1987 My Era

Chapter 632, Each Has Its Own Differences

Time flies by.

By the time the ginkgo trees and bok choy were planted, the clock had already struck 12.

Li Heng washed his hands and asked, "Wife, shall we eat out for lunch, or cook ourselves?"

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Whatever."

casual?

Suibian is the most difficult person in the world to please.

Li Heng stretched and said, "Then let's go down to the lawn and eat grass. Eating more vegetables will help us lose weight."

Xiao Han's face fell instantly, and she said with a heavy heart, "Mr. Li, I've come all this way, and you're making me eat grass? You'll have to face the door by yourself tonight. Don't worry, I'll put a sponge on the door for you."

Look at this wife of mine, she really knows how to have fun.

Li Heng walked over, put his arm around her waist, and kissed the corner of her mouth: "Please make the decision, Princess. I will listen to you."

Xiao Han's eyes curved into crescents as she said in a clear voice, "Then we'll go to the cafeteria for lunch and cook at home for dinner."

Li Heng said, "Alright, let's go now."

Just leave.

The two left the hospital and departed from Lushan Village.

Although it's the weekend, there aren't many entertainment options these days, and most people don't have much money. To save money, students usually eat in the cafeteria.

As soon as they stepped into the cafeteria, it felt like they had entered a bustling market, with people coming and going and it was incredibly noisy.

Xiao Han asked, "Haven't you been to the cafeteria in a long time?"

Li Heng countered, "Why do you say that?"

Xiao Han said in a low voice, "A lot of people are secretly watching you. If you come here often, they should be used to it by now. Why would they be acting like such a curious child?"

Li Heng praised, "As expected of my wife, she has insightful views."

Then he asked, "What would you like to eat?"

This time, Xiao Han didn't say "anything is fine" again. Instead, she led him through the menu window by window, and finally they each chose their favorite dishes.

After the food was served, finding a seat became another problem. Just as the two were looking around for seats, a slender white hand was raised, gesturing for them to come over.

Li Heng looked closely and realized it was Wei Xiaozhu.

Xiao Han saw it too. The two exchanged a glance, didn't stand on ceremony, and walked through the crowd.

Wei Xiaozhu didn't come alone; Dai Qing and Liu Yanling were with her as well.

Li Heng gestured for Xiao Han to sit down, then sat down himself and asked, "All the other tables are full, why is your table mostly empty? Has no one come?"

Liu Yanling, with her large 36D breasts, glanced back and forth between Xiao Han and said, "Oh my, look at the question you asked. It's obvious that Mr. Li, the rich man, doesn't come to the cafeteria often."

With Xiaozhu and Qingqing, who are known for their reputations, who would dare to casually come over and sit with us? For the past two years, we've been sitting there so arrogantly."

Li Heng thought this made sense, and turned to Dai Qing: "I heard that your student council president has resigned?"

Dai Qing replied, "Yes, Senior He Xiao went to study abroad."

Li Heng asked curiously, "Where did you go?"

Dai Qing said, "Yale University in the United States."

Li Heng was both surprised and unsurprised, and then asked, "Then the position of student council president has become vacant. As the vice president, do you have a chance to take it?"

After a moment's thought, Dai Qing replied, "I'm trying my best, but I don't know the outcome yet."

At this point, Wei Xiaozhu added, "Qingqing received the most votes through the student union's internal vote, and the matter has been reported to the school. We are still waiting for the school's official approval."

Li Heng understood and offered his congratulations: "Congratulations, this should be a done deal."

Xiao Han was a little surprised to learn that Dai Qing was already the prospective president of the Fudan University Student Union. She didn't expect that the girl who had a crush on her boyfriend would rise so quickly and be the president of the Fudan Student Union in only the second semester of her sophomore year.

Xiao Han learned about Dai Qing's crush on Li Heng from Liu Haiyan, a fellow villager. After all, Li Heng was a celebrity, and Dai Qing was also a prominent figure at school; any slight disturbance would inevitably lead to rumors circulating from the student council.

Wei Xiaozhu asked Xiao Han, "You medical students have to dissect corpses, aren't you afraid?"

Xiao Han said, "At first I wasn't used to it, but I gradually got used to it."

Because Xiao Han is Li Heng's official girlfriend, Wei Xiaozhu is very interested in Xiao Han and also interested in studying medicine. Throughout the meal, she talked with Xiao Han about medical matters.

