"Let's not talk about this. It's all my fault." Li He suddenly thought of his son. "Why aren't you happy during the Spring Festival?"
Li Lan was unhappy when he heard that he was going to the Northeast. Even though he cried when his grandmother passed away, it was obviously not because of her.
"He didn't make it to the World Championship in Korea. Of course he's unhappy," He Fang smiled. "You know his personality. He won't say anything even if he feels wronged."
"I forgot about that. He was so busy at that stage. Who could care about that?" Li He felt sorry for his son for the first time.
He Fang said, "I told him that there's more than one competition. He still has a chance this year. Don't worry. He's still a kid. He'll be fine after this stage."
Li He thought about it and said, "Then let him go to any competition in the country this year. Don't stop him."
He had to think of a way to make it up to his son. As his father, he naturally wouldn't feel good if his son was unhappy.
"That's fine. He's not bad at cultural studies anyway." He Fang agreed. "I think it's better to let him go than to stop him. Let him do what he wants."
"What are we having for lunch?" Li He felt that this was an urgent question. He had to ask. Ever since his grandmother passed away, He Fang had been weak in everything she did. At first, he understood. He had been eating at Qiu Liang's stove for a few lunches. If it wasn't for the fact that the child was at home at night, he suspected that she wouldn't even know how to cook.
"No, I have to go to school. I have a meeting in the afternoon." He Fang looked at her wrist. "Why don't we go to a restaurant?"
"Isn't it better to have a candlelit lunch?" Li He shrugged.
"Boss, are you treating?" He Fang asked.
Li He said, "Don't be like this. I never carry money in my pocket."
"How dare you." He Fang shook her head helplessly. She picked up her bag and got into the car. She started the engine. "Get in."
"Headmaster He, your driving skills have improved." Li He put his hands behind his head and leaned back in his seat, looking very relaxed.
"If you ask me, I'm a veteran who has driven 200,000 kilometers," He Fang said proudly. "How about it? I'll show you how to drift."
"Please don't." Li He was so scared that he quickly fastened his seatbelt. "Take it easy. We won't be able to make it."
"Second Brother Li, I have to give you a compliment."
"What?"
"Your Northeastern dialect should be able to pass Level 4."
Li He rolled his eyes. "Stop talking nonsense."
He Fang usually spoke Mandarin no matter where she was, and she didn't have any accent. If one didn't know her well, they wouldn't be able to remember that she was from the Northeast, so her choice of words didn't affect him much. The ones who influenced him the most were Old Mrs. He, He Long's family, and even Dong Hao and Chen Youli.
A bunch of northeasterners surrounded him all day.
Unknowingly, he would always say some Northeastern dialect.
The car stopped at the entrance of a Hunan restaurant. After entering the restaurant, He Fang ordered the dishes without asking for Li He's opinion. She finished ordering quickly.
She took the initiative to drink, but Li He stopped her.
"Aren't Qiu Liang and Chen Pengfei following behind? What are you afraid of? Let them drive. "
She still insisted on opening two bottles of beer. For the first time, she took the initiative to give one to Li He.
"One bottle then." Li He filled her cup first.
When the dishes were served, He Fang pushed the braised pork in front of Li He and asked, "When was the last time we went out to eat alone?"
Ever since they had two children, the two of them didn't have a world to themselves. No matter what they did, they had to take the children with them, and they were the center of everything.
"I really can't remember." When He Fang suddenly brought it up, Li He realized that the two of them had been confined to their daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, and their children. They hadn't been to a restaurant alone for years. He said, "I'm sorry. I'll spend more time with you in the future."
"Here." He Fang took out a box from her bag and pushed it in front of him.
"What is it?" Li He was curious.
He Fang said, "Open it and take a look."
"Why are you giving me something for no reason?" Li He was curious.
"You idiot." He Fang smiled and said, "It's your birthday today."
"My birthday?" Li He was stunned. In his mind, there was no concept of birthday at all. He had never celebrated a birthday in his two lifetimes. He didn't even care about his wife and children's birthdays. Every year, Li Lan and Li Yi's birthday gifts were prepared by He Fang. "I'm not a child anymore. Why do you have to give me these things?"
"It's different. Today is your 40th birthday." He Fang gave him an encouraging look, hoping that he would open the box.
"I'm 40 …" Li He felt lost. "It's a nominal age."
He had already lived half of his life, but he didn't feel anything.
"Why? Are you afraid? "
"No." Li He shook his head. "Birth, old age, sickness, and death are all fated. I just hope that we can live a peaceful life."
He had been picked up from the streets in this life, and he had earned it anyway. Actually, after thinking it through, it didn't matter.
The most painful thing was that he couldn't tell anyone about this secret.
"Open it and see if you like it."
"Oh." Li He opened the box and saw that it was a wallet. "You don't have to be so polite. We've been married for so long."
He Fang said, "I only realized it after reading a book written by a Japanese author. He was right. Life must have a sense of ritual. A sense of ritual is a serious, respectful, respectful, and loving attitude towards life. In a boring life, dullness is the norm. You have to find a new way to get through the boring days. "
"I can't use the wallet either." Li He looked at the wallet in his hand, trying to hide the awkwardness on his face.
"You can put money in it. That way, you can treat me to dinner, a movie, and buy me flowers."
"Okay." Li He felt guilty. "Why don't I treat you to a movie tonight?"
The two of them hadn't had any romance. He hadn't even sent her a bouquet of flowers or watched a movie with her.
"Okay." She agreed quickly, but then she frowned and said, "We're going to a movie together. Are you going to leave the child at home at night? Let's wait until we have time. "
On the way, Li He used the excuse of going to the bathroom to find Qiu Liang at the next table. He sneakily asked for a stack of money. After dinner, he paid the bill under He Fang's watchful eyes.
"I said I'll treat you." He stuffed the remaining change into the wallet.
"Thank you." She laughed.
"Mrs. Li, please get in the car." Li He opened the car door for her.
"You're enlightened today." He Fang got in the car proudly.
"Drive slowly," Li He told Chen Pengfei, who was driving, and then said to He Fang, "Go to the office and rest for a while."
He Fang leaned against the car window and said, "Then drive slowly."
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