1987 My Era

Chapter 685
Changshi.

When Li Heng arrived, it was already past 2 p.m.

As soon as he stepped out of the bus station, he met his assistant, Li Fang, who was there to pick him up.

Li Heng looked around and asked, "Where's your boss?"

Ms. Huang's assistant, Li Fang, said, "Ms. Huang had some things to take care of at home, so she returned to Shanghai the day before yesterday."

Li Heng was somewhat surprised and pressed, "When are you coming back?"

The female assistant replied, "It's not clear at the moment."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng didn't ask any more questions, but instead said, "Take me to her house."

The female assistant got into the car and immediately started the engine, driving towards Huang Zhaoyi's house.

Da Qingyi owns two houses in Changsha, one of which is in the Kaifu District of the old city.

"Go ahead and get busy, I don't need you to take care of me here. I'll be leaving in two days." He said this to his assistant after arriving at his destination.

"Okay, Mr. Li," the assistant replied, taking out the room key and handing it to him.

Taking the key from his assistant, Li Heng opened the door and went inside. The room was decorated in a traditional and simple style, which was quite cozy and suited his taste perfectly.

After taking a shower and resting for a while, and enjoying the air conditioning, Li Heng called the Drum Tower in Beijing, but no one answered.

I called the pastry shop one by one, and Jiaojiao answered the phone.

Li Heng asked, "Old Jiao, is my second sister here?"

Jiaojiao said, "No, she went out to eat with Wang Ye."

Li Heng was surprised. When did his second sister and Wang Ye become so close?

He then asked, "And what about my parents?"

Jiaojiao retorted, "They're still in their hometown, didn't you know?"

This surprised him again. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Does my second sister and Wang Ye contact each other frequently?"

Jiaojiao said, "We've been in touch a lot lately."

I heard that Li Heng chatted casually with his childhood friend for two minutes before hanging up the phone.

His second call was to Dongting Lake.

"Jingle Bell."

"Jingle Bell."

After two rings, Jiang Yue's voice came from the other end: "Hello, who is this?"

Li Heng introduced himself: "Auntie, good afternoon, I am Li Heng."

Upon hearing the name, Jiang Yue glanced at the receiver in her hand with mixed feelings. "Good afternoon, are you looking for Yu Bao?"

Li Heng smiled and said, "Yes, is she at home?"

Jiang Yue said, "Wait a moment, she's in her bedroom upstairs."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie," Li Heng said.

A little over a minute later, the receiver was in Song Yu's hands. "Li Heng, where are you?"

Li Heng said, "I am in Changshi."

Song Yu glanced at her mother who had come along and tentatively asked, "Do you have something to do in Changsha? Or..."

Li Heng said, "I'm waiting for that guy Manning to join me, otherwise I would have come to Dongting Lake to find you right now."

With a faint smile in her eyes, Song Yu asked, "When are you coming?"

Li Heng said, "They will probably arrive around dusk on the 18th."

Song Yu said, "Okay, I'll pick you up at the county bus station then."

Li Heng happily said, "Okay, sure."

Because there were elders present, the two couldn't discuss many topics, and the call ended in less than 10 minutes.

After her daughter put the receiver back, Jiang Yue, who hadn't said a word, asked, "Is Li Heng coming over?"

Song Yu said, "Yes, Manning will be coming too."

Jiang Yue asked, "How long does he plan to stay this time?"

Song Yu said, "We've discussed it, and he might stay for about a month." Jiang Yue was surprised: "His new book, 'Dust Settles Down,' is still being serialized. Hasn't the news been reporting that he's very busy?"

Song Yu said, "Although his new book is being serialized, it was already finished. Didn't you see the other report that 'Dust Settles Down' will be published as a standalone book in mid-August?"

Gazing at her daughter, Jiang Yue thought for a moment, then asked with a serious expression, "Yu Bao, are you really determined?"

Song Yu walked over and sat down next to her mother: "Mom, do you think I still have a way out?"

Jiang Yue said, "Whether you have a way out or not is not important. Don't care about worldly gossip. Your father and I will always support you."

