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Chapter 411, Wheat Ear's Love (Subscribe!)

The first call was to Song Yu.

The phone rang twice and then it was connected. It was Song Yu's aunt who answered the phone.

"Hello, hello." A voice came from the other end.

"Hello, I'm Song Yu, looking for Song Yu." Li Heng didn't know who the other person was for a moment, so he said in a formal manner.

"Are you Li Heng?" Song Yu's aunt asked uncertainly.

Li Heng glanced at the receiver in his hand and said, "Yes, it's me."

Aunt Song Yu seemed a little happy, "Wait a minute, she's next door."

"Okay, thank you." Li Heng responded politely and waited patiently.

After a while, Song Yu came over, followed by two girls. However, the two girls were stopped halfway by Song Yu's aunt and were not allowed to get too close.

"Auntie, who is looking for my cousin?" The girl who was stopped was very curious.

Song Yu's aunt looked at Song Yu and said with a smile, "Let's keep it secret for now."

Song Yu picked up the receiver on the coffee table, sat down and spoke: "Li Heng, are you still there?"

"Hey, I'm here." Li Heng felt inexplicably happy after not hearing her voice for a long time.

Song Yu asked: "Where are you?"

Li Heng said, "Shao City, near the entrance of No. 1 Middle School. I went to your house with great joy to look for you, but unfortunately the door was closed and I couldn't find you."

Song Yu told him: "I didn't go back to Shao City during the summer vacation. I went straight back to Dongting Lake."

Li Heng suddenly whispered, "I miss you."

Song Yu looked up and looked around, then hummed softly.

"You have to say you heard it." Li Heng requested.

Song Yu smiled faintly and said nothing.

Li Heng came again: "I miss you so much."

Song Yu smiled and agreed with him, "I heard it."

Li Heng asked cheerfully, "Did you receive the letter I wrote to you?"

Song Yu said, "I received it before the exam, and you wrote it again afterward?"

Li Heng said: "I sent it two days ago."

Song Yu estimated: "It may take a few more days."

"When you receive the reply, please return to the address in Lushan Village. I have to go to Shanghai in two days for something." Li Heng said.

Song Yu thought about it and said yes.

Li Heng asked: "Hey, why is it so noisy over there?"

Song Yu said: "All the relatives have returned these past two days, so it's quite lively. There are people celebrating the Buddha next door."

I see. Why is there so much noise? After chatting for about 10 minutes, Li Heng got down to business: "Are you still home in August?"

Song Yu said: "He should be there."

Li Heng said: "Please warmly invite me to visit you at Dongting Lake. I will make time for you then."

Song Yu smiled, remembered the agreement last year, and said quietly: "Come on."

Then she added: "Don't buy too many gifts."

Li Heng said: "We'll talk about whether it's a gift or not later, but I ran into Sun Manning today, and she also clamored to come over."

Song Yu said: "Then bring her here."

Li Heng complained deliberately: "Actually, I am not very willing to do this. Bringing a light bulb in broad daylight will affect my pursuit of you. How about you help me reject it?"

Song Yu was silent after hearing this, then she stroked her hair by her ears with her right hand and asked him, "When will you guys come over so I can pick you up?"

Li Heng calculated the date and said, "It may be around the 10th, but it's hard to say exactly. I'll call you before I come."

Song Yu agreed.

The phone call lasted a long time. The two people, who had not spoken for a long time, chatted about a lot of trivial matters in life before hanging up.

As soon as her niece put the receiver back, Aunt Song Yu ran over and asked, "Will he come over during the summer vacation?"

Song Yu hummed, "Come."

Sister Song Yu looked expectant: "When?"

Song Yu said: "He is quite busy, so he may go around the 10th of next month."

Song Yu's aunt immediately said, "I will drive you to the station to pick him up when the time comes."

Song Yu felt helpless. She knew what her aunt was planning, but since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to accept it.

Aunt Song Yu put her arm around her niece's shoulders and said, "Let's go tell your parents the good news."

Good news?

