Twenty years ago, my aunt's husband
Li Wei's running away from home shocked the whole family.
She had just run out and her mother didn't think much of it, thinking that children would be fine after a while, so busy-minded Cheng Minlian didn't even notice Li Wei hadn't come back for lunch. In the evening when all the workers went home, Li Zhaoxing also came back from work, and the whole family had dinner together, only to find that Li Wei was not there. Old Man Cheng casually asked: "Little Lin, where's your sister?"
Li Lin looked a bit guilty and glanced at the adult, whispering: "I don't know, I ran away."
Uh! Dad and mom looked at Li Lin together, Li Lin was even more afraid: "It's just, it's just... Mom said she would finish, then she ran out and didn't come back."
The three adults couldn't sit still anymore, and Cheng Min was even more confused, hastily saying: "Her dad, what can be done about this? The sky is almost dark, where can she go?"
Li Zhaoxing was calm after all: "Don't worry, let's go ask the neighbors and her classmates first, we shouldn't be far apart, we'll split up to find her."
In this way, the couple hastily went out to find their child. Before leaving, the old man reminded them: "When you find her, don't hit her or scold her."
Let's not mention the chaos at home and just talk about Li Wei's whereabouts.
Li Wei was a bit angry when her mother scolded her, but she didn't leave home. She happened to want to use the restroom at that time, so she took the opportunity to run out. However, while squatting in the toilet, she thought it over and felt that her mother shouldn't have criticized her without asking for a reason first. No matter what, Li Wei had been taking care of the children at home and finding ways to make money for the family. She didn't have any achievements, but she did have hard work and fatigue. How could they treat her like a person when they needed her, but speak to her casually when they didn't need her? Didn't they think she was on the same level as the twins?
Li Wei felt more and more uncomfortable, the more she thought about it, the more painful it became. When could she have an equal status? How could she be like her younger aunt in front of her grandmother, daring to reason with her straightforwardly and confidently? Ah, yes! Go find her younger aunt to learn from her experience and take a stroll to clear her mind. Spending the whole day with that little brat was making her degenerate into Xianglin Sao.
Might as well... Let's just say I'm running away from home, to scare mom and them, while they're still young and in good health, when they get old, they won't dare to be scared.
It's not okay to go out without money. Li Wei came out of the toilet and found that all the children had scattered. She guessed they had been released to go out and play. Li Wei rushed to her mother's office, which was a small room separated from the newly built factory building. It was usually used as a multi-functional reception room, financial room, and office for her mother.
Li Wei walked in and saw no one. The table wasn't locked either. Probably her mom had just gone out and hadn't come back yet. She opened the drawer. It was okay. There were a few bucks inside. She counted them. More than sixty yuan. Enough. She didn't want to go out and offend the adults, and then spend her own money too. Besides, all her money was in the bank anyway.
Li Wei took the money and put it away. She went back to the house, picked up a sun hat, changed her clothes and shoes, and also carried a small single-shoulder bag that she had bought in the city during the Spring Festival. The little red bag was made of artificial leather and was about the size of a language textbook. It held money, a handkerchief, and some toilet paper. Carrying it felt just right.
Li Wei also went into the city without hesitation.
Cheng Fei's alma mater is one of the three key high schools in the city and also a provincial key high school.
It's clear that Cheng Fei is still very excellent. Li Wei doesn't have what it takes. She attended an ordinary high school and was almost killed by exhaustion just to get in. Then she was almost killed again, barely making it into the city's only undergraduate university. In fact, it's just a provincial undergraduate university. It can't be any more ordinary.
So therefore, Cheng Fei's family still has its own proud capital.
Li Wei took a bus and then took a tram, finally arriving at the gate of No. 1 High School.
In my previous life, when I was studying in the city, I passed by this place countless times, gazed longingly inside countless times, and fantasized about how many arms and legs the students reading books inside had...
Twenty years later, I returned to the old place, and... this gate is not bad at all. Twenty years ago it was even more majestic.
This weekend, there were originally not many students, but according to Grandpa, Little Aunt didn't come home and said she was doing some kind of cultural performance, so the students came and went in great numbers.
Li Wei didn't know which class her cousin was in, only that she was a high school sophomore in the liberal arts program. As soon as she entered the school gate, facing the vast playground and U-shaped teaching buildings, she felt bewildered. The security guard didn't stop her either, probably thinking she was some teacher's kid.
Might as well go in and ask, a big beauty like her can't be a nobody. Looking at the basketball court on the side of the playground, there are people playing ball, and many people are watching, quite a lot of people, just that.
Li Wei walked over and picked a boy wearing glasses who looked pleasant, pulled his collar and said: "Hello classmate, I'm asking you something. Do you know Cheng Fei from the liberal arts class of Grade 2? I have something to ask her."