During this time, Dai Qing interjected: "I have a high school classmate who is also studying medicine. I heard he is very busy, busy with research projects and experiments, so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat, let alone go out on weekends. But you give me a different impression."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "Actually, I'm quite busy too, but my husband has ordered me to make time for him. Otherwise, he threatens to go out and find a female confidante."

Wei Xiaozhu, Dai Qing, and Liu Yanling looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Liu Yanling asked Li Heng, "Great writer, did you really give such an order?"

Li Hengle didn't expose him, but just chuckled and replied, "My wife is too beautiful, I have to keep a close eye on her."

Wei Xiaozhu, Dai Qing, and Liu Yanling scoffed at this, thinking that even with a girlfriend like Xiao Han, he still ended up with Mai Sui at school.

Of course, they wouldn't say these things aloud, as that would easily offend people.

The entire Chinese meal was quite pleasant, but what I feared most happened. Xiao Han, who said she wasn't busy, had barely put her chopsticks down when Professor Wen Yan took her away, saying she was going to Xiamen to participate in a major surgery, a rare opportunity to broaden her horizons.

Another graduate student accompanied them. Both of them were Professor Wen Yan's personal students, whom she treated like her own daughters.

Xiao Han was a little puzzled. The ginkgo tree had just been planted, and now she had to leave. She was very reluctant to part with him. She hugged Li Heng and said, "Mr. Li, wait for me to come back."

Li Heng whispered in her ear, "Okay, I'll reinstall a few new door panels for you."

Xiao Han was both amused and exasperated. She patted him on the back with both hands and left.

After watching the car drive away, Li Heng stood at the school gate for a long time.

Wei Xiaozhu, who was standing next to her, asked, "Does Xiao Han often travel all over the country with her mentor?"

Li Heng replied, "Not often, unless it's a particularly valuable surgery, then I'll bring her along."

Wei Xiaozhu nodded: "That's true. Studying medicine is different from other disciplines. In addition to having a solid theoretical foundation, practical experience is even more important. If Xiao Han is very career-oriented, then this is probably the norm."

In his past life, this cunning wife wasn't particularly ambitious; she was more of a family-oriented person, raising her son and daughter to be exceptionally successful. Li Heng was practically a hands-off manager, mostly just helping out from the sidelines.

Seeing that he remained silent, Wei Xiaozhu misunderstood him and joked, "I was being nosy. Maybe you hope that Xiao Han will be more career-oriented in the future so that he will have more time to spend with Mai Sui."

Li Heng rolled his eyes and said leisurely, "Being career-oriented is a minus for me."

Wei Xiaozhu asked in surprise, "You like making money so much, yet you prefer stay-at-home women?"

Li Heng nodded: "Of course, I earn money so that my woman won't have to go out and worry about money."

Wei Xiaozhu looked at his profile and remained silent, wondering to herself: Is Teacher Yu a career-oriented woman? Will Shihe, whom he secretly likes, also become a career-oriented woman?

She didn't speculate about Mai Sui; she thought Mai Sui was the kind of woman who would center her life around him and truly be a devoted wife.

Dai Qing, standing to the side, didn't interrupt, but listened silently to their conversation. For someone from a poor family like her, only by being ambitious and working hard to build a career could she settle down in a big city and achieve upward social mobility.

Back at school, Wei Xiaozhu asked, "Are you going back to Lushan Village?"

Li Heng said, "I still have some things to take care of."

Wei Xiaozhu said, "I need to talk to Suisui and Shihe about something, so I'll come with you."

Li Heng agreed.

Wei Xiaozhu asked Dai Qing, "Will you come with me?"

Dai Qing glanced quickly at the two of them before declining, saying, "I have to go to the student council."

With that, Dai Qing walked away first.

After Dai Qing disappeared from sight, Wei Xiaozhu suddenly sighed softly.

Li Hengshun asked, "Why are you sighing?"

Wei Xiaozhu jokingly said, half-jokingly, "Qingqing has been determined to build her own career for a long time, but you said you don't like women with strong career ambitions, which is like sentencing her to death."

Li Heng stared at her.

Wei Xiaozhu said, "Don't look at me like that. You're so outstanding, and you're always around her. Of course, she hasn't completely given up on you yet. Unless you graduate, unless she can't see you anymore, her feelings for you will probably fade away over time."