Song Yu, who has a graceful temperament, does not think that her parents will like this news very much. From some past signs, it can be seen that her mother admires Li Heng's talent very much, but criticizes his private life.

Sometimes she thought: If Xiao Han and Chen Zijin did not exist, she might not have refused his pursuit, and her mother would not have had any rejection and would have blessed the two of them.

After making the first call, Li Heng took a moment to calm down and then called Zijin.

In the end, it was Zhong Lan who answered the phone.

Both of them were surprised to hear each other's voices, and then there was silence. One asked, "Auntie, is Zijin here?", and the other mechanically answered without any emotion, "Not at home." And then nothing happened, and they both hung up the phone.

The call lasted less than 15 seconds, which can be said to be extremely fast.

For the third call, he chose to make Wei Xiaozhu.

Since I couldn't remember the number, I had to take out the small notebook with phone numbers from my bag, turned to the latest page, and the name Wei Xiaozhu appeared at the top of the page.

After silently reciting the landline number, Li Heng dialed it. This time it went smoothly and the call went through quickly.

"Hello, who is this?" A middle-aged female voice came from the phone.

Li Heng said, "Auntie, I'm Wei Xiaozhu's college friend. Is she here? I need to talk to her about something."

Mother Wei hesitated for a moment and asked, "What's your name?"

Li Heng said: "Li Heng."

Upon hearing this, Wei's mother felt that the name sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it all of a sudden. So she covered the receiver with her hand and whispered to her husband who happened to be resting at home, "Have you heard of a person named Li Heng? The other party claimed to be my daughter's college friend."

Father Wei was lighting a cigarette, and when he heard this, he stopped and asked, "From Fudan University?"

Mother Wei nodded.

Wei's father reminded: "Is it the one who appeared on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Mother Wei suddenly remembered and said into the receiver, "Wait a moment. Xiaozhu is playing outside. I'll go call her."

"Hey, thank you, Auntie." Li Heng didn't mind these few dollars, he had the patience to wait.

After waiting for about a minute, the receiver fell into Wei Xiaozhu's hands. "Li Heng, sorry to have kept you waiting."

"No, I'm sorry to waste your time." Li Heng replied politely.

Wei Xiaozhu glanced at her parents and asked openly, "When will you come over?"

Li Heng said: "On the 12th, are you and your aunt free that day?"

Wei Xiaozhu thought for a moment and said, "There should be time. My aunt is resting at home these days and there is nothing important to do."

"Okay, then please talk to her." Li Heng said in a very good tone.

"okay."

Due to the presence of his parents, Wei Xiaozhu did not talk about any topics other than business, and after he finished speaking, he found an opportunity to end the call.

When her daughter put the receiver back, Wei's mother couldn't help but ask, "The one that plays "Original Scenery of Hometown" with the ocarina?"

Wei Xiaozhu smiled and nodded, "It's him."

Wei's mother asked again: "What does he want to see you and your aunt about?"

Seeing that her mother was curious, Wei Xiaozhu did not hide anything and briefly told her about Li Heng's aunt.

After listening to this, Father Wei said while smoking, "I seem to have heard your aunt mention this some time ago."

After paying the phone bill, Li Heng bought two ice creams and went to find Sun Manning under the willow tree by the river.

The girl was about to complain, but when she saw the ice cream handed over, she immediately changed her tone with a smile: "Song Yu is so lucky to have you call for so long."

Li Heng ignored the girl's probing, looked at his watch and said, "It's almost 10 o'clock, let's go."

Sun Manning jumped up and down and asked, "You're about to meet the beloved Mai Sui. Are you excited?"

Li Heng smiled and said, "Not bad."

Then he asked, "The boy who chatted with you by the river just now looked familiar. Is he a suitor?"

"Oh my God! Are your eyes under your butt? You're so ugly! How could I like you?" Sun Manning was very dissatisfied.

Li Heng laughed: "I'm not as ugly as you say, I just have some acne."

Chatting about daily life, the two walked through the teachers' college and soon arrived at the South City Park.