The bespectacled boy lowered his head, just about to say something, when a boy in an all-sky-blue tracksuit ran over, holding a basketball and said enthusiastically: "Little buddy, you're looking for Cheng Fei? Come on, big brother will take you there."
Li Wei tilted her head to take a look, and it was still a handsome guy. But this handsome guy also looked somewhat familiar, could he be one of her relatives? She couldn't remember, so she politely thanked him. Considering that the other party was a handsome guy who wasn't easy to come by, she reluctantly let him hold her hand.
But Li Wei was also a bit confused, what's going on with herself, why did she feel like she had seen the handsome guy before, she remembered that she wasn't so infatuated in the past, it was really strange.
He was dazed by the handsome Ding Anping, who was even more dazed. With a little beauty in his hand, he thought about the great beauty he would see soon, that gentle breeze, if it weren't for the thousand gold hanging from his hand, I'm afraid he could float up.
The handsome guy floating around found nothing to say: "Little friend, what's your name? What's your relationship with Cheng Fei?"
"My name is Li Wei, Cheng Fei is my younger aunt... Oh big brother, what's your name? Are you in the same class as my little aunt?" I also want to ask about you, no news is good news.
"Hehe, you can call me Uncle Ding, I'm not a student of No. 1 High School." Someone is fooling the kid.
"Is that you, Uncle Ding? What's your name then? What do you do for a living? How old are you? Where do you live? How many people in your family? What do they do? How many siblings do you have? Do you have any bad habits? How far have you developed with my little aunt? I think it's better if you tell me everything clearly, otherwise when I go back and tell my grandma that my little aunt isn't studying well and is having a premature romance, your chances will be greatly reduced, hehe!"
Someone can't wait to give her condescending little aunt a black eye.
Ding Anping was covered in cold sweat. Are kids these days really so cunning?
What kind of kid is this? This is simply a little old lady who's good at checking household registrations!
The small white hand that was originally held in his hand suddenly felt a little hot.
Ding Anping tightly closed his mouth and changed the word "pull" to "drag", then quickly ran to the classroom of Class 3, Grade 2. Nobody was there, so he went to the girls' dormitory. The handsome boy greeted the dormitory administrator, clearly a familiar face, and they were allowed in.
The handsome guy who was with Li Wei directly took her to the 309 room on the third floor and knocked on the door, making Li Wei suspect that his relationship with her cousin Cheng Fei was not ordinary, otherwise how could he be so familiar? Was it possible that her cousin had an early romance or was this guy in love with her? Everything is possible. Hehe, she couldn't just watch as her cousin went down the path of early romance, and her simple and boring life as a nanny finally became interesting haha.
The one who opened the door was a round-faced girl, and when she saw Ding Anping, she smiled: "I said, you just separated and came back again, you really are like three autumns without seeing each other for a while."
The handsome guy smiled and said: "Here, this little friend is looking for Cheng Fei, I'll send her over."
The round-faced girl finally saw that there was still someone, turned around and opened the door to let them in. As for Li Wei's arrival, it obviously surprised Cheng Fei greatly, putting down the book she was tidying up, taking a few steps forward to pull Li Wei: "How did you come here? Did you come with your grandfather? Where is your grandfather?"
Li Wei ignored her, jumped onto her aunt's bed and sat down: "I'm thirsty, is there any water? Also, I haven't had lunch yet. Let me invite you and this kind-hearted handsome guy to have lunch together."
"Don't beat around the bush, what's going on, who did you come with? Tell me honestly." Cheng Fei sensed something was off and stared at Li Wei, asking.
Li Wei was at a loss, so she lowered her head: "I came here by myself, just to see you. Actually, I really miss you, Auntie. By the way, I also want to ask you something."
Cheng Fei got angry, she was very clever and immediately understood what was going on: "Well well well, Li Xiaoming you little brat, a small thing like you actually learned to run away from home, I think you're asking for a beating..."
Now she can't stand the sight of Li Wei, who is sitting at her bedside, looking at her with an air of disdain, as if this little brat has been ignoring her since he started school. Last time, he openly framed her, and she didn't bother to argue with him. Now, he even dares to lecture her, thinking that he can fool her? No way!
Cheng Fei got angrier and angrier, and being looked down on was unbearable.
Before Cheng could finish, Li Wei immediately corrected her: "I'm not called Li Xiaoming, I'm called Li Wei. Didn't I tell you that I changed my name? What a memory." This was an important matter, changing her name was the first step towards becoming a beauty, and this step had to be taken solidly. No one should think of blocking the wheels of her beauty from rolling forward, let alone her younger aunt who was also a beauty, she couldn't let her monopolize the beauty in front.
