1987 My Era

Chapter 444, Dark Clouds

Hearing Li Lan's voice, Li Jianguo retracted his outstretched hand.

I don’t know when it started, but after going through a series of things, the second daughter has a relatively high position in his heart, and he likes to discuss many things with his daughter.

Noticing this, Huang Zhaoyi looked at Li Lan again and re-evaluated the status of her sister-in-law in the Li family.

Li Lan wiped the grease off her apron with her right hand, then took three or two steps over and picked up the receiver.

"Hello, who is this?" she asked.

"Second sister, it's me."

really.

As expected, what you fear will come true. Li Heng's intuition was very accurate. It was Chen Zijin's voice on the other end of the phone.

Li Lan sat down on the sofa and immediately smiled and said, "It's my sister-in-law. You called me so late. Are you trying to ask me if my brother has arrived in Beijing, right?"

Li Lan's main strategy was to strike first and gain the upper hand. She first guessed the purpose of Chen Zijin's call, and then let the other party follow her logic to avoid revealing any flaws by asking too many questions.

Chen Zijin smiled and said, "Yes, when will he arrive?"

Li Lan ignored Li Jianguo and Huang Zhaoyi who were sitting next to her, crossed her legs and said, "Sister-in-law, this is your fault. Although my brother is my brother, he is more your man. When he came to Beijing, he always contacted you first. If you didn't know about it, then he must not have arrived yet."

Then, without giving Chen Zijin time to figure it out, she asked back, "Hasn't my brother contacted you yet?"

Her question was a subtle way of telling Zijin that her brother had not arrived yet.

Chen Zijin replied: "Not yet."

Li Lan asked: "Doesn't he write to you often? Why didn't he tell you in advance?"

Chen Zijin said: "He only gave an approximate time, around mid-August. The last time Zitong received a call from him, he also said this time period."

"I see. That should be soon. Maybe he wants to give you a surprise."

Li Lan always answered quickly, then changed the subject and took the initiative to bring up another topic: "By the way, Zijin, I have something to do tomorrow. Do you have time? Come with me."

Based on past experience, Chen Zijin would usually come the next day after every phone call. This time, regardless of whether the other party would come tomorrow or not, Li Lan first blocked the road and tricked Zijin away under the pretext of having something to do.

She really made the right bet.

Chen Zijin originally intended to come over tomorrow morning, but after hearing what Li Lan said, she immediately changed her mind and asked, "Second sister, where are you going?"

Time was too tight, and Li Lan hadn't decided where to go for the moment, but that didn't bother her. She jokingly said into the receiver, "Well, Rong, I'll keep it a secret for now. I'll meet you near your house around 7 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Chen Zijin put aside the idea of ​​going to the Drum Tower and said with a smile, "Okay."

After agreeing on a time, Li Lan glanced towards the master bedroom, fearing that Xiao Han might come out at any time, so she found another excuse to end the call.

After watching Li Lan's entire performance, Huang Zhaoyi was stunned.

She knew that Li Heng was a playboy, but she didn't expect that this sister-in-law could tell lies without blinking an eye. It was obvious that this was not the first time she had done such a thing, and she was a habitual offender.

At this moment, Huang Zhaoyi felt a little complicated. Being his woman, she had to face this kind of thing, and she couldn't tell whether it was right or wrong. Fortunately, she had no desires and didn't need to go through this.

Li Jianguo knew his second daughter's character since she was a child. This was nothing, it was simply child's play. There were many more excessive things. He just sat there without any reaction.

Chen family.

On the sofa, Chen Xiaomi and Chen Zitong were peeling oranges and eating them.

After her niece put the receiver back, Chen Xiaomi asked, "Is Li Heng not here yet?"

Chen Zijin shook her head, "Second sister said not yet."

At this time, Chen Zitong muttered, "Weird."

Hearing the sound, Chen Zijin and Chen Xiaomi looked over. Chen Xiaomi asked, "Zitong, what's strange?"

Chen Zitong stuffed oranges into his mouth while mumbling, "Almost three quarters of the summer vacation has passed, and my brother-in-law hasn't come to see my sister yet. Isn't this weird?"

Chen Xiaomi said with a smile: "Your brother-in-law is a capable man. He wants to record an instrumental album during the summer vacation. There are ten songs. How can he finish it in a short time?"

Chen Zitong bit her finger, looking surprised and excited: "Recording an album? Sister, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

Chen Zijin said: "You didn't ask me."

Chen Zitong raised his voice and asked, "Are you really recording an album?"

Chen Zijin nodded: "Yes."

With a whoosh, Chen Zitong stood up suddenly, scaring the two women.

Chen Zitong ran up to the eldest sister, bent over and said flatteringly: "Sister, let's go to Shanghai to watch my brother-in-law record his album. We have never been to Shanghai since we were young."

Chen Xiaomi interrupted: "Don't think that it's just a one-shot deal. Li Heng will be here soon. Why waste this money?"

Chen Zitong put his hands on his hips and said, "How is it a waste of money? If I were my sister, I would have gone to Shanghai to claim sovereignty.

We didn’t see the Spring Festival Gala live in our hometown, but you saw the replay in Beijing. The one who played the piano and the one who played the violin were so pretty! They were so pretty, like fairies. If my brother-in-law still recorded an album with them during the summer vacation, I would have been jealous if I were my sister. "

Hearing this, Chen Zijin and Chen Xiaomi looked at each other and fell silent.

After a while, Chen Xiaomi asked her niece, "I remember that Li Heng called Gulou last year to inquire about his father's health. You should have Li Heng's phone contact information in Shanghai, right?"

Chen Zijin said: "Yes, it belongs to his teacher."

Chen Xiaomi asked: "The teacher Yu who plays the violin?"

Chen Zijin is right.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xiaomi took out 10 yuan from her bag and handed it to Chen Zitong, "Go buy a bottle of soy sauce and come back. I'll give you the remaining change."

Chen Zitong's eyes sparkled, he took the money but didn't touch it.

Chen Xiaomi asked: "Why aren't you going yet?"

Chen Zitong puffed up his cheeks and said, "My mother asked me to buy some soy sauce yesterday. It's still as good as new."

Chen Xiaomi took out another 10 yuan from her bag and said, "Exchange it for rice vinegar."

Chen Zitong stared at the wallet in his sister-in-law's hand, his eyes shining: "I bought the rice vinegar yesterday, it's also new."

Chen Xiaomi took a deep breath and handed over another 10 yuan, "Buy two chili candies."

Seeing that his sister-in-law's face turned unfriendly, Chen Zitong took the money, stood up and walked out the door: "Okay."

After everyone left, Chen Xiaomi said to her niece, "Call the Shanghai Stock Exchange."

Chen Zijin raised her right wrist and glanced at it. "Aunt, it's almost 9 o'clock. Isn't it a bit late?"

Chen Xiaomi didn't say anything, just looked at her niece. It was up to Zijin to decide whether to beat her or not.

After hesitating for a long time, Chen Zijin finally picked up the receiver again, pressed the keys with his fingers, and dialed a number.

"Jingle Bell"

"Jingle Bell"

Ps: I will update first and make changes later. I am a little stuck, just testing the waters.

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