Chaos

Many people stood on both sides of the road outside Li's house, and a few strings of red firecrackers were hung up and crackling.

Li Lu got out of the car and greeted Wu Mohan who was wearing a white wedding dress.Wu Mohan took Li Lu by his arm and walked slowly along the red carpet into the main hall.

At Wu Mohan's request, many long benches were placed in the main hall, where some guests sat scatteredly, and more people stood beside them because they were not used to sitting or looked awkward.At the end of the red carpet stood a priest in a black robe, but behind it was not a cross or something that a church should have, but a huge "blessing" character.The appearance in the main hall looked a bit out of place.

"Mr. Li Lu," the pastor said in broken Chinese, "are you willing to marry this young lady? Whether poor or rich, healthy or sick, will you always love her forever?"

"I am willing." Li Lu stared at Wu Mohan's slender eyes and said.

"Ms. Wu Mohan, are you willing to marry this gentleman? Whether poor or rich, healthy or sick, will you always love him forever?"

"I am willing."

The pastor read a bunch of incomprehensible words again, and made some strange gestures...

Although Western weddings have been popular for several years, many elderly people still think it is unlucky to wear white for marriage.When Wu Mohan and Li Lu were changing their clothes, they also heard chattering voices outside, and expressed their incomprehension about adding such a ceremony before the wedding.

After the Western wedding ceremony, the guests were brought to the banquet hall by the family servants. They saw the familiar round tables and soup dishes, and just relaxed, they took a seat, looked around and talked.

After a while, Wu Mohan's parents and second wife took the seat, and Li Lu and Wu Mohan changed into Chinese-style wedding clothes and waited outside the hall.

"Am I good-looking?" Wu Mohan asked, excitement and love overflowed from the corners of his eyes and mouth.

Li Lu tidied up her clothes and hat, and looked up at her. At this time, the sun was just behind Wu Mohan's head. She seemed to be bathed in the holy light. Her fair skin and delicate face were as beautiful as the paintings on the church wall.In Li Lu's eyes, Wu Mohan seems to be a porcelain doll that needs to be held in the palm of his hand. His eyes are as thin as silk, and he is charming.

"It looks good." Li Lu smiled, unable to move his eyes away.

Wu Mohan narrowed his eyes, brushed the broken hair around his ears, and lowered his gaze.

In Li Lu's world, time seemed to have stopped.

"Master Lu, Miss Wu, it's time to go!" said the housekeeper.

"Let's go!"

Li Kang found the person he had missed for a long time at the banquet, and hugged her excitedly.

"Hey Mom!"

"Kong!" He Ma also hugged Li Kang happily, and stroked his hair, "Why are you losing weight again, is it because you are too busy these days and haven't eaten on time!"

Mother He was Li Kang's nanny when he was a child, and she followed Li Kang after he returned to Li's house, and worked as Li Kang's nanny for several years. Later, the family moved to Shanghai and rented a small shop on the street to do some business.Li Kang's affection for He's mother is closer than that of the third wife, and he will visit her when he is free.

"No! I'm in good health! I was worried that there would be an accident on Penglai Road and you would not be able to come. I also planned to bring some pastries from Heji to see you after the wedding."

"No need," Mama He patted Li Kang's hand and said with a smile, "You haven't finished eating what you brought last time!"

"If you need anything at home, just tell me directly, and I will take it when I pass by."

"Nothing is missing!" He Ma smiled.

"Where's Mr. Liang?" Li Kang asked in a low voice.

"Ah," He's mother lowered her eyes, "Xiao Shu, he's fine, he hasn't been to the opium hall for three days."

Liang Shu was He Ma's youngest son. When the eldest son died, he was only a few months old and had plenty of milk. When Li Kang was born, he lost his biological mother. Seeing her distress, He Ma became Li Kang's nanny.When Li Kang grew up, Mama He became pregnant with Liang Shu.The indebtedness to the eldest son made He's mother dote on this thin child even more, and she was almost omniscient.Liang Shu was very good at calculating, and when he was a teenager, he followed the accountant to make plans. Later, for some reason, he became addicted to opium. Not only did he often transfer money from the account to the opium hall, but he often came to ask Li Kang for opium.After being discovered by his boss, he broke a leg, sat in a wheelchair, and remained stubborn. Without Li Kang's help these years, life would have been difficult.

Li Kang took out a few tickets and handed them to He Ma, saying, "I only have so much now, you take it first, and tell me if you don't have enough."

Mother He took the ticket, sighed, and said, "Kang, it would be great if you were my son..."

Li Kang smiled and said, "Aren't I also your son? Mr. Liang will get better."

In a side room in the side hall of Li's house, Li Shu stood in front of the glass and waited for Li Gong.

"You're here," Li Gong smiled, sat down, and saw the gauze wrapped around Li Shu's hands, "What's wrong with your hands?"

"It's okay. You asked me to come. I'm already here. Can we discuss the goods?"

Li Gong nodded and said, "I didn't intend to make things difficult for you, I just hoped that you would come back and have a look, nothing else."