"You wait here, I'll go to her uncle's house to visit. Sometimes when she comes to Shao City, she will go to her uncle's house." Sun Manning said this while looking at the police station across the street.

Li Heng sat down on a stone bench in the park and said, "Go ahead, come back soon."

This girl left, and this girl came back. In less than 5 minutes, she came running over and said, "Mai Sui has been here. She went to her grandmother's house half an hour ago. Her aunt told me."

Hearing this, the two of them left Chengnan Park and walked towards Hongqi Road. They went down the gentle slope and crossed the intersection. Li Heng stopped under the shade of a tree on the right side of a three-story building and said, "I'll wait for you here."

"I'm planning to sit over at Mai Sui's grandmother's house. It's so hot, why don't you go up and sit for a while? Her grandmother's house has air conditioning!" Sun Manning asked jokingly.

Li Heng looked up and said, "I didn't buy any gifts, so forget it this time. You can go up and sit on your seat, and call Mai Sui down."

"Hmph! A heartless, inhuman guy who forgets his principles for the sake of beauty!" Sun Manning walked away arrogantly.

As soon as she entered the house, her grandmother saw her and greeted her kindly: "Manning, come and find Sui Sui."

"That's right. Grandma, where are the wheat ears?" Sun Manning asked, looking around.

Grandma pointed to the shower in the backyard, "She's taking a shower."

Sun Manning muttered to herself as she came to the bathroom door in the backyard, knocked on the door and shouted, "Wheat Ear! Wheat Ear!"

The sound of water inside stopped, and Mai Sui opened the door, "Manning, you're here."

"Have you finished your shower? Putting on makeup?" Sun Manning poked her head in.

"I'm not wearing any makeup, I'm just taking care of my skin. The weather outside is too dry today." said Mai Sui.

"Tell me, why are you taking a shower and cleaning yourself up at this time? Is it so that you can meet someone? Is it so that you can hug someone?" Sun Manning acted as the spy chief, his eyes flashing non-stop.

Mai Sui's face got a little hot, but she still reacted: "Have you seen Li Heng? Did he come with us?"

"Oh! You are really sensitive to someone! You noticed it as soon as I casually revealed a flaw." Sun Manning teased.

Mai Sui asked, "Where is he?"

"It's boring. Why is he so smart?" Sun Manning pouted. "He was outside the house. I called him in, but he said he didn't bring any gifts, so he didn't dare to come in."

Hearing this, Mai Sui no longer cared about taking care of her skin and walked out of the shower room: "I'll go call him."

"What are you shouting for? Doesn't he want to go to Shaodong with you? Why don't you just go?" Sun Manning asked.

Mai Sui pondered for two seconds, then turned around and walked upstairs: "That's fine, I'll go get the bag."

Sun Manning followed happily: "Will you take me with you? I'm too bored at home alone."

Mai Sui smiled and said, "I've already told my family that you'll be there today."

"Haha! Let's just kiss each other." Sun Manning raised her fist, very happy.

Then the girl patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm definitely sensible. It won't affect your date. On the contrary, I can help you cover up."

In fact, Mai Sui had already had this idea, so he told Manning in advance that Li Heng was going to Shaodong, just because he calculated that Manning would go with him.

If you bring a boy back to your hometown alone, not to mention whether your parents will be suspicious behind your back, the neighbors will definitely talk about it.

If she brought a man and a woman home, all the gossip would be stopped. Anyway, it was no secret to Manning that she loved him, so she didn't have much to hide. She had thought about it. If Manning was slow to react, she would directly invite Manning to go to Shaodong together.

After getting the things, Mai Sui first called home and then walked out.

"Sui Sui, where are you going?" Seeing that her granddaughter was about to leave shortly after arriving, the grandmother asked from behind.

Wheat Ear said, "Grandma, Manning and I are going to go out and play for a while."

"Will you come back for lunch then?"

"No, I'm going back to Shaodong this afternoon."

Sun Manning and Mai Sui have been classmates since elementary school. Over the years, they often came to Mai Sui's house to play. Grandma didn't suspect anything and just let them go.

