cast a peach

After driving away from the private house, Tan Mingli felt happier than ever.

Her feelings for her grandfather were very complicated. She was grateful for his attention and cultivation, but also felt that her first identity in his heart was never a granddaughter, but "the most potential heir".

She has felt pressure and anxiety in front of him for a long time, and also felt anxious and unwilling from time to time—unwilling to be a pawn of grandpa, trying to break free from the fate he set for herself, but she also had to admit that it was grandpa who created him. changed her today.

For so many years, he has been her faint inner demon - she has always wanted to defeat him, clear away the fear of years, and break the sword of Damocles hanging above her head.

Now she clearly heard the sound of the sword being broken.

Grandpa said that the world is like a net, and you can't break free, so she just wants to break free to show him.

And Xiaoshui is where her courage and strength lie.

When she thought of her, she felt that there was nothing she couldn't do.She both makes her firm and softens her.

Tan Mingli suddenly wanted to go home and hug Xiaoshui... She knew that her girl was waiting for her at home.

She wanted to kiss her lips gently, hold her slender body in her arms, and spend a moment quietly with her.

Maybe she will tell her some of the past - those hidden pains that she never wants to tell anyone: the contradictions of being unable to advance or retreat, the danger of thinking about what to do in the cracks, and walking on thin ice when thinking step by step.

Maybe she would even tell Xiao Shui about the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", how her grandfather put pressure on her, how her second uncle targeted her everywhere, how she wasted away day by day amidst the hidden and dense malice of the Tan family members. Without temperament, how lonely and determined was he to climb to the top of Huashan Mountain back then.

All the past, all the moods, she wants to share with her.

The refrigerator at home seems to be a bit empty. Tan Mingli bought some snacks and put them in the car. She remembered that her mother told her a few days ago that she had bought a lot of lychees at home, which were very sweet. She asked her to go and take some back. Temporarily suppressing his desire to see Xiaoshui, he went home first.

It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day, so let's tell my parents together today, Tan Mingli thought briskly.

It was afternoon when I got home, and my father was choosing vegetables for cooking. He was surprised and happy to see her. He threw down the celery in his hand and ran to the house to call his wife, telling her that her daughter was back and come out quickly.

Seeing this, Tan Mingli was still a little cautious.

She was in love recently, and it was the time when she couldn't part with each other. She was full of little water in her heart. She did forget her parents for a while, and she was also busy with work. Although she still didn't forget to call home to buy things, but It's true that she hasn't been home for a while - she gave Xiaoshui all the free time.

My mother was also very happy to see her, and she didn't forget to use her tone, "Oh, let me see, who is here?"

"A rare guest."

She circled around Tan Mingli and bumped her husband with her elbow, "Hey, Old Tan, do you know who this is? Why do I look so unfamiliar?"

Tan Mingli held back her laughter, and accepted her scenes very well, and said seriously, "Hello, Ms. Ming, I am the assistant hired by your daughter. I'm here to see you and Mr. Tan for her."

Mom was also amused by her, and glared at her again, "You still know to come to see me and your dad? I'm so happy to be your chairman, you forgot about us."

"How dare I, mother."

Tan Mingli is a gentleman who knows current affairs, and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake, "I think you can't imagine it, really, I'm too busy with work. Look, didn't I come to you just after I finished my work?"

She opened her hands to ask her mother to take a look at her clothes. She was a little thankful. Fortunately, she dressed very formally today to meet her grandfather. She was wearing a dress that was not out of line even if she just came out of the company.

Dad patted his wife on the shoulder, smiled and helped her out, "Okay, okay, our Ms. Ming, Ming Li finally came back, so don't embarrass her, huh? The Tan family is so big, and there are so many things to do, It’s normal to be busy all day.”

Mom pinched Dad and exposed him mercilessly:

"Don't speak for her. I don't know who is moaning and sighing at me all day, saying 'Why hasn't Mingli come back', who is still pretending to be reasonable to me now."

Dad was a little embarrassed to be exposed face to face, so he smiled at Tan Mingli embarrassedly.

Tan Mingli couldn't help laughing, and pulled her mother's hand coquettishly, "Okay, okay, mom, don't be angry. I know I was wrong, really, I will never dare not stop seeing you in the future."

"I promise you."

She raised her hand with a smile, made a swear gesture, and said in a warm and sincere voice, "I miss you and Dad, Mom. I will go back later, do you want to be so angry with me all afternoon? "

The mother was not really angry at first, but just wanted to complain to her daughter. Seeing that she was so sensible to save face, she took the opportunity to go down the steps, nodded solemnly, and said, "Okay, I forgive you."

