My 1979 - Chapter 1637
c1635 childhood sweetheart
However, they later moved, and with the death of old man Qin, the Qin and Li families basically stopped moving around.
Therefore, I was surprised to hear the news about the Qin family at this moment.
He Fang smiled and said, “How strange. Qin Youmi was in the Higher Education Commission like me before, so why haven’t we contacted him?”
Li He asked, “Did she say she wanted to introduce it?”
He Fang said, “Yeah, I don’t know where she saw your son. We happened to have a higher education seminar together yesterday, and she mentioned it to me.”
“Her father is still in the ministry now?” Li He asked.
He Fang asked, “I didn’t ask in detail, but Qin Youmimi’s younger brother has been married twice. This girl seems to be from his ex-wife.”
“Have you seen that girl?” Li He asked.
He Fang said, “I saw the photo. He has a very good temperament, like the young Qin Youmi.”
Li He said, “You two, let’s discuss it.”
Li Lan received a photo on his cell phone from his mother. A girl, standing casually without posing in particular, with an inadvertent smile, made him take a second look.
On a blind date, he agreed.
It was six o’clock in the evening. He got off work early. The car drove to Jianguo Road. In half an hour, it only moved 20 meters.
Turning a corner, the car parked in the parking lot of the business center next to it.
Then, squeeze into the dense subway crowd.
As soon as he came out of the subway exit, he recognized her at a stall.
Wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with a stand-up collar and a navy blue skirt, she stood by the barbecue stall with her mobile phone behind her back, salivating over the meat skewers on the grill.
Li Lan took a look at himself, took off his tie with his backhand, put it into his trouser pocket, and then unbuttoned one button.
“Li Lan?” Under the night, she also recognized him at once.
“Well, hello, Qin Yuanyuan?” Li Lan knew that the Qin family had weird names, and this girl’s name was the only normal one he knew.
“Would you like mutton skewers?” the girl asked with a smile, “I’ll treat you.”
“Would you like two more bottles of beer?” Li Lan asked.
“That’s a good way to kill me,” she smiled, pulled out a stool, sat down next to her, and called to the boss, “Ten more skewers of mutton and a box of beer. You’re not driving, right?”
Li Lan said, “I came here by subway. The traffic jam was too severe.”
When the beer came, in her stunned eyes, he opened it easily with disposable chopsticks.
“Wow, looking at your proficiency, you usually drink a lot.” She smiled and took the beer.
Li Lan said, “We are a family of drunkards.”
Qin Yuanyuan said, “I can’t remember your father’s name. He seems to be in business. He used to live not far from my house. I often saw him squatting at the door with beer to drink. He seemed to be quite drinkable.
Is your family still in business? ”
Li Lan said, “Working on it.”
“Have a drink.” Qin Yuanyuan said, “From my aunt’s tone, it seems that your family’s business is not small.”
Li Lan said, “It’s okay.”
“Can’t you say two more words?” Qin Yuanyuan asked dissatisfied.
“No problem at all.” Li Lan smiled and said, “I used to go to Grandpa Qin’s house often, but I don’t seem to have a deep impression of you.”
Of course he was familiar with the Qin family, but he had no impression of Qin Yuanyuan. His Go talent was developed by the old man of the Qin family.
The two were close friends for many years, and were both teachers and friends. Therefore, when his mother said that this was Old Man Qin’s great-granddaughter, he was willing to come and meet her.
Qin Yuanyuan pinched the mutton skewers, put them in her mouth, and stroked them from beginning to end, leaving heavy oil stains on the side of her face. She wiped them with a tissue carelessly, and said with a smile, “My mother and my father were growing up when I was young.” I got divorced when I was 20 years old, and I grew up with my mother. Later, my grandfather went there less and less.”
“Sorry.” Li Lan picked up a glass of wine and touched it.
“You can’t play Go anymore?” she asked with a smile.
“No.”
“Why?” she asked curiously.
“Because the last name is not good.” Li Lan said seriously.
“What does it have to do with the last name?” She was even more puzzled.
“Look, all the good Go players have the same surname: Ke, Lian, and Gu.” Li Lan sighed, “There used to be a Li Changhao. I thought he was from the same family, but he turned out to be Korean.”
She smiled and said, “You are deliberately making excuses for yourself.”
“Can you play Go?” he asked.
“I know a little bit,” she said with a smile.
“That’s not bad.” He didn’t think she was being modest. If she were a master, he would have definitely seen her on the playing field. In his eyes, the level of Go players who had not competed with him on the same stage was generally only Only a little bit.
The two of them were eating, drinking, and chatting.
Before they knew it, the two of them had been eating for more than an hour.
“Let’s walk,” she suggested.
“Okay.” Li Lan said after paying the bill, “Where are we going?”
Qin Yuanyuan said, “This is the place where you grew up when you were a child. Don’t you want to take a look around?”
Li Lan said, “Okay, I remember that only one street has not been demolished, and the rest have almost been demolished.”
He walked in front, and many places were not consistent with his memory. The once familiar places had been replaced by wide roads and high-rise buildings.
The only thing that has not been demolished is the alley where his house is located.
Walking in again, there are some changes. For example, the previous public toilet is gone, but there is an extra parking lot.
People were coming and going on both sides of the road, but no one knew him, and no one he knew. The old neighbors no longer lived here.
This is now a tourist area, not just a residential area.
“Hey, no one lives in your house?” she asked.
“No one is there.” He sat on the threshold with the door closed behind him, as if he was back in his childhood. He took out a cigarette and asked, “Do you mind?”
“It’s up to you.” She kept a little distance from him to avoid the smell of smoke. She looked at the high wall and said with a smile, “Your family is really rich. You want to throw away such a nice house here?”
Li Lan said, “Isn’t it the same in your family?”
Old Man Qin’s house is also vacant there.
“My surname is Qin, but that doesn’t mean I’m from the Qin family. I only have contact with my aunt now,” she said, “just because my aunt is the best to me.”
“Sorry.” Li Lan put out the cigarette when he was halfway through smoking. He stood up and said, “The house we moved before was not as clean as before. There are still a lot of things inside. Do you want to go in and take a look?”
“Is that okay?” she asked with a smile.
“Wait a minute.” He looked around and touched the beam when no one was around. As expected, he found the key.
The key has not been used for a long time, so it took some effort to open the hole.
With a bang, the door opened, attracting the curious eyes of many people around. Their heads also stretched into the dark doorway, unable to see anything.