Mai Sui came out first, looked around, and after a long time he found Li Heng hiding under a loquat tree to enjoy the cool air.

She walked over quickly with an umbrella, and stood two steps in front of him, with a gentle smile on her face.

After looking at each other for a while, she said, "You are here."

"Ah."

The warm eye contact was broken. Li Heng took a step forward, then another step forward, wanting to reach out and pull her.

"Oh hum!" Sun Manning behind them deliberately made a sound, interrupting the interaction between the two.

Li Heng and Mai Sui turned their heads to look at her.

Sun Manning put her hands behind her back and looked up at the sky: "Are you sure you want to be intimate on this busy street? Grandma Mai Sui's house is right next to it. If I were you, I would hide in the alley behind you."

"You think too much."

Li Heng was speechless. He continued to reach out and grab Mai Sui's wrist and walked away.

Mai Sui looked at his profile, smiled tenderly, and quickly followed.

"Oh, this girl is hopeless." Sun Manning sighed silently behind her.

After leaving grandma's home, the three of them took a bus directly to the bus station. This time they were lucky as they got a bus to Shaodong not long after entering the station.

Maybe it was because it was too hot at noon in the summer, there were not many people on the bus. Including the driver and the conductor, there were only 7 people in total.

The four drivers were gathered in the front.

Li Heng and Mai Sui looked at each other and tacitly chose to sit at the back of the bus in order to get some quiet time.

Sun Manning sat in the front row, opened the window, and half of her head was out to enjoy the scenery along the way. The main point was that you guys can talk about your feelings, don't worry about me, just treat me as air.

When the car drove out of Shao City, Mai Sui subconsciously looked ahead and saw the driver and others chatting. She took out a handkerchief from her bag and helped him wipe the sweat off his face, first his forehead and then his face.

She said softly, "Thank you for running so far in such hot weather."

Li Heng said: "Actually, I came here yesterday."

Mai Sui asked, "Did you stay at Teacher Wang's house last night?"

Li Heng is right.

Mai Sui asked with concern, "How is Teacher Wang's mental state? The news that her mother was poisoned has spread to Shaodong."

Li Heng was a little surprised: "It spread so far?"

"Well, I heard the neighbors talking about this yesterday. They said the murderer was caught, and everyone was discussing what the sentence would be?" Seeing Li Heng's curious face, Mai Sui catered to his curiosity and said a lot.

The distance from Shao City to Shaodong is just over 30 kilometers, and it only takes less than two hours to reach the station by taking a medium-speed bus.

"Mai Sui, your father is over there. I saw your father." Sun Manning was sharp-eyed and saw Mai Dong in the crowd as soon as she got off the car.

At this time, Maidong was smoking and chatting with a group of people, and he would look towards the entrance from time to time.

Suddenly, Maidong saw the bus from Shaoyang to Shaodong. Calculating the time, he realized this was the bus. He said goodbye to his friends immediately, ran to buy a few bottles of frozen soda, and then quickly walked towards the three people.

"Li Heng, Manning, you are here."

Mai Dong was very enthusiastic and handed over three bottles of soda: "This damn weather is so hot, come, have some ice soda to cool down."

"Thank you, uncle." Li Heng took it, thanked him politely, and started drinking without hesitation.

After he had a few sips, Mai Dong, who had been chatting with his daughter and Sun Manning, immediately said, "Don't stand there for now. Let's go home. We have prepared food for you at home."

After leaving the station, the three of them got into a minivan. The minivan looked a bit new, probably bought less than half a year ago.

It is said that the fake goods of Shaodong are well-known throughout the country. Many local people in Shao City will scold others when they are angry: You are a Shaodong product. Li Heng looked at the surrounding streets and felt that the prosperity was no less than that of the urban area of ​​Shao City.

Seeing that Li Heng was interested, Maidong introduced the surrounding area while driving, and they chatted like this for about 15 minutes before arriving at Mai Sui's house.

A four-story building inlaid with tiles facing the street is very eye-catching, demonstrating the wealth of the Mai family.