Li Shu didn't want to mention this matter, but he didn't show anything.

"It's been 20 years, and it doesn't make sense to mention it again. I'm here for business. I hope Mr. Gong can distinguish between public and private."

No matter what Li Shu said, Li Gong just smiled and nodded, his gentleness made Li Shu upset, she really hoped that Li Gong could put on the condescending look he used to talk to others, so that he could temporarily forget that he was once her second son. Uncle this matter.

"Okay. I informed you of the delay a few days ago. You can just send someone to the pier and it won't delay you."

"So, you already knew that this batch of goods was going to go wrong?" Li Shu's tone was still calm, but his palms were slightly clenched.

"That's not true. I just heard some news that the storms at sea are earlier than in previous years, so I made preparations in advance. It was originally two days, but suddenly there was an extra batch of goods, so I can only spare one day."

Li Shu stood up and said, "Mr. Gong has been in business longer than me and has rich experience. I have your care, thank you!"

"Businessmen, take care of each other, it should be."

"That's nothing else, I'll go first, don't bother me."

"Come back in such a hurry, how are things going?" Cheng Yu closed the door of Li Shu's study.

"Li Gong already knew that the goods would be delayed, and he asked me to meet him in person because he wanted me to go to Li's house."

Cheng Yu smiled, "Black goods are no better than white goods. The Li family has been in business for decades, so it's normal for him to know better. I see you and Li Kang went to talk for a while, and he talked about Li Kang. Is it about home?"

"I've said it, but it's nothing special. Li Luzhi has a lot of talents, and Li Gong never mentions what happened back then."

"It's reasonable for him not to say it. The matter is related to the lifeblood of the Li family. If such a big matter is known, it will still cause trouble in the city. But he knows that Li Lu does not have that talent, so he still indulges Li Lu like this. , I can hardly tell whether he is for the Li family or just for himself."

"The position of the heir to the Li family can only be given to the elder. It is not Li Gong's fault that Li Lu has no talent, but as Mr. Da, he has not strictly disciplined the heir. He cannot escape the blame."

"Li Gong is not in a secure position as a gentleman. Just being an heir is enough for him to have a headache."

"I think my father blocked seven bullets for him in order to save him. His only last wish was to take good care of his wife and children. At that time, my eldest brother was only ten years old. But since he took over the position, he must take responsibility. You have to live with any mess."

Cheng Yu smiled, stood up and poured her a cup of tea.

"You have to get used to it and always take everything on yourself, but not everyone can be like you."

Li Shu didn't say anything more, took the teacup, looked up and saw the portrait of the beauty hanging on the wall, and smiled indistinctly.

"Boss Cheng hasn't played a golden voice for a few years?"

"Why did you ask this all of a sudden?" Cheng Yu looked in the direction Li Shu was looking at, saw the portrait of the beauty, smiled and lowered his head and said, "It's been too long, I've forgotten how long it was."

"I see that the Li family has hired a theater troupe, and there is a Cui Yingying who is putting on makeup, so I think of you. Boss Cheng, do you still remember 'Zhongqing don't want to sacrifice your life'?" Li Shu looked at Cheng Yu, and the memory of the first time he met appeared in front of his eyes. Liu Lanzhi, who has thousands of melancholy eyebrows.

"You still remember." Cheng Yu smiled gratifiedly, turned his head away, stood up, walked to the opposite side, turned around, changed Liu Lanzhi's expression again, gestured and began to sing: "Zhongqing don't want to sacrifice your life, You make me feel grateful and sad, it's not Lanzhi who blamed you, I hate you, cowardly and indecisive..."

In a daze, Li Shu seemed to have returned to that afternoon more than ten years ago, when he met Cheng Yu for the first time. When Li Shu, who had never stepped into the theater, saw the famous Shanghai actor Cheng Yu for the first time, his eyes could not be separated from his eyes no matter what. The flowing pupils of the eyes, every frown and smile can touch Li Shu's tense heartstrings... Slowly, Liu Lanzhi's appearance changed into the Cheng Yu in front of him, the worry on his brows was still unresolved, and the corners of his eyes had grown. There are fine lines.

After singing the song, Cheng Yu shed tears quietly, for Jiao Zhongqing when he was Liu Lanzhi, and also for the love and time spent as Cheng Yu.If he had walked unhurriedly that day, hadn't left the snuff box behind, and hadn't met Li Shu who came backstage, he might have sung until he was 30, and then he would have devoted himself to nurturing the next Cheng Yu, but love is like a tripped child , I don’t know who it suddenly hit.In Cheng Yu's heart, love is as beautiful as the illusion of opium, powerful enough to make him forget the hardships and difficulties he has endured, and forget that "No. 1 Dan" has only been popular for three years and passed the Li family's He left the troupe and started to take care of the housework, dealing with the old lady, children, servants, men and women in the house, and attending banquets with Li Shu to discuss business matters.

It was his life to stop singing, but that person was Li Shu, so many years have passed, and he has never regretted it.

"Good singing!"