don't have to worry about clothes and clothes. After all, I'm just an ordinary person."
"Who isn't an ordinary person? Everyone wants to live their own life. We can't worry about the world's affairs. We can live however we want." Li He turned his head and said to Gao Jianping, "Don't be shy. Have some tea."
"Thank you." Gao Jianping raised his cup to Li He and took a sip.
He Fang peeled an apple for Jin Yi and then said, "Since you're back, stay for a few more days. My house is big, so come over. I'll call a few classmates who are at home, and let's have a good gathering."
Jin Yi said with a smile, "That won't do. Both of us have jobs. It'll be inappropriate if we don't leave now."
"Then we can't leave tonight, right? I remember that you're a good drinker. Let's drink tonight and let those men stare at us helplessly. "He Fang didn't insist anymore," Sit down, I'll cook. "
"Let me help you." Jin Yi followed He Fang to the kitchen.
Only Li He and Gao Jianping were left in the living room.
Gao Jianping looked in the direction of the kitchen and then smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect to see you here. Thank you."
Li He said lightly, "There's nothing to thank me for. We don't want to expose you and embarrass Jin Yi, and we don't want to see her sad."
He felt very complicated at the moment.
Gao Jianping sighed and said, "No matter what, I owe you a favor."
"You still remember me?" Li He still poured him tea politely.
Gao Jianping sighed and said, "How can I not remember? That was my parents' house. I was forced to sell it to you, and my heart was very painful.
I went to see it, and the house was still empty. If I said that I want to buy it back now, would you agree? "
Li He smiled and shook his head, "You know the result, why ask?"
"I'll pay a high price …" Gao Jianping regretted as soon as he said it. He then sighed and said, "I forgot, you don't lack money. I'm overestimating myself by mentioning money in front of you."
"This has nothing to do with money." Li He rejected the cigarette he offered. "I quit smoking."
"How is she? After I came back, I asked around about her, but I didn't see her. I heard that she gave birth to a boy, but it's definitely not mine. "Gao Jianping said with certainty.
"Yes." Li He didn't deny it.
"Married?" Gao Jianping asked.
"No." From Gao Jianping's tone, Li He couldn't hear any concern. It was purely curiosity. "You don't feel guilty?"
"Guilty? Since the two of us aren't suitable for each other, why do we force it out? " Gao Jianping couldn't help but light the cigarette. He exhaled smoke from his mouth and said, "Actually, it's not good for anyone to drag it out. Instead of that, it's better to cut the Gordian knot and go our separate ways."
Li He stared at him and said, "I can keep it a secret for you, but please treat Jinyi well. Otherwise, we won't be able to talk so nicely."
"Is it wrong for a person to even initiate a breakup in your eyes? Do I not look like a good person to you? " Gao Jianping didn't avoid Li He's aggressive gaze. "Since you don't love each other anymore, why can't you break up? Many people are afraid of being called a heartbreaker, so they choose to endure it. They don't have the courage to say what they really think, and in the end, they spend their time and youth in this relationship that makes them extremely tired.
Any reluctance and compromise will not only hurt the person involved, but it may also affect both families, or even the next generation. In the end, the price to pay is too high. "
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