There are two factories 200 meters behind the small building, one is a hardware factory and the other is a clothing processing factory, both of which are Mai family’s industries.

The first floor has three storefronts for business, while the Mai family mainly lives on the second and third floors.

Then he went up to the second floor and met Mai Sui’s grandparents and mother.

"Li Heng, I haven't seen you for half a year. You look more energetic than before." Mother Mai smiled and poured him a cup of herbal tea.

Li Heng took the tea: "Thank you for the compliment, Auntie."

Sun Manning leaned over and asked with a smile: "Auntie, why don't you praise me?"

"Ha ha."

The whole family burst into laughter.

After greeting everyone, Mai Dong said, "Come on, come on, come to the table to eat first, otherwise the food will get cold. Let's eat and talk at the same time."

Mai's mother asked Li Heng: "Would you like to drink some wine?"

It seemed that Mai Dong drank some wine with every meal. Seeing that he was looking at him expectantly, Li Heng did not refuse, "Okay."

It was not some famous liquor, but the soju that the locals loved to drink. Mai's mother poured him a bowl of it.

Sun Manning also ordered a bowl and shouted carelessly: "Uncle, Li Heng, I will drink with you today."

At this time, Grandpa Mai Sui interrupted and said, "Pour me a bowl."

Mai Dong turned around and said, "Grandpa, the doctor said you should smoke and drink less."

Mr. Mai was skinny and skinny. He was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this: "I am already this old. What's the point of living if I can't smoke or drink? Fill it up for me!"

The old man had a loud voice, a straight back, and a very impressive posture, worthy of being a veteran who had retired from the battlefield.

Maidong looked at Grandma Mai, looking for help.

Unexpectedly, Grandma Mai shook her head, sighed and said, "Let him be."

After the mother-in-law let go, Mai's mother poured a bowl of wine for the father-in-law.

As the old saying goes, drink and talk happily, drink and talk happily. With wine to liven up the atmosphere, the table is always lively and the atmosphere is very good.

During this time, Mai Sui whispered to him, "Why don't you share some of the wine with me so I don't get drunk."

Li Heng blinked and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Your family is here, shall I return the drink I drank to you?"

Mai Sui understood what he meant in an instant, and her ears felt like they were on fire. Just one sentence was equivalent to kissing her for several minutes.

The wine was not given to him in the end, but Mai Sui didn't want to show excessive concern, so every time he picked up food for him, he would also pick up some food for Manning with his chopsticks.

Sun Manning wrinkled her nose and whispered in his ear, "You support a man and feed me like a pig. You are so partial. The dishes you put in his bowl are better than mine."

When Mai Sui took a look, he realized that it was true. He immediately smiled apologetically and picked some good dishes for his friend.

Mr. Mai liked Li Heng very much. He kept clinking bowls with him and asking him to drink and eat every one or two minutes, making it impossible for Li Heng to be lazy and order less wine.

Mai Sui wanted to stop Grandpa, but Grandpa was so happy for once that he gave up the idea.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion?
Every time he met Mr. Mai’s eyes, he inexplicably felt a sense of abruptness, as if the other person’s eyes were particularly cloudy, and his pupils were pale yellow, as if they were diffusing and out of focus.

Thinking about the fact that when I returned to Shao City, I encountered the death of my English teacher's mother. When I returned to the village, I encountered someone drinking pesticides and throwing it into the fish pond. I wonder if I will encounter such a weird thing when I come to Shaodong?
Li Heng felt sympathetic and really hoped that he was overthinking and had misjudged the issue.

Mai Dong is indeed the first generation of businessmen after the reform and opening up. He is flamboyant and eloquent. He never repeats the same topics at the table, and his tricks of persuading Li Heng to drink are also unique. Mai Sui tried to persuade his father several times but it was useless because Mai Dong was also drunk and treated Li Heng as a brother.

Seeing Mai Dong and Li Heng drinking arm in arm, Sun Manning laughed like crazy, and whispered to Mai Sui with a sly look in her eyes, "Did you hear that? Your dad calls Li Heng little brother. You have a new uncle now. You love your uncle."