Li Heng listened without saying a word. These remarks inexplicably reminded him of Chen Lijun. It had been so long since they last met; he wondered how she was doing in the army, and whether she had completely forgotten him.

Back in Lushan Village, Li Heng accompanied them to Building No. 27.

Inside, it was noisy; four women were playing cards, drawing lots to decide who was on the other side: Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe, and Ye Ning and Sun Manning on the other.

Because she kept losing, Ye Ning was arguing with Sun Manning. She blamed her bad card skills, and Sun Manning blamed her bad luck. They were arguing loudly and their words were flying.

Wow! They were practically ready to flip the table over.

Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe did not try to persuade them, but instead watched with a spectator's mentality.

Upon seeing Wei Xiaozhu appear, Ye Ning and Sun Manning turned their heads at the same time and spoke simultaneously.

Ye Ning shouted, "Xiaozhu, you've come at the right time. Come and judge this for us."

Sun Manning then said, "Xiaozhu, come here, this pig is so stupid! Come and stand with me."

After speaking, Ye Ning and Sun Manning turned to each other again.

Ye Ning snapped, "You called me a pig?"

Sun Manning shouted, "You're a pig! Even dumber than a pig!"

Ye Ning stood up with a whoosh, rubbing his hands together, knowing that a tall man of 178 cm with shoes on would be very intimidating.

Sun Manning, unwilling to admit defeat, also stood up, looked up, then sat down again and said, "Damn it! You can't win an argument so you try to fight? I'm cutting ties with you."

Upon hearing this, several onlookers laughed until their stomachs hurt.

Mai Sui came to his side and asked, "Did Xiao Han go back?"

Li Heng nodded and said, "She had to leave first; she went to Xiamen with her advisor."

Mai asked, "Are you busy this afternoon? If not, come sit here for a while and relax."

Her implication was that if he wanted to write, she would go back to keep him company; if he didn't want to write, he could stay here for a while, where there would be more people. Li Heng didn't hide anything: "I also need to go to Teacher Yu's house."

Remembering what happened this morning, she immediately knew what he was going to do at Teacher Yu's place. Mai Sui, being a virtuous woman, didn't ask any more questions. After pouring him a cup of tea, she was pulled back to sit at the mahjong table.

After some back and forth, Zhou Shihe was ousted by Sun Manning and Ye Ning. Their reason was that Zhou Shihe was the best at cards, always winning and robbing them of the joy of playing.

The two fighting roosters were separated by drawing lots. Sun Manning drew the wheat ear, while Ye Ning and Wei Xiaozhu were on the same side.

Li Heng circled around for a while, then sat down next to Zhou Shihe.

Zhou Shihe glanced at him and subtly shifted her position.

Li Heng was speechless, and questioned with his eyes: Are you that afraid of me? Am I a tiger? Can I eat people?

Zhou Shihe smiled knowingly, blinked lightly like him, and then continued to focus her attention on the card table.

Li Heng asked, "I remember you said before that you learned how to grow flowers and plants from your elders at home. What should I pay attention to when growing ginkgo trees? Can you tell me about it?"

Zhou Shihe said quietly, "I can't."

Li Heng was taken aback. He stared at her for a long time before finally getting up and leaving Building No. 27.

Zhou Shihe watched him leave out of the corner of her eye. A moment later, she got up and went into the bedroom, found paper and pen and began to write down the ginkgo tree's preferences and precautions.

She was writing for half a day when she suddenly thought of something. She quietly left the bedroom and went to the balcony under the pretext of packing clothes. She first glanced at the gate of the small building next door, No. 26, and saw that the gate was closed and the courtyard gate was locked from the outside. Then she glanced at the small building across the street, No. 25, whose curtains were drawn.

Afterwards, she returned to her bedroom, hesitated for a long time, and finally crumpled the half-written paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

After doing all this, Zhou Shihe took out the classic novel "Jane Eyre" and quietly began to read it while sitting in the chair.

She didn't know how many times she had read this book, but whenever she felt uneasy, she would habitually read it.

As she read, halfway through, she closed the book, lowered her eyes, and after a few seconds of calm, placed Jane Eyre on the bedside table. She then picked up another book, White Deer Plain, and began to slowly turn the pages.

