My mother sat motionless on the sofa opposite.
At first, Xiao Han didn't care. He took the Chinese language information book on the coffee table, lowered his head and flipped through it by himself, very seriously.
Just like this, the mother stared at her daughter eagerly, and the daughter lowered her head to read the book. The living room was quiet for a while, with only the occasional sound of turning pages.
Like this, I don’t know how long it’s been…
Wei Shiman, whose eyes were tired from looking at it, couldn't hold on any longer, so she changed her position to relax and asked:
"Aren't you going to say something to mom?"
Hearing this, Xiao Han looked up with a sad face and said: "It's so tiring to be your daughter."
Wei Shiman was unmoved: "What is his real name?"
"Don't you know?"
"My daughter, I understand, maybe that is also a fake."
Xiao Han pouted and smiled helplessly, and said unceremoniously: "It doesn't matter what his surname is. If you insist on having a smooth name, just AmaoAgou."
Wei Shiman stared into her daughter's eyes, paused for two seconds and then asked, "Where is Li Heng from?"
Faced with this deliberately difficult question, Xiao Han chose to ignore it. After reading one page, he turned another page of the book.
Five minutes passed by in silence. Wei Shiman was so tortured that he finally lost his patience and reached out to grab his daughter's book.
Deliberately asking in a provocative way: "Tell me, mom, why did you lie? Do you like this boy?"
Just at this moment, the domestic tabby cat jumped from the other side of the sofa to Xiao Han. She grabbed the cat's neck, picked it up and teased her and asked:
"What will happen if I say I like it?"
His eyes slowly passed over the cat and landed on his daughter. The joking look on Wei Shiman's face gradually disappeared and was replaced by meticulousness.
Seeing this, the girl's face twisted into a twist. She held the cat's face with both hands and stretched it to both sides. She said miserably: "I'm just testing it. If it turns out to be true, don't I have to break my legs?"
Wei Shiman said sternly: "If it really comes to pass, I will be polite first and then attack him, and inform you to leave him first."
Xiao Han used his thumb and index finger to open the cat's eyelids, making the cat roll its eyes at his mother three times, sighing in self-pity:
"Kitty cat, it's easy to be targeted when people are too beautiful. It's so hard to be a human being. Someone has said the exact same thing to me before."
Wei Shiman asked: "Who?"
Xiao Han replied: "Chen Zijin."
Hearing this, Wei Shiman was a little stunned, and finally realized what she was doing, and said that the name Li Heng sounded familiar, and it turned out to be related to Chen Zijin.
It turned out to be related to the rumor in Shangwan Village.
Throughout middle school, including junior high school and high school, my daughter had the most fun with Yang Yingwen and Chen Zijin, and she would invite the two classmates to our home for dinner from time to time.
Therefore, Charmaine Wei is not only not unfamiliar with Chen Zijin, but is extremely familiar with him.
Imagining the beauty of Chen Zijin in his mind, Wei Shiman asked in surprise: "Isn't the condition of Zijin's family very good? Why did he fall in love with this Li Heng just now?"
"Mom, do you think he is not worthy of Chen Zijin?"
"I won't comment on how he is, but there are not many people in our small place who are worthy of him."
Xiao Han echoed: "I'm also confused. I also asked Chen Zijin about this issue."
Wei Shiman was invisibly drawn into this question and curiously asked: "What did she say?"
Xiao Han patted the cat's head and said strangely: "What can she say? Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
She said that people who don't appreciate Li Heng have problems with their vision."
Hearing these words, Wei Shiman felt very uncomfortable.
She stared at the ghost girl in front of her, always feeling that her daughter was criticizing her, but she couldn't find any evidence for the moment.
Seeing that thorns were about to grow in his mother's eyes, Xiao Han narrowed his eyes and quickly cleared up the suspicion: "These are Chen Zijin's exact words. You can't falsely accuse your daughter. If you don't believe me, go back and ask Ying Wen.
"
Wei Shiman suddenly became interested in gossip: "Are the rumors true? Are Li Heng and Zi Jin...?"
Xiao Han turned around, his eyes looking extremely clear: "What rumors?"
Wei Shiman raised his hand and patted his daughter on the arm: "You damn girl, what are you pretending to be? I don't believe you haven't heard of it. When we went to the concert a few years ago, people went crazy.
There are various versions, but the meaning is pretty much the same, they all talk about a poor boy sleeping with a noble daughter of the Chen family."
Xiao Han continued to tease the cat: "I have heard this rumor before. It is said that it was the scene where Chen Zijin's aunt caught him. But you also know that family scandals should not be made public. If her aunt really broke it, how could it be spread?
It’s probably someone who spread the rumor.”
Wei Shiman shook his head, "The version I heard is different. It's true that Aunt Zijin broke into the scene, but someone in the yard happened to overhear it under the window when passing by. This was reported by someone else."
In fact, she believed this version of the rumor more. In this era, many rural houses were built in zigzag courtyards, and the houses were close to each other. It was common for thieves to accidentally bump into someone.
Otherwise, according to the saying that family scandals should not be publicized, the world would be peaceful and there would be no rumors.
She guessed correctly. The affair between Li Heng and Chen Zijin was overheard by the fat aunt when she passed by the Chen family's window, and she was the one who revealed it.
After speaking, Wei Shiman stared at her daughter closely, observing her expression.
For the first time in his life, Xiao Han was interrogated by his own mother as if she were a prisoner. Xiao Han was on the verge of tears and asked confidently:
"If you were as young and beautiful as me, would you fall in love with a second-married man?"
The words "second-married man" made Wei Shiman feel like spring breeze, and she said with a smile:
"Today's rice, if I make a counter-offer, I might be able to buy it for 17 cents. Mom spent an extra 3.7 cents to save her daughter's face. This will be deducted from your living expenses."
When Xiao Han heard that his money was being deducted, Xiao Han scratched the tabby cat with all his strength in frustration. The tabby cat lay prone and did not dare to resist, with a sad look on his face.
Seeing this scene, Wei Shiman smiled even more, got up and left.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: This is the first time I can hold my daughter since she grew up. It feels so good.
As for the relationship between her daughter and Li Heng, she didn't ask any more questions, nor why her daughter helped him today?
Because of Chen Zijin's existence, everything is explained.
Of course, what reassures her as a mother is that in the past six years, her daughter has never said a word about Li Heng at home.
Therefore, she chose to believe her daughter.
At dinner time, before Wei Shiman could ask how the rice tasted, her husband Xiao Hai took a mouthful of rice and said, "Did you use new rice?"
Wei Shiman gave him a piece of chicken breast and asked, "How does the new rice you bought today taste?"
Xiao Hai held up his gold-rimmed glasses with his right hand and praised: "It's soft, waxy, sweet, and has an aftertaste. It's better than the rice you bought a few times before."
Hearing her husband's high praise, Wei Shiman lowered her head to taste two mouthfuls, and later said happily:
"It's really not bad. I'll bring two bags of rice to your eldest sister tomorrow. She should like to eat it."
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Chapter completed!