Li Zhichao and the other two stood up awkwardly. This was especially true for Li Zhichao. This so-called "New Year's greeting" was for Ding Yijing. Even the host had left, so how could he have the nerve to stay? He could only leave reluctantly.
Mother Ding stopped Li Zhichao and said, "Li Zhichao, come with me. I have something to ask you." She turned around and walked into the bedroom. Li Zhichao was very puzzled, but he obediently followed her in.
Mother Ding waited for him to enter the room before closing the door. She frowned and asked, "What's going on between Jing Jing and Li Rui?" Li Zhichao scratched his head and said, "I'm not too sure either. It seems … it seems that the two of them were close when they were in school. Now … they're quite close again, but I'm not sure what their relationship is. Jing Jing has never told me." Mother Ding stared at him and asked, "Then what's going on between you and Jing Jing?" Li Zhichao's face heated up as he smiled and said, "I … I don't have anything going on with Jing Jing. I … I'm just old classmates with her." Mother Ding clearly wasn't so easily fooled. Her face sank and she said, "You're lying to me?" Li Zhichao hurriedly said, "How could that be? I'd never dare to lie to you, auntie.
Hehe. "Mother Ding snorted," Don't think I don't know that you've been pestering Jing Jing to call her every day to harass her. Do you like her? " Li Zhichao laughed and said, "I … I just like to chat with her. I … I don't have any other intentions." Mother Ding said, "I don't have any other intentions by telling you this. As a mother, I just want my daughter to have a good home. If Jing Jing is close to Li Rui, then I'll set them up. You should stop pestering her in the future. Otherwise, it won't be nice. But what did Jing Jing mean by that? She doesn't want to marry Li Rui anymore? Isn't Li Rui also single? They divorced one after the other. Aren't they a perfect match? What does she mean? "Li Zhichao shook his head foolishly and said," I don't know. Who … who knows what they're thinking? "Mother Ding hatefully said," They really make people worry! "
Li Zhichao smiled and said, "Auntie, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Mrs. Ding's sharp eyes swept over his face and asked, "What does Li Rui do?" Li Zhichao said, "Ah? Didn't I just say that he works in the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee? He's a civil servant, and he's the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. "Mrs. Ding sneered." But he told me himself that he's a businessman. Which one of you is deceiving me? "Li Zhichao called out," It must be him, he is deceiving you. Damn, when did he ever do business? He used to work at the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau. Later, he was transferred to the Municipal Party Committee. Then, he got lucky and became the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. "Mrs. Ding's face was cloudy and uncertain. After a while, she asked," Then whose BMW did he drive? Did he buy it himself? "
Li Zhichao was stunned and said, "When did he get a BMW? How come I didn't know? He … his family isn't very rich. Even if he made a fortune, it's impossible for him to suddenly have the money to buy a BMW, right? "Mrs. Ding gritted her teeth and said," He dared to deceive me, he dared to deceive me! What kind of heart does he have? " Li Zhichao didn't dare to answer and asked tentatively, "You … you know that he and Jingjing are … good?" Mrs. Ding angrily snorted. "Not only do I know, I saw it twice. They were hugging and nibbling in the small park and threw our family members into the neighborhood …" Speaking up to this point, she realized that it wasn't good for her to talk about her daughter's private matters in front of outsiders. She quickly closed her mouth, but she was so angry that she had a headache. In her heart, she wished that Li Rui would die.
Li Zhichao's heart ached and he asked, "What? They were hugging and nibbling? What were they nibbling on? " Mrs. Ding rolled her eyes at him as if to say that he still had to ask such a stupid question. What could a man and a woman hugging and nibbling?
Li Zhichao was completely stunned. His heart was sour, bitter, and painful. He could accept that Ding Yijing was intimate with her husband, but he definitely couldn't accept that she was intimate with Li Rui. What right did Li Rui have to be intimate with her? What right did he have to be intimate with her? They were all old classmates and grew up together. They had peed in the same toilet and taken an exam in the same classroom. What was the difference? Wasn't he just a little more handsome? But could being handsome be used as a meal? What right did he have to be intimate with her?
"Damn it, he has already kissed Ding Yijing! Damn it, I haven't even touched her hand! "
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. The angrier he got, the more he thought about it. He even imagined the scene of Li Rui and Ding Yijing going to the hotel. His two big hands were tightly clenched into fists. If Li Rui was in front of him, even if he had helped him, he would beat him up first.
"Motherf * cker, motherf * cker!"