Cheng Fei's face turned red with rage, she actually dared to interrupt her scolding, what a thing without conscience! A few steps forward, she grabbed one of Li Wei's arms and raised her palm to hit Li Wei's butt, it seemed that hitting children's butts was an ancestral skill passed down in the Cheng family.
Li Wei didn't think it was good, she could hit others but others couldn't hit her. She quickly jumped off the bed and desperately shook off her little aunt's hand, then slipped behind the handsome guy. Thinking that her little aunt had no right to hit her, her parents had never done so before, this was too humiliating. Extremely angry, she poked out her head: "What makes you think you can hit me? Don't think you're much stronger than me, have you never made a mistake?"
"Oh, you little rascal, still so stubborn! Watch me teach you a lesson today. Move aside, Ding Anping! Last time I wanted to beat her up but didn't get the chance, this time I won't let this little brat get away!"
It was a hide-and-seek game, and the handsome guy in the middle was very embarrassed. The beauty was right in front of him, and before he knew it, Li Wei had been caught by her little aunt. Li Wei was scared to death, if she fell into her little aunt's hands, she would definitely be at a loss for what to do, alas, she knew she couldn't handle her little aunt, but still voluntarily delivered herself to let the other vent their anger, now who could save her?
"Ah——, help!——" Li Wei stretched out her hand to the handsome guy, who looked reluctant but hesitated as he glanced at Cheng Fei.
"Oh no——, my little aunt's husband——" At the critical moment, Li Wei finally recognized who the handsome guy was. He was her little aunt's first husband! No wonder she had always felt familiar with him.
The handsome guy heard Li Wei's words, his eyes lit up, and the confusion disappeared. He came over and took Li Wei away, saying sternly: "Cheng Fei, what are you doing? Why are you arguing with a child? If you have something to say, just say it calmly."
Li Wei's sentence is like a bowl of iced sour plum soup on a sweltering summer day, or a fire in the winter. It's also the most comfortable, timely and heartfelt flattery that Ding Anping has ever heard since he was young until old age. It's as if it was tailor-made for him, a high-end, handmade bootlicking. From then on, he considered Li Wei his trusted confidant and red beauty.
So, when his underling was beaten, the boss naturally had to take action.
Ding Anping was after all a big boy, and with a few swings of his arms, he swung Li Wei out of danger.
Cheng Fei saw that the little rascal was not taking it seriously, and following Ding Anping around in circles didn't seem right either. Deflated, he plopped down on the bed, panting: "You little brat, don't think you've won, if you're capable, then stay on someone else's body, I'm done with you. And another thing, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll sew your mouth shut." After that, he really didn't pay attention to them and started tidying up the things on the bed.
Li Wei, who was tightly hugging the handsome guy's neck, looked a bit stunned. She had rushed to find her aunt and didn't want to make things difficult for her. However, she also found it hard to swallow her pride and speak humbly to her aunt. After some thought, she turned to the handsome guy in front of her who was about to talk to her aunt:
"Alas, my uncle-in-law, you're really a good person and so handsome too. I'm all for you being my uncle-in-law with both hands and feet up in the air! But look at my aunt, how fierce she is! She's even yelling at me, such an adorable kid. I advise you to change your mind as soon as possible. You're risking being wanted by my grandma and teachers just to be in a relationship with her, is it worth it?"
Ding Anping hadn't said anything yet, but Cheng Fei couldn't sit still. She suddenly stood up: "You'd better not spout nonsense! I don't have any relationship with him. If you dare to go back and spread rumors, I won't let you off!" The words were spoken fiercely, but Li Wei felt that they sounded a bit forced.
Li Wei ignored her and continued to communicate with the handsome guy at zero distance: "Little uncle, you see my little aunt doesn't recognize you, but I think you're a good person, so I'll recognize you first. It's fate that we met, let me invite you to dinner, and we can have a good chat. I'm starving! Let's eat and talk while we walk, and see if there's still any possibility between you and my little aunt. I'll tell you, my little aunt is afraid of my grandma..."
Li Wei said as she made eyes at Ding Anping, who was getting tired and whose eyes were about to twitch. Ding Anping finally understood her meaning, smiled slyly, and hugged Li Wei as they walked out.
Cheng Fei heard Li Wei calling her that annoying name, was about to get angry, but saw Ding Anping walking away with the child, so sat back down, thinking "I'll see you leave, don't come back, you're already in cahoots as soon as we meet, humph!"
She thought about it and felt that it wasn't right, she and Ding Anping hadn't officially broken through that layer of window paper yet. Although anyone could see that Ding Anping was pursuing her, to put it bluntly, they were still just ordinary friends for now. Now he's taking their family's kid out to eat, what's the point of that? Moreover, that little brat wasn't some Little Red Riding Hood...
Thought of here busy took out wallet and chased out.