He also emphasized that "this is not an example", and if she doesn't see anyone for another three months, the room reserved for her will be demolished.

Of course Tan Mingli nodded in agreement.

After coaxing her mother, she sat down with her father to choose celery, while her mother moved a stool aside to peel lychees. The family of three chatted and laughed while busy with the work at hand.

Tan Mingli's handwork is not very good. She has never been considered a handy person, and she is a bit clumsy in choosing vegetables. She held half of a handful of celery in her hand and dropped half on the ground. She also looked very serious. People who don't know think that She is embroidering, but she is only concentrating on spoiling vegetables.

Mom couldn't stand it anymore, took the celery in her hand with a "hey", smiled at her and said, "Don't choose you, if you continue to choose like this, we haven't eaten the food yet, the trash can will be eaten first .”

Tan Mingli also knew that she didn't make a good choice, and she was embarrassed to hear her mother tease her, and her ears turned red.

In fact, she was pretty good at choosing before, but since she lived with Xiaoshui, Xiaoshui has done all the things like choosing vegetables, washing vegetables and washing dishes, and she is only responsible for cooking. Completely forgot what to choose.

Thinking of Xiao Shui, she couldn't help but have a gentle and soft smile in her eyes, and said softly:

"Use it or lose it, do you know? Someone chooses vegetables for me at home, so I don't know how to do it."

Mom laughed, and belatedly realized the subtext in this sentence, her eyes widened in surprise, she didn't choose any food, she dropped the celery in her hand and pulled her back, "Mingli?"

"Yes, that's what you think, I'm in love."

Tan Mingli couldn't help laughing, and patted the back of her mother's hand, "She is a very cute girl. We have been together for a while."

"Oh My God……"

My mother was so happy that her eyes were curled into slits when she smiled, she was emotional and happy for her, she had a lot to ask, but in the end she didn't say anything, just said "that's great" softly.

Dad was also very happy, and didn't say much, only the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were deeply bent, and he joked with a smile, "It's really not easy for our bright pear tree to bloom."

They had been living abroad for a long time before, and they were not pedantic people. My mother had introduced a girl to Tan Mingli before, and wanted her not to restrict herself too much.

Mingli is too stable, she does things too properly, and her heart is too deep. She never tells her parents about anything she encounters. Although she is reliable, it often makes her feel relieved and worried at the same time.

If Mingli didn't say anything, she wouldn't know what her daughter was thinking.

But she is her biological mother after all, although she can't guess the thoughts under her gentle face, but she knows one thing very clearly.

That is, Mingli is very lonely, and very lonely, always lonely.

She has always been like this, even before she divorced Shen Qingzhou, she couldn't see the sweetness of being immersed in love in her eyes, instead she would occasionally see her inadvertently not hiding it when she was alone Alienated and indifferent.

Her daughter Tan Mingli is actually soft on the outside and cold on the inside.

But now Mingli showed such a soft and tender expression, with tenderness like water flowing in her eyes.

She was able to find a lover she really liked and was no longer as lonely as before. She was sincerely happy for her daughter.

"If you have a chance, bring her to your dad and me, Mingli. What does she like to eat? How old is she this year? What does she do?"

The more the mother thought about it, the happier she became, and she began to ask her girlfriend's situation with a smile, "Hey, how did you two meet? Do you have a photo, show it to my mother?"

Tan Mingli smiled, and said softly, "You know her, Mom."

"My girlfriend is Xiao Shui."

She looked calm and soft.

"..."

Mom was stunned for a moment, and glanced at her husband, seeing the same astonishment and surprise in his eyes.

"It's a child of the Zhao family..."

She murmured subconsciously, her heart sank all of a sudden, she held the celery, lowered her head to look over and over again, smiled, and nodded, "It's good, it's good."

She knew the weight of the word Zhao family, but she didn't have the surprise of climbing to the high school, only worry and panic spread in her heart.

Mingli is not someone who is obsessed with fame and wealth. She is already inseparable from the Tan family in this life. Do you want to add another Zhao family now?

Moreover, the Zhao family is not an ordinary famous family, if it is not as good as the Tan family, then that would be fine——

But not like that.

Zhao Zhihua, Zhao Hongliang... Either of these two people can stir up storms, even Tan Jingshan can't help being afraid and treat them seriously.Now Mingli wants to fall in love with the Zhao family's child.

Tan Mingli saw her mother's worry, smiled slightly, moved closer to her, and said in a gentle voice:

"Don't worry, Mom. Sister Zhihua and Grandpa Zhao both know about us. I just came from Grandpa, and he agreed."

"I know you will be worried, the Zhao family's children or something else..."