After leaving the Ding family, Li Zhichao fiercely punched the trunk of a Dragon Claw Scholar tree and cursed, "If I don't f * cking kill him, my surname is not Li!" Zhang Bing sensitively asked, "Boss, who do you want to kill?" Li Zhichao gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Who else can it be? It's that guy surnamed Li. "Zhang Bing lost his voice and said," Li Rui? "Li Zhichao said angrily," Of course it's him! Damn it, among us old classmates, who doesn't know that I like Ding Yijing? He pretended to be stupid and kept seducing Ding Yijing. He even dared to hug and kiss her. If I don't kill him, I swear I'm not human! " Zhang Bing heard this and said, "That's true. Who doesn't know that you are pursuing Ding Yijing? But he used to be Ding Yijing's deskmate in school and shamelessly fought with you. It's time to teach him a lesson. "
Yu Zhen was confused and looked at Zhang Bing. He remembered that last time when they had dinner, this guy said that he wanted to get close to Li Rui. How come he returned to the old class monitor's side after the New Year? Could it be that Li Rui didn't take him in? That was possible. Li Rui had been promoted and made a fortune. His standards were higher and he no longer looked down on these old classmates. Luckily, he didn't listen to him and didn't try to suck up to Li Rui's cold ass.
He asked Li Zhichao, "You tell us how to teach Li Rui a lesson. We will listen to you. F * ck, all the beauties were taken by him. I don't like him for a long time. "
When Li Rui and Lu Qingman finished their trip to Phuket and returned to the provincial capital, it was already the fifth day of the New Year. The next day, on the morning of the sixth day of the New Year, Lu Zhouxing took the two of them to the Beigangzi Cemetery in the northern suburbs of the provincial capital to pay respects to Lu Qingman's deceased mother, Du Huilan.
In China's customs, there were three or four days a year to pay respects to the graves and ancestors. The three most well-known days were Qingming, July 15th, and the third day of the New Year. Among them, in the northern tradition, July 15th and the third day of the New Year were the two Ghost Festivals. The Ghost Festival, as the name implied, was a festival for ghosts. Every year, on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month or the third day of the new year, the Gates of Hell would open, and the wandering souls and ghosts of the netherworld would run out. They could travel the mortal world for a period of time and receive the worship of their descendants. Therefore, at this time, people would burn paper money, offer food, and even perform rituals to satisfy the various needs of the ghosts and pray for them to protect the living. To put it bluntly, it was an excuse to show their respect and longing for their ancestors.
Originally, Li Rui and Lu Qingman only needed to pay respects to Du Huilan at home during the New Year's Eve and the third day of the New Year, and then go to the grave during the Qingming Festival. However, Li Ruixin felt that since he had already married Qingman, as the son-in-law of the Lu Family, no matter what, he should pay respects to his deceased mother-in-law. After all, he had married her heart and soul. He had to let her soul in heaven know that she had a son-in-law, Li Rui.
Lu Zhouxing appreciated Li Rui's request very much. Although he did not say anything, in his heart, he already recognized him as a sensible and well-behaved child. Just from this point alone, he was much, much better than Lu Qingman's ex-husband, Gao Dongdong. During Gao Dongdong's marriage to Lu Qingman, he had never mentioned paying respects to his deceased mother-in-law. He did not even have any feelings of respect or love for his own mother, Hao Yalan.
Humans were all afraid of comparison. The more they compared themselves, the more they could see a person's strengths and weaknesses.
On the sixth day of the New Year, if it were any other family, they would be enjoying the joy and relaxation of the New Year. However, the Lu Family was walking in the bleak Bei Gangzi Cemetery with tombstones everywhere. Two days ago, there had been a light snowfall. The hillside was covered with shining white snowflakes. The small stone path up the mountain was even frozen. If one was not careful, they would slip and fall. Lu Qingman tightly hugged her father, Lu Zhouxing's arm, and slowly climbed up the mountain. Li Rui followed behind the father and daughter, paying close attention to their feet, ready to rescue them at any time.
When they arrived in front of Du Huilan's tombstone, the three of them stopped. Lu Zhouxing stood facing the wind and looked at the tombstone without saying a word. His face was filled with sorrow for the person in the grave. Lu Qingman's eyes were red as she murmured, "Mom, I've come to see you!"
Li Rui squatted on the ground and took out the items for the ceremony from the bag one by one. He put them on a plate, stood them up, and lit them. He also took out a large stack of paper money and placed it at his feet. He solemnly looked at the name engraved on the tombstone and said in his heart, "Mom, I'll also call you mom. My name is Li Rui. I'm Qingman's husband. From now on, I'll be your son-in-law. I hope that your spirit in heaven will be happy and bless us, husband and wife, to live a better life. Don't worry, I'll definitely love Qingman and won't let her suffer. I'll kowtow to you. "After he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times.
Lu Zhouxing said weakly, "Huilan, look, your good son-in-law has come to see you. This is the son-in-law that Manman chose herself. What do you think? This young man is pretty good. You can rest assured that Manman will be with him. You also have to protect this young couple and let them live a healthy and happy life for the rest of their lives. "
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