Xiao Huizi and He Xiaoer

After Xu Zhihui finished talking to her parents, Mrs. He looked at her with a smile and asked, "Zhihui, do your parents know about your blind date?"

Xu Zhihui nodded: "I know. And my parents have also met He Zhijing."

"Oh, I've seen it before," Mrs. He was surprised. "When did it happen?"

Xu Zhihui pouted her lips. "On the way here, I took a break at noon. My parents happened to be having a video call with me. He Zhijing suddenly came over and then broke into the camera. He kept making weird moves. I simply let him talk to my parents directly, and they talked for a long time."

Mrs. He held back her laughter. Knowing her son well, he would never eavesdrop on other people's phone calls, let alone take the initiative to talk to others rudely. She knew that the brat was deliberately in the picture, wanting to show his face so that the identity of the blind date would be exposed to Xu Zhihui's parents. The brat got it right this time.

"Breaking into the camera, and...chatting? This brat really deserves a beating for what he did. He's really rude..." Madam He pretended to be angry, and then asked nervously, "So, what do your parents think of him?"

Xu Zhihui looked at her expression and felt amused. "Aunt, your expression is quite appropriate. You must be secretly happy at this moment, right?"

She said frankly: "My parents have a very good impression of him and they had a very happy chat."

"And you're having a good time?" Mrs. He found it hard to imagine her son laughing happily. "Then, did your parents object?"

"No objection, quite...quite satisfied."

"Haha, your parents are very open-minded. No wonder they can raise such an outstanding person like you. I want to meet them soon." Mrs. He no longer concealed her smile.

"My parents are really open-minded and excellent. I am their only daughter and they gave me all their love without reservation. I had a happy childhood, grew up smoothly, and my life has not been fraught with setbacks. I am very happy and proud to be their daughter. I am very selfish now, and I hope I can still be their daughter in my next life."

Xu Zhihui was filled with emotion, and her vision suddenly became a little blurry.

"Good girl," Mrs. He held her hand lovingly, "If you were my daughter, I would give you all my love without reservation. If you were my daughter-in-law, I would also love you and treat you as the apple of my eye."

"Thank you, auntie," Xu Zhihui looked at Mrs. He with tears in her eyes, "I hope you can recover soon."

Mrs. He smiled, "Don't worry, I will get better soon. By then, I will be as energetic as the white swans in this lake."

Xu Zhihui followed her gaze and saw five or six white swans swimming on the emerald green lake, bending their long necks and posing in their iconic, perfect and amazing poses. There were also two pairs of mandarin ducks playing in the water. Mrs. He kept her eyes on the mandarin ducks. The male had bright green feathers on its head, and the female stayed by its side like a dependent, inseparable.

They both kept silent and watched for a while.

Mrs. He suddenly said, "Zhihui, I want to tell you about my family and my husband."

"Aunt, you don't have to tell me."

"I want to tell you. I feel so depressed."

"Yes." Xu Zhihui nodded, "You go ahead."

Mrs. He said calmly: "I suddenly fell ill this time because of a shock. I had a heart transplant and was on the verge of death..."

Ah! It was so serious that Xu Zhihui was shocked.

"For nearly 26 years, I have been hoping that as long as there is no definite news about my husband He Zhang, there is still hope that I can see him. I have been comforting myself, thinking that he may have lost his memory, or had to stay somewhere, and he will come back one day. However, this little bit of hope was shattered a few days ago. He was killed that year, and I know it for sure now."

Xu Zhihui stroked her hand and said hurriedly, "Aunt, please don't mention it again."

"Someone sent me a videotape with the scene of He Zhang's murder. Only my two sons, Yingying and I knew about it. I didn't tell anyone else, including his parents, two sisters, and family members. I couldn't tell them. I felt very depressed, and this scene would come to my mind whenever I closed my eyes, so I had to tell you about it. Zhihui, I'm sorry, I dragged you into this."

"Aunt, please don't say that. I'm willing to listen to you." Xu Zhihui was shocked and began to worry about her. She held her hand and said, "Aunt, please take care of yourself."

The He family, she was thinking, had already been involved the moment she went on the blind date.

Mrs. He smiled and shook her hand back, "Don't worry, I have a lot of things to do. I have to wait for my two sons to get married and have children."

Xu Zhihui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Of my two sons, the eldest, He Zhizun, is more like their father in character. He has his father's calmness and tolerance, as well as his father's ruthlessness and wolf nature. He is a man who can accomplish great things. I have never worried about him since he was a child. The younger brother, He Zhijing, always has a cold and stern face, which has a lot to do with the absence of his father since he was a child. He has formed a closed and self-righteous personality. He is quite soft-hearted at heart, and you will know it when you get to know him more."

Mrs. He said this and looked at Xu Zhihui.

"Oh." Xu Zhihui nodded.

"My husband He Zhang may be a bit unorthodox, but he is a very honest and kind person who loves to fight for the weak. When he was young, he also got into a few fights. Once, he beat a rich man's son into the hospital and made him pay some money because the man molested a girl. I am a law-abiding person. Just like that, two people with seemingly very different personalities came together."

Mrs. He talked about her husband with a smile on her face. "He has two older sisters, and I have two younger brothers and a younger sister. I am the youngest and the oldest, and I am one year older than him. He fell in love with me as soon as he saw me, and so did I. I was 20 and he was 19 at that time. We met and fell in love, and got married three years later."

Xu Zhihui smiled, "That's great."

