Since he had made up his mind to go home, Li He asked Dong Hao to buy a plane ticket. He also asked them to buy a ticket for him.
Dong Hao said, "I'll go with you. We can take care of each other on the way back."
Li He thought for a moment and said, "Just send us to the provincial capital. You can take the plane home from there. Someone will pick you up for the rest of the way."
"Okay."
Dong Hao and Zhang Bing looked at each other and did not refuse.
"Are Old Ding and Old Wan still at my hometown?" Li He remembered that Ding Shiping and Wan Liangyou had sent his mother back to their hometown. He wondered if they were still there.
Zhang Bing said, "They are. Brother Ding called me the day before yesterday and said that he drinks with your brother every day and drinks every three days."
Li He said, "Then give him a call and ask him to go back for the New Year."
Zhang Bing was surprised. "Then you won't have anyone by your side."
They were willing to go back for the New Year because Ding Shiping and Zhang Bing were there.
"I can get hundreds of people with just a wave of my hand in my territory. Why would I need you to follow me? You have to go back for the New Year yourself." Li He was not bragging. He was still in charge of his territory. Whether it was in the county or in town, he could do whatever he wanted.
Dong Hao and Zhang Bing thought about it and no longer objected. After all, Li He was right.
Li He went back to his room to sleep. When he woke up, it was still snowing outside. According to the newspapers and TV, this was a rare snowfall.
This cold wave even affected the southernmost part of China. Even Kunming, which was usually spring, was covered in heavy snow.
When he came back, He Fang naturally made a lot of delicious dishes. Even the wine was prepared.
"Oh, right. Fu Xia gave birth." He Fang turned her back to Li He and fed Li Yi. "Sit properly or Mom will hit you."
"Okay." Li He's hand trembled and the wine spilled.
"Is it dirty?" When He Fang turned around, she saw him licking the spilled wine on the table. The corner of her eyes twitched, and she wiped it clean with a rag.
"Hey, don't waste it." Li He wasn't very happy. He looked at the liquor dripping into the dustbin with heartache.
"You can do it, okay? Don't be so disgusting." He Fang poured him another glass.
"She gave birth just like that?" Li He drank the wine and asked casually.
He Fang said, "That's right. It's a chubby boy. I went to the hospital when I gave birth. It's a boy. He's pretty heavy. He's seven pounds and one tael. He's chubby."
Li He smiled and said, "That's good. Where is he now?"
"She's resting at home. She found an auntie, and Sister Chang occasionally takes care of her."
"I'll go take a look later."
"We should go and take a look. Which bastard do you think is so irresponsible?"
"Why are you staring at me?" Li He said with a straight face. "How would I know!"
In the face of the threat of extremism, would she be able to hold on to her belief in freedom? Would she waver and become weak?
Please, there's no such thing as wavering or weakness. She would have been scared to death, okay?
He Fang sighed and said, "Hey, this girl is too reckless. She'll suffer in the future."
"Miss He, can you tip me some money for cigarettes?" After dinner, Li He put on his coat. When he touched his pocket, he found that the money inside had already been emptied.
"Why are you wearing dirty clothes?" He Fang took the money from the drawer and gave it to him.
"I'll change it when I come back tonight." Li He put the money in his pocket and walked towards Fu Xia's house.
At the door of Fu Xia's house, he hesitated for a moment. After finishing a cigarette, he gritted his teeth and pushed the door open.
"You are?" A woman looked at him.
"I'm Fu Xia's friend." Li He shook off the snow on his body and went straight into the central room.
"Oh, the mother and daughter are asleep." The woman stopped Li He.
"Then I'll come tomorrow." Li He didn't want to disturb them, so he turned to leave.
"Sister Niu, who is it?" Fu Xia's voice came from the room.
"It's me." Li He answered before the woman could.
"Brother?" The voice in the room was full of surprise. "Come in."
"Don't get up. It's cold on the floor." Li He saw that she was about to get off the bed and held her down.
"There's no need. There's enough heating in the room. If I continue to sleep, I'll be a pig. I was just coaxing the child. How can I sleep so early?" Fu Xia insisted on getting off the bed in her pajamas. She looked at the bed and smiled. "That's a real pig. It can sleep very well."
"Children sleep well." Li He wanted to look at the little ball on the bed but didn't dare to.
"Warm your hands with the teacup." Fu Xia handed the brewed tea to Li He and then closed the door.
"Are you all right? If you need anything, just tell me. " Li He took the tea nervously. When he touched her hand, he frowned and asked, "Why is your hand so cold?"
"It's fine. It's fine as long as it's hot." Fu Xia also made herself a cup of brown sugar water and held it in her hands. "Do you want to see him? He's very obedient. He doesn't cry much. He only roars when he's hungry or when he needs to change his diapers. "
Li He smiled and said, "I won't disturb him since he's asleep, or else I'll have to coax him again."
He placed the teacup on the table and moved closer to the child. It felt a little unreal.
"Give him a name. Let's make his surname Fu." A hint of disappointment flashed across Fu Xia's eyes, and then she was once again filled with anticipation.
"Let's call him Fu Yao." Li He had already begun to think of a name on the way here. However, when Fu Xia asked, he said it without hesitation.
"Yao?" Fu Xia was puzzled.
Li He smiled and said, "It's Yao. Yao means Gao Ye and Rao Ye."
Fu Xia said, "You know I'm not very cultured. Why are you still trying to be cultured with me?"
Li He said angrily, "You graduated from high school, right?"
Graduating from high school could at least be a cultured person.
"What word is that?" Fu Xia returned to the topic.
"Yao from Yao Shunyu. Do you understand now?"
"Fu Yao? That sounds good. Let's go with that. "Fu Xia didn't even have the slightest objection." Fu Yao, Fu Yao … "
She repeated it several times. The more she said it, the better it sounded.
"Why don't you think of another nickname for him?" Li He also felt that his naming skills had improved.
Fu Xia suddenly had an idea. "Then let's call him Yao Yao from now on? That sounds good too. "
"Sounds good." Li He also thought it was good. "Rest well after the New Year and take care of the child. Don't go to Xianghe. Leave the things you can do to others."
Fu Xia shook her head. "I know. Don't worry. I'll stay in Xianghe from now on. I'm not coming back."
Li He asked, "Why? After all, the conditions here are better. "
"It's because the conditions here are better that I came back to have a child." Fu Xia continued, "If I stay here, I'll feel sorry for Sister He. I'll feel better if I stay away."
"Sigh." Li He scratched his head and didn't know what to say.
"Also, you didn't realize that the child's face is a bit like yours, especially his eyes and nose. If he grows up … "Fu Xia finally said her worries.
So, she felt that it was best not to see him for the rest of her life.
"This is really …" Li He looked at the child and realized that the small eyes and small nose really did look similar to him. However, those who did not know the inside story would never compare the two of them. Only those who had ulterior motives would purposely compare the two. The more they compared, the more similar they felt. Of course, most of the time, it was just a psychological factor.
That night, he couldn't sleep. He thought about the second half of the night and could only go wherever he wanted.
For the next few days, the family began to buy a lot of things to bring back to their hometown. When they were free, they also went to Fu Xia's house to play with the child. The love in his bones couldn't be lost. After all, he was his child.
"Auntie, do you want to go back with us for the New Year?" Before returning to their hometown, Li He also asked Old Madam He politely.
"I've been with Longzi and the others. Go back and send my regards to your mother." Old Madam He smiled contentedly. She had a son herself. Even if her son-in-law was here, she couldn't spend the New Year with her son-in-law.
Usually, she could find an excuse to take care of her daughter's child. But it would be inappropriate to spend the New Year here.
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