Mai Sui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only watch Li Heng carefully.

The meal was festive and lasted for about an hour.

Maidong was drunk, very drunk.

Li Heng was also drunk and was helped by Mai Sui and Sun Manning into the bedroom on the third floor.

After sending Mai's mother away, Mai Sui first helped him take off his shoes, then fetched a basin of warm water, wet a towel, and bent down to wipe his body carefully.

He was really careful, even wiping the bends of his fingers and behind his ears.

Sun Manning looked at him with a sour look on her face. "Oh my God! Did you find a man? Or a man? Why are you so nice to him?"

Mai Suitou didn't even turn around, squatting on the ground to wash his feet: "He likes to be clean."

Sun Manning gestured with her hands, "It's true that he likes cleanliness, but you don't have to be so nice to him! Can he marry you in the future? Will he marry you?"

Mai Sui paused, his hands still moving, and whispered, "Manning, I don't want anything from him. Don't say this again. It's not good for him to hear it. He will feel pressured."

The two sisters have known each other for more than ten years and have a very good relationship. Mai Sui spoke to her without any hesitation and expressed her thoughts frankly.

"Me!" Sun Manning jumped up and down, speechless.

After a long while, the girl sat down dejectedly on the chair next to her: "Just spoil him. I hope he will really treat you well for the rest of his life."

Mai Sui smiled tenderly and did not answer. She washed his feet with clean water, then took a dry towel, wrapped his feet with it to slowly absorb the water droplets, and then laid his legs flat on the bed.

After doing all this, Mai Sui packed up the basin and towels, adjusted the air conditioner temperature, and finally said to Sun Manning: "Manning, you drank a lot, go to the next room to rest."

Sun Manning asked: "What about you?"

"I'll accompany him." Mai Sui said gently.

"It feels like a long time since we last met, right?" Sun Manning teased.

Mai Sui pretended not to hear this.

Sun Manning remembered something: "Around August 8th, I want to go to Dongting Lake with him. Do you want to go?"

Wheat shook his head.

Sun Manning was hesitant to speak. The reason why she was eager to go to Dongting Lake was not only because she wanted to travel, but she also wanted to take Mai Sui with her so that Mai Sui could face Song Yu directly.

Even close friends have their own differences. Sun Manning has only been with Song Yu for three years, and has been with Mai Sui for 3 years. Seeing how weak Mai Sui is in front of Song Yu, she naturally wants to help her.

She didn't necessarily have to help Mai Sui, she just hoped that her two best friends could compete fairly and on the same level.

Mai Sui decisively refused because he saw through his friend's intentions.

Seeing that she was unmoved, Sun Manning sighed, said self-deprecatingly, "You are all good people, and you are a loving family. I am the only bad person," and then left.

Mai Sui just smiled, and when he sent her to the door, he suddenly said, "Manning, go to my bedroom and sleep."

Sun Manning turned around, looked left and right, and finally sneered: "Huh! Are you afraid that your mother and grandmother will check on you? Don't worry, I will definitely cover for you and lock the door."

Her little secret was exposed, and Mai Sui blushed as she closed the door.

After standing at the door for a while, she pulled the curtains, came to sit down at the head of the bed, and looked at him, looking at the man on the bed lovingly.

Whether in high school, college, or Lushan Village, he always had other people around him. Only here could she not be disturbed, put down all her guard and psychological burdens, and appreciate him without any pressure.

Although she had no intention of competing for him, as a woman, who doesn't want to have some privacy with her lover?

Normally, in front of others, she can only be his friend.

Only in this small room can she completely relax and treat him as her most sincere lover.

There was a lot of traffic outside, but it was quiet inside the house.

At a certain moment, Mai Sui, who was in a daze, felt a surge of emotion in his heart and made an unusually bold move. He took off his sandals, gently got on the bed, and lay down flat.

I will never have the chance to sleep in the same bed with him in the future.

Now this counts as sharing a bed with him, even if it's only for 10 minutes.

5 minutes is fine too.

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