Chapter One begins: What Bai Jiaxuan later took pride in was that he had married seven women in his lifetime.

She looked down at the line of words, lost in thought.

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Building No. 25, second floor.

When Li Heng went upstairs, he found Yu Shuheng sitting on the sofa reading a book, completely absorbed in it, as if she hadn't noticed the footsteps at the entrance of the stairwell.

He glanced around the living room but didn't see Shen Xin. He wondered if Aunt Shen had gone back.
Thinking this, Li Heng went to the back of the sofa, bent down, stretched out his hands, and hugged Teacher Yu from behind.

Unfazed by the sudden hug around the waist, Yu Shuheng turned her head and asked teasingly, "You got rid of Xiao Han so quickly?"

Li Heng didn't say anything, but leaned over and kissed her red lips.

Yu Shuheng was stunned for a moment, then leaned back into his arms, parted her lips slightly, and kissed him.

Li Heng respected her and didn't go all the way in to kiss her, but only kissed her lightly for about 30 seconds.

Half a minute later, Yu Shuheng pulled away from his lips, and Qingya asked, "You kissed so earnestly, is this an apology to your teacher?"

Li Heng continued to hold her, arguing, "That's just the kind of person I am. If I apologize to you today, I'll have to apologize to you every day from now on."

Yu Shuheng chuckled and tilted her head back, "Then you didn't apologize to Xiao Han?"

Li Heng said, "She said that from the moment she fell in love with me, she knew what kind of person I was."

Yu Shuheng stared at him intently for a long time, but before turning around, her gaze returned to the book.

This was the first time Li Heng had been met with a cold shoulder from her. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Are you angry?"

Without looking up, Yu Shuheng said softly, "Little brother, if I get angry, I won't leave the door open for you."

That's true. If she really gets angry and locks the doors and windows on the ground floor, he won't be able to get in even if he has the key.

Li Heng moved his right hand up and slowly slipped it inside her clothes.

At first, Yu Shuheng didn't react and continued reading. But as his movements became more intense, she finally couldn't help but close her eyes, shut the book, and lean against him again, quietly feeling his tenderness.

At one point, Yu Shuheng, whose body was reacting violently, tensed her legs, pressed down on his large hand with both hands, and begged for mercy with disordered breathing: "Little boy, it's daytime, give your teacher some face."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng withdrew his right hand and released her, then walked around to the other side of the sandbank, sat on the sofa, and tentatively asked, "Is Aunt Shen angry?"

Yu Shuheng immediately opened her eyes, her gaze filled with a strange expression: "What do you think?"

Li Heng, shameless as ever, touched his nose and said, "I can't figure it out."

Yu Shuheng looked at him and asked, "Is there always a priority? Am I always inferior to Xiao Han?"

If there were no past lives, no rebirths, this question would be easy for him to answer.

After all, Teacher Yu had helped him a great deal in his life, more than anyone else, including his elderly parents.

The key point is that Teacher Yu did not ask him for credit for this; she always made contributions quietly.

Even though she was so outstanding, and even though she came from the Yu family, she kept her promise and did not use family influence to forcibly interfere in his love life.

His character is truly exceptional!
All she wanted was his sincere heart, and to marry him properly.

Honestly, this is a reasonable request for any woman, and there's nothing wrong with it.

But he was reborn. The three women in his previous life had stood the test of time. He was so ordinary, yet they followed him wholeheartedly, bearing him children and caring for him. He owed them so much.

Even if he became arrogant due to his success and failed to resist the favors of beautiful women, he could not and would not ignore Xiao Han, Song Yu, and Zi Jin.

In his heart, the three of them were greater than the sky, greater than himself.

how to say?

If falling in love with Zhou Shihe was the biggest variable in his life, a trace and testament to his existence in this world, then Song Yu, Zi Jin, and Xiao Han were the anchors for his rebirth.

Without Song Yu, Zi Jin, and Xiao Han, his second life would be meaningless.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Yu Shuheng sighed inwardly, straightened her underwear which he had messed up, and said, "There are some dishes in the kitchen. I haven't had lunch yet. Can you stir-fry me a plate of twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts and a green vegetable? I need to rush to Tokyo later."

Li Heng asked in surprise, "You just got back last night. Didn't you say you had class? Are you leaving already?"