She paused, with a gentle and helpless smile in her eyes, and then continued, "But please believe me, I have thought about all the things you are worried about."

She stretched out her fingers and nodded her head, gently and calmly:

"I'm almost 30 years old, Mom. I'm not a little girl who will be blinded by love and be desperate; I know the pros and cons, and I also know what it means for me to be with Xiaoshui, and what I will face in the future."

"But even so, I still want to be with her."

Her voice was soft but firm.

Tan Mingli's expression was calm and relaxed, she continued slowly:

"Mom, I have never had any hobbies in my life. I say I love watches, but I don't really care about it; I say I love books, but I just like reading. The tea ceremony was taught by my grandfather. Yes, but I also drink coffee. The only thing I prefer is a little wine, but not so much that I can't do without it. In the end, I have nothing to do with anything or anyone."

"When you said to go back to China, I followed you back to China; you said that studying law is very good, so I went to study law. However, I listened to you not because I had no opinion, but because I thought it was no big deal. Those things did not matter to me. It’s all the same—I won’t be lost after I lose, and I won’t be happy after I get it. Since all the roads in front of me feel the same, it doesn’t matter whether I choose or not: because I have lost the difference, everything is right. For me, it has become similar and dispensable. There is a saying that 'one has no addictions and cannot be friends with one, because one has no affection', I have always felt that I am such a person."

Tan Mingli showed a soft self-deprecating expression, and continued softly:

"I have no likes and dislikes, no love, and I will forget everything I encounter. Forget it, it seems that it is not impossible to just let it go. But with Xiaoshui, I can't just let it go."

"In this world, there is only one little water that I can't let go of. I love her, and I can't live without her. Mother, do you understand what I mean?"

Her eyes were soft, but her tone was very firm, "I can't let go of her."

"Mingli..."

She had never confessed her heart like this before.Mom's expression was touched, and she looked closely at her, "You..."

"Xiao Shui is very nice and cute. She is the best person I have ever met. I want to have a good time with her, Mom."

Tan Mingli smiled, shook her mother's hand, and said sincerely, "This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, I will bring Xiaoshui back so that you can meet my father. I believe that you will also like her very much."

"it is good."

Mom sighed softly and said nothing more.

Before leaving, Tan Mingli was held back by her mother, who stuffed a bag of lychees into her hand, and her mother feigned anger and said:

"Lichi! I told you before, you forgot..."

"It's fine if you don't eat it, but Xiao Shui doesn't want to eat it?"

Mother instructed earnestly, "I remember Xiao Shui likes to eat sweets. You have to treat the girl with treats, treat her well, you know?"

"I know, Mom."

Tan Mingli took over the lychee, but also wanted to rectify her name, and showed her affection in a small way, "Hey, how do you know that I treat her badly? I must be good to my girlfriend."

"Hey, if you tell me about you, you're still going crazy."

The mother smiled and shook her head, pushed her husband, and said, "Don't talk about it, your daughter's iron tree is quite sweet when it blooms."

"That's it, the little water poured it."

Tan Mingli was also shameless, and raised her face proudly and proudly, "Do you think I'm sweet, Mom?"

Mom and Dad were so teased by her that they couldn't stop laughing, and Mom was so laughed that she couldn't straighten up. She held onto the door frame and tapped her on the head:

"outrageous."

My mother just got sullen and couldn't help laughing again, pushed her out of the door, and said with a smile:

"Sweet sweet, I'm all overwhelmed, huh? Go back quickly, don't come, I've been thinking about it all day long, come, I'm upset to see you again. Old Tan, drive your daughter out quickly, seeing her fall in love is too fast What has become of the thu, if you get married in the future, it will be okay, I learned it from you and I will tell you."

The mother also taught the father a lesson by the way. Tan Mingli took a gloating look at the helpless father, straightened his clothes, and replied solemnly:

"I think you're right, Mom. When I marry Xiaoshui in the future, I will fire [-] gun salutes and hang a big screen on the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower. On it, "Today Is a Good Day" will be played in a loop."

"The soil will not kill you, where did you read this trick? I think if this is the case, which girl would dare to marry you."

Mom can't laugh or cry.

The more she talked, the more energetic she became.

She could tell that Mingli had become a lot naive when it came to dating, her poise and vigor dropped sharply, and she made jokes like when she hadn't returned to China.

She was both amused and relieved - she hadn't seen Mingli with such a happy expression from the heart for a long time, and in the end she just patted her daughter's hand and said, "Go back, Mingli. Xiaoshui is waiting for you at home Well, don't make her wait too long."

Tan Mingli responded with a warm voice, turned around and left with the litchi in hand.

Today has been delayed for too long, and she can't wait to see Xiao Shui.