1987 My Era

Chapter 80: Proud in front of the Chen family (Subscribe!)
"Hello, who are you?"

"I!"

Hearing this calm, steady and extremely confident voice, this familiar voice that made her particularly annoyed, Chen Xiaomi instinctively wanted to hang up the phone.

But when the receiver was in mid-air, she stopped again.

Have to stop!
Because he was not the only one in the main room now, the old man, eldest brother and Zijin were also there.

Because the current Li Heng is no longer the same Li Heng as before. With the support of Mr. Ba and "To Live", the other party is no longer someone he can control.

It's easy once you hang up the phone.

But once she died, she and Li Heng would have formed a life-and-death feud that would be impossible to resolve.

Subconsciously, when she faced this person again, she lost her former sharpness, confidence and irreversible momentum, and she hesitated.

Just as he was hesitating, a voice came through the receiver again: "Is Zijin here?"

"exist."

With just the word "in", Chen Xiaomi inexplicably felt a sense of loss and discomfort, even a little awkward. She felt that she had changed.

Is it because of your own career that you want to work with him in the future?

As she comforted herself, she turned to look at her niece, "Li Heng's call."

When they heard that it was Li Heng calling, the second aunt and second uncle, who were still in the know, looked at each other in confusion. At the same time, a question arose in their minds: When did my little sister become so easy to talk to?
You didn't hang up the phone right away?

Also kept in the dark was Chen Gaoyuan, who had just returned home. However, he was very shrewd and did not show anything unusual. Just by glancing at his younger sister's face, he guessed that something had happened at home, and it was a big deal.

Zhong Lan and Mr. Chen were also a little surprised.

But the most surprised person was Chen Zitong. When he heard the name "Li Heng", he turned off the TV without thinking.

It was not until the moment the TV was turned off that she felt scared, but she glanced at her mother, then at her grandfather and father, then at her younger aunt and second aunt, and thought, um, no one is looking at me?

Chen Zitong stuck out his tongue and sat down angrily. Like all the elders in the family, his eyes were naturally focused on his sister.

She was thinking: Will my mother hang up the phone first?
No, the receiver fell smoothly into my sister's hands.

She was thinking again: Will my mother leave the room angrily?

In the end, she didn't. Zhong Lan pretended to stand up, but she didn't stand up. She sat there motionless with a sullen look on her face. She felt that she couldn't leave. If she left like this, she would completely lose control of this matter in the future.

Seeing that none of the elders in the family moved, but instead pricked up their ears, Chen Zitong thought again: Li Heng is so bold, what will be the first sentence he says: Zijin? Jinjin? Chen Zijin?
It turned out that she guessed everything wrong. Li Heng's address to her sister made her scream out in surprise!
Li Heng held the receiver and called out emotionally, "Wife."

"Yeah." Chen Zijin pursed her lips, and tears suddenly seeped out of her eyes. Under the gaze of eight or nine pairs of eyes, she lowered her head and responded with a blushing face.

After more than half a year, Chen Zijin felt that everything was worth it when he heard his voice again and called her "wife" which he had never called before.

In front of this "wife", she no longer cared about all the grievances she had suffered. Her heart was hot, extremely hot!

After the TV was turned off, the main room was very quiet, so quiet that Li Heng's voice could be clearly heard by everyone.

Zhong Lan was very annoyed. His intuition told him that the little guy was yelling just for her to hear, deliberately provoking her and all the people in the Chen family who opposed and looked down on him.

If it had happened a few hours ago, she would have definitely snatched the receiver and verbally scolded this shameless little thing.

But now, Zhong Lan did not take any action. She knew that Li Heng had become a powerful figure and she could not suppress him by herself.

My sister-in-law didn't move, my younger sister didn't move, and my second aunt, who was ready to move, also gave up her impulsive thoughts and told herself: wait and see, wait and see.

Li Heng asked: "Have you had dinner?"

Chen Zijin hummed: "I ate it, just now."

It was indeed not long after the meal because the family was waiting for my second aunt and father to arrive.

Then she asked, "What about you? Have you eaten?"

Li Heng said happily: "I ate, I ate a lot, I even ate your share, hey, now I'm full, I miss you a little bit."

Chen Zijin pursed his lips and said, "Yeah."

Li Heng asked: "Do you miss me?"

Chen Zijin felt hot all over as he was being so ambiguous in front of the whole family, but he still mustered up the courage to say "hmm".

At this critical moment, she encouraged herself and said: I can't retreat! I must stand on the same front with him!

Li Heng chatted as usual, "How is life in Beijing? Are you used to it? Have you lost weight?"

Chen Zijin answered crisply: "It's okay. I've gotten used to the environment here, but I still lost two pounds."

Li Heng frowned, "You've lost so much weight? You must have suffered a lot because of me."

After hearing this, everyone in the room looked around, but in the end no one said anything, and everyone listened with bated breath.

Chen Zijin choked up, but she was strong enough to hold on, "No, you don't have to worry."

Knowing that this was not what he meant, Li Heng was silent for a long time. When he spoke again, he said, "Just hold on a little longer. I'll come to Beijing to see you after the college entrance examination."

Chen Zijin was overjoyed, and his voice became a few decibels higher unconsciously: "Really?"

Li Heng said: "Well, I miss you and want to see you in person."

Chen Zijin was touched by this love word, and felt dizzy as if he had drunk honey. He was completely immersed in happiness. At this moment, he completely ignored the existence of the people in the room: "Okay, I miss you too, I'll wait for you."