Meeting her mother's gaze, Song Yu pondered for a moment, then reached out and grasped her mother's hands, saying, "Mom, let me marry him."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue's lips moved, but she couldn't say anything several times. Finally, she held her daughter's hand and said seriously, "Okay, it's good that you've thought it through. I'll discuss it with your father later."

Song Yu said emotionally, "Thank you, Mom."

Seeing that her daughter was determined, Jiang Yue no longer felt the hesitation and worry she had before, and asked with a sigh of relief, "Did he agree to marry you?"

Song Yu said, "I'm not entirely sure what the future holds. But right now, his heart is still with your daughter."

Jiang Yue nodded, and instead of asking about the women around him, she asked with concern, "You haven't met his parents yet, have you?"

Song Yu shook her head: "Last time in the capital, he wanted to take me to meet his parents, but I refused."

Jiang Yue asked, "Why did you refuse?"

Song Yu frankly said, "At that time, I hadn't gotten over Zijing's feelings yet."

Jiang Yue asked, "Chen Zijin?"

Song Yu said yes.

Jiang Yue asked, "How is Chen Zijin's relationship with him now?"

Song Yu hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "The Chen family has been holding her back, so she gave up the idea of ​​marrying Li Heng."

Some things are easy to understand at a glance. Jiang Yue asked, "Zijin is such a beautiful girl, will she be his mistress in the future?"

Song Yu didn't know how to respond, so she chose to remain silent.

Jiang Yue stared directly into her daughter's eyes: "Can you really accept that he has other women?"

Song Yu did not answer directly, but said calmly, "He is so outstanding, high-quality women are constantly drawn to him like moths to a flame. He is destined to have more than one woman."

Although Jiang Yue has a good relationship with her husband, it doesn't mean she's out of touch with society. She naturally knows that such things happen all the time in this big melting pot of society. She just asked unwillingly, "Among these moths, are there any people as outstanding as my daughter?"

Song Yu understood her mother's meaning, so she answered decisively, "Yes."

Jiang Yue hurriedly asked, "Who?"

Song Yu said a name: "Zhou Shihe".

Jiang Yue was stunned for a moment before she realized, "This name sounds familiar. Isn't it the girl who played the piano with Li Heng on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Song Yu said, "It's her."

Jiang Yue recalled Zhou Shihe's appearance on the Spring Festival Gala and slowly fell silent.

After a long while, she finally came to her senses and asked in confusion, "Why would such a talented and elegant girl actively pursue Li Heng?"

Song Yu said, "I went to Fudan University to celebrate his birthday this year during the Dragon Boat Festival. I saw Zhou Shihe up close and was very impressed with her. At that time, she and Li Heng were already in a relationship. As for who made the first move, I didn't investigate further."

On this issue, Song Yu and Zhou Shihe had the same idea: to help Li Heng smooth things over, their goal being to make a good impression on their mothers.

Jiang Yue blurted out, "Why didn't you ask?"

Song Yu said, "What's done is done, there's no point in asking anymore."

Jiang Yue thought this made sense, and after a while, she asked, "If it were any other woman, Mom would have enough confidence in you. But this week, Shihe, how confident are you in facing her?"

After a moment of hesitation, Song Yu said truthfully, "It's precisely because I'm not confident that I can't delay any longer."

Hearing this, Jiang Yue sighed inwardly. She patted her daughter's hand and asked with concern, "He's going to stay at Dongting Lake for a month this time. Is there anything your father and I can do to help you?"

Song Yu rested her head on her mother's shoulder: "He's coming to my house, so you and Dad don't need to make special arrangements for him. Your acceptance of him is the greatest blessing for me and Li Heng."

Jiang Yue gently stroked her daughter's hair with her right hand, and after a long while said, "Go to the county station to pick him up the day after tomorrow, and have your father and your aunt go together."

Jiang Yue's meaning was simple: her sister-in-law, Song Shuyu, could drive, and her husband, Song Shi, was going to represent her status, signifying the woman's formal acceptance of Li Heng.

Song Yu smiled and said okay.

P.S.: Feeling unwell

(End of this chapter)