Yu Shuheng gave him a resentful look and said slowly, "You call yourself a master of love, but you can't even see through this? Going to class is just a side excuse. The teacher came back just to see you."

Li Heng remained silent.

About ten seconds later, he got up and went to the kitchen to start washing vegetables and cooking.

Gazing at his retreating figure, Yu Shuheng suddenly lost her interest in reading. After standing there in a daze for a while, she slowly stood up and followed him into the kitchen, leaning against the door frame to watch his every move.

Seeing that he had finished washing two vegetables and was preparing a third, she said, "We can't eat that much, two dishes are enough."

Li Heng said, "Make two more, and I'll have a drink with you."

Hearing that he wanted to drink with her, Yu Shuheng was immediately tempted. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Should we invite Mai Sui along?"

Li Heng replied, "She's playing cards with Manning and a few others, and she's really into it. She probably won't want to move for a while."

He understood the meaning behind Teacher Yu's words; this meal was his true apology. Apologizing to Teacher Yu alone was enough, so adding another ear of wheat wouldn't matter. He might as well fulfill his wish together.

But he refused.

Because he understood Mai Sui, he had already reconciled with everything when he met Mai Sui in Building No. 27.

Besides, in the days to come, Mai Sui will probably be the one spending the most time by his side. They have known each other for so many years, and they no longer need these formalities to comfort each other or express their apologies.

On the contrary, Teacher Yu wanted things to be simple and pure.

Yu Shuheng sensed the sincerity in his tone. A moment later, she gracefully walked over, stood behind him, reached out and hugged him from behind, rested her head on his right shoulder, and said emotionally, "If I had met you three years earlier, no one could have taken you from me."

Li Heng muttered, "Too late, I started dating back in junior high."

Before he could reply, he added hesitantly, "Unless you knew me in elementary school and kidnapped me."

Yu Shuheng kissed his earlobe. "Elementary school? You were probably still running around covered in mud in elementary school. I doubt they would have looked down on you."

Li Heng said, "That's because you have no taste."

A strange glint flashed in Yu Shuheng's eyes: "Were you already very good-looking in elementary school?"

Li Heng was a little proud: "That's right. I've been like my mother since I was little. Wherever I go, people will praise me and say, 'This kid is so handsome.'"

Yu Shuheng tilted her head and stared at his face for a while, then smiled and said, "I believe you."

Three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, four dishes in total, were placed on the table.

Yu Shuheng opened a bottle of red wine with great interest. The two ate and chatted, exchanging toasts in a harmonious atmosphere, and neither of them mentioned what happened that morning.

During the conversation, she introduced Hengyuan Investment Company, saying, "As of last Friday, it had already made a profit of over $7800 million on the Tokyo Stock Exchange."

Li Heng exclaimed in surprise, "So much! The price has increased quite rapidly in the last six months!"

Yu Shuheng smiled slightly: "The Nikkei index has been rising rapidly. In the words of the Japanese media, it has gone crazy and can buy up the United States. Nowadays, many European and American funds and institutions are stirring up trouble in Tokyo. They are making a fortune, while we are just following behind and drinking the soup. Moreover, there are many small fish like us."

There's an old saying that goes, "Whom the gods would destroy, they must first drive mad."

This is definitely the rhythm of a symphony of the dead.

But as for making a living, wow! Nobody will sympathize; they'll just think you're not earning enough money.

After lunch, Yu Shuheng left.

Before leaving, she didn't say anything or give any instructions. She just hugged his head for a while, then turned around and left gracefully.

Having seen Xiao Han off and now Teacher Yu off, Li Heng was completely numb. After returning home, he didn't go to the neighboring building number 27 to join in the fun, but instead went into his study to read and write.

He had promised Ba Jin and Liao Shige that he would finish writing "Dust Settles" by the end of April. He has now reached chapter 34, and there is about half of the story left.

As usual, I started by reading books and studying literature to prepare myself emotionally.

An hour later, he opened his pen and notebook, filled the pen with ink, and began to continue writing:

I drank two bowls of wine without saying a word. It wasn't until I was about to leave that he said, "I still haven't heard from my brother."

I stood there for a while, unsure of what to say. Finally, I comforted him, saying, "Perhaps he doesn't know whether to target the current Maqi chieftain or the future Maqi chieftain."

The shop owner murmured, "Maybe that's really the case."

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(End of this chapter)