Hearing this conversation which was even more disgusting than what he saw on TV, Chen Zitong, who had never seen the world and had never experienced emotions, opened his eyes and mouth wide:
Ah? Ah! Is this what it feels like to be in a relationship? But you are so unscrupulous, aren't you afraid of being beaten by mom? Mom, thinking of mom, Chen Zitong even deliberately leaned over to observe Zhong Lan's expression, but was greeted with a "glare"!
Li Heng said: "By the way, I have two good news to tell you."

Chen Zijin asked: "What good news?"

Li Heng said: "This time I won the special scholarship."

Chen Zijin replied: "Yes, Song Yu told me."

Li Heng added: "I wrote a novel and it was successfully published in the magazine Harvest. My pen name is December. Remember to read it when you have time."

Chen Zijin replied: "Yes, Song Yu also told me."

Li Heng was depressed, "No, how can you act so calm and not be happy for me?"

Hearing this, Chen Zijin's eyes were full of smiles, and his smile was full of love, "I'm proud of you!"

Li Heng asked: "How proud are you of me?"

Chen Zijin still laughed for a moment, a laugh from the bottom of her heart. She had never laughed so happily since the incident last summer.

It feels like seeing the light through the clouds and feeling proud.

Who said I have bad eyesight?
Who says I'm not a good man?
From now on, who dares to look down on the person I choose?
Li Heng asked: "Are you still proud?"

Chen Zijin chuckled: "Yes."

Li Heng said, "It's good to be here. After the college entrance examination, I will write another novel to make you proud."

Chen Zijin said happily, "Okay."

“Dangdangdangdangdang.”

Just then, the bell for the end of get out of class rang outside. Li Heng glanced at the time and felt suffocated with heartache. He had been on the phone for a long time without realizing it. He didn't know if the English teacher would really charge him.
After estimating, he felt that the time was right and they couldn't whip the corpse anymore, otherwise the Chen family would become restless.

He can ignore the rest of the people, such as Zhong Lan.

For example, Chen Xiaomi, Chen Xiaohong, Chen Xiaoyun and others.

For example, Chen Zitong.

You can ignore everything and not consider their feelings at all.

But Chen Gaoyuan is an exception. His uncle has always been very nice to him. People should have a conscience.

Thinking of this, Li Heng sincerely asked, "How are Grandpa and Uncle?"

Chen Zijin glanced at his grandfather and father and replied, "It's fine. You don't have to worry about them."

Then she asked, "What about uncle and aunt? Has uncle's spine gotten better?"

Li Heng said: "You know my mom, she's a rough farm girl, she can work in the fields and she's in good health. My dad is still the same, he can do light work but not strenuous work."

The two chatted about family, daily life, and school for about 10 minutes. When the bell for the second class rang outside, Chen Zijin asked, "Is this the bell for the second period?"

Li Heng said yes.

Chen Zijin recalled: "It was 10 minutes earlier than our school. I had been away from No. Middle School for so long that I almost forgot the class schedule there."

Without waiting for his reply, she urged, "Li Heng, you've been delayed for a long time. Go to class. Let's stop talking about this today. I'll write to you another day."

"Okay then. I'm hanging up now. Take care of yourself and don't get too tired from studying. I'll come to see you during the summer vacation."

"All right!"

Although they were thousands of miles apart, the two of them understood each other and knew that it was time to end the call. After all, many things should be done in moderation.

After putting the receiver back, Chen Zijin let out a long sigh. When he raised his head again, he was facing the gazes of his entire family.

Chen Zitong was secretly looking at everyone: Li Heng only asked about Grandpa and Dad's health on the phone, and didn't mention anything about other people. Was it intentional? Wouldn't Mom be even more angry?

Suddenly the phone stopped ringing and the main room suddenly became very dull. Even the usually lively Chen Zitong noticed something was wrong and was too scared to speak.

But the first person who lost her temper was the second aunt Chen Xiaohong, who had no prior knowledge of the matter. She took the "Harvest" from the old man and asked solemnly:
"Zijin, was this "To Live" written by Li Heng?"

Chen Zijin said proudly: "He said yes."

Chen Xiaohong's reflex was to not believe it, "No way! How old is Li Heng? How can he write such an amazing thing?
A colleague of mine was also reading To Live today, and he even forgot what his leader had told him to do. He thought his leader would criticize him, but it turned out that his leader was also reading it behind closed doors, and he was so absorbed in reading that he also forgot about his work.

Chen Zijin looked at her sister-in-law without making any excuses. She trusted her man and didn't need to make any excuses.

Chen Xiaohong followed her line of sight and asked Chen Xiaomi: "Little sister, could it be?"

Under the gaze of everyone, especially with her eldest niece present, Chen Xiaomi was so conflicted and didn't want to admit it.

But thinking about what Li Heng had said on the phone just now, "After the college entrance examination, I will write another book to make you proud." For some reason, Chen Xiaomi finally nodded and said, "It is indeed him."

Chen Gaoyuan seemed to notice the younger sister's embarrassment, so he took out Harvest and flipped through it, praising her:

"I heard 'To Live' quite often today. I occasionally heard people talking about it while walking on the street. Dad, have you finished reading it?"

Mr. Chen answered irrelevantly, drank a sip of tea, stood up, and walked to his room with his hands behind his back. As he walked, he said leisurely:
"There is nothing more important than life and death. Being alive is hope, and there are infinite possibilities. 'To Live' is well written. This work is going to be a big hit. You should all put aside your reservations and give it a try."

The old man's words contain philosophy: they not only point out the entire essence of the novel "To Live", but also subtly warn them not to look at people with old eyes, not to look down on the little people of today, because there are infinite possibilities for those who are alive.

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