Mrs. He told Xu Zhihui many things about the past and felt relieved. He Zhijing was waiting on the other side of the pavilion and saw that his mother and Xu Zhihui had been chatting for a long time, but he didn't know what they talked about.

After a while, Xu Zhihui came over and said to him, "He Zhijing, Auntie wants you to come over. I have something to tell you."

He Zhijing wanted to find some clues from her expression, but Xu Zhihui glared at him, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Why are you so fierce?"

He Zhijing looked at her with a resentful look and left in anger.

Lan Ying smiled and took Xu Zhihui's hand to sit down, with an expression that said, "I understand." He Zhizun, who was standing next to him, felt that his brother hadn't run away this time, and that these two people would definitely succeed, so he smiled.

He Zhijing walked over to Sun Xiaofei and sat down. "Mother, what did you talk about with Xu Zhihui?"

"This is a matter between women." Sun Xiaofei glared at him. "What's wrong with you? Look at yourself. What did you say to Zhihui on the blind date? You said that there were many women clinging to you and you couldn't get rid of them like a dog-skin plaster. You also secretly mocked Zhihui for getting close to you through her mother. Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Did she tell tattles to you?" He Zhijing pouted and secretly complained in his heart, this little woman said everything.

"What do you mean by tattling? Zhihui is just telling the truth." Sun Xiaofei hated her son's incompetence. "Xu Zhihui is such a good girl. Son, you should pay attention and don't miss her. Just tell me honestly whether you like her or not."

"I am not sure."

Sun Xiaofei sighed. She knew that her son's answer of "not sure" was already the best answer. In the past, he would just say coldly that he didn't like her. As an observer, she could tell that he liked her. She could only wait for him to come to his senses.

"Forget it. I called you here because I wanted to tell you something else."

"what's up?"

He Zhijing's heart skipped a beat when he saw his mother's expression suddenly become serious.

"Half a year ago, I found a letter in your father's study. This letter was sent from abroad nine years ago. It was in English. The date of the letter was your 9th birthday, but there was no mailing address. I don't know why I didn't find this letter at that time."

"A letter from 9 years ago," He Zhijing was surprised. "What did the letter say?"

"The letter said that your father left some very important things behind. After you and your brother are married, someone will come and return the things to me."

"Something my father left behind?" He Zhijing's heartbeat quickened. "Mom, do you know what it is?"

Sun Xiaofei shook her head, "I don't know."

"Who is the sender?"

"There is no name, only a few words." Sun Xiaofei sighed, "I have read this letter over a dozen times, and apart from those few lines, I didn't find any mystery. These words were printed out by a computer, and the paper was also very ordinary paper."

He Zhijing fell into deep thought. What could it be that even his mother didn't know about? Why did he have to wait until both brothers got married before handing it over to his mother? Therefore, his father's things had been kept there for at least 26 years.

Sun Xiaofei said, "I'm telling you this now because I think the time is ripe. Look, if you can hold onto Zhihui, then marriage is a done deal. You can decide for yourself."

He Zhijing was silent for a while before asking, "Mother, you want me to get married so soon, is it because you want to see the things that father left behind?"

Sun Xiaofei was irritated by him, "Of course not. You little brat, what kind of person are you as a mother? Your happiness is not something you take lightly. In the past six months, I have been very anxious to arrange a blind date for you, but I also need you to be willing and I also need to consider your happiness."

"If you are determined not to get married for the rest of your life, Mom won't force you. If you get married unwillingly, I believe the things your father left behind will be meaningless. Your father must have a reason for doing this, do you understand?"

He Zhijing quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Mother, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have thought like that, please don't be angry."

"I think Zhihui is a really good girl. You should decide for yourself." Sun Xiaofei didn't really blame him. She sighed, "To be honest, I have a hunch that the relationship between you and Zhihui was arranged by your father."

"what?"

He Zhijing was quite shocked. His father disappeared when he was less than 4 years old. How could he have arranged such a relationship?

"It was also half a year ago. Ever since I found the letter from nine years ago, I have carefully checked the study inside and out, not even leaving out any blind spots. Then I found a bookmark in a book that he used to read often. There were three words written on the bookmark in pen. Can you guess what they were?"

He Zhijing frowned and thought for a long time, then thought about what his mother had just said. Suddenly, he understood and blurted out, "Liyuan Road?"

Sun Xiaofei smiled, "Yeah, that's right, the brat is quite smart."

"Of course, it's your genes." He Zhijing smiled, "No wonder you've been going to Liyuan Road these past few months. I thought you were just strolling around. But it turns out you really took a fancy to a girl."

"I was more cautious and observed her for a month. In fact, I also investigated Zhihui's background. Her family background is very clean and good. Zhihui is one of the three golden flowers of Beijing University. She is so outstanding. I really like her."

She did not tell Xu Zhihui about the background investigation because she could not guarantee whether Xu Zhihui would be disgusted after hearing it.

Sun Xiaofei could only apologize to her silently in her heart.

In fact, when Mrs. He proposed a blind date, Xu Zhihui guessed that she would investigate the background. How could a wealthy family like the He family find someone for a blind date casually?

"Oh, I know."

He Zhijing nodded, agreeing very much. After meeting her, even if his mother didn't say it, he felt from the bottom of his heart that Xu Zhihui was excellent, even perfect.

Sun Xiaofei said: "I just guessed about this matter based on my intuition. Maybe it's just a coincidence. Well, I have finished what I want to tell you. Let's go back."

He Zhijing pushed his mother's wheelchair to meet his